Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Fanxi added: "Brother was a little confused just now. General Sha easily killed Fan Shanhu, but he was so humble in front of Generals Lan and Gao. My two brothers couldn't understand..."

Sha Moke suddenly realized, shook his head and smiled: "You may not know that my people used to oppose General Gao and General Lan's father. Now I am willing to work under General Lan. The reason is actually the same."

"Sounds the same reason?" Fante scratched his curly hair, puzzled.

Fan Xi suddenly opened his eyes wide, "The general is saying that their martial arts are stronger? Isn't this incredible? You can kill Fan Shanhu in seconds, if they are stronger, how much stronger will they be?"

Sha Moke shook his head slightly: "You frogs in the well, what is my meager ability? The king of Hanzhong has powerful people like clouds, and if I have a chance, I will take you to the Central Plains to see and see."

"Okay, okay..." Brother Fan showed longing eyes.

"The premise is that you have to train the war elephants for me, otherwise I won't have the face to take you back..." Shamoke said in his heart that you must have some skills, otherwise you will only be called Nichinan monkeys when you arrive in the Central Plains.

"General, please rest assured." The Fan brothers nodded at the same time.

On the early morning of April [-]th, Lan Yuan and Gao Shun were outside Xianglin City as farewell to Yu Fan and Sha Mo Ke, preparing to return to Guangzhou.

Chapter 764 The King of the Wolf

When bidding farewell outside the city, Sha Moke mysteriously invited Gao Shun aside, and begged in a low voice, "I'm going to stay in Nichinan for a while, I hope the general will take care of my people when he returns to Guangzhou..."

Gao Shun smiled and shook his head: "General Sha has made a lot of contributions in recovering Rinan this time, so you don't need to worry about your clansmen, just wait for the master to reward you."

"Since I followed my husband, my people and I have got rid of hunger and have no worries about food and clothing. I repay my husband by putting in more effort on the battlefield. It doesn't matter if I get rewards or not. In short, I fought this battle happily." Shamoke's face was full of excitement.

Gao Shun patted Sha Moke on the back, and said seriously: "Sir, you should look far away and destroy Linyi first to recover Rinan, which has the intention of deterring the three counties of Cochin. It seems that after the Lin situation, the strategic center of gravity must be shifted to the north.”

Shamoke rolled his eyes and nodded quickly, "If it wasn't for the general's reminder, I would have almost focused on the elephant forest. It seems that I can't just tame elephants and play snakes. I know how to do it."

"It's good to know, it's getting late, Boyang and I are about to leave, you take care of it." Gao Shun cupped his fists to say goodbye.

"Take care, General." Shamoke returned the salute with clasped fists.

Lan Yuan ordered all the soldiers in the formation to unload their armor. The return journey with light clothes will increase the marching speed. When they arrive at Hoi An Port, they will send the armor on board the ship.

Li Yi's warships are limited and cannot carry all the soldiers by sea. Lan Yuan also intends to return by land. After all, they still have two months to go.

Lanyuan selected a thousand veterans to board the ship to protect the excavated Champa rice specimens, and sent them back to Guangzhou to Lantian first. He and Gao Shun led the main force of the trapped army to travel by land.

The news that Jiaozhou's Southern Expeditionary Army captured four cities in two days and let Linyi destroy the country in fifteen days has spread to Jiuzhen, Jiaozhi and other places.

The 85-year-old Shi Xie was frightened and fell ill. When his son Shi Hui heard that the fallen army was going back by land, he immediately summoned Hepu prefect Shi Yi and Jiuzhen prefect Huang You to discuss countermeasures.

Shi Xie has often been ill in the past few years, and Shi Hui often acted as an agent of Jiaozhi government affairs. At this time, he sat on the prefect's honorable position and complained to the next two uncles: "I don't know whether it is Lin Yizhan who is vulnerable, or the soldiers and horses in Guangzhou. If Lantian attacks our three counties by force, what are the chances of winning?"

Shi Yi and Shi Huang You shook their heads pessimistically. Shi Hui asked anxiously, "Why don't you two uncles say anything? Of the seven counties in Jiaozhou, only our three counties have not returned to Lantian. Are you not in a hurry?"

