The Jiangdong warship moved eastward, and Gao Shun and Gan Ning led their troops forward to help Su Fei's men demolish the water fortress left by Lu Su.

Gao Shun and Gan Ning both made great achievements in this battle, so Lantian invited Guan Yu and others to meet him.

Guan Yu first nodded to Gao Shun, because he was from Lantian and he couldn't comment. Then he told Gan Ning alone: ​​"Ziyu declares that you are the governor of Changsha. From now on, the waters of Dongting will be handed over to you. Can I rest assured?"

Gan Ning is neither humble nor arrogant: "I will try my best in the end."

Guan Yu nodded, "You and Governor Su are old acquaintances, and Guan also believes in your ability. The public security can jointly control and defend the waters in Dongting, and set up beacon towers along the river for early warning. If Jiangdong dares to make a sneak attack for the first time, there is no guarantee that it will not happen."

Come again a second time.”

"Wei." Gan Ning cupped his fists.

At this time, everyone was very relaxed. Yi Ji stepped forward and saluted everyone: "General Guan, General Lan, everyone, now that the crisis in Jingzhou has been resolved, the Lord is still waiting for news in Yizhou. I would like to say goodbye and return to Chengdu to resume my duties."

Guan Yu nodded, "What Uncle Ji said is true. It would be better to make my elder brother feel at ease as soon as possible."

"Then I'll take the first step..." Yi Ji saluted again.

"Uncle Ji, please wait a moment. Guan also has to rush back to Jiangling. I can accompany you during this period." Guan Yu waved his hand and said.

"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders..."

Guan Yu turned to Lan Tian and said, "Why don't you come with me, Ziyu? Yuan Zhi misses you very much. If you defeat Cao Ren, you can still have a drink with Zilong."

Lan Tian quickly shook his head: "Jingnan has just experienced a war, and the top priority is to stabilize people's hearts and resume production. Besides, General Lai also wants to go back and settle down in Cangwu. Let's go our separate ways, right?"

Lai Gong clasped his fists and asked Guan Yu for instructions: "I want to go to Chengdu with Mr. Ji Bo to pay homage to the lord. Now there is General Lan in Jiaozhou to take care of him. There is no one who is more qualified than me..."

Guan Yu saw that Lai Gong was very pious, so he waved his hand and said: "Ziyu is a capable man, so he will work harder. This matter is settled."

Seeing that Lai Gong couldn't be retained, Lan Tian didn't force himself anymore, so he cupped his hands and laughed loudly: "In that case, I wish you all a safe journey."

"Ziyu is precious."

After Guan Yu finished speaking, he went with Lai Gong and Yi Ji first, leaving Su Fei behind to help everyone deal with the aftermath.

After handling the Dongting affairs, Gan Ning hosted a banquet for Lan Tian in Linxiang and thanked Lan Tian for his long-term cultivation and support.

Gan Ning burst into tears at the banquet. Looking back on the first half of his life, he was like a lost dog wandering around the world. If it weren't for Lan Tian's words, he might have blindly joined Sun Quan.

Gao Shun took a sip of water and asked coldly: "If you really vote for Jiangdong, then we will become opponents today, but are you confident in changing the outcome?"

Gan Ning shook his head: "Sir, your ambitions are lofty and far-reaching, and you cannot compare with others. Although Ning is a few years older, he only has a strong body. If he really serves Jiangdong, he may be killed by his neck at this moment..."

Lan Tian smiled and said: "To conquer a hundred horses and rob a camp, not many people in the world can do it. You don't have to be humble..."

Gan Ning looked at Gao Shun and smiled bitterly: "With Boping's entrapped troops, if I take the risk to rob the camp, wouldn't I be falling into a trap?"

Gao Shun was noncommittal: "If this is not true, stop flattering me. General Gan will be appointed as the governor of Changsha. Don't live up to your recommendation."

Gan Ning said nonchalantly: "Anyway, under the rule of Mr. Changsha, no matter what I don't understand about military affairs in the future, I will definitely go to Quanling for advice. The waterway is also very convenient."

