In May of the fourth year of Jianxing, Cao Pi fell ill and died.

In June, the news reached Han and Wu, and the prime minister of the Han Dynasty wrote a letter to Sun Quan, wanting the two countries to join forces in the Northern Expedition.

In July, the Guangzhou assassin Shi Lu Dai went to Sun Quan and asked for a crusade against Shihui's disobedience.

Sun Quan saw that the north was in turmoil, and Shu had something to ask for himself, and knew that neither country would cause trouble for himself at this time, and it was a good time to pacify Jiaozhou, so he agreed to Lu Dai's request.

Lü Dai was authorized by Sun Quan to personally lead 3,000 soldiers from Panyu to take the sea route by boat, day and night, and arrive at Hepu as fast as possible.

Hepu is the dividing point between Guangzhou and Jiaozhou.

Because of the rebellion of Shihui, Shi Dailiang was blocked by the soldiers of the Shijia Sect outside Jiaozhou, so he could only stay here all the time, and when he learned that Lu Dai led the army to come, he was overjoyed and went out of the city to greet him in person.

Three thousand soldiers set up camp outside the city of Hepu, and Dai Liang welcomed Lu Dai into the city, and set up a banquet for him to receive the wind.

Lu Dai is now sixty-six years old, but he acted vigorously and resolutely, and directly refused the banquet.

And said angrily, "I am ordered by King Wu to lead the army to quell the chaos. Now that the thieves are in front of me, I can't wait to go into battle to kill the enemy immediately, how can I still be in the mood to go to the banquet? ”

Although Lü Dai and Dai Liang are both assassins of a state, Lü Dai has the title of Marquis of Duxiang because of his military exploits, and he also has the position of General Annan, and at the same time has the right to fake festivals.

Those who are on the verge of the festival can directly behead those who violate military orders in wartime.

Therefore, Lu Dai's actual status is much higher than Dai Liang's.

Now listening to Lu Dai's orders, Dai Liang couldn't, so he had to withdraw the banquet and change it to a pre-military discussion array.

"General Lu, the terrain of Jiaozhou is dangerous, and Shihui relies on the grace of his predecessors to deceive the people of Jiaozhou, and everyone is dependent, so he can't be taken lightly."

Dai Liang saw that Lu Dai was anxious to march into Jiaozhou, and couldn't help but be a little worried that he would advance lightly, so he persuaded him.

Lu Dai nodded, "What Dai Thorn Shi said is reasonable, and I know this, so I am urging to enter earlier." Shi Hui has a counter-plan, and now there are Jiaozhou wealthy clans in Jiaozhou who know the righteousness and rebel against him, and he is busy suppressing the clan's soldiers. ”

"If I kill him suddenly, he must be unprepared, and if our army is unprepared to attack him, he will be a great achievement. If he hesitates, when he has a defense, he collects his troops and sticks to the city, and then uses the prestige of the scholar family to order the hundred barbarians in Jiaozhou to raise troops to help. ”

"At that time, we will not only have to face the soldiers of Shihui, but also the brave barbarians of Jiaozhou, I am afraid that it will be difficult to conquer at that time. Therefore, it should be removed in time when it is not yet weathered, so as not to leave endless disasters. ”

Lu Dai has been fighting for the Sun family for more than 20 years, and he has his own set of views on the battle array.

"And how are we going to get in?"

Dai Liang, as the person with the highest position under Lu Dai, took the lead in asking.

"Husband and fighter, attack the heart first, and attack the city first." Lu Dai had a somewhat unfathomable smile on his face, "Come on, please come in." ”

After a while, a short, dark-skinned man walked in with some cringe, saluted Lu Dai and said, "The last general Kuang has seen Lu Tingshi, and he has seen all the generals. ”

"Zhonglang will not need to be polite, come, please take a seat." Lu Dai personally invited Shi Kuang to his seat, and then introduced this person to everyone.

"Shi Zhonglang will be the brother of Shi Hui, and Shi Hui is a rebellious thief, but Shi Zhonglang will be quite knowledgeable and refuse to rebel. Now I have been recruited as a mentor and friend, and I have recruited the state with me to clarify my aspirations. ”

When Shi Kuang heard this, he hurriedly got up again, looking terrified, "The Shi family has received the great favor of Lord Wu, and it is not enough to repay the death. ”

"I didn't expect the clan uncle to pass away, but my clan brother is so ignorant of the general situation, and he wants to resist the heavenly soldiers to divide one side, which is really a mantis arm as a car. A certain talent, I want to attach General Lu Jiwei to clear the door of my family. ”

This is said to be generous, but the person who spoke, his expression was cringe, and his tone was flattering, and everyone present could not help but have a strange feeling when they heard it, and at the same time they had some contempt for him as a person.

Only Lu Dai laughed and said, "Zhonglang will say this, he really understands the righteousness!" The Shi family has guarded Jiaozhou for decades, and has won the love of the people of Jiaozhou, and has made meritorious contributions for a long time. ”

"For the sake of the Marquis of Long Bian (Shi Xie), I don't want to persecute the Shi family too much. Therefore, I wanted to ask Zhonglang to bring a letter and send it to Nashihui. ”

And told him that if a certain thought could confess his guilt and turn his back on his own for the sake of his confusion, he would never pursue his past sins. Although he lost his position as a county guard, he was still a rich man. ”

"But if you are lucky, refuse to surrender, and try to defend in vain, you will personally take his head in the near future."

