The Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce was established and happened to have contacts with merchants in the city. Hu Ke's liaison work was also handed over to Song Chen.
The last time Hu Ke wrote a letter was twenty days ago. The letter mentioned that Jianye's grain ship was going to Ruxukou, and this was used to determine the location of Sun Quan's main force.
Sun Quan finally decided to sneak attack Jingzhou. Only four people in Jiangdong knew about it: Sun Quan, Lu Fan, Lu Meng, and Lu Xun. All other generals were kept in the dark.
The main force in Jiangdong withdrew from Ruxukou to Chaisang. While stationed there, Quan Cong once advised Sun Quan to launch a surprise attack on Jingzhou, but Sun Quan refused righteously and acted as if he was righteous.
Although Hu Ke had infiltrated Jiangdong, he was still a pawn used by Sun Quan to monitor the nobles. He could not grasp the core military secrets and could only analyze them from many aspects.
"Are you still worried about Jiangdong? Sun Quan doesn't understand the art of war at all. In fact, it's not worth mentioning at all."
Gao Shun was very curious. He didn't know why Lan Tian was so wary of Jiang Dong, because he was not as concerned about Sun Quan as Cao Cao.
Lan Tian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Be careful of the ten thousand year ship. I asked you to secretly train the reserve soldiers in Guiyang, Lingling, and Cangwu counties. What is the situation now?"
Because Guangzhou City had external details, he deliberately did not expand his troops in order to paralyze Sun Quan. Instead, he secretly asked Gao Shun to train reserve troops in Guiyang, Lingling, and Cangwu counties. Some of these reserve soldiers were farmers and some were from the counties. Craftsmen and handymen, they participated in reserve training during their spare time, and when there was no war, they each did their own thing.
"Because the selection is relatively strict, there are currently only more than 10,000 reserve troops." Gao Shun replied.
"Keep it up and be ready for recruitment at any time." Lan Tian nodded.
"Wei." Gao Shun clasped his fists.
Lan Tian was about to discuss the reserve equipment with Gao Shun when Jiang Wan suddenly came to the back hall with Fazheng.
"Sir, aren't you hiding in the bar?" Fazheng asked curiously.
"I'm almost done. Bo Ping doesn't drink in the first place." Lan Tian responded with a smile.
"Are the Yue people in Longchuan troublesome? Do you need my help?" Fazheng's so-called help means helping with ideas. He received Lan Tian's favor and wanted to reciprocate the favor at this time.
Lan Tian shook his head slightly, "General Sha is a veteran on the battlefield. He should have no problem handling this simple Vietnamese riot."
"Then you and General Gao are here..." Fazheng hesitated and looked at Gao Shun thoughtfully.
Gao Shun had excellent military qualities. When he met Fazheng's eyes, not only was there no flicker, but his face was expressionless.
Seeing the state of the two men, Lan Tian quickly changed the subject: "Boping and I were discussing the situation in Xiangyang, and thinking about how we could help General Guan in addition to supporting food and grass."
"General Guan flooded seven armies, Cao Cao's army must be frightened when he heard about it, but Xiangyang and Fancheng are horns of each other, and they must attack separately to win. Fortunately, there is a waterway advantage now. It depends on whether Cao Cao will save it personally. If not, Then General Guan will be able to achieve great success." Fazheng must analyze.
"What if Cao Cao goes to rescue him?" Lan Tian asked.
Fa Zheng replied: "If Cao Cao really goes to rescue him, General Guan will also have to have reinforcements. Otherwise, he can only surround the points and send reinforcements, which will consume Cao Cao's army..."
Lan Tian saw Fa Zheng's plan coming from his heart and said, "General Zidu is in Shangyong. Why don't the military advisor prepare a book to send troops to help him? By then, General Meng will also be on the credit book."
"This...General Guan doesn't like the young general. If Zidu raises troops to help, he might be hated by Chief Yun..." Fazheng is a little embarrassed, because Guan Yu is really difficult to get along with. If Meng Da is asked to go up the pole to rescue him, It might have the opposite effect.
