Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 293 Pang Tong Invites a Battle
Often a word can change the trajectory of others.

After being encouraged by Lan Tian, ​​Xu An picked up his wine glass and returned to his seat. On the way, he seemed to be in a garden full of flowers, with a confident smile on his face.

Watching his fellow countryman regain his strength, Hao Pu's admiration for Lan Tian increased, and he sat cross-legged in front of Lan Tian's desk to thank him.

Lan Tian said a few polite words, and turned the topic to Guiyang's people's livelihood and defense.

Jingnan experienced a great plague at the end of the Han Dynasty, and the population of Guiyang County was the lowest among the four counties. When Lantian went to Linwu to take up his post, there were only more than [-] people in the county.

In the past few years, Guiyang has sufficient food, and has absorbed unnaturalized Yue people from the mountains. In addition, there are many refugees from other counties. The total population of Guiyang County has surpassed Wuling County, ranking third among the four Jingnan counties. A dozen years later, when the newborn becomes an adult, the population of the entire county will snowball.

The most important tool of production in an agricultural society is population, but the premise is not to suffer from natural disasters, plagues and wars. Lantian is to prevent the occurrence of these extreme situations.

"Are there any people in Cangwu who escaped across the border this year?" Lan Tian asked.

Hao Pu shook his head and replied: "It hasn't been there since the end of last year. It should be that Lu Ziheng took measures. The people who escaped from Cangwu, I settled in Nanping, Hanning and other counties. Cangwu don't want anyone to go back."

Lan Tian continued to ask: "How is the situation of the troops stationed in various places?"

"I follow the general's method in Lingling, implementing a loose outer and tight inner layout. Most of the thousands of defenders in the county are stationed outside the city. If there is a bandit rebellion in any county, it will spread directly from the center to the surroundings." Hao Pu smiled. answer.

Lan Tian frowned, thinking how could you copy my homework?Is the situation in Lingling and Guiyang different?
"How is the law and order in the counties of Guiyang County?" Lan Tian asked again.

Hao Pu replied truthfully: "Guiyang was once governed by Zhuge's army division, and the foundation of government affairs and defense was firmly established. In short, as long as the people can eat, no one will make trouble."

Lan Tian tapped the table and said seriously: "It is good to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, but it cannot be static. Since there are no bandits in the counties of Guiyang, it is not appropriate to adjust the defensive strategy. It is not appropriate to concentrate all around Chen County."

"Oh? General, please advise." Hao Pu clasped his fists sincerely.

Lan Tian stretched out three fingers and bent them one by one: "According to the distribution of the counties in Guiyang, the existing defenders can be divided into three places, with Leiyang in the north taking into account the four counties of Yinshan, Bianxian and Hanning, and Chenxian in the middle. Taking into account the three counties of Linwu and Nanping, and the southern station in Zhenyang also taking care of the four counties of Qujiang, Guiyang, and Hanwei."

Hao Pu twirled his beard in thought, and inadvertently glanced at Gao Shun who refused to drink in the back row, and guessed that it was this person who dispatched the troops from Lantian.

"This way of garrisoning troops is more efficient for countering rebellion, but there are only [-] defenders in Guiyang. How do you think the general will distribute them?"

"Keep [-] each in the central and northern regions, and [-] in Zhenyang. Pay special attention to defending the Weipu Pass." Lan Tian's eyes were determined.

Hao Pu was surprised when he heard this, he looked left and right, and asked in a low voice: "Is it possible that the general is worried about Lu Fan of Cangwu?"

"Cangwu is an outsider's place after all, it's better to be cautious. We accept many refugees from other people. If something happens, the consequences will be disastrous. You don't want the good things in Guiyang to leak out, do you?"

Lan Tianxin said that of course he was worried, Soochow was very good at playing backstabs, and Fu Shiren was still so enthusiastic.

"But we are allies." Hao Pu was puzzled.

Lan Tian Zhengse said: "A good doctor healed the disease, and Gan Xingba also left a navy to patrol the river bordering Lingling and Cangwu. It must be foolproof."

"I understand." Hao Pu nodded in response.

