Liu Dun frowned and stroked his beard, "Jiaozhou is not far from here, nor is it very close. Before General Dai passed through Guiyang, the land route was completely blocked, and then Guangfeng and Thunder occupied Guangzhou. Presumably the water route was also blocked. Lantian may not be Be clear about the news in Guangzhou.”
"But didn't I remind him?" Lu Fan was very puzzled.
Liu Dun replied: "Perhaps Lantian is still inquiring, but the general is here with heavy troops. Even if he knows that Jiaozhou is in danger, he cannot leave just now. Otherwise, when Changsha is captured, won't he become a caged bird?"
Lu Fan nodded in affirmation, "That makes sense. Lan Tian is so scheming. He is still frantically increasing his troops in such a difficult situation. He wants to use his son's power to force me to retreat. Unfortunately, his camp is full of chickens and dogs. How can I, the general? Can you be fooled easily?"
"Lantian's soldiers are weak but the generals are brave. To defeat this enemy, we must have heavy troops. At this time, the morale of the soldiers in the city has not recovered, and the enemy army is even more trapped and still fighting. The general should quickly increase his troops to the King of Wu. As soon as the reinforcements arrive, he can win with numbers." Liu Dun. Offer your advice.
Lu Fan's expression was solemn and he sighed: "Your Majesty has given me all the troops to conquer the country. If we really need more troops, we can only recruit them from Chaisang, but I'm worried that Gan Ning will take the opportunity to make a sneak attack."
"Lantian is good at attacking in the east and attacking in the west. Chai Sang's troops must not be moved. Otherwise, Gan Ning can easily cut off our army's food route by capturing Chai Sang. I can only suggest that the king mobilize Ruxu's troops." Liu Dun said solemnly.
"Ruxu? There are not many soldiers and horses in the capital, and most of them are navy troops." Lu Fan hesitated after hearing this.
"There is no turning back when you draw your bow. If it takes too long, maybe Guan Yu will come to rescue you. This is a time of life and death. How can we look forward and backward?" Liu Dun said excitedly and slapped his palm on the table.
Lu Fan didn't care about Liu Dun's rudeness. He nodded in agreement with a serious face: "It's official."
At this moment, Lu Zheng suddenly rushed in.
Lu Fan then said to Liu Dun: "Ziren has thought carefully. Please draft a letter for me immediately. After I have finished handling the military affairs, I will copy it and send it to Jianye."
"I'll do it now." Liu Dun also saw the look on Lu Ju's face and knew that the Lu family and his son had important matters to discuss, so he accepted the task and walked out.
As soon as Liu Dun crossed the threshold, Lu Fan walked quickly to Lu Ju and asked in a low voice: "Is something wrong?"
"It's something big." After hearing this, Lu took out a piece of rag from his arms.
Lu Fan took the rag with confusion and saw it clearly written on the cloth: Lu Xun collaborated with the enemy and treason, and his party members controlled the food and grass. Subsequent reductions will be difficult to occur. Be careful of changes.
"What is this?" Lu Fan's eyes were filled with shock.
"The soldiers found it in the grain bag. It should have been packed when it was shipped from Jianye." Lu Ju explained.
Lu Fan swallowed his saliva. The more than twenty small words on the piece of cloth contained so much information that he didn't know what to say for a while.
"How many pieces of cloth are there?" Lu Fan asked with a frown.
"Dozens of pieces have been found so far. It should be a rumor spread by Xizuo, right? Father, who do you think did this?" Lu Zhi asked curiously.
"It may not be true." Lu Fan shook his head in a deep voice, and then asked: "Is your Majesty in Jianye recently?"
Lu Ju replied: "My son asked these grain transport officials that the king and the prince went to Wu County a few days ago. It seems that they went to pay homage to Wu Guotai."
Lu Fan suddenly realized it and said to himself: "The Wu Guotai Festival is in July. So it's no wonder that the king is not in Jianye."
"What's the wonder?" Lu Zheng's face was full of confusion.
"From now on, you will be in charge of food and grass. The matter of the cloth must be kept strictly confidential. As a father, I must warn the king." Lu Fan grabbed the cloth and signaled Lu Ju to leave, and returned to the case to prepare a letter.
"Wei." Lu Ju left with his fists clasped.
Now that Lu Fan saw the piece of cloth, he couldn't pretend that this matter didn't exist, because Jianye's preparation and dispatch of military rations had always been in charge of Lu Xun's in-law Gu Yongzai. If the other party really wanted to do something secretly, his tens of thousands of troops would be defeated in an instant. To mutiny.
