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Volume 2: Unpredictable Chapter 1302: Lu Meng robs food

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    More than a thousand Wu soldiers galloped around on horseback, setting fires and burning food. The fires continued to surge, and the surroundings suddenly became brighter.  Seeing that nearly half of the grain truck was empty.  At this moment, a wave of killing shouts like an overwhelming ocean erupted in front of them.  Zhang Jaw first led thousands of cavalry to attack suddenly. Seeing the grain carts being burned, Zhang Jaw became so angry that he looked ferocious. Under the firelight, he saw Lu Meng killing his own soldiers and horses. Suddenly, the anger rushed to his throat and he shouted hysterically.

    "Lu Ziming, you are looking for death!!!"

    "As soon as he opened his mouth and finished speaking, he sat down and the horse galloped with all four hooves, looking at Lu Meng flying towards him like an arrow off the string."  Lu Meng opened his jaw and shouted angrily, which shook the entire mountain forest. He was suddenly shocked. Without hesitation, he turned his horse around and gave the order to withdraw his troops.  Opening his jaw and seeing Lu Meng trying to escape, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.  Lu Meng ignored him and led his troops to rush in from the east path where they had just rushed.  The lion's jaws were so wide that it burst into disbelief, and it chased after him crazily.  Lu Meng led his troops through an intersection. Suddenly, dozens of Wu soldiers on both sides pushed out a lot of firewood. The horsemen in front threw dozens of torches backwards. Instantly, a fire broke out. It turned out that the firewood had been poured with fish oil for a long time.  , suddenly burst into flames that soared into the sky.  Seeing this, his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly reined in his horse. The soldiers behind him also panicked and reined in their horses. All of a sudden, they bumped into each other, causing people to flip over on their backs, and a burst of screams and screams.  The dozens of Wu soldiers immediately climbed up two hillsides and disappeared into the night.  Opening his jaw and seeing the fire ahead, Wu Bing gradually fled away. He was so angry that he was shaking all over. He slammed his helmet and shouted angrily.

    "Lu Ziming, please remember this!! I, Zhang Junyi, will pay back tenfold for today's humiliation!!!"

    But it was said that Cao Zhen was chasing Quan Cong's Wu soldiers, but Quan Cong was also cunning, and led Cao Zhen around by being familiar with the terrain.  Cao Zhen's eyes turned red with anger and he chased after him crazily.  Gradually, there were fewer and fewer cavalry around Cao Zhen. When Cao Zhen came to his senses, there were only less than a few thousand men and horses left around him, and most of the rest were scattered throughout the mountains and forests.  It was getting dark now, and Cao Zhen had just chased in a hurry and brought extra torches.  Cao Zhen was afraid of being ambushed, so he quickly taught the soldiers to light torches, and dozens of torches were lit.

    At this moment, under the light of the fire, a group of men and horses suddenly came to kill. The general at the head was not Quan Cong, but a major general wearing a green robe and carrying a treasured spear. It was Zhu Ran.  Cao Zhen's expression changed and he secretly thought something was wrong.  It turned out that after Zhu Ran fled, he saw Zhang Jia and came to pursue him, so he followed Lu Meng's plan and led his troops to the agreed place.  At this moment, Quan Cong brought Cao Zhen over.

    Cao Zhen knew that he had fallen into the trap, so he dared not be negligent at that moment. He suddenly shouted, ordered his troops to withdraw, and fled on horseback.  Zhu Ran smiled coldly, reined in his horse, and drew his gun to intercept Cao Zhen.  Cao Zhen stared wide-eyed, twisted his spear and stabbed randomly.  Zhu Ran twisted his gun to meet him, and the two fought for more than ten rounds.  Suddenly, another burst of shouts of killing broke out, and it was Quan Cong who led his troops back to kill.  At this time, two troops of the Wu army attacked from behind. The Wei army was in chaos. Cao Zhen was so frightened that his face turned pale. He knew that if he did not fight to the death, he would surely die. So he tried his best, but he was also brave. He managed to break through Zhu Ran and led a remaining army.  Break through and go.  Zhu Ran hurriedly mounted his horse to give chase, and Quan Cong also led his troops to kill him. The Wei soldiers were scattered in all directions, and their shrill screams shook the heavens and the earth.  After Zhu Ran and Quan Cong pursued and killed them for a while, the Wei soldiers had lost nearly a thousand soldiers and horses.  Zhu Ran's face darkened, he blocked the gun, suddenly stopped Quan Cong, and said calmly.

