Chapter 157 Attacking Lu'an

Zhixian County of Lingchuan County did not expect this disaster on the first day of the Chinese New Year. In addition, there were only a few hundred old, weak and disabled soldiers stationed in the city, which could not be the opponent of the Xing Tian Army at all. Yan Chongxi did not let his soldiers camp and rest. That night, he fought at night outside the city and began to launch a siege battle.

Although Lingchuan Zhixian tried its best to command the defenders in the city to resist, the defenders in the city had been scared crazy for a long time. How could they resist desperately? As a result, Yan Chongxi did not make much effort, so he captured Lingchuan County overnight and controlled Lingchuan County in the hands of Xing Tianjun.

As for the people around Lingchuan County, not to mention resisting, it is too late to welcome the Xingtian Army to block, and they spontaneously rise up. The killing of officials and the killing of the rich, they suddenly defected to the banner of the Xingtian Army. On the morning of the second day of the Chinese New Year, and within dozens of miles of Lingchuan County, they basically became the Xingtian Army. The control area.

This time, Xiao Tianjian sent troops unexpectedly to get rid of the resistance of the officers and soldiers of Lu'anfu as soon as possible. He adopted the method of blitzkrieg. All departments took turns to attack. Whenever they encountered resistance, they left a small number of troops to solve them, and the brigade kept attacking Lu'anfu for a moment.

As a result, it took less than two days for the army to reach the city of Lu'an Prefecture. The governing office of Lu'an Prefecture is Changzhi County, that is, the early Shangdang. This place is surrounded by mountains, and the terrain is high and dangerous. Moreover, there is a saying that it has always been a place for soldiers to fight for, and the officers and soldiers have fought against the Xingtian Army for many times. Basically, there is a way for officers and soldiers to start from here. It is because after the Xing Tianjun invaded and occupied Zezhou, Yangcheng, it has formed a serious threat to Lu'an Prefecture. This time, Xu Dingguo led a large army to attack Gaoping. In addition to defeat Zezhou, the main reason is that Gaoping is too close to Lu'an Prefecture. Once Xing Tianjun loses temper again. The threat to Lu'an Prefecture is too great, so it is so hard to attack Gaoping County.

When Zhu Yuanzhang occupied Shanxi from south to north, it was also the road from Zezhou to Lu'an Prefecture and then to Taiyuan Prefecture. Therefore, Lu'an Prefecture is very important for the whole Shanxi. Once the Xingtian army captures Lu'an Prefecture, the surrounding eight counties will immediately be under the control of the Xingtian Army, which is equivalent to Tai There is a sharp blade under the ribs of the original mansion. As long as Xing Tianjun accumulates enough strength, it can be sent to Taiyuan at any time.

The officials of Lu'an Mansion are also not prepared at all, because Xing Tianjun came too fast this time. They originally thought that Xu Dingguo's army was attacking Gaoping County. Even if they don't, it will at least ensure the safety of Lu'an Mansion, so they can be said that they feel at ease. It's good to catch up with the Spring Festival, so no matter who is very relaxed. Even at noon on the second day of the Chinese New Year when Xu Dingguo fled back to Lu'an Prefecture, all the officials in the government office were resting. Even the officers and soldiers who guarded the city should go out to play, drink and gamble money. No one would think of Xu at all. Ding Guoguo was defeated by Xing Tianjun on the first day of the Chinese New Year and fled back to Lu'an Prefecture overnight.

So after these officials learned the news of Xu Dingguo's defeat, in less than two hours, the striker of Xing Tianjun had arrived outside the gate of Lu'an Mansion. At this time, the gate of Lu'an Mansion had just been closed. If it was slower, there would be no need to fight the siege, and he would have been directly attacked by Situ. Liang led the cavalry to rush into the city of Lu'an.

However, in this case, the situation in Lu'anfu City is not much better. There are only more than a thousand defenders left in the whole Lu'anfu City. It turns out that the strong men in the defenders of Lu'anfu have already been transferred to Xu Dingguo. Now those people are basically killed by Xing Tianjun. Basically, few people did not come back, and the remaining thousands of defenders were also old and weak soldiers. The combat effectiveness was not at all. Although the gate was closed, the city was already in a mess.

On the third day of the Chinese New Year, Xiao Tianjian personally led the main soldiers and horses to the city of Lu'an Mansion, and the city was not ready for one night. It was still chaotic. Xu Dingguo was good. He ran to Lu'an Mansion and saw that the situation was not good here. He quickly led the family through the city and directly went out of the north gate of Lu'an City. He fled in the direction of Taiyuan and left the chaotic Lu'an Mansion.

So at this time, there was only one guerrilla in Lu'an Mansion at this time, and then a group of civil officials in Lu'an Mansion. When Xiao Tianjian led the main force to the city of Lu'an Mansion, they did not discuss a way to defend the city, and Xiao Tianjian would not give them more time.

On the day he led his troops to arrive outside Lu'anfu, he ordered to start the siege of the city. As soon as the cannon sounded, the city became even more chaotic. Before the afternoon, Feng Youliang, the governor of Lu'an Prefecture, had a mental breakdown and ordered Kaicheng to surrender. He personally held the seal of the magistrate's mansion and took a group of civil officials from Lu'an Prefecture out of the south gate and walked to Xiao Tian. In front of Jian, Hulala knelt down and collectively chose to surrender to Xing Tianjun.

