Chapter 224: A battle of wits with the military advisor? It's just like a firefly competing with the bright moon! Guan Yu killed Lu Meng! Sun Quan must not be allowed to escape!
Lu Meng knelt stiffly on the spot, thousands of thoughts flashing rapidly through his mind, and suddenly he woke up with a start.

He and Sun Quan fell into the trap!
He and Sun Quan thought that they could use Sun Quan's title as the Lord of Jiangdong to recruit the old members of the Sun family and regroup.

Liu Bei took advantage of this and ordered Jiang Qin to lead his troops to sneak into Lu'an city openly and act as an insider.

As for Liu Bei's confiscation of the troops of the surrendered generals from Huainan, it was all an act in order to make Sun Quan and him believe it.

Xiao Fang.

According to Jiang Qin, this series of plans were all the work of Xiao Fang!
"That Xiao Fang, had planned for today several months ago?"

"I didn't even notice it?"

"Could it be that he also schemed to destroy my beacon tower?"

Lu Meng was half-kneeling on the ground, his head buzzing, his face as pale as paper, and cold sweat rolling down his face.

Jiang Qin ignored him, held his bloody sword in his hand, and shouted:

"What are you waiting for? Block the city gates and let General Zuo's army enter the city!"

As soon as the order was given, hundreds of Jiang Qin's troops on the city wall immediately launched the attack as planned.

Screams rang out, and streams of blood flew into the air. Those Sun family soldiers who were still in a daze were chopped to the ground in large numbers in an instant.

On the city walls, there was slaughter and chaos.

Lu Meng was stabbed and knelt on the ground. Jiang Qin suddenly rebelled and Liu's army attacked from outside. Under the drastic changes inside and outside, more than a thousand Sun family soldiers on the city wall collapsed immediately and fled in all directions.

The city gate was successfully captured, the drawbridge was lowered again, and a flag with the word "Liu" was raised on the top of the city.

"Jiang Qin, you are a general of the Sun family. The Sun family treats you well. How dare you betray your master?"

Lu Meng finally woke up and questioned Jiang Qin angrily.

Jiang Qin showed no shame, and said coldly:

"Sun Ce was deserted by his friends and relatives, and even Ling Cao was forced to betray him. I, Jiang Qin, was able to defend him until he was killed before surrendering to General Zuo. I have already done him justice."

"Sun Quan, this brat, actually recognized Lü Bu's four-surnamed slave as his father. This is even more shameless than his brother recognizing Yuan Shu as his father."

"I, Jiang Qin, am a good man. Do you really think I will be loyal to such a shameless master?"

Jiang Qin stopped pretending and directly exposed Sun Quan's despicable behavior.

Lu Meng was speechless. He wanted to refute and defend Sun Quan, but he was speechless.

The injury on his waist flared up and he felt a sharp pain. He knelt on the ground with his other leg, supporting himself with one hand and covering the wound with the other, gasping for breath.

"From fleeing from Jiangdong to Huainan, is it possible that the lord will eventually die? Will the Sun family still be destroyed?"

"I, Lu Meng, really chose the wrong lord. Will I lose my life and property?"

Lu Meng gritted his teeth, his face twisted into a state of distortion, and endless sadness welled up in his eyes.

outside the city.

The warship was speeding like the wind and was rushing towards the ferry west of the city.

Above the flagship, the "Guan" flag has been raised.

"Father, the flag with the word 'Liu' has been raised on the top of the city wall. The chess pieces deployed by Military Advisor Xiao have indeed started to move!"

The young Guan Ping pointed at the top of the city wall and shouted excitedly.

Guan Yu looked up and saw that the "Sun" flag on the top of the west gate of Lu'an had been replaced by the "Liu" flag.

The city gate that was originally closed was reopened at this moment, and the drawbridge was slowly lowered.

"This Xiao Jinglue is indeed as cunning and calculating as ever."

"My brother has the assistance of such a god, and rebuilding the Han Dynasty is just around the corner!"

Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and sighed with emotion.

When Zhuge Liang came to Xiangyang that day, he not only gave him Xiao Fang's plan to destroy the beacon tower, but also told him that Xiao Fang had already offered advice to Liu Bei and planted a chess piece in Lu'an City in advance.

As long as his army unexpectedly appeared outside the city of Lu'an, the insiders would surely launch an attack as promised and help him to seize the city with the help of both inside and outside forces.

What we can see now is that everything is under Xiao Fang’s control!

Putting aside his emotion, Guan Yu pointed his Qinglong sword and shouted:

"Pass the order down, all ships go ashore, and rush into Lu'an City in one go!"

When the order was given, all the ships accelerated and crashed into the water camp in the blink of an eye.

There were less than two hundred enemy troops in the water camp. When they saw the Liu flag rising above the city gate behind them, their morale had already collapsed and they dispersed.

Thousands of Liu's soldiers landed like tigers and wolves, and rushed into the west gate of Lu'an.

Guan Yu also rode his horse forward and entered the city gate with his head held high.

"General Jiang Qin, under the order of the Lord, has been hiding in Lu'an City. Now that we have seized the city gate, we are here to welcome General Guan into the city!"

Jiang Qin, who had been waiting at the city gate, bowed and greeted him.

Guan Yu nodded slightly and said approvingly:

"You are the first to contribute to the capture of Lu'an. I will report this to my brother and reward you accordingly!"

Jiang Qin hurriedly thanked him, then waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to drag the injured Lu Meng forward.

"General Guan, this man is Lu Meng, Sun Quan's trusted adviser."

"Sun Quan's escape from Jiangdong to join Lu Bu, as well as the beacon tower plan, were all from this man's hand."

"I have captured him alive. Please let General Guan decide his fate!"

Several soldiers dragged the bloody Lu Meng forward and threw him in front of Guan Yu.

At this time, Lu Meng was hit by an arrow in the lower back and was only breathing his last breath, but he still tried to struggle to get up.

However, his injuries were too severe and he was unable to struggle despite his best efforts. He could only kneel in front of Guan Yu.

"Lü Meng, do you recognize me?"

Guan Yu looked down at the broken body and asked coldly.

Lu Meng raised his head tremblingly, and with his gradually blurry eyes, he saw a warrior with a red face and beautiful beard, who looked like a god, standing in front of him with a sword in his hand.

"Guan... Guan Yu?" Lu Meng recognized the face and was shocked again, as if he had seen a ghost.

He originally thought that the troops that launched a surprise attack on Lu'an were sent by Liu Bei from Jiangdong.

However, it was unexpected that the person leading this special force was actually Guan Yu!

Wasn’t Guan Yu far away in Jingzhou, stationed in Xiangyang? How could he appear in Lu’an?

Lu Meng's head was buzzing, and countless questions exploded in his ears like thunder.

Suddenly, his body shook and he woke up with a start.

"Liu Bei must have known that we would deploy spies in Jiangdong to closely monitor the movements of his generals and the troops in each camp."

"So, he chose not to use the troops from Jiangdong, but secretly transferred the troops from Xiangyang, led by Guan Yu, from upstream, to deceive us!"

"Xiao Fang, this must be the work of Xiao Fang again..."

Lu Meng muttered to himself, his voice hoarse and trembling, his pale face twisted with endless horror.

"It seems that what Military Advisor Xiao said is correct. Although you are not well-known, you are indeed quite intelligent."

"To be able to come up with this beacon tower strategy, it really takes some talent."

Guan Yu nodded slightly, giving him some approval.

Then he looked at me with disdain and said:
"It's a pity that your little wisdom is just like a firefly competing with the bright moon in front of Military Advisor Xiao. You don't know your own abilities."

"Do you think your beacon tower plan is really flawless and that Military Advisor Xiao can't break it?"

Lu Meng's body was shocked, he raised his head suddenly, and looked at Guan Yu in surprise again.

