Heroes Think Alike

"Hahaha, does General Sun think we used Lu Meng's name?" Lan Tian laughed heartily.

"Isn't that the case?" Sun Quan asked, looking bewildered.

Lan Tian continued, "Previously, when we captured Xiangyang, the Administrator Lv Chang was taken prisoner by General Guan. Since he is a favored general of Cao Cao, it is only fair to trade him for one of Cao Cao's minor cities."

"What does Lu Meng have to do with Lv Chang?" Sun Quan felt as if he were listening to a fairy tale.

"Have you forgotten about the 'secret ransom' so quickly?" Lan Tian smiled mysteriously.

Sun Quan suddenly realized, "You mean you used Lu Meng to replace Lv Chang?"

"Lv Chang resisted stubbornly, so how could we return him to Cao Cao? Therefore, Cao Cao 'ransomed' Lu Meng with Fancheng," Lan Tian explained.

Sun Quan cursed inwardly, calling him shameless; there was surely no one in the world more devious than him. It was undoubtedly Lan Tian who had given the advice to Guan Yu. "By the way, what about Lv Chang?"

Lan Tian said indifferently, "General Guan beheaded him to offer a sacrifice to the banners. Later, he sent the head to the front of the Cao Army. I recall that General Guan won a great victory that very day."

Guan Yu beheading Lv Chang before the battle would surely incite Cao Cao's rage, leading to poor command and a crushing defeat. Sun Quan thought to himself that this red-faced man was well-versed in military strategy; as long as he held Jing Province, Jiangdong might never be able to fully control the Yangtze River.

After clarifying the matter of Lu Meng, the handover by the riverbank neared its end. Zhu Ran and the troops were all in position, and Zhang Zhao hurried over to urge