Lu Su saw that Sun Quan had eaten the weight and became determined. No one from the Jiangdong officials could speak for Liu Bei. It would be unwise to openly oppose him at this time, so he changed the subject and said: "My lord, I will prepare a book and give it to General Guan tomorrow, but I still have to
Actively prepare for the attack on Hefei, otherwise we will not be able to convince the other side easily."
Sun Quan nodded with satisfaction, "Zijing's words are very good. Cheng Gong can organize the troops at Ruxukou to prepare for war. The princes in the hall can think of a good reason, so that it becomes justifiable for us to send troops to Jingzhou."
"Wei." Cheng Pu and everyone replied in unison.
Lu Su spoke again: "Jingzhou affairs should be dealt with slowly. Lantian is now the prefect of Lingling and the commander-in-chief of the military and political affairs of the four counties in Jingnan. Lingling County borders Yulin County. If he really has malicious intentions and wants to interfere in Jiaozhou, we can even
With the name of sending troops, Lu Ziming will be in danger in Jiaozhou..."
"What the governor said makes sense. In the past, the trapped camp defeated Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in Xiaopei, and also defeated Cao Cao's general Xiahou Dun. The combat effectiveness of this army cannot be underestimated. Ziming still doesn't know..." Cheng Puye
Get worried.
Sun Quan heard cold sweat break out on his forehead, and quickly stood up and wiped it with his sleeves. He had thought about it all night yesterday, and finally settled on the tone today, but he did not expect that Lu Meng was in great danger.
Sun Quan paced back and forth, and finally pointed to his confidant Lu Fan and said: "Zi Heng, I represent you as the governor of Cangwu and Shi Xie as the general of the left. You rush to Jiaozhou to take up your post. One is to appease the scholar's family and make him return home.
Secondly, we must instruct Lu Ziming to attack Yulin County with caution, and if any of Lai Gong’s troops are found to be trapped in the camp, report to Jianye immediately.”
"Wei." Lu Fan cupped his fists and accepted the order.
Lu Fan set out on the road in a light boat and arrived in Jiaozhou in mid-May. Lu Meng's warship docked at Gaoyao and was preparing to sail into Yushui.
According to Sun Quan's wishes, Lu Meng first sent people by sea to Jiaozhilongbian to pacify Shixie, and then took a high-rise boat up the Yushui River to Guangxin, the seat of Cangwu, where he was stationed.
After Lu Fan conveyed Sun Quan's intention, both Lu Meng and Wei Jing felt incredible.
Lu Meng smiled coldly: "They are just well-equipped infantry who are trapped in the camp. What do they mean to our Jiangdong Navy? If Lantian really dares to come, I will capture him alive."
"Zi Ming should not underestimate the enemy. Can Lai Gong's true identity be found out?" Lu Fan asked.
Lu Meng had been on guard against Shi Xie before and had not taken Lai Gong seriously at all. The occupation of Cangwu was also arranged by Wei Jing.
Wei Jing replied: "Lai Gong seems to take the position of governor very seriously and has not given up until now. He took advantage of Wu Ju's death and sent more than a thousand people into Cangwu territory. Ten days ago, he and my front troops
We encountered each other and fought several times, with both sides winning or losing."
"Can you find the figure trapped in the camp?" Lu Fan asked.
Wei Jing shook his head, "After Wu Ju's identification of the surrendered troops, those are Lai Gong's garrison in Bushan."
"Lai Gong, the dignified governor of Jiaozhou, cannot have more than a thousand soldiers. What other military information do you have?" Lu Fan asked again.
Wei Jing smiled bitterly: "Lai Gong and Wu Ju have been at war for a long time, so there is basically no information that can be passed in and out between Cangwu and Yulin. According to the introduction of Wu Ju's subordinates, there should be thousands of people in Yulin County.
Yue soldiers."
Lu Fan asked Lu Meng again: "Ziming has the heavy responsibility of sending troops to deliver the state. Didn't he find out Lai Gong's truth?"
Lu Meng said awkwardly: "Jiaozhou is located in a barbaric place. I thought that killing Wu Ju would be enough to send a message. I didn't expect that Lai Gong was stronger than Shi Xie, so I didn't have time to find out about Yu Lin. But I have 20,000 elite soldiers in Jiangdong."
, we will definitely be able to kill everyone here."
