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Now that Lu Xun has suffered a major defeat in Xiangyang, he has no other way to completely clear his name except to use the excuse of revenge to rebel against Jiangdong.

Lu Xun drew his sword with a whoosh and pointed it at Lü Meng from afar, "If I knew nothing of family feuds and grudges, how would I be any different from a beast? It was you, you rat, who bewitched me, blinding me with ambition and greed! Otherwise, how could I, Lu Xun, have come to this?"

Lu Meng laughed, seemingly enjoying Lu Xun's despair.

With 20,000 people against 800, how can they possibly lose?

Then, like a cat playing with a mouse, he said, "Warfare is based on deception; to achieve success, one must stop at nothing. The rights and wrongs of this matter will be judged by posterity. Now, I'm very curious, why is it you, the traitor, who is confronting me? Where is Lu Congtian? Is he dead?"

Lu Meng had already learned from the barbarians who had been turned that it was Lu Congtian who came to Zigui to stop him.

Speaking of Lu Congtian, Lü Meng sighed deeply.

Lu Congtian actually managed to fool even Lü Meng.

It turns out that Lu Congtian had been hiding for ten years, and despite Lu Su's investigations with his various undercover agents, nothing unusual was found.

But then, at a crucial moment, they bit him.

This seemingly painless bite can trigger a chain reaction that is truly unexpected!

People like Lu Congtian are the ones who achieve great things!

Lu Meng also thought that if Lu Congtian truly submitted to Eastern Wu, he would definitely recommend Lu Congtian to Sun Quan after the Jingzhou affair was over.

Given Lu Congtian's contributions in supporting the campaign, he would certainly have no problem becoming a Lieutenant General or even a prefect of a commandery.

Unfortunately, Lu Congtian failed to see the situation clearly... and brought about his own destruction.

When Lu Congtian was mentioned, Lu Xun fell silent, his face filled with sorrow.

Lu Meng, no longer wanting to play along, said, "Open the city gates, and I might spare your life..."

Lu Xun would definitely not open the door to his death.

But Deng Kai might not be so sure.

He belongs to a prominent local family, and it's in the family's best interest to be swayed by both sides.

The reason I chose to help Lu Congtian was because the return on this venture capital investment was higher.

At present, it seems that if the city gates are opened, Lü Meng may not necessarily destroy his family.

Just as Deng Kai was wavering between the two options.

"Report! An unidentified fleet of ships has appeared on the river, numbering nearly a thousand, and is less than five li from Zigui!"

Lu Meng stared in astonishment into the distance.

Dense black dots covered the surface of the river.

The ships did not come from Yizhou.

Rather, it's Jingzhou!

Lu Meng was overjoyed. The only explanation was that his own men had come to meet him.

Lu Meng looked up at the city wall again, "My reinforcements have arrived. Count to three. If they don't open the city gates, slaughter them!"

The soldiers were in turmoil.

Although before attacking a city, the attacking side would make such threats of massacring the city.

But now the enemy is strong and we are weak, and their reinforcements are about to arrive.

The massacre of a city would not be just a threat.

"one!"

The psychological and mental pressure is enough to make one feel suffocated.

Lu Xun looked at Deng Kai and saw that Deng Kai had already lost the will to resist.

"I'm so sorry..."

Before Deng Kai could finish speaking...

"two!"

Before Lü Meng could finish counting...

'Knock knock knock~'

The sound of war drums, chilling to the bone, echoed from the river.

Numerous war drums sounded in unison, their sound amplified in the valley, shaking people's hearts.

"This is……"

If it were reinforcements from Jiangdong, they certainly wouldn't beat the war drums to boost morale.

Deng Kai stared blankly at the river.

The character "文" (wen) can be faintly seen on the ship's flag.

"arts?"

Deng Kai could see it, and so could Lü Meng.

"Whose men are they? Could it be... Wen Ping?!"

Lu Meng was extremely shocked and incredulous. "Impossible! How could Wen Ping be here?!"

Turning his head to look at Lu Xun on the city wall, he found that Lu Xun looked relieved. It was obvious that Lu Xun knew what had happened.

Lu Xun smiled and sheathed his sword.

