News of Guan Yu's defeat first reached Jiangling.
The news didn't hit others as hard as it had historically.
After all, it was foreshadowed by the shocking inside story previously announced by Liu Chan.
His immediate boss actually had a flirtation with Soochow. Even if Jingzhou, a huge city, was delimited by the Xiang River and was robbed of three counties by Soochow, it would not have run out of food and grass so quickly.
One can imagine what Jingzhou has been squandered in the past two years.
Everyone knew that Mi Fang was greedy, but they didn't expect that he could dig such a big hole regardless of the overall situation.
With things like this inside, the front line might not even have enough to eat. How could it be invincible?
Only for Mi Fang, the news of Guan Yu's defeat was like a reminder.
The more wars are fought, the fewer soldiers are fought, and the consumption of food and grass becomes less and less.
Who would have thought that he would suddenly have 30,000 more soldiers? Simply unheard of.
The score has been wiped out, the opera can no longer go on, and now he has been defeated again... Just waiting for him to return to Jiangling is when his body is missing.
That day, Mi Fang sat in the darkness all night.
Early the next morning, a man left Mi Mansion and hurried across the river.
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"Lü Meng has sent word that now is the best time to capture Jingzhou!" Sun Quan said excitedly, "I have ordered Lü Meng to lead the Lukou army to attack Gong'an and Jiangling. What do you think?"
Lu Meng had already quietly returned to Lukou, keeping it secret.
Zhuge Jin stood up at this time: "General, now that you have sent troops, you must kill the enemy with one blow! Now that Cao Wei has transferred most of the defenders from Hefei, our army can launch a large-scale attack and completely capture Jingzhou!"
Sun Quan's eyes lit up: "What is Ziyu's advice?"
"General, look at it." Zhuge Jin took the map and spread it out, "Lü Meng led the army to attack Gong'an and Jiangling. The general can order Lu Xun to lead another army to cross Jiangxi and occupy the cities along the river.
"When everyone in Jingzhou learns that Jiangling and Gong'an have fallen, they will definitely surrender! Lu Xun should quickly occupy Zhijiang, Yidu, Zigui and other places, station troops in Yiling, cut off Guan Yu's return route to the west, and at the same time guard against Liu Bei's reinforcements coming from the west."
Sun Quan nodded in approval: "Yes, I also have this intention."
Zhuge Jin continued: "You can order Jiang Qin again to mobilize the Ruxuwu navy from Xiakou to Mianshui to prevent Guan Yu from escaping to Hanzhong from Mianshui!"
"Yes, I have the same intention."
"Finally, the general will personally command the main elite of our army, and then march to Jiangling to sit at the front and supervise the battle."
"Yes, I also..."
……Um?
And pro-reunion army?
Sun Quan actually still has some psychological shadow about personally commanding the army.
But then I thought again, after all, we were facing the Jingzhou Army. They didn't have as many cavalry as Cao Wei. They might be stronger than me, but they might not be much stronger!
Moreover, this matter is related to the life and death of Soochow. All the major families have put forward their best efforts, and they will no longer be as perfunctory as when they fight against Hefei, without working hard.
He also had a headache when he thought of these families. Whenever he wanted to make progress and make the Northern Expedition, they were as weak and powerless as seventy-year-olds.
Only when Jiangdong faces a crisis can they stand strong and straight like a great boy.
"General?"
"Huh? Oh! I also mean so!"
Zhuge Jin was very pleased to see Sun Quan agreeing to fight in person.
"Now that we are pouring our troops from Jiangdong, and there are generals sitting in command, setting up a dragnet, we will definitely capture and kill Guan Yu in this battle! We need to know that the hearts of the nobles and people in Jingzhou are tied to Guan Yu. If Guan Yu dies, Jingzhou will be easily accessible."
Sun Quan slapped the table: "Okay! Order your troops to go out immediately. This battle will definitely capture Guan Yu and seize Jingzhou!"
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After Lü Meng received the order, he immediately led a large army and prepared many ships, and all the forward troops used were merchant ships.
He arranged for elite soldiers to hide in the cabin, and the people outside the cabin pretended to be businessmen, while the ship carrying the large army crashed behind.
The mighty fleet sailed up the river from Lukou.
In order to prevent sneak attacks from Soochow, Guan Yu had set up many beacons along the river. However, at this time, Lu Meng often approached the beacons with his vanguard caravan, pretending to rest on the shore. The beacon guards were unprepared, and they were attacked one after another. .
There is only one beacon in front of us before we reach the police station!
