Lan Tian did not make any next steps, as if he was thinking about something. Song Chen stood aside and waited for a while, and then asked in a low voice: "Sir, were you thinking of a way to defeat the enemy just now?"
"Huh? The strategy to defeat the enemy has been decided a long time ago. I feel that Sun Quan is not efficient enough. His reinforcements are mobilized so slowly that he may not be able to deliver gifts to the king in time. There are only two days left before the enthronement ceremony." Lan Tian shook his head gently.
Song Chen responded with a smile, "The Sun family is not as good as the Ou family of the Zhan clan. The young general destroyed the Linyi Kingdom in only fifteen days. I guess it won't be short for you to lay out Jiangdong, right?"
"If we count from the Battle of Chibi in the 13th year of Jian'an, it's exactly fifteen years now." Lan Tian replied solemnly.
"It took so long." Song Chen was shocked.
"What you just said is right. The Sun family occupies a strategic location and manages Jiangdong III. How can it be achieved overnight? But I think it's too late. I can't make it in time to give gifts to His Majesty. It doesn't matter if we go back and make up for it." Lan Tian stroked his beard knowingly. A smile.
Song Chen nodded, "The general will send someone to contact the major general now?"
"Well, although Boyang has eliminated the invading enemies, there are still some fish that have slipped through the net. The people you send should be more careful. Instruct them to bypass Wu Jun's eyes and not let the Luling garrison be exposed. The decisive battle still has to be fought. The army serves as a sharp sword." Lan Tian's face was serious.
"The ambition to trap the enemy will be life or death, and I will be proud of the enemy who trapped the enemy." Song Chen hammered his chest with excitement, thinking that the enemy who trapped the enemy deserved such praise.
The men sent by Song Chen traveled on horseback for two days and arrived in Xichang County, where Lanyuan was located, on August 16th, and issued the order for Lantian to launch a final general offensive.
Lan Yuan took Ding Feng as the vanguard, mobilized all Luling troops and went north to attack Shiyang and Xingan, and ordered Wang Jin to stay in Luling to guard the prisoners.
During this period, Lan Yuan was not idle in Luling. With the help of Ding Feng, he stabilized the security of the counties and eliminated the defeated soldiers who fled back to Luling on Lu Dai's road.
Two months before Lu Dai sent troops to Longchuan, he sent Sun Bu and his men to explore the road disguised as salesmen. The news they got was that the defenders were few and unprepared, and the local officials were basically Yue people, so it was inferred that they were not taken seriously. This is why the barbarians are used to govern the barbarians.
Later, Lu Dai and Dai Liang divided their forces into two groups, and led the way to Longchuan with Sun Bu as the vanguard. Longjie Governor Tandingzhou Wangfeng pretended to surrender and lured him into the county town to rest and recuperate. Later, Jiangdong Army encountered an ambush.
The Wuxi barbarians stayed in Guangzhou and Jiaozhi. On Lantian's order, Shamoke took dozens of guards and secretly went to Longchuan to direct the defensive battle. He and Tandingzhou mobilized the local youth to resist. In the end, the two men's appeal was too strong. , tens of thousands of people responded at once, and almost everyone became a soldier.
Under the absolute advantage of numbers, Jiangdong's regular army quickly became disorganized. The general Lu Dai was shot by a poisonous arrow from Tan Dingzhou's guard and died of poison during the breakout. Sun Bu unfortunately encountered Samoko and was captured alive. Only He Qi led hundreds of his bodyguards to break out of the encirclement and fled back to Luling. Unfortunately, because they were short of men and horses, they fell into Wang Jin's trap and were captured.
After hunting geese all day long, he was blinded by geese pecks. He Qi was ashamed of being captured by bandits. He wanted to commit suicide but saw Ding Feng, so he immediately understood what was going on. Ding Feng and Lan Yuan tried to persuade him to surrender, but in vain. He was imprisoned in Luling Prison.
Ding Feng felt sorry for the failure in persuading him to surrender, because He Qi was indeed a talented person, but Lan Yuan didn't bother too much. He said to himself that he would ask after Jiangdong was destroyed for a while, and he didn't know who he would be guarding at that time.
