On the river, more than 3,000 merchant ships sailed against the current, passing through Wuchang, Huangzhou, Sanjiangkou and other currents, and gradually entered the waters of Jingzhou.

"All departments act according to prior instructions, from now on, we are the caravan from Wuzhong along the Jiangxi to trade, and on the beacon tower encountered along the way, the Jingzhou soldiers will be checked, and be careful not to show flaws."

"Otherwise, once the true identity of us is discovered, then the plan to take Jingzhou without blood will be in vain!"

At this time, on the river, Lu Meng, who was dressed in white, stood on the merchant ship and slowly gave orders to his subordinates.

When the order was laid, the white-clad sergeants all escorted the merchant ships and dispersed, continuing along the tributaries of the Yangtze River.

About half a ring, in the territory of Matun, along the coast, at a glance, there are dozens of beacon towers about two zhang high on both sides of the riverbank.

Not only that, almost every ten miles, a beacon tower was connected.

From a distance, in this place alone, more than 100 beacon towers have been built, and the defense is extremely rigorous.

In the distance, the merchant ships were getting closer and closer, and Lu Meng's eyes gradually noticed the tight beacon tower in front of him, and he couldn't help muttering: "This dense beacon tower along the river is really a masterpiece, and it completely monitors the downstream. ”

"The slightest rumor of our army will be known to the enemy in an instant."

For a while, Lu Meng's eyes were also locked, and he groaned secretly.

The reason why he returned to Wuzhong with a fraudulent illness was to recommend the infamous Lu Xun to replace him on the grounds of recuperating from his injuries, in addition to confusing Guan Yu and having no intention of attacking Jingzhou.

The most important thing is to take the opportunity to think about countermeasures, how to break the beacon tower along the river and quietly kill under the city of Jiangling.

This is the true intention of Lu Meng, the return of the deception.

After thinking about it for a long time, he came up with the strategy of pretending to be a merchant.

"The road ahead is coming, pay attention to your words and deeds, and don't be exposed."

At this moment, Lu Meng's expression was serious, he looked at the passenger ships following him, and slowly ordered.

The order was handed down, and the speed of the Wu army's merchant ships was not slow, and they arrived at the beacon towers on both sides of the strait in a short time, and then the speed slowed down, ready to be interrogated by the defenders on the platform.

However, the amazing event came!

I saw that the merchant ships of the Wu army passed through one beacon tower after another, all of them were unimpeded, and there was no slightest soldier to stop them.

After driving forward for several more miles, Lu Meng finally felt that something was wrong.

"Stop the boat, you lead a group of people to the shore, quietly run to the beacon tower, and inquire about the situation."

"What tricks does the Jingzhou army have in the end?"

At this moment, because his side was not hindered, Lu Meng couldn't raise the look of joy at all, but instead showed worry on his face, and didn't dare to continue to drive forward.

After all, the beacon tower along the Yangtze River is where the Jingzhou army is located along the Yangtze River to prevent the Wu army downstream.

But now that their advance has not been blocked, it is hard to imagine that this is not a conspiracy of the enemy.

Therefore, after ordering a group of people to go ashore to investigate, Zai Lu Meng also ordered the rest of the merchant ships to dock and rest for a while and wait for the military situation.

Half a sound, the footsteps hurriedly sounded, and one of the military marquis who had just been ordered to lead the people to investigate immediately returned, got on the boat and arched his hand: "Governor Qiqi, we have already investigated clearly, there is no one on the beacon tower, and there is no trace of Jingzhou soldiers. ”

"Not only that, but the beacon towers along the river that stretch for dozens of miles are already empty, and there are no soldiers of the Jingzhou Army stationed there."

As soon as the words fell, Lu Meng was stunned, and his face was like earth.

"What, the beacon towers that cover the banks of the river are empty?"

"What's going on?"

At this time, Lu Meng was also puzzled, where did the Jingzhou army go?

"Is it evacuation?"

