It's useless for a master to use aggressive tactics. Lan Tian doesn't believe that Lu Xun is so low-level.
The letter read: General Lan, Sun and Liu are at odds with each other for both old and new reasons. Each is their own master, and the overall situation should be the most important thing. No matter who Jingzhou belongs to in the future? We should all remember that Cao Cao was still in power in the Central Plains. If one of the Sun and Liu families does not survive, the other will have to stand alone against Cao Cao. If one of the three legs is missing, the tripod will be unstable. I hope the general will be cautious. Lu Xun respectfully submits.
"Lu Xun is so considerate, this person should be comparable to Lu Zijing." Gao Shun sighed after reading the letter.
Lan Tian smiled slightly: "Zijing is the number one person in Jiangdong. It's a pity that God has kept his age. Although Lu Boyan is not bad, he is just protecting the interests of the family. Don't you think there will be no eggs left behind when the nest is overturned?"
"Although this man is a scholar, he is better at using troops than Lu Meng." Gao Shun frowned and nodded.
"In fact, it doesn't matter. So what if he is as resourceful as possible? The war is ultimately about national strength. As long as we don't greedy for credit and advance aggressively, and slowly expand to the outside world while developing, with Sun Quan's land in the east of the Yangtze River, it will be difficult to recover after this war. Big waves." Lan Tian's eyes were firm.
Gao Shun echoed: "How can you be so resourceful and resourceful that you are nothing compared to your husband? What's more, that kid Hu Ke is still working as an internal agent in Jiangdong. After defeating Lu Meng and others, will we take advantage of the situation to invade Jiangdong?"
Chickens and dogs are the exclusive property of the second master.
After hearing this, Lan Tian smiled bitterly and replied: "The situation in Jiangdong is very complicated. After dealing with the invaders in Jingzhou, we have to find a way to get Jiangxia back, and then we cannot continue to advance eastward, otherwise we will easily be dragged into the quagmire by the Jiangdong nobles. Cao Cao will definitely not Sleeve hands.”
"Isn't it important in the art of war to take advantage of victory and pursue it?" Gao Shun asked again.
"Boping, you don't understand. Jiangdong people don't contribute much to foreign wars, but they are very dedicated to defending their homeland." Lan Tian responded with a smile.
Gao Shun seemed to understand. He scratched his head and said with a smile: "Sir, his expression is so relaxed. He must have his own plans. In short, anyone who goes against you will not end well."
In the evening, Li Yi led his fleet to the Dongting Water Village. The trapped troops were also stationed in Lu Xun's Dry Village. The land and sea soldiers moved in with their bags.
The scouts sent to the police and Jiangling have not received any news so far. The scouts sent to Jiangxia have only been out for half a day. It will take three or four days for the news to come back. Lan Tian, who is accustomed to putting intelligence first, has no chance to wait. Can't live.
It was already dark after Li Yi settled down in the water stronghold. Lantian summoned him to the dry stronghold and told him: "Lu Xun's navy has returned to Jiangxia. The situation in the direction of Jiangling is unknown. It is appropriate to gather information through the reconnaissance camp. Your navy has to shoulder the heavy burden." Come."
"General, that's your order." Li Yi felt enthusiastic.
Because he had been supervising shipbuilding in Jiaozhou for a long time, and because Lantian deliberately controlled the size of the army and required elite soldiers, Li Yi only trained 3,000 sailors in a few years.
This time, he was finally pulled out to test the strength of the navy, but due to the disparity in strength, Lu Xun was blocked in the south of Dongting. He became a full-time transporter for the land army. Now that Lantian suddenly added a burden to Li Yi, he felt very happy.
Lan Tian pointed to the battle map in the big tent and said: "You have two tasks now. One is to send a speedboat to patrol this area of water. I'm worried that Lu Xun will come back after returning to Jiangxia. If the Dongting water entrance is completely blocked, it won't be safe." However, General Guan's military supplies cannot be transported out, and the follow-up supplies for our armies will also be interrupted;
Secondly, we need to sail upstream to the west overnight. I want to know the current situation at the Public Security Port. In addition, we need to find the landing point to go north to Jiangling. Lu Meng is not very interested in Wuling. His main purpose should be in Jiangling. We were told by Lu Xun I have been trapped in Jingnan for too long, and I am worried that Jiangling can no longer bear it. "
Because Li Yi was commanding the Jiaozhou Navy, he had already studied carefully in the Lantian War Room before the war and had a thorough understanding of the various sections of the Yangtze River and Xiangshui River. At this time, he already had a rough idea.
