Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Huh?Why is there only two fingers left on this guy's left hand that is tied behind his back?

"Ziyu?" Seeing that Lan Tian stopped suddenly, Guan Yu did not remind him with doubts.

The moment Lan Tian turned around, he left a sentence for Lu Meng: "Those who don't plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a region; those who don't plan for eternity are not enough to plan for a moment."

After hearing this, Lu Meng's body suddenly stiffened. Lan Tian's two simple sentences just now revealed the reason why he must win every battle. He remembered that after reading a few books, he once showed off in front of Lu Su.

Thinking of the gap between him and Lan Tian, ​​it was too much for him to line up with him.

After cleaning the battlefield, the army went to Linju to rest. The magistrate of Linju took the county officials out of the city, welcomed Guan Yu, Lantian and other generals into the county to settle down, and prepared a simple celebration banquet in a hurry.

Guan Yu did his part to sit in the main seat, and Lan Tian took the second seat, followed by Gao Shun, Guan Ping, Zhou Cang, Chu Qing and other generals accompanying the army.

"Ziyu, Guan must respect you very much." Guan Yu raised his glass as a signal.

Lan Tian responded with a smile: "It is worthy of congratulations to just win a big victory. I will have a good time with Yun Chang. It's just that I was in a hurry on the river beach just now and didn't ask in detail how to capture Xiangyang. Why don't you take this opportunity to talk about it?"

Guan Yu wrapped his beard with his left hand, raised his head and poured the wine in the glass into his throat, and then asked thoughtfully, "Isn't it Ziyu's conspiracy? Why are you asking me the other way around now?"

Lan Tian scratched his head, thinking to himself when did I set up a conspiracy?

"Ziyu is still pretending to be profound. If you don't believe me if I have the evidence, you won't admit it." Seeing this, Lan Tian was at a loss, and then he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it over. Tell your uncle how we planned to seize Xiangyang."

"Yes, father." After Guan Ping answered with his fists clasped, he saluted Lan Tian again, "Uncle, the battle in Fancheng was fierce at that time, and my father saw that Cao Ren was defending tenaciously, and later the grain road on the Han River was blocked, so he sent people to various places to mobilize troops. , Grain collection..."

Guan Yu sent envoys to various places to mobilize troops, one of which was to go to Shangyong to find Liu Feng and Meng Da, but Guan Yu's envoys had not yet set off. Eight thousand soldiers led by Meng Da rushed to Fancheng and presented the letter in Lan Tian's hand at this time .

The letter was written by Fazheng in the name of Lantian. In the letter, he suggested that Guan Yu use the rebel generals Hu Xiu and Fu Fang to help Meng Da make money in Xiangyang and seize the city in the name of sending food.

The Han River was full of warships from Jingzhou, and Xiangyang City was besieged by the governor Zhao Lei for several months, completely cutting off news from the north. Finally, the whole picture can be glimpsed on the water.

At this time, Zhao Lei's Jingzhou army was defeated by an unknown army. Then Hu Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, and Fu Fang, the prefect of Nanxiang, appeared at the city of Xiangyang. The news that Guan Yu's military morale has been disturbed.

When Lu Chang, the prefect of Xiangyang, saw the "self" and "good news", he did not doubt that he was there, so he ordered people to open the gate of Xiangyang.

Chapter 584 God's will is manifest and unbearable

Lan Tian held the letter paper and said with a leisurely smile: "This is Fa Xiaozhi's plan. I only put forward a plan at the time, and the specific plan is all due to him. Yun Chang can't take the credit for me."

Although Fazheng is deeply loved by Liu Bei, he has not yet entered Guan Yu's eyes.

Guan Yu stroked his beard and thought about it carefully, and soon understood Fazheng's idea. Using the name of Lantian to offer a strategy can make Meng Da quickly gain trust, which is not without good intentions.

"Ziyu, don't be modest. Without you planting the tree first, the French army division would not be able to get the fruits so quickly. But since you all have contributed, Guan will also truthfully ask the eldest brother for the credit." Guan Yu replied meaningfully.

"Then what's going on in Fancheng now?" Lan Tian asked.

Guan Yu said solemnly: "The bad news from the rear has been constant before, and the morale of the army has been affected. Because Xudu is not far from Fancheng, Cao Cao has sent troops to rescue Fancheng. I even heard that Cao Cao sent soldiers from Huainan. I judged that Bi Yan It is true that my son attacked Jiangling, and thanks to Ziyu's plan, I will not be at a loss..."

