Chapter 221: Lu Kang's Choice

Since the Wu army marched westward, all the way to Yong'an, Jiangzhou, and defeated the Shu army in the battle of Qingyangpu, killed the main general of the Shu army, Zhuge Zhan, can be described as a triumphant song, Wu lord Sun Xiu in Wuchang after hearing the report, can not help but be excited, the original sick dragon body actually healed, swept away. The dream of several generations of Jiangdong people to expand the territory came true at this moment, and Sun Xiu naturally couldn't hide his excitement.

The reward for the soldiers who went west was naturally not stingy, the dead Bu Xie was posthumously awarded the title of martyr, the general of the expedition to the west, and was buried with the rites of the great Sima, his younger brother Bu Xian inherited his title, worshiped the general of the west and led the governor of Xiling, Liuping was also promoted from the general of the Fu army to the general of Zhenxi, and Sheng Man was still the general of the Jianping Taishou and the general of the guard.

As for the commander Lu Kang, he was promoted to the general of the town army and the governor of the left, and he was on an equal footing with Ding Feng, the governor of the right capital who guarded the left side of the river, and increased the number of households by 1,000.

Such a generous reward can be described as envious of others, but Lu Kang felt endless pressure, Lord Wu's reward is not only a reward, but also a spur, now that the westward expansion is only half underway, how can he give up halfway?

However, the difficulties he is facing now are even more aware of Lu Kang, and the originally drafted surprise attack plan came to an abrupt end when he hit Yu County, but with the cooperation of Yan Yu, a rebel general of Western Shu, Lu Kang is still full of confidence in the total annihilation of the Shu army under the city of Yu County.

The battle record of the battle of Qingyangpu is not good, it is not bad, and Lu Kang did not expect to be able to annihilate the Shu army through a battle, with the cooperation of Yan Yu, he successfully outflanked the main force of the Shu army, forcing the commander of the Shu army, Zhuge Zhan, to commit suicide.

But the next battle made Lu Kang lose face. was ambushed by Liu Yin halfway. almost buried Lu Kang alive. The sudden appearance of novel weapons from the Shu army shocked the Wu army. The power was so great that it was terrifying, and it also directly prompted the Wu army to be cautious in the next march, so that when it rushed to the city of Yuxian, the plan to encircle the main force of the Shu army was still in vain.

Of course, the main reason was not the slow march speed of the Wu army, but Yan Yu's unexpected miss, which led to the failure of the plan to intercept the Shu army.

Yan Yu was a key figure in Lu Kang's secret capture of Xichuan, and as early as last year, when the Wei people invaded Shu, Lu Kang began to plan a grand blueprint for westward expansion. In his opinion, this is a long-awaited opportunity. Of course, Lu Kang's original idea was not to swallow the entire Xichuan, his goal was only limited to Yong'an.

Yong'an is not only the east gate of Western Shu, but also the bridgehead of Shu to attack Jingzhou, all along, Wu has been stationed in Xiling heavy troops, is to prevent the enemy of Yong'an, if Wu can capture Yong'an. Not only knocked on the door to enter Xishu, but also the more important significance. The whole of Jingzhou no longer had to defend against potential dangers to the west, and the spearhead of the attack was directly aimed at the Xiangyang area.

The contact with Yan Yu was deliberately arranged by Lu Kang, and Lu Kang learned that among the Shu generals, Yan Yu was a depressed general, and Yan Yu was very ambitious, not the kind of person who did nothing, such a person was the best at winning over and going into the water. Therefore, Lu Kang paid close attention to Yan Yu's itinerary, and while he was hunting, he returned a roe deer and took Yan Yu, which was just a jar of good wine and a blank check, and Lu Kang successfully won over Yan Yu.

With the addition of Yan Yu, Lu Kang's plan is not only more perfect, but Lu Kang's ambition is no longer limited to Yong'an City, his appetite is very big, and he wants to swallow the entire Yizhou.

With Yan Yu's help, the plan went very smoothly, until the battle of Qingyangpu, which can be described as perfect, and then, as long as Yan Yu can open the city gate of Yu County, everything will fall into place.

But at the last moment, Yan Yu's operation to deceive the city was unsuccessful, and Yan Yu also lost his head inexplicably, and the right army of the Shu army, which was originally going to be assigned to the Wu army, went back anyway and became the backbone of the city. The incident happened suddenly, Lu Kang was caught off guard, and in the end, he didn't figure out what happened to the right army at that time, but he learned from the news that Liu Yin led a small number of personal soldiers into the right camp, and in the end, Yan Yu was killed.

Yan Yu's death is undoubtedly a huge loss for Lu Kang, without such a strong foreign aid, the Wu army's actions have become difficult, as far as Yuncheng is concerned, at present, it is a barrier that the Wu army cannot cross.

Retirement? Lu Kang is even more unwilling, he has already fought only three or four hundred miles away from Chengdu, and the Wu army occupies an overwhelming advantage in troops, and it is about to achieve immortal achievements.

The generals under the tent were red-faced, but Lu Kang ignored them, his eyes were firmly fixed on the military maps on several cases. Because in Lu Kang's heart, there has already been a mature and detailed plan, although this plan is likely to be crazy in the eyes of everyone, but Lu Kang, who is very adventurous, does not think so, mediocre generals will follow the rules step by step, and truly talented generals often have that amazing stroke at critical moments, Xiang Yu's ruined boat in history, Han Xin's secret crossing of Chen Cang, all of them are geniuses, it is precisely because of such famous generals that the war will not be boring and become brilliant.

Lu Kang is planning to see his big deal at the moment.

"Governor, only for now, what should our army do?" Liuping couldn't come up with a reason, so he simply asked Lu Kang.

Lu Kang smiled slightly, did not speak, but pointed his finger to a point on the map.

"Fucheng?" Liuping saw the two small black characters at a glance, and his face changed suddenly.

Bu Xi and Sheng Man immediately stopped arguing, and their eyes were fixed on the map, and it was obvious that they were both stunned.

"Does the Governor mean to attack Fucheng? This...... I'm afraid this is a bit incredible......" Sheng Man shook his head.

Fucheng is an important town in northern Sichuan, is the key pass between Chengdu and the Sword Pavilion, and is also the north gate of Chengdu, from a military point of view, the gains and losses of Fucheng are related to the survival of Chengdu. However, Fucheng is in the northwest of Yuxian, and Lu Kang's intention to bypass Yuxian and attack Fucheng seems a little incomprehensible. If you sneak attack Fucheng again, the long logistics supply line is likely to become a hard wound, and the Shu army in Yuxian County is completely likely to attack to cut off the grain route of the Wu army.

Lu Kang is well versed in the art of war, and this kind of common sense is impossible not to know, so although everyone has some doubts, their eyes are fixed on Lu Kang, expecting him to come up with a reasonable plan. (To be continued......)