Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 49: Lü Meng became seriously ill and suspected Mi Fang
"Cough, cough, cough."

In Jiangling City.

Lu Meng coughed rapidly and his face was pale.

The condition has worsened again.

The enthusiasm of taking Jiangling City without bloodshed turned cold after receiving the information sent back by Pan Zhang, Ma Zhong and Xu Sheng.

Although the intelligence sent back by Pan Zhang and the other two was not exactly the same, they all had one obvious point in common: the plan to attack Jiangling was known to Liu Feng and Guan Yu in advance.

Simply capturing Jiangling does not mean that the outcome of Jingzhou is certain.

Lu Meng's overall strategy was: Sun Jiao guarded Jiangling City, Pan Zhang guarded Baidi City, Jiang Qin led 10,000 roaming soldiers to support on the river, and then Lu Meng went to capture Xiangyang City. With these three cities as the core, he concentrated the manpower and material resources of Jingzhou, and could compete with Liu Bei in the west and Cao Cao in the north.

And now.

Lu Meng only managed to capture the city of Jiangling.

If Baidi City cannot be captured, the western part of Jingzhou will be harassed by Liu Bei at all times.

If Xiangyang City cannot be captured, the northern part of Jingzhou will be constantly harassed by Cao Cao.

Lu Meng needs time to expand his victory.

same.

Only by pushing the battle line to Baidi City could Lu Meng truly cut off Guan Yu's way back to Xichuan.

After contracting the disease, Lu Meng knew that he didn't have much time left.

He used drugs to support his sick body every day, just to seize Jingzhou for Sun Quan and lay a solid foundation for Sun Quan's future cause.

This time, he finally found an opportunity, broke through the beacon towers along the river, subdued Fu Shiren and Mi Fang, and captured the strong cities of Gong'an and Jiangling, which Guan Yu was proud of, in one fell swoop.

Everything was in Lu Meng's plan. As long as they carried out the planned deployment step by step, they would be able to capture Jingzhou.

But Liu Feng showed up unexpectedly.

A person who was outside of Lu Meng's plan suddenly broke into Lu Meng's plan, and disrupted Lu Meng's plan to seize Jingzhou like a thunderbolt.

Not only were Guan Yu's family members taken away by Liu Feng, but Ma Zhong, Pan Zhang and Xu Sheng who were sent out to pursue him were also defeated one after another by Liu Feng. The news that Liu Feng deliberately conveyed through the mouths of these three people gave Lu Meng even more headaches.

Seeing that Lu Meng was coughing violently, Yu Fan hurried forward and fed him a pill.

This pill was secretly made by Yu Fan. It cannot be called a panacea but it can relieve Lu Meng's cough.

"General, Liu Feng has bad intentions. You can't trust everything he says. Otherwise, the officers and soldiers will become suspicious and the morale of the army will be unstable." Yu Fan gave a frank advice.

Lu Meng also understood Liu Feng's sinister intentions, but he still couldn't help but doubt himself: "That being said, Liu Feng is so well prepared that it will be difficult for Lu Boyan to capture Yidu County quickly."

"Although I have conquered Jiangling City, the people in the city are unstable and may revolt at any time. If Mi Fang surrendered the city on purpose, wouldn't he have fallen into Guan Yu's trap?"

Those who are good at playing mind games must be suspicious.

If Liu Feng had not intervened, Lu Meng would have firmly believed that Mi Fang had truly surrendered the city.

But now that Liu Feng has intervened, Lu Meng has become less confident about Mi Fang's surrender of the city.

Would Mi Fang, who had followed Liu Bei for a long time, really surrender out of fear of death just because Jiangling City lacked soldiers and food?

Could it be that after Guan Yu learned the news from Cao Cao, he asked Mi Fang to pretend to surrender to paralyze himself, so that he would think victory was certain and divide his troops to capture other cities. Guan Yu then took advantage of the division of his troops to suddenly return and join forces with Mi Fang?

The more Lu Meng thought about it, the more suspicious he became, and he couldn't help but shudder.

Yu Fan thought carefully for a while and said, "Mi Fang surrendering without a fight is indeed very suspicious. In order to prevent any accidents, it is better to temporarily put Mi Fang under house arrest."