    "The Wei invaders are huge, we can't rush deep. Just now I saw fire rising in the mountains, I think General Lu has succeeded. Zihuang and I should withdraw first!!"

    Hearing this, Quan Cong's face turned cold. He looked at the direction Cao Zhen was leaving and shouted coldly.

    "Hmph! This Cao family thief is so cheap!!"

    Quan Cong had always obeyed Zhu Ran's advice, so he immediately turned his horse around and withdrew his troops together with Zhu Ran.  On the third day of the night, the fire was gradually extinguished. L¨¹ Meng's fire could burn half the team's baggage. Fortunately, Zhangzha arrived in time, frightened L¨¹ Meng's army back, and ordered his troops to put out the fire.  Zhang Jia's face was extremely gloomy. When Cao Zhen returned from leading the remaining soldiers, he quickly dismounted and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy.  The lion opened its jaws, its eyes were red, and it shouted angrily.

    "When our army first came, you were burdened with the heavy responsibility of guarding the baggage. Don't you know how to take precautions!? The loss of so much baggage now is all due to your dereliction of duty! Your Majesty had an order earlier. Regardless of the size of the generals, any offense will be punished.  Those who commit selfish crimes will be dealt with according to the law! Just deal with it on your own!"

    After drinking with his mouth open, he suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist and smashed it on the ground.  There was a crisp sound of 'bang', and Cao Zhen was so frightened that he couldn't help but tremble. Seeing that his jaw was open and his face was cold, it didn't look like a threat.  Cao Zhen suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an icy abyss, his whole body was so cold, his teeth were chattering, and tears flowed like springs, but he begged for mercy again.  He opened his jaw with a cold face and looked at Cao Zhen secretly with his peripheral vision. Seeing Cao Zhen like this, most of the anger in his heart disappeared.  At this time, one of the generals beside Zhang Jia whispered to persuade him.

    "General, this Cao Wenlie is His Majesty's adopted son. He is deeply loved by Your Majesty and all the royal relatives. Although Your Majesty has issued an order earlier, everything is serious. But if the General really executes this Cao Wenlie, even if His Majesty does not blame him, the other emperors will  The relatives will also secretly treat the generalResentful.  "

    Hearing the words, he opened his jaw and felt shocked. He sighed and was about to open his mouth.  Suddenly, Cao Zhen suddenly picked up the sword on the ground and shouted with a look of shame on his face.

    "I will finally live up to His Majesty's high expectations, so I will offer my head as an apology!!"

    After Cao Zhen finished drinking, he twisted his sword and looked to chop off his own neck.  Seeing this, Zhang Jia stretched out his hand quickly and grabbed Cao Zhen's arm. Then he made a knife-like gesture with his other hand, knocked the sword out of Cao Zhen's hand, and shouted coldly.

    "I thought you were quite a man, but I didn't expect you to be so capable!"

    "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!! General Zhang, don't humiliate me!!"

    When Cao Zhen heard this, his eyes suddenly burst into anger, and he roared hysterically.  His face was open and his face was cold, his lion eyes looked at Cao Zhen coldly, and he said coldly.

    "You are not afraid of death. Now is the time for our army to recruit people, why not keep them useful, know your shame and then be brave, and make achievements in the future to avenge your shame!"

    When Cao Zhen heard this, he saw a soft look flashing through Zhang Jia's eyes, and his heart suddenly shook. He knew that Zhang Jia had intentionally spared him, and cried out.

    "But your Majesty has an order!!"

