In the seventh year of Jian'an, in August 202 AD, Sun Quan worshiped Lu Xun as the commander of the army to conquer the thief, the governor of Yuzhang, and was fully responsible for the attack on Yuzhang County.
As soon as this order came out, the four major families in Wujun, Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang, the four major families in Kuaiji, Yu Wei, Kong Xie, etc. rushed to respond.
Talented people from all over the world came to serve, and no one came alone. There were more or less hundreds of soldiers in their hands.
Zhu Heng, Zhu Zhi, He Qi, Dong Xi and other civil servants and generals were countless.
They all want to use this war to conquer Yuzhang to add merit and gain more benefits for the family.
In just a few days, they gathered 50,000 soldiers and horses, as well as countless provisions and weapons, and were ready to conquer Liu Bei at any time.
However, problems still arose. Not only did Sun Quan have objections to Lu Xun, but also the talents from various families who came to work for him did not obey Lu Xun's management.
It has become normal to make arrangements behind the scenes.
Lu Xun is so young that many people are even his elders!
If everyone didn't see Lu Xun as representing the Lu family of Wu County, they wouldn't even have superficial respect.
Lu Xun was very humble on the surface and didn't care about all kinds of disrespectful behavior.
Just when everyone thought Lu Xun was incompetent, Lu Xun suddenly announced military regulations and personally announced that anyone who disobeyed the orders would be executed!
However, there are still some descendants of the noble family who ignore military orders and do not take Lu Xun seriously.
They absolutely did not believe that Lu Xun really dared to kill them!
But believe it or not, Lu Xun really dared!
Lu Xun personally captured the people who led the trouble and cut off their heads himself.
This move immediately shocked everyone.
It turns out that this white-faced scholar really dares to kill people!
Everyone suddenly woke up and no one dared to look down on this young scholar again.
At this time, the eight major families of Gu, Lu, Zhu, Zhang, Yu, Wei, Kong, and Xie simultaneously voiced their full support for Lu Xun's western expedition.
With the open support of Jiangdong's top aristocratic families, no one dared to offend Lu Xun's authority again, let alone openly cause trouble.
Lu Xun killed a chicken to scare the monkeys, and successfully established his authority with the heads of a few small and insignificant families.
Since there was no long-established general in the army, Lu Xun used this prestige to naturally gain control of the army.
Afterwards, Lu Xun did not rush to attack Yuzhang, but sent a large number of scouts to pour into Yuzhang.
There is only one purpose, to get all the information about Liu Beijun in Yuzhang County.
After more than ten days of investigation, all the information in Yuzhang County was placed on Lu Xun's Shuai case.
Liu Bei did not wantonly invade the land of Yuzhang County, but chose to encroach step by step with Nanchang as the center.
Among them, Guan Yu occupied Chaisang in the north, Yuhan was occupied by Zhuge Liang in the east, and Yichun and Xingan were stationed in the south to ensure the connectivity between Changsha and Yuzhang County.
The five cities are in a relationship with each other. If any one is threatened, they can support each other.
This is the iron barrel defensive formation that Zhuge Liang laid out for Sun Quan.
In fact, he is telling Sun Quan, don’t even think about taking Yuzhang County back!
This is only the strength of Liu Bei's army in Yuzhang County, and does not include the mobilization of military forces in various counties in Jingzhou.
Changsha was still gathering troops, and Nanjun, because Xu Shu occupied Xiangyang and drove the Jingzhou family to the south of the Han River, also wanted to mobilize troops to prepare to support Chaisang from the Yangtze River.
At present, Liu Beijun's attitude is very obvious, and he will defend Yuzhang County at all costs.
Just as everyone's eyes were fixed on Lu Xun, seeing how embarrassed he was in this situation.
Lu Xun proved with practical actions that age has nothing to do with strength.
After integrating his military strength, Lu Xun immediately divided his troops into three groups.
Zhu Heng was the commander-in-chief and led 5,000 troops to Shiyang to intimidate Xingan and be ready to cut off Liu Bei's army's retreat at any time.
