Chapter 157 rip-off

"Has Yao Chong been captured alive?"

Hearing this news, Lu Qiang could hardly believe his ears. Jiang Xiaoyu's ability knew it. It was not impossible for him to sneak up. But it seems that he was beyond his ability to catch Yao Chong, who was protected by the army, right?

Only after careful inquiry did I know that it was this wonderful achievement made by Lu Zong, the governor of Xiangyang.

Lu Qiang knew Lu Zongzhi and had heard Sima Xiuzhi mention it, but because of Liu Yu, he has never had any contact.

Now Lu Zongzhi allowed Jingzhou's army to enter the city and designed to capture Yao Chong alive, which is enough to illustrate his attitude. Lu Zongzhi's ability to choose to stand on his side undoubtedly understands one thing on his mind. After all, it is best not to start a war.

In addition, by capturing Yao Chong and defending Xiangyang alone, it is enough to show that Lu Zongzhi is a great talent.

Now without hesitation, he immediately urged people and horses to speed up to Xiangyang. He has been longing for Xiangyang, a thousand-year-old town.

When the army passed by Maicheng, Lu Qiang specially ordered people to prepare sacrifices and worship Master Guan, who was captured alive here.

Guan Yu, a model of loyalty through the ages!

In fact, during this period, Guan Yu's deeds have not been widely spread, and because of his love for Guan Yu, Lu Qiang visited Guandi Temple in his previous life.

It is said that the first Guandi Temple is located at the foot of Yuquan Mountain in Dangyang. In fact, Dangyang is not far from Hulu Valley, but it is not on the way.

It is said that the largest Guandi Temple was built in the ninth year of Emperor Sui Wen. However, because of Lu Qiang's appearance, it is hard to say whether the Sui Dynasty will appear or not, so Lu Qiang plans to complete this big event ahead of schedule.

However, Maicheng is the place where the second master Guan was captured. Of course, the Guandi Temple cannot be built here. Lu Qiang intends to build it in Xiangyang, because it was also known as Jingzhou in ancient times, and it was the place where the second master Guan once stationed.

At the same time, Lu Qiang also intends to spread the deeds of Second Master Guan to the world in various forms, commemorating Second Master Guan, but also to advocate the unparalleled good quality of the loyalty and righteousness of the Han nation.

Some of the generals around Lu Qiang know or don't know Guan Yu, but even if they know, it is impossible for Lu Qiang to know it in such detail.

Anyway, the strong enemy has been broken, and there is no need to be in a hurry. Therefore, Lu Qiang briefly told the generals the deeds of Guan Yu's warm wine to kill Hua Xiong, ride alone for thousands of miles, and kill six generals.

How can there be such a senior general? The generals only heard the excitement and worshipped Guan Yu sincerely again.

In fact, the ancient king praised Guan Yu so much that he did not teach his subjects to be loyal to the country and not to play rebellion at any time.

As soon as they finished worshipping Guan Yu, Lu Zongzhi and Jiang Xiaoyu pressed Yao Chong down from the river.

Because the Qin army was not completely destroyed and burned to death, most of them fled. In order to avoid being robbed by the remnants of the Qin army, Lu Zongzhi discussed with Jiang Xiaoyu, and the two escorted Yao Chong from the water.

As soon as he saw Lu Qiang, Lu Zongzhi bowed down and claimed that he was guilty. He did not come to visit him earlier, but he was pulled up by Lu Qiang himself.

"Lord Lu, I have been friends with you for a long time. Although I can't see you, I will definitely punish you a few cups later."

Lu Zongzhi felt Lu Qiang's sincereness, and the only trace of worry in his heart disappeared. He nodded and said, "Adults can think of subordinates, which is the most touching subordinates."

After greeting Jiang Xiaoyu, Lu Qiang pulled Lu Zongzhi back into the big tent and asked everyone to sit down and said, "This time you and General Jiang have made great contributions. I will definitely report to the court to commend you. In addition, I have to rely on Lord Lu for the matter of Xiangyang!"

"The duty is, the subordinate must do his best. In addition, the subordinate wants to suggest that the adults should rise up and rush to Xiangyang as soon as possible. In the battle of Xingshan, a large number of Qin soldiers were scattered in all directions, and they must prevent them from harming people everywhere."

Lu Qiang nodded. He had already thought of this. In front of Lu Zongzhi, he once again ordered the local government to strictly guard the city and prevent the army from harming the place. In addition, Deng Xiang sent 2,000 cavalry to rush to Xiangyang in advance to kill the remnants of the Qin army in those places.

After arranging these, Lu Qiang ordered someone to bring Yao Chong up.

Yao Chong is in his 40s and elegant appearance, but he can't find the breath of a general, which really makes Lu Qiang a little surprised.

Yao Chong was also observing this legendary young talent. Lu Qiang's height and momentum surprised Yao Chong, because he felt the same temperament as Lu Qiang's brother, especially the light projected by his eyes, which made him have an impulse to bend down and kneel.

However, Yao Chong is the younger brother of the king of a country. Although he lost on the battlefield, he didn't want to lose the face of the Qin people in terms of momentum.

After being detained in the account, he did not show courtesy. He looked at Lu Qiang and said, "Since he has been caught by you, it's useless to say more. If you want to kill him, give him a good time."

