Chapter 401 Yecheng

The destruction of Ye City can be said to be an accident. The person who destroyed Ye City was neither Ma Chao, who fought against Yuan Xi in Youzhou, nor Hua Xiong and Xu Shu, who fought with Yuan Shao's main force, but Lu Yong, who was arranged by Lu Bu to serve in Shangdang. .

When Lu Bu asked Lu Yong to come to the Shangdang, he didn't expect his son to make any great achievements. After all, Lu Yong's talent was not in the battlefield, but in this battle. Lu Bu wanted his son to participate in it, so he arranged for his son to be responsible for persuasion. The matter of the Black Bandits.

Neither Lu Bu nor Yuan Shao paid attention to Lu Yong. After Lu Yong joined the party, he got in touch with the Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan had actually surrendered to Lu Bu before, but only in name. Lu Bu gave Zhang Yan the position of school captain and promised to give Zhang Yan some food support, and Zhang Yan integrated the Black Mountain bandits and moved the Black Mountain bandits into the Shangdang , enrich the party population.

Lu Yong came here just to integrate the Shangdang and did not intend to use troops.

But this time, Zhang Yan and Hao Zhao noticed at the same time that Yuan Shao's defenses in the Zhangshui area were somewhat lax.

Among the eight passes of Taihang, the Zhang River passes through Baixing. From Shangdang, you can go straight to Yecheng along Baixing. In the past, Yuan Shao set up a force here to guard Lu Bu from crossing the eight passes of Taihang. The Baixing was only about ten feet wide. , it was difficult for a large group of troops to pass through without being noticed. Therefore, from the beginning, Lu Yong never thought of being able to attack.

However, this time, Zhang Yan and Hao Zhao successively investigated and found that Yuan Shao's soldiers guarding Baixing were weak in defense, perhaps because they had been idle for a long time without fighting. Therefore, they persuaded Lu Yong to send troops. If everything goes well, From now on, you can go directly to Yecheng. Here, Lu Yong has thirty Vulcan cannons, three hundred stone bullets, and a thousand detonating mines that Lu Bu gave him. If used properly, he may not be unable to achieve success.

And even if it fails, just retreat and come back.

After Lu Yong carefully discussed with everyone, he decided to send troops. He knew that he had no talent to lead troops, so he was only in name. In fact, the command was still in the hands of Hao Zhao. Baixing was a hundred and fifty miles away, and it was the narrowest road along the way. The road was less than one foot long, and there were only three thousand troops on Lu Yong's side. When the army marched, almost the entire road was filled.

Whenever the enemy sends scouts to investigate, no one can escape here. However, there has been no fighting in the past ten years. Yuan Shao arranged for the soldiers here to eat and sleep all day long. Their vigilance has been completely worn away in these ten years. Lu Yong When the troops arrived to the east of the common people and the army appeared outside the camp, the defenders woke up from a dream. Hao Zhao killed them and was defeated. In less than half a day, the camp was broken and they fled to Yecheng in embarrassment.

Lu Yong also knew that troops are valuable and fast, so he ordered Zhang Yan to lead two thousand troops to see if he could take advantage of the opportunity to attack Yecheng.

Although Yuan Shao transferred most of Ye City's troops and horses, as his base, Ye City's defense was naturally not weak. Zhang Yan's surprise attack failed and he could only wait for Lu Yong to bring thirty Vulcan cannons and three hundred detonators. Thunder is coming.

From Baixingkou to Yecheng, the distance was only more than forty miles, but it took two full days to get there. Thirty Vulcan cannons were stationed less than two hundred steps outside the city.

The judges blocked the city gate with various debris and stones, and then saw thirty Vulcan cannons roaring one after another. The sound was naturally not as spectacular as Hua Xiong's thousands of cannons, but it was not powerful at all. Weak, especially at a closer distance, for most people who have never seen the power of the Vulcan Cannon, it feels like the sky is falling.

