The envoy was so frightened that he peed his pants and fled back to Jiangxia by boat in panic.
The cowardly envoy in the eyes of the Jingzhou generals was actually a spy sent by Lu Xun to Fancheng. Under the guise of Sun Quan sending troops to assist, he was observing the situation of the Jingzhou army on the front line.
Guan Yu was so angry that he didn't think much about it. It wasn't until half a month later that the army's supplies were in short supply, and the follow-up supplies had not arrived, and Cao Jun deliberately reminded him that he had fallen into the trap. At that time, Guan Yu withdrew Gan Ning from the siege team and asked him to Command the naval warships to recapture the food channel of Han River.
In late September, the envoy returned to Jiangxia to report to Lu Xun.
At this time, warships gathered at Jiangxia Pier, and most of the famous generals from Jiangdong had arrived. Sun Quan had completed the conspiracy with Lu Meng and Lu Xun, and only needed to mobilize the final troops and punish the generals.
Sun Quan gathered troops at the Jiangxia campus. He stood on a high platform and made an impassioned speech, "We stationed troops in Jiangxia to train our troops and horses. We originally wanted to help Guan Yu fight against Cao Cao. However, this thief spoke arrogantly. He not only despised our Jiangdong ministers, but also threatened to To capture Fancheng and destroy me Jiangdong, do you think this ally is still necessary?"
"No need." Everyone in the audience shouted in unison.
Just then someone shouted: "Kill Guan Yu."
Then all the soldiers agreed, as if they were going to overthrow the sky in the school grounds. In fact, the heckler was Lu Meng who had arranged it in advance.
Seeing that the generals were excited, Sun Quan immediately stretched out his hand to signal everyone to silence. Then he frowned and said, "Liu Bei used the power of my victory in Chibi, Jiangdong, to occupy Jingzhou. Now he has captured Yizhou, Hanzhong, and Yongliang. He has betrayed the country and trespassed on his own." As the king, Guan Yu does not want to repay his gratitude, but instead wants to become my enemy in Jiangdong. I don't want to be such an ungrateful ally. Now I am entrusted with the emperor's decree to attack the traitors. You should work together and serve the country."
"We are willing to listen to your master's orders." Lu Meng took the lead in responding, and all the soldiers in the school echoed.
"Gong Yi." Sun Quan took a handful of tokens and began to order generals.
"The general is here." Jiang Qin responded with fists clasped in line.
Sun Quan took out one of the tokens in his right hand and put it in his left hand. He said solemnly: "Guan Yu has more than 10,000 naval troops in Fancheng. I will allocate 15,000 naval troops and 500 warships to you in Exian and Jingling." Fortify the waters in the area to block the ships traveling between Fancheng and Jiangling, and cut off the Jingzhou Army’s food routes. Do not risk going ashore to fight.”
"General, take your orders." Jiang Qin stepped forward and took away the token.
"Wen Gui and Yi Feng, you and your five thousand troops will land at Xiakou on the other side and take the old route that Cao Cao used to return north from Chibi. Pass through Huarong Road and Dangyang, and then head overland to Xiangyang to cut off Guan Yu's retreat. "Sun Quan continued to give instructions.
"Wei." Pan Zhang and Zhu Ran stepped forward to get the token at the same time.
"Bo Yan, I will allocate you 10,000 naval troops, plus the 20,000 Shanyue troops gathered in Poyang, a total of 30,000 troops to seize the mouth of Dongting Lake. You are waiting for the opportunity to attack Linxiang and seize Changsha. You may encounter reinforcements from Jiaozhou. Remember If you hold on, you will win. If it doesn't work, give up on Changsha." Sun Quan's expression was very solemn.
"Lord, don't worry, I will live up to your trust." Lu Xun nodded and accepted the military order.
The last remaining road is also the key to the sneak attack on Jingzhou.
Sun Quan watched Lu Meng ponder for a long time. He first asked in a consultative tone: "Ziming, in this battle Jiangdong's main force is all elite. Although Guan Yu has taken away most of the troops, the remaining defenders cannot be underestimated, but they must be captured." Only by going down to Jiangling can Guan Yu be defeated. I want to make Shu Lang and you the commander-in-chief of the left and right armies. Can I also give you 30,000 troops?"
