Han Xiang

Chapter 480

In the first month of the tenth year of Jian'an, Lu Meng sent General Song Qian to take the fast boat first, and arrived in Liyang in the middle of the month to convey the military order.

Song Qian followed Sun Ce to pacify the southeast. Although he was a veteran of the Jiangdong army, his qualifications were not as good as Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Huang Gai, and his martial arts were not as good as those of Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai at the same time, and even better than rising stars like Ling Tong. Not as good, so he was in an embarrassing situation under Zhou Yu before.

Lu Meng came to power with low qualifications. Except for Pan Zhang, Ling Tong, Zhou Tai, Sun Yu and other Sun Quan's confidantes, the rest of the generals respected him as the governor on the surface, but they were full of doubts in their hearts.

If it weren't for defeating Sha Xian and beheading Huang Zu, Lu Meng would not be able to command the whole army to attack Jiangling, which is one of the reasons why Jiangling fought hard.

Generals like Song Qian who have a weak sense of existence but have certain qualifications in the army were the first targets of Lu Meng's wooing and recovery.

There is another very important reason why Song Qian was chosen by Lu Meng as the envoy.

During the Battle of Shentingling, Song Qian was one of the twelve cavalry, and Sun Ce pursued Tai Shici together.

Tai Shici could find excuses to evade when he sent someone else to deliver the order, but if Song Qian, an 'old acquaintance', was in charge, Tai Shici's failure to follow orders would be tantamount to rebellion. This was also Lu Meng's overt conspiracy.

From time to time, battle reports came back from Jingzhou. Tai Shici knew that Sun Quan and Lu Meng had defeated Jiang Xia and killed Huang Zu, and they were currently attacking the important town of Jiangling.

Tai Shici once complained to Zhao Fan after drinking, saying that if Sun Bofu is still alive, he should be a pioneer to conquer Jingzhou, instead of being trapped in Liyang as he is now, and he has to figure out ways to eat his own food.

So after listening to Song Qian's order, Tai Shici looked surprised.

He looked at Zhao Fan first, then turned around and asked in an incredible tone:
"General Song didn't joke with me? Do you want to take Jingzhou, or go north to the Central Plains? Don't you know that you can't have both fish and bear's paws."

Song Qian looked solemn, and replied: "There is no joke in the army. I have traveled thousands of miles to make fun of it? General Taishi is joking with me, right? As for the lord's choice of Jingzhou or the Central Plains, it is not our department that will question it."

"The general is right. It's just that there are few soldiers in Liyang and food shortages. It's freezing cold at this time. I'm afraid it might not be appropriate for me to lead the troops first. How about waiting until the main force of the rear army arrives and marching together? Anyway, we are going to attack the city."

Tai Shici answered while observing Song Qian's expression.

Song Qian frowned and asked: "The military order of the governor is like this. If General Taishi has his own ideas, he can send someone to go upstream by boat to ask for instructions. The fleet of the governor will come in three to five days. It's just delaying the important affairs of the lord. I want you to bear it."

"Ah this."

Tai Shici was caught in a dilemma instantly. He had the same mentality as Cheng Pu and others, and he didn't take the young Lu Meng seriously. However, Lu Meng and Zhou Yu were in a different situation. Everyone knew that Lu Meng was Sun Quan's confidant, and it would be no good to offend him.

Seeing this, Zhao Fan at the side hurriedly greeted Song Qian and said:

"How can General Taishi have any ideas? Of course, he will carry out the general's order, but it takes time to mobilize troops and horses and prepare, and he needs to go to Hefei to coordinate and make excuses, so it is a bit difficult to send troops immediately."

"Have difficulties? Then how many days do you need? You won't wait until the governor arrives. You are not ready?"

Song Qian stared at Zhao Fan's face after finishing speaking, and suddenly remembered that he, Han Dang, Huang Gai and other twelve cavalry were held back by this guy alone on Shenting Ridge.

This eloquent guy is indeed as cunning as before.

