At that time, Sun Quan was playing chess with his retainers. When he saw Lu Xun coming, he was very happy and said, "Come and see, how is my move?" Lu Xun glanced at the chess game and found that the situation on Sun Quan's side was serious and had been defeated by the opponent. He was surrounded by sunspots. If he couldn't find an outlet, the whole army would probably be destroyed, so he reminded him: "The forces in the north are strong, why doesn't your Majesty plan to go west?"
He replied: "I have a plan in the west, no need to worry!"
Lu Xun had no choice but to wait for King Wu to finish the chess game. The final outcome was a draw, because Sun Quan found a way out by connecting to the west, and finally shattered the plan of the siege by the sunspots in the north.
When the chess game was over, Sun Quan realized that Lu Xun had been waiting for a while, so he quickly sent someone to bring him a seat, apologized, and said, "Look at my attention, I kept the governor waiting for a long time. I don't know what the governor is here for." ?”
Replied: "I have recently heard that Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Western Shu, has led a large army in the Northern Expedition and has captured the three counties of Tianshui and Anding. He is now stationed in Qishan and is preparing to attack the Central Plains. The Lord of Wei, Cao Rui, has personally come to Luoyang to take command."
Sun Quan nodded and said: "I know all this. Western Shu wants to help the Han Dynasty, and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains is normal."
Lu Xun said again: "Then your Majesty also knows that Xiangyang City has mobilized all kinds of troops and horses, preparing to attack Fancheng and penetrate into the Central Plains?"
Sun Quan was a little surprised after hearing this and said: "We sent troops in two directions. It seems that under the rule of the new emperor, Xi Shu's national strength is strong!"
Lu Xun bowed, handed over Sima Yi's letter, and said, "I received Sima Yi's letter on the way here, and I would like to ask your Majesty to read it."
Sun Quan's final letter, opened it and read it, the content is: The three pillars stand together, the people are stable, now an unknown army is rising in Western Shu, attacking from two fronts to seize the Central Plains, if the thieves succeed, then Western Shu's next goal will be to go south, what will King Wu do then? Self-protection? In the early stage, there were misunderstandings between Wei and Wu, all because ministers slandered the leader of Wei, Cao Pi. Now that Cao Rui has ascended the throne, he is willing to form a permanent alliance with Soochow, hoping that Soochow can command Xiangyang to balance its capabilities.
After seeing this, Sun Quan's face flashed with solemnity and he asked: "What do you think, the Governor?"
He replied: "I pay attention to political affairs in Nanjun, Jingzhou every day. Now the soldiers and horses of Xiangyang City have left the city. It is said that the new emperor Yu Yi is under house arrest by the lord of Xiangyang City. Western Shu will be in chaos soon. We can take the opportunity to seize some land. It’s also good for future generations.”
After hearing this, Sun Quan still hesitated and said: "In the past, we attacked Jingzhou and killed Guan Yu and his son, causing Guan Yu to die with hatred and constant revenge. Now, is it inappropriate to return to the old business? And then Deng Zhicai formed an alliance with us, so betrayed , will you be ridiculed by everyone in the world!"
Lu Xun said: "Now we are forced by the situation. Just imagine sending troops from Western and Shu. If they capture a large area of the Central Plains, they will not care about the alliance and will definitely find an excuse to send troops to Soochow. By then, it will be too late. , please King Wu think twice!"
Sun Quan nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's do as you say."
Lu Xun paid his respects and left. He returned to Jingzhou Nanjun overnight, summoned the city's prefect and military generals to discuss, and determined the time to raise troops. Three days later, he set out from Jingzhou Nanjun to the entrance of Hulu Valley and sent troops to Maicheng.
At the front was Pan Yang, the general of the Wu army. He led 20,000 Wu troops and soon came to the bottom of Maicheng. He found that the Shu army was guarding on the city wall, but the military discipline was not very good. Many soldiers were drinking on the city wall. Some And took off his clothes.
