At the foot of Xiangyang City, Pang Tong did not attack the city, but ordered his troops to seal the west, south and north gates, leaving only the east gate for Sima Yi to escape, and asked Liu Xian to cut off Xiangyang's connection with Jiangling, Runan and other cities, including grain and grass.
, the transportation of supplies! However, this is only a temporary solution, not the root cause. With the supplies in Xiangyang City, it will not be a problem for Sima Yi to defend it for several years!
"Kong Ming, you are finally here!" After five days of siege, Zhuge Liang came with his army. Pang Tong received the news and immediately led his generals out of camp to greet him.
"I came early enough. It's not like you don't know. Your Majesty asked us not to attack the city. How can I get there quickly? Fancheng is also a fortified city!" Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan with a smile on his face.
Dressed in white, he looked indescribably handsome, making Pang Tong very jealous!
Shaking his head and throwing away the messy thoughts, Pang Tong said sternly: "Stop talking nonsense, Your Majesty has given you all the guys built by the Ministry of Industry, and you have to take on the important task of attacking the city!"
"This is natural!" Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "If I didn't want to catch Sima Yi off guard, I wouldn't have stayed in Fancheng for so long!"
"When are you going to take action?" Staring at Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong wanted to know how powerful the new Thunderbolt Car built by the Ministry of Industry was.
"Do you want me to discuss military aircraft with you here?" Zhuge Liang was a little dumbfounded. This is the entrance to the camp!
Pang Tong laughed and said, "I was the one who was negligent! Brother Kong Ming, generals, please come forward!"
He led everyone to the Chinese army's tent, where two handsome chairs were placed side by side. After all, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were of equal status, and it was not good for the capital to sit down. But Pang Tong sat next to Zhuge Liang, and a sharp contrast immediately formed. Why?
Looks like a monkey. Looking at the red faces of everyone, Pang Tong couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The image is ruined...
"Shi Yuan, what are you going to do when I attack Xiangyang?" At the last moment, Zhuge Liang rescued Pang Tong. He didn't want to see his old brother in trouble.
"Me?" Pang Tong naturally knew what his old friend was thinking. He smiled and said: "I will lead my troops to cut off the connection between Xiangyang and the surrounding areas, and prevent the outside world from transporting supplies to Xiangyang!"
"No!" Zhuge Liang said: "It is better to attack passively than to defend passively. Using offense as defense is the strongest defense method! I suggest you attack Jiangling City!"
"Are you kidding me?" Pang Tong was stunned for a moment and said: "Xiangyang has been the seat of Jingzhou for decades. The city is almost similar to Chang'an and Luoyang. That Jiangling City... We are all from Jingzhou, don't play with me!"
"Thank you for remembering that you are from Jingzhou, so you won't let the Pang family help?" Zhuge Liang shook his head, seeming helpless.
Pang Tong said: "If the Pang family can help me, then what a ghost! You don't know that since the big families learned about the king's policy, they have been rebelling against the king. This is why my father and I have surrendered to the king, but
The reason why the Pang family could not be moved under the king’s rule!”
"Then you go and attack Hengyang, Nanjun, Jiangxia and other places. Since Sima Yi is trapped here, he can't stop you from taking Jingzhou! As for Cao Cao, the king is repairing him!" Zhuge Liang raised his eyebrows. He didn't want Pang Tong to let him go.
Leading the elite cavalry wasting time under Xiangyang City!
"Okay!" Pang Tong thought for a while, and it was indeed nothing for him to attack the city. He nodded and said: "I will take people to Jiangling first. I hope the general guarding the general is an idiot! If he goes out of the city to fight, I can easily
They captured Jiangling!"
"Don't think about it!" Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "Sima Yi has ordered the generals in Jingzhou to strictly guard the city and not go out to fight. Do you think Jiangling generals have ignored Sima Yi's orders?"
"You don't want me to use cavalry to capture Jiangling!" Pang Tong was dumbfounded. If he couldn't lure the enemy generals out of the city, he really couldn't let his troops charge up the tall city wall of Jiangling!
"Don't worry, someone will help you!" Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said, "Bo Yan was a little bored in Fuguan, so he came to Jingzhou with his soldiers to help in the battle. Maybe they have captured the city before you get to Jiangling.
Got it!"
"Bo Yan?" Pang Tong said with a smile: "He is indeed good at water warfare, but when it comes to siege, he is not necessarily better than me! I can't even take Jiangling, what can he do? He can't sail the warship yet."
Let’s go to the top of the city!”
"Shi Yuan, your Majesty has many capable men under your command, so you must not be petty..." Zhuge Liang smiled mysteriously, but it made Pang Tong feel quite pressured.
