Lu Su had been able to survive from the Jiangdong period to the present, and his ability to act according to the situation was extraordinary. Now that he saw that Yan Liang was planning to sacrifice him to appease Ling Tong, he immediately wanted to escape.
With his mind set, Lu Su tidied up a bit and began to look for opportunities.
After suffering until it was dark and all the soldiers in the camp were about to fall asleep, Lu Su raised his sword and swaggered out of his military tent.
After all, Lu Su was no longer a prisoner at this time, and the soldiers guarding the left and right were all his subordinates in name, so no one dared to stop Lu Su from coming out.
After leaving the tent, Lu Su got on his horse and headed straight for the camp gate.
The soldiers on duty at the camp gate stopped him, and a corps commander asked: "General Lu, where are you going this late at night?"
"I have received orders from the king and have urgent matters to attend to. Why don't you get out of the way?" Lu Su shouted with a straight face.
But the captain said: "There is an order in the army. When entering or leaving the camp at night, you must have a pass sign. Please ask General Lu to show his sign, otherwise the young man will not dare to let the general out of the camp."
Lu Su was shocked. He had never thought that the Chu army's military discipline was so strict. With the authority of his superiors, he could not overpower such a small pawn.
Between his brows, murderous intent suddenly arose.
"My token is here, why don't you come over and see for yourself." Lu Su said and touched his waist, pretending to take out the token.
The team leader didn't worry too much and walked up without any precautions.
Just when the corps commander had just reached over, Lu Su fiercely pulled out his belt and struck at the corps commander without hesitation.
But after hearing a shrill scream of "ah", the captain's face had been cut open. He covered his face and fell to the ground in pain.
The rest of the gatekeepers were shocked and froze for a moment. They did not expect that General Lu, who had not been here for a long time, would unexpectedly change and kill their captain.
Lu Su took advantage of the moment when the soldiers were distracted, dashed through the soldiers blocking the way, broke out of the camp gate, and fled into the night in the blink of an eye.
"Lu Su defected, someone is here."
"Lu Su killed someone, catch him quickly"
There were screams from behind. The sound of warning gongs rose into the sky, and the whole Chu camp suddenly became noisy.
Lu Su did not dare to stop for a moment. After escaping and ascending to heaven, he whipped his riding whip with all his strength and looked towards the north like crazy under the sparse moonlight.
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In the tent of the Chu camp, Yan Liang was still awake. He was holding a candle and reading the military book at night.
Hearing the commotion outside the tent, Yan Liang was not surprised at all, but instead had a knowing smile on his lips.
It was as if the sudden commotion had been anticipated by him.
Not a moment later, the curtain was raised, and Pang Tong rushed in excitedly. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, everything is just as we expected. Na Lusu escaped over the camp."
"Yeah." Yan Liang put down the military book and sneered: "Give me the order and send a team of men to pretend to chase him for a while, and cooperate with him to make this drama more realistic for Liu Bei."
Pang Tong nodded, deeply agreed, and immediately left.
Outside the tent, the noise soon calmed down.
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Lu Su, who escaped from the Chu camp, ran non-stop looking at the Yan camp more than 20 miles away to the north.
Just as he expected, pursuers soon appeared behind him. Although he couldn't see clearly in the late night, he could tell from the rumble of horse hooves that there must be a group of Chu troops chasing him behind him.
The frightened Lu Su ran away like a frightened bird.
When Lu Su fled close to the Yan army's camp and saw the bright lights in the distance, the sounds of the Chu camp's pursuing troops behind him gradually faded away.
Just when Lu Su breathed a sigh of relief, another group of Yan Army patrols came rushing toward him.
Lu Su was afraid that he would be accidentally injured by the Yan army in the dark night, so he shouted: "Don't use force, I am Lu Su!"
When the patrolmen heard that it was Lu Su, they were all surprised, but they did not dare to confirm the authenticity, so they surrounded him and took him back to the camp to hand him over to Liu Bei.
In the Yan Army camp, Liu Bei had not yet fallen asleep. He was pacing in the tent, his face full of resentment and distress.
The loss of Tancheng and Lu Su's betrayal all made Liu Bei feel like a knife. He had trouble sleeping and eating, and he was always thinking about how to defeat Yan Liang and regain Tancheng.
It's a pity that since returning from Liaodong, Sima Yi has contracted the cold and is currently resting in Yecheng, unable to join the army in the expedition.
Kong Ming also stayed in Yecheng to handle government affairs for him. Therefore, at this time, Liu Bei did not have a wise counselor around him who could advise him.
While he was in distress, Guan Yu suddenly went into the tent to ask for an audience, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, that fellow Lu Su is here."
Lu Su!
Liu Bei's expression was shocked, and a bit of confusion passed over his face. He couldn't figure it out for a moment. Didn't Lu Su surrender to the Yan thief? Why did he come back?
"Tell him to come in!" Liu Bei shouted, looking suspicious and angry at the same time.
The order was passed, and a moment later, Lu Su, escorted by several tiger and bear soldiers, entered the king's tent.
At this moment, Liu Bei was sitting on the throne, his face gloomy, glaring at him angrily.
Guan Yu also had a cold expression on his face and stood beside him with his sword pressed, looking so angry that he seemed ready to kill him with a sword at any moment.