When Shi Kuang heard this, he hurriedly said, "Since General Lu has an order, how dare the villain disobey?" The villain is on his way overnight today, and he will definitely try his best to persuade his brother to make him know his way back. ”

"Okay, good, then there will be General Lao Zhonglang."

Lu Dai smiled with satisfaction.

At this time, Dai Liang also spoke, "General Lu, one of the staff members of the lower official has a good relationship with the Nashi family, so you might as well ask him to write a letter and send it over to persuade him together." ”

When Lu Dai heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and asked, "Who is it?" ”

"This person's surname is Zhang, his name is white, and his words are strong, he is a member of the Zhang family in Wu County, and he was exiled here because he was burdened by his brother Zhang Huishu. A certain once tried his talents, but he did not live up to the name of the children of the Zhang family, so he was accepted as a guest. ”

Except for those who are deliberately entrusted to take care of the exiles, when they arrive in the frontier land, they are generally life and death, and no one will care about you.

In addition, there are few Han people and many barbarians in the frontier land, and it is even more rare for Han people who can read and write, so although Zhang Bai cannot be an official, Dai Liang loves his talent and accepts him as a guest, which is still in line with the unspoken rules.

"Wu Jun Zhang's family?" When Lu Dai heard this, his expression changed for a moment, and then he remembered something, and a smile appeared on his face at the moment, "That is the case, it is really the best." ”

When Dai Liang heard this, he hurriedly beckoned, "Jianyi come here, hurry up and give General Lu a salute." ”

No one noticed the momentary change in expression on Lu Dai's face.

However, it is said that when Shihui decided to oppose Wu, his subordinate officials Huan Lin kowtowed to persuade him, and Shi Hui was furious, first tortured Huan Lin, and then killed him.

This practice caused fierce resistance from the Huan family, and Huan Zhi, the brother of Huan Lin, and his nephew Huan Fa led the soldiers to attack Shihui.

The two sides fought for several months, but the stalemate had no choice but to negotiate and strike the army.

On this day, Shi Hui was racking his brains on how to defeat the Huan family's sect soldiers, and suddenly heard that Shi Kuang, the younger brother of the clan, had returned from the Wu army and brought the news of the Wu army, so he hurriedly asked people to invite him in.

"The little brother has seen the elder brother!"

As soon as Shi Kuang came in, he directly made a big salute.

"Brother doesn't need to be polite. You fell into the Kingdom of Wu, I thought you had an accident, but I didn't expect to be able to return safely. ”

Shi Hui said with a happy smile on his face.

Hearing this, Shi Kuang directly scolded in his heart, damn when you were against it, did you really not know that I was still in Wu Kingdom? I'm afraid I've never thought about it, right?

If it weren't for Lao Tzu and Lu Dai being old acquaintances, as soon as they saw that the limelight was wrong, they directly expressed their attitude, but I was afraid that their heads would have been cut off long ago!

It's just that now he has a heavy responsibility on his body, and he is on the territory of Shihui, so it's not easy to turn his face, and he is also piling up a hypocritical smile at the moment, "Thank you brother for your concern." The younger brother got out of the Wu army this time, because he had something important to say to his brother. ”

As soon as Shi Hui heard this, the smile on his face disappeared, and he sneered, "Isn't it Wu Guo's letter of persuasion?" ”

Shi Kuang's face froze, and he laughed dryly, "Wu people do have a letter to send to the elder brother, but what the younger brother wants to say is not this matter. ”

"Wu people persuaded to surrender, don't mention it again!"

Shi Hui said with a resolute expression, "Just wait for me to break the Huan family sect soldiers, I think there is anyone else in Jiaozhou who dares to resist me?" At that time, I will raise troops to the east and occupy the important land of Hepu and Jiaozhou, and it will be up to our scholars to decide. ”

"What adults could do back then, how could I not do it? At that time, Sun Quan, even if he didn't want to recognize me as a Jiaozhou assassin, he would have to pinch his nose and admit it. ”

"Besides, my family has been in business for several generations, which is why we are today. How can you give it up to someone in one day? ”

"The elder brother's words can be regarded as speaking to the younger brother's heart." Shi Kuang listened to Shi Hui's words, and also sighed, "If you can, who is willing to give away the inheritance?" ”

When the clan uncle was there, the Shi family in Jiaozhou was really a call and a hundred responses, and no one obeyed the order. Who wouldn't want to keep going like this unless they had to?

"It's just brother, that Guangzhou assassin Shi Lu Dai, now that he has led the army to Hepu, I don't know if you have a way to retreat from the enemy?"

Nostalgia for the old days can only be nostalgia, but what should be said is still to be said.

Shi Hui, who was originally impassioned, changed his face as soon as he heard this, "How could Wu Bing be so fast?!" ”