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"Ziyu worried too much. Since ancient times, when the two armies fought, envoys could pass through. Besides, the water surface of Chaisang section is wide, and it is impossible for Gan Ning to use so many warships to encircle it. Gu Rangwei will choose a fast boat for you. With some capable sailors, there should be no problem." Sun Quan patted Zhuge Jin on the shoulder to comfort him.
"Since Your Majesty has made arrangements, I will leave without delay." Zhuge Jin clasped his fists.
Sun Quan handed out the letter, and asked solemnly: "Ziyu, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders, don't let Gu down..."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, if the minister fails to achieve his goal, he will not return it." Zhuge Jin put the letter in his arms, bowed his hands solemnly, and then got off the boat with his hem lifted.
Hu Zong had already prepared the warship. Zhuge Jin stood majestically at the bow of the ship and found that the ship next to it was also ready to set off. General Wei Wen saluted him with his fists clasped, and then looked at the main ship to say goodbye to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan waved his hand in response to the two, and then the two fast boats headed westward against the current.
"Father, after all, Mr.'s status is an obstacle, why don't you change someone as an envoy? What if you are left behind by Kong Ming?" Sima Shi came over and asked.
Sun Quan stroked his beard and replied: "Zhuge Ziyu is different from Zhang Zhao. He has a heart, knows how to measure, and is loyal. Gu still trusts him very much. Besides, Ziyu's family is here. As long as we can retake Jianye, he will be able to take back Jianye." It is impossible to abandon Gu, on the contrary, I am more worried about Wei Wen as a father..."
"The adoptive father is worried that Wei Wen will rebel? Then why let him..." Sima Shi was puzzled.
Sun Quan shook his head, "I was worried that Wei Wen would not be able to bring Ruxu's garrison back..."
"It turns out that you are worried about the governor." Sima Shi suddenly realized.
"The Lu family is a big family in Jiangdong. Lu Boyan may not be sincerely loyal to me. Now his family is all trapped in Jianye. If he knows the military situation in Yuzhang, I'm worried that he will have other ideas..." Sun Quan rolled his eyes.
"But the governor is really handsome..."
Master Sima nodded and sighed. At this time, Hu Zong stepped onto the deck and clasped his fists to ask Sun Quan for instructions: "My lord, Jianye is now in the hands of traitors. We stop here like duckweed. The soldiers have no supplies at all. Why don't we go downstream?" Find a place to garrison, and by the way, summon troops from Dantu, Qu'a, Wujun and other places?"
"It's still Wei Ze (Hu Zong) who is thoughtful, and immediately set off for Jiangcheng to station. Within ten days, Gu must come to Jianye again." Sun Quan hit the railing with his palm, looking at the direction of Jianye with dark eyes, Xin said that when the city is recaptured in the future, I will settle the final score with you traitors.
Jianye took a half-day journey to the river, but after all, it was a small place along the Yangtze River, and the conditions were incomparable with Ruxuwu. It is a lonely and long wait.
Sun Quan fell asleep on the boat and was dizzy. When he opened his eyes, it was already dark outside. It turned out that it was around dusk. He went to the deck to enjoy the evening breeze, and suddenly found Master Sima fishing at the bow, so he walked up suspiciously. .
Master Sima stared intently at the surface of the water, and there was only one fish in the small wooden bucket beside him. Sun Quan looked at it and asked curiously, "How long has Marquis Wen been fishing?"
"It's been a few hours." Master Sima replied in a low voice.
Sun Quan joked with a smile: "One fish for a few hours, and you have to drive away mosquitoes from time to time. Marquis Wen's mind is really calm."
"My child remembers that my biological father often said, 'A gentleman hides a weapon in his body, and he will move it when the time is right'." Sima Shi raised his head and sighed, and then responded to Sun Quan with a smile on his face: "How can mere mosquitoes hurt me? Can I endure loneliness? To catch big fish."
Sun Quan felt something, and thought, am I getting old?The mentality is not as good as that of a child.
At this time, the floats in the river were moving, Master Sima used his skills to slide the fish and lift the pole, and it turned out to be a big fish weighing several catties.
Chapter 869 A Thousand Sails Compete for Jianye
"Father, thanks to you, I have fresh fish to eat tonight." Master Sima put the fish into the bucket and congratulated Sun Quan with a smile.
