Yi Zhongtian:
Speaking of it, Lv Meng and Lu Su are friends, just as Lu Su and Zhou Yu are friends. I think this is very good for Jiangdong Group. Although their political views are different, this does not prevent them from making friends in private. Then the acquaintance between Monroe and Lu Su is also very dramatic. In the fifteenth year of Jian 'an, Zhou Yu died, and Lu Su took over and took office in Lukou, passing by Lu Meng's defense. At that time, someone around Lu Su told him that the general had passed General Lu's defense line and should go and see it, because General Lu was not what he used to be.
What does this mean? In other words, Lu Meng was originally born in a relatively poor family, and he fought bravely on his own and rose step by step. However, he has a low education and doesn't like reading. Even if he wants to write to Sun Quan and give a report, he has to be dictated by others and then hand in other people's records. In this way, when Lv Meng achieved a certain position, Sun Quan called Lv Meng and another man named Jiang Qin, saying that you are all officers now, with many troops, and you have to bear very important responsibilities. If you don't study or study as before, I'm afraid not. You should read some books. Lv Meng said, alas, there are too many things to March and fight, how can I have time to study? Sun Quan said: Do you want to study alone so that you can learn and become a doctor? Just to let you know some history! You have many things to do, but do you still have many lonely things? Are there many things about Guangwudi and Cao Mengde? I thought that Emperor Guangwu fought in the south and fought in the north, and he couldn't put it down. Now that Cao Mengde has fought the civil war, he can't put it down. Why not? After listening to Sun Quan's instruction, Lv Meng came back and began to study. This man is very talented. In fact, reading is not entirely about how many books you have read and how much effort you have devoted. What matters is whether you are talented or savvy. It is useless for people with poor talent and understanding to study. Lv Meng happens to be a talented and savvy person, who may be cheerful after reading it.
It's not what it used to be, but Lu Su doesn't know it. Lu Su still doesn't think highly of Lv Meng in his heart. He just thinks that Lu Meng is now in an important position and has passed his defense. He was embarrassed not to look, so he went to see it. After reading it, Monroe was hospitable at that time. After three glasses of wine, Monroe raised her glass and asked, What's the general's opinion after Zhou Shuai succeeded Guan Yu? Because Lu Su despises Monroe, he is too lazy to pay attention to him and says, Oh, improvise. We will see what happens next. I'm afraid I can't, said Lu Meng. On the surface, Liu Bei and I are family. In fact, Guan Yu is a bear and tiger. This is not an easy man to deal with How can you not plan ahead? Now Monroe is willing to give advice to the general, one two three four. what did you say ? I don't know. It is not recorded in the history books. However, we know that Lu Su was greatly surprised after hearing this. I didn't expect Monroe to say so many thoughts and reasons. Listen, listen, the body moved away. The ancients, we know that he sat on the floor, listened and moved. After moving over, he touched Monroe's back and said, Ziming, Ziming, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable now. Lu Meng said: don't leave for three days, leave a deep impression. Besides, please think about who Guan Yu is. Guan Yu is also a soldier who cannot put it down. He is also a great hero today. How can he be a sponsor? How could he not follow us? In the end, Lu Su went into the back room of Monroe's house and met Monroe's mother, which meant that he became brothers.
But these two people are friends, brothers and have different political views. Although Monroe put forward many ways to deal with Guan Yu, Lu Su remembered them all and rotted in his stomach. He didn't say or use them, because Lu Su advocated maintaining the alliance between Sun and Liu, and he certainly wouldn't carry out the plan. However, in the twenty-second year of Jian 'an, Lu Su died and Lu Meng succeeded to the throne, and the situation was different. So Lv Meng put forward a plan to Sun Quan, so what did Lv Meng say to Sun Quan? Said three questions.
