Lv MengI crossed the river and died, short-sighted, and I have been in Dongwu for decades.
Historical narration Lü Meng, a famous general of Eastern Wu, is a character with quite personal characteristics. He died at the age of 42, already the Taishou of Nanjun and the Marquis of Xiaoling, and although Zhou Yu and Lu Xun were more famous on the battlefields of Chibi and Yiling, his influence increased over time.
Lü Meng's controversy also grew, and some praised him for his wit, bravery, and generosity, which can be called a national warrior; Others criticized him for being treacherous, short-sighted, and treacherous.
For those who thought Shu Han was hypocritical, Lü Meng was their hero. However, Lu Meng's fame is inseparable from Shu Han's "help". Hidden under his elegant appearance was ruthlessness, and he captured and killed Guan Yu, the first general of the late Han Dynasty, in the first battle of "crossing the river in white".
What is bizarre is that shortly after Guan Yu's death, Lü Meng suddenly died in Sun Quan's inner hall. So, what kind of person is Lu Meng? How did he betray Sun Quan?
Is his death related to Sun Quan? Let's explore his story together.
Lu Meng was born in Funan, Anhui Province, his father died early when he was young, and he depended on his mother for his life. In 184, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and his hometown became a place of war. At the age of 6, he followed his mother all the way south to his brother-in-law Deng Dang.
He witnessed too many wars and raids, and gradually developed a brave and fierce character. However, his mother was very unhappy about this. At that time, Deng Dang followed Sun Ce to crusade against Shanyue, and Lü Meng took this opportunity to blend into the army and go out to fight.
After Deng Dang found out, Lu Meng said that if he wanted to get ahead, he could only achieve it through battle and fame. His personality is impulsive, he shouts and kills when he is not satisfied, and lacks experience.
Soon after joining the army, he violated military law because of his fighting with others. Fortunately, he was secretly helped by Deng Dang and Yuan Xiong to return to the barracks again. He went to Sun Ce's tent to plead guilty, and was caught by Sun Ce at a glance.
Since then, Lü Meng's life has undergone earth-shaking changes, and he was promoted from an ordinary soldier to a general guard, and soon after he was promoted to Sima of another department.
Sun Quan's beloved general is known to the world. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Sun Ce became an outstanding military leader with his outstanding military talents. Lü Meng worked by Sun Ce's side and was deeply influenced by him, he governed the army rigorously, fought bravely, always rushed to the forefront in every war, bravely killed the enemy, and won the trust of the army.
However, just as Lü Meng began to show his strength, his "Bole" Sun Ce was assassinated. Sun Quan, who succeeded Sun Ce, was a reserved and cautious man, and although Zhou Yu and other generals expressed loyalty, Sun Quan was still worried that Sun Ce's old troops would not obey his orders.
Therefore, the replacement of important generals in the army has become Sun Quan's top priority. However, Lü Meng is a special case. Not only did he not receive special treatment from Sun Quan, but he attracted more generals and became an important figure under Sun Quan.
In fact, Lü Meng's ability is unquestionable, and his loyalty to Sun Quan surpasses that of many Eastern Wu generals. Under the city of Danyang, Lü Meng strictly abided by Sun Quan's orders, never took a step beyond Lei Chi, and pacified the Shanyue rebels who had been plagued for many years with the smallest sacrifice.
In the Xiakou River, Lü Mengshe forgot about his life and death, took the lead in charging, killed Chen Qi, and helped Sun Quan capture and kill Huang Zu, making the first contribution. During the Battle of Chibi, Lü Meng followed Sun Quan's order to rescue Gan Ning and achieve a Jedi counterattack.
Lü Meng made rapid progress under Sun Quan, and Sun Quan treated him very kindly, often leading by example, persuading Lü Meng to study, hoping that he could become a general like Zhou Yu and Guan Yu.
Lü Meng is not greedy for small profits, is strict in handling things, and is highly respected by the soldiers. He implemented the military idea of "attacking the heart first, attacking the city first", practiced the strategy of "surrendering the army without a fight", and won many miraculous achievements, becoming a top military general in the middle of Eastern Wu.
He had superb strategic vision, predicted Liu Bei's big seat, won the respect of Lu Su, and left the eternal beauty of "Shibei for three days, when you look at each other". During the governance of Luling, Lu Meng was sympathetic to the people's feelings, and the people applauded and celebrated.
He was a military and political general.
Liu Bei raised troops into Sichuan in 215, leaving Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang to defend in Jiangdong. And Guan Yu inherited Liu Bei's ambition, but without his wisdom, he was arrogant and arrogant, disgusted with the scholars, and it was difficult to win people's hearts.
