Chapter 772: Questioning Lu Dai and distorting the facts
Jiangxia County, outside Yongan City.
Before Lu Xun led the main force of the Wu army into Jingzhou, Lu Xun was worried that his retreat would be cut off, so he asked Lu Dai to lead more than 20,000 elite Wu troops to station outside Yong'an City.
In Lu Xun's view, as long as Lu Dai and the more than 20,000 elite Wu troops were there, no matter what the battle situation was, he would have the confidence to make a comeback.
As a veteran of Soochow, Lu Dai knew Lu Xun's deep intentions.
Therefore, after Lu Xun led the main force of the Wu army to leave, even though he was old and frail, Lu Dai never relaxed his vigilance for a moment.
But as time went by, after receiving two pieces of bad news, Lu Dai's mentality was no longer so stable.
The first piece of bad news was the news of the fall of Zhouling.
When Lu Dai learned that Zhou Ling had been captured and Pan Zhang had died in battle, he was extremely shocked.
In an instant, Lu Dai was thinking about leading his army from Yong'an to recapture the state mausoleum for Wu.
However, after learning that Mi Yang was in charge of Zhouling, this enthusiastic idea was immediately thrown out of the window by Lu Dai.
Even with three times more troops, Lu Dai would not dare to rush into the city with Mi Yang present.
Fortunately, Lu Dai never received any orders from Lu Xun.
This means that Lu Xun does not want to use Lu Dai's troops yet, and it also means that even if Zhouling falls, Lu Xun can still deal with it on his own.
In the absence of Lu Xun's order, Lu Dai could only "helplessly" stand still.
However, just when Lu Dai thought that the situation would not get worse, a piece of even more shocking news reached Lu Dai.
"Ding Feng led his army to approach Chaisang. Chaisang is in danger!"
When he heard the news, Lu Dai was so shocked that he pulled out his beard and rubbed it several times.
Lu Dai couldn't figure out why Mi Yang would have the leisure to go all the way to plot Chai Sang after trapping Lu Xun.
But it's hard to figure it out. Compared with the news of Zhouling's fall, Chai Sang's dangerous military situation made the Wu generals outside Yong'an City unable to sit still.
That's their way out!
Among these Wu generals was Lu Dai's son Lu Ju.
Lu Ju hurriedly found Lu Dai and begged him: "I hope my father will send troops quickly."
Lu Ju's first plea did not receive a positive response from Lu Dai.
After reorganizing his language, Lu Zheng knelt down and begged for the second time:
"Chaisang controls the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and is located behind the back of our army. If Chaisang is captured by the Han army, our army will definitely be frightened.
Furthermore, Yong'an is only a hundred miles away from Chaisang, and our army is the most powerful elite force near Chaisang.
If our army turns a blind eye to the fact that Chai Sang is in danger, what will your Majesty think of my father when he finds out about it?"
Lu Ju's words were sonorous, hoping that Lu Dai would listen to his suggestions.
But no matter how reasonable what Lu said was, Lu Dai, who had calmed down, still refused to accept Lu Zhi's proposal.
"Why did Mi Yang take a long detour from Changsha despite the long distance to plot against Chaisang?
Our army's presence in Yong'an will be a thorn in Mi Yang's heart.
As long as our army remains motionless, Mi Yang will not be able to fully control the battle situation!"
Lu Dai angrily slapped the desk in front of him and expressed his thoughts.
It is somewhat unlikely that Lu Dai could directly guess Mi Yang's intention.
But as a veteran, Lu Dai had an intuition. He instinctively felt that Mi Yang's intention was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
Out of worries in his heart, Lu Dai used his authority to suppress any objections.
However, Lu Dai also knew that he could suppress the generals, but he could not suppress Sun Quan's heart.
Sure enough, on the day that was about to enter December, Lu Dai learned of the arrival of Sun Quan's envoy Zhou Li.
Lu Dai knew why Zhou Li came, and if he had a choice, he didn't want to see Zhou Li.
But that's impossible.
With all kinds of reluctance, Lu Dai could only lead the generals outside Yong'an City to the port in person to welcome Zhou Li's arrival.