The first question: Do we have to rely on Guan Yu to fight against Cao Cao? Because this is because Lu Su thinks that Cao Cao is a more vicious enemy. In order to deal with this more vicious enemy, we should treat Guan Yu better and rely on him. Lu Meng said, not necessarily. Lv Meng said, as long as the master sends so-and-so to a certain place, so-and-so to a certain place, and so-and-so to walk around the river with the army, I, Lv Meng, can fight against Cao Cao alone without relying on Guan Yu. This is the first point. The second question: Is Guan Yu reliable? Lv Meng said it was unreliable. When Lu Meng said Guan Yu and his subjects, he actually meant Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Liu Bei Guan Yu, a group of wayward and unreliable people. He is definitely not the object we rely on, so Guan Yu is unreliable. Sun Quan thinks this is correct, but Sun Quan still has a problem, so Sun Quan said to Lv Meng, do you think we should fight Xuzhou or Jingzhou first? Lv Meng said that Xuzhou is easy to fight, and it is not a problem to win Xuzhou, but it cannot be held. Because Xuzhou, a place called Ma Pingchuan, is the battlefield of northern cavalry. We won Xuzhou today, and Cao Cao will send someone to pick it up tomorrow. We don't have 70,000 or 80,000 people. You can't hold on. Why don't we fight Jingzhou? Jingzhou can win, and we can hold it. Sun Quan said, OK. So he set such a strategic goal-to win Jingzhou.
Taking Jingzhou is very important for Sun Quan Group. Sun Quan's influence can be extended from the south of the Yangtze River to the upper reaches, and at the same time, the threat of the upper reaches to Sun Quan can be lifted. Sun Quan sent people to ask for Jingzhou many times, but Liu Bei refused to return it, and Monroe's strategy was exactly what Sun Quan wanted. So if you want to win Jingzhou, the first thing you have to deal with is Guan Yu, governor of Jingzhou. How did Lv Meng deal with Guan Yu?
Then if you want to win Jingzhou, you must kill Guan Yu. However, Guan Yu was, after all, a general and hero of the Three Kingdoms period. Guan Yu didn't want to take it off, but said he wanted to kill it. It needs a chance. What about this opportunity? It's almost there. What happened in the twenty-four years of Jian 'an? In the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an, Liu Bei's army arrived in Hanzhong. After watching the previous program, we know that Liu Bei already has Shu, Shu and Hanzhong, and the whole Yizhou belongs to Liu Bei. Then in July, Liu Bei became king in Hanzhong, calling himself "King of Hanzhong". After Wang Zhao came to Hanzhong, Guan Yu sent troops to attack Xiangyang and Fancheng in the same month, which was the famous "Xiangfan Campaign". Guan Yu's action now seems to be to cooperate with Liu Bei to win Hanzhong, because Liu Bei was king in Hanzhong in July and Guan Yu attacked Xiangfan in the same month.
Guan Yu attacked Xiangfan and got off to a very smooth start. In August, the rainstorm and flash floods in Xiangfan area surrounded Fancheng. The flood flooded the seventh army sent by Cao Cao to rescue Xiangfan. This is the so-called "flooded seven armies". Then Guan Yu took advantage of the flood to fight the Forbidden City in his own boat, captured the Forbidden City, and killed another brave general, Pound, who was called "the Forbidden City to chop Pound", and won the first battle. At this time, Coss kept Fancheng, and Coss decided to defend himself. At the same time, Cao Cao also sent Huang Xu troops to save him. Then after August, that is, after Guan Yu won the first battle, the war in Xiangfan was in a stalemate. On the one hand, Coss' defenders and Huang Xu's reinforcements, on the other hand, Guan Yu's army was at loggerheads. Under such circumstances, the customs will neither advance nor retreat. Because now Guan Yu wants to win Xiangyang and Fancheng, the only strength is not enough, and he must send troops from behind to reinforce; Once reinforced, his rear, that is, the land of the confederate army, will be empty. Guan Yu hesitated at this time and didn't know what to do. Lv Meng immediately wrote to Sun Quan, saying: Here comes the opportunity.
* Why did Lv Meng say the opportunity came? Because Guan Yu was in a dilemma at this time. If Guan Yu wins Xiangyang and Fancheng, and his troops are not enough, he can only deploy reinforcements from his own base, that is, the public security and Jiangling in Nanjun; Public security and Jiangling are Guan Yu's base camps in Jingzhou. The garrison in these places is mainly to guard against the influence of Sun Quan. Once taken away, Guan Yu's rear is very empty. So Guan Yu is very hesitant at this time. What kind of opportunity is this for Lv Meng?