"Sun Quan sent Jiang Qin to fortify and intercept Hanshui. It seems that the plan from the beginning was to target Yun Chang. How about the food and grass on the front line during this period..." Lan Tian asked.

"God's will is undeniable. First, Hu Xiu and Fu Fang turned against each other and brought a lot of food from Nanxiang County. Later, Mencius Du (Meng Da) wrote a letter and adjusted it in Shangyong. This stabilized the soldiers on the front line. No mutiny."

From Guan Yu's frowning brows, Lan Tian knew how dangerous the situation in Fancheng was at that time. He was glad that in order to 'continue his life' for Fazheng, Meng Da sent troops to help him.

"In this way, Sun Quan sent troops in three ways this time. The first way was to block the water and food roads in Han Dynasty by Jiang Qin, the second way was to stop me by Lu Xun's Dongting, and the third way was to let Lu Meng attack Jingzhou, the public security..." Lan Tian said to himself.

Guan Yu waved his hands when he heard that, "Actually, Bi Yan'er also arranged for a group of troops. Pan Zhang and Zhu Ran led the army to station at Xianshan Mountain next to Xiangyang. They sent envoys as 'allies' to Xiangyang to find the prefect Lu Chang to inquire about the news. I want to cut off our army's land route back to Jiangling."

Guan Ping added: "At that time, my father was going to plan. He first sent Hu Inspector to pretend to approach him, then secretly withdrew his main force to the south bank of the Han River, and finally defeated Pan Zhang and Zhu Ran at Xianshan, so he chased him all the way to Linju."

Lan Tian sighed meaningfully: "No wonder we meet here. Linju is really a strange place. Have Pan Zhang and Zhu Ran been captured?"

"After the battle at Mount Xian, Pan Zhang crossed Jingshan Mountain on a small road, while Zhu Ran fled to the south road alone. I secretly felt that I should chase Pan Zhang, so I asked Liao Yuanjian to go after Zhu Ran on the road. Ping'er beheaded, but I don't know if Zhu Ran will escape." Guan Yu frowned.

Lan Tian showed a surprised expression. He felt that the coincidence in the world is really wonderful. Zhu Ran and Sun Jiao who went to the north should meet each other. I don't know if Liao Hua can seize the opportunity.

"Xiangyang and Fancheng face each other across the Han River, and they are each other's horns. Now that General Guan occupies Xiangyang, a strategically important place, how can the Cao thief who is in Xudu be willing to let go? Yun Chang mobilized the main force to pursue Pan Zhang, Zhu Ran, and Zidu ( (Meng Da) General, can he hold it?" Lan Tian looked worried.

Guan Yu shook his head and acted disapprovingly, "Ziyu can rest assured, the navy in Xiangfan has been defeated by me long ago, and it is difficult for Cao Ren to find a few decent ships, let alone cross the Han River to regain Xiangyang. Don't forget Gan Xing Ba is still patrolling the Hanshui River. Although he fought too fiercely with Jiang Qin before, it is better than Wenpin who has nothing left. Now he has captured many warships in Jushui, which can be sent to Xiangyang Go into battle."

"What General Guan said is true." Su Fei and Li Yi nodded in agreement frequently.

Su Fei and Li Yi originally wanted to take advantage of the overall victory and make some contributions with the naval forces of Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, but unfortunately, both Sun Jiao and Lu Meng chose to run away, and captured hundreds of boats after going around a lot.

All the generals in the hall followed Guan Yu's words and applauded, but Lan Tian fell into deep thought while holding his beard with one hand.

"Ziyu, do you have other ideas?" Guan Yu asked after seeing this.

Lan Tian nodded and replied: "With the limited navy in Jingzhou, I think it should be arranged in the most suitable position. In the end, the Xiangfan battlefield will not be dominated by water warfare. On the contrary, Jiangdong Sun Quan has to guard against..."

"Bi Yan'er suffered such a disastrous defeat, how dare he come to stroke the tiger's beard?" Guan Yu frowned into a word of Chuan.

"Sun Quan divided his troops into four groups to take Jingzhou, almost three of them were completely wiped out, but Lu Xun's group was almost saved. In addition to Jiang Xia's withdrawal of troops, in fact, they really have the ability to invade by water. If there is no navy near Jiangxia Warships in Jiangdong can still come in and out freely, and the disturbance of waterways and grain roads is enough for us." Lan Tian explained in detail.

Guan Yu gasped, and asked emotionally, "Ziyu is the most thoughtful, what's your opinion now?"

