Seeing some changes in his son, Lan Tian was happy from the bottom of his heart. The one he was most worried about was Lan Ji. Countless stories told Lan Tian that "a sharp knife breaks easily". Over the years, he had been polishing Lan Ji's character.
Huben Wutang asked the youth camp to go out for assessment, and Guangzhou Medical College also dispatched hundreds of students and dozens of doctors to go north. No matter whether Cao Pi knew how to use Sun Quan's poisonous plan, the battlefield would never be less dependent on doctors, and Lantian's characteristics Just plan ahead.
"In this battle against Wu, the tens of thousands of county soldiers are just supporting troops. The main breakthrough point is still in the trapped army. Should I send you to Guiyang now? The war may not have started in Boyang yet." Lan Tian deliberately joked.
"Hehe, I listen to Uncle Gao, I will never suffer any loss if I follow you." Lan Ji smiled mysteriously.
Song Chen laughed in his heart when he heard this, and said to himself that General Gao really understood his husband. There are not many brave generals in Changsha. Lan Er's exaggerated martial arts skills inevitably gave him the opportunity to go into battle with his husband. Instead, he went to Guiyang to join the trapped army. Lan Yuan may not Be willing to let your brothers take risks.
After Lantian dealt with Jiaozhi's troubles, he contacted Hu Ke one after another and set up a situation to let Jiangdong provoke the war. It was much easier to proactively plan than to be passively beaten.
Dealing with Jiangdong is different from dealing with the Jiaozhi gentry. The political structure of Jiaozhou was relatively simple under Lantian's rule. Lantian also needed this stable rear area as a basis. While Jiangdong was nominally headed by Sun Quan, in reality it was the Jiangdong gentry who controlled the resources. He can conquer his opponents through war and killing, but Lantian will not be as direct as Sun Ce.
Destroying the Huaisi group that 'invaded' Jiangdong would not necessarily make the Jiangdong gentry extinct. Therefore, Lantian's opponent was not the Jiangdong gentry from the beginning, but the Sun family and the Huaisi faction entrenched in Jiangdong.
Sun Quan made a desperate move and still wanted to backstab. In addition to his deep-rooted backstab spirit, he was also mainly inspired by Lan Tian's deception.
The war in Jingbei was well known to the world. After the trapped troops returned to Guangzhou from Jiaozhi, Lantian secretly ordered the trapped troops to board the ship in full force and threatened to go north to Xiangfan to help Guan Yu fight against Cao Cao. The people at Panyu Pier all saw it, and some people were carrying drinks. Melons and fruits are given to each other.
The fleet docked at Quanling Wharf and transferred the goods at night. The Jiaozhou transport ship that had been waiting there had taken over as a substitute. Each ship was guarded by several "soldiers" wearing armor. The fleet continued to set off the next day and passed along the Xiang River. Linxiang, Dongting and other places finally took advantage of Jiangling to bypass the Han River and sent supplies such as doctors from Guangzhou Medical College and military supplies to Xiangyang.
The transport team was like "crossing the river in white clothes". In the eyes of passing merchant ships, they were the trapped troops. The news of the trapped troops going north was then sent to various places in Jiangdong via land and water.
All members of the True Entrapment Army disembarked at Quanling. They pushed the improved Tiger Shooting Cart to unload their armor and walked. According to the route Lantian and Ganning took from Guiyang to Lingling, they went straight south along the deep water, and then along the Jiuyi Mountain The southern foot enters the territory of Guiyang.
When Lan Tian went to Linwu for inspection from Quanling, he took a few kids there once. Lan Yuan and Gao Ling still remembered the scene of Gan Ning killing a tiger.
General Lan Yuan stationed the main force of the trapped army in Linwu, but he went to Chen County to guard Guiyang for Xi Zhen. All this was hidden from the spies in Luling.
The road to Guangzhou via Guiyang out of Xiaopuguan was short and wide. The only way to transport grain was through this road. Lan Tian calculated that Lu Dai would divide his troops into two groups, and the main force from Luling would go to Guiyang along the way, covering the supply team. Going south, the other group led a small number of troops, carrying rations with them out of Longchuan, and plundered supplies from the people along the way. Finally, the two armies returned to the city of Guangzhou.
