Under Changsha City.
Lu Xun looked up at the top of the city wall that had been blown open, and was horrified in his heart. What kind of sky thunder could blow open such a strong and thick city wall? If such a sky thunder really detonated in the army, I'm afraid It was a narrow escape.
"Report! Commander, the city has been inspected and no ambush has been seen."
Lu Xun nodded, but just as he was about to urge his horse into the city, his mind moved slightly, and then he asked: "Is there anything abnormal in the city?"
The spy replied again: "For the information of the Governor, all fire-provoking objects in the city have been checked and there are no abnormalities."
Lu Xun then boldly urged the horse into the city with confidence, but he led the horse directly to the governor's house. Generals Xu Sheng and Ding Feng separated on the left and right, but Han Cong and Li Huan followed Lu Xun directly into the inner room. However, the furnishings in the inner room were different. It was so jaw-dropping that even Lu Xun opened his mouth and was speechless for a long time.
Li Huan was the first to speak, but snorted coldly: "I didn't expect that the relationship between the governor and Li Xian is so unusual. It is really eye-opening for me."
Han Cong stood aside with his sword in hand and sneered at the corner of his mouth.
Lu Xun finally came to his senses, but shook his head helplessly and said, "This is just Li Xian's conspiracy. Please keep an eye on it, Lord Supervisor."
Li Huan snorted coldly again: "Mingcha? How can I be aware of this? People have helped you set up the mourning hall for the late Lu family, why don't you pay your respects?"
Lu Xun smiled bitterly and said: "These traitors are accustomed to plotting and scheming, but they dare not fight for victory in front of the battle. This is clearly aimed at me, Lu, Lord Supervisor."
It turns out that all the government offices in Changsha City had been replaced before Li Xian left and renovated into a decent mourning hall, and all the names of the deceased Lu family in Lujiang were listed neatly on it, and there were even fruit and vegetable tributes. , this time really made Lu Xun's scalp numb. In fact, he didn't think so much. Now that the peace was negotiated, he went directly to Changsha and asked Ling Tong and Dong Xi to attack Yiling along the Xiang River. He Qi and Wang Wei sent troops by land to form an encirclement and suppression force, and they could lead another army from Changsha to Wuling and encircle them on three sides. By then, Li Xian would not be able to fly out even if he put on his wings.
While Lu Xun was thinking about it, Li Huan accidentally saw it from the corner of his eye. There seemed to be something like an envelope under the futon. He calmly walked to the futon, bowed his waist and stretched out his hand to take it out and open it. He saw it written on it: "Li Xianzhi, the Champion of the Han Dynasty" The book was written before the Linghou of Wujiang. In the late autumn in the south of the Yangtze River recently, the red leaves are flying, and it is already the beginning of winter..." Behind it are rows of illegible handwriting, a circle here, a dot there, and there is indeed some Morse code. look like.
"What's the explanation for this letter?" Li Huan pinched his beard and sneered, "Li finally understood. In the past, General Boyan defeated Liu Bei at Xiaoting. He was so powerful. Why can't he defeat the little Li Xian today? It turns out that this is the case. Something happened."
Lu Xun hurriedly picked up the letter that Li Huan had thrown on the ground. What caught his eyes were the words written in thin gold. The words behind them became increasingly blurry. Lu Xun, who had always been calm and collected, suddenly felt anxious. Khan, just pacing back and forth in the house, trying to find evidence to prove his innocence, but it was so difficult. It's very simple. The person who wronged you actually knows more than you how wronged you are. Now, unless you have to put Li Xian's head in front of these two people, there is no way to prove your innocence. Riding a tiger like this, It's really a big head.
"This is Li Xian's treacherous plan. You two adults must not fall into the trap." Lu Xun also knew that there was no evidence, and his words just seemed extremely weak.
Li Huan smiled slightly and said: "It's very simple for us to believe it. We are still more willing to believe in Mr. Lu's loyalty to the Holy Emperor. As long as Mr. Lu can attack and destroy Li Xian, we will never give any further advice."
Han Cong shook his head and said: "Master Li, I think General Lu leads an army that is invincible in the world. Li Xian, a mere Li Xian, should not be taken seriously. Please ask the supervisor to defeat the enemy within a time limit."
When Lu Xun heard this, he felt a lump in his chest. He was so angry that he couldn't get rid of it. Then he asked tremblingly: "Master Li, what is your deadline?"
Li Huan spread his hands and said: "Ten days, if General Lu cannot defeat Li Xian in ten days, then I will return to Beijing to report on my duties."
"You!" Lu Xun was about to point his finger at Li Huan and curse, but he slowly put his hand down and gritted his teeth: "Ten days, just ten days! I still don't believe how far a mere Li Xian can push me!"
"Okay! It's a deal!" Li Huan smiled evilly, followed by Han Cong, and the two walked out of the government office.
After the two of them walked out, Xu Sheng and Ding Feng came in. They were met by the Lu family's mourning hall and Lu Xun who was lying limply on the ground. They knew something was wrong and immediately stepped forward to help Lu Xun, but Ding Feng was broken. He cursed: "These thieves cannot win decisively in battle, but instead use conspiracy and tricks to frame the governor. If we catch this person, we will kill him alive!"
Xu Sheng was also about to have an attack, but was stopped by Lu Xun. Lu Xun said tremblingly: "Okay, conspiracies are also tricks. I can only say that they are tricks, and I have to dig in. I understand that Zhou Gongjin in the past It feels so good, cough!"
