My father-in-law Guan Yu, I persuaded Liu Bei to launch a surprise attack on Xiangyang at the beginn

Chapter 133: Killing Han Dang, Shattering the Jiangdong Rat's Cowardice! He squandered Sun Quan's fortune, yet he still refuses to die as an apology? (6 words)
Han Dang's eyes were wide open and he asked Liu Bei hoarsely.

There was a hint of deep confusion in his guilty eyes.

Didn’t Lu Xun say that his self-torture trick had deceived Liu Bei, and that the other party was convinced that he would steal the allied forces’ food and supplies and return?
Didn’t you, Liu Bei, promise in person that you would open the camp gates and welcome Han Dang to surrender?

What does this mean now?
Not only did you kill me by surprise, but you also asked your subordinates to hack me so badly!

You, Liu Bei, don't keep your word and don't play by the rules...

"Are all the people of Jiangdong so shameless? Even after such a situation, you still have the nerve to question my master?"

Xiao He couldn't bear to watch it any longer and had to make sarcastic remarks, pointing at the grain ships:
"If you really want to return, why is the boat filled with only kerosene and firewood? Where is the food?"

Han Dang shuddered, and his brain, which was originally filled with water, suddenly became clear.

Failed.

His plan of feigning surrender was a complete failure!

Liu Bei must have anticipated that he was pretending to surrender but intended to take advantage of the situation to launch a fire attack, so he ordered Zhou Cang to launch a sudden attack and intercept him halfway.

This means that from the very beginning, Liu Bei saw through his self-torture trick and understood Lu Meng's series of schemes.

"That's impossible. Lü Ziming's plan is flawless. Even if Zhang Liang were resurrected, he wouldn't be able to see through it."

"This is impossible, impossible..."

Han Dang froze in place, his expression stunned and horrified, as if there was thunder rumbling in his ears.

Liu Bei looked down at Han Dang's shocked and stunned face and said coldly:

"From the moment Lu Xun claimed to be entrusted by you and came to express his intention to surrender, my uncle, Military Advisor Wen, saw that this was a trick by that bastard Lu Meng."

"Sun Quan used the charge of treason to publicly punish you. This was nothing more than a self-torture ploy to convince me that you were feigning surrender."

"You've endured physical pain to feign surrender, and you've even claimed you're stealing the grain ships to return. This is nothing more than a plan to evade our patrols, approach our water camp, and unleash your fire ships, setting our warships and water camp on fire!"

Liu Bei revealed their overall plan and glanced at Xiao He with admiration:

"This thief, Lü Meng, is truly resourceful and his plan is truly cunning and unpredictable."

"What a pity! My military advisor, Bowen, was a brilliant thinker. His plan to cross the river in white clothes that day could not escape Bowen's insight, and the same is true today!"

Han Dangru was awakened by the sudden awakening. He turned his head tremblingly and looked at Xiao He in disbelief.

Is this person in front of me the legendary man with supernatural powers?
Be it Zhou Yu or Lu Meng, they were defeated several times at Xiakou, and their countless brilliant plans and strategies were all seen through by this person?
"you you…"

Han Dang pointed at Xiao He, unable to utter a word, his face twisted in disbelief.

It would be fine if this plan dragged on too long, causing unnecessary complications and allowing the other party to see the flaws.

But Xiao He figured out Lu Meng's entire plan the moment Lu Xun landed.

Even if he was a worm in Lu Meng's stomach, it was impossible for him to see things so accurately, right?

Is that human being?
Han Dang's mind was severely damaged, and the severe pain in his shoulder came again. He suddenly gasped heavily and fell to the ground with his hands.

"When Lu Xun left, he proposed the strategy of linking the ships together. This was simply to connect our warships so that when you set fire to them, our warships wouldn't have time to scatter."

"You've been delaying your return for ten days, simply waiting for tonight's south wind to blow so you can set fire to it and use the fire to enhance the power of the wind."

"I have to say that your various arrangements are indeed interconnected and ingenious. Even I almost failed to comprehend them."

"What a pity! In the eyes of Military Advisor Xiao, it's just children playing, adding to the laughter."

Fa Zheng on the side spoke up and revealed the last piece of the puzzle. It was obvious from his words that he was sincerely impressed by Xiao He.

"Woo——"

Han Dang's remaining willpower was crushed by Fa Zheng's words. He vomited blood and lay on the ground coughing violently.

"Why is this happening?"

