Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 120 Bad, all bad news!
The Eastern Wu has changed its governor!

When Xing Daorong heard the news, he felt as if he had betrayed Lu Su.

Actually, Lu Su wasn't going to live long anyway.

Although he lived a little longer than Zhou Yu, it was really only that little.

Now that he’s done being a governor, he won’t die even faster, will he?
To be honest, Lu Su was a good person overall. It would be sad if he had died earlier.

But now is not the time to be sad.

The situation in Hanzhong was at a stalemate, and Cao Cao wanted to use the troops from Xiangfan to provide rescue.

When Liu Bei heard the news, he immediately ordered Guan Yu to send troops to attack Xiangfan and reduce the pressure on Hanzhong.

Now, there is a stalemate in Hanzhong, Guan Yu sent troops to Fancheng, Lu Su was stripped of his position as governor, and most of the time Lu Meng had to take the position on loan. Isn't this a replay of the same scene?

bad!
All bad news!
Xing Daorong finally could not sit still in Hanzhong, and immediately wrote a letter to Chengdu, proposing to go to Jingzhou to take over the defense.

However, with Xing Daorong in Hanzhong to hold the fort, Liu Bei felt extremely relieved. He felt that there was no problem at all in Hanzhong and there was no way he would let him leave.

Besides, changing generals in the middle of a battle is a big taboo. How could Liu Bei agree to that?

While Xing Daorong was sending letters back and forth, there was no special progress in Hanzhong, but Guan Yu acted very quickly and had already sent troops.

When the news came, Xing Daorong's butt felt like it was pricked by a needle.

I thought that if Liu Bei really refused to change his commander, then I would have to go to Jingzhou too!
He made up his mind and held an emergency meeting in Hanzhong.

"Everyone, I believe you all know that Yunchang of Jingzhou has already sent troops to Xiangfan."

"Jingzhou is so empty, I expect it will be attacked by Dongwu, so I have to lead the troops to Jingzhou alone, but..."

"But this matter has not been approved by the lord."

Everyone was shocked when they heard what Xing Daorong said.

Ma Chao hurriedly asked, "General Ziyu, the fighting in Hanzhong is intense right now, why are you going to Jingzhou?"

Xing Daorong really couldn't explain it clearly.

He knew very clearly in his mind that all the current situations indicated that Jiangdong would definitely launch a surprise attack!
But how could he explain it clearly?
Who could believe that Dongwu was clearly allied with Liu Bei, yet they could directly launch a surprise attack on Jingzhou!
Who could believe that Guan Yu would be killed directly by the Eastern Wu after his defeat!
Xing Daorong knew that he couldn't explain it clearly, so he simply didn't explain it.

He immediately said: "Don't say anything, I have made up my mind this time. I will take 3,000 soldiers and horses to Jingzhou and will not affect the war here."

Kuai Qi on the side said, "No, no, if the lord doesn't agree, how can the general mobilize the troops privately?"

"Even if you have made great contributions, I am afraid that the lord will punish you."

In Kuai Qi's mind, whether Guan Yu got into trouble or not had nothing to do with him.

He was afraid that something might happen to Xing Daorong.

So this moment is really urgent.

But at this moment, Xing Daorong was even more resolute than Sun Quan.

He just said, "I have made up my mind. Because I did not get the Lord's approval this time, I will not take anyone with me and will lead the troops alone."

As soon as these words came out, Bao Long jumped out.

He shouted: "Whatever the general said, even if the lord does not agree, I will follow the general!"

"If you want to punish me in the future, just do it. What are you afraid of?"

Even Guan Ping said, "This is about my father, I want to go too, General, please don't stop me."

Xing Daorong heard this and cursed: "If you all go, how will we deal with the battle of Hanzhong? No one of you should follow me, I will go alone!"

Bao Long wanted to say something, but Xing Daorong glared back at him.

With just one look, Bao Long had no choice but to shut up.

Kuai Qi, who was standing by, saw that Xing Daorong refused to listen to anyone this time, and he knew in his heart that Xing Daorong was not such a stubborn person. Could it be that Jingzhou was really going to be in trouble?
Thinking of this, Kuai Qi calmed down and realized that the matter was serious.

