"General, are we going to fight now?" In the Yangzhou Navy warship, a Yangzhou Navy captain asked Lu Xun.
"What's wrong? Are you scared after seeing these 100 warships? "Lu Xun asked the lieutenant beside him calmly.
"Why would I be afraid?" The captain jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on. It was shameful to be called afraid in the army. The captain's face turned red as he shouted at Lu Xun. "General, if you are afraid, we would not have followed you to fight the Jingzhou and Jiangdong Army." Before this, the Jiangdong Navy and the Jingzhou Navy were four or five times more than the current Yangzhou Navy. At that time, they had followed Lu Xun to fight.
"General, our Yangzhou Navy only has six intact warships left. We are not afraid of death, but we need to leave some seeds for the Yangzhou Navy." Now, the only ones who could fight were the 1,800 people on the six warships. If these 1,800 people died, then the Yangzhou Navy, at least the Lujiang Navy, would be finished.
"Do you think we can still escape?" Lu Xun was silent for a while and shook his head. The downstream was blocked by the Iron Chain River. There was no way to escape. The Lujiang Navy's camp was full of wounded people. They had no way to retreat.
If they attacked, they could die honorably. If they retreated, they had no other choice but to be captured.
"Then let's fight!" This Lieutenant was also ruthless. Since he was going to die anyway, he might as well go all out. In Yangzhou, even if he died in battle, his family would still be able to settle down well. In addition to receiving a pension, they would also be able to get a share of the land. Even the children of the soldiers who died in battle for Yangzhou could go to school to study and become outstanding in the future.
Their names would be entered into the Hero Palace in Shouchun and be worshipped by future generations. Therefore, they were not afraid of death.
"Open the gates! The ballista was mounted on the side of the ship, and the orders were issued one after another. Although the Yangzhou Navy had six warships, their momentum was not inferior to the Jiangxia Navy.
"Brothers, we will succeed or die trying. Although I, Lu Xun, have not been in command for long, I, Lu Xun, have been deeply engraved with the mark of the Yangzhou Navy. We are the soldiers of the Milord. The Milord has treated us well. He gave us all the land and houses. The taxes are only 30%. Who has a son?" Lu Xun asked the Yangzhou Navy soldiers.
"I, I have one!" An ordinary Yangzhou Navy soldier shouted.
"Li Erniu?" Lu Xun vaguely knew this person.
"General, you still remember me!"
"Yes, I remember!" Lu Xun forced a smile and said, "Li Erniu, you tell the soldiers what your son is doing now!"
"Now!" Li Erniu thought for a moment and then smiled honestly. No one knew what he was thinking. "His son should be in school!" Li Erniu's children were able to enter the school because Li Erniu's left eye was injured during the battle with Gan Ning. Although Li Erniu looked simple and honest, he was not careless when it came to killing the enemy. It was because of this that his children were able to enter the school. Although Liu Mang had always wanted to implement a comprehensive education in Yangzhou, Yangzhou was lacking in resources. Although there were a lot of people who were knowledgeable, it was not enough. Therefore, he could only give some of the children who had meritorious military service an elementary class and take it step by step.
"Go to school and study. Tell me, how many of you have studied?" Lu Xun asked again.
"No, no!" All of them shook their heads. Even the captain of the warship had not studied. Studying was something that only the rich could have. That was why people said that of all things, only studying was the best. This was the common people's respect for scholars. Only with knowledge could one rise above others.
"Then I will tell you that after this war, your children can go to school to study. Maybe in the future, this general will be your son. Even if he is not good, he will be an accountant. You will not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life! As for us, after this war, for those of you who do not have children and are not married, I promise you that when we go back, I will send a matchmaker to give you betrothal gifts and arrange a marriage for you! "Lu Xun shouted to some of the young soldiers below. Although the Lu Family was ruined, they could still take out a few hundred gold. It was not difficult to be a matchmaker for these soldiers who were not married. After all, the soldiers of Yangzhou Army were very popular in Yangzhou.
"General, you are not married yet. Take care of your own affairs first, then help us!" One of the seasoned soldiers teased. When he said this, the Yangzhou Navy below him all laughed, breaking the heavy anger quite a bit.
