Lü Meng took over as the governor with twists and turns. He did not gain enough prestige because of Sun Quan, so he wanted to do something earth-shattering to make himself famous.
Lu Su's previous defense area was in Jiangxia County. He was responsible for maintaining the relationship with Guan Yu in Jingzhou. He also paid attention to the movements of Cao's army in Xiangyang and Fancheng, mainly to contain Sun Quan's main force.
Lu Meng wanted to do great things in Jiangxia. In addition to following Zhou Yu's example and defeating Cao Ren and Lu Chang to capture Xiangyang, he also had to defeat Guan Yu and capture Jingzhou for Jiangdong.
It was also in Chaisang when he took office, and he also met Lu Xun who went to Poyang for Pingshan Yue.
Lu Meng knew that Lu Xun was not a simple man, so he put aside the past suspicions of factional opposition and asked Lu Xun for advice on how to defeat Guan Yu.
Lu Xun then came up with the arrogant soldier's plan and asked Lu Meng to deliberately show weakness to Guan Yu, waiting for changes in Jingzhou before he could take advantage of it.
They met again at Chaisang. Lu Xun boarded Lu Meng's ship and was the first to speak: "I can see from the look of the governor that he seems to be in a hurry. If you don't guard Jiangxia, is there something big going on in Jingzhou?"
"There is indeed a big event in Jingzhou. Guan Yu defeated Wenpin's navy not long ago. Now he has completely occupied the Han River and is leading his troops north to attack Xiangyang and Fancheng. I was still waiting for the opportunity, but the lord suddenly sent someone to call me secretly to Ruxu Wu, could it be that something happened over there in Hefei?" Lu Meng was puzzled.
Lu Xun frowned and stroked his beard: "Based on my understanding of my lord, even if the war in Hefei is unfavorable, it is impossible to summon the governor there. It might be related to Jingzhou..."
"How could it be?" Lu Meng asked.
Lu Xun smiled slightly: "I'm just guessing. I won't know until the specific matter happens."
"Where does Boyan want to go now?" Lu Meng changed the subject.
"Poyang Shanyue has all been pacified, and the 20,000 Shanyue tribesmen have been tamed. I am going to go back to Jianye to rest and return to my lord." They replied one after another.
"My lord is in Ruxuwu now. Boyan, why don't you come with me?" Lu Meng suggested.
"My lord has not summoned me, so is it inappropriate to go there rashly?" Lu Xun hesitated.
Lu Meng said with a smile: "Everyone on the left and right has returned their orders, and it's the same when going to Ruxuwu. Maybe if something big happens, I can ask you for advice."
"Uh...Okay." Lu Xun finally agreed.
The two rested at Chaisang Pier for the night, and went to Ruxuwu together early the next morning.
When Lu Meng and Lu Xun arrived at Ruxuwu, they found that all the warships and soldiers attacking Hefei were assembled in the dock.
"Hasn't it been a long time since my lord sent troops? How come it's like there's no war?" Lu Meng frowned.
Lu Xun shook his head and guessed: "Maybe there is something new in Hefei..."
The two of them walked along the gangplank to the shore with doubts. Lu Fan already knew about Lu Meng's arrival through scouts, so he had been waiting on the shore for a while.
"General Zi Heng." Lu Xun cupped his fists and saluted Lu Fan.
Seeing Lu Xun, Lu Fan just nodded slightly, then grabbed Lu Meng's hand and walked into the dock, "Why is Ziming coming so slowly? My lord, you have been waiting in a hurry these days?"
"What's going on?" Lu Meng was confused.
"After meeting the Lord, the Governor will naturally understand."
Because Sun Quan did not authorize the disclosure, Lu Fan was still keeping the secret at this time.
Lu Meng broke away and Lu Fan reminded: "General Lu must also return his orders to the lord..."
"General Lu, find a place to rest first. My lord will naturally summon you when he is free." Lu Fan turned around and told him.
"Uh... Got it." Lu Xun nodded.
When Lu Meng saw Lu Fan being so solemn, he knew that Sun Quan wanted to talk to him about something big. He quickly came to Sun Quan's room and finally knew the purpose of Sun Quan summoning him. It was what he had dreamed of doing.
