Lu Su first blamed himself: "Zhenrong rebelled, the chief judge had already predicted it, so we took the step-by-step approach of taking over Guangling County, we were too careless, underestimated Zhenrong, overestimated ourselves, and relaxed the monitoring of the surrounding forces, as a military advisor, I have an unshirkable responsibility, and I will review it with the lord." ”

Taishou Li Zhen said: "Military advisor, now is not the time to distinguish responsibilities, we should make surprise troops, capture Zhenrong, and send people to Jiangdong to claim back the property." ”

Du Wei echoed: "Yes, military advisor, we must take over Guangling County as soon as possible, capture Zhenrong, and avoid the continued outflow of property, which is the best policy, as for the matter of Jiangdong, we will discuss it later." ”

Lu Su said with a smile: "Hahaha, this matter is not all bad news for us, the top priority is to prevent Zhen Rong from continuing to transport property outside, I order, Sun Duwei personally led two thousand Qingzhou cavalry, the first to rush to Guangling City, expelled Zhen Rong, but must not capture him alive, or kill him, must let him leave safely, and do not leave a trace, so that no one can see that we deliberately let him go." ”

Li Zhen asked incomprehensibly: "What does the military advisor want?" ”

Du Wei suggested: "Military division, two thousand cavalry is too little, and the cavalry may not be able to successfully expel Zhenrong; Zhenrong has tens of thousands of soldiers in Guangling County, and its strength should not be underestimated, and we must not be careless again; Moreover, cavalry can only exert strong combat effectiveness when it is used in a centralized manner, and it is taboo for soldiers to disperse and use it, especially when the strength is weak, it is necessary to avoid dividing troops. ”

Lu Su smiled confidently: "Hahaha, Sun Duwei is too worried, Sun Duwei led two thousand Qingzhou cavalry in front, Su and Li Taishou will lead two thousand newly formed cavalry and 10,000 infantry behind, our purpose is only to expel Zhenrong and take over Guangling City, not to defeat Zhenrong; It is believed that if Zhen Rong learns that our cavalry is heading south, he will definitely flee as soon as possible; The officers and soldiers who remain behind will also be our people in the future, and they will definitely avoid killing. ”

In two months, only 2,000 war horses were secretly transported from Qingzhou, and 2,000 cavalry were formed, but there was still a very big gap between the level and the Qingzhou cavalry, and they had not yet formed a strong combat effectiveness, and Lu Su did not dare to rashly throw them into the war.

Li Zhen was still puzzled, and continued to ask, "What does the military advisor want?" ”

Lu Su explained with a smile: "Haha, it's too guarded, think about it, how will we develop after we stabilize Guangling County?" It is inevitable to go out to fight and expand the territory and population, Yuan Shu's Jiujiang County and Lujiang County are our preferred targets, and Jiangdong is our most important target, if there is no Rongrong, we have no reason to wage war against Jiangdong, so that we can justifiably send troops to Jiangdong. ”

"Do you want to report to the lord and the history of the Tao Thorn in time?"

Lu Su said: "Don't be in a hurry, when we take over Guangling City and Zhenrong escapes, his rebellion will be a fait accompli, and it will not be too late to report it at that time, otherwise Tao Tingshi will not believe us." ”

At this time, everyone fully understood Lu Su's true intentions, if so, they must not kill Zhen Rong, they can only let him go, and it is appropriate to send 2,000 cavalry to bluff.

Li Zhen said secretly, the lord is really powerful, and the military advisor he chooses is thinking about the long-term, which is beyond his reach.

Since the military division has made arrangements, and Gao Shun has already explained when he came, all affairs are subject to Lu Su's idea, the lieutenant stood up and saluted: "Yes, military division, the cavalry can leave this morning, and Ping will go down to make arrangements!" ”

Lu Su was very satisfied with the attitude of the commander Sun Ping, and explained: "The commander must be cautious when he goes, if he is unwilling to escape, he can use the mobility advantage of the cavalry to deal with him, and he must not fight hard with Zhenrong." ”

"Yes, Strategist!" After the commander Sun Ping saluted Lu Su, he withdrew to arrange the departure of the cavalry.