As the seat of Yuan Shao's administration, Yecheng was naturally not as strong as a white horse. Three hundred stone bullets were fired, but they failed to open the city gate. However, they destroyed the courage and morale of the soldiers who defended the city, and spider web-like cracks spread. On the entire city wall, the female walls were destroyed in many places.

Even after the bombardment stopped, the soldiers defending the city still failed to react.

Upon seeing this, Hao Zhao quickly rushed forward with detonating mines in his arms, stuffed two hundred detonating mines into the gaps in the city gate, and ignited them.

Boom boom boom~

With loud roars, the entire city gate was blown open. The debris behind the city gate was shattered by the distance caused by the explosion. The west gate of Ye City was completely blown open.

"Kill!" Hao Zhao and Zhang Yang led their troops into the city at the same time, using crossbows, swords and guns. The soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit fled one after another. In addition, Hao Zhao often had people use detonating thunder to attack and annihilate them, which made the soldiers in the city even more embarrassed. Escape.

Shenpei, Xinpi and others organized servants to resist, but the defenders of Yecheng were no match, let alone these improvised mobs?

Almost collapsed at the first touch, Shen Pei could only protect Yuan Shang and others to retreat, and Yecheng was completely captured by Lu Yong.

Hao Zhao quickly sent someone to notify Hua Xiong and asked him to send someone to garrison as soon as possible. At the same time, he also asked someone to go to Shangdang to mobilize a group of troops.

It was a brutal battle and they suffered a lot of losses. If Yuan Shao fought back with this small force, they would not be able to defend Yecheng.

Although Lu Yong was not good at fighting, he was good at winning people's hearts. He gathered more than 3,000 surrendered soldiers in Ye City to comfort them, and ordered the people to be settled. He led these people to repair the city gates, ate and lived with them, and also While taking a lot of property from Yecheng's treasury and distributing it to the meritorious soldiers, they also gave a lot to these people to appease their families.

In less than a day, these surrendered troops did not say they would turn against Yuan Shao, but it was enough to help Lu Yong maintain public order in the city. After Yuan Shao learned the news that Ye City had been breached, he hurriedly sent two groups of troops back to take the opportunity to recapture it. In Yecheng, Lu Yong asked people to take out the remaining detonating mines for use. However, they saw flames flying among the Jizhou army under the city. The 10,000-strong army lost nearly 3,000, but most importantly, their morale was destroyed.

On the other side, Hua Xiong was overjoyed after receiving the news. He mobilized his troops to chase down the enemy troops who were harassing him from all directions, and defeated three routes in a row. Yuan Jun finally failed to hold on. After joining Yuan Shao, he retreated towards the Bohai Sea, where Yuan Shao was the first to attack. ’s foundation place.

"Sir, this is the General's Mansion." In Yecheng, Lu Yong entered the General's Mansion under the leadership of a surrendered general. At that time, the judge was in a hurry and only took Yuan Shang to leave, but most of the family members of Yuan's Mansion were trapped. When they saw Lu Yong and his entourage coming in, they were all trembling with fear and fear.

"I wonder where General Yuan's family is?" Lu Yong nodded and asked.

"I know." A maid timidly stood up and led Lu Yong the way to a side courtyard, where he saw a group of women crying in the room.

"Who is in charge here?" Lu Yong looked at several women who were sobbing together. These were the only ones in the room dressed in fine clothes.

"This is the eldest son of the Taiwei. Madams, please do not be rude." the general shouted.

Several women trembled, and finally, a woman in her forties came out and saluted Lu Yong: "I, Mrs. Liu, have met the young master."

"Madam, there is no need to be polite." Lu Yong said in a deep voice: "Although my father and Mr. Ben Chu are enemies, this is a business matter and will not involve personal affairs. Madam, there is no need to worry. It's just that the general's palace needs to be vacated, and I will make another choice." A place for you ladies to live."

After all, Yuan Shao is not dead yet, and these family members may be useful in the future.

"Young Master is benevolent and righteous." Mrs. Liu bowed quickly and left with all the women.