If there is a problem in Jingzhou, there will be a problem in Xiangfan.

If there is a problem in Xiangfan, Hanzhong will also be in danger.

Liu Bei's base would immediately shrink back to Yizhou. If this was true, then Xing Daorong would be the one to save it.

Thinking of this, Kuai Qi was worried about Xing Daorong leading the others, so he said, "General Xing, if it really doesn't work, you should take General Guan with you."

"If something unexpected happens in Jingzhou, how can you go there alone without anyone to help you?"

"Tell all the counties in southern Jing to prepare. If there is any problem, send troops immediately!"

Xing Daorong thought that it would be okay to take Guan Ping with him. If the moment really came to save Guan Yu, he couldn't let him stay in Hanzhong and worry.

As for Jingnan, I didn't expect him to be of any help.

Thinking of this, he responded, "Okay, let Guan Ping follow me, Bao Long, you stay here."

Guan Ping immediately obeyed the order and agreed.

Although Bao Long was not very happy, he had no choice but to respond.

Xing Daorong also told Ma Chao to listen more to the advice of Kuai Qi, Pang De and Meng Da, and then he led his troops away alone.

But after he ran away, he felt that even if he had to execute him first and report to Liu Bei later, he had to tell Liu Bei that he was leaving Hanzhong.

He immediately wrote a letter himself.

After thinking about it and fearing the secret might be leaked, he simply asked Guan Ping, who was accompanying him, to deliver the message to Chengdu.

Although Guan Yu went to Xiangfan, he still listened to Xing Daorong's instructions and significantly strengthened the defense of Jiangdong.

There were beacon towers on high ground every twenty or thirty miles up and down the river.

Once the Jiangdong navy makes any movement, we will get the news immediately.

After further inquiries, we heard that the Jingzhou army was in full swing and well prepared.

Jiangdong trusted the Grand Commander. Seeing this, Lü Meng was shocked and said, "If this is the case, it is difficult to make an emergency plan. I signed a military order in front of the Marquis of Wu to take Jingzhou. What should I do now?"

It turned out that after hearing that Lu Su was stripped of his position as governor, Lu Meng had already patted his chest and said in front of Sun Quan that he would definitely be able to take Jingzhou.

Now seeing Guan Yu defending so strictly, he felt a little worried.

"If the army goes there, it will be discovered. If Guan Yu turns back halfway, it will be troublesome."

"Is there any way... If we can hide it from these sentries..."

Thinking so, Lu Meng went to Xunyang day and night, thinking about how to "smuggle" across.

One day, when I was by the river, I suddenly saw several merchant ships coming straight into the shore. No one questioned them and let them go.

Lu Meng was stunned when he saw this, but suddenly he had an inspiration.

He asked the people around him, "Why don't you investigate? What if it's a spy from Jingzhou?"

The defenders seemed very surprised by this question. They looked at Lu Meng and said, "General, who... who would pretend to be a merchant... wouldn't that destroy the livelihood of the people?"

Lu Meng understood.

The country is in chaos and war right now, and it is extremely difficult for merchants to do business.

The people's daily supplies, especially in the war-torn areas, were all supported by merchants' trade.

If this road is cut off, even the trade routes will be blocked and people’s lives will become even more difficult.

So no one will give these people trouble...

only…

If this is the case, can't it be used as a strategy to attack Jingzhou?
As for whether it will deceive the people...

How could Lu Meng, who was already at his wit's end, care about these things!
On the second day, they arrived at the river mouth and tried to ambush all the elite soldiers in the cabin.

The boatmen rowing and hoisting the sails on the deck all wore ordinary clothes without armor, rowed in white clothes, disguised themselves as merchants, and headed towards Jiangling along the Yangtze River.

Along the way, they found that Guan Yu's patrols did not arouse any alarm!

After this investigation, Lu Meng immediately knew that this plan would work!
Without further hesitation, he would use the strategy of "crossing the river in white clothes" to paralyze the patrols at the river mouth and seize Jingzhou in one fell swoop!
(End of this chapter)