Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 131 Zhou Yu’s coffin lid can’t even cover it!
It is said that Xu Sheng and Dong Xi went to Yuzhang overnight. When the prefect Gu Yong heard that these two people were coming, he immediately knew that something was wrong.

As expected, Xu Sheng stepped forward and said, "The governor's army was defeated and is now trapped in Nanping, under great siege. The reinforcements from Jiangdong cannot arrive overnight. I was ordered to break out and come here to ask for help. I hope the governor will quickly mobilize the troops in Yuzhang to rescue this danger. If there is any delay, the governor will be trapped."

Gu Yong looked unhappy, but said, "Generals, please take a rest. I will discuss this matter."

Xu Sheng and Dong Xi went to the inn to rest, waiting for the troops to be dispatched.

...

Gu Yong hurriedly sought out county official Lu Mao to discuss the matter.

As everyone knows, Gu Yong was born in the Gu family of Wu County, and Lu Mao was his fellow villager, also from the Lu family of Wu County.

When he was young, Lu Mao loved studying, was loyal and righteous, and was also very famous.

At this moment, Gu Yong asked Lu Mao: "The governor is trapped, what should we do?"

Lu Mao replied: "The soldiers of Jingzhou are well-trained and their generals are brave. Besides, the governor's departure was an unjust act. Now they all belong to him, leaving only the tiny territory of Nanping."

"If Guan Yu returns, how can we, with our limited numbers in the mountain city, defeat the powerful armies of the two families? We must not underestimate the enemy."

Gu Yong sighed, "I know that too, but the governor is in danger, how can I sit back and watch without saving him?"

Lu Mao smiled and said, "The governor is concerned about the safety of the governor, but I'm afraid the governor may not care about it."

"The governor went to Jingzhou today, but he didn't take anyone from my family with him. The reason for this... Brother Gu, don't you know?"

As mentioned before, Lu Meng and Gan Ning belonged to the Huaisi Military Generals Group, and were the Jiangbei forces who followed Sun Ce into Jiangdong.

It is completely different from the political stance and ideological aspirations of the Jiangdong family.

There were no people from traditional families among those that Lu Meng brought to Jingzhou this time.

Of course, Lu Meng also had his reasons.

What are you going to do this time?
Go and fight hard!
If I don’t choose generals like Gan Ning and Dong Xi, do I choose you, the children of noble families, to fight to the death?

Lu Mao said this just to find an excuse not to go.

Gu Yong listened to it all in his heart, nodded slightly, and made up his mind not to go to Nanping to rescue.

The next day, Xu Sheng was invited to come, and he told him that the Yue people in Yuzhang Mountain were rampant and the troops there could not be moved, so he was unable to send troops to rescue.

Xu Sheng was shocked when he heard this, and knocked his head to the ground, saying, "If this is the case, then I am done with being a governor!"

Lu Mao said, "I will go there now, but how can a cup of water put out a fire full of firewood? General, please return quickly and wait for Jiangdong to arrive."

Xu Sheng and Dong Xi cried out in grief, but unexpectedly Gu Yong just walked away in anger.

Xu Sheng knew that things were not going well, so he thought about asking the Marquis of Wu for help, so he mounted his horse and cursed as he left the city, heading towards Jiangdong.

...

Let’s talk about Lu Meng in Nanping. He counted his cavalry and infantry and found that there were less than a thousand people, and their food and grass were exhausted.

That night, the Wu army that surrendered outside the city called out the names of the various troops, telling them of the righteousness of Jingzhou and that they would not kill the prisoners, and asked them to leave the city quickly!

Many people left the city.

Besides, the reinforcements were nowhere to be seen, and he had no idea what to do. He said to Peng Ying, "I regret listening to you and coming to Jingnan! We are in danger today, what shall we do?"

If Lu Meng regretted it, Peng Ying regretted it even more.

If he had known it would turn out like this, he would never have asked Lu Meng to come!
If he hadn't been surrounded by soldiers from Jingzhou, he would have run away long ago!

But he knew that if he got caught and brought before Xing Daorong, he would surely die!
When Peng Ying heard Lu Meng asking, he knew that Lu Meng had no way out!

If he wanted to save his life, the only way was to ask Lu Meng to attract troops from other directions and then he could take the opportunity to break out.

Thinking this in his heart, Peng Ying immediately complained: "Even if Ziya were resurrected, there would be nothing we can do about today's situation. Yuzhang is not coming to the rescue because Gu Yong and Lu Mao are keeping their troops in place. Why don't we abandon this isolated city, flee to Jiangdong, and then reorganize our troops to try to recover?"

