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Chapter 130 I’m willing to bet my future and life on it! Xiao He: Familiar recipe, familiar taste!

The Jiangdong generals were stunned.

Han Dang was so angry that he actually hit Lu Meng?
No matter how wrong Lu Meng was, and no matter how senior you, Han Dang, are, you cannot hit anyone!
Who is Lu Meng? He is the governor appointed by Sun Quan, the commander-in-chief of the Jiangdong Army in name and in reality, representing Sun Quan's will.

No matter how senior you, Han Dang, are, you are still Lu Meng's subordinate.

Attacking Lu Meng means committing an act of rebellion, and represents a provocation and contempt for the authority of Lord Sun Quan!
At this moment, Lu Meng had every right to order Han Dang to be arrested immediately and sent back to Moling to be dealt with by Sun Quan.

Even when Lu Meng was extremely angry, he directly ordered Han Dang to be executed, which was not without his power.

"You killed Zhong Yi and brought shame upon Jiangdong. I will beat you to death—"

Han Dang was so angry that he had no time to think about it. He continued to wave his fists and wanted to hit Lu Meng.

The Jiangdong generals finally reacted at this time and rushed forward, trying their best to stop Han Dang.

Lu Meng, who was knocked to the ground, spat out several mouthfuls of blood and finally woke up from his dizziness.

When he licked his lips, he found that one of his back teeth was broken. The shame in his heart was instantly replaced by anger.

"Pooh!"

Lu Meng spat out a mouthful of blood, stood up shakily, his hand already on his sword, and his eyes shot towards Han Dang with murderous intent.

Gan Ning saw that the situation was not good, and pretended to step forward to support him, but lowered his voice and said:

"Commander Lu, General Han offended you in his haste. Please consider the overall situation. Now that General Zhong Yi is dead, the morale of the army must not be shaken!"

What Gan Ning meant was, of course, that if a highly respected veteran like Han Dang were executed, the morale of the army would inevitably be further damaged.

Lu Meng felt a chill on his head, and the murderous intent in his eyes was instantly suppressed by Gan Ning.

On the other side, Ling Tong also stopped Han Dang and whispered:

"General Han, he is the commander-in-chief of our army after all. You must not commit crimes against your superiors and let outsiders laugh at us Jiangdong people."

Ling Tong glanced at Cao Hong and the others.

Han Dang's heart trembled, and the anger that rushed to his head was immediately extinguished by three points.

He was not afraid of committing insubordination, but he was afraid of being watched by Cao Hong and others, which would bring shame to Jiangdong.

Thinking of this, Han Dang snorted coldly and finally put away his fist.

After glaring at Lu Meng fiercely, Han Dang picked up Sun Yu's body and left without saying a word.

Ling Tong and other Jiangdong generals breathed a sigh of relief and surrounded Han Dang as he left.

Seeing this, Gan Ning felt relieved, let go of Lu Meng, shook his head and retreated.

"Gongming, it seems you've misjudged him. He's nothing special. Jiangdong is ultimately deserted..."

Cao Hong spoke sarcastically, glanced at Lu Meng with disdain, then turned and walked away.

Xu Huang glanced at Lu Meng, but did not say anything sarcastic. He just sighed lightly and followed Cao Hong away.

The people on the shore had left and the tea had gone cold, leaving only General Lu Meng, who was left stranded on the pier.

Lu Meng touched his swollen face and looked back towards the north bank. His eyes gradually became bloodshot and burned with raging anger.

"Liu Bei, Xiao He, the humiliation I suffered today is all caused by you, my Lord and Minister!"

"I, Lü Meng, swear on my life that I will repay you tenfold for today's shame."

Looking at the remaining fireboats on the river, Lu Meng, who was originally muttering to himself, suddenly had a gleam of light in his eyes.

...

Seven days later, in the Jiangdong camp, in the mourning hall.

"Liu Bei, the big-eared thief——"

"Sooner or later I will tear you into pieces to comfort my brother's soul in heaven—"

Sun Quan, dressed in plain white with a black veil around his arms, was supporting Sun Yu's coffin with tears streaming down his face, swearing an oath with gritted teeth.

Such a major change occurred on the front line. When the news was passed back to Moling, Sun Quan was naturally shocked and immediately rushed to Chaisang overnight to take charge of the situation.

After learning about Lu Meng's failure in borrowing arrows from straw boats, and seeing his blood brother lying in the cold coffin, Sun Quan was both furious and grief-stricken.

"Lü Ziming——"

Sun Quan wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, turned around suddenly and glared at Lu Meng angrily.