Lv Meng said that according to his speculation, Guan Yu is now hesitating. What we have to do now is to fool Guan Yu into transferring troops from Nanjun to Xiangfan front. Then the question is coming. Can Lv Meng fool Guan Yu? Yes Lv Meng did three things, or Sun Quan did three things here.
The first one is called "Pretending to be friendly", which Monroe did as soon as she arrived after taking over from Lu Su. Because as we said before, when Lu Su was adjacent to Guan Yu, Lu Su had been working as a friendly army and got along well with Guan Yu's troops. Then, after Monroe took over, although she wanted to kill Guan Yu in her heart, on the surface, she did better than Lu Su. This is called "repairing the kindness from the outside and getting married from the inside". What about Guan Yu? He believes that Monroe continued Lu Su's policy. He thinks there is nothing to doubt, which is the first point.
The second is to "pretend to be sick." Lv Meng wrote to Sun Quan, saying that Guan Yu did not dare to send troops from Nanjun to reinforce the front line in Xiangfan, for fear that I, Lv Meng, would stab him in the back. Generally speaking, I, Lu Meng, am a person who is in poor health and often falls ill. Please allow me to declare my illness and go back to Jianye to recuperate. Sun Quan agreed to send an official document, and if he didn't seal it, he would dismiss Lu Meng, that is, he publicly announced that Lu Meng was seriously ill and returned to Jianye to recuperate. This is the second step, called pretending to be sick.
Third, it is called "pretending to be incompetent." So Monroe didn't install it. Who installed it? Lu Xun faked it. When Lu Meng returned to Jingkou from Lukou to "recuperate", this "recuperate" had to be put in quotation marks, which passed by Lu Xun's defense. At this time, just like when Lu Su defended Monroe, Lu Xun also had a talk with Monroe. Lu Xun said: Guan Yu and Liu Bei are a great threat to our southern army. How does the general return to Beijing to recuperate at this time? Lv Meng said: Oh, you are right, but Lv Meng is very ill now, and there is nothing I can do. Lu Xun said: well, the general really wants to recuperate, and he can only be allowed to recuperate. But I hope the general can tell his master when he sees him. Now is the best time to kill Guan Yu. Why? Because Guan Yu has always been arrogant, he just fell in the Forbidden City, beheaded Pound, and flooded seven armies, which had a great influence on China. Now is the time when his tail is the highest. We should stab him in the back at this time. I'm afraid that's not possible, said Lu Meng. Look at Guan Yu. He's good. He's good at fighting. This is called prestige. Guan Yu has just won a great victory in Xiangfan front. This is called prestige. Now is the time when his morale is high. This is called power. Guan Yu is not so easy to mess with. However, after Lu Meng met Sun Quan in Beijing, he immediately recommended Lu Xun to replace me.
Why did you recommend Lu Xun to replace him? Lv Meng said three reasons, or three reasons. First, he said that Lu Xun had profound meaning. What do you mean by "profound"? That is, thinking and thinking are profound and long-term. He is a thoughtful man. Secondly, Lu Xun is worthy of the heavy responsibility, that is, his talent is enough for this position. The third and most important point is that Lu Xun is far from being famous. Although he is a talented person, he is very capable, but he is not famous. People don't take him seriously, and Guan Yu won't take him seriously. Now it is time for us to paralyze and fool Guan Yu, and there is no more suitable successor than Lu Xun. Sun Quan agreed to send Lu Xun instead of you.
