Lü Meng led his troops back to Xiakou and sent someone to report the battle situation to Chaisang Sun Quan. Sun Quan originally received good news, but before his joy passed, the defeat was in front of him.

Sun Quan looked at the fiasco of this attack on Jiangling in amazement. It felt like a heavy mountain on my back.

Liang Jiuqiang said in high spirits: "Come on, let Lu Ziming reorganize the army and appease the army." I'm going to Xiakou in person. "The subordinates promised.

Sun Quan led 20,000 soldiers and horses to Xiakou, but Xiakou only had 10,000 soldiers and horses. Sun Quan asked, "What about Lu Ziming?" ”

Xu Sheng, the general of Xiakou, said: "Lord Qi, Liu Bei continued to march the army, and when the troops arrived in Baqiu, the governor personally went to support." ”

Sun Quan exclaimed: "So Liu Bei went east along the Yangtze River? ”

Xu Sheng said: "The details are not clear! The Governor just left last night! This is Zhu Huan's letter for help. ”

Sun Quan took it and said, "So Liu Bei has been besieging the city for eight days!" ”

Xu Sheng said: "Exactly." The lord doesn't have to worry, Baqiu City is so strong, Liu Beijun can't take it even if he can fight for a short time! ”

Sun Quan said a little anxiously: "Yes, by the way, send someone to investigate, be sure to find out if Liu Bei is going east!" Xu Sheng took the order.

Sun Quan tried to adjust his mentality, after all, this defeat had already shocked him. Zhang Liao was very embarrassed in the battle of Hefei, but he only lost the general Chen Wu and thousands of soldiers and horses. It is by no means like Gangneung losing 40,000 soldiers and five generals being captured!

What's more, Gangneung himself no longer has a righteous and bright reason to get involved. From then on, he belonged to Liu Bei. The bad news doesn't mean that Sun Quan will be considerate. The news of Pang Tong's breaking of Baqiu on the 10th came.

Sun Quan was already stunned, and then Sun Quan, who was furious, tore up the letter in his hand and scolded: "Zhu Huan, the pig, can't hold the incomparably strong Baqiu, Lu Zijing has been in business for nearly ten years, and he has guarded Lao Tzu for ten days." I'm blind, how did I send such a stupid man? ”

After getting angry, Sun Quan calmed down a little, pointed to the messenger and said, "You send me a letter to Lu Ziming, let him recapture Baqiu, don't come back to see me if you can't take Baqiu!" Just go. ”

The messenger hurried away. Sun Quan sat on the throne with a depressed face.

Lü Meng's troops did not attack Baqiu at the first time, Cheng Ji's suspicious soldiers had an effect, and Lü Meng was not sure where Liu Bei would choose to attack after the defeat.

It is most likely to go north, and it seems that it is also possible to go east along the river. Lü Meng sent Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin to lead troops to explore the way, and the two received the defeated soldiers after the destruction of Baqiu City, and the defeated soldiers brought the news to Lü Meng, and Lü Meng woke up to this is a suspicious soldier.

No longer tempted, the army marched to the foot of Baqiu City, and Pang Tong and Ling Bao had been delivered.

Jiangdong soldiers and horses approached the city, Ling Bao and Cheng Yi blocked the city gate, and they were shrunken turtles wholeheartedly. Lü Meng asked in detail how the defeated soldier Baqiu had been breached.

According to the account of the defeated soldiers, Lu Meng felt that there was a traitor as the reason for the destruction of the city, but wasn't the traitor discovered? There are some clues, but I can't grasp the key.

Lü Meng knew that the most important thing now was to recover Baqiu, and in the face of the strong and tall Baqiu, Lü Meng did not want to waste precious soldiers.

When he learned that it was Liu Zhang's old troops who were defending the city, Lü Meng ignited a glimmer of hope and decided to use a psychological battle.

Lü Meng wrote several letters of persuasion and sent someone to send them to Ling Bao, who hung the messenger with a hanging basket each time. After reading the letter, Ling Bao said: "Okay, the letter has been received, I greet you all governors for me." ”

Several times, Lu Meng couldn't get the attitude of Ling Bao. It is not the best policy to drag it down, Lu Meng came to the city to talk to Ling Bao, and Ling Bao and Cheng Ji came to the city together.

Under the city, Lu Meng led seven or eight guards to meet him, and Ling Bao asked, "What is the matter with Governor Lü?" ”

Lu Meng said: "The general is polite, what does the general think of the letter I sent to the general?" ”

Ling Bao asked, "What letter?" ”

Lu Meng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that he had been tricked, and said stubbornly: "The general was originally a general under Liu Yizhou's account, Liu Bei treacherously attacked the same sect, isn't the general indignant?" Now I'm willing to ...... in Jiangdong. ”

Ling Bao interrupted Lu Meng and said: "Provincial governor, Lu Dudu, don't you know how you attacked Jingzhou?" What are you like in Koto? And the face to say others!

Whether I believe it or not, that's my business, you don't care. But there is one thing, I don't have a good impression of you Jiangdong either! Lu Dudu, I don't talk nonsense, you spare 20,000 lives, Baqiu City is yours! ”

Lu Meng suddenly galloped over and said, "General Ling is slow. I have something more to say. Lu Meng chattered, and then walked as he spoke, gradually approaching Baqiu City.

