Lu Xuan led a large number of people and headed south in a big way. Because there were so many people, the speed of the journey slowed down. At the end of August, Lu Xuan returned to Yinling County, where Jiujiang was governed, and the army was stationed outside the city to replenish food, grass and supplies.
After the army was stationed, Xu Shao and Taishi Ci came to see him.
Tai Shici took the lead and said: "My lord, all the counties in Jiujiang County have surrendered. Relying on the lord's prestige, I swept through various places in humble positions, and the various places surrendered without encountering any difficulties. In a short period of time, Jiujiang County has been stabilized."
Lu Xuan nodded and said: "Well done, Jiujiang County has been stabilized, and our foundation in Yangzhou has been solidified."
He looked at Xu Shao and ordered: "Jiujiang County must go all out to cultivate. In troubled times, food is the foundation. As the governor of Jiujiang, you must ensure a stable harvest of food and provide me with a steady stream of energy."
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
Xu Shao answered with his hands raised.
These days, Xu Shao felt comfortable as he was in charge of governance in Jiujiang County. The party in charge can develop the place according to his ideas.
This is the expression of ambition.
Xu Shao smiled and said: "My lord, there are many refugees in Jiujiang because of Yuan Shu's chaos. Fortunately, Yuan Shu wiped out many big families and freed up a lot of land. I will use these lands to resettle the refugees."
"Jiujiang County has absorbed many refugees this year, and its population base has increased. Coupled with this year's autumn harvest, Jiujiang County has not suffered any local disasters and the harvest is good, so next year, it is expected to be even better."
Lu Xuan praised: "Thank you for your hard work."
Lu Xuan asked: "Is there any news from Xuzhou?"
Xu Shao said nothing.
He looked at Tai Shi Ci.
Taishi Ci took the words, looked serious, and said slowly: "Reporting to my lord, Xuzhou is not going well."
Lu Xuan frowned and said: "The progress in Xuzhou is not going well, why is there no news?"
Taishi Ci replied: "Zhou Yu's capture of Guangling County in a short period of time was considered successful. It was not successful because he entered the Xiapi Kingdom and was plotted. The reason why he did not send the message is probably because he was worried about affecting you. At the same time, , I also want to wait until Liu Bei is destroyed before informing you."
Lu Xuan said: "Tell me carefully."
Taishi Ci replied: "When my lord left Wu County, Zhou Yu also led a large army from Wu County to Guangling County and attacked Guangling County, the seat of Guangling County. The person who occupied Guangling at that time was Tao Qian's general Zuo melt."
"Zuo Rong was greedy, plundered the people, and was unpopular. The two sides fought. Zhou Yu defeated Zuo Rong, and showed his head to the public. He also recruited more than ten thousand elites under Zuo Rong's command, and also captured a batch of war horses."
"When Zhou Yu captured Guangling County, Tao Qian died of illness and handed over Xuzhou to Liu Bei. Liu Bei took charge of Xuzhou and served as its pastor."
"According to the battle report, when Zhou Yu went north, Mi Zhu sent a message to Zhou Yu, saying that Ping'an and Dongyang counties in Guangling County are Mi Zhu's people, and they will not resist and will submit directly."
"Zhou Yu arrived northward and successfully captured Ping'an and Dongyang."
"All counties in Guangling County also surrendered."
There was also a trace of doubt on Taishi Ci's face, and he continued: "Liu Bei took control of Xuzhou and Xiapi Kingdom. Zhou Yu quickly made adjustments and did not further sweep away the bandits in Guangling County. He turned around and went directly north."
"Zhou Yu's intention is to go straight to Xiapi County."
"At that time, there was news from Mi Zhu that the Xuyi County magistrate in the south of Xiapi County had been persuaded to surrender. Zhou Yu could lead his troops to capture Xuyi County."
"Zhou Yu arrived with his men, and the Xuyi County magistrate did not resist and surrendered as promised."
"It's just that when Zhou Yu led his people into the county, he suddenly ordered his troops to withdraw from the county. Zhou Yu retreated and was immediately attacked by Liu Bei. A group of Liu Bei's cavalry came out of the city and attacked Zhou Yu's army."
