The arriving ship was Yan Ji, the magistrate of Nanchang County. He was a native of Nanchang County. After the Jiaozhou Army occupied Nanchang County, he did not surrender to the Jiaozhou Army. Instead, he abandoned his official position and hid at home. When the Jiaozhou Army withdrew, the major families in Nanchang County

The wealthy family invited him back to maintain order in the county.

He saluted Lu Xun and said: "General Lu, the order in the city is now good. The only regret is that the warehouse is empty. All the money and grain stored in the official warehouse have been moved away by the state army. I am afraid that we will not be able to supply the army."

This result was expected by Lu Xun. They also brought food and grass, which was enough to last for more than twenty days. They did not need supplies from Nanchang County. He nodded and asked: "I want to know where the Jiaozhou Army has garrisons besides Xinwu County."

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"Only Xinwu County, the other counties have no troops stationed there, and even most of the Jiaozhou Army has never been there."

"Is Governor Yang here?"

Yan Ji sighed and said: "Prefect Yang was killed by Guan Yu when the city was breached. Li Juncheng surrendered to the Jiaozhou Army, and the whereabouts of the other officials are unknown."

Lu Xun thought for a moment and said: "Now I need the cooperation of the entire county. Now you can act as the prefect and understand the situation of each county for me. I will report to the Marquis of Wu and let you be promoted to the full post of prefect."

Yan Ji was overjoyed and quickly saluted, "I am willing to serve General Lu."

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The fleet slowly docked, and groups of Jiangdong troops rushed down from the big ships and quickly assembled at the pier. Lu Xun also got off the pier. He turned around and ordered: "Let General Ding Feng come to see me!"

After a moment, General Ding Feng stepped forward quickly, bowed and saluted, "See you, Governor!"

"General Ding, I will give you three thousand elite troops. You can rush to Xinwu County immediately, but be careful not to fight with the Jiaozhou Army. Try to understand the deployment and mobilization rules of the Jiaozhou Army. Come back to see me in ten days!"

"Follow the order!"

Ding Feng loudly accepted the order and left. At this time, Xu Sheng stepped forward and asked in confusion: "Are we going to stay in Nanchang County for ten days?"

Lu Xun sighed and said: "The Marquis of Wu has strict orders. We must wait until Lu Meng's army enters Changsha County before we can launch an attack. The time given by the Marquis of Wu is ten days."

"But this will delay the opportunity for fighting. It seems a bit too passive."

"I know that too, but I have to obey Wu Hou's orders. He is the commander-in-chief."

"This...isn't this appropriate! After all, Marquis Wu doesn't understand the situation here."

Lu Xun smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I explained to Marquis Wu that what Marquis Wu meant was that he would coordinate the overall operation, and I would be solely responsible for the deployment and deployment of the specific operations. Therefore, I have to wait for news from Marquis Wu when to advance the troops.

, In fact, it makes sense. When Lu Meng enters Changsha County, attacking from both sides will give him the greatest chance of victory."

"But Zhuge Liang will never go for the kill. The so-called two-sided attack, if the coordination is not good, will be defeated by each one. You and I both know this truth. Why does the governor not persuade Wu Hou anymore?"

Lu Xun said calmly: "The Jiaozhou army has less than 30,000 people. Both I and Lu Meng can defeat them alone. We each build up our own troops, as long as we ensure that we are not defeated. As for Lu Meng, I believe he also has his own way of using troops."

Ce, you don’t need me to worry about it.”

Xu Sheng secretly smiled bitterly. Lu Xun's words contained so much resentment towards Lu Meng. No wonder Wu Hou had to separate them. I am afraid no one can resolve the hatred between these two people.

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Lu Su quickly traveled westward by boat and arrived at Jiangling that afternoon. He set off early and had to meet Liu Jing before Wu Hou's army arrived at Pengze.

He shouldered the heavy responsibility of persuading Liu Jing to stand in the middle and not to support the Jiaozhou Army. At the same time, he had to borrow a passage from Liu Jing so that the Jiangdong Navy could pass through the Jiangxia County waterway and enter Changsha County.

