The soldier handed over the map. After Zhuge Liang got the map, he raised his hand and swept away the tea sets on a table, leaving the ceramic tea sets smashed to pieces on the ground, making a series of crackling sounds.
He spread out the map on the table and quickly scanned Pengze County, which is located east of Chaisang and Xunyang, and then found the small town called Hukou. After looking at it, he couldn't help but frown tightly.
Got up.
At this moment, Huo Du came in from outside. Seeing Zhuge Liang frowning and his face gloomy, he asked: "Sir, what's wrong with you?"
Zhuge Liang said: "Chen Wu ran away. He must have noticed something and fled eastward with 20,000 troops and horses. It seems that he wanted to occupy Hukou Town and block our army's eastward route."
Huo Du came just because of Chen Wu's affairs, because Zhuge Liang asked him to accompany Li Dian and go into an ambush on the only road from Chaisang to Xunyang. They waited all morning, but they still didn't see Chen Wu leading his troops. Li Dian
, Le Jin asked Huo Du to come back and ask Zhuge Liang what was going on.
After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Huo Du said: "My lord, the last general is here just for Chen Wu. The two generals Li and Le have not seen Chen Wu's arrival for a long time, so they sent me back to ask why. My lord, since Chen Wu
If he ran away, can we withdraw?"
Zhuge Liang suddenly raised his head and said to Huo Du: "Go quickly and ask Generals Li and Le to come back. The plan has changed."
After hearing this, Huo Du didn't ask any questions. He hurriedly responded and ran out immediately. When he was going out, he happened to bump into Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng walking in from outside. Huo Du didn't have time to say hello, so he just ran out.
He simply cupped his hands and left quickly.
"I'll see you, sir." After Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng entered the hall, they immediately paid homage to Zhuge Liang. Although Xu Sheng's military rank among them was at the same level as Zhuge Liang in the Huaxia Kingdom, they were defeated generals. In front of Zhuge Liang,
, naturally you have to lower your head.
When Zhuge Liang saw Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng arriving, he asked: "The three generals have arrived just in time. I have something to ask you. What kind of place is Hukou Town in Pengze County?"
Lu Meng replied: "Hukou Town is the intersection of Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River, so it is named Hukou. It is the place name given by Zhou Gongjin, the governor of Wu. A few years ago, the emperor asked Wu to rename Penglize as Poyang Lake.
The governor benefited from this, so he named it Hukou. Although it is a small town, it is surrounded by mountains in the southeast, rivers and lakes in the northwest, and undulating hills and ridges in the middle.
It is the place where Poyang Lake enters the Yangtze River in the east, so the geographical location is very dangerous. Therefore, the governor once went to Shu Wu Lord and asked to build a town here. There is also a big mountain here, called "Shizhong Mountain", which sits at the mouth of Poyang Lake.
, the cliffs are towering, and the situation is dangerous. In short, this place is the gateway to the Three Rivers, and it will be the strategic point of Wu and Yue. It is said that it will definitely become a battleground for military strategists in the long run. "
After listening to Lu Meng's answer, Zhuge Liang knew why Chen Wu was going here. It seemed that he wanted to build a protective network here and prevent the Chinese army from continuing to advance eastward. He also appreciated Lu Meng's fluent answer, so he
Asked: "General Lu, what is your current position in Wu State?"
"Ashamed, I'm just a general across the river." Lu Meng sighed, seeming to be complaining about his lack of ambition.
Xu Sheng and Ding Feng knew very well that Lu Meng had been General Hengjiang for seven years. Seven years ago, he was promoted to General Hengjiang by Sun Ce. During these seven years, Ding Feng, who joined the army later than him, had more official positions than him.
He was a bit higher, but he was still a general across the river in seven years.
Xu Sheng also mentioned this matter to Zhou Yu in a sideways manner. Unfortunately, Zhou Yu believed that the position of General Hengjiang was very important. He felt more at ease with Lu Meng as the post, so he never promoted his official position.
Lu Meng, Ding Feng, and Xu Sheng were not members of Ce Yu's army. They were all young generals selected from the army. However, in comparison, their positions were far higher than those of Zhou Tai, Ling Cao, Pan Zhang, Jiang Qin, and Dong.
Attack, Chen Wu and others who served as generals in Ce Yu's army
People are much lower than others. Although Zhou Yu would encourage them with words from time to time, Zhou Yu didn't know that what they needed was not a word of encouragement, but an improvement in military status. Only when their official status was promoted, would they feel that their self-worth had been realized.
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Zhuge Liang noticed this subtle change from Lu Meng's sigh, looked at Xu Sheng and Ding Feng again, and saw that the two people had the same expression as Lu Meng on their faces, so he already had an idea in his heart, and told Xu Sheng,
Ding Feng and Lu Meng said: "I have no right to appoint officials, but the emperor is on his way here.
, I will arrive in Jiangling in the near future, and I will personally say a few kind words for you in front of the emperor. However, the emperor’s order is still there. Before the emperor arrives in Jiangling, I have the right to decide the matter first and then report it. Now... Polu
General Xu Sheng, general Ding Feng and general Lu Meng of Hengjiang, all listened carefully to my orders."
Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng all held their fists in anticipation and said, "The general is here!"
"The military ranks I can recommend are limited, so they can only be officers of the fourth rank. Now I recommend Xu Sheng to be temporarily appointed as General of the Left Zhonglang, Ding Feng to be temporarily appointed as General of the Right Zhonglang, and Lu Meng to be temporarily appointed as General Fenwei.
