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next day

Lu Meng wanted to summon Lu Xun to discuss the war, hoping to give Lu Xun some trust.

However, the soldiers informed them that Lu Xun had already disappeared.

Lu Meng was furious, but then realized that it was indeed the case.

He immediately wrote a letter to relay the news of Lu Xun's betrayal back to Jiangdong, so that Sun Quan could quickly take control of Lu Xun's clansmen in Wu Commandery.

And the head of the family, Lu Ji.

After nightfall, Lü Meng personally took a small boat into the river to Zigui to investigate.

Advance to the front line

"The garrison numbers at most five thousand!"

Lu Meng drew a conclusion, and his lieutenant, Sun Jiao, lowered his voice and asked curiously, "The sky is dark today, and we can't see any enemy troops. How did the Commander know?"

The flames were visible on both sides of the river, and if you listened carefully, you could hear the soldiers laughing and talking.

Lu Meng pointed to the wisps of smoke rising from the chimney, saying, "You can tell just by looking at the fire in the stove."

"I see!" Sun Jiao admired Lü Meng's insight.

The suggestion was, "Commander, they only have so few men. Why don't we launch a surprise attack tonight?"

Lu Meng shook his head, "I don't know if the other side has any other defensive measures. A surprise attack might be futile and is not advisable."

"I am not afraid of death! Please send me three thousand men, Commander-in-Chief, so I can lead the charge and scout out the enemy's situation!" Sun Jiao volunteered.

But Lu Meng's eyes gleamed with a sinister light in the darkness.

"No need, I already have a plan. Without wasting our own soldiers, we can make the garrison in Zigui fall into chaos!"

Lu Meng exudes a strong sense of self-confidence.

……

Lu Xun was treated as a spy and captured and taken to Lu Congtian's camp.

"Boyan?!"

"Xun, I have failed my uncles. Lü Meng was extremely vigilant, and I could find no opportunity. I could only stall for time and try to escape..."

Lu Xun told him everything without any concealment.

Lu Congtian even had his attendants fetch food and water.

Taking down Lü Meng won't be as easy as you might think.

"Boyan has done a great job. I have received word that our lord's army will arrive in five days. If we can delay them for another five days, Lü Meng will have no chance of escape!"

Then, Lu Congtian told Lu Xun about his arrangements and defensive measures.

Ask Lu Xun if it was appropriate, and if he had any other suggestions.

At this moment, Lu Congtian had no doubts about Lu Xun.

This demonstrates absolute trust.

Lu Xun escaped from Lü Meng's camp and knew about Lü Meng's troop strength and equipment.

Given Lu Xun's understanding of Lü Meng, he immediately advised Lu Congtian to consolidate his forces to prevent Lü Meng from feigning a breakout while actually attacking the city.

Third day

Lu Congtian and Lu Xun watched from the top of the wall in Zigui as Lü Meng's army advanced by land and water on the river.

Fortunately, Lu Congtian listened to Lu Xun's advice and gathered his troops; otherwise, the defensive forces would have been useless.

At this moment, Deng Kai and Wen Bu went up to the city wall to report back.

The two men told him everything about the arrangements for their troops.

"Where is the barbarian chieftain?"

Although Lu Congtian arranged for barbarian troops to lie in ambush outside, it was strange that their chieftain did not come to report.

Deng Kai looked bewildered, while Wen Bu shook his head, unsure of what to do.

Lu Congtian suddenly realized something.

He exchanged a glance with Lu Xun, then looked down at the barbarian soldiers rushing into the city. "Not good! Close the city gates!"

It was initially thought that the lack of coordination and unclear ambush orders led some barbarian soldiers to enter the city.

Now it seems there's something fishy going on!

Lu Congtian stood with his hand on the wall, shouting loudly to the city gate commander, "Close the gate! Don't let the barbarian soldiers into the city!"

As Lu Congtian had guessed, the barbarian soldiers who entered the city, seeing that they had been exposed, immediately drew their swords and, shouting "Yo-ho-ho!", began to slash at the city's defenders.

The soldiers defending the city were all brought from Xiangyang by Lu Congtian.

Unable to react in time, they were killed without warning.