Lu Su was sure about the first point, at least on the surface Liu Jing would agree to neutrality, but he was really not sure about the second point. Will Liu Jing allow tens of thousands of Jiangdong troops to pass through Jiangxia?

In addition, whether Liu Jing was willing to see him or not was still one thing, although Lu Su knew that Liu Jing must be in Jiangling.

Lu Su got off the boat and went directly to the main camp of the Jingzhou navy. He shouted loudly to the sentry: "Please report to your general that it is Jiangdong Lu Su who wants to see you!"

At this time, Gan Ning and Liu Jing were discussing the move to Wuchang in the tent, but Pang Tong advocated staying in Jiangling. Pang Tong smiled and said: "The chess game does not depend on the number of soldiers, but on the strength. Chaisang is empty, Jiangxia is empty, and we are not interested in it."

It doesn't have any impact at all, maybe it will have some influence on Jiangdong

But it is a huge ****. If Sun Quan is really confused and feels that he can take advantage of it, then Jiangdong's demise will not be far away. However, I believe that Sun Quan will not even have this bottom line, so I

It is recommended to stay put and wait and see what happens."

Liu Jing nodded happily and said: "Shi Yuan is right. The conflict between the two countries is based on power rather than troops. Even if Chaisang doesn't have any soldiers, Liang Jiangdong's army will not dare to enter the country even half a step without my consent."

At this moment, soldiers outside the big tent reported: "Your Highness, Jiangdong Lu Su wants to see you!"

Everyone laughed. As soon as he mentioned the wind, the wind came. Liu Jing thought for a while and said to Gan Ning: "They can be allowed to cross the border from Pengze Lake to go south, but they cannot borrow the road from Jiangxia, but I don't want to fall out with Jiangdong yet.

, save some face! You don’t have to refuse explicitly, just say that you have no right to decide the matter and ask him to go to Xiangyang to find me."

"But what if Jiangdong's army wants to forcefully cross the border?" Gan Ning asked again.

Liu Jing said coldly: "If Jiangdong's army dares to forcefully cross the border, then give them a warning."

At this time, Pang Tong smiled and suggested: "Your Highness, why not act according to the covenant? Doesn't the covenant say that Jiangdong's garrison in Jingnan is not allowed to exceed 10,000? They can go to Jingnan, but if it exceeds 10,000, they must

Re-make the treaty so that General Gan and Qing can stand firm, and Lu Su will have nothing to say."

"What the military advisor said makes sense!" Liu Jing said to Gan Ning: "Let's talk to Lu Su according to this article. If you want to change the treaty, go to Xiangyang and find me."

"I understand the humble position!"

Gan Ning saluted, left the tent and hurried away. Liu Jing smiled at Pang Tong and said, "Lu Zijing is a kind man. I really can't bear to bully him. However, it concerns the interests of both countries, so I have to aggrieve him."

"I don't think Lu Su came here just to borrow the opportunity. Your Highness might as well make concessions on the other hand, so that Sun Quan will have nothing to say."

Liu Jing understood what Pang Tong meant, which was to make a slight concession in supporting the Jiaozhou Army. He nodded and he could consider this aspect.

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Lu Su was led into the camp and rested and waited in a guest tent. Although Lu Su was named the Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies of Jiangdong, he was only the nominal military commander. The actual military commander was Sun Quan, and the following two deputy commanders

, Lu Meng and Lu Xun both reported directly to Sun Quan, thus bypassing Lu Su.

This was also the result of years of competition in Jiangdong. With the death of Zhou Yu, Sun Quan was finally able to take control of the military. However, Sun Quan was not the only winner. He also had to compromise with the factional forces he created and appointed Lu Menghe to represent the northern faction.

Lu Xun of the Wuyue faction was the deputy commander-in-chief.

