Before dawn the next day, Gao Shun had already led the trapped troops to board the ship at Panyu Pier. Lantian, Fazheng and others set off later.
When the fleet sailed out of the port, the red sun slowly emerged on the sea level. The entire process of dispatching troops was rapid and secretive. The people in Guangzhou and Panyu were still dreaming.
Zhonglang commanded Li Yi to drive several sterns ahead to clear the way, and commanded the civilian ships and official ships on the way to dock and get out of the river. Hundreds of warships moved forward unimpeded. Fa Zheng was shocked by his strong organizational power.
Because there are waterways crisscrossing Jiaozhou, the main mode of transportation is water transportation. Lantian has attached great importance to river dredging since settling in, and divided the responsible rivers among counties and counties, and sent out postal supervisors for regular inspections.
There has been no corvée under Lantian's rule, but the people would be assigned by the government to manage the rivers during their slack periods.
"The boat in the south and the horse in the north are indeed like that."
Fazheng saw Yushui glowing with golden light, and hundreds of warships marching in order like soldiers. He couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the water.
"Did the military advisor bring enough medicinal materials? The return date for this expedition has not yet been determined, and the villages and towns on the way may not be complete." Lan Tian asked with concern.
Fa Zheng replied gratefully: "There is enough for one month. Thank you for your concern, General. I think the war will not last long. If it is not enough, I can only ask Gongyan to prepare more, and then send it to the front line with the grain ship."
"That's fine. Have you left the prescription?" Lan Tian asked.
"Uh..." Fazheng slapped his forehead and said something bad. The prescription Hua Tuo gave him was still in his arms.
Lan Tian smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, military advisor. If it doesn't work, just ask Mr. Yuanhua to get the medicine. He should still remember the prescription."
Fazheng nodded and asked again: "Will the boat stop when we pass by Quanling? The rumors of Liu Jiyu's rebellion may make people in the city panic."
"Officials should perform their duties. Let Zi Tai handle this matter by himself. I won't take care of it in such detail. How long will it last if it's not too big?" Lan Tian shook his head.
"Many people like to hold power in their hands. When I was in Jiaozhou, I saw that the general was very capable of delegating power. There are few people in the world with such a big heart as yours." Fa Zheng expressed his appreciation.
"My lord is more capable of delegating power. He is our role model. In fact, it is the same as being an official or a human being. Only with more experience can one become proficient, so I am willing to give the people below the opportunity to try and make mistakes. In addition, the military advisor has seen the beach at the beach, right? Hold the sand tightly. But I can't catch it..." Lan Tian returned meaningfully.
"Be taught." Fazheng saluted with his hands in hand.
The people and officials in Jiaozhou often smile, which largely comes from Lantian's style of doing things. This has made the whole society harmonious, and there is hope in everyone's life.
Fazheng was deeply infected during his short stay for treatment. He occasionally reflected on his personality and whether he was not doing well enough, which was why he was depressed in the first half of his life.
From the cautious words and deeds at the beginning to the frequent exchanges on the warship, Fazheng's mentality is changing subtly.
They stopped to rest during the water voyage, but they would not go ashore to do anything else. During the docking at Quanling Pier, Gao Shun sent several generals to disembark. Their task was to lead reserve troops to the front line.
Li Yi led the fleet to ride the wind and waves and walked for eight days to reach the Linxiang waters. There were more than a dozen grain ships docked on the shore ahead.
When Lantian was standing on the deck and approaching, he saw someone carrying rice from the grain boat to the shore. He vaguely saw a Confucian scholar wearing a robe and a sword hanging from his waist.
"This figure..." Lan Tian was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
"Sir, what's wrong with you?" Gao Shun asked with concern.
"Boping, do you think that looks like Military Master Xu?" Lan Tian asked, pointing at the Confucian scholar.
Gao Shun put his hand on his forehead and looked at it, murmuring: "The figures are very similar..."
