Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 830

After the Battle of Chibi, Soochow did not gain real benefits in Jingzhou, so Sun Quan, on the advice of his officials, sent his confidant Lu Fan to Jingzhou to fight for Jiangdong's due interests.

At that time, Lantian 'submitted' to Liu Bei as an important minister of Liu Qi, and had great influence among the ministers of civil and military affairs in Jingzhou. Lu Fan spent a lot of money to befriend him and agreed to seek greater benefits for Soochow.

Lan Tian, ​​who was the prefect of Lingling at the time, readily agreed, but did not do anything afterward. Lu Fan was criticized by the Jiangdong gentry because of his unfavorable handling of affairs, and he was accused of embezzling the gold and silver property given to Lan Tian.

Lu Fan is well-known in Jiangdong for his fancy clothes and love of enjoyment. Because of "corruption", he has been pointed at for a long time. Fortunately, Sun Quan did not pursue his trust, and was then sent to Nanhai County to assist Wei Jing in conspiring to seize Jiaozhou. Divert the attention of the Jiangdong gentry.

During Lu Fan's stay in Jiaozhou, he was defeated by Lai Gong many times. Later, Sun Quan's three-way attack on Jingzhou failed.

After Lai Gong joined Liu Bei and Lantian entered Jiaozhou, the hidden truth surfaced. Lu Fan also understood that Lantian was the opponent of Jiaozhou, so his hatred for Lantian reached its peak.

Lu Fan withdrew from Jiaozhou to Jiangdong, and was arranged by Sun Quan to guard the rear of Jianye for a long time. This time he was appointed as the commander of the western front to deal with Lantian, and the blood in his heart burned again.

At the end of June, Lu Fan received an order from Sun Quan to take advantage of the fallen army and go to the Jingbei battlefield, gather land forces from Luling and Yuzhang, and quickly go south to capture Guangzhou City, capture the families of soldiers in Lantian and Jiaozhou, and then attack north Among the four counties in Jingnan, it is best to capture Lantian alive. If not, drive Lantian to the north of the Yangtze River.

Sun Quan planned to take advantage of Cao Liu's fierce battle in Jingbei and Guanzhong to capture Liu Bei's Jingnan and Jiaozhou in one fell swoop, thereby cutting off the logistics of Guan Yu's Jingzhou army and realizing the strategic layout of weak Liu and strong Sun.

This plan was proposed by Sun Quan himself, and was fully approved by General Huaisi. Sun Quan did his best to transfer the soldiers to Chaisang.

In addition to the two to 3000 people left to maintain law and order in the counties and counties, Wangdu Jianye left more than [-] people from the left and right of Jiefanwei, and soldiers from the counties in the east of the Yangtze River secretly moved to the west.

Reinforced soldiers from all over the country, together with the original garrisons in Yuzhang and Luling counties, had a total strength of [-].

Almost as powerful as the Soochow Wu, Lu Fan had never commanded such a large regiment, and he couldn't calm down from the moment he received the order.

It takes time for soldiers and horses to assemble from all over the country, but the opportunity is fleeting. Lu Fan didn't want to wait with excitement, so he called the generals of the various ministries to discuss matters that afternoon.

Dozens of generals gathered in Chaisang's tent, most of them were members of the Sun family's clan and the Huaisi faction, while the generals of the Jiangdong faction followed Lu Xun to Ruxu.

Lu Fan looked at the generals and said solemnly: "How many years have we Jiangdong suffered in the hands of Lantian? It shows that he attaches great importance to this battle. If Jiangdong fails, there will be no future. Everyone must work together to contribute to the country. Ding Gong (Lu Dai) and Gong Da (Sun Neighbor), please tell the latest information to the soldiers They boost confidence."

Lu Dai clasped his fists and looked around the crowd: "More than a month ago, your majesty appointed General Sun Bu to come to Luling to collect intelligence for the attack on Guangzhou. According to the latest information collected by General Sun, the entrapment army is indeed not stationed near Guangzhou. The city of Guangzhou is now There are only [-] barbarians guarding the defense, and the rest of Jiaozhou's defenders are in Jiaozhi County, so it can be said that the rear of Lantian is quite empty."

