Soldiers come to the world

Although Lu Xun knew that some words would make Sun Quan unhappy, but it was related to the whole battle situation, so he had to say it.

"Weichen came here this time for a decisive battle with the Jiaozhou army. I hope to be able to fight the Jiaozhou army as soon as possible. If it is delayed, on the one hand, there will be insufficient food and grass, and on the other hand, morale will become more and more low. Zhuge Liang has always been cunning. , if he sees the clue, it may be detrimental to the overall situation."

Sun Quan sighed, "I also want to fight as soon as possible! Something unimaginable happened in Jiangdong, and I am ten times more worried than Bo Yan."

"What happened to Jiangdong?" Lu Xun asked cautiously.

Sun Quan took out a piece of information, and the names on it made him extremely disgusted. He handed it to Lu Xun, "You can see for yourself!"

Lu Xun took the information and looked at it, and was immediately taken aback. Someone discovered that Sun Ben had appeared in Kuaiji County. He was extremely surprised. Wasn't this Sun Ben killed by pirates?Why did it appear again.

Sun Quan sneered and said: "Sun Ben disappeared for no reason. The so-called killing by pirates is just a rumor made up by my order. It should be his supporters who secretly rescued him. They have endured it for so many years. Conspiring against Jingnan Zhiyu, hmph! It's not a bad plan."

Lu Xun was in a mess. He was very worried that his family would be involved. Before leaving for the expedition, the patriarch talked to him and said that the Lu family was very disappointed with Sun Quan. If Sun Ben took the opportunity to win over his family, the Lu family would not Will change position?

Sun Quan glanced at Lu Xun sharply, seeing that Lu Xun was restless, he asked, "What is Boyan thinking?"

"Weichen is thinking, who will support him?"

"Hmph!" Sun Quan snorted coldly, "Is there even a need to ask? He appeared in Kuaiji County. Who do you think is supporting him?"

Lu Xun immediately understood that Sun Quan was referring to He Qi, and he secretly sighed, who is to blame?He Qi had appeared on Sun Ben's list back then, but Marquis Wu didn't get rid of him in time, and instead raised tigers to make trouble. This is Sun Quan's own problem!

Even though he thought so, Lu Xun didn't dare to show the slightest expression on his face. He bowed his head and said nothing. Sun Quan paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his hands, and said angrily: "For so many years, the Shanyue people have been suppressed endlessly. It is clearly this He Qi. I am making a fuss, if I was not afraid of forcing him to collude with the Shanyue people to rebel, I would have killed him a long time ago. Now he is ungrateful, and instead intensifies to support the rebellion. I will never tolerate him again, not only him, but the original support None of the gang of traitors will be spared."

Knowing that Sun Quan was referring to Han Dang, Zhu Ran, and Cheng Pu, Lu Xun couldn't help persuading him, "Marquis Wu's army is out, so don't act rashly for now, so as not to startle the enemy, you can spy on them first."

Sun Quan nodded, "Of course I know that pushing them into a hurry is not good for me, but what should I do about this battle, does Boyan have any suggestions?"

Lu Xun pondered for a moment and asked, "Can Marquis Wu give up Yuzhang County and Poyang County temporarily?"

"cannot!"

Sun Quan answered decisively, paused, and added: "If Yuzhang County and Poyang County are abandoned, the people in Jiangdong will be full of dissatisfaction, and the soldiers will also be renounced. My foundation will not be stable, and those rebels will definitely use excuses to raise troops."

"Since this is the case, please order from Marquis Wu that we concentrate our forces to attack Xinwu County and defeat the Jiaozhou Army with superior forces."

Sun Quan walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and finally made up his mind. He turned his head and said: "Well, I will give you another [-] troops directly under you, and you have full command of the [-] troops. You must defeat the Jiaozhou army within ten days. "

This order was something that Lu Xun had been waiting for for a long time, but it also put heavy pressure on him. They were already more than half a month later than the original plan to enter the army, their morale was low, and the morale of the army was low. , One high and one low, there was a huge drop in the morale and combat power of the two sides. Even if Jiangdong had twice the strength of the enemy, they might not be able to secure a victory, but Lu Xun had no way out. He immediately bowed and said: "The humble minister obeys the order!"

Time has gradually entered August. Although it has entered autumn, the heat has not dissipated. The steamer along the Yangtze River is still unbearably hot. At this time, a Han army of more than [-] people has quietly arrived in Chaisang. Naturally, it was Liu Jing, who also got information from Jiangdong that Sun Ben was extremely active in Jiangdong, contacting officials, wooing generals, no longer concealing his identity, and started public activities.

Of course, Liu Jing did not give him an order to conduct public activities. This was done by Sun Ben without authorization, but Liu Jing was sensitively aware that there might be Cao Cao in it, and it was easy to understand. Cao Cao is in-laws, and his daughter is Cao Zhang's wife. At this critical juncture, how could Sun Ben not contact Cao Cao? More importantly, Sun Ben expressed his unwillingness to be his puppet from the beginning.

But for Liu Jing, it doesn't matter what Sun Ben thinks or what he wants to do. Liu Jing cares about Jiangdong, and his goal is to completely weaken and split Jiangdong. It is estimated that Cao Cao also has the same idea. If Sun Ben achieves this goal for him, then Sun Ben's use value will be completed.

Of course, if Cao Cao's goal is to annex Jiangdong, that's another matter. If it's just to split Jiangdong, he, Liu Jing, is also happy to see it succeed.