"At that time, Jiaozhou had a strong military force, and even Sun Quan in the east of the river was no match for him. How could the small country of Linyi be his match? The three counties of our Shi family are already the soft-shelled turtle, so there is no use in worrying. We can only maintain the status quo..." The scholar kept shaking his head.

"Li Yi built a seaport in Dan'er, Zhuya, across the sea from his second uncle's Xu Wen. If Lantian uses troops against us, your Hepu will be the first to be among them. There must be some strategy." Shi Hui frowned.

Shi Huangyou then added: "Our brothers are all old, and you, my nephew, are close to the age of hearing. Don't miss this temporary right too much. Over the years, the elder brother has often paid tribute to Guangzhou and Chengdu. Maybe Lantian will not be right. Let's use force, after all, the King of Hanzhong wants to compete with Cao Sun..."

"Third uncle, you are confused. Liu Bei wants to compete with Cao Pi and Sun Quan, but Lantian is the real Jiaozhou pastor. His purpose is to capture the seven counties of Jiaozhou. Otherwise, he will let Jiangdong not fight. Why not go far? Going thousands of miles to destroy Linyi? The purpose is to form a circle around us. In the past, Jiuzhen was the farthest from the center of Jiaozhou, but now Rinan County is like a knife behind your back. How can you not be in a hurry?"

Seeing Shi Huang's "free and easy" words, Shi Hui felt resentment in his heart, saying that your brother has been in power in Jiaozhou for many years?Because the old father, Shi Xie, was able to live so well, he could at most be regarded as an acting prefect, and he never experienced the feeling of being under one man and above ten thousand, okay?

Shi Huang spread his hands, and replied bitterly: "You have all seen the soldiers crossing the border. If General Lan is determined to take back those fine armors and stately soldiers, will the troops of our three counties be able to stop them? "

"We can't stop them head-on, and we can use strategy to win. I heard that the entrapment army will return the same way. We can set up ambushes along the way. As long as Gao Shun is eliminated, what else can Lantian rely on?" Shi Hui put forward his own idea.

"Nephew wants to ambush the enemy army? Do you want to kill Lan Tian's arm Gao Shun? I advise you to give up this idea. The enemy army was very vigilant when they crossed the border before. We can't act like a car and bring disaster to the family..." Shi Yi The meaning of it can be summed up in five words: Is it not good to live?

"Nephew, your thoughts are very dangerous, third uncle advises you not to be impulsive..." Shi Huang Youzhi shook his head.

Shi Hui sneered with a sullen face: "Since the two uncles are unwilling to help each other, what else can my nephew think? It's nothing more than waiting to die slowly..."

"If the situation continues to deteriorate, I think we can only mobilize the people to submit to Lantian. This person is not unreasonable. It is always indispensable to make us rich." Shi Yi comforted.

"A rich man? Very good..." Shi Hui's face was full of bitterness.

Shi Yi, Shi Huangyou, and Shi Hui parted ways. They left through the main entrance of the prefect's mansion, and then detoured to see Shi Xie through the back door. Shi Hui's aggressive attitude made them worry.

The two came to Shi Xie's bedroom and directly expressed Shi Hui's thoughts. Shi Xie was so angry that he smashed the ginseng soup beside the couch to pieces.

"This bastard wants to trap our scholar's family in a desperate situation." Shi Xie was trembling with anger.

"Brother, although Hui'er's words are a bit radical, it is not unreasonable to think about it carefully. Lantian first built a seaport at Zhuya, and then sent troops to take back Rinan. The three counties of our family are already caught in the net, so we have to think about it." The only way to deal with it is." Shi Yi analyzed in a low voice.

Shi Xie asked out of breath, "How do you respond? Increase tribute or raise troops to resist?"

"Uh..." Shi Yi bowed his head and remained silent.

"Rinan County has returned to Jiaozhou, and the three counties occupied by my family will become a thorn in Lantian's back. He will pull them out sooner or later. If the three counties are completely returned to Jiaozhou, Lantian will not need us to pay tribute at all, and even more will not mobilize troops. Wisdom..." Shi Huang was rather pessimistic.

After Shi Xie heard this, he nodded slightly, "What the third brother said is true. Gao Shun is a famous general in the world, the commander of the army and Lan Tian's parents and sons. If the two of them miss half a point, how can Lan Tian give up? He can only use other methods to delay time. .”

"Brother, do you have a plan?" Shi Yi was overjoyed when he heard that.

