Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

"Ah? Isn't the sea water pushing towards the shore? Why is it pulling back? Besides, what does my father seem to know?" Gao Ling scratched his head.

"I remember what my father told everyone when I was young. The sea water will rise and fall due to the movement of the moon. When the tide rises, the sea water will push towards the coast like a thousand horses. When the tide ebbs, the sea looks like a monster's mouth, very rhythmic. It sucks the seawater to the center..." Lan Yuan explained with an analogy.

Gao Ling swallowed his saliva and shook his head: "Father didn't tell me this, maybe because he didn't understand, but is the monster in the sea you just said true?"

"Uh... That's my analogy..." Lan Yuan was embarrassed.

Gao Ling shuddered, put his hands on his shoulders and frowned, and said, "It sounds scary to use an analogy. It would be better for me to take less boats in the future, no, it would be better to take less boats to go out to sea. I always feel uneasy on the sea... ..."

"Then you have to get over it. You have to sleep on the boat tonight. Setting up camp is a waste of time." Lan Yuan reminded.

"Don't worry, Bo Yang, I understand which is more important, I suddenly start to admire General Li..." Gao Ling sighed meaningfully.

Chapter 751 Jinglan Ladder Helps Climb First

At dawn the next day, the eastern sea revealed a shining golden light.

Li Yi ordered the warships to weigh anchor and launch into the sea, and a hundred large ships broke through the waves and sailed into the sea, heading towards Lu Rong in the morning light.

At the end of the afternoon, the Jiaozhou fleet arrived in the Lurong sea area and began to land. On the eve of the fleet's arrival, the fishermen on the shore abandoned their boats and fled barefoot.

Chu Qing's scouts and war horses disembarked first, and the rest of the battalions assembled on the shore in order.

The coast is five miles away from Lurong City, and the scouts have to go to the front post to scout and open the way.

Seeing all the trapped troops disembark, Li Yi clasped his fists and asked for instructions: "Major General, are the sailors of the last general..."

"Although we came quickly, we still need to guard against the Linyi army's attack. The navy still stays on the ship. The supplies on the ship are the foundation of the Southern Expedition, and there is no room for loss." Lan Yuan's expression was serious.

"Wei." Li Yi was mentally prepared.

"The general, please send someone to unload the ten siege engines. I think they will be needed to attack Lu Rong." Lan Yuan added.

"The last general will make arrangements." Li Yi clasped his fists and nodded.

Gao Ling asked curiously: "I heard that Lu Rongcheng is not strong, do you need to use siege engines? Why didn't Boyang send a few secret agents to persuade him to surrender?"

Lan Yuan shook his head and replied: "At this time and at that time, the prisoners can be used to persuade them to surrender, because there are relatives of the prisoners in the city, and the Zhan people on Lu Rong's side will not be obedient. Besides, Lin Yiguo has rebelled and founded the country for many years, and persuasion alone is useless. To help the subsequent governance, it is the right way to show the might of my great Han soldiers."

Yu Fan interjected: "Major General is right. Jiuzhen County is mainly a mix of Vietnamese and Chinese, but Rinan County goes south, and it is basically populated by Cham people. The culture, customs, and language are very different. It really depends on the iron fist. means of repression."

"Oh...it's like this..." Gao Ling was thoughtful.

After the battalions of the trapped army had assembled, Lan Yuan stepped on his horse and waved his halberd forward, and the soldiers raised their banners and marched forward.

Yu Fan followed behind Lan Yuan with the army. He saw that the child had a golden helmet and a halberd in his hand, and he couldn't help but silently praised him in his heart. For such a young hero, the King of Hanzhong would really pick a son-in-law.

When General Lu Rong heard that the Han army had arrived, he knew that they were coming to crusade against Lin Yiguo, so he urgently sent troops out of the city to fight.

Nichinan County has warm seasons, no frost and no snow, most of the people like to be naked and barefoot, and the soldiers only have simple protection, so facing the "steel torrent" of the fallen army, they are almost defeated at the touch of a touch.

