Chapter 146 Yangzhou is shaken, and all parties are taking action! (Subscribe)

"Continue to attack the city of Jialing County?"

In Leling City, Lin Zhongyun stood in front of the virtual panel, his eyes fixed on "Feng Chu"'s comments, and his heart fell into deep thought.

Blitzkrieg, lightning war, it's all about the speed of unexpected attack and quick decision-making.

Although winter is only a few days away, if we continue to wage war, there will inevitably be problems with keeping warm in the severe cold and shortage of food and fodder. Any wise person will not start a war again, let alone dream of conquering the entire Yangzhou.

Lin Zhongyun understood this principle very well. Wouldn’t the generals in other cities in Jialing County understand it?

In their eyes, although the rebel army is now powerful and brave, the capture of Leling County City is even more astonishing.

However, even the most ferocious tiger will always take a nap. The long-distance raid has already consumed all the physical strength of the entire rebel army, which is already the maximum limit of the entire rebel army.

In this case, the best option is to defend the city and recuperate. In other words, now is the time when the defenses of other cities are the most lax.

Moreover, as the county seat of the entire Leling County, Leling City undoubtedly has the largest military force and defense measures. Once they can conquer this tough nut, then the remaining cities will be as easy as taking something out of a bag.

If he took the initiative to attack at this time, he would be able to catch them off guard. In addition, the rebel army is now famous and the morale of the people has been shaken, so it would be effortless for him to capture other cities.

The more important point of doing this is that it can put enough pressure on the court, only in this way will the pressure on the court become greater and greater.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhongyun's eyes suddenly became firm. This time he wanted to attack by surprise.

……

The days passed by.

The news of the capture of Leling City quickly spread throughout Yangzhou. This news was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, shaking the entire Yangzhou.

Especially the fact that the people in Leling City joined the rebel army in the end made everyone feel a sense of crisis.

Before this, people only saw the invincible posture of the rebels, but this time they saw something that they were very secretive about - Lin Zhongyun's reputation among the people.

In the past, no matter how brave and invincible Lin Zhongyun was, he was at best a grassroots hero. Even if he caused great trouble, in the end he was just a king who divided the land and established his own territory.

However, now, Lin Zhongyun's reputation among the people has been getting higher and higher. This change has made a qualitative leap in his status. For the rulers, this is undoubtedly shaking the foundation of their rule, and they will never tolerate such a situation. Therefore, the court was furious about this matter, and their patience with Lin Zhongyun has reached its limit.

At this time, in Chenliu County, inside Hanyang City.

A civil servant with a pale face and a panicked look walked into the government office of the governor Fei Junzheng. He bowed to Fei Junzheng and said hurriedly: "Sir, Leling City is lost!"

His tone was panic-stricken, and the last two words "lost" were stretched out very long at this time, as if he was wailing for someone.

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was shocked. The faces of the people present turned pale instantly, no longer as calm as before. Fei Junzheng, the governor of the state, dropped the teacup in his hand, his face was dull, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

He strode down the platform, not caring about his image at this moment. He grabbed the clerk's throat with one hand and asked angrily, "Five...five...thousand soldiers and horses captured Leling City, which is guarded by my twenty thousand soldiers and horses?"

"My Lord Governor, how dare I lie about military intelligence!" The official looked uglier than crying, and cried in panic, "Fifty thousand versus twenty thousand, the defenders of Leling City were completely wiped out, and no one survived. This is absolutely true news!"

"And according to the news from the front, Lin Zhongyun is personally guarding Leling City, seemingly to block our reinforcements for the rebel army!"

Hearing this news, everyone was shocked again.

what is this?
Are you not going to stop? Are you going to go all the way to Huanglong?
All this made them feel fear and anxiety.

Thinking back to his previous promise, Fei Junzheng now found it extremely ridiculous.

In fact, he originally wanted to rely on the armaments of Leling City to delay Lin Zhongyun so that Chu Yun could attack Anshan County with peace of mind.

From the beginning to the end, he never thought of engaging in a head-on battle with Lin Zhongyun. Just in case, he temporarily transferred troops from other cities to support Leling County.

It was originally thought that even if the 20,000 troops were no match for Lin Zhongyun, they could at least hold out until reinforcements from the imperial court arrived.

However, the idea is good, but the reality is cruel.

With his 20,000 troops, they couldn't even hold out for a day, let alone wait until reinforcements arrived.

Why is that?
Their military strength is several times greater than Lin Zhongyun's, but they are still no match for him?

