Chapter 154: Single-Handed Invitation to Zhang Yide

Lu Meng stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the hazy night with high spirits: We should teach Liu Bei, who doesn't know who he is, a lesson!

I have been reading a lot recently, and my bravery has been hidden a lot.

Lu Meng has always been very serious about his identity: he must serve his benefactor to the death.

He was not Sun Bofu's old general, nor was he a powerful right-hand man from Jiangdong. The only person he could rely on was his benefactor, Sun Hou.

Relying on the Jiangyi soldiers to gain Sun Quan's appreciation is a deal that Lu Meng still thinks is a good deal.

Therefore, Marquis Sun ordered him to obey Zhou Yu's orders, and he obeyed; Marquis Sun ordered him to study, and he obeyed;

Sun Hou secretly ordered to "find" the method of smelting iron in order to lure Jiangdong Haoyou. He also obeyed the order and told Lu Su that he was sending troops without permission.

Of course, what Lu Su said about the general trend of the world was not difficult to understand, but Lu Meng didn't care.

He is not a minister of Jiangdong, but a general of Sun Hou.

So what if Guan Yu is brave and Zhang Fei is powerful? Lu Meng still remembers what he said to his mother when he was young:

If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs?

"Enter the Hudu River ahead and hold the boat silently." Lu Meng ordered.

The speed of the boat slowed down, someone put away the conspicuous sail, and someone found bamboo poles from the cabin to quietly punt the boat.

After seeing several boats entering the tributary of the Hudu River as he expected, Lu Meng nodded with satisfaction.

What makes Lu Meng proud is, apart from Jiangyi's "earning" Sun Hou, his method of training soldiers.

No one spoke during the whole process just now, and orders and prohibitions were followed. This is the personal soldier trained by oneself.

I wonder if there is anyone under Liu Bei who can train troops as well as himself?

After thinking for a moment, Lu Meng waved his hand, and two hundred soldiers quietly rowed the boat close to the south of Gong'an County.

How to obtain the method of smelting iron? The craftsmen must live near the blacksmith shop, so they can just grab some survivors and retreat.

It's just some craftsmen, where are they not smelting iron?

With this idea in mind, Lu Meng targeted the blacksmith shop next to Nanhudu River in Gongan County.

Lü Meng thought very clearly about approaching in a boat, setting fire and killing to create a disturbance, and then taking advantage of the chaos to rob the craftsmen, and then follow the wind and the current downstream.

"move……"

Before Lu Meng finished speaking, his ears suddenly caught the sound of a bow string being pulled apart.

In the silent night, the sound of the river covered up Lu Meng's whereabouts, but it also covered up the sound of the Eight Ox Crossbow slowly being drawn.

Although he had never seen it before, Lu Meng's fear of bows and arrows made him immediately lie down and roll into the water.

Different from Leng Jian's "whoosh" sound, Lu Meng heard a clear and sharp sound breaking through the air.

Then there was a "bang" sound, like an arrow piercing flesh, but Lu Meng could see clearly in the water that a crossbow arrow as thick as his arm was nailed to the boat.

This crossbow arrow also had a rotating blade extending out. Lu Meng didn't dare to think what would happen if he was hit by an arrow.

"Back off!" Lu Meng shouted.

Even if there were no such terrifying crossbows, the sneak attack itself would be unstoppable if discovered.

Lu Meng's soldiers jumped into the river one after another, carefully hiding on the sides of the boat, and then worked together to push the boat down the river.

It was only 600 meters from Gong'an County to the downstream river mouth, but for the first time Lu Meng felt that 600 meters was so difficult to walk.

The terrifying winding sound, the sharp sound of crossbow arrows piercing the air, seemed to be the sound amplification machine adjusting the angle, thus forming the three sounds that Lu Meng heard the most tonight.

There was also a hustle and bustle of people on the shore, seemingly following the boat and shooting arrows into the water.

After it finally merged into the river, Lu Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

After counting the losses, Lu Meng looked back at Gong'an County. For a moment, Lu Meng felt that his defeat was inexplicable and aggrieved.

