Han Xiang

Chapter 489
Tai Shici didn't know that the new governor was actually plotting against him until he was on the way to Shaopi.

With no food in hand, I panicked.

From the moment Tai Shici arrived in Lu'an to the time he retreated, his sad face never eased.

But Lu Meng, who plotted against him, also had a stern face these days.

The original plan was to occupy Liyang, control Tai Shici's family, and then use the family's letters as bait to force the other party to be captured without a fight.

However, after thousands of calculations, Chen Lan was not counted.

After living in peace for so long, Chen Lan suddenly sent troops to take advantage of the fire to loot, ruining Lu Meng's good deed.

After Lu Meng found out the truth, he was furious. Chen Lan was obviously provoking the majesty of his governor. Since the Liyang matter had nothing to do with Sun Yi, it happened to use Chen Lan to stand up.

As for Tai Shici who was going out to fight, Lu Meng believed that his food supply would be ruined, so he ordered Xu Sheng and Song Qian to lead two thousand soldiers to go north by water.

After all, he said hello to Long Xiang, if he didn't pass the border, it would be dishonest.

Lu Meng speculated that Tai Shici must flee along the river. After all, Jiangdong warships are life-saving straws, and he may call for help from Hefei Longxiang when he is desperate, so he ordered the second general to sail to Shifei Canal and wait upstream to intercept Tai Shici.

When Jiangxia parted, Sun Quan secretly ordered Lu Meng to capture Tai Shici alive, otherwise Lu Meng would not have sent Xu Sheng to 'respond'.

Sun Yi was a political threat to Sun Quan, so capturing Tai Shici could be used as a witness to accuse Sun Yi of secretly collaborating with the generals stationed at the border, and became Sun Quan's sharp edge against his brothers.

Since Taishi Ci is useful, Sun Quan wanted to remove his military power while ensuring that the other party was alive.

After Lv Meng instructed Xu Sheng and Song Qian, he ordered the warship to advance to Ruxushui.

It doesn't matter if you can get there directly from the waterway, even if you take a detour, it can save the soldiers' strength, and Liyang's terrain is also very suitable for attacking from the waterway, so Lu Meng made up his mind to fight Liyang.

Liyang City is not far from the Yangtze River, and the riverside terrain is very convenient for parking boats. When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu swept across the Jiangdong, they also crossed the Yangtze River from Liyang.

Two days later, Lu Meng's troops came to Liyang.

In order to subdue the enemy's soldiers without fighting, Lu Meng led his horses to the city to persuade him to surrender, which is the so-called etiquette first and then soldiers.

Lu Meng saw the banners on the city wall, and there was no noise or panic in the city. The guards stood awe-inspiring, all armed with weapons, and secretly praised the bandit chieftain Chen Lanzhi's army.

Facing the overwhelming army, the soldiers did not panic, and peace was restored in Xinzhancheng within a few days.

While looking at and observing, suddenly a future in armor appeared on the top of the city. He was condescending and calm, and it was very likely that it was Chen Lan.

Lu Meng was not sure, so he sent Pan Zhang forward to question him.

Pan Zhang remembered that he was attacked by surprise a few days ago, and his subordinate Ma Zhong was also trapped in the city, so he took a few steps forward on his horse with a knife in his hand, looked up at the city and shouted angrily: "Is there a man in the city, Chen Lan?"

Chen Lan replied: "Where are the wild dogs barking?"

Pan Zhang was furious, pointed at the city with a knife, and cursed sharply: "That bastard, you bastard who took advantage of the fire, dared to occupy my Jiangdong city, quickly bound yourself out of the city and surrendered, maybe your life will be spared, if you are a little slow, you will be killed." Er Wan Duan."

"Ah."

Chen Lan smiled lightly, and replied in a deep voice: "Threatened to kill me ten thousand times? Jump up and try to bite your dog's head? I don't want to spend too much time with the beast, so roll with your tail between your legs."

"you you."

Pan Zhang was so angry that his seven orifices were smoking, and the hand holding the knife kept shaking, as if he wanted to crush the handle of the knife with his grip.

Lu Meng saw that Pan Zhang was so excited that he lost his mind, so he led his horse forward and told him as he walked, "Wen Gui, step back first."