With a guilty look on his face, Lu Meng knelt down at Sun Quan's feet and kowtowed deeply.

"Meng was anxious to establish his authority, and he vainly attempted to trick Liu Bei into using the straw boat to borrow arrows, thereby establishing his authority in front of the other generals."

"Unexpectedly, Meng's plan was discovered by Liu Bei, and General Zhong Yi died at the hands of Liu Bei's arrow."

"I cannot shirk responsibility for General Zhong Yi's death. I will accept your punishment, my lord."

Lu Meng did not defend himself, but just silently pleaded guilty.

Han Dang on the side snorted coldly and looked at Sun Quan eagerly, waiting for him to order to punish Lu Meng severely.

"you--"

Sun Quan pointed at Lu Meng and was about to order him to be punished.

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back and threw down his sleeves fiercely.

"My brother was killed by the big-eared thief's arrow. It's not your fault. Get up!"

Han Dang's face suddenly changed and he was shocked.

He obviously did not expect that Sun Quan was so magnanimous that he would not pursue Lu Meng!

The dead person was his cousin!
Sun Quan is in trouble.

If Lu Meng were really punished, who would lead the coalition forces on his behalf to resist Liu Bei's 50,000-strong army?

Does he want him to ask Zhou Yu to come out of retirement and take charge of the situation again?

He can't let go of this face and can't afford to lose face.

Han Dang was not completely without wisdom and he quickly figured out Sun Quan's intention.

Although he understood, he couldn't swallow this anger, so he angrily saluted:

"My lord, Lü Ziming has issued a military order. If we cannot supply 100,000 arrows within three days, I will resign as commander-in-chief!"

"All the generals were present at the time, including Cao Hong and his generals, and they heard it clearly!"

"If you do not punish Lü Ziming and remove him from his position as commander-in-chief, our generals will not be convinced. Cao Hong and other outsiders will also laugh at our lax military discipline and regard us as a mob!"

Sun Quan's heart trembled, his brows immediately furrowed, and he glared at Lu Meng fiercely.

The look in his eyes was obviously blaming Lu Meng for being too arrogant and issuing a military order.

Now he is in a dilemma, not knowing whether to depose Lu Meng from his position as commander-in-chief or not.

Lu Meng was kneeling on the ground, his eyes darting around, as if he was making a decision.

After a moment, he clenched his fists suddenly and his eyes were as determined as iron.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Meng slowly bowed:

"Since Meng has issued a military order, he should resign from his position as commander-in-chief to enforce military discipline."

"I have received the Lord's kindness, and I shall repay him with my death. I really shouldn't shirk my responsibility."

"Meng has come up with a plan that can destroy Liu Bei's 50,000-man army in one fell swoop. Not only can we protect Chaisang, but we can also turn the defense into an offense and recapture Jingzhou in one fell swoop!"

"I ask my lord to give me one last chance. If I disappoint you again, you don't have to remove me from the position of governor. I will commit suicide to apologize to you!" As soon as these words came out, Sun Quan's originally tangled and embarrassed face suddenly turned into one of surprise and joy.

Han Dang's face also changed drastically.

Defeat Liu's 50,000 troops in one fell swoop and recapture Jingzhou...

Just these two sentences were enough to make Sun Quan forget all his previous dissatisfaction with Lu Meng.

"Ziming, what brilliant plan do you have that could accomplish this in one fell swoop? Tell us quickly!"

Sun Quan was overjoyed and quickly helped Lu Meng up.

Lü Meng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This plan must be carried out by General Han, but it is a matter of confidentiality, so please, my lord..."

Lu Meng glanced at the young Confucian scholar next to Sun Quan.

The young scholar was also tactful and immediately asked to leave for a while.

"Bo Yan and I have had a heart-to-heart talk, and we have decided to betroth my niece to him. He is already the future son-in-law of my grandson's family. We are family, so there is no need to avoid him."

Sun Quan smiled slightly and stopped the young Confucian scholar.

Upon hearing this, Lu Meng knew that the young Confucian scholar was Sun Quan's confidant, so there was no need to worry about him leaking secrets.

Lu Meng then lowered the curtain of the mourning hall and said in a low voice:

"If you want to defeat Liu Bei, you must first defeat his navy. If you want to defeat his navy in one fell swoop, you must use..."

Lu Meng then explained his plan calmly and slowly.

Sun Quan's eyes lit up and his expression became more and more surprised.

Han Dang's expression turned from gloomy to bright, and when he looked at Lu Meng again, the dissatisfaction and hostility in his eyes had obviously decreased a lot.

