Chapter 257 Backstab
Although Sun Quan's order to dispatch troops and horses had been issued in mid-January, it still took two months or even longer for the army to gather food, grass and equipment, and then travel three or four thousand miles across the mountains to Jiaozhou.

It is estimated that more than 3000 horses gathered by Lu Dai, the governor of Jiaozhou, will be the first to kill Guiping City in Yulin County.

According to reports from the spies, Lu Dai was well prepared this time, and Dai Liang, Xue Zong, and Chen Shi were three eunuchs accompanying the army, and they also shouted loudly slogans: vowing to wipe out the "remnants of the scholars" and "the rebels of the Lu family" ", all returned to Jiaozhou, and regained the place where he was defeated last time.

But Lu Dai's goal this time is not Yulin County, which is a hard stubble, but Jiaosha County, which is further west of Yulin County and whose troops are almost exhausted by Lu Kai.

This single move of avoiding the real and attacking the false shows Lu Dai's military accomplishment.

However, Ma Su still sits comfortably in Fucheng, chatting with his uncle Lu Kai, drinking and having fun.

He didn't worry about the arrival of soldiers at all.

Even found time to move to a new home.

The new mansion is a large courtyard with three entrances and three exits. Compared with the original prefect's mansion, it occupies a larger area and has a more grand architectural style. The most important thing is that the house is brand new.

And liking the new and disliking the old is a common problem of most people.

Ma Su took his new wife to look at the door for a long time, and named the new house Longduting Houfu.

The name has a history.

When Shi Xie was young, he studied under Liu Tao, a scholar, and was gradually promoted to the prefect of Jiaozhi.Later, he was promoted to General of Suinan Zhonglang, General of Qian'anyuan, and Marquis of Longduting by the Eastern Han Dynasty.Later, when Buzhi took over Jiaozhou, he was attached to Sun Quan and was added as General Zuo by Sun Quan; after that, he was moved to General Wei because he was induced to surrender to Yongkai, a wealthy family in Yizhou, and he was named Longbianhou.

In order to show the justice of raising troops to occupy states and counties, Ma Di, who pretended to be "Shi San", did not recognize the official title Sun Quan bestowed on Shi Xie.

The chief housekeeper, Lu Mingzheng, was sweating profusely directing the crowd to rush in and out, placing furniture, arranging layouts, and adding things.

The entire new mansion was in such a mess that it was almost impossible to set foot on it.

Ma Di was standing behind Lu Meng with arms crossed, smiling, admiring his wife's graceful demeanor from a just right angle, but saw Lu Kai hurried to find him, discussing sending troops to stop Lu Dai and protect Jiaosha County.

The two led a group of relatives, came out of the mansion, found one of the largest wine shops in the city, and sat down to talk in detail.

The manager of the restaurant saw that the two were the newly appointed prefect "Shi San" two days ago and the prefect of the neighboring county Lu Kai.

The wine and dishes are placed in turn.

Ma Di poured himself a glass of wine leisurely, took a sip, squinted his eyes and sighed.

"Good wine!"

Lu Kai was stunned by Ma Di's contented expression.

Lu Kai has a honest and honest personality, his parents died early, and he is the eldest of three siblings. Dalu Meng is 14 years old. He has been worried about his younger siblings since he was a child.Especially this little girl, her heart is higher than the sky, her appearance is delicate, her force value is high, and her hands are rough.

Lu Kai once thought that this little girl would not be able to get married and would end up alone for the rest of her life.

I didn't expect to find a Ruyi Langjun with both civil and military skills and great ambitions so soon.

Although at the beginning when he learned that his second brother was forced to death by his brother-in-law (Ma Su)’s followers, he was overwhelmed, but after learning that the main fault was not his brother-in-law, Lu Kai soon felt relieved.

Swords and guns have no eyes on the battlefield, and no one can guarantee to come back alive.

Therefore, after learning about his brother-in-law's true abilities, Lu Kai chose to accept the marriage, stand in his line, and fight for a prosperous future.

But now, after seeing Ma Di's demeanor of being rich and content, Lu Kai feels that he seems to have to withdraw his "ambition" evaluation.

The aura exuded by his brother-in-law today reminded him of a person: Sun Quan, the great emperor of Soochow who was obsessed with beauty and kept himself safe.

Seeing that Lu Dai has come to kill him, does my brother-in-law still have time to drink here?
How could Lu Kai not be in a hurry?
Immediately stood up abruptly, snatched the wine glass with split hands, slumped heavily on the table, and said angrily: "Is it possible that my brother-in-law has no ambition?"

