Lujiang County, Shu County.
This place was where Lujiang was located, and the county governor's manor was located here.
County Governor Manor.
Lu Kang, who was more than 60 years old, was sitting in the meeting hall. Although he had a head of white hair, he was still hale and hearty.
He was dealing with various matters in Lujiang.
Although he was already in his sixties, he was still a workaholic. There were neatly stacked bamboo slips on the table.
In front of him, several assistant officials came and went, processing the documents he had handled before executing them.
Every move he made was able to manage Lu River in an orderly manner.
At this moment, as he was dealing with the documents, he kept asking,
"I saw that Xunyang County reported that there was a rebellion.”
As soon as he finished speaking, an official reported,
"Prefect, the thief that Xunyang reported is a river thief called Gan Ning, also known as Xingba. I don't know where this thief came from, but he has been active on the Yangtze River since last year.”
"I'll plunder along Jingzhou, Jiangxia, Nanyang, and other places to strengthen myself.”
"Until now, it has expanded to 800 people and they call themselves the Brocade Sail Thieves.”
"Because this thief was mostly in Jiangxia and rarely went downstream, there was no news of him.”
"I don't know why recently, but they have been trying to break through our defense line and head east.”
"The Sun Seeking Order was afraid that he would go ashore and plunder, so he reported it!”
"Oh!"
Lu Kang nodded and said,"
"In that case, I've heard of this thief before. Since he wants to go east, let him go east!”
"It just so happens that there are quite a number of bandits in Danyang Wu County. Let them go and fight!”
When the small official heard this, he quickly cupped his hands and said,
"Then this subordinate will issue the document!"
Then, he sat down.
Just as the small official sat down, another person stood up and said,
"Reporting to the prefect, if you say that the bandits are in chaos, I have another matter to report!”
"Ever since Zheng Bao raised his army, he has over ten thousand soldiers entrenched in Chao Lake.”
"Recently, he has been fighting with Zhang Duo, Xu Qian, and other bandits, causing the people around Chaohu Lake to suffer and migrate south.”
"Now that there are more than ten thousand refugees in the south, if we don't take care of them, I'm afraid there will be a great disaster!”
Hearing this, Lu Kang put down his pen and ink. He frowned, stroked his beard, and sighed,"
"How could I not know about this? I wanted to send troops to encircle and annihilate them, but now that Sun Jian has taken Jiujiang by force, he has expanded his forces and has more than 70,000 soldiers!”
"This person has wild ambitions.”
"As for the Chaohu bandits, let them fight. As long as they don't hurt the people, we will let them off for a moment!”
"Yes!"
When the small official heard this, he immediately sat down.
However, Lu Kang wasn't in the mood to deal with government affairs this time. Instead, he stroked his beard and said,"
"Has Sun Jian from Jiujiang County sent any news?”
When the officials heard this, they looked at each other and shook their heads.
"Sigh!"
Seeing this, Lu Kang sighed again,"
"Now that the imperial court is declining and the vassals are rising, I didn't expect that grandson to be so arrogant.| Wentai was actually so muddle-headed, he probably wanted to split the earth and make him a marquis!”
"Father! Father!"
Before he could finish his sentence, he heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the room.
Lu Kang didn't even look at her and shouted coldly,"
"A gentleman wears jade. When he advances, he bows. When he retreats, he raises it. The jade is ringing. What a mess!”
As soon as the voice was heard, the footsteps outside the room stopped. A middle-aged scholar walked in slowly and bowed to Lu Kang.
"Father is right. I know my mistake. Please forgive me!”
This man was Lu Kang's eldest son, Lu Jun. He was almost forty years old, but he was still very respectful in front of Lu Kang.
Hearing Lu Jun's apology, Lu Kang's expression relaxed. He raised his head and said in a deep voice,"
"Forget it, why are you so flustered?"
When Lu Jun heard that, he hurriedly smiled and said,
"Father, this is good news!"
"Then Sun| Wentai replied!"
"Oh?"
Lu Kang was surprised."
"What did he reply to? Why are you so happy?"
Lu Jun smiled and said,"
"Father will know at a glance!"
After saying that, he respectfully handed over the silk book in his hand.
Seeing this, Lu Kang showed a rare smile and said,"
"You're also trying to keep me in suspense. Forget it, I'll just take a look!”
As he spoke, he picked up Sun Jian's silk book and read it.
When the officials around heard that it was a letter from Sun Jian, they put down the things in their hands and looked at Lu Kang.
Lu Kang looked at the silk book expressionlessly. In the end, he put down the silk book, stroked his beard, and nodded with a smile.
"I don't want this grandson| Wentai is quite magnanimous!"
"If I can turn back now, I won't interfere with him after the emperor takes over the government in the future!”
