The first month of the 22nd year of Han Jian'an [217].

The snow is melting and spring is coming quietly and slowly.

I just heard that the main forces of Cao's army have arrived along the border one after another.

Jiangdong area.

Sun Quan, Lord of Wu, was also actively organizing preparations for war.

When I saw that the front of Cao's army had advanced along the line of Chaohu Lake to Juchao.

He also discussed it with the civil and military people.

Immediately, he realized that Cao Jun's main attack direction would be the Ruxu Ferry area in Jiangbei.

He then did not dare to show any slightness.

Lianshi ordered Lü Meng, the governor of Lujiang, to garrison in Ruxuwu.

After Lu Meng received the order and arrived at Chuyi with his headquarters, he without any hesitation immediately gathered people to start strengthening the city defense day and night.

But while the Jianye Wu Army in the hinterland was still working hard to prepare for war.

Waves of bad news also came from various places in Jiangdong.

In Danyang County, Lingyang, Shi'an, Jingxian and other places, without exception, there were reports of riots and military harassment by various tribes in Shanyue.

Instigated by the Cao family, they responded to the uprising.

And the scale has also expanded dramatically.

In just over ten days, the Shanyue tribes had basically reached tens of thousands of people.

The momentum is getting louder and louder!

After hearing this news, Sun Quan suddenly looked shocked and seemed to almost lose his footing, leaning back.

He simply came from the side and helped Zhou Tai, who had quick eyes and hands, to support him steadily.

"what's the situation?"

"Why did the Shanyue people rebel at this critical moment?"

In an instant, his emotions were already in his throat and he was extremely nervous.

Due to the current large-scale invasion of Cao's army, except for the troops stationed on the western front, which he could not use, almost all the main forces he could mobilize were gathered here, preparing to go to the front line of Jiangbei to resist Cao's attack.

But the sudden outbreak of civil strife in Shangyue caught him by surprise.

For a moment, I didn't know where to mobilize troops and horses to quell the rebellion.

Seeing the owner's face looking a little flustered was a little hard to accept.

Standing on the side, a middle-aged man who was over thirty years old, wearing luxurious brocade clothes, a crown on his head, and a handsome face quickly stood up, with a serious look on his face, and said with cupped hands:

"My lord, if Xun's prediction is correct, the sudden rebellion in Shanyue this time must be driven by the Cao family behind the scenes."

"Did Boyan say that Shanyue raised troops under Cao Cao's instructions?"

After saying this, Sun Quan's ability to adjust was naturally not bad. After Lu Xun's words, he gradually recovered, his face slowly returned to a calm look, and he asked slowly.

"That's right, my lord, the fact that you ordered the frontline soldiers to strengthen the defense of Ruxuwu Fort cannot be concealed from Cao Jun's eyes and ears. They must also know that if they want to face our navy directly on the river, the outcome will be unpredictable!"

"Therefore, we wanted to provoke the various tribes in Shanyue to revolt, so as to distract our army from taking care of the defense line in Jiangbei, so that the main forces from all walks of life could take the opportunity to break through the Ruxu defense line."

The words of Xixi Xi slowly fell out.

Seeing Lu Xun analyzing the current situation decisively.

Sun Quan also nodded in agreement one after another.

Then, he pondered for a while, then looked at Lu Xun expectantly, and asked, "But I wonder if Boyan has any good strategies to deal with the chaos in Shanyue?"

In one word.

Lu Xun seemed to ponder for a while, and then he solemnly responded: "My lord, in Yi Xun's opinion, the rebellion in Shanyue is just a skin disease, and it is not a serious problem. Our army cannot lose big because of small things."

"If most of Chen's troops go to conquer Shanyue and focus their attention here and ignore the Jiangbei defense line, they will fall into Cao's trap."

Having said that, the tone of his words couldn't help but become more and more high-spirited, and he said loudly: "The current plan is to send an elite force to the north of the Yangtze River to support General Lu, and order him to stick to Ruxuwu to prevent Cao Jun from taking advantage of the opportunity.

A massive invasion."

"On the other hand, we sent our troops to Danyang County to put down the rebellion."

"After Shanyue's worries are resolved, we will once again recruit the main army to cross the river and march to the north of the Yangtze River to join together."

One word after another.

He already quite agreed with Lu Xun's countermeasures.

Follow closely.

His eyes drifted around the palace, passing through the faces of the generals one by one.

After thinking for a long time, Sun Quan's face suddenly perked up, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Lu Xun, He Qi, I have ordered you two to lead an army to Danyang to quell the rioting people in Shanyue. I wonder if you are willing to accept the order?"

"The general will take the order!"

"This time I will definitely fulfill my mission and live up to my lord's high expectations."

As soon as the words came out, the two of them almost didn't think at all and just accepted the order.

Obviously, they have already made sufficient preparations to counter the rebellion.

Now that the candidate for the chief general to counter the rebellion has been determined.

It's an emergency.

After Lu Xun and He Qi received the order, they quickly ordered their troops and left.

Follow closely.

Lu Meng's lone army was stationed in the north of the Yangtze River. Facing the main force of Cao's army, the pressure would be too great.

Sun Quan also followed the strategy proposed by Lu Xun and ordered Ling Tong first, while Xu Sheng led his troops to punt and march to Ruxuwu to support.

It took some time to settle down.

Sun Quan was not too panicked by the unplanned Shanyue Rebellion to take care of himself.

Instead, he sat in the middle of Jianye City and issued orders slowly.

Everything was going on in an orderly manner.

…

On the contrary, it is on the front line in Hefei.

The current situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable to the Cao family.

Since Xiahou Dun and Sima Lang first led their troops to Juchao.

The epidemic became prevalent in Hefei.

It's February, and instead of calming down, it's getting more intense.

Seeing this situation, Sima Lang had no choice but to patrol the army and personally encourage people to prevent the soldiers from being affected by this and causing a low morale in the army.

If anyone is unfortunate enough to be infected, someone will be sent to isolate them immediately.

And worked with the military doctors to give medicine to the soldiers.

As Shanyue, who was plotting to rebel against the major mountains in Jiangdong, raised troops one after another, and reports of troops gathering to attack the city reached Hefei, Cao Cao suddenly felt that the opportunity was coming.

In order to take advantage of the civil strife in Jiangdong and seize Ruxukou, the only line of defense in the north of the Yangtze River.

He immediately dispatched the main follow-up troops to quickly gather in the nest.

He ordered all the troops to march to the front line of Ruxu and attack Ruxu Wu.

But when most of Cao's army first arrived at the nest, an unpredictable event happened.

Sima Lang unfortunately fell seriously ill while on patrol.

A few days later.

After treatment failed, he died in the military camp.

After hearing this, Cao Cao was filled with grief, so he held a memorial service for him in the camp, and then sent someone to preserve the body and send it back to his hometown in the Central Plains for burial.

After finishing everything, he gave the order to proceed.

In an instant.

Cao's army was divided into several groups and attacked Ruxukou in a mighty manner.

At this moment, in Guangling County, Zangba and Sun Guan's troops joined forces. After struggling to reach Jiangdu along the swampland of Sheyang, they also started building rafts for crossing the river.

It will be used to cross the river and attack Wujun directly.

Sun Quan, who was sitting high in Jianye and overlooking the current situation, always focused his attention on the Jiangbei front line.

When I heard that Cao Jun had launched a massive attack.
To be continued...