Lan Tian asked someone to fetch a battle map, pointed to Jiang Xia's location and said, "Now the Jingzhou navy can gather almost [-] people, and the captured warships should be able to defend Jiang Xia, but they will not be able to attack Jiang Dong, so I suggest Transfer the navy to Jiangxia as soon as possible, and negotiate with Sun Quan in a victorious posture. Only by stabilizing Sun Quan can we deal with Cao Cao with all our strength, and now we are not capable of fighting against both of them at the same time."

"What is there to talk about with Sun Quan? After this battle, everyone will die..." Guan Yu's phoenix eyes were bluffed, revealing a strong killing intent.

Lan Tian clasped his fists to persuade: "Political games are like this, and personal preferences cannot be the goal. At this time, fighting on both sides will only get deeper and deeper, and our land of three states can't afford to consume it."

"Ziyu's judgment is definitely not wrong, tell me how Jiang Xia should set up defenses?"

Guan Yu trusted Lan Tian very much. Even though he was extremely unhappy with Sun Quan at this time, he was still willing to listen to Lan Tian's opinion.

"Su Dudu is very familiar with the surrounding areas of Xiakou. You can rush to Jiangxia to garrison tomorrow morning. The French army division is staying there now. It will be no problem to ask him for advice on everything." Lan Tian finished speaking to Su Fei, and looked at the corner again. Li Yi in the movie, "When General Li completes the task of transporting troops, I will also send him to help."

All the members of the entrapment army carry heavy armor. Marching by land is not only exhausting, but also very troublesome to transport supplies. Now Lantian would rather detour from Jushui to the Yangtze River, Yangshui, and Hanshui, and walk hundreds of miles rather than cross mountains and ridges to rush to Xiangyang. .

"Uh..." Su Fei was restrained by Guan Yu, and when Lan Tian made a suggestion, he couldn't help but look at Guan Yu.

Guan Yu nodded solemnly, "Immediately follow Ziyu's request."

"Wei." Su Fei stood up and cupped his fists, speaking forcefully.

Lan Tian continued to instruct: "There are a lot of soldiers and horses deployed in the east of the Yangtze River. After Sun Quan recovers, he will definitely go to meet them by water. After Su Dudu arrives in Jiangxia, he can take the initiative to send someone to report the battle situation and ask Sun Quan to prepare money and food to redeem people."

"Redemption? Ziyu, are you going to let Lu Meng go?" Guan Yu was surprised when he heard that.

Chapter 585 One Thing Moves the Whole Body

Lan Tian jokingly asked, "Does General Guan have to kill Lu Meng?"

"I hate this kind of villain the most. I thought that when I went north to attack Fancheng, he and Lu Chang would sacrifice the flag in front of the battle, but if Ziyu had other arrangements, Guan had no choice but to..."

"Hahaha, this person hates us to the bone. If we really stay here, there will be disasters. General Guan can do whatever he wants." Lan Tian couldn't help but smile.

"I thought Ziyu wanted to save this man's life, but why did you let Sun Quan redeem the captives?" Guan Yu looked puzzled.

"The captives naturally include generals and soldiers. Su Dudu will be ambiguous at that time, and the request can be raised as much as possible. Naturally, we will decide what to return. This plan is just to delay time. Stabilize Sun Quan. The dog jumps over the wall so that we can attack Fancheng with peace of mind." Lan Tian added.

"The general understands." Su Fei nodded with a half understanding.

Guan Yu pointed at Lan Tian and laughed heartily: "The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, Ziyu, how can you think of such vivid words? It's so vivid, that Bi Yan will not be able to get the desired captive by then, so he should hate you to death..."

"It's up to him to bear grudges, anyway, it's not the first time, so why should I be afraid? He called me Owl before, it's all incompetent rage." Lan Tian shook his head and laughed at himself.

"Incapable Fury, Ziyu said it well, let's have a drink for Bi Yaner's Incompetent Furious." Guan Yu raised his glass.

"Drink." All the generals followed suit.

"Speaking of Lu Meng just now, why does this person only have two fingers left on his left hand?" Lan Tian put down his wine glass and asked curiously.

Guan Ping immediately explained: "I asked the captive soldiers just now, and they said that before Zhongling killed Han Dang, Lu Meng privately buried Han Dang in the camp in order not to affect the morale of the army. As a result, the rebel General Fu Shiren was curious to dig the grave, mistaking it for him Lu Meng murdered and buried his body, and when the two clashed, Fu Shiren cut off Lu Meng's palm, and in the end he himself was cut to pieces..."