Lu Fan shook his head, feeling that Lu Meng and Wei Jing still underestimated their enemy, "Don't Yu Lin and Cang Wu have any contact at all? It's impossible for Lai Gong to guard against the same iron bucket, right?"
Wei Jing quickly replied: "Although Lai Gong and Wu Ju often fight, there are still bold merchant ships plying Yushui. A few days ago, I detained two Yue merchant ships returning to Bushan."
"Businessmen traveling around for profit must have learned a lot of information. We can use them."
After Lu Fan finished speaking, he asked Wei Jing to bring the leader of the caravan for questioning. That man was Wushei who was stranded in Guangxin. He seemed very reserved in front of the three Jiangdong generals.
Wushei volunteered to go out on the boat. Although he concealed himself well along the way, he was unable to send the information back to Bushan in time. He once begged Wei Jing but was not allowed to let him go, but after seeing Lu Fan and Lu Meng, he had another idea.
Got hope.
Wushei followed Abu and developed the ability to observe people's words. From the conversations between several people, he saw that Wei Jing had the lowest official position, and Lu Meng was very polite to Lu Fan. He instantly guessed who among the three had the most say.
"Who are you from?" Lu Fan asked.
"I am from Dingzhou, Yulin County..." Wushei answered truthfully.
"You speak Chinese very well."
"The general is too praised. Traveling merchants must be able to speak Chinese..."
Lu Fan did not directly inquire about Lai Gong's truth, but slowly made up his mind through chatting. Wushei was not an ignorant boy now, and he could understand clearly what could be said and what could not be said.
After the two exchanged a lot of polite words, Lu Fan got down to the topic: "Your caravan has traveled all over the country, but have you ever seen a heavily armored garrison in Bushan?"
Wushei didn't hesitate at all. He shook his head and said firmly: "The climate in Jiaozhou is warm, and there are no heavy armored soldiers in the garrison. A month ago, my caravan passed by Bushan for supplies, but I saw thousands of foreign soldiers.
."
"Alien?" Lu Fan frowned.
Wushei scratched his head and said with a smile: "It is also possible that they are Yue people. Many Yue people in Jiaozhou do not understand the language..."
"How many Yue soldiers are there in Bushan?" Lu Meng asked hurriedly.
"That's quite a lot, densely packed... there may be thousands of people..." Ushei tried hard to remember.
Hearing that there were only a few thousand Vietnamese soldiers, Lu Fan's heart dropped. It seemed that Lantian still had not intervened in Jiaozhou. He rewarded Wushei with a piece of gold and planned to have people take him back to the dock to seize them.
Wushei refused to accept the gold, but kowtowed and begged: "Generals, please be accommodating. My merchant ship has been stranded in Guangxin for half a month, and the young and old of the clan are still waiting for me to bring back money to buy food..."
Upon seeing this, Lu Fan pulled Wei Jing aside and asked in a low voice: "Is this Yue caravan trustworthy? Could it be Lai Gong's work? The fact that he was able to find so many Yue soldiers shows that he has great control over Yu Lin.
The reputation is not low.”
Wei Jing quickly shook his head: "This Yue caravan has existed for a long time. It has been traveling around Jiaozhou to do business for a long time, and it is very 'sensible'. Lai Gong, Wu Ju, Shi Xie and others are not in trouble. It should not be a certain party."
of meticulous work.”
Lu Fan nodded after hearing this. He walked back to Wushei, took out two more gold ingots and said, "Chief Wu was at the dock just now. Did you see our Jiangdong warship?"
"Those ships are so big..." Wushei nodded.
Lu Fan smiled and said: "The largest you see is called a building ship. We have dozens of these ships in Jiangdong, each of which can carry 5,000 troops. The next six or seven ships should be arriving soon..."
"Five thousand..." Wushei swallowed his saliva.
"Take these two ingots of gold and go and bring a message to Lai Gong in Bushan. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. Don't act like a chariot in front of me, Jiangdong. In the past, Cao Cao's 400,000-strong army was wiped out, not to mention that he only had thousands of soldiers to cross the border. How can he do that?
Saving your fellow tribesmen from suffering can be regarded as a service to your tribe." Lu Fan said threateningly.
"Then I can go home?" Wushei was overjoyed.
"certainly."
Chapter completed!