Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Zhang Fei was surprised when he heard that, "The child should only be in his teens?"

Lan Tian: "13 years old."

"That's good, that's a good boy. Bao'er, you are 13 years old and you will go to the battlefield with me, and you will kill at least two enemies." Zhang Fei set a goal for Zhang Bao.

"Wei." Zhang Bao responded.

Lan Tian shook his head, "How can you compare with others in this kind of thing? You just need to train Yide well, and Bao'er will definitely not be bad in the future."

"The two boys in your family are all outstanding, even the apprentices are so outstanding, that's why I sent them here to get close to them." Zhang Fei smiled foolishly.

Lan Tianxin said that Zhang Fei should not be the parent of the chicken baby, and then said: "Let's go back to the city to talk, I have already asked someone to prepare a banquet."

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's ride back." Zhang Fei urged.

Zhang Fei led a horse away by the pier first, and saw him pick up Zhang Bao and grab the saddle with one hand, and then he jumped onto the horse's back.

These horses were prepared by Gao Shun in advance.

A group of people rode back to the city, and when they passed by the north of the city, they saw many tents not far away.

"Is this General Gao's army?" Zhuge Liang asked curiously.

Gao Shun shook his head and said, "This is the martial arts recruiting camp run by the master."

"Jianwutang new barracks? What do you mean? The original officer class has not started yet?" Zhuge Liang asked puzzled.

Lan Tian shook his head and said, "The recruit battalion is for newly recruited soldiers. Let them undergo short-term unified training here, and then be deployed to each battalion. The original officer class is still running."

"Unify the training of recruits? This idea is quite interesting." Zhuge Liang nodded affirmatively.

"Isn't that just using ready-made ones? Are General Gao's people training? It would be great to save trouble." Zhang Fei was delighted.

Lan Tian thought that this is of course good, we provide a one-stop service, from soldiers to officers.

"The instructors in charge of the training of the new barracks are all generals from the army who were trapped in the battle. They were injured in the war and could no longer fight. The master wanted to find something for them to do, so he established the Jiangwu Hall new barracks." Gao Shun replied.

"This method is very good. Compared with simple compensation for casualties, it shows that people can give full play to their talents. The recruits who have been recruited this time can just be sent here for training. I guess we will have to hang around for a while..." Zhuge Liang said.

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "You can go back to Jiangling first after the military division is recruited. I'll just stay here to take care of the recruits. Now let's go back to the city quickly. Kid Ji should be very happy to see me."

Knowing Zhang Fei's intentions, Lan Tian hurriedly whipped his horse and went straight to the prefect's mansion.

The guests in the prefect's mansion were seated for a banquet, and Deng Ai played with Zhang Bao, Lan Yuan, and Lan Ji.

"Yide, don't patronize drinking, go to the backyard to play with the children, didn't you come to see Ji'er?" Zhuge Liang deliberately joked.

"I'm drinking right now, military commander, you drink too..."

Zhang Fei deliberately pretended to be drunk, causing everyone to laugh.

In the middle of the banquet, Gao Yuan, the head of the guard, entered the hall and hesitated to speak. General Lan Tian waved his hand and said, "If you have anything to say, the military division and Yide are not outsiders."

Gao Yuan then clasped his fists and replied, "Mr. sent people to the counties to mobilize and recruit soldiers. The three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling all responded well, but Wuling County was not making progress..."

"This is what everyone admires about Ziyu. Yuan Zhiren and I haven't arrived yet, and you have already done the work ahead." Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and sighed. Working with such a person is simply not too comfortable.

"Hehe, don't exaggerate the military division. Early mobilization can improve efficiency. My wife told me about this, so I asked Boping to arrange it and save some time for the military division. However, there are few adults in Wuling County, and Mi Zifang can't mobilize. Strength is also normal..." Lan Tian nodded.

"Cao thief will not be able to fight for a while, why are we in such a hurry? It's good to recruit troops slowly like this." Zhang Fei didn't care.