"What if we can't come back?" Some people were more pessimistic.
"What if we can't come back?" Lu Xun looked at the familiar and strange faces and the damaged warship. "If we can't come back, you and I will go to the Hero Palace to meet each other!"
The Yangzhou Navy soldiers naturally knew what the Hero Palace was. They all fell silent. Who would like to die? Who would be afraid of death? Although Lu Xun was encouraging the soldiers' morale and talking about their longing to go back, they all knew that they might not be able to go back this time. The warship was damaged, and the road behind was blocked. Basically, everyone was exhausted. They had just experienced a great war, and now they had to face enemies dozens of times more than them. Everyone's heart was heavy.
"What are you afraid of? At worst, we will die once. Kill one and break even. Kill two and make a profit. Even if we die, people will still remember us! What are you afraid of? "
"Yeah, what are you afraid of? At worst, we will meet at the Hero Palace! We will also have good wine and good meat as offerings! "The Yangzhou navy soldiers' spirit burst forth.
"General, even if we die, we will make those Jingzhou bitches suffer!"
"We will make them pregnant with our babies and let those Jingzhou bitches go back crying!"
"Open fire!" Lu Xun didn't need to say anything. The Yangzhou Navy soldiers returned to their posts. Something called fighting spirit was burning in their eyes.
However, this fighting spirit was obviously burning in the wrong place. Just as Lu Xun was sighing about the soldiers' morale, the captain next to him pointed in the direction of the Jingzhou Navy and was stunned. "General, General, look! Look over there!"
"Hmm?" Looking at the captain's panicked appearance, Lu Xun couldn't help but frown. When he looked in the direction the captain was pointing, he also widened his eyes.
The surface of the Yangtze River on the other side was white, a vast expanse of white.
"What's going on?" Lu Xun asked in confusion. The Jingzhou Army, who were originally the enemy, had all put down their war flags. The Jingzhou Army's flag had been cut down and fell into the water, turning into a vast expanse of white. More than 100 warships of the Jingzhou Navy had all hung up white flags. How could Lu Xun not know what a white flag meant? The Jingzhou Navy was going to surrender? Was this a joke?
Was this possible? The Jingzhou Navy was the enemy. If the Yangzhou Navy had the upper hand, it would be fine. But now, there was a huge gap between them and the enemy. The enemy was dozens of times more than the Yangzhou Navy, but the Jingzhou Navy had hung up a white flag. This didn't make sense at all. Could it be? Lu Xun couldn't help but think of something. He subconsciously put his hand in his pocket.
"General, could there be a trap?" The captain next to him asked doubtfully.
"A trap? Is there a need to use a trick? " Lu Xun smiled bitterly and said to the captain next to him. They only had six warships now, and all of them were damaged. Many of the ballistae on the warships were also damaged. The Yangzhou Navy's combat power was not very good now. If the Jingzhou Navy really wanted to destroy the Yangzhou Navy, they only needed to pay the price of three to four thousand people.
"Then what about them?" The captain was even more confused. Lu Xun was also confused.
"General, they have entered our shooting range!" The lookout on the side said to the captain and Lu Xun.
Now, this distance was just the shooting range of the Yangzhou Navy's ballistae. The ballistae thrown from here could hit the warships of the Jingzhou Navy, but the ballistae on the warships of the Jingzhou Navy could not do anything to the Yangzhou Navy.
"Tell the soldiers to stay alert. Once the situation changes, immediately counterattack!" Lu Xun could only give this order. He couldn't figure out what the Jingzhou Navy was doing. When two armies were fighting on the battlefield, they raised a white flag. Wasn't the general of the Jingzhou Navy afraid that raising a white flag for no reason would weaken the morale of his subordinates? Wasn't he afraid that if he didn't give proper orders, the entire army would rebel?
The ancient people were not like the soldiers of today who had a communicator. The ancient people basically relied on shouting. The warships relied on some simple flag signals to express orders. If things went wrong, the soldiers would misunderstand and the morale of the army would be in chaos.
"General, look over there!" The captain shouted to Lu Xun. Lu Xun also saw that a few Bi Wu had come down from the Jingzhou Navy's warships and were heading towards the Yangzhou Navy's warships.
