When Lu Fan heard that Lan Tian was engaged in trade, he instantly remembered that he had been cheated by him, so he added with a disdainful expression: "Lan Tian is greedy by nature. The purpose of engaging in trade is nothing more than making money. He must be trying to protect his wife now.
Son, how can you still think of helping Liu Bei?"
"You can't say that. Lantian built a lot of granaries in Jiaozhou, maybe just to supply food to Jingzhou." Sun Quan interrupted Lu Fan. After experiencing so many failures, his pride was somewhat restrained.
"It doesn't matter whether they supply food or soldiers. As long as we can guard the entrance of Dongting, the food and grass hoarded by Lantian are prepared for us." Lu Meng showed a sly look.
Sun Quan stroked his beard and nodded, "Ziming's plan is very thorough, but the first line of troops at Dongting Shuikou cannot be blocked by ordinary people. Changsha's Gan Ning is brave and good at water warfare, and the commander of the trapped army Gao Shunyuan is as famous as Zhang Liao.
I have observed that all the generals in the camp do not have this ability..."
"If that doesn't work, I'll go?"
Lan Tian "asked for bribes" at the front and drove him out of Jiaozhou at the back. Lu Fan regarded him as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh, so he took the initiative to join him.
Sun Quan looked at Lu Fan, then shook his head and said: "This sneak attack on Jingzhou is equivalent to breaking with Liu Bei. I want to go to Jiangxia personally to take charge of all the troops. Zi Heng, you have to go back to Jianye to stabilize the rear for me. We can't let those nobles
Put constraints on the front line."
"How is General Han?" Lu Fan pushed Han Dang out again.
"Old General Han is commendable for his loyalty and bravery, but he is still a little inferior to Cheng Gong (Cheng Pu) in commanding an army. In fact, Ziming should have no problem guarding Dongting, but taking Jiangling also requires a good strategist..." Sun Quan
After thinking about it, I still feel that no one is available.
Lu Meng thought about it for a while, then he bowed and said: "One person can be responsible for a great responsibility."
"Oh? Who is Qing Ju?" Sun Quan was instantly interested, and Lu Fan also looked expectantly.
"The right commander of the lord's tent is Lu Boyan, the partial general." Lu Meng spoke firmly and looked directly at Sun Quan with clear eyes, as if to tell him that I was doing this entirely out of public interest.
"Bo Yan is indeed very talented, but he is currently fighting the Shanyue rebellion in Poyang..."
"My lord, Lu Boyan has finished countering the rebellion and has recruited 20,000 Shanyue rebels. He met me at Chaisang Pier and is currently waiting to report back to you at Ruxuwu."
Lu Meng saw that Sun Quan was hesitant in his words, so he interrupted Sun Quan regardless of etiquette.
Sun Quan was shocked after hearing this and forgot about Lu Meng's rude behavior. He turned to look at Lu Fan for confirmation.
Lu Fan nodded and replied: "General Lu did arrive at the same time as the Grand Governor, and is currently resting in the dock waiting for the Lord's summons."
Sun Quan stared at Lu Meng and thought to himself: How did you get together? His frown was still tangled.
Over the years, Sun Quan asked himself that the Huaisi generals and the Jiangdong nobles had a very good balance. If you were to get together, where would you put me?
Just when Sun Quan was hesitating, his confidant Hu Zong suddenly opened the door and walked in. It turned out that Jiang Ji had sent the post soldiers to work day and night. Now he had returned from Xudu and delivered the emperor's edict. Cao Cao went to the court to appoint Sun Quan as a hussar general. During the holidays,
He also led the herdsman of Jingzhou and was granted the title of Marquis of Nanchang.
The emperor's edict of reward showed Cao Cao's sincerity. Sun Quan strengthened his determination to fall out with Liu Bei and seize Jingzhou. He rolled the edict together and said to Lu Fan in a deep voice, "Zi Heng, let Boyan come to see me."
"Wei." Lu Fan cupped his fists and retreated.
