Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 538 It's Too Late to Steal a Teacher

Lu Xun knew Sun Quan's character very well, thought that the other party was trying to test him, so he clasped his fists and replied: "The junior general is not qualified enough to take on this important task. Please choose another wise man, my lord."

"Bo Yan has an amazing talent, we all see it, how can you back down from this important task, besides, Zi Ming also recommended you as the commander of the Second Route Army." Sun Quan said while examining Lu Xun's expression.

Lu Meng patted Lu Xun on the shoulder and said, "Your Majesty, you still don't accept orders after saying this? A man should make contributions and wrap his body in horse leather."

"Uh, thank you, my lord, for your trust. I will do my best." Lu Xun clasped his fists.

Sun Quan stroked his beard and was very satisfied with Lu Xun's response, "Qing will now return to Jiangxia to garrison as the governor. You must paralyze Guan Yu. I will immediately prepare soldiers, horses, money and food, and deploy Luling and Guangzhou City to cause chaos. When the time is right, enter Jingzhou."

"Wei." Lu Xun clasped his fists and accepted the order.

After several people plotted, Sun Quan left Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng to guard Ruxuwu, ordered Lu Fan to return to his teacher to guard Jianye, and led the main force of Jiangdong to assemble and deploy in Chaisang.

After a brief handover between Lu Xun and Lv Meng, he entered Jiangxia as the new governor. The first thing he did when he took office was to write a letter to Guan Yu to express his goodwill.

It was August, and the autumn water was flooding.

Guan Yu defeated Wenpin's navy and marched northward. Originally, Liu Bei's mission for him was to hold back on the eastern front and support Liu Bei's defeat of Cao Cao to take Hanzhong. It was not until Liu Bei was named King of Hanzhong that he removed Cao's stronghold on the Han River.

After Liu Bei won the battle of Hanzhong, Guan Yu continued to attack Xiangyang and Fancheng in the north, because he felt that the opportunity for the Northern Expedition was ripe.

Xiangyang and Fancheng are located at the southern end of the Nanyang Basin, one in the south of the Han River and the other in the north of the Han River, forming a corner.

There is Wudang Mountain in the west, and Dahong Mountain and Tongbai Mountain in the east as barriers. The two fortresses control the Han River. They are the only way to go north to the Central Plains and south to the Jianghan Plain. They are important strategic passages and must be contested by military strategists.

Guan Yu led [-] elite soldiers from land and water back up the river. Facing the two cities that were high and wide, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Guan Yu gave up Zhou Yu's previous strategy of smashing Xiangyang, and he asked the governor Zhao Lei to lead a small number of troops to monitor Xiangyang. , I focused my main energy on Fancheng in the north, because Cao Ren, the commander-in-chief of Jingzhou, was there, and Guan Yu planned to capture the thief first and capture the king first.

Guan Yu also let Jingzhou warships lie across the Han River, blocking the connection between Xiangyang and Fancheng, leaving Xiangyang trapped in the south of the Han River and becoming an isolated city.

It is very difficult to attack a city head-on in the era of cold weapons, especially when encountering a big city with a strong city and sufficient food and grass. Guan Yu considered that his own force advantage is not large, even if he attacked like Zhou Yu's lifeless force, the final outcome is unpredictable.

The Jingzhou army appeared to be powerful, but the actual offensive strength was very limited. Guan Yu wanted to break Cao Ren's will and let him voluntarily give up Fancheng and retreat.

Wenpin was defeated in Hanshui and returned to Fancheng to plead guilty. He emphasized that Guan Yu had all warships and sufficient armor and armaments. It seemed that he had been preparing for the capture of Xiangfan for a long time.

Not long after Fancheng was besieged, Xu Huang led an army of [-] people to rescue him.

Xu Huang took the lead in fighting the besieging soldiers and horses. After losing [-]% of the soldiers and horses, he tore a gap, and finally successfully entered the city to join Cao Ren.

Guan Ping knew that it was Guan Yu who intended to let him go, so he asked in puzzlement: "Father, our army strength is three times that of Xu Huang's, and we are fully capable of keeping him out. Why did you let them into the city?"

