"Point it out on the map when you enter the tent." Lan Tian led everyone back to the main tent.
Last night I heard that Lü Meng's ships entered the Yangtze River and headed west. Lantian thought it was incredible at the time. To the west of Jiangling is Yiling, an important town in Jingzhou, and further to the west it crosses the Three Gorges and enters the border of Yizhou. Is Lü Meng going to attack Yiling or go to Sichuan?
In history, there are many cases of attacking from Yizhou to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, but there are no cases of attacking Yizhou from the Jingzhou waterway because the terrain of the Three Gorges is quite dangerous. Among them, Qutang Gorge is as famous as Jianmen Pass. He has the reputation of being a hero in the world.
Anyone with some military knowledge would never be stupid enough to attack Sichuan by water, and Lu Meng's character would not allow him to surrender to Shu. Moreover, the troops and horses in Jiangdong were seriously damaged and they were unable to attack another fortified city.
Because Lan Tian did not understand Lu Meng's intentions, he sent scouts to track him overnight.
Chu Qing pointed to a river fifty or sixty miles away to the west of Jiangling City and said: "My people discovered that Lu Meng's fleet left the Yangtze River this morning and headed north from this river. Sir, look..."
"Juzhang River? Isn't this a dead end? What can't Lu Meng think about?" Gao Shun exclaimed beside him.
Jushui and Zhangshui originate from Xincheng County, merge into Juzhang River from north to south to Zhijiang County, and finally merge into the Jingzhou section of the Yangtze River.
Lan Tian frowned, "Something is wrong. Could it be that Lu Meng wanted to take advantage of the maneuverability of the warships to land on the upper reaches of Jushui or Zhangshui, and then escape back to Jiangdong through Xiangyang? Or maybe he had already reached such a field and was still thinking about sneak attacks. General Guan?"
"Uncle, you have to find a way to help my father. He has lost contact with us for a month. We don't know if Jiangling is besieged and whether the morale of the army will be affected." Guan Xing looked worried.
Lan Tian nodded and comforted: "Anguo, relax, this is all my responsibility."
"Sir, what do you think we should do? According to the news I got, Lu Meng's military supervisor Gu Li suddenly disappeared in the north of Jiangling City last night with thousands of remaining soldiers. I really can't understand the Jiangdong people's use of troops." Gao Shun asked. .
Lan Tian tapped the table lightly and replied solemnly: "Since Lu Meng's motives are unknown, we can only crack them one by one. Chu Sima immediately released all the scouts and focused on monitoring the fleet on the Juzhang River. I want to know who they are." Landing somewhere."
"Wei." Chu Qing cupped his fists and accepted the order and left.
Hearing Lan Tian's orders, Lan Ji and Guan Xing were eager to try, but Lan Tian didn't respond at all.
While Gao Shun was waiting to receive the order, the guard chief Gao Yuan brought the two people into the tent. Lan Tian looked up and found that it was Su Fei and Li Yi. He immediately knew that the danger from the police had been lifted.
"General Lan." Su Fei and Li Yi clasped their fists and saluted.
Lan Tian smiled and nodded in response: "The two generals arrived just in time. I remember that Sun Jiao had a navy of ten thousand people. Could it be that they were all wiped out by you in the police?"
"Although Sun Jiao had many warships, General Li and I attacked from both sides. This guy quickly showed his cowardice. Last night, he quickly retreated and fled west. We chased him until dark and were worried about being deceived, so we didn't continue to chase upstream. " Su Fei replied.
"Captain Su is saying that Sun Jiao fled to Jiangling?" Lan Tian looked surprised.
Su Fei nodded, "Yes, General Li said that Lu Meng's main force is in Jiangling, and Sun Jiao must have defected to him."
Gao Shun frowned and said to himself: "Lü Meng had just escaped when we arrived. Could it be that Sun Jiao went west before him? But why not dock at Jiangling to join the main force?"