"Weize (Hu Zong), you send a message to Jiang Ji on my behalf, saying that Jiangdong is willing to help, but they must keep it secret and don't let Guan Yu get wind of it and escape." Sun Quan said again.
"Only." Hu Zong answered and turned around to leave.
After a while, Lu Fan led Lu Xun to see Sun Quan.
The two sides exchanged greetings and greetings, and Sun Quan got straight to the point, asking Lu Meng to tell him his plan and Lu Xun to express his views. The purpose was to conduct an on-the-spot test.
Lu Xun pondered for a long time in front of the wall map, and then said slowly: "The Governor's plan is generally fine. With a little improvement, we can be sure of victory. This is indeed a good opportunity for us."
"Since Bo Yan said this, there must be a perfect method. Please try it." Sun Quan asked.
Lu Xun nodded, "Lantian in Jiaozhou is very strategic and can easily lead to big problems if not handled well. His presence was ignored in the last battle in Changsha, so the second line of troops has a heavy responsibility and we must find ways to distract him.
"
"How to disperse?"
This time it was Lu Meng's turn to be anxious. Although he said he was not afraid of being trapped by the enemy, in fact he had no confidence at all. He was like an enemy that he could not touch and didn't know how to deal with it.
Lu Xun pointed to a place on the map, which was the area bordering Jiaozhou and Yangzhou.
"The southern part of Yangzhou is as desolate as Jiaozhou. One of the lords can ask Lu Dinggong (Lü Dai) to send troops to Luling, and then have people pretend to be Shanyue bandits, waiting for an opportunity to invade Longchuan County in Jiaozhou and cause trouble. Lantian will definitely send troops to conquer after learning about it.
For suppression, if Lantian sends few troops, he can directly eat them. If he has more troops, he can take advantage of the mountainous terrain to avoid fighting. Secondly, he can send people disguised as merchants to sneak into Guangzhou City in advance, and after Lantian sends troops to aid Jingzhou, he can immediately cause chaos in the city.
.." Lu Xun smiled and revealed his plan.
"Wonderful, we have Lu Dinggong's suspicious soldiers to restrain him and create chaos in Guangzhou city. Even if Lantian can deal with them one by one, he will miss the opportunity to rescue Jingzhou." Lu Meng was overjoyed.
Sun Quan and Lu Fan were also amazed after hearing this. Lu Xun is really extraordinary.
Just when several people were happy, Lu Xun continued to express his thoughts: "Although Jiangling is the seat of Jingzhou, after the Battle of Chibi, the population there has been greatly reduced. Most of Guan Yu's soldiers, money and food came from Changsha County, so in the end
I really want to find a way to transfer the Changsha garrison away. It would be more stable for us to take Changsha directly than to hold Dongting."
Lu Meng frowned and shook his head: "Although I have been showing weakness, Guan Yu still asked Gan Ning to be on guard. How easy is it to transfer the Changsha garrison away?"
"That's because Guan Yu is still wary. If the other side's wariness is completely eliminated, not to mention Gan Ning's Changsha garrison, even the remaining garrison in Jiangling may be transferred away." Lu Xun smiled slightly.
"Ziming's humility doesn't work. Boy Yan really has a way to 'tune the tiger away from the mountain'?" Sun Quan couldn't sit still. He, Lu Fan, and Lu Meng all gathered in front of the map.
Lu Xun twitched his beard and replied: "Although the Grand Governor has been showing weakness, I personally think it is not enough. Didn't the Grand Governor claim illness and return to Jianye? Why don't my lord just pretend to replace him? Choose someone who Guan Yu will despise as his successor.
At that time, all it will take is a few complimentary letters, and the arrogant Guan Yu will surely fall into the trap."
"Wonderful, Guan Yu will definitely be hard-pressed to resist Boyan's plan of concealing the truth and substituting others with others. My lord can adopt it," Lu Fan said in agreement.
"The successor needs to be more alert, and the lord needs to choose his generals carefully," Lu Xun reminded.
Chapter completed!