So Lu Xun succeeded Lu Meng and went to Lukou. As soon as he arrived at Lukou, Lu Xun wrote a letter to Guan Yu, which was very literary, beautiful and well written. Because Lu Xun is a very literate person, and Lu Xun is a scholar in Guan Yu's eyes. He even showed that he was a scholar and wrote a beautiful letter with four main points: the first point was to flatter Guan Yu. It is unprecedented to say that the general won a great victory in Xiangfan this time. He has nothing to do with Han Xin and Tian Lei. These people can't compare with you. It's beautiful. This is the first content. The second content is to belittle yourself. Lu Xun is a bookworm and a scholar. He can't fight, and I don't know why my master sent me here. But fortunately, didn't you have a chance to learn from General Guan? Please speak to General Guan. This is the second content. The third content is congratulations. When the general said that he had won the battle in Xiangfan this time, we Jiangdong people applauded. Why? Allied victory is our victory. Our enemy is Cao Cao, and we are very happy. However, this "but" is followed by his fourth content. Pretend to remind. Lu Xun said, but Cao Cao is a cunning thief. He won't give up because of such failure. He will fight back, fight back. Therefore, Lu Xun reminded General Guan to be alert to Cao Cao and not to treat it lightly. Of course, I'm a nerd. Please think for yourself, general. In fact, it means that Cao Cao will not let go, he will reinforce, and you have to reinforce here!
Guan Yu read the letter and felt funny. Sun Quan is really getting worse from generation to generation. Look who his former marshal was-Zhou Yu, a talented person, but a short-lived ghost. Another Lu Su is also a talent. He is a messenger of peace. Later, Lu Su died and changed to Monroe. He also participated in the war. Unfortunately, he was a sick seedling and fell ill before he participated in the war. This was finally replaced by Lu Xun, who is a bookworm. This generation is different from the next. Relieved, he began to transfer himself to the front line of Xiangfan, one after another, in Nanjun, or rather, the garrison of Jiangling and Public Security, who were guarding against Sun Quan.
* The complacent Guan Yu was finally fooled by Lu Xun, and the defenders of Nanjun were transferred to the front line of Xiangfan. In other words, behind Guan Yu, the defenders guarding against Sun Quan have begun to be empty. So, what will Sun Quan do next? What will be the result of waiting for Guan Yu?
Guan Yu did not think of it. It never occurred to him. Any psycho, nerd is a wolf and cruel. He did not expect that his former allies had colluded with his current enemies at this time. Liu Bei took Yizhou and Hanzhong, so that the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, together with Guan Yu of Nanjun, were under the control of Liu Bei Group. This is a great threat to Wu Dong Group in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. They didn't expect that it was this change in the situation that made the enemy or the number one enemy, for Sun Quan and others, change from Cao Cao to Liu Bei. At this time, Sun Quan Group is not swallowing Liu's arrogance, but restraining Liu from protecting himself, which is life-saving. Since he is in this situation and wants to save his life, how can he still be friends with you? Moreover, Guan Yu should know that Sun Quan has been making eyes at Cao Cao for a long time, and the spinach in autumn has already been sent in the past, and he has already had private contacts. And he should have thought of something. Even at this time, Cao Cao had the need to unite with Sun Quan. Coss was alone in Fancheng because your army surrounded Fancheng so tightly and gave Cao Cao such a big blow. Isn't Cao protected? Therefore, both Cao and Sun have the desire of collusion or alliance.
According to the records in the History of the Three Kingdoms, after Guan Yu captured the Forbidden City and beheaded Pound, the legend about Guan Yu in the History of the Three Kingdoms was described as "a sublime China", which shocked the whole Central Plains region. Cao Cao called a meeting to discuss the issue of moving the capital to avoid Guan Yu's sharpness. Of course, whether Cao Cao really has the idea of moving the capital is also controversial in academic circles. Although recorded in the official history, some historians say that Cao Cao is not qualified. However, Cao Cao's shock is certain, so Cao Cao also called this meeting to discuss the situation, which is also certain. Then at this meeting, Sima Yi and others put forward a suggestion-uniting Sun Quan.
Sima Yi and others said that Liu Bei had made such great achievements, which was definitely not what Sun Quan wanted to see. Sun Quan's mind is actually very clear. When he was in Battle of Red Cliffs, he made an alliance with Liu Bei and made him his envoy. Now that Liu Bei is so old, he absolutely doesn't want to. So Sima Yi and Jiang Ji suggested that Cao Cao make a wish for Sun Quan and let him do it in the back. Cao Cao agreed and sent a signal to Sun Quan. Sun Quan immediately responded and wrote a letter to Cao Cao, "begging for help", saying that he asked the Prime Minister to approve me to crusade against Guan Yu and was ordered by the court; But there is one requirement, please keep it a secret.
