Seeing Guan Yu's anger, Su Fei quickly said: "Fortunately, General Lan has insight into everything. This big chess game set by Jiang Dong should end miserably in the end."

"Use the main force of the Jiangdong navy to contain our main force in Jingzhou, and then secretly attack Jingnan by land. I don't know who came up with the plan to attack from the east to the west. But facing Gao Boping's entrapped army, you should feel despair, right?" Guan Yu nodded, Xiao Pei said.

Defeat is still in sight.

"The Jiangdong warships peek into the water village many times a day. They should be worried that the general will send warships south. In fact, they have no intention of confronting our army, but are monitoring us. Should we take down Lu Su and Lu Meng first?" Su Fei suggested.

Guan Yu quickly shook his head, "Fighting on the water is not as convenient as on land. In addition, the Jiangdong naval force is very elite. If you attack rashly, you will easily be trapped. The Jiangling rear will be in danger. If Ziyu can destroy the enemy in Jingnan, and then lead the army north to respond to us,

Then you can take the initiative to launch an attack."

Su Fei nodded in agreement: "The general has thought carefully, and the general will not be able to do as well as he should..."

"Has there been news from Yuan Zhi yesterday? Is there anything unusual about Cao Ren in Xiangyang?" Guan Yu asked again.

Su Fei shook his head and replied: "Not yet."

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said to himself: "This time Jiangdong is so powerful that Cao Ren will go south to look for opportunities sooner or later..."

Su Fei clasped his fists and said: "If the general is worried about the safety of the rear, it is better to rush back to Jiangling first. In the end, the general will definitely defend Dongting."

Guan Yu shook his head and sighed: "If I leave Dongting now, how can Lu Su and Lu Meng feel at ease? They want to play tricks with us, so Guan will accompany us to the end. After Ziyu pacifies Jingnan, I really want to see the faces of these two people.

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"It must be very exciting." Su Fei complimented.

"Hahaha, wonderful is a good word. Lan Ziyu has been hiding for so long, and finally he can't hide anymore and is about to break out. Sun Quan should get a big surprise, but the man should shine brightly." Guan Yu laughed.

Two water fortresses were built across the lake in Dongting Lake. Every day, the generals from both sides would patrol the camps. On the surface, they were waiting for news from Liu Bei in Chengdu, but in fact, their attention was on the battlefield in Jingnan.

After several transfers by transport ships, it took two days for Gao Shun's trapped troops to complete their assembly. When Lantian arrived in Yinshan County, good and bad news had been sent back to the reconnaissance camp one after another.

The bad news is that Hao Pu's garrison in Yinshan County was all killed in the process of rushing to aid You County. At present, the three counties southeast of Changsha County, You County, Chaling, and Ancheng have all fallen.

The good news is that the reconnaissance battalion has discovered the whereabouts of the opponent's main force. After Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Huang Gai captured Youxian, Chaling, and Ancheng counties respectively, they are marching towards Liling to assemble. There are about 25,000 infantry and cavalry troops.

Almost all the troops in western Yangzhou.

As for Liao Li, who was brought by Gan Ning by ship, Lantian didn't want to bring a timid burden along the way, so he asked the transport ship to take him back to Quanling and temporarily put him in the press office to cooperate with Jiang Wan.

Lan Tian thought that Liao Li liked to complain anyway, so he simply let this guy be a full-time commentator.

After hearing that Lan Tian led troops to Yinshan County, Guiyang Governor Hao Pu personally came to ask for help, because the battle at Xiaopu Pass in the south had already begun. Unlike Ling Tong's light attack on Linxiang, Wei Jing and Lu Fan's coalition forces numbered tens of thousands, and

Carried siege vehicles and other equipment.

The defensive pressure at Xiaopu Pass was huge, and Haopu sent all the remaining garrison troops in Chen County to the front line, because if this pass were to be lost, Guiyang would be without any danger.

