If Jiangdong lost, Qin Feng could only sit on the ground. If both the Jiangdong Army and Liu Mang's Army suffered heavy losses, then Qin Feng could continue to be the Lord of Linhuai and be a happy local tyrant. If the Jiangdong Army won, then even if they did not leave, Qin Feng could still go to Jiangdong and become a rich man. If the Jiangdong Army lost, then Qin Feng would be finished.
Liu Mang's Army came to attack Linhuai. Moreover, Qin Feng was a subordinate of Jiangdong. Jiangdong and Yangzhou Liu Mang were mortal enemies. If Qin Feng fell into the enemy's hands, not to mention the wealth in the city, he might not even be able to survive.
"My lord, what should we do now?" Song Ming, the scholar, asked Qin Feng.
"What should we do now? You ask me, but who am I supposed to ask?! "Qin Feng was also at a loss." Song Ming. Do you think we can surrender to Yangzhou's Liu Mang? Will we be able to survive like this? Let's abandon Linhuai along the way! "
"Milord, if we surrender to Liu Mang, you will lose all the wealth in Linhuai. Are you willing?" Song Ming shook his head and smiled bitterly at Qin Feng. If Liu Mang's Army wanted Linhuai to surrender, they would have already sent messengers. They would not have remained silent and attacked the city. It was obvious that they did not want to give Qin Feng a chance to surrender.
"What should we do? It's over, it's over! " Qin Feng was about to go crazy. He was counting on the reinforcements to save him, but now the reinforcements were finished.
"Milord, I think we should defend the city. Although the reinforcements outside the city have been defeated, they are only the vanguard of Marquis Wu's reinforcements. Most of Marquis Wu's reinforcements are still behind!" Song Ming forced himself and his Lord to calm down.
"Yes, this is only the vanguard. There are still reinforcements, reinforcements!" Qin Feng was like a drowning man who had grabbed onto the last straw. Once he grabbed onto it, he wouldn't let go.
"Milord, milord, Liu Mang's Army, Liu Mang's Army is here again!" A general from one of the cities rushed in and shouted at Qin Feng in a panic. Now, the entire city had a natural sense of fear towards the Yangzhou army.
"Not again! Don't panic, don't panic! Under the threat of his life, Qin Feng actually overreacted and began to calm down. He reprimanded the general who rushed in. "Men, bring this lord to the top of the wall!" “
Qin Feng hadn't appeared on the wall for a long time, but he had no choice but to brace himself in this life and death situation.
Qin Feng quickly arrived at the top of the city walls under the protection of several hundred guards. From the top of the city walls, he could see the ground shaking and dust flying in the air. These days, this was a very normal scene. These were heavy cavalry, Zhang Liao's Xiliang Cavalry.
These Xiliang Cavalry moved in a very imposing manner. They immediately split into five groups, each with a thousand men. They came with a banner.
"Five thousand men?" Qin Feng looked at the formation below. Qin Feng was not a fool. If he was a fool, he wouldn't be in this position. In the past, he was a governor under Yuan Shu. Thus, he was able to count. From his vantage point, he could see the formation of the Xiliang Cavalry. There were five thousand men. Although one of the thousand men was a little less, it was definitely more than four thousand five hundred men. Looking at the travel-worn appearance of the Xiliang Cavalry, it was obvious that they had experienced a battle. Now, he received news that the vanguard of Jiangdong's reinforcements had been destroyed. No matter what, the vanguard still had five thousand men. But now, your 5000 players couldn't even wipe out 500 of the enemy's players before they were wiped out! To be able to be the vanguard, they must be the elites of Jiangdong. How strong was the Xiliang Cavalry?
While Qin Feng was still admiring the elites of the Xiliang Cavalry, one of the generals suddenly pointed in a direction and shouted to Qin Feng, "My lord, look over there!"
"Huh?" Qin Feng looked in the direction the general pointed. It was the heavy armored Black Flag Army that followed the Xiliang Cavalry. These Black Flag Army soldiers were the ones who used the ballistae. Behind these Black Flag Army soldiers were many carriages. From the looks of it, the entire carriage was filled and it was moving very slowly. There was a very obvious symbol on the side. There were three flags. The flags were very messy, stained with blood and dust. However, one could still see the general content of the flags.
Written on the three flags were the words Jiangdong, Lv, and Ling. Wasn't this the flag of the Jiangdong Reinforcements? Even the flag was lost. This meant that the battle was almost over. It seemed that the news of the Jiangdong Vanguard being destroyed was true.
"What is in these carriages?" Behind the flags were the carriages. These carriages were almost full. The horses pulling the carriages were very laborious and very slow. It seemed that they were heading towards the city.
"Is it provisions?" Someone asked doubtfully.
