In the port outside Yong'an City, tens of thousands of Wu troops were already ready to go, just waiting for Lu Xun's order.
However, Lu Xun's official order to go to war has not been sent to them.
What is Lu Xun waiting for?
He is waiting for the return of pioneer Zhu Huan.
Before Zhu Huan left, Lu Xun told Zhu Huan two things in private.
If the results of those two things can satisfy Lu Xun, then Lu Xun will lead his army and set off.
Lu Xun did not wait too long, Zhu Yi returned to Lu Xun from the starry night outside Zhouling City.
Seeing Zhu Yi returning so quickly with a happy face, Lu Xun guessed the outcome of the battle at Zhouling.
As expected, Zhu Yi bowed to Lu Xun with his head held high and his chest held high:
"My father has captured Zhou Lingcheng for Da Wu!"
As soon as Zhu Yi finished speaking, the faces of all the Wu generals present showed joy.
"color!"
Unconsciously, all the Wu generals offered a congratulation to Zhu Huan.
After Lu Xun heard Zhu Yi's words, he was also happy.
But Lu Xun still asked in detail about the specific events of the battle at Zhouling.
When Lu Xun asked, Zhu Yi did not dare to ignore him.
Then Zhu Yi told Zhu Huan step by step how he captured Zhouling.
When Zhu Yi mentioned that the Wu army's formation was disrupted by the strong wind, Lu Xun's face showed a thoughtful look.
Lu Xun quickly interrupted Zhu Yi and asked:
"Wang Hong, the guard general of Zhouling, did he lead his army to attack on his own initiative?"
Zhu Yi noticed that this issue seemed to be very important to Lu Xun, so Zhu Yi immediately responded:
"have!
Wang Hong originally wanted to attack our army halfway across the river."
Zhu Yi then continued to talk about the subsequent development.
In fact, for Lu Xun, after knowing the result, the subsequent development is not that important.
What Lu Xun was concerned about was the question he just asked Zhu Yi.
Others may think that the strong wind disrupted the Wu army's formation, perhaps because heaven was helping the Han army.
But in Lu Xun's view, this is not the case.
Maybe it was him who was helped by God.
The fact that the strong wind disrupted the Wu army's formation made Lu Xun realize a fact.
Even when he was about to go on an expedition, Lu Xun would not be 100% assured of Mi Yang.
The reason for this is actually Mi Yang's past battle examples, which prove that Mi Yang has too many tricks.
There are so many that one cannot have the confidence to completely guess his thoughts.
It is common sense in the art of war to take advantage of the enemy's formation to be dispersed and strike halfway across.
But if Mi Yang was using a tactic to lure the enemy, then even if the strong wind disrupted the Wu army's formation, Wang Hong would go against common sense and not attack.
Wang Hong is a good friend of Mi Yang. Speaking more broadly, Wang Hong was kind to Mi Yang during the public security war.
It is true that Mi Yang is extremely cunning, but his reputation for valuing friendship is as strong as Liu Bei's.
Based on the relationship between Mi Yang and Wang Hong, if Mi Yang is cheating, he will definitely arrange a safe escape route for Wang Hong in advance.
And with a safe escape route, Wang Hong didn't need to leave the city no matter what happened outside.
Today's common sense has not been violated, but it makes Lu Xun feel at ease.
Thinking of this, the smile on Lu Xun's face grew stronger.
Lu Xun asked Zhu Yi, "Where is Wang Hong? I have something to ask him."
Lu Xun wondered if he could find out some military secrets that he didn't know from Wang Hong's mouth.
But Zhu Yi's next answer made Lu Xun furious.
Zhu Yi changed his proud attitude and said hesitantly to Lu Xun:
"Wang Hong was executed by my father a few days ago!"
When he heard that Wang Hong had been killed by Zhu Huan, Lu Xun became angry for the first time in front of the generals.
"Asshole!"
Lu Xun immediately took action.
