Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 66: Yu Fan sees through the truth, Lu Meng vomits blood

Sun Quan had lived in Jiangdong for a long time and understood the impact of heavy fog on the river on vision.

Sometimes, when the fog comes, even if two ships pass each other, it may not arouse vigilance.

Think of this.

Sun Quan did not dare to be careless, so he ordered: "Zhongxiang, you quickly send someone to Lukou with my letter to inform Sun Jiao to be careful and guard against Guan Yu's surprise attack."

Sun Jiao was Sun Quan's cousin and the son of Sun Jing. Sun Quan appointed Lu Meng as the commander-in-chief to capture Jiangling, while Sun Jiao stayed in Lukou to provide support and protect the grain route on the river.

Yu Fan added: "There is one more thing I need to tell the Supreme."

"Although Maicheng soldiers have come to Jiangling City in the past two days, they all came to visit relatives, not to deserters."

"If it is true that Guan Yu is not in Maicheng, I think this must be Liu Feng's conspiracy. These soldiers have been favored by Guan Yu on a daily basis, and now they are instructed to come to Jiangling City in the form of 'visiting relatives'. I am worried that Commander Lu's psychological strategy will not be effective."

"Just now Dong Hui made another suggestion to anger His Majesty. I suspect this is Liu Feng's way of provoking the emperor to send troops to attack Maicheng. If His Majesty really sends troops to attack, it will surely arouse the soldiers in Maicheng to be desperate, and Commander Lu's psychological strategy will be completely ineffective."

Yu Fan told Sun Quan all his guesses.

Sun Quan frowned even more when he heard this: "Zhongxiang, have you told Ziming what you just said?"

Yu Fan shook his head: "No. Although I suspected Dong Hui, I just figured it out and didn't have time to tell Governor Lu."

Sun Quan said: "Tell Ziming first, and I will decide later."

Yu Fan was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being frank. Commander Lu is now seriously ill and has to rely on medicine to stay alive every day. I don't think we can leave everything to Commander Lu alone."

"Now Lu Boyan has been unable to capture Zigui for a long time, and the situation in Jiangling has become increasingly complicated. If Commander Lu were to encounter an unexpected accident, or if Liu Feng were to provoke him into trouble, the Supreme Being would be in danger."

Sun Quan frowned and shouted, "Zhong Xiang, stop talking nonsense! Since I have appointed Ziming as the Grand Commander, I should follow Ziming. How can you change your mind and question Ziming? Send someone to inform Sun Jiao immediately that this matter cannot be mentioned again!"

Seeing that Sun Quan was angry, Yu Fan dared not say anything more. He sighed and left.

But after Yu Fan left, Sun Quan couldn't calm down for a long time.

Long before the troops were dispatched.

Lu Meng was dissatisfied with Sun Quan's appointment of Sun Jiao as the Left Grand Commander, so he wrote a memorial to the emperor, saying "Either use me or Sun Jiao."

Sun Quan wanted to appoint Sun Jiao as the Left Commander-in-Chief because he was afraid that something unexpected would happen if Lu Meng went on the expedition while ill. If Lu Meng died at a critical moment, the plan to seize Jingzhou might fail halfway.

Sun Quan scolded Yu Fan not because he really didn't care about Yu Fan's advice, but because he was afraid that Lu Meng would misunderstand him and his condition would worsen, and he didn't want everyone to argue.

Pace for a long time.

Sun Quan also sent someone to give Zhu Ran a message, ordering him to secretly monitor the movements of the Maicheng soldiers who came to Jiangling City to "visit relatives" to prevent any accidents.

Zhu Ran was a man of courage and had known Sun Quan since childhood.

He was also absolutely loyal to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan eventually became suspicious of the soldiers from Jingzhou who came to "visit relatives", but he was hesitant about who to choose as the Grand Commander to replace Lu Meng.

Lu Meng did not know about Yu Fan's private advice to Sun Quan.

After Sun Quan and Yu Fan returned from "going to the toilet", Lu Meng began his performance again.

"Lu Boyan is now attacking Baidi City with his troops. It will probably take only a few days for him to break through Baidi City. By then, Liu Bei will be completely locked up in Xichuan by the Supreme. It is a blessing from heaven that the Supreme can achieve this hegemony!"