Lu Meng nodded gloomily and said, "This is the only way now."

So I went up to the city to watch it.

Seeing that there were not many enemy troops outside the east gate, he asked the residents of the city, "What is the terrain like going east?" They replied, "All the roads here are remote and narrow, and they can lead to Jiangdong."

Lu Meng was silent for a moment, then he made up his mind and said, "Let's take this road tonight."

Peng Ying's heart was moved, so he stepped forward and pretended to advise: "There is an ambush on the small road, you can take the main road."

Lü Meng shook his head and said, "If we delay any longer, I'm afraid the morale of the army will become more unstable and I won't have any soldiers to use."

"Even if there is an ambush, we must break through it!"

He immediately ordered the cavalry and infantry officers to dress neatly and prepare to leave the city.

Pan Zhang, who was standing beside him, cried, "General, be careful on your way! I and more than a hundred soldiers will defend this city to the death. Even if the city is destroyed, we will not surrender! I hope the general will come to rescue you as soon as possible!"

Lü Meng also bid farewell with tears, and then left Peng Ying and Pan Zhang to guard Nanping together, while he led more than 500 remaining soldiers to break out of the east gate.

Lü Meng rode in the front, and after the first watch, he had traveled about twenty miles when he saw the sound of gongs and drums and loud shouts from a valley in the mountains. A group of soldiers arrived, led by the great general Guan Ping.
He rode up and held a knife in his hand, shouting, "Lü Meng, don't run away! Surrender now or you will die!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Meng hurriedly turned his horse around and left.

But then they heard a drum sound, and the ambushed troops all around stood up.

Lu Meng did not dare to fight and fled towards a small road. Guan Ping led his troops to attack him.

The troops following Lu Meng gradually became fewer and fewer.

They had walked only four or five miles when they heard loud shouts in front and a big fire broke out. Huang Quan rode his horse forward and charged towards them with a sword in hand. Lu Meng did not dare to fight and quickly turned away towards the mountain road.

As a result, there were only about a hundred people left.

We reached a mountain pass with mountains on both sides and reeds and withered grass and trees on the sides.

It was almost five o'clock in the morning.

As he was walking, a shout was heard, and the ambushers from both sides came out, wielding long hooks and lassoes at the same time, and first tripped Lü Meng off his horse.

Lu Meng turned over and fell off his horse, only to see a general leaping out on a white horse with a large axe in his hand. He rushed in front of him, and the axe stopped in front of his neck. He said coldly: "Lu Meng! When you betrayed your loyalty and attacked Jingzhou, did you know what would happen today?"

Lu Meng looked up and saw that it was Xing Daorong, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

But he closed his eyes, raised his head slightly and said: "Xing Daorong, Xing Daorong, if it weren't for you, Jingzhou would have returned to Jiangdong!"

"This is fate. I only regret that Youping didn't kill you that day!"

Then he sighed deeply and said, "Gongjin, I failed to take Jiangling!"

It has to be said that Zhou Yu's reputation in Jiangdong was still very high. Even after his death, many people still talked about him.

But Xing Daorong really hated Lu Meng's plan of "crossing the river in white clothes".

To put it more extremely, it's just like when Li Yunlong was attacking Ping'an County and was about to win, Chu Yunfei disguised himself as an ordinary citizen, ambushed Li Yunlong, chopped off Li Yunlong's head, and gave it to the Japanese!
Especially after Xing Daorong had established deep bonds with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei, this became even more unbearable!

He just sneered and said, "Lü Meng, don't talk about Zhou Gongjin. If Zhou Gongjin knew that you had come up with this plan of 'crossing the river in white clothes', I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to cover his coffin!"

Lu Meng was stunned when he heard this, but he couldn't help but open his eyes and stared at Xing Daorong in a daze.

But every word Xing Daorong said was heartbreaking.

But I heard him say: "The world is in chaos, and the people have long hoped for peace!"

"Cao Cao is a traitor who is plotting to usurp the throne. We must not surrender to him! Ru Jiangdong has repeatedly compromised with Cao Cao and even used such a sinister plot to attack his allies!"

"It would be fine if you really have the ambition to rule the world, but you only have the heart to live in peace with a small place!"

"You still think you are some kind of hero. Let me tell you, the reputation of a rat like you will be passed down for thousands of years and made people despise you!"

Xing Daorong's attack left Lu Meng speechless.

Finally, he didn't raise his head, but just lowered it, not knowing what to say.

(End of this chapter)