"Provisions?" Someone frowned and shook his head. "It's not rations." How could it be rations? Rations were carried in cloth bags, but there was no cloth bag that was round in shape. The things that were carried in the carriages were round in shape.
"What is that? Are those stone bullets? " Someone started to guess. This guess was agreed by the majority. This was because a few days ago, they were shot by the ballistae and cried for their parents. It was very bitter.
If these were all stone bullets, then how many were there? Along the way, the city was submerged. The faces of the people present were not good.
"Don't make wild guesses. How can these be stone bullets?" Qin Feng angrily rebuked. "Have you ever seen a stone bullet this small?"
Hearing Qin Feng's words, everyone nodded in agreement. The small stone bullets weighed a hundred jin while the big ones weighed two to three hundred jin. Such a weight meant that they were not small. Their faces became a little better.
However, this change in complexion only lasted for a short period of time. After a while, their complexions changed unpredictably, from yellow to white, and even to purple. It was extremely exciting.
The Xiliang Cavalry drove the carriages to the city. "Listen up, Qin Feng. This is a gift from our general. Take it!" These cavalry soldiers poured all the things in the carriages down.
"Rip!" Along the way, everyone on the city wall sucked in a breath of cold air. The thing below the city wall had caused everyone present to be shocked and terrified.
Yes, they were scared! A kind of inner fear suddenly surged up.
"Devil, he's a devil!" Someone on the city wall muttered.
"Yes, he's a devil. We won't win. We won't win!" Someone's legs were trembling. He did not dare to look at the things under the city wall.
"Crash! Crash!" Carts after carts of stuff were poured out.
Human heads! It was densely packed with human heads. Carts after carts were filled with human heads, and they were all bloody human heads.
"Qin Feng, take it!" Below the city wall, the ballistae were also repaired. The ballistae were suddenly thrown towards the city wall.
"Ahhhh!" A soldier who was hit by a ballista closed his eyes. He thought that he was going to die. This was because when the ballistae attacked the city, those who came in contact with it would die. Those who came in contact with it would be crippled. However, he did not feel the aura of death even after a long time.
Just as this soldier opened his eyes and wanted to ask what was going on, a loud shout rang out. An even louder cry rang out. The 'stone bullet' was lucky and landed directly in the arms of the guard. When the guard picked up the 'stone bullet', he realized that it was no longer a stone. It was clearly a large head. The head was dripping with blood, and the blood had yet to coagulate. It had just been chopped off. The face on the head looked like it had died with grievances.
This soldier, who had never seen blood before, was so scared that he passed away on the spot.
This scene happened everywhere on the city wall. Zhang Liao cut off the heads of more than 4,000 soldiers. Two thousand were placed outside the city wall by Zhang Liao. These heads were used to build a statue. The remaining two thousand were shot by Zhang Liao with the ballistae.
The soldiers were fine, but the scribes who wanted to bootlick were miserable. Those who fainted from fear were fine, but some were directly smashed by the heads. The heads were smashed, and the minced meat was all over their bodies. They could even lick the minced meat with their mouths.
How terrifying would such a scene be?
Qin Feng finally believed that the Jiangdong Army was finished. The vanguard was basically wiped out. Otherwise, where did all these heads come from? There were at least a few thousand heads.
This Zhang Liao is truly a devil, a devil who kills people without batting an eyelid. In ancient times, Bai Qi had killed 200,000 soldiers from the Zhao Country, but no one dared to do such a thing. Using human heads to watch the show!
Qin Feng's calves began to tremble, but he suppressed his fear and said, "Calm down, calm down! You all saw it. This Butcher Zhang is ruthless. Once this Butcher Zhang takes down the city, think about the consequences for you and your families! " Before this, when Qin Feng said that Zhang Liao was going to massacre everyone in the city, 80% of the people believed him. But now, it was 100%.
Which general had ever played such a game?
"Defend the city, defend the city!" The defenders of the cities became a bit more spirited. Their morale also rose.
On the top of the city wall, Zhang Liao was observing the expressions of those officials and generals on the top of the city wall with a pair of binoculars. Zhang Liao could even guess what was happening in the city from their expressions!
"Morale, morale, morale!" Although Qin Feng was scared to the point of trembling, he still felt happy when he saw the soldiers in the city swearing to live and die with Zhang Liao because they were afraid that Zhang Liao would take over the city and massacre everyone in the city.
With 20,000 people in the city, they could bite Zhang Liao to death! Qin Feng wanted to boost the morale of his subordinates so that Zhang Liao would suffer heavy losses even if he took down the city.
However, Qin Feng's efforts were in vain. Zhang Liao had no intention of attacking the city. After tossing all 2,000 heads, Zhang Liao turned his horse around and led his 10,000 troops in another direction.
