However, since he chose to surrender to the Chu State, he naturally had no way to turn back.
Seeing the former Runan defenders who were hesitant under his orders, Wenpin could only wait helplessly.
There is no way, anyone who suddenly receives an order to raise a butcher knife and slash at the hands and feet of his former colleagues will definitely react like this.
Yes, under Lu Meng's order, Wenpin was doing something that was definitely not his intention.
In this battle, Runan was captured, and the Chu army captured a total of 30,000 Han troops.
With Wenpin's surrender, the Chu army once again captured 30,000 Han prisoners.
Such a huge number of prisoners was naturally difficult for the Chu army, which only had 70,000 people, to control it.
Therefore, Lu Meng simply made a decision.
Let Wenpin choose a soldier with a superior combat strength of 30,000 and whose home is in Yuzhou.
After that, that’s what Wenpin is doing now.
Under Wenpin's order, these 30,000 selected surrender troops were brandishing their butcher's knives. Those who fell under their butcher's knives were the other 30,000 prisoners, their former colleagues and brothers.
Reluctant screams, desperate curses, and painful wails.
It lasted for a full afternoon, and the 30,000 abandoned surrender troops fell under the butcher's knife of their own people.
"Commander! The mission you assigned has been completed and all the prisoners have been killed.
All the new troops... have seen blood."
The new army that Wenpin mentioned was the 30,000 Yuzhou Army that had just returned and surrendered.
Now, it has become the new army of Chu State.
"Very good, thank you for your hard work, General Wen."
Lu Meng was still very satisfied with Wenpin's performance.
At the very least, this man knows what to do.
And after he handed over the certificate of surrender, and the 30,000 new troops under his command, there was no way back.
After all, they killed 30,000 Han soldiers with their own hands, so how could the Shu Han tolerate them?
"Commander, what's the next step for our army? Should we go directly to Yangzhou to fight Guan Yu's army?"
What Huang Zhong asked was exactly the question on the minds of everyone in Lu Meng's army.
Yuzhou has been captured, so the next move of Lu Meng's army naturally needs to be decided as soon as possible.
Now that our army has captured Yuzhou, I think Liu Bei and Guan Yu will receive news soon...
"No! We are not going to Yangzhou.
Send an order to the entire army to rest in Runan for three days, and then our army will attack Jingzhou directly to attack Guan Yu's home base, Xiangyang!"
After some thought, Lu Meng made a decision.
Now that Yuzhou belongs to the Chu State, Guan Yu may not have time to pay attention to it after learning the news, and will only step up the pace of attacking Yangzhou.
At this time, going to Yangzhou to confront Guan Yu head-on was not a good choice in Lu Meng's opinion.
After all, he has an army of 300,000 men under his command.
At present, their troops are fully equipped and their morale is high. If they go head-to-head at this time, even if they win, it will only be a miserable victory.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to attack Jingzhou directly.
Lu Meng didn't believe that even though Guan Yu's home base was attacked, he could still attack Yangzhou without any concern.
As long as Guan Yu's army is confused, the Chu army's opportunity will come.
At that point, whether he returns his troops to rescue Jingzhou or attacks Yangzhou without hesitation, the Chu army will be able to respond effectively.
As for Liu Bei from Chang'an?
This was not what Lu Meng had considered.
Now the overlord Xiang Ji has personally led his army to Luoyang to confront Liu Bei, obviously to contain the movements of his main army.
I believe Liu Bei also knew that if he made a move, a full-scale war between Chu and Han would break out.
Shu Han, Chang'an Palace.
As Lu Meng expected, on the third day after he conquered Yuzhou, Liu Bei in Chang'an received this very unfriendly news.
"Prime Minister! The news of Lu Meng's sneak attack on Yuzhou and the attack on Runan came three days ago. I'm afraid it will be..."
Liu Bei didn't need to continue saying this, Zhuge Liang naturally understood.
There is no need to be afraid, then Runan must have been lost.
And since Lu Meng entered, the entire Yuzhou may have also become the territory of Chu State.
Zhuge Liang also couldn't imagine this.
After all, Yuzhou is an enclave to Shu Han.
Although its geographical location can penetrate directly into the hinterland of Chu State, and even its heart.
But just because of this awkward geographical location, it was not a good place for the Shu Han to send troops.
You know, Yuzhou is surrounded by Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou of Chu State.
The fact that it was able to survive for several years without being captured by the Chu State was due to the help of Liu Biao and the help of Yuan Shao.
If Liu Biao had not signed the armistice agreement with the Chu State, and if Yuan Shao had not diverted a lot of Chu State's energy in the north, how could the Chu State of Yuzhou have ignored it for many years?
Now, since Yuzhou has been lost, we can only choose to face it.
"Your Majesty, as a humble minister, we can completely ignore the gains and losses of Yuzhou.
Now, what your Majesty has to guard against is whether Lu Meng will send an army directly into Jingzhou!"
This, in Zhuge Liang's opinion, is the most important thing.
If Lu Meng directly returned to Yangzhou to challenge Guan Yu, then losing Yuzhou would make no difference.
But what if Lu Meng used Yuzhou as a springboard to directly attack Jingzhou?
Due to his understanding of Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang also knew that with this guy's arrogance and arrogance, even if he learned that Yuzhou was lost, he would completely ignore it and would still only attack Yangzhou desperately.
If there is a loss in Jingzhou, Guan Yu's 300,000-strong army will become completely alone.
Moreover, Jingzhou's strategic location is no better than that of Yuzhou.
You know, Jingzhou is connected to Chang'an in the north and Shuchuan in the west.
If Jingzhou is lost, the hinterland of Shu Han will be completely exposed to the eyes of Chu.
"Prime Minister, what do you think, what if our main Shu Han army marches directly out of Chang'an at this time to fight a decisive battle with that Ji?"
Now the southern front and the northern front have started fighting separately.
In Liu Bei's view, instead of passively defending Jingzhou, it would be better to directly send out all the troops to fight to the death with Xiang Ji.
"Your Majesty! No! Your Majesty's reinforcements have not arrived yet. This is not the best time to decide the outcome with that Ji.
At present, in my humble opinion, it is most important for our army to use the posture of the Northern and Southern Qi to contain the Chu State's troops.
As long as His Majesty sits in the center of Chang'an, King Xiang Ji of Chu in Luoyang will not dare to act rashly.
When reinforcements from the Southern Barbarians and even the Qiang tribe arrive, as long as Chu's northern and southern defense lines fail, it will definitely cause a chain reaction.
At that time, it will be the best time for Your Majesty to have a decisive battle with the King of Chu!"
You, Liu Bei, have already licked your face and asked the aliens to send troops, so why bother to rush?
In Zhuge Liang's view, when the foreign reinforcements arrived, the Chu State, which was short of troops, would definitely be depleted.
At that time, the real battle will determine the outcome.