Lan Tian reminded: "General Guan is not unreasonable. As long as it is beneficial to the country, why should he be timid? Besides, it is not a good idea to get Zidu and Young Master together..."
Fazheng was startled when he heard this. When Liu Bei arranged to take over the three counties in the east, he was worried about his friend Meng Da. Liu Feng was young and ambitious. Unfortunately, Liu Chan's status was awkward after he was born. Meng Da had a close relationship with Liu Feng. Even if they work together, it will not be good for their future prospects.
"The general reminds me, I will compile the book and send it to Shangyong, and ask Zidu to send troops to Fancheng immediately." Fa Zheng said with his hand.
"Wait a minute." Lan Tian suddenly stopped Fazheng.
"General, do you have any other orders?" Fazheng looked confused.
Lan Tian said meaningfully: "Since the military advisor wants to deliver a message, why not bring two clever strategies to defeat the enemy to Zidu?"
"Uh... I don't know anything about the battle situation in Fancheng. How can I give you any advice? Could it be..."
Lan Tian nodded, "I do have a plan in mind. General Guan flooded the Seventh Army and frightened Cao's army. Fu Fang, the governor of Nanxiang, and Hu Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, will definitely surrender. Why doesn't the military advisor make a fuss about these two people? Let Zidu beat them. If we use our banner to fish in troubled waters, we might be able to capture Xiangyang or Fancheng..."
"This...Fu Fang and Hu Xiu rebelled against Cao?" Fazheng showed an incredulous expression, "Why is the general so sure?"
"Yesterday I watched the sky at night, and the stars showed this. The opportunity must not be missed and it will not come again. Kong Ming is also well versed in the gossip of the stars. How can I talk nonsense about military and state affairs? The military advisor does not need to believe it." Lan Tian replied solemnly.
Lan Tian attributed all the flimsy evidence to the stars, and also used the spokesperson Zhuge Liang to prove it, making Lan Tian's views very 'reliable'.
In history, Liu Feng and Meng Da refused to send troops. Now that there are letters from Fa Zheng, the situation may be very different.
Fazheng was overjoyed when he heard this. If Lantian's so-called celestial phenomena were accurate, it would be a great contribution to Meng Da in vain, so he quickly handed over his hands and thanked him: "If the astrological predictions are accurate, we can really use Fu Fang and Hu Xiu to make a big fuss. Now that the Jingzhou navy has blocked Xiangyang, almost all news from the outside world has been interrupted. As long as we can win the trust of the prefect Lu Chang, we may really be able to make money in Xiangyang."
"The military advisor's analysis is accurate, but this strategy must be kept strictly confidential. If it is leaked, it will not work." Lan Tian reminded.
"I will go immediately to repair the book for Zidu, and make a bag of tips for destroying the city, and ask the general to find a reliable person to deliver the message." Fazheng nodded in affirmation.
During the Battle of Hanzhong, Song Chen inquired about intelligence and opened Yangping Pass, which left a deep impression on Fazheng, so he believed that Lantian's soldiers should be stronger than the followers brought by Yizhou.
Lan Tian didn't refuse after hearing this. He patted his chest and replied: "Don't worry, military advisor, there are many reliable people in Guangzhou City."
In order to prevent Song Chen's identity from being exposed, Lantian wanted to wait until dark before summoning him to see him, but Fa Zheng's letter was written quickly at the Prefecture Mufu.
Meng Da should send troops sooner rather than later. After the celebration banquet, Lan Tian asked Gao Shun to find Song Chen secretly.
After Song Chen operated for a period of time, he used the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce as the center point and continued to spread from Guangzhou City to the surrounding areas, forming a very complete intelligence network.
After receiving the summoning order from Lan Tian, Song Chen dressed up in disguise and finally walked through the streets and alleys with two baskets of vegetables and appeared at the back gate of the state capital.
When Lan Tian saw Song Chen's attire, he covered his mouth and almost laughed out loud. If the basket had been filled with cooking cakes, he would have been a cake seller from Qinghe County.
