Three Kingdoms: The Reverse Son of the Guan Family, Dragon Blessing Jingxiang

Chapter 475: I have accomplished my task in one battle, I am always ready——

The conversation with his son Guan Lin lingered in Guan Yu's heart for a long time.

Finally, after going through those words in his mind again, Guan Yu, who was galloping on the red rabbit horse, couldn't help but sigh softly and looked up at the clear blue sky.

According to Yun Qi, the most dangerous places are often the ones with the most flowers.

There is also the sentence "Dad, the place you should pay attention to is not the front line, but the back...the land of Jingzhou bordering Soochow!"

Guan Yu remembers that after hearing his son's words, he was 70% convinced but also 30% doubtful. He asked, "Will Sun Quan definitely know how to backstab?"

Guan Lin's answer was - "Definitely! Definitely! And definitely!"

Precisely because of these words, Guan Yu immediately ordered his troops and led his troops all the way south.

"Father..." Guan Ping pointed to the official road ahead and said loudly: "At the current speed, we will reach Jiangling City in half a day!"

But Guan Yu turned a deaf ear to Guan Ping's words. He did not answer, but remained silent for a while.

The condensed red phoenix eyes suddenly tightened.

"Change to the east—"

Guan Yu issued the latest order vigorously and resolutely!

"Ah..." Guan Ping was shocked. Wasn't he trying to prevent Jiang Dong from stabbing him in the back? Are you going to help Jiangling? Why... change the route to the east? To the east...that...that's Jiangxia.

"Dad..." At this time, Guan Yinping quickly reminded, "If we go east, even if we reach the waterway earlier, we will go further... It's like going in the opposite direction. How far does it take to get to Jiangling?"

Following Guan Yinping's words, Guan Yu raised his eyes solemnly. At this moment, the open and closed eyes of Danfeng showed no doubt and certainty.

Accompanied by this, Guan Yu's voice, like the bright sun looming over the clouds, chanted one after another: "Dad, why did you ever say that you would...save Jiangling?"

ah…

This time it's Guan Ping, Guan Yinping, Zhou Cang, and Wang Fu.

Everyone was shocked.

It was Guan Yu, on the other hand, who smiled, very simply, and added, "Guan has never been good at defense, but Guan is good at attacking people from thousands of miles away -"

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As winter turns to spring, Soochow returns to its former glory of flowers and plants.

Especially the Paulownia flowers blooming all over the sky. Even the sky is dyed pink and purple by these flowers, and even the wind is full of fragrance.

Sun Quan was in a good mood. He was admiring flowers in the garden behind the palace...

The reason for such a sunny mood.

It's because according to the plan and the agreement between Wei and Wu, today... General Lu Meng will lead his army to surprise Changsha and Jiangling!

Because it was a waterway, the warships traveled extremely fast.

Sun Quan thought, after tomorrow, there should be good news coming back the day after tomorrow, right?

By the time…

Under the rule of Sun Quan, Soochow will reach Huainan in the north and Jingzhou in the west. He will surpass his father and brother and expand Soochow's territory to an unprecedented level.

It also pushed Sun Quan's reputation to the highest level, surpassing that of his father and brother!

Only... this step is not glorious, it is somewhat petty.

But, so what?

The so-called success of the king and the defeat of the bandits, the world only judges heroes by success or failure. If it were more upright, Xiang Yu, who was born in this land, would have won the conflict between Chu and Han.

There would be no more glorious Han Dynasty for four hundred years!

hehe…

Sun Quan smiled lightly while standing in front of the gorgeous flowers and plants.

He smelled the fragrance of the budding flowers, narrowed his green eyes slightly, and said with emotion: "In a while, the paulownia flowers will bloom, and the sparrows will lay eggs..."

Gu Yong on the side smiled and agreed: "Yes, yesterday I also saw the wild ducks in the reeds by the river lingering on the water and screaming alertly, which means that the mother ducks are holding their chicks, and there are also wild geese that need... Eggs that can only be held with both hands..."

"Now in Jiangdong, which riverside has birds? Which woods have lynxes? There are also wild badgers, foxes, little hedgehogs... and even which cave has a family of wild boars living in it. It is the innocent children who know these things best. .”

Gu Yong and Sun Quan were chatting, which seemed to have nothing to do with the current situation, but there was a touch of "dark flowers and bright flowers" in their words, which seemed to tell the story of what was happening in Jiangdong.

at this time.