"Jiangling City has already been taken, and Mi Fang is planning to return to Xichuan. For the sake of the Supreme's great cause, it is better to kill a thousand people by mistake than to let one person go."

"General, please treat the scholars and elders in the city well, and then write to the Supreme: Please ask the Supreme to come to Jiangling City as soon as possible. As long as the Supreme can persuade the governor Pan Jun to surrender, the people in Jiangling City will be mostly settled."

"At the same time, treat Wei general Yu Jin and the 30,000 surrendered soldiers well, promise them money and explain the benefits and disadvantages. Perhaps we can also get a lot of strong soldiers to serve the Supreme."

Lu Meng stroked his beard and thought. Yu Fan's proposal was very practical.

No matter what Mi Fang thinks, as long as he is placed under house arrest, the risks brought about by Mi Fang's own position can be avoided.

Pan Jun was the governor of Jingzhou and a famous official in Jingzhou. If Pan Jun was willing to surrender to Sun Quan, Sun Quan could use Pan Jun's influence to appease the people.

Yu Jin was defeated, and some of the 30,000 surrendered soldiers must have been afraid of being held accountable when they returned.

As long as you are paid a lot of money, it doesn't matter who you work for, right?

After carefully confirming some details with Yu Fan, Lu Meng sent people to put Mi Fang under house arrest, and at the same time sent people to Lukou to inform Sun Quan. At the same time, he personally went to the prison to visit Yu Jin and others, and sent more food to the 30,000 surrendered soldiers than when Mi Fang was there.

He was especially concerned about the elders in the city and responded to their requests.

In order to enforce military discipline and gain the trust of the people of Jiangling City, Lu Meng publicly executed a fellow villager who had violated military discipline to show that he had no intention of harming anyone.

Under Lu Meng's combination of kindness and force, the people in the city gradually became less restless.

Mi Fang, on the other hand, was so angry that his hands turned cold. He glared at Fu Shiren in front of him and said, "Fu Shiren, what on earth does Lu Meng mean by this?"

Fu Shiren was also helpless.

Not only did Lu Meng send people to put Mi Fang under house arrest, he also ordered Fu Shiren to monitor Mi Fang and not allow Mi Fang to leave the house at all.

Facing Mi Fang's rage, Fu Shiren could only shamelessly say, "Mi Taishou, Commander Lu took you hostage when he entered Jiangling City. Putting you under house arrest now is actually for your own good. At least you don't have to bear the infamy of surrendering the city like I did."

"You have to understand Commander Lu's painstaking efforts. After defeating Guan Yu, whether you want to return to Xichuan or follow Sun Quan, you will have a good reputation."

"I am different. I can only follow Sun Quan, and I am a surrendered general. Governor Mi, you have to understand my difficulties."

Mi Fang was almost going crazy.

it is good!it is good!it is good!
I am under house arrest and I should thank Lu Meng, right?

Qi returns to Qi.

Mi Fang could only utter a few angry words in front of Fu Shiren.

Since offering the city, Mi Fang has become like meat on the chopping board, with no control over himself.

Looking at the angry Mi Fang, Fu Shiren sighed secretly.

Although he was just advising Mi Fang to be content, this was also Fu Shiren's true thought.

Mi Fang can return to Xichuan.

Fu Shiren can only go down this path to the end.

Only by keeping Mi Fang from causing trouble could Fu Shiren beg for mercy in front of his new master.

"Drive! Drive! Drive!"

On the road, horses galloped, raising dust.

It's approaching dark.

The fast horses finally arrived at Guan Yu's camp outside Xiangyang.

One of the knights fell off his horse when he arrived at the camp gate. The other knight looked haggard and pale, and he was crawling on his horse with his eyelids drooping.

The military officer at the camp gate recognized the fallen soldier's uniform and exclaimed, "It's your school swordsman."

The military officer hurried out of the camp and helped the swordsman up.

The school knifeman took out the token from his arms with difficulty: "Report to the Lord as soon as possible."

The knight lying on his horse forced his eyes open and said, "I want to see you, my lord."

The general did not dare to delay, and immediately carried his sword on his back, and ordered someone to lead the knight's horse into the camp to see Guan Yu.

(End of this chapter)