Chapter 259: Conspiracy to conquer the Southern Kingdom and plan to profit from Miss Lu San
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After a while, the scout in charge of the investigation will poke his head out from the mountainside and shout down: "General, there is no ambush on the mountain."
The three prefects secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Dai's heart remained clouded.
Could it be that the governor is worrying too much?
No, not overly worried!
It seems that the ambush soldiers did not have time to set up an ambush so far away from Guiping City.
So he ordered the generals who came down from the mountain: "Send more sentries along the way to check around. If you encounter mountains and forests, you can only pass after confirming that there is no danger."
"No!" General Pi accepted the order and rode off with more than a dozen casual riders.
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Taking advantage of the break between duty shifts at noon, He Hong took off his armor, put on his casual clothes and went to a restaurant called "Yelai" alone. He went straight to the second floor and met Cheng Hu and Lu Gou who had been waiting for a long time.
When the two of them saw He Hong, they were all smiles on their faces. They took the initiative to invite him to sit down and poured wine from a pot. They were extremely attentive.
He Hong raised his hand to stop the two people's movements and said directly:
"What are you going to do with me in the future? Wasn't the latest information given to you two days ago?"
Cheng Hu put down the wine pot, picked up the wine glass, and said with a smile: "General He, seeing that the Wu army is approaching, doesn't the prefect make any new moves?"
After saying that, he raised the wine glass to his mouth and took a sip.
"No, the prefect hangs out with the third lady in the prefect's mansion every day, and he doesn't seem to take the three thousand Wu troops to heart."
"That's good, that's good." Cheng and Lu nodded repeatedly and raised their glasses.
He Hong also had a few glasses of wine.
After half an hour, he excused himself from having something to do, got up and left the restaurant.
Cheng Hu looked at the background where He Hong left, with a strange smile on his lips: "Brother Lu, do you think this statement is credible?"
Lu Gou thought for a moment and said, "It's credible. We have spies at the gates of the four cities, and we haven't noticed anything unusual. The prefect should be in the mansion at the moment."
"It's just that there seems to be something wrong with the number of soldiers in the city. Although I don't know the number, I feel that there are far more than three or four hundred men in the city."
Cheng Hu was stunned: "Do you feel this way too?"
Lu Gou nodded and said solemnly: "Even if we don't count the newly recruited soldiers in the new barracks, there are no less than a thousand soldiers in the city."
"hiss!"
The two looked at each other and took a deep breath.
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Seeing He Hong meeting the two men for the second time, Zhang Xiu came to report the situation to Ma Su.
Ma Su was talking to Lu Meng in the backyard at this time. When he saw Zhang Xiu coming, he left his wife and walked into the front hall.
Zhang Xiu followed behind him and said: "General, He Hong, Cheng Hu, and Lu Gou have met again. I don't know what kind of news they have conveyed. It is now that Wu's army is eighty miles away. Do you want me to join those two people?"
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"Be smart about your move." Ma Su stopped and pondered, "How are the eight hundred soldiers in the city prepared?"
"Everything is ready. We only need to wait for the general's order. We can take advantage of the Wu army's first arrival and their unsteady footing to rush out of the city and give them some color."
Ma Su said "Hmm" and asked, "Where are the eight hundred people under Huang Xi's command now?"
"Having returned to the army, we are now hiding thirty miles away in the southeast, and we are camping in the mountains and forests for a while."
"Where are the thousand men under Li Sheng's command?"
"Having returned to the army, we hid forty miles west of the city and set up camp for a while."
"Where are the two hundred men under Yang Wanwan's command?"
"Yang Wanwan didn't find any chance along the way and is now lurking twenty miles away behind the three thousand Wu troops."
"Have Axiu and the four hundred tribesmen left behind in the village been notified?"
"The notification has arrived."
"Very good, our army will attack from the southeast, northwest, and central directions in five directions, and strive to completely wipe out the invading troops and capture Lu Dai and others alive."
Zhang Xiu thought for a while and asked: "General, is this plan the same as Han Xin's ambush plan when Xiang Yu was trapped in Gaixia?"
Ma Di glanced at Zhang Xiu approvingly: "No, this is the ambush strategy used by Cao Cao during the Battle of Cangting." After that, he gave him a general introduction to the Battle of Cangting.
In the fifth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu. The hundreds of thousands of troops were almost wiped out by Cao's army. Yuan Shao had no choice but to retreat to Hebei, gather his generals, and regroup in order to fight Cao Cao again.
In the sixth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao led his troops to make a comeback, and the two sides met at Cangting. This time Yuan Shao learned from the lessons of the previous defeat at Guandu, and was not in a hurry for success, but took steps step by step and was cautious.
