The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 458 Volume Crossing the River in White Clothes?

Cao Cao grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist, and scared Cao Pi so much that he quickly dodged to the side, thinking that Cao Cao was going to kill his own relative for the sake of justice!
But Cao Cao just held the hilt of the sword, and his thoughts returned to the tent a few days ago.

……

"Let me ask you, do you still want to go to the Western Regions?"

The emperor poured the cup of wine and slumped down on the chair with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

"Can I still go?"

"The sword is in your own hands, and your legs are on your own body. As long as you are alive, no one can stop you from moving."

Liu Xie stared at Cao Cao.

"Just as you choose to surrender now, all the decisions are made by you. What does it have to do with others?"

"No matter how close Xiahou Dun and Guo Jia are to you, no matter how frustrating the words they say to you... I believe that if you really don't want to surrender, even they won't be able to persuade you."

"That's why I asked you, do you want to go to the Western Regions? Instead of asking you, can you go to the Western Regions?"

"I want to go!"

Compared to his hesitation just now, Cao Cao answered very quickly at this moment!

"it is good."

The emperor's voice sounded relieved.

"Drink!"

Only then did Cao Cao notice the wine glass that the emperor had just filled for him.

Taking a step forward, Cao Cao held up the golden cup with both hands respectfully and drank it all in one gulp facing the emperor!

"I have made your old subordinates, such as Yu Jin and his men, fat and plump in Chang'an."

"After you return, you can lead Cao Xiahou and these people to go together!"

When Cao Cao heard the emperor mention Yu Jin, he bowed to the emperor again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

……

Thoughts come back again.

Cao Cao saw Cao Pi hiding far away, and then looked at Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang near the emperor...

Veins popped out of his fingers and Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.

Just as the emperor said.

The sword is still in his hand.

It is far from the time for him, Cao Mengde, to retire!
……

Pang De and Lu Xun led their troops to Runan.

Guan Yu had now taken over the armies of Xiahou Yuan and Man Chong.

When Guan Yu heard the emperor's transfer order, he had no objection.

"Lingming, I have a captain under my command, named Lü Meng. He is originally from Fubei, Runan, and is familiar with the terrain of Runan. You can let him go with you!"

"Thank you, Yunchang!"

Pang De gladly accepted Lu Meng.

"Before I left, His Majesty told me that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are both talented in both civil and military affairs, and they also have the support of a brave general like Taishi Ci. Yunchang, please be careful!"

Tai Shi Ci?
Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard, and murderous intent filled his phoenix eyes.

"They are just a bunch of traitors! Last time, my brother inflicted heavy damage on these Jiangdong rats in the Battle of Yiling. They still dare to come out and provoke us. They are simply courting death!"

Judging from what Guan Yu said, it is likely that he will have a decisive battle with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu as soon as he arrives in Jingzhou...

Pang De also knew Guan Yu's strength. With the assistance of Wen Pin and Gan Ning, and even the help of Wu Yi from Yizhou, Pang De did not say anything more.

"On the contrary, Ling Mingqi is taking a risky move. We need to be more careful."

Pang De did not expect that Guan Yu, who was always arrogant, would actually remind him.

This made Pang De laugh: "Yunchang, just wait! After this battle, I will be promoted to the rank of pillar of the state!"

After a short rest in Runan, Guan Yu and Guan Ping headed north, bypassing Fangcheng Mountain and rushing to Jingzhou from Nanyang.

Pang De led his original 7,000 soldiers and 3,000 soldiers under Lu Meng and headed towards Tongbai Mountain in the south.

Not to mention the hardships on the road.

What annoyed Pang De the most was Lu Meng, who was inserted by Guan Yu in the middle of the battle.

Lu Meng often led the troops from the front and acted cautiously, which are essential qualities for an excellent general.

But what Pang De couldn't stand was that Lu Meng was always beside him...

"General Pang, do you know how brave General Guan is?"

"General Pang, General Guan often asks me to read more of the Spring and Autumn Annals. Have you ever read that?"

"General Pang, look at the armor on my soldiers. They were all found in the Runan treasury! It's good to follow General Guan!"

"Who is better, General Pang, General Guan or General Lu Bu?"

Pang De, who could no longer bear it, replied: "Of course General Lu Bu is the best!"

"I do not believe!"

"..."

The other Lu Xun, although not annoying, is strangely powerful!

Even though Lu Xun stayed by his side for a long time, he couldn't detect his presence!
Many times, Pang De looked around but couldn't find anyone, but when he turned around, Lu Xun was following him...

"Ugh!"

Pang De's eyes lit up and he put Lu Meng and Lu Xun together!
In this way, not only the noise of Lu Meng constantly praising Guan Yu was solved, but also Lu Xun, who had almost become a transparent man, could be found at any time. It was perfect!
March quickly all the way.

Under the leadership of Lu Meng, Pang De reached the vicinity of Wuyang Pass in just ten days.

"Zhou Yu really did place a sentry here!"

Seeing that there were scouts from Jiangdong patrolling Wuyang Pass, Pang De could only ask Lu Xun to lead the army to the path he mentioned.

But when Lu Xun led his troops there, he retreated with a gloomy look on his face.

"General Pang, it seems that Zhou Yu has also explored the nearby terrain."

