Chapter 133 Lu Xun recommends himself and civil strife is about to begin
In the original history, after Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, because of the anger caused by Guan Yu's death and the loss of Jingzhou, he resolutely launched the Eastern Expedition despite the dissuasion of his ministers.
Faced with the situation when Liu Bei led tens of thousands of troops to march eastward, Sun Quan appointed Lu Xun as the commander-in-chief of the Jiangdong army to resist Liu Bei's army.
As a result, a historically famous battle of Yiling took place in Yidu County.
In that battle, Yiling was filled with flames, and the Jiangdong army represented by Lu Xun achieved a complete victory.
In that battle, Ji Han lost all his elite troops, and Liu Bei was beaten to the point where his entire army was nearly annihilated, and he died in depression.
Lu Xun became famous for this battle. With this battle, Lu Xun gradually became the leading general of the Jiangdong army, and he also became a stabilizing force in maintaining the stability of the Wu State.
The Lu Xun that Mi Yang faced now was in his heyday.
The Battle of Yiling occurred in history in 221 AD, and now it is at the end of 219 AD, less than a year and a half apart.
Compared with him in history, Lu Xun now should be almost the same in terms of his talents in strategy and formation.
Among the four major governors in Jiangdong, Lu Su was good at strategy, Lu Meng was good at tactics, and only Zhou Yu and Lu Xun were all-rounders.
Combining military and political affairs with both military and political skills, how could Mi Yang not be worried about such an enemy?
Mi Yang was thinking rapidly in his mind about what he should do next.
According to previous intelligence, during Lu Meng's sneak attack on Jingzhou, Lu Xun was used by the Jiangdong side as a pawn to confuse Guan Yu and led his troops to garrison at Lukou.
But as Mi Yang changes history, many things have changed in unpredictable directions.
Perhaps it was because of Lu Meng's defeat that Lu Xun had the opportunity to lead his troops to the front line.
According to Lu Xun's ability, Lu Meng had no choice but to retreat, but that doesn't mean he had no choice.
Mi Yang couldn't guess what Lu Xun's strategy would be for a moment.
Therefore, Mi Yang had no choice but to make arrangements in advance to achieve a great victory like he did against Lu Meng.
While Mi Yang was deep in thought, Wang Hong saw a look of worry on Mi Yang's face since he heard that more than ten thousand enemy reinforcements were coming, led by a general named Lu.
So he asked Mi Yang, "Does the chief secretary know who the general named Lu is?"
Mi Yang thought about it and replied, "If my prediction is correct, it should be Lu Xun and Lu Boyan."
When he heard Mi Yang say that it would be Lu Xun, Wang Hong showed curiosity on his face.
Who is this person?
Because Jiangdong is close to Jingzhou, Wang Hong thought he knew a lot about the famous generals in Jiangdong, but he had never heard of Lu Xun.
Wang Hong believed that since Lu Xun was not very famous, it should not be the reason why Mi Yang looked worried now.
I think Mi Yang might be worried about the newly arrived Jiangdong army of more than 10,000 people.
Therefore, Wang Hong said to Mi Yang, "Why should the chief secretary be worried?"
"After successive great victories, the master's reputation is far-reaching. Now everyone in the city is united. It doesn't matter if the enemy army increases its troops by more than 10,000."
"Under the fortified city, they will only be defeated."
Mi Yang's two great victories had already convinced Wang Hong.
And even if Sun Quan's new army has more than 10,000 troops, won't it only be restored to the original 100,000 troops at most?
Mi Yang was not afraid before, so why should Mi Yang be too worried now?
Hearing what Wang Hong said, Mi Yang couldn't help but feel a little funny.
He was not worried about the tens of thousands of new troops outside the city, he was worried about Lu Xun.
Mi Yang was about to correct Wang Hong's point of view, but because of Wang Hong's persuasion, he instantly came to his senses.
Nowadays, Lu Xun's reputation is not great.
Because Lu Xun's voice was silent, Wang Hong would mistakenly think that he was worried about the tens of thousands of new Jiangdong soldiers.
Because Lu Xun was not well-known, Lu Meng had suggested to Sun Quan that Lu Xun should take his place and lead troops to garrison Lukou to paralyze Guan Yu.
And according to the content in the book "Bao Dian", although Xu Xiang recorded Lu Xun in detail, among the records of Jiangdong generals, Lu Xun was only ranked in the middle, neither above nor below.
Xu Xiangnai was a native of Jiangdong and a close official of Sun Quan.
The order of his ranking is based on the current status of Jiangdong generals in Jiangdong.
In other words, in this world, he is the only one who knows that Lu Xun will be a famous general in the future, and he is the only one who knows that Lu Xun will be the pinnacle of Jiangdong in the future.
At present, Sun Quan does not know this.
The current general in charge of Jiangdong is no longer Lu Meng, who respected Lu Xun, but the suspicious Sun Quan.
Sun Quan doesn't think highly of Lu Xun now, and since he is suspicious, there is a lot Mi Yang can do.
After thinking about this, Mi Yang couldn't help but show joy on his face.
When he was in Chengdu, Mi Yang once asked Fa Zhengdao: If one day the enemy's army is stronger than our army, how will our army win?