Ling Bao felt a trace of strangeness in his heart, and saw the seven or eight horsemen led by Lu Meng stretching their bows and arrows, shooting at Ling Bao in one go.

Ling Bud couldn't react, but Cheng Ji stared at Lu Meng, picked up a shield, and pushed Ling Bud there. Several arrows flew, and Cheng Yi used a shield to protect his vital point, but his arm and left rib were shot.

Ling Bao reacted and was furious, and hurriedly came to see Cheng Ji, Cheng Yi sat down against the city wall and said: "Don't get in the way, don't hurt the vital point!" ”

Ling Bao's heart was on fire, and he stood up, seeing that Lu Meng had already galloped out of range. He turned around and shouted, "General Ling's life is quite big." ”

He laughed and did not leave, but circled back and forth, shooting arrows at the city, and mocking loudly.

Ling Bao's heart was on fire and said: "Lu Meng'an dares to do this!" Come on, come with me out of town! Capture Lu Meng! ”

Cheng Yi shouted: "What kind of city, did Jiangdong take 20,000 people to fill the city?" Also, this door is blocked, you lead people to block it, and when it is opened, it will be dark!

Lu Meng didn't know that we were blocking the inside, so he found a random door, wanting to provoke us to go out of the city, and he wouldn't pick the ground! Now help me to heal my wounds! ”

Ling Bao calmed down and sighed: "Lu Meng is really insidious, almost touching his way. ”

Cheng Ji said: "Pang Junshi is the Baqiu who broke with insidious poisonous tricks!" ”

Ling Bao said: "Yes, Pang Shiyuan and Lu Meng are not good birds!" Come, Ji Ran, it's important to heal your injuries! ”

Lü Meng showed off his might under the city, and began a commotion at the head of the city, and then quieted down again. Lu Meng's wish to provoke Ling Bud was frustrated, and he returned disappointed after dark.

In desperation, Lü Meng began to besiege the city. Ling Bao sprinkled all his anger on these siege soldiers and horses, commanded and dispatched, and repelled Jiangdong!

Lü Meng besieged the city for ten days, and found that the city gate was blocked, and he was even more depressed. Liu Bei made it clear that he would just take this Baqiu City, and he would not send reinforcements, so you could take it.

Sun Quan's messenger brought it, and Lu Meng was not easy to propose to withdraw the army, worried about the previous fiasco, the recurrence of the old disease, and the forced support to be consumed under Baqiu City.

Cao Cao sent Huan Jie to talk to Sun Quan, and Huan Jie entered Chaisang, and was told that Sun Quan had gone to Xiakou to supervise the battle.

Huan Jie went to Xiakou again, met Sun Quan, Huan Jie saluted respectfully, Sun Quan heard that Huan Jie was coming again, he was angry, he had already told him that he had been defeated, why did he come here!

After entering the Huan Rank, Sun Quan looked at him with a gloomy face. Huan Jie noticed that Sun Quan's appearance had changed, but Cao Cao had to say what he had explained, and arched his hand: "General Sun is polite, King Wei please send me here to ......." ”

Before Huan Jie finished speaking, Sun Quan interrupted him and said, "If you expect me to send troops to help, then I'm afraid King Wei will be disappointed!" If I didn't do my best, I attacked Jingzhou with 80,000 soldiers and horses, losing nearly 40,000 people.

Baqiu was breached, nearly 10,000 troops were lost, and the three counties of Hanchang, Changsha and Guiyang surrendered. Lu Xun, Pan Zhang and other six generals fell into the hands of the enemy.

Duke Huan told King Wei that I have the heart and I can't do it. Liu Bei has ordered Pan Rui, Cheng Ji, Ling Bao and others to guard Jiangling and Baqiu, and the beacon tower has been recaptured by Liu Bei, how can I attack?

Today, everyone thinks that my Sun Quan is a treacherous person. The king of Wei also asked me for help, and when the governor Lü Meng returned, he went to recover Baqiu with illness. I'm happy to take Bachu now! ”

Huan Jie felt the anger in Sun Quan's words, paused for a moment and squeezed out: "In this case, there is General Lao Sun to contain Liu Bei." ”

Sun Quan said: "Didn't you say it, Lu Meng is attacking Baqiu!" ”

Huan stepped back, and Sun Quan didn't send a word. Huan stepped back. Returning to Cao Cao, Cao Cao listened to Huanjie's relay: "This is also expected? ”

Jiang Ji said: "Why don't the king seal Sun Quan and drag Sun Quan down, at least make Liu Bei jealous!" ”

Cao Cao said: "Very wonderful. I'm afraid that Sun Quan won't accept it! ”

Jiang Ji said: "This is not what Sun Quan said! ”

Cao Cao sent an order to Xu Du to be crowned Sun Quan's hussar general and Marquis Wu with the decree of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Sun Quan didn't dare to accept the resignation, and the Han envoy didn't allow it, so Sun Quan had to grit his teeth and take it. Looking at the false title exchanged for such a loss, I smiled bitterly!