Although Cao Cao won a victory in Guandu for a while, his military strength was still far inferior to that of Yuan Shao. In the first battle with Yuan's army, Shi Huan, a capable general, was killed, so he could not afford to spend it. The two sides had been confronting each other for many days, and Cao Cao was extremely anxious.
Shi Chengyu proposed a plan, which was to imitate Han Xin's "ambush from all sides" plan.
In response to Cheng Yu's plan, Cao Cao took the initiative to retreat to the Yellow River. He divided his troops into eight teams and scattered them to ambush on both sides. Yuan Shao chased Cao Cao all the way and retreated to the bank of the Yellow River. With no way to retreat, Cao Cao's army fought with all his strength.
, the eight ambushes who had previously been ambushing on the left and right rushed out together, and shouts of killing suddenly broke out. Cao Jun was everywhere in the front, left and right. Yuan Jun's formation was in chaos.
Yuan Shao led his nephews to fight a bloody road and saved their lives. A few months after the battle, Yuan Shao died of grief and anger. His three sons divided Hebei into three parts, and it took Cao Cao five years to completely destroy them.
It turned out to be the Battle of Cangting... Zhang Xiu suddenly realized.
When two armies confront each other, the flanks on both sides are extremely weak links. Once attacked, they will easily be at a disadvantage. However, the weakest link of the army is not the flanks on both sides, but the rear.
Once the rear is attacked, it may be defeated, or the entire army will be annihilated.
Especially in this scenario where multiple soldiers and horses are attacking from several directions, basically the side being besieged will lose.
Because the enemy has changed from one to five, and four of them are attacking your flanks and the tail of the slamming attack.
After Ma Su finished explaining, he ordered Zhang Xiu to call He Hong.
He Hong also told him about his meeting with Cheng Hu and Lu Gou, and looked at Ma Su anxiously.
When he arrived, he had already learned that Cheng Hu and Lu Gou had been arrested and taken to Caishikou for execution.
Therefore, He Hong was panicking to death at this moment.
Ma Di stared at He Hong, feeling that it would be a pity to kill him now, and it would not be too late to kill him after the war.
So he said: "You have done a good job in this matter, but I have another thing for you to do. If this thing is done well, not only will the previous matter be wiped out, but you will also be rewarded again."
Hearing this tone, He Hong knew that it was an easy task and immediately responded: "Please give me the eunuch's instructions."
"I order you to lead five hundred new troops and station them at the south gate to provide support. If the Wu army arrives tomorrow, I will personally lead the army to fight. If the battle situation is unfavorable, you can follow my orders.
He Hong breathed a sigh of relief and took the order and left.
I thought to myself: I hope the prefect will keep his promise and reunite with his whole family after this battle. After that, he will take his family to escape from here, either return to the Kingdom of Wu, or hide far away.
Ma Su returned to the desk and sat down, tapping his fingers on the desk unconsciously, thinking again and again.
Including He Hong's new army, there are already six groups. The chance of winning this battle is almost certain.
However, after all, there are more than 3,000 people fighting against 3,000 people. It is inevitable that there will be things that cannot be taken into account, and two groups of troops need to be arranged to block all Wu Jun's retreat routes.
But who should be appointed as general?
While he was deep in thought, a sudden sound of footsteps pulled him back from his reverie.
Lu Kai led two young men and a girl, swinging his long sleeves, and Shi Shiran walked in.
The first thing Ma Su noticed was the bright and white-toothed girl in pink. She was about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her face was like a peach blossom, and she was as beautiful as a peach and plum. She had a slim and slender figure, fair complexion, and a long skirt that trailed to the floor.
Before he even got close, a sweet and delicate fragrance unique to a girl hit his face, making him intoxicated by the smell.
Considering that the battle was imminent, Ma Di did not stare at the girl for too long, but instead looked at Lu Kai.
"Brother, who are these?"
Lu Kai stroked his beard, looked at Ma Su and chuckled: "Brother-in-law, let me introduce him to you."
After saying that, he pointed to the slightly older young man among the three: "This is my uncle, Lu Hong, the Cavalry Commander of Jiaoxi County. I am twenty-three this year."
Then he pointed at another young man: "He is also my clan uncle, Lu Rui, the Budu Lieutenant of Jiaoshi County. He is twenty-one this year."
Finally, he pulled out the girl who was shyly hiding behind the two young men: "This is my clan girl, Lu Yusheng, she is seventeen years old."
Ma Su suddenly understood.
It turned out that they were the three children of Lu Ji, the former governor of Yulin.
Lu Ji was the son of Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. When he was six years old, he met Yuan Shu with his elders, and he was pregnant with three oranges. He said he wanted to leave his mother behind. This is where the idiom "Lu Lang pregnant with oranges" came from.
