Chapter 132: Bear the humiliation and bear the burden and turn against the guests
After Han Dang received the news of Lu Xun's arrival, he immediately came to Sun Quan's tent and reported the matter to him.
After hearing the news, Sun Quan's face did not show the same joy as Han Dang's, but instead showed surprise and suspicion.
"Bo Yan, he is not stationed at Lukou, why is he here at the police station?"
Sun Quan remembered that he had never issued an order to Lu Xun to lead his troops.
Facing Sun Quan's surprise and suspicion, Han Dang explained to Sun Quan the reason why Lu Xun led his troops.
After hearing that it was Lü Meng who had issued the order for Lu Xun to lead his army, the suspicion on Sun Quan's face gradually dissipated, but in his heart he was dissatisfied with Lü Meng's overly cautious move.
Although I am seriously ill, tens of thousands of troops are retreating, which is several times the enemy's strength. Why should we fear that the enemy will come out of the city to attack us?
Zi Ming really became more and more timid.
But Sun Quan did not express his thoughts.
When faced with Lu Xun's request to meet him, Sun Quan agreed because he was in a good mood.
After getting Sun Quan's promise, Han Dang hurriedly left the camp and took Lu Xun to Sun Quan's tent.
Along the way, Han Dang explained the recent events to Lu Xun one by one.
After hearing that Sun Quan had arrived and that Lu Meng's military power was no longer there, Lu Xun's heart sank slightly.
He was extremely intelligent. Although Sun Quan believed in and loved him in the past, he could detect a trace of fear in Sun Quan's trust and love for him.
Now that Sun Quan has arrived, I wonder if he will be allowed to take charge of the army.
It's just that even if Sun Quan doesn't use him as governor, it doesn't matter, Lu Xun is not greedy for power.
As long as Sun Quan can use his plan to reverse Jiangdong's defeat.
Han Dang and Lu Xun soon arrived outside Sun Quan's tent.
After Sun Quan's attendants came in to report, Lu Xun was summoned by Sun Quan soon after.
Because Sun Quan's command stated that Lu Xun was the only one to receive him, Han Dang stayed outside.
Lu Xun adjusted his armor.
Sun Quan attaches great importance to people's etiquette, and whether he is dressed neatly to pay homage to others has been regarded by Sun Quan as an important criterion for respecting him or her in the past.
After sorting it out and realizing that there was nothing wrong, Lu Xun followed Sun Quan's waiter and entered the tent step by step.
After Lu Xun entered the tent, he did not step forward too much. He just bowed deeply to Sun Quan from a distance and said, "My lord, I would like to pay my respects to you, Your Majesty."
Facing Lu Xun's complete courtesy, Sun Quan suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.
In Jiangdong, he is still the supreme supreme being.
Sun Quan nodded to Lu Xun, "Bo Yan, please get up."
After hearing Sun Quan's words, Lu Xun slowly raised his head and looked at Sun Quan.
Sun Quan stared at his niece-in-law and asked, "I already know that Ziming summoned you to the police."
"It's just that now that I have arrived at the police station, Boyan can return to Lukou."
Sun Quan has always been a little afraid of Lu Xun.
Lu Xun was born in the Lu family of Wu County, which was one of the famous wealthy families in Jiangdong.
Lu Xun, who was born into a well-known family since childhood, has outstanding talents and learning and is rarely famous.
In the eighth year of Jian'an, the 21-year-old Lu Xun entered Sun Quan's shogunate and became his official, specializing in secretarial work.
It is this year, and Lu Xun has followed Sun Quan for fifteen years.
During these fifteen years, Lu Xun had made considerable achievements both in politics and in leading the army.
But more than ten years of hard work and achievements could not make Sun Quan truly feel at ease with Lu Xun.
Because after all, there is a blood feud between the Lu family of Wu County and the Sun family of Wu County.
In the first year of Xingping, Yuan Shu sent Sun Ce to attack Lujiang, and the governor of Lujiang, Lu Kang, held on for two years.