"Brother, why did you say that?" Ma Di smiled slightly, without being upset, filled Lu Kai with wine, and pushed him to sit down, "Don't panic, with me here, the sky won't fall."

Lu Kai calmed down a little, picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, his expression still displeased.

Ma Di chatted with him casually, asking about Lu Meng's growth experience over the years.

Lu Kai answered one by one patiently.

He traveled all over the years and broke his heart for the Lu family.In the past, the first thing I did when I got home was to tell my younger siblings what I had seen outside.Especially the younger sister, Lu Meng, who is loved by him the most, and patiently answers all her questions every time.

What Lu Meng asked the most was "Who are the heroes in the world", "There is no man in the world who is better than Zhou Gongjin", "If there is no man who is better than Zhou Gongjin, is there anyone who is close to Zhou Gongjin in terms of talent and temperament", etc. question.

On weekdays, Lu Kai also likes to praise his little sister in front of others.

But today, Lu Kai was not interested in his sister's topic. He stared at Ma Su in silence for a while, and suddenly said, "Brother-in-law, I don't think your accent is from Jiaozhou."

Ma Su was startled, and hurriedly shouted: "Where do I look like, brother?"

Lu Kai thought about it, and said uncertainly, "It seems to have a bit of Jingzhou flavor."

Ma Di secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Yes, I was born in Jiaozhou. Later, Sun Quan seized my ancestral property. As a last resort, I was forced to hide my name and take refuge in Jingzhou. It has been five or six years now. I think I must have been infected with it. accent."

"Brother, this is reasonable..."

Lu Kai nodded, frowned and said, "However, there are occasional Sichuan slang words in your words, what's the matter?"

Ma Di was startled again, but he laughed loudly and said, "As I said just now, during my refuge in Jingzhou, I also traveled all over the world, and went to Sichuan... Brother, is this reasonable?"

Lu Kai nodded again: "Speaking of which, I often see your father, but I never heard him talk about you."

"Brother, you are drunk, my father has passed away for many years."

"No, five years ago, I often had wine conversations with your father." Lu Kai shook his head and said.

"Ah, hahaha...brother made fun of it, made fun of it."

Lu Kai looked at Ma Di with a smile, and shook his head slightly: He already suspected that the person in front of him was not the son of Shi Xie.

Before, when Ma Di was not paying attention, Lu Kaizai looked carefully up and down, but he didn't find any similarities between Ma Di, Shi Xie and even Shi Wei in appearance.

Even when Ma Di was pouring wine for him, Lu Kai noticed that there was no green dragon pattern on the back of the former's neck, while the scholars from Shi Xie and below all had green dragon patterns tattooed on the back of their necks to show that they were "Longdu Pavilion". waiting" descendants.

So I thought to myself: "Couldn't my brother-in-law use the name of Shi San in order to win the entire Jiaozhou faster? However, although this may not be his real name, and he doesn't look so sincere, but he exudes a kind of trustworthiness around him." Strong and confident."

Thinking of this, he lowered his voice and asked, "Brother-in-law, if people in the know don't speak secretly, who are you?"

Ma Di looked straight at Lu Kai, and suddenly felt that he had taken it for granted.Lu Kai has only been with him for a few days, and he has already noticed many flaws in him, and realized that he is not a descendant of Shi Xie, so it is impossible for Lu Meng, Lu Ming and other people who get along day and night to not see it.

But none of them mentioned it.

Just as Zhang Liang and Xiao He knew that Liu Bang was not the White Emperor, and killing the White Snake didn't have so much meaning, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei knew Liu Bei's true identity (maybe he wasn't a descendant of the royal family) but didn't reveal it. When an interest group kidnaps together, everyone They will unconsciously protect the reputation of the head of the group.

Probably this is the consideration.

Ma Di nodded with shame on his face, looked around and saw that his relatives were far away, and said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, I am a member of a large family in Jingzhou. My surname is Chang, my name is You, and my name is Yuchun... "

Under Lu Kai's eyes of "as expected", Ma Di made up a passionate and inspirational story of "wandering outside for many years, making friends with talented people in the world, trying to achieve great success but failing".

At the end, he instructed: "Brother, you know this matter and I know it, you must not tell others."

Lu Kai nodded, stroked his beard and said, "Brother-in-law, that's right. We are all a family, so how can we hide our identities? This matter has come to my ears, so let's stop here."

