Just as Guan Yu attacked Fancheng with all his might, his rear was full of dangers.

Lu Xun replaced Lu Meng to station in Lukou, but Lu Meng did not hide his own private rights. Not only did he hand over all the military power, but he even handed over the intelligence system he had run for many years and the lieutenant who stayed in Jiangling to Lu Xun without reservation.

Lu Meng has been in charge for many years, but most of the internal supporters arranged in Jingzhou are just ordinary merchants, and they can only secretly communicate and do not help much in siegeing cities and plundering land.

But Fu Shiren, the chief general who guarded the police, was the largest chess piece left by Lu Meng to capture Jingzhou.

Fu Shiren used to be the county magistrate in Changsha and was responsible for the guards of Changsha City.

Lu Meng sneaked into Jingnan, Changsha City was profited from the gate, and Fu Shiren threw away Changsha City in a daze.

Fu Shiren was a general in command. Although he was caught off guard, he did not organize effective city defense and did not have the courage to counterattack against Lu Meng's 20,000 troops, but his men also gathered more than 2,000 troops and horses, which could have broken through.

However, because Fu Shiren had always had a bad relationship with the head coach of Jingzhou Guan Yu, he lost Changsha City and was afraid of being punished by Guan Yu when he went back, so he took the initiative to lead the army to surrender to Lu Meng.

Lu Meng knew about Fu Shiren and Liu Bei's relationship and treated him very politely. He asked Yu Fan, who temporarily took over the government affairs of Changsha County, to make friends deliberately and prepare to come in handy.

Yu Fan (164-233), whose courtesy name was Zhongxiang, was from Yuyao, Kuaiji (now Yuyao, Zhejiang). The son of Yu Xin, the prefect of Rinan.

He was originally a commander of the prefect of Kuaiji, Wang Lang, and later defected to Sun Ce and since then he served in Jiangdong.

Yu Fan was good at using spears and was quite accomplished in the classics. He was particularly proficient in the "Yi" and also proficient in medical skills. He was a versatile talent in civil and military affairs. Sun Quan once praised him for being "comparable to Dongfang Shuo".

Yu Fan also saw Lu Meng's intention and deliberately showed goodwill to Fu Shiren. For Fu Shiren, who had become a prisoner, it was like a timely help. He soon became a close friend with Fu Shiren.

After the signing of the Xiangshui demarcation armistice agreement, Fu Shiren was persuaded by Lu Meng and agreed to act as an internal supporter and sent back to Jiangling with the captured Jingnan officials.

Fu Shiren came back as an insider. He was a little worried about revealing himself, and was also afraid that Guan Yu would hold him accountable for losing Changsha.

But this time, Lu Meng led 20,000 troops to attack, and none of the three counties in Jingnan were spared.

Guan Yu had no face on his face and was unwilling to mention this matter, let alone hold those guards accountable.

As for the number of officials released by Sun Quan, there were many. The so-called law does not punish the majority. Liu Bei and Guan Yu did not hold them accountable, but lost their actual positions, which actually meant that they had no future.

As a meritorious veteran who had been following Liu Bei for a long time, Fu Shiren received special care from Liu Bei, and was restored to his post and became the chief general to guard the public security.

Although Lu Xun used a trick to paralyze Guan Yu, he was not in a hurry to attack Jingzhou. He also needed to make arrangements, at least he had to find a reason to send troops and put the responsibility for the alliance on Guan Yu.

With Fu Shiren as an insider, things will be much easier.

It just so happened that Guan Yu needed food and grass, but Lu Xun made a lot of money to make Guan Yu take the blame.

He wrote the grain from the entire fleet with the words "Xiangguan" on the bags, and then asked Fu Shiren to serve as the purchased military rations and sent them to Guan Yu's army.

Of course, he did not send military rations to Guan Yu for nothing.

He didn't want Guan Yu to withdraw his troops because he had no military rations. He also hoped that the Jingzhou army and Cao Cao army would fight more fiercely. The longer Guan Yu fought, the greater the loss, the higher his chances of winning the attack on Jingzhou.