By the end of the second year of Xingping, Lujiang City was finally captured by Sun Ce.
More than a month later, Lu Kang died of illness due to worry and anger.
During the two-year war between Lu Kang and Sun Ce, nearly half of the more than 100 members of the Lu family died due to famine and war.
Lu Kang's youngest son, Lu Xun's father Lu Ji, was six years younger than Lu Xun, so at that time the heavy burden of reviving the Lu family fell on Lu Xun.
It can be said that Lu Kang, the previous head of the Lu family in Wu County, died because of Sun Ce, and more than a hundred elite members of the Lu family died because of Sun Ce.
If Lu Xun, who was young at that time, had not matured early and helped Lu Ji reestablish the family order, the Lu family of Wu County might have disappeared in the long river of history.
With such a past, it was difficult for Sun Quan, who had always been suspicious, to have 100% trust in Lu Xun.
It was precisely because of his distrust of Lu Xun that after Lu Xun showed his talents, Sun Quan did something that is still criticized by people today.
In the 21st year of Jian'an, that is, four years ago, Sun Quan forced Lu Xun to divorce his first wife Zhang and marry his brother's daughter Sun on the grounds that he had nothing to do.
In the 21st year of Jian'an, Lu Xun was already thirty-four years old, and Sun was only seventeen years old.
If Lu Xun did not have a first wife, and if Lu Xun married someone other than Sun Ce's daughter, then the age difference would not be criticized.
But Sun Quan clearly knew that Sun Ce had a blood feud with the Lu family of Wu County, and it could be said that Lu Kang died because of Sun Ce.
In the Han Dynasty, where filial piety was paramount, Sun Quan ordered Lu Xun to marry the daughter of his grandfather's enemy.
Could this be a favor to Lu Xun?
Moreover, Lu Xun and Sun Quan were about the same age and were originally peers.
But after Sun Quan's move, Lu Xun was a generation shorter than Sun Quan for no reason and became his niece-in-law.
Could this be a favorite for Lu Xun?
Everything is just Sun Quan's strategy.
The reason why Sun Quan did this at that time was that he valued Lu Xun's talents, but he was also wary of Lu Xun's background and past.
At that time, Lu Xun's first wife was Zhang from Wu County.
Sun Quan did not want the major clans in Jiangdong to marry each other and form an intricate relationship.
He also wanted to truly take Lu Xun into his own hands, so he made this decision.
The most important thing is that Sun Quan wanted to see if Lu Xun was loyal to him.
If Lu Xun accepted this obviously humiliating kiss, it would be enough to prove that Lu Xun loved him.
If Lu Xun retorted with the courtesy of human relations, then he would take action to rectify the Lu family of Wu County.
After Lu Xun learned about Sun Quan's arrangement, he saw Sun Quan's true intention at a glance.
But it's a pity that he is not alone. He bears the honor and disgrace of the entire family.
So in the end, Lu Xun decided to endure the humiliation and accepted Sun Quan's offer of marriage.
It was only after Lu Xun accepted that Sun Quan almost truly felt relieved about Lu Xun.
Although he could not fully trust Lu Xun, he was already much better than the general generals who came from the Jiangdong gentry.
Otherwise, when Lu Meng proposed to Sun Quan that Lu Xun should be stationed at Lukou in his place and command an army of more than 10,000 people, Sun Quan would not have agreed to this.
It's just that Sun Quan's trust in Lu Xun in the past has begun to slowly decrease after the turmoil began again in Jianye City.
Facing Sun Quan's order to leave, Lu Xun stepped forward and said to Sun Quan, "Your Majesty, I have a plan that can help Your Majesty gain Jingzhou."
Although Lu Xun would endure humiliation and bear the burden for his family, when Jiang Dong faced danger, he, who had always been modest, would stride forward and contribute his strength to Jiang Dong.