As he spoke, his voice changed, and he said worriedly: "This is a danger of shame, and I don't know how to prevent it."

Ma Di didn't answer this question immediately, and walked to the window on the second floor with his hands behind his back, but seeing the sky was blue, the spring sun was hanging high, and the fresh air was blowing in his face, he looked back at Lu Kai, and said with emotion: "This world has been suffering from chaos for a long time, I don't know when it will be peaceful, no matter whether it rises or falls, the people are suffering."

Xu is touched by the scene, Xu is a rare moment of free time, many past events emerge before Ma Su's eyes, some from this era, some from another era.

All kinds of scenes flashed by like watching flowers on horseback.

This drink lasted until the evening, and Ma Di couldn't remember how much wine he drank. He only remembered that he was helped back when he was drunk, and was caught by a soft body full of fragrance. on the bed.

After that, the memory was messed up.

……

When Ma Di and Lu Kai were drinking upstairs in the restaurant, General He Hong was also sitting in the corner of the first floor in the same restaurant, drinking alone with a downcast expression.

Since his last capture and release, his reputation has plummeted.

Everyone pointed and pointed behind their backs, saying that he couldn't even beat women.

He Hong's face was dull and he was very depressed.

But what was even more depressing was that his Bai Yueguang Lu Meng had already become someone else's wife during the days when he was captured.

Affected by these repeated blows, He Hong was devastated immediately, and stayed in Yanxiang and wine shops every day.

Although he had also found a few famous actresses and slammed the rain clouds several times, he still missed Lu Meng in his heart, so today he wandered back to this restaurant he frequented again, drinking away his worries.

While pouring wine for He Hong, the shopkeeper said, "General He, if you change someone, you will naturally not be able to compete with the general. Even if you win, you can still snatch the third lady back."

"But now that Miss San has become the wife of the new prefect, don't even think about it, General. There is no grass anywhere in the world, why bother..."

He Hong snorted coldly, and squinted at the shopkeeper: "Hmph, what's wrong with the prefect, he won't win by force, and he wins people's love!"

The shopkeeper was choked for a moment, so he changed the subject.

"My General He, you have a handsome talent like you, and you have a lot of good girls in your arms. Why do you want to have trouble with the wife of the prefect? ​​If nothing else, look at the four of you, the prefect. Most of the generals, all of them are extremely brave, cruel and ruthless, then Patriarch Li and Patriarch Huang will kill if they say so, I advise you not to listen to a sentence, you should accept this idea as soon as possible, so as not to bring disaster on yourself .”

He Hong got up angrily, threw down a Daquan Erqian, turned around and went out the door.

He can't listen to any words of persuasion now.

The shopkeeper took the copper coins resentfully, and turned to greet other guests.

Not happy with drinking, and being pointed at by others while staying in the city, he was really depressed, so He Hong invited two acquaintances to go hunting outside the city to relax.

One of the generals was called Cheng Hu, and the other was called Lu Gou.

The relationship between the three of them is very strong, they have hunted together, drank wine together, and carried the same pair of jade legs together.

Not far from the city, He Hong mentioned Lu Meng's matter to his two cronies, with a bitter tone.

After hearing this, Cheng Hu persuaded He Hong: "General, I advise you to give up your mind. In the past, when Shi San was a bandit or an aide of Lu Taishou, we could kill him with a flick of our fingers, but Today is different! He has become the prefect, and he can decide our life and death with a single word, so I can't afford to offend him."

Lu Gou also echoed: "That's right, the prefect Lu Kai has been with him all day recently, and said that he is both civil and military, and has the ability to command the army. Isn't that ridiculous? A bandit leader has the ability to command the army? Relying on nepotism The relationship still depends on kung fu in bed to lead the army, hahaha..."

The three laughed together.

He Hong's depression eased a little.

After laughing, Cheng Hu changed his voice: "However, if you want to get Miss San back, it's not impossible. It depends on whether the general is willing to take the risk?"

He Hong was startled, followed the voice, and saw a smile on Cheng Hu's face as if holding a pearl in his hands, so he asked:
"how do I say this?"

Cheng Hu said leisurely: "Don't you see that Lu Dai and Lu Inspector sent troops to attack and pay shame?"

At this time, He Hong's curiosity had been aroused, and he opened his mouth to ask: "If you have something to say, please speak up, even if you turn this world upside down and sacrifice your life, I will take that woman down!"