Guan Yu stroked his beard and sneered: "Xu Gongming is not an unknown person. If we really want to fight like that, we will lose a lot, so why not let them come to the city to get together?"

"Fancheng is already strong, and it will be more difficult to attack after increasing the number of defenders. What is your plan?" Guan Ping was still puzzled.

"Ping'er, you only saw that there were more defenders in Fancheng, but didn't you think that Cao Renping had added thousands of mouths for nothing? Now that we are surrounded by them, more people in the city will be harmful." Guan Yu said meaningfully.

Guan Ping seemed to understand but didn't understand, thinking that his father would consume the other party's food?It took a lot of time, but he didn't expect that the strong attack would not only take time, but also that the attacking side's attrition rate would be much higher than that of the defending side.

Not long after Xu Huang entered the city, Governor Yu Jin led seven armies to help. Guan Yu asked Guan Ping to use suspicious tactics to continue to suppress Fancheng.

Yu Ban's soldiers were cautious and did not dare to fight Guan Yu head-on, let alone go out to fight with Guan Yu in front of the formation.

After Guan Yu divided his troops, his strength was not as good as Yu Jin's. After several days of pulling and marching, Guan Yu, who was familiar with the terrain, led Yu Jin to the west of Fancheng, and set up camp not far from Han River.

Yu Jin had been fighting in the north for a long time, and he was not familiar with the geographical environment of Jingzhou. He did not think carefully about camping and going down the village, and finally chose to camp in the low-lying Yukou River.

Guan Yu was overjoyed after watching Yu Jin's camp, and said to Liao Hua, the master book beside him, "This time Yu Jin will definitely be captured alive by me."

"Why is the general so sure?" Liao Hua asked puzzled.

"Recently, it has been raining heavily and the river is swollen. Yu Jin is stationed in such a low-lying terrain. I just need to send water troops to coffer the dam above, and then flood it with water. Then Cao's army will be fish and shrimp." Guan Yu said proudly, stroking his beard.

"The general really has a clever plan, but if the warships to the north of Xiangyang are transferred, the Cao army in Xiangyang city will definitely notice the abnormality, and Zhao Dudu's side may not be able to resist it, and this may affect the major general." Liao Hua said first. Suppression, said the contradictions in it.

Guan Yu said to himself, "Then we have to move troops from the rear."

The two returned to the camp of the Chinese army, and the guards sent an envoy from Jiangdong's new governor to see him.

Guan Yu was puzzled after hearing this, Lu Meng said he was sick and returned to Jianye, now that Sun Quan has replaced the governor, Lu Meng will also die in a strange way, right?He sighed that the position of Jiangdong Governor is not an auspicious position.

Guan Yu entered the big tent with doubts, and the Jiangdong envoy humbly sent Lu Xun's letter.

In the letter, Lu Xun first praised Guan Yu for a while, and then said modestly that he was just a Confucian scholar, hoping to get Guan Yu's care, so that the two sides can live in harmony in Jingzhou, and his future depends entirely on Guan Yu.

Both Lu Xun and Lu Meng were "humble" to Guan Yu, but his brilliance lies in his humility while not forgetting to flatter and paralyze Guan Yu.

After reading the letter, Guan Yu was in a good mood. He asked the emissary, "What achievements does your Governor Lu have? Why haven't I heard of it before?"

"The governor was originally the county magistrate, and he was able to serve the lord because of his meritorious service in conquering Shanyue. Unexpectedly, the governor suddenly fell ill. The lord saw him as a humble man, so he let the governor take over," the envoy replied in a low voice.

Guan Yu stroked his beard and nodded, "Lu Boyan is indeed modest, you go back and reassure him, as long as he can remember his promise, Guan will never bully the weak."

"Wei." The envoy clasped his fists and saluted, and added: "The governor knows that the general is bound to win Xiangyang and Fancheng, and he expresses that he is willing to persuade the lord to send troops to help."

"Whatever." Guan Yu waved off the guests.

Guan Yu is not uncommon for Sun Quan's help. He is also an important military base of Cao Cao. Want to learn from me?It's too late, isn't it?

(End of this chapter)