When saying goodbye outside the city, Samoko mysteriously invited Gao Shun aside and begged in a low voice: "I will probably stay in Rinan for a while. I hope the general will take care of my people when he returns to Guangzhou..."
Gao Shun smiled and shook his head: "General Sha has made a lot of achievements in recovering Rinan this time. You don't have to worry about your clan members. Just wait for your husband to ask for a reward for you."
"My tribe and I have been freed from hunger and have enough food and clothing since we followed your husband. I repay my husband by putting in more effort on the battlefield. It doesn't matter whether I get a reward or not. In short, I fought the battle happily." Shamoko's face was filled with excitement.
Gao Shun patted Samoko's juniors and said sternly: "Sir, you sacrifice the near for the distant. First destroy Linyi and regain Rinan. This is intended to frighten the three counties of Jiaozhi. While you are stationed in Rinan, you must pay special attention to the distribution of your troops and ensure stability." After the Xianglin situation, we need to move our strategic focus northward."
Shamoko rolled his eyes, clasped his fists and nodded, "If it hadn't been for the general's reminder, I would have almost focused on the elephant forest. It seems I can't just tame the elephant and play with the snake. I know what to do."
"It's good to know. It's getting late. Boyang and I are about to set off. Please take care of me." Gao Shun said goodbye with fists in his hands.
"General, please take care of me." Shamoko returned the gesture with his fists clasped.
Lan Yuan ordered all the soldiers trapped in the battle to remove their armor. The return trip with light equipment would increase the marching speed. When they arrived at Hoi An Port, they would put the baggage and armor on the ship.
Li Yi's warships were limited in number and could not carry all the soldiers by sea. Lan Yuan also intended to return by land. After all, they still had two months to travel.
Lan Yuan selected a thousand veterans to board the ship to protect the excavated Champa rice specimens, and sent them back to Guangzhou and handed them over to Lan Tian. He and Gao Shun led the main force of the trapped army by land.
The news that Jiaozhou's southern expeditionary army captured four cities in two days and destroyed the country in Linyi in fifteen days has spread to Jiuzhen, Jiaozhi and other places, and the scholar's family changed their color after learning about it.
The eighty-five-year-old Shi Xie was frightened and fell ill. His son Shi Hui heard that the trapped troops were returning by land, so he immediately summoned Hepu Prefecture Commander Shi Yi and Jiuzhen Prefecture Commander Shi Hui to discuss countermeasures.
Shi Xie often fell ill in recent years, and Shi Hui often acted as an agent in the government affairs of Jiaozhi. At this time, he was sitting on the throne of the prefect and complained to his two uncles: "I don't know whether the people in Lin Yi Zhan are vulnerable or whether the soldiers and horses in Guangzhou are really strong." It's so powerful. If Lantian attacks our three counties, what's the chance of winning?"
Shi Yi and Shi... both shook their heads in pessimism, and Shi Hui asked anxiously: "Why don't you two uncles say anything? Of the seven counties in Jiaozhou, only three of us are still in Lantian. Aren't you worried at all?"
"At that time, Jiaozhou's military strength was so strong that even Sun Quan from the east of the Yangtze River was not an opponent. How could the small country of Linyi be its opponent? The three counties of our Shi family were already in trouble. There was no use in worrying. We could only maintain the status quo..." Shi Yi kept shaking his head.
"Li Yi built a seaport in Zhuyadan'er, across the sea from his second uncle's Xuwen. Once Lantian uses troops against us, your Hepu will be the first to be involved. There must be some strategy." Shi Hui frowned.
Shi?? then added: "We brothers are all old, and you, my dear nephew, are already close to hearing. Don't be too attached to this temporary right. Over the years, the eldest brother has often paid tribute to Guangzhou and Chengdu. Lantian may not be right." We use force, after all, the King of Hanzhong wants to compete with Cao Sun for the world..."