Looking at the agitated Jiangdong soldiers and barbarian troops, he said, "Lu Meng, I'll let you die knowing why. Are you wondering why Generals Wen Ping and Wen Zhongye, who were supposed to be guarding Cao Ren's position on the Han River, suddenly appeared with divine troops to intercept you? Aren't you afraid that Cao's army will advance on Jingzhou?"

Do you know why?

"Of course," Lu Xun replied confidently.

Lu Meng stared intently, awaiting Lu Xun's explanation.

Lu Xun raised his voice, "Because Sun Quan has attacked Hefei again! Therefore, Cao Cao transferred Cao Ren and Yu Jin to Yangzhou!"

"What?! How is this possible?" Lu Meng exclaimed in disbelief.

How could Sun Quan attack Hefei at this critical juncture?

Is it absolutely necessary to attack Hefei?!

Lu Xun laughed loudly, "Hahaha, how is it impossible? I was the one who advised against it!"

"You persuaded me?" Lu Meng's eyes widened, feeling as if he had a breath he couldn't exhale.

Lu Xun replied with a satisfied smile, "After my defeat at Xiangyang, I immediately wrote to Sun Quan, saying that Cao Cao would certainly not let go of the opportunity to invade Jingzhou and would have no time to look east to Hefei. If Xiangfan were controlled by Cao Cao and Hefei were not in his hands, Jiangdong would surely be destroyed."

Then, pointing to the warships on the river, he said, "As you can see, General Zhongye's arrival in Zigui proves that Sun Quan has heeded my advice and launched an attack on Hefei, freeing up General Zhongye to deal with you!"

Lu Xun perfectly took advantage of the time when Sun Quan still trusted him, and exploited Sun Quan's obsession with attacking Hefei, to dig a huge pit for Sun Quan.

Sun Quan fell for the trap and attacked Hefei, thus effectively cutting off Lü Meng's chances of survival.

Upon hearing this, Lü Meng felt a surge of anger.

Pfft!

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Sun Quan was an incompetent ruler!"

The confidence and superiority I felt just moments before have vanished completely.

Lü Meng swayed precariously, unable to stand steadily.

His face, filled with clenched teeth, was a mask of anger, resentment, and regret.

"Lu Xun, you are truly shameless!"

Lu Xun laughed, "Isn't that what you said? Warfare is based on deception!"

"what!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Meng was so enraged that he collapsed to the ground.

She looked like she had fainted from anger.

In the end, even Lü Meng was betrayed by Sun Quan!

If we wait for his return, although the division of Shu will not be achieved, the entire Jingzhou will be within our grasp.

As a result, Sun Quan's stubbornness led him to attack Hefei again, thus wasting everything that Lü Meng had accomplished.

Sun Quan defected to Cao Cao, and Lü Meng, disguised as a commoner, launched a surprise attack on his ally, causing the alliance to break down. Jingzhou was attacked from both sides, and Lü Meng attacked Yizhou again. Lu Xun was defeated and turned against his own side. Sun Quan, following Lu Xun's advice, attacked Hefei. Cao Cao withdrew his troops from Jingzhou to deal with the situation, and Wen Ping was free to fight Lü Meng...

This is a series of interconnected events; how can the blame be placed on just one or two people?

Lu Meng had planned everything meticulously, but he hadn't anticipated the variable that was Lu Congtian.

Lu Meng was more furious because of Lu Congtian, the "culprit".

"Commander!"

"Retreat! Prepare the warships for battle!"

Sun Jiao and Yu Fan escorted Lü Meng to retreat and immediately took action.

Lu Xun's gaze was icy as he pointed directly at the barbarian chieftain, "I'm giving you a chance to atone for your crimes!"

The barbarian chieftain immediately made a decision, drawing his scimitar, "Kill these Jiangdong rats!"

"kill!"

……

Qingming Festival 219

Gangneung

"My husband..."

Seeing Lu Congtian stubbornly trying to get up on his own, and seeing the pain on his face, Anu cried her heart out.

"It still doesn't work."

Lu Congtian gave up on getting up and asked Anu to lend a hand.

He forced a smile at Anu, "Don't cry. So what if you can't stand up? At least I'm still alive."