Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 581 The Big Three Gathered in Jiangling

"Point out the income on the map." Lan Tian led everyone back to the main account.

Last night, I heard that Lu Meng's ship entered the Yangtze River to go west. Lan Tian thought it was incredible. To the west of Jiangling was Yiling, an important town in Jingzhou, and to the west was the Three Gorges to enter the boundary of Yizhou. Was Lu Meng going to attack Yiling or enter Sichuan?

In history, there are many cases of attacking from Yizhou to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, but there is no attack on Yizhou from Jingzhou waterway, because the terrain of the Three Gorges is quite dangerous. Among them, Qutang Gorge (Kuimen) is as famous as Jianmen Pass. The world is dangerous, and Kuimen is known as the hero of the world'.

Anyone with a little military knowledge would never be so stupid as to attack Sichuan by water, and Lu Meng's character would not surrender in Shu, and the soldiers and horses in Jiangdong were severely damaged, and he was simply unable to attack another fortified city.

Because Lan Tian didn't understand Lu Meng's intentions, he sent scouts overnight to track him down.

Chu Qing pointed to a river fifty or sixty miles away to the west of Jiangling City and said, "My people discovered that Lu Meng's fleet left the Yangtze River this morning and went northward from this river. Look, sir."

"Juzhang River? Isn't this a dead end? What's on Lu Meng's mind?" Gao Shun exclaimed beside him.

Jushui and Zhangshui originate in Xincheng County (one of the three counties in the Middle East of the Han Dynasty, and the government office Fangling), and merge into the Juzhang River in Zhijiang County from north to south, and finally flow into the Yangtze River in the Jingzhou section.

Lan Tian frowned, "Something's wrong. Could it be that Lu Meng wants to take advantage of the maneuverability of the warship to land in the upper reaches of Jushui or Zhangshui, and then escape back to Jiangdong through Xiangyang? Or he has already arrived at such a field, and he is still thinking about attacking General Guan?"

"Uncle, you have to find a way to help my father. He has lost contact with us for a month, and he doesn't know that Jiangling is besieged and the morale of the army will not be affected." Guan Xing was worried.

Lan Tian nodded and comforted: "An Guo, don't worry, this is all my job."

"Sir, how do you think you should deal with it? According to the information I have received, Lu Meng's army supervisor, Gu Li, brought thousands of remnants last night, and suddenly disappeared in the north of Jiangling city. I really don't understand how the Jiangdong people use their troops." Gao Shun asked .

Lan Tian tapped on the table lightly, and replied solemnly: "Since Lu Meng's motives are unknown, we can only crack them one by one. Chu Sima immediately released all the scouts and focused on monitoring the Juzhang River fleet. I want to know what exactly they are. Where to log in."

"Wei." Chu Qing took the order with fists in his arms and left.

Hearing Lan Tian giving orders, Lan Ji and Guan Xing were eager to try, but Lan Tian didn't respond at all.

While Gao Shun was waiting to receive the order, the chief guard, Gao Yuan, brought the two into the big tent. Lan Tian looked up and found that it was Su Fei and Li Yi. He immediately knew that the danger to the police had been lifted.

"General Lan." Su Fei and Li Yi clasped their fists in salute.

Lan Tian smiled and nodded in response: "The two generals came just in time. I remember that Sun Jiao had a navy of ten thousand people. Could it be that you wiped them all out in the police?"

"Although Sun Jiao had many warships, General Li and I attacked back and forth. This guy quickly showed his timidity. Last night he quickly retreated and fled to the west. We chased until dark and worried about being cheated, so we didn't continue to chase upstream. " Su Fei replied.

"Doctor Su said that Sun Jiao fled to Jiangling?" Lan Tian was surprised.

Su Fei nodded, "That's right, I heard from General Li that Lu Meng's main force is in Jiangling, so Sun Jiao should have defected to him."

Gao Shun frowned and said to himself: "When we arrived, Lu Meng had just escaped. Could it be that Sun Jiao went west before him? But why didn't he dock at Jiangling to join the main force?"

