Han Xiang

Chapter 567: Entrusting heavy responsibilities and deploying heavy troops

Half a day later, an army of [-] troops left Wu County from the north.

Before Long Xiang sent troops, he had sent people to Wuxi to deliver a message. He was sure that Lu Fan should temporarily stop attacking the city for Sun Kuang's sake.

As long as Zhao Fan is allowed to breathe, even if Lu Fan is unwilling to stop his troops at that time, the worst plan is to go head-on.

Through a simple confrontation outside Wu County, Long Xiang saw that Lu Fan was stronger than Sun Quan with his troops.

There is even speculation that if Sun Quan had not caused trouble in Liyang, maybe Lü Meng would have been able to fight better?

It seems that these generals in Jiangdong are not all useless.

Wu County is nearly a hundred miles away from Wuxi, and it would take two days for Longxiang's light troops to advance rapidly. However, he deliberately set out at noon, and even arrived at Wuxi at noon, so that he would encounter a battle at night.

The first day of the march was uneventful.

But on the second night.Long Xiang suddenly broke into Sun Kuang's tent.

Sun Kuang's wife was so frightened that she huddled in a corner, covering her body with a quilt and shivering.

"What do you want to do?"

Sun Kuang was not afraid that Long Xiang would insult his wife. The army would arrive in Wuxi tomorrow. He was afraid that Long Xiang would use his own head to sacrifice the flag, so he acted very nervous.

"Haha." Long Xiang smiled and shook his head: "Who does Ji Zuo (Sun Kuang) think I am? I will arrive in Wuxi tomorrow. I just want to say a few words to you. There is no need to be so nervous."

Only then did Sun Kuang see Lu Yi behind him, and he felt a little relieved. He quickly gave up his bed and swept the dust on it with his sleeves.

"General Long, please take a seat."

"Sit down later and bring your things in."

As soon as Long Xiang finished speaking, two tiger guards carried the wooden boxes into the tent and placed the two large boxes of bamboo slips on the table.

"This is."

"This is the file on Zhou Lang's poisoning case. I came here today to give it to Ji Zuo for review. I also hope that when I get to Lu Fan, I can show them the file."

Sun Kuang was very vigilant and hurriedly whispered: "General Long wants to create a separation?"

"Haha."

Long Xiang laughed loudly: "If I am planning to divorce, do I need to be so aboveboard? I am just announcing the truth, and his friends have the right to know;
Yesterday in Wu County, I said that it was Mrs. Bao's wish to let you go to Guangling. Zhou Lang worked hard for the Sun family and ended up being poisoned?It is your duty to find the murderer;
What if the murderer is Zhou Shan?Huo Chun's three clans were wiped out by the barbarians, and this person can get away with it. "

"I can save it."

Sun Kuang nodded and thought deeply. Long Xiang patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Danyang and Wu counties have been obtained by me. The people support and the ministers respond. Your brother was defeated again in Lishui. Do you think Lu Fan can succeed? People have to face reality;
In addition, if there are any doubts about the assassination of Sun Shubi, I will also send the files to Guangling. This can be regarded as compensation for your Sun family by me taking over Jiangdong. "

"Uh"

Sun Kuang was hesitating how to answer, but Long Xiang turned around and left the tent without sitting down.

Immediately afterwards, Sun's wife lifted the quilt and walked over, suggesting to Sun Kuang:

"Long Xiang is full of tricks. He must have a plan when he sends these files. My husband must not ignore it. If he really lets us go, he will destroy these bamboo slips when we get to Prefect Lu."

"My husband has his own concerns. This matter has become a hot topic in Wu County. I would like to see what Long Xiang finds out."

After saying this, Sun Kuang picked up a bamboo slip and looked through it. It was exactly the contradictions described by the ministers in their memories. They talked about Zhou Yu's "deceiving the emperor", which reflected Sun Quan's motive for killing.

Far-fetched.

Sun Kuang didn't finish reading a volume, so he threw it aside like useless wood.