"Yide, are you not drunk?" Zhuge Liang smiled mysteriously at Zhang Fei.

"The military adviser asked me to eat vegetables? I'm eating." Zhang Fei scratched his head.

Lan Tian shook his head slightly. Seeing that Gao Yuan hadn't left, he asked again, "What else is there?"

Gao Yuan cleared his throat and said: "Prefect Mi is very motivated, but he is too eager for success. The people he sent out to mobilize went to Chongxian and Chenyang areas. Because of poor communication, they were detained by barbarians. A few days ago He personally led the army to suppress the rebellion, but was defeated by the barbarians, and he himself was captured..."

Zhuge Liang stood up immediately after hearing this, "Zi Fang has been captured, we should go to rescue him..."

Lan Tian thought in his heart, who did Mi Fang earn performance with?Wuximan has never been cared about by anyone, so you have the nerve to show off with your little ability?

Chapter 183 I Don't Touch Fish

According to "Shui Jing Zhu": Wuling has five creeks, Weixiong Creek, Xixi Creek, Youxi Creek, Yuan Creek, and Chen Creek, all of which are inhabited by barbarians, so they are called Wuxi Man.

From the end of the Western Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the corruption of the court and the heavy government levies, the barbarians in Wuling County rose up to resist.

At that time, Wuling County was located in Yiling County, and the barbarians defeated the imperial army many times and conquered many surrounding counties.

In the end, even Yiling, the government office, was occupied by barbarians, and the imperial court had no choice but to abolish Yiling County, and moved the Wuling government office to Hanshou on the bank of Dongting Lake.

During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, Emperor Liu Xiu successively dispatched Wuwei General Liu Shang and Fubo General Ma Yuan to conquer the Wuxi Man. As a result, Liu Shang's army was annihilated because he underestimated the enemy, and Ma Yuan failed to calm down. The only way to deal with this area is to appease.

Zhuge Liang is well versed in history, and when he heard the word Wuximan, he felt a little dizzy, "There are only three thousand troops in Wuling. I don't know why Zifang rushed in greedily..."

When Zhang Fei heard that there was a battle, he immediately became interested and shouted: "Is this barbarian very powerful? Ziyu, give me a thousand people, and I will rescue Mi Zifang."

"Yide should not be reckless. The former famous general Ma Fubo also lost his halberd here. Now the troops in Jingzhou are tense. Don't get too entangled with the Wuxi barbarians. First try to redeem Mi Zifang." Zhuge Liang dissuaded.

Lan Tian frowned and said, "Since there is a problem, we should find a way to solve it completely."

After everyone discussed, it was decided to send troops from Lingling to rescue Mi Fang.

Lantian left Xu Shuang, the deputy general of the army who fell into the army, and asked him to recruit recruits for Zhuge Liang in Lingling, and then sent them to the recruit camp of Jiangwu Hall for training.

Gao Shun and Gan Ning led two thousand troops each, and Lan Tian, ​​Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, and Hua Tuo accompanied the army. They bypassed Dongting along the waterway, and then went from Yuanshui to Chenyang.

Bringing a medical team to the expedition is now a standard configuration in Lantian operations, which can greatly reduce the loss of war.

Transporting troops and food by water is the most efficient way. After traveling in the river for only three or four days, the fleet arrived near Hutoushan in the upper reaches of the Yuanshui River.

The mountains are high, the beaches are dangerous, and the roads are rough. Because there are several obstructions in the river, the progress of the fleet is blocked.

Now that the river is blocked, if you want to continue to advance, you must either go down the river to clear the silt and rocks, or change to the rugged mountain road.

Zhuge Liang said: "Ma Fubo was trapped here in the past. The weather was very hot at that time, and the soldiers died of many diseases. I didn't expect the history to be so similar. Now it is very risky to rush into the army. The outcome of this time is unpredictable..."

"I have sent someone to investigate and make contact. It would be best if Mi Zi can be redeemed safely, but this battle must be fought sooner or later, otherwise there will be no peace in this place in the future.