"Lord..."

It was Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng who hurried over. They received the intelligence from Xiao Zuo and reported it immediately.

"General Zhou and General Xu are here in such a hurry, presumably because they have the latest information about Jingzhou."

Sun Quan's tone was passionate, as if he had been looking forward to their arrival for a long time and was looking forward to it.

"It's intelligence from Jingzhou..." Xu Sheng quickly reported, "According to reliable information, Jingzhou's soldiers and horses have all marched north. Today, only three thousand soldiers led by Liao Li are stationed in Changsha County, south of Jingzhou. It is expected that there will be no one inside or outside the city." They are all empty. As for Jiangling, there are 7,000 men garrisoned, but it is Liu Bei's number one useless general... His brother-in-law Mi Fang and the vulnerable Mi family army, this is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Following Xu Sheng's words, Zhou Tai also said: "The news I got here is the same as that of General Xu. In addition, the beacon tower was burned down by Guan Yu. Now... it is our opportunity to raid Jingzhou in Soochow and regain Jingzhou in one fell swoop." .”

Zhou Tai's tone was very serious and his speaking speed was very urgent.

But, to Sun Quan’s ears, didn’t this sound good?

Why are you speaking so urgently?

Gu Yong also heard something intriguing, and quickly asked: "Two generals, is there anything else?"

this…

Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng looked at each other, and then said "Alas", the two generals sighed at the same time.

It was Xu Sheng who was the first to speak: "Just now, General Zhu Zhi sent a letter because the beacon tower was burned by Guan Yu, which aroused the suspicion of the right commander Lu Meng. Therefore... repeated hesitation has delayed the surprise attack on Jingzhou agreed with Cao Wei. the term!"

"What?"

After hearing Xu Sheng's words, Sun Quan's eyes almost exploded instantly.

He looked at Gu Yong in disbelief, and then looked at Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng.

"What do you mean? Lu Meng didn't send troops?"

"Yes...yes..." Zhou Tai quickly added: "The news I got is exactly the same as what General Xu Sheng said. Now...the navy in Panyang Lake disguised as merchants, You...You are standing still! And...and Didn’t march as promised!”

As soon as these words came out, Sun Quan's expression suddenly changed.

The originally sunny cheeks, after only a moment of change, became clouded and turned as white as paper.

Soon...

There was only a sound of "clang, clang, clang, clang, clang" as Sun Quan pulled out the sword "Purple Lightning" from his waist and smashed it to the ground.

Four months!

No...it was fourteen years, exactly fourteen years since Sun Quan succeeded to the throne.

He searched hard, endured hard, checked and balanced hard, and waited hard for this opportunity to break through Jiangdong and make his Sun family famous all over the world.

But now... a surprise attack on Jingzhou, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is just around the corner, and it is imperative to act, but... But he, Lu Meng... actually... backed down!

"Lord, calm down!" Zhou Tai and Xu Sheng opened their mouths almost at the same time.

Zhou Tai quickly knelt down on one knee and picked up the "Purple Lightning" sword, which ranked second among the six swords made by Sun Quan. He held the sword up with both hands and handed it to Sun Quan respectfully.

only…

Sun Quan did not take back the Purple Lightning Sword, he just said lightly, "How could I be angry?"

this…

It was as if this sentence froze the atmosphere in the room to the extreme... For a moment, waves of coldness swept across it, as if everyone's cheeks were covered with a film that had been soaked in frost for thousands of years!

Even the pink and purple Paulownia flowers seemed... to have shrunk and shrunk due to the extremely cold atmosphere.

"Lord..."

Xu Sheng and Zhou Tai spoke in unison for the second time. They were still talking, but Sun Quan took the lead.

"When does it make sense to take back the sword that was given to me alone?"

As he spoke, Sun Quan pushed the "Purple Lightning" sword in front of Zhou Tai, "General Zhou, you immediately rush 700 miles to Panyang Lake and rush to the right governor of Gu Na. Put this' "Give him the Purple Lightning Sword, and tell him that I want him to march immediately, and I want him to use this Purple Lightning Sword to cut off that Guan Yu's head!"

Ah...ah...

Zhou Tai was shocked. He did not expect that Sun Quan entrusted him with such a heavy burden.

only…

Zhou Tai opened his mouth subconsciously, but it seemed that when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them for some special reason.