After Sun Quan gave a brief introduction, Lu Meng patted his chest and said, "Jiang Ji's words are correct. This is a perfect opportunity for us to capture Jingzhou. Guan Yu does not have many garrison troops left in Jiangling. The main purpose should be to defend against the generals, even if they attack by force." The opportunity is also very great, even if Cao Cao does not give us any definite benefits, we should not give up the opportunity."
"Ziming, don't be too happy too early. We in Jiangdong are mainly naval forces. Now Changsha is guarded by Gan Ning, and the police are defended by Su Fei. It is not easy to raid Jiangling, let alone the Xuan in Jiaozhou. Mr. Owl." Lu Fan reminded.
Lu Meng argued excitedly: "Originally, the world was divided into three parts. Cao Cao was strong, Jiangdong was second, and Liu Bei was the weakest. But now that Liu Bei has established himself as king, we have become the weakest party. If Guan Yu is allowed to attack Xiangfan again, wouldn't Jiangxia be a thorn in Guan Yu's side?" ? When the Jingzhou navy moves down the river, the whole Jiangdong may be unable to resist it, so it is better to strike first."
"I'm also worried that it will develop like this. If we want to attack Jingzhou, how sure can Ziming be?" Sun Quan asked.
Lu Meng thought for a while and then replied: "Liu Bei has just experienced the Hanzhong War. If we can send troops quickly, Yizhou soldiers and horses cannot support in a hurry. We will only face a small number of defenders and Lantian's army in Jiaozhou. "
Seeing Lu Meng pause, Sun Quan raised his hand and signaled: "Continue talking."
Lu Meng pointed to the map hanging on the wall and analyzed: "If we want to win a decisive battle, we need to go all out. The first way is to use the navy to block Guan Yu's grain route at the Han River; the second way is to use the navy to march to Dongtingkou Tun on foot and with mixed forces. stationed to block the entire Jingnan and Jiaozhou reinforcements; the third line of infantry and cavalry landed at Wulin, followed the Huarong Road to the north to capture Dangyang, and then, depending on the situation, went south to encircle Jiangling, or went north to intercept Guan Yu's remaining troops. Army; the fourth route will attack Zhan Yiling along the west side of the Yangtze River, intercept possible reinforcements from the direction of Yizhou, and then return to the division to encircle the isolated city of Jiangling."
"Ziming, how many people from Jiangdong are you going to use?" Sun Quan frowned.
"Eight to 100,000 people." Lu Meng nodded and said.
Sun Quan took a deep breath and thought to himself, do you really dare to open your mouth and ask me to stake most of Jiangdong's family wealth?
Lu Fan thought about it carefully and asked: "There are Su Fei's naval troops stationed in the public security, how can the governor pass through his defense area smoothly? Not to mention the fierce gangster Gan Ning, the governor of Changsha, who is going to stop the entrapped troops in Lantian, Jiaozhou?"
"Su Fei's navy is not large. It can destroy the beacon tower on the riverside. Once it is lost, there is nothing to fear. In addition, although the trapping army is strong, it only has ten thousand people. As long as we firmly occupy the waterway, Lantian cannot wear it." Can you swim across the Yangtze River in armor?"
In the past few years, Lu Meng had been humble on the surface, but he had deduced the plan to take Jingzhou many times in his mind. If Lu Fan was allowed to raise any questions, he would basically have the skills to deal with them.
Sun Quan saw Lu Meng's words beaming with joy, and felt a little more confident in his heart. He immediately echoed and said: "About the trapped troops, Ziming's words are indeed correct. In recent years, Lantian has been vigorously establishing schools, crazily encouraging private trade, and there has been little recruitment and training. With the new soldiers, the garrison in Jiaozhou is probably more than 20,000 people."
"Lantian is very good at hiding. How come my lord knows his details so well?" Lu Meng was a little surprised.
"Jiaozhou is not a piece of iron. No matter how cunning the black owl is, there are things it cannot see."
Sun Quan showed a cunning smile. In addition to Hu Ke's caravan often providing information, Sun Quan has sent hundreds of agents to Guangzhou City in recent years. Under the guise of doing business and trading, buying land, building houses and settling in Guangzhou City, Sun Quan The old city of Panyu settled down.
Sun Quan's inner monologue: Dare you cheat on me? I will use his methods to repay him.
