Battle to Defend the Capital (2)
Wu Jun led Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Bao Xin in their first victory in the capital defense war. They defeated 15,000 Dong Zhuo, captured the enemy general Hua Xiong, killed 5,000 enemies, captured 2,000 prisoners, and rode more than 3,000 horses. Although Wu Jun had defeated the army of Thief Dong in the Battle of the West Gate, he had also suffered a lot of losses. More than 70 spearmen led by Zhang Liao died in battle, more than 10 were seriously injured, and more than 20 were lightly injured. More than 50 of Xu Huang's Feather Archers died in battle, more than 10 were heavily injured, and more than 20 were lightly injured. More than 100 sword-shield soldiers led by Bao Xin died in battle, 20 were heavily injured, and 30 were lightly injured. Wu Jun himself had led a mixed force of more than 70 people who had died in battle, more than 20 people were seriously injured, and more than 10 people were lightly injured. In total, there were more than 100 people. In other words, Wu Jun had lost more than 500 people in the battle at the west gate.
After Wu Jun had his deputies guard the west gate, he led Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Bao Xin back to Marquis Wei's manor and had his guards find the generals and deputies of the four gates. After reporting his battle situation to everyone in detail, Wu Jun also wanted to ask them about the losses and the defeat of the enemy that day.
"Jun 'er, this time you were able to defeat the bandit Dong's army with 3,000 men and only suffered 500 casualties. "Uncle Lu and General Zhao Meng were mainly defending, but they also repelled three attacks from Li Cui's ten thousand soldiers. They killed about two thousand people, and we lost five hundred…" The Zhonglang General guarding the east gate of the capital, Lu Zhi, reported the situation to Wu Jun.
"Reporting to Marquis Wei, this Yuan and General Chunyu Qiong have followed your orders and have held their ground. We have killed about three thousand people and we have lost five hundred.”Lieutenant Yuan Shao, who was guarding the south gate of the capital, also reported the situation.
"Reporting to Lord Wei, General Cao Cao and the two assisting lieutenants Zhao Rong and Feng Fang have been holding their ground after repelling Lu Bu and Li Ru's army. They have killed about eight thousand enemies and we have lost eight hundred.”Commandant Cao Cao, who was guarding the north gate of the capital, reported to Wu Jun after hearing the reports.
"Good! Everyone did a good job! After this battle, Thief Dong had lost a total of 28,000 men, which was definitely a blow to them. At this moment, the morale of his army would definitely be unstable, and they would probably not attack again for half a month. We can take advantage of this period of time to recuperate and recruit strong men to replenish our forces. At the same time, we can send more people to repair the city walls day and night in preparation for another battle in the future! As long as we can hold on for a month or two, when the army of the Dong bandits runs out of food, it will be the day of our victory! I hope that everyone can work together to kill that thief Dong!”Wu Jun was quite satisfied with the results of this battle, so he also planned the next phase of the military strategy.
"This general will definitely work together with Lord Wei Hou to kill that thief Dong! I'll take my leave first!"
After everyone saw that Wu Jun had already arranged the military deployment and there was nothing else, they retreated first. After Wu Jun and the others finished their meal in the Marquis Wei Manor, he rested for a moment. After letting Zhang Liao and Xu Huang do their own things, he brought a few personal guards to the Imperial Palace to report today's battle results to the Young Emperor and Prince Chen Liu. After the Young Emperor and Prince Chen Liu heard the report of Marquis Wei Wu Jun's battle achievements, they trusted Wu Jun even more, so there was naturally no need to mention the rewards.
On that day, Dong Zhuo fled back to the main tent with only a few soldiers. After hearing that the four attacks had suffered great setbacks, and that they had lost more than 28,000 people, including their general Hwa Xiong, who had been captured, they were even more furious. They smashed pots and kicked tables to kill. He also wanted to lead Lu Bu to lead the remaining 30,000 men to attack the west gate of Luoyang. He wanted to capture Wu Jun and the others alive and bury them alive. Only after Li Ru persuaded him did he vent his anger.
