Xiaoguangong

Chapter 18 Fighting Jiangling

Although Lu Yi has a reputation, he has never been on the battlefield, let alone any military talent. He said that this time he will listen to Guan Ping's command and go wherever Guan Ping says.

Xu Sheng carefully placed the map he had collected in front of the two of them and opened it slowly, quite proudly said:
"Back when Huang Zu's son, Huang She, came to attack, there were only five hundred in my city. Huang She was arrogant and arrogant, showing off his skills in the city. A certain person seized the opportunity and led the crowd out of the city to fight. He severely injured Huang She and won this map."

He tapped on it with his fingers and said with a smile:

"Someone thought that the little general and Boyan should lead the people from Xiakou to the north to attack Shiyang in the north of the river. The small city of Shiyang must have no defenses. If the little general breaks the city, Liu Shijun can also send troops to support him, which will severely defeat Cao's army."

Although Shi Yang is in Jiangbei, he is far away from where the main force of Cao's army is now, and very close to where Liu Bei's army is currently stationed. In Xu Sheng's view, Guan Ping has not experienced much training, and he just went to bluff and make a fuss. Shi Yang's soft persimmon is the safest and most efficient method.

Lu Yi folded his arms in meditation, and nodded slowly.

It is considered a success if the improvised soldiers and horses can be mobilized to reach the destination without mutiny.

Shiyang is not an important place (the current situation looks like this), maybe Cao Jun doesn't have a garrison there, and occupying it will be regarded as the completion of the task.

Now it depends on Guan Ping's choice.

Guan Ping stared straight at the map, but his thoughts drifted to the time when he parted with Zhuge Liang by the river.

At that time, Lu Su and Xu Sheng were beside him, and Zhuge Liang said a lot of polite words to treat everyone in Soochow with sincerity, and then whispered a name in his ear.

Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun had always been at odds with Liu Bei, so he teamed up with Cai Mao back then and tried his best to trip Liu Bei, but he was also Liu Biao's nephew, and Liu Bei's army couldn't greet his family well, so it was quite uncomfortable.

He voluntarily surrendered during the battle that day, and it stands to reason that he should be taken to Xiakou together to force him to reflect on his previous crimes and encourage Liu Bei's army to fight up and down.

But I didn't expect Zhuge Liang to secretly let Zhang Yun go when Guan Ping went to the future-this means that Zhuge Liang was deeply trusted by Liu Beijun, otherwise he would have to fight on the spot.

And when Zhuge Liang said goodbye to Guan Ping, he deliberately whispered about Zhang Yun. Although Guan Ping was extremely at a loss, he could guess that there must be something wrong with it.

Is it...

Guan Ping's heart was pounding, he felt that he had already guessed something.

Could it be that the military division has reached an agreement with Zhang Yun before, or...

In other words, Zhang Yun has fallen to our side since a long time ago!This, this is very possible, Cao Cao occupies Jingxiang, and if he wants to reuse it, he must reuse Cai Mao and other Jingxiang aristocrats. People like Zhang Yun who are related to Liu Bei must stand aside.

The more Guan Ping thought about it, the more reasonable he felt.

He dragged across the map and studied it slowly. Xu Sheng saw that his eyes were slowly approaching upstream, and he began to frown a little bit.

"Brother Xu, Bo Yan, it is easy to attack Shiyang, but if so, how can it deter Cao Jun? Mr. Zhang and Mr. Lu have high hopes for me. If we only attack the small city of Shiyang, won't Mr. Zhang be disappointed?" ?”

Xu Sheng took it for granted, nodded and said:

"That's right, the little general thought..."

"How about Jiangling?"

Xu Sheng: Huh?

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"What did you say?"

In a big mansion by the Chaisang River, after hearing Lu Yi's report, Lu Ji couldn't help but stand up, his eyes widened.

With a tired look on his face, Lu Yi smiled wryly and said:

"That's right, Guan Ping said that beating Shi Yang might make people in the world laugh at him, so he asked if I dare to lead the army to fight Jiangling with him?"

Suspiciously, Lu Ji dragged across the map, confirming that there is no other place called Jiangling in this generation, his delicate and handsome face was suddenly clouded.

"Impossible, there must be something wrong with it." He said firmly.