Facing Song Qian's teasing, Zhao Fan didn't get angry at all, but responded with a smile: "It only takes two or three days, and we will definitely be able to catch up before the arrival of the governor, and will never delay his plan."

"Is it?"

Song Qian looked at Tai Shici again to confirm.

Tai Shici nodded slightly, and gave the answer with body movements.

Zhao Fan asked again: "Will General Song stay with us, or is he planning to return to the Metropolitan Governor?"

"I'll stay in Liyang for two days, and when you send your troops out, go to Ruxushui to meet the governor."

Song Qian was originally not good at words, and he had received Lu Meng's guidance on the details of his conversation today, so he was able to face Tai Shici and Zhao Fan with ease.

"Alright, I will take you to the post house to rest."

"It's work."

Tai Shici watched the two of them walk out of the front hall of the Duwei Mansion, turned around and looked at the map of Huainan hanging on the wall, and focused on Feishui and Jiangjunling, the source of Shishui.

His task was to block Zhang Liao in Lu'an, while Lu Meng led the main force in Jiangdong to attack Shouchun, intending to catch Cao Jun in Huainan.

After Zhang Liao fought against Tai Shici last time, he led [-] troupes to the south and settled in Lu'an, forming a tactical triangle with Jiangjunling and Shouchun.

It not only guarantees the safety of Tuntian District in the north of Lu'an, but also monitors the movements of Hefei and Taishici.

Unless Tai Shici made a big circle from the south of the Lujiang River, and then crossed the Dabie Mountains for hundreds of miles, it would be possible to be invisible.

The Dabie Mountains in Lujiang are already at the end of the mountains, but crossing the slippery mountains in winter takes countless time and food.

Even if Li Yang had endless military rations, he didn't have enough civilian husbands to accompany Tai Shici on his adventures.

Tai Shici's only way now is to borrow a route from Longxiang's territory, then detour around the east foot of Jiangjunling, and then go back to Lu'an to contain Zhang Liao.

As far as this is the only way, Tai Shici still needs to march at night to avoid the sight of the sentries on Jiangjun Ridge, and he cannot carry luggage, and Lu Meng needs to provide follow-up food and grass.

Tai Shici looked at the map and fell into deep thought. Ever since he saw Long Xiang's tricks last time, he knew that this person was not someone to be taken lightly.

Hearing that Long Xiang and Zhang Liao were old acquaintances, Tai Shici was worried that the other party would see his intentions and deliberately hindered Lu Meng's attack plan.

The current situation in Huainan is simple. Once Shouchun is successfully occupied by Lu Meng, Hefei will be completely surrounded by Jiangdong. Obviously, that is not the result Long Xiang wants to see.

Tai Shici frowned hesitantly and fell into deep thought, he didn't even notice that Lieutenant General Zhao Fan entered the room.

"General, Song Qian has been sent to the post house to settle down. I specially asked the post staff to treat him with porridge, and let him taste the feeling of being hungry."

"Hehe, you, you."

Tai Shici turned around and pointed at Zhao Fan with a smile, then frowned and asked: "We have to go to the north of Lu'an by surprise, so we can only borrow the way from Long Yunqi's jurisdiction. Do you think he can see Lu Meng's plan?" ?”

Zhao Fan shook his head lightly: "It's hard to say, the main reason is that Lu Zijing is so wise."

"If it can be seen through, it will be troublesome"

Tai Shici frowned, but Zhao Fan didn't care.

"The general is treated so poorly, so why should he care so much about the success or failure of the war? You and I don't know Lu Meng well. Even if he wins Shouchun successfully, how much credit will we have? The general thinks that we should do our best. There is another matter. I want you to make up your mind."

"What's the matter?" Tai Shici looked curious.

Zhao Fanyan said: "On the way back to the post house with Song Qian, the last general, let us take all four thousand Liyang garrisons with us. Although one thousand more soldiers can contain Zhang Liao better, it is impossible for Liyang not to leave troops on defense. My wife and children are all in the city.”

"Don't worry about it, Li Yang's surname is neither Song nor Lu."

"only."

(End of this chapter)