Seeing Liu Bei's hesitation, Yi Ji said, "My lord knows that the general is short of food, so he has sent people to prepare some emergency supplies. It is expected that they will arrive later."
Liu Bei shook his head and said, "It's not because of the shortage of food and grass. I'm just confused. Firstly, Governor Huang stationed troops in Jiangxia. Secondly, General Cai also had heavy troops in Xiangyang. Why did the emperor order Bei to go to quell the rebellion? Xinye is now But there are few soldiers and few generals."
Yi Ji explained: "Jingzhou had a feud with the Sun family in Jiangdong. Sun Ce was assassinated last year. Sun Quan commanded the Houmo troops in Jiangdong. General Huang was afraid that he would come to take revenge. He was stationing heavy troops in Xiakou to defend. He flawlessly took Zhang Wu into consideration. , Chen Sun’s rebellion in Anlu.”
"Then General Cai..."
"Degui was in bed due to the cold yesterday, so he couldn't lead the expedition. Xinye is not far from Anlu, and Zhang Wu and Chen Sun only have three to four thousand people, so the lord thought of Liu Shijun." Yi Ji said.
Liu Bei probably understood what he heard. I guess Cai Mao was forced to go to the palace because of the banquet. This guy drank too much and got cold? So he immediately agreed to the matter and said he would set off soon.
When he first arrived in Jingzhou, Liu Bei only had a few hundred troops. Including the three thousand allocated by Liu Biao and the local warriors recruited in the past six months, the total was less than six thousand soldiers, but he thought it would be no problem to deal with three to four thousand unknown rebels.
Liu Bei left two thousand soldiers to let Guan Yu guard Xinye, and he, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun went to Anlu to quell the rebellion.
Before leaving, Liu Bei asked Gan Qian to go to Dengjiazhuang and ask Lan Tian about the sleeping dragon and phoenix chicks.
Originally, he could directly ask about his Iraqi origin, but he was afraid of being suspected by Liu Biao, so he gave up the idea.
When Gan Qian came to Dengjiazhuang, Gao Shun and others were still training, but Lan Tian was not at home.
Lu Lingqi was busy working in an apron. Gan Qian was surprised when she saw her, "How can my younger siblings dress up like this?"
"Ziyu made it for me. He said it would be more comfortable to wear it in the village." Looking at Gan Qian's brightly dressed clothes, she herself was dressed like a village woman, but she didn't feel inferior.
Gan Qian chuckled and said: "Don't listen to his nonsense. This guy has never been very talkative, but you are a woman and a heroine who can fight with uncles. How can you dress up so easily? I will say something to him later. ."
"Sister, you don't have to be like this, as long as your husband is used to it," Lu Lingqi said.
"I really obey my husband when I get married..." Gan Qian sighed.
Gan Qian came to visit from Xinye, so Lu Lingqi had to prepare some meals. Gan Qian saw that she acted skillfully in the kitchen, and she thought to herself that Lan Ziyu, a naive younger brother, actually trained a female general to become a kitchen wife.
At noon, Lan Tian went home with a hoe to cool off. Lu Lingqi left her kitchen work and brought him a basin of water to wash his feet.
Lu Lingqi looked very happy, thinking to herself, why is this girl so happy serving her husband? It seems that this is the so-called congeniality, right?
Thinking of Liu Bei's indifference to her and Mi Zhen, Gan Qian was now very envious of the new couple.
Seeing Gan Qian smiling in the corridor, Lan Tian waved and asked, "Why are you here, sister?"
"Xuande went to Jiangxia to quell the rebellion. I came to see you when I had nothing to do. See how you dressed up your siblings?" After Gan Qian finished speaking, she found that Lan Tian was dressed like an old farmer.
Lan Tianxin said that there was not even a ready-made clothing store at this time, and he had no say in the matter of women's dressing, so he said awkwardly: "Sister, you know very well. It is more comfortable to dress like this in the village. If we go out to meet you, Guest, we will definitely change our clothes."
Gan Qian shook her head and said: "Men are so careless. Brothers and sisters, if you come to Xinye another day, I'll take you to make some new clothes. I didn't dress like this in Ganjiazhuang at that time..."
"I know." Lu Lingqi whispered.
