Lanshi City is quite hot in June.
Nowadays, Lanshi City has people coming and going, and there is a constant flow of cars and horses. The geographical location of Lan's City. Although it is located in the north of Tianzhu and is not close to the sea like other places and does not have enough access to the sea, the geographical location of Lan's City is very critical.
Going north from Lanshi City, you can enter Xizhou, and you have mastered the road to enter Xizhou and from Xizhou to the Central Plains.
Going south from Lanshi City, you can go to North Xiangzhou and South Xiangzhou.
This is an important city connecting the north and the south.
Just like this, merchants going north to Xizhou, merchants going south to Xiangzhou, and merchants going west to the Parthian Empire all transited here. It was precisely because of this that Olivia attacked Lan City in the first place.
This is a transit point.
In the city, the Governor's Mansion.
Lu Rong handles government affairs skillfully. He has been in power in Lan's City for some time and has long been familiar with everything in Lan's City. He is very familiar with handling government affairs. The Lu Rong now is not the Lu Rong who just came to Lan City.
Especially in the battle when Olivia attacked Lan's City, Lu Rong did not escape. Instead, he chose to resist desperately and defended Lan's City. Lu Rong's personal prestige was established and he was no longer looked down upon by many people.
War is like this, it makes people grow. Some people died in the war, and some took advantage of the opportunity to rise up.
While Lu Rong was handling government affairs, there was a knock on the door, the door was pushed open, and the chief clerk Kuai Rui entered. Kuai Rui saluted Lu Rong eagerly and said, "Your Majesty, something serious has happened."
Lu Rong asked: "What happened?"
Kuai Rui replied: "The merchants in the Parthian Empire sent back news that the Parthian Empire sent troops to fight in our direction. After Ma Chao got the news, he was already preparing for war in Gushanbeier City to resist the attack from the Parthian Empire."
"Thanks to the fact that the envoy wisely foresaw the war with the Parthian Empire before, he arranged for merchants to sneak into the Parthian territory and keep an eye on Parthia's actions. Otherwise, we would not be able to respond in the first place."
"With the current news, we can respond in advance."
Kuai Rui was more in awe of Lu Rong.
Previously, Lan's City was attacked by Olivia and the situation was extremely critical. He suggested that Lu Rong withdraw and abandon Lan's City to save his own life. However, Lu Rong chose to fight to the end and won the final victory and glory.
This is the benefit of fighting to the death.
Lu Rong looked serious. After thinking for a while, he said: "We have few troops in Lanshi City, and there are not many troops in Guizhou. Even if I go to Gushanbeier City immediately, it will not make any sense."
"Ma Chao is defending the town of Gushanbeir and actively preparing for war, so he can temporarily delay the Parthian army. In this way, we have enough time to prepare and we can seize the last chance."
"Next, there are three things to arrange."
"First, mobilize the people of Guizhou and recruit soldiers to go to Gushanbeier City to help Ma Chao and assist Ma Chao in his defense. Second, quickly arrange for people to send a message to Huashi City and ask General Manager Xun to mobilize troops and horses for reinforcements.
Lu Rong said solemnly: "Thirdly, the merchants in Lan City, especially those in Anxi Kingdom, must increase supervision to ensure that the power of the entire Lan City is under our control, and there cannot be any cooperation between inside and outside. .”
"Here!"
Kuai Rui answered with clasped fists.
He turned around and hurried out. As soon as he reached the door, he saw a waiter hurriedly walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has returned from the country with someone. There is only half a day left to Lan's City."
Lu Rong stood up in an instant, very excited, and even more happy in his heart, and said: "It is best if your Majesty is here. With your Majesty here, people's hearts will be stable, which will save a lot of problems and can directly mobilize troops."
Kuai Rui asked: "Your Majesty, since your Majesty is here, will you still carry out the original plan?"
"certainly!"
Lu Rong answered without hesitation.
Without thinking, he continued to give instructions: "The arrangements for recruiting troops from local areas must be implemented, and Ma Chao must be notified that when His Majesty returns from the country, he may go to Gushanbeier City on the front line, so that he can guard Gushanbeier City with peace of mind."
"The request for help from Manager Xun must also be sent out, and at the same time, the news of your Majesty's arrival must be made clear."
"The supervision of merchants can only be stricter and cannot be relaxed. Once His Majesty is in Lan's City, people from the Parthian Kingdom rebel in the city. It is not His Majesty who is embarrassed, but us."
Lu Rong quickly made arrangements.
In one sentence, if the news of Lu Xuan's arrival is released, whether it is Ma Chao or Xun Yu, knowing that Lu Xuan is here, many things can be easily arranged. Otherwise, Lu Xuan is not in Xiangzhou, and it will be difficult for Xun Yu or Ma Chao to make arrangements when big decisions are involved.
After receiving the instructions, Kuai Rui hurriedly left to arrange the arrangements.
In the evening, Lu Rong got the news that Lu Xuan's team had arrived. He personally came to the gate of Lan City to greet him. After waiting for a short time, Lu Rong saw Lu Xuan coming with his army. He quickly stepped forward to salute, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Lu Rong, pays homage to you."
"Get up."
Lu Xuan nodded.
Starting from Nanjing, we took the waterway to the west, then transferred to Xiangyang and headed north. The speed of the journey was not very fast. After all, Lu Xuan's team included not only people like Da Qiao and Diao Chan, but also miraculous doctors such as Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing.
As elderly people are here, you should not be in a hurry, otherwise it will be too much for Zhang Zhongjing, Hua Tuo and others.
That's why it took so long.
Lu Rong stood up straight and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I received news this morning that the Parthian Empire sent troops to kill. As for the Parthian Empire, the leaders were the Parthian Emperor Vorogasis V and his eldest son. Vorogis and Artaban. The opponent's strength is currently about 60,000, and they are already heading towards the city of Gushanbeir guarded by Ma Chao."
Lu Xuan asked: "How did you cope with it?"
Lu Rong looked serious and said quickly: "When I was preparing to deal with the strategy of the Parthian Empire army, I got the news of His Majesty's arrival. Because His Majesty was here, I told Ma Chao and Manager Xun the news."
"In addition, in order to ensure that Ma Chao can hold on, we have recruited more than 5,000 soldiers to go to Gushanbeier City for reinforcements. At the same time, we have asked General Manager Xun to mobilize troops for reinforcements. Now we are waiting for His Majesty's decision."
"You did a great job."
Lu Xuan nodded.
Lu Rong's arrangement is very reasonable. Regarding Xiangzhou's affairs, Xun Yu must first be notified and asked to make arrangements. Immediately afterwards, we must rush to reinforce Ma Chao first. We cannot wait for reinforcements in a rigid manner, but must respond flexibly.
Lu Xuan ordered: "Enter the city immediately, and we will further consider our strategy."
"Here!"
Lu Rong answered quickly.
He and Lu Xuan entered the governor's mansion in Lan City together, and Lu Xuan was discussing matters in the governor's mansion. After some discussion, it was decided that Lu Xuan would stay in Lanshi City temporarily, waiting for Xun Yu's reinforcements. In addition, Huang Zhong, Guan Yu and Zhang Ren's troops were all transferred to the north.
Only by mobilizing the main force to participate in the war can we best deal with the invading Parthian Empire army.
