"The heavy rain in Luoyang will cause the rivers to swell. The Wei navy is blocked in Wancheng and dare not leave Wancheng. If the Jiangxia navy is mobilized to go north, can General Guan repeat the feat of 'flooding the seven armies'?" Xi Zhen asked.
Mi Fang shook her head and said: "The Jiangxia naval force is mainly used to defend Soochow. Besides, the king asked General Gan to return to Fujun for control. At this time, Sun Quan has assembled a large number of troops in Chaisang. How dare he withdraw the water force easily? Besides, there are also some naval forces in Xiangyang. "
"Most of Jingzhou's naval forces are in Jiangxia, and Xiangyang's navy is somewhat smaller after all. It's a pity that the timing doesn't allow it every time." Xi Zhen sighed.
"The Lord Fu asked me to mobilize troops and horses to stand by. It seems that we are preparing to prevent Jiangdong's third 'sneak attack'. It is indeed a pity on General Guan's side." Hao Pu was mid-sentence when a thought suddenly occurred to him and he kindly reminded: "The general remembers that there are also naval forces in Jiaozhou. Now that Rinan and Jiaozhi have been pacified, why don't you transfer them to Xiangyang to help in the battle?"
With a smile on his face, Lan Tian stroking his beard asked Song Chen: "Where have the navy troops in Jiaozhou gone?"
"General Li is carrying supplies for the army. According to the plan, he should dock at Quanling Port tonight. It is estimated that he will arrive in Linxiang tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Song Chen answered with clasped fists.
"The supply ship heading to the front line from Changsha just left the Dongting water mouth the day before yesterday. Do you still want General Li to continue sending it? If it is still raining heavily in Nanyang and Nanxiang, too much food will easily return to moisture and spoil," Mi Fang reminded in a low voice, This means that Guan Yu has enough food for now.
Lan Tian smiled and said: "The supplies Li Yi brought are for us. Now I might as well tell you that this time we are not passively defending, but taking the initiative to completely defeat the Soochow army and capture Jiangdong."
"Collect Jiangdong?"
Hao Pu, Mi Fang, and Xizhen were all surprised at the same time, thinking to themselves, how many tens of thousands of soldiers can we gather together? To eliminate the big forces that challenge Wei? Mr. Fu, are you joking?
Mi Fang swallowed her saliva and asked: "Master Fu, the three counties have only gathered 40,000 troops. I don't know how many troops Lu Fan has in his hands."
Lan Tian looked very relaxed, "According to the information I have, Sun Quan has prepared 100,000 troops for Lu Fan."
"Ah? If you include the trapped troops, there are only 50,000 soldiers. Can these soldiers really break into Soochow? Then Cao Ren commanded more than 100,000 troops in Huainan, but he did not capture Ruxushuikou." Mi Fang had no confidence at all at this time. If 50,000 soldiers were all The trapped army still has to fight, but with the current lineup, let alone defeating Jiangdong, it is difficult to defend against Lu Fan's attack.
"Master Fu, what are your plans?" Xi Zhen looked at Lantian with doubts on his face. In his impression over the years, Lantian always made decisions before acting, and he should not act recklessly this time.
"Follow me." Lan Tian said and led everyone to the war room. He had people come here in advance to set up a sand table. He regarded Changsha as the command post this time.
Arriving at the war room, Lan Tian pointed to Linxiang, Jiangxia, and Wuchang and said, "Li Yi's 10,000 naval troops are about to arrive in Linxiang. After unloading supplies, they will rush to Jiangxia. Su Fei can also mobilize 10,000 naval troops. Gan Ning There are more than 10,000 troops stationed in Wuchang, of which we have 30,000 naval troops alone, plus 40,000 county soldiers and 10,000 trapped troops, the total available force has reached 80,000, which should be more than enough to deal with the 100,000 Jiangdong rats, right?"
"The prince does not send naval troops to aid Jingbei, but instead attacks Jiangdong with all his strength? Will General Guan have any objections? What if something happens in the future?" Hao Pu hesitated.
