Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 593

Gao Shun left with doubts, and Lan Tian sat alone at the table pressing paper and pen, looking at the snowflakes flying outside the window, his thoughts were drawn into the world of the divine sculpture.

The long text requires a brief description. Lan Tian closed his eyes and recalled the plot, and it took him a long time to write.

The content of a chapter was condensed just now, and Gao Yuan's voice sounded outside the door: "Sir, are you free now? General Guan invites you to the side hall to discuss matters."

"I'll go right away." Lan Tian responded loudly.

Guan Yu should be discussing the strategy of retreating the enemy. The major military divisions are not on the front line now. As a backup player, Lan Tian naturally has to keep up at this time. As for Wen Chaogong, he can do it at any time.

He and Gao Yuan went to the side hall of the prefect's mansion, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Gan Ning and others had already arrived.

"Come on, Ziyu." Guan Yu stood beside the sand table in the hall and waved to Lan Tian.

After chasing Pan Zhang to solve his worries, Guan Yu's thoughts turned to Pocao. During this time, he asked someone to set up a sand table in the Fancheng area. On the sand table were placed blue and green wooden blocks representing the strength of the troops.

Looking at the terrain of the entire Nanyang and Nanxiang areas on the sand table, it is too flat compared to Yizhou and Jingnan. The Central Plains to the north is Cao Cao's home field, which means that in the future, the Central Plains will have to compete for strength, like Dingjun Mountain There's not much of that terrain available.

Lan Tian walked slowly to the sand table, Guan Ping, Gan Ning, and Meng Da all clasped their fists in salute.

"Cao Cao has such a large force, it seems that he is determined to protect Fancheng." Lan Tian looked at the sand table and sighed.

Guan Yu told Guan Ping: "Ping'er, tell your uncle in detail the military situation we have now. It is estimated that the war will start after the snow stops."

"Wei." Guan Ping nodded and clasped his fists, then pointed to Fancheng on the sand table and said, "When we retreated to the south bank of the Han River, Cao Cao dispatched Yin Shu and Zhu Gai to lead the reinforcements to Fancheng. , Fancheng now has a total force of about [-] troops. More than [-] soldiers from Xu Shang and Lu Jian are stationed in Deng County. Zhang Liao's [-] men from the Huainan battlefield have advanced from Jia County where they were originally stationed to Xinye. After the rebellion in the southern counties of the capital, fifty thousand people were assembled and stationed in Wancheng."

"A total of one hundred thousand people is indeed not to be underestimated." Lan Tian frowned.

"I have fought against both sides more times. Cao Cao's [-] soldiers are much stronger than Sun Quan's [-] soldiers," Gan Ning added.

Zhang Fei accosted and yelled: "Who cares about one hundred and eighty thousand people, it's not fun to fight with fewer people. Cao Cao's 10 people this time is enough for me to enjoy."

Guan Yu glanced at Zhang Fei, thinking how old he was and still being so unstable, he frowned and continued to speak.

"All the troops that Jingzhou can draw are already on the front line, which gave Jiangdong the opportunity for a full-scale sneak attack. Now, with the addition of two reinforcements from Ziyu and Zidu (Meng Da), and thousands of soldiers from Hu Xiu and Fu Fang, now we The total strength of Cao Cao is [-], which is still very different from that of Cao Cao.

Fortunately, there were rebellions in several counties in Runan, and the Han River blocked Cao Jun's footsteps. Otherwise, I would not have been able to divide my troops to chase Pan Zhang and capture Lu Meng. It is estimated that Cao Cao will go south after the heavy snowfall. What does Ziyu think? "

A decisive battle on the plain depends on the quality of the individual soldiers, the excellent equipment, and the command and dispatch ability of the commanders. Now the difference in strength between the two sides is twice, and Lantian has no certainty of winning, unless there is the plague of Chibi. But it is easy to hold the solid Xiangyang.