When Lu Jun heard this, he could not help but smile bitterly. In this world, only his father still believed that the imperial court would one day recover!
Sun Jian was still their superior. Even if the court was restored, it was still uncertain who would participate.
However, he was afraid of his father's power, so he didn't dare to say much. He could only ask,
"Father, I see that Sun Jian's letter is quite sincere. It's time for our army to let go of the city's defenses!”
"Oh…"
Lu Kang pondered for a while.
"Let go. I don't think Sun Jian has made any moves, so our army doesn't have to be so vigilant!”
"Good! Then I'll do it now!"
When Lu Jun heard this, he cupped his hands and left.
.......
Meanwhile, in a dense forest on the west side of Chaohu Lake.
In the vast forest, a complete military camp had appeared.
In the military camp, Sun Jian and the generals gathered once again.
After receiving the specific information from Lu Jiang, Sun Jian couldn't help but sigh.
"Fortunately, the military counselor said not to alert the enemy this time. I didn't expect this old man Lu Kang to close the city gate and strictly check the entrance and exit after sending the letter that day!”
"It's obvious that he's going to defend to the death!”
"Yeah, I didn't expect this old man to be so bold!”
"Our army hasn't even moved yet, and he's already ready!”
When the generals heard this, they all nodded.
The opponents they had encountered were countless.
However, it was the first time he had seen someone as stubborn as Lu Kang!
It was obvious that a letter was enough to seal the city.
This showed his attitude. Regardless of whether he agreed or not, he was already prepared. If you want to fight, then fight.
Any city sieger was most afraid of encountering such an opponent!
While everyone was sighing with emotion, Sun Ce had already bowed to Baili Ming and said,"
"Fortunately, Mister has considered everything. Otherwise, if we were to rush in, I'm afraid it would ruin the plan.”
Facing Sun Ce's salute, Baili Ming waved his hand and smiled,"
"It's fine. In fact, it's a good plan to change your opponent. It's just that it won't work on Lu Kang.”
"That's why Sun Tzu said that knowing yourself and your enemy will lead to victory in every battle.”
"Using schemes is like a doctor treating a patient.”
"Do you have to see someone and drug them?"
Sun Ce's eyes lit up when he heard that. He hurriedly took out a bamboo slip and began to make a cheat sheet. Then, he bowed to Baili Ming and said,
"Teacher, your words are very kind. Disciple understands!”
When everyone saw that the two of them were having a small class again, they could not help but laugh.
Sun Jian smiled as he stroked his beard.
"Ce 'er should learn well from Military Advisor. If he can learn all of Military Advisor's abilities, he will be able to use them for life.”
Sun Ce quickly smiled and said,"
"Father, don't worry. I'm learning. Ever since I followed Sir, I've improved every day. It can be said that it's refreshing!”
"Great!"
When Sun Jian heard this, he smiled with satisfaction. It seemed that handing Sun Ce over to the military counselor to discipline was really the best decision.
During this period of time, his temperament had become much calmer than before. He had actually started to read slowly, which made him very gratified!
However, just as he was feeling gratified, he heard Baili Ming laugh and say,"
"This won't do. If my lord and Bo Fu want to do this, then I have to hold back!”
Everyone was surprised when they heard this.
Sun Jian and his son were also stunned.
"What do you mean, Military Advisor?"
However, as soon as he said that, Baili Ming smiled bitterly and said,
"I was originally focused on teaching, but I didn't expect Lord to actually let Bofu learn all of it. How can my little talent be enough to learn for three years?”
"If I don't hold back, when Bo Fu finishes his apprenticeship, where will I survive?”
Then, he shook his head and said,"
"This won't do, this won't do. I still want to eat this military adviser's rice for a few more years!”
Seeing Baili Ming's expression, everyone in the tent was stunned for a moment before they burst into laughter.
All the generals were grinning from ear to ear. Even Zhou Tai and the others who had just joined were laughing.
Advisor Jun was joking again!
How humorous!
Only Sun Ce hurriedly cupped his hands and said,
"Don't worry, sir. I will never forget the kindness of being taught. How can I let you leave?”
However, when he said that, everyone's laughter suddenly became louder. It spread out of the tent for a moment and spread far away. Even Baili Ming could not help but laugh.
He was just joking. This silly child was really serious. He really had the heart of a child!
However, from this point, it could be seen that among the Sun, Cao, and Liu families, Sun Jian's son, Sun Ce, was actually the most outstanding one.
It was just that Sun Jian died too early, causing everyone to see Sun Ce as a duke.
In reality, if Sun Jian was still around, Sun Ce would definitely have more room for growth.
To be honest, as his first disciple, he was still looking forward to Sun Ce's future!
