Early the next morning, Lan Tian and Guan Yu parted ways on the shore after breakfast. The bedding they slept on was promptly taken away by the Linju County magistrate. Seeing his cautious look, the maids probably wanted to find a place to treasure it.
The north wind blew all night last night, and the outside of Linju City was completely white.
Zhou Cang carried the Green Dragon Sword in his right hand and walked proudly among the crowd holding a rope in his left hand. The other end of the rope was connected to Lu Meng, whose hands were tied.
Large snowflakes fell from the sky, and Lu Meng's beard and hair became mottled. He couldn't guess what his fate would be, but he just wondered why the surrendered people got on the ship.
The gloomy weather was depressing, but Lan Tian was in a happy mood on the deck, and he couldn't help but start humming again: Drinking the celebration wine today...
When the fleet sailed into the waters of Zhijiang County, the dark sky gradually became brighter again. Lantian guessed that the snow only covered Jingshan Mountain, and the weather became better the closer to Jiangling.
On the afternoon of the next day, Li Yi's fleet arrived at the south of Jiangling City and saw many people moving numbly outside the city from a distance.
Because he had to take thousands of prisoners off the ship, Lan Tian took the opportunity to get off the ship and rest for a while. As soon as his feet landed on the dirt at the dock, he saw several familiar figures, namely Xu Shu, Zhang Fei, Pang De, and Lan Ji.
"Ziyu..."
"General..."
"Father..."
Lan Tian hurried up to greet him and asked very curiously: "Why are you here? Could it be that Governor Su told you?"
"Military advisor, look at it? I just said that Ziyu has a good brain. Is there anything else in the world that he doesn't know about?" Zhang Fei showed a row of big white teeth to Xu Shu.
Lan Tian responded with a smile: "Yide, Ling Ming, you came very quickly. Did you gain anything on the way?"
"Guess... Forget it, you don't have to guess... There are so many prisoners on the dock, any brain can guess it. We made a lot of money on the way..." Zhang Fei scratched his head and smiled naively.
Lantian thought of Sun Jiao who fled north, and Zhu Ran who was pursued by Liao Hua from Xiangyang. He thought to himself that after so many days of no news, would he miss Pound's cavalry?
"Didn't I ask you to go north to Fancheng? Why did you turn back and stop in Jiangling?" Lan Tian suddenly frowned.
"We can only blame Pang Lingming for having too few cavalry. After the last battle in Maicheng, we captured more than 3,000 prisoners. If we don't send them to Jiangling and hand them over to the military advisor, we will have to kill them on the spot. ..." Zhang Fei muttered.
"Are you returning from Maicheng?" Lan Tian exclaimed.
Zhang Fei asked doubtfully: "Is there anything wrong? There were just too many prisoners captured in Maicheng. The thousands of Jiangdong soldiers chased them in a panic and rushed straight in front of me and Lingming. Ziyu, you know my habits, send I won’t be polite if it comes to my mouth.”
"Have you met Chief Liao?" Lan Tian asked again.
"Yes, this is the advantage of pure cavalry. By the time Liao Yuanjian chased Maicheng, Ling Ming and I had finished the battle, but he was in a hurry to rush to Xiangyang to resume his life, so he did not come to Jiangling together." Zhang Fei explained.
Lan Tian said in his heart, good guys, Liao Hua chased him all the way from Xiangyang to Maicheng, but in the end you picked the peach. It's a pity that he didn't get the good military exploits, and he lost Maicheng and changed the script.
"Have you killed or captured any generals?"
Lan Tianxun thought that if he wanted to knock the bamboo poles from Jiangdong, the unknown Jiangdong generals could pick them up and exchange them for grain, gold and silver.
"What kind of skill is it to kill enemy generals in formation? Ling Ming and I agreed to capture him alive as much as possible, but he had better luck. We only met eight generals in total, and accidentally killed three and captured five, including a chief general. Call me Zhu Ran..." Zhang Fei pursed his lips.
Lan Tian looked at Pang De and said, "Where are you, Ling Ming?"
"The last general killed five generals and captured seven generals from Jiangdong alive, including the chief general Sun Jiao and the supervisor Gu Li..." Pang De answered with cupped fists.
