Although the scholar's voice was not loud, it revealed the disunity within the scholar family.
Shi Xie did not show anger. He nodded and affirmed: "Lantian seems to be taking away our two counties. In fact, Hepu is just changing the left hand to the right hand. Since the third brother has no objection, I also want to give up the two counties. Otherwise it would be detrimental to us to anger the other party.”
"Brother, what should I do if Lan Tian goes too far?" Shi 1 looked worried.
Shi Xie frowned and replied: "At present, we can only place our hope on external war. If the Cao and Sun families can join forces again to deal with Liu Bei, Lantian will have no chance to take care of us. It is best for the three families to be seriously injured. That outcome is most beneficial to us." ..."
Shi 1 smiled bitterly and said: "It's hard to tell between the Cao and Liu families. How can Sun Quan have such ability? The eldest brother puts hope in him, which is tantamount to asking Yu Blind. Furthermore, Soochow is now going to Huainan to stir up trouble. When will they respond to us? Once If Lan Tian takes action in advance, the Shi family will have no chance..."
"I don't believe that the Sun and Cao families can fight. What we can do now is buy time for Sun Quan. You can return to Guangzhou and report to General Lan to show that your second uncle and third uncle are willing to serve. But after all, they are here Bian has been the county governor for many years, and there are a lot of things that need to be handed over. Please give us more time." Shi Xie planned to delay.
Shi Zhi nodded slightly, "I don't have to worry about the child, but there is always a time limit, right?"
"I think at least half a year..." Shi 1 suggested.
"Half a year is indeed too much. Try your best to strive for three months, at least two months..." Shi Xie calculated that after the autumn harvest ends in two months, he can transport all the money and grain from the two counties and transfer the two counties. The empty shell county was then handed over to Lantian.
"My child, try your best to fight for..." Although Shi Zhi loved his family, he felt that all this was in vain.
After a while, Shi Xie dismissed the juniors in the hall and whispered to the two brothers Shi 1 and Shi??: "During the handover period, you must move all the money and food from each county's treasury to Longbian, and the garrisons of the other two counties. Take them all away too.”
"Take them all away? Wouldn't the security of the two places..." Shi?? hesitated.
"Lantian easily obtained the land of two counties without spending a single soldier. He should be satisfied." Shi Xie raised his eyes.
"Jiuzhen doesn't matter, does Hepu do the same? The new governor is a nephew..." Shi?? continued to remind.
Shi Xie sneered: "Isn't Lantian very powerful? If my nephew is in trouble, he will ask for help from Guangzhou. In this way, although we have lost the land, we have kept our money, food, troops and horses. As the saying goes, one goes down and the other goes up. If Sun Quan really sends troops In Jiaozhou, maybe everyone can try their best to drive out Mr. Xuan Owl."
"The plan is a good one, but Sun Quan almost..." Shi?? shook his head.
Shi Xie's face was full of bitterness: "Let's treat a dead horse as a living doctor. I have to write another letter to Sun Quan to express my superiority. Without the help of the Shi family, I'm afraid he will never have the chance to get involved in Jiaozhou. The humiliation he got from Lantian will also be lost." It can never be washed off.”
Scholar 1 nodded and said, "Good."
In late August, Shizhi returned to Guangzhou to report to Lantian, and finally helped the Shi family gain two months.
A few days later, Song Chen hurriedly found Lantian and delivered Shi Xiexin's letter.
"Sir, the old guy is still evil and wrote to Sun Quan again begging to send troops. He is obviously stalling for time. Why do you still agree to give two months? Shi 1, Shi?? Although he agreed to step down as the prefect, he secretly went to Long. I'm afraid we'll end up with two empty shells if we transfer money, food, troops and horses..." Song Chen frowned.
Lan Tian did not get angry after hearing this, but smiled and said: "Isn't the reason why I keep the Shi family here just to deal with Sun Quan? Everything is under my control. It doesn't matter if I let Shi Xie have some influence on Sun Quan. Too much information will make things worse. The opponent loses judgment, and people are easy to be impulsive when they are irrational. Only when the battle in Huainan really starts, will there be an opportunity to use troops on Wei's western front. How can the three counties of Jiaozhi compare to Liangzhou? The scholar family likes to delay, so we can use it to our advantage."
