Chapter 1726: Lu Boyan Invades Jingzhou
Sun Quan sent the envoy away and asked the officials what to do. Lu Xun thought for a moment and said, "Cao Wei used Jingzhou and Runan to lure each other, but he had ulterior motives; but Jingzhou and Runan are in Shu, so Chibi and Chaisang are not safe. , Chaisang is not safe, Jianye is also under the threat of the Shu Han, but this is very detrimental to Jiangdong."
After winning Runan, the Shu Han controlled the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It is better to go down the river than to go up the river. Since then, Soochow has completely fallen into a disadvantage in the competition with the Shu Han, and is in an extremely disadvantageous strategic situation. , this point can be seen clearly by anyone who understands military strategy, let alone a famous general like Lu Xun?
"I heard that Guan Yu built warships in Jingzhou and trained naval forces. If he didn't covet Jiangdong, why would he do this?" Xu Sheng said. If Guan Yu had no idea about Jiangdong, what would he do with the naval training? It must be aimed at Soochow.
"There is a saying in the art of war: it is for people but not for others. If we wait for the Shu Han navy to be successful, our six counties and eighty-one prefectures in the east of the Yangtze River will be in danger." Ding Feng also echoed. Jingzhou originally had the foundation left by Liu Biao in the past. There are many craftsmen who are proficient in shipbuilding, and there is no shortage of naval personnel. If Guan Yu is really allowed to train an elite navy, then Soochow will be in trouble.
"In this way, we have to agree with what the envoy of Cao Wei said, united Wei to attack Shu?" Seeing that all the generals responded, Sun Quan couldn't help but secretly rejoiced, looking forward to an early victory so that he could ascend the throne and become emperor.
"My lord, I, Jiangdong, had previously accepted the canonization of the Shu Han and established a covenant. If I renege on the covenant at this time, I fear that the world will laugh." Zhang Zhao expressed his opposition from a moral point of view.
However, although morality is important, the safety of Jiangdong is even more important. After some debates, Zhang Zhao could not compete with Lu Xun and others, so he could only suggest, "If the lord is afraid of the Jingzhou navy, you can order people to go to Jingzhou and ask Guan Yu to burn the ships and disband them." Sailor, if he agrees, then I, Jiangdong, are still willing to abide by the covenant."
"In this way, Guan Yunchang will definitely not agree, and it will also disturb the Shu Han." Lu Xun scoffed at this. Guan Yu has already started building ships and training soldiers. How could he give up his hard work just because of your words?
Zhang Zhao persisted, and Gu Yong and others also echoed. In the end, Sun Quan took Zhuge Jin as his envoy to Jingzhou, but he only asked Zhuge Jin to test it out.
When Zhuge Jin arrived in Jingzhou and met Guan Yu, he first congratulated the Shu Han for their successive victories, and tried to provoke the relationship between Guan Yu, Shen Long, and Zhuge Liang, saying that such a big war should be led by a veteran general like Guan Yu, why? But he sent a yellow-mouthed kid like Shen Long.
Guan Yu didn't care, not to mention that Guan Xing, Guan Suo and others were all serving under Shen Long. Shen Long had saved his own life before. In terms of Shen Long's victories along the way, Guan Yu also fought against Ma Liang in Jingzhou. After careful analysis, he was also amazed at Shen Long's methods. He said that if he was handsome, he would definitely not be able to defeat Cao Zhen so easily.
Guan Yu's pride is true, but people still admire those who are truly capable. Shen Long has already used his record to win Guan Yu's respect, making him willing to rest assured and provide support for himself. I was empty, but Guan Yu retorted back, you see your brother Zhuge Liang is all over Longyou, what did you do in Soochow? Followed Lu Xun to go north to attack Cao Xiu, but was defeated by Cao Xiu one after another. Don't you feel ashamed?
Zhuge Jin was so red-faced, he hesitated and couldn't speak, so he had to use drinking to cover up his embarrassment, and then quickly changed the subject. After the embarrassment passed, Zhuge Jin secretly tested Guan Yu's experience in Jinzhou shipbuilding and training sailors. Come on purpose.
Guan Yu said that this water army was trained to escort the grain fleet. The main purpose was to prevent Cao Wei from attacking the fleet that he was transporting grain and grass to Zhuge Liang and Shen Long. It had absolutely no intention of targeting Soochow.
But Zhuge Jin didn’t think so. Now Jishui and Hanjiang are all under the control of Shuhan. Even if Cao Wei has a navy, he can’t enter Jishui and Hanjiang. Who are you targeting with such a large-scale naval fleet? Still not sure?
Since Guan Yu didn't say it clearly, his purpose is self-evident. Zhuge Jin left immediately and reported the news to Sun Quan; and Guan Yu also passed on Zhuge Jin to Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and Shen Long.
After Shen Long received Guan Yu's letter in Xiangcheng, he said with a smile, "Bi Yaner is watching my Shu Han win one after another, so I feel uneasy; maybe in a few days, Lu Xun should return to Lukou from Xuzhou and prepare to raise his army. We are attacking Jingzhou."
Shen Long understands this very well. Even if you put him in the position of Sun Quan, you will feel worried and consider preemptive strikes when you see that the Shu Han occupies both sides of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and is still building warships and training naval forces.
"Frankly, how is the Jingzhou navy doing? Maybe it will fight Lu Xun?" Shen Long asked.
"I would like to report to the military advisor, Jingzhou craftsmen were astonished after receiving the blueprints and warship models given by the military advisor and Sikong. After the warship was built and tested, it was much better than the Soochow warship!" Guan Ping immediately replied. .
Since the task is to unify the world and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, how could Shen Long have no plan to deal with Soochow? He had previously redesigned the warship, let the shipbuilders in Jingzhou start to build warships, and let Guan Yu start to organize the water army; Fortunately, these brand new warships were built.
So far, the Jingzhou navy has taken shape, and its combat effectiveness is far superior to that of Liu Biao's Jingzhou navy. With these warships that are faster, stronger, and more powerful than Soochow, the Jingzhou navy is enough to fight Lu Xun.
After returning to Soochow, Zhugejin told Sun Quan and Lu Xun what he saw in Jingzhou, "Guan Yu practiced naval forces day and night on the Yangtze River. From my point of view, the speed of Jingzhou warships is far faster than ours in Jiangdong. This battle The outcome is still unknown!"
"Ziyu filtered it. Water battles are not just about having more and faster warships than anyone else. If so, Cao Cao would have won the Battle of Chibi in the past! Even if Jingzhou has better warships, the sailors still rely on me. Jiangdong is the best!" Lu Xun was full of confidence in his water combat ability.
Sun Quan immediately ordered all the Jiangdong Navy to be under the command of Lu Xun. Lu Xun reorganized his troops and marched northward with countless warships and senior generals such as Ding Feng and Xu Sheng. The army pointed directly at Jingzhou where Guan Yu was located.
At the same time, Cao Zhen also received news that all the army in the city launched an attack on Shen Long, and he must be dragged here to prevent him from going south.
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