Lu Kai knew that the war was of great importance, but he still took on the job without hesitation. After all, no one in the court can afford this heavy responsibility. If the small court of Wu, who moved the capital to Kuaiji, could continue, the battle between Qian and Tang was crucial.

In the face of danger, someone really needs to stand up. Lu Kai immediately took the order and led his army to Qian Tang.

Qian Tang is located north of Zhejiang, close to Zhejiang. Although Qian Tang is lonely in the north of the Yangtze River, Lu Kai has nothing to worry about. After all, Qian Tang can be connected with Kuaiji waterways, and the Wu army still has some advantages in waterways.

The fall of the Yangtze River defense line was not actually because the Wu navy was not good, but because the Wei army was caught off guard. The Wei army spent a whole year in order to build the attack base for the catapult. During this year, the entire camp was in a closed and hidden environment. Although the Wu people tried every means to spy, they did not get any news.

Therefore, when the two sides were fighting, the Wu navy was caught off guard and almost destroyed. If the Wu army could have known this information earlier and prevented it in advance and did not enter the range of the catapult car, the Wu navy would not have suffered a catastrophe.

The Battle of the Yangtze River is almost unreplicable, so Lu Kai goes to Qian Tang to defend, so there is no need to worry about reversing and reversing. Not to mention that the Wei army does not have that long preparation time, even if there is, Lu Kai has been prepared in advance, and it is impossible for the Wei army to bombard it indiscriminately.

Lu Kai inspected Qian Tang's situation and made two preparations. He deployed part of his troops in Qian Tang, and the other part of his troops in Guling on the south bank of Zhejiang. The two places were connected by water and supported each other. If Qian Tang's war was unfavorable, Guling's army could support at any time. If Qian Tang really couldn't hold on, the army stationed in Qian Tang could also retreat from water to Guling.

In this way, Lu Kai can attack and defend with the retreat and defend, and Lu Kai can defend Qian Tang with ease, but despite this, Lu Kai still dared not take it lightly. After all, although he led 30,000 troops, most of these troops were recruits, and the combat effectiveness can be imagined. If you want to fight head-on with the powerful Wei army, your strength is still not good.

So after arriving in Qian Tang, Lu Kai actively devoted himself to the construction of city defense fortifications. Qian Tang was originally just a county town in Wu. Although it was on a major transportation road and was more prosperous than ordinary cities, it was not deep in the mainland of Wu and there was no risk of enemy invasion. Therefore, Qian Tang's city defense was relatively relaxed, or it did not have the conditions to defend the city at all.

Lu Kai personally went on the battle, mobilized the army and the civilians in the city to repair fortifications, build high walls, Qiantang City was small, and there was no moat. Now the Wei army may invade at any time, and it is definitely too late to dig it now, so Lu Kai could only set up a lot of horse-rejecting horses and antlers under the city to try to slow down the impact of the Wei army.

The horse-resisting and deer antlers have miraculous effects on dealing with cavalry, which can greatly delay the cavalry's attack, but for infantry, the effect is not so obvious. After all, the infantry's attack speed is slow, and the horse-resisting and deer aid will not cause too much damage to them.

But if we cooperate with the bows and arrows on the city, we can still hinder the Wei army's attack, so Lu Kai still ordered people to arrange a large number of horse-rejected horses and antlers. No matter what, these things can still play some role in the end.

Lu Kai asked Gu Rong to guard Guling, while Xiu Ze was leading the navy fleet to maneuver on the river. He and Ding Gu led their troops to guard Qian Tang, waiting for the Wei army to come.

Just after February, the salt officers appeared in the Wei army's army, which was only a few dozen miles away from Qian Tang. After hearing the news, the Qian Tang guards were facing a great enemy. Lu Kai ordered the withdrawal of the people from the periphery and went all out to guard Qian Tang.

For Yang Hu, the progress of the Wei army was indeed fast enough. Last year, the Wei army launched a large-scale crossing offensive and captured Jianye on the 24th. On New Year's Eve, without waiting for the New Year, Yang Hu was ordered to lead his army to leave Jianye and head to the southeast, conquering Jurong, Wujin, Yunyang, and Piling Zhucheng, and pushing the front line into Wujun.

This battle to conquer cities and land was almost a big step forward. The Wei army was invincible all the way. Most of the Wu army's troops fled in a hurry. Even if some cities had slightly resisted, they were quickly swallowed up by the Wei army's crowd. Under such a general trend, any resistance of the Wu army was futile.

After entering Wujun, the Wei army's attack was still like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. From conquering Wuxian to attacking Jiaxing, the Wei army seized more than a dozen cities in one breath, with a rainbow momentum, which made the Wu people frightened and fled in a hurry. In just over half a month, they captured most of Wujun, pushing the front line to the beach, facing Shanyin in Kuaiji County across the sea.

At this time, Yang Hu also received the news that Sun Hao succeeded to the throne and emperor in Kuaiji County. Of course, there was nothing unexpected about this news. After the death of the Lord Sun Xiu, the remnants of the Wu Kingdom did not choose to surrender, but fled one after another. It was naturally normal for them to form an exiled court in Kuaiji County. For Yang Hu, the people of Wu refused to surrender. If they continued, even if they captured a large territory, they would have less than one city. Even if they chased them to the ends of the earth, they would not give them a place to stay.

Since Sun Hao proclaimed himself emperor in Kuaiji, Kuaiji will inevitably become Yang Hu's next target of attack. However, Yang Hu still used steady and steady tactics. After taking over Wujun, he naturally had to effectively clean up the targets in Wujun to eliminate future troubles.

The troops of the Central Army are only responsible for field siege missions. The captured cities will be taken over by subsequent garrison troops. At the same time, they will select a part of the local surrendered troops to serve as village chariots and maintain local public order. After all, there are many cities in the Wu Kingdom. Although Cao Liang mobilized 40,000 people to serve as garrisons, each city will send troops to garrison one by one, and it is still a bit stretched in terms of military strength.

It was also a lasting solution to launch the surrendered troops of the Wu people. However, the Wei army has always controlled the number of troops and allowed the Wei army to take the dominant position as much as possible. In this way, there will be no chaos.

While advancing, Yang Hu had to handle garrison affairs, so he delayed it until early February when he led his troops southward and approached Qian Tang, preparing to attack Kuaiji County.
Chapter completed!