Chapter 163 Jiangdong Pillar Three Qi Lu Meng
At Sun Quan's summons, Lu Xun, who was appointed by Sun Quan to be in charge of Yong'an's defense, came to the county government in military uniform soon after.
After Lu Xun arrived, he immediately bowed to Sun Quan and said, "I pay my respects to the Supreme Being."
Sun Quan, who was still in shock, felt a sense of stability in his heart when he saw Lu Xun coming.
That night, it was under Lu Xun's protection that he escaped.
Without Lu Xun, he would not be what he is today.
After he and Lu Xun escaped from the police on a raft, he originally wanted to return to Jianye immediately.
But Lu Xun suggested that he not go back to Jianye first, but go north to Jiangxia County.
Lu Xun made this suggestion because he was worried that Mi Yang would take advantage of the victory to attack Jiangxia.
Jiangxia is the hub of Jingzhou and Yangzhou. If Jiangxia is lost, the door to Jiangdong will be wide open, which will be extremely detrimental to Jiangdong.
Although Sun Quan caused great defeats to Jiangdong several times, he was still very prestigious in Jiangdong after having been in charge of Jiangdong for nearly twenty years.
Having Sun Quan in Jiangxia is enough to initially stabilize the people of Jiangxia.
Moreover, Jiangxia County is closer to the Public Security Bureau than Jianye.
When news of Sun Quan's presence in Jiangxia slowly spread, those Wu troops who had fled in various directions during the public security battle would naturally return to Jiangxia County to join Sun Quan under the leadership of their respective generals.
The subsequent development of the situation was exactly as Lu Xun expected.
After Sun Quan came to Jiangxia, although the Wu army in Jiangxia heard the news of the defeat of their own police force, it caused a huge commotion.
But because Sun Quan was here, these huge riots did not trigger mutiny or large-scale flight of officials.
And during this period of time, as Lu Xun spread the news about Sun Quan everywhere, the Wu soldiers and generals who were scattered around the public security area tried their best to come to Yong'an City to join Sun Quan.
Among them, Quan Cong and Zhu Huan had the most troops.
Although Jiangdong's private military system has many disadvantages, one advantage is obvious.
That is, as long as the leader of an army does not die, the private soldiers under his command, as long as they are not captured, even if they escape, will eventually find a way to reunite with their leader.
For Wu Jun, their commander is not only their boss, but also their food, clothing and parents.
After many days of recruiting deserters, the Wu army in Yong'an City numbered nearly 10,000, not counting the original defenders.
Moreover, Lu Xun also suggested that Sun Quan dispatch some of the soldiers originally arranged by Lu Meng to garrison Lujiang to guard Yong'an City.
After continuously increasing the military strength in Yong'an City, the current military strength in the city is close to 20,000.
It's just that most of the soldiers in Yong'an City have their military morale weakened by the public security war.
In this case, Sun Quan, because of Lu Xun's role in protecting the army, worshiped Lu Xun as the Right Guard, General of Zhenxi, and granted him the title of Marquis of Huating. He was responsible for the defense of Yong'an City on his behalf.
With Lu Xun in charge of military affairs and preparing the city defense, the military morale of the Wu army was gradually stabilizing.
Every good thing happened in Sun Quan's eyes, so he valued Lu Xun more and more.
If he had insisted on escaping back to Jianye, Jiangxia might not be safe now.
Sun Quan quickly stood up and came to Lu Xun, helped him up, and said with a gentle smile: "Bo Yan has been working hard recently."
When Lu Xun heard Sun Quan's words, there was no look of pride on his face. He calmly replied to Sun Quan: "It's not hard to share the worries of the Supreme Being."
Sun Quan then asked Lu Xun about an incident that had been widely circulated in the world recently.
"Today's Han and Wei armies exchanged populations at the Han River, and there seemed to be an armistice."
"If Liu Bei waits for King Wei to retreat and then raises a large army to attack Jiangxia, how should our army respond?"
Facing Sun Quan's concern, Lu Xun's face showed a thoughtful look.
After thinking about it, Lu Xun replied to Sun Quan: "Liu Bei calls himself the King of Han, but Cao Cao is a traitor to Han."
"From the day he raised his army, Liu Bei had been trying to help the Han Dynasty and kill Cao Cao's thieves. Cao Cao also regarded Liu Bei as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh."
"The two of them are like fire and water."
"Now the two of them are discussing a truce. It's not because they want to make peace, but because of the situation."
"The armies of Han and Wei have been facing each other on both sides of the Han River for several months. This situation will not last long."
"Since last year, Liu Bei and Cao Cao have fought successively, and their food, grass, and manpower have been severely depleted.
If they continue to confront each other at the Han River, the national strength of Han and Wei will be greatly damaged."
"Spring plowing is approaching. For the sake of this year's grain harvest, if the two families cannot win quickly, they will have no choice but to stop fighting."