The speculation was finally confirmed.

His plan of setting up a beacon tower, which he thought was perfect, was foiled by Xiao Fang!
"Impossible. Even if he is the reincarnation of the Saint of Strategy, he is still made of flesh and blood. How can he be so omnipotent?"

"My beacon tower plan is so brilliant, there is no way it could be broken by him!"

"Could it be that all the plans I, Lü Meng, made for my lord are really just fireflies competing with the bright moon in the eyes of Xiao Fang?"

"Wouldn't it be that I, Lu Meng, have become a clown?"

The more Lu Meng thought about it, the more desperate he felt, and the pent-up anger and rage surged to his head.

Coupled with the injury on his waist, under the double blow of his mind and body, he vomited blood and fell to the ground.

"I don't believe that Xiao Fang can destroy my beacon tower. I don't believe it~~"

Lu Meng gritted his teeth and tried to struggle to get up.

Guan Ping took a step forward and said coldly:
"If it weren't for Military Advisor Xiao who broke your beacon tower plan, how could my father lead my 10,000-man army and unexpectedly appear in Lu'an City?"

"You have a beacon tower, but our military advisor Xiao has a plan to cross the river in white clothes..."

Guan Ping then told them in a sarcastic tone all the methods they used to break into the beacon tower.

Lu Meng's body froze on the ground, his mouth wide open and his eyes bulging.

"Crossing the river in white, crossing the river in white..."

These four words kept echoing in his mind like a raging sea, and in a trance, he had a sense of déjà vu about these four words.

It was as if when I came up with the beacon tower plan, at a certain moment, I had also thought of the same solution.

But that thought only flashed through his mind and was then forgotten.

"How could this plan of mine, which I thought was impeccable, be broken by him so easily?"

"No wonder Zhou Lang was killed by him."

"Could it be that I really overestimated my own abilities and brought humiliation upon myself?"

Lu Meng lay on the ground in a trance, the shock and astonishment on his face replaced by endless despair and sadness.

Guan Yu was too lazy to talk to him anymore, so he waved his sword and shouted:

"Liao Hua, Guan Ping, Zhou Cang, listen to my orders!"

"Each of you lead your troops to seize the remaining three gates along the city wall, seal off all the gates of Lu'an, and do not let Sun Quan escape!"

"Jiang Qin, you lead the way and head straight to the county government. I will personally deal with that shameless traitor Sun Quan!"

The generals accepted the order with great enthusiasm.

Guan Ping and his two generals immediately led several thousand soldiers each to climb the city wall, marched quickly along the wall, and captured the remaining three gates.

Liu Bei had explained that in addition to capturing Lu'an, he also wanted to capture Sun Quan in one fell swoop and eliminate the last remnants of the Sun family.

After learning about Sun Quan's shameless and despicable deeds, Guan Yu became even more disgusted with him. Now that he had captured Lu'an, it was impossible for him to let Sun Quan escape.

Countless soldiers of Liu's army poured into the city and rushed towards the various gates.

Jiang Qin also mounted his horse and was ready to take Guan Yu with him to the county government to deal with Sun Quan, who was still immersed in the dream of recovering Jiangdong.

As for Lu Meng, Guan Yu saw at a glance that he was seriously injured and would die in a short while, so he was too lazy to deal with him.

Just as Guan Yu was riding his horse and dragging his sword, about to gallop away from Lu Meng.

Filled with grief, anger and despair, Lu Meng somehow found the strength to struggle and get up.

"My lord has been very kind to me, I cannot let you kill him!"

"Guan Yu, I don't allow you to kill my lord~~"

Lu Meng dragged his bleeding body, blood spurting out of his mouth, and pounced on Guan Yu like a trapped beast struggling to death.

"You are loyal to that despicable villain Sun Quan."

"Okay, I will personally send you off!"

Guan Yu frowned and slashed wildly with the Qinglong sword in his hand.

A flash of blood splashed out.

Lu Meng's head fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)