As an inconspicuous boat appeared in the port, Zhou bream arrived in front of Lu Dai not long after.
When Lu Dai saw Zhou Li for the first time, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Because in his eyes, Zhou Li and the followers behind him were all more or less injured.
"Emissary, are you okay?"
Lu Dai subconsciously greeted him out of concern.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Li's face turned livid as soon as Lu Dai said his greeting.
"All right?
In the waters outside Chaisang City, Han troops have appeared one after another.
If I hadn't been alert by nature, I'm afraid Mr. Lu wouldn't be able to see this envoy today."
Zhou Li's words clearly revealed the origin of his injuries.
But what Zhou Li said was more than that.
"Since I became an official, I have held various civilian positions, but I have never been in command of a soldier.
Even so, I am willing to go into the tiger's den for Wu Gan.
I originally thought that Lu Gong, a famous general, had the same ambition as me.
But I didn’t expect..."
At this point, Zhou Li glanced around at the energetic generals behind Lu Dai, and then at the many warships that were almost rusting in the port behind him.
"Lü Gong sat with his elite troops and watched Chai Sang and the Han army rampage. What was Lü Gong waiting for?
Are you waiting for the Han army to kill themselves?"
As a famous person of his generation, Zhou Li is not good at swearing.
However, when it comes to yin and yang strange energy, Zhou Li's skill is very profound.
Especially Zhou Li used himself as a comparison.
When Zhou Li's words came out, Lu Dai did not say anything, but the faces of the generals behind him showed a look of shame.
The enemy has already reached Jiangdong. We could have rescued them, but we have been slow to do so.
If this kind of behavior is punished by others, it will really make you feel like you are burning inside.
Lu Dai was told by Zhou Li that his face turned blue and white in turns.
In order to prevent Zhou Li from misunderstanding himself, Lu Dai quickly explained:
"By your Majesty's order, I am under the command of the general.
The general has asked me to garrison Yong'an, but I am not allowed to issue orders, and I really cannot do anything lightly."
Lu Dai thought that his explanation would make Zhou Li's attitude better.
But then he was faced with a more heart-wrenching question from Zhou Li.
"absurd!
The battle situations are different, so it's impossible to generalize.
The general is loyal to the country. If he knew that Chai Sang was in danger, how could he stand still?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Since ancient times, King Qin’s work has been more important than anything else.
King Qin has always relied on the loyalty of his ministers, not just a piece of paper.
Does Lu Gong think that the general's orders can outweigh your loyalty?
I will definitely give you a copy!"
In order to refute Lu Dai, Zhou Li directly used the name "King Qin".
In fact, supporting Chai Sang can indeed be regarded as an act of King Qin.
Under the righteousness of King Qin, Lu Dai was choked and couldn't give any explanation.
When the generals saw Zhou Li shouting and asking questions, they actually did not blame him.
Although Zhou Li's tone was harsh, his words were reasonable.
Also, he looked at the injuries on Zhou Li’s body.
Zhou Li doesn't just talk, he proves his patriotism with actions.
What about the other side?
What bad thoughts can a patriotic minister have?
Seeing that his own momentum suppressed Lu Dai, Zhou Li did not hesitate and took out Sun Quan's edict directly from his arms.
The content of the edict was not long, and it had only one main purpose - to let Lu Dai lead the army to support Chai Sang.
After reading the contents of the edict, Zhou Li looked directly at Lu Dai:
"When does Lu Gong plan to send troops?"
The look in Zhou Li's eyes made Lu Dai feel a little frightened.
Considering the impact, Lu Dai took Zhou Li aside alone and asked:
"Does your Majesty have any other words that you would like the envoy to tell me?"
As an old minister, Lu Dai knew that there were some words that Sun Quan would not write in the edict.
Generally, if this is the case, it will only be publicized through the mouth of the messenger.
Looking at Lu Dai's expectant eyes, Zhou Li's face straightened.
Zhou Li's expression at this time was exactly the same as when he was in front of Sun Quan.
"Your Majesty is very frightened that Chai Sang is in danger.
I am so frightened that Your Majesty wants to kill someone."