"The Battle of Xiangfan was fought from summer to winter. The two sides continued to increase troops and the Han River blocked the road. I think it is unlikely to start a war in a short time, because the weather will turn cold rapidly after the snow melts. Under the premise of not having enough winter clothes How many soldiers will freeze to death in the wilderness?" Lan Tian raised his own question.

Zhang Fei was surprised when he heard that, and quickly echoed, "Ah, yes, yes, let's not talk about anything else, Pang Lingming's troops are light and simple, and they don't prepare winter clothes at all. The main reason is that Jiaozhou is not cold at all."

"So Cao Cao is also preparing winter clothes? The weather this year is colder than usual." Guan Yu frowned.

"Wancheng is very close to Xudu and Luoyang. Cao Jun's preparations are faster than ours. Ziyu, you have to let those workshops in Guangzhou speed up the production." Zhang Fei was very anxious.

Lan Tian had a relaxed expression and smiled leisurely: "There are tens of thousands of sets of winter clothes for combat in the warehouse in the artisan district of Guangzhou City. I have sent General Li to transport them in the morning. I believe they will arrive in Xiangyang in ten or a month."

After hearing this, Zhang Fei patted Lan Tian on the shoulder, and a naive smile appeared on his face again: "Well, you Lan Ziyu, it's a good thing you can think of winter clothes in such a hot place in Guangzhou, but there are mistakes."

"Third brother, how can you talk nonsense? Ziyu is clearly planning for a rainy day, so I don't have to worry about being so cautious." Guan Yu stroked his beard and praised.

"I'm just joking, second brother, you are too serious." Zhang Fei patted Guan Yu's shoulder again. This kind of intimacy may only be done by Liu Bei and Zhang Fei.

Lan Tian continued to analyze: "The snowfall has weakened today, and I expect it will turn sunny in the future. During the period of material transportation, make more preparations, sharpen swords and spears, repair warships, and chariots for the battle. Although Wancheng is far away from Luoyang and Xu It is near, but the military supplies also need to be provided by the big clan in the Central Plains. After Xun Yu’s death, the Henan big clan had a rift with Cao Cao.

Guan Yu nodded affirmatively: "It would be great if this is the case, and it happened to catch Cao Cao by surprise."

Lan Tian smiled slightly and said: "Actually, after successfully taking Xiangyang, the initiative of the war is in our hands. Fancheng and Xiangyang face each other across the river. If there is no naval warship to hold the battle, Cao's army will be allowed to cross the river to attack the city. Their The logistics and food roads cannot be kept, and we have the final say on when to attack."

"No wonder Cao Ren and Xu Huang didn't pursue us when we retreated to the south bank," Guan Ping said to himself.

Guan Yu replied: "Man Chong and Zhao Yan are resourceful people, how could they take risks at will? Besides, we retreated to cross the Han River, and Cao Ren just got a respite."

"Should we finalize the combat deployment now? Just take advantage of the free time to practice, and the soldiers of each battalion will be warm." Zhang Fei suggested.

Lan Tian frowned and shook his head, "It's no problem to train troops to keep warm, but the battle situation is changing rapidly, and it's useless to make a combat deployment too early. Let's talk about it by combining intelligence before the war."

"Oh" Zhang Fei responded.

Lan Tian turned around and told Guan Yu: "Although Governor Su went to Jiangxia to garrison, there is still a big gap between us and the Jiangdong Navy. We should send more ships to and from Xiakou and Xiangyang. Once Sun Quan's changes are discovered, report back in time, otherwise the soldiers will not be able to fight against Cao Cao with peace of mind. .”

Guan Yu nodded affirmatively at first, and then told Gan Ning in front of Lantian: "Xingba, you have heard it all, immediately do what Ziyu said, and send more patrol boats to and from various places, so that our water supply routes can no longer be cut off. .”

"Wei." Gan Ning clasped his fists and stood upright.

(End of this chapter)