——‘How should I say this? 』

Zhou Tai is in trouble here.

Sun Quan curled his lips and said for Zhou Tai: "General Zhou wants to ask, what if Lu Meng still doesn't march?"

--"yes…"

Zhou Tai just replied this word in his heart.

He wanted to ask this question, but because it was too sensitive and might hurt a governor, he hesitated again and again.

He really didn't want to see the generals of Soochow die not on the battlefield, but in the court!

"Lord...the last general..."

Zhou Tai's voice had just started to chant, but Sun Quan's words were already suppressed by Sun Quan's words.

——"If, he doesn't march!"

——"Then you use this purple electric sword to cut off Na Lu Meng's head, and then sacrifice his head to the flag. You, General Xu Sheng, and General Zhu Zhi will take over his troops and march to Jingzhou immediately!"

At this point, Sun Quan's voice paused.

But soon, his expression became a little more solemn.

"Tomorrow morning I will hear the news that the army has set out and has arrived at Changsha City. The day after tomorrow, I will hear the news that Changsha City has fallen. The day after that, I will hear the news that Jiangling City has been conquered——"

Sun Quan has already set stage-by-stage goals for this army that will "raid on Jingzhou".

He has been waiting for this day for too long——

As Sun Quan finished speaking, Xu Sheng and Zhou Tai handed over their hands, "Nuo..." The two of them solemnly accepted the order and immediately embarked on a 700-mile journey to Panyang Lake.

Besides... Gu Yong, watching the two generals slowly walking away with Sun Quan's "Purple Lightning" sword...

He rolled his eyes and was about to say something when suddenly...an urgent message came.

"Report——"

"At the battlefield of Xiangfan... there was a sudden fire in Fancheng, Yancheng, and Pinglu City... The fire was raging, but because the detective horses were all on the periphery and the cause of the fire was unknown, the Jingzhou Army had surrounded the three cities. Our army's detective horses could not spy clearly, but... there is no doubt that , the war in Xiangfan has begun!"

The person who reported the news was Jiefanying from Soochow.

This troubleshooting battalion is responsible for inquiring into all kinds of intelligence.

Their intelligence has always been known for being rigorous, and apart from their commanders Sun Shangxiang and Zhu Ran, they are directly responsible to Sun Quan.

Therefore…

Sun Quan did not doubt these words at all, nor did he doubt the imminent situation on the Xiangfan battlefield.

Gu Yong raised his voice: "Sure enough, the fighting started, and the three cities were on fire. It seems... the fighting was so fierce——"

"Haha..." Hearing what Gu Yong said, Sun Quan smiled, and his smile was very gloomy, with the feeling of smiling but not smiling, as if... Sun Quan had sensed that someone was about to be in trouble. "Burn it, burn it... As soon as this battle begins, neither Cao Cao's people nor the Guan family father and son will have any room to hold back!"

"Burn it... burn it, let Xiangfan, let them both... all be reduced to ashes!"

yes…

After all, Soochow's intelligence lagged behind.

But Sun Quan was right when he said that once this battle begins, there will be no room for holding back.

But there was one thing that he couldn't imagine no matter what...

Then again, who would have thought?

Who would have thought?

This battle...is over as soon as it begins!

It ended so violently!

So tragic!

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"I will be outside, and I will not accept your order!"

In the distance, Lu Meng's voice could be heard coming from the big tent on the bank of Fanyang Lake.

here…

Hundreds of stern warships disguised as merchant ships have already been deployed and are ready to go. Today...the wind direction is just right...the resistance of the Yangtze River water flow is not great, it is a good time to attack!

only…

Because of Lu Meng's hesitation and worry, this naval force that was ready to go did not dare to act rashly.

Lu Meng's voice came out from inside the tent again, "Besides, what I have under my command is the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. Wu Hou is in Wu County. How could he know that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly... Whether he should march or not does not depend on the agreement. It depends on the timing!”

It seems... without Sun Quan around, Lu Meng in the military camp is tough.

We haven’t seen each other for three days, and we are impressed... He, Lu Meng, is a monk on the way. Because of this, he has read a lot of miscellaneous books, and has dabbled in various schools of thought...

