Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 264
"Military division?" Liu Bei stopped Pang Tong who was about to leave.

"My lord, do you have any orders?" Pang Tong asked.

Liu Bei asked puzzledly: "Is it feasible to send someone to ask Kong Ming for help now? Just as Cao Cao is attacking Sun Quan at this time, Jingzhou should not have much defensive pressure."

At the beginning, he entered Sichuan and left a heavy army in Jingzhou. Even Liu Bei had no idea about taking Xichuan. Now he is forced to fight but suffers from the lack of major generals. With [-] soldiers fighting against Liu Zhang's [-] Yizhou soldiers, the future can only be described as worrying.

Pang Tong shook his head: "Although we and Liu Zhang have not broken up on the surface, they have already started to take measures. I guess the main waterway of Chuchuan is not easy to pass through. It will be very difficult to send the news, but you can try."

"Military division, go and invite Fa Xiaozhi."

"only."

Liu Bei pinned his hopes on Fazheng, hoping that he could find a way to send the letter.

The situation in Yizhou has changed suddenly, and Jingzhou has ushered in the harvest season.

After intense borer control in summer and autumn, the rice production in the four Jingnan counties reached [-]% in the first half of the year, which is quite an achievement in a disaster year.

In previous harvest seasons, Lantian would send troops to various counties to help, but this season Lantian let them rest.

Lan Tian stood on the ridge of the field with a stern face, watching the people outside the city busy cutting rice.

"Sir, seeing your sad face, are you still dissatisfied with the output?" Gao Shun asked curiously.

"I always feel that something will happen, but I'm just a little anxious to wait." Lan Tian shook his head.

In Lantian's memory, Liu Bei and Liu Zhang will turn against each other at the end of Jian'an 17th, and some of his arrangements are waiting for this day to come.

Gao Shun didn't ask any more questions, because Lan Tian's prediction and feeling were too accurate, so he thought that there would be no bad luck, right?

The two rode back to the city after seeing a few rice fields. They saw a businessman waiting in front of the prefect's mansion. When they approached, they found that it was Hu Ke, a "red-capped businessman" trained by Lan Tian.

Hu Ke used to be the leader of the reconnaissance battalion of the army that fell into the war. He had outstanding performance in the capture of Jiangling. Later, because of his dexterity and flexibility, he was transferred to Quanling Academy as the head of the guard. Lan Tian is very trustworthy.

"I came back soon this time." Gao Shun greeted with a smile.

"General, sir." Hu Ke cupped his fists and saluted.

Lan Tian nodded first, and then asked suspiciously: "It's half a month earlier than expected, but what's important?"

"Liu Zhang killed Zhang Song's family, and all the major water and land routes in and out of Xichuan were blocked. My merchant ship was only released because of a special charter. Is this important news?" Hu Ke asked.

Lan Tian stared wide-eyed, with wrinkles on his forehead.

"Boping, tell Xingba to stop practicing Wuqinxi, and tell him to report to the prefect's mansion as soon as possible, there is something urgent."

"only."

In less than a stick of incense, Gao Shun and Gan Ning appeared in front of Lan Tian hand in hand.

"Sir, what happened?" Gan Ning asked suspiciously.

Lan Tian had a serious expression: "There is a big event happening in Yizhou now, Boping, you put down everything in your hands and send all the generals in the army to recruit soldiers. I demand that there be no less than 3 soldiers by February next year, and at least there must be no fewer than [-] recruits. camp for a month."

"Before February? Now it's mid-November, young and old are harvesting grain now," Gao Shun said about the current difficulties.

"I just want the result, is it okay or not?" Lan Tian asked.

"Promise to complete." Gao Shun clasped his fists sonorously.

"What about me?" Gan Ning rarely saw Lan Tian so serious, he saw that Gao Shun had already received the task, and he couldn't wait to know what he was doing.

"Let the transport fleet assemble as soon as possible, first transfer food from the official warehouses in Lingling and Guiyang counties, and transfer [-] soldiers to Jiangling for half a year. Zhuge Military Division will send someone to contact you. This also needs to be done before February. Finish."