Seeing that Lu Xun was angry, Zhu Yi was so frightened that he hurriedly leaned over.
In order to calm Lu Xun's anger, Zhu Yi said all the words Wang Hong had insulted Zhu Huan and Sun Quan.
After hearing what Wang Hong said, all the Wu generals present were angry.
Why is Wang Hong's mouth so poisonous?
But after Lu Xun listened to Zhu Yi's explanation, he did not calm down.
Angry Lu Xun pointed his finger at Zhu Yi and scolded:
"You have fallen into Wang Hong's scheme. Wang Hong is seeking death!"
"Your father was happy to kill Wang Hong with one blow, but has he thought about the consequences?
It is true that Wang Hong has a way to kill you, but he indulges in insults just to anger your father and protect him in the name of loyalty.
Wang Hong can die, but he cannot die on the day when our army captures Zhouling, let alone in the name of loyalty.
Do you know how the people of Jingzhou will view our army when news of Wang Hong's death spread throughout Jingzhou?
The scholars and people of Jingzhou will regard Wang Hong as a hero and us as butchers!
It is not difficult to capture the land of Jingzhou, but capturing the hearts of the people in Jingzhou is the key to our army being able to gain a foothold in Jingzhou!"
Lu Xun really didn't expect that Zhu Huan would still commit such a stupid thing after he had warned him.
After scolding Zhu Yi, Lu Xun sat down helplessly.
When Wang Hong seeks death, he is using a trick to attack his heart.
If the news of Wang Hong's death is allowed to ferment in Jingzhou, and if Wang Hong's name of loyalty is allowed to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Jingzhou, then Mi Yang, who already has the support of the people, will become even more powerful.
Lu Xun couldn't just sit back and watch this happen.
The next moment, Lu Xun decisively ordered:
"The whole army boarded the ship and marched to Zhouling!"
...
The first thing Lu Xun did when he came to Zhouling was to summon Zhu Huan and give him a severe rebuke.
However, since Zhu Huan was credited with seizing the city, Lu Xun did not punish Zhu Huan in the end.
After rebuking Zhu Huan, Lu Xun ordered people to check around to see if Wu Jun had violated discipline in Zhouling City.
There are some armies in the world that have strict military discipline, but the Wu army most likely does not fall into that category.
Under the investigation of his cronies, Lu Xun found out many violations of law and discipline by Wu Jun.
Among the generals who committed crimes, one had a rather special identity.
That person was Zhu Huan's cousin Zhu Bao. In terms of relationship, Zhu Bao and Lu Xun were still relatives.
What Zhu Bao committed was the crime of stealing people's property.
Such crimes were not considered serious among Wu Jun in the past.
But what no one expected was that for this small crime, Zhu Bao would be beheaded by Lu Xun in the end.
Lu Xun's harsh methods greatly frightened the Wu army in the city, which made the Wu army dare not break the law and discipline again.
The reason why Lu Xun did this was because he wanted the people in Zhouling to see how selfless he, Lu Xun, was.
Lu Xun wanted to use this to restore some people's hearts.
In order to achieve this goal, Lu Xun also ordered people to find those Han troops hiding in the city.
Lu Xun didn't mean to hurt them.
On the contrary, after Lu Xun found those Han soldiers, he showed more condolences to them and treated them well.
In the end, Lu Xun was even willing to take the initiative to release them back to the police.
Lu Xun's actions not only surprised the Han troops, but also puzzled many Wu generals.
Only a few people saw what Lu Xun's intention was.
"The next priority is to attack the city, and the highest priority is to attack the heart!"
After these Han troops returned to the police, Guan Ping would definitely ask them about the Zhouling.
And when Lu Xun treats the people well and the story of the sergeant spreads in the public security city, the resistance in the public security city will be weakened a lot.
But looking at Wang Hong's corpse, which was restrained by Lu Xun's costume again, Yu Fan couldn't help but ask himself:
“Isn’t it too late to remedy the situation?”
This chapter has been completed!