This also allows him to be more careful when formulating strategies.

only…

Xu Sheng and Zhou Tai, who were both in the tent, frowned. Especially Zhou Tai, who only heard a "swish" sound. He pulled out the "Purple Lightning" sword from his waist. The sword was not pointed at Lu Meng. Zhou Tai But he extended his index finger and pointed at Lu Meng angrily, "Damn it, I really want to cut off your head with this purple electric sword like my lord said!"

Zhou Tai's words were a threat, but they were also a violent reminder...

Lu Meng is best at attacking people's hearts. How could he not understand Sun Quan's heart?

——"It seems...I overestimated Wu Hou's patience. Wu Hou is going to force me to send troops..."

Thinking of this, Lu Meng's expression became a little more solemn, and he muttered: "Wu Hou is so anxious!"

"General Xu and I are more anxious now!" Zhou Tai yelled in the same roaring voice as always. "We are anxious...whether we should kill you or not!"

"Can't cut -" At this time, a person came from outside the big tent and stepped inside. It was Zhu Zhi.

He glanced at the purple electric sword with a cold light, but seemed to be trying hard to suppress the emotion in his heart that was more urgent than anyone else. He reminded: "The entire navy was trained by General Lu. If we conquer Jingzhou, if If we want to succeed, the only one who can lead the troops is General Lu!"

this…

Lu Meng didn't expect that Zhu Zhi, who disagreed with him everywhere, would speak for him at such a critical moment!

"Then we will fight or not? How do you want us to explain to the master?"

Zhou Tai is anxious...

Xu Sheng also frowned and was about to speak to persuade him.

Never thought that at this moment...

A scout quickly broke into the tent and when he saw the generals, he knelt down on one knee.

"Report...report..."

His voice was hoarse, as if he had been greatly surprised. He repeated the words dozens of times in his mind, and suddenly... became mute and could not speak.

"City of flames... sea of ​​flames of purgatory... city of flames of flames... refinement... sea of ​​flames of purgatory——"

The scout stumbled and could only speak a few key words...

This made Zhou Tai anxious, "What about a city full of flames? What about a sea of ​​​​purgatory fire? You...you should speak clearly!"

Lu Meng suddenly understood: "Is it Jingzhou? Fancheng was not flooded...but was attacked by fire?"

"It's not just Fancheng!" the scout continued, "Lancheng and Pinglu City... were all... burned down. One hundred thousand Wei troops... nine out of ten... are all in this sea of ​​​​purgatory fire. I'm afraid... I'm afraid they won't survive. !”

this…

Although the intelligence and information... were somewhat disordered due to the scout's nervousness.

But these few words are still enough for everyone in the big tent to recognize the fact that one hundred thousand Wei troops will most likely be killed in the sea of ​​fire. Then... Fancheng fell, Lincheng fell, Pinglu City fell...then... the whole Xiangfan has completely belonged to Jingzhou!

That…

With a "gudong" sound, Lu Meng swallowed a mouthful of saliva subconsciously. For a moment, he didn't dare to continue thinking about it.

On the other hand, Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng, Zhu Zhi...

The three of them looked at each other with confusion and shock on their faces.

what's going on?

What's going on?

Isn't it diverting water and pouring it back? Why is the war suddenly erupting?

Who can tell them what's going on?

The confused eyes of Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng and Zhu Zhi could only turn to Lu Meng's face...

It seemed that all of a sudden...the whole tent here became quiet.

No one mentioned the "raid on Jingzhou" anymore, and no one mentioned the principle of "will you accept the order of the foreign king".

In their view, there is actually an established fact.

That...is that they raided Jingzhou because of the "tacit agreement" with Cao Wei, and because they diverted water to pour back...the main force of Jingzhou was held back on the frontal battlefield, so they could raid from behind and stab them in the back.

This is a "shameless" era——

This is an era of "successful kings and defeated bandits"——

They are determined to bear the name of "rats", and they must carry out... stabbing Jingzhou in the back!

This is the only way to achieve overall victory at the lowest cost.

But... now...

Finished? Is the frontal battlefield over? Then they also attack with a hammer? Raid a caterpillar? Can this still be called a raid?

just like…

Whether it is Zhou Tai, Xu Sheng, or Zhu Zhi, they all realize that the situation has changed, and the strategy may have to change according to the situation...

Never thought that it would be at this moment.

"Pass my military order, order your troops immediately, and divide them into two groups... to attack Changsha and Jiangling!"

Lu Meng is giving orders...

However, his words stunned everyone.

In front, everyone is eager to attack, but you, Lu Meng, keep blocking them.

