Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 336

Guan Ping got Guan Yu's order, packed three catties of horse meat and sent it to the other side of Dongting Lake, where Jiangdong Water Village was having breakfast at this time.

During the war, food transportation was not easy, and wine and meat were rarely supplied, and they were usually used to boost morale during the critical moment. Lu Meng and Lu Su only had simple rice porridge.

The horse meat was brought into the main tent of the water village by the guards, Lu Su and Lu Meng put down the bowls in their hands and were extremely surprised, thinking that the rations in Jingzhou during the war were so good?

The Jiangdong navy thought they could eat Jiangxia's stored grain, but Fu Shiren's granary was empty within a few days. Sun Quan had no choice but to transfer the army grain from Chaisang.

Jiangxia was slaughtered by Sun Quan in front of Chibi, and a large number of people were taken back to Jiangdong. Jiangxia County became the most barren county in Jingzhou. Daily military supplies were assisted by Nanjun, Changsha, and Wuling.

Because of the small number of troops stationed in Jiangxia, food, grass and military supplies from various places were sent every two months, and Sun Quan's [-] sailors could easily eat up their stocks.

Lu Meng glanced at the wooden box containing the meat, frowned and said, "Is Guan Yu showing off how good the Jingzhou army's food is? To disturb our morale on purpose?"

Lu Su called the guards and asked, "Who brought this meat? Do you have anything to say?"

The guard replied truthfully: "The person who came was Guan Ping's general. He said that a group of war horse laborers were killed in the rear of Jingzhou. Guan Yu said that the alliance between Sun and Liu is a blessing."

"Great Governor, may this meat be fraudulent?" Lu Meng was suspicious.

Lu Su shook his head, "General Guan is so righteous and upright, he will definitely not do things like this."

"Then this horse meat." Lu Meng suggested how to deal with it.

Lu Su waved his hand at the guard, "You have worked hard on duty, so you can share it."

"Thank you, Commander, for giving me the meat." The guard clasped his fists in gratitude.

The guard left with the horse meat, and Lu Meng asked in puzzlement, "Governor, what does Guan Yu mean?"

Lu Su shook his head solemnly: "The more calm Guan Yu behaves, the more restless I feel. Gongji (Ling Tong) has been in Xiangshui for ten days. I don't know if he won Changsha. Whether it goes well or not."

Lu Meng sneered and said: "Didn't Fu Shiren explain it very clearly? In order to gather enough troops for Zhuge Liang to enter Sichuan, the entire Jingnan garrison was greatly reduced. Chenggong and Gongji have more than [-] troops. I think it should be easy to win. What's more, Lu Ziheng and Wei Ziqi sent out Jiaozhou to support them, as long as we stabilize Guan Yu in Dongting, even Han Xin's resurrection will not solve the crisis."

During the confrontation at Dongting Lake, Lu Meng and Guan Yu went out to reconnaissance several times a day, and the Shuangfa leader would occasionally inspect in person, by counting the number of warships in the enemy's water village to determine whether the opponent was secretly dividing troops.

"It is not easy to attack the city. In the past, Gongjin besieged Xiangyang for nearly a year and failed to take it. We have only been stationed here for ten days. I believe that in ten days, the results will come from Yizhou. At that time, no matter how many counties we win, we have to accept it as soon as we see it, otherwise we will anger Duke Xuande too much, and he may really bring troops out of Sichuan." Lu Su frowned.

Hearing this, Lu Meng acted very relaxed, "The governor can rest assured, Cao Ren is a famous general under Cao Cao's account, not comparable to cats and dogs like Liao Li, Hao Pu, and Lantian. I believe that Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling will definitely return. Jiangdong."

Lu Su nodded slightly, and said: "For generals to learn to judge the situation, I will go back to Lukou to see the Lord. The two sides blocked the Xiang River in Dongting. Maybe Cheng Gong (Cheng Pu) and Zi Heng (Lu Fan) The battle report has been conveyed to the lord by land, and Ziming stays here and sticks to the water village and does not fight, otherwise it will be easy to fall short."