Along the way, Bu Zhao served as the commander and led 5,000 naval troops to Poyang.
Liu Bei's army had no navy, so Lu Xun gave in and cut off the connection between Yu Khan and Nanchang, preparing to trap Zhuge Liang to death.
Lu Xun personally served as the commander of the last route and led the remaining 40,000 troops to Pengze, with his troops directed at Chaisang.
Lu Xun issued various orders in an orderly manner, with clear thinking and rigorous orders. He did not look like a young man with no experience at all.
So far, no one in the army dares to underestimate this young man who is not as good as a weakling!
After the march idea was clear, the 50,000-strong Western Expedition Army moved quickly and immediately headed to the front lines.
Before leaving, Lu Xun personally visited Sun Quan. He did not swear any promises, but only stated that he would do his best to recapture Yuzhang.
Sun Quan was very fond of Lu Xun's humility.
No matter what Lu Xun's talents are, it at least proves that Lu Xun is not a person who loves great achievements.
In addition to visiting Sun Quan, Lu Xun also personally wrote to Zhou Yu.
The letter stated his respect for Zhou Yu and his admiration for his military talents.
Every word in the letter expressed his admiration for Zhou Yu and his desire to become his disciple.
Finally, I hope Zhou Yu will give him more advice and teach him how to defeat Liu Bei and get the Yuzhang back for the Sun family.
Zhou Yu did not reply to the letter in the end. It is said that after reading this letter, Zhou Yu felt mixed emotions and had extremely complicated emotions.
A month later, Lu Xun's 50,000-strong army was all in place.
Zhu Heng and Bu Zhi all followed Lu Xun's deployment and relied on warships to show off their power in the water.
Especially on the line between Xingan and Yichun, Zhu Heng could cut off the naval passage between the two cities along the waterway.
It was absolutely impossible for Liu Bei to use water to transport grain.
Zhuge Liang, who was in Yuhan's direction, was very cautious and had already withdrawn his troops from Yuhan before Bu Zhao and his army arrived.
Zhuge Liang gave up a large area of water and stationed his troops and horses in Haihun. It was far away from rivers and lakes and could support Nanchang and Chaisang along the land at any time.
Lu Xun was not surprised at Zhuge Liang's retreat, as if he had expected it.
Lu Xun immediately ordered the soldiers to enter the Gan River and harass Liu Bei in Nanchang at all times, making him restless.
At this time, the talented people in the Jiangxi Expedition truly understood Lu Xun's brilliance.
The three men and horses from Jiangdong were all running rampant in the water!
It was truly possible to advance, attack, retreat and defend, leaving Liu Bei's army unable to fight back.
Two groups of troops attacked the rear, and Lu Xun personally led the main force to attack Chaisang, preparing to eliminate Liu Bei's forces in Yuzhang one by one.
The war has completely begun, and the offensive and defensive battle outside Chaisang City is in full swing.
Guan Yu and Lu Xun fought 17 years earlier!
Historically, Lu Xun followed Lü Meng across the river in white clothes, occupied Zigui in advance and cut off Guan Yu's retreat, which also indirectly led to Guan Yu's death.
Perhaps it was a historical effect, but the fight was in full swing outside Chaisang City.
However, Lu Xun, who had the numerical advantage, failed to gain the advantage as promised.
After all, it is a mixed army put together by aristocratic families, some are strong and some are weak, some are elite soldiers, some are new recruits.
These soldiers and horses with varying combat capabilities were forcibly twisted together and unable to exert their combat effectiveness at all.
Moreover, Zhuge Liang, who was stationed in Haihun, did not sit still and wait for death. Instead, he sent troops into the mountains to threaten Lu Xun's rear and sides at all times.
In order to deal with the ambush, Lu Xun did not dare to attack with his entire army, so he could only launch a war of attrition with Guan Yu.
The battle between Liu Bei and Sun Quan for the ownership of Yuzhang County has officially begun!
