"Father, thanks to you, we have fresh fish to eat tonight." Master Sima put the fish into the bucket and congratulated Sun Quan with a smile.
Sun Quan nodded happily: "Marquis Wen has a filial piety. It's getting dark now, so you should take a rest early."
"That's exactly what I mean." Master Sima said and went to pack up the fishing rods.
Sun Quan turned around and returned to the cabin, thinking that he should cheer up. Sima Shi had not given up even though his family was ruined, and he was not completely defeated yet.
The Sun family has been operating in Jiangdong for more than 20 years. It is impossible for it to be overthrown by Lantian so quickly. I have to correct my mentality like this child. Sun Quan then climbed up the steps with steady steps.
After waiting for two days in Jiangcheng, Sun Quan was the first to receive news from Dantu guard general Sun Shao. The other party said that he would gather his troops to join forces as soon as possible, but no news had been sent back from Wujun, Kuaiji and other places.
After Sun Quan established the capital, most of the gentry and dignitaries from Jiangdong moved away. There were many descendants of the clan in Wu County and Kuaiji, mainly from the lineage of his uncle Sun Jing, and there were also descendants of Sun Fu who had cheated on others and secretly communicated with Cao Cao. Sun Ce's descendants were placed under Jianye's nose.
At dusk on the third day, Jiang came with hundreds of warships sailing from the west. Hu Zong told Sun Quan that Lu Xun had brought people here.
Ruxuwu was further away from Jiangcheng than Dantu. Sun Quan was surprised to see Lu Xun arriving first, and then he personally disembarked from the boat and went to the dock to greet him.
"Bo Yan came so quickly. I never thought it would turn out like this. I regret not listening to your advice at that time. It should have been more prudent to send troops to attack Lantian. Now that the situation is in danger, it is up to the governor to turn the tide." Sun Quan felt a little embarrassed when he saw Lu Xun.
Lu Xun cupped his fists and saluted, with a hint of helplessness on his face, thinking that if he had listened to half of his loyal words, he would not have ended up like this.
"General Wei has told us everything. I thought this was all a trap by Lan Tian, but at this point we can only try our best to save it."
"I can only rely on the governor. I wonder how many soldiers Boyan brought back?" Sun Quan held Lu Xun's hand and walked back, making others look very close.
"There are only 20,000 defenders at Ruxuwu. I left 5,000 to bluff, and brought the remaining warships and soldiers." Lu Xun answered truthfully.
Sun Quan suddenly stopped, thinking that Lu Xun's motives were wrong, and frowned and asked: "Jiangdong is at a critical moment, why does the governor still leave troops to guard Huaihe? We should bring everyone here."
Lu Xun explained: "Since ancient times, defending the river must defend the Huaihe River. If Ruxushuikou is completely abandoned, even if we recapture Jianye, Cao's army will be unstoppable when it goes south. Besides, leaving 5,000 naval troops to guard Ruxu will not affect our attack on the city. "
"Because of the fall of Jianye, Ruxuwu lost its source of supplies. The rice in Xiang'an and other places that Cao Pi had ceded was probably not yet mature. The governor left them behind. Where could the defenders find food?" Sun Quan said contemptuously. asked rhetorically.
Lu Xun pointed at Wei Wen and smiled slightly: "When I left, I asked the remaining soldiers to practice strict economy. The food stored in Ruxuwu can last for at least one month. General Wei was on the scene at the time."
"Uh, that's right." Wei Wen was called out by Lu Xun and had no choice but to stand up and testify.
"Very good." Sun Quan forced a smile to express his affirmation, thinking to himself, you left all the food in Ruxuwu and brought these fifteen thousand soldiers with you?
Soochow was worried that it would not be able to defend the Huai River, so it reinforced the Jianye city defense several times. To attack at this time would be to tie yourself up, so Lu Xun put forward his own idea.
"Your Majesty, Jianye City is rich in materials and easy to defend but difficult to attack. If Zhang Zibu stubbornly resists, it will be extremely disadvantageous to me. Even if I can finally recapture the city by force, the price paid may be immeasurable, and if Liu Bei does not agree to the request, "He, isn't all this useless?" Lu Xun raised his own question.
"What suggestions does the Grand Governor have?" Sun Quan raised his eyes.
"I think there must be a reason for Zhang Zibu's sudden rebellion. I want to go to Jianye in person to persuade him to return as he has lost his way. I don't know the king."