When Lu Ji became an adult, he was erudite and well versed in astronomy, calendars, and ephemeris. He was frightened by Sun Quan because he often gave advice outspokenly, so he appointed him as the prefect of Yulin. Because his young daughter was in Yulin County (also known as
Yu Lin) was born, and because he could not express his ambitions, he was named "Yusheng". In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Lu Lang died young at the age of thirty-one.
Ma Su looked at the two...three fair and tender young people with relief, and felt very happy.
Not only was he happy that the second of the four Jiangdong Lu families came to seek refuge, but he was also happy that the generals of the seventh and eighth groups were selected.
I saw that both Lu Hong and Lu Rui had piercing eyes, were more than seven feet tall, and had inverted eyebrows. Both brothers had extraordinary temperaments.
Ma Su was secretly happy when he saw this. After greeting each other, they began to talk about marching and commanding the troops.
The red sun was setting in the west, and the sky was gradually getting dark. Lu Yusheng knelt down beside Lu Kai, twisting his sleeves in boredom.
Lu Kaian sat behind the small case and looked at everyone with a smile.
Brothers Ma Su and Lu Hong talked about the general situation of the world, the changes of dynasties, military strategies, and the rise and fall of the family. Only when they talked about poetry, songs, and talents of the world did Lu Yusheng finally get excited and his eyes widened.
With bright eyes and erect ears, she eavesdropped openly, but soon, when they were talking about other topics, she drooped her eyelids and twisted up her sleeves.
What made her a little displeased was that the rough-looking, unshaven prefect stopped looking at her at first glance and regarded her as a transparent person.
Lu Yusheng was secretly angry.
Although the status of women in this era is extremely low, the status of women in large families can still be guaranteed. Moreover, she and Lu Meng are called aunt and nephew, and they are actually sisters, so there is no reason for them to be treated so coldly.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Lu Yusheng snorted, bowed and saluted Lu Kai, picked up his skirt, twisted around and ran to the backyard to look for Lu Meng.
Until he walked out of the lobby, he kept his face turned away and did not look in Ma Su's direction.
Lu Kai looked amused and laughed while stroking his beard.
This girl is what he said when he was trying to lure Ma Di to confess, "I have a sister who is seventeen years old and admires Ma Di, the general of the Shu Han Dynasty in conquering the West." Although he failed to ensnare him at that time, Lu Kai had already determined that Chang
Childhood defecation is a child's condition, which is Ma Su.
Now when I see two people who have a great liking for each other start fighting each other as soon as they meet, I can't help but laugh and am secretly amused.
Another point that Lu Kai found interesting was that Lu Yusheng didn't know that the slovenly-looking prefect in front of him was her admirer Ma Di; and Ma Di should have guessed that Lu Yusheng was the "other sister" he called her.
Soon, the sky became dark, and Ma Di arranged for the Lu brothers to each take charge of a new army. One army went to the southeast to set up an ambush fifty miles away, and the other went to the northwest to set up an ambush fifty miles away to cut off all the Wu army's retreat routes.
Then, he ran to the backyard anxiously.
In the inner room, the two girls of the Lu family were sitting side by side at the end of the bed, facing the candlelight, holding hands, talking happily about the secret language of their daughter's boudoir. They didn't even notice when Ma Su walked in.
Ma Su stood at the door, which was the blind spot illuminated by candlelight. He first glanced at the untouched dinner on the table, and then looked at Lu Yusheng calmly.
Secretly admiring Lu Yusheng, Ma Di was suddenly curious as to how Lu Meng would call this clan girl, aunt or sister? However, he heard Lu Meng call her maiden name "Yusheng".
After thinking about it again, I found it reasonable. Although the two of them were both named Lu, they were related by blood for more than four or five generations. In the boudoir, it was not considered rude to address them like this.
After watching in silence for a while, Ma Di saw that this woman was soft on the outside but strong on the inside, which was exactly the opposite of Lu Meng's temperament of being strong on the outside but soft on the inside, and he immediately liked her very much.
At this point, the aesthetic views of all men in the world are surprisingly consistent. From a ninety-year-old man to a three-year-old child, they all like women in their prime (around twenty years old).
So, he began to think in his mind that the war would be tomorrow, and there was no rush now. The most urgent thing was that since he married Lu Meng, he must also marry this girl...
Ma Su immediately activated his IQ of 90 (system standard) and started planning secretly.
Since taking in the great wizard, he has completely understood that in this era, it is not popular to talk about love.
What is popular in this era is Zhang Fei's "carry it home and have a wedding" routine, which is straightforward and simple, and can be done in one step.