Lantian placed the trapped troops in Guiyang with the purpose of defeating Luling Lu Dai's main force. The Longchuan direction also left a surprise for the opponent. Guangzhou is indeed weak at the moment, but with Pingnan General Gao Shun in charge, Lantian doesn't go out much. Worry.
This is Lan Yuan's first independent battle. Neither Lan Tian nor Gao Shun had any guidance before the battle, which can be regarded as a major test for him.
After Lan Yuan arrived in Guiyang, he immediately asked Chu Qing to release the reconnaissance camp. Intelligence was the highest priority in the war. He had heard Lan Tian and Gao Shun mention this repeatedly, and it was now a habitual order.
Later, Lan Yuan divided the small number of trapped troops into three parts. Among them, the thousand-strong crossbow battalion was stationed at Xiaopu Pass. He was not prepared to send a single Jiangdong soldier to go south. Gaoling led three thousand soldiers to station in Hanji County, northwest of Shenyang County. , Lan Yuan led 6,000 main troops to deploy in Linwu.
Linwu is located in a valley between two mountains from Xiaopuguan and Shenyang. The trapped troops were wearing heavy armor and could not pursue them from behind. However, Linwu County has transport ships left by Gan Ning. Transport ships are the main link between counties. After Lan Yuan arrived in Guiyang, all transportation equipment was used by the military. Li Yang, the new owner of Deng Village, took the initiative to arrange for the villagers to repair it. Everything was under intensive preparation.
In early July, Lu Dai ordered Ding Feng, Dai Liang and Chen Shi to lead 20,000 troops out of Nanye to contain the defenders of Xizhen in Guiyang, capture Xiaopu Pass as quickly as possible, and establish a grain road to Guangzhou. Dai Ze and He Qi took a detour to Longchuan.
Because Ding Feng had entered Guiyang Road twice and was familiar with it, he was appointed as the vanguard by Lu Dai before setting off. Dai Liang followed closely as the general and led his troops, and Chen Shizhe escorted the grain team at the end.
Detouring from the west end of Dayu Ridge, the main force of Luling arrived in front of Qujiang, an important town in the south of Guiyang, where Ding Feng was blocked by Lan Yuan and returned.
Dai Liang was thinking about whether to attack the city, while Ding Feng personally returned to his horse and suggested a detour.
General Dai Liang asked puzzledly: "How many troops can be stationed in this remote and small county? What's the point of fearing Xi Zhen's visit? Chengyuan (Ding Feng), don't forget that we have an army of 20,000."
Ding Feng clasped his fists and explained: "General Dai should have participated in the Chaisang Collegium. The Marquis of Nanchang of the four counties in Jingnan will make arrangements. Our task is to invade Guangzhou and control Jiaozhou. Wouldn't it be a waste if we attack the city as soon as we see it? Furthermore, the terrain of Qujiang is relatively opposite. It’s wide open and it’s best not to use weapons if you can go around. General Chen is guarding the grain team at the rear, so there’s no need to worry even if the defenders come to harass us.”
"But that will slow down the advance of the army." Dai Liang frowned.
Ding Feng replied: "After Qujiang, there are Shenyang and Xiaopu Pass to the south. It won't be too late for us to capture Xiaopu Pass and then go back to Qujiang. The terrain of Xiaopu Pass must first be easy to defend and difficult to attack. If Xi Zhen knows If we are prepared with intention, it will be difficult to attack Guangzhou by surprise."
"Soldiers are valuable and they are fast. Cheng Yuan's words are true. When General Zi Heng (Lv Fan) attacked Guiyang from the South China Sea, he was blocked at Xiaopu Pass for a long time." Dai Liang nodded in confirmation and ordered the entire army to circle around the foot of the east mountain. Traveling to Qujiang, they were not blocked by the Qujiang defenders.
Twenty miles to the south from Qujiang, the army stationed horses by the river to rest and regroup. Just as Chen Shi was escorting the grain team to catch up, Ding Feng sent a sentry scout from the front and encountered bandits five miles to the south. Three The sentry was killed on the spot.
The bandit gang was Ding Feng's "old acquaintance" Wang Jin. Ding Feng, who was resting by the roadside, was furious when he heard this, so he clasped his fists and asked Dai Liang for a tassel: "This wolf has a big enmity with the general, please allow me to go first." , and also open the way for the army."
(End of chapter)