After hearing this, Lan Tian felt incredible, and couldn't help but said to himself: "Fu Shiren's cuts were so accurate that he turned Lu Meng into a 'two-five' (two fingers on the left hand and five fingers on the right)."

"Ziyu, what did you just say?" Guan Yu asked loudly.

Lan Tian was taken aback when he heard this, and blurted out a plan: "I mean this matter can be made into a fuss, so that the descendants of Lu Meng and Han Dang will turn against each other..."

Guan Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said to himself that you are still very resourceful, "There is a lot of good news today, let's have another drink for the traitor Fu Shiren who was punished, this kind of villain who defected to the enemy and treason does not deserve to live."

That night, the Linju county government feasted until late at night. After the end, the county magistrate invited Guan Yu and Lan Tian to rest in the dormitory he vacated, but Guan Yu refused.

"I haven't seen General Lan for a long time. I still have a lot of military affairs to discuss tonight. I need someone to clean up the hall. We will rest here tonight."

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Linju County is located in the northwest of Jingzhou. Because it borders Xiangyang controlled by Cao Cao, the conditions of the county are far less favorable than Jiangling, and it is even a bit rough because of the small population.

The best room in the county town is the dormitory of the county magistrate in the county government office. In order to receive the two heavyweight bigwigs, he drove his wife and concubine to live in the post house, and picked two handsome maids to serve him. As a result, Guan Yu Did not accept his move.

After Lin Juling left, he asked the maids to carry all the good quilts at home to the main hall, thinking that if the two big brothers didn't sleep on the bed, they would also let the quilts be stained with heroism.

The maids sent the quilts outside the hall, and they were picked up by Guan Ping and Gao Yuan who were in charge of the guards. The maids didn't even have a chance to see the faces of Guan Yu and Lan Tian, ​​but those quilts should not be washed again.

Guan Ping and Gao Yuan pushed the door and entered. Lan Tian and Guan Yu were still whispering to the map. The two quickly laid the floor and retreated, because they were talking about military secrets.

"What Ziyu meant just now is that he still wants to keep Sun Quan? But this guy is always restless, and it's not a solution to be so constrained all the time. Why don't we go down the river to kill the Jiangdong rats after I stand firm in Xiangfan? At that time, big brother Let's fight Cao Cao again." Guan Yu suggested.

Lan Tian pointed to the map and said, "Yun Chang, take a closer look at the length of the battle line. Even if we can really capture Jiangdong, how much troops will we need to defend? In addition, Shanyue in the south of Yangzhou often rebels, and how much energy will be diverted from us." ? Several military advisers will not agree to take Jiangdong first."

"Bi Yan'er and Cao Bandit secretly communicated a song, Guan's breath is really hard to swallow..." Guan Yu thought of Lu Meng pretending to be sick and Lu Xun pretending to be humble, and he was actually played around, so he didn't say anything.

"Jiangdong gentry and Sun Quan are very short-sighted. Although they are secretly colluding with Cao Cao at this time, but we really defeated Cao Cao and pointed to the Central Plains, they will definitely take action against Huainan. We can rest easy as long as we guard Jiangxia." Lan Tian replied confidently.

Guan Yu stared at the map thoughtfully, "Ziyu wants me to secure Xiangfan first, and then send troops to the north to take Wan and Luo, cut off the connection between the Central Plains and the west of Hulao Pass, then send troops to take Yongliang, and finally join forces again." Bing east to seize the Central Plains?"

Lan Tian nodded in agreement: "Only by deploying in this way can all regions be effectively coordinated. However, Hanzhong and Wudu are currently tentatively scheduled, and it will take a few years to recuperate. This is the opportunity for General Guan to shake the world."

Guan Yu's blood was surging when he heard that, he grabbed Lan Tian's hand and shook it, "Brother boasted that you judged the general trend to be unparalleled in the world, how about we join hands to shock the world?"

"Yun Chang, please relax, this is my job." Lan Tian nodded in response.

The corners of Guan Yu's mouth rose: "Tomorrow I will return to Xiangyang by the same route, and Ziyu will come as soon as possible by water. It is said that Cao Cao gathered another [-] mobs. Fortunately, Lu Hun's Sun Lang rebelled last month, and Xudu's south The people in Jia County responded, and I immediately sent them a seal, otherwise I would not have the energy to pursue Pan Zhang and Zhu Ran."

