Lantian defeated Lu Meng at Moon Bay and Samoko successfully robbed the camp on land. The most important thing was the beacon tower along the river. This strategic idea came from Guan Yu's defense in Jingzhou.
Gao Shun has been fighting for so many years and finally has a deep understanding of the importance of intelligence work.
After the accounts were settled, Gao Shun and Gan Ning followed Lantian to the Yushui River. At this time, the sun was setting in the west and the sky was full of sunset, reflecting the golden light on the river.
Seeing the melancholy look on Lan Tian's face, Gan Ning asked doubtfully: "This battle is exactly the same as the one before the battle. Sir, you still seem a little worried. What are you worried about?"
Lan Tian smiled and replied: "The Jiangdong soldiers can be defeated but not destroyed. At this time, Cao Cao is still relatively strong. Lu Meng's troops cannot be wasted in our hands. We still need them to resist Cao Cao."
"Sun Quan really doesn't know how much rice goes into the pot," Gan Ning said disdainfully.
"The Jiangdong naval force is indeed powerful. If it weren't for Sir's strategizing and ingenious plan, Lu Meng would have already arrived at Bushan City at this time, and the entire Yulin County would have been determined in one battle. It's just a pity that these warships had not been destroyed. General Gan It can still be used." Gao Shun sighed.
Gan Ning laughed: "I don't see that Boping is still a frugal person. You have trained many craftsmen in Quanling Military Workshop. In fact, it is very easy to build building ships and fighting ships, so there is no need to pick up these stinky fish from Jiangdong." Rotten shrimp.”
Lan Tian shook his head gently: "To compete for the world, we must be careful with our calculations. The current population and output of the four counties in Jingnan are not enough to support a large and sophisticated navy. We will slowly build ships after we capture Jiaozhou."
Gao Shun asked doubtfully: "Sir, when can we plan to surrender to the state? Although the trapped troops are not here, the Wuxi barbarians are quite obedient to the command. I am confident that I can defeat Lu Meng."
"As I said before, the troops in Jiangdong can be defeated but cannot be destroyed. We must make them retreat when faced with difficulties. Twenty thousand soldiers consume a lot of food and grass every day. As long as we stick to the land route, Lu Meng will retreat sooner or later..."
Gan Ning laughed and said: "It's really unfortunate to be your opponent. General Lai is about to become famous like Huang Hansheng..."
"Sir is really... wise..." Gao Shun hesitated.
Lan Tian nodded slightly and said nothing. He was still trying his best to hide it at this time, but he had no idea that his strength could no longer be hidden.
Lu Meng damaged countless warships in Moon Bay, and dozens of surviving ships returned to Guangxin. Lu Fan was shocked when he learned about the battle situation.
"Why is Ziming like this?" Lu Fan asked confused.
Lu Meng lowered his head with shame on his face, "This is my fault of underestimating the enemy. After the war, I will write a letter to my lord to apologize..."
Lu Fan frowned, "According to Cangwu's surrender, Lai Gong's Yulin navy is not large. Even if we have dozens of ships left, they are incomparable. Can we rely on the remaining warships to attack again?" waterway?"
Lu Meng shook his head quickly after hearing this, "Lai Gong is a man of astonishing talent. I finally know why he occupies the high ground on the south bank. It turns out that he controls the movements of our army through the beacon tower. If the remaining boats are burned by his fishing boats again, even if he can Even though he successfully captured Jiaozhou, he still had no shame in meeting Jiangdong’s elders..."
"I heard that Wen Gui was also defeated on land?" Lu Fan asked again.
"It was not Pan Wengui's fault that the land camp was robbed. His main force was on the riverside to meet deserters on the waterway, so Lai Gong took advantage of it. Although the baggage and food were burned by the enemy, not many soldiers were lost. We He has been ordered to retreat a hundred miles and go to the stronghold." Lu Meng replied.
"Why retreat so far?" Lu Fan was very puzzled.