Shi Xie stroked his beard and said: "Hu Ke, who was sent to Guangzhou before, was actually favored by Lantian and secretly sent to Jiangdong. He sent me a letter half a year ago, saying that he was highly valued by Sun Quan in Jiangdong, and secretly worked under his guidance. The hostage Xin (xin) can only let him instigate Sun Quan to attack Jiaozhou, and then let Zhier speak in front of Lantian and let him focus on Soochow, maybe it can delay some time..."

"Can this work? Hu Ke is really important in Jiangdong, how could he listen to us?" Shi Huangyou was full of doubts.

Chapter 765 The Instigator Jiang Gongyan

"You know the situation of the Shi family best. If it hadn't been for so many years of being cautious, how could the Shi family have survived until now? It has been annexed by the princes of the Central Plains long ago. Then Hu Ke is a man of good manners, so he will definitely not be buried in the market. It's within my expectation." Shi Xie said calmly.

"Then why..." Shi Huang hesitated to speak.

Shi Xie smiled slightly and said, "In order to gain Sun Quan's trust, Hu Ke may have deliberately exposed his identity in Jiangdong, otherwise how could he have taken care of Xin (xin)'er? But it happened to be able to deliver news for me. If Sun Quan knew that half of the soldiers and horses in Lantian were there Ri Nan, do you think Sun Quan will be moved?"

The two brothers were taken aback when they heard this, and thought that Jiang is still old and hot, and the elder brother is really scheming.

Shi Yi stroked his beard and pondered: "Sun Quan loves sneak attacks the most, but he has lost to Lantian twice, so he might not dare to cause trouble, right?"

"If Hu Ke sends him the news, as long as Jiangdong is willing to send troops to attack, we are willing to cooperate in the attack? Lan Tian probably didn't expect that Sun Quan would strike behind the back for the third time, right?" Shi Xie said meaningfully.

"Hiss... Brother, don't do it. The three counties of Jiaozhi, Hepu, and Jiuzhen are already surrounded by Lantian. Once we send troops to attack Guangzhou, it will be a disaster for the three counties." Shi Huangyou hurriedly dissuaded him.

"Hahaha, who said we are really going to send troops?" Shi Xie asked playfully.

Shi Huangyou exclaimed: "Brother, you want to cheat Sun Quan? Then we will offend Jiangdong? Hu Ke probably has no good fruit to eat."

Shi Xie snorted coldly: "Hu Ke didn't have me as a Bole, how could he have achieved what he is today? He should do something for us. There is Lantian between Sun Quan and us. What can he do to me if he cheats? In short, Lantian and Sun Quan The more intense the fighting, the safer our family will be."

"To drive away tigers and devour wolves? The elder brother's plan is really good, but the nephew Xin (xin) is your eldest son. He is taken as a hostage in Jiangdong. The situation is already difficult enough. Will Sun Quan kill him out of anger?" Shi Yi's face was full of worry.

Shi Xie nodded solemnly, "I've thought about this too. I can spread rumors recently because my brother is dying. Sun Quan may secretly send someone to take Xin'er back to fight for the throne, so that the golden cicada can escape..."

"Miao Zai, Miao Zai, please contact Hu Ke immediately." Shi Yi smiled and clapped his hands.

Shi Huangyou then reminded: "Hui'er has the idea of ​​intercepting and killing Gao Shun, the elder brother had better take precautions in advance, otherwise he will expose the sky in advance, and Sun Quan will not have time to take advantage of it."

Shi Xie stroked his beard with blank eyes, and replied coldly: "Hui'er is the most capable of all the scholars, but he attaches too much importance to power. I will secretly remove his military power in the near future and confine him for two months. Let him ruin our big business."

"As long as Gao Shun and Lan Yuan have no evil intentions, they will leave the country in two months." Shi Huangyou nodded slightly.

Shi Xie commanded in a deep voice: "On the way to the army squadron, the standard reception is still the same as when they came. As the saying goes, 'reach out and don't hit people with smiling faces'. We are so humble, Gao Shun shouldn't be malicious, but the soldiers and horses of all counties must be ready. In order to prevent the army from falling into the formation to attack Guo by false means."

"We can save it." Shi Yi and Shi Huang replied in unison.

