Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 418 Lu Xun's Abilities

Wu Emperor Sun Quan Jiahe three years, April.

The weather is sunny and full of spring, which is a good time for spring.

Sun Quan led thousands of horsemen and generals of the Wu army to hunt in the countryside, with banners flying, horseshoes sounding like thunder, and the momentum was so great that the surrounding fields were shaken.

However, Sun Quan, who has always loved shooting and hunting, was restless, even a little depressed and irritable, and he was indifferent to the prey that slipped away from his eyes.

Sun Quan rode the white rabbit given by Liu Chan, held the rein, and sighed.

Holding the horse's belly, Zhuge Jin approached Sun Quan and asked, "May I ask why the Supreme Being is worried?"

Sun Quan glanced at Zhuge Jin, sighed and said: "The army's northern expedition should have been swift. Now hunting at the border, the army has not advanced for several days. When the army arrives in Xiangfan, isn't the Wei army already prepared, how can we overcome it?"

After Sun Quan finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Xun who was not far away, as if the words were for Lu Xun to listen to.

Sun Quan arrived in Wuchang in February. He wanted to attack Jiangxia directly, but was stopped by Lu Xun. Wu attacked Jiangxia.

Sun Quan also recognized Lu Xun's idea, so he led his army northward along the Han River with suspicion. When they arrived at Pang County on the border between Wei and Wu, Lu Xun said that Jiangxia was almost conquered. He hoped that Sun Quan could hunt here for a few days to help him conquer Jiangxia. county.

Sun Quan didn't believe that Jiang Xia could be conquered at all. After all, Lu Xun hadn't done anything other than sending out messengers these days, so how could Sun Quan trust him.

Lu Xun entered Sun Quan's tent overnight to seek an audience, and revealed his entire plan.Lu Xun has been stationed in Jiangxia for many years, and has been sending people to pretend to be businessmen and spend a lot of money to make friends with internal officials in Jiangxia County, so that they can inform Soochow of the inside story.

Finally, after several years of ideological work, Cao Zhuo of Jiangxia County was willing to act as an internal response to inform Soochow.The quarrel between Lu Shi, the prefect of Jiangxia, and Wen Xiu, the son of Wenpin, was the information disclosed by Zhao Zhuo, and Lu Xun's letter of discord between Lu Shi and Zhao Zhuo was also an element of fanning the flames.

This time, Zhao Zhuo, the hero of the Northern Expedition, promised to dedicate the city, but he was alone and could not dedicate the city. He expressed his willingness to dedicate the city under suitable circumstances.

Although Zhao Zhuo didn't say anything, Lu Xun knew what Zhao Zhuo meant, that is, it was impossible to sacrifice the city with his life in danger.

So Lu Xun single-handedly planned a conspiracy against Jiangxia County.First, the governor of Jiangxia, Lu Shi, was dismissed by means of divorce, and Wen Xiu was put in charge of the army, and the county meritor Cao Zhao Zhuo was Wen Xiu's subordinate.After Wen Xiu temporarily took charge of Jiangxia's soldiers and horses, he still prepared for war in order to prevent the Wu people from attacking.

In order to make Jiangxia slack off, Lu Xun deliberately asked Sun Quan to attack Xiangfan and bypass Jiangxia County.The purpose of stopping the troops for a few days to go hunting on the way was to gain communication with Zhao Zhuo and make Jiangxia more slack, so that when the time came, he would be able to attack Jiangxia's Xinshi, Anlu, and Shiyang cities.

As for Xiangfan, the general Zhu Ran can be used as the forward, and Lu Xun said that Jingbei Yi Wang Meiyi will lead the crowd to join him.

Under Lu Xun's impassioned narration, Sun Quan was moved.So he adopted Lu Xun's opinion, stood still in Pang County, and went hunting with great fanfare.

Lu Xun took the reins, drove his horse close to Sun Quan, and said, "Your Majesty, the Jiangxia bandit army knows about our northern expedition, so they will concentrate on me. Now that most of our army wants to attack Xiangfan, the Jiangxia bandit army must be slack; while our army is standing still in Pang County. , the Supreme is going hunting, suspicious of the enemy bandits, and the Jiangxia thieves will be unprepared. Only when the opportunity is ripe, they will be able to attack Jiangxia."

Sun Quan stroked the mane of the white rabbit under his crotch, sighed again, and said, "I don't know when the good opportunity that Bo Yan said will be ripe. If we wait any longer, and wait for the northern army against Wei to go south, it will be difficult for us to conquer Xiangfan."

Lu Xun smiled slightly and said: "If we can completely occupy the old land of Jiangbei and Jiangxia, we can fight for Xiangfan in the west and conquer Hefei in the east. This is where we can use our force. At that time, we can attack when we advance in the Northern Expedition, and defend when we retreat! As for when to send troops, When the letter arrives today, a decision will be made."

