Less than a year after Lantian destroyed Wu, he quickly targeted Huainan. Lu Xun thought that Lantian would have some strange plans, but he didn't expect to answer so simply that there was no countermeasure.

Lu Xun admitted that the army was powerful and knew that the soldiers under Gan Ning could fight in water and land, but the total number was only 30,000 people. If they were scattered to Lujiang for defense, they would easily be defeated by the Wei army. The most important battlefield in Huainan was Hefei.

Hefei guarded the Chaohubei exit. As long as he could not take down this strong city, warships in the south could not enter the Huai-Si River from the Yangtze River. Without the water grain channel, there was no question of counterattacking the Central Plains by the Huai-Si River. This is also the reason why Sun Quan repeatedly defeated and fought.

"Lanfujun, the number of people in Jiangdong is not as large as that in the Central Plains. Fortunately, there are well-connected waterways, which can ensure the logistics of war at a relatively small cost. If you want to counterattack the Central Plains, you have to surround Hefei, why do you want to take Lujiang? Ninety percent of the people there have been moved by Cao Cao, so it doesn't make any sense to take them down." Lu Xun was puzzled.

Lantian drew a circle with his fingers from each county in Lujiang, and then stroked his beard and explained: "Lujiang is close to the Yangtze River and far away from the Central Plains. The Wei army and us have no waterway passages, and are they closer to Jiangdong? The other party's supply is much more difficult than ours. Moreover, in Huainan, it is a military farm area with fertile land, so how can the fertile soil be deserted?"

"What is the profound meaning of this move by the Lord of the House?" Lu Xun continued to ask.

Now Yangzhou, Jiaozhou and Jingzhou belong to Liu Bei, and the army may not have a dilemma of shortage of grain. Although I heard that Lantian likes to farm in rural areas, there is no need to be like this "hungry and food"? Is it necessary to spend more troops, money and food to farm in Huainan?

Lantian replied with a smile: "Excellent hunters often appear as prey. Bo Yan just told me that there are nearly 100,000 Wei troops in Huainan. I asked Gan Xingba to deliberately harass the surrounding area of ​​Lujiang. The purpose is to lure the Wei army south to defend. We can wait for the effort and surround the points to fight for help. If the troops like Chang Diao are small, they will swallow them. If the Wei army is strong, the enemy will advance and we will retreat. In the end, we cannot let the enemy rest."

"The Duke wants to fight with the Wei army to consume? The last general just received the Ruxu battle report yesterday. Cao Pi appointed Xiahou Shang as the general of the East. The loose situation of the Wei army in Huainan will be resolved soon. What if Xiahou Shang gave up Lujiang?" Lu Xun was still worried.

"If Xiahou Shang gave up Lujiang, Gan Xingba would just take it down. He happened to be the prefect of Lujiang." Lan Tian didn't care.

Lu Xun frowned, "If General Gan occupied Lujiang, Xiahou Shang will encircle him with heavy troops? Should he hold on or withdraw Ruxu? This kind of trouble will consume a lot of money for us."

"Defending a city is easier than siege, and there seems to be nothing to say." Lantian's expression was still relaxed.

"Xiahou Shangruo gathers 100,000 troops to siege the city. We send reinforcements to rescue him, and we have to worry about the land grain channel. Does the Duke have a good way to solve it?"

Lu Xun's ultimate question was also a stubborn disease during the Sun Quan period. Eastern Wu often attacked Lujiang County, and won only plunder money, grain and people. Finally, he returned to Jiangdong like a water bandit, and did not dare to guard the captured city. The main reason was that he was afraid that the land grain route would be cut off.

After hearing this, Lan Tian couldn't help laughing and said, "Zhang Liao exceeded 8 million and 100,000, and Gan Xingba's troops had 20,000 troops. Even if Xiahou Shang transferred all the troops in Huainan, it would be no problem for him to defend for dozens of days."

"What does the Fujun mean to not save him?" Lu Xun asked incredible.

