Chapter 435: Six counties return to one

In September of the second year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu, the right general of Han, the governor of Yangzhou, the governor of Yangzhou, and the Jiaozhou affairs, personally led more than 60,000 troops, raised the banner of attacking the pseudo-emperor Yuan Shu, and launched a fierce attack on Shouchun City.

He Qi's baggage collected a lot of mules and horses, and worked tirelessly to transport various light and heavy siege equipment such as Yangzhou Army's siege vehicles and catapults to Shouchun. Many movable arrow towers were also built on the site, and soldiers could directly shoot the enemy on the city wall from a high place. These siege tools gave great damage to the depressed Yuan Shu army, causing the Yangzhou army to capture Shouchun at a very small price.

Even Zhou Yu did not expect that the attack on Shouchun would be so easy. The army only attacked for three days. On the first day, he used heavy catapults to destroy the city walls and the defense facilities on the city. On the second day, he used light catapults and archers to attack the defenders on the city. Today, he concentrated his troops to attack the south gate and hit the city gate with several siege vehicles. Until the afternoon, the city gate was broken and the defenders immediately surrendered.

"Is this the city wall very strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack?" When Zhou Yu rode his horse through the city gate, he couldn't help but sigh. What Zhou Yu saw was a city wall that was more than one meter thick, with two carriages running side by side. The wall tiles all looked so strong, exactly the same as what Zhou Yu saw when he was young. However, now things have changed, and as Yuan Shu, the imperial city that proclaimed himself emperor, began to welcome its new owner.

When Zhou Yu left Shouchun, he left a young back, but now he stepped into the city as a heroic winner.

When Zhou Yu saw the people of Shouchun who were covered with yellow and dirty faces, he suddenly realized that the reason why Yuan Shu's army was vulnerable this time was because of the lack of food, their morale was dispersed. When Zhou Yu opened Shouchun's "royal warehouse", he was stunned. The warehouse was covered with yellow, white grain, as well as countless silk, satin, gold and silver treasures. Zhou Yu finally understood Yuan Shu's mentality, "The rich family smelled of wine and meat, and there were frozen bones on the road." How many followers can such a ruler have?

In Yuan Shu's magnificent palace, Zhou Yu and Jia Xu wandered around, and Zhou Yu immediately ordered the sealing of the palace. Before his career was achieved, his great career was not won. Such luxurious and luxurious places would only make people feel lazy, greedy for pleasure, and also create a barrier with their subordinates. They simply sealed it up and cut off their thoughts to avoid future troubles. Zhou Yu sent them away to their hometowns when Yuan Shu took away concubines and palace maids.

When Zhou Yu returned to the big tent outside the city, Quan Rou had already reported the results of the attack on Shouchun: in this battle, more than 3,000 enemies were killed, more than 20,000 enemies were captured, countless food and supplies were seized, and more than 500 were killed in the Yangzhou army and more than 1,000 were injured. All the wounded were rescued in time by the female barracks and had no worries about life. When the city was broken, Yuan Shu took advantage of the chaos, under the protection of his personal bodyguards, and fled to Runan at night.

When Zhou Yu saw the battle report, he laughed first. He never expected that Yuan Shu was so vulnerable now. It seemed that he was at the end of his strength when he claimed to be emperor. From this, he judged that even if Yuan Shu fled to Runan, his morale was greatly damaged and his prestige was gone, and his generals might not be loyal to him. Their destruction was just around the corner.

Jia Xu also bowed and smiled, "Congratulations to the lord, it only took a very small price to recover Shouchun today, and the complete Jiujiang County is already under the control of the lord, and the six counties of Yangzhou will be complete since then."

Zhou Yu waved his hand and said, "I feel sorry for the people of Huainan. Since ancient times, Huainan has been a land of fish and rice, and the people's lives have always been prosperous. But we have been traveling from Hefei, and the once prosperous villages were dilapidated and hungry refugees could be seen everywhere. I heard that Yuan Shu was levied and levitated in the Huainan area to support his own debauchery, so he was defeated."

Jia Xu took the opportunity to shoot: "It's true! A gentleman established a country with benevolence. If Yuan Shu had half of his lord's kindness, then the people of Huainan would not be so difficult."

Zhou Yu laughed and said, "Mr. Wenhe has been too proud. Yu just feels that the people are the foundation of the country and cannot be regarded as nothing or trampled on by arbitrarily. The power of public opinion is invisible and intangible, but it is powerful enough to subvert a dynasty."

Jia Xu replied modestly: "Before I met my lord, Xu had never heard of words like the lord. In recent years, Xu has been thinking about it. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the lord's words made sense."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Mr. Wenhe thought, my body was full of cold air. By the way, Shouchun has already gone down. I plan to let General Cheng Pu's Yuzhou Camp stick to Shouchun, how about it?"

Jia Xu replied: "It's great. The Yuzhou Camp fought very hard this time. General Huang Gai led the way and was the first to climb to the top of Shouchun City. He could be a model for the entire army."

Just as Zhou Yu's army attacked Shouchun, Liu Bei also seized the siege of Xia Pi. Seeing that the reinforcements were nowhere to be reached, Zhang Xun gritted his teeth and insisted, and even used the young and strong people in the city to help defend the city. The feather arrows, rolled wood, and stones were used up. He asked people to demolish the roofs of the people's houses, take the beams and wood to carry them on the city walls, and use them to injure the enemy.

Zhang Fei led his army to attack the South Gate. Seeing that his soldiers were suffering heavy casualties, but Xia Pi City was unable to capture it for a long time, he was even more hated.

Seeing that it was dark, Liu Bei ordered the Mingjin to withdraw the troops. Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and other generals returned to Liu Bei's central army tent to report on the siege today. As soon as everyone walked into the tent, they found a tall middle-aged man talking and laughing with Liu Bei. The man had two sword eyebrows slanted with his temples, looking heroic, but there was a deep scar on his face, dividing his face into two halves, making people feel a little creepy.

When Liu Bei saw Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, he hurriedly stood up and greeted: "Second brother, third brother... This is the famous General Fengxian, everyone has come to see him."

Lu Bu Lu Fengxian? Why did he arrive in Xuzhou? He was still chatting and laughing in his elder brother's tent? Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were in doubt, and they stepped forward to greet Lu Bu with a few words.

Liu Bei laughed and said, "General Fengxian heard that our army attacked the rebel Yuan Shu, so he rushed from Yanzhou to help. The city of Xia Pi is expected to be destroyed."

Although Zhang Fei looked like a white-faced scholar, he was actually straightforward. After hearing Liu Bei say this, he blurted out: "Brother, that guy Zhang Xun can no longer withstand it. Today, he clearly felt that the defense power in the city was much smaller. Without the help of outsiders, I will be able to break through the South Gate tomorrow!"

Lu Bu's face suddenly changed, and his cold eyes flashed on Zhang Fei's face like lightning. Zhang Fei was not showing weakness, and glared back with his eyes bulging.

I know what happens next, and listen to the next chapter to explain it.
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