"General, please calm down! Now that our army has just been defeated, the morale of our army will definitely be unstable. Wu Jun and the others are currently in high morale, so it is not suitable for us to continue fighting. For now, we can only take a break and order General Lu, General Li, and General Guo to train their troops. At the same time, the general can also send a letter of divorce, allowing General Xu Rong to lead his 30,000 troops, as well as military supplies and siege weapons to support them. Now that things have come to this, we can only burn our bridges and conquer Luoyang. Otherwise, we will have no way out. I hope General will think twice before acting and not act on impulse!”As expected, Li Ru, who was once a counselor, was not arrogant in defeat and became braver as he fought.
"Now that things have come to this, this is the only way. Later, I will write a secret letter and have the guards send it to Xu Rong. From tomorrow onwards, I will let Feng Xian, Li Cui, and Guo Si rest and train with me. I don't believe that our tens of thousands of elite soldiers can't take down a small Luoyang City.”Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and said hatefully. His expression was as if he wanted to swallow someone alive.
That night, Wu Jun brought Zhang Liao and Xu Huang to the secret chamber of the Marquis Wei Manor, preparing to summon Hwa Xiong to surrender. In fact, Wu Jun admired Hua Xiong quite a bit. His martial arts skills should be on par with Pang De and Pang Lingming, the second-in-command of Western Liang. Wu Jun had always been brooding over the fact that Hua Xiong had been beheaded by the Martial Saint Guan Yu. He hoped that he could change the fate of the General of Western Liang.
"General Hua, are you used to living here? Did my men do anything to you? We hope General Hua can forgive us for our mistakes today! Wu Jun greeted him politely. The two people behind me are my brothers, Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan, and Xu Huang, Xu Gongming. The three of you have already met today.”After Wu Jun greeted Hwa Xiong, he introduced Zhang Liao and Xu Huang.
"General Hua, Zhang Liao (Xu Huang) greets you. I hope you can forgive me for my mistakes today!”Zhang Liao and Xu Huang also cupped their hands towards Hwa Xiong.
"Generals and Milords, there's no need to be so polite. As a defeated general, how can I say that I am brave? I admire your martial arts! However, today, General Zhang and General Xu are fighting two against one. It's an unfair victory. I'm not convinced.”Hua Xiong saw the three valiant generals he had seen before the battle today walk into the secret room, especially the legendary Marquis of Wei Wu Jun, whose martial arts skills were no less than Lu Bu's. Seeing that these three people were quite respectful to him, he also respectfully returned the greeting.
"General Hua, you are wrong. There is a saying in the art of war that 'war is a matter of national importance.' There is nothing that cannot be used in war, just like how your military counselor Li Ru used the 'framing scheme' and the 'counter-plot' some time ago. Moreover, facing an enemy in front of the battle, it was either you die or I die. How could it be compared with a martial arts competition or a spar?”Wu Jun saw that Hua Xiong seemed to be still brooding over Zhang Liao and Xu Huang's pincer attack today, so he said to him," If the three of us defeat you in a one-on-one duel, are you willing to leave Dong Zhuo and surrender to me?”Wu Jun began to persuade Hwa Xiong to surrender."
"A warrior can be killed, but not humiliated! Hwa Xiong was appreciated and trusted by the Great General, and he was extremely loyal to him. How could he surrender to the three of you?”When Hwa Xiong saw that Wu Jun had begun to call for his surrender, he immediately rejected," Lord Wei Hou said that you wanted to have a one-on-one duel with me. Is this the place?" I don't think you're trying to bully me with numbers again, right?”
"Hwa Xiong, you can leave. I, Wu Jun, didn't expect the famous Hwa Xiong to be such a disloyal, unfilial, heartless, and foolish person. You look down on us too much.”Wu Jun said sternly to Hwa Xiong.
"Lord Wei Hou, when have I, Hua Xiong, Hua Wuwei, ever been disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust? Please make yourself clear. Otherwise, don't slander me and humiliate my reputation!”Hwa Xiong saw that Wu Jun's attitude towards him was completely different from before. He looked down on him and immediately retorted.