In our Chinese military system, all officers are of the fourth rank, which is better than your original rank of fourth rank.
General Polu, General Pushing Rebellion and General Hengjiang, the fifth grade, are one or two levels higher. As long as you are willing to capture Hukou for our Huaxia Kingdom and then capture Pengze County, our emperor has always cherished talents and will not be stingy with official positions.
And titles, rewards for all of you." Zhuge Liang said inspiringly with his official position.
After hearing this, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng all felt an unprecedented sense of encouragement. At the same time, they clasped their fists and said, "Sir, please rest assured, we will do our best to capture Pengze County."
Zhuge Liang nodded, but there was some worry on his face, and he said slowly: "I know it is a bit too cruel for you to attack your former colleagues so quickly. But you have your advantages, no matter what, Chen Wu
Although you have escaped, I don't know if you have really surrendered to our Huaxia Kingdom. If you seize this opportunity, you can capture Chen Wu without any bloodshed."
Although Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng had worked with Chen Wu and others for many years, they had little contact with each other, and they, the veterans of the Ce Yu Army, often looked down upon young generals like them, so the two sides did not deal with them at all. The three people said in unison
Authentic: "Please don't worry, sir. If we don't catch Chen Wu, we will never come back to see you."
"No, if something unexpected happens, it doesn't have to be captured alive. Sometimes the dead are far more useful than the alive." Zhuge Liang's implication was to let them kill Chen Wu. This was also a test of whether they were sincere.
When he surrendered to China.
Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng didn't even think about it, they immediately clasped their fists and said: "Take the order."
Zhuge Liang said: "Well, go ahead and lead your own troops. The total number is almost 20,000, which is just the same as Chen Wu's troops. I also have some poisons here, so you can take them with you. Even if you take the poison,
The techniques are a bit shoddy and a bit overwhelming, but in order to reduce unnecessary casualties, it is not a bad thing."
Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng took the order and went out. They immediately ordered their troops and horses, and happily led their 20,000 infantry troops out of the city.
As soon as Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng left, Zhuge Liang stood on the city wall and watched for a while. Over there, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Huo Du's troops withdrew. As soon as the troops arrived at the gate, Zhuge Liang went down to the city to greet them.
, politely said to Li Dian and Le Jin: "I have sent Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng to attack Pengze County. Chen Wu's 20,000 troops are large.
The plan is to flee to Hukou Town in Pengze County. It is a dangerous place and cannot fall into the hands of the Wu people. I am not very reassured about Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng. I am afraid that they will have problems. I want to invite you.
The two generals followed them with 30,000 troops and horses, first to urge them to fight, and secondly to kill them if they made any move."
Li Dian and Le Jin nodded. They couldn't help but think of the time when they were surrendered generals. The days when they were not trusted by others were so difficult. If they can prove that Xu Sheng, Ding Feng and Lu Meng are sincere,
, for them, it may not be a good thing.
So, without even thinking about it, the two of them readily agreed, took their troops and horses, and headed east, closely following Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng.
After the army here left, Zhuge Liang and Huo Du returned to the city. After walking a few steps, they saw a man running out of the city in a hurry and said to Zhuge Liang: "My lord, this is the emperor's order."
Zhuge Liang hurriedly took it, opened it and read it, then said to Huo Du: "General Huo, the emperor changed his itinerary and did not go to Jiangling. Instead, he went directly to Xiling, and asked Zhou Yu and the princess by name to escort Zhou Yu and the princess's family.
I can only leave it to you."
Huo Du cupped his fists and said, "It's an honor."
So Zhuge Liang asked Huo Du to prepare vehicles and ships, and he went directly to the Governor's Mansion.
At this time, Zhou Yu was still sleeping on the bed and had not woken up yet. Ouyang Yinying was always waiting by the bed, for fear that Zhou Yu would wake up and be thirsty. But in her heart, she scolded Zhuge Liang a thousand times, every time.
Thousands of times, she actually used this method to deal with her beloved Zhou Lang.
Moreover, she had also learned about Zhuge Liang's treatment of Lu Su and knew that it was originally intended to be used on Zhou Yu, so she hated Zhuge Liang even more.
"Madam, Master Zhuge is here. He said he has something to ask for." Old Hu knocked on the door and said.
"No!" Ouyang Yinying was angry and said angrily.
"Sir, look..." Old Hu said outside the door.
"No problem, I'll call the door." Zhuge Liang's voice rang outside the door, "For the information of the princess, the official has been ordered by the emperor. The emperor has arrived in Xiling and asked the official to send someone to bring the princess and the princess together.
Sent to Xiling City..."
Before Zhuge Liang could finish speaking, Ouyang Yinying had already opened the door, glared at Zhuge Liang with a pair of eyes, and said to Zhuge Liang: "Master Zhuge, please wish yourself well. When you get in front of the emperor, I will continue to say bad things about you...
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"Haha, then I will be in trouble. But before that, I dare to ask, when will the princess set off?" Zhuge Liang did not take Ouyang Yinying's words seriously at all.
"The sooner the better, right now, leave this place where I can see you as soon as possible, and I will be relaxed one day earlier."
"Princess, please wait a moment. I will make arrangements. I will send the princess and her horses to Xiling in a while." After saying this, Zhuge Liang respectfully left.