,,,,,,,,,,,,

Lu Xun was stunned. Sun Quan actually asked him to withdraw his troops. He quickly walked down from the wooden platform, took the arrow and asked, "Why did the Marquis of Wu ask me to withdraw his troops?"

The guard bowed and said, "The Marquis of Wu just asked the low-ranking position to pass on the orders, but I don't know the specific reason."

Lu Xun's face showed a hint of embarrassment. How could he withdraw his troops now? He has lost 8,000 troops. He has gradually changed from a disadvantage to a even-matched force, and the morale of the army has also begun to recover. As long as he accumulates another two days of offensive, he can break through the new Wucheng. Withdrawal now, he will undoubtedly fail.

He pondered for a moment and asked again: "Did Mr. Wu ask me to withdraw my troops immediately?"

The guards felt Lu Xun's unwillingness and said coldly: "After the military order is here, it should be implemented immediately. Do Governor Lu need to confirm again?"

This made Lu Xun embarrassed. What should I do? He was in a mess. Just here, Ding Feng rode his horse and shouted excitedly: "Governor, I have discovered the weakness of the enemy. Their defence is getting weaker and weaker. It seems that there are not many arrows. Today's archery is less than yesterday."

Lu Xun gritted his teeth and said to the command guard: "The general is away, and the king is not allowed to accept the order. Please go back and report to the Marquis of Wu. I will take another two days to break through the new Wucheng and defeat the Jiaozhou army. I will apologize to him at that time."

The guard's face changed drastically, staring at Lu Xun and asked, "Governor Lu, are you really going to disobey?"

Lu Xun nodded slowly, "It is related to the outcome of the battle. Please tell Mr. Wu that I am willing to bear all the consequences."

The guard snorted heavily, turned over and ran away with his horse, and took several followers. Lu Xun looked at the guards away and couldn't help but sigh. The root cause of many failures in Jiangdong was that Wu Hou personally fought for the expedition, always weakening the power of the general at critical moments, and the combat strategy could not be implemented consistently. In this way, how can he not be defeated.

This time, he was like this again. After all, it was still a matter of trust. Lu Xun resolutely made up his mind. No matter what, this time he would have to disobey his life to the end and he would definitely win the siege.

At this time, soldiers came to report that Yujia's siege ladders had been exhausted and could no longer attack the city. Lu Xun nodded. This was a normal situation in the siege. Just prepare for the siege ladders. The key was to attack again and again, which made them closer and closer to victory. The accumulation of countless experiences would surely allow them to finally break through the city.

Lu Xun immediately ordered, "Send the order, the army withdraws."

The bell to withdraw troops rang, and 20,000 Jiangdong troops retreated like a tide, leaving more than a thousand bodies, and the Jiaozhou troops also lost more than six people.

On the top of the city, Zhuge Liang looked a little solemn. Lu Xun fought very patiently and rhythmically. He had received and received freely from attack and retreat, and he was unable to win and retreat. He retreated without defeat. Every attack would weaken his own point. The losses of each attack became smaller and smaller. The casualties of the two armies began to approach. This was definitely not a good sign. After the five-day war, the Jiaozhou army also lost nearly 4,000 people. More importantly, the lack of arrows and morale began to decline.

Zhuge Liang began to worry. If he attacked the sky again, the entire Jiangdong army would push forward the attack and double the siege ladders. Can they still defend the county town?

"Military advisor, the situation seems to be a little bad," Guan Yu walked to Zhuge Liang and said.

Zhuge Liang forced a smile and said, "The problem is not very serious. The other party has not much food and grass. We just need to persist for another four or five days, and when the other party has finished their food, we will win."

Guan Yu also sighed slightly in his heart, and he had to hold on for another four or five days. Judging from the siege today, it seemed a bit impossible.

But Zhuge Liang did not expect that Liu Jing, who had been watching coldly, finally took action and helped him. Liu Jing hit the key point of the Jiangdong Army with a light blow: the king and minister of Jiangdong began to have a different intention.

In the big tent, Lu Xun was discussing plans to break the city with dozens of major generals. Sun Quan's military order arrived, which made Lu Xun realize that he had not had much time. He had to break the city within two days and then apologize to Sun Quan. Everyone was discussing. There was a riot outside the tent, and a personal soldier shouted: "General Zhou, please wait, let's report to Governor Lu."

"No, I'll just get in"

Lu Xun was stunned. He heard that this was Zhou Tai's voice. The curtain was raised and dozens of soldiers rushed in. His face was as gloomy as water. It was Zhou Tai.

"General Zhou, what's wrong with you?"

Although Lu Xun felt that Zhou Tai's arrival was not good, it must be related to ordering him to withdraw his troops, Zhou Tai's forced entry into the big tent like this still made Lu Xun unhappy.

Zhou Tai walked forward, held Sun Quan's gold medal high, shouting: "Wu Hou's gold medal is here"

Sun Quan's gold medal was the second-ranked power military order in Jiangdong, second only to Sun Quan himself, and even higher than the military talisman. There has always been a saying that seeing the gold medal is like seeing the Marquis of Wu himself. The generals of the tent knelt down one after another. Lu Xun had no choice but to kneel down and obey the order.

Zhou Tai glanced at him and said coldly: "According to the order of the Marquis of Wu, we will announce that from now on, all military powers will be removed from Lu Xun, and the power of Zhang Jun will be temporarily controlled by Zhou Tai for the Marquis of Wu."