"Don't worry, general. I'll go and convey it immediately and bring back the intelligence from the front as soon as possible." Li Yi answered with cupped fists.
Lan Tian urged: "Go ahead and pay attention to safety when sailing at night."
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At night, Lantian fell asleep to the sound of waves in the Dongting.
He sat up several times in his sleep, and the image of Guan Yu's defeat in Maicheng always appeared in his mind.
"Sir, are you okay?"
Gao Shun slept in the same tent as Lan Tian. He had developed alert military qualities through many years of fighting, and he could sense any disturbance.
Lan Tian sat up and murmured: "Ordinarily I should believe Yuan Zhi and Zhong Ling, but after all, there are too few defenders in Jiangling City, and I don't know if Lu Meng succeeded in the sneak attack..."
Gao Shun comforted: "Zhong Ling is deeply loved by General Guan, and his sharpness even surpasses that of his son Guan Ping. General Guan left him behind Jiangling City, probably to scare Xiao Xiao, I still have full confidence in him. "
"I hope Li Yi can bring me some good news. Tomorrow Boping will arrange for the trapped troops to move supplies onto the ship. You should go to bed early." After Lantian finished speaking, he lay down again.
"It's easy for me to fall asleep. Sir, please go to bed early. We still have to rely on you to turn things around. The children have actually grown up." As soon as Gao Shun finished speaking, snoring sounded in the tent.
The next day, the trapped troops were loading supplies onto the boats all day long. Lantian was restless in the camp. He would practice Wu Qin Xi for a while, and then walk to the riverside to watch the water flow eastward.
Around dusk, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded from the northeast.
Sima Chuqing of the reconnaissance battalion then appeared at the main tent in Lantian. He brought back the good news that Zhang Fei had captured Jiangxia and Sun Quan had withdrawn from Chaisang.
Gao Shun was overjoyed when he heard this and said excitedly: "The three generals are really powerful. Such a strong city was destroyed in a few days."
Chu Qing then explained the secret of Zhang Fei's attack on the city, and then asked Lan Tian for instructions: "Sir, General Zhang sent someone to ask, what should they do now?"
Lan Tian knocked on the table and pondered without answering. Gao Shun said to himself: "Sun Quan just withdrew from Chaisang, and gave up the troops and horses in Jingzhou? It's incredible that he withdrew from Jiangxia so easily."
"It seems that those rumors have affected Sun Quan." After Lan Tian finished speaking, he turned to Chu Qing and ordered: "You immediately send people to Jiangxia to deliver the message, and let Yide and others temporarily garrison in Jiangxia. After Lu Xun returns to Chaisang and explains everything, Sun Quan may return If we come to fight for Jiangxia, don’t lose the east gate of Jingzhou after we take it back. This way it will be easier to defend.”
"Wei." Chu Qing clasped his fists and turned to leave.
Lan Tian came to the map again. At present, Jingzhou has entered a state of shutting down and killing the dogs. He only needs to clear out the intruders one by one. However, Jiangdong is expected to be seriously injured after this battle.
The good news allowed Lan Tian to have a good sleep, and Li Yi brought back news from the police the next morning.
Sun Jiao led hundreds of warships to trap Su Fei in the public security port and blocked the east-west channel of the Yangtze River, which was the second blockade outside the Dongting water mouth. However, Li Yi's reconnaissance ship was lucky and found a suitable landing point.
"How many ships does Sun Jiao have?" Lan Tian asked.
Li Yi cupped his fists and replied: "There are three to four hundred large and small warships."
Lan Tian frowned and nodded: "It seems that Sun Jiao's navy is similar to Lu Xun's. It may be Lu Meng's strategy to besiege but not attack. These ships should be carrying supplies for the invading army, so they are not willing to fight with Governor Su. General Li, take action." The time has arisen.”
