When Lu Meng talked about Long Xiang, he always frowned and expressed solemnly.

After observing, Ling Tong was extremely puzzled. He said that although Long Xiang had resisted Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, he could not achieve an offensive record. Even if Jiangdong's fleet would pass directly through the border, what kind of trouble would the other side dare to cause?

They only know how to defend and don't think about progress. They don't expand the army when they have food and troops.

The stereotypes accumulated over the years made Ling Tong even more curious about Long Xiang. He even took the initiative to ask Ying to meet him in Hefei, but was ultimately rejected by Lu Meng.

Ling Tong was young and energetic, and Lü Meng was worried that he would do bad things if he spoke openly in Hefei.

The purpose of this time was to capture Tai Shici. Lu Meng did not want Ling Tong to cause trouble. After all, he was not willing to mess with the man who had let Sun Ce and Zhou Yu suffer and had managed Hefei in an orderly manner.

Sun Quan has agreed with Lu Meng's strategic policy, which is to stop attacking Huainan from the north and encroach on Jingzhou to the west, making Hefei a strategic buffer between Sun and Cao, which is in the best interest of Jiangdong at present.

In the late first month of the first month, Jiangdong's fleet entered Chao Lake and docked in the northwest, very close to the location where Sun Quan and Long Xiang met.

Lu Meng immediately sent an envoy to Hefei, saying that Jiangdong's army had returned from Jingzhou and wanted to take advantage of the victory to capture Shouchun. He said that the fleet would pass by Shishui in the near future.

Long Xiang only replied with three words, "I understand," and sent someone to send the Jiangdong envoy out of Hefei.

The envoy thought about it on the way back to Chaohu. He heard that the people who had been envoys to Hefei before had been warmly entertained by Longxiang.

But what happened to Long Xiang today? Not to mention giving him a gift to take away, he didn't even provide him with a sip of water.

Got it? What kind of answer is this?

Long Xiang's answer not only puzzled the envoy, but even Lu Su didn't understand it.

So as soon as the envoy left, Lu Su walked up to Long Xiang and asked in a low voice: "What does 'got it' mean? Is Yun Qi going to let Lu Meng pass, or not?"

Long Xiang spread his hands: "We don't have a navy in Hefei. Liu Fu's reconnaissance boats are all modified fishing boats. Isn't it okay to disagree with Lu Meng?"

"and you."

"I know these three words are very vague. Since no clear opinion has been given, it can be used as an excuse to turn against Jiangdong."

When Lu Su heard about it, he thought to himself, "So you had this idea," so he smiled and reminded: "Isn't it inappropriate to use this as an excuse? Why don't you wait for others to approve it before saying you don't agree? It's better to find another excuse."

"No need." Long Xiang shook his head and asked, "What qualifications does Lu Meng have to inform me?"

Lu Su blurted out: "Isn't he the Governor of Jiangdong?"

"Someone told us? If it weren't for the information provided by Yao Xuan, Zijing might not even know him."

Because Long Xiang came from time travel, he knew before anyone else, including Lu Meng himself, that Lu Meng would become the governor. However, before Lu Meng succeeded Zhou Yu, he was just a little-known young general, and Lu Su did not necessarily pay attention to him.

Sure enough, Lu Suzhi nodded and understood Long Xiang's intention, and then twitched his beard and confirmed: "Yun Qi chose this for a good reason. Lu Meng came to Hefei to show off his power, and it is reasonable for us to react."

"Don't worry about Lu Meng now. Taishi Ci has passed Hefei for two days and is expected to arrive in Lu'an soon. We must start taking action as soon as possible. If it is too late, Taishi Ci will run out of food and collapse."

"Um."

Lu Su nodded in agreement: "I will immediately send Cao Sima to lead people to Jiangjun Ridge. The tough battle will depend on General Xu's Tiger Guards."

"Zijing wants the Tiger Guard to capture Shouchun? Li Dian, the city guard, is very resourceful. Although Zhongkang is brave, he lacks tact. Although the strategies we have discussed in the past few days are wonderful, he is afraid that unexpected changes will make it difficult for him to make decisions. The two of us

Someone must lead the troops."

"Then I'll go."