    "Don't worry too much! Zhang will report this matter to His Majesty. You go and clean it up first. If you can make up for it in the future, Your Majesty will naturally not pursue it."

    Before Cao Zhen finished speaking, he opened his jaw and interrupted sharply.  Cao Zhen could vaguely see a hint of concern in his open-jawed stern expression, and he felt extremely grateful. He quickly kowtowed and thanked him, remembering this great kindness.  He opened his jaw and sighed, waved his hands, and then issued orders to the generals, instructing them to prepare accordingly.  As the night passed, the sky gradually became brighter.  Zhang Jia set up a camp in the northeast of Nanchang City and took a rest first.

    But he said that he was outside the city of Nanchang, close to the mountains and forests, with more than ten stockades, heavily guarded, and carefully prepared for the attack of Dongwu soldiers and horses.  After Cao Zhen suffered a previous setback, he restrained his energy and did everything personally and deployed his defenses carefully.  Sun Quan sent people to investigate repeatedly, but Cao Zhen discovered them all and captured many spies.  Hearing this with his jaw open was also gratifying.

    A few days later, Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan arrived with their troops. They saw more than 200,000 Wei soldiers and troops, with huge crowds of people spread out in all directions.  Zhang Jia quickly led the generals to greet him.  After a while, Cao Cao, supported by the Tiger Guards, arrived in front of the stronghold. He first taught the generals to lead their troops into the stronghold. After the order was completed, he dismounted and came to see Zhang Jia.  Zhang Jia and others will finish the ceremony and ask Cao Cao to enter the account.  After a while, all the generals sat down, and Cao Cao stood in the high hall and asked about the previous events.  I didn't dare to hide anything with my jaw open, so I told them one by one.  Cao Zhen hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and apologized.  Cao Cao was furious when he heard this and wanted to kill the two men to demonstrate the military law.  All the officials rushed out to persuade him and were excused.  As a result, Zhang Jia was demoted from his military post by Cao Cao and fined one year's salary.  Cao Zhen could be exempted from the death penalty but could not be spared from the living crime. Later, he repeatedly captured Wu thieves and made up for his mistakes. He beat the army with a stick for thirty years and was demoted to a captain.  Although Cao Zhen was severely punished, he did not complain. He knew that Cao Cao intended to protect him, but it was not too obvious. Cao Zhen was not afraid of these thirty army sticks.  As for his military position, Cao Zhen is confident that with his own abilities and Cao Cao's love for him, it won't take long to restore him.  After the punishment, Cao Cao ordered him to open his jaw and return to his original position. However, Cao Zhen was beaten until his skin was torn apart and his flesh was rotten, so he went back to his tent to recuperate.

    Cao Cao looked around at everyone with a majestic look on his face and snorted coldly, but he had already put the matter aside and said slowly.

    "According to what Yao Yi reported, Bi Yan'er has deployed a tight defense in Nanchang City. Nanchang City is well-defended. The city gates on all sides have not only been reinforced, but also repaired. They are tall and thick. The moats are each several feet wide, and the outside of the city is covered with deep ditches of earth.  The fortresses are criss-crossed, making it difficult to advance. Nanchang is the most important place in Soochow. As long as this city is captured, I can follow Yao Yi's earlier plan and divide the troops to attack and conquer Jiangdong as soon as possible. According to your opinion, now.  What should it be?¡±

    As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, Xia Houyuan suddenly stared, attended the meeting with great enthusiasm, and shouted sternly.

    "Your Majesty, why should you worry too much!! Our army is so powerful, how can the mere city of Nanchang resist it!? You can quickly draw out your troops and surround Nanchang. Nanchang can be captured in less than half a month!"

    After Xia Houyuan finished drinking, his subordinates all came out angrily, all wanting to go out and make meritorious deeds.  When Cao Cao saw this, he frowned and was silent.  He opened his jaw and said sharply.

    "The Wu thieves have been prepared for a long time, and they also know that Nanchang is critical, and they will fight to the death to protect it. If our army is strong and attacks it, it will cost a lot of troops. In addition, the Wu thieves burned a lot of our army's baggage earlier. If the war is delayed,  Food shortage, what to do?"