"I'm slandering you and insulting your reputation? Then let me ask you, Dong Zhuo's army is attacking the city, and his rebellion has been exposed. All the people in the world have the right to kill him. As a member of the Great Han Dynasty, not only did you not dissuade Dong Zhuo, but you were loyal to Dong Zhuo. You saw Xiao Zhong and became his minion, helping the tiger and Zhou to commit crimes. You wanted to trap His Majesty and Prince Chen Liu in a dangerous place. This is a great disloyalty. You are also a member of the Great Han soldiers, but you killed your own fellow soldiers. You led the army to attack the capital, privately provoked the flames of war, and caused the people of the world to be in chaos and panic. This is a great injustice. Dong Zhuo's army was filled with such disloyal, heartless, and unjust people. How could they resist the crusade of thousands of people with lofty ideals and righteous armies in the world? As for 'your body, hair, and skin are given to your parents', you have already died before you have the time to show your filial piety to your parents who gave birth to you and raised you. It is a great unfilial act to leave a white-haired person to send a black-haired person off. You even said that 'a scholar can be killed but not humiliated'. How do you know that' a great scholar is for the country and the people!'You are so unreasonable, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and unable to understand righteousness. If you say that you are not a muddle-headed person, then what are you? How can I tolerate such a disloyal, unfilial, heartless, and muddle-headed person? Such a disloyal, unfilial, heartless, and muddle-headed person, how could I bully the few with numbers?”Wu Jun shouted at Hwa Xiong.
After Hwa Xiong heard Wei Hou Wu Jun's generous speech, his brain buzzed and he kept muttering,""A great scholar is for the country and the people!" And 'I, Hwa Xiong, am such a disloyal, unfilial, heartless, and muddle-headed person? I, Hua Xiong, am a villain and help King Zhou do evil?”Hwa Xiong seemed to be unable to endure such stimulation. He cried out loudly and hugged his head. After crying for about half an hour, Hua Xiong gradually stopped crying. He tidied up his face and walked to Wu Jun before kneeling down with a thud. He said respectfully,"My lord, please accept my bow! Huaxiong had lived half his life in vain, but he did not know what loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness were. The Lord's enlightenment made Huaxiong realize his mistake. Huaxiong would never forget the grace of his lord's rebirth. He would only pledge his loyalty to his lord and never betray him!”
"Wu Wei, please get up! Zhang Jun got Wu Wei, really God helps me, Dong Zhuo old thief what is there to fear?”Wu Jun laughed as he helped Hwa Xiong up." However, Wu Wei, before Dong Zhuo is eliminated, you still have to return to Dong Zhuo's side to help us find out more information about Dong Zhuo. At present, your use there is much greater than your use here." Don't worry, I'll send someone to protect you in secret. After Wu Wei returns, you have to pay special attention to Li Ru. This person loves to scheme and scheme. Also, ask around if there's anyone in Dong Zhuo's army like Jia Xu or Jia Wenhe. This person is ten times stronger than Li Ru.”Wu Jun had always wanted to find someone to infiltrate Dong Zhuo's higher-ups and pay attention to the two conspiracy experts, Jia Xu and Li Ru. After Li Su's identity was suspected last time, Wu Jun had no suitable candidate. At this time, Hwa Xiong became the best candidate.
"I will obey the lord's orders! However, Dong Zhuo and Li Ru will definitely be suspicious if Xiong goes back like this. Please teach Xiong!”Hua Xiong, who had been by Dong Zhuo's side for a long time, knew that Dong Zhuo was cautious and suspicious. Besides, he had already suffered a great loss from Wu Jun last time.
"I'm afraid it's hard to hide from Thief Dong and Li Ru with ordinary methods. It's not that there's no way, but I can't bear to do it, afraid of hurting Wu Wei.”When Wu Jun heard Hua Xiong's words, he immediately thought of the "trick" used by Zhou Yu and Huang Gai during the Three Kingdoms period. One was willing to suffer, and the other was willing to fight. Finally, they deceived Cao Cao, who was also cautious and suspicious, and won the Battle of Red Cliff. At the same time, this "Bitter Body Trick" was also one of the "Thirty-Six Stratagems". He then told Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Hwa Xiong about this trick. After Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Hwa Xiong heard this, they secretly exclaimed in admiration, thinking that it was fortunate that they were on the same side as their big brother (lord). Otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died. No wonder Li Ru was defeated by their big brother (lord) last time. The fact that Big Brother (Lord) could tell me this plan shows how much Big Brother (Lord) trusts me.