Therefore, there should be wine here tonight.
Thinking of this, Ma Su quietly withdrew, ordered the maid waiting outside to bring a few jugs of wine, carried it into the room, and coughed heavily.
The two women, who had been chatting so passionately that they forgot about food and sleep, were immediately startled. They quickly let go of their hands, sat upright, and hurriedly arranged their appearance.
Ma Di laughed, and first asked his wife Lu Meng to sit down in front of the case, and then glanced at Lu Yusheng who was about to leave: "Do you dare to come and have a drink with my wife? I often hear her say that you can just drink one cup, which is not true at all.
Her opponent..."
Hearing this, Lu Yusheng glared at the innocent-looking Lu Meng with his beautiful bright eyes, and immediately decided not to leave. He sat down opposite Lu Meng angrily and put on a small posture.
Lu Meng also glanced at Ma Su secretly, and instantly understood the little thoughts of this flirtatious husband, but she did not resist in her heart. Instead, her joy was mixed with a trace of sourness.
This is the case in this era. How can one change it for just a woman?
Since you can't change it, you can only change your mentality and actively accept it.
Fortunately, this newcomer was a member of her clan, and the two of them were as close as sisters. This made Lu Meng somewhat relieved.
Ma Su filled a glass for each of the two women, raised his own glass and said: "The feelings are deep and one mouthful is boring. I'll do it first as a token of respect."
Lu Yusheng twirled the wine glass, covered his face with his pink long sleeves, raised his head, put the empty wine glass back on the counter with a snap, and looked at Lu Meng provocatively.
It seems to be proving that he will never fall down after a glass of wine.
Lu Meng was speechless for a while, so she had no choice but to pick up the wine glass and drink it all in one gulp.
Ma Di felt secretly happy when he saw it. He was just a little angry, and the two best friends who had just been talking about everything started to compete with each other. They drank one glass at a time and started fighting with each other.
Soon, after drinking a bottle of wine, both women were more or less drunk. Their pretty faces were flushed and glowing under the candlelight, making Ma Su almost unable to look away.
So he suggested: "Drinking wine is too boring. In my opinion, how about fighting with wine?"
"There is a game in my hometown called 'rock, paper, scissors,' which is very suitable for drinking. Why don't you two try it out to win." Then he explained the rules of the game to the two women.
Then he looked at Lu Yusheng with a provocative look and said: "Miss Lu, although you have a lot of alcohol, but looking at the entire southern country, I am afraid that few people can beat my wife."
This overt praise and understatement angered Lu Yusheng, who was already three-thirds drunk. He burped and looked at Lu Meng with drunken eyes: "Compare?"
Ma Su quickly followed and shouted: "Madam, you will win!"
Then he thought of something, got up and called the maid, brought more than a dozen bottles of wine, and locked the door. Then he smiled and said: "We are all one family. Stop when you order. Don't get involved when you order."
Lu Meng gave him a resentful look.
You still brought so much wine after ordering?
Ma Su turned to Lu Yusheng and said, "Be merciful, Miss Lu."
Lu Yusheng frowned and nodded, but secretly made up his mind: today she must put these two collusive dogs and men together... Bah, bah, bah, put these two snakes and rats into a nest... No, no, no, put these two...
People with good intentions have been screwed over!
The two women immediately rolled up their long sleeves, exposed their wrists, and started making gestures. Ma Di was busy pouring wine for the two women and cheering.
"Okay! Madam, you are mighty! I am willing to admit defeat. Miss Lu, please drink this cup to the full!"
"Oh, Madam, you missed a move in chess. After drinking this cup, come again!"
"..."
Following Ma Su's inflammatory explanation, the two women gradually started to get angry, and the drinks went down very quickly.
The bright moon rises slowly.
The two women were still fighting, Ma Su held his chin, feeling extremely horrified, and explained feebly:
"Ma'am, come on, beat her..."
"Miss Lu, you are not very good..."
He was shocked by the two women's drinking capacity. Although the wine of this era was only equivalent to seven or eight degrees of beer in later generations, the two women had drunk nearly twenty bottles of wine, and they were still in the same state at the beginning, with only three
Share drunkenness.
At the same time, the room smelled of alcohol.
Ma Su shouted for a while, then his heart suddenly moved, and he stared suspiciously at the two women in loose robes, looking back and forth.
Are you cheating?
Ma Su didn't dare to check Lu Yusheng, so he reached out from under the table and touched Lu Meng's waist.
Wet, a hand full of water.
"..."
Ma Su looked at the two women with a speechless expression.
No need to touch it, the other Miss Lu San’s body must be the same, it’s all water.
He suddenly felt that this rule of drinking with one's face hidden seriously hindered the development of mankind.
