With the technology of this era, it was still difficult to research what Lu Peng wanted. He had been working on cement for more than a year, but he still hadn't succeeded.
The main thing was that he did not know what was going on. After all, he was not a science student.
"My lord, are you not worried about the war at the front line at all?”Xun You asked when he saw his relaxed expression.
"There's nothing to worry about. With Jiang Gongyi and Liu Ziyang's abilities, they won't lose.”
The main thing was that other than Zang Ba, the other four were just trash. In addition to the equipment, provisions, and people, Lu Peng had so many advantages. If he lost, he would directly delete his account.
Jiang Qin and Lu Su arrived at Zhongli County and appeased the county magistrate and the others. The two of them directly led the army to advance and encountered the enemy in the afternoon the next day.
The two sides were separated by a mountain stream and began to shoot at each other. Soon, the soldiers on Tao Qian's side couldn't help but cover their heads and flee.
"Why did they shoot so far?”
"Are the arrows free? Such a shooting technique!"
"Is the other side crazy?"
Jiang Qin proudly watched as the other party retreated for several miles before swaggering after him. As the two armies confronted each other and could see each other, the morale of Tao Qian's soldiers became lower and lower. At this moment, more and more questions were churning in their minds.
"Why are they so happy to fight?”
"Why are they eating so much?”
"Why are their soldiers wearing armor that's more imposing than our generals?”
"This is ridiculous!" Sun Guan cursed angrily in the tent," Everyone says that Lu Chengfeng is benevolent and loves the people. This is simply militarism! Even the soldiers are dressed so well!"
Xie Du silently glanced at his tattered battle robe, then walked to a corner and squatted down.
Zang Ba was also speechless. He could not help but sigh as he listened to the discussions of the soldiers outside.
How was he going to fight this war? Who can teach me!
The next day, Jiang Qin led his army forward, but Zang Ba retreated several miles and once again set up camp. At this time, Tao Qianjun was even more unbalanced. They realized that the other side was actually eating three meals!
One had to know that most armies in this era could barely provide two meals. They were so envious that their eyes turned red.
"As expected, the army of Lujiang does not lack food!”
A soldier held a bowl of porridge in his hand and looked at the opposite side enviously.
If not for the fact that they all had family, most of them would probably mutiny and join the other side.
The next day, Jiang Qin advanced again while Zang Ba retreated. Jiang Qin was so angry that he ran to the front of the formation and cursed,"Zang Ba, you bastard, stop and fight!”
He was so eager to make a contribution that he did not care about anything else and directly led his army to charge over.
Zang Ba didn't hesitate either. He led his troops back to Huailing County and closed the door.
"This dog!" Jiang Qin was about to die from anger. He had dreamed of achieving great merit, but this battle had turned into a race. The shameless Zang Ba had actually retreated into the city.
With his personality, he was about to attack the city. At this moment, Liu Ye advised,"Gongyi, the lord only wants us to repel the enemy. It's better not to attack the city.”
There were no siege weapons in the army, so the losses would definitely not be small. Therefore, Jiang Qin thought for a moment and calmed down. He scolded Zang Ba for a while before leading the army back to Zhong Li.
Zang Ba sighed and went to find Sun Guan and Xie Du,"What do we do now? If you flee without fighting, Tao Shijun will certainly come to ask for punishment.”
"We can't fight this battle at all. It's too terrifying!”"Big Brother, did you see that?" Sun Guan's eyelids twitched. The soldiers on the opposite side were like dogs that had seen a rabbit, their eyes turning green!”
"Yes, I am!" Zang Ba let out a long sigh. He was a man who was very good at seeking good fortune and avoiding harm. He pondered for a while and said to the two of them," Let's lead our troops back to Mount Tai. We mustn't become enemies with Lu Chengfeng in the future!"”
They were originally from Mount Tai, so it was only natural for them to turn around and go up the mountain. So he called Cao Bao over. Zang Ba cut him down with a knife and led the army away.
When the news reached Xu Prefecture, Tao Qian was furious. He scolded Zang Ba for a while, then sighed and gathered his subordinates."Zang Ba is useless. He fled without fighting. Who dares to defend Xiapi now?”
Without Zang Ba's 30,000 soldiers, he didn't have the courage to attack. He was only worried that Lu Peng would attack.
Everyone looked at each other. Zang Ba was the best fighter among his subordinates. If he could escape without fighting, how strong was his opponent?
Suddenly, someone stood up and said,"I'll go."”
" Yuanlong, you're just a civil official…" Although Tao Qian was delighted, he immediately frowned.
This person was called Chen Deng, and his character was Dragon. He was born in a prestigious family and had extraordinary courage. Tao Qian trusted him quite a bit.
"Don't worry, I know what to do. It was said that Lu Chengfeng was going to marry Cai Bo's daughter, so he should not invade for the time being. But…"
"But what?"
"However, Envoy, I heard that Lujiang has a lot of soldiers and food, and a large population. Why do you want to be enemies with them? Isn't it good to dominate the Central Plains?"
" Uh..." Tao Qian was stunned. His original strategy was to occupy the Southeast, but now it seemed that it was indeed impossible. He sighed and said," What's the use of saying this now? We've already offended this person."”
"The only thing we can do now is to mend our relationship and then send Young Master as a hostage. Perhaps we can resolve the previous enmity with Lu Peng.”
When Tao Qian heard that, he was instantly enraged and shouted,""Yuanlong, in the end, I haven't even fought with Lu Chengfeng, and I've already sent my son as a hostage. Don't mention this matter. Go to Xiapi and reorganize your military forces. Defend the city well. If the enemy attacks, I will personally lead the army to receive them!”
Chen Deng let out a long sigh and left."I'm afraid Xu Prefecture will change hands soon.”
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