Lu Xun looked up suddenly, his eyes full of shock. He could not believe that his ears were actually expelling all his military positions and depriving all military power. This was not a transfer of power, but a seizure of power. Obviously, this was not the result of his refusal to order arrows in the morning. It was not so fast. This should be the second order issued by Sun Quan next order. This would only happen if he rebelled or suffered a crushing defeat. Why

Lu Xun was filled with righteous indignation, stood up and glared at Zhou Tai and said, "I don't understand what happened. Please give me an explanation."

Everyone was also shocked. After a while, the discussion was loud. Everyone could not have thought that Governor Lu was dismissed from his post for no reason. Zhou Tai sighed in his heart, but his face was still very strict, and he said coldly: "Could General Lu don't want to hand over power, do you want to rebel?"

The word rebellion hit Lu Xun heavily. He suddenly understood that it must be because of Sun Shao's affairs. The Lu family's secret support for Sun Shao was revealed, which attracted the anger and suspicion of Wu Hou, who wanted to deprive him of military power. When he went to Pengze to meet Wu Hou a few days ago, he was a little worried that this matter was a hidden danger. Wu Hou did not mention it at that time, and he was secretly glad that he did not expect that it broke out at the most critical moment of his siege.

Lu Xun felt sad. He should first calm the internal situation when fighting against foreign countries. Internally, how to fight against the outside world will surely become the root of the defeat of Jiangdong. He lowered his head sadly, removed the sword of the commander from his waist, knelt down on one knee, and presented it to Zhou Tai with the commander's seal, and said in a deep voice: "Lu Boyan is loyal to Wu Hou, and has no intention of rebellion. The sky is above, which can be seen."

Zhou Tai took the sword and seal, and his heart was full of sympathy for Lu Xun, and his voice became softer. "Bo Yan doesn't have to be depressed. Let's explain the situation clearly to Wu Hou. I believe Wu Hou will give Bo Yan a fairness."

Lu Xun smiled bitterly. The Lu family was indeed involved in the Sun Shao case, which was related to the position of the monarch of Jiangdong. Sun Quan would not give himself the so-called justice. This has always been a bloody storm. It would be better to kill a thousand people by mistake than let one person go. It would be a blessing that Sun Quan did not kill him. Thinking of this, Lu Xun couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If he had known that the matter was so serious, he would have received an arrow to withdraw his troops in the morning. Now he might not have a verbal word.

However, Lu Xun is more concerned about the situation of the war now, and he asked Zhou Tai again, "May I ask General Zhou, should Wu Hou continue to attack or withdraw his troops immediately?"

Zhou Tai shook his head and said, "It's not an attack or a withdrawal, but a stop to stop and wait for the next order of Wu Hou to arrive. However, I personally guess it's an withdrawal. Wu Hou has no intention of fighting any more."

"What should I do?" Lu Xun asked again.

"Please go to see Wu Hou immediately, but you will feel wronged General Lu."

Lu Xun never expected that Zhou Tai was wronged, and actually drove him into the prison car, put on shackles, and rushed to Nanchang County overnight. Lu Xun sat in the prison car and felt extremely sad. When the prison car started, he sighed to the sky and said, "The Jiangdong Army was completely defeated in this battle."

As the prison van traveled eastward, the guards named Sun Quan followed him on horseback. They were very vigilant and looked around the official road from time to time. The guards were not worried about the enemy's attack, but were worried that Lu Xun's personal soldiers would come to intercept the prison van. At the first update, the prison van had walked ten miles, and a shallow river appeared in front of them, which was Yushui. The river was two meters wide and the water was only as deep as the knee. You can directly wade across the river. There is a forest on the other side of the river. You can go to Yu County along Yushui.

At this moment, the sound of drums suddenly sounded in the woods, and fires lit up around them. An army broke out from each side. For two young generals, it was Guan Xing and Zhang Bao who were operating outside. The Jiaozhou army surrounded them. Yu Ming's guards were stunned.

In the interim, Zhang Bao led dozens of Jiaozhou cavalry to bring Lu Xun, who was blindfolded and tied with his hands, to the west gate of Xinwu County, and shouted to the defenders on the city: "I am Zhang Bao, I have important information to report to the military advisor, please open the door quickly."

After a moment, the suspension bridge was lowered and the city gate opened. Zhang Bao led his men into the city gate.

The lights in the county yamen were brightly lit. Zhuge Liang received information and immediately went to the hall to meet Zhang Bao. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also rushed over after hearing the news. Lu Xun was tied up with his hands and turned his head to the other side. He did not look at Zhuge Liang. After reading the confession of Sun Quan's guard, Zhuge Liang was immediately overjoyed. There was an internal strife in the Jiangdong army, which was a good opportunity for them to be given to them.

He handed the confession to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, then smiled at Lu Xun and said, "Boyan didn't expect that things would change so much, but he finally came to Xinwucheng."

Lu Xun snorted coldly, without saying a word. Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Please rest assured, Boyan, I won't ask you any information. I know everything about your army. You actually only have two days of military rations left. You want to burn your boats and seize Xinwu County to get supplies from us. Unfortunately, people's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. You can't escape Sun Quan's suspicion. If I'm not wrong, it should be that your Lu family changed their position and ended up implicating you."
Chapter completed!