"Even if the two families stop fighting, Liu Bei will not take it lightly due to Cao Cao's deceit and will send heavy troops to defend the south bank of the Han River."
"The Jingzhou navy will definitely not be separated from the Han River front line."
"Yong'an City is strong and built on the water. Liu Bei lacks naval forces, so it is difficult to attack the city."
"Since the Supreme Lord came to Yong'an City, although the people in Jiangxia County were initially unstable, they have gradually stabilized."
"Furthermore, there are many troops in Yong'an City, and there are powerful enemies like Cao Cao in the north.
If Liu Bei has insufficient food and grass and sends few troops, it will be difficult to conquer Yong'an. If he sends more troops, the Han River defense line will be empty. Therefore, Liu Bei will not rush to send troops to the east."
I don’t know how many times Sun Quan has asked Lu Xun similar questions recently.
Previously, Sun Quan asked whether Mi Yang would attack Jiangxia in order to expand the victory. After Liu Bei arrived, Sun Quan asked whether Liu Bei would.
After hearing what Lu Xun said, Sun Quan, who had just had a nightmare, felt a little calmer.
Sun Quan looked at the niece-in-law in front of him, whom he had not paid much attention to before, and he increasingly felt that Lu Xun was a rare talent.
Not only is he calm and collected, but he also has a unique understanding of the current situation.
With such a virtuous minister, God will never destroy Jiangdong!
After listening to Lu Xun's analysis, Sun Quan asked Lu Xun to sit down, and then he also came to the main seat and sat down, and continued to discuss the current situation with Lu Xun.
Just as Sun Quan and Lu Xun were fighting, soldiers outside the palace came to report that Yu Fan had returned.
Sun Quan was shocked when he heard the news. He blurted out: "Ah! He is dead!"
When the police were defeated, Lu Meng, who was seriously ill, was guarded by Yu Fan and lay in his tent.
The battle was critical that night, and Sun Quan had no time to escape and take Lu Meng with him. Later, Lu Xun recruited scattered soldiers from all over the place, and Lu Meng and Yu Fan did not return to Jiangxia City.
It can be seen that both Lu Meng and Yu Fan were probably captured by Mi Yang.
Later, Jiangdong's spies detected the news that Mi Yang was going north to receive a reward.
The spies also got confirmation that Lu Meng and Yu Fan had been taken to Jiangling by Mi Yang to present to Liu Bei.
Today, Lü Meng has not returned, but only Yu Fan has been released by Liu Bei. This may mean that Lü Meng is dead.
Sun Quan quickly ordered someone to summon Yu Fan to come in. Soon after, Yu Fan came to the hall holding a wooden box with a sad face and knelt down in front of Sun Quan.
Seeing the wooden box in Yu Fan's hand, Sun Quan stood up unconsciously.
Yu Fan, who was kneeling on the ground, raised the wooden box in his hands and said to Sun Quan: "I have returned with the governor!"
After Yu Fan finished speaking, he burst into tears.
Yu Fan cried not only for Lu Meng's death, but also for his own future.
Since Sun Quan took power in Jiangdong, his official career has been bumpy and he was demoted several times by Sun Quan. Finally, Lü Meng was willing to promote him despite his character.
But now that Lu Meng has died in Jiangling, where will Yu Fan go in Jiangdong in the future?
After Sun Quan heard what Yu Fan said, a look of great sadness appeared on his face.
Although he had previously blamed Lü Meng for his defeat.
But after all, Lü Meng was a direct lineage trained by him, and he is also the current pillar of the Jiangdong Huaisi generals.
Although Sun Quan had long been prepared that Lü Meng would be seriously ill and difficult to recover from, when he really learned the news of Lü Meng's death, he was still very sad.
Sun Quan staggered up to Yu Fan, then stretched out his trembling hand to open the wooden box in Yu Fan's hand.
After opening the wooden box, Sun Quan saw a face he was very familiar with.
The incense ash covering the bottom made Lu Meng's head full of pale color. At this time, Lu Meng's eyes were wide open on his head, as if he was suffering from great unwillingness and anger before his death.
Seeing this scene, Sun Quan couldn't bear to close the lid of the wooden box, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Then he asked Yu Fan in a sad and angry tone: "Where is Ziming's body?"
"Why don't you bring it back together!"
Death is a very scary thing.
But the body and head are in a different place, and the soul has nowhere to rest after death, which is something that the world cannot accept.
Faced with Sun Quan's angry question, Yu Fan kowtowed and replied: "It's a bandit. After the governor fell ill and vomited blood and died, the bandit suggested Liu Bei to leave Lu Meng in Jingzhou and return to Jiangdong for the first time."
When he heard that Yu Fan said that Mi Yang suggested Liu Bei to do this, Sun Quan's anger immediately stopped.
The fear and fear of Mi Yang began to slowly linger in his heart again.
