After Lu Meng left twenty pieces of shipwreck, he ordered the warship to sail westward day and night, arriving twenty miles east of Jiangling at dusk the next day.
Thinking of his experiences over the past month, Lu Meng felt that he was being controlled by an invisible hand. Why didn't his flawless strategy work? At this time, he could not control why Jiang Qin was defeated.
Lu Meng planned to return to the Jiangling camp and attack the city immediately. He only needed to leave a small naval force to contain Gan Ning, and then turn to deal with him after the city was broken.
Controlling the army on multiple fronts for combat, the previous two governors didn't have this ability, right?
The setting sun shone slantly on Lu Meng's shiny face, and he smiled proudly thinking that he was so 'excellent'.
Suddenly there were cavalry galloping forward. Lu Meng guessed that there was something new happening in Jiangling, so he asked the main ship to move to the shore.
The scouts stationed themselves on the horse bank and shouted towards the center of the river: "Captain Commander, something bad is going on. General Sun has been defeated and retreated to Jiangling, and the public security warships are chasing him."
Lu Meng's head shook when he heard this, and he almost fell off the boat. He suppressed his panic and asked: "Please tell me more clearly, why did General Sun Jiao lose?"
"It is said that Su Fei and the reinforcements were attacking from inside and outside. General Sun could not resist and had to retreat. The Gu Supervisor Army asked the governor to quickly bring the warships back for reinforcements." The scout replied breathlessly.
Lu Meng was so shocked that he didn't speak for a long time. Sun Jiao was attacked from both sides at the police station. The Yangtze River waterway had been opened, and the Dongting Shuikou guarded by Lu Xun was likely to fall. Only then could reinforcements from Jingnan and Jiaozhou appear.
Is it Lan Tian who is too strong, or is Lu Xun, who gave him the advice, too weak? Lu Meng was frantically thinking about an escape route at this time.
"Grand Governor, what should I do?" the general next to him asked in a panic.
Lu Meng frowned and said sternly: "Instruct all ships to move forward at full speed and meet up with General Sun and Gu Supervisor's army first."
"Wei." General Pi immediately went to deliver the order.
Lü Meng finished giving orders and asked the scouts to quickly return to camp to notify Gu Li, ready to break camp at any time. He walked back to the cabin to analyze the map of Jingzhou.
When the sky was gray and almost completely dark, Lu Meng's fleet arrived in the southeast of Jiangling. Gu Li and several generals were waiting at the dock.
"It would be great if the Governor returns. It's really a critical moment now." Gu Li sighed as he looked at the warship.
Lu Meng asked doubtfully: "Didn't General Sun retreat to Jiangling in defeat? Why didn't he see his fleet? The Yangtze River is so wide and vast, it's impossible for Su Fei to stop them all, right?"
"General Sun just went westward up the Yangtze River. I don't know why he didn't stop at Jiangling. Maybe he had some plans..." Gu Li sighed after finishing speaking, thinking that he is the cousin of the lord, how can I, the supervisor of the army, Got the order?
"mix..."
Just as Lu Meng was about to get angry, he suddenly saw a "fire dragon" appearing in the south. It was obviously an army marching at night with torches. Judging from the firelight, there were countless soldiers.
"Instruct all ships to immediately turn their rudders to the west and enter the Yangtze River. Let's catch up with General Sun Jiao's fleet." After saying this, Lu Meng turned around and stopped looking at Gu Li.
Gu Li was immediately stunned, wondering what the Governor was doing? By the time he reacted, the hundreds of warships were already drifting away from him.
"I haven't boarded the boat yet, Governor, we haven't boarded the boat yet." Gu Li shouted while running along the river, but everyone on the boat seemed to be collectively deaf, and Lu Meng even hid in the cabin.
"How could this happen?" Gu Li ran for a while and collapsed on the ground.
"Grain Supervisor Army, look over there." The accompanying guard pointed to the other side of the river and reminded.
His sight was blocked by the fleet just now. Gu Li stood up and found countless torches. He finally understood why Lu Meng ran away.
"Selfish trash, do they want to go to Sichuan?" Gu Li stepped on the soil.
"What to do now?" the guard asked in panic.
