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There are wars everywhere.

People are dying everywhere.

Jiangling City

"Prefect, the military advisor has sent someone again to urge Nanjun to pay this year's tax grain." Lu Congtian asked Mi Fang.

Mi Fangcai climbed up from the concubine's bed.

Tax grain? Where is there any tax grain left? Mi Fang has squandered it all!

Mi Fang, her clothes disheveled, grabbed Lu Congtian's shoulder.

She led Lu Congtian to the bedside and whispered, "Congtian, how do you think I've treated you?"

"The governor's kindness is impossible to repay!"

Mi Fang was very satisfied with this answer. "Then do me a favor. If you do me this favor, my concubine will be your concubine, and my money will be your money."

After speaking, he turned his gaze to the beautiful, white-haired concubine on the couch.

"Prefect, please speak freely!"

Lu Congtian deliberately made a swallowing motion, which startled the concubine.

Being treated like a plaything was the daily life of a concubine in this era.

Mi Fang said, "Just set a fire for me, and I'll make arrangements for the others."

Lu Congtian's eyes narrowed, already knowing what Mi Fang was about to do.

The battle at the front is intense, and we need logistical support from the rear.

As a result, Mi Fang squandered the tax revenue from Nanjun on food and drink, and now he urgently needs to set a fire at the right time to settle the accounts.

"this……"

"Don't worry, it's just an empty warehouse that's burning. No one will die. It's just a formality."

It seems that Mi Fang is very familiar with this matter.

Lu Congtian agreed.

Several days later

A fire broke out in the Jiangling granary, and the fire was difficult to control, resulting in the loss of tens of thousands of bushels of grain.

Mi Fang could not escape blame, so she deliberately took all the blame upon herself, saying that she had failed in her supervisory duties.

However, he received a reply from Guan Yu: "We should still deal with him."

If Guan Yu had dealt with him immediately, Mi Fang would have been better off. But the words, "Wait until I finish the battle and come back to settle the score," were agonizing.

Fu Shiren, who was stationed at Gong'an, also received this letter from Guan Yu.

Gong'an County is not far from Jiangling, and Fu Shiren and Mi Fang are both veterans who followed Liu Bei and have a deep friendship in private.

The two of them, one stationed in Jiangling and the other in Gong'an, would treat each other to fun and games in their spare time.

Lu Congtian vaguely felt that this should be the opportunity his ancestors had mentioned.

It was nothing more than some corruption crimes.

News has come from the front lines that Hou Yin, the garrison commander of Wancheng, and others have joined Guan Yu in rebelling against Cao Ren.

Cao Ren was unable to defend the city and withdrew from Wancheng overnight.

Guan Yu's army captured Wancheng, and the counties of Nanyang surrendered without resistance.

Having won the battle, Guan Yu would certainly not punish the two veteran figures for a mere amount of provisions.

Moreover, one of them was Liu Bei's second brother-in-law.

Mi Fang and Fu Shiren share the same view.

Having won the battle and with a good outcome, Guan Yu couldn't possibly dwell on their mistakes excessively, so he settled the score without much discussion.

However, an unexpected situation arose.

Sun Quan sent an envoy to Cao Cao, intending to surrender and become a vassal.

When Zhuge Liang received this news, his first reaction was that it was a feigned surrender.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang also received a letter from Sun Quan, saying that the army and civilians were suffering from a major epidemic and that they were unable to fight at this time.

His surrender was a temporary measure, intended to accelerate Liu Bei's conquest of Hanzhong and allow Guan Yu to quickly advance into the Central Plains.

After catching his breath, he launched a counterattack against Cao Cao.

It must be said that even someone as clever as Zhuge Liang was fooled by Sun Quan's move.

In Zhuge Liang's view, Sun Quan would never surrender to Cao Cao. This was just as Zhuge Liang had analyzed for Sun Quan during his conversation in Chaisang before the Battle of Red Cliffs.

The ministers of Jiangdong could all surrender; it was just a matter of changing the boss. But Sun Quan was the boss, and he would be the one to be replaced. How could he surrender?

Therefore, after discussing with Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang sent a message to Liu Bei, and they each launched a fierce attack.