Several Linyi centurions saw that they were no match for the frontal enemy, so they discussed that some people would attract the attention of the army like hunting a large wild animal, and then a few warriors would rush into the formation to capture the thief and the king.

Occupying the strange behavior of the soldiers, like a student making small moves in the classroom, the teacher on the podium can actually see it clearly.

Seeing this situation, Lan Yuan decided to do his best and ordered the two battalions of the Chinese army to deliberately open two openings to let in those warriors who wanted to capture the king.

The Zhanren warriors straddled curly pony horses, yelled in a language that the soldiers of the entrapment army could not understand, and rushed into the formation of the central army. Their goal was the golden armored general.

Lanyuan's cloak is really dazzling, which makes these people covet people. It's a pity that Lanyuan's good equipment is driven by good martial arts. Suzaku Xuanyue's halberd takes away an enemy. When the red light of the halberd dances, it leaves red in the air. The thin line makes people think that the enemy is cut down by the red line.

When Yu Fan was young, he could also charge into battle with a spear. Just now, he was thinking about having a weapon by his side. After watching Lan Yuan's performance, he suddenly thought too much. With his domineering arrogance, killing Zhanren generals is as easy as killing a chicken, and he thought that his strength might be stronger than Sun Ce's.

Lu Rong's defenders were defeated in the first battle outside the city, and had to retreat into the city in embarrassment.

The armor of the entrapment army was very heavy, and Lan Yuan ordered the battalions to advance down the city. After a while, they surrounded the east, west and south sides, leaving the north gate leading to the direction of Xijuan empty.

During the siege of the city, General Lu Rongshou urgently dispatched scouts to Linyi in the south and Xijuan in the north to warn and ask for help, but unfortunately they were all killed outside the city by the scouts.

The siege vehicles of the trapped army were limited, and Lan Yuan concentrated all ten vehicles at the south gate, and the soldiers at the east and west gates mainly used strong crossbows to shoot at the defenders on the city.

Lu Rong's city wall was half shorter than the Central Plains city, and the defenders had an advantage in being condescending, but they had no advantage in front of the heavy armor and strong crossbow of the fallen army.

Zhanren's bows and arrows cannot penetrate the armor of the trapped soldiers, but the crossbow arrows of the trapped soldiers can easily kill Zhanren.

Seeing that the bows and arrows could not hurt the Han army, the defenders picked up stones on the city wall and threw them down the city. Although the stones were not fatal to the armor, they could cause damage to the soldiers trapped in the formation. This action greatly limited the offensive of the soldiers in the formation. Then the shield hand blocks the stone in front, and the crossbowman waits for an opportunity to shoot and kill the defenders.

As the army falling into the formation seemed to fall from the sky, Lu Rong's defenders prepared fewer stones. The two sides fought for less than two hours, and the defenders threw all the stones in the city.

Lan Yuan personally supervised the battle at the south gate. Four wells stood on both sides of the city gate. The soldiers stood on the high platform and could shoot at the city defenders.

When the stones on the city were almost thrown, Lan Yuan asked people to collect the stones, and several catapults were fired towards the city wall in a dense manner, as if stones were falling in the sky.

"Haha, happy, let these savages throw stones, this will make them suffer." Gao Ling was overjoyed when he saw this.

Lan Yuan immediately asked: "Yuanfeng (Gaoling), are you ready for the first climber?"

"The final general has been prepared long ago. In fact, everyone in the formation can climb first." Gao Ling was gearing up.

"While the catapult is suppressing the defenders, let the Xiandeng team take the ladder and wait to the top of the well. As long as the well is slightly leaned against the city wall, the soldiers can easily go to the city through the ladder." Lan Yuan analyzed with a frown.

"I'll go in person." Gao Ling clasped his fists and turned around.

"The city wall of Lurong is relatively short, so it's wonderful to use the well rail as a springboard for the ladder." Yu Fan smiled and complimented.