Lu Meng was startled when he heard this, and thought to himself, Lord, why are you guarding me against me?
He did not choose to accept the situation, but looked directly at Sun Quan with his fists clasped and replied sonorously: "If my lord thinks that Shu Lang can be used, he should be used; if he thinks that I, Lu Meng, can do it, then he should use me.
In the past, Governor Zhou and Duke Cheng fought for the left and right governors in Chibi. Although Governor Zhou made the final decision on all major matters, Duke Cheng relied on himself as a veteran general and as governor, so there was no harmony between the two. The Lord should take this as a warning. "
Sun Quan was awakened by Lu Meng's direct rebuke, and then apologized with a smile on his face: "What Ziming said is true. This is because I didn't think carefully. You will be the commander in this battle, and Shu Lang will be responsible for the support."
"Wei." Lu Meng nodded and clasped his fists.
"Old General Han, you have rich experience in battle. This time, you and Ziming will be the vanguard generals, and we must capture Jiangling." Sun Quan continued to make arrangements.
"Wei." Han Dang clasped his fists and stepped out.
Sun Quan then arranged Wu Qi and Xie Jing to Lu Xun's army, and the entire deployment of the sneak attack on Jingzhou was completed.
Listening to the shouts of 'obey', 'wei', 'the last general takes orders', etc. on the school field, Sun Quan felt particularly refreshing in his heart.
It feels good to look down on the world and give orders, so these people all want to be governors.
Just when Sun Quan was about to disband, two men dressed as generals came forward to ask for a fight. When everyone saw it, they turned out to be Cheng Zi and Huang Bing, the sons of Cheng Pu and Huang Gai. Their fathers died directly or indirectly in Changsha. war, so he took the initiative to join Lu Xun's army.
"Bo Yan, look..."
Sun Quan considered Lu Xun's feelings at this time, but forgot to leave Wu Qi beside him as an eye.
"Avenging my father is an act of filial piety, and I should agree." Lu Xun wanted to ease the relationship with the Huaisi faction, so he agreed in front of the generals, and also gained a wave of goodwill among the generals.
Sun Quan sent out 80,000 troops at one go, but less than 20,000 troops were brought by Ruxukou, who were left to deal with Jiang Qin, Lu Meng or Lu Xun's troops.
Jiangxia Pier suddenly became busy. Lu Xun reminded Lu Meng after the show ended, "Guan Yu has a beacon tower along the river, and there are navy patrols in the direction of the police. I have a plan to remove the beacon tower warning. I wonder if the Governor is willing to listen?"
"I would like to hear my advice." Lu Meng said sincerely.
"The Governor can send people to hide at the bottom of the cabin, and ask the boatmen and sailors to dress in white and pretend to be merchants. At this time, the two sides are still in the period of trade, so there will be no doubts. After the beacon towers are pulled out one by one, then the warships will be forced to move westward. The gods don't know and the ghosts don't know." Lu Xun offered his advice.
Lu Meng was overjoyed: "Bo Yan is a real wise man. Even if Su Fei is alert, he will not notice it. Originally, I also kept it behind to get the police, so I can save it for Jiangling to use later."
"Oh? What happened next?" Lu Xun asked curiously.
Lu Meng smiled and replied: "Did Boyan forget that there are Liu Bei's surrendered generals in Jiangxia City?"
"The Governor is talking about Fu Shiren?" Lu Xun showed a surprised expression.
Lu Meng nodded, "Although Fu Shiren surrendered to us, he still has many old friends in Jingzhou. I have used his name to let Xi Zuo infiltrate. When the city gate is opened, we can fight without bloodshed."
Lu Xunxin said that you are also quite capable of strategizing, and then asked: "Although Fu Shiren surrendered, are you still willing to betray Liu Bei once more?"
"Humph, then he can't help it anymore. More than ten members of his family have been controlled. If they don't obey, they will all perish." Lu Meng's eyes were ruthless.
Lu Xun swallowed, thinking of the past when his own people were killed by Sun Ce, and thought to himself, was the war really going to end like this? He felt a little sorry for Fu Shiren.