Before Lu Xun could finish his words, he was interrupted by Sun Quan, "Master, don't waste your efforts. The old thief is now as stone-hearted. He and everyone personally tried to persuade him, but the result was humiliating."
"Uh, I'm just..." Lu Xun wanted to continue fighting, but saw Sun Quan's ugly face, so he didn't continue.
Seeing this, Hu Zong clenched his fist and added: "Your Majesty is absolutely right. That Zhang Zibu is shameless and ungrateful. The Governor had better be prepared. It will only work if we use force to fight for it."
"Okay, just use force." Lu Xun shook his head slightly.
Sun Quan would not let Lu Xun go back. If he brought his troops back to Jianye, he might have no hope of taking back the royal capital. The scene on the riverside became silent and embarrassing for a time.
The Sima Division on the side suddenly spoke: "Actually, we don't necessarily need to use force, so we don't need to worry about compromising our existing troops. As long as we gather enough troops, we might be able to defeat others without fighting."
"The prince-in-law actually has such insight? It's really gratifying." Lu Xun nodded unexpectedly.
Master Sima cupped his fists and saluted: "Grand Governor Miuzan, I have been with my adoptive father for a long time and I have just received some infection."
"Marquis Wen himself is very thoughtful. The Governor is the wisest man in Jiangdong. We should ask him for advice in the future." Sima Shi impressed Sun Quan with great joy. Sun Quan deliberately said that Lu Xun was the smartest, but he didn't have any good intentions.
Since ancient times, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Sun Quan suddenly pushed Lu Xun to the limelight. I don't know how many people will be hostile, so Lu Xun quickly waved his hands and said modestly: "Your Majesty, you are over-praising me. I am just an ordinary scholar in Jiangdong, and I am also a prince-in-law." He is calm and intelligent, and we can communicate more in the future.”
Master Sima chose to respond modestly and humbly, using Sun Quan's words to praise Lu Xun so high that the other party could not get enough of the praise.
Sun Quan saw Lu Xun's embarrassed look and secretly thought that he was indeed inferior to you in commanding troops to fight against Gu, but in terms of political power and controlling people's hearts, you, Lu Boyan, were still far behind.
After the greetings at the dock ended, Lu Xun set up camp by the river. Food and grass from Jiangcheng County were constantly arriving to support the temporary arrival of more than 20,000 troops.
When it was almost dark, Sun Shao led dozens of warships to join him. He brought 4,000 pieces of Dantu Water Village. In one moment, Jiang Cheng gathered 24,000 people. When Sun Quan saw this, he Jing was very satisfied. Only Magistrate Jiang Cheng, who was following him, wiped the sweat from his forehead from time to time. He was worried that if the number of soldiers continued to increase, the county treasury would soon be exhausted.
Magistrate Jiang Cheng's worries were quickly relieved. Just after midnight on the fourth day of September, Lu Xun hurriedly found Sun Quan.
"The patrol ship in the Ruxu waters is reporting urgently. Thousands of warships are sailing eastward in the direction of Jianye. They are expected to arrive in the Jianye waters this afternoon. Your Majesty, Lantian did not give us any time, nor did he give Zhuge Ziyu any time." Lu Xun gasped.
Sun Quan was shocked, and his words were full of panic: "How could Lantian be so fast? Lu Ziheng was defeated with a hundred thousand soldiers? What should we do?"
"If the Lantian army is allowed to enter Jianye, our families in the city will completely fall into the hands of the enemy. All our efforts now will be in vain. The top priority is to board the ship and head west. We must defeat the enemy in Jianye waters, otherwise there will never be peace in Jiangdong." Lu Xun frowned Frowning.
"But reinforcements from Wu Commandery and Kuaiji have not arrived yet. Jiang Cheng now only has more than 20,000 soldiers, and his strength is obviously exceeded by a thousand warships." Sun Quan was completely panicked at this time.
Lu Xun said in a deep voice: "We didn't have time to wait for the reinforcements to arrive. Mainly because Lantian didn't give us time, but Gan Ning didn't have many naval forces. We originally had an advantage in water warfare, and maybe we could be able to stop them."
"Okay, let's follow the Grand Governor's arrangements and immediately send troops to build the industry." Sun Quan finally made the decision.
(End of chapter)
