When Lu Xun's army set off, he gave his armor and sword to a general who looked similar to himself. He even gave the white horse that had accompanied him in battle for many years and ordered him to pretend to be him.
The general knew that he was there to attract Lu Xun's attention, and there was a high probability that he would not survive, but he had no complaints.
For a general like him, the whole future of his family depends on the Lu family. He and Lu Xun both prosper and suffer, so there is no choice at all.
As for surrender, don't even think about it, unless he wants his family to be slaughtered.
Lu Xun took great pains for this escape. Not only did he abandon his horse, he even left more than half of the family's elite with this impostor for fear of being discovered by the Shu army.
And he himself only kept a few thousand people in his hands.
After the army set off, he and his men were still lurking quietly on the mountain. After observing Liu Chan and others leading the army down the mountain, he led his men down the mountain along the path.
How many remaining soldiers can rush out depends on their luck, but he must go back alive.
There is too much important information that must be brought to the lord in this battle, such as the news that Yizhou reinforcements have arrived, the reinforcements plus the strength of the Jingzhou army, and the leader of the reinforcements is Zhang Fei...
But these are not that important. What is important is that he fell into the enemy's trap from the moment he led his army to intercept Mianshui.
Since then, every step has been wrong, and the enemy has almost completely manipulated him.
Eventually he was driven into the encirclement of Yiling...
Various signs indicate that the actual commander of the enemy army should be Liu Chan, the crown prince of Hanzhong in Guan Yu's army.
Moving forward, there is something fishy about Mi Fang's fake surrender.
Lu Xun knew the style of his old superior Lu Meng. If he was not completely sure, he would never lead his army into the city easily.
Maybe Mi Fang sincerely offered the city to surrender, but maybe he was taken advantage of instead.
Liu Chan, who led his troops to seal the gate of Jiangling City in time, was naturally the most suspect.
If his inferences were true, this person would be too scary.
If this person's true identity cannot be told to the lord and Jiangdong generals, they will suffer a big loss when they compete with him for Nanjun!
Lu Xun fled to Yidu lightly packed with many thoughts on his mind.
After leaving Yiling Beishan, there is a rare plain area in the southeast, and the road is much easier to walk.
Lu Xun and others, who were running in a hurry, only rested for two hours after nightfall. After traveling day and night, they finally arrived at the north bank of Yidu around noon on the second day.
"Master, look! There is our warship on the river ahead, and there are people and horses on the shore! It must be General Li Yi who has come to meet us!" Seeing that they finally escaped from the tiger's mouth, everyone was extremely excited.
If you lose, you lose. Being able to escape back is better than anything else. They don't want to stay in this ghost place like Jingzhou for a moment longer!
Lu Xun also nodded, and his mood rarely relaxed. Since Li Yi, who had received his order, could still be on the north bank to respond, he had not lost his favor.
After you lead your troops on board the ship, you can go straight down the river to Jiangling to meet your lord...
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly noticed something strange as he was getting closer and closer to the river.
Li Yi...where did the cavalry come from?
When the cavalryman who was running in both directions with him and others got closer, Lu Xun suddenly became disheartened and stopped and froze in place.
The small group of cavalry that came first must have numbered about 300 people. The leader was a white horse with silver armor and a spear, and a large banner with the word "Zhao" written on it...
Lu Xun didn't even think about escaping. In this plain area, no matter how fast two legs could run, there was no way he could run faster than four legs.
At this time, his subordinates also realized that something was wrong and hurriedly said: "Master, it's the enemy! Leave quickly!"
Seeing that Lu Xun had no reaction, they quickly set him up and fled eastward as hard as they could.
However, something even more desperate happened.
Smoke and dust rose in the east, and troops also appeared... and a larger group of cavalry rushed towards this direction first.
This time, even Lu Xun's soldiers had no intention of escaping and formed a formation with spears, surrounding Lu Xun in the center.
The cavalrymen under the banner of Zhao came to the front first. They were not in a hurry to launch a charge. The general on the white horse and silver armor rode forward at this time.
"Zhao Zilong from Changshan has been waiting here for a long time under the orders of the military advisor! I have prepared a small gift for you today!"
After saying that, Zhao Yun raised his hand, and a spherical object drew a parabola and was thrown into Lu Xun's formation.
"Ah!" Lu Xun's subordinates all exclaimed, and what was thrown over was a human head.
Someone picked it up and handed it to Lu Xun: "The owner... is General Li Yi."
Lu Xun waved his hand with a cold face, and the man immediately took his head away and discarded it.
Zhao Yun felt a little regretful when he saw him. He didn't hate this Wu general named Li Yi.
Li Yi voluntarily gave up the fight for the western line of the Yangtze River, and the army retreated to Yidu, so that Zhao Yun's waterway troops, who had expected to suffer greater losses, encountered no resistance at all.