"This is the so-called big-picture thinking. Sun Lang and others rebelled because they were suffering from corvee, and the people's corvee was heavy because of the Battle of Hanzhong. Cao Cao only thought of relocating the people in Hanzhong and Wudu, but he didn't know what price he would pay for the relocation. Being caught by the rebels this time is their own fault, and this is called 'one hair can affect the whole body'."

Lan Tian's analysis made Guan Yu suddenly enlightened, and he thought that he could still interpret war in this way. No wonder the eldest brother likes to talk to Ziyu, and communicating with experts can broaden his knowledge.

Guan Yu said confidently: "This time I join hands with Ziyu, and I am very confident that I will defeat Cao Cao. Ziyu, you have been hiding for so many years, and Cao Cao should see your existence. Brother, he has more than four masterminds."

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Fame is like floating clouds to me, as long as I can help my brother-in-law, Jiangling has just suffered a military disaster, and I just took the water route to arrange the transportation of supplies from Jingnan and Jiaozhou to ensure that Jingzhou's waterways resume the usual transportation, Yun Chang Just wait for me in Xiangyang for a few days, maybe it will bring you surprises?"

"What surprise?" Guan Yu was puzzled.

"You'll know when the time comes. If you say it, you'll lose your sense of anticipation. Yun Chang should rest early, and he'll be on his way tomorrow." After finishing speaking, Lan Tian pulled back the quilt and got in.

In November, the cold wind in Jingzhou was howling. Although the floor of the hall was covered with a thick quilt, the face could still feel the cold. At this time, Lan Tian felt like a scorching sun in his heart. He was able to successfully change Guan Yu’s fate against the sky, and he was not in vain. It has been laid out for so many years.

Now that Guan Yu has survived, Zhang Fei, Liu Bei, and Huang Zhong who are related to him can continue to live. Thinking about the sweet dreams of these nights.

586 Octopus and Shrimp Landed in a Catch

In the early morning of the next day, Lan Tian and Guan Yu parted ways on the shore after breakfast, and the quilt they had slept on was promptly taken away by the magistrate of Linju County.

The north wind blew all night last night, and there was a vast expanse of whiteness outside Linju City.

Zhou Cang's right hand is holding the Green Dragon Saber, and his left hand is holding a rope and striding through the crowd. The other end of the rope is connected to Lu Meng, whose hands are tied.

Large flakes of snow fell from the sky, and Lu Meng's beard and hair became mottled and mottled a lot. He couldn't guess what his own fate would be, but wondered why the surrendered trilogy boarded the boat.

The gloomy weather makes people depressing, but Lan Tian on the deck is in a happy mood, and he can't help humming again: drinking celebration wine today...

When the fleet sailed into the waters of Zhijiang County, the gloomy sky gradually became brighter again. Lan Tian guessed that the snow only covered around Jingshan Mountain, and the closer to Jiangling, the better the weather would be.

In the afternoon of the next day, Li Yi's fleet arrived in the south of Jiangling City, and saw many numb and moving people outside the city from a distance.

Because thousands of captives were to be disembarked, Lan Tian took the opportunity to disembark for a rest. As soon as his feet landed on the soil of the pier, he saw several familiar figures, namely Xu Shu, Zhang Fei, Pang De, and Lan Ji.

"Ziyu..."

"General..."

"Father……"

Lan Tian hurried up to meet him, and asked very curiously, "Why are you here? Could it be that Governor Su told you?"

"Military officer, take a look? I said that Ziyu has a good brain, and there are things in the world he doesn't know?" Zhang Fei showed a row of big white teeth to Xu Shu.

Lan Tian responded with a smile: "Yide, Ling Ming, you came here very quickly, did you gain anything on the way?"

"Guess... Forget it, you don't need to guess... There are so many captives on the pier, even a bit of brains can guess, we made a lot of money on the way..." Zhang Fei scratched his head and smiled innocently.

Lan Tian thought of Sun Jiao who fled to the north, and Zhu Ran who Liao Hua pursued from Xiangyang, and thought that after so many days without news, would he pass by Pound's cavalry?

"Didn't I tell you to go north to Fancheng? Why did you turn back and stay in Jiangling?" Lan Tian frowned suddenly.

"We can only blame Pang Lingming for having too few cavalry. We fought the last battle in Maicheng (located in the southeast of Dangyang), and captured more than 3000 prisoners. If we don't send them to Jiangling and hand them over to the military division, we will just You can kill him on the spot..." Zhang Fei muttered.