Lü Meng left Gu Li with only 3,000 men, who might not even be able to stop the defenders of Jiangling City. He thought about it carefully and said: "We will return to the camp immediately. The commander has already escaped. How can we continue to fight this battle? We have to Find a way to withdraw to Jiangxia."
"March at night?" the guard asked.
"The bandit army is expected to be able to cross the river soon. We can only take the risk and set off overnight. Remember not to use torches to expose us. After a while, everyone will hold on to the rope and walk slowly. In short, we must hurry now." Gu Li urged.
"Wei." The guard clasped his fists and nodded.
Jiangling City was quiet at night. The city had not been attacked by Jiangdong's army in the past few days, and the soldiers guarding the city were a little uncomfortable. Xiang Xun still arranged for soldiers to be on duty at night.
The number of soldiers killed in the city continues to increase, and military supplies are in extremely short supply. It has reached the point of demolishing houses and removing stones. Many wealthy people and officials in the city have secretly packed away gold and silver in the past few days, hoping to escape from the city when the defense is relaxed. .
Lan Ji and Guan Xing were taking advantage of this opportunity to patrol various parts of the city with the youth battalion to frighten those Xiaoxiao who were ready to take action. He had been influenced by Lan Tian's thoughts since he was a child and did not believe that he had to defend a city or a place. When faced with a desperate situation, he could give up the immediate priority first. Again, but the situation in Gangneung is not that bad.
Lan Ji returned to the West City Tower after his patrol. Xiang Xun suddenly sent someone to report the military situation. He said that there was a fire outside the south gate of Jiangling. It must be Sun Quan who sent more troops to Lu Meng, and asked him to be more vigilant and not to slack off.
Not long after, Guan Xing also rushed over, "Zhong Ling, have you heard? Lu Meng has received more reinforcements, and we might have to fight at night."
"The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and earth. You go and sleep next to it for a while. I won't be able to bear it anymore in the middle of the night. How about you come and take my place again?" Lan Ji suggested.
Guan Xing sat down against the pillar next to him, and then replied with a smile: "You are a military commander, I can only obey your orders, but please don't sleep for a while."
"I don't have to worry about it." Lan Ji shook his head.
Guan Xing closed his eyes and fell asleep quickly. Suddenly he heard a rustling in his ears. When he opened his eyes, he found Lan Ji putting on his armor.
"What happened?" Guan Xing stood up immediately.
Lan Ji's expression was very serious, and he frowned and replied: "There was an urgent call from the south city gate just now. I informed the general that the troops have entered the city."
"What? Xiang Xun didn't defend?" Guan Xing was shocked.
Lan Ji looked serious: "An Guo, please rush home immediately and organize your family to escape from the north gate. I will take the young soldiers and captured soldiers to hold them back for a while."
"How can that be done?" Guan Xing's eyes were as wide as bells.
"Anguo, obey the order." Lan Ji said firmly, not allowing Guan Xing to refuse.
Guan Xing nodded, "Okay, Zhong Ling, be careful. If you can't stop it, don't force it."
"Don't worry, I have a fast horse to help me." Lan Ji patted Guan Xing on the shoulder.
Guanxing went down to the city and rode straight to the Prefectural Mufu. Lan Ji used the shortest time to gather nearly two thousand people, and then ran through the streets and alleys towards the south of the city. The strange thing was that the streets were closed and the houses were closed at all. No people fled in panic.
The sky south of Jiangling City was as bright as day, and a group of soldiers moved forward surrounded by several generals.
"Evil thief, please accept your fate." Lan Ji rode his horse and straightened his halberd, heading straight towards the opponent's general.
"Sir, be careful." The person who came here forcefully opened Lan Ji's halberd, and then his mouth formed an O shape in shock: "Zhong Ling, are you capable?"
"Uncle Gao?" Lan Ji also saw clearly who was coming. Next to Gao Shun was his father Lan Tian. Lan Ji hurriedly dismounted and clasped his fists to apologize: "Father, are you here?"
Lan Tian looked Lan Ji up and down and nodded in confirmation: "This outfit is not bad. I heard about your performance from the captain, let's go to the government office to talk."
"Oh, okay, my child will guide you." Lan Ji was overjoyed to see his father, and said to himself that you, the Jiangdong rats, are finished.
