Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Jiang Wan will not disgrace his life." Jiang Wan answered with cupped hands.

Lan Tian nodded and continued to order: "President Song, those rats in the city..."

Seeing that Lan Tian was explaining the details, Zhang Fei asked anxiously: "Ziyu, don't forget to bring my old Zhang with you when you fight."

"Yide, you are a guest from afar, stay in the city as a guest, I will let Boyang stay with you, the seafood feast is enough." Lan Tian responded with a smile.

Zhang Fei became anxious when he heard this: "You shitty guest, shitty seafood feast, I want to go with you."

Chapter 548 It's more clever to create something out of nothing

Because Zhang Fei is old and has a good relationship with Lantian, Ma Chao would never dare to speak like this.

The two are both generals of the Quartet who hold festivals, and Lan Tian has the absolute right to speak in Jiaozhou, just like Yu Jin, the left general with a fake festival Yue, and Cao Ren, the general who conquers the south with a festival.

Seeing Lan Tian's serious face, Zhang Fei felt that he was playing for real, and suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile: "I didn't even bring a snake spear when I came to Jiaozhou, and I just wanted to follow and learn some tactics. Don't just stand there when you talk, what's the point of playing Wu Qinxi every day, let's go together..."

"General Ziyu, it's actually quite good to bring Yide..." Fazheng was speechless. I practiced Wu Qinxi to save my life, not to play at all.

Lan Tian's serious face suddenly softened, "Actually, I have no right to mobilize you, but in case of emergency, please follow the authority. Yide, you can follow Lingming's cavalry by land. How about you, military commander, follow me by water? Let's join forces when we arrive in Changsha." place."

"Very good, very good." Zhang Fei smiled like a child, and Fa Zheng nodded with a smile.

"Your Majesty, how do you deal with the matter of Guiyang and Lingling?" Jiang Wan asked eagerly.

Lan Tian smiled and replied: "Liu Jiyu has no desire to compete for power at all. He was very disciplined when I was in Lingling, and his son was still working in Chengdu. It is absolutely impossible to collude with outsiders to rebel. Let Governor Hao not be suspicious and cooperate fully. Transport grain, grass, and supplies. As for the Bandit King Jin in Guiyang, let Xi Zhen figure out a way to deal with it by himself, and if he really can't deal with it, wait for Shamoke to take action before going."

"Wei." Jiang Wan answered with a bow.

After Lan Tian gave his orders, he explained the sand table to everyone, and pushed through all the possibilities of the evolution of the war. He wanted the generals to get used to looking at problems from multiple perspectives, so that they could make the most beneficial choices on local battlefields where they did not command.

After arranging everything, it was already noon. Li Yi's transport ship had to prepare food for the army for more than ten days in addition to transporting troops. Lantian set the dispatch of troops by water in the early morning of the next day.

The land cavalry carried five days of dry food and hurriedly set off from Guangzhou that afternoon. As for the captains of the Dianjun sent by Gaoshun to Guiyang and Lingling, they rushed to their destinations after the order was announced in Lantian.

Zhang Fei originally wanted to take Lan Yuan on the road together, but after more than 20 or 30 days of getting along, Zhang Fei found that Lan Yuan was just a little bored, and he still had a good figure when playing with a halberd, and he was able to stably beat him for more than [-] moves.

Lan Tian directly rejected Zhang Fei's suggestion on the grounds that Lan Yuan had other arrangements, which made Lan Yuan feel a little depressed.

Because the expedition was imminent, Lu Lingqi prepared a table of dishes in the backyard, and she wanted to have a good dinner with Lan Tian.

Gao Shun went to the military area at night, and this meal became Lantian's family feast.

A jug of wine, two wine glasses, and several dishes of side dishes are on the table, simple but warm.

Lu Lingqi raised her wine glass, winked at Lan Yuan, and then said to Lan Tian, ​​"Husband, go early and return early, my concubine and Yuan'er are waiting for you to return from victory."

Lan Yuan's disappointment was written on his face, and Lan Tian said softly, "Bo Yang is already grown up, so give him a glass too, let's have a drink or two together."