"Good! Have courage! That's what a good man should do!" Cheng Hu and Lu Gou looked at each other and exclaimed.

Then he said in a low voice: "I have established a line with Lu Inspector. This time, Master Lu is openly attacking and exchanging shame. He wants to lure Nashi to rescue him three times, and then plot Yulin secretly. At such a good time, the general can find out about the army in Fucheng." The movement will be reported to Mr. Lu in secret. In this way, when the city is broken, it will be the time for the general to marry the third lady."

Hearing this, He Hong fell into deep thought.

……

In the morning of the next day, Ma Di came to the front hall with trembling legs, and called the four major generals and other generals to discuss important matters.
Ma Di sat high on the main seat, rubbed his legs that were numb from drinking, and said in a deep voice:

"According to the current information, Lu Daixing, the governor of Jiaozhou in Dongwu, has three thousand soldiers and has passed the boundary of Yulin. It is expected to arrive at Jiaoshu County in five days. Do you have a good plan to defeat the enemy?"

In other words, if there is no more troops to resist, Jiaosha County will inevitably lose.

But if troops are sent to intercept Lu Dai, Yulin County will fall into an empty and unprepared situation.

The work of recruiting new soldiers and horses has just begun, and it will take some time for recruits to form an army.

At this juncture, the three thousand soldiers in the city could not move lightly.

What's more, Lu Dai has absorbed the lessons from the last time, put away his carelessness and contempt, and it is difficult for his tricks and tricks to work anymore.It can be foreseen that the next tough battle is inevitable.

The strength of the two sides is similar, but the quality of the soldiers is completely different.Lu Dai's subordinates are all veterans, and one-third of the soldiers in Yulin City are bandits and peasants. If the military commander factor is aside and the front is tough, the chances of winning are not great.

Therefore, it is best to avoid head-to-head confrontation with Lu Dai as a top priority, and it will be considered a success if you guard your own one-acre three-point land.

Thinking of this, Huang Xi took the lead and said: "General... the prefect, he, Lu Dai, can go around Yulin to attack and pay the shame. Why can't I go straight to Guangzhou and attack Panyu by surprise? Today, all three thousand soldiers have been brought out by him. Panyu is empty and unprepared, and the final general only needs 500 troops to take over his old nest!"

"Not bad!"

"better!"

Ma Di's eyes lit up, and he praised Huang Xi. When this guy is not obsessed with pornographic books, his brain is still very bright.

Then he looked at Li Sheng.

Li Sheng frowned and thought for a while: "General, there are few soldiers in the prefectures and counties, and there is nothing to seize. I guess Lu Dai must be doing the trick of attacking east and west this time. "

"So, why don't the general follow his plan and pretend to send a team to rescue and avenge the shame, but actually ambushed the soldiers on Lu Dai's only way to attack Yulin, hehehe..."

Ma Di clapped his hands and smiled, "Yes, it's a clever plan!"

Before Ma Su could look over, Zhang Xiu scratched his head and said, "General, I think, last time, forcing the noble gentry to donate money and food caused complaints from all the families, so it's better to choose one or two reliable families and ask them to give it to you." Lu Dai delivered fake news, and then hehehe..."

The three cobblers are the best Zhuge Liang, this statement is true... The three generals all have online IQs, which makes Ma Su feel very moved.

But before he was happy, Yang Wanwan was not happy, and he cupped his hands and said: "Prefect, I have a plan."

"You can choose a good archer in the army, prepare a bow and arrow, or hide in an ambush, or hide between the mountains and forests on both sides of the main road, but when Nalu Dai leads the army, shoot him to death with one arrow. That's it. , the enemy army will certainly collapse without fighting."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was shocked.

Especially two people were the most surprised, one is Lu Kai, and the other is He Hong.

What shocked Lu Kai was that these four people were just ordinary generals under his brother-in-law, but each of them was like Han Xin, with ingenious strategies in their chests, and they were very targeted. Almost every strategy could perfectly break Lu Dai's strategy of swaying from east to west.

This, this is the rhythm of doing big things.

What shocked He Hong was that these four warriors like him were actually rough and detailed, with amazing insights and sharp words.

If the new prefect San (Ma Su) has all these military monsters under his command, then Lu Dai's chances of winning this battle are too low.

Even if you don't get to Guiping City, you may give up your old life.

He Hong suddenly panicked.

He had already firmed up his determination to back Assassin San (Ma Di), but suddenly wavered.

(End of this chapter)

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