Chapter 191 Taste of Failure

From the beginning, Liu Yu did not plan to fight with Lu Qiang in a short period of time, because he was well aware of the gap in strength between himself and Lu Qiang.

Strictly speaking, the overall strength under his control of the lower state government cannot be compared with the rich Jing and Jiang regions, which is also the main reason why Huan Xuan's stream can rise rapidly from Jingzhou in such a short time.

And everyone knows that fighting is not only the heroism and strategic correctness of the army, but also the logistical support. If the overall strength is not as good as others, even if you win a local war, it is hard to say who will win the final victory if you persist.

If it hadn't been for Liu Yu's abnormal behavior, Lu Qiang would obviously not have started a full-scale war with Liu Yu so soon. He is not as cold-blooded as a real emperor. There are too many things he has to take care of.

But everything changed overnight, and the place where things happened were the governance of Jiangzhou and Xunyang.

Jiangzhou and Yuzhou are bounded by the river, not far from Xunyang, which is an important town in Yuzhou and Xincai County. The main reason why Xincai County is important is that it is separated from Xunyang and is at the forefront of the strong army and Liu Yu's army, so there are heavy troops stationed here like Xunyang.

Meng Huaiyu had just received Liu Yu's order and was on his way to Xincai County, while the previous defenders of Xincai County were driven out of Xunyang by Lu Qiang.

It is indescribable to talk about the hatred of the Iron War against the Jingzhou army. It can be said that he is always thinking about regaining Xunyang with the shame of the day.

The iron war is not unaware of Liu Yu's deployment of troops to fight against Liu Yi. At the same time, he also knew that Liu Daogui would lead 50,000 troops to station in Guangyang to deter Tan Daoji in Poyang.

As Liu Yu's confidant, Tie Zhan fully understands Liu Yu's strategic intention, but it is clear that his head and soul have been eroded by the poison of hatred over time.

So when Jiankang's army was frequently mobilized, the Iron War finally made a shocking move to determine his fate and attacked Xunyang. In his own words, sooner or later there will be a battle with Jingzhou, and he himself fell there and would get up there.

Maybe in his imagination, as soon as Liu Daogui's army arrived, Lu Qiang had to suffer this dumb loss. Is the Beifu army so easy to provoke?

Lu Qiang got married in Jiangling, and Guoquan was the guard of Xunyang. After Yanzhi went to Jiangling, he could not leave anyway, but the long-term calm and unremitting army did loosen the old general's tense nerves.

The Jingzhou navy was sharp, and built many beacons by the river, so they learned the lessons of the last failed iron battle and did not choose to cross the river opposite Xunyang, but quietly sent 15,000 troops from the downstream to cross the river in batches and took advantage of the night to touch the outside of Xunyang City.

At this time, under the leadership of Lu Qiang, the people of Jingzhou were invincible and invincible. At the same time, there were strict preventive measures on the periphery. Therefore, on the night of this strong marriage, not only did all the officers and soldiers relax their vigilance, but even many officers came to celebrate all over the world and set up a banquet in Xunyang to wish Lord Lu's wedding.

For the success of this battle, Iron War has sent people to secretly sneak into the city a month ago, and knows more about Lu Qiang's marriage in Jiangling, so he chose to launch an attack today.

There are 20,000 troops in Xincai County, and 10,000 troops transferred by Liu Yu are on their way.

Xunyang had 30,000 troops before, but after being transferred by Lu Qiang several times, there were only 10,000 veterans and 10,000 new troops left. Originally, there were 20,000 sailors in the navy camp outside the city, but most of them were taken to Xiangyang by Jiang Xiaoyu. Now there are only 5,000 sailors stationed.

Under normal circumstances, even if there are only 5,000 soldiers, Guoquan is sure to defend the strong city of Xunyang, but today's good day chosen by thousands of old retreats is really abnormal.

Just after the third update, the sleeping Xunyang soldiers and civilians suddenly heard a sound of shouting for fire, and then there was a shocking shout of killing in the city.

After all, Guo Quan was not a young man. After drinking a few cups and sleeping, the shouts outside did not wake him up, but the bodyguard who rushed in pulled him up from **.

"General, wake up, the Beifu army has entered the city..."

Guoquan didn't wake up until the bodyguard said it again and heard the shouting from outside that he suddenly woke him up.

Before he could put on his clothes, the bodyguard pulled him and ran out.

"What's going on? Who is messing around the city?

The bodyguard pulled Guoquan and ran and said, "A soldier just came to report. The Beifu army touched the city at night. Now it has opened the gate and enlarged the army into the city. I don't know how many people they have. Let's rush out first!"

After listening to the bodyguard's words, Guoquan's heart suddenly sank. Only Liu Yu's people could be called the Beifu Army, and only the iron war on the other side had the strength to attack Xunyang.

Although he still doesn't know how the Iron War escaped the beacon, he knew that he was still too careless. Originally, he didn't pay attention to the defeated Iron War, but it was precisely defeated by this person who usually didn't pay attention to it.

"Go to pass my order, and the army will quickly go to the East City to gather. There may not be many people in the Iron War. Kill them out before they stand firm."

Although Guoquan was not shocked, under the protection of the bodyguard, he walked out quickly while giving orders. It's just that he doesn't know that the main goal of the Iron War is him.

As a general stationed on one side, Guoquan's decision was the most correct. Although the iron war entered the city by surprise attack, after all, he only had more than 10,000 people. If Guoquan organizes the army, there is no possibility of driving the Beifu army out.

But this is only possible.