"Oh... I'll get it..." Lan Yuan ran to the kitchen happily.

"Husband, why don't you take Yuan'er to experience it? It shouldn't be a problem to follow the three generals, right?" Lu Lingqi asked in a low voice.

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Xiao Jun thinks I didn't take him on purpose? Because the Jiangdong crisis came too quickly and suddenly, it would be of great use if I kept him in Jiaozhou."

"Let me just say, my husband doesn't favor one person over another. Maybe Yuan'er is a little envious of Ji'er. General Guan appointed another Sima for his son-in-law, and he even wrote a letter to show off a few days ago." Lu Lingqi's eyes turned into crescents with a smile.

"There are hundreds of children, Kui Yunchang can figure it out, Yuan'er will be brother-in-law's son-in-law in the future, do you worry about having a small official position in the future?" Lan Tian shook his head and smiled wryly.

Guan Yu wanted to cultivate Lan Ji's ability to command troops. He selected [-] teenagers from among the sons of generals in Jingzhou, and let Lan Ji be the Sima of the other department. He may be the youngest Sima in the Three Kingdoms era.

When the husband and wife were chatting, Lan Yuan returned to the table excitedly with a wine glass. Lan Tian was willing to drink with him at the same table, which showed that he regarded himself as an adult. Every affirmation of the father had an inexplicable affection for the child. encouragement.

"Yuan'er, have a few more drinks with your father. He told me just now that it would be of great use to keep you in Guangzhou." Lu Lingqi filled Lan Yuan's wine glass.

"Really?" Lan Yuan's eyes widened, and the joy in his eyes couldn't be hidden.

Lan Tian picked up the wine glass and touched Lan Yuan, frowned and explained: "Although my father has been preparing for this day for a long time, but when it comes to this day, I'm still in a hurry. There are two main reasons for you to stay in Guangzhou.

One is that there are a lot of Jiangdong's secret operations in the city. I originally wanted to wait for them to show their fangs, but now there is no time. After the garrison in the city leaves, they will definitely make trouble. You have to deal with it in the shortest possible time. For details, you can contact Song Chen To understand, if there is not enough manpower, you can ask Lu Tie for help.

The second is the Yue people in Longchuan who made trouble. I suspect that it has something to do with the Jiangdong garrison in Luling. Be careful not to enter the territory of Yangzhou rashly. Luling prefect Lu Dai is not an idler.

In short, your most important purpose is to ensure the prosperity and stability of the rear, so that I can fight on the front line with peace of mind. Of course, you must also protect your mother for me. If there is a major issue that cannot be resolved, go to Jiang Gongyan. "

"If I can do well this time, will my father be able to reuse me?" Lan Yuanzhuang asked boldly.

"You are still so young, how can you be so eager for success? It is definitely better to accumulate a lot of money than to be famous as a young man? Do you know why being a father can assist your uncle in all kinds of maneuvers?" Lan Tian asked back.

"That's because my father is very talented. He is not only proficient in farming but also in military affairs." Lan Yuan replied with certainty.

Lan Tian shook his head, "People have to endure loneliness and accumulate strength in the dark to improve themselves. Outsiders don't know my strength and naturally underestimate the enemy. When you show your abilities at that time, it will be very difficult for you to lose even if you want to."

Lan Yuan suddenly realized, "No wonder Uncle called you 'Mr. Xuan Xiao', you are indeed very skilled."

"Your father didn't seek fame or fame, and he didn't covet beauty and wealth. You should also remember this clearly. Those external things are not important. Only being strong is king." Lu Lingqi reminded her.

"I can save it." Lanyuan nodded first, and then asked Lantian for advice, "Father, what if Jiangdong's secret work does not riot? We have been guarding against too much energy, and the child has no time to deal with Longchuan's affairs."

Lan Tian stroked his beard and replied: "This time we have a complete break with Jiangdong, so naturally we don't have to worry so much, but we still have to talk about methods. You can definitely lure the snake out of the hole."