The real losers were the Lujiang faction represented by Zhou Yu, Lu Su and Huang Gai. Zhou Yu died of illness, Lu Su was sidelined, and Huang Gai was transferred from the main army and turned into the chief instructor of the local militia, responsible for the training of the militia. In fact,

No more military power.

Although this was not Sun Quan's original intention, with too many monks and too few people, it was difficult for Sun Quan to seize military power from the other two factions. He could only take advantage of Zhou Yu's death and take away the military power of the Lujiang faction. Lu Su knew this, but he had nothing to do. Otherwise, why would he?

A dignified commander-in-chief of the armed forces came to be the envoy?

Lu Su waited for a full quarter of an hour before Gan Ning arrived late. Gan Ning walked into the tent and said apologetically, "I was discussing supplies with the generals just now. I couldn't get away and kept Governor Lu waiting for a long time."

"It was Lu Su who came unexpectedly and affected General Gan's military affairs. I should be the one who is sorry."

"Zijing, you're welcome. Please sit down!"

Gan Ning asked Lu Su to sit down and ordered the sergeant to change the tea. Seeing that Gan Ning was alone, Lu Su felt a little uneasy and asked tentatively: "I heard from the primary school just now that His Royal Highness the King of Han is also in the military camp. Can you tolerate it?"

Lu Su went to pay homage?"

Gan Ning smiled and said: "What a coincidence. The King of Han passed through Jiangling yesterday and inspected the military camp. But he did not come to Jiangling, but to inspect the militia and the defense of the north. He had left Jiangling last night and went to Xiangyang. If Lu Su had directly

If we go to Xiangyang, we might be able to catch up."

A look of disappointment appeared on Lu Su's face. Gan Ning's meaning was very clear. Liu Jing did not want to see him. Not to mention whether Liu Jing was in the military camp or not, even if he was in the military camp, he would not be able to see him.

However, the mission he shouldered did not allow Lu Su to complain too much, so he had to turn to Gan Ning, "I came here this time on the order of Wu Hou to discuss two things with the Jingzhou army. I want General Gan to be the commander-in-chief of Jingzhou.

You should be able to make the decision..."

Before Lu Su could finish speaking, Gan Ning burst into laughter and said, "Before we talk about business, I need to briefly explain to Governor Lu the division of military power in the Han State. There are currently five generals in the Han State. Zhao Yun is the Zhenbei General, Ma Chao is

He is General Zhenxi, Huang Zhong is General Pingnan, and I am General Jingdong.

Generals, as well as Wenpin, are generals who fight against rebellion. The five generals can only command and train troops, while recruitment, retirement, pensions, promotions, etc. are under the jurisdiction of Pingzhang Taibing Cao. However, operations and cross-regional troop movements must have

The military talisman of the King of Han, otherwise it would be rebellion, and I think the same is true for Jiangdong."

Lu Su quickly said: "I can understand this. What I said should be within the authority of General Gan."

"Captain Lu, please speak, I am all ears!"

"The first thing is that we are going to conquer the Jiaozhou Army and march to Jingnan. We hope that General Gan will allow our naval warships to use the passage to pass through Jiangxia."

Gan Ning said calmly: "Captain Lu might as well talk about the second thing."

"As for the second thing, we hope that Jingzhou can remain neutral and not fund the Jiaozhou Army. In fact, according to the covenant, Jingzhou should send troops to attack the Jiaozhou Army with us, but we no longer expect Jingzhou to send troops. We only hope that Jingzhou will remain neutral, especially

Lu Su said frankly that he cannot support Jiaozhou with arms and oil. Please forgive me, General Gan."

Gan Ning said slowly: "Both His Highness the King of Han and I, Gan Ning, are both principled people. We will strictly abide by the covenant between the two parties and will never support the Jiaozhou Army's gun oil. If the Jiaozhou Army uses gun oil, then I will

Let me state first that it must have nothing to do with Jingzhou, it may be the support of Cao Jun. I can give Governor Lu a clear promise that we will not support the Jiaozhou Army with any material, nor will we allow them to become powerful."
Chapter completed!