"General, I understand..." Song Chen clasped his fists and nodded.
"Is there any new news on the Huainan battlefield?" Lan Tian asked.
Song Chen replied: "General Guan's letter of support has been sent to Jiangdong, but Sun Quan seems to be still gathering troops in Ruxuwu. Luoyang has also become very calm at the moment. The Sun and Cao families feel that they cannot fight..."
"Sun Quan wants to use war to divert the conflict in Jiangdong, but Cao Pi is afraid that we will take the opportunity to attack him, so neither family has the intention to really start a war. We must find a way to help them..." Lan Tian suddenly had an idea during the analysis, and then took out the paper The pen began to write to Guan Yu.
Lan Tian only wrote two lines before he stopped writing, put it in an envelope and handed it to Song Chen, saying: "Send this letter to General Xiangyang Pass as soon as possible. In addition, Shi Xie's letter will be sent to Hu Ke via the original route and forwarded to Sun Quan."
"Wei." Song Chen clasped his fists and left.
The Clippers of the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce traveled day and night and arrived in Xiangyang, an important town in northern Jingbei, in early September.
Guan Yu paid great attention to Lan Tian's letter and immediately sent Guan Ping and Liao Hua to lead troops from Xiangyang to cross the Han River eastward to take over all the counties and villages in the southeastern part of Nanyang County. He ordered Pang De to send troops from Fancheng to the north to occupy Chaoyang, and ordered Meng Da to move from Zhuyang to the north. Troops were sent to occupy Yin County and Fuxian County, and sentinels were sent to Nanxiang and Shunyang counties in the north.
These occupied counties and villages were abandoned by Cao Cao when he withdrew his troops during the Xiangfan Battle, and the people from all over the country were forcibly moved to the Wancheng area in the north, thus becoming a strategic buffer zone with the Jingzhou Army.
Guan Yu's goals were Wancheng, Luoyang, and Xuchang. He did not occupy the empty cities because of Cao Cao's abandonment, but his sudden move made Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, the guards of Nanyang and Nanxiang, uneasy. Soon the battle report was sent to Zhengnan University. General Cao rests in his place.
Cao Xiu presented the battle report to the emperor. After hearing this, Cao Pi laughed and laughed at himself: "Sun Quan gathered troops in Huainan, Zhang Fei built a Northern Expedition camp in Qishan, and now Guan Yu has sent people to occupy the empty cities of Nanyang and Nanxiang. All of them are planning to fight against me. Wei's posture for a decisive battle, but when you think about it carefully, it is just a show. If they want to waste money and food, don't pay attention. They just tell the two generals Zhang and Xu to pay attention to defense. There is no need to act like the sky is falling."
"Your Majesty, Guan Yu once threatened to help Sun Quan. He started taking action here in Jingzhou. Maybe Sun Quan was emboldened to use troops. The general suggested that since the danger is always there, it is better to concentrate on repelling all the way." Cao Xiu continued to speak.
Cao Pi stroked his beard and nodded, "In the past two years to recuperate, it is also time to let Sun Liu know the power of our Wei Dynasty. I know that the soldiers and horses of Soochow are all incompetent, so the battlefield in Huainan is not scary at all. I thought I should fight against Guan Yu and Zhang Fei Who used force?"
Cao Xiu clasped his fists and replied: "The Wudu where Zhang Fei is located is also an empty shell. Currently, Zidan is guarding Liangzhou to ensure that there is no danger. However, Guan Yu's troops in Xiangyang are the greatest threat. I suggest that we concentrate our superior forces to fight against him."
"Xiangyang and Fancheng have been rejected by Guan Yu. Even if the soldiers are willing to fight bravely, it will be difficult to completely annihilate the Jingzhou Army..." Cao Pi shook his head.
Cao Xiu looked embarrassed when he heard this, annihilating Guan Yu's Jingzhou Army? Are you talking in your sleep?