"The counties of Wuling and Lingling have now also raised their flags to respond to the Supreme."

"Today, Your Majesty will go north to take Xiangyang and Pengcheng, gather the lands of the three Chu states and fight for the world. This world will eventually belong to Your Majesty."

"Drink a full bottle and enjoy the fun with everyone!"

Sun Quan and Yu Fan also cooperated with Lu Meng in the performance.

Even if Dong Hui surrendered, he could be coaxed or lied to if possible.

The banquet ended in great joy.

The next day, Lu Meng escorted Dong Hui out of the city, held Dong Hui's hand and said, "Xiu Xu, the families of the soldiers in Maicheng miss their loved ones very much. When you return to Maicheng this time, you must tell Lord Guan about your intention to negotiate, and also tell the soldiers about your sincerity."

Dong Hui vowed: "Don't worry, Commander Lu, this is for the peaceful coexistence of the two families, I will do my best!"

After seeing Dong Hui off.

Lu Meng's expression returned to its stern state, and he ordered Pan Zhang to come forward: "Have you completed the order I gave you?"

Pan Zhang reported: "I have selected a total of 200 soldiers from Maicheng, distributed gold and silver to all of them, and returned to Maicheng early this morning."

There was a pause.

Pan Zhang gritted his teeth and said, "General Lu, there are some bad voices in the army. I don't know whether I should speak up or not."

Lu Meng glanced at Pan Zhang and said, "Then there's no need to talk about it."

Pan Zhang shuddered and lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Rather than saying that there were bad voices in the army, it would be better to say that Pan Zhang had bad voices.

Pan Zhang was greedy by nature.

Watching the large amount of gold and silver being taken away by Lu Meng and distributed to the soldiers coming from Maicheng was more painful for Pan Zhang than losing his own money.

Lu Meng also knew Pan Zhang's temper, so he didn't want to listen to Pan Zhang's nonsense.

Lu Meng intended to use these 200 Maicheng soldiers carrying gold and silver to carry out a counter-espionage plan.

Chen Ping used this strategy in the early Han Dynasty.

He bribed the soldiers in Xiang Yu's camp with large amounts of gold and silver, and spread rumors to make Xiang Yu suspicious of the generals in the camp.

Lu Meng was inspired and used this strategy.

Obviously.

Lu Meng did not put the success or failure of his psychological warfare plan solely on Dong Hui.

For Lu Meng: Dong Hui can be used, and the soldiers coming from Maicheng can also be used.

Lu Meng didn't care whether these Maicheng soldiers came to Jiangling City under the pretext of "visiting relatives" or for other reasons.

In Lu Meng's view: Money makes the world go round. As long as enough money is given, there will definitely be soldiers who are more greedy than loyal and will serve wholeheartedly.

When it comes to the understanding of psychological warfare, Lu Meng and Yu Fan have different understandings.

"Ahem".

I don’t know if it’s because of the wine I drank last night, the cold wind this morning, or because I’m exhausted from thinking too much.

Lu Meng only felt his heart churning, and then he coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"General Lu?" Pan Zhang was shocked and hurriedly supported Lu Meng.

Lu Meng felt dizzy and only managed to steady himself after grabbing Pan Zhang's arm tightly.

After a long time, Lü Meng finally regained his breath and said in a hoarse voice: "It's okay! Send me back to the city quickly, and don't let the soldiers see me!"

What Lu Meng didn't know was.

This scene happened to be seen by several Maicheng soldiers who were "visiting relatives".

"Is my vision correct? Lü Meng seemed to have almost fainted?"

"Yeah, it seems like he vomited blood, but I can't see it clearly, maybe it's because of blurry eyes."

"Look at the general next to Lu Meng. His surprise doesn't seem to be fake, and he has been supporting Lu Meng the whole time. It shouldn't be that we are seeing things."

"We have seen it all, so it is not illusion. We have done a great job! Return to Maicheng as soon as possible!"

　I have revised these two chapters again and again, just to be responsible for the readers. The consequence is that I have run out of manuscripts. I am begging for monthly tickets.
　　
　
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