It only took three days. Xiao Tianjian used the method of blitz to defeat Lu'an Mansion and gave the Shanxi government a little chance to react. On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, Xiao Tianjian once again led a man to leave Lu'an Mansion and rushed to Huguan County, while Yan Chongxi, Diao Zheng and He Yihu were separated. He led his troops out of Lu'an Prefecture and went straight to several counties around Lu'an Prefecture.

At the beginning of the lunar new year, Xiao Tianjian personally led his troops to conquer Huguan and occupy Huguan County, while Yan Chongxi led his troops to capture Changzi County and Tunliu County. Xing Tianjun's soldiers pointed directly at Xiangyuan County in the north of Lu'an Prefecture.

It was not until this time that Wu Jing, the governor of Shanxi, learned the news of the fall of Lu'an Mansion. At that time, he was so shocked that he slipped out from the soft couch to the ground. He didn't wait for his servants to help him. He jumped up again and asked, "Where is Xu Dingguo? Xu Dingguo is not leading the army to attack Gaoping. How can the thief army suddenly attack Lu'an Mansion? Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"To report to Lord Futai, the news is indeed like this. Taking advantage of the Spring Festival, the thief army suddenly gathered heavy troops in Zezhou and raided Mr. Xu's headquarters. Xu's army was suddenly defeated unexpectedly. Thousands of troops were almost out of the hands of the thief army, and the thief's soldiers raided Lingchuan County, and they were unable to hide their ears with lightning. The momentum rushed to Lu'an Mansion, and the whole Lu'an Mansion was not on guard. Xu's soldiers resisted desperately in Lu'an Mansion. The invincible thief army was defeated by Lu'an Mansion again and has now retreated to Taigu County!

According to the people who fled back from Lu'an Mansion, now not only has Lu'an Mansion been lost, but Huguan has also been conquered by the thief army. The thief army has never stopped attacking the eldest son and staying. The whole Lu'an Mansion is now under the front of the thief army! Please make a quick determination!" The staff replied to Wu Jing in a panic.

Wu Yong was almost stunned at this moment. Originally, the court ordered them to find a way to at least recover Zezhou. It can be said that he and Lu Xiangsheng used almost all the power at hand to attack the territory controlled by the thieves in Jinnan. Originally, they thought that the main force of the thief army was present. In Henan in the south, there are not many troops left in the Jinnan area. Even if the whole Jinnan can't be recovered this time, at least Zezhou can be recovered. However, I didn't think that this battle would take a few months. The two soldiers and horses of Xiezhou and Pingyangfu were frustrated again. Only Xu Dingguo's soldiers and horses all the way in Gaoping are said to be relatively poor. Wrong, he repeatedly sent a return to the victory, saying that there were many heads of the thieves. During this period, tens of thousands of taels of bounty alone were sent. Originally, he thought that Xu Dingguo would be ashamed and brave this time. He was expected to defeat Gaoping and Fuzezhou to avenge the defeat under Xing Tianjun that year. They were more or less relieved.

But they never thought that during this New Year, the thieves would suddenly gather heavy troops to launch a counterattack. They not only killed Xu Dingguo's army in one fell swoop, but also raided Lu'an Mansion. While the government was unprepared, they would conquer Lu'an Mansion in one fell swoop. This is a big trouble. Where will he go during the Spring Festival? Mobilize troops to counterattack the thieves!

Think about this Xu Dingguo again. It's really more than enough to lose. He was defeated by the whole army in the First World War. He was embarrassed to say that he fought against the thief army in Lu'an Prefecture. If he fought against the thief army in Lu'an Prefecture, how could Lu'an Mansion be lost so easily? Lu'an Mansion is lost, Xu Dingguo can retreat and stay, and Xiangyuan can continue to block the enemy, but why did you retreat to Taigu in one breath? You should know that Taigu County is two or three hundred miles away from Lu'an Prefecture, and you can't run hundreds of miles in one breath before stopping!

In fact, Wu Jing also understands the virtues of this group of military generals now. It is impossible to expect them to work hard. There is a way for this group of people to harm the people. Speaking of which, it is sent to thousands of people in Taiyuan Mansion. I'm afraid that very few of them really belong to the thief army. The vast majority of them should be the heads of the good people, even inside. There are also some women's heads, but everyone can't see through this kind of thing. What's more, the emperor's urging is tight. The government urgently needs to win a victory against Xing Tianjun to cheer up morale. Therefore, although it knows that these soldiers and generals are killing good deeds, the big guys would rather pretend to be stupid collectively rather than say it, and the reward should be paid.

Now it's good. With a counterattack by the thief army, Xu Dingguo lost and lost, and the Lu'an Mansion was also lost. Once the thieves refuse to stop this time and attack the Taiyuan Mansion all the way, it will be a big trouble. At this time, Wu Xiong doesn't dares to think about taking back Lu'an Mansion again, and he is thinking about what to do. Prevent the thieves from attacking Taiyuan.

He can't wait to arrest Xu Dingguo in Taiyuan Prefecture at this time, but there are really not many military generals available. Although Xu Dingguo is not a fierce general, he is also a relatively capable military general in Shanxi. If he doesn't use it, no one will really use it. In desperation, he hurriedly ordered Taigu County sent more troops, added the command to Xu Dingguo, and ordered Xu Dingguo to sit in Taigu County, and strictly guard against the thief army to take advantage of the situation to go straight to the city of Taiyuan.

And Taigu County is the south gate of Taiyuan Prefecture. Once Taigu is also under the thieves, then Taiyuan Prefecture will be in big trouble this time.