Cao Cao showed everyone Sun Quan's letter. Do you think you should promise and keep it a secret? Everyone said of course it should be kept secret. Military operations should be kept secret. It's best for Sun Quan to come quietly and suddenly strike Guan Yu. Isn't it beautiful? However, there is a consultant named Dong Zhao, who has appeared in our program many times before, and the audience is no stranger. Dong Zhao said: No, Prime Minister, we won't keep Sun Quan a secret, but we will leak it. Why? Secrecy is beneficial to Sun Quan; It is good for us to reveal the secret. Please think about it, Prime Minister. What will happen if we leak? Only Guan Yu knows. Guan Yu knew that he had two possibilities: the first was that he immediately turned around and hit Sun Quan, so wouldn't the siege of Fancheng be lifted immediately? Another possibility is that Guan Yu won't go back to fight Sun Quan immediately, because Guan Yu is too awesome. In this case, we must let the Shoujiang of Fancheng know that things have been saved. Anyway, we will tell the secret. Cao Cao nodded, yes. He also ordered someone to copy Sun Quan's book and shoot Coss Fancheng and Guan Yu's military camp. So Coss and Guan Yu knew, and Coss immediately announced that Sun Quan was going to hit Guan Yu from behind. The whole army cheered and the morale doubled, so there was hope.
* Sun Quan, who has been playing tricks behind his back, finally succeeded in planning. On the front line of Xiangfan, Cao Cao's army morale doubled. In Nanjun County behind Guan Yu, Sun Quan was friendly on the surface and secretly sharpened his knife. Can Guan Yu, caught in the middle, still break through? How will Guan Yu react when he receives a letter from the Cao Sun League? So, what will wait for him?
Guan Yu hesitated after getting the letter, and Guan Yu really hesitated, because now Guan Yu is really riding a tiger. This Fancheng has been soaked by flood, and that wall is about to collapse. He felt that this FanCheng was within reach. If he quits now, all his efforts will be wasted, and he will not be content. In addition, he felt that his Jiangling and public security could not be won by Sun Quan at once, so he did not withdraw. Guan Yu didn't withdraw, and Cao Cao was acting here. On the one hand, the morale of Coss defenders doubled, on the other hand, the morale of Huang Xu reinforcements doubled. Just as Cao Caopa 12 Battalion went to reinforce Huang Xushi, Huang Xu ordered an attack on Guan Yu.
Then, Guan Yu could not resist the battle and had to retreat. Fan Chengzhi's siege is over. Where's Sun Quan? After Sun Quan learned that Guan Yu had begun to transfer troops to the front line of Xiangfan, Lu Meng recovered from his illness and Lu Xun was no longer a scholar. He set out in two ways to copy Guan Yu's lair. What method did Lu Meng take? Historically, it was called "crossing the river in white". It was he who dressed the soldiers in white, dressed the army as a caravan, dressed the warships as cargo ships, and set out for Jiangling from the Yangtze River. I met Guan Yu's sentry along the way. I said we were on business and chatting. People here went up and killed the sentry. Along the way, they quietly came to Nanjun. As soon as Monroe's army arrived in Nanjun, Jiangling and the public security guards surrendered, and they surrendered immediately. Therefore, Lv Meng won Nanjun as easy as blowing off dust. And Lu Xun? It is also triumphant all the way. Where did Lu Xun's army go? When we arrived at the post road, we held the Yangtze River Canyon in case Liu Bei's reinforcements came to attack. Then let's take a look at this map. What is Guan Yu's situation at this time? Xiangfan is Cao Cao's army, together with Lu Xun's army, and Nanjun is Lu Meng's army. Such a big bag has surrounded Guan Yu. So what would Guan Yu do? Please watch the next episode-Losing Maicheng.