Lan Yuan shook his head slightly: "The main reason is that the enemy is weak and the city is not strong. If it is replaced by a city in the Central Plains, it will not be so easy."

"The major general can adapt to local conditions, this is his talent, and ordinary generals may not have such high opinions..." Yu Fan wondered if this person attacked Hefei, maybe the result would be very different?

"Mr. Yu's reputation is too high. I'm just a new soldier. All the strategies and tactics I use are learned from General Gao and my father. In fact, I don't have anything of my own. I can't be considered a general..." Lan Yuan responded modestly with his fists clasped.

Yu Fan stroked his beard and smiled: "A major general can use other people's strategies for his own use, and finally win the war perfectly. This is a remarkable skill in itself. There are many generals in the world who have read Sun Tzu's Art of War. How many can be like Sun Wu? So you don't have to be so humble."

"Uh……"

While the two were talking, there were loud cheers from the front of the city wall. It turned out that Gao Ling had climbed up to the top of the city with the Xiandeng dead men, and Lurong City was about to be destroyed.

Chapter 752 I Have My Own Arrangement

The soldiers attacking outside Lu Rongnan's gate, with the assistance of Xiandeng soldiers, finally smashed open the city gate with battering rams, and the trapped soldiers outside the gate brandished their weapons and rushed into the city shouting.

When the east and west were not long, both gates were broken, and General Lu Rongshou fled north with hundreds of remnants.

Lan Yuan left 3000 people in Gaoling, and ordered him and Yu Fan to clean up the mess, and he planned to lead Qian people and Chu Qing to pursue.

After listening to the arrangement, Gao Ling clasped his fists and asked for a job: "Can the last general also go after him? Prefect Yu should be able to handle everything well..."

Lan Yuan frowned and shook his head: "Today's storming of Lu Rong, although the battalions suffered little loss, many soldiers were injured by stones. You have to stay and cooperate with the soldiers of the medical battalion to give trauma medicine to the wounded soldiers. , The students also invited to help, and I rested in Lurong at night to wait for the news."

"Aren't you coming back at night?" Gao Ling asked curiously.

"There are still three hours before dark. If we pursue northward at full speed at this moment, we will arrive at Xijuan City shortly after nightfall. I don't know if the Wuxi barbarians have arrived in Xijuan. I will take a thousand elites to see the situation first." Lan Yuan frowned.

"Why don't you leave General Li's navy behind? The entrapment army rushed to take Xijuan City overnight. Father and the others certainly didn't expect us to be so fast." Gao Ling suggested with a smile.

"Haste makes waste. You should rest at night. You don't have to let the whole army work hard. Yuanfeng, you are optimistic about our people, which is a great achievement." Lan Yuan said with a serious expression.

"Wei." Seeing Lan Yuan's firm eyes, Gao Ling gave up the idea of ​​continuing to challenge.

Of the thousands of pursuers who went to Xijuan, only a hundred or so had horses to support them, so Lan Yuan ordered Chu Qing to lead the scouts to pursue first, and he led the infantry to follow behind.

When it was more than ten miles away from Xijuan, the surrounding area was already shrouded in darkness, and the entrapment army continued northward with torches.

At this moment, several groups of flames approached quickly in front, and Lan Yuan's guards made a warning gesture.

Da da da……

The three war horses stopped when they approached, and it turned out to be Chu Qing and two scouts.

"Chu Sima? Many Zhanren corpses were found during the march, and the reconnaissance battalion wiped out all the deserters?" Lan Yuan showed a puzzled expression.

"It's about the same. Most of the deserters landed in Xijuan City." Chu Qing nodded.

"They ran to Xijuan and surrendered? Don't the defenders in the city help?" Lan Yuan looked puzzled.

Chu Qing shook his head lightly: "General Gao conquered Xijuan an hour ago, and Lu Rong's deserters have lost all escape routes. General Gao is still dealing with the order in Xijuan. Let the last general welcome you to Xijuan to rest."