Why now...everyone is hesitant, hesitant, and helpless...but you, Lu Meng, want to attack again?

What is this God Lu Meng doing?

"Right Commander... marching is not a child's play!" Xu Sheng was the first to remind.

"Yes!" Zhou Tai also frowned, "This accident happened too suddenly, how about... report it to the lord first?"

"Now you know that marching is not a child's play?" Lu Meng replied angrily to the two of them, and then he explained solemnly: "The reason why I didn't attack was because I was confused about why Guan Yu took the initiative to burn down the beacon tower. It’s because I’m worried that the Guan family and his son have already taken the initiative to spy on our army’s purpose and take precautions in advance… But now… I understand!”

"Know what?"

"I already know what Guan Lin is thinking. This beacon tower was burned for us to see. It is to stop our army from moving forward and buy time for him to take Xiangfan in one fell swoop..."

Having said this, Lu Meng paused for a moment and continued his detailed analysis, "Guan Lin is still very powerful. I could not have imagined, my lord could not have imagined, and Cao Cao could not have imagined that he could conquer Fancheng overnight, and in such a way of hell and sea of ​​fire. But even so, he must have dispatched a large number of soldiers and horses. In other words, the rear defense is empty and there cannot be too many defenders! Next, he will definitely return reinforcements quickly... We must rush to return reinforcements before he does Before that, capture Jiangling and Changsha!"

Lu Meng said a lot, but to Xu Sheng's ears, there was one key point that he didn't explain.

"But..." Xu Sheng asked quickly: "But Cao's army was defeated... They couldn't contain Jingzhou head on... I..."

Before Xu Sheng finished speaking, Lu Meng's voice chanted again, "It is precisely because of the defeat that we must capture Jiangling and Changsha. This will demoralize the Jingzhou army, but it will also boost the morale of the Cao army. Otherwise...Cao Wei Once the Jingzhou army loses its fighting spirit and will to fight, then... there will be no eggs left in the nest. Facing today's Jingzhou, does Jiangdong... still have a chance?"

Lu Meng's tone became more serious as he spoke, and his tone became more urgent and impatient.

His expression was as if he had accomplished all his tasks in one battle!

No...this is not accurate. The fact is...he, Lu Meng, or Jiang Dong, only has this chance!

Only this time, Jingzhou's main force had a great victory and had no chance to return reinforcements.

"Attack, attack now!"

Lu Meng didn't hesitate anymore and grabbed the purple electric sword. His expression was dignified and nervous, and every word he spoke was sonorous and urgent.

"If there is a ship that cannot pull anchor and set sail within a quarter of an hour, the leader of the ship will be killed immediately!"

"If there is anyone who can't reach Changsha County on the left boat today, and if there's anyone who can't reach Jiangling City on the right boat tomorrow... cut him off, cut him off, cut him off..."

With three slashes in a row, Lu Meng's muscles were flying.

His whole body moved.

Zhu Zhi, Zhou Tai, and Xu Sheng were all stunned by his physical tension...

It seemed that, in an instant, what they felt urgently were four words

——The lips are dead and the teeth are cold!

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Dark clouds are threatening to destroy the city!

As the governor of Changsha County, Liao Li would never have imagined that Soochow would actually launch warships to attack Changsha County.

He would never have thought that... there were only 1,300 soldiers stationed in Changsha.

That’s right…

Three thousand soldiers were stationed there, which was advertised to the outside world, but in reality... there were only 1,300 soldiers who could fight!

And there are more than a thousand of them, and they are about to face the most violent offensive of hundreds of warships from Soochow and more than 50,000 soldiers...

etc…

Liao Li suddenly thought of something.

In this rare moment, he thought of someone...

One is currently in Changsha, no, he has been in Changsha for more than half a year.

Apart from these more than 1,300 soldiers, he is the only man who seems, possibly, seems, seems, maybe, seemingly somewhat reliable in theory!

——Hao Zhao!

The new city and outer city of Changsha City... What's special is that Guan Lin ordered this kid to build it without "not lacking money"!

Now... it's time to test him, and also Changsha City... its true identity!

On the other hand, Hao Zhao...

He stood at the top of the outer city, looking at the 50,000 Soochow naval troops who were disembarking in front of him.

call…

With a heavy exhale, Hao Zhao faintly chanted six words:

"I am always ready -"

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