"The mountain path I explored before has been guarded by Zhou Yu, so I'm afraid we can't break through!" Bang!
Pound slammed the table heavily.

Zhou Yu! Zhou Gongjin!

Although he had heard the emperor mention Zhou Yu's name, he did not take it seriously when he thought that Zhou Yu was, after all, Liu Bei's defeated general in the Battle of Yiling.

Now it seems that Zhou Yu is much more difficult to deal with than he imagined!
"What should I do?"

Could it be that... we are going to withdraw our troops?
The resentment in Pound's eyes was almost overflowing!

If this battle fails, then Pang De's promotion to the rank of Pillar of the State will be a long time in coming!

For a moment!

Pang De even thought of leading his soldiers to attack this place!

But this terrible idea was quickly dismissed by Pound.

He carefully explored the terrain nearby.

If the enemy is alerted, Zhou Yu only needs to deploy a thousand soldiers here to resist tens of thousands of troops!

A strong attack will not only be of no use, but will also result in casualties at this pass!

Pang De couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when he thought that the position of pillar of the country would miss him again.

And Lu Xun, who seemed to be a piece of stone without any emotions, was also a little disappointed at this moment.

From the moment Lu Xun won the top spot in the imperial examination, people began to compare him with Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang.

Compared to Sima Yi who followed Ban Dingyuan's example and killed Xu You, persuaded Liu Biao to peacefully offer Jingzhou, and resisted Cao Cao in Xiangyang... and Zhuge Liang who assisted Liu Bei in governing Jingzhou, won the Battle of Yingshui, became one of the most important founders of Wang Chong's "Lun Heng", and expanded the territory in the southwest by thousands of miles and established the Annan Protectorate, Lu Xun's first battle ended in failure, which is really unacceptable...

Just when Pang De was unwilling and Lu Xun was sad, Lu Meng, who had always been praising Guan Yu, stood up and said uncertainly: "I have a plan, maybe I can fool the guards here!"

Do you have a plan?
Pang De and Lu Xun looked at Lu Meng, looking at him with murderous eyes: "Tell me quickly!"

Lu Meng lowered his voice...

"In fact, many merchants from Runan do not want to take the long way and arrive in Jingzhou from Nanyang. Most of them enter Jingzhou from here."

"And the soldiers in Jiangdong will certainly not be strict in checking merchants... As long as our army disguises themselves as merchants in white, sneaks in quietly, and seizes the pass, we can naturally deceive Zhou Yu!"

hiss--

What a plan with no bottom line!

Although there is war between the imperial court and Jiangdong, it has never prohibited merchants from traveling between the two sides.

Even though the court knew that Jiangdong had been closed to the outside world for a period of time and was in urgent need of trade, it still chose not to make any move on the merchants.

If the imperial court did this today, it would probably be cursed by the world!

"no!"

As a native of Liangzhou, Pang De knew best the importance of merchants.

If something so unscrupulous is done, the imperial court and the people of Jiangdong will be filled with a sense of crisis in the future.

This is not what Pound wants to see.

Lu Xun also rarely expressed his opinion: "There is no record of such a thing in the Spring and Autumn Annals. Ziming's strategy is not in line with the righteousness. Let's not talk about it anymore!"

Lu Meng argued: "All is fair in war!"

Pang De suppressed Lu Meng with just one sentence.

"If General Guan were here, do you think he would agree with your plan?"

……

Lu Meng hid aside and sulked.

He naturally knew that Guan Yu would definitely not agree with him using such a strategy, abandoning justice and using any means necessary for the sake of war.

"Isn't it for you guys?"

Lu Meng grumbled a few words of grievance, but at this moment Lu Xun suddenly remembered something and came to Lu Meng with great interest -

"General Lu! You said before that the armor and weapons of your soldiers were all found in the Runan treasury?"

"Yes."

Lu Meng nodded.

"Man Chong was not very good at fighting, but he had his own way of governing. He managed Runan in an orderly manner and the treasury was full of surplus..."

At this moment, Lu Meng suddenly froze, then smiled awkwardly after facing Lu Xun.

For some reason, even though they have very different personalities, they always find the same idea in all kinds of strange things!

“Just do it this way!”

……

Wuyang Pass.

Soldiers from Jiangdong were stationed here when they suddenly saw a large army approaching from the mountain road in the north, and they hurriedly blocked the gate.

"who are you?"

When this group of soldiers arrived, the Jiangdong defenders discovered that the enemy's morale was low and they had no intention of fighting at all.

A general in the battle line jumped out on his horse and shouted towards the inside of the pass: "I am Man Chong, the governor of Runan, under Cao Gong's command!"

"Now that Lord Cao has surrendered, I am unwilling to serve an unjust king! I have come to Jiangdong to seek refuge! I hope you will let us pass!"

It turned out to be the Governor of Runan, Man Chong?
The defenders above were doubtful and didn't know how to respond.

"Before I left, I brought three thousand sets of armor from the Ru'nan treasury!"

The other party's words were extremely tempting.

"Please present these armors to the governor for me. I hope you can give us some food to relieve our hunger!"

Three thousand armors!

The soldiers defending the city all had greedy looks in their eyes!
"Okay! Just wait!"

And "Man Chong" below was also sweating nervously.

That's it!

(End of this chapter)