Sun Quan couldn't help but feel a little amused when he saw that Lu Xun, who had never disobeyed him in the past, actually dared to "disobey" him for the first time today.
But he recognized Lu Xun's talents, so when Lu Xun said that his strategy could help him win Jingzhou, Sun Quan did not stop Lu Xun from speaking, but asked him to continue.
At this time, Lu Xun looked at a map placed on the wall of the tent. He looked at Sun Quan and asked, "Your Majesty, may I use it?"
Sun Quan leaned back on the recliner and motioned to Lu Xun to come forward and use it.
After getting Sun Quan's permission, Lu Xun strode forward.
Because the map was tall, Lu Xun took off the sword from his waist. Holding the sword in his hand, he used the hilt as a finger and explained his strategy to Sun Quan.
"If the Supreme wants to capture Jingzhou, he must capture one place first!"
When saying this, Lu Xun pointed the hilt of the sword in his hand at a place name—Yidu County!
Seeing that Lu Xun did not discuss how to take down the police, but instead paid attention to Yidu County, which was thousands of miles away, Sun Quan was confused for a moment.
But although he was confused, Sun Quan did not interrupt Lu Xun's speech.
After Lu Xun pointed the hilt of his sword at Yidu County, he said to Sun Quan: "The current situation between the two armies is that our army is the guest, and Mi Yang is the host."
"To attack the host with a guest, the worst thing to do is to fight for a long time."
"And the police city is so strong that it cannot be taken down without spending several months."
"In this case, our army might as well bypass the public security and order a general to lead a surprise force to raid Yidu County behind the public security."
"Yidu County is located in the heart of Jingzhou and Yizhou. It is the only way for Jingzhou's army to retreat into Yizhou and for Yizhou's army to enter and aid Jingzhou."
"If our army can capture Yidu County, it can immediately cut off the connection between Jingyi and Yizhou."
"Moreover, Yidu County has many mountains and forests, and the terrain is complex. There are places everywhere that are easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"After the Supreme Lord captured Yidu County, he ordered a general to lead more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, control the water along the mountains, and disperse the fortresses to deploy defenses. This way, Yidu County can be defended impregnably."
"If Liu Bei's army wants to leave Sichuan and enter Jing for support, it will not be able to advance even an inch if our army blocks it."
"As long as Liu Bei's army cannot enter Jingzhou to support Guan Yu, there will be King Wei's army to the north of Jingzhou and tens of thousands of our troops to the south.
Over time, all the troops in Jingzhou will lose their courage when they see that the reinforcements are delayed!"
"And as long as our army captures Yidu County, with Yidu as its support, it can also encroach on all the counties in Jingzhou step by step."
After Lu Xun finished explaining his strategy, Sun Quan didn't show any surprise on his face.
Because Lu Xun's strategy was very bold, but it also had some loopholes.
Sun Quan asked Lu Xundao, "Why is Boyan so confident that after our army captures Yidu County, Liu Bei's army will not be able to advance even an inch?"
The coach of this year's Hanzhong battle was Liu Bei. After this battle, Liu Bei completely wiped away his reputation of not being good at fighting.
Facing Liu Bei, who had just led the army to a great victory, it was normal for Sun Quan to be worried.
After seeing Sun Quan's question, Lu Xun said with a confident smile on his face, "Now Liu Bei has won a new victory in Hanzhong. If he leads his army to aid Jingzhou, he will take advantage of the victory and go on an expedition. He will not be able to take the lead."
"Because of this, it must not be allowed to enter Jingzhou territory."
"I heard that food was sent from thousands of miles away, and the soldiers were hungry. If they had to collect firewood and cut grass temporarily, they would not be able to make fires for cooking, and the army would not be able to rest."
“Today, in the counties within Yidu, chariots are not allowed to have square tracks, and riders are not allowed to line up.
When Liu Bei's army goes on an expedition, food must be behind him, and supplies must be difficult."
"May the supreme false ministers have tens of thousands of elite soldiers to conquer Yidu and occupy the counties. I can dig deep ditches and high fortresses without fighting."