Now there is no hot summer blocking the way, and I have also prepared Mr. Yuanhua's medical team. Our conditions are much luckier than Ma Fubo. " Lan Tian said happily.

"Can the soldiers of the two generals know water?" Zhuge Liang asked suddenly.

Gan Ning clasped his fists and replied, "Master, my two thousand sailors can swim."

Zhuge Liang nodded in relief: "Fortunately, Ziyu asked you to come here with a small boat. As long as these rivers are dredged, we can continue to go up the Yuan River, so that we can avoid the dangers of the land route."

"Go down the river to clear the silt?" Gan Ning scratched his head in confusion.

Gan Ning had done this in Linwu County before. It would take a long time to completely dredge the cofferdam and cut off the flow. At that time, the weeds on Mi Fang's tomb should have been very tall.

Lan Tian immediately understood what Zhuge Liang meant, and he added: "According to the military adviser's wishes, we only need to clear a channel for boats, and there is no need to completely clear the river channel."

"Wei." Gan Ning looked around the river, and estimated that it would take three to five days to complete the work. At this time, there are so many people and great strength.

In the following time, Gan Ning's sailors took off their armor and divided into several teams to go down the river to hold rocks in turn.

The river water was not very cold at this time, and Hua Tuo asked someone to make a decoction to dispel the cold, so he didn't have to worry about the future when he started working.

Zhang Fei thought there would be a fight, but he stayed on the ship for two consecutive days, bored watching Gan Ning's sailors clearing stones in the water.

"Military Master, Ziyu, let's just go overland." Zhang Fei was bored.

"The terrain of Hutou Mountain is dangerous, and the barbarians must set up ambushes at the main roads, so we should take the waterway with peace of mind." Zhuge Liang explained.

"When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. Why not be afraid of a few ambushes? Why don't I be the pioneer?" Zhang Fei suggested.

"Yide, the safest way to go to Chenyang is to go by water. I think the military master has already seen the clue." Lan Tian said.

Zhang Fei looked puzzled and asked suspiciously, "What are you talking about?"

"Ziyu has also understood it, so please explain to Yide." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

"The southwest of Wuling County is very steep. The Wuxi barbarians are familiar with the terrain. They only need to set up ambushes on the main land routes. It is very difficult to attack from the front. Mi Zifang's [-] soldiers were defeated like this.

We traveled all the way, and the water surface was unimpeded, except that there were stones filling up the river course, which was clearly done deliberately by someone. If I expected it to be correct, someone was secretly observing at this time. "Lan Tian smiled leisurely.

"The river here is relatively narrow, and it's relatively easy to use hands and feet. The barbarians want to lead us to land, but we have to do the opposite. They will be the ones who panic." Zhuge Liang reminded.

Looking at the many rocks protruding from the river, Zhang Fei said in disbelief, "How did so many rocks get sent to these places?"

"It's enough to pull dozens of boats of sand and stones and dump them here." Gan Ning interrupted to explain, that's what he did when he was dredging the cofferdam in Linwu.

"So it is." Zhang Fei suddenly realized.

Four days after clearing the river, a passable waterway has slowly formed.

The shoals that are really difficult to pass, small and light boats can go down the river to pull fibers.

Zhuge Liang reminded Gao Shun: "We will finish the dredging soon. There are trees shaking on the other side and up the mountain in the past two days. I guess the barbarians can't set up an ambush by land, and they may attack by water. General Gao pay attention to cover the sailors."

Gao Shun nodded and said: "The army in the formation is always in a state of combat, but it is only limited to fighting on board."

"If there is an enemy attack, just suppress it with bows and arrows." Lan Tian added.

"Wei." Gao Shun responded with cupped fists.

Half a day later, the sailors were cleaning up the last stage. At this time, Zhang Fei, who was yawning, suddenly heard a whistle in his ear.

"Beep beep beep..."

This is the exclusive whistle for the early warning of the fallen army. There are hundreds of small boats densely packed upstream, most of which are fishing boats, with barbarians in foreign costumes and crossbows standing on the bow.