Guo Quan and the guards just left the house, and there was a rain of arrows in front of him. Almost everyone, including Guo Quan, were shot down.

"Protect the general..."

The remaining bodyguards desperately protected Guoquan with several arrows in his body.

At this time, he saw the iron battle wooden pier-like figure flashing out of the dark. If he hadn't been familiar with the terrain of Xunyang, he would not have killed Guoquan's house in such a short time.

Looking at Guoquan, who was already injured, Tie Zhan smiled grimly and said, "Guo, when you occupied my city, have you ever thought about today?" Just take it and spare your life."

Guoquan knew that he could not be spared today, so he barely stood still and sneered, "I don't know whether it's or dead. The world is the world of my lord alone. How many times can you laugh when you look at the sky?"

Speaking of this, he looked up and shouted, "My lord, I'm sorry..."

Guoquan was very determined to die. He didn't wait for the bodyguards beside him to react and killed himself directly. He really had no face to Lu Qiang, who had given him the heavy responsibility, and he was even more shameless to face Xunyang's fellow villagers, so he had to die.

Watching the coach commit suicide, the guards beside him committed suicide one after another, and no one was willing to beg for mercy.

Seeing this scene, Tie Zhan couldn't help but be ashamed and angry. He was stunned for a moment, and then roared: "Kill, kill me, no soldier in Jingzhou will stay."

Although there were many troops in the city, Guoquan was dead, and Yan Yanzhi was not there. Under the circumstances of their own battles, they were strangled by the Beifu army of the iron war. As the order of the iron war was conveyed, those new soldiers who laid down their weapons also became the object of anger of the Beifu army.

For a while, the killing sound in Xunyang City was shocking. Later, the Iron War could no longer control the killing of red-eyed soldiers, and the soldiers began to harass the people.

As the soldiers of Beifu rushed into the private houses, the whole Xunyang fell into chaos.

The chaos lasted until the next evening and stopped. The massacre of the Beifu Army turned the whole Xunyang into a ghost city. Except for the Beifu Army, which was stained with blood, half of the original people in the city survived, and most of the women were still miserable.

The bodies of Jingzhou soldiers can be seen everywhere, and sticky blood flows on the ground, which can touch the soles of their shoes.

Because it saw the opportunity early, the Jingzhou navy rowed the warship out of the sailor's camp and escaped the bad luck of being attacked by both sides.

When the news came out, the world was in an uproar, and even Liu Yu was dumbfounded. Originally, he thought that after the lesson of the last failure, he could restrain him, but he didn't expect this guy to become a big one, and this poke was a bigger basket than the sky.

In this way, Liu Yu could no longer afford to punish the iron war. He must be prepared to deal with Lu Qiang's crazy revenge. The sailor sent to eliminate Liu Yi did not come out of the mouth of the river, so he quickly came back.

For a while, from health to the state capitals in Xunyang, they began to prepare for war to deal with the attack of Jingzhou's army.

Ten days have passed, and Lu Qiang is still immersed in the joy of getting married, blending with several girls. How can it be described as sweet?

When the news came that Xunyang was lost, Guoquan committed suicide, and Xunyang's garrison was slaughtered, it was no less than a thunder in his ear, which made him dizzy.

Lu Qiang sat motionless on the chair for a long time, as if he had been immobile.

Since his debut, Lu Qiang has led his army to fight in the south and the north, blocking the east and west. It can be said that he has not been defeated. Not only his proud soldiers and tough generals, but even himself, many times he has a feeling of overwhelming the world and giving up to me.

But this time, it really made him taste the taste of failure. It turned out that the taste was so bitter.

For a whole day, Lu Qiang locked himself in the study, and no one was seen, even Wang Shenai.

The Iron War was released by itself, but this time Xunyang lost, but it cannot be completely attributed to the release of the Iron War at the beginning. It should be said that it was defeated by his own careless contempt on the enemy.

It turned out that the northern Hu people would treat the Han people so viciously in the Central Plains, but they didn't expect that these Han soldiers slaughtered their compatriots and were not inferior to those barbarians at all.

I feel sorry for Guoquan, the 20,000 soldiers in Xunyang, and the innocent people who died tragically.

Thinking of this, Lu Qiang's eyes will be full of tears.

The officials of each state government who came to Jiangling to attend Lu Qiang's wedding had not left. They were also stunned when they heard the news. Because they knew that the Jingzhou army was going to go out, they naturally thought that Liu Yu was going to take the lead.

And Lu Qiang locked himself in the room without eating or drinking, which really worried the civil and military officials. This is a critical moment, and he can't fall down again.

Wang Shenai could more or less understand Lu Qiang's mood at this moment, so in addition to ordering people to prepare meals, he returned to the backyard with several sisters and completely handed this place to the civil and military ministers.

When the sky was getting dark and the ministers were waiting for anxiety, a strong and hoarse voice finally came from the study.

"Come in"

When Kuai Xing, who was working as a secretary, heard the summons, he immediately pushed the door and walked in. Time was not long. He came out with more than ten sealed edicts and did not say anything to the ministers. He ran out with a solemn expression.

The ministers understood that the emperor was going to take action.

At this moment, Lu Qiang also opened the door and came out.

Against the twilight, Lu Qiang's face was a little gloomy, and a pair of flinting eyes flashed coldly.

"Guys, tomorrow we will go to the riverside to pay tribute to the soldiers and civilians killed in Xunyang, and ask the monks to open the altar to try to attract their souls"

"Three days later, I will personally take charge of the expedition and never give up without destroying Liu Yu"

Hearing that Lu Qiang finally gave the order, the ministers bowed and said yes.