After hearing this, Lan Tian quickly shook his head: "General Lai can't be lazy. It's useless to talk to me about this kind of thing..."
Lai Gong's smile did not change: "Uh... I just have some thoughts. Just now you sent General Liang Shuo to swim up the water. I don't know why?"
Lan Tian frowned and replied: "Now that Jiaozhou has been pacified, I want to lead the troops to Dongting as soon as possible. In order to take the overall situation into consideration, my lord will definitely make peace with Jiangdong, but the weak side is not qualified to negotiate terms, so I have to lead the trapped troops to strengthen General Guan." prestige.
Samoko, who was drinking a celebratory drink next to him, heard the conversation between the two and immediately came over: "Do you still want to subdue the Jiangdong rats? My barbarians are not satisfied with fighting at all. General, you must take me with you."
Lan Tian shook his head straight: "General Liang Shuo came up the river to call for the transportation team in Shi'an. The trap army went to Dongting to intimidate. There should be no war. You should stay in Cangwu to stabilize the situation. Jiaozhou has frequently changed its officials in recent years. , I’m afraid some bad guys will take the opportunity to cause trouble.”
"There's no fight..." Shamoko was a little disappointed.
"Since the general has left strong soldiers and generals, can I go with you to Dongting? By the way, I also want to go to Chengdu to pay homage to the lord..." Lai Gong said sincerely.
Seeing that Lai Gong was determined to retire, Lan Tian couldn't help frowning and hesitating: "Jiaozhou is full of waste and is waiting to be revitalized. It is the time to hire people. If General Lai is not here to take charge, won't the government affairs of the counties be left unattended?"
"The general manages Lingling with ease, can't he just recruit some capable ministers and officials?" Lai Gong quickly complimented.
Lai Gong's words awakened Lantian. If he still needs to take care of the aristocratic family in Jingnan, then he can let go of his hands in the remote Jiaozhou. After all, the only aristocratic family here is huddled in Jiaozhi.
In these years, Lai Gong and Wu Ju fought for each other. Later, Sun Quan sent his confidant Bu Zhi to get involved in Jiaozhou. After Bu Zhi died of illness, he also sent Wei Jing and Lu Fan. Every time there was a change of territorial officials, they had to collect taxes, grain, and labor. The local gentry It has long since escaped or disappeared.
Lantian agreed to accompany Lai Gong, and ordered Xu Shuang and Shamoke to stay in Cangwu County, and Liang Tai to stay in Yulin County. Since Cangwu County had just experienced a war, military control was temporarily implemented in order to stabilize the people's sentiments.
Lantian plans to transfer manpower from Jiang Wan and fill them in various grassroots positions in Cangwu County. These Guizhou children who came from Quanling Academy can finally realize their ambitions after going through the experience of the Press and Press Office.
A large number of Guizhou descendants became officials, which was the beginning of Lantian's influence on the rule of aristocratic families. Although Lantian was unable to change the mainstream pattern of aristocratic families' dominance of power, it opened a special upward path for the common people. Untouchables who wanted to change their destiny could go to Jiaozhou.
The task assigned by Li Yi in Shi'an was to prevent Lu Fan's sneak attack on the upper reaches of the Li River. However, when the war was over, he did not wait for Jiangdong soldiers to arrive. Instead, he waited for Liang Tai's order.
Liang Tai and Li Yi were both old acquaintances of Ba County. After Liang Tai reported the military situation in Jiaozhou and Changsha, Li Yi finally understood why the arrogant Gan Ning was willing to stay in Lingling and become a lieutenant general.
Lan Tian's deduction of the war was almost accurate. Sun Quan could only say that he was unlucky when he encountered such an opponent.
After briefly reminiscing about old times, the two led the transport fleet south to Guangxin, and then sent the trapped troops to Dongting by water in batches.
It takes more than ten days to get to Dongting by land from Guangxin, but it can be reached by water in three or four days, and the consumption on land is also very large. This is the fundamental reason why Lantian attaches great importance to river construction and waterway shipping. The leader must learn to budget carefully. , not only save time and effort but also save money.
The confrontation on the Yangtze River lasted for nearly twenty days. Lantian successively eliminated the invaders from Changsha and Guiyang. Guan Yu's life in Dongting was slightly relaxed. As the news of Niu Jin's southward journey reached Shuizhai, Guan Yu was no longer in the mood to chat with Lu Su. '.
