Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Lu Su turned around and replied: "I don't know how many Jingzhou soldiers and horses Liu Shijun took away, but General Guan's navy stationed in Xiakou has not moved. If there are more than [-] infantry in Jiangling, Xiangyang will definitely be under great pressure. General Guan Now we are the governor of Jingzhou, as long as we persuade him to restrain and attract Cao Jun, we have great hope of capturing Hefei."

Sun Quan chuckled: "Even if Jingzhou really has [-] troops, Guan Yunchang really dares to send all of them to Xiangfan? If there is a rebellion among them or they are attacked by other forces, wouldn't Jingzhou be in danger?"

"Uh... A little rebellion is nothing to be afraid of. Where did other forces come to attack?" Lu Su looked at a loss.

"Has Zijing forgotten that Gongjin intends to attack Guo and take Jingzhou by false route?" Sun Quan said meaningfully.

Lu Su quickly said: "Now Cao Cao is strong and Sun Liu is weak. If we attack Jingzhou from behind, we will undoubtedly help Cao Cao cut off his opponent. The so-called cold lips, without Liu Xuande's check and balance, the lord has no chance to be alone in the south..."

Sun Quan smiled wryly and shook his head: "Zi Jing is really an honest person, but Liu Xuande is not as honest as you..."

"My lord, what do you mean?" Lu Su was puzzled.

Sun Quan asked with a sneer, "Zijing still remembers the fact that our three families divided Jingzhou in Chaisang before the Battle of Chibi?"

"My lord, you mean Lan Ziyu? It's also our fault that we didn't win him over in advance, so after Liu Qi died, he led Jing Nan to vote for Liu Shijun..."

"Why didn't he win over? Ziheng gave him a lot of gold and silver, but even if he gave him a mountain of gold, it would be useless. Does Zijing know why?"

Lu Su shook his head, "I don't know..."

Sun Quan slapped the case in front of him and snorted coldly: "I only found out yesterday that the guy in Lantian is Liu Bei's wife and brother. They have been plotting against me, Jiangdong from the very beginning..."

As soon as Sun Quan said this, all the officials in the hall were stunned.

Lu Su suddenly felt that his brain was not enough. When he was in Chaisang, Lan Tian was very high-profile. At that time, he thought that Lan Tian did not take Liu Bei seriously because of Liu Qi's favor.

"Could there be some misunderstanding? General Guan was still covering Cheng Lao's retreat in Xinye before. If he really wanted to plot against us, why did he send troops to help?" Lu Su looked at Cheng Pu again after speaking.

Cheng Pu also nodded and said, "If it weren't for Guan Yunchang's help, none of the Jiangdong disciples who were stranded in Xinye would have been able to return..."

"Hehe, you still don't believe me? Lan Tian is not only Liu Bei's brother-in-law, he also married Lu Bu's daughter. Lu Bu's powerful camp is now in his hands. You really think that Jiangling was captured by Huang Zhong. ?”

Sun Quan connected all the doubtful points together like a hook, forming a complete chain of evidence.

Sun Quan's words fell to the ground like shattered ice, and the hall, which was still whispering, suddenly became extremely quiet. Everyone never expected that this little-known Lantian would actually stir up a storm in the torrent.

Lu Su immediately frowned, "If what my lord said is true, then we have to re-examine the problem in Jingzhou, at least we can't underestimate this Lan Ziyu."

"Can the news from the people around my little sister be false?" Sun Quan sneered.

"Then is Hefei still fighting?" Cheng Pu asked.

Sun Quan shook his head, "Since Liu Bei had already made plans, how dare Guan Yunchang's navy dare to look down on him? Zijing wants to keep an eye on him in Chaisang."

"My lord, Liu Bei has not broken his promise in righteousness. Lan Tian was indeed Liu Qi's important minister at the time. We can only say that they have the right time, place, and harmony. If we recklessly turn against each other, the world may be despised." Lu Su continued to remonstrate.

He is still a supporter of the Sun Liu Alliance, and if Sun Liu turns against him, it will only be Cao Cao who will benefit.

"Soldiers come out without a name, and the accident will not happen. What the governor said is reasonable, and my lord should think twice before acting." Gu Yong saw that Sun Quan was angry, and worried that he would start a war with Liu Bei, which would cost Jiangdong's soldiers and horses money, so he rushed out immediately. Ban advises.

"You are all resourceful people, can't you find a reason to send troops?" Sun Quan sneered.

Lu Su: "It's foolish to think that we should go all out to capture Hefei, continue to maintain a close ally with Liu Xuande, and wait for changes in Jingzhou to catch us by surprise."

"Now that Liu Xuande is leading troops into Sichuan, isn't it the time for Jingzhou to change?" Sun Quan asked again.