Seeing this, Lu Su knelt down on the ground with a bang, kowtowed and choked with sobs: "I have sinned, Lu Su, and I pay my respects to the king."
"Well, Lu Su, I ask myself that I have not treated you badly, but how dare you betray me, and now you dare to have the nerve to come to see me, what are your intentions!" Liu Bei glared and shouted.
"Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation. How can I dare to betray your Majesty? I had no choice but to surrender to that traitor." Lu Su defended himself with tears in his eyes, full of grievances.
Pretending to surrender to a handsome thief?
Liu Bei and Guan Yu looked at each other with suspicious expressions, as if they didn't believe it.
Lu Su complained bitterly to Liu Bei in his trembling voice full of grievance.
Lu Su claimed that Yan Liang used a stratagem to induce the Yan army in Tancheng to rebel and wanted to kill Lu Su. He thought that it would not be worth it to die in humiliation at the hands of his own family. In desperation, Lu Su
Thinking that Tancheng could not be saved anyway, he simply took the risk and pretended to surrender to Yan Liang, using the opportunity to spy on the military situation and make up for his mistake.
Lu Su's crying look and helpless expression, coupled with his explanation, made sense. After some self-examination, Liu Bei's anger softened a lot.
Guan Yu, however, looked disbelieving and shouted: "You can't lie and make excuses for your crimes. I would like to ask you, if you really have no treasonous intentions, during the battle in Tancheng, I fell into the trap of Yan Thief.
Why don't you let me go back to the city?"
"The Yan thief polluted the second lady in front of the battle. He clearly wanted to use provocation to induce General Yunchang to fight. Although he tried to persuade him for a long time, the general still wanted to attack, but he was ambushed by the Yan thief. At that time, the enemy troops were tight.
Subsequently, if Su Ruo opened the city gate, wouldn't it mean that the rebels would pour into Tan City? Su thought that General Yunchang always warned us to put the overall interests of the country first, so Su was bold at that time and did not open the door to General Yunchang.
Opening the city gate, I am so solemn that I have no choice but to hope that the general will understand."
Lu Su choked with sobs and spoke again, telling the real reason why Guan Yu fell into the trap, and even used Guan Yu's own words to refute Guan Yu's questions.
Guan Yu's face turned red and his neck became thick after hearing these words. Although he was angry in his heart, he could not express it for a while.
At this time, Liu Bei suddenly realized that Guan Yu had not revealed the entire truth to him. Liu Bei glanced sideways at Guan Yu, and couldn't help but feel a bit of resentment in his brows.
"Even so, who can guarantee that you have sincerely surrendered to the Yan thief. Now that you are here, you are actually following the Yan thief's order to be a spy." Guan Yu quickly changed the subject.
Lu Su said sternly: "Su's loyalty to the king can be demonstrated by the sun and the moon. The Yan thief has a grudge against Su for annihilation of his family. How can Su be loyal to him? Even if Su is really entrusted by him to be a spy, then
It was just a perfunctory way to escape, not to mention that Su Nai killed the guarding soldiers and took the risk to come and surrender to the king."
After these generous and sincere words, the anger on Liu Bei's face disappeared, and instead he felt a little relieved.
Liu Bei seemed pleased with Lu Su's loyalty to him. Lu Su's move really set a good example for his ministers.
"I, of course, know Zijing's loyalty to me, so get up quickly." Liu Bei comforted him, with a rare smile on his face.
Lu Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but then stood up with difficulty.
When Guan Yu saw that Liu Bei trusted Lu Su, he was very unhappy and winked at Liu Bei repeatedly, but Liu Bei just turned a blind eye.
It’s no wonder that if Guan Yu didn’t hide anything from Liu Bei about the previous battle at Tancheng, Liu Bei would still have confidence in him. However, when Liu Bei learned that Guan Yu had concealed the truth, his dissatisfaction with Guan Yu turned into hatred towards Lu.
Serious trust.
"Your Majesty, I took this risk to defraud the Yan thief, and also got some important information. I believe that this information is enough for your Majesty to defeat the Yan thief without any effort." Lu Su raised his hand and spoke.
Liu Bei was refreshed and surprised. He was busy with the information.
However, Lu Su lowered his voice and said: "I have been in the enemy's camp for a few days and found out that the Chu army's more than two million grains and grasses were all gathered in Shitun, twenty miles south of Tancheng, and there were only less than 1,000 garrison defenders there.
Five thousand people. I think that if the king can send a light cavalry to detour and attack the Chu army, then burn the food in Shitun. The Chu army's food and grass will be destroyed, and the hearts of the Chu army will be unstable. They will definitely collapse without fighting."
These words only made Liu Bei feel energetic, and the gloom that had been hanging over his heart for the past few days was also swept away.
As Lu Su said, if he could really burn the Chu army's food and fodder, then even if Yan Liang had one million troops, let alone one hundred thousand troops, they would be defeated without a fight.
The excited Liu Bei was about to adopt this timing, but Guan Yu said coldly: "Although this plan is clever, it is also risky. Our army is deep behind enemy lines. If the intelligence is wrong, it will be another big defeat."
After hearing Guan Yu's question, Lu Su said with emotion: "Su is willing to guarantee it with his life. If the intelligence is wrong and our army makes a mistake, just ask the king to behead Su." (To be continued...)