"Zijing should still be in charge of dispatching in Hefei. Zhongkang and I should go to fetch Shouchun. Don't forget that I served as Quhou under Yuan Shu and am relatively familiar with Shouchun City."

"I was once Yuan Shu's chief of the east city."

After Lu Su laughed and joked, his expression suddenly changed, and he said solemnly: "It's better for me to go get Shouchun. If something happens to Taishi Ci, you can respond at any time. I don't have the confidence to persuade this person to surrender."

"That's fine."

Long Xiang no longer argued with Lu Su, but instead warned: "Zijing must be careful when he goes here. If Li Dian really can't be lured out, we won't take Shouchun for the time being. We can also defeat Cao's army in Lu'an. We can eliminate it here."

He should take his time, he won't become fat if he eats it all at once."

"Don't worry, Yun Qi." Lu Su responded with a smile and a chest raised: "Li Dian has a precedent of saving Zhang Liao. This time he will definitely fall into my trap. If he can risk his life and refuse to save him, I won't fight him."

Lu Su's chain plan was very complicated to implement, and Long Xiang was assured by the person who proposed the plan himself.

Considering that Xu Chu was not familiar with Shouchun and that Lu Su had only served as county magistrate in Dongcheng, Long Xiang sent Hao Meng to accompany the army to lead the way.

The key to the success of Lu Su's plan was the willingness of the captives at Jiangjunling to cooperate. As a result, Ni Heng's trip was successful and he succeeded in persuading twenty prisoners to surrender, which was a good start for the capture of Shouchun.

With the advantage of the telescope's field of vision, Hefei New City was several miles away from Shishui, so the new city's troop mobilization could easily elude Lu Meng in Chaohu.

Of course, Lu Meng's focus at the moment was Liyang.

Pan Zhang took dozens of carts of "dead branches and leaves" to earn money in Liyang. On the way, he was spotted by a scout on the west mountain with a telescope. Chen Lan sent a fast horse to Hefei to report, while gathering troops and horses to prepare to act according to the plan.

The plan given by Long Xiang was simple and crude, that is, if there was a military conflict in Liyang, Chen Lan would act as a bandit and take advantage of the situation, but the real purpose was to protect the safety of Taishi Ci and other family members.

Chen Lan knew that there were thousands of defenders in Liyang. As long as there was enough food and grass in the city, and the defenders performed their duties and were confident, they would have no problem blocking the attack of ten thousand people in a short time, not to mention that Pan Zhang only brought 3,000 people.

But the result surprised Chen Lan. Pan Zhang really used dozens of carts of dead branches and leaves to open the city gate, and the Liyang garrison had been struggling for the past six months.

Faced with the "wine and meat reward" from the friendly forces, many of the soldiers who stayed behind were shaken and finally opened the city gate without resisting the temptation.

Fortunately, when Pan Zhang led his army into the city, the tricks on those cars were discovered.

The dead branches and leaves on the car were too light, making the traces left by the ruts very shallow.

The suspicious Taishi Xiang ordered the friendly troops to stop entering the city, but how could Pan Zhang obey his orders? A fierce battle soon broke out between the two sides.

The fighting strength of Liyang's defenders and Pan Zhang's soldiers were both about the same, but the attacker's strength was three times that of the defender. Taishi was defeated steadily and had to rely on familiar terrain to carry out street fighting.

Pan Zhang sent people shouting that Taishi Ci was rebelling. Except for Taishi Ci's tribe and family members, the people in Liyang didn't know which side to believe. They closed their doors one after another and refused to help each other. The situation gradually turned into a one-sided situation.

In less than two hours, half of Liyang's defenders had been lost, and the remaining soldiers were fighting against the trapped beasts.

Pan Zhang thought he was sure of victory, but he didn't expect someone to follow him and become an oriole.

Chen Lan led 5,000 men into Liyang, and Pan Zhang's troops became the sandwich of biscuits.

The rear army's Shanhai Tsunami signal cut down anyone on sight, catching the front army off guard and causing chaos. Pan Zhang stood on a high ground and saw that Chen Lan's troops were numerous, so he had to lead his troops to break out from the nearby city gate with hatred.

When Pan Zhang broke out of the siege and counted the number of people, he found that less than a thousand people had escaped, and his general Ma Zhong was nowhere to be seen.
Chapter completed!