"How could there be such a wise and resourceful person in this world? All the heroes of Jiangdong are like clowns, being played around by him?"

Han Dang kept pounding the ground with his fists, and the horror on his face gradually turned into grief and anger.

Lu Meng's plan has been exposed, and Liu Bei's response must be more than just capturing him and these hundreds of soldiers.

The troops on this shore must be on high alert, waiting for Lu Meng's follow-up troops to fall into their trap.

Jiangdong has suffered repeated casualties. What will Lu Meng do if he suffers another heavy loss with his 20,000 elite navy?

Not to mention that Sun Quan will be able to realize his ambition of seizing Jingzhou and controlling half of Jiangnan, I'm afraid that by then he won't even be able to hold on to a corner of Jiangdong!
If Jiangdong collapsed and the Sun family's foundation was destroyed, how could he have the face to face Sun Jian in the underworld?

The more Han Dang thought about it, the sadder he felt, and he fell into despair.

"Take him away, don't be slow."

Liu Bei disdained to say anything more and waved his hand.

Han Dang is a senior official of the Sun family for three generations, so it is definitely impossible to persuade him to surrender.

However, since he had been captured, considering that he was a famous general of the time and a fellow townsman from Youzhou, Liu Bei had to give him the treatment he deserved given his magnanimity.

The soldiers on both sides then carried Han Dang up and took him to the dry camp.

As he passed by Xiao He, Han Dang, who had lost all hope, suddenly had an idea in his mind the moment he saw Xiao He:
kill him!

The reason why Liu Bei is so unstoppable today and can repeatedly inflict heavy losses on his Jiangdong army is all thanks to this man's strategy!
If we kill him, Jiangdong can still be saved!
There was a fierce light in Han Dang's eyes, as if a last flicker of light had come back, and he suddenly burst out with amazing strength, even with his seriously injured body, he pushed away the soldiers on both sides.

The moment he broke free, he snatched the ring-handled sword from the soldier's waist, and angrily rushed towards Xiao He with his remaining body, swinging the sword to chop him off on the head.

"Protect the military advisor!"

Liu Bei was shocked and drew his sword to stop him.

The generals and soldiers on both sides did not expect that Han Dang, despite being seriously injured, could still make such a desperate fight. They were shocked and stepped forward to stop him.

Xiao He stood with his hands behind his back, motionless as a mountain, without a trace of panic on his face.

Because he knew that person was always by his side and would never allow anyone to hurt him.

really.

Before Han Dang could pounce, Guan Yinping appeared behind him like a gust of wind and blocked his way in an instant.

The long sword was unsheathed and shot out with lightning.

"puff!"

Han Dang's chest had been pierced.

The ring-handled sword in his hand fell, his knees went weak, and he fell to the ground helplessly.

"Wentai, I have tried my best, but I can't kill this monster, and I can't protect your Sun family's foundation..."

Han Dang, whose life was rapidly slipping away, looked up at the night sky and cried out, his old face twisted with guilt and grief.

"You old bastard, you dare to murder my husband? You're courting death!"

Guan Yinping cursed angrily, then drew his sword and slashed.

A flash of blood flashed again, and Han Dang's head, as big as a bucket, rolled to the ground.

Guan Yinping kicked Han Dang's head away, wiped the blood off his body with his sword, and sheathed the sword while cursing.

Xiao He couldn't help swallowing.

This was the first time in his life that he saw her kill someone with his own eyes.

It was really quick and decisive, the means were ruthless, and he didn't even frown...

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xiao He was safe and sound, but he was furious when he saw Han Dang, whose head and body were separated.

I respect you as a veteran of the time, and I didn't kill you because we're from the same hometown. But you actually want to harm my military advisor?

I can be magnanimous if you hurt me, but you can't hurt me, Bowen!

"Dump this old thief's body into the river and hang his head on the shore for me!"

Liu Bei gave the order with an angry look on his face.

Sinking the corpse into the river to feed the fish is equivalent to grinding the bones and scattering the ashes, without leaving the body intact.

The head was hung on the shore in order to scare the Jiangdong army who were coming later.

Everyone knew that their lord was really angry this time, otherwise he would rarely use such means to deal with a dead enemy in his life.

As Han Dang's body sank into the river and his head hung high on the shore, Guan Yinping's anger subsided and she couldn't help but applaud.

"Yinping, it was thanks to your quick reaction that you were able to protect Bowen."

