Sun Shangxiang was held to account in front of the formation. As the commander-in-chief of an army, Lu Meng had no choice but to solve the problem.
This involves the issue of the righteousness of this dispatch of troops, and also concerns the morale of the entire army. If it is not resolved, it is difficult to say who will win in this field battle, let alone the next siege of the city.
In other armies, it is not difficult to solve this problem.
There is no need for Lu Meng to take action. As long as there is Tie Hanhan who is the first to ignore Sun Shangxiang and launch an attack on the Jiangling defenders, then the rest of the people will follow half-heartedly. After all, someone has taken the blame, and it will not be his fault in the future. thing.
If a fight really breaks out, the best option is to go around Sun Shangxiang. One person's strength is limited on the battlefield after all. Moreover, the Jiangling defenders may not be willing to see Sun Shangxiang take the risk of getting injured. After all, Zhang Xi's status within Liu Bei's group Not low.
But such a Tiehanhan is definitely not found in Jiangdong. Who made Jiangdong the world's military system.
The military system of the world, the lord authorizes the general to raise troops, the soldiers obey the general's orders, and the generals obey the lord's orders. This is how Jiangdong's army was formed.
Lü Meng was just a general appointed by Sun Quan, and he was not the master of these generals, let alone the soldiers. Who would be so kind and take the blame for Lü Meng?
There are only disadvantages to memorizing it, not any benefits.
In this way, Lu Meng could only temporarily leave the Chinese army camp. Under the leadership of dozens of guards, he came to the front of the two armies and spoke to Sun Shangxiang.
"Lu Meng has met Madam!"
With this greeting, Sun Shangxiang raised his eyebrows, stared at Lu Meng, and said, "Lu Ziming, what do you mean?!"
Ding Feng knew how to call me "Miss", but you, Lu Meng, called me "Madam". Are you planning to define yourself as an outsider from the beginning? !
Lu Meng said calmly, "Madam is my lord's sister and a noble relative from Jiangdong, but since she is married, she should be called Madam. I don't know what she thinks is wrong?!"
"you!!!"
Sun Shangxiang was extremely angry, but couldn't say a word.
When Ding Feng calls Sun Shangxiang "Miss", he fully acknowledges that Sun Shangxiang is still the little princess of Jiangdong.
Although Lu Meng also admitted that Sun Shangxiang was Sun Quan's sister, Lu Meng emphasized that Sun Shangxiang was Zhang Xi's wife, which invisibly weakened the relationship between Sun Shangxiang and Jiang Dong.
Sun Shangxiang knew Lu Meng's intention, but Sun Shangxiang couldn't refute it. After all, she was indeed Zhang Xi's wife. She did not want to give up this identity no matter what, otherwise she would not have appeared in front of the two armies today.
After clearing his mind, Sun Shangxiang said to Lu Meng again, "Let's not care about the name for now. Let me ask you, why did you raise unknown soldiers and betray the alliance to attack the allies?! Is this what you mean?! What is my brother's intention? ?!”
Ignoring the matter of identity for the moment, it is always true that Lu Meng betrayed the alliance and launched a sneak attack. How could he do this? We, Jiangdong, are still shameless? !
Lu Meng had already thought about this issue a long time ago.
Therefore, Lu Meng just smiled slightly and said to Sun Shangxiang, "Meng does not dare to use troops without authorization. This is not the intention of the lord, but the emperor's edict. The emperor has an edict coming, asking me to raise troops in Jiangdong to attack Buchen. The lord does not dare to disobey, so Send Meng to lead the army here. Madam is a sensible person, and you should know that it is loyalty and righteousness for your ministers to act according to the imperial edict!"
Sun Shangxiang almost became angry when he heard this.
"Lu Meng, you really chose your name right!" Sun Shangxiang pointed at Lu Meng and said, "Everyone in the world knows that now that the emperor's authority has fallen by the wayside, Cao thieves are holding the emperor hostage to order the princes. What you are serving is the emperor's edict. , or is it the edict of King Wei?!"
Lu Meng was not angry, however, and continued to say shamelessly, "I know this. The imperial edict is the emperor's seal, so it is naturally the emperor's edict!"
Anyway, I am convinced that we are under the imperial edict to punish thieves. Don't care whether the emperor is a puppet or not. We usually don't take him seriously, but now, as long as there is a reason to explain it.
What betrayal of alliance? !
We didn't. We were ordered to fight against thieves. It was you, Liu Bei, who disrespected the emperor. Otherwise, why would the emperor have issued an order to us to deal with you? !
Lu Meng's ability to tell lies with open eyes is not for nothing.
But in this way, it also gave Jiangdong a fig leaf to cover up his betrayal of the alliance and sneak attack on Jingzhou, giving him the so-called reputation of righteousness.
After all, the edict is real, and this is not a lie.
Sun Shangxiang was so angry that Lu Meng was so shameless that he could not speak.
But they really found a suitable reason. Although everyone knew that this reason was too nonsense, the problem was that this reason really made sense on the surface.
At least it is not a problem to fool the soldiers at the bottom. After all, in the eyes of the soldiers and generals at the bottom, the emperor should be the biggest one. Everyone listens to his words, and it is correct.
In a few words, Lu Meng solved the issue of his own righteousness in sending troops, and what was left was the issue of Sun Shangxiang, who was blocking the way.
Lu Meng really had no good solution to this problem. After all, no one would be willing to take the blame for him.
So, I can only take the blame myself.