"General, didn't you infer that Jiangdong attacked Jingzhou secretly? Military Advisor Xu is not in Jiangling, why did he come here?" Fazheng was surprised.
"Let the boat go faster." Lan Tian suddenly panicked, Yuan Zhi, how could you leave your post without permission?
"only."
Gao Shun knew what Lan Tian was thinking and immediately urged the sailors to row faster.
After a while, the fleet landed on the shore, and Xu Shu had already greeted them.
"Ziyu, I knew you would come. The situation might be a little bad." Xu Shu frowned and didn't have time to reminisce about the past. When they met, they talked about the current crisis.
"Yuanzhi, I remind you to be wary of Jiangdong, especially when Yunchang is out fighting, but why did you come to Changsha?" Lantian's tone contained blame, sadness and helplessness, thinking that you can't do anything bad, right?
"Ziyu, don't worry. Although the situation is a bit bad, nothing may happen to Jiangling. Let's go to the side and talk in detail." Xu Shu's extremely calm expression made Lan Tian feel at ease.
"Commander Xu." Fazheng followed closely and walked off the boat, subconsciously holding his hands and nodding in greeting.
"Xiao Nao is here too? Very good, very good. I heard that you accompanied Yide to Guangzhou to recuperate, but why didn't the three generals come with you?" Xu Shu's face was full of curiosity.
"The cavalry led by Yide and others may be slower coming from the direction of Guiyang." Lan Tian explained.
"Oh, that's it. Let's go to the side and talk."
After Xu Shu finished speaking, he led Lan Tian and Fazheng to the open space next to him. Gao Shun did not follow because he wanted to purge the trapped troops, but he frowned and said to himself: "That shouldn't be the case. The land route is much closer. Besides, Pound's cavalry has not arrived yet, and Chu Qing's reconnaissance camp should have arrived as well. It's really strange..."
"Lu Xun's fleet suddenly appeared, blockaded and captured our Dongting water entrance, and continued to increase troops to Baling. If I hadn't come to Changsha to collect food and met him, Changsha would have been in danger." Xu Shu introduced with a frown.
"The political center of Jingzhou is Jiangling. Even if Changsha is lost, it can be fought back. Most of the family members of the generals and commanders in Yun Chang's army are in Jiangling. Once the front line is lost, the morale of the army will be chaotic. Is it a lack of consideration for Yuan Zhi to leave at this critical time? "Lantian's words still contained blame.
"Don't worry, Ziyu. My wife, children and mother are also in Jiangling. How could I forget your instructions? I already had a backup plan before I left. Besides, I had no choice but to come to Changsha." Xu Shu replied seriously.
When Lantian heard that there was a backup plan, his tense mood immediately relaxed a lot.
Fa Zheng guessed: "But the frontline military rations are in short supply. Yuan Zhi came to Changsha to supervise the rations?"
Changsha is the largest county in Jingnan. It has long been responsible for Jiangling's supplies and is also Guan Yu's most important source of troops. After Gan Ning became the prefect, he learned from Lantian to build a transport fleet. Goods transported from Jiaozhou to Jiangling, Wuling or Yizhou were all relayed in Changsha, and military rations destined for Fancheng were also exchanged for ships here.
"This is just one of the reasons. Yun Chang flooded seven armies and captured 20,000 Cao's soldiers. If they were all left in Jiangling, not only would they not be able to keep up with supplies, but they would also be in great danger if they stayed there. Now there are only 2,000 Jiangling city defense troops." Xu Shu explain.
Fazheng nodded in agreement: "Yuan Zhi is right. Fancheng was not captured, but Jiangling was captured because of the prisoners' rebellion..."
"It was with this in mind that I left five thousand prisoners in Jiangling, and sent five thousand to the police for Zifang to resettle and deal with. The remaining ten thousand were brought to Changsha. But I didn't expect that Lu Xun's arrival was so unlucky. , of course, it is most likely intentional." Xu Shu's eyebrows were squeezed into the character "Chuan".