They are both brave and have recently learned the art of war. Without these giant crossbows, they would have just sailed away. How could they have suffered such losses?

Guan Yu was woken up, put on a single coat and went out, when he saw the corpse of the thief being carried over.

It seemed that there was no pain in death. The huge crossbow blade penetrated through the waist and abdomen, leaving only the upper body of the corpse.

Zhao Lei said softly:

"After checking, he is from Shanyue. His hands are heavily calloused. He should be an old pawn from Jiangdong."

"But there really isn't anything on him to prove his identity."

Guan Yu shook his head in disdain:

"Hmph, rat!"

Guan Yu moved all the family members of civil and military officials, old and young, to Jiangling City, and assigned heavy troops to guard the iron, paper, and medicine places in Gong'an County that were difficult to remove.

And now it really pays off.

"Behead him and hang him at the east gate of Gong'an County for public display for three days. He will be buried separately after three days."

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"Ma deserter, are you afraid?"

Mi Fang asked with a smile.

They had followed Zhang Fei to Baishui Pass.

Zhang Fei didn't talk about attacking the city, but just set up camp under Baishui Pass. The rear has been cutting down trees these days, and the front of the formation seems to be waiting for something.

After arriving at Baishui Pass, Liu Feng Mi Fang keenly felt that the deserter on the horse was very nervous, so Mi Fang teased him like this.

"Since this is not your first time on the battlefield, why are you shaking like chaff?" Liu Feng was very surprised.

Ma Su swallowed a sip of saliva, held his trembling right hand with his left hand, and said with difficulty:

"I am joining the army under your lord's command, why should I fight in person?"

Liu Feng spat disdainfully and said:

"You don't know how to fight, so how can you join the army? It's ridiculous."

If it were in the past, Ma Su could talk in all kinds of long speeches to the point where Liu Feng couldn't stop talking.

But now, he just wants to try to suppress the fear in his heart and not become a deserter.

If he runs away again, he will definitely die.

Liu Feng was too lazy to care about Ma Su anymore. He stood on tiptoe and looked forward. There were several chairs in front of the battle. He could see Zhang Fei sitting on them, chatting with General Yan Yan in boredom.

After a while, a hanging basket was lowered from Baishui Pass. A man in simple armor and several personal soldiers each held a single sword and moved over hesitantly.

Zhang Fei laughed and said to Yan Yan, who was sitting next to him:

"Look at what I said, they are here too!"

Then he shouted:

"Excuse me, which general is Yang Huai or Gao Pei?"

After hesitating for a while, the guard finally moved to the chair, sat down and said:

"I am Gao Pei."

Zhang Fei smiled kindly: "I am Zhang Fei, and this is General Yan Yan."

After the few people met each other, Zhang Fei got straight to the point:

"General Gao wants to go along with traitors like Zhang Lu? ? "

Gao Pei was furious and cursed back:

"In my opinion, Liu Jingzhou is the real traitor to the country!"

"How did Liu Yizhou enter Yizhou without asking?"

Zhang Fei shook his head: "Zigui Wu County originally belonged to Jingzhou. When Li Yi was here, Liu Yizhou did not take the initiative to return it!"

"General Gao, I think you might as well be more honest. Are you the garrison troops at Baishui Pass to protect the country and the people?"

"Of course, the Baishui Army is different from the traitors who robbed and plundered like you!" Gao Pei raised his head.

Zhang Fei nodded and asked:

"What if you Liu Yizhou want you to open the gate and let Zhang Lu enter Yizhou?"

Gao Pei didn't believe it: "Impossible."

"Then let me put it another way." Zhang Fei seemed very patient:

"What will Liu Yizhou do if General Yang Huai, who led the Baishui Army to attack Langzhong, fails to capture Langzhong?"

"I think he will either order General Yang Huai to return to Baishui Pass to garrison, but then everyone will know that Liu Yizhou can't do anything about Pang Xi."