When Lü Meng was defending against Cao's army on the Western Front, he took the opportunity to come to the Jingzhou front. In the next five years, Lu Meng and Guan Yu had a fierce competition. Under Lingling City, Lü Meng took retreat as advance, improvised to the situation, and lured Hao Pu to surrender before Guan Yu rescued, and took away the three counties of Jingzhou.
In Wuchang City, Sun Quan adopted Lü Meng's suggestion to take Guan Yu's daughter as his daughter-in-law, but was scolded by Guan Yu when he proposed, which deepened Sun Quan's hatred for Guan Yu. Lü Meng and Guan Yu's literary and martial arts fight was like Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang's Chibi fighting method, they fought against each other, but Lü Meng did not dare to attack rashly because he was afraid of Guan Yu's strength.
Just as Lu Meng racked his brains and thought hard about a good strategy, a major event happened in Jingzhou"Ambitious"Guan Yu led his army north and engaged Cao Ren at Fancheng. However, Guan Yu was also very wary of Lü Meng, leaving a large number of troops to guard Jiangdong and not allowing Lü Meng any chance.
Lü Meng and Sun Quan have always wanted to plot against Guan Yu, and they think that Guan Yu is only worried about themselves. So, Lü Meng pretended to be sick and returned to his hometown, and then sent an unknown general to Lukou to take charge, hoping to divert the tiger from the mountain.
Sure enough, Guan Yu, who had been killed by Dongwu for many years, looked down on the newcomer Lu Xun and fell into Lu Meng's trap.
The light of the fall of the inner sanctum gradually faded in January 219, and Guan Yu unfortunately fell into a situation of being caught between two sides after a brief period of power. Lü Meng took his"Merchant"The flotilla was the vanguard and quietly landed in Jingzhou, but the soldiers of Nanjun could not resist, and the sentries along the coast were quickly routed.
Mi Fang, Fu Shiren and other treacherous people were greedy for life and afraid of death, so they surrendered the city. Guan Yu's situation in Jingzhou took a sharp turn for the worse, and he could only send envoys to talk. After Lü Meng entered Jingzhou, he followed the story of Liu Bang's entry into Xianyang, and made a three-chapter agreement with the people, not to steal, not to loot, not to kill indiscriminately, to treat the families of Jingzhou soldiers well, and to win people's hearts everywhere.
In contrast, Guan Yu was very self-controlled, careless, and not thoughtful. Even after the envoys returned, they failed to unite the hearts of the people, but gave up on themselves and allowed the soldiers to flee.
Soon after, Guan Yu was captured on his way to Yizhou and died under the butcher's knife of the Wu army. The fall of Guan Yu made the once unknown Lü Meng famous overnight and became the most prestigious general at that time, and even Cao Cao looked at him sideways.
Lu Meng's actions undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to Liu Bei, and at the same time broke the peace of the Sun-Liu Alliance. It should be noted that the statement that "Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou, but borrowed but did not return" is just a fabrication by later generations, not a fact.
What Liu Bei got from Sun Quan was only Jiangling City in Nanjun, and after the Xiangshui Alliance, the new agreement had covered the previous agreement. From a military point of view, Lü Meng's "white-clothed crossing the river" attack on Guan Yu was not at fault, but from the covenant and moral point of view, he was indeed treacherous.
More importantly, Lü Meng missed the only opportunity for Eastern Wu to go north to Huainan. Since the battles of Hanzhong, the three eastern counties, and Xiangfan, Cao Cao's strategic direction has shifted from offensive to defensive, and he has been defeated repeatedly.
After Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, the defenders of Huainan marched west to support, and if Lü Meng could cross the Yangtze River and take advantage of the opportunity of Shu Wei's struggle for power to force the Huai River, his strategic goals might be more long-term.
Since Zhou Yu, the minds of Jiangdong's generals are no longer how to annex the world, but how to hold the land of Eastern Wu, and Lu Su, Lu Meng, and Lu Xun are no exception.
This is why Lü Meng chose to attack Guan Yu in order to consolidate the Yangtze River defense, but lost the opportunity to defeat Cao Cao. In 220, Lü Meng suddenly fell seriously ill.
When he learned the news, Sun Quan felt very sad and immediately took him to the inner sanctum. However, Lu Meng's physical condition deteriorated, he often clenched his wrists, stared at the roof, and every time he thought of Liu Bei's eastward invasion, his eyes widened and his teeth were gritted.
Soon after, 42-year-old Lü Meng died suddenly in Wuchang. After Lü Meng's death, Sun Quan recalled his son Lü Ba, ordered him to inherit the title, and appointed Zhu Ran as a general to succeed Lü Meng.
Interestingly, starting with Sun Quan, Zhuge Ke, Sun Jun and other generals went north to Huainan many times in the past few decades, but none of them succeeded, and they were all trapped in Hefei by Cao Wei, waiting to be eliminated day after day.