"Are the agents rioting?" Lan Yuan asked.

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Actually, it can be more clever. For example, you can create something out of nothing and put some special things in the seized grain ship."

"Wonderful, father, you are really amazing."

Lan Yuanxin said that he had to learn from his father, and he could easily come up with clever tricks.

Chapter 549 I Have Backhands in Jiangling

Before dawn the next day, Gao Shun led the troops to board the ship at Panyu Wharf. Lantian, Fazheng and others set off later.

When the fleet sailed out of the port, the red sun slowly appeared on the sea level. The whole process of dispatching troops was swift and secret, and the people in Guangzhou and Panyu were still dreaming.

Zhong Lang led Li Yi to drive several warships to open the way ahead, and commanded the civilian ships and official ships on the way to make way for the river.

Because there are many waterways in Jiaozhou, the main mode of transportation is water transportation. Lantian has attached great importance to river dredging since it settled in, and has divided the responsible rivers for each county and county, and will send out postal supervisors for regular inspections.

Under the rule of Lantian, corvee has not been imposed, but when the people are not farming, they will be transferred by the government to clean up the river.

"The south boat and the north horse, as expected."

Fazheng saw the golden light glowing in the Yushui, and hundreds of warships marching neatly like soldiers. He looked at the water and couldn't help sighing.

"Is there enough medicinal material for the army division? The return date of this expedition is undecided, and the villages and towns on the way may not be complete." Lan Tian asked with concern.

Fazheng replied gratefully: "There is a supply for one month. Thank you General for your concern. I don't think the war will last long. If it is not enough, I can only ask Gongyan (Jiang Wan) to prepare some more, and send them to the front line with the grain ship."

"That's fine, did you keep the prescription?" Lan Tian asked.

"Uh..." Fazheng slapped his forehead and said that it was broken, and the prescription Hua Tuo had prescribed to him was still in his arms.

Lan Tian smiled and comforted him: "Military advisers don't have to worry. If it doesn't work, go to Mr. Yuanhua to get the medicine. He should still remember the prescription."

Fazheng nodded and asked again: "Will we stop the boat when we pass by Quanling? Rumors of Liu Jiyu's rebellion may cause panic in the city."

"Officials have to perform their own duties. Let Zitai (Hao Pu) handle this matter by himself. I won't manage it so carefully. If things are not detailed, how long will it last?" Lan Tian shook his head.

"Many people like to hold power in their hands. When I was in Jiaozhou, I saw that the general was quite able to delegate power. There are few people with such a heart in the world." Fazheng expressed his appreciation.

"My lord is more capable of delegating power. He is our role model. In fact, being an official is the same as being a person. You can only become proficient if you have more experience, so I am willing to give the following people a chance to try and make mistakes. Besides, the military commander has seen the beach by the sea, right? The sand is tight. Instead, I can't catch it..." Lan Tian returned meaningfully.

"Be taught." Fazheng bowed his hands and saluted.

People and officials in Jiaozhou often smile, largely because of Lantian's style of doing things. This way of working together makes the whole society harmonious, and everyone has hope in their lives.

Fazheng was deeply infected during his short stay during his treatment. He occasionally reflected on his own personality, whether he was not doing well enough, so he was depressed for the first half of his life.

From being cautious in words and deeds at the beginning to frequent exchanges on the warship, Fazheng's mentality has changed subtly.

During the waterway voyage, they stopped to rest, but they would not go ashore to do other things. It was just that during the stop at Quanling Wharf, Gao Shun dispatched several lieutenant generals to disembark. Their task was to bring reserve soldiers to the front line.

Li Yi led the fleet to brave the wind and waves, and arrived in the waters of Linxiang after eight days of travel. There were more than a dozen grain ships docked on the shore ahead.

When Lan Tian stood on the deck and was about to approach, he found someone carrying rice from the grain boat to the shore. He vaguely saw a Confucian man in a long robe with a sword hanging from his waist.

"This figure..." Lan Tian was too shocked to speak.

"Sir, what's the matter with you?" Gao Shun asked with concern.

