Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 553 'Food' Can't Be Disappointed

Although Li Yi's warship was good, his [-] sailors had no experience in actual combat, so they were unlikely to be opponents of Jiangdong's navy.

If those patrol boats on the Xiangshui were bait, he might have trouble letting the entrapment army go by water, so he finally decided to go by land from Linxiang, but the food, grass and luggage were still placed on the boat, and the distance from the land troops was always more than ten miles away. , Wait until the night when camping and resting and then docking and rendezvous.

The army marched lightly along the east bank of the Xiangshui River, which would not only increase the speed of the march, but also allow the soldiers to maintain their physical strength and cope with encounters.

"Military division, marching by land is very hard. You are not yet fully recovered. Why don't you take a boat with General Li and take the water route? Anyway, we can meet up every night." Lan Tian suggested to Fazheng.

Fazheng nodded, "Then let the general worry about it, but when the actual battle is fought, it's better for me to be a staff member in front of the battle."

"I can save it. This time, dealing with the Jiangdong rats is inseparable from the military division's advice."

Seeing Lantian and Fazheng talking and laughing, Zhang Fei looked at Pang De with a puzzled expression, "Lingming, why didn't Ziyu arrange for you? Could he be really angry?"

"Uh, I don't know what will happen," Pound replied awkwardly.

Zhang Fei looked at Pang De's expression of hating iron but not steel, and trotted to Lan Tian.

"Ziyu, what about us?"

"You have been exhausted in the past few days, you have to rest in Linxiang for a day, and then join the brigade after you rest. The reconnaissance battalion will keep in touch with you at any time." Lan Tian explained.

"I'm not tired." Zhang Fei scratched his head and continued to fight.

Lan Tian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Although you are not tired, the horses need to rest."

"Chu Sima and the others are also cavalry."

Before Zhang Fei finished speaking, he was interrupted ruthlessly by Lan Tian: "The scouts have two horses each, Yide, you can rest here at ease, anyway, the cavalry chases them quickly."

"I really don't need to rest. I'll let Ling Ming chase after me alone. I want to go first with you and the big army. I just have a question about the reconnaissance battalion. I will ask you for advice."

Zhang Fei smiled all over his face. He planned to follow Pound, and he might miss the battle, so he had to keep in line with Lan Tian at all times. He didn't hide this from others, but his expression made Lan Tian unable to make a decision.

"Ling Ming, then you all stay in Linxiang to rest and recuperate. If you need anything, you can find Army Division Xu. After rest, come directly to Baling to meet up." Lan Tian instructed Pang De.

"Wei." Pound clasped his fists and saluted.

The distance between Linxiang and Baling was more than [-] miles, and normal infantry would need six or seven days to march urgently. However, the soldiers in the formation were strong in quality and did not carry light loads, so they could keep marching for more than [-] miles a day.

After two days of walking, Pound led the cavalry to catch up with the large army.

Because he hadn't encountered Jiangdong soldiers in the past two days, Zhang Fei, who followed Lantian first, felt a little uncomfortable.

Infantry, cavalry, and navy marched in unison, advancing northward at a speed of sixty miles a day.

When Lantian's army crossed Mishui and rested in the northwest of Luo County, Chu Qing's reconnaissance battalion finally got news.

Thirty li away from the north, there is a [-]-scale army, and they are rushing to Luo County with banners and banners.

Zhang Fei was lying on the ground bored with a dog's tail grass in his mouth, looking at the sky with smoke and clouds in his mind, when he heard that there were enemies appearing, he immediately stood up like a carp.

"5000 people? Ziyu, we can't let down the food that Lu Xun brought up."

"Should we wait for the French army division to come and ask again?" Gao Shun suggested.

Fazheng is currently still on Li Yi's warship, and will not join the army until it is almost dark.

Lan Tian shook his head and said, "Yide is quite right. You can't live up to the delicious food. The war opportunity is fleeting. If you wait for the military division to come and ask for advice, it may be too late."

"Ah, yes, yes, Ziyu, hurry up and send troops." Zhang Fei was very energetic.

Lan Tian frowned and analyzed: "These soldiers and horses have traveled south for more than a hundred miles. It seems that Lu Xun can't sit still, but with the scout battalion to keep track of their whereabouts, we can let the cavalry detour around the two wings, and then Boping will attack head-on with the trapped army. Annihilating the enemy army just gives Lu Xun a blow."

"General, just give the order." Pound also surrounded him.

Lan Tian looked at the sun and frowned and said, "It should be dark in less than two hours. Lu Xun's army should be stationed in the field tonight. The dusk is when the other army is slack. We can't do it." Well, there is still a night battle, Bo Ping, Ling Ming."

"The end is here." Gao Shun and Pang De replied in unison.

"Boping, prepare your team immediately, and we will set off immediately."

"Wei." Gao Shun clasped his fists and turned to leave.

After giving orders to the fallen troops, Lan Tianyu said to Pound earnestly, "Ling Ming, you have been training cavalry for a long time, so it's time to show your face to the world."

"The Jiangdong rats don't know how to fight in Xiliang, and the final general will definitely show his prestige." Pang De looked very confident.

Lan Tian specifically asked for Zhang Fei's opinion: "Yide, are you going to fight with Boping from the front, or go to the flank with Lingming?"

Zhang Fei squeezed his chin and thought for a while: "The dozens of my entourage are all cavalry, so it is natural to follow Ling Ming to outflank and come and go freely."

Lan Tian nodded and said: "This battle is fought by surprise. Yide must remember not to act without authorization. I will let Ling Ming clearly distinguish you a thousand cavalry. After we attract the opponent's attention first, you will attack from the left and right flanks at the same time."

"Ziyu is really nice. I'll beat Lu Xun for you." Zhang Fei patted Lan Tian on the shoulder.

After Lan Tian issued the combat order, the soldiers and horses of each battalion immediately started to move. Among them, Chu Qing's reconnaissance battalion was the most busy.

At dusk, the Jiangdong army was preparing to camp and rest, preparing to attack Luo County tomorrow morning and test Xu Shu's deployment of troops in Changsha.

The infantry that Lu Xun brought to Dongting were all Shanyue recruited in Poyang. They were proficient in bows and horses, and were very suitable for fighting in the mountains. The leader of these 5000 troops was Wu Qi, and the deputy was Huang Gai, the son of the late general. handle.

Sun Quan allocated only [-] sailors to Lu Xun. Lu Xun worried that it would be difficult to defend too thinly, so after raiding and occupying the Dongting Shuikou, he built a camp near the bank of Baling, connecting the water village and the dry village. And his [-] Mountain Yue soldiers are his reliance.

Lu Xun's water and land camp was completed, and he was going to advance south to occupy Changsha, but he encountered Xu Shu's scout army.

Xu Shu is very famous in Jingzhou. Lu Xun was surprised to learn that he suddenly appeared in Changsha. Lu Xun mistakenly thought that the plan to attack Jingzhou had been exposed, so the troops stationed in Dongting Dazhai remained motionless. He was waiting for Xu Shu's next move. After probing, Lu Xun's presence in Dongting Lake was acquiesced.

At this time, soldiers and horses from all walks of life in Jiangdong were blooming at the same time, and Lu Xun's Dongting Lake road seemed too conservative. This made Wu Qi, Huang Bing and others unable to understand.

Lu Xun saw that all the soldiers had the will to fight, so he sent Wu Qi and Huang Bing to go south to attack Luo County. Apart from testing Xu Shu's bottom line, he also wanted to set up an early warning base in the south.

(End of this chapter)