After receiving Zhang Wu's order, Fei Xiong immediately recruited farmers from the surrounding counties and found more than 3,000 wheelbarrows. He picked up the soldiers and piled them on the wheelbarrows, then headed toward Shangcai.
"General, the battle losses have been calculated. 64 of our men were lightly injured and none of them died.”
Zhang Wu was shocked when he heard that. He saw that the Harmonization Rate had increased by a large margin, reaching 41%.
Although Xun You had decided on the plan, the person leading the army was still Zhang Wu. In a battle with zero casualties, the fusion rate had increased by 26%, which was reasonable.
After all, this kind of battle where one could defeat many with fewer forces and achieve a complete victory was really something that could only be encountered by chance.
Especially the exaggerated fact that no one died. Although it was unexpected, it was also reasonable.
From the beginning, Han Dang and Cheng Pu, who had led their troops to resist Zhang Wu's charge, were held in front of the formation. Under the circumstances where they had no fighting spirit, they could not pose any threat to the cavalry troops that were chasing after them.
Cao Ren feigned an attack for another day at the top of Shangcai City.
Just as he was about to withdraw his troops and return to camp, he saw tens of thousands of commoners pushing dead bodies and swarming over.
He captured a flying bear soldier and asked him. He found out that they had just won a battle and killed more than 20,000 enemies. The reinforcements sent by Yuan Shu had already been defeated and scattered.
While Cao Ren was exclaiming about his miscalculation, he also greeted Xun Youdu.
His army had been feigning an attack here day and night. It was that bastard's rotten idea. Now, it seemed that this idea was not only rotten, but also extremely bad.
It was clearly him who had worked hard to support the flying bear. After a big battle, he should at least get some credit for supporting it.
But now, the most unremarkable Ge Yang in the three counties was given to Cao Ang. That was the son of the Prime Minister, so it was only right for him to take some credit. However, he had been supporting Zhang Wu along the way. He was either recruiting soldiers to defend the city or waving flags and shouting at the side.
How was this something a general should do? Any commander could do it.
Moreover, once the battle report was reported to the Prime Minister, wouldn't he become a joke?
Those generals who were usually unconvinced of him would drown him in their saliva!
Cao Ren was sulking when he saw Zhang Wu riding over with a head in his hand. He was furious and shouted,""Zhang Ziqian! You're going too far!"
Zhang Wu waved his spear and blocked Cao Ren's path, preventing him from advancing.""Zixiao, don't you know who is the commander of the army?”
"You!"
"Alright, don't put on a bitter face. Gongda is the one who contributed the most in this battle, and we are the second. Everyone is working for the Prime Minister's great plan, so don't take these trivial contributions to heart.”
Although he said that, Zhang Wu was already overjoyed. He had attacked the city and defeated the enemy, so his credit was dozens of streets ahead of Cao Ren.
Ever since his marriage with Cao Jie was set, Cao Ren had regarded himself as Uncle Zhang Wu's father. It felt so good to be able to make him suffer.
Perhaps Zhang Wu felt that Cao Ren was not in a bad state yet, so he continued,""Yang Xiu is already drafting the battle report. I wonder if Zixiao has anything to add.”
"Replenienishment? What is there to add!" Cao Ren threw his sword on the ground and left angrily.
No matter what Yang Xiu wrote in the battle report, he could guess it accurately. It must be saying that he, Cao Ren, worked tirelessly and did not complain!
It was a disgrace for a general to work hard in exchange for some trivial contributions.
Seeing Cao Ren leave in anger, Zhang Wu didn't chase after him. Instead, he carried the bloody head to Shangcai City.
"I am Zhang Wu of Chen Liu. Call Zhang Xun out, I have something to say to him.”With that, he tossed Cheng Pu's head toward the city wall.
The head was naturally a fake that Zhang Wu had ordered the craftsman to forge.
It was inevitable to kill the enemy in front of the battle, but as a general, Zhang Wu would not cut off Cheng Pu's head after his death. This was the most basic respect.
There was no other reason for him to throw a fake head like this. It was just his aura of deterrence.
Shangcai City, prefect's office.
"Report!"
"Report! General!"
The soldier shouted anxiously from outside the door, but Zhang Xun was still having fun with his beautiful concubine inside. The soldier repeated the summons three times before Zhang Xun unwillingly pulled up his pants and stepped out of the bedroom. His expression was full of impatience."Shouchun's reinforcements have arrived?"
Gulp!
The soldier gulped and handed over a bloody head. He said carefully,"General, the reinforcements from Shouchun have been scattered by the Cao army. The corpses are piled up outside Shangcai City. Now, the Cao camp's commander, Zhang Wu, is calling for you to go to the city wall for a chat..."
Seeing that the head was nothing much, Zhang Xun thought it was just a distraction. However, when he heard Zhang Wu's name, his legs trembled and he sat on the ground. He shouted,"Bullshit! The leader of the Cao army was Cao Ren! Don't you know what a crime it is to spread false information?”
The soldier lowered his head."General, how dare I speak nonsense? If you don't believe me, you can go up to the city wall and take a look.”
Zhang Xun arrived at the city wall with some doubts. He saw 5,000 elite cavalry standing on their horses. The flag of the army was raised high with the word 'Zhang' in it. The person in the lead was riding a horse and holding a spear. Who else could it be but Zhang Wu?
The wheelbarrows were filled with corpses, and the standard armor of the Yangzhou military could be vaguely seen.
"Zhang Xun! I order you to dig open the city gate and surrender, or you will bear the consequences!”
"The situation is over, the situation is over!”
Deputy General Lei Bao gritted his teeth."General, there are still more than a hundred days of rations in the city. Cao Cao's army is small. We can still hold the city and wait for reinforcements!"”
"I'm afraid there won't be any reinforcements!" Zhang Xun sighed.!!”
Since Zhang Wu had taken Runan and Ruyin, how could he not take Geyang? Once Geyang fell, Cao Cao could completely occupy Geyang to resist Yangzhou.
The first time they came to help was because the news spread quickly. The Cao army could not occupy Geyang in such a short time. The second time, even if Yuan Shu came personally, he would be blocked outside Yuzhou.
At this moment, Shangcai had completely become an isolated city.
Outside, the Cao army could collect supplies in Runan's counties. So what if he had a hundred days 'worth of rations?
At that time, would Zhang Wu become angry out of humiliation and start killing people?
"Forget it, open the city gates and surrender.”
Lei Bao pulled out his sword in anger and pressed it against Zhang Xun's neck."General! There are still 50,000 soldiers in the city that can fight. You don't want to repay the lord's kindness, but you want to open the city and surrender! Where is the loyalty?"
"Deputy General Lei, let's talk things out. Put down your weapon first. We'll discuss it carefully!”
Lei Bao sheathed his saber and came to the city wall.""Zhang Wu! Others may be afraid of you, but I, Lei Bo, am not. Shangcai is yours to take. If you can enter the city, I will be yours!”
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