Taishi Ci did not know that the new governor was plotting against him until he was on the way to Shaopi.

There was no food in my hands and I was very panicked.

From the time Taishi Ci arrived in Lu'an to the time he retreated, his sullen face never relaxed.

But Lu Meng, who was plotting against him, also had a bad face these days.

The original plan was to occupy Liyang, control Taishi Ci's family, and then use the family members' letters as bait to force the opponent to surrender.

However, after all calculations, Chen Lan was not included.

After living in peace for so long, Chen Lan suddenly sent troops to take advantage of the situation, ruining Lu Meng's good deeds.

After Lu Meng found out the truth, he became furious. Chen Lan was clearly challenging his authority as the governor. Since the incident in Liyang had nothing to do with Sun Yi, it was just a good time to use Chen Lan to establish his authority.

As for Taishi Ci who was out fighting, Lü Meng believed that the army would be defeated if they ran out of food, so he ordered Xu Sheng and Song Qian to lead two thousand troops northward via the waterway.

After all, I gave Long Xiang a greeting. If I didn't cross the border, it would look dishonest.

Lu Meng speculated that Taishi Ci would flee along the river. After all, the warships from Jiangdong were the life-saving straw. In times of despair, he might also ask for help from Hefei Longxiang, so he ordered his second general to sail to Shifei Canal and wait upstream to intercept Taishi Ci.

When Jiang and Xia were separated, Sun Quan secretly ordered Lu Meng to capture Taishi Ci alive, otherwise Lu Meng would not send Xu Sheng to "response" him.

Sun Yi was a political threat to Sun Quan. Capturing Tai Shici could be used as a witness to accuse Sun Yi of secretly forming an alliance with the general stationed on the border, which would become Sun Quan's sharp weapon against his brothers.

Since Taishi Ci was valuable, Sun Quan wanted to remove his military power and at the same time ensure that Taishi Ci was alive.

After Lu Meng finished giving instructions to Xu Sheng and Song Qian, he ordered the warship to proceed to Ruxu River.

It doesn't matter if it can be reached directly from the waterway, even if it takes a little detour. This can save the physical strength of the soldiers, and the terrain of Liyang is very suitable for attacking from the waterway, so Lu Meng made up his mind to attack Liyang.

Liyang City is not far from the Yangtze River, and the terrain along the river is very convenient for parking ships. When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu swept across the Yangtze River, they also crossed the Yangtze River from Liyang.

Two days later, Lu Meng's troops came to Liyang.

In order to subjugate the enemy without fighting, Lu Meng led his horse to the city in person to persuade him to surrender. This is the so-called courtesy first and then attack.

Lu Meng saw the flags on the city wall fluttering, but there was no noise or panic in the city. The soldiers guarding the city stood solemnly with their weapons in hand, secretly praising the traitor chief Chen Lan for his skill in running the army.

The soldiers did not panic in the face of the overwhelming army, and peace returned to the newly occupied city within a few days.

While he was looking around and observing, a man in armor suddenly appeared at the city gate. He was condescending and calm. He was probably Chen Lan.

Lü Meng was unsure, so he asked Pan Zhang to come forward and ask questions.

Pan Zhang remembered that he had been attacked a few days ago and his general Ma Zhong was also trapped in the city. He took a few steps forward on his horse with his sword in hand, looked up at the city and shouted angrily: "Is there a common man in the city called Chen Lan?"

Chen Lan replied: "Where did the wild dog come from?"

Pan Zhang was furious, pointed at the city with his sword, and swore angrily: "That man, those rats who are taking advantage of the situation, dare to occupy my city in the east of the Yangtze River. Quickly tie yourself out of the city and surrender. Maybe your life will be spared. If you are a little delayed, I will

Erwanduan."

"Oh."

Chen Lan smiled indifferently and replied in a deep voice: "Threatened to have me divided into ten thousand pieces? Jump up and see if you can bite the head of your dog? I don't want to waste time with the beast, so hurry up and get out with your tail between your legs."

"You you."

Pan Zhang was so angry that his mouth was full of smoke. The hand holding the knife kept shaking, as if he wanted to crush the handle with his grip.

Lu Meng saw that Pan Zhang was so excited that he lost his mind, so he led his horse forward and told him as he walked: "Wen Gui, please step back first."

"only."