Lan Tian nodded, "General Guan will definitely pay attention to the defense of the Yangtze River in the future, and the Dongting waters will be a top priority. Xingba may have more contact with Yun Chang in the future, so we must pay attention to control. It is not easy to win his favor."

"I will respect General Guan as much as Governor Lai," Gan Ning replied.

Lan Tian was very pleased after hearing this. Gan Ning had been practicing by his side for several years and could finally become a county guard in his own right. Although the wildness in his blood still existed, he had learned a more diplomatic style of dealing with things. As long as he was paired with a capable county magistrate,

Then Changsha County will definitely prosper.

After staying in Linxiang for half a day, Lantian and Gao Shun set off to return to Quanling. They were reluctant to stay and chose to give up. After all, there were still a lot of things waiting for Lantian to do.

I have been here for nearly a month. The busiest yamen in Quanling is the Press and Newspaper Department. There is too much material on Jiang Wan’s desk. The new issue of the Yangtze River News is likely to be a special issue, and Jiangdong will be pushed to the forefront of public opinion.

With the addition of 'commentator' Liao Li to add some spice, the newspaper may not even have enough space.

Lan Tian did not intend to stir up trouble during a sensitive period, causing the Sun and Liu families to fall into a tense atmosphere again. He had to warn the newspaper office to handle it more gently. After all, Cao's army in the north was already ready to move. If Jingzhou fell into war and chaos on all fronts, it would not be in line with Liu Bei.

The group’s current development ideas.

While Lantian led his troops back to Quanling, Guan Yu also rushed back to Jiangling in a warship. After bidding farewell to Yi Ji and Lai Gong at the dock, he entered the city without stopping.

"Has Sun Zhongmou retreated?" Xu Shu was overjoyed to see Guan Yu return.

Guan Yu nodded, "Retreat to Jiangxia for the time being. How is the situation in the north of Jiangling now?"

Xu Shu said: "When Yun Chang left, the garrison of Jiangling was less than 10,000 people. I was worried that Niu Jin would lead the troops to besiege the city, which would cause panic among the people and break the hard-won stability, so I sent Yuan Jian (Liao Hua) to lead the troops.

Five thousand went north to intercept and try to delay the battle until the general returns..."

"The military advisor wrote in general terms in the battle report. It seems that the actual situation is more dangerous. Liao Yuanjian was asked to take 5,000 soldiers to resist, but you only had 4,000 soldiers left to guard Jiangling. If Zhuge Military Advisor was here, he would never be like Yuan Zhi.

Take risks..." Guan Yu couldn't help but shake his head.

Xu Shu smiled and said: "I have four thousand people to defend the city. If the war is really brought to Jiangling City, not only the people in the city will panic, but also the nobles will abandon the city and surrender to the enemy..."

Guan Yu stroked his beard to express his approval to Xu Shu, and then asked: "How is the situation ahead now?"

Xu Shu led Guan Yu to the war room, pointed to the sand table and reported: "Yuan Jian (Liao Hua) originally relied on Dangyang City and fought back and forth with Niu Jin, but later Cao Ren personally brought troops to help, and General Liao resisted with few soldiers.

We were defeated in Dangyang, but fortunately General Zilong came from Chengdu. They should now confront each other in Dangyang."

Guan Yu frowned and fell into deep thought: "I heard that the main force of Cao's army is in Runan. If Cao Ren is allowed to stand firm in Dangyang, he may use this as a stronghold to move south. It is difficult for the existing defenders in Jingzhou to resist. I wonder if the military adviser has a clever plan to retreat the enemy quickly.

?”

Xu Shu looked at the sand table and thought: "Although Dangyang is not a big city, Zilong and Yuanjian's troops are not as good as Cao Ren's. If you want to win quickly, you must send reinforcements."

Guan Yu geared up: "Guan's hands are itchy these days. Yuan Zhi, please tell me what to do."

Xu Shu looked at Guan Ping next to him and said: "The young general will temporarily guard Jiangling, and Yun Changbing and I will go in two groups to support him."

"The troops are divided into two groups?"
Chapter completed!