He obviously paid enough attention to Lin Zhongyun and was careful enough, but why did he still let Lin Zhongyun succeed?

He found it hard to understand all this, let alone accept it.

You must know that Leling County is the gateway to the entire Chenliu County, and the troops stationed there account for three-tenths of the troops in Jialing County.

Now that Leling County has been captured and the gate is wide open, if Lin Zhongyun were to march straight in and attack Huanglong, they would be in danger.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Fei Junzheng thought of this, and those officials who valued their lives the most naturally thought of this as well.

At this moment, they could no longer act as if they were superior to the common people. They all looked pale and panicked as they spoke:
"Sir, Leling County has been captured now. I'm afraid the next target will be my Chenliu County?"

"Yes, sir, the rebel Lin Zhongyun is coming with great force, we have to be on guard!"

"Even the 20,000 defenders are no match for us. We must quickly ask the court for help."

"That's right. With only the current military force in Chenliu County, I'm afraid it will be very dangerous."

"Chu Yun, that's right, Chu Yun.

The only one who can rival Lin Zhongyun now is General Chu Yun. Your Excellency should ask Chu Yun to return the visit in time."

As the matter involved their own lives and property, no one stood by and watched at this moment. Everyone was talking at once, and the buzz of conversation made the entire conference room noisy, just like the commotion in a vegetable market.

Fei Jun was listening to everyone's discussion, and he became increasingly annoyed. He slammed the table and shouted, "Enough! How can you keep making such a fuss?"

The sound in the conference room suddenly stopped, and everyone looked at Fei Junzheng, waiting for his instructions.

Fei Junzheng took a deep breath, trying to calm the panic in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, now that things have happened, will your quarreling here stop Lin Zhongyun from attacking?"

He looked around and continued, "Now is the critical moment for the survival of Chenliu County. Only if you work together can we overcome the difficulties."

Fei Junzheng's shouting made everyone look at each other in bewilderment. They fell silent for a moment and dared not say anything more.

At this time, someone stood up and said, "Sir, I think that Lin Zhongyun has traveled a long distance to capture Leling County, which is already the limit. There is no possibility of sending troops again in a short time."

"I want to ask, are those rebels made of iron? Don't they need to rest?"

"Ok!"

These words calmed Fei Junzheng down. He looked at the man and continued, "Not bad, keep talking."

"And this time Lin Zhongyun conquered Leling City. Not only Chenliu County, but I'm afraid the imperial court will also feel tremendous pressure."

Seeing Fei Junzheng speaking, the man continued, "In my opinion, the court will definitely send more reinforcements. The reinforcements sent by the court will soon arrive in Yangzhou. We just need to defend the city during this period of time, and when the court army arrives, we will be able to capture Lin Zhongyun alive with the help of both inside and outside forces."

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted opposition from many people.

"Hey, what did you say?

Is Lin Zhongyun a human being? Look at what he has done in the past year. Is this something a normal person can do? He is simply a madman. "

"Since he is a madman, how can we use common sense to understand his thoughts? In my opinion, the safest way is to recall Chu Yun immediately." "That's right, recalling Chu Yun is the best way."

……

For a moment, the entire meeting room was noisy again.

The people at the scene were divided into two factions. One faction believed in defending the city and waiting for reinforcements, while the other faction strongly demanded that Chu Yun be recalled to be on the safe side.

Looking at the people quarreling again, Fei Junzheng's face became even uglier, and he felt a sudden pain in his head.

Finally, after thinking for a long time, he finally decided to make preparations for both scenarios.

He looked around and said in a deep voice: "I have my own plans for Chu Yun. The imperial reinforcements are about to arrive. Now, what we need to do is to strengthen the defense of Chenliu County and ensure that we can hold on before Lin Zhongyun attacks."

Fei Junzheng's words made everyone feel a little more at ease, but the worries in their hearts were not completely eliminated.

After all, Lin Zhongyun's reputation has spread throughout Daqian, and his army is invincible and unbeatable.

Can they really withstand Lin Zhongyun's attack?

This question popped up in everyone's mind, and at this moment they felt uncertain about the future for the first time.

At the same time, Yuzhou, Anshan County!
Outside the army where Chu Yun was stationed, there was smoke everywhere.

The endless desolate mountains and wilderness were littered with horrific corpses.

Chu Yun looked at everything in front of him with a very complicated expression.

smoothly,

It all went so well.

However, there was a sense of weirdness in this smooth process.