Chen Lan knew clearly that it was Lu Meng below, but deliberately pretended not to know, teasing lightly: "A new one? Are all Jiangdong people so mouthy?"

Lu Mengneng's mentality was calmer than Pan Zhang's. Instead of getting angry at Chen Lan's sarcasm, he gently cupped his fists and introduced himself.

"I am Lu Meng, the current governor of Jiangdong. General Chen is going to war without declaring it, killing my Jiangdong soldiers and seizing my Jiangdong city. What is the rationale for this?"

"The Grand Governor of Jiangdong? Isn't he Zhou Yu?"

Chen Lan asked knowingly, and then retorted: "Who said Liyang is a city in the east of the Yangtze River? It is obviously on the west of the Yangtze River. You, the governor, are really arrogant."

"Who is trying to make excuses?" Lu Meng snorted coldly with empty eyes: "General Chen has been in Jianghuai for a long time, and he knows where Li Yang belongs to better than anyone else. Why bother and talk nonsense?"

"Am I lying?"

Chen Lan leaned forward, showing an exaggerated expression, and then asked back: "Whether it was the Han Dynasty or the Yuan Shu period, Liyang belonged to Jiujiang County in Yangzhou. Why do you say it belongs to Jiangdong? Sun Quan is only the governor of Kuaiji, and he wants to take Jiujiang County

If you are brought under the rule, do you want to be a king or an emperor?"

"I didn't expect General Chen to have a sharp tongue."

Lu Meng gradually lost his patience. He stopped arguing with Chen Lan and said solemnly: "General Chen wanted to vote for me in Jiangdong before, but today he did such a thing. Do you know what you are fighting against? I have tens of thousands of soldiers in Jiangdong.

How can the small county of Liyang resist a ship with hundreds of thousands of armored men? Don’t say that I didn’t give you a chance. It’s not too late to surrender in Kaicheng at this time.”

"Ha ha."

Chen Lan stroked his beard and laughed: "I thought Sun Quan was as capable as Sun Ce, so I wanted to imitate Ji Ling and others and cross the river to join him. However, you really failed to live up to expectations and were beaten to a pulp by Cao Cao. With this little ability, you still expect me to serve? Bah.

"

It wasn't until Chen Lan spat out the insulting saliva at the bottom of the city that Lu Meng finally understood that this guy was too smelly and tough to persuade him to surrender, and his long-suffering anger suddenly burst out.

"Chen Lan, you are looking for death."

"If you want to take the city by yourself, who can you scare with just your mouth?"

"I hope you can still be so tough-mouthed after the city is broken."

"Young man, it's not that I look down on you, you don't have this ability."

"Okay okay"

Lü Meng was so angry that he said hello three times in a row, and immediately ordered eight thousand soldiers to attack the city.

Before Yuan Shu arrived in Huainan, Liyang was the seat of Yangzhou. Although the city was not as big as Shouchun, it was not as strong as Shouchun.

Chen Lan brought 5,000 soldiers. Facing Lü Meng, who had slightly more troops, he was not afraid at all. The defense seemed extremely easy after a day.

The outcome of the war also surprised Lu Meng. He originally thought that he had brought Jiangdong's elite troops to crush a group of grassroots bandits, but he did not expect that Chen Lan's soldiers were very capable of fighting.

How is this possible?

Lü Meng personally directed the siege the next day, but he was still disappointed with the result. However, he was flexible and knew that it would be difficult to attack with a small number of people, so he sent people across the river to Danyang to mobilize troops.

Han Dang led his troops to Danyang to pingshanyue last year, and after the counter-insurgency was over, he was stationed in Shicheng.

Lu Meng mobilized troops in the name of the Grand Governor. Han Dang had no reason to refuse and would definitely lead his troops to Liyang.

The Jiangdong offensive suddenly weakened, and there were warships straying along the Yangtze River. Chen Lan, who was supervising the battle on the city, saw this, but his expression seemed extremely calm.

Chen Lan didn't panic, but some people did.

He defeated Pan Zhang and rescued Tai Shixiang. He did not kill the soldiers and civilians of Liyang and comforted them well. After a few days, he won Taishi Xiang's trust.

Tai Shixiang even sent troops to help defend the city. He hated the backstabbing of his own people and would rather help Chen Lan than surrender to Lu Meng.
Chapter completed!