Attack the city? Zhang Liao didn't think about it at all. If Zhang Liao wanted to take down the cities along the way, he would have already done so. However, he didn't take them down because he wanted to use them as bait to ambush reinforcements. Taking down the cities along the way wouldn't give Zhang Liao any benefits other than the provisions in the cities. If he forced Qin Feng into a corner, Qin Feng might even fight to the death with him.
In addition, Qin Feng had spread the news that Zhang Liao was going to massacre the city. It could be said that Zhang Liao had sworn to live and die with the city. If Zhang Liao were to fight to the death with the city, he would be an idiot.
Zhang Liao left because the main force of the Jiangdong Army was about to arrive. If he stayed in the city, he would have to fight the Jiangdong Army. 10,000 troops against 50,000 troops. Even if Zhang Liao was a talented general, he would not dare to fight head-on.
Zhang Liao tossed out the heads and Zhang Liao's psychological attack. He wanted the people of the city to be afraid of him. Since Qin Feng had already spread the word that Zhang Liao was a butcher, then Zhang Liao did not mind becoming a butcher and becoming a devil. He wanted the soldiers of the city to be afraid of him. This way, Zhang Liao's plan would succeed.
"Let's go!" Zhang Liao immediately urged his horse to retreat. Behind him, the 10,000 soldiers followed. Because the ballista cannons were taking too much time, Zhang Liao directly burned them down.
"Milord, did Zhang Liao withdraw his troops?" Song Ming looked at Zhang Liao's departure and stuttered.
"Zhang Liao withdrew his troops?" Qin Feng rubbed his eyes. He could not believe the scene in front of him. "Perhaps!" Qin Feng was also stuttering, but he quickly corrected himself, "This is a conspiracy, a conspiracy! All troops, prepare to fight the enemy!" Qin Feng did not believe that Zhang Liao would withdraw his troops. He thought that Zhang Liao would turn back and take the city while they were unprepared. He was very proud of himself. Did you think that Zhang Liao was the only one who knew about the art of war?
Zhang Liao's army gradually disappeared from the sight of the city. "Everyone, prepare yourselves. Zhang Liao's army will be back soon!" “
"Yes!" Everyone in the city was of one mind. They were afraid that Butcher Zhang would attack the city.
Two hours passed. "Don't relax! He will be back soon! "
Four hours passed. "East Gate, South Gate, strengthen your defenses! Zhang Liao might come from another gate. "
Six hours passed. Eight hours passed. "Everyone, hold on a little longer. The enemy is coming!"
It had been ten hours. It was difficult to hold on.
"Milord, let the soldiers rest!" "Ten whole hours of high tension. Even a superhuman would have a breakdown. Song Ming, a scholar, obviously couldn't take it. Previously, he and Qin Feng thought that this was the enemy's counterattack. Perhaps Zhang Liao would come as soon as you let your guard down. But as time passed, the enemy still didn't appear.
"Don't talk too much! Night. He wants to attack at night! " The sky had already begun to darken. Qin Feng had finally managed to command with great difficulty. How could he allow a scholar to refute him?
"No! Milord, listen to me … "Song Ming wanted to explain.
"Are you the Milord or am I the Milord!" Qin Feng said.
"Milord, this is not a question. What I mean is …" Song Ming wanted to tell Qin Feng.
"Shut up! If you dare to say anything else, I will immediately take you down! "Qin Feng was angry.
Fine! Hearing Qin Feng say this, Song Ming could only shut up.
Another two hours passed by and the sky turned dark. However, Qin Feng still casually ate some rations on the city wall. The defenders didn't rest either. After eating, they immediately returned to the city wall.
"Song Ming, wake me up when the enemy comes!" Qin Feng could not hold on any longer. He wanted to sleep for a while. He did not wait for Song Ming to reply and fell asleep on the city wall.
"I …" Song Ming wanted to cry. You think you are the only one who is tired? I am also tired.
Another few hours passed. Qin Feng was snoring and sleeping soundly.
"Milord, Milord, wake up!" Song Ming began to wake Qin Feng up. Under normal circumstances, it was difficult to wake Qin Feng up. Qin Feng would even lose his temper if he was woken up. He might even kill someone.
However, Qin Feng did not lose his temper this time. Instead, he jumped up and laughed loudly. "Haha, I knew that you, Zhang Liao, would come back. Men, follow me into battle!" Qin Feng was addicted to being a general.
"Song Ming, what are you waiting for? Why aren't you making preparations?! "
"Milord! An army has arrived. However, it is not Zhang Liao's subordinates. It is the Jiangdong Army. It is the Second Young Master Sun Quan's army! They have arrived! "Song Ming smiled bitterly and explained to Qin Feng.
"The Jiangdong Army? Second Young Master?" Qin Feng was stunned.
"Yes, Second Young Master's army has arrived. They are setting up camp outside the city. It is already late. He will not enter the city! He only sent a messenger! "Song Ming explained to Qin Feng.
"Zhang Liao did not come!?"