    When Cao Cao heard this, his expression changed. He knew the pros and cons and nodded.

    "What Yi Yi said makes sense. Now our army has just arrived and has traveled a long distance. Let's rest first and recharge our batteries. It is said that knowing yourself and the enemy means you will be victorious in every battle. In the next few days, I will go to inquire about the situation in Nanchang.  Let¡¯s plan the aftermath.¡±

    Cao Cao had made up his mind. When the generals heard the words, they did not dare to make any further entanglements and agreed one after another.  On the next day, Cao Cao led his troops as the front team and rushed to a high slope seven or eight miles outside Nanchang City. Looking from a distance, he saw that Nanchang City was vast and vast. There were soldiers and horses at every gate in the city.There are densely packed weapons and huge crowds of people.  We also saw that the moat under the city was deep, wide and long, and there were deep ditches and earth barriers everywhere outside the city, making it difficult to advance.

    Cao Cao looked at it, his brows furrowed, and Jiang Wei beside him sighed.

    "If I had known that Nanchang City was so dangerous, I would not have sent troops to enter here. But it has already taken a lot of time. If we had marched out, it would have taken at least several months! By then, I am afraid that Xichuan would have already fallen to Xitang  It¡¯s too late to regret it!¡±

    After Cao Cao finished speaking, Jiang Wei's eyes flickered, silently looking at Nanchang City in front of him, his brows furrowed, and he responded.  As for Zhang Jia, he bowed his hands, looked solemn, and said in a condensed voice.

    "The troops are here, Your Majesty, don't worry about it. You can plan for the long term."

    After hearing this, Cao Cao looked depressed, so he led his troops back to the stronghold.  But he didn't know that his whereabouts had been discovered by Wu soldiers who were ambushing around the foot of the mountain.  Let's say that Cao Cao returned to the stronghold and thought about it all night, but he couldn't come up with a good plan.  The next day, Cao Cao mounted his horse and took Zhang Zha and Jiang Wei with dozens of servants to see Nanchang City.  Dozens of horses turned around the hillside and saw the majestic Nanchang City, which looked like a giant beast from the wild.  Cao Cao looked at it for a long time, raised his whip and pointed far away, sighing.

    ¡°So solid, it¡¯s hard to get off!!¡±

    Nanchang City is well-defended, and the terrain is steep, making it difficult to advance. At the same time, the city is solid and heavily fortified.  Cao Cao had hundreds of thousands of troops at his disposal, but he still found it difficult.  As soon as he finished speaking, several shouts of killing suddenly rang out from the foot of the mountain, and arrows shot out from between the cracks in the trees.  Several Wei soldiers were unable to escape from the cavalry and screamed miserably as they fell off their horses.  Cao Cao's expression changed, and when he stared carefully, he saw an arrow piercing his heart.  There was a crisp sound of 'bang', and a ray of light like a silver bolt passed by, instantly breaking the cold arrow.  When Cao Cao came to his senses, he heard someone yelling urgently.

    "Your Majesty, there are Wu thieves ambushing you at the foot of the mountain. Get out!"

    Cao Cao took a closer look and saw that the person speaking was none other than Jiang Wei.  At this time, I saw groups of people rushing towards the mountain road.  Cao Cao did not dare to be negligent. He reined in his horse suddenly and ran away after looking behind him.  Jiang Wei's eyes were sharp, he shouted loudly, clapped his horse and rushed to meet him. Although he was riding alone, he was like an army of thousands of horses.  In an instant, Jiang Wei rushed into the crowd of Wu soldiers. His crescent silver halberd was like a thunderbolt, sending out pieces of blood and killing them all along the way.  Wu soldiers swarmed around, but they could not withstand Jiang Wei's fierce and rapid offensive.  Wherever Jiang Wei went to kill, there was a burst of chaos and chaos.  At this moment, two angry shouts broke out from the crowd.
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