Sun Quan's Prime Minister Sun Shao, like Kong Rong and Liu Yao, was a politically tainted figure. Because he was also attributed to the Huaisi faction, he was impeached by Zhang Wen and Ji Yan in the early days of taking office. The Prime Minister's Office was also ignored by the Jiangdong nobles.
In the past two years, Sun Shao was old and sick. Under Sun Quan's instruction, Gu Yong gradually took over the affairs of the prime minister. The power of the Gu and Lu families became increasingly powerful.
The more Lu Fan thought about it, the more terrifying he felt. He believed that even if the things on the paper were exaggerated, Sun Quan should use them to weaken Gu and Lu, at least to solve the worries on the front line.
The two letters were combined into one, and together with the pieces of cloth found in the grain bag, Lu Fan sent people to Jianye day and night.
Sun Quan felt cold in his chest after reading Lu Fan's letter. Combined with Sun Bu's previous report to Lu Xun, he became increasingly suspicious of the Gu and Lu families.
None of these Jiangdong nobles were reliable, but at this time Lu Fan was "fighting" for the country on the front line, and Sun Quan could not and did not dare to launch a liquidation at this time.
After pondering for a long time in the Wu palace, Sun Quan urgently summoned Zhang Zhao and Hu Ke.
Zhang Zhao and Hu Ke saw that Sun Quan had a sad face, and they looked at each other wondering what had happened.
"I heard that Guangzhou has been captured, but the king still looks sad. Could it be that the war with General Zi Heng has encountered obstacles?" Zhang Zhao was worried about Zhang Cheng's safety, so he was not as stable as Hu Ke.
Sun Quan frowned and replied in a deep voice: "It can't be said that it was an obstacle. It's just that Lan Tian gave birth to a good son. Lan Ji was brave and invincible in front of the battle. He even injured several of our Jiangdong generals before the battle, but that's the end of Lan Tian's life." , he gathered a mob of 20,000 to 30,000 people, which was far different from the previous entrenched army. Zi Heng wrote a letter asking Gu Huo to increase his troops quickly. As long as there are enough troops to suppress it, Lan Tian can be captured."
"But the soldiers in Jiangdong have been spared. Are you going to send the Jiefan Guards?" Zhang Zhao saw Hu Ke entering the palace at the same time, and guessed that Sun Quan wanted to stake all his family wealth.
Sun Quan quickly shook his head, "Every time there is a war, Jianye is in turmoil. Jiefanwei wants to stay to scare Xiaoxiao, and Gu plans to go to Ruxuwu to draw troops."
"Ah? The governor only has 40,000 naval troops left. What if the king really withdraws troops from Ruxu and Wei invades again?" Zhang Zhao looked confused.
Sun Quan said seriously: "The so-called arrow has to be fired when it is on the string. I don't care so much anymore. I asked you to come to the palace to meet me because I am ready to entrust Jianye."
"The king will go without the general?"
Although Hu Ke was disappointed on the surface, he was already happy in his heart. Sun Quan's current arrangements were completely evolving according to Lan Tian's script.
Sun Quan shook his head and said, "Ze Cheng's left army stayed behind at Jianye, while Wei Ze's (Hu Zong's) right army went with Gu to wash his beard. Zibu was just worried about the invasion of the Wei army and took away Boyan's troops. Gu Hui and the governor together Guard your hair."
"The last general has not made any achievements since he took office. How about leaving General Hu's right wing? Let me."
Before Hu Ke could finish his words of loyalty, Sun Quan reached out and roughly interrupted him. He said solemnly: "The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses on the front line consume excessive amounts of food every day. It is too difficult to leave the task of raising food to Yuan Tan (Gu Yong) alone. Gu plans to send Huishu (Zhang Wen) to help, but Zicheng can stay in Jianye to take care of him."
"The last general met with Huishu (Zhang Wen) yesterday. He said that the king asked him to rush to Wu Commandery." Hu Ke scratched his head in confusion.
Sun Quan stroked his beard and smiled and replied: "The prince is staying in Wu County to spend the summer. I originally planned to let Huisu go with him to lecture on poetry and calligraphy, but now we have to focus on state affairs."
"I won't save it, general." Hu Ke clasped his fists and left.
Zhang Zhao glanced at Hu Ke's back, turned around and asked Sun Quan: "What does the king want this veteran to do?"
"Every time we go out to fight, the money and food come from the local nobles. Gu is worried that they will not try their best. Zibu stays in Jianye to supervise and collect evidence in secret. When the time comes, Gu will have the evidence to deal with it." Sun Quan's eyes were dark.
(End of chapter)