Xu Shu was worried that the people around Jiangling would be massacred, so he sent Liao Hua to send troops to Dangyang to defend the front line, asking him to rely on the terrain to block attacks. However, Liao Hua, who was born in the Yellow Turban, did not have much, and Cao Ren's elite cavalry was very difficult to deal with, which made Guan Yu become Chou Yun had a worried look on his face until the clipper from Yi arrived in Dongting.
On the day when Lantian soldiers left Xiaopuguan, Yiji took a fast boat and arrived at Dongting before Zhao Yun, bringing Liu Bei's intention to give up Jiangxia to seek peace.
"Yizhou has just been pacified and it is inconvenient for the lord to send troops, but he sent General Zilong to bring back the Jingzhou Navy. They should be able to arrive in Dongting in two days. The general can negotiate peace with Jiangdong first," Yi Ji said.
Guan Yu shook his head: "My eldest brother just gave away Jiangxia, which may not satisfy Sun Zhongmou's appetite. Now Cao Ren is sending Niu Jin to attack Jiangling. Lu Meng is still laughing at my joke, but it will be easier if Zilong comes to Jingzhou."
"Yes, yes, with Zilong's reinforcements, we will be more confident in negotiating peace. Only by retreating the Jiangdong navy first can Yun Chang withdraw his troops and return to Jiangling." Yi Ji agreed.
"Unknown to Uncle Ji, Guan's confidence is not with Zilong, but with Lan Ziyu in Lingling. If the trapped army had not defeated Cheng Pu who attacked from the direction of Jianchang, I am afraid that Changsha and Guiyang would have fallen to the enemy..." Guan Yu He stroked his beard and sighed.
Yi Ji nodded slightly, "I don't think the Yangtze River outside is so peaceful, but the two sides of the Xiang River are so dangerous? My lord, you really have a discerning eye..."
Guan Yu immediately called Guan Ping and said: "Ping'er, Zilong will arrive in Jingzhou soon. You should go back to Jiangling Wharf to greet him so that he doesn't have to come to Dongting to see me. He can go directly back to the city and wait for the military advisor's dispatch."
"Wei." Guan Ping took the order and left.
Jiangling City is the foundation of the Jingzhou gentry. If Xu Shu had not been worried that the others could not suppress it, he would have personally led the army to fight against Niu Jin. Now that there are no big names left in the city, he has no choice but to send Liao Hua as the vanguard, but Zhao Yun's entrance will Completely change Jiangling's disadvantages.
As for whether Zhao Yun is easy to use? Xu Shu has been dispatching since Bowangpo, and he has more say than Zhuge Liang.
After Guan Ping left, Guan Yu didn't intend to sit idle. He said to Yi Ji: "I'll give Uncle Ji a break later. Let's go talk to Lu Zijing first. I don't think we can't reach an agreement in a few rounds." ."
Yiji's butt was still hot from sitting, so he immediately stood up and responded: "Follow General Guan's orders."
Guan Yu sent a message to Zhoucang Jiangdong Water Village and invited Lu Su to the small island in the middle of the lake in the south to discuss matters in Jingzhou.
Lu Su originally wanted to go to the appointment with light armor, but was stopped by Lu Meng on the grounds of safety. In the end, not only did he accompany a hundred halberd-bearing soldiers, but he also asked Xu Sheng to lead fifty warships to dock outside the island.
There are no weeds or trees on the island in the center of the lake, only bare rocks piled up. The only landscape on the island is a small lake viewing pavilion.
The island is not very large and can be seen at a glance.
Lu Meng found that except for a few guards who led the way, there were only three people in the lake viewing pavilion.
"Is Guan Yu stupid or arrogant? How dare a few people come to negotiate with us? This is even crazier than when several ships came to question him that day. He simply captured and captured Jingzhou." Lu Meng said in a sinister tone.
Lu Su glared at Lu Meng: "General Guan is so heroic. If Ziming uses this method to deal with him, won't he be ridiculed by the heroes of the world? Besides, he and Xuande are brothers. If he really dies in our hands, there will be no peace in Jiangdong. "