Just when Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were discussing the route of entering the army, a fleet came to the ferry next to Jiangling City. This fleet had dozens of giant ships and hundreds of large and small ships. Even in Jiangdong, it was a big force.
The power! Seeing this fleet, Cao Jun at the ferry suddenly sounded the alarm!
"Who are you, what are you doing?" Through the wooden fence, General Cao guarding the port looked at the fleet, his face full of seriousness!
"Master Jun, we are passing merchants and we are going to Jiangxia to do business. However, it is getting late and there is a strong wind on the river. We have no choice but to stop here. I hope Jun Master will be accommodating!" A man who looked like a scholar came from the cabin.
He emerged from the middle, and the smile on his face made General Cao feel a little less wary!
"Go quickly, go quickly. This is an important military area and is not a place for you to stay. If the enemy attacks, you will suffer!" General Cao was ordered to guard the port. He did not want to cause trouble, so he had to drive away the fleet!
"Master Jun, I don't want to stay, but if my dozens of cargo are overturned by the wind and waves, I won't be able to explain it back!" The scholar asked the attendant beside him to bring out a few pieces of white silk and presented them to him. He said with a smile.
: "We will only stay one night and leave immediately after the storm calms down a bit. These things should be considered as small gifts to the military master. If we escape this storm, the Lu family in Jiangdong will be very grateful!"
"Are you from the Lu family in Jiangdong?" General Cao frowned. He had heard of the names of the four major families in Jiangdong. Now is the time of the Sun-Cao alliance, and he doesn't want to offend the people in Jiangdong!
"Exactly!" The scholar smiled and said, "Lu Ji, the head of the Lu family in Jiangdong, is my uncle!"
"Do you have proof?" General Cao was very cautious. He didn't really believe what the scholar said!
"Go on!" The scholar took out a sign from his arms and threw it to General Cao, who quickly reached out to catch it.
The light and fluttering sign exuded a strange fragrance. General Cao knew that it was carved from fine fragrant wood and gilded. This kind of precious sign was generally only owned by big families. A large inscription was engraved in the center of the sign.
The word "Lu" and the Lu family's emblem prove the authenticity of this wooden sign. In addition, there is a profile of the identity behind the wooden sign, and even a rough image of the license holder. After checking it, General Cao will not doubt the identity of the scholar!
The wooden sign is indeed real, and the scholar is also a member of the Lu family, but the Lu family is not unique to Jiangdong. There is also a man named Lu under Liu Zhang who is also a direct descendant of the Lu family. This man is Lu Xun. At that time, Lu Xun kept this wooden sign, but
It was intended as a souvenir to commemorate the grandfather who gave him the wooden plaque. Unexpectedly, today he used it to dispel General Cao's suspicion. The scholar standing on the bow of the boat showed a trace of nostalgia on his face!
"Since you are from the Lu family, please stay here for a while! However, when the storm subsides, please leave as soon as possible!" Knowing the identity of the other party, General Cao was more respectful. He ordered someone to return the wooden plaque, but he
There was no gift from the scholar.
"Thank you, Master!" The scholar's purpose was to stop at the port. Seeing that General Cao agreed, he must express his gratitude and ordered people to bring in a lot of cloth.
"No need, sir! The King of Wei forbids the exploitation of the people. I can't accept these things!" Looking at the cloth piled up in front of the camp, General Cao swallowed his saliva, but he could not accept the bribe in a high-sounding manner.
With a smile on his face, the scholar said: "The general is wrong. These things are used to reward the brothers. They are here to defend against the Qin army and it is also very hard. In order to make their family live a better life, I can only take out these common things."
, I hope the general will accept it!"
"This...then I will accept it! Go and get a few people to carry those things into the camp!" General Cao hesitated for a moment, and said in his heart: He forced it to be given, and I did not ask for it. It does not violate King Wei's military law.
It should be no problem to accept it!
Seeing Cao's soldiers carrying pieces of cloth into the camp, General Cao's eyes showed a hint of greed. These cloths were all woven using Ma Jun's improved looms. Both the precision and quality were higher than those under Cao Cao's rule.
The common people weave well. Not to mention General Cao, even Cao Cao is greedy! However, when General Cao was observing the cloth, he did not notice a strange smile on the corner of the scholar's mouth.
On the river, strong winds kept howling. After the sky gradually darkened, Cao's soldiers went back to their tents to rest. As for the fleet outside the port, no one paid attention, because Cao's army, who had benefited, really regarded them as the Lu family's caravan.
But I didn't expect that these people were the vanguard of the sneak attack on Jiangling!
