Lu Meng's tough orders made Jiangdong generals dissatisfied.
But after all, it is a military order. Those who disobey military orders will be beheaded according to military law, and they will not be able to say anything when they go back.
Therefore, even though they were dissatisfied, the Jiangdong generals did intensify their attacks on the city walls, and once even put the city walls of Jiangling City in a hurry.
Fortunately, Wang Ji has always been calm. Now that he has reinforcements, he has been holding a reserve team of no less than 3,000 people. Although he was attacked by the Jiangdong Army unprepared, he was very embarrassed, but with the strength in his hand In the reserve team, Wang Ji quickly stabilized the defense.
In the next five days, Jiangdong Army and Jiangling garrison entered into a very fierce tug-of-war during the siege, with both sides suffering heavy casualties.
Whether it was the Chinese army or the Jiangdong generals' army, under the supervision of Lu Meng, the casualties of the Jiangdong Army began to rise linearly.
Although the defenders in Jiangling City did not suffer as many casualties as Jiangdong Army under the protection of the city wall, several generals, including Wang Ji, had gone up to the city wall to personally command the defense. In the end, even Guan Yinping had to He once again led his troops out of the city and took on the important task of burning down the enemy's siege equipment.
But in general, the losses of the siege team were indeed greater than those of the defenders. Wang Ji could still hold on, but Lu Meng could no longer hold on.
In five days, there were more than 8,000 casualties. Lu Meng could ignore this damage, but the generals in the army could no longer bear it.
Of the more than 8,000 casualties, half were casualties from the generals' private armies. Who could bear this? !
You know, even senior generals like Ding Feng and Zhu Huan can only lead five or six thousand troops. Some of the remaining junior generals can lead two or three thousand troops, which is already a very good treatment.
The loss of five to six hundred men out of two to three thousand men was enough to make these generals feel distressed for several months.
In addition, it is not just one person's loss, everyone has suffered losses. When there are more people, they gather together to protest against Lu Meng. Even Lu Meng is a little unable to bear it.
Not to mention, this time not only Zhu Huan, Ding Feng and others, but also Lu Xun, no longer spoke out to help him. Lu Meng had to bear the blame of these people alone.
Even though Lu Meng was determined to die after the war, he was still very angry with these guys.
If these people had even half of their own determination to serve the country, how could they not be able to capture Jiangling City even now?
Similarly, these people also made Lu Meng lament that as the group of veterans who started the business together gradually died, the current Jiangdong generals no longer had the courage to sacrifice themselves for the country.
Lu Meng didn't know what he was thinking. Faced with the questions from a group of Jiangdong generals, he neither responded nor expressed his position. He just sat quietly on the main seat without saying a word.
And this also made the generals mistakenly think that Lu Meng had a guilty conscience, and the quarrel became even more intense.
And at this time.
"You guys are making so much noise, don't you know that military law is ruthless?!"
A loud shout rang out in the camp.
The generals turned around dissatisfied and wanted to see which blind bastard it was. They kept silent, kept silent, and moved out of the way.
Lu Meng was also surprised. There are still such reckless people these days. Don't they know that public anger is hard to offend? !
When he looked up, he saw the person coming. He immediately stood up and saluted.
Indeed, this guy, you really don’t need to know. He beat up everyone in the account, and no one dared to fight back.
The top military figures in Jiangdong, Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, made a brilliant appearance.
Zhou Yu's sudden arrival made everyone in the camp dare not make any more noise. Everyone stood up and bowed their hands in greeting, and then obeyed Zhou Yu's instructions.
Zhou Yu squinted his eyes, glanced at everyone present, and said again with a gloomy face, "What are you still doing here? There is no official business to deal with in the army?! Why don't you retreat quickly!!!"
The generals immediately took orders and filed out.
When everyone who should leave was almost gone, Zhou Yu frowned, looked at Lu Meng dissatisfied, and said, "Ziming, you are a veteran in the army. You should know the importance of majesty and law. How can you tolerate the quarrels of your subordinates? ?!”
Lu Meng was suddenly embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.
Indeed, today's matter is his problem.
but.
"Captain Rong Bing," Lu Meng bowed and said to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu interrupted Lu Meng's words and said, "Ziming, you are the commander-in-chief personally appointed by the lord. You are the only one in the army who is the commander-in-chief. How can the commander-in-chief call Yu by his nickname?"
Well, that’s what I said, but the question is who dares? !
Due to Zhou Yu's status, it is normal for the younger generation to call him "Zhou Gong", just like calling Zhang Zhao "Zhang Gong".
But Lü Meng is indeed quite embarrassed. He was the governor appointed by Sun Quan, but his governor refers to "the governor of Changsha and the two counties of Guiyang", not "the governor of the military affairs in Jiangdong" like Zhou Yu.
