Chapter 2075: Ever-changing (Part 1)
Chapter 2075 Rapid Change (Part 1)
Chapter 2073: Rapid changes (Part 1)
Unwilling to fail, Fu Jian ordered Lu Guang to lead 20,000 cavalry and attack Lingzhi County directly along the coastline. He himself led the rest of the army overland and marched in two directions, hoping to completely keep Zhou Yu's troops behind. On land.
Facing the pursuing Fu Jian, Zhou Yu followed suit and once again set up a large number of traps and ambushes, but the effect of the same tactics was obviously not good.
This trap not only did not cause serious damage to the Manchus, it did not even delay the attack, and the ambush failed to ambush the cautious Lu Guang.
Had Zhou Yu not woke up in time, arrived with his army, and pretended to be a 40,000-strong army to scare off Lu Guang, the 10,000-strong army responsible for the ambush would have been directly defeated by Lu Guang.
Although Lu Guang was scared off by Zhou Yu, he soon realized that something was wrong and quickly led his army back, but the Qin army had already retreated.
After that, Lu Guang chased all the way to Lingzhi County, but unfortunately he was still a step late. When he arrived, Zhou Yu had already left by boat, and Fu Jian and Lu Guang's troops made another trip in vain.
In this way, under the encirclement and suppression of Fu Jian's 80,000-strong army, Zhou Yu relied on the navy to move four times within the territory of western Liaoning. Relying on various means to weaken the Manchu Qing, after more than ten battles, they actually eroded Fu Jian's 10,000 elite soldiers bit by bit.
You must know that the combat power of the navy after landing cannot be compared with that of the army, not to mention the large number of cavalry in the Qing army.
The combat power of 10,000 Manchu elites was enough to defeat 30,000 navy troops head-on, but Zhou Yu used his strategy to erode them bit by bit. This was definitely a hearty victory.
Of course, Zhou Yu himself also suffered a lot of casualties. Nearly 8,000 naval troops were killed in western Liaoning, and the total strength of Zhou Yu's men also dropped to 22,000.
Four consecutive sieges failed, and nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses were lost. This made Fu Jian furious, but there was nothing he could do against Zhou Yu.
So what if the Manchu Qing had more troops? So what if you are strong in combat? Zhou Yu won't fight you head-on at all. It's either a sneak attack or an ambush. If it's not a raid, who can stand it in the long run?
Although Fu Jian fought against Zhou Yu many times, due to preconceptions and Zhou Yu's deliberate concealment, he still failed to see the strength of the Qin army, so he was restrained in the duel with Zhou Yu.
Father, like son.
Although Fu Jian couldn't see it, Lu Polou noticed something was wrong.
After several battles, he found that each time a Qin army went out to fight, and the Qin army's combat power was getting weaker and weaker, which was a problem.
Lu Polou immediately spoke to Fu Jian, and his words also made Fu Jian wary.
“What Brother Lu said is reasonable. If it happens once or twice, forget it. But if it happens every time, there must be something wrong with it.”
Fu Jian frowned and said with a puzzled look on his face: "But why?"
After Lu Polou hesitated for a moment, he was about to speak out when a military detective broke into the tent.
“General, something bad has happened, Luronce has fallen.”
“This is absolutely impossible”
Fu Jian said subconsciously, and everyone else was also extremely surprised, obviously unable to believe that the news was true.
“Lulong Fortress is between Youbeiping and Liaoxi, and there are 300,000 Qing troops in these two places. How could the Qin army sneak outside Lulong Fortress silently?”
Lu Guang shook his head and said with a look of disbelief. "Even if the Qin army could really sneak up to Lulongsai without anyone noticing, it would be impossible to break through it so quickly. You must know that Lulong is the first pass in Youzhou. Not only is it guarded by Prince Daishan, but there are also five people in the pass. How could a thousand-strong army fall so quickly?" Fu Pi said solemnly.
“That’s right, that’s right...” All the generals also agreed.
Seeing that no one believed it, the military detective almost burst into tears and said quickly: "It's true. This is the information sent back by the carrier pigeon from Luronce."
Fu Jian quickly took it, and after taking a look, his pupils suddenly shrank, and after reading it, he fell down on the chair.
“Second brother, what happened?” Fu Fa asked hurriedly.
“The Qin army used unknown means to sneak outside the Lulong Fortress and took advantage of the moonlight to use crossbows and rockets to burn the Crescent Tower. All the food and grass in the pass were burned.
In anger, His Highness Daishan went to war rashly, but was trapped outside the pass by the Qin army. Vice General Erzhu went out to rescue the city, but was killed. His Highness Deshan was also captured by the Qin army. The Qin army used His Highness Daishan as a threat. This Only then did they force the defenders in the pass to surrender. "
As soon as Fu Jian said this, everyone present screamed in surprise.
“What? How is this possible?”
“The most important pass in Youzhou was lost so quietly?”
“I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it, this must be fake news…”
In response to this news, the Manchu generals had different reactions. Some felt that the sky was falling, while others could not accept self-deception.
Fu Jian quickly accepted this fact, but then he was filled with doubts.
How did the Qin army bypass the garrison in various places and sneak outside Lulong fortress? Are the garrisons everywhere blind?
Did Yao Chang rebel?
Fu Jian did not doubt Aguda in Liaodong, but instead suspected Yao Chang who was guarding Feiru. After all, the distance from Liaodong was too far, and it would be too unbelievable to succeed. But Yao Chang in Feiru was different. If he colludes with the Qin army, he can easily let the Qin army pass, and everything will make sense.
But if Yao Chang rebelled, why would the Qin army kill his younger brother Yao Xiang?
Fu Jian was also puzzled by this, so he simply stopped thinking about it and ordered: "Leave 20,000 troops to guard various places, and the rest of the troops will return to Feiru with my general to recapture Lulongsai. "
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Fu Jian knew his priorities clearly. Compared with Lu Longsai, Zhou Yu was just a minor nuisance. Even if he turned Western Liaoning upside down, it would not damage the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. It would have little impact on the army on the front line, but Lu Longsai could. It’s different.
Lulongsai is the hub connecting Youbeiping and Western Liaoning, and it is also the only grain road. Once occupied by the enemy, the 200,000 Qing troops in Youbeiping will be completely separated from the Qing troops in Western Liaoning.
If the food and grass from the rear cannot be transported, they will run out of food over time. Once they run out of food, You Beiping's 200,000-strong army will face the risk of annihilation.
So, compared to eliminating Zhou Yu who was jumping up and down, recapturing Lu Long is the top priority.
In addition, Yao Chang, who was guarding Feiru County, was suspected of rebelling. Although there is no evidence yet, once he really raised troops to rebel, the situation faced by the Qing army would be even worse.
So, regardless of whether Yao Chang colluded with the Qin army or not, Fu Jian must arrive at Feiru as quickly as possible and cut off Yao Chang's military power first.
Monday’s guarantee
(End of this chapter)