Since there were only three people eating, the food was relatively simple. After Lantian washed and changed into clean clothes, the food was already served on the table.
The weather is hot in summer, so there is only one hot soup in the pot, and the other two or three are also cold dishes taught by Lantian.
"Brother-in-law went to Jiangxia to quell the rebellion? Didn't Liu Biao have troops stationed in Jiangxia?" Lan Tian asked puzzledly at the dinner table.
"It seems to be the reason why Huang Taishou wanted to resist the Sun family. I don't know the specific situation. You can ask Xuande when he comes back." Gan Qian replied.
At first, Liu Biao cut off Yuan Shu's food supply to help Cao Cao. Later, Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to find trouble, but he was killed by Huang Zu's random arrows. The successors of the Sun family all took revenge as their own duty.
Sun Ce defeated Huang Zu two years ago, and now Sun Shiwan is ready to make another move?
"Brother, do you know Wolong and Fengchu?" Gan Qian asked again when Lantian didn't say anything.
Lan Tian knew immediately that this was Liu Bei's instruction, so he asked, "Has my brother-in-law gone to see Mr. Shui Jing?"
"Well, that gentleman is mysterious and mysterious. He just told me that Wolong and Fengxiao can settle the world. When I asked who his name was, he didn't say anything. My brother, you are knowledgeable and you know his name?" Gan Qian said.
Lantian Xindao Sima Hui is also laying the groundwork. At this time, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are around 20 years old, and they don’t know if their knowledge reserves are up to standard. Will asking them to come out in advance to help?
"I haven't heard of their names, but these two people have such resounding reputations, I think they must have extraordinary talents."
Lan Tian decided to develop for another two years. If Xu Shu had not come to vote during this period, Liu Bei would not cherish Zhuge Liang's name if he got it easily. This was his own personal experience.
"You don't even know, and you don't know where to look for it." Gan Qian sighed, and she instantly felt that the boiled broad beans in front of her no longer tasted good.
Lan Tian smiled and said: "The person who untied the bell must also tie the bell. Since it was recommended by Mr. Shui Jing, of course I have to ask him."
Gan Qian shook her head and said, "But Mr. Shui Jing is trying to be mysterious, which makes Xuande very troubled."
"Many famous people have eccentricities, so they can only go there a few more times. As the saying goes, if sincerity leads to gold and stone, my brother-in-law will be able to find Wolong and Fengxiao." Lan Tian said.
"That's all."
While Liu Bei was suppressing the rebellion, the fields in Dengjiazhuang were full of crops, and it was estimated that they would be ready for harvest in the next month.
While inspecting the countryside, Lan Tian was able to roughly predict the final yield. With his improved seeds, scientific planting methods, and convenient irrigation technology, there will definitely be a bumper harvest this season. Not only will the food rations of the Xinye soldiers and civilians be guaranteed , these farmers who farm their fields should also be able to have their warehouses full of food.
The Nanyang Plain where Xinye is located is fertile and has many rivers passing through it. It is very suitable for intensive farming. Lantian is also considering whether to expand production in the next season.
But in the end, Lan Tian gave up this plan. If Liu Bei couldn't keep the golden doll, the grain he grew might be used as marriage material for others.
Zhang Wu and Chen Sun were originally local traitors in Jingzhou. They were forced to surrender to Liu Biao due to the situation. However, they found that they were too restricted after surrender and their own interests were not protected, so they rebelled again. They gathered four to five thousand people. The thieves occupied Anlu.
Liu Bei was no match for Cao Cao, but he was more than capable of dealing with these clan thieves. He won overwhelming victories in several battles. During the battle, Chen Sun was stabbed to death by Zhang Fei's snake spear, Zhang Wu was killed by Zhao Yun, and the remaining two to three thousand remaining troops surrendered directly. .
After the war, Liu Bei was in a happy mood. No matter how many counter-insurgency attacks he had, his troops would become bigger and more numerous, and there would still be people providing military rations.
Zhang Wu's white horse mount was particularly divine, and Zhao Yun dedicated it to Liu Bei after killing it.
Liu Bei thought that he had gained a lot of troops in vain, why not dedicate this horse to Liu Jingsheng? So he ordered Zhang Fei to return to Xinye first with his soldiers, while he and Zhao Yun led more than a hundred riders to Xiangyang to offer horses.