Wei and Wu each got half of Jiangxia County, and the two countries were divided by the river. Jiangxia County in the north of the Yangtze River belonged to Cao Wei, and the land in the south of the Yangtze River belonged to Sun Wu.After the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan also occupied Jiangxia County in Jiangbei for a while, and Shiyang City was built at the beginning.Later, when Wenpin came and guarded Jiangxia County for more than ten years, he was so powerful that he took away all the cities in Jiangbei Jiangxia County belonging to Soochow.

Sun Quan nodded slightly, agreeing with what Lu Xun said about the strategic role of Jiangxia County in Cao Wei's hands.

Jiangxia County is located in the center of the Hanjiang Plain, with dense water networks and criss-crossing roads. The largest tributary of the Yangtze River, Hanshui River, meets the Yangtze River here, and is a transportation hub in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.The place is just at the intersection of Jing, Henan and Yangzhou.

If Soochow can occupy Jiangxia County in Jiangbei, it can pass through Dahong Mountain and Tongbai Mountain in the northwest to enter Nanyang County; in the northeast, it can pass through the gap between Dabie Mountain and Tongbai Mountain, go straight behind Hefei, and reach the Huaihe River.It is very beneficial to Soochow's future Northern Expedition.

Listening to Lu Xun and Sun Quan talking about seizing Jiangxia County, Zhuge Jin who was beside him looked at a loss, didn't he attack Xiangfan?Why didn't I know about Jiangxia County?

Not long after Lu Xun talked with Sun Quan, Lu Xun's confidant rushed over with his clothes and letters in his hand, panting and said, "My lord, Patriarch, a letter from Shi Yang!"

Lu Xun bowed his hands to Sun Quan, and under Sun Quan's gesture, he took the letter, opened it, and read it.

After a while, Lu Xun bowed his hands to Sun Quan, and said solemnly: "The supreme opportunity has come, and Shiyang will go down. Immediately send troops and cavalry to march day and night by water and road, and attack Jiangxia Xinshi, Anlu, and Shiyang. The general led ten thousand people as backup to attack Jiangxia."

"Oh!" Sun Quan took the letter from Lu Xun, looked at it for a long time, and asked in confusion, "Bo Yan, where is the good opportunity?"

Pointing to the contents of the letter, Lu Xun said in a deep voice: "My lord, please see that merchants in Shiyang are gathering. Three days later, the people will be gathering and the city gate will not be closed. You can let the cavalry take boats, run parallel to the water, and arrive at Shiyang day and night. Afterwards, seize the city gate immediately, thanks to Cao Zhao Zhuo's assistance."

Sun Quan suddenly realized, looked at Lu Xun and said, "You can follow what Boyan said. Jiangxia's affairs are presided over by Boyan, and Boyan can lead tens of thousands of people as backup."

As he spoke, Sun Quan turned to the generals behind him and shouted, "Where are General Zhou Jun and Zhang Liang?"

"Chen is here!"

"I sent three thousand horses and you two to lead the army to attack Shiyang. This time, the attack on Jiangxia will be led by the top general." Sun Quan ordered.

"promise!"

Sun Quan got off his horse and helped Lu Xun up, held his hand, and said, "Bo Yan's work in Jingzhou has been very hard. After capturing Jiangxia, Boyan can recruit [-] soldiers for the main part. After the Northern Expedition, there will be another reward."

"I don't dare. You are all serving the country, how dare you do that!" Lu Xun speculated.

Sun Quan patted the back of Lu Xun's hand and said with emotion: "It's nothing! Yifeng (Zhu Ran) and Zishan (Buzhi) both have tens of thousands of people, but Qing's trilogy only has 5000 people. How can you be a great general!"

"Don't dare! It is my duty to attack the enemy's city now!"

In the end, Lu Xun refused to add 2000 people, which made Sun Quan a little happy!
Among the five founding generals of Soochow, each trilogy ranged from thousands to tens of thousands.Headed by Zhu Ran and Bu Zhi, there are 5000 people in the second part, and less than [-] people in Lu Xun.

After Zhuge Ke pacified Danyang Mountain, under the instruction of Sun Quan, there were also [-] people.

The trilogy between Soochow can be inherited by heirs, but Sun Quan's promise is required.Without Sun Quan's consent, he can also transfer this person's steps to others.Zhugejin's trilogy was deprived by Sun Quan after the other generals of Soochow were killed, and then handed over to Zhugejin.

After all, Zhuge Jin, a great general, has no achievements in expanding the land, and has no achievements in pacifying the mountains and barbarians. Except for Sun Quan's transfer, it will be very difficult to get it.

You must know that the 5000 people in Lu Xun's hands were obtained from his crusade against Shanyue and bandits;

(If you have time, let me tell you about Soochow’s exclusive trilogy system)
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