Even if he didn't become a famous general, he would at least be skilled in both martial arts and literature!
As he thought of this, everyone stopped laughing.
Sun Jian smiled and said to Sun Ce,"
"Don't worry, Ce 'er, you just have to learn. If you want to learn the essence of a military counselor, forget three years, I think you won't be able to finish it even if you take thirty years!”
As he spoke, he looked at Baili Ming and smiled,"
"Advisor, since we're eating the food of an advisor now, shouldn't you give us a plan for what our army should do?”
"Now that Lu Kang's city gate is closed, our army is going to drive the tiger to swallow the wolf?”
As soon as he said this, the smiles on the generals 'faces disappeared.
Seeing this, Baili Ming nodded. He wanted to liven up the atmosphere.
After all, it was a working environment. Smiling more would help the soldiers under his command to be harmonious.
Seeing that Sun Jian was asking about serious matters, he stood up and said,"
"I think it's not difficult to drive the tiger to swallow the wolf. The key is to lure the tiger to trap the wolf!”
"My lord just said that the city gates are closed. I don't think this matter will be a problem!”
"The lord's silk book should have arrived by now. Since Lu Kang saw our letter and saw that we didn't send troops, he should be relaxed.”
"At most, we can hold on for another three to five days.”
"And what our army needs to do is to cause misunderstandings, using the wolf to lure the tiger, and using the tiger to trap the wolf!”
"Our army can pretend to be bandits from Chaohu and cause trouble to anger Lu Kang.”
"He can also pretend to be Lu Kang's army and attack Zheng Bao's water stronghold. He can make Zheng Bao think that Lu Kang is going to surround him with all his strength!”
"In that case, Lu Kang will definitely send troops to attack Zheng Bao in his anger!”
"When Zheng Bao is cornered and sees Lu Kang's army attacking, he will also jump over the wall and fight Lu Kang to the death.”
"If the two families attack each other, our army can sit back and reap the benefits!”
"Good!"
Sun Jian praised,
"Using a wolf to lure a tiger, using a tiger to trap a wolf!”
"This way, we won't have to worry about tigers and wolves fighting!”
When the generals heard this, they naturally praised him.
However, among the crowd, Zhao Yun stood up and cupped her hands.
"Lord, Military Advisor, although this plan is good, if our army disguises as bandits, how will we incur Lu Kang's anger?”
"If they were to burn, kill, and plunder, they would all be Han civilians. How could they bear to do it!”
"But if we don't do this, how can we attract Lu Kang's attention?”
As soon as he said this, the tent fell silent again.
Zhao Yun was right!
If he wanted to act like a bandit, he had to do the things of a bandit.
Wouldn't that be burning, killing, and looting?
When Sun Jian heard this, he said with great importance,
"Military advisor, we can't ignore this matter!”
“嗐!”
Baili Ming saw everyone's expressions and immediately smiled."
"Who said that we want to harm the people? We should show our standards as thieves!”
"Harming the people is the work of a thief. If we want to be thieves, we'll be big thieves!”
"If our army wants to make a move, just ask around and find out about those rich and heartless people who cause trouble. Be it officials or merchants, rob them all!”
"Anyway, these people usually prey on the people and are not good people. So what if they rob us?”
"Besides, these people can influence Lu Kang more than the common people.”
"In this way, we can expand our military resources, eliminate the evils for the people, and others will only think that it was done by bandits and have no effect on our army!”
"Isn't this a foolproof plan?"
"Hiss!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone could not help but gasp.
This plan was really f * cking…Too awesome!
Zu Mao slammed the table and shouted,
"You did this!"
Dian Wei also said excitedly,"
"Advisor Jun's words are exactly what I want. I've long wanted to do this!”
Among the generals, except for Qiao Rui's family, which was considered a noble family, the rest were all commoners. When they heard that they were going to eliminate evil for the people, they were naturally overjoyed.
When Zhao Yun heard that he would not harm the people, she cupped her hands and smiled.
"Advisor Jun, this is a good idea!"
Sun Jian pointed at Baili Ming and laughed,
"In terms of thieves, it's you, Baili Ruozhong!”
"If Zhong is a thief, I'm afraid there will be no more peace in the world!”
Upon hearing this, Baili Ming cupped his hands and said with a smile,
"I have this wish, so I came up with this plan!”
"Hahahaha…"
Sun Jian laughed again when he heard that. Then, he slapped the table with a flushed face and said,
"Good! Then we'll be thieves this time!"
After making his decision, he directly ordered to send out scouts to investigate the tyrants and rich families near Shu County. Then, he prepared the army for war. With everyone as generals, they disguised themselves as small groups of bandits and plundered everywhere.
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