Fa Zheng's answer: If there are many soldiers, attack the generals; if there are many generals, disturb their minds.
When the enemy's troops are strong, go against their generals.
If the enemy general has many talents, then use his character to disturb his heart and defeat him.
Famous teachers do not necessarily produce great disciples, but because there is a famous teacher, his teachings can save Mi Yang from many detours.
Mi Yang ordered Wang Hong to come forward and immediately summon the city's sergeants. The more the better!
Sun Quan looked at Lu Xun in front of him, and he expressed the last concern in his heart.
"If our army rashly divides its forces, we will go behind the police.
With our troops dispersed, what can be done if the thieves lead their troops to cover up from behind and cut off our army's food route?"
"The thieves are good at fighting, this cannot be ignored."
At the beginning, Mi Yang took the initiative to go out of the city to fight Sun Huan in order to prevent Lu Meng from dividing his troops and attacking the remaining counties in Jingzhou.
After winning a great victory, Lü Meng gave up the method of dividing his troops to advance because he was worried about losing his retreat.
Although Lu Xun's current strategy seems good, if there is no way to ensure the stability of the back road, then it is all empty talk.
Sun Quan's doubts were related to the safety of Jiangdong's army and he could not ignore them.
But since Lu Xun dared to offer such a strategy, he had naturally thought of everything.
A confident smile appeared on Lu Xun's face and he said, "It's not difficult to guard against this."
He continued to point his sword at the map on the wall and said, "Yidu County controls the Three Gorges and has waterways crisscrossing the territory."
"The Supreme Being does not need to send troops by land. He can order the navy to go upstream and attack Yidu."
"Everyone knows that there are two powerful naval forces today."
"One is my Jiangdong Navy, and the other is the Jingzhou Navy under Guan Yu."
"The Jingzhou navy is now outside the Han River to block the Wei army from going south.
Now there is no other navy in the hinterland of Jingzhou that can stop our Jiangdong navy from crossing the Yangtze River."
"The Supreme Lord sends troops to the capital. Whether he is marching or transporting food and grass, he can use waterways to go there."
"Although the bandits are good at fighting, there are not many boats in the public security city.
Even if he can break out of the siege, facing the mighty Yangtze River, how can he disrupt our army's food route with infantry?"
When he heard what Lu Xun said, Sun Quan's eyes lit up.
No matter how poor his military skills are, he still knows that the only way to defeat the navy army is the navy army.
Then Lu Xun said, "The Supreme Being can order soldiers to dig trenches outside the city and build horses to surround the city, and then guard the rear with a large military camp."
"No matter how good the Mi Thief is in fighting, it will be extremely difficult for him to break through the siege under the heavy guard of our army."
"Since the thieves can rely on the strength of the public security city to withstand our army's offensive."
"Of course our army can also rely on the strength of the camp and the superiority of the troops to stop the bandits from breaking through the siege!"
After Lu Xun finished explaining all his plans, he bowed deeply to Sun Quan.
At this time, Sun Quan's face suddenly became enlightened after knowing all of Lu Xun's plans.
Lu Xun's strategy can be said to be interconnected, and every step that Jiangdong's army will take next is carefully planned.
Moreover, every step Lu Xun took was based on reality.
And giving full play to his own advantages made Sun Quan feel like he was clearing the clouds and seeing the blue sky.
Although there was the humiliation of Mi Yang today, Sun Quan was able to get two great talents, Sima Yi and Lu Xun, to offer suggestions one after another. This made all the humiliation in Sun Quan's heart disappear.
Sun Quan, who was beaming with joy, immediately stood up and came to Lu Xun, held his hand and said, "If we follow Boyan's plan, Boyan will be almost certain to win Jingzhou for Gu."
Facing Sun Quan's question, Lu Xun confidently replied, "If everything is planned properly and no mistakes are made, Jingzhou Xun will definitely be captured by the Supreme Being."
Ten percent!
When Lu Meng presented the timetable to Sun Quan, it was just that under his plan, Jingzhou was 80% sure to be won.
Now Lu Xun dares to say 100% in front of Sun Quan.
This completely moved Sun Quan's heart.
Seeing the excited look on Sun Quan's face, Lu Xun revealed the most crucial point of this strategy.
"If I want my ministers to implement this strategy smoothly, the key lies in whether the general who captured Yidu can capture and hold Yidu County for the Supreme Being."
"I would like to recommend myself."
After speaking, Lu Xun lowered his head and bowed to Sun Quan.
He knew that his suggestion was a bit bold, because Sun Quan had always been suspicious of him.
But for the sake of Jiangdong's safety and future, Lu Xun had to give it a try even if he risked Sun Quan's jealousy.
Sure enough, after Sun Quan heard Lu Xun's request to send troops, he held Lu Xun's hand and unconsciously let go.
There was also a thoughtful look in his eyes.
According to what Lu Xun said, it would take tens of thousands of elite soldiers to capture Yidu County.
All the military power of tens of thousands of elite soldiers was to be handed over to Lu Xun, which made Sun Quan hesitate.
He still remembers the restlessness of those aristocratic families in Jiangdong today.