Liu Bei nodded in satisfaction at his niece. Suddenly, he remembered something and asked with a smile:
"But uncle seemed to have heard you calling Bowen 'husband' just now?"

Guan Yinping was stunned at first, then she remembered that she seemed to have blurted out "How dare you murder my husband" in a panic and anger.

"Niece, no way! Uncle, you must have heard it wrong~~"

Guan Yinping denied it immediately, but her face was flushed red and her eyes showed embarrassment and shame.

When Liu Bei saw her performance, he knew that good things had happened and couldn't help laughing.

The generals on both sides understood what was going on. They looked at Xiao He and couldn't help but laugh to themselves.

Feeling a little embarrassed by being watched, Xiao He could only cough dryly and pointed:
"Lü Meng's Jiangdong navy must be following us. My lord, quickly light the fires and lure those Jiangdong thieves over here, so as to avoid any more trouble."

Liu Bei stopped laughing and returned his thoughts to the battle situation before him.

So he immediately ordered that the piles of dry firewood prepared in advance along the coast be ignited immediately.

In a blink of an eye, nearly a hundred piles of firewood were gathered and spread all over the shore of the water camp.

Viewed from the river, it seemed as if the entire Liu Jun water camp on the north bank had been ignited by fireboats in the blink of an eye, turning into a sea of ​​fire.

On the river.

Twenty thousand Jiangdong navy soldiers were lined up on the warships, staring intently at Liu Ying on the north bank.

At the bow of the flagship, Lu Meng stood with his sword in hand.

The southeast wind was blowing so hard that the helmet could hardly be worn. Lu Meng had to free up one hand to hold it down tightly.

He was only afraid that his helmet would be blown off, revealing his ugly bald head and causing the soldiers to laugh at him.

The shame of that night came to mind.

"I told you I would repay you tenfold for the shame you inflicted that day!"

"Liu Bei, Xiao He, today is the day for you to repay your debt..."

Lu Meng clenched his fists, his eyes burning with an eagerness for revenge.

Sudden.

Within the field of vision, nearly a hundred flames suddenly spread out along the riverside of Liuying on the north bank.

"Commander Lu, General Han's fireboat has been launched, and the enemy camp is on fire!"

Ling Tong raised his hand and pointed forward, shouting excitedly.

Lu Meng smiled.

The big stone that had been hanging in my heart for many days finally fell to the ground at this moment.

The dust finally settled, and his perfect plan was successful after all.

"I wonder who in the world won't know my name, Lü Meng, from today onward. Who in Jiangdong will dare to laugh at me as the "Amon of Wu"? Who will dare to disobey me?"

The more Lu Meng thought about it, the more excited he became. The arrogance that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time completely erupted at this moment, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Amidst loud laughter, he drew his sword and pointed it forward:
"Pass on my orders. The entire army will seize the opportunity to charge into the enemy camp and attack the north bank!"

"Kill Liu Bei and execute Xiao He!"

The command flags waved, the war drums sounded, and the trumpets pierced the darkness.

Hundreds of Jiangdong warships, with sails hoisted high, took advantage of the favorable wind and swept towards the north bank in an overwhelming manner.

Lü Meng gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, feeling more confident than ever before. He was already imagining how he could attack the north bank and wipe out all of Liu's 50,000 troops...

"General Lu, the enemy's situation is a bit suspicious!" Gan Ning on the other side suddenly became alert.

Ling Tong rolled his eyes at him and snorted disdainfully:

"If there's anything suspicious, the enemy camp is on fire everywhere. Let's just attack!"

Gan Ning ignored his sarcasm and continued to stare intently.

As the warships got closer, the situation on the shore became clearer and clearer.

Gan Ning's eyes suddenly focused and he shouted:
"General Lu, look! Liu Jun's warships are no longer in the camp, and the fire is not in his water camp!"

Lu Meng's heart trembled, and he looked carefully.

Liu Jun’s water camp was empty, without a single sail.

Those flames were not burning on the warships, but on more than a hundred bonfires burning on the river beach.

"Could it be that…"

Lu Meng shuddered, and an extremely ominous premonition came to his heart.

Ling Tong was also filled with astonishment and exclaimed:
"Didn't General Han successfully launch the fire ship? Where did the big-eared thief's warship go?"

"What are these fires on the shore? Where are General Han and his men?"

For a moment, the entire Jiangdong army was in confusion and astonishment.

In the blink of an eye, the fleet continued to move forward and was only a few dozen steps away from the shore.

