In the Battle of Xiangfan, there were two representative figures in the Jiangdong Group, the first was Lu Meng, who had already mentioned above, and the second was Lu Xun.

Originally, with Lu Xun's qualifications, he was not qualified to participate in the battle against Guan Yu, but later Lu Xun was appreciated by Lu Meng and strongly recommended by him, so Lu Xun got this opportunity.

【Wujun Lu Xun】

Lu Xun, whose real name is Lu Yi, is a native of Wu County, Wu County (now Suzhou, Jiangsu). Lu Xun's family background is a Jiangdong family. His grandfather Lu Jun was the captain of the city gate, from his grandfather Lu Kang to the Lujiang Taishou, and his father Lu Jun was the captain of Jiujiang.

Lu Xun died of his father when he was very young, so he followed his cousin Lu Jiang Taishou Lu Kang to live in his office. In the first year of Xingping (194), Yuan Shu had a conflict with Lu Kang and prepared to attack Lu Kang, so Lu Kang asked Lu Xun and his relatives to return to Wu County first. Later, Yuan Shu sent Sun Ce to attack Lujiang, Lu Kang held on for more than a year, and the city fell, and after more than a month, Lu Kang died of illness. Later, because Lu Kangzi Lu Ji was still young, Lu Xun took on the responsibility of supporting the portal and managing family affairs for Lu Kang.

Later, Lu Ji and his nephew Gu Shao were equally famous for their reading books, followed by Lu Xun, Zhang Dun, and Bu Jing. It can be seen that the young Lu Xun is also a gentle scholar.

After Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan succeeded his people as a general, recruited handsome people, and hired celebrities. In the eighth year of Jian'an (203), Lu Xun was only twenty-one years old and was called into the Sun Quan shogunate and became a staff member of Sun Quan's ruling group. He successively served as the East Cao Lingshi and the West Cao Lingshi, and later served as the Tuntian Governor of Haichang (now Haining, Zhejiang) County, and was also in charge of the county's government affairs. The county has been in drought for many years, Lu Xun opened the official warehouse to release grain to help the poor, encouraged and supervised the cultivation of silkworms, and the people got a lot of benefits. At that time, there were many people in Wuxian, Huiji, and Danyang who were hiding in the mountains and forests, and Lu Xun stated to the imperial court the current urgent matters to be solved and asked to recruit these people.

Pan Lin, the leader of the Huiji Mountain Yue thieves, has always been a scourge in the region, and the government has not been able to capture him for many years. Lu Xun asked his subordinates to gather new recruits to crusade against the rebels hiding in dangerous areas, and he surrendered everywhere he went, and his army had grown to more than 2,000 people. In the twenty-first year of Jian'an (216), the leader of the thieves in Poyang County suddenly rebelled, and Lu Xun led the army to cooperate with the Fenwu general He Qi to pacify it, beheaded thousands, and was awarded the rank of captain of Dingwei, and the army was stationed in Lippur.

Through these battles, Lu Xun initially showed outstanding military talent and began to be valued by Sun Quan. Sun Quan called Lu Xun a king, and married his niece and Sun Ce's daughter to Lu Xun, and often talked to him about governing the country.

Lu Xun then suggested to Sun Quan: "Today's heroes are fighting for power on one side, and the jackal-like enemy is spying on the opportunity, and if you want to defeat the enemy and calm the war, you can't do it without a large number of people and horses. Before our civil strife has been calmed down, it will be difficult for us to plot against a distant enemy, so we should expand our army and select elite soldiers. Sun Quan adopted his suggestion, appointed him as the governor of the right part of the account, commanded the guards under the account, and granted Lu Xun the halberd, so that he could supervise the three counties of Huiji, Poyang, and Danyang.