Sun Quan nodded gratifiedly: "Marquis Wen is filial, now the sky is getting dark, so let's take a rest earlier."
"That's exactly what I mean." Master Sima said and went to pack his fishing rods.
Sun Quan turned around and returned to the cabin, thinking that he should cheer up, Sima Shi's family has not given up yet, and he has not completely lost yet.
The Sun family has been operating in Jiangdong for more than [-] years, and it is impossible to be overthrown by Lantian so quickly. I have to correct my mentality like this child, and Sun Quan then walked up the steps with steady steps.
After waiting in Jiangcheng for two days, Sun Quan was the first to receive the news from Sun Shao, the guard of Dantu.
After Sun Quan established his capital, most of the gentry and dignitaries in Jiangdong moved away. There were many descendants of the clan in Wujun and Kuaiji. Among them, the lineage of his uncle Sun Jing was the main one. Sun Ce's descendants were placed under Jianye's eyes.
On the evening of the third day, Jiang came with hundreds of warships from the west, and Hu Zong told Sun Quan that Lu Xun had brought people here.
Ruxuwu was farther away from Jiangcheng than Dantu. Sun Quan was surprised to see that Lu Xun arrived first, so he got off the boat and went to the pier to greet him.
"Bo Yan came so fast, I didn't expect it to turn out like this. I regret that I didn't listen to your advice at the time. It should be more prudent to send troops to attack Lantian. Now the situation is critical, and the governor must do his best to turn the tide..." Sun Quan felt a little embarrassed when he saw Lu Xun.
Lu Xun clasped his fists in salute, with a trace of helplessness on his face, he said in his heart that if he could listen to half of his honest words, he would not end up in such a situation.
"General Wei has already told you about the situation. I think this is all Lan Tian's trap, but the matter has come to an end and we can only try our best to recover..."
"I can only rely on the governor, how many soldiers Bo Yan brought back?" Sun Quan held Lu Xun's hand and walked back, making others look very close.
"There are only 5000 defenders in Ruxuwu, and the minister left [-] bluffing, and the rest of the warships and soldiers are brought." Lu Xun replied truthfully.
Sun Quan suddenly stopped in his tracks, thinking that Lu Xun's motives were wrong, and asked with a frown, "Jiangdong is at a time of life and death, why does the governor still want to stay in the Huai River? Everyone should be brought here."
Lu Xun explained: "Since ancient times, we must defend the Huaihe River to defend the river. If we completely abandon Ruxu Shuikou, even if we take back Jianye, Cao's army will be unstoppable when they go south. Let alone [-] sailors left to guard Ruxu, it will not affect our attack on the city. "
"Because of the fall of Jianye, Ruxuwu lost its source of supplies. The rice in Xiang'an and other places that Cao Pi negotiated and surrendered should not be ripe yet. The governor left them behind. Where can the food for the defenders be found?" Sun Quan scorned to ask back.
Lu Xun pointed at Wei Wen and smiled slightly: "When I left, I asked the soldiers left behind to save money. The food in Ruxuwu can last at least a month. General Wei was there at the time."
"Uh... that's right." Wei Wen was called out by Lu Xun and had no choice but to stand up and testify.
"Very good." Sun Quanqiang expressed his affirmation with a smile on his face, saying to himself that you left all the food in Ruxuwu, and you just brought your mouth with these [-] soldiers?
Soochow was worried that they would not be able to defend the Huai River, so they strengthened Jianye's city defense several times. At this time, going to attack would be tantamount to self-defense, so Lu Xun put forward his own idea.
"Your Majesty, Jianye City is rich in supplies and easy to defend but difficult to attack. If Zhang Zibu resists in a corner, it will be extremely disadvantageous to me. Even if the city can be recaptured by force in the end, the price paid may be immeasurable, and if Liu Bei does not agree And, isn't all this useless work..." Lu Xun asked himself a question.
"What suggestion does the governor have?" Sun Quan rolled his eyes.
"I think there must be a reason for Zhang Zibu's sudden rebellion. I want to personally go to Jianye to persuade him to return from his lost path. I don't know, my lord..."
Lu Xun was interrupted by Sun Quan before finishing his sentence, "Don't waste your efforts, Chief Governor, that old thief has a hard heart now, and he persuaded everyone alone, but the result...huh..."