"Did anyone in the city surrender? How could they succeed so quickly?" Lan Yuan was a little surprised after hearing this.

Chu Qing clasped his fists: "The specific reason will never be known, but you will naturally understand it when you arrive in Xijuan."

"That's fine." Lan Yuan nodded lightly, and then ordered: "Since we are going to rest in Xijuan tonight, Chu Sima can send someone to see Yuanfeng (Gao Ling) in Lu Rong, and ask him to wait for us in Lu Rong. Convergence, strictly ordered not to act rashly."

"Wei." Chu Qing accepted the order with cupped fists.

Lan Yuan then rolled westward and continued to move forward. When he was still two miles away from the city, Sha Moke greeted him with a torch. After meeting, he praised Lan Yuan fiercely.

During the Han Dynasty in Rinan County, Xijuan was the seat of the county seat, and the city was the largest in size and population among the four cities. Later, Linyi withered in Xianglin Jianguo, and the city walls were far stronger and taller than Lu Rong.

After Lan Yuan settled down the army in the city, he and Sha Moke went to the government office to meet Gao Shun.

After exchanging greetings, Gao Shun motioned Lan Yuan to sit beside him, his kind eyes filled with affirmation.

"Boyang took the two cities in two days. I have already learned about it through the reconnaissance battalion. You have the appearance of a mature commander, so I am relieved and at ease..."

"The entrapment army has the advantage of marching on the sea, but you don't even have siege equipment here, and you can actually take down two cities in two days, and there is a big city like Xijuan, I admire it..."

After hearing this, Gao Shun stroked his beard and smiled, "You didn't expect that, did you? In fact, it was beyond my expectation. It all benefited from General Sha's barbarians. Many of them had experience in building cities and houses, and they knew a lot about city walls." The weak link in the construction, Zhu Wu and Xijuan rely on the barbarians to break the wall, and the wildness they showed in the wild, Boyang, you may not know that the Zhan people are afraid that the Wuxi barbarians will be better than the entrapment army..."

Use barbarism to control barbarians?Lan Yuan looked at the foolish Sha Moke, and four words appeared in his mind.

"General Gao is too modest. Although the sons and daughters have made great efforts, you are the one who commanded us well. Of course, it is also thanks to Mr. He gave us the opportunity to build the city..." Shamoke scratched his curly hair, his dark face Full of humility.

"Uh... Maybe I can arrange it freely..." Lan Yuan didn't know how to answer, so he said something ambiguous, but Shamoke listened very enthusiastically.

"That's right, that's right, what the Major General said is good, there is an arrangement in the dark, and no one else can explain such a great truth. I think Mr. is God's savior for Wuxi Man..." Sha Moke said with joy.

Gao Shun saw that Shamoke looked a bit condescending, so he quickly interrupted and asked, "I heard that you captured Lurong City, and you took a frontal attack. I don't know how much damage the trapped army will suffer?"

"The casualties are very small, and there is a medical battalion in the army. The wounded can go into battle quickly, and it will not affect the continued battle against Linyi." After Lan Yuan answered truthfully, he continued to ask: "District Jin (Linyi) Wang) has [-] garrisons in the capital, what tactics do you plan to adopt?"

"What's Bo Yang's opinion?" Gao Shun asked.

Lan Yuan clasped his fists and replied: "Our total strength is only over ten thousand. If the district advances with eight thousand garrisons, it will affect our supplies. I suggest that the main force of Linyi be led to the wild to wipe them out, and then launch a psychological war after the defenders drop sharply. .”

"It's very stable, not bad. I think Bo Yang will be in charge of the battle ahead." Gao Shun looked at Lan Yuan and nodded slightly.

Lan Yuan was stunned when he heard that, and quickly waved his hands and said, "This...how can this be done? General, please don't make fun of me."

Gao Shun frowned, his face was full of seriousness, and he said in a deep voice, "There are no jokes in the army, and I am not joking."