On August 16, Lan Yuan led his army north to cut off Lu Fan's retreat. He placed his troops in armor and wore Wu army clothes, so that the defenders in the cities did not know that it was a foreign invasion.
Shiyang and Xingan were quickly captured, and the warships docked in Ganshui were also seized. Lan Yuan left three thousand men in Gaoling to guard Xingan, while the remaining soldiers boarded the ships and headed for Nanchang.
At dusk on August 17, the fleet arrived in Nanchang and landed. Ding Feng immediately sent someone to open the city gate.
When Sun Lin heard that the army was entering the city, he walked out of the prefect's mansion to greet him with doubts. He thought to himself that Sun Song and others had passed through the border a few days ago. Apart from the time required on the road, how could Lantian be defeated so quickly?
Walking out of the Yuzhang Prefect's Mansion, he saw a long dragon of torches on the street in front of him. After waiting for a while, he discovered that it was Ding Feng. Sun Lin was even more surprised at this time. Shouldn't this army be in Jiaozhou? Even if they are not stationed in Jiaozhou, they should stay in Luling. Why did they come to Nanchang?
"General Ding, why are you here?" Sun Lin stood astride the door of the mansion, completely unaware that the danger was approaching.
Ding Feng strode forward, clasped his fists and said, "The general heard that there were rebels in Nanchang City, so he was ordered to lead troops to arrest them."
"Huh? You are talking nonsense, Nanchang is peaceful and peaceful, where did the rebels come from? You are just a captain under Lu Dai's tent, how dare you interfere with my affairs in Yuzhang? Don't forget your identity just because you have some military exploits in Jiaozhou." Sun Lin was not polite at all.
"Really? Get it for me."
Ding Feng shouted loudly, and his soldiers rushed forward. Sun Lin was so frightened that he stepped back. The guards around him hurriedly came to resist, but unfortunately they were outnumbered and soon fell into a pool of blood.
Before Sun Lin was tied up with his hair disheveled, he had no idea what was going on. A small captain dared to rebel. So when he faced Ding Feng again, his status as a clan member still gave him full confidence. He gritted his teeth and threatened: "Ding Feng , aren’t you targeting traitors? What are you doing to me? Whose order are you following?”
Ding Feng stroked his beard and laughed: "Haha, your Sun family are rebels. It's you I'm going to take today."
"What? You are openly rebelling. If the King of Wu finds out, you three tribes will be annihilated." Sun Lin continued to shout.
At this time, the crowd dispersed, and Lan Yuan came from behind. He looked at the other person and asked coldly: "Are you Sun Neighbor? Your father, Sun Bi, is not on good terms with Sun Quan. Why don't you just surrender?"
"Ding Feng's new master? Who are you? Do you know the consequences of offending Jiangdong's Sun family?" Sun Lin struggled and shouted.
"My name is Lan Yuan, and Lan Tian is my father. Do you still think I'm afraid of offending the Sun family?" Lan Yuan looked disdainful.
Sweat was pouring out of Sun Lin's forehead. His mind was like a mess, wondering where did the Lan family come from? Isn't Jiangdong the attacker? Before he could understand, he was taken away by several strong men.
Lan Yuan and other generals entered the prefect's mansion, preparing to discuss how to attack Chaisang next and completely cut off the Soochow army's retreat.
Sun Lin was cursed and taken away. Chu Qing looked at his back and frowned and said, "Sun Lin and his son have been managing in Yuzhang for twenty years. What is the young general going to do with him?"
"We have not been blocked from entering Nanchang. If we can't, we will be imprisoned. It is up to my father to decide what to do with the Sun family." Lan Yuan frowned and replied.
"This person staying in Yuzhang will be a disaster. I will take him with him to attack Chaisang." Chu Qing made a serious suggestion.
Lan Yuan thought for a while but didn't respond. Ding Feng also clasped his fists and echoed: "The last general also suggested bringing him. Zhang Cheng, the guard of Chaisang, is cautious in character. In addition, there are 20,000 troops stationed there. I'm afraid it won't be as smooth as before."
"You want me to use my grandson as bait?" Lan Yuan nodded in understanding, and then added: "Maybe it can be done like this. This guy is the governor of Yuzhang after all."
(End of chapter)