In just one encounter, seven or eight people died on the spot.

"kill!"

Their own soldiers were not to be trifled with either.

They immediately engaged in combat, fighting and retreating simultaneously.

After retreating to the gate behind the barbican, the iron gates were lowered.

The archers on the city wall immediately opened fire on the barbarian soldiers inside the barbican, killing them with a hail of arrows.

The barbarian soldiers were no match for the enemy and left behind a field of corpses, so they had no choice but to hastily retreat from the barbican.

Seeing the barbarian soldiers retreat, Lu Congtian breathed a sigh of relief. What a close call! He was almost blown apart by the barbarian soldiers from the inside.

I want to ask Wenbu why he responded to his barbarians in this way.

Unexpectedly

As soon as I turned around

Wenbu had already quietly come up behind Lu Congtian and gave him a push.

Lu Xun and Deng Kai were caught off guard and watched helplessly as Lu Congtian was pushed off the city wall by Wen Bu.

"Uncle!"

"Wenbu! It's you! You're the traitor!"

Wenbu grinned maliciously and immediately drew his sword. "My men are everywhere, inside and outside the city! I advise you to surrender!"

"Why did you do this?!" Deng Kai asked angrily.

"Zigui only needs one big surname like mine!" Wenbu revealed his ambition.

Seeing Lu Xun draw his sword, he called to Deng Kai, "Kill! Only by fighting our way out can we survive!"

Deng Kai responded immediately. Wen Bu had already dropped his pretense and was going to cleanse the Zigui power structure. If he surrendered, there would only be one word left for the Deng family: death!

As Lu Xun said, only by defeating Wen Bu and holding Zigui could they have a chance to survive.

Lu Xun was in the same situation.

Although he seemed more like an inside agent planted by Lü Meng, deliberately offering advice to Lu Congtian to gather his troops, thus falling into the trap.

But this is not the case.

It was Lü Meng who predicted Lu Xun's prediction.

After Lü Meng had investigated and found out the garrison commander of Zigui and the composition of his forces,

He immediately dispatched Sun Jiao, explained the advantages and disadvantages, offered money, and persuaded the barbarian chieftain to defect.

The barbarian chieftain then approached Wenbu, and Wenbu, who wanted to dominate Zigui, immediately reached an agreement.

That led to today's situation, where we cooperated to enter the city, preparing for a coordinated attack from within and without.

Lu Xun understood Lü Meng, and Lü Meng understood Lu Xun just as well.

Therefore, Lü Meng's army advanced and, without sacrificing his own troops, caused turmoil within Zigui.

It is absolutely not unjust that Lu Congtian and Lu Xun were defeated by Lü Meng.

They were taught what it means to be of a different kind.

However, Lü Meng underestimated Lu Xun's determination to resist.

Under Lu Xun's command, the city's garrison, along with Deng Kai's personal troops, managed to wipe out Wen Bu and his henchmen with great difficulty.

Seeing the city littered with corpses and rivers of blood, they realized that their own side had also paid a heavy price.

A count of the remaining soldiers revealed that at most eight hundred were still capable of fighting.

It is as difficult as climbing to heaven for eight hundred people to defend a city.

Lü Meng arrived at the city of Zigui.

Looking across the moat at the city walls.

Lu Xun straightened up and stood behind the wall, gazing at the Jiangdong navy in the distance, as well as the barbarian soldiers at the forefront who were about to attack the city.

Lu Meng hid behind the shield of his personal guards, leading several thousand Jiangdong soldiers who came to his aid, seemingly intending to give the credit for breaching the city to the barbarians.

"Boyan, how could you be so foolish?"

Lu Meng appeared to be in the posture of a victor.

A condescending critique of Lu Xun on a spiritual level.

"Words are useless, let's fight!" Lu Xun's attitude was tough, and he was already prepared to die.

It's better that he's dead; at least his reputation will remain.

Seeing this, Lü Meng shook his head in disappointment, "I've been so keen to promote you, and your future looks bright. Why are you so stubborn, clinging to old grudges from the older generation?"

Lu Meng certainly knew why Lu Xun had rebelled.

So what? Sun Ce indirectly killed half of the Lu family? What else could it be?