"From now on, I will pretend to be sick. Second brother, your Hepu is closer to the South China Sea. If Sun Quan really fell for it, you are responsible for writing a letter to Zhi'er and asking him to fight in front of Lantian, saying that we are willing to provide General Lan Money and grain support." Shi Xie seemed particularly wise at this moment.

"Wei." Shi Yi clasped his fists and nodded. He didn't know whether Shi Xie suddenly became smarter, or if he lived longer and saw more clearly. If he had been so transparent earlier, maybe the Shi Xie family could still compete for the world.

A few days after Shi Xie 'fell ill', Shi Hui also stayed behind closed doors because of the 'bad sores' on his face. The Jiaozhi military administration was handed over to Shi Xie's fourth son, Shi Gan, and fifth son, Shi Song.

The army marched north all the way to Xupu Port in Jiuzhen County. Lan Yuan ordered the armor to be removed from the ship. The army was fully armed and passed through the three counties of Jiuzhen, Jiaozhi, and Hepu. The specs are even higher.

In mid-June, the entrapment army successfully arrived in Xuwen County, Hepu.

After several months of observation, the sea off Jiaozhou is very windy and smooth, which is very suitable for sailing on the sea. Every few days, there are merchant ships and passenger ships going to and from Cochin and Guangzhou, so Lan Yuan ordered the whole army to board the ship and take the waterway. Ten days ahead of the land route.

On June [-]th, the fleet of the fallen army arrived at Panyu Port, and Lan Tian and Jiang Wan came to the pier to greet them in person.

Lan Tian stretched out his hands to meet them, and kept nodding his head to look at the two of them: "It seems that the sun in Ninan is stronger, and you two are both tanned..."

"Sir, I will live up to my trust..." Gao Shun took Lan Tian's outstretched hand and shook it vigorously.

"I don't worry about your work." Lan Tian responded with a smile.

Lan Yuan next to him clasped his fists and asked, "Father, are you satisfied with the gift my son brought you?"

Lan Tian nodded with satisfaction: "I'm so satisfied, I don't even know how to reward you as a father."

"Sir, the last general entrusted the entrapment army to Boyang without asking for instructions..." Taking advantage of Lantian's joy, Gao casually told about the change of commander.

Li Yi mentioned it in the previous report, Gao Shun said it relatively more formally at this time, Lan Tian patted Lan Yuan's shoulder lightly, "The army that falls into the formation is the world's sharpest, your responsibility is not small, this is also considered One of the rewards."

"Baby will live up to your expectations." Lan Yuan clasped his fists sonorously.

"Your Majesty, Major General, General Gao, a celebration banquet has been prepared in the city. Let's not stand on the pier. The people of Guangzhou and Panyu have heard that the hero has returned, and they are rushing to the pier right now..." Jiang Wan cupped his hands remind.

Lan Tian nodded slightly, and then told Gao Yuan: "Commander Gao, lead the way with the guard of honor to welcome our hero into the city."

"Wei." Gao Yuan clasped his fists and walked away.

The guard of honor of Jiaozhou fluttered its banners and led the way while marching with passionate drum music. The crowd followed behind on horseback, enjoying the cheers of the people from afar.

Thousands of people who got the news, they came from Guangzhou City and Panyu City to eat pots and water, and lined up for several miles to welcome the heroes who had returned from the expedition.

In Gao Shun's 20 years of memory, Lan Tian had never put on such a big show, so he turned his head curiously and asked, "Sir, today's situation was arranged by you..."

Lan Tian said solemnly: "Boping should understand me. How could I be so vain? The common people came here spontaneously. You regained the lost territory for the great man. You should be admired by all the people. You don't need to have any psychological burden..."

"If no one arranged it, there would be enough people here today..." Lan Yuan looked at the 'Long Dragon' in the distance and sighed.

Jiang Wan explained with a smile: "The Lingnan Daily has been supplemented several times, and the common people rushed to buy them as souvenirs. The Southern Expeditionary Army captured four cities in two days and destroyed a country in fifteen days. Your deeds have spread throughout Jiaozhou... ..."

Gao Shun looked at Jiang Wan and said to himself that you were the one who started the crime. People in Jiaozhou have long been used to finding news in newspapers. It is too easy to become famous in this way.