"Boping, do you think that looks like Master Xu?" Lan Tian asked, pointing at the Confucian scholar.

Gao Shun put his hand on his forehead and looked at it, and murmured, "The figure is very similar..."

"General, didn't you infer that Jiangdong attacked Jingzhou? Master Xu is not in Jiangling, why did he come here?" Fazheng was surprised.

"Let the boat go faster." Lan Tian panicked, Yuan Zhi, how could you leave your post without authorization?

"only."

Gao Shun knew what Lan Tian was thinking, and immediately went to urge the sailors to move the oars faster.

After a while, the fleet docked and landed, and Xu Shu had already greeted them.

"Ziyu, I knew you would come, and the situation might be a little bit bad." Xu Shu frowned and had no time to recall the past, and talked about the current crisis when they met.

"Yuanzhi, I remind you to be vigilant about Jiangdong, especially when Yunchang is out to fight, but why did you come to Changsha?" Lan Tian's tone was reproachful, heartbroken and helpless, thinking that you will not do anything wrong, right?

"Ziyu, don't worry. Although the situation is a bit dire, there may not be anything wrong with Jiangling. Let's go to the side and talk about it slowly." Xu Shu's extremely calm expression made Lantian feel a little relieved.

"Mr. Xu." Fazheng followed closely and walked off the boat, subconsciously bowing his hands in greeting.

"Xiaozhi is here too? Very good, very good, I heard that you accompanied Yide to Guangzhou to recuperate, but why didn't the three generals come with you?" Xu Shu was full of curiosity.

"The cavalry brought by Yide and the others may be slower to come from the direction of Guiyang." Lan Tian explained.

"Oh, so that's the case, let's go to the side to talk."

After Xu Shu finished speaking, he took Lantian and Fazheng to the open space beside him. Gao Shun didn't follow because he wanted to purge the fallen army, but he frowned and said to himself: "It shouldn't be, the distance by land is much closer. Besides, Pang De's cavalry didn't arrive, Chu Qing's reconnaissance battalion should also arrive, it's really strange..."

"Lu Xun's fleet suddenly appeared, blocked and seized our Dongting Shuikou, and continued to increase troops to Baling. If I hadn't met me when I came to Changsha to collect food, Changsha would be in danger." Xu Shu introduced with a frown.

"Jingzhou's political center is Jiangling. Even if Changsha is lost, it can be fought back. Most of the family members of the generals in Yunchang's army are in Jiangling. Once the front line is lost, the army will be in chaos. Yuan Zhi left at this critical time. Is it lack of consideration? "Lan Tian's words still contained blame.

"Don't worry, Ziyu, my wife, children and mother are also in Jiangling, so how could I carelessly forget your warning? Before I left, I already had a backup plan, and I had no other choice but to come to Changsha," Xu Shu replied solemnly.

When Lan Tian heard that there was a backhand, his tense mood immediately relaxed a lot.

Fazheng guessed: "But the front-line military rations are tight, and Yuan Zhi came to Changsha to supervise the rations?"

Changsha is the largest county in Jingnan, and it has been responsible for Jiangling's supplies for a long time, and it is also Guan Yu's most important source of troops.After Gan Ning served as the prefect, he learned from Lantian to build a transport fleet. The goods transported from Jiaozhou to Jiangling, Wuling or Yizhou were all relayed in Changsha, and the military rations transported to Fancheng were also exchanged here.

"This is just one of the reasons. Yun Changshuiyan's Seventh Army was captured and captured [-] Cao soldiers. All of them stayed in Jiangling. Not only could they not keep up with supplies, but they also had great hidden dangers. Now there are only [-] Jiangling city defense troops." Xu Shu explain.

Fazheng nodded in agreement: "Yuan Zhi is right, don't take down Fancheng, but take Jiangling because of the captives' rebellion..."