"Wei." Gan Ning clasped his fists and accepted the order. Compared with Gao Shun's task, his task was relatively easy.

Lan Tian called Gao Yuan again, "You set off for Jiangxia immediately. General Guan please meet up at Jiangling as soon as possible. I will also set off tomorrow morning."

"only."

According to the original historical process, Liu Bei would capture Chengdu two or three years later, but later Hanzhong was taken by Cao Cao, and the people in Sichuan suffered a lot in order to win the battle of Hanzhong.

The reason why Lan Tian took the initiative to intervene was to save some time for Liu Bei, and maybe he would have the opportunity to get ahead of Cao Cao.

After settling in Lingling, Lantian went north by boat. When he arrived in Jiangling, Guan Yu had already arrived ahead of schedule.

As soon as Lan Tian walked to the door, Zhang Fei went up to meet him and asked, "Did Ziyu call us to invite everyone to eat oysters? The second brother didn't have a good meal last time."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Yide, are you still thinking about it?"

Lan Tian had a serious face: "The oyster production is small and transportation is difficult. If we want to eat it in the future, we should go to Jiaozhou. I really have something important to tell everyone this time."

Seeing this, Zhang Fei murmured: "If you don't have it, you don't have it. Why is your face darker than mine?"

"What is Ziyu's urgent matter? Cao Cao's troops are now marching to Chaohu Lake to reach Ruxukou. I will sail away when the plateau arrives a day later." Guan Yu asked anxiously.

"General Guan really wants to go in person?" Lan Tian asked suspiciously.

"Jiangxia Navy only has [-] people, how dare I hand it over to others?" Guan Yu shook his head.

"How many troops will the general send to help?"

"Cao Cao claims to have 40 cavalry, and Sun Zhongmou only has [-] now. I plan to leave three or four thousand to defend Jingzhou, and the rest will go to Xunyang."

"The matter of supporting Sun Quan has to be discussed in the long term." Lan Tian frowned and explained the situation in Yizhou in detail.

Hearing this, Zhang Fei burst into flames, his brows furrowed and he yelled, "Young Liu Zhang dares to bully my eldest brother, second brother, let's go to Xichuan together."

Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and narrowed his eyes: "Third brother, don't be reckless, who will guard us when we all go to Jingzhou? Let's listen to what the military adviser has to say."

"Kong Ming and I didn't know about it in Jiangling, but Ziyu, how did you know about it when you were far away in Lingling?" Xu Shu was very puzzled, because from the perspective of geographical distance, the news from Yizhou should reach Jiangling first.

Lan Tian explained: "I sent a secret agent to Yizhou in advance."

Zhuge Liang jokingly said: "Ziyu, you dispatched special workers in advance, and you have been preparing money and food for soldiers, horses, and food. Could it be that you can really count?"

"Prepare for a rainy day, take precautions, the military adviser should understand me." Lan Tian replied.

Zhuge Liangliang nodded: "How about the soldiers, armor, and money you mentioned before?"

"It is under preparation, and it can be completed before February next year." Lan Tian said affirmatively

"I can't believe what a terrible situation it would be if Ziyu was in the camp of Cao Cao or Sun Quan." Zhuge Liang sighed.

"Then I'll go and catch him." Zhang Fei interjected.

Guan Yu saw that Lantian was well prepared, and his worries about Liu Bei were all gone, but he immediately thought that things in Jingzhou were still undecided, how to arrange for the candidates to enter Shu?

"Since Ziyu has prepared troops, horses, money and food, everyone should discuss who will go and who will stay." Guan Yu reminded.

Xu Shu looked at the crowd: "My lord, the current situation is very dangerous. If you can go, it's best to go. Kong Ming is known for his prudence. You can stay and guard Jingzhou."

Zhang Fei quickly agreed: "That's really great. Let's each lead an army. The five armies will enter Sichuan at the same time. Let's see if Liu Zhang can stand it."

(End of this chapter)