"Brilliant! This plan is truly flawless and ingenious!"

"After using this plan, even if Xiao He really has the third eye, I don't think he will be able to see through it!"

"Ziming, ah Ziming, I told you long ago that you have the spirit of Han Xin and the wisdom of Zhang Liang. I was right!"

Sun Quan was so excited that he was ecstatic and clapped his hands and praised Lu Meng incoherently.

Seeing Sun Quan's attitude change, Lu Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

He did not dare to be complacent, and looked at Han Dang with a slightly worried look:
"But this plan will require General Han to suffer a lot in order to deceive Xiao He."

"But the old general is already old, I am afraid..."

Before he could finish his words, Han Dang waved his hand and said proudly:

"Although I am old, my body is no worse than your young men. What does this little physical pain mean?"

"As long as I can defeat the Big Eared Bandit, protect Chaisang for my lord, and take back Jingzhou, I have nothing to fear even if I sacrifice my life!"

Lu Meng breathed a sigh of relief and bowed respectfully:
"General Han is a man of great sense of justice and extraordinary magnanimity. I truly admire him."

"You don't have to admire me!"

Han Dang waved his hand and said sternly:

"It is for the sake of my lord and the foundation of the Sun family that I choose to trust you again."

"Commander Lu, don't forget the oath you just made to the Lord. Don't let the Lord down again this time!"

The word "General Lu" meant that Han Dang had temporarily put aside their past grudges, but the reminder that followed was a warning.

Lu Meng knew that he had no way out, and his future and life depended on this plan.

Taking another deep breath, Lu Meng said proudly:

"My lord, General Han, you can rest assured!"

"I, Lü Meng, can guarantee you this plan will succeed even at the risk of my life!"

Sun Quan felt confident and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

At this time, Han Dang said:

"This plan is of great importance. We need to choose a suitable person to go to the north bank. Commander Lu, do you have a candidate?"

Lu Meng smiled and pointed behind Sun Quan:
"The one going to the North Shore is none other than him!"

...

North bank, Liuying.

Inside the central military tent, Liu Bei was listening to the latest intelligence from the spies on the south bank.

"Lü Meng's attempt to trick Sun Yu into borrowing a straw boat failed, leading to his death at the hands of our army. Upon returning to the south bank, Han Dang was enraged and violently beat Lü Meng in public."

"A few days later, Sun Quan arrived at the enemy camp at Chaisang. Far from blaming Lü Meng, he was furious at Han Dang for his insubordination and ordered him to apologize to Lü Meng."

"Han Dang refused, and Sun Quan, enraged, beat him with thirty military sticks in public to punish him for his crime of rebellion..."

Yi Ji read out the intelligence from the south bank.

Upon hearing this, there was a lot of discussion in the tent.

"Han Dang is a veteran of the Sun family for three generations. How could Sun Quan be so cruel as to beat Han Dang in public just for Lü Meng?"

Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard, with a strange look flashing in his eyes.

There was also a look of surprise in Liu Bei's eyes.

"Although Jiangdong has many brave generals, only a few are talented commanders. There are only Zhou Yu and this Lu Meng."

"Zhou Yu is ill and can't leave, so Sun Quan has no choice but to use Lü Meng. He didn't hesitate to punish Han Dang, the old minister, to establish Lü Meng's authority."

Fa Zheng made this judgment.

This inference seemed logical. Liu Bei and Guan Yu nodded slightly, agreeing with Fa Zheng's calculations.

"Beat Han Dang..."

Xiao He muttered to himself, as if he smelled a familiar formula from it.

While he was thinking about it, the personal guard outside the tent came to report that a man in black came by boat from the south bank and wanted to see Liu Bei for an urgent matter.

"The black-clad men on the South Bank, urgent?"

Liu Bei was curious and immediately ordered the man in black to be brought over.

A moment.

A young scholar walked into the tent and bowed calmly:

"I am Lu Xun, paying my respects to Liu Yuzhou!"

Hearing this well-known name, Xiao He's heart trembled slightly, and he looked at the person who came.

Liu Bei and others only knew that this name meant that he was a descendant of the Lu family in Jiangdong.

"So you are Lu Boyan of Jiangdong. I heard that you are serving under Sun Zhongmou. Why did you cross the river to see me?"

Liu Bei asked as he gestured for him to sit down and have some tea.

Lu Xun did not sit down, but bowed again with a serious expression:

"Xun was entrusted by General Han Yigong to come to see Liu Yuzhou secretly and express his intention to surrender!"

(End of this chapter)