"He did not come!" Not to mention Zhang Liao, there was not even a shadow of him.
"Milord? When Zhang Liao left, he had already destroyed all the siege weapons! "Song Ming continued.
"All the siege weapons were destroyed?!" Qin Feng widened his eyes and asked in a serious tone. These siege weapons were the most feared thing in the entire city. With these siege weapons, only Zhang Liao's army could attack the city. However, the city could not do anything to Zhang Liao's army. Qin Feng had spent a lot of effort to build the city. It could be said that the city was not inferior to those strategic towns. However, under the attack of these siege weapons, cracks appeared everywhere.
Once Zhang Liao destroyed the siege weapons, it meant that the city was defended.
"Why didn't you say so earlier!" Qin Feng was angry. He felt that he had persevered for so long and even gave advice. Everything was in vain. It was all a joke!
"I wanted to say it! But Milord, you did not give me a chance! " Song Ming was simply Dou E. He was even more wronged than Qin Feng. He wanted to say it, but Qin Feng gave him a chance! If he continued to say it, Qin Feng would kill him. He would not dare to say it!
"Is that so? Haha!" Qin Feng was embarrassed. He really remembered that Song Ming had always wanted to say something, but Qin Feng did not let him say it. However, the Lord was the Lord. Qin Feng quickly covered up this embarrassment. So what if I don't let you say it? Are you going to hit me?!
"It is already late. I will go and rest first. Wake me up tomorrow morning. I will go and greet Second Young Master!" Qin Feng said to Song Ming. Since there was the Jiangdong Army outside the city, he was really relieved and could go back to sleep. The sky was already dark. The city gate could not be opened. He could only wait until tomorrow.
"Yes!" Song Ming nodded. He was going to greet the messenger sent by Second Young Master.
…
Just when Qin Feng was relieved and went back to rest, in Sun Quan's camp outside the city, Sun Quan's face was pale. It was a perfect match for his green eyes.
Five thousand soldiers! Only seven hundred managed to escape! These seven hundred people were all injured. How could Sun Quan be calm? If normal soldiers died, it was just a number in Sun Quan's eyes. But this was the Chu Army. They were elites and could be counted as Sun Quan's team. Five thousand elites were lost just like that. How could these seven hundred people form an army? They could only be a substitute team.
And the reason for this was the two people kneeling in front of him. One was called Lu Meng, and the other was called Ling Chao.
"Lu Meng, Ling Chao failed Second Young Master. Please punish us!" Lu Meng and Ling Chao cupped their fists and shouted at Sun Quan.
"Second Young Master?!" Sun Quan heard this and his eyes flashed coldly.
"Not good!" Lu Su who was beside Sun Quan wanted to absolve Lu Meng and Ling Chao. After all, this battle was not entirely Lu Meng's fault. Who would have thought that Zhang Liao did not want to use fire, but smoke! Lu Meng was a young warrior. It was already good that he was able to deal with Zhang Liao for a few days.
Lu Su thought that even if Sun Quan lost, he would let these two go to appease his subordinates. However, when Lu Meng and Ling Cao opened their mouths, Lu Su immediately knelt down. "Milord, victory and defeat are common in war. Generals Lu Meng and Ling Cao have already done their best.
Second Young Master, Second Young Master! In Jiangdong, everyone called Sun Quan Second Young Master. For others, it was a respectful title. But for Sun Quan, it was a humiliation. Everyone knew that there was a tiger named Sun Jian in Changsha. Everyone knew that there was a conqueror named Sun Ce in Jiangdong. But who knew about Sun Quan? They were both Second Young Masters. They did not even have a name! Second Young Master! Every time he was mentioned, he was either Sun Ce's Second Young Master or Marquis Wu Hou Sun Ce's younger brother!
Sun Quan had enough of living under someone else's halo. That was why he hated it when people called him Second Young Master!
Lu Meng and Ling Chao losing five thousand elite Chu soldiers already made Sun Quan angry. Now, it was just adding fuel to the fire!
"Lu Zijing, do I need you to teach me this?!" Sun Quan was really angry. Otherwise, he would not have called Lu Su by his name. Sun Quan pointed at Lu Meng and Ling Chao and almost shouted, "Let the two of you lead five thousand elite Chu soldiers as the vanguard. When you arrive at the border of Zhong Zhong City, you will wait for my army to arrive! However, you, Lu Meng, insisted on entering the forest on your own accord. Don't tell me that you, Lu Meng, don't understand military matters? Or do you not understand military law? You disobeyed military orders. Men, drag them out and behead them! " “
"Second Young Master, Second Young Master!" Ling Chao was anxious. He wanted to explain to Sun Quan, but Sun Quan was not willing to listen.
Two of Sun Quan's personal guards rushed into the camp. They dragged Lu Meng out of the camp and beheaded him on the spot!
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