"Uh... the minister is just..." Lu Xun wanted to continue to fight, but saw Sun Quan's face was ugly, so he didn't continue.
Seeing this, Hu Zong clenched his fists and added: "Your Majesty is right. That Zhang Zibu is brazen and ungrateful. The governor should prepare well. It will be useful for us to use force to fight for it."
"Okay, just use force..." Lu Xun shook his head lightly.
Sun Quan would not let Lu Xun go back. If he brought his trilogy back to Jianye, he might have no hope of getting back to the capital. The scene by the river became silent and embarrassing for a while.
The Sima division on the side suddenly spoke up: "In fact, it may not be necessary to use force, so there is no need to worry about compromising the existing troops. As long as we gather enough soldiers and horses, we may be able to defeat others without fighting."
"The son-in-law has such insights? It's really gratifying." Lu Xun nodded unexpectedly.
Sima Shi clasped his fists and saluted: "The governor Miao Zan, I have been with my adoptive father for a long time, and I just got some infections..."
"Marquis Wen himself is very thoughtful, and the governor is the wisest man in Jiangdong, so I will ask him more in the future." Master Sima made Sun Quan elated, and Sun Quan deliberately said that Lu Xun was the smartest, but he didn't have any good intentions.
Since ancient times, literature has no first place and martial arts has no second, Sun Quan suddenly pushed Lu Xun to the forefront, and he didn't know how many people would be hostile, so Lu Xun hurriedly waved his hands and said modestly: "Your Majesty is too famous, I am just an ordinary scholar in Jiangdong, or a son-in-law. Calm and intelligent, we can communicate more in the future.”
Sima Shi chose to respond with humility and humility, using Sun Quan's rhetoric to praise Lu Xun high, so that the other party could not stand down in the flattery.
Seeing Lu Xun's embarrassment, Sun Quan secretly thought that it is true that you are not as good as you alone in commanding troops and fighting alone, but you, Lu Boyan, are still far behind in terms of political tactics and controlling people's hearts.
After the exchange of greetings at the pier, Lu Xun set up camp by the river. Grain and grass from Jiangcheng County continued to arrive, supporting the [-]-odd troops who arrived temporarily.
When it was almost dark, Sun Shao led dozens of warships to join him. He brought four thousand songs from Dantu Water Village. In a short time, Jiangcheng gathered 4000 people. Sun Quan saw this situation. He was very satisfied, except for the county magistrate Jiang Cheng who was following him, wiping the sweat from his forehead from time to time. He was worried that the number of soldiers would continue to increase, and the county treasury would soon be exhausted.
The county magistrate Jiang Cheng's worries were soon relieved, and just after the fourth day of September, Lu Xun rushed to find Sun Quan.
"The patrol boats in the Ruxu waters reported urgently. Thousands of warships sailed eastward, heading towards Jianye. They are expected to arrive in Jianye waters this afternoon. Your Majesty, Lantian didn't give us any time, and neither did Zhuge Ziyu... " Lu Xun panted heavily.
Sun Quan turned pale with fright, and his words were flustered: "How could Lantian be so fast? Lu Ziheng lost a hundred thousand soldiers? What should we do?"
"If the Lantian army is allowed to enter Jianye, our family members in the city will completely fall into the enemy's hands. All efforts now will be in vain. The most urgent thing is to board the ship and go west. We must defeat the enemy in Jianye waters, otherwise Jiangdong will never have peace." Lu Xun frowned. Frown.
"But the reinforcements from Wujun and Kuaiji have not yet arrived. Jiang Cheng now has only more than 2 soldiers, and the [-] warships obviously exceed the strength..." Sun Quan was completely panicked at this time.
Lu Xun said in a deep voice: "It's too late to wait for the reinforcements to arrive. The main reason is that Lantian didn't give us time. However, Gan Ning's navy is not many. We have an advantage in water warfare, and maybe we can stop it."
"Okay, according to the arrangement of the governor, immediately send troops to build a business." Sun Quan finally made a final decision.