In the past few days, he has attacked five cities in succession. The whole offensive was full of momentum and he was unmatched wherever he went. This made him very happy, thinking that he had finally defeated Lin Zhongyun.

To this end, he has made full preparations and is waiting for Lin Zhongyun to come and fight him.

But gradually, he felt something unusual.

During the attack on Anshan County, they did not encounter the main force of the rebel army, let alone see Lin Zhongyun's army.

Until now, no trace of Lin Zhongyun has been found in Anshan County.

This is all really too weird.

The only explanation is that Lin Zhongyun knew he was no match for his opponent and fled, abandoning the base he had worked so hard to build.

But is Lin Zhongyun really that kind of person? Would he really give up his base like this?
Does he really have such courage to cut off his own arm?

Soon, all his questions were answered with the help of a military newspaper.

“What a courage!”

After seeing the contents of the letter, even Chu Yun, who was always calm and composed, looked extremely unhappy. "Tell the scouts not to look for him anymore. Lin Zhongyun is not in Anshan County. They have already captured Leling County."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar.

"Leling County? How is this possible?"

"You know, Leling County has 20,000 troops stationed there. How did Lin Zhongyun conquer Leling County?"

"Yes, even if our army captures Leling County, I'm afraid it will suffer heavy losses."

"Could it be that there was a traitor in Leling County, and Leling County was lost due to the cooperation between the inside and the outside?"

"Or maybe the Leling County garrison was a traitor and surrendered the entire city?"

All the generals present were filled with surprise at this moment. They never expected that Lin Zhongyun would actually abandon the base camp and attack Leling County.

What surprised them even more was that Lin Zhongyun actually captured Leling County with only 50,000 troops?

They were all veterans of battle, so they naturally knew how difficult it was to capture a city with 20,000 troops stationed there.

No matter how hard they tried, there were only two ways to capture Leling County so quickly.

What puzzled and surprised them was that Chu Yun shook his head at their guess and said in a deep voice: "Neither, Lin Zhongyun took Leling City by frontal assault."

He gritted his teeth and spoke word by word. No one knew better than him what this meant. It meant that there was another insurmountable record between him and Lin Zhongyun.

What would it matter even if he captured five cities in a row in these days?
The cities he captured were all defended by the remnants of the rebel army, and they were not the main force.

But Leling City is different. There are 20,000 troops stationed there, and each of them is a battle-hardened imperial officer and soldier.

The difficulty between the two is incomparable, it's simply like heaven and earth.

Now, Lin Zhongyun is enough to surpass him just by capturing a city in Leling County.

Upon hearing this news, someone immediately worriedly asked, "General, Lin Zhongyun is so fierce that he has already captured Leling City. Doesn't that mean Jialing County is also in danger?"

"Yes, I'm afraid that if we leave Lin Zhongyun alone, it will endanger the entire Yangzhou!"

……

At one time, many people expressed their concerns, implying that they all wanted help.

Listening to everyone's discussions, Chu Yun's expression turned extremely ugly.

There are only two options before him now. One is to return to provide assistance immediately, which will ensure the safety of Yangzhou, but this hard-won opportunity to capture Anshan County will be missed in vain.

Once you miss an opportunity, you don’t know when the next opportunity will come.

If that happens, the distance between him and Lin Zhongyun will become farther and farther, and by then he will really be far behind Lin Zhongyun.

But if he didn't come back to help, if something really went wrong in Yangzhou, the court would definitely blame him, and then...

For a moment, even he, who had always been courageous, was caught in a dilemma.

And all this was due to the difficulties caused to him by Lin Zhongyun.

Before sending troops to Anshan County, he had thought of countless possibilities, but he never expected that Lin Zhongyun would have such courage to cut off his arm to survive.

He looked into the distance, murmuring Lin Zhongyun's name, "Lin Zhongyun, Lin Zhongyun..."

After pondering for a long time, his eyes suddenly became firm, "Since you, Lin Zhongyun, have such great courage, why don't I, Chu Yun, have it too?"

"Pass on my order. Set off immediately and attack the city immediately. No matter what, we must get Lin Zhongyun to return to his base camp to support him."

This is the result of his careful consideration.

Faced with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he had to think about whether this was the only chance he would have in his lifetime.

As long as he conquers the entire Anshan County, with such a great achievement, even if something really happens to Yangzhou by then, what can the court do to him?
He just wanted to prove to the world that he, Chu Yun, was no worse than Lin Zhongyun!
Ps: I beg for monthly tickets, and I beg my brothers to support me more!!!
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