"Do they still want to rely on the Bi Wu to slow us down? Prepare the ballistae! "
"Wait!" Lu Xun stopped the captain's order. "Let them come over!" Lu Xun's eyesight was very good. He actually saw a person wearing a general's armor on top of the Bi Wu. This made him feel even more suspicious. There was actually a general of the Jingzhou Navy on top of the small Bi Wu. What was the Jingzhou Navy trying to do? Even if there was no general, Lu Xun didn't care. A few small Bi Wu couldn't do anything to the Yangzhou Navy's warships. Sun Ce had already tested it with his thousands of subordinates.
The small Bi Wu was very fast and soon arrived below the Yangzhou Navy's warships.
"Where is the Yangzhou Navy's commander, General Lu Xun?" A sincere voice came from the small Bi Wu below.
"Hm?" Lu Xun was puzzled. Was this person looking for him? Was he trying to persuade him to surrender?
"I am Huo Jun, Huo Zhengfang."
The Yangzhou Navy was in an uproar. Wasn't the Jingzhou Navy's commander's flag Huo Jun's? Now, Huo Jun was below the Yangzhou Navy's warships?
"I have an important matter to discuss with General Lu Xun!" Huo Jun's voice was still loud. "General, please let me on the ship!"
"General, we can't let Huo Jun on the ship!" The captain on the side firmly disagreed. Although the Yangzhou Navy had not seen Huo Jun's martial arts, but thinking about how Huang Gai was unable to gain any advantage against him and how Han Dang was injured by him, he knew that even if this person's strength was not at the refinement level, he was still very close. Maybe this person came here to release a smoke bomb to capture Lu Xun. If that was the case, the Yangzhou Navy would really be unable to do anything.
"Let him on!" Unlike the captain, Lu Xun wanted to let Huo Jun on the ship.
"General?"
"What? Captain, are you looking down on this general's martial arts?" Lu Xun also pulled out the sword at his waist.
Although the captain did not say it explicitly, his worried expression showed that he doubted Lu Xun's martial arts. If a pale-faced scholar said that Lu Xun understood the art of war, the captain would believe him. However, if Lu Xun said that Lu Xun's martial arts were high, then the captain would laugh. "This general did not mean that, but this Huo Jun's martial arts are high, general must be careful." Before the captain could say the word 'careful', he felt a cold sensation on his mouth. He saw a familiar thing on Lu Xun's sword.
The captain widened his eyes and wiped his beard again. It was already very smooth. One had to know that this captain had always been a boorish man with a stubble. Now that he had shaved off his beard, he looked more like a milk-cow boy.
"So this captain is so young!" Li Erniu couldn't help but sigh. This military officer must have shaved frequently. That's why his beard grew so fast and covered his original face.
Now that Lu Xun used the sword in his hand to make a razor for him, his youthful face was immediately revealed. He did not look much older than Lu Xun.
"What are you looking at!" His face was red, and his eyes were wide open. Originally, when he had a big beard, he was still able to make people afraid of him. But now, he had become comical, especially for some of the veterans. Their children might not be much younger than this Captain.
"Captain, now you can rest assured about my martial arts!" Lu Xun looked at the captain with a smile.
Captain Pounder could only nod his head in agreement. How could he not be at ease? The weapon used to shave his beard was not a razor, but a sword. If he was careless and slightly deviated, his neck would be under the beard. If he made a mistake, he would die in the hands of his own men before he could even die on the battlefield.
"Invite that General Huo Jun to come up!" Lu Xun put away the long sword in his hand and drew it out in one breath.
Soon, someone brought the Jingzhou Army soldier who called himself Huo Jun to the deck of the Yangzhou Navy's warship. Along the way, Huo Jun looked at the Yangzhou Navy's new ballistae. He could not help but be speechless.
The Yangzhou Navy's equipment was incomparable to the Jingzhou Navy. Even the Jiangdong Navy was the same. The Yangzhou Navy invented the ballista, which changed the situation of the Yangtze River. The Jingzhou Navy used the ballista, and the Yangzhou Navy also had new warships.
Huo Jun had seen the battle between Wen Pin and the Yangzhou Navy. Now, he was even closer to see it.