Chapter 766 The Iron Straight Man Lan Zhongling

The soldiers who fell into the battle returned with honor, because they missed their relatives when they went out to fight, and after returning to the city, they each found their families to reunite.

After a busy day, Lu Lingqi and Liu Wan carefully prepared a family dinner for the Lan family. Lan Ji took the youth group to the Huben Martial Arts Hall. At this time, he had already met his parents at home. This was the first real reunion dinner for the six members of the Lan family.

The two brothers Lan Yuan and Lan Ji haven't seen each other for almost a year. Sitting at the dinner table, Lan Ji asked his elder brother to ask questions.

The two big boys in front of them had grown up, and Lu Lingqi and Lan Tian had kind faces on their faces, as if they saw the young birds' wings gradually plump up, and they were finally about to soar in the sky alone.

Daughter-in-law Liu Wan looked at Yuanzhenggui with affection in her eyes, and she was already full before she touched her chopsticks.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you eat?" Lan Qing, who sat down with Liu Wan, asked curiously. She will be six years old in November this year, and she is becoming more and more cute.

"Uh... I'm not hungry..." Liu Wan replied with a blushing face.

"Big brother who read Taoism all day long, but now he comes back and doesn't speak, how strange..." Lan Qingtian was so romantic.

Lu Lingqi frowned and snorted softly: "Didn't you see the two brothers chatting? The younger generation should talk less at the table, you understand?"

"Oh..." Lan Qing pursed her lips and lowered her head, then secretly looked at Lan Tian again.

Seeing his daughter begging for help, Lan Tian raised his wine glass with a smile and said, "Boyang, Zhongling, don't bother talking, just look at this table of delicious dishes, everything is your favorite, your mother and Wan'er are preparing for it." After a day, we must not let them down, drink this glass of reunion wine, let's start."

"Wei." Several juniors raised their glasses and stood up.

"Father, what about me?" Lan Qing also stood up with Liu Wan, expressing that although she wanted to participate in this 'ceremony', she was too young to drink alcohol.

"Yue'er, pour Qing'er a glass of water." Lan Tian ordered to the maid next to her.

"Wei." The maid Yue'er went to do it immediately.

After drinking the reunion wine, the members of the Lan family ate and chatted. The whole family was full of smiles and lively scenes. The corners of Lu Lingqi's eyes warmed up. As the children grew up, she thought that the members of the Lan family would become more and more Prosperous.

Thinking back when Xinye married Lantian, the conditions were not a bit worse than now, and it is hard to imagine that they will live as happily as they are now.

"Xiao Jun, what's the matter with you? Are you uncomfortable?" Lan Tian took a piece of fish for Lu Lingqi.

Lu Lingqi wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "I saw that the children were all happy, they just squinted their eyes because of the night wind just now, and Zhong Ling is also fifteen this year, when will my husband ask General Guan to propose marriage?"

"Propose marriage?" Lan Ji pricked up his ears, he was not thinking about men and women right now, so he quickly waved his hands and said, "Father, mother, don't worry about getting married, right? Eldest brother is also the sister-in-law who married only last year..."

"Boyang married Wan'er at the age of 16, you will be 16 next year." Lu Lingqi frowned.

Seeing this, Lan Ji's eyes rolled, and he was going to find a reasonable reason to prevaricate. Suddenly Deng Ai's shadow appeared in his mind, and he said with a smile: "My child is about to enter the Huben Martial Arts Hall, so I have to study for a year or so Yes, besides Shi Zai's elder brother is not married yet..."

Lu Lingqi was startled when she heard that, she looked at Lantian and complained: "Shi Zai is too far away, if he were in Jiaozhou, I would have already covered him up, it's your fault for not paying attention, maybe outsiders think you are master and apprentice It's kind of thin..."

Lan Tian was full of bitterness: "The conscience of heaven and earth, Li Yang has introduced it to Shi Zai several times, and I have also euphemistically mentioned it to him a few times, but this child is obsessed with meritorious deeds, so it has been delayed until now..."

Lu Lingqi nodded lightly, "It's not an option to drag on like this. Shizai can't be transferred back from farming in Hanzhong. Why don't you ask the king for favors? Ask him to give Shizai some opportunities to fight. Don't the three generals often go to Liangzhou? Shi Zai brought him by his side to make meritorious service, he learned solidly from his husband since he was a child, so he should be a talent capable of fighting."