How much does Mi Yang hate Lu Meng to treat him like this?
My head is in a different place and I cannot sleep forever.
But what Sun Quan didn't know was that the reason why Mi Yang suggested Liu Bei do this was because in history, this was how Sun Quan treated Guan Yu.
A great hero, after being attacked and killed by his allies, ended up with his head in the north and his body in the south, which is extremely heartbreaking and tragic.
Until Liu Bei's death, he never had the chance to see his second brother's body.
He couldn't even express his thoughts in front of his second brother's grave.
This kind of grief cannot be understood by ordinary people.
Since Sun Quan wanted to betray his trust and Lü Meng wanted to rely on deceit to seize Jingzhou, Mi Yang would retaliate and treat the other person in his own way.
Sun Quan looked at the wooden box in Yu Fan's hand. He couldn't bear to open it and take another look.
He suppressed the grief in his heart and ordered people to go and build a body out of fragrant wood for Lu Meng.
After Lü Meng's fragrant wood body was finished, Sun Quan would order people to sew Lü Meng's head on the fragrant wood body and transport it back to Jianye for burial.
After giving this order, Sun Quan asked Yu Fan: "What happened after that night!"
From what Yu Fan said just now, we can know that Lu Meng was separated from Liu Bei's body after his death, so Sun Quan wanted to know the ins and outs of everything that happened after that night.
Faced with Sun Quan's inquiry, Yu Fan cried and replied: "After that night, I wanted to protect the governor and escape, but before I could protect the governor from leaving the tent, my barracks was searched.
Captured by the Han army in the tent."
"Since that night, the Governor has been unconscious."
"Later, the bandit was summoned by Liu Bei to go to Jiangling to receive the reward, so he escorted me, the governor, and a group of captives northward."
"On the day he arrived in Jiangling, the governor woke up from his coma."
"After the Grand Governor woke up, he found that he had become Mi Yang's prisoner and that our army had suffered a huge defeat. He was so angry that he became sick and vomited blood and died in Jiangling City."
"Before he died, the governor held the curtain with his hands and kept shouting: How sad! How sad!"
After Yu Fan finished speaking, Sun Quan unconsciously covered his chest. His Jiangdong Governor was actually angered to death by Mi Yang.
It's really ridiculous and extremely sad.
No wonder Lu Meng's eyes were wide open before he died.
At this time, Lu Xun hurriedly stepped forward and supported Sun Quan, who was already shaking.
After hearing the tragic death of Lu Meng, his face was filled with sadness, but he knew that this was not the time to just be sad.
Lu Xun asked Yu Fan, "Besides Liu Bei asking you to bring back the head of the Grand Governor, what else did Liu Bei ask you to spread?"
Hearing Lu Xun ask this, Sun Quan finally reacted.
Yes, since Liu Bei was willing to release Yu Fan, he certainly didn't just want him to carry Lu Meng's head back to Wu. He must have other intentions.
Under Lu Xun's questioning, Sun Quan looked at Yu Fan, and Yu Fan took out a letter from Liu Bei's hand to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan quickly took the letter and read it. There was only a short sentence in the letter.
"The Northern Army is about to retreat. I want to take Yang with the general to hunt Jiangxia, but the general says he can do it?"
Sun Quan looked at the words "The general said he was capable but not" written by Liu Bei, and a look of fear instantly appeared on his face.
Liu Bei asked him if he could still do it now.
Sun Quan immediately showed Liu Bei's letter to Lu Xun, and then he asked Lu Xun: "Now that Liu Bei wants to march eastward, what should I do?"
Sun Quan's face was full of anxiety.
But after reading Liu Bei's letter, Lu Xun's face was not as panicked as Sun Quan's.
He believed that his analysis just now was not wrong.
Moreover, if Liu Bei really wanted to invade Jiangxia, why bother writing a letter to remind him?
After thinking quickly, Lu Xun said to Sun Quan: "Liu Bei wrote this letter to test the Supreme Being. The Supreme Being must not mess up his position."
Lu Xun's relief could not completely calm down Sun Quan.
He paced around the hall with his hands behind his hands, thinking about what to do next.
According to Lu Xun's analysis, even if Liu Bei led a large army to attack Jiangxia at this time, according to the current situation, Liu Bei would not be able to defeat Jiangxia easily.
Sun Quan agreed with Lu Xun's analysis.
But the threat in Liu Bei's words made him unable to ignore it.
Seeing Sun Quan's helpless look, Lu Xun finally suggested: "If your Majesty is worried that Liu Bei will send troops to attack Jiangxia, it is better to send an envoy to Jingzhou to test Liu Bei's tone."
After hearing what Lu Xun said, Sun Quan's eyes lit up, and he finally agreed to Lu Xun's request.
In fact, the Battle of Public Security in this book is like the Battle of Yiling in Ji Han in history.
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