Furthermore, Lu Meng's governorship was a temporary position, and Zhou Yu's governorship was temporary in the past, but according to Sun Quan's intention, it was obvious that he wanted this position to be Zhou Yu's exclusive official position.
Therefore, in order to distinguish the difference between the two, although Lu Meng can also be called Governor Lu, when it comes to "Grand Governor", it definitely refers to Zhou Yu.
Lu Meng himself was already used to it.
But if you asked Lu Meng to call Zhou Yu by his first name, Lu Meng would not dare.
Yes, Lu Meng's qualifications in the army are indeed not low. Especially after many veteran generals have aged or died of illness, Lu Meng's qualifications have been ranked among the top ten in the army.
But no matter from which angle he looked at it, Lu Meng did not dare to compare himself with Zhou Yu in the same generation.
I think back then, when Zhou Yu burned Red Cliff, wore a feather fan and a turban, and showed his majestic appearance, Lu Meng was just a junior general in the army. His status was inferior to Jiang Qin, Chen Wu and others, and he was just a middle-lower military attache.
In the past few years, Jiangdong's senior generals have died of illness, and no one dared to show off in front of Zhou Yu.
Therefore, Lu Meng could only vaguely ignore the problem of title and told Zhou Yu all the problems Jiangdong Army was encountering now.
Even Lu Meng, in such a difficult time, subconsciously wanted to seek Zhou Yu's opinion. After all, this person's status in the hearts of Jiangdong generals was too high.
Lu Meng may be able to argue for his different strategies from Zhou Yu in front of Sun Quan, but this does not mean that there is any conflict between Lu Meng and Zhou Yu. On the contrary, Lu Meng has also served under Zhou Yu for a long time and is very fond of Zhou Yu. Respect.
Now, Jiangdong may once again be facing a very difficult situation. He can neither advance nor retreat. Lu Meng also needs Zhou Yu to help him make a decision. What should he do? !
Zhou Yu came here this time actually for this matter.
Lu Meng's attack at Jiangling City was not going well. In fact, Sun Quan in Jianye had already known about it through military reports.
Sun Quan, who was in Jianye, was naturally very concerned about this sneak attack. Therefore, as soon as Sun Quan learned of the battle report, he would summon Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu to discuss countermeasures.
Zhou Yu was already a little worried when he learned that Lü Meng went north to attack Jiangling without taking the public security. When he heard that Lü Meng's attack was frustrated at the gate of Jiangling City, Zhou Yu finally couldn't help it.
This battle was Lü Meng's strategy, and Lü Meng had been preparing for this strategy for several years, so Lü Meng was the most suitable candidate to lead the army in the end.
Although Zhou Yu is the number one person in the military, with his current status, Zhou Yu does not want to compete with the Mesozoic for such meritorious service opportunities. Secondly, Zhou Yu cannot move lightly until the critical moment.
But now, Lu Meng's strategy has completely failed.
After Lu Meng failed to capture the police, his strategic sneak attack had turned into a violent attack. In Zhou Yu's view, it was no longer possible to achieve a surprise victory, and the entire plan had completely changed its tune.
At this time, Lu Meng was still staying under Jiangling City, trying to attack Jiangling by force. Zhou Yu really couldn't rest assured.
Therefore, Zhou Yu repeatedly asked Sun Quan for orders to go to the Jiangling front line.
One, in the name of Sun Quan, went to the front line to reward the entire army and stimulate the morale of the soldiers.
Both of them can also see the situation on the spot and make judgments so that Sun Quan can rest assured.
Sun Quan was originally worried about letting Zhou Yu go, because Zhou Yu's prestige in the army was too high. When he went to the frontline military camp, did the soldiers and generals in the army listen to Lu Meng or Zhou Yu? !
Sun Quan knew that Zhou Yu's strategy and Lü Meng's strategy were different, but since Sun Quan chose Lü Meng's strategy, Sun Quan did not want to create any artificial trouble for Lü Meng to implement this strategy.
But Sun Quan was really worried.
Because the current situation is far different from the prospect Lu Meng painted for him.
According to Lu Meng's plan, not only the police, but also Wuling and Lingling counties should have been captured by this time.
But now, none of these places have been captured. Wuling County was even able to send troops to support the public security, and even surrounded Xu Sheng at the ferry and beat him up.
Sun Quan really couldn't rest assured, and Zhou Yu's character had always been reliable, so it was impossible for him to engage in internal strife with Lu Meng over this matter. Sun Quan thought about it before finally deciding to let Zhou Yu go and see the situation on his behalf.
Of course, just to see the situation, Sun Quan did not authorize Zhou Yu to seize Lu Meng's military power. Zhou Yu never thought of doing so, and even Lu Meng had no such awareness at all.
After Zhou Yu listened to all Lu Meng's story, he frowned and thought for a while, and decided to take a look before talking.
(End of chapter)
