Mi Han

Chapter 773: Rebuking Lu Dai for distorting the facts

Chapter 773: Rebuking Lu Dai for distorting the facts

Jiangxia County, outside Yong'an City.

Before Lu Xun led the main force of the Wu army into Jingzhou, Lu Xun was worried that his retreat would be cut off, so he asked Lu Dai to lead more than 20,000 elite Wu troops to station outside the city of Yong'an.

In Lu Xun's view, as long as Lu Dai's more than 20,000 elite Wu troops were there, he would have the confidence to turn the tables no matter what the battle situation was.

As a veteran general of the Eastern Wu and a man with many military achievements, Lu Dai naturally knew Lu Xun's deep intentions.

Therefore, after Lu Xun led the main force of the Wu army away, even though he was old and frail, Lu Dai never relaxed his vigilance for a moment.

But as time went by, Lu Dai, who received two pieces of bad news, was no longer as calm as before.

The first piece of bad news was the fall of Zhouling.

When Lu Dai learned that Zhouling had fallen and Pan Zhang had died in battle, he was extremely shocked.

For a moment, Lu Dai thought about leading his army from Yong'an to retake Zhouling for Da Wu.

However, after learning the news that Mi Yang was in charge of Zhouling, this enthusiastic idea was immediately thrown out of the window by Lu Dai.

Even if he had three times more troops, Lu Dai would not dare to rashly attack the city where Mi Yang was.

Fortunately, Lu Dai never received any order from Lu Xun later.

This meant that Lu Xun did not want to use Lu Dai's troops yet, and it also meant that even if Zhouling was lost, Lu Xun would be able to deal with it on his own.

In the absence of Lu Xun's order, Lu Dai could only "helplessly" keep his troops in place.

However, just when Lu Dai thought that the situation would not get worse, an even more explosive piece of news reached Lu Dai.

"Ding Feng is leading his army towards Chaisang. Chaisang is in danger!"

When he heard the news, Lu Dai was so shocked that he pulled out several strands of his beard.

Lu Dai couldn't understand why Mi Yang had the leisure to travel all the way to Chaisang after trapping Lu Xun.

But no matter how puzzled they were, compared to the news of the fall of Zhouling, the military situation of Chaisang in danger made the Wu generals outside Yong'an City instantly unable to sit still.

That's their escape route!

Among these Wu generals was Lu Dai’s son Lu Ju.

Lü Ju hurriedly found Lü Dai and pleaded with him, "I hope father will send troops quickly."

Lu Ju's first plea did not receive a positive response from Lu Dai.

After reorganizing his words, Lu Ju knelt down and pleaded for the second time:

"Chaisang controls the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and is located behind our army. If Chaisang is captured by the Han army, our army will be terrified.

Furthermore, Yong'an is only a hundred miles away from Chaisang, and our army is the most powerful elite force near Chaisang.

If our army turns a blind eye to the danger in Chaisang, what will Your Majesty think of my father when he learns of this?"

Lu Ju spoke every word with strong voice, hoping that Lu Dai would be able to listen to his advice.

However, no matter how reasonable Lu Ju's words were, Lu Dai, who had calmed down, still refused to accept Lu Ju's proposal.

"Mi Yang was planning to take Chaisang, so why did he go through the long detour of Changsha?

Our army in Yong'an will be a thorn in Mi Yang's heart.

As long as our army does not move, Mi Yang will not be able to fully control the battle situation!"

Lu Dai angrily slammed the table in front of him and expressed his thoughts.

It is unlikely that Lu Dai could directly guess Mi Yang's intention.

But as a veteran general, Lu Dai had a hunch. He instinctively felt that Mi Yang's intentions were not as simple as they appeared on the surface.

Out of inner concerns, Lu Dai used his own prestige to suppress any opposition.

However, Lu Dai also knew that he could control the generals under his command, but he could not control Sun Quan's heart.

Sure enough, on the day before December, Lu Dai learned the news of the arrival of Sun Quan's envoy Zhou Cang.

Lu Dai knew why Zhou Cang came. If he had a choice, he didn't want to see Zhou Cang.

But that's not possible.

Reluctantly, Lu Dai had to bring the generals outside Yong'an City and personally come to the port to welcome Zhou Qian's arrival.