"I'm not sure about this general. Maybe it's because they are worried about being attacked by our land and water? After all, they fight far away from Jiangdong and have no foundation in Jingzhou." Su Fei shook his head.

"Sir, what do you think?" Gao Shun gestured to Lan Tian to express his opinion.

Lan Tian replied: "Lu Meng and Sun Jiao behaved abnormally. I can't see their intentions for the time being. I can only deal with them flexibly. You immediately enter the Juzhang River with a warship and cut off their retreat on the water."

"The general obeys orders." Su Fei and Li Yi cupped their fists to accept the order.

When the two turned to leave, Lan Tian suddenly stopped Li Yi, then took out two letters from his arms and handed them over, "Send someone to Dongting and Jiangxia immediately, and send one to Master Xu to come to Jiangling to sit in town. Another letter was given to Pang Lingming to let him lead the cavalry across the river."

"Wei." Li Yi accepted the letter and turned to leave.

"Sir, if Pang Lingming is transferred away, the three generals will definitely follow. If the French army division also leaves, then Jiang Xia will not be unguarded? Once Lu Xun and Sun Quan meet, they may go back soon. Wouldn't Jiang Xia change hands again? What's the point of their trip?" Gao Shun asked puzzled.

Lan Tian looked calm and said with a smile: "I suggested in the letter that the French army division stay behind. Sun Quan will not be able to dispel his suspicions so quickly. Even if he goes and returns, what can he do? Now all places in Jingzhou are ready. The tens of thousands in Jiangdong Where can people conquer? At most, they are like water thieves looting small towns. When we wipe out Lu Meng's main force and return to the army, Sun Quan may not be able to return, so he may not dare to come again.

In addition, marching from Xiakou to the north along the west of the Han River, this road should be able to catch all the fish that slipped through the net in the east of the river. When the time comes to go north to support General Guan to break Cao, it is the place where Pang De's cavalry will come into play. "

"Uh" Gao Shun thought carefully after listening.

"Mr. Mister"

Lan Tian and Gao Shun were startled when they heard a joyous voice from outside the tent, thinking that this voice is too familiar, right?
The curtain of the tent was lifted, and a gust of wind came in. Gan Ning, Su Fei, and Li Yi appeared at the same time. Lan Tian saw that the three people said that they were good guys, and the three giants of the navy actually got together.

"Xingba should have good news." Lan Tian smiled and nodded.

Gan Ning saluted Lan Tian and Gao Shun with clasped fists, and then narrated according to the timeline: "A few days ago there was a fierce battle in Fancheng, and the supply of the waterway was suddenly interrupted. General Guan ordered me to send a warship to the south to check, and found Jiangdong."

Gan Ning told in detail about Jiang Qin's cut off of the grain road, the battle against the Han River, the encounter with scouts, and the conflict between Yang Shui and Lu Meng. Lan Tian kneaded all the information together and presented a clear thread.

"You have to go back to the front line of Fancheng immediately, tell the soldiers about Jiangling's current situation, and let General Guan withstand the pressure and not panic. I am arranging reinforcements and food, and I will go north to help him capture Xiangfan soon. At this time, the family letter is worth ten thousand gold. Xingba should be quicker." Lan Tian replied meaningfully.

Gan Ning clasped his fists and replied: "I have arranged for Boping's scouts to go north by boat, and now I am traveling day and night to return to General Guan's side. See you in Xiangyang."

"See you in Xiangyang." Lan Tian nodded.

"We'll also set off immediately." Su Fei and Li Yi stood up and replied.

Gao Shun saw that Lan Tian was confident, and asked: "Sir, what should we do?"

"Let's also set up camp and send troops immediately. I suspect that Lu Meng's fleet will transfer to Zhangshui, and may land near Dangyang, and then go north to Xiangyang." Lan Tian frowned.

Gao Shun nodded: "I'll go to the army immediately."

(End of this chapter)