8 Chapter Seventy Has Been the Past
The main force of Jiangdong was transferred to the Pingxiang battlefield, and a large number of warships from Jiangdong were also taken away. Except for Sun Quan's building ship Feiyun, and Lu Xun's fighting ship Breaking Waves, the rest of the warships were mainly Jiji, Maotu, Xiandeng, and Chimazhou. The sailing speed is relatively fast, but it needs to cooperate with large ships to assist in raids.
At this time, it was equivalent to Soochow's "Battle of Destroying the Nation". Sun Quan would not sit on the river waiting to die.
The tower boat was tall and eye-catching, and the command flag was convenient for water combat. Sun Quan stood at the bow of the boat with his whole body in uniform. Looking at the hundreds of small boats on the river, a sense of sadness suddenly rose in his heart.
The Soochow navy has only so little money left?He didn't know if he could stop the 'invader'. He hoped that the soldiers brought by Lantian would be as stupid as Wei Guo's water army, but Sun Quan's face felt hot when he thought of Gan Ning who was the 'hundred riders robbed the camp' on the other side.
There are many ships on the Lantian side, and it is necessary to maintain a certain formation when proceeding, but the speed is not affected by going straight down the current.
Because Lantian didn't understand water warfare, he directly handed over the command to Gan Ning. With the purpose of not blindly commanding, he watched Gan Ning dispatch and command the whole time, and had no intention of overpowering others.
At this moment, Soochow's surrendered general was deeply moved, because since the great governor Zhou Yu died of illness, whenever there is a large-scale battle in Jiangdong, Sun Quan will definitely be there and command it personally. His demeanor is in stark contrast to that of Lantian, and there are traces of the outcome of the war.
Thousands of warships confronted hundreds of warships across the river. In terms of quantity and quality, it has been judged that they are superior. Lantian also has some ship types for the Jiangdong Navy, and half of them were built by Jiangdong people themselves.
The building boat Gaihai that Lantian was on was given to Lu Fan by Sun Quan, and most of the twenty or so fighting boats arranged by Gan Ning on the two wings came from Pengli Water Village.
Lu Xun saw that the opponent was very particular about the formation, and understood that Jiang Qin's death was not wronged. He thought that the Ganning navy was more difficult to deal with than Wei, so he suggested that Sun Quan should first seek peace, "Your Majesty, I see that half of the enemy's ships were built in Jiangdong, and the number We are also more than twice as strong, and the enemy general Gan Ning is very brave, I suggest that before the war starts, why not make peace first?"
"Okay...it's just that I don't have any debaters around me..." Sun Quan didn't know what to say at this moment, and he wanted to agree but felt embarrassed.
"I would like to go on a light boat and talk about it." Lu Xun clasped his fists to invite Ying.
"The body of the governor's daughter, if something malicious happens in Lantian, wouldn't I, Soochow..." Sun Quan frowned and stroked his purple beard, shaking his head with little hesitation.
Sun Quan looked at Lu Xun suspiciously, worried that the other party would turn against him. Sima Shi at the side saw his intentions, so he followed up and said, "My boy is willing to go with the governor."
"Your Majesty, the battle is imminent, we have to give it a try." Lu Xun pleaded again.
Sun Quan nodded in agreement, "Xuan Owl is very cunning, you must be careful."
"Wei." Lu Xun and Sima Shi clasped their fists at the same time.
The two left the building and changed to a walker, and flagged at the bow to ask for a dialogue before the battle. After Gan Ning described the situation to Lan Tian, Lan Tian waved his hand and said with a smile: "Then go to the first deck to have a look, I don't know. What else can Sun Quan say, if a war can be avoided, everyone will be happy."
"General Lan, the last general is not feeling well, can you..." Quan Cong said suddenly.
"The last general..." Zhu Ju lowered his head.
Lan Tian saw that the generals did not want to see the old master, so he said openly: "It's really embarrassing to meet the old man, Zhong Ling will go with me."
"Sir, the last general..." Gan Ning pointed to himself.
"You are the captain of the navy now, so of course you have to stay upstairs to command." Lan Tian said and walked down with Lan Ji.
Building boats are expensive and complicated to build. Normally, the deck is covered with three floors. However, as Sun Quan's water transport, the original three-story boats were expanded to five floors, and the number of people carried reached 3000.
Although the higher the view, the better the view, and the heroism of looking down on all living beings, but the wind is still more swaying. When Lan Tian walked to the bottom deck, he felt that his tense nerves were relaxed.