As an inconspicuous small boat appeared in the harbor, Zhou Qian soon came in front of Lu Dai.

The first time Lu Dai saw Zhou Qian, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Because in his eyes, Zhou Qian and his followers all had some injuries on their bodies.

"Messenger, are you okay?"

Lu Dai greeted subconsciously out of concern.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Lu Dai's greeting came out, Zhou Qian's face turned pale.

“Are you okay?

Han troops have appeared in the waters outside Chaisang City.

If I hadn't been alert by nature, I'm afraid that Lu Gong wouldn't have seen me today."

Zhou Qian's words clearly revealed the cause of his injuries.

But Zhou Qian’s words were more than that.

“Since I entered the government, I have served in various civil service positions, but I have never commanded a military force.

Even so, I am willing to enter the tiger's den for Da Wu.

I thought that Lu Gong, as a famous general, had the same aspirations as me.

But I didn’t expect it.”

At this point, Zhou Cang looked at the spirited generals behind Lu Dai, and then looked at the many warships behind him that were about to rust in the harbor.

"Lü Gong gathered his elite troops and sat there watching the Han army rampage in Chaisang. What was Lü Gong waiting for?

Are we waiting for the Han army to kill itself?"

As a famous scholar of his time, Zhou Cang was not good at cursing.

However, when it comes to weirdness, Zhou Qiang's skills are very profound.

In particular, Zhou Qian also used himself as a comparison.

When Zhou Qiang's words came out, Lu Dai didn't say anything, but the faces of the generals behind him all showed a look of shame.

The enemy had already reached Jiangdong, and we could have rescued them, but we kept delaying.

If someone were to criticize you for such behavior, you would feel like your heart is burning with anger.

Lu Dai's face turned pale and blue after hearing what Zhou Qian said.

In order to prevent Zhou Qian from further misinterpreting himself, Lu Dai quickly explained:

"I, your Majesty, have ordered you to return to the command of the general.

The general asked me to stay in Yong'an, but I cannot issue an order, so I cannot move lightly."

Lu Dai thought that his explanation would make Zhou Qian's attitude better.

But then he was faced with even more heart-wrenching questions from Zhou Qian.

"absurd!

The battle situations are different, so we cannot generalize.

The general is loyal to his country. If he knew that Chaisang was in danger, would he not move his troops?

Moreover, since ancient times, serving the king has been more important than anything else.

Serving the king has always relied on the loyalty of his subjects, not on a piece of paper order.

Does Lu Gong think that the general's orders are more important than your loyalty?

I will definitely report you to the emperor!"

In order to refute Lu Dai, Zhou Cang directly used the name of "serving the king".

In fact, supporting Chaisang can indeed be seen as an act of serving the king.

Under the righteous cause of serving the king, Lu Dai was so choked that he couldn't utter any explanation.

When the generals saw Zhou Cang shouting and questioning, they did not actually blame Zhou Cang in their hearts.

Although Zhou Qian's tone was harsh, every word he said made sense.

He also looked at the injuries on Zhou Qian's body.

Zhou Qian is not just good at talking, he proves his patriotism with his actions.

What about us?

How could a patriotic minister have any bad intentions?

Seeing that his momentum suppressed Lu Dai, Zhou Cang did not waste time and directly took out Sun Quan's edict from his arms.

The content of the edict was not long, and its main purpose was only one - to let Lu Dai lead his army to support Chaisang.

After reading the contents of the imperial edict, Zhou Cang looked straight at Lu Dai:

"When does Lu Gong plan to send out his troops?"

Zhou Qian’s look made Lu Dai feel a little uneasy.

Considering the impact, Lu Dai led Zhou Qian aside and asked:

"Your Majesty, do you have anything else to say to me?"

As an old minister, Lu Dai knew that there were some words that Sun Quan would not write in the edict.

Generally, such words will only be publicized through the mouths of messengers.

Looking at Lu Dai's expectant eyes, Zhou Qian's face straightened.

Zhou Qian's expression at this moment was exactly the same as when he was in front of Sun Quan.

“Your Majesty is very worried about the danger in Chaisang.

His Majesty was so frightened that he wanted to kill someone."

(End of this chapter)