In the same year, Fei Zhan was rebelled by Cao Cao, instigated Shanyue to rise up in Danyang, and acted as Cao's internal response to cooperate with Cao's army. Sun Quan ordered Lu Xun to lead his troops to the expedition. There are many people in the time, and Lu Xun brought fewer soldiers and horses, and there is a huge disparity between the enemy and us. However, Lu Xun used suspicious tactics such as inserting more flags and teeth, distributing drums and horns, and sending people to sneak into the valley at night to blow trumpets and beat drums, and quickly broke through Fei Zhan's army. The Yue residents in the mountainous areas were ordered to migrate to the plain areas, incorporated into household registration, farmed and paid, and selected strong people from among them to serve in the army, obtaining more than 10,000 elite soldiers, so that the rule of Eastern Wu could be strengthened and consolidated. After that, Lu Xun led the elite soldiers back to Wuhu.

At this time, the Huiji Tai Shouchun Yu Shi reported to Lu Xun that he had illegally requisitioned the people, and the people in the area under his jurisdiction were disturbed by it and were miserable. After Lu Xun returned to know about this, he said good things for Chun Yushi. Sun Quan was also a little puzzled, and asked: "What is the reason why Chun Yushi accused you and you nominated him?" Lu Xun said: "Chun Yushi's intention is to recuperate the people, so he sues me." If I slander him again to confuse the Holy Hear, such a culture will not last. Sun Quan said: "This is indeed the work of loyal elders, and others can't do it." Sun Quan admired his demeanor.

【Lu Meng and Lu Xun】

In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), when Guan Yu won a great victory in Fancheng, Sun Quan did not want to see his power expand further, so he united with Cao Cao and decided to send troops to Jingzhou.

In order to alleviate Guan Yu's vigilance, Lü Meng wrote to Sun Quan and said: "Guan Yu attacked Fancheng and left many defenders, it must be because he was afraid that I would attack his rear. I was sick from time to time, so in the name of curing my illness, I could divide some soldiers to return to Jianye with me. When Guan Yu heard the news, he would withdraw the guards and leave for Xiangyang. At that time, our army took the waterway, sailed against the current by boat, and took advantage of his unpreparedness to attack his emptiness, then we could capture Nanjun and capture Guan Yu. ”

After the book, Lü Meng claimed that he was seriously ill, and Sun Quan publicly issued a document to summon him back to Jianye. Guan Yu heard that Xun really hit the plan, and gradually transferred the garrison to Fancheng.

In the leap October of the same year, Lü Meng was summoned by Sun Quan to return to Jianye, passing through Wuhu, and Lu Xun, the captain of Dingwei, came to meet him and said to Lü Meng: "Guan Yu is adjacent to your defense area, why did you leave far away, won't you worry about it in the future?" Lu Meng said, "It is true that it is as you say, but I am very sick. ”

Lu Xun: "Guan Yu is conceited and brave, bullying others, he has just made great achievements, he is arrogant, he is dedicated to attacking the north, he has no suspicion of our army, he has not heard that you are seriously ill, he will inevitably be even more defenseless, if he is taken by surprise, he can be captured." When you meet your lord, you should plan for it. Lu Meng was shocked, but in order not to leak the military aircraft, he said: "Guan Yu has always been brave and good at fighting, it is difficult for us to be the enemy of him, besides, he has occupied Jingzhou, and he has shown great kindness and faith, plus he has just achieved great success, and his courage and momentum are even more vigorous, and it is not easy to deal with." ”

After this conversation, Lu Meng found that Lu Xun was a usable talent. Later, Lü Meng met Sun Quan, Sun Quan asked who could command him at Lukou, Lü Meng strongly recommended Lu Xun, and said: "Lu Xun is far-sighted and has the ability to take on heavy responsibilities. And he doesn't have a big reputation, he is not a person that Guan Yu scruples about, and no one is more suitable than him. If he is used, he should hide his edge on the outside, observe the situation inside, look for opportunities, and then attack the enemy, so that he can achieve victory. Sun Quan then ordered that Lu Xun temporarily replace Lu Meng.