Lan Tian and Lan Ji joked, "Your mother doesn't get dizzy when riding a horse, but she vomits badly every time she takes a boat. It's really thanks to Mr. Zhong Jing's anti-sickness pills, otherwise she would suffer too much living in the south."
"My baby was also seasick at first, but she went to Jingzhou and was cured by my uncle." Lan Ji scratched his head.
"Can Yunchang cure vertigo?" Lan Tian was suspicious.
Lan Ji smiled and replied: "My child was brought to stand on a small boat by Uncle Zhou (Zhou Cang), and he had to swing on it for two hours every day before he could go ashore. The first two days were really difficult, but after he got used to it for about a month, he didn't feel dizzy. gone."
"Good son." Lan Tian patted Lan Ji on the back lightly, saying to himself that Erye Guan could be ruthless.
Lan Ji recalled the past with a little pride: "Uncle made a bet with Hai'er that I couldn't hold on for three days, but he underestimated my ability, hehe..."
"Bet? What is the bet? Yun Chang will not break his promise." Lan Tian asked curiously.
"Hey, uncle let me ride for a while..." Lan Ji was very proud.
Lan Tian directly gave his son a thumbs up, because the two brothers Lan Ji grew up relatively fast, and they haven't played neck riding games since they were about five years old. Xing had never played before, but he actually picked up Lan Ji, who was ten years old at the time. This kind of arrogance is something that most people can't learn.
The father and son chatted and laughed, and soon came to the front of the deck. Lu Xun was already waiting in the cabin below, but because the height of the first floor of the building ship was not small, he seemed to be looking down at a few dwarves.
"General Lan, stay safe." Lu Xun clasped his fists and shouted upwards, fearing that Lan Tian would not hear him, he asked several soldiers to speak at the same time.
Lan Tian cupped his fists and smiled slightly, and asked Lan Ji to hand him the trumpet-shaped loudspeaker. It was during his inspection of the Huben Martial Arts Hall that he accidentally found that the instructors were hoarse, so he asked someone to make the loudspeaker He came out and cooperated with the whistle to protect the voices of the instructors. This time he brought a few out.
"Great governor, what advice do you have?"
Lan Tian put the loudspeaker near his mouth, and the sound was clearly transmitted to the river. Lu Xun and Sima Shi were startled at the same time, thinking what kind of novelty is this?
"General Lan blatantly invaded Soochow, have you forgotten that Sun and Liu are allies?" When Lu Xun said this, the wind on the river could not blow away his hot face.
"Hehe, the governor is a wise man, how do you say such nonsense? You really don't understand why I appear here?" Lan Tian asked meaningfully.
"Uh... Even if there is some misunderstanding between the two families, you don't have to be aggressive, right? Jiaozhou Mu came to attack Jiangdong without permission, and it doesn't make sense, right? If Jiangdong didn't contribute in Chibi, where would the Liu family be in this world? ?” Lu Xun knew that he couldn’t stand up, so he had to talk about his past friendship.
"Haha, Jiaozhou Mu is a thing of the past, and this general is now Yangzhou Mu." Lan Tian stroked his beard and laughed.
Chapter 871 The Battle of the Yangtze River
Lu Xun frowned when he heard the word Yangzhou Mu. He remembered that when Huang Zhong ordered Xiahouyuan to behead Xiahouyuan, Liu Bei appointed Huang Zhong as Xiahouyuan's general who conquered the west. Now that Lantian has become Yangzhou Mu, isn't Lu Ziheng...
"Ahem, the King of Wu announced that Lu Ziheng was the shepherd of Yangzhou, which was recognized by the court at that time. The king of Hanzhong used General Lan as the shepherd of Yangzhou. Does that mean 'one woman marries two husbands'? Where do you put Lu Ziheng?" Lu Xun abducted He bent over to inquire about Lu Fan's life and death.
Lan Tian stroked his beard and said with a smile: "King Wu? I need to correct what the governor said just now. First of all, Sun Quan's King Wu was appointed by the traitor Cao Pi. He is the orthodox emperor in this world, and in the end Lu Fan committed suicide outside Yichun City, even though his state shepherd was recognized by the former emperor, he is not ordered to continue to perform his duties now."