Therefore, the fact that Guan Yu was arbitrarily taking "Xiang Guan Mi" became conclusive, and the person responsible for the conflict between the two sides was naturally Guan Yu.

After Fu Shiren finished this, he had no way out.

He simply did not do anything, and took advantage of Guan Yu's opportunity to collect military rations by himself to make money.

Especially for the families of the soldiers who supported Guan Yu, he even made ruthless moves, forcibly pulling away the property and food in their families, complaining everywhere, saying that he wanted to ruin Guan Yu's reputation and shake the morale of the army and the people.

Mi Fang was a rich child. He was originally a wealthy family. Later, after following Liu Bei, he ran around and suffered a lot.

After Liu Bei gained a foothold in Jingzhou, Mi Fang was also valued and had the opportunity to enjoy it. Naturally, he would not miss the opportunity to make money. His collection of military rations in Jiangling also caused panic and complaints from the people in the city.

Lu Xun's layout was completed, and the battle between Guan Yu and Cao Ren reached a critical moment. Finally, most of the troops of Jiangling and the police were transferred away.

After obtaining the information, Lu Xun felt that the time for a sneak attack on Jingzhou was ripe, so he immediately reported it to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan attached great importance to the expedition to Guan Yu, and he won't be defeated, and almost mobilized most of the available troops in Jiangdong.

He also used Lu Meng and Lu Xun as the head coaches, divided the work and cooperated, and attacked Jingzhou in different ways.

Lu Meng led 30,000 troops as the main force to attack the Public Security Bureau and Jiangling City.

Lu Xun led a 20,000 army to advance straight into the hinterland of Jingzhou. His main task was to capture Yidu and cut off Guan Yu's retreat to Xichuan.

Lu Meng was the chief general for granted, and was responsible for breaking the police and Jiangling. This was the territory that Sun Quan needed the most.

In order to obtain Jiangling County, Zhou Yu gave up the entire Jingnan battle. He fought hard with Cao Ren for more than a year before defeating Cao Ren, but Zhuge Liang picked the fruits of victory away.

Sun Quan attached great importance to the attack on the police and Jiangling, and prepared to appoint the generals of the captive army Sun Jiao and Lu Meng as the supreme commanders of the left and right armies, and together they attacked Jingzhou.

Lu Meng didn't care about sharing the credit to Sun Jiao, but didn't want Sun Jiao to interfere with his exercise of power, so he said to Sun Quan:

"Lord, if you think that the general of the conquering the enemy is enough to capture Jingzhou, please appoint him as the commander; if you think I am more competent in this position, please appoint me. In the past, Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu were the left and right governors, leading troops to attack Jiangling. Although the matter was decided by Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu was a veteran and both of them were commanders, so the two sides were not in harmony and almost ruined the major affairs of the country. This is what we should take as a warning now."

Sun Jiao, whose courtesy name is Shulang, is the third son of Sun Jing, the general of Zhaoyi, and the cousin of Sun Quan.

Sun Jiao practiced martial arts since he was a child and read military books. He was a general in command of the Sun family that Sun Quan focused on training.

He served as the lieutenant of the military guards and led more than 2,000 troops.

Sun Jiao did not disappoint him. He sent troops to Ruxu to attack the Cao army many times. He had a good record and was known as the elite. He was promoted to the General of the Protector and the General of the Protector and the Subjugation of Xiakou for his merits.

This time, Sun Quan sent Sun Jiao to lead the troops together, not to compete for merit with Lu Meng, but to focus on experience. After hearing Lu Meng's words, he immediately changed his words and said:

"Zi Ming's statement makes sense. Just take you as the commander and let Sun Jiao be your support!"

So, Sun Quan appointed Lu Meng as the Grand Commander, and generalized the troops and horses of Jiangdong, and attacked Jingzhou in different directions. Sun Jiao led 10,000 troops to transport food and grass later, and responded to Lu Meng at a critical moment.
Chapter completed!