Han Dang said to Zhou Tai: "The King of Wu appoints such a boy as commander-in-chief. I think Soochow will definitely fail. What do you think of him?"
Zhou Tai said: "Yes, I used words to test today and found that he has no strategy at all. How can he resist the Shu army?"
On the second day, Lu Xun issued an order to all generals to guard their territories and not to underestimate the enemy. Everyone felt that he was very cowardly and refused to hold on.
The next day, Lu Xun raised the camp, summoned all the generals, and said: "I was appointed by the King of Wu. All the soldiers and horses of the Governor gave three orders yesterday. They are not allowed to attack and can only stick to their respective areas. Why don't you obey me?" Order?"
Han Dang said: "I followed General Sun to pacify the south of the Yangtze River. I have gone through hundreds of wars, big and small. Some of the other generals have followed the thieves and some have followed the king. They are all brave and brave, and they are also people who have been through life and death. Now my lord You were appointed as the commander-in-chief of the three armies to resist the Shu army. You should have taken action early, allocated troops and horses, carried out decisive battles, and planned major events, but you just ordered to hold on. Are you preparing for heaven to destroy the Shu army for you? I am not Why do people who are greedy for life and afraid of death want to degrade our vigor and edge like this?"
Everyone was dissatisfied, and other generals under the camp responded one after another, saying: "General Han Dang is right, we are willing to fight to the death!"
After hearing this, Lu Xun held the sword of King Wu in his hand and shouted: "I was originally a scholar. Now, thanks to the great love of the king, I am entrusted with such an important task. This is because I have something valuable and can endure humiliation and bear the burden. You guys should do well." Guard the passes, guard the dangerous places, and do not act rashly. Anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded immediately!"
At this moment, the defeated soldiers from Jingzhou arrived and reported the situation to Lu Xun. When everyone saw that Lu Xun had even lost Jingzhou, they were even more disappointed and left angrily.
However, it is said that the First Master came from Xiaoting and arranged his troops to the mouth of Sichuan. He camped for more than 700 miles and had more than 40 camps in front and behind. He used flags to block the sun during the day and used torches to illuminate it at night. Suddenly, a scout came to report, saying: "Soochow has appointed Lu Xun as the Grand Governor and in charge of the troops. Lu Xun sent troops from all over to guard the dangerous positions. Don't come out easily!"
The First Master asked: "Who is that Lu Xun?"
Ma Liang came out and said: "Lu Xun is a scholar from Soochow, and he is very young and has a lot of strategy. The previous attack on Jingzhou was not Lu Meng's idea, but Lu Xun's trick."
After hearing this, the First Lord was furious and said: "Such a boy's trick has harmed my second brother, I must capture him now!" So he sent an order to speed up the march.
Ma Liang advised: "Lu Xun's talents are as good as those of Zhou Yu. Don't underestimate the enemy!"
The First Master smiled and said: "I have been fighting for many years, how can I be inferior to a young boy who just came out?" After saying this, he ignored the dissuasion and personally led the front army to attack various passes.
It is said that when Lu Xun saw the expressions of everyone when they left, he knew that he had objections to him, so he summoned the defeated soldiers of Jingzhou to the camp and inquired about the situation carefully. When he learned the specific process of Xiangyang City being captured, he was very surprised and sighed: "If only Liu Bei, then Soochow can be defeated. If Yu Yi is added, this person has many tricks and I am no match, then the situation will be complicated." So he pardoned the sins of the defeated soldiers and asked him to closely inquire about Yu Yi's next offensive moves.
In Fancheng, Sima Yi waited for work and built defense fortifications. When Yuyi occupied Xiangyang, he was also surprised. While he sent people to Wei Emperor Cao Pi to continue begging for troops, he also sent people to patrol the Han River day and night. Patrol, build some fortifications in the city, specifically against things in the sky.
To the east of Jingshan Mountain, Yu Daye led his army down the river with great momentum, and soon reached the vicinity of Maicheng. Maicheng was a small city with not many soldiers and horses. When he heard that Yu Daye was coming to attack, he quickly led his soldiers to surrender. So Yu Daye captured Maicheng without any bloodshed.
Xiaoli and Huang Mochou's troops arrived soon. The three of them gathered their troops together and reported the battle situation to Yu Yi. At this time, Yu Yi was also marching with his troops. He was very happy after knowing the situation of the battle, so he ordered Huang Mochou to lead 5,000 troops to guard Maicheng. The other troops stopped attacking Soochow, attacked to the west, and captured Changbanpo as soon as possible. , Dangyang and other places, so as to join forces with the soldiers and horses of the First Lord.
In this way, the Shu army was divided into two groups. One group was led by the First Lord with 550,000 soldiers and horses, which came out from Baidi City and went southeast along the river. The other group was led by Yu Yi with 200,000 soldiers. The soldiers and horses climbed over Jingshan Mountain, captured Xiangyang City, and then moved down the Han River, forming a parallel strategic geography.
On the other side, Lu Xun was lamenting Yu Yi's difficult opponent. Suddenly someone reported that the First Lord came with his troops to challenge him.
Lu Xun was afraid that Han Dang would be too impulsive and disrupt his plan, so he quickly flew over to watch. He saw Han Dang riding a horse and watching on the mountain. From a distance, he saw the Shu army coming from all directions. There was a Huang Luo Gai in the army. The umbrella is looming. When Han Dang saw Lu Xun coming, he invited him to watch with him. He pointed in the direction of the Shu army and said, "There must be Liu Bei in the army. Let me attack and capture him alive."
Lu Xun said: "Liu Bei has led his troops to attack and has won more than a dozen battles. It is time to be vigorous and sharp. Now we should stay high and guard. We cannot attack easily, otherwise it will not go well. But we must also reward the soldiers." , to promote the benefits of guarding and to observe the situation. Now they are walking in the plains and wilderness. It is a time of pride. As long as I can't hold on, he will have no way to fight with me. He will definitely camp his troops and horses among the mountains and trees. I can use cunning to win.”
Although Han Dang agreed verbally, he was still unconvinced in his heart. The First Lord sent the front team to challenge him and cursed him with all kinds of insults. Lu Xun ordered the soldiers to plug their ears, not to listen, and not to fight. He personally inspected each guard's position. At the pass, he comforted the soldiers and asked them to hold on.
When the First Lord saw that the Wu army was not coming out, he was very anxious. Ma Liang said: "Lu Xun is a very strategic man. Now that His Majesty is leading the army to attack, winter has turned into summer. He is not going out because he is preparing to wait until our army is in chaos. I hope Your Majesty can see clearly."
The First Master said: "What strategy can he have? He is just afraid. They have failed before. How dare they come out again."
Pioneer Feng Xi said: "The weather is very hot now, the soldiers are in the flames, and it is inconvenient to drink water."
The First Lord ordered all the camps to be moved to areas with lush mountains and forests, close to streams, and wait until summer passed before sending out all the troops. Feng Xi followed the order and moved all the camps to shady areas with trees.
Ma Liang came out and advised: "If our army changes its operations like this, what should we do if the Wu army attacks?"
The First Master said: "I sent Wu Ban with 5,000 weak troops to camp near Wu's camp. I personally selected 8,000 elite troops to camp in the valley. If Lu Xun knew that I was planning to move the camp, he would definitely take advantage of the situation and attack. You can let Wu Ban pretend to fail, and if Lu Xun comes after him, I will come out personally with my troops and horses to cut off his retreat, and then I can capture him."