After thinking about it, he vetoed again: "But this is not right, this defense line is one of the most advantageous boundaries to resist my Jiangdong, how can the Jingzhou army give up so easily?" ”

"This doesn't make sense!"

It's just that at this moment, the military marquis continued to tell that there were no defenders at the Matun ferry in front, and even the warships had disappeared.

After getting this military information, Lu Meng's face became more and more suspicious, and he muttered secretly: "Look at this posture, the Jingzhou army is really strong and clear, and the whole line has been evacuated?" ”

However, after figuring out the situation of the battle, he also continued to order his soldiers to continue to rest and recuperate, and did not move forward immediately.

At this moment, Lu Meng slowly stepped onto the shore, stared at the surging water on the river, felt the blowing of the river breeze, and closed his eyes and pondered.

He was thinking about what the Jingzhou army was planning!

After all, the purpose of planning a strategy to cross the river in white clothes was to pull out the strongholds of beacon towers along the river one by one, eliminate the eyes and ears of the Jingzhou army, and then attack Jingzhou's whereabouts without being leaked, and raid the public security and Jiangling safely.

But according to the current point of view, this line of defense was directly abandoned, and Lu Meng thought for a while, but did not come to a conclusion.

"Is the Jingzhou army shrinking the defensive line, or is there another purpose?"

At this time, looking at the river, he secretly thought hard, but he didn't dare to continue to move against the current easily.

After all, now that the enemy situation is unknown, Lu Meng is also worried that this is a lure by the Jingzhou army, in case he continues to advance westward and is ambushed, then it will be a big deal!

For a time, the three thousand white-clothed people stagnated here and did not survive.

It wasn't until night gradually fell that there was a slight sound in the downstream of Matun, and a moment later, a spectacular scene came into view.

I saw that on the river downstream, more than 1,000 warships were ready, including more than 10 building boats, a number of fighting ships and ships, and the Wu soldiers and crossbowmen were all ready to go.

Between the marches, the warships were lined up in a uniform formation, and you could vaguely feel the solemn aura of each Wu Junjian.

From a distance, the scale of this fleet is extremely large, with more than tens of thousands of troops.

After a while, several Wu army scouts arrived at the beacon tower first, and Lu Meng and the others rested.

"Grand Duke, why are you still here?"

Several scouts stepped forward and immediately found the merchant ship resting here, and the white-clothed sergeant couldn't help but run to Lu Meng and arched his hand.

Hearing this, Lu Meng looked back, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Hey, why are you here?" ”

When the words fell, one of them, Sergeant Wu, arched his hand and said: "The reinforcements sent by the Lord Governor, Zhuge Jin, Zhou Tai Handang and other generals, led by the sergeants arrived at Lukou. ”

"The public security guard and General Lu reached a consensus that they were willing to raise the public security city to surrender the city."

"Therefore, General Lu ordered tens of thousands of troops in Lukou to march west against the west, and he said that the Metropolitan Governor must have destroyed the beacon stronghold here at this moment."

"If you move westward, you will be able to hide your whereabouts, and you will be able to besiege the city with the governor of the capital."

In a matter of moments, the sergeant reported the order to send troops.

When the words fell, Lu Meng didn't say a word, just smiled bitterly.

Today's situation is confusing, and he doesn't know where to start!

Could it be that he is trapped here and does not dare to continue to use soldiers?

Wouldn't this be a slap in the face, after all, the plan to attack Jingzhou was originally facilitated by Lu Meng.

After waiting for a while, the warships of the Wu army arrived here, and Lu Xun's main ship also arrived.

Then, seeing that the white-clothed sergeant was staying here, Lu Xun was suspicious, and immediately went ashore to meet Lu Meng.

When the two met, Lu Meng couldn't help but smile bitterly, told the cause and effect, and said, "Bo Yan, what do you think the Jingzhou army has planned?" ”

"Mr. Meng thinks that something is wrong with this situation!"

Hearing this, Lu Xun couldn't help but ponder from the side.