But, to be honest, Lu Meng really doesn’t want to take the blame if he has the choice.
But Sun Shangxiang's appearance was indeed beyond Lu Meng's expectation. He really didn't expect that this person would get involved in such a national event.
If Lü Meng had already considered the issue of military justice, then Lü Meng really had not thought about the issue of Sun Shangxiang as a roadblock in advance.
Now for a while, Lu Meng had no other good idea but to act as the candidate for "the one who commits the crime below".
Taking a deep breath, Lu Meng took his own hard bow, drew the bow and nocked an arrow, aimed at Sun Shangxiang, and said, "Madam, please forgive me. We are here to punish the thief, and please retreat quickly. If you stop me, it will be treason. Meng, I will show no mercy to you when I receive a great favor from my lord."
Lu Meng aimed at Sun Shangxiang, but he didn't really want to scare him with the arrow. If he frightened him, the matter would be resolved.
But who is Sun Shangxiang? After hearing Lu Meng’s words and seeing Lu Meng’s behavior, is this what she can bear? !
"Lu Meng, you have received great favor from me, the Sun family, and you actually dare to offend me and kill your master?!" Sun Shangxiang pointed at his chest anxiously and said, "I will not retreat even one step here today. If you dare, Then shoot me."
Lu Meng remained calm and said in a cold voice, "I have received great favor from my lord, but I have not received great favor from my wife. If my wife does not retreat, then Meng will be rude."
After saying that, Lu Meng moved slightly to the side and shot an arrow.
Conscience of heaven and earth, really, Lu Meng can really swear to all the Buddhas in the sky that he aimed at the open space two feet beside Sun Shangxiang. He was afraid of accidentally hurting Sun Shangxiang. He also didn’t have enough confidence in his own archery skills. Lu Meng didn’t even dare to aim. In front of Sun Shangxiang, he was afraid that he might hurt someone if he didn't grasp the strength well.
This arrow was shot to scare Sun Shangxiang and at the same time show his determination, forcing Sun Shangxiang to retreat in spite of the difficulties.
Even if Sun Shangxiang does not retreat and shoots an arrow himself, for the sake of Sun Shangxiang's safety, the garrison commander in Jiangling City should not let Sun Shangxiang take risks anymore, right? !
But the problem is that Lu Meng wanted to scare Sun Shangxiang, but in the eyes of outsiders, it was an intolerable thing for him to aim at Sun Shangxiang with his bow and arrow.
Especially Ding Feng, who had received great kindness from Sun Shangxiang, could not possibly watch Lu Meng try to hurt his former benefactor.
Just as Lu Meng was about to shoot an arrow, Ding Feng shouted, "No, Captain!"
After roaring, he will come up to snatch the bow and arrow.
Lu Mengxian was jumped by Ding Feng's sudden roar. From the corner of his eye, he saw Ding Feng approaching to grab him. He subconsciously let go and the arrow shot straight towards Sun Shangxiang's face.
Now Lu Meng was also panicking. He really didn't want to shoot the young lady, he just wanted to scare her.
If he really wants to hurt this person, even if he captures Jingzhou and goes back, Sun Quan may not look good on him.
Not to mention that in this way, even if the crimes he committed below are completely confirmed, his reputation will be ruined.
Sun Shangxiang also didn't expect that Lu Meng would really dare to shoot at him. In addition, he had been pampered for many years. He really didn't react for a while and saw that the arrow was about to hit him. With a "ding", the arrow fell to the ground.
Guan Yinping had always maintained her attention and vigilance. She had not forgotten her responsibility to accompany Sun Shangxiang in the battle.
It was Sun Shangxiang who promised Wang Ji that he had the opportunity to go into battle. Seeing Jiangdong Xiaoer's sneak attack with bows and arrows, how could Guan Yinping let them "get their wish".
He waved his high-imitation version of the Qinglong Sword and knocked away the arrow the moment it approached, protecting Sun Shangxiang's safety.
Both sides were a little dumbfounded.
Ordinary generals couldn't accurately deflect arrows with weapons. How could a little girl, wielding such a heavy sword, do it easily? !
After being dumbfounded, Ding Feng and Lu Meng both breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Sun Shangxiang was not really hurt.
But then, Ding Feng and Lu Meng were worried again.
I saw the female general on the opposite side shouting loudly, "It's rude to come and not return!"
Then he took off the iron bow hanging on the side of the horse, stretched the bow and nocked an arrow, aimed at Lu Meng and shot an arrow.
At first, the two of them didn't take it seriously. After all, the two armies met seventy or eighty steps in front of the formation. Although they were within the range of the bow and arrow, the archer was, after all, a girl.
But when the two of them took a closer look, they found that the girl actually used an iron bow, and she could draw the bow to full strength. What kind of strength is this? !
After all, Ding Feng reacted faster. After shouting "Captain, be careful", he stretched out his hand to pull a shield and blocked it in front of Lu Meng.
At this time, Lu Meng's guards also reacted and quickly raised their shields to defend against the arrows fired by Guan Yinping. They were too powerful and too fast.
He was fast, and the arrow passed through Lu Meng's guards before they could form a shield wall.
It was so powerful that it directly penetrated the shield held by Ding Feng, grazed Ding Feng's shoulder, and hit Lu Meng's shoulder with an arrow, half of the arrow engulfed it.
There was nothing I could do about it. Lu Meng was half a head taller than Ding Feng.
(End of chapter)