Lu Meng said solemnly: "Lai Gong has a beacon tower on the south bank mountain. We can no longer camp on the north bank, otherwise every move will be under the control of the other party."
"Hey, it would be a big loss for Ziming to abandon Jiangdong's superior navy and attack by land..." Lu Fan sighed.
"There is nothing we can do about this, but Zi Heng need not worry. Jiangdong Jian'er once defeated Huang Zu in Jiangxia. There is no dangerous terrain in the north of Yushui. Even if Lai Gong has some strategies, it will not help. Our current military strength is far superior to the opponent. If we push directly from the north bank, we can decide Jiaozhou in one battle." Lu Meng said coldly.
Lu Fan nodded first, and then suggested: "Shall I send someone to see Ziqi in Nanhai now and ask him to transfer all the infantry and cavalry from the county to you?"
"That's not necessary. If we can't win with our superior troops, I, Lu Meng, might as well go back to Jiangdong to farm. Zi Heng just needs to maintain the supply of food and grass." Lu Meng shook his head and smiled.
Lu Fan was amused by Lu Meng's words, "Ziming, go with peace of mind. I will immediately open the county granary to adjust the grain."
In ancient times, transporting grain by land consumed a lot of money, and there was a risk of being robbed along the way, so heavy troops had to be sent to escort it along the way. If the transportation distance was a little further, when the grain and grass arrived at the destination, at least 30% of the remaining grain would be consumed, and most of it would be eaten. Lost more than half.
Water transportation has the advantages of large volume, fast speed, low consumption, and is not easy to be robbed. Therefore, water transportation is used wherever there are waterways.
The food on Pan Zhang's land route and Lü Meng's water route were basically stored on high-rise ships and battleships. However, after the Jiangdong Navy's defeat at Moon Bay, most of the food on board sank into the river, fattening the fish in half the river in Yushui. shrimp.
Lu Fan immediately ordered people to open the Guangxin granary, but found that there was not much rice and grain in the granary, which could only support the army for more than ten days. It turned out that Wu Ju was engaged in military warfare in Cangwu and did not save much at all.
Lu Meng looked at the granary and sighed: "No wonder Wu Ju has only a few thousand soldiers left in the past few years. This little food can't raise an army..."
"Ziming, please transport this grain away first. I will then transport the grain from other counties. We can also transport it from the South China Sea. If it fails, we can also ask Shi Xie or the Lord..."
"There is enough food in these two counties..."
Before Lu Fan finished speaking, Lu Meng quickly took over. Shi Xie's place could be a good place to fight the autumn wind. If the embarrassing news of Yueliangwan was reported back to Jianye, I wonder what the Lord would think.
Lu Meng rested for half a day in Guangxin, loaded up rice and grain, and headed for the front line.
At this time, Pan Zhang had ordered people to set up camp on the north bank of Yushui, but the morale of the entire army was unprecedentedly low. After Lu Meng arrived, he ordered people to make fire and cook, using food to boost the confidence of the soldiers.
After the whole army had dinner, Lu Meng called Pan Zhang to discuss the military situation.
Lu Meng: "Wen Gui, is there any change in Lai Gong's land troops?"
Pan Zhang shook his head and said, "I have never seen such a shameless person. Lai Gong, even though there were many troops, stood still. Yesterday, when I deployed troops to meet the navy, he immediately sent troops to steal camp and burn food. He did not dare to confront him head-on. Our army fights.
Later, when I was retreating, I deliberately stayed behind to ambush my troops, but this guy didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue me, which was a waste of all my efforts..."
Lu Meng nodded, "I didn't expect Lai Gong to be so cautious in using his troops. Can you find out who will be the leader of his land troops and horses?"
"He calls himself the Barbarian King Samoko, and judging from his appearance, he is a reckless man." Pan Zhang replied.
Lu Meng looked at Pan Zhang without saying anything and thought to himself, "Aren't you a reckless man?"