After Li Yi arrived in Yidu, his original intention was to make the Yidu garrison pay attention to the severe situation he was about to face, so he sternly warned him about the skill of the Shu army's "navy division" and the huge number of Shu army reinforcements.
Then he not only led 3,000 of his own men, but also took away 1,000 of the Yidu garrison in order to ensure a smooth trip.
The general of Yidu was ordered to defend Yidu with the remaining two thousand people.
The Yidu guard was not a loyal person to begin with, and he was frightened by Li Yi with too much force. How could he have any intention of defending?
Before Zhao Yun's army arrived, the panic-stricken Yidu general abandoned the city and fled in a small boat...
Just like Fan You, the governor of Yidu who served under Old Liu before, he always walked so coolly and simply.
After taking Yidu without bloodshed, Zhao Yun led his army in pursuit, but the route chosen by Comrade Li Yi happened to run into Guan Yu and Guan Ping who were leading his army...
Li Yi, who was surrounded by enemies from both sides, had his five thousand troops killed and was defeated. He himself was captured. He knew that Lu Xun was in trouble and did not dare to surrender, so he was beheaded.
Comrade Li Yi used his young life and his continuous tricks to dig a big hole in advance for Lu Xun's encounter today.
How could Zhao Yun hate General Wu who was so considerate?
"Haha, I wonder how many troops Lu Xun can bring here. It turns out that he only has this few remaining troops and is defeated. Adou was too cautious this time." Guan Yu, who also came closer, stroked his beard and said with a smile.
Guan Ping looked at the expressionless Lu Xun and smiled and said, "Lu Xun! My 20,000-strong army came here just for you. To have such a special encounter, you should die without regrets, hahaha."
Lu Xun still didn't react to the roar of laughter from the Shu army in front of him. He just said calmly: "Throw away the weapons in your hands, we surrender."
"Master?!" His soldiers were ready to fight to the death. At worst, they would die here. Unexpectedly, Lu Xun asked them to abandon their weapons and surrender.
The tribesmen, who knew Lu Xun's temper well, sighed secretly and threw away their weapons one after another.
Lu Xun stepped out from the crowd, even with a somewhat flattering smile on his face, and bowed deeply: "Lu Xun, the defeated general, has met several generals."
Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and the other three were completely stunned by Lu Xun in front of them.
Isn't he crazy? How can he still laugh?
However, after Lu Xun stood up, he still kept smiling and said: "Can the generals escort me to see Liu...to meet the crown prince of Hanzhong? I will either stay or kill him. Lu Xun will have no complaints."
Several people looked at each other. Anyway, neither Zhuge Liang nor Liu Chan had given orders to kill Lu Xun. How could the 20,000-strong army be afraid of what tricks he might pull?
So the three of them tied him up and escorted him to Yiling.
After receiving the news, Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang also stopped their pursuit and led their troops back to Yiling.
…
This was the first time Liu Chan saw with his own eyes this historically forced old man who fled to Baidi City and eventually died alone.
Lu Xun, who was in his late teens, was more like a scribe than a general.
At this time, he was polite and smiling. If he hadn't been tied up and looked haggard, others might have thought he was here to see an old friend.
Liu Chan was sitting cross-legged on the table and looked at Lu Xun with a strange expression: "You said...you are willing to serve your father?"
Lu Xun bowed again: "Yes, I am willing to serve the King of Hanzhong from now on."
Seeing that Liu Chan's expression was subtle and he remained silent, he quickly added: "The guilty minister is proficient in water warfare and can train his navy for the King of Hanzhong!"
Liu Chan still didn't speak. He was staring at the prompt in the lower right corner.
[Lu Xun: Current favorability is minus 57]
[Lu Xun's favorability is reduced by 50, and he gains the temporary characteristic "Hate"]
[Hate]: Every time Lu Xun sees you or talks to you, he will lower his opinion of you, and will continue to try to kill you and destroy your power, and is willing to pay any price for this.
Seeing Liu Chan still not speaking, Lu Xun was a little panicked, and hurriedly said: "If the king of Hanzhong is worried about the guilty minister, he can also make the guilty minister his deputy general and give him two years... No, in one year, the guilty minister can definitely build a new army. A powerful naval force!"
Liu Chan finally spoke: "Is this true?"
[Lu Xun favorability -1]
When Lu Xun saw Liu Chan relenting, he immediately said happily: "Of course I take it seriously!"
What a banana!
I believe you, you are such a bad old man!
Thank you to the boss of "Qingxianren 2022" for 100 points to invest in the Jihan Armed Group again. Your points will be used for post-war pensions. Thank you for your support~
(End of chapter)