"I'm not sure about this general. Maybe they are worried about being attacked by us on land and water? After all, they are fighting far away from Jiangdong and have no foundation in Jingzhou." Su Fei shook his head.
"Sir, what do you think?" Gao Shun motioned to Lan Tian to express his position.
Lantian replied: "Lü Meng and Sun Jiao behaved abnormally. I can't see their intentions for the time being. I can only deal with them flexibly. You can immediately drive your warship into the Juzhang River and cut off their escape route on the water first."
"General, I will obey your orders." Su Fei and Li Yi clasped their fists and accepted the order.
When the two turned to leave, Lantian suddenly stopped Li Yi, then took out two letters from his arms and handed them over, "Immediately send people to Dongting and Jiangxia on a starry night journey, and give one to Military Advisor Xu to come to Jiangling to take charge. The other letter was given to Pang Lingming and asked him to take the cavalry across the river."
"Wei." Li Yi accepted the letter and turned to leave.
"Sir, if Pang Lingming is transferred, the three generals will definitely follow. If the French military division also leaves, won't Jiangxia be left unguarded? Once Lu Xun and Sun Quan join together, they may leave and come back soon. Wouldn't Jiangxia change hands again? There are swamps in the northern part of Jiangxia, what is the significance of their trip?" Gao Shun asked puzzledly.
Lan Tian looked calm and said with a smile: "I suggested in the letter that the French military advisor should stay behind. Sun Quan is not that quick to dispel suspicions. What can he accomplish even if he leaves and comes back? Now all parts of Jingzhou are well prepared, and the tens of thousands of people in Jiangdong Where can people conquer? At most, they can just plunder small towns like water thieves. When we clear out Lu Meng's main force and return to the army, Sun Quan will probably not be able to go back, so he may not dare to come.
In addition, marching north from Xiakou along the west of the Han River should be able to catch all the fish that have slipped through the river east of the Yangtze River. When the time comes, go north to support General Guan in defeating Cao Cao, which is where Pound's cavalry comes into play. "
"Uh..." Gao Shun thought carefully after listening.
"Sir...sir..."
A cry of joy came from outside the tent. Lan Tian and Gao Shun were startled when they heard it. They thought this voice was too familiar, right?
The tent curtain was raised, and a gust of wind came in. Gan Ning, Su Fei, and Li Yi appeared at the same time. Lan Tian saw that the three of them were talking to each other, and the three giants of the navy were actually together.
"Xing Ba should have good news." Lan Tian smiled and nodded.
Gan Ning cupped his fists and saluted Lan Tian and Gao Shun, and then narrated according to the timeline: "There was a fierce battle in Fancheng a few days ago, and the water supply was suddenly interrupted. General Guan ordered me to send a warship south to check, and found that Jiangdong..."
Gan Ning detailed Jiang Qin's interception of the grain route, the Battle of the Han River, the encounter with the scouts, the conflict between Yang Shui and Lu Meng, etc. Lan Tian kneaded all the information together, and a clear context emerged in front of him.
"You need to return to the front line of Fancheng immediately and tell the soldiers about the current situation in Jiangling. Tell General Guan not to panic under the pressure. I am arranging reinforcements and food. I will go north to help him capture Xiangfan soon. At this time, letters from home are worth ten thousand gold. Xingba, you have to be faster." Lan Tian replied meaningfully.
Gan Ning cupped his fists and replied: "I have arranged for Boping's scouts to go north by boat. Now I am traveling day and night back to General Guan. See you in Xiangyang."
"Goodbye Xiangyang." Lan Tian nodded.
"We'll leave right away." Su Fei and Li Yi stood up and replied.
Gao Shun saw that Lantian was confident and asked: "Sir, what should we do?"
"We also set up camp and sent out troops immediately. I suspect that Lu Meng's fleet will transfer to Zhangshui, possibly land near Dangyang, and then head north to Xiangyang." Lan Tian frowned.
Gao Shun nodded: "I'll organize the army right away."