However, under the temptation of obtaining such a huge benefit in Jingzhou, Sun Quan was also moved by Lu Xun's self-recommendation.
Just when Sun Quan was quickly analyzing the pros and cons in his mind, Sun Quan's attendant Gu Li came to his side and said that Han Dang had something to report outside.
Upon hearing Han Dang's report, Sun Quan temporarily put aside his analysis of the pros and cons and ordered Gu Li to bring Han Dang in.
As soon as Han Dang entered the tent, he immediately came to Sun Quan with an anxious look on his face and reported to him, "Your Majesty, there has been a change in the police!"
Seeing the anxious look on Han Dang's face, Sun Quan's face instantly turned ugly.
Is this his hard-working and stable military spirit?
Is this his Sun family’s veteran minister from three dynasties?
Sun Quan's mood, which had already improved, started to deteriorate again after seeing Han Dang's expression.
He angrily asked this veteran minister who had been called his uncle since childhood, "Why is Mr. Han so fussy?"
"What can happen to the public security? Is it possible that the thieves are still leading the troops out of the city?"
In Sun Quan's opinion, Mi Yang's priority now is to defend the city.
As long as he doesn't attack the city rashly, Mi Yang will definitely not leave the city to fight.
And as long as Mi Yang doesn't lead his army out of the city, there's nothing to make a fuss about.
Unexpectedly, Han Dang nodded in agreement after Sun Quan said this.
He said to Sun Quan, "Supreme wise, it is the Mi thieves who led the army out of the city."
Hearing Han Dang say this, both Sun Quan and Lu Xun had expressions of surprise on their faces.
Sun Quan immediately asked Han Dangdao, "Can the bandit lead his army across the moat?"
Han Dang replied, "Not yet."
"Just now Yi Feng came to report that the west gate of the Public Security Bureau was open and Mi Yang was leading thousands of crossbowmen out of the city. I don't know what he wanted."
"After I learned the news, I immediately reported it to the Supreme Being."
After Sun Quan heard this, he immediately picked up the sword placed on the sword case and hurried out of the camp.
Mi Yang is full of tricks, so he has to be careful.
Han Dang and Lu Xun also followed closely behind Sun Quan and rushed out of the camp.
When Sun Quan arrived outside the camp, he saw that the Jiangdong soldiers in the camp, under the leadership of Zhu Ran, had already formed up and were waiting for his dispatch at any time.
After seeing this scene, Sun Quan couldn't help but admire Zhu Ran.
Then he came to the front of the army formation and looked at Mi Yang, who was leading more than a thousand crossbowmen on the opposite side and was waiting in full formation.
Although Sun Quan was a hundred steps away from Mi Yang, when Mi Yang saw Sun Quan coming out, he immediately ordered more than a hundred crossbowmen to set up their bows and shoot arrows towards Sun Quan.
After seeing this, Zhu Ran, who was worried about Sun Quan's safety, immediately ordered the Jiangdong soldiers to step forward with shields to protect Sun Quan from the arrows.
But Zhu Ran's move was stopped by Sun Quan.
"The enemy's crossbowmen are hundreds of steps away from me, so why bother holding a shield?"
The lethal range of a crossbow was about a hundred steps in the current world.
Sun Quan was hundreds of steps away from the crossbowmen led by Mi Yang. According to this distance, it was impossible for hundreds of arrows to cause danger to him.
Since it would not pose a threat to him, why would Sun Quan order his soldiers to defend him with shields, only to make the enemy laugh?
He wanted to see what trick Mi Yang was going to play.
Hundreds of arrows rose from the public security city and shot toward the Jiangdong camp.
But just as Sun Quan expected, the hundreds of arrows gradually lost their power after leaving the Gong'an City for a hundred steps, and fell to the ground one after another.
After hundreds of arrows fell to the ground, Sun Quan, who had excellent eyesight, saw that there was a letter tied to the arrows of those arrows.
After seeing this scene, Sun Quan understood Mi Yang's intention.
Mi Yang led more than a thousand archers out of the city specifically to lure him out.
Mi Yang's real purpose in bringing him out was to let him read the letter tied to the arrow.
Does this thief like to write letters so much?
After knowing Mi Yang's true intention, Sun Quan ordered someone to come forward and get a letter for him.
After a soldier returned from collecting the letter from the arrow pile in front, Sun Quan unfolded it and read it carefully.
He wanted to see what other tricks Mi Yang could play.
After reading it, Sun Quan had a look of horror on his face, like a frightened bird.
He immediately ordered people to destroy all the letters in front of him!
At this time, Sun Quan looked at Lu Xun beside him with doubtful eyes, and asked:
"I remember that the Lu family of Wujun and the Quan family of Wujun have been in-laws for generations."
Lu Xun didn't know why Sun Quan suddenly asked about this matter, but there was nothing to hide about it.
Lu Xun nodded in agreement.
After Lu Xun nodded, Sun Quan clenched the letter in his palm until it crumpled into a ball.
Why do you want to betray me and betray me?
A good strategy must have the opportunity to be used, right?
A good talent must have a chance to play, right?
(End of chapter)
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