Lan Tian frowned and replied: "There won't be any changes. This general has been preparing for a long time. If we don't completely defeat Sun Quan, this repetitive villain, Jiangdong rats will be restrained at any time. Furthermore, Nanyang and Nanxiang are mainly land battles. In addition to intercepting the Wei army's water transportation, the navy Using it as auxiliary transportation for the large army movement does not take advantage of its greatest advantage at all. Our warships have to be used on the Yangtze River."
"Sun Quan brought Lu Xun's main naval force to Ruxu, and General Gan led 30,000 naval forces to surprise Chaisang. Maybe he can achieve great success." Xi Zhen said to herself.
"Since Sun Quan wanted to launch a sneak attack again, he actually transferred the governor away from the front line. In all my years of living, I have never seen such a stupid strategy." Mi Fang's face was full of contempt.
Song Chen sneered when he saw this: "Why is Sun Quan so stupid? He clearly fell into the ruler's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
Everyone was startled, thinking that this advance plan really matched Lantian's personality. Maybe there would be a chance to break into Jiangdong? Mi Fang and the three of them became excited.
"Lu Fan knows that I am in Changsha, so he will definitely lead troops to attack. We just wait for work and defend and counterattack. This is easier than attacking the city directly. There are only three directions to attack Changsha from Yuzhang by land: Aixian, Yichun, and Pingdu, so I Divide the soldiers and horses of the three counties into three parts."
After Lantian finished speaking, he paused briefly, and then solemnly told Xi Zhen: "Prefect Xi led the troops of Guiyang County to station in You County to resist the invading enemies from the direction of Pingdu."
"Wei." Xi Zhen clasped her fists.
Lantian then told Hao Pu: "Zitai, there are 20,000 troops in Lingling County. You can lead 10,000 troops to Liling to resist the invading enemies from the direction of Yichun."
"General, I will obey your orders." Hao Pu's voice was majestic.
"Yuanxiong, you lead another 10,000 Lingling County soldiers to station in Liuyang to defend against the enemy from the direction of Aixian County." Lan Tian unexpectedly ordered Wu Ban's general as the third one.
"Wei." Wu Ban nodded and clasped his fists.
"I will use scouts to keep in touch with you guys. Once we are in place, be sure to loosen the outside and tighten the inside. Leave the illusion other than Jiangdong showing weakness." Lantian continued to warn after assigning the tasks.
Mi Fang became anxious when she saw that she was not responsible. He, Wu Ban and Lan Tian were all "foreign relatives", and she said to herself that she had worked hard in Changsha for several years without any merit, so she should not be left behind when she did meritorious service.
"Master Fu, where am I?" Mi Fang's face was full of anxiety.
Lantian explained: "In the early stage of this battle, in Changsha County, it will more or less affect the production and life of the people. Fortunately, the summer harvest has ended and the autumn planting has not yet begun. Zifang must first send people to appease the people on the border. In addition, the troops of various ministries and horses We have to rely on Changsha for supplies, so you and I stay in Linxiang to take command, and when Lu Fan's main force appears, we will send out Linxiang's combined army to attack them."
"Uh, will you change with General Wu? His guest from far away should be sitting in the rear with you. Besides, Hao and Xi are both prefects." Mi Fangxin said not to make any special arrangements. Liling and Youxian are both. The prefect is on the front line, leaving me behind to do logistics. Where can I earn military honors?
Lan Tian saw through Mi Fang's thoughts and said with a smile: "Zifang, don't be anxious. In the early stage of the Changsha battlefield, defense is the main focus. We will not switch to defense until the trapped army defeats Luling Lu Dai's troops and launches a comprehensive counterattack." To attack.”
"Oh, I will obey my orders." Mi Fang clasped her fists in frustration.
After Lan Tian's deployment in the war room, the three prefects and Wu Ban went out to hand over, preparing to lead the troops to the designated position immediately. Only Lan Tian, Lan Ji, and Song Chen were left in the room.
"Zhong Ling always has a lot of questions, why didn't he say a word today?" Lan Tian looked at Lan Ji with curiosity on his face.
Lan Ji clasped his fists and replied: "Uncle Gao said before leaving that this is the entrance examination for the youth camp. You asked me to stay with you. Talk less, listen more and watch more. That's why I am like this."
"Haha, that's it." Lan Tian smiled happily.
(End of chapter)