"Liu Bei cannot fight against him, retreats unwilling to return, has nothing to plunder, and loses ground when advancing or retreating. In less than a month, the morale of Liu Bei's army will be in chaos."
"When the time comes, I will be looking for an opportunity to attack, and I will be able to break it."
"Even if it cannot be broken, it can still be consumed."
"Customers are the main focus, and long-lasting wars are the worst thing to do."
"Soldiers have no permanent momentum, and water has no permanent shape. If our army captures Yidu County, we can turn the main force away from the guests and turn Liu Bei's army into a guest army!"
After Lu Xun said this, a look of emotion appeared on Sun Quan's face.
But in his opinion, capturing Yidu County might be enough to resist or even defeat Liu Bei's army as Lu Xun said.
But in Sun Quan's view, even if this is achieved, it will not be of much help to the current public security.
Sun Quan asked Lu Xun, "Public Security, are our troops just abandoning us?"
Seeing that he had already explained so clearly, but Sun Quan still focused his attention on the police, Lu Xun could only sigh secretly in his heart.
He raised his hands and said to Sun Quan, "Your Majesty!"
"In a war to destroy a country, we must not just focus on the gains and losses of one city and one pool!"
"Our army wants to attack the police, but it is actually to capture Jingzhou."
"If before, our army had not lost courage and attacked the police force, and then used the help of capturing the police force to sweep Jingzhou, it would have been a good plan."
"But now, the police are no longer an option."
"In this case, our army might as well look for other ways to defeat the enemy."
"Guan Yu and Mi Yang in Jingzhou have few troops but are able to hold on without retreating. They hope to delay the time until Liu Bei's army comes to help."
"Because we have foreign aid at heart, it is difficult for the enemy to lose morale."
"But if our army can cut the fuel from the bottom and defeat the foreign aid that the enemy relies on.
When the news spreads, the enemy troops will lose their courage, and Jingzhou will be nothing more than a peach that the Supreme Being can pick at any time."
Lu Xun spoke sincerely and worshiped Sun Quan again and again, hoping that Sun Quan would listen to his advice.
Sun Quan looked at Lu Xun who was standing under the vast map, turning his sword into fingers to devise strategies for him. Seeing Lu Xun's handsome and handsome appearance, Sun Quan's eyes seemed to be a little distracted.
He remembered someone.
Back then, that person was just like Lu Xun, who plotted for him to defeat Cao Cao under the map.
It seems.
But there was still a layer of doubt in his heart.
Mi Yang, who is in the public security city, is inspecting the granary in the city.
There was not much food in the city, which made him want to take a careful inventory of all the food stored in the city.
Only by knowing accurately how long the city's food reserves, the minimum and maximum, can last, can he have a firm idea in mind to complete his next plan.
At this time, Wang Hong hurriedly found him and reported a military situation to him.
According to reports from the soldiers on the city, not long ago, a new Jiangdong army arrived from outside the Jiangdong camp.
The Jiangdong army seemed to have about ten thousand people, and its army was flying the flag of the general land.
After hearing this, Mi Yang's heart sank.
He was not worried about the arrival of more than ten thousand troops from Jiangdong, but he was worried about the arrival of that man.
According to the "Baodian of Disputing Sun", the man who now controls more than ten thousand soldiers in the Jiangdong Army and is worshiped as a partial general is none other than the famous Lu Xun in history!
It is a reasonable guess that Lu Xun had his first wife in the 21st year of Jian'an.
After all, Lu Xun came from a wealthy family in Jiangdong, so it was unlikely that he would not marry a wife in his thirties.
Given his status, his wife will not be based on his personal preference, but will be a task.
Even if Lu Xun didn't have his first wife, Sun Quan's move of ordering Lu Xun to marry Sun was still disgusting.
In the later period, Sun Quan even ignored ethics and seniority and made random relatives, which attracted many people's criticism.
(End of chapter)
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