"It was because of this consideration that I left five thousand captives in Jiangling, and sent five thousand prisoners to the police for Zifang (Mi Fang) to resettle and deal with. The remaining ten thousand people were brought to Changsha, but I did not expect Lu Xun to come. It's such an unfortunate coincidence, of course it's most likely intentional." Xu Shu's eyebrows squeezed into the word Chuan.

5 Chapter Fifty

"I know Yuanzhi's concerns. Tell me who is Jiangling's backer? What if someone attacks Jiangling?" Lan Tian pointed to the crux of the problem.

"Jiangling City is strong, and it can be defended by 5000 people. Unless Sun Quan uses all Jiangdong's strength, he will not be able to defeat it for a year or so. Besides, when I left Wuling, I reminded Su Dudu to strengthen the Yangtze River. Immediately warn, the city defense school captain Xiang Xun was born in the Xiang family of Jingzhou, so he should guard the city wholeheartedly." Xu Shu replied.

"That's the only one behind you? Then Xiang Xun's official position is low. If Sun Quan countered the high-ranking officials in Jingzhou, he still has the courage to defend Jiangling? Besides, there are still five thousand soldiers in the city. Yuanzhi, are you being too careless?" Lan Tian His brows were furrowed.

Although Lan Tian was full of doubts, he didn't believe that Xu Shu would let his wife, children, and mother take risks. However, in history, it was because of the rebellion of Mi Fang and Fu Shiren that directly led to Guan Yu's defeat in Maicheng.

Xu Shu suddenly responded with a smile: "How come? My second hand is your son."

"What?" Lan Tian was confused.

Xu Shu reiterated: "It's Yun Chang's prospective son-in-law, Ziyu, your son Lan's second son. Before I left, I gave him special rights. If anyone is unfavorable to Jiang Ling, Zhong Ling can kill him first and then play it."

"Yuanzhi, you are too childish. Although Zhongling is not short, he is only 12 years old after all. It is okay to play with those young soldiers. How can you entrust such a heavy responsibility to a child?" Lan Tian's face became more and more ugly, His tone also became blunt. He thought Xu Shu was taking a risk.

Seeing that Lantian was angry, Xu Shu didn't mind, but continued to explain with a smile: "Ziyu hasn't seen Zhongling for a long time, right? It's not easy for General Guan to assign him the five hundred young soldiers. As far as martial arts is concerned, the fighting power is not weak at all, and Yu Jin's [-] soldiers are guarded by them."

"Master Xu, let me be fair. You did not handle this matter properly. Five hundred children are still children no matter how strong they are. How can they stand up to Cao Bing, a tiger and wolf who is ten times stronger? It's too late to regret if something goes wrong..." Lan Tian's face turned livid after hearing this, and Fazheng quickly took over the topic when he saw this.

"Hahaha, you will understand when you meet a real person. Five thousand soldiers are divided into [-] groups and imprisoned. Zhongling takes young soldiers every day and selects soldiers to practice in actual combat. Only when the soldiers win will they be fed. Eat, if you lose, you can only go hungry, when I left Jiangling, thousands of soldiers were tortured, anyway, Zhongling subverted my cognition." Xu Shu shook his head and smiled wryly.

After hearing Xu Shu's explanation clearly, Lan Tian's dignified expression finally softened a little. Thinking of Lan Ji using prisoners of war to practice duel in actual combat, he couldn't help asking: "How dare this brat do such nonsense, who taught him to practice like this?"

Xu Shu smiled and said nothing, but glanced at Gao Shun who was not far away, and the answer was so clear.

"Ahem, listening to what Yuan Zhi said, I think Jiangling is safe for the time being, but Lu Xun must be defeated as soon as possible, and these morons must be dealt with quickly, otherwise if it takes too long, the front line of Fancheng will definitely be cut off." Lan Tian changed the subject.

"Ziyu might as well rest in Linxiang for the whole night, and then go north after Yide's cavalry arrives. Anyway, it's useless to worry now." Xu Shu suggested.

It doesn't matter if Pound's cavalry can't arrive, the key is that the reconnaissance battalion must be in place quickly. He compares ceremonial intelligence in war, and it is inconvenient to deploy strategies without eyes and ears.