Lu Meng saw through the situation in Liu's camp and realized that something was wrong.

at this time.

Gan Ning's face changed in shock, and he pointed at the shore and shouted:

"Head! That's General Han's head!"

Everyone was shocked and looked in the direction he pointed.

I saw a human head hanging on a flagpole on the shore.

In the blazing light, one could clearly see that it was Han Dang's head!

Lu Mengru was struck by lightning, his legs went weak, and he had to grab the side of the boat to barely stand.

His face was as pale as paper, his eyes were filled with horror, and a layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

"Why? Why would General Han——"

"He was clearly heading north to pretend to surrender and set fire to the ship, so how could he, how could he—"

Ling Tong looked at Lu Meng in shock and horror, and was so shocked that he was incoherent.

"Not good, Commander Lu! Liu Bei must have seen through our plan. He knew General Han was feigning surrender and killed him unexpectedly!"

"That bonfire on the shore must have been set deliberately by Liu Bei to lure our army into attacking!"

"Commander-in-Chief, the enemy must be scheming. Retreat to the south bank immediately—"

Gan Ning figured out the truth and shouted at Lu Meng excitedly.

However, Lu Meng's face was ashen and his fists were clenched.

Of course he knew that his plan had been discovered by Liu Bei, and he also knew why Han Dang's head was hanging there.

But he could not accept this cruel fact.

This plan of mine is clearly flawless!
The scheme of self-torture, the scheme of feigning surrender, the scheme of connecting boats with iron chains... all of these are linked together, and it is obviously beyond the comprehension of ghosts and gods!

But why was Liu Bei able to see through it?

"Xiao He?"

"Could it be that Xiao He again, who figured out my plan?"

"That's impossible. Unless he's truly a disciple of some immortal and has opened his divine eyes, how could he possibly see through my plan?"

“Why, why…”

Lu Meng, who had suffered a severe mental trauma, was now at a loss and fell into a trance and madness.

ashore.

While Lu Meng was in great confusion, Liu Bei was in high spirits, watching the Jiangdong navy "enter the net".

"Everything is just as the military advisor predicted. Lü Meng's main navy is indeed following closely behind."

Liu Bei was filled with emotion and turned around to look at Xiao He with a smile.

Xiao He smiled and pointed:
"At this close distance, the enemy should be able to see the strength of our water camp clearly. It's almost time for them to flee."

"My lord, let's do it."

The smile on Liu Bei's face disappeared, and his fighting spirit burned fiercely.

He raised his whip and shouted:
"Send the order to Huang Hansheng, and the crossbowmen shoot the enemy immediately!"

"Send a message to Yunchang and the others, send out the navy to attack and pincer attack the Jiangdong army!"

The waving command flags and the beating of war drums broke the silence of the water camp.

At Huang Zhong's urging, the five thousand archers who had been lying in ambush for a long time immediately appeared on the river beach.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Countless sharp arrows rose into the air and attacked the Jiangdong warships that were approaching more than twenty steps away.

At such a close distance, and taking advantage of the Jiangdong army's panic when a sudden volley was launched, the lethality can be imagined.

In an instant, screams were heard, and hundreds of Jiangdong soldiers were nailed to the ground.

On hundreds of warships, blood mist immediately rose into the air and chaos ensued.

"Commander Lu, you must pull yourself together and retreat quickly, otherwise my entire army will be in danger of being annihilated!"

Gan Ning ignored Lu Meng's status as the commander-in-chief, grabbed him and roared almost hoarsely.

Only then did Lu Meng wake up from his trance, looked up at the archers of Liu's army who appeared on the shore, and the last trace of regret finally disappeared.

Facts have proved that Liu Bei was indeed well prepared.

The fire attack failed and the army was in chaos. If they tried to attack the shore by force at this time, they would only end up dying in vain.

The plan failed, and the guarantee made with Sun Quan was invalid. He was too embarrassed to see Sun Quan.

If these 20,000 precious navy troops were to be destroyed here, he would have to die to atone for his sin.

But if I retreat to the south bank, how good will my fate be?
No matter what, Sun Quan would never reuse him. Even Sun Quan could not suppress the dissatisfaction of the Jiangdong generals towards him.

What's more, the life of Han Dang, a veteran of the third generation of the Sun family, was lost!

By that time, Sun Quan would not only not continue to use him, but would probably kill him and use his head to appease the anger of the generals.

By then, even if he didn't commit suicide to apologize, Sun Quan would have to kill him!