"Wei." Lu Meng answered with cupped fists.

After Lu Su drank the rice porridge and sailed east to Lukou, he found that Sun Quan was interested in shooting arrows on the temporary school field in the camp.

I saw Sun Quan aiming forward with his bow and arrow. Standing fifty steps away, he directly hit the bull's-eye, which drew applause from the onlookers.

Lu Su trotted forward, bowed his hands and saluted, "My lord is so excited."

"It's Zijing here, what do you think of my archery?" Sun Quan asked meaningfully.

"My lord's arrow skills are superb." Lu Su complimented.

Sun Quan walked out of the school field with a smile, and the two attendants hurriedly handed over sweat towels and took the carved bow from Sun Quan's hand.

"Zijing came just in time. I'm about to send someone to Dongting to find you." Sun Quan waved his hand.

"I see the look of the lord, could there be some happy event?" Lu Su asked curiously.

Sun Quan nodded: "Northern intelligence sent back news that Cao Cao is mobilizing troops near Qiao County to move to Xudu, so he will not attack Ruxu again, and I will have no worries."

Lu Su frowned and analyzed: "Cao's main force moving westward may help Xia Houyuan pacify Longyou, or take Hanzhong to compete for Yizhou, or go south to Jingzhou along Xiangfan."

Lu Su wanted to remind him that his lips were dead and his teeth were cold, but Sun Quan stroked his purple beard and said nonchalantly, "That's right, anyway, it has nothing to do with our Jiangdong."

"Perhaps the news of the confrontation on the Yangtze River has been known to Cao's army. Based on Cao's cunning, he should want to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and finally reap the benefits of the fisherman. The lord must pay attention to it." Lu Su said earnestly.

Sun Quan stretched out his index finger and pointed, "Zi Jing is really a resourceful man. I just got the news this morning that Cao Ren sent Niu Jin to lead an army out of Xiangyang to the south, with a strength of more than [-]."

Hearing a shock, Lu Su hurriedly reminded: "It should be Cao Ren who is probing. My lord should be on guard against Cao Ren's attacks. He sent Niu Jin to attack Jiangling on the surface, but secretly followed the Han River to attack Jiangxia."

Sun Quan laughed loudly: "Don't worry, Zijing. I sent Zilie (Chen Wu) to garrison Xiakou a few days ago. Cao Ren would undoubtedly seek death if he wanted to attack by water."

Lu Su nodded slightly: "It's true that Zilie is brave. My lord knows how to use it well. The rear should be safe."

Being praised by the governor, Sun Quan felt very useful. He stopped and smiled and asked, "Zijing is not in Dongting to watch Guan Yu. What is the important thing to do when you return to Lukou today?"

Lu Su clasped his hands and replied: "We have sent troops for more than ten days. Now the two sides are facing each other in Dongting, separated by the Xiangshui River. I don't know how Chenggong and Ziheng's attack will be? Has your lord received any news?"

Sun Quan didn't take it seriously and said, "Zi Jing is a man who seeks the chief. You are blocked at the mouth of the Dongting Yangtze River. It is difficult to cross the mountain to pass the news by land. It is not so fast to pass the news."

Lu Su smiled awkwardly: "I was in a hurry."

"How is Guan Yu's performance in the past few days? Can you see his panic?" Sun Quan asked meaningfully.

Lu Su shook his head lightly: "General Guan is calm and indifferent, and he even sent a few catties of horse meat this morning. He pretended to kill a group of war horse laborers. Maybe he wanted to show his favor and ask for peace?"

Sun Quan snorted coldly: "Just a few catties of horse meat and you want to wipe it off? Even if you cook his red rabbit horse, it won't work. Wait a few days for Niu Jin to kill Jiangling City, and see if he can still be calm? Then don't cut the land The only way to seek peace is to wait for death. I heard that there are not enough war horses in Jingzhou. Guan Yu killed horses and Laojun undoubtedly killed chickens and eggs. I don’t think Liu Xuande entrusted people.”

(End of this chapter)