"Third uncle, you are confused. Liu Bei wants to fight for the world with Cao Pi and Sun Quan, but Lantian is a real Jiaozhou Mu. His purpose is to capture the seven counties of Jiaozhou. Otherwise, why would he not go far if he left Jiangdong alone? Traveling thousands of miles to destroy Linyi? Just to form a circle around us. In the past, Jiuzhen was the farthest away from the center of Jiaozhou, but now Rinan County is like a knife in your back, how can you not be in a hurry at all?"
Seeing Shi??'s "free and easy" words, Shi Hui felt resentful and resentful. He thought to himself, "How many years have your brothers been in power in Jiaozhou?" Because my old father Shi Xie is so capable, I can only be regarded as an acting prefect, so I haven’t experienced the feeling of one person being inferior to ten thousand people, okay?
The soldier spread his hands and replied bitterly: "You have all seen the trapped troops crossing the border. Those fine armors and those magnificent soldiers. If General Lan is determined to take back, can the soldiers and horses of our three counties stop it?" "
"We can't block it from the front. We can win with strategy. I heard that the trapped troops will return the same way. We can set up ambushes along the way. As long as Gao Shun is eliminated, what else can Lantian rely on?" Shi Hui put forward his own idea.
"My good nephew wants to ambush the enemy troops? Do you want to kill Lan Tian's arm Gao Shun? I advise you to give up this idea. The enemy troops were very vigilant when they crossed the border before. We can't use our arms as a chariot and cause trouble to the family..." Shi Yi’s meaning can be summed up in five words: Isn’t it good to be alive?
"My dear nephew, your idea is very dangerous. Third uncle advises you not to be impulsive..." Shi?? shook his head.
Shi Hui sneered with a downcast face: "Since the two uncles are unwilling to help each other, what else can my nephew think? He is just waiting to die slowly..."
"If the situation continues to get worse, I think we can only rally everyone to submit to Lan Tian. This person is not unreasonable. It is always necessary for us to become rich." Shi Yi comforted.
"Rich man? Very good..." Shi Hui's face was full of bitterness.
Shi Yi and Shi Xi broke up with Shi Hui on bad terms and left through the front door of the Prefect's Mansion, then detoured to the back door to see Shi Xie. Shi Hui's radical attitude worried the two of them.
The two came to Shi Xie's bedroom and expressed Shi Hui's thoughts directly. Shi Xie was so angry that he smashed the ginseng soup beside the bed.
"This beast wants to bring our Shi family into a desperate situation." Shi Xie was trembling with anger.
"Brother, although what Hui'er said is a bit radical, it makes sense if you think about it carefully. Lantian first built a seaport in Zhuya, and then sent troops to conquer Fu Rinan. The three counties of our Shijia family are already fish in the net. We have to think of something. There is a way to deal with it." Shi Yi analyzed in a low voice.
Shi Xie asked breathlessly: "How do you think we should respond? Increase tribute or raise troops to resist?"
"Uh..." Shi Yi lowered his head and said nothing.
"Rinan County will be returned to Jiaozhou. The three counties occupied by my family will become a thorn in Lantian's back. Sooner or later, he will pull it out. If the three counties are completely returned to Jiaozhou, Lantian will not need us to pay tribute at all, and there will be no need to mobilize troops. Wisdom..." Shi?? is rather pessimistic.
Shi Xie nodded slightly after hearing this, "What the third brother said is true. Gao Shun is a famous general in the world, the commander of the army, and Lan Tian's own son. If these two people make any mistakes, how can Lan Tian give up? He can only use other methods to delay time. ."
"Brother, do you have any plans?" Shi Yi was delighted when he heard this.
Shi Xie stroked his beard and said: "Hu Ke, who was previously sent to Guangzhou, was later spotted by Lantian and secretly sent to Jiangdong. He sent me a letter half a year ago, saying that he was highly valued by Sun Quan in Jiangdong and was secretly taking care of him. With Xin'er as a hostage, we can only let him instigate Sun Quan to attack Jiaozhou, and then let Zhi'er speak in front of Lantian and let him focus on Soochow, which may delay some time..."
"Is this possible? Hu Kezhen is in a high position in Jiangdong, how can he listen to us?" The scholar was full of doubts.
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