After the banquet, Lan Tian bid farewell to Hao Pu and Li Yang, and he went to Leishui Wharf to return to Quanling by water.

At that time, the rice wine was like sugar water. Although it was easy to drink, it had a lot of stamina. Because Lan Tian drank too much today, his head was dizzy after boarding the boat.

The windows in the cabin were wide open, but they still couldn't resist the high temperature. Lan Tian sat on the bow enjoying the cool breeze, and Gao Shun handed him a pill.

"Take one, General Zhang said that this hangover pill is very effective."

Lan Tian blocked it with his hands, "It will take a few more hours to go back to Quanling. This feeling of flying through the clouds and fog is very good. Boping, what are you doing with this thing? Are you planning to break the drinking ring?"

Gao Shun: "It's for my husband. I won't touch it when I'm drunk."

"But there are hangover pills? Zhang Zhongjing's medicine must be effective." Lan Tian asked curiously.

Gao Shun shook his head: "There are accidents in everything, I don't allow accidents to happen, and I will never drink alcohol in this life."

After hearing this, Lan Tian's mind became ethereal. He was impressed by Gao Shun's strong self-discipline. No wonder he brought out such a team as the trapped camp.

The warship was swaying in Leishui, and Lantian's thoughts flew into Yizhou, thinking that he would let Zhuge Liang and others enter Sichuan a year in advance, which should save Liu Bei's time, and the fate of deputy military adviser Pang Tong should be reversed, right?After all, Luma has not been ridden for a long time, and now he is eating fat in Quanling.

Pang Tong, who was far away in Xichuan, was tired all day long, but Liu Bei kept Lan Tian's advice in mind and refused to let him and Fazheng go to the front line in person, and kept making suggestions in the rear.

Since Jiamengguan raised troops against Liu Zhang, Liu Bei's army marched forward triumphantly, and soon captured Fucheng as a stronghold. Later, Fa Zheng, Huang Zhong, Pang Tong, and Wei Yan's military divisions and generals gradually formed.

Liu Zhang sent five armies of Liu Gui, Ling Bao, Zhang Ren, Deng Xian, and Wu Yi to rescue them, but they were all defeated, and then they all retreated to Mianzhu to wait for help.

Liu Zhang was shocked when he got the news, and he didn't dare to underestimate Liu Bei's [-] soldiers. He was afraid that the Five Route Army would not be able to defend Mianzhu, so he sent the guard Li Yan and his son-in-law Fei Guan to lead the troops to supervise the army.

In April of the 18th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei's troops arrived at Mianzhu Pass.

At this time Li Yan and Fei Guan hadn't arrived yet, and although Liu Gui and Ling Bao had [-] soldiers left, they could not issue unified orders because they were not in command, nor could they effectively use Mianzhu Pass to defend.

Liu Bei's army came fiercely and stationed in front of the pass, and the guards in Mianzhu closed the gate tightly and dared not fight.

Fazheng was very familiar with the conditions of the various cities and the details of the defenders. He prepared a large number of siege equipment when he set off from Fucheng, so the army rested for half a day before launching a fierce attack.

In ancient wars, the defenders of the city had a natural advantage. Under such circumstances, Liu Bei was tied with the defenders of Mianzhu in the first battle, but he was very distressed for such a small family.

After retiring in the evening, Liu Bei said worriedly: "Can the two military divisions solve the problem? Our food and soldiers are extremely difficult to supply. We can't play a war of attrition with them. Once Liu Zhang increases his troops, he will be in trouble."

Pang Tong raised his beard, "Liu Gui and the other five people are nothing to worry about, but if Liu Zhang sends a general to command, it will be troublesome at that time. We still have to attack regardless of losses. My lord, please let me command in front of the pass tomorrow."

Liu Bei quickly waved his hand: "No, no, the sword has no eyes before the pass, how can the military division be put in danger."

Pang Tong said anxiously: "Lan Ziyu and Kong Ming are both too cautious. Now our army is at a critical juncture. My lord, don't be superstitious. Everything should be important. How about Tong wearing thick armor tomorrow?"

"Not good." Liu Bei's tone was very firm.

(End of this chapter)