Pan Yang said with a smile: "Xiangyang City is so incompetent in running the army. The governor is overly worried. He should have ordered the attack earlier. Let us regain all the lost land in Jingzhou." After saying that, he ordered the sergeants to attack across the board. As expected, he refused to accept the effort and attacked Mai. city.
When Huang Da, the prefect of Maicheng, saw the enemy attacking, he was so frightened that he wet his buttocks. He put on his clothes and prepared to flee to Xiangyang, but Pan Yang grabbed him and captured him alive.
After Huang Da was captured, he cried loudly: "General, don't kill me. I will say anything and I am willing to surrender!"
So Pan Yang came to interrogate him in person, and Huang Da quickly brought everything under control. It turned out that in Xiangyang City, Huang Shumin sent people to put Yu Yi under house arrest, and at the same time ordered Xiaoli and Huang Mochou to lead the front with troops and horses. They had already won the prize, and Lei Chunze guarded Xiangyang, and as for Maicheng, Huang Da came to guard it, but not many troops were left.
Pan Yang felt strange and asked: "Isn't Huang Shumin afraid of Soochow's attack?"
Replied: "The new emperor came to Xiangyang City to stop Huang Shumin, saying that Soochow might launch a sneak attack, but Huang Shumin refused to listen and put the new emperor under house arrest."
In this way, Pan Yang completely understood the ins and outs, and he sent someone to report to the Chinese Army Lu Xun overnight.
After receiving the notice, Lu Xun immediately led his army into Maicheng and summoned Pan Yang to discuss: "It seems that the wise men all have the same knowledge. Zhuge Liang and Yu Yi's ideas are right. Yu Yi even came to inform him in person. It's a pity that It's because the Western Shu court's control over Xiangyang City is too weak, and Yu Yi didn't realize that Huang Shumin had such ambitions, and he didn't expect it. God bless me now, Soochow." After saying that, he ordered Pan Yang to continue moving forward and agreed on who Whoever gets Xiangyang will be the winner.
Maicheng is the gateway to the southeast of Xiangyang City. Once Maicheng is destroyed, Xiangyang City will lose its barrier and can follow a path up the river without any obstacles.
To be on the safe side, Lu Xun also mobilized Soochow's naval forces and sailed upstream along the Yangtze River to echo the troops on land. He was fully prepared.
In Xiangyang City, Yu Yi was under house arrest. After Zhugeshan was molested by Yu Yi, she never visited him again and could only assist Lei Chunze in guarding Xiangyang City. As for the other soldiers and horses, they were all transferred away.
Until one dark and windy night, the female soldier suddenly came to report in a hurry, saying that Yu Yi had escaped and did not know where he went.
Lei Chunze quickly took Zhugeshan to see him, only to see that the female soldier guarding the door had already fallen to the ground and seemed to be unconscious. When the doctor revived him and asked about the situation, the female soldier replied: "I just feel a headache." I was so excited that I fell unconscious."
Lei Chunze sent soldiers to search the back room and found some medicines. They took the prescriptions for identification and found out that they were intoxicants. He sighed and said to Zhuge Shan: "This is a big event. You should send someone to inform him overnight as soon as possible." Marquis of Jingzhou, how should we deal with it?"
Zhugeshan received the order and sent people to implement it. Suddenly, a spy came to report that many warships appeared on the river and a group of men appeared under Xiangyang City.
Lei Chunze was very surprised after hearing this, and quickly took Zhugeshan to the city wall. He only saw that the city was full of Soochow troops. Pan Yang sat on the horse, pointed his gun at Lei Chunze and said: "Our commander has already expected By the time you attack Fancheng, Xiangyang City is now empty. I have been specially sent to attack. Open the city gates quickly and surrender, otherwise I will kill you without leaving a single piece of armor."
After hearing this, Lei Chunze was furious and said: "The shameless villain actually betrayed the alliance and attacked secretly!"
Pan Yang laughed after hearing this and said: "The Governor is wise, if you are allowed to attack the Central Plains in two directions, after the Central Plains is captured, the next step will be our Jingzhou Nanjun, we will have to attack first!"