"Isn't it suitable? General Sha, don't you think so?" Lan Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Lan Yuan fidgeted and looked left and right, hoping that Sha Moke would jump out to refute, but unexpectedly the other party didn't move. "Major General, what do you think I am doing? It doesn't matter whoever of you is the commander-in-chief. I will absolutely obey orders."

"That's it. It's settled. General Sha will go back to rest quickly. He will set off for Lu Rong tomorrow morning to join the army, and then wait for Bo Yang to command the battle to destroy the country." Gao Shun waved his hand.

"Wei." Sha Moke stared at Lan Yuan with a smile, and then walked out cheerfully.

"Uncle Gao, why are you..." Lan Yuan hesitated to speak.

Gao Shunshu said kindly: "When I was 25 years old, I served in Ding Jianyang (Ding Yuan) with your elder father. More than ten years later, Marquis Wen was defeated and fell to Xiapi. Later, I recognized your mother as the master and followed Mr. Yu Zai, it has been sixty and a year now, it's time to find a new general for the fallen army..."

Chapter 753 The New Commander Gives Orders

"You mean..." Lan Yuan was shocked.

"Mr. founded the Huben Martial Arts Hall in Guangzhou. Now that I entrust the Suppressing Army to Bo Yang, I will be able to devote myself to serving as the general of the Supervisory Academy, to train more military talents for the country, and to help Mr. realize his ideals." Gao Shun solemnly said. Said.

"This...the general of the Supervisory Academy and the commander of the entrapment army, there will be no conflict between the two, why do you bother with one? If the entrapment army leaves you, they may lose their souls, besides, how can I..." Lan Yuan kept shaking his head.

Gao Shun pointed to himself and smiled, "Uncle Gao is already Er Shun's age, so you can't help me share the share? Besides, Bo Yang is already a leader among men, except for his shortcomings in leading troops, he is no worse than me at all. In your hands, it can shine even more brilliantly."

"Uncle Gao is physically impaired? When our class teacher returns to Guangzhou, I will take you to see Doctor Hua." Lan Yuan was worried.

"No problem, no problem, it's just a lifetime of fighting, I also want to take a good rest, Boyang's move is considered filial piety, the night is already deep at this time, you can find a place to rest, we have to go on the road tomorrow .” Gao Shun waved his hand lightly.

"But there are quite a lot of generals in the army. Except for Uncle Xu, the lieutenant general, and generals like Chu Sima, aren't they more suitable than me? It's not my turn in terms of seniority?" Lan Yuan was very puzzled.

Gao Shun looked left and right first, and then whispered: "It goes without saying that Lao Xu and Chu Qing are loyal, but they are definitely not as good as your Uncle Gao. The size and prestige of the fallen army cannot be separated from the silence of Mr. and the King of Hanzhong." Support, outsiders are not qualified to be the commander of this army, they must be controlled by the Lan family, otherwise even if your father can understand, the King of Hanzhong will not be at ease after a hundred years."

"Uh... is it so complicated? I'll ask my father later..." Lan Yuan squeezed his smooth chin.

"Zhongling can actually do it, but he is too young now, I don't want to wait any longer. Besides, this kid is wild by nature, and the army will bind his hands and feet. After all, Boyang, you are a son-in-law, and you are more important than the prince. They are as close as brothers, and you are more suitable than anyone else to control the army." Gao Shun explained in detail.

Lan Yuan nodded as if he had realized something, and Gao Shun patted him on the shoulder and added: "When it comes to comprehending humanity and politics, Mr. has a more sophisticated vision than anyone else. Boyang should ask him for advice if he has nothing to do."

"I can save it."

The next day, the army stationed in Xijuan set off and marched towards Lurong to meet in peace. The soldiers looked at Lan Yuan at the front and couldn't help whispering, discussing that this young man would become the new commander of the Southern Expedition, Gao Shun He intends to arrive at Lurong and announce it in front of the whole army.

Lan Yuan found that in the marching team, in addition to many prisoners who were responsible for pushing carts and transporting luggage, there were thousands of prisoners of war who were followed with their hands tied.