As soon as Xuyi's cavalry moved, the scouts arranged by Zhenrong knew that there was a military operation and immediately sent back the news.

The scouts of Zhenrong are all followers of Buddhism and are loyal to Zhenrong.

Sun Ping's task was to bluff and march in large troops, so the speed was slow, and it was by no means the speed of a single horseman.

Zhen Rong received the news a day in advance, and he was shocked in his heart, the reaction speed of the Qingzhou people was too fast, beyond his imagination, and now only two thousand cavalry were dispatched, and after that, there must be more cavalry and infantry, if he is surrounded or dragged down, he is in danger!

What makes him embarrassed now is that there are still so many materials and personnel that have not been transported, what should he do?

If he gave it up, he would cheapen the Qingzhou people in vain, and he would be unwilling.

If it is burned or thrown into the river, it is an act that harms others and is not beneficial to oneself, and it angers the people of Qingzhou, and the consequences are very serious.

More importantly, the officers and soldiers who followed him were not necessarily willing to do so, otherwise, if they caused anger or rebellion among the officers and soldiers, he would not even have a chance to escape.

After careful consideration, he decided to give all the supplies that could not be transported to the officers and soldiers who could not be transported away and to his loyal Buddhist followers, and even if he left, he would have a good relationship with them.

Therefore, Zhenrong strictly sealed the news of the southward movement of the Qingzhou cavalry, and in order to buy people's hearts, he announced that he would distribute grain, linen and other materials in his personal name, and as for the money, it was transported away when the first batch of ships was taken care of by his most trusted soldiers.

The officers and soldiers and believers of Guangling City immediately boiled over and rushed to Okura to collect it.

Gong Cao was responsible for the distribution, there were officers and soldiers to maintain order, everything was carried out in an orderly manner, and there was no need for Ji Rong to come forward, but everyone was full of gratitude for Ji Rong's kindness.

After the evening of the same day, while everyone was excitedly collecting their belongings, with the help of the cover of night, he boarded the last ship and quietly left, leaving a mess waiting for the people of Qingzhou to accept it.

For his masterpiece, Zhenrong couldn't help but be proud.

Although the spies lurking in Guangling City learned that this was a trick of Zhenrong, they were powerless to stop it, so they could only secretly monitor Zhenrong; After they saw Zhenrong leaving by boat under the protection of the guards, they relaxed a little, and immediately sent people out of the city to welcome the arrival of the army and report on Zhenrong and the situation in the city.

The next day, Captain Sun Ping led the cavalry to hurry slowly without encountering any obstacles; Ten miles outside the city, after receiving a report from the secret agent, he understood what was happening in the city.

Sun Cheng secretly said in his heart, the military advisor was really powerful, and he estimated everything that Zhen Rong had done, so he immediately ordered the cavalry to speed up and rush to Guangling City.

The arrival of a large number of cavalry made the officers and soldiers and people in Guangling City nervous, and the guards immediately closed the city gate for defense.

Everyone looked around for Taishou and other officials, but when they didn't get it, they were even more panicked.

The highest official in the city was responsible for distributing food to everyone.

Commander Sun Ping lined up outside the north gate of Guangling City, rode forward, and shouted to the people on the city wall: "Listen to the people in the city, the former Taishou Zhenrong defected to Xuzhou, and has fled to Yangzhou with money and grain and his descendants. The rebellion has nothing to do with you, and the new Taishou will never hold you accountable; You are also victims, and you are also abandoned by Zhirong; I hope you will open the city gate and welcome the new Taishou into the city, otherwise, when the army arrives, if you refuse to open the door, you will also be regarded as an accomplice of Zhenrong, and you will be severely punished! Give you half an hour to think about it, and I hope you make the right choice! ”