Lu Yong returned the gift slightly and was about to leave when his eyes were attracted by a woman behind Mr. Liu. This woman was much younger than the other concubines. Although her face was covered by black hair, she gave Lu Yong an unspeakable feeling. .

"Is this also the original concubine?" Lu Yong looked at this woman and couldn't help but ask.

"Young master, you are joking. This is the wife of my husband's second son, Yuan Xi." Mrs. Liu looked at the woman, then at Lu Yong's eyes, and the smile on her face became more natural: "She is the youngest daughter of the Wuji Zhen family in Zhongshan."

"I see." Lu Yong nodded slightly to Mrs. Zhen, took a step back, and asked someone to take them away.

"If you like it, young master, just stay." Zhang Yan said with a smile.

Lu Yong shook his head, but left without saying anything.

After Lu Yong moved the Yuan family members away, he occupied the general's mansion, and then called Hao Zhao and said, "General, do you think Yuan Shao still has a chance?"

"The foundation for this battle has been laid. The western part of Jizhou is already in our army's pocket." Hao Zhao saluted Lu Yong and said, "Young master, don't worry. Yuan Shao's counterattack failed to break the city before. Next, it will be impossible to retake it." Yecheng.”

"Anyway, there is nothing wrong with being careful. Before the main force of our army arrives, we have to trouble the general." Lu Yong said with a smile.

"Don't worry, young master." Hao Zhao nodded, stepped in and bowed before leaving.

Lu Yong approved a few more Anmin files, but his mind couldn't help but recall the woman he saw during the day, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Before he knew it, it was already evening. After eating the meal brought by the maid, Lu Yong sighed and got up to go back to his room to rest.

"Master." Outside the door, several maids saluted Lu Yong.

"Who are you?" Lu Yong frowned. He didn't remember asking for a maid.

"General Zhou asked me to come and deliver gifts to the young master." Several maids saluted Lu Yong.

General Zhou?

Lu Yong frowned, but he thought of something in his heart, and his heart beat faster. He waved his hand and said, "Step back."

"Here!" Several maids bowed again and left.

After Lu Yong hesitated in front of the door for a moment, he pushed the door open and entered.

Sure enough, just as he expected, Mrs. Zhen, who he had met during the day, was sitting on the couch at the moment. Seeing Lu Yong come in, she lowered her head silently and said nothing.

"I don't know Madam's full name yet." Although Lu Yong has a lot of experience, he has never had much contact with women because he has too much to learn, so he is somewhat nervous when he speaks at this moment.

"Zhen Mi." Mrs. Zhen nodded slightly.

Lu Yong stretched out his hand, then took it back. He pointed at the bed and said, "I want to take you as my concubine, are you willing?"

As for the first wife, Lu Bu was choosing Lu Yong, and since Zhen was nearly ten years older than him, it was probably impossible for his father to let him marry her.

Zhen Mi smiled bitterly when he heard this. He defeated the princes and their wives. Would it be useful to refuse these things on his own? He knelt down on the bed and didn't say much.

Lu Yong took a deep breath, opened his arms and said, "Undress me."

Although I don't know what to do next, my momentum cannot be weak. No matter what I do, I can't lose the momentum. The momentum has been somewhat messed up before.

Zhen Mi glanced at him doubtfully, bowed silently, stood up and helped him take off his coat.

"Get rid of it too!" Lu Yong pointed at her.

"I'm already here. What do you want to do? I can't stop you, so why should I humiliate you?" Zhen Mi took off her coat, and her crystal skin was looming in the gauze. She could clearly feel that the man in front of her was breathing heavily. , but made no move, as if waiting for him to continue, he couldn't help but resisted in a low voice.

Hearing this, Lu Yong subconsciously reached out and tugged at her gauze, tearing it off to see what was going on, and then...

"What should we do next?" Lu Yong couldn't help but asked the host Zhen Mi, and then became a little confused.

Zhen Mi: "..."