"Or he will order General Gao to withdraw the garrison to support, so that Baishui Pass will be wide open?"

"This..." Gao Pei hesitated, but then reacted:

"Why can't Langzhong be captured!"

"Why can it be captured?!" Zhang Fei stood up and kicked the stool away, causing Gao Pei and others to draw their swords in panic.

Zhang Fei said to himself:

"My elder brother came from Zigui to Jiangzhou without causing any harm! He taught the people to farm and distributed the land to the people. Even General Yan Yan was convinced!"

Gao Pei's eyes moved to the old general. Thanks to Yan Yan's age, everyone in Yizhou knew this old general and his bad temper.

One of Gao Pei's personal soldiers whispered:

"I heard that General Yan is very tough. He actually surrendered..."

Zhang Fei continued: "Pang Xi guarded Langzhong for more than ten years, and the people had no complaints, but Liu Yizhou never came once. Who do you think the people of Langzhong are closer to?"

"General Gao, do you want to be loyal to the Han Dynasty to protect the pass and the people, or do you want to surrender to Zhang Lu, go along with him, and bully the people of Yizhou?"

"This..." Gao Pei was speechless, but he always felt that something was wrong. Why did he surrender to Zhang Lu?

"Besides, does General Gao really think I can't take Baishui Pass?"

Zhang Fei provoked him:

"I just think General Gao is righteous and can't bear to invade!"

Gao Pei was almost furious:

"How can you take Baishui Pass! Do you think the Baishui Army doesn't exist?!"

Zhang Fei sat down again and raised his eyebrows: "If I can take Baishui Pass, can General Gao surrender to Han?"

Gao Pei was furious:

"I am a Han general, why would I surrender to Han!"

In a flash, Zhang Fei grabbed Gao Pei's hands with both hands:

"That's great! Let's just have a show of martial arts. If I win, let me also stay in Baishui Pass."

"If you win, I will help you resist Zhang Lu, how about it?"

Gao Pei was horrified and couldn't pull his hands free to pick up the sword for a while.

Before he could react, Zhang Fei grabbed his shoulder with one hand and pointed at Gao Pei's soldiers with the other hand:

"Your general has agreed. You should go back and tell them the news. We will have a siege exercise. Go and prepare quickly."

"I will watch and witness with your general here. We will not harm you."

Several soldiers looked at Zhang Fei and then at their generals, and hesitated to go back to Baishui Pass.

Gao Pei wanted to cry but had no tears:

"General Zhang, you have hurt me so much."

Zhang Fei smiled easily: "It's hard to say. Maybe you will thank me."

So, only an hour later, Ma Su stood at the foot of Baishui Pass wearing a hemp cloth and holding a wooden stick dipped in lime.

Gao Pei was still held in Zhang Fei's arms, and the two stood aside to watch.

At this time, several huge machines were pushed from the back to the front. Zhang Fei enthusiastically introduced them to Gao Pei:

"The one with the ladder is called a folding ladder. It was made by my military advisor. The two layers of the ladder can be opened, and the grappling hook in front can grab the city wall and cannot be pushed down. There is also space below to hide soldiers, allowing them to reach the bottom of the city wall safely."

"The high one is called a well. Push it under the city wall, and the soldiers can climb up and throw kerosene or shoot arrows on the city wall from a high position."

"There is also a siege hammer that I haven't brought. The military advisor is still making a wooden ox and a flowing horse. It is said that after sitting on it, you can climb the wall like walking on flat ground! And ah..."

"General Zhang, I give up. What on earth do you want Baishuiguan for?" Gao Pei was helpless. Now Zhang Fei could strangle him to death with a little force. It was not shameful to give up.

Moreover, the siege equipment was obviously prepared. Perhaps it was really as he said that the siege would be won.

Zhang Fei laughed loudly. What kind of cloud ladder well can be made in a few days? It's just a copy of what was shown in the light curtain.

Who said that weapons can't be used to confuse people? Isn't this very useful?