"Ready to fight." Gao Shun yelled loudly, and the soldiers on the ship stood in three rows, the soldiers in the front row defended with shields, and the soldiers in the back row all drew their bows and set up arrows, waiting for the barbarians to throw themselves into the net.

Gan Ning directed the ship to turn the rudder across the river, and several ships formed a wide attack surface.

The barbarians were going to be caught off guard, but when they went down the river, they found that this was not the case. Except for dozens of sailors busy in the river, everyone else had already boarded the warship.

Fishing boats are judged against the speedboats.

Chapter 184 I want to hit ten

The barbarian's boat was going smoothly with the wind and the water, and at this time the arrow was on the string and had to be launched.

The moment the two fleets clashed, you came and I shot a round of greetings first, and those arrows were like locusts passing through the sky.

After a round of arrow rain, the officers and soldiers blocked the attack with their shields, while countless people fell into the water on the barbarian ship.

The few barbarians in the lead gritted their teeth, thinking that this group of Han people were too cunning, and it was easier to deal with the group of guys last time.

The barbarian soldiers rushed over with their boats, intending to seize the big boat of the official army.

The barbarian soldiers wanted to gain some advantage by virtue of their bravery, but unfortunately the ship was full of brave men from the fallen army.

After destroying seven or eight ships, they made little progress, and the barbarians who came from the waterway were also suppressed by Gan Ning's water army.

The two sides fought for less than half an hour, and the barbarian soldiers had already lost [-]%. Fortunately, the river was relatively narrow, and the 'fishing boats' in the rear could not line up because they couldn't get in the line.

Afterwards, the barbarians saw that the situation was not right, so they had to turn the bow of the boat and retreat upstream. Zhuge Liang ordered Gan Ning to pursue them on the waterway. At this time, they did not worry about any ambushes in the river.

Boats on the river rely on the wind and the current. When going against the direction, the speed of the small boat is not as fast as that of the big boat. The more people row the oars, the faster the boat will go.

At the narrow bend of Hutou Mountain, the barbarian fishing boats passed quickly, but after entering the wide and flat waters upstream, Gan Ning's fast boats rushed to catch up.

In the end, a small number of barbarians abandoned their boats and fled to the mountains, and most of the fishing boats were overtaken by the boats.

After the fight, half of them were beheaded by Hezhong, and the rest were all captured by the barbarians.

A total of [-] barbarians were captured in this battle. Lan Tian smiled and said to Zhuge Liang: "The barbarians asked Mi Zifang to write a letter to ask for money and food nearby. Now we also have bargaining chips, which can be exchanged in Chenyang."

"Facts have proved that as long as the barbarians lose their geographical advantage, it is not difficult to defeat them." Zhuge nodded.

"It's a pity that my Zhangba Snake Spear is useless on the water. I can only use bows and arrows in the battle just now." Zhang Fei was a little depressed.

"I counted them just now. Yide shot a total of [-] barbarians. His arrow skills are really superb." Lan Tian praised.

"Boys in the border area are basically good at shooting, and the second brother, Zilong and Huang Hansheng are more accurate." Zhang Fei said humbly.

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "It's true that Yide on the water is useless, but soon it will be your turn to show your talents when you land on the shore."

Zhang Fei clenched his fists, "I want to hit ten...not twenty...it seems too little..."

The fleet continued to march upstream, and stopped to rest after arriving in Yuanling County, and escorted the prisoners ashore to be imprisoned. Gao Shun led an army to conquer Wuling County by land, so he was familiar with the terrain on both sides of the strait.

At night Gao Shun camped on the bank, while Gan Ning's navy was still resting on board.

After walking on the water for several days, Zhang Fei was finally able to sleep peacefully on land.

At night, Zhuge Liang and Lan Tian were going to discuss the battle, while Zhang Fei slept peacefully in the barracks of the fallen army.

At ten o'clock in the middle of the night, two thousand barbarians came to rob the camp.