"Reporting to the General, Huo Jun has arrived!" Soon, the journey was over, and a young commander appeared in front of Huo Jun.
"General Lu!" “
"General Huo!" The two of them greeted each other.
"General Lu is so young and capable. I really admire you!"
"General Huo is also not bad!"
"I don't know why General Huo came to my warship! If you want to persuade us to surrender, then there is no need for you to say anything! " Lu Xun blocked Huo Jun's path. If it was persuasion, Lu Xun would not agree. When Sun Ce tried to persuade Lu Xun to surrender, Lu Xun did not waver.
"General Lu, are you not afraid of being wiped out?" Huo Jun looked at Lu Xun and asked.
"I am!" Lu Xun was very calm. "But I am more afraid of letting down Milord! I am afraid of letting down the people of Yangzhou! "
"Is that so?" Huo Jun smiled indifferently. "General Lu Xun is loyal and righteous!"
"Then what about General Huo Jun? Are you not afraid? Are you not afraid that you will not be able to return after coming to my warship? "Lu Xun asked.
"I am not afraid!" Huo Jun shook his head. His shake of the head and his indifferent expression made the Yangzhou Navy General even angrier. Was this a direct contempt? He was in the enemy's camp and he said he was not afraid?
"Does General Huo Jun think that my sword is not sharp?" Lu Xun was a little uncomfortable and directly pulled out his sword. The cold light flashed again because Huo Jun said he was not afraid. He must have something to rely on. Behind Huo Jun were the 100 warships of the Jingzhou Navy. Did he want to use these to threaten the Yangzhou Navy? Or did he want to humiliate them?
"General Lu Xun's sword is very sharp." Huo Jun used his fingers to clamp the hilt of Lu Xun's sword and put it close to his hair. He kissed and blew. Huo Jun's overflowing hair was directly cut by the sword. "It is made of the best meteoric iron!"
"Hm?" Lu Xun could not help but pull the sword back a little.
"But this sword should be used to kill the enemy. Can General Lu Xun kill your own people?" Huo Jun stepped forward. Not only did he not retreat, but he also took a step forward and approached the long sword. He placed the long sword on his neck and gently moved it forward. Soon, a wound appeared on his neck and blood flowed out from the wound.
"Stay away from our General!" The Yangzhou Navy saw the blood and immediately pulled out their swords and surrounded Huo Jun.
Huo Jun was not afraid of death. He looked at Lu Xun in front of him.
"Put down your swords!" Lu Xun also looked at Huo Jun and shouted to his subordinates.
"General?"
"General Huo, if you're here just to humiliate me, then congratulations, you've succeeded! It is impossible to persuade you to surrender! The only way is to fight to the death! "Lu Xun put away his sword and shouted to his subordinates." Send the guest out! "
"General, this is the best time to take down Huo Jun. As long as we take him down, the Jingzhou Navy will retreat." The lieutenant on the side advised Lu Xun.
"Kill Huo Jun?" To be honest, Lu Xun did have this idea. He wanted to use Huo Jun as a threat to force the Jingzhou Navy to retreat. However, Lu Xun knew that Huo Jun dared to come alone, he must have his own plans. Moreover, Lu Xun had his own ideas, which were the Yangzhou Navy.
Indeed, the lieutenant's words made Lu Xun hesitate. Lu Xun was not afraid of death, but he also wanted to leave some seeds for the Yangzhou Navy. It was enough for the war to have fought until now. Generally speaking, if more than half of the soldiers were lost, they would be elites. It was time to surrender or disperse. However, the Yangzhou Navy only had 1,200 soldiers left. If possible, he hoped that the Jingzhou Navy would not be so ruthless. After all, many of the Yangzhou Navy's soldiers were Jiangxia soldiers.
"If General Lu asked me to leave before, I would have left. But now!" Huo Jun suddenly knelt down. "Military Advisor Zhuge Liang's subordinate, General Huo Jun, has brought 36,000 Jiangxia Navy soldiers to surrender to Yangzhou Navy Commander General Lu Xun!"
"What!" Lu Xun was completely stunned.
"Surrender?" Lu Xun's eyes widened. He could not believe everything in front of him. No matter how mature and calm Lu Xun was, he was still a young man. He had not cultivated to the point where he could remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.
