Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 746

Lan Tian stroked his beard and nodded: "Shi Xie's life has been smooth and smooth. He has not experienced any big battles, and he has easily obtained the existing rights. He is naturally frightened in the face of threats. Boping's current marching rhythm is similar to what he deduced in the sand table beforehand. , your intelligence has done quite well, and I hope that the battle will go smoothly next month."

Song Chen clasped his fists and replied: "Usihei was honored as a guest of honor by the Shi family in Jiaozhi. Shi Xie learned about the master's intentions through their brothers. He heard that the soldiers who fell into the army wanted to use Jiaozhi to scare him, but he didn't know that the Wusi brothers had always been our people. , It is too easy to obtain information.”

Lan Tian smiled slightly, Shi Xie's meticulous work is not only Ustin, Shi Zhi (zhi) and Hu Ke are also the eyes of the other party, but now Shi Zhi has been used by himself.

The world is bound to move towards unification. Shi Xie still holds the illusion that the chaos will not be destroyed, and hopes that the Shi family will continue to be the emperor of the land in Jiaozhou. However, personal will cannot compete with the general trend of the times.

"There are many forests in Jiuzhen County and Rinan County. The forest guide bought by Wu Sihei is trustworthy, right? It is very dangerous to get lost in the dense forests of mountains. There are many miasmas and poisons in the forests. They must pass quickly." Lan Tian wrinkled frown.

"Don't worry, sir. Although those Zhan people are unreliable, the gold and silver given by Ushei are very rich. In addition, King Linyi's administration in the district is relatively barbaric. Many people miss the rule of the Han court, so the guide who leads the way is very happy. .”

After explaining, Song Chen asked again: "There is one thing that I don't understand at the end. Since General Li Yi built a port in the north of Zhuya, why didn't he let General Gao go by sea? This will not only march faster, but also don't have to worry about being troubled by miasma. , is it really a false way to attack Guo?"

Lan Tian shook his head lightly: "Sea boats are no better than inland rivers. Once the wind and waves rise, the loss will be huge. The reason why Li Yi's navy is only allowed to support is mainly because of the safety of the march."

"Last year, the weather on the coast was really bad, but this year Jiaozhou Linhai is relatively calm, and all seagoing ships to and from Longbian and Guangzhou have resumed."

Before Song Chen finished speaking, Lan Tian interrupted directly: "Gao Boping took half of the main force to Jiaozhou. I don't allow any hidden dangers on the way. In addition, the transit from land to Hepu, Jiaozhi, and Jiuzhen really meant to beat the family of scholars. There is not much time left for them to completely surrender."

"Mr. is just too cautious. Although Longbian's garrison is large, the quality of individual soldiers is too weak. Even a strong attack is not difficult." Song Chen said again.

"Jiaozhou is so remote in the first place, and the population of Jiaozhi County is larger than that of Cangwu County. I don't want to scare these people away because of the war. I'd better fight for the top and fight for the bottom." Lan Tian knew that Shi Xie hadn't lived for a few years. , but he no longer wanted to wait for Shi Xie to die, and he would put pressure on the Shi family when he took Rinan County.

Song Chen understood that Lan Tian was a master of heart-to-heart warfare, and he was afraid that General Gao had frightened the Shi family half-foolishly, but he didn't know what method Lan Tian would use to take back the three counties.

"The army is about to start the battle. Do you have any other instructions? When General Gao and the others leave Jiuzhen County, the news will not come back so quickly." Song Chen asked.

Lan Tian shook his head, "Boping and I have played on the sand table many times. There is no need for remote guidance on tactics, but you can write him a letter, saying that the Huben Martial Hall is still two months away from completion. Yue officially opened the door to accept students, I hope he, the prison general, can rush back."

"Wei." Song Chen clasped his fists and nodded

It was already the end of March, and if the army still returned by land, then Gao Shun would have one month left to attack. Lan Tian's letter was equivalent to giving a timetable.

As long as the sea is not too stormy and does not affect the navigation, those cross-sea caravans usually choose the sea route. Lantian's reply to Gao Shun also takes the sea route. After the sea ship leaves Panyu Port, it goes southwest along the offshore straight line to the port in the north of Zhuya. transit.

The second half of the sea journey was originally to go around Hepu and Jiaozhi along the coastal waters, but Song Chen's people were in Zhuya Port, and met Jiaozhou navy sailing westward, so he revealed his identity and changed ships to accompany the army.

Li Yi has supervised the building of warships in Jiaozhou for several years, and now he has built hundreds of large and sturdy sea-going ships. Although they are not able to sail for a long time, they can sail at sea for four to five days without docking for supplies. .

Four or five days is enough to assist Gao Shun in attacking Nichinan. From Zhuya Port to the capital of Linyi, it only takes three days at most to sail in a straight line by sea.

On the eighth day of April, Li Yi and Yu Fan sailed at sea for two days, and arrived at Xupu County, the seat of Jiuzhen County (northwest of Thanh Hoa City, Vietnam today), where they met Gao Shun at the Xupu Wharf. Sent to the front.

After Gao Shun read the letter, he frowned and said nothing. Sha Moke guessed what new military orders Lantian had, so he leaned forward and asked, "General Gao, what did you say in the letter? Are there any new tactical arrangements?"

"Mr. said that the Huben Martial Arts Hall is about to be completed, and asked me to rush back to preside over the opening ceremony in July. Now there are less than three months left." Gao Shun frowned.

"Hey, I thought there were other arrangements. Three months is enough time. The small country of Linyi only has [-] garrisons, which is not enough for my barbarians to kill." White teeth.

Gao Shun replied with a serious face: "General Sha can't underestimate the enemy. Don't forget that you were held back by the Yue people in Luling for several months in Longchuan County."

Shamoke scratched his head and smiled awkwardly: "That's because I'm not smart enough, but aren't you in command now? In addition, there is a major general with both civil and military skills. Isn't it like chopping melons and vegetables to take down Nichinan?"

"Except for the time spent on the return journey, the actual combat time is only 20 days." Gao Shun frowned.

"Ah? I forgot that it will take time on the way, sir, is it too urgent? I was also thinking about finishing the fight against Rinan County, and taking Jiuzhen and Jiaozhi on the way back," Shamoke said with a pouted mouth.

Lan Yuan glanced at the crowd not far away, and said in a deep voice to Sha Moke: "General Sha, be careful, officials from Jiuzhen County are at the pier, be careful not to speak out."

"Uh, the general will know." Sha Moke hastily covered his mouth.

Since Gao Shun's army entered Hepu, the scholar family has been monitoring along the way in the name of reception. It just entered Jiuzhen County two days ago, and the prefect (huì) accompanied the county officials all the way. People will be completely at ease.

Yu Fan followed suit and said, "General Gao, I've been traveling with the ship these few days. The sea is still relatively calm. Why don't you let General Li transport you to the south in batches?"

"Well, we can first take Bijing County, an important town in the north, as a base, and then remove those big cities one by one." Li Yi clasped his fists in agreement.

"If we were going on the inland river, I would definitely let the soldiers board the boat, but storms at sea will come at any time, so I will strictly follow my husband's instructions and insist on marching south by land." Gao Shun said firmly.

"General Kelan has set a time limit for you." Yu Fan shook his head and stroked his beard.

Lan Yuan said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhongxiang. Father would rather see the army intact than returning to Guangzhou on time. We can't gamble with luck."

(End of this chapter)