They wanted to seize the opportunity to expand their gains and relieve the pressure on Sun Quan.

If a major breakthrough is achieved on any battlefield, Cao Cao will inevitably gather his forces to deal with it, thus giving Sun Quan a chance to regroup.

At that time, they can launch a three-pronged attack on Cao Cao, each gaining territory and population!

Zhuge Liang took another look at the troops stationed at Lukou in Jiangdong and heard that Lu Su had been transferred back, which further confirmed that Eastern Wu had feigned surrender.

Upon learning of the situation, Guan Yu immediately mobilized the rear guards, gathered troops in Wancheng, and prepared to attack the Central Plains.

Cao Cao would not sit idly by and wait for his death, so he sent Yu Jin to lead 30,000 troops, with Pang De and Yue Jin as his deputies, to Wancheng to assist Cao Ren.

In Hanzhong, Liu Bei deployed all his best troops, including Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong.

This was clearly a desperate battle in which Liu Bei risked everything.

Cao Cao's troops, including Xiahou Yuan, Zhang He, and Xu Huang, set up a defensive posture in Hanzhong.

In this battle, most of the famous generals from the Three Kingdoms period participated.

Lu Congtian was originally also summoned to fight on the front lines in Nanyang.

As a result of Mi Fang's efforts, Lu Congtian was left behind to guard the city.

Mi Fang was afraid that Guan Yu would trick Lu Congtian into revealing his plan to settle the camp.

Now we are in the 22nd year of Jian'an, March 217.

Cao Cao accepted Sun Quan's surrender and began the handover of the surrender matters.

At first, no one paid attention to this epidemic.

until

Of the Seven Scholars of Jian'an, Chen Lin, Liu Zhen, Xu Gan, Ying Yang, and Wang Can all passed away this year.

Sima Yi's elder brother, Sima Lang, also died of the plague while accompanying the army.

Needless to say, the plight of the common people was depicted realistically in Cao Zhi's descriptions: every family suffered the pain of zombies, and every room echoed with the sorrow of weeping.

They either died with their doors closed, or their entire clan perished.

Lu Su also died of illness this year.

Lu Congtian, standing on the city wall of Jiangling, frowned deeply. He was very worried about the safety of Anu and her children, and whether they had been affected by the plague.

In Lu Congtian's view, getting sick means a very high probability of death.

My maternal grandmother and my paternal mother both died of illness.

Illness is the greatest enemy of ordinary people.

"Report! A large fleet of ships has appeared on the river!"

"What?!"

Lu Congtian quickly looked out over the river.

Upon receiving the message, Mi Fang rushed over in a panic, asking, "Who is it?!"

"A bunch of Jiangdong scoundrels!"

Mi Fang launched into a tirade against the scout, yelling, "The enemy is already at our doorstep! Why did it take you so long to report this?!"

The scout, filled with grief and indignation, reported, "The governor was astute. Jiangdong had ambushed his elite soldiers on merchant ships, and ordered his officers to dress in white, disguise themselves as merchants, and recruit local people to row, thus deceiving our garrison along the river. Jiangdong marched day and night, speeding upstream, catching our army completely off guard, and all the sentries were captured and captured..."

News of the enemy's attack has thrown the unprepared city of Jiangling into chaos.

Seeing the river surface covered with countless boats, Mi Fang panicked.

"The city is short of soldiers, and the people are falling ill. From the fields, what should we do?"

Lu Congtian could see that Mi Fang's body had begun to tremble, and she was even stuttering when she spoke.

"There is no way to survive except to hold out to the death!"

"Alright, alright, you're the captain, you'll arrange the garrison."

"promise!"

Lu Congtian then immediately mobilized manpower to deal with the situation.

Fortunately, the invading enemy forces first attacked and captured Gong'an on the opposite bank of the river, giving Lu Congtian enough time to deal with the situation.

As Mi Fang said, most of the Jiangling garrison had been transferred to the front lines by Guan Yu, leaving the city vulnerable and making it difficult to organize the people to defend it.

Once besieged, the fall of Jiangling is only a matter of time.

Lu Congtian remained calm. He knew that as long as he could delay until Zhuge Liang realized what was happening and sent reinforcements, the Jiangdong rats would be forced to retreat.