"Outside the city, there were two more groups of soldiers and horses, attacking from both sides. As a result, Zhou Yu was defeated."
Taishi Ci said: "Fortunately, Zhou Yu realized something was wrong before the battle and withdrew his troops decisively. Coupled with his rigorous use of troops and Gan Ning's bravery, although Zhou Yu was defeated, he safely withdrew from Xuyi County and temporarily stayed with Liu Bei who was ambushing in Xuyi. Confrontation, the situation becomes a stalemate.”
Lu Xuan frowned after hearing this.
There are a lot of fishy things about Zhou Yu's defeat.
From beginning to end, it was Mi Zhu who spread the news. On the surface, it may be that Mi Zhu rebelled, otherwise Zhou Yu would not have been plotted.
However, Lu Xuan didn't believe it.
Liu Bei was very good at making friends and was indeed very charming. However, under the premise that Mi Huan married Lu Xuan and Mi Fang served under Lu Xuan, there was no need for Mi Zhu to submit to Liu Bei.
There's a problem here.
Moreover, this time Liu Bei's people plotted against Zhou Yu and made a careful plan. They first used Ping'an County and Dongyang County as bait to lower Zhou Yu's vigilance. Then, with the help of Mi Zhu's identity, he laid an ambush in Xuyi County to encircle and annihilate Zhou Yu.
Liu Bei couldn't figure out this plan. There were experts around Liu Bei.
Who is Liu Bei's adviser?
Lu Xuan thought about it. During this period, Liu Bei didn't have many advisers around him. The only ones he could rely on were the Chen family in Xuzhou. Especially Chen Deng of the Chen family, who once worked for Liu Bei, is a capable man.
is it you?
Lu Xuan was thinking in his heart.
Lu Xuan thought about it for a while. Because the situation was complicated and the information was insufficient, Lu Xuan did not elaborate further and said directly: "Ziyi, you take your elite troops to Zhongli County in the north of Jiujiang. Once there are changes in Xuzhou, you can Enter via the Huai River to catch me by surprise. You can station yourself in Zhongli County and wait for my orders."
"Here!"
Taishi Ci answered with clasped fists.
Lu Xuan arranged things for Tai Shici and asked Xu Shao to continue to govern Jiujiang County.
The army replenished their supplies of food and grass, and set off directly without stopping, heading east into the Xiapi Kingdom.
Lu Xuan did not go to Xuyi County to join Zhou Yu, but chose to attack Dongcheng County, which borders Jiujiang County and Xiapi State first.
This is the southernmost place in Xiapi Kingdom.
After capturing Dongcheng County and connecting Xiapi State and Jiujiang County, Lu Xuan could safely move north to Xuyi County.
Lu Xuan's army was all elite, and Liu Bei had just taken charge of Xuzhou and had no arrangements in Dongcheng County. Therefore, when Lu Xuan arrived, Dongcheng County surrendered without resistance.
Lu Xuan did not adjust the officials of Dongcheng County, but left five hundred black armored soldiers to guard Dongcheng County to ensure that Dongcheng County was in Lu Xuan's hands.
After nightfall, the army was stationed.
Lu Xuan hadn't rested yet. He was looking at the map and thinking about the next battle.
Tomorrow morning, the army will go north to Xuyi County, and Lu Xuan needs to think about some things in advance. While Lu Xuan was thinking, Lu Meng entered the camp and bowed: "My lord."
Lu Xuan stared at the map and asked without looking back, "What's the matter?"
Lu Meng replied: "A man named Lu Su came from outside the camp and said he would join the lord."
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and immediately showed an ecstatic expression.
Lu Su is from Dongcheng County.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Dongcheng County, Lu Su took the initiative to defect to him.
This is a great thing.
Lu Xuan didn't delay and walked directly out.
He came to the gate of the camp and saw Lu Su. In Lu Xuan's eyes, Lu Su was not a frail scribe. On the contrary, he was tall and tall. At first glance, he looked like a warrior. It's just that he has the understanding and wisdom of a scholar.
A smile appeared on Lu Xuan's face, he cupped his hands and said, "Lu Xuan, I have met Mr. Zijing."