However, Lu Xun felt angry in his chest and coughed out a mouthful of blood. Xu Sheng was instantly frightened. He immediately knelt down and cried bitterly: "Captain! Then Li Huan and Han Cong are not good people. They must be undercover agents arranged by the thieves. Wait. I’m going to chop them down right now!”
After saying that, Xu Sheng was about to go forward with the knife, but Lu Xun held on to his strength and shouted sternly: "Come back!"
"Captain! General... General, for the sake of Soochow, the Governor must take care of himself! Master Gongjin has been gone for a long time, and the Commander must not follow in Master Gongjin's footsteps!" Xu Sheng said. As soon as the knife was thrown away, tears couldn't stop flowing from his eyes. He knelt down and kowtowed, "We finally got back Jingzhou. Wu Kingdom has not yet realized its ambition to unify the world. Commander, stand up!"
"Look at you crying. It's like I'm leaving tomorrow. It's only ten days. If we work together, we don't believe we can't defeat Li Xian! Ding Feng, send a message to Qi quickly and order him to attack Yiling with all his strength. , Yiling City is broken and immediately joins the army, attacking Li Xian from both front and rear!"
"Yes!" Ding Feng accepted the order.
"Xu Sheng, lead your elite cavalry to march out at night and attack Li Xian's rear army. Remember, you will be ambushed tonight. Once you are ambushed, light the signal immediately. Preservation of your strength is the first priority!" Lu Xun said.
"Commander? Why did you chase after you when you knew there was an ambush?" Xu Sheng asked in confusion.
"I have ordered people to inspect Li Xian's military stoves. There are twice as many military stoves as before. I believe he did it deliberately to lure our troops to pursue, so he used his plan." Lu Xun said.
Xu Sheng thought for a moment and understood. He had heard of reducing the number of stoves to lure the enemy, but this was the first time he had heard of the strategy of increasing the number of stoves to lure the enemy. He just felt that the confrontation between these two people was so dazzling that he had no idea. Which move was false, which one was real, so he had to hold his hands and say: "The last general takes orders!"
"Go and summon Ling Tong." Lu Xun stood still and put his hand on his forehead.
"yes!"
.......
It was night. Li Xian slowly led his troops to retreat to Yiling. He didn't say much along the way. He just felt that the weather in the south of the Yangtze River, which was about to enter winter, was really wet and cold. Moreover, it was ridiculously hot when the sun came out, and it became cold as soon as the sun went away. No, no wonder Cao Mengde suffered a huge defeat during his winter march. With such horrible weather, not to mention that time, even now, it is so hot and cold that one can easily catch a cold if he is not careful.
"Captain, it's a bit cold today, so you should put on some clothes." Fu Qian followed behind and asked with concern.
Li Xian nodded, reached out and took the handed over cloak and put it on, then asked: "Qian'er, in your opinion, will this Lu Xun come to pursue you?"
Fu Qian curled his lips and said: "Captain, forgive Qian'er for speaking frankly. This Lu Xun will definitely come after him. However, the commander used the method of increasing the stove to lure the enemy deeper, but did not arrange an ambush. Qian'er is a little puzzled."
Li Xian smiled, but continued: "Jian'er, you have to remember that when you meet a smart opponent, you have to learn to act stupid."
Fu Qian asked in confusion: "What does the governor mean?"
"It's very simple. I have never thought of defeating Lu Xun in terms of strategy. What I want is for him to fight our army in the wilderness with dignity. Only in this way can the gap between his almost invincible strategy and our army be resolved. To the minimum." Li Xian adjusted his armor and said clearly.
"Has the governor chosen the battlefield?" Fu Qian continued to ask.
Li Xian nodded, pointed to a familiar place on the map and said, "This is it!"
Fu Qian's eyes widened in an instant, and he looked straight at the city that had experienced two battlefields. It was a place name that he could not let go of in his life - Yiling.
It happened that Chen Dao also finished inspecting the camp and entered the Chinese army's tent. When he saw this scene, he raised his hands and said: "If we want a decisive battle, please be the vanguard!"
"Report! General Zong Yu, the prefect of Yiling, urgently report!"
"Send it up!" Li Xian was stunned. He originally thought that Lu Xun would send troops a day or two later, but he didn't expect that they would come so quickly.
"Informing the Commander-in-Chief, Wu General He Qi led 30,000 troops to attack Yiling. They have now reached less than twenty miles outside Yiling City. General, please make your decision early!"
Chen Dao and Fu Qian were both astonished and looked at Li Xian. Li Xian's face remained as usual, showing no expression. He just nodded to indicate that he understood, and then ordered: "You brave man, please run again." , give this letter to General Zong, he will know it at a glance."
"Yes!" The messenger waved his hands, immediately left the camp, mounted his horse and galloped away.
It was Chen Dao's turn and Fu Qian's turn to look at each other, then they raised their hands and said, "Captain, may I ask what kind of trick the Governor used?"
"A clever plan?" Li Xian put his hand on his forehead and said, "The clever plan isn't really a clever idea, it's just poison." After saying that, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and then he sat up.
"After all, this is the first time I have been fighting such an interesting battle for so many years." Li Xian ignored the suspicious looks on their faces and continued to talk to himself.
"Is it possible that the governor is abandoning Yiling?" Fu Qian asked as he rolled his eyes.
Li Xian smiled and said nothing, but he obviously told Fu Qian that you guessed it right.
Chen Dao was shocked and said: "Captain! Yiling is the only way for our army to retreat. If we abandon Yiling, how will our army have food supplies? Yiling must not be abandoned!"
"Who told you that I was going to retreat?" Li Xian then said, "Didn't Uncle Master just ask for orders to be the vanguard? Why did you think of retreating before the fight started?"