"only."

Chen Lan knew that Lu Meng was below, but deliberately pretended not to know, teasing lightly: "A new one in exchange? Do people in Jiangdong love talking like this?"

Lu Mengneng's mentality was calmer than Pan Zhang's. Instead of getting angry at Chen Lan's ridicule, he lightly clasped his fists and introduced himself.

"I'm Lu Meng, the current governor of Jiangdong. General Chen fought without announcing, killing my Jiangdong soldiers and seizing my Jiangdong city. What's the reason?"

"The governor of Jiangdong? Isn't it Zhou Yu?"

Chen Lan asked the question knowingly, and then retorted: "Who said Liyang is a city in the east of the Yangtze River? It is clearly on the west side of the Yangtze River. You, the governor, are really arguing."

"Who is making excuses?" Lu Mengxu snorted coldly, "General Chen has been in Jianghuai for a long time, and he knows Liyang's ownership better than anyone else. Why bother to talk nonsense with open eyes?"

"Am I talking nonsense?"

Chen Lan leaned forward, showing an exaggerated expression, and then asked: "Whether in the Han Dynasty or Yuan Shu's time, Liyang belonged to Jiujiang County in Yangzhou. Why do you say that this place belongs to Jiangdong? Sun Quan is only a mere prefect of Kuaiji. Under the rule, do you want to be king or emperor?"

"I didn't expect General Chen to have a sharp mouth."

Lu Meng gradually lost his patience. He stopped arguing with Chen Lan and said solemnly: "General Chen wanted to vote for me in Jiangdong before, but today he did such a thing. Do you know what existence you are fighting against? I have tens of thousands of soldiers in Jiangdong." There are hundreds of thousands of ships and armor, and a small Liyang county can resist? Don't say that the governor didn't give you a chance, it's not too late to surrender at this time."

"Haha."

Chen Lan stroked her beard and laughed: "I thought Sun Quan had Sun Ce's ability, so I wanted to learn from Ji Ling and others to cross the river and rely on it. But you really didn't live up to it, and you were beaten to pieces by Cao Cao. With this ability, you still imagine that I can serve you? Pooh. "

It wasn't until Chen Lan spit out the insulting saliva towards the bottom of the city that Lu Meng finally understood that this guy was smelly and tough and couldn't persuade him to surrender, and his long-endured anger burst out.

"Chen Lan, you are courting death."

"If you want to take the city by yourself, who can you scare with just one mouth?"

"I hope that after the city is broken, your mouth can still be so hard."

"Young man, it's not that I look down on you, you don't have the ability."

“good good”

Lu Meng was so angry that he said hello three times, and immediately commanded eight thousand soldiers to attack the city.

Before Yuan Shu came to Huainan, Liyang was the seat of Yangzhou. Although the city was not as big as Shouchun, it was not weaker than Shouchun.

Chen Lan brought [-] soldiers, and he was not at all afraid of Lu Meng, who had slightly more troops, and the defense seemed extremely easy after a day.

The result of the war also surprised Lu Meng. He thought that he brought Jiangdong's elite and could crush a group of grassroots bandits, but he didn't expect Chen Lan's soldiers to be very good at fighting.

How can this be?

Lu Meng personally commanded the siege the next day, but the result still disappointed him greatly. However, he was flexible and flexible, knowing that it would be difficult to gnaw hard bones with few people, so he sent people across the river to Danyang to transfer troops.

Han Dang led his troops to Danyang Pingshanyue last year, and stationed in Shicheng after the end of the rebellion.

Lu Meng dispatched troops in the name of the Great Governor, and Han Dang had no reason to refuse, and he would definitely lead his troops to Liyang.

The Jiangdong offensive suddenly weakened, and there were warships wandering along the Yangtze River. Chen Lan, who was supervising the battle in the city, noticed it, but his expression was extremely calm.

Chen Lan didn't panic, someone panicked.

He defeated Pan Zhang and rescued Tai Shixiang, and he did not kill Liyang soldiers and civilians but comforted them well. After a few days, he won Tai Shixiang's trust.

Tai Shixiang even sent troops to help defend the city. He hated the backstabs of his own people and would rather help Chen Lan than surrender to Lu Meng.

(End of this chapter)