Lu Qiang looked at Yao Chong and couldn't help laughing. He had heard Lu Zongzhi say that if this guy was really not afraid of death and committed suicide long before he was captured alive, would he still wait until now?

smiled and shook his head and said, "I won't kill you, and I'm going to let you go back, but you have to pay a price for leading your troops to do so many bad things in my territory, right? In this way, I will write to your royal brother, 100,000 horses and one million taels of silver. Seeing these things, I can barely forgive him for the crime of invading my land. Otherwise, not to mention that you can't go back, my army killed Chang'an, and I'm afraid he can't even become the emperor."

"You... Dreaming"

Yao Chong's face turned red with anger. In recent years, his brother has been doing benevolence. Although his national strength is increasing day by day, how can he pay such a big price because of himself?

Lu Qiang is purely a sky-high price, and his army does not have the strength to attack the State of Qin. In this way, it is just to scare him. At the same time, Lu Qiang is indeed ready to blackmail Yao Xing.

Is there anything else that has harmed me like this? Is there such a cheap thing?

He said lightly, "Since you don't want to write, I have to find someone to do it for you. Come on, please take a rest."

"Do you really want to take this opportunity to attack the State of Qin?"

Lu Zongzhi asked without worry.

Lu Qiang shook his head and said, "It's not the right time to look around the customs. No one can be broken by us, but it is necessary to warn Yao Xing."

Lu Zongzhi was relieved and then asked, "Your Excellency, what if Liu Yu comes back?"

Lu Qiang has always been most concerned about the war between the two and Liu. Now Liu Yi has been defeated on the battlefield, and it is estimated that it will not last long. Once Liu Yu destroys Liu Yi, he may not attack himself with the winning division, so he must be prepared.

nodded and said, "If Liu Yu leads the army to attack, Xiangyang is the top priority, so please do your duty and protect every inch of my Dajin territory."

If Liu Yu really comes to attack himself, he will obviously not bypass the river and start attacking from Jiangzhou, so Xiangyang, as an important town in Jiangbei, will definitely bear the brunt.

Lu Qiang has figured out that after this battle, he will transfer Zhao Lunwen and station 20,000 troops. In this way, there is Lu Zongzhi and Zhao Lunwen, a good defensive general. Even with Liu Yu's ability, he can't want to break through Xiangyang.

A few days later, the army arrived in Xiangyang.

Xiangyang is so famous in history that it is known as Xiangyang. Lu Qiang remembered that the invincible Mongolian iron horse attacked Xiangyang for several years, and finally even the Great Khan Mengge died under the city, which shows the strength of the city.

From afar, the whole city is like a prone beast. The tall wall is higher than Jiangling, and the corner towers on both sides are like iron arms, firmly guarding the front wall.

The city wall is built of huge blue stones. Even the stones launched by the catapult hit the city wall, leaving only a white dot.

No wonder it is called the "iron city". Now it is not surprising that Lu Zongzhi resists the attack of tens of thousands of Qin troops with county soldiers and people.

At this time, the remaining Qin army outside Xiangyang City had already retreated. Lu Qiang took Deng Xiang, Kui En and other generals to recover the lost land in three ways and clean up the soldiers at the same time. However, Lu Qiang strictly ordered the troops to keep a distance and contact to avoid being attacked by the Qin army. After all, the remaining Qin army still has the power to fight.

After the war, the land of Xiangyang was full of wolfness and urgently needed to be rebuilt, but with Lu Zong's presence, Lu Qiang didn't have to worry too much.

After stationing in Xiangyang for a few days, Lu Qiang personally led troops to kill Wuguan. This is the only way to enter the customs, and it has always been guarded by the Qin army. Opening here is equivalent to opening a door to the State of Qin.

However, Lu Qiang's strength is not enough. Of course, he will not be stupid enough to use his life to lay the shop. He came here to teach Yao Xing a lesson.

To this end, Lu Qiang ordered Jiang Xiaoyu to unload the catapults on the warship, and at the same time transferred 30 catapults from Hulugu Camp. He wanted to leave an unforgettable memory for the Qin people.

The 30,000 troops were killed at Wuguan. At this time, the news that Yao Chong was captured and the 50,000 troops were almost destroyed has been sent to Chang'an.

From the appearance alone, Yao Xingjue, who loves Buddhism, is a peace-loving person. He usually eats fasting and recites Buddha and treats the people well. He is simply a bodhisattva alive. If it hadn't been for the status of emperor, others would have called him Yao Dashanren.

However, of course, this hypocrisy will be right for anyone, otherwise he will not listen to the indulgence and send troops south, and he is even more happy to see the soldiers slaughtering the southerners.

After receiving the news that his brother was defeated and captured, Yao Dashan couldn't pretend anymore. 50,000 troops went south and only more than 10,000 people fled back to Wuguan. You know, those were all elites of the Qin army! Thinking about him, I was distressed and didn't think about how much harm his army had caused to the people in the south.

Especially after getting Lu Qiang's redemption conditions, Yao Xing's nose almost crooked.

100,000 war horses, millions of silver? I won't give you a dime.

Yao Xing scolded Lu Qiang for being open-open, while scolding his brothers for being incompetent. He wants to get his brother back, but at such a high price, he won't say anything.

Just as he hesitated whether to send troops to attack the State of Jin or send people to negotiate with Lu Qiang, Wuguan's urgent report arrived.