"Lujiang is the trap I dug, and sending troops to rescue will lose its meaning. Jiangdong warships have strong mobility. If you go to Hefei through water, do you think Xiahou Shang is not panicked?" Lan Tian asked back.

"It's not easy to fight in Hefei" Lu Xun's face was solemn.

"You didn't let you fight really, just a feint attack to make the enemy run around, and then we looked for fighter opportunities in constant movement." Lantian answered and took Guan Yu as an example. "Last year, General Guan fought in Jingbei and blocked Cao Xiu's nearly 200,000 troops. Not only did he not have a passive defense, he finally took down Nanxiang County. The core was to use the mobility of the warships to bring elite soldiers to weak areas of the enemy, and through tactics such as exhausting the enemy, consuming, and cutting off food, he grasped the initiative in the war and disintegrating the morale of the Wei army."

Lu Xun nodded and sighed: "General Guan is so talented that I can't do it."

"Is it feasible for us to copy the tactics that General Guan used to Huainan? Xiahou Shangzhong must be on guard against it. What if he is not deceived?" Lan Yuan added.

"There is no unchanging strategy and tactics that can be adjusted according to the actual situation, but it doesn't matter even if it is made explicit. The Wei naval army has been abolished. This plan can be used as an open conspiracy. If Xiahou Shang saw that the intention was not deceived, Xingba could just gain a foothold in Lujiang. It should be cultivated and reinforced, and it should be strengthened. It is enough to slowly erode the city defense and erode to the north. As long as we maintain the advantage of the navy, the Wei army will have no way to do it." Lantian said solemnly.

"The Master of the Mansion is going to receive the teachings." Lu Xun bowed down and bowed.

After Lantian destroyed Wu, Lu Xun helped to rectify internal affairs and military affairs. The two did not have in-depth military exchanges, and their thinking was always limited to the Sun Quan era. Lantian's words just now made his situation open.

Lu Xun thought to himself that this strategy was only useful by Liu Bei. After all, the Han army's infantry, cavalry and navy were proficient. If someone had offered a suggestion to Sun Quan, no one would have stood firm on the land.

Lan Tian quickly helped Lu Xun up and encouraged him: "Boyan doesn't need to be humble. Don't I know the talent of yours? The world has not yet been settled. We must perform well in the battle to destroy Wei. It will not be a waste of a real man's life in the world and will be famous in history in the future."

"Lu Xun, obey the order." Lu Xun clasped his fists again.

Lan Yuan then clasped his fists and asked, "Father, since you have determined the tactics, when will you take us to Huainan?"

Lantian waved his hand and replied: "Yangzhou was settled, I won't go to the Huainan battlefield. You two will be more than enough to deal with Xiahou Shang."

"Don't Father go?" Lan Yuan asked.

Lan Tian smiled leisurely: "I am not a talented man in command of the army, and I cannot lead the team to charge. It is better to stay in Jianye to supervise logistics."

“Okay.”

Lan Yuan nodded slightly, and Lu Xun beside him complained, thinking that Lan Tian was too modest and was not a talent for commanding troops. Who could destroy Wu in March?

"Boyan is familiar with the Huainan battlefield, so you can contact the three troops in a unified manner, and the effect of coordinated combat will be better." Lan Tianyu told earnestly.

Lu Xun quickly refused, "Although the mansion is not on the front line, the prince consort can contact you in the middle, and the last general will do his best to cooperate."

"I? I am not right, my military position is the lowest, how can I take on this important task? My father has already spoken, General Lu should not refuse." Lan Yuan waved his hand to refuse.

Lu Xun smiled indifferently, "Although the prince-consort has the lowest military position, you represent the lord of the palace, so don't be humble anymore. In addition, I am not as good as General Gan."

"Ah, this." Lan Yuan looked at Lan Tian at a loss.

"Since it was recommended by Bo Yan, you can contact us and don't let his trust down." Lantian made the decision. He remembered Lu Xun's character, and it was probably useless to force him.
Chapter completed!