I thought that if this was the case, my second brother would not be unjustly accused to death?Is Zhuge Ziyu at this level?
But as soon as he opened the second volume, Sun Kuang frowned. On the bamboo slips were the testimonies of Zhou Yu's soldiers.Then one volume after another, and I didn't close my eyes until late at night. I finally confirmed that Long Xiang was not talking nonsense, and all the evidence pointed to Zhou Shan.

The account book incident that caused a lot of controversy before was also the case where Zhou Shan received huge kickbacks.

When Zhuge Jin was investigating Zhou Yu's case, he also investigated the property of Zhou Shan's family and confirmed that Sun Quan was the person behind the scenes.

Is it really the second brother who wants to kill Zhou Yu?

Sun Kuang fell asleep with doubts. When he woke up the next day with dark circles under his eyes, the carriage he was riding in had been brought to the front of the battle.

At this time, Long Xiang formed a confrontation with Lu Fan and offered to exchange Sun Kuang's family for retreating troops.

Lu Fan learned about the news of the reinforcement of troops in Wu County. He had no advantage in terms of military strength. It was the time when he was riding a tiger and it was difficult to get off, so he happily descended the steps given by Long Xiang.

After receiving Sun Kuang's carriage, Lu Fan also fulfilled his contract and withdrew his troops to the north.

The crisis in Wuxi will be automatically lifted.

Long Xiang saw that Lu Fan's withdrawal was orderly, with the troops moving in an orderly manner and maintaining stable formations, so he put down his telescope and sighed:
"This man has the demeanor of a general. These tens of thousands of people are really troublesome."

"Lu Ziheng was capable in his actions and was highly regarded by the Sun brothers. When Sun Bofu was in charge of Jiangdong, his status was on par with Zhou Gongjin. If he can really support Sun Kuang and separate from Sun Zhongmou's influence, then Wu County will definitely be able to compete with him. Stable, otherwise there will be constant threats in the future.”

Hearing Lu Yi's high praise, Long Xiang looked at him with deep meaning and said, "If I send you an army, can Boyan stop Lu Fan from going south?"

"A troop of troops? How many?"

Lu Yi showed an incredulous expression.

He had been an official for several years, starting with clerical work, and now he was the captain of the Haichang camp, but he had never had military power in his hands.

The Sun family had a feud with the Lu family, so Lu Yi didn't expect to be able to command an army.

After all, with Sun Quan's suspicious character, he is a potential threat if he gains military power.

Gu Yong wrote a letter asking Lu Yi to return to Wu. He also thought that Long Xiang would use him to manage the government, but he did not expect that he would be directly asked to join the army and that he would be given military power so soon.

Lu Yi's answer made Long Xiang stunned. He thought to himself that this was the first time he had seen such a proactive person?He actually asked directly how many troops he would send.

In fact, Lu Yi subconsciously asked the question. After all, there were 3 troops stationed in Guangling, and there was nothing he could do without them.

"I will give you as much as Boyan wants, but you have to prepare the food yourself."

"This"

Long Xiang's open-mindedness made Lu Xun confused about how to speak. Finally, he timidly asked, "Five thousand?"

"Five thousand? No problem."

Long Xiang answered readily. As soon as he finished speaking, he hurriedly added: "I feel that five thousand is a bit too little. How about I just give you eight thousand?"

"Eight thousand? Thank you very much, General, for your trust."

When Lu Yi was moved, Long Xiang suddenly held his hand and said solemnly: "Bo Yan can temporarily station in Wuxi, and Lu Fan will definitely occupy the northern city. You have to find a way to control Piling, Qu'a, Dantu and other places. Bring them all back to me.”

"I will try my best."

"Lu Fan's military strength should not be underestimated. I will not let you fight alone and will provide support in the future. In short, Jiangdong is not owned by me alone, but Jiangdong owned by all Jiangdong people. End the war as soon as possible so that everyone can live and work in peace and contentment."

Long Xiang said it very sincerely. The soldiers he just promised to Lu Yi were actually the soldiers brought back by Lei Xu.

Using people from Jiangdong to lead Jiangdong's troops should have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.

(End of this chapter)