"Am I, Lü Meng, destined to die?"

Lu Meng clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and his eyes darted around, still clinging to his last hope and thinking about how to turn the situation around.

Countless sharp arrows whizzed in, nailing the soldiers on both sides to the ground in groups.

Ling Tong was also furious. He ignored Lü Meng's position as the commander-in-chief, drew his sword, and shouted:
"Sound the horn immediately and order the entire army to withdraw to the south bank immediately—"

He wanted to bypass the chain of command and order the withdrawal of troops, replace Lu Meng as the commander-in-chief, and save the 20,000 Jiangdong navy.

Lü Meng's heart was shaken, and he raised his head and glared at Ling Tong angrily.

In the end, he remained silent and could only sigh helplessly, tacitly accepting Ling Tong's overstepping of authority.

"Dang Dang Dang——"

The sound of gold rang out.

Hundreds of Jiangdong warships, which were suppressed to the point of being unable to raise their heads, turned around and retreated towards the south bank as if they had grabbed a life-saving straw.

The terrible thing is that the southeast wind is blowing strongly.

It is easy to come with the wind, but difficult to retreat against the wind.

The Jiangdong warships could only lower their sails and row towards the south bank against the wind relying on the power of their oars, so their speed naturally could not be increased.

Just as they were moving slowly, countless flames lit up on the surface of the river both upstream and downstream.

Guan Yu’s navy appeared.

Nearly 20,000 Liu Jun navy and more than 600 large and small warships, under the command of Su Fei and Ding Feng respectively, were like two sharp knives, attacking the retreating Jiangdong navy from the left and right.

In the blink of an eye, the two armies collided.

The Jiangdong army had already lost its formation and was broken in half. In an instant, it was scattered and fell into the dilemma of fighting on its own.

Guan Yu shouted and ordered the warships to charge forward, shooting arrows like rain at the panicked Jiangdong soldiers.

Generals Ding Feng and Su Fei led the ramming ships to charge recklessly, constantly boarding ships for close combat and capturing enemy ships.

Thirty ships...

Fifty ships...

One hundred ships...

The Jiangdong warships, having lost their will to resist and their formation, were constantly captured by Liu's army, and nearly half of them were destroyed in a short time.

The Jiangdong warships that managed to break through did not even dare to return to the south bank, and fled directly downstream towards the lower reaches of Chaisang.

The 20,000 Jiangdong troops collapsed!

On the flagship.

Lu Meng, who had finally broken through Liu Jun's interception, was now weak and powerless. He held on to the wall of the ship and watched his fleet being torn apart by Liu Jun.

Warships sank one after another, and soldiers fell into the surging Yangtze River...

Lu Meng's heart was bleeding and the pain was like a knife.

He knew that he had been defeated, completely defeated.

Not only did he fail in his attempt to burn down Liu's camp, but he also lost most of Sun Quan's precious 20,000 naval forces.

After this battle, he became a sinner of Sun Quan and Jiangdong!

"At least 70% of our navy will be lost. If the navy is defeated, Cao's army will be useless and Chaisang City will be undefendable."

"Commander-in-Chief, the plan now is to quickly send a message to Cao's army and our army on the south bank. Before Liu Bei can make a large-scale crossing of the river, immediately abandon the main camp, abandon Chaisang, and retreat east of Poyang Lake."

"Also, Cao Hong is currently leading his troops to Guangji to intercept us. He's unaware of our defeat. We must quickly send someone to recall him..."

Gan Ning remained calm and kept giving Lu Meng advice.

Give up Chaisang!

These four words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, completely crushing Lu Meng's spirit.

Most of the 20,000 naval forces were killed, and Chaisang, the gateway to Jiangdong and an important city, would be handed over to Liu Bei.

After this battle, Liu Bei's army took advantage of the victory and marched eastward to Jiangdong. What else could Sun Quan use to resist?

Looking back, he swore to Sun Quan on his life that he would defeat Liu Bei.

But in this situation now, how can he have the face to see Sun Quan?
"My Lord! How can I have the face to see you again if I have failed to live up to your grace and trust?"

"At this point, I, Lü Meng, can only atone for my sins with death!"

Lu Meng looked towards Moling, cried out in grief, anger and shame, and suddenly drew his sword and slashed it towards his neck.

　I was stuck in traffic all the way home yesterday and it was already evening. I got up at six this morning to finish writing it. I'll post both chapters together so that the plot will be more coherent.

　　
　
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