"Could it be that Guan Ping is brave and intrepid?" Lu Yi asked.

Lu Ji, who is five years younger than Lu Yi, has long been a famous scholar in Jiangdong. He waved his sleeves and said with a sneer, "How is it possible? To fight Jiangling, you must go to Xiakou. They are all brave and foolish people? Let us lead our army across Xiakou and tell Guan Yu that you are going to attack Jiangling. See if Guan Yu will come down immediately and detain you all!"

Lu Yi nodded silently and did not continue to argue with the uncle.

Lu Ji sat down heavily, pressed his hands tightly on the table, and his face, which always had a gentle smile, had a ferocious and crazy expression. He didn't look like a handsome scribe at all, but like a crazy beast ready to choose someone to eat.

Lu Yi knew his uncle very well.

This well-known elegant literati in Jiangdong bears a deep hatred, and his goal is to destroy Sun Quan's family forever. For this goal, he has soaked himself in conspiracy and calculation since the day he took over as the head of the family.

In the past few years, Lu Ji frequently played tricks, while secretly provoking Sun Quan's family members to fight among themselves, and at the same time attracted the attention of Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong with the theory of Zhengshuo, and gradually formed a discussion of submitting to the imperial court in the Qing Dynasty in Jiangdong.

It's a pity that Sun Quan still has an elite army in his hands, and Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and others in command are extremely difficult to infiltrate.
After several years of tossing, Lu Ji finally discovered that if he wanted to eliminate Sun Quan, he could only rely on Cao Cao's elite soldiers. If the Sun-Liu alliance was successful, it would bring a lot of pressure to the Northern Army, which is not good at water warfare.

According to Lu Ji's previous plan, no matter if Guan Ping attacked Shiyang, Jingcheng, or Xunkou, it would be a dead end, and Lu Yi would tie him up and send him to Cao Jun.

But Guan Ping actually wanted to attack Jiangling...

Jiangling is far away from Chaisang, separated by Xiakou, and Liu Bei has more control over the thousands of miles of the Yangtze River than these Jiangdong soldiers.

If there is any mistake, all previous efforts will be wasted, and it will be a small matter to lose some people. It would be very bad for Liu Bei and Sun Quan to deepen the alliance in turn.

Reminiscent of Zhuge Liang's strange whereabouts, the young head of the Lu family was even more hesitant.

Now that Zhang Zhao is standing with Lu Ji, he can naturally feel that something is wrong.

Cao Cao himself is now in Jiangling in all likelihood, so there must be something strange about Guan Ping's plan.

"Xu Sheng said that Zhuge Kongming whispered something into Guan Ping's ear when he parted ways with Guan Ping. Liu Bei has lived in Jingzhou for a long time, so maybe he has something planned in Jiangling." Lu Yi reminded.

Lu Ji was refreshed and hurriedly asked:
"Why don't you ask Xu Wenxiang to inquire carefully?"

Lu Yi shook his head:
"No, Xu Sheng said that this is a major military matter. He was afraid of slipping up after drinking, so he didn't dare to ask."

Lu Ji had a vague feeling that there must be something wrong with it, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Zhang Zhao pondered for a moment and said:
"Xu Sheng is a simple man, and he can't hide his thoughts. I'll send a few people from Xuzhou to investigate carefully in his army. There will definitely be something to gain."

"Then I'll have to thank Mr. Zhang." Lu Ji heaved a sigh of relief, and waved Lu Yi back.

Lu Yi nodded, and was about to salute and retreat when Lu Ji stopped him again, with a bit of concern in his words:

"Bo Yan, why are you so tired today? There seems to be sorrow in your heart."

Lu Yiqian smiled kindly:

"Uncle Lao is concerned about it. When my nephew heard that he was going to do something important, he was quite panicked. He couldn't sleep day and night, which made uncle laugh."

"So that's how it is." Lu Ji smiled, "Don't worry, Zhang Gong and I are planning, you can rest assured. Wait...hmph, no matter what tricks he has, he will capture this person alive after Xiakou, I see him What tricks are there?"

Lu Yi expressed gratitude, saluted again, and exited the room respectfully.

Neither Zhang Zhao nor Lu Ji noticed that when the young Ling Shi closed the door, there was a bit of sadness in the tiredness on his face.

(End of this chapter)