Question: Facts: - zi: ziming -lrb- -rrb- - title: general - pinyin: lu meng - kingdom: sun quan - caption: illustration of lu meng -lrb- 1888 -rrb- - death date: 220 -lrb- aged 41 -rrb- - simp: - trad: - birth date: 178 - name: lu meng - image: file : lu meng.jpg - wg: lu meng Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lu meng .
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lu meng -lrb- 178 -- 220 -rrb- , courtesy name ziming , was a military general serving under the warlord sun quan in the late eastern han dynasty .early in his career , he fought in several battles under the banner of sun ce -- sun quan 's elder brother and predecessor -- and later under sun quan .although he had been noted for his bravery , he was still deemed as nothing more than a '' mere warrior '' for his lack of literacy skills .later , with encouragement from sun quan , lu meng took up scholarly pursuits to improve himself , gradually becoming a learned and competent military leader .in 217 , he succeeded lu su as the frontline commander of sun quan 's forces in jing province .two years later , in a carefully calculated military operation , lu meng led an invasion of liu bei 's territories in jing province , swiftly and stealthily capturing all the lands from liu 's general guan yu , who was captured and executed after his defeat .lu meng enjoyed his finest hour after the victory but died a few months later because he was already seriously ill before the campaign .