Although the population of Guiyang County is not as good as that of Changsha County, and its grain output, military resources, etc. only rank third in Jingnan, it has several mineral deposits of copper, iron, gold, and silver.

The Quanling Military Workshop had a large demand for ore, so Lantian moved most of the smelting workshops to Guiyang, saving time and capacity on road transportation.

When Gao Shun saw Hao Pu entangled with Lan Tian, ​​he comforted him: "Hao, please relax. My deputy Xu Shuang has rushed to Guiyang. I believe he will arrive in two days and will be able to hold the Pupu Pass by then."

Hao Pu smiled bitterly and said: "I already know about this, but two thousand soldiers are not enough. Wei Jing and the others are still adding more troops. Just in case something happens at Xiupuguan..."

Lan Tian consoled him: "The war in Changsha in the north is tense, and we are about to start an expedition here. You'd better rush back as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation. General Xu's two thousand elites can hold it. Jiangdong is planning to conquer Cangwu, and the South China Sea is not far away. There won't be much follow-up power."

"General Lan, the palms and backs of Changsha and Guiyang are full of flesh. You have eight thousand powerful athletes here. Why did you allocate two thousand to me there? Can you allocate more?" Hao Pu continued to fight.

Seeing that this guy was not done yet, Lan Tian frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Cheng Pu's 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry are rushing to Changsha. If I send you another force to Xiaopu Pass, do you know what will happen?"

Hao Pu was so surprised that he couldn't speak, and then he said with sweating profusely: "Twenty or thirty thousand? Then you should be careful, and I won't bother you if you are in a humble position..."

"Give this whistle to General Xu. If the defenders at Xiaopu Pass are really wiped out, ask him to send someone with this whistle to Linwu County to find Li Yang. It should be fine if Xindengzhuang pulls out thousands of young men.

Question." Lan Tian stopped Hao Pu, who was turning around, and handed over the bone whistle in his arms.

"I can save it." Hao Pu held the bone whistle and was filled with joy. He almost forgot that the people in Xindengzhuang, Linwu County, were very good at playing with hoes and swords and guns. They might be the only ones in the whole of Jingnan.

"Remember what I just said. Unless Xiaopuguan is really lit up, don't go to Linwu County to call for people. Professional soldiers and civilians should perform their duties. Don't affect people's production if you have to. Otherwise, I will question you later." Lan Tian reminded.

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"I understand." Hao Pu nodded.

After Lantian's policy was fully rolled out, the population and productivity have greatly improved. The trapped troops no longer need to collect food for the people, nor do they need to dredge rivers. They are now professional soldiers who protect their homes and the country. Their daily tasks

It means training, actual combat drills, and always preparing for battle.

Lantian is following the route of elite soldiers, which can not only save food to the greatest extent, but also effectively guarantee the production of the territory.

Everyone understands the advantages of elite soldiers, but cultivating elite soldiers requires financial resources. There are only 800 people in Lu Bu's camp, mainly because it is difficult to obtain heavy infantry equipment, especially because the prices of metals such as copper and iron are extremely high.

Starting from setting up a school to train craftsmen, and ending with mining, smelting, and forging, the entire Jingnan has a full industrial chain of armor, which greatly reduces the cost of armor. That's why Lantian expanded the army to 10,000 people. If he can invade in the future

The Central Plains may also build a uniformed cavalry force.

After completing their assembly in Yinshan County, Lan Tian and Gao Shun immediately sent their troops north. Facing an enemy three times their size, he still did not choose to fight head-on. Instead, he arranged for the reconnaissance battalion to actively harass and find ways to separate the enemies and defeat them individually.

Cheng Pu's three armies met in Liling. During this period, the scouts of the trapped army followed them closely, transmitting the opponent's movements back to Gaoshun in time. At first, there were only sporadic activities, and later, a group of more than ten people harassed them.

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Cheng Pu and others ignored the scabies disease at first, but slowly they discovered something was wrong. Such frequent activities were definitely not accidental. Could they be being targeted?
Chapter completed!