Lan Tian gave an affirmative look, you have caught all the fish and shrimps in this net.
"Sun Quan was cruel this time. I'm really scared when I think about it. Has General Guan returned to the front line in Xiangyang?" Xu Shu asked.
Lan Tian nodded and replied: "Xiangyang was captured by General Guan's trick. Cao Cao was so angry that he would go south to fight. General Guan returned to Xiangyang from Linju overland to take charge. After I handed over the prisoners from Jiangdong, I also wanted to take the trapped troops to help the battle by water. Yuan Once you have settled the captives, you must arrange money and food as soon as possible, Jingnan and Jiaozhou Jiang Gongyan will cooperate with you."
"Don't worry Ziyu, I will make arrangements immediately. Yide and General Pang will also go north, right?"
"That's natural. Cavalry is of great use in the north, so you can set off immediately after you have rested."
Pang De stood up straight and clasped his fists: "The last general will go to assemble the army immediately and prepare to set off. Do the three generals still want to go with me?"
Zhang Fei turned to stare at Lan Tian and asked, "Are there any Jiangdong soldiers behind who can fight?"
"There shouldn't be any more after that. If there really is Chief Liao, he will handle it easily." Lan Tian shook his head slightly.
"Since we can't fight in the back, I'll follow Ziyu in the boat, and you don't have to worry about me, Lingming." Zhang Fei waved to Pang De.
"Then I'll take my leave first." Pound nodded slightly, and then slowly withdrew from everyone's sight.
Lantian saw that Xu Shu seemed to have something to say and it was inconvenient to talk, so he asked Gao Shun to take Zhang Fei on board and arrange for wine and meat to be served. Then he asked in a low voice: "Yuan Zhi, is there anything else?"
"Ziyu, please take a step to speak." Xu Shu pointed to a secluded spot next to him.
The two of them walked to a pergola. Xu Shu looked at the prisoners queuing up to disembark and sighed, "Sun Quan's failed sneak attack would have severely damaged his vitality. This is contrary to Kong Ming's Longzhong plan. Ziyu also spent a lot of effort on this. If he had used all of it, During the attack on Fan City, the one injured should be Cao Cao."
"It's just that Jiangdong has resentment against Jingzhou, and Sun Quan is also short-sighted. He has never had a true ally in politics..." Lan Tian shook his head.
"What's your attitude towards Jiang Dong now?" Xu Shu asked.
"Just a little punishment, keep the status quo, the main enemy is still Cao Cao." Seeing that Xu Shu didn't fully understand, Lan Tian then roughly recounted the exchange with Guan Yu that night.
Xu Shu nodded frequently when he heard this, and then praised: "Ziyu has the same opinion as me. I have sent someone to Chengdu for the situation here. In the end, it is left to the lord to make a decision, right? I believe Kong Ming will have the same idea."
Lan Tian affirmed: "It took more than a month for the envoy to come back. I hope that Cao Cao has been defeated by then. Let's settle the accounts with Sun Quan."
Guan Yu, who was under false pretenses, could handle the Jiangdong issue on his own, but Xu Shu was worried that his headstrong character would cause bad things, so he decided to save the country and send a message to Liu Bei. At this time, he asked Lan Tian to cover for him.
"Xiangyang and Fancheng are horns of each other, but the terrain in Xiangyang is more dangerous. As long as General Guan can rely on the terrain and not be impatient, Cao Cao will retreat sooner or later." Xu Shu shook his head gently.
"Yuan Zhi is so knowledgeable and insightful. If Jiang Ling hadn't been in charge, I would have taken you to Xiangyang with me." Lan Tian sighed.
Xu Shu quickly waved his hand: "It is enough for Yun Chang to have Ziyu to help..."
The fleet handed over the prisoners at the dock and set sail again an hour later. When Lan Tian waved goodbye to Lan Ji on the shore, Gao Shun mysteriously handed over a letter.
Lan Tian opened his mouth and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. When Zhang Fei saw this, he came over and asked, "Is there anything you are happy about?"
"Boyang, this boy, is doing well in Guangzhou." Lan Tian showed a fatherly smile.