"Hurry up!" In the middle of the night, the fleet moored outside the port made a squeaking sound. Groups of soldiers quickly crawled out of the deep-draft ships. These soldiers were all covered with white gauze.
Clothes.
When the soldiers were ready, the scholar told a big man: "General Gan, the port will be handed over to you. Once this port is captured, you will go straight to Jiangling. When you arrive, the city gate of Jiangling should be opening. You don't want to
If you hesitate, lead people directly into the city and seize the city gate, I will be behind you to support you!"
"Don't worry, military advisor. Although the general is a water thief, he is also quite proficient in land warfare!" The big man grinned, but he looked very ferocious. This person was Liu Zhang's general Gan Ning!
The scholar smiled and said: "Don't let the enemy light the beacon fire! Leave everything to the general!"
"Brothers, follow me!" Gan Ning hit the sword with a wave of his hand and rushed towards the port with the soldiers.
General Cao, who was guarding the port, would never have imagined that the gentle scholar during the day would turn into a man-eating tiger at night. However, even if he could think of it, he couldn't prevent it. Even Guan Yu couldn't prevent Lu Xun's plan, so why not?
Is it something that a mere deputy general under Cao Cao can guard against?
The battle ended quickly. Under Gan Ning's strong attack, Cao Jun could not resist. The port guard originally wanted to lead people to light the beacon fire to notify Jiangling. However, Gan Ning's soldiers were already waiting on the beacon tower.
When he arrived, he was captured directly without even a chance to take out the flint. However, Gan Ning did not kill him and directly escorted him to the scholar.
"Who are you?" Looking at the scholar, General Cao was not very afraid. He was defeated and captured. Apart from death, he could not think of any other fate for himself!
"Didn't I show you the token? I am from the Lu family of Jiangdong!" The corners of Lu Xun's mouth curled up, with a smile on his face, making his handsome face even more sunny!
"Why did the people of the Lu family attack the port? Is Sun Quan going to betray his trust again?" Looking at Lu Xun, General Cao's face was full of anger. To be a general in Jingzhou, he had already seen through Sun Quan's true nature! He thought Lu Xun was Sun Quan's
people!
"I have nothing to do with Sun Quan!" Lu Xun said with a smile: "My name is engraved on that sign. In fact, I also have another name: Lu Xun!"
"One of Liu Zhang's navy generals, Lu Xun and Lu Boyan?" General Cao looked at Lu Xun blankly. He really didn't expect that the person in front of him was the famous Lu Xun. Ever since the defenders of Fuguan repelled the Jiangdong Army, which was several times their size, Lu Xun
His name gradually spread. How could a port close to Jiangdong not know about Lu Xun?
"That's right!" Lu Xun asked with a smile, "Do you still want to live?"
"Yes!" General Cao replied without hesitation, but he went on to say: "If you want me to surrender, don't waste your efforts! The King of Wei treats me with great kindness, and I would rather die than surrender!"
Lu Xun smiled and said: "How boring is it to kill you? I will give you a chance to live! We will go to Jiangling in a while. When Jiangling is captured, I will let you go. By then, do you want to go to Yuzhou, or
You can go to Xiangyang as you wish!"
"Let me go?" General Cao asked with some confusion; "What on earth do you want to do?"
"You don't need to know that much!" Lu Xun waved his hand and ordered his men to tie up General Cao, put him on his horse, and then led the army towards Jiangling.
Gan Ning went first. When he arrived at Jiangling, it was just dawn and the gate of Jiangling was slowly opening at nine o'clock. He could not lead a large group of soldiers to rush to the gate, otherwise everyone would know that the enemy was attacking the city.
.So he ordered all the soldiers to disperse into the city and finally meet at the south gate.
Although Jingzhou faced the threat from Liu Zhang, the interrogation at the gate of Jiangling City was not strict. Gan Ning and hundreds of his soldiers actually sneaked into the city with weapons. Not long after, a loud roar came from Jiangling City,
It turned out that there were enemy troops outside the city! Gan Ning knew that it was probably Lu Xun who was coming. He immediately led his soldiers to kill Cao Jun at the south gate. Before the defender could react, the south gate of Jiangling was defeated!
When the mighty Qin soldiers rushed into Jiangling City with flags held high, the Jiangling guard knew that he was powerless to save the day. But he couldn't bear the responsibility of losing Jiangling, and he didn't want to be known as a defeated general, so he raised his sword.
He committed suicide. For such a loyal minister, Lu Xun did not bother his body. He not only buried him generously, but also gave his family a pension. But Lu Xun did not expect that it was his moment of kindness that allowed the soldiers under the guard to surrender with peace of mind.