"It is said that after Lantian took Jiaozhi, he disbanded all Shixie's tens of thousands of dragon troops and used them as labor labor. It is simply a dead end. As long as we are fast enough, we can capture Guangzhou before Shamoke's reinforcements arrive. It is said that the city wall of Guangzhou is not as good as some counties, and there are quite a few weak points?" Lu Fan asked.

Lu Dai nodded in affirmation: "Because the city of Guangzhou covers a huge area, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources to build a complete city wall. Relying on its own powerful army, Lantian simplified the construction of the city wall. The thickness of most of the city wall, The height is not up to the standard, and it is still being repaired and expanded slowly. If we go to Guangzhou to attack the city now, the simple city walls will not be able to withstand several rounds of strong attacks."

"Hahaha, this guy from Lantian is just too confident, but horses sometimes stumble. Now that the war in Jingbei is so stalemate, he must not hold up Guan Yu to ask for help and send troops. It is a god-given opportunity for Jiangdong." Lu Fan must smile. After finishing speaking, he immediately turned his head and asked Lu Dai: "Donggong, the [-] soldiers and horses in Luling are the front, and they took Guangzhou first when they were unprepared. Do you have any questions?"

"Uh, if there were only three thousand barbarians in Guangzhou, there would be none." Lu Dai implied that there was difficulty.

"What worries Dinggong?" Lu Fan frowned. He was very ambitious at this time, but he was not used to being thrown cold water.

Lu Dai clasped his fists and replied: "There are two roads from Luling to Guangzhou. One is to go out of Nanye County and enter Qujiang in Guilin, go south to Zhenyang, pass through Supu Pass and enter Jiaozhou, and then go south to Guangzhou directly. It is to take the small road in the southern mountainous area of ​​Yudu County, enter the border of Longchuan, Nanhai County, and then attack Boluo, Zengcheng, and Guangzhou to the west."

"Mr. Ding is telling me that no matter which way to go, the garrison along the way must be alarmed, right? A few soldiers and horses are worthless? Not to mention the road in Guiyang, it should be easy to go to Longchuan, right?"

Lu Fanxin said that there are only [-] barbarian soldiers in Guangzhou, and the [-] soldiers in Luling are not rich enough?He escaped from Longchuan at that time, remembering that there were not many defenders in Boluo and Zengcheng.

Lu Dai quickly explained: "General Ziheng didn't know that many Yue people from the counties in the south of Luling fled to Longchuan to settle down. Many Wuxi barbarians moved to Jieyang County, if Longjie Dudu Tan Dingzhou organizes barbarian resistance, the surprise attack on Guangzhou is likely to be blocked."

"What about the road in Guiyang? Shouldn't it be easier to walk on a flat road?" Lu Fan asked.

Lu Dai replied affirmatively: "Guiyang's official road is wider, but if the last general marches on a large scale, he will definitely be discovered by the Guiyang defenders. Xi Zhen also has more than ten thousand garrisons."

Lu Fan stroked his long beard, showed a puzzled expression, and asked knowingly: "There is no smooth sailing in the siege of the city. Which way will Duke Ding decide to go? Is it because there are not enough soldiers and horses in Luling?"

"If you want to successfully attack Guangzhou, it is best to send as many troops as possible for the first time. In the end, I suggest two routes to attack at the same time. In case Lantian has left behind in Guangzhou, so that the first and last can't look at each other, the chances of winning will be better." Lu Dai spoke sincerely.

"Ding Gong is right, but the troops from all walks of life in Jiangdong haven't arrived yet." Lu Fan paused for a moment, then looked at Sun's neighbor and signaled: "When Taishou Sun finishes talking about the situation in Jingnan counties, the general will make unified arrangements."

At this time, Lu Fan's first young man stood up, and he was Sun Neighbor, the youngest county guard in the Three Kingdoms era.

(End of this chapter)