"My lord, you don't have to worry. I've spent half my life in the military. I'll definitely endure this small injury. My lord, come!" Hwa Xiong heard that as long as he could hide it from Dong Zhuo and Li Ru, he would be able to accept this small injury.
"Wu Wei, there's no need to be so anxious. It's not too late for the four of us to leave after finishing our meal. We're all hungry anyway.”"Thank you, my lord! My lord's feelings for me will always be remembered in my heart!”Later, during the meal, Hua Xiong revealed to Wu Jun, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang that Dong Zhuo was in the north of Chang 'an and had Xu Rong's 30,000 troops stationed there. Originally, Dong Zhuo had asked Xu Rong to lead his 30,000 troops to attack Chang' an after entering Luoyang, so that Xiliang, Chang 'an, and Luoyang would coordinate with each other. Wu Jun was also shocked when he heard this. He really didn't expect this thief Dong to have a backup plan. This was probably the masterpiece of Li Ru.
When Hwa Xiong left, Wu Jun gave him three bottles of medicine. One was a self-made ointment that Wu Jun used to wipe Hua Xiong's whip wounds. This was a trial-production of the prescription in the Bian Que Divine Chapter that Wu Jun's foster father, Hua Tuo, had given him. As long as you apply this medicine on any wounds, such as knife wounds, sword wounds, or whip wounds, it will heal in three days. One was a signal that was sent to the sky when an emergency occurred; One of them is a smoke that can emit black smoke. If you are surrounded by an army, you can escape by igniting this smoke.
As expected, when Dong Zhuo and Li Ru saw the wounded and half-dead Hua Xiong, they were pleasantly surprised. When they heard that Hua Xiong had taken advantage of Wu Jun, Zhang Liao, and the others going to the city gates, and when Marquis Wei's manor had relaxed its guard, to injure the guards of Marquis Wei's manor and escape, the two of them no longer had any doubts and quickly ordered their subordinates to get a doctor to treat him.
Ever since Wu Jun defeated Dong Zhuo's army half a month ago, both sides had stopped fighting and reorganized themselves. In the past ten days, he had recruited new soldiers to replenish his forces. Every morning, besides going to the military camp to train soldiers with Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, Wu Jun would go to the four gates of Luoyang every few days to check on the city defense situation. At the same time, he would send more people to monitor the movements of the rebel army outside the city. In the afternoon, he would enter the palace to meet the Young Emperor and Prince Chen Liu to report on the situation of both sides that day. The rest of his time would be spent in the Marquis Wei Manor accompanying the two beauties, Cai Yan and Zhao Yu. Ever since Wu Jun defeated Dong Zhuo's 15,000 Western Liang soldiers with 3,000 soldiers, he had naturally become their hero and idol. The two beauties worshipped him even more. Every morning, Cai Yan would come to the "Marquis Wei Manor" under the protection of Cai Fu, the housekeeper of the Cai Manor. In the morning, he would accompany his sister Zhao Yu to chat about everything. In the afternoon, after Wu Jun returned, he would pester Wu Jun to play the zither and flute for her. After that, Zhao Yu pestered Wu Jun to practice his swordsmanship or to ride Wu Jun's red dragon horse in the back garden of the Marquis Wei Manor. Wu Jun's life in the past half a month could be said to be sweet and fulfilling. However, Wu Jun knew that as long as the army of Dong was still outside Luoyang City, he and the people of Luoyang City would not be able to live a truly sweet and fulfilling life. This was just a moment of peace before the war. Therefore, he still got up early every morning to practice martial arts. Every night, he often reviewed the "Wu An Will","Sun Zi's Art of War", and "The Art of War" until late at night before going to bed.
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