On the wall of Chaisang City, Liu Jing looked at the surging river with his hands behind his back. This reminded him of the scene ten years ago. At that time, he was the general of Chaisang and began to rise in Chaisang. But the world is not the same, which makes Liu Jing infinitely emotional.

At this moment, the staff member Liao Li rushed over, bowed behind Liu Jing and said, "His Royal Highness, there is news about Pang Junshi."

Liao Li was originally the prefect of Changsha County. Because Jingzhou ceded Changsha County to Jiangdong, Liao Li also left Changsha and temporarily served as Liu Jing's chief of staff. His strategy, coupled with his prudence, won Liu Jing's trust. Liu Jing told him several times that he would not have to go back to Changsha County in the future, that is, he wanted to keep him by his side.

Liu Jing turned around and asked with a smile, "Where is Junshi Pang now?"

"Jundi Pang is on his way north to Yangxin County with more than [-] prisoners of war. The spies he sent said that the journey is difficult and it may take five days to arrive in Yangxin County. However, the prisoners are in a stable mood and there has been no large-scale escape."

Liu Jing knew that there was a way to go north to Jiangxia from Xinwu County, but the road was very difficult to climb several mountains, so it was difficult for Pang Tong. Liu Jing nodded and asked, "Is there any news from Nanchang?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, Lu Xun has led an army of [-] to march westward, and is currently on his way to Xinwu County. Is there any new news?"

"Where is Sun Quan now? Is he still in Peng Ze?" Liu Jing asked again.

"I heard that Sun Quan's five thousand stone boat also appeared in Nanchang, but it is not known whether Sun Quan himself went there."

"He went by boat, and people will naturally go."

Liu Jing walked a few steps on the top of the city with his hands behind his back, turned his head and asked Liao Lixiao meaningfully: "Why did Gong Yuan think Sun Quan appeared in Nanchang?"

Liao Li understood Liu Jing's meaning, he thought for a while and said: "My minister thought that Sun Quan had handed over [-] directly subordinate troops to Lu Xun on the surface, but in fact he didn't trust Lu Xun, so he went to Nanchang to supervise the battle in person, but my minister Some are puzzled, Lu Xun is Sun Ce's son-in-law, Sun Quan should trust him, and Sun Quan's trust in Lu Xun was evident during the Battle of Hefei, how could it happen this time?"

"Let me tell Gongyuan the reason!"

Liu Jing smiled lightly and said, "Right now Jiangdong people are full of grievances, and more than half of the people want Sun Quan to step down. At present, there have been two kinds of anti-Sun Quan remarks. One is that the officials in Kuaiji County proposed that Sun Ben replace Sun Quan, and the other is that Sun Quan was replaced by Sun Ben. Sun Shao, the eldest son of Sun Ce, inherited his father's business and replaced Sun Quan. This kind of concept is very popular in Wu County. Of course, it is because Wu County is the ancestral home of the Sun family, but I heard that several Wu County clans also supported Sun Shao. Including the Lu family, and Lu Xun happens to be Sun Ce's son-in-law, so how can Sun Quan not have doubts?"

Liao Li suddenly realized that Sun Quan was afraid that Lu Xun would support Sun Shao. He nodded, "I understand. No wonder Sun Quan rushed to Nanchang. He must have heard some rumors."

"It's not a rumor, but a secret report!"

Liu Jing said with certainty: "Sun Quan has been secretly monitoring the Sun family since he overthrew his younger brother Sun Lang and his family brother Sun Ben. Sun Quan must have received a secret report from the watchers."

"What does His Highness mean, are we going to take advantage of this situation?"

Liu Jing nodded slowly and smiled, "I think I can help Zhuge Liang."

Nanchang County is about 180 miles away from Xinwu County. The road is difficult and the march is not easy. It takes at least three days to reach Xinwu County. Lu Xun left [-] troops to guard Nanchang County. He personally led [-] troops all the way west. Lu Xun was very cautious and did not let The baggage is far away from the main force, but walks in the middle of the team. He knows the importance of logistics. If they lose food and grass, they will undoubtedly lose.

It is precisely because of this that the Jiangdong Army marched slowly and slowly. Not only that, Lu Xun also sent a hundred scouts to scout the front and surroundings to prevent Zhuge Liang from ambush. Thirty miles away, Lu Xun ordered the team to stop and rest.

At this time, Ding Feng urged immediately to go forward and whispered: "Commander, there are many hills and ravines in this area, it is very easy to ambush, we must be careful of tricks."

"I know that we have [-] troops. The enemy needs at least [-] troops to ambush us. Ten thousand troops are easy to find. As long as we are a little cautious, the ambush by the Jiaozhou Army will not succeed. However, I have an ominous feeling I have a hunch, I'm afraid Zhuge Liang won't fight with us in the wild."

"What's the meaning of this, Commander?"

"It's very simple. Why didn't Zhuge Liang defend the taller and stronger Nanchang City, but retreated to the remote and difficult Xinwu County? Obviously, it is because Xinwu County is conducive to defense, but there will be logistical difficulties for the attacking side. This is easy. Create an opportunity to defeat us, so Zhuge Liang will definitely stick to Xinwu County, and when we run out of food and grass, he will naturally retreat."

Ding Feng nodded, "The governor is right, but how long can our food last?"

"Our food and grass can last for ten days. If we can't attack Xinwu County after ten days, I have to withdraw our troops." Speaking of this, Lu Xun sighed deeply. He has no certainty of winning this battle.