Therefore, Lu Xun could not believe everything he heard.
Huo Jun, who was kneeling in front of him, repeated himself. "Military Advisor Zhuge Liang's subordinate, General Huo Jun, has brought 36,000 Jiangxia Navy soldiers to surrender to Yangzhou Navy Commander General Lu Xun!"
"The Jiangxia Navy is willing to surrender to His Highness the King Of Shu!" The Jiangxia Navy's warships on the Yangtze River cheered in unison. This was all thanks to Li Yan.
Hearing Huo Jun repeat himself and seeing Huo Jun kneel in front of him, Lu Xun finally believed a little.
"He, he surrendered?" The Yangzhou Navy soldiers also widened their eyes in disbelief. Wang Si suddenly screamed. His face was red. He covered his face and shouted at Li Erniu. "Li Erniu, what are you doing!"
"Haha, I want to see if I'm dreaming!" Li Erniu smiled. He looked at his hand. "It doesn't seem like a dream!"
"Ah!" Wang Si was a little angry. "You want to know if you're dreaming? You can't hit yourself. Why did you hit me?" Wang Si looked at Li Erniu angrily. He wanted Li Erniu to apologize, but he did not expect Li Erniu to look at him like he was an idiot. "Am I stupid? Don't you think it's painful to hit yourself?"
"I, you, me! Li Erniu, I'll kill you! " Wang Si recklessly rushed towards Li Erniu.
Lu Xun and Captain Pu did not stop them because the soldiers of the Yangzhou Navy were too nervous. They had fought several battles in two days. No one could stand it. The Yangzhou Navy had almost squeezed out their potential. They were fighting with the belief that if they died in battle, their families would live a better life.
But who was really not afraid of death? Now that there was no war, they seemed to have won. They did not have to fight to the death anymore. Naturally, they were happy.
"We won, we won!" The Yangzhou Navy soldiers were cheering loudly. They were releasing their anger and the uneasiness in their hearts.
"Why? Why? " Lu Xun did not join in the cheering. Instead, he looked at Huo Jun.
"No reason! Surrender is surrender! "Huo Jun stood up and did not seem to want to explain more.
"Is it because of this?" Lu Xun took out a letter from his bosom and gave it to Huo Jun. Huo Jun saw what was written on it and smiled faintly.
"General Lu Xun, are you loyal to your Lord, King Of Shu?" Huo Jun asked Lu Xun.
"Of course!" Lu Xun nodded. Lu Xun was able to command an army at the age of twenty because his Lord, Liu Mang, did not stick to one type of talent. He promoted Lu Xun. The Lord treated him like a country knight, Lu Xun would definitely return the favor.
"What if His Highness, King Of Shu, wants you to die?" Huo Jun suddenly said such a sentence, making Lu Xun frown. "My Lord will not!"
"I mean if!" Huo Jun said to Lu Xun.
"If?" Lu Xun thought for a long time and replied to Huo Jun. "If the Lord wants the subject to die, the subject has to die!"
"Haha, General Lu Xun, do you still need to ask me why?" Huo Jun smiled at Lu Xun. Seeing Huo Jun's smile, Lu Xun understood.
"Zhuge Kongming?" Lu Xun was very intelligent and quickly remembered who Huo Jun's master was. Jingzhou Magistrate Liu Biao naturally would not order Huo Jun. If Huo Jun was loyal to Jingzhou Magistrate Liu Biao, then he would not have surrendered. Liu Biao wanted to destroy the Yangzhou Navy. This was evident from the fact that he and the Jiangdong Navy used Jiang Xia as a bet.
Then it could only be Zhuge Liang. Moreover, Huo Jun had mentioned Zhuge Liang's name before.
"Is this the Lord's arrangement?" Lu Xun did not ask this question but kept it in his heart.
More than 36,000 Jiangxia soldiers had surrendered to the Yangzhou Navy. The Yangzhou Navy could not accommodate so many soldiers. Therefore, the Jiangxia soldiers left behind 10,000 soldiers to help the Yangzhou Navy clean up the Yangzhou Navy's camp. The rest of the soldiers returned to the Xiakou Camp.
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