"I eat all of you for free every day, but I feel a little uneasy." Several guards of this beacon were holding fragrant baked pancakes in their hands at this time.
Even though he said this, he didn't stop eating the pickled vegetables in his mouth.
A man with a simple and honest face smiled at this time: "What are you saying, Master Jun? You are here to keep the people safe every day. My master feels sorry for these few people sleeping in the open, so it is appropriate to order us to bring some food every day. Come, eat." ,eat more."
"Commander Wu——! There is a situation on the river!"
"Huh?" The soldier who just spoke put down the food, "I'll go take a look."
This man looked at each other and several other young people delivering food, and followed them up to the beacon.
This was a forbidden act, but several people had been bringing some food and cloth all day long, and they were so familiar with it that the guards didn't think much about it.
"Who is on the boat? The boat is not allowed to stop here. Leave quickly!"
"Master Jun! We are a merchant ship on a business trip here. The wind is strong and the waves are high, and everyone is feeling a little unwell. Let me take a rest and then leave!"
"Come on, hurry up, boats are not allowed to stop here!"
"Master Jun, please do it for your convenience! I'll prepare a small gift for you, rest for a while and then leave."
After saying this, someone took out brocade, fine wine and other items.
However, the few people who came to deliver food noticed something strange immediately.
Now it is the month that Chief Shen specially warned them to pay special attention to every passing merchant ship.
All the people in this caravan were strong men, and most caravans would not dare to talk nonsense when faced with eviction, and would just find another place to rest.
There is only a beacon seven or eight miles away from the river, and there are plenty of places to rest. There is no need to be so shameless, and even prepare gifts for each other.
After several people looked at each other, the person who spoke earlier grabbed the torch with lightning speed and lit the beacon smoke in the basin!
"Hey, what are you doing!"
The remaining people took out their short swords and immediately controlled the Fenghou guards.
"We are facing a formidable enemy, so we have no time to say anything. If you are still alive in the future, I will apologize to a few more of you." The man with a simple and honest face before lit the beacon, but he seemed to have become a different person, with a sense of solemnity in his whole person.
"Oops! What a thief!" The soldiers of the Wu army who had just landed ashore saw the beacon guards seeing through the plot and lighting up the beacon smoke. They drew their swords and were about to kill them, but they were stopped by Lu Meng in the fleet.
"Ignore them, get on the boat and sail towards the police at full speed!"
The beacon smoke has been lit, and it is meaningless whether these few soldiers kill or not.
The beacons set up from the Public Security Bureau to Jiangling in front can be seen being lit, and they will probably be lit one after another soon.
However, a sneer appeared at the corner of Lu Meng's mouth: "So what if the beacon smoke ignites?"
Having penetrated the two places for a long time, he is confident that even if the flames of war are ignited, he will still be very sure of winning the second city!
The fleet galloped all the way to the Public Security Bureau. After docking, the elite Wu army emerged from the cabin and came ashore. They first took control of the dock, and then the large ship carrying troops docked. After the large force landed, they quickly surrounded the Public Security Bureau.
"Listen to the defenders in the city. Mi Fang, the governor of Nanjun, has opened the city to surrender! Now I order you to open the city gate as soon as possible, so that you can still lose your glory and wealth, and avoid the bloody disaster!"
Fu Shiren, who had already received the warning from the beacon smoke, stood at the top of the city and was filled with emotion as he looked at the large number of Wu troops below.
He is also an old brother who has followed Lao Liu since Youzhou. Unfortunately, we share hardships but not wealth.
Since Mi Fang surrendered to the city, he had no way to look back. The two of them worked together to divide Jingzhou's money and food, and Guan Yu had always looked down on them.
Now that he has Jiajie Yue, when he returns to the army, I am afraid that it will be the time when he is dead and his head is missing.
Things tend to turn out in a moment's notice. Fu Shiren, who was so caught up in the situation, how could he know that if he refused to surrender and resisted to the death, Guan Yu would let things go by the wayside?
It's a pity that he is not willing to gamble with his life and wealth...
"Alas!" Fu Shiren, who had already received the surrender letter written by Yu Fan under Lu Meng's tent, finally sighed and said loudly, "Open the city gate!"
Fu Shiren has been operating here for many years, and unlike Jiangling where Guan Yu is suppressing him, the public security guards are all his direct descendants.
His control over the police was even stronger than Mi Fang's control over Jiangling.
Even if officials give words of advice after giving an order, it is of no use to the overall situation.
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(End of chapter)