Lu Su smiled and said: "Guan Yunchang is a famous general in the world, he is now guarding Jiangxia, even if he leads troops to attack, he may not be able to defeat him."

"Then invite Guan Yu to attack Xiangfan. If he really takes away all the defenders in Jingzhou, it is gratifying that we can capture Hefei. If we can't capture it in a short time, we can take Jingzhou." Sun Quan made a final decision.

Chapter 2 Obtaining Information

Lu Su saw that Sun Quan had made up his mind after eating the weight, and none of the officials in Jiangdong had spoken up for Liu Bei. It would be unwise to openly oppose Liu Bei at this time, so he changed the subject and said, "My lord, I will send the book to General Guan tomorrow, but I still have to Actively prepare to attack Hefei, otherwise the opponent cannot be easily convinced."

Sun Quan nodded in satisfaction, "Zi Jing's words are very kind. Cheng Gong can organize his troops at Ruxukou to prepare for the war. All the gentlemen in the hall can think of a good reason, so that it will be justifiable for us to send troops to Jingzhou."

"Wei." Cheng Pu replied in unison with everyone.

Lu Su said again: "Jingzhou should be slowed down. Lantian is now the prefect of Lingling and the governor of the four counties in Jingnan. Get the name of sending troops, but Lu Ziming is in danger in Jiaozhou..."

"The governor is right. In the past, he defeated Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in Xiaopei, and also defeated Cao Cao's general Xiahou Dun. The combat effectiveness of this army cannot be underestimated. Ziming still doesn't know..." Cheng Pu was also worried. stand up.

Sun Quan heard cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, so he stood up and wiped it with his sleeve. He thought about it all night yesterday, and finally settled down today, but he didn't expect that Lu Meng was in great danger.

Sun Quan paced back and forth, and finally pointed to his confidant Lu Fan and said: "Ziheng, I represent you as the prefect of Cangwu, and Shixie as the general of the left. You hurried to Jiaozhou to take up the post. One is to appease the scholar's family and make him return to his heart. The second is to instruct Lu Ziming to attack Yulin County cautiously, and report to Jianye immediately if he finds that Lai Gong's army is in the camp."

"Wei." Lu Fan cupped his fists and accepted the order.

Lu Fan set off on a light boat and arrived in Jiaozhou in the middle of May. Lu Meng's warship docked at Gaoyao and was about to sail into Yushui.

According to Sun Quan's wishes, Lu Meng first sent people by sea to Jiaozhilongbian to appease Shixie, and then took a boat up the Yushui River to reach Guangxin, the governor of Cangwu, and stationed there.

After Lu Fan conveyed Sun Quan's meaning, both Lu Meng and Wei Jing felt incredible.

Lu Meng smiled coldly: "The camp is just well-equipped infantry. What are they worth in front of my Jiangdong navy? If Lantian really dares to come, I will capture him alive."

"Zi Ming should not underestimate the enemy, can Lai Gong's truth be found out?" Lu Fan asked.

Lu Meng had been guarding against Shi Xie before, and he didn't pay attention to Lai Gong at all. The occupation of Cangwu was also arranged by Wei Jing.

Wei Jing replied: "Lai Gong seems to attach great importance to the job of governor, and he has not given up until now. Taking advantage of Wu Ju's death, he sent more than a thousand people into the territory of Cangwu. Encountered, fought several times and won each other."

"Can you find the figure trapped in the camp?" Lu Fan asked.

Wei Jing shook his head, "After being identified by Wu Ju's troops, those are Lai Gong's garrison in Bushan."

"The majestic governor of Jiaozhou, Lai Gong can't possibly have more than a thousand soldiers, what else do you know about the military?" Lu Fan asked again.

Wei Jing smiled wryly: "Lai Gong and Wu Ju have been at war for a long time, so there is basically no information to pass in and out between Cangwu and Yu Lin. According to the introduction of Wu Ju's general, there should be thousands of people in Yulin County. Viet Cong."

Lu Fan asked Lu Meng again: "Ziming has a heavy responsibility to send troops to the state. Didn't he inquire about Lai Gong's truth?"

Lu Meng said embarrassingly: "Jiaozhou is located in a barbaric place. I thought it would be determined by killing Wu Ju, but I didn't expect Lai Gong to be stronger than Shi Xie, so I didn't have time to inquire about Yu Lin. However, I have [-] elite soldiers in Jiangdong. , will be able to kill the Quartet here."

Lu Fan shook his head, feeling that Lu Meng and Wei Jing still underestimated the enemy, "Could it be that Yu Lin and Cang Wu have no connection at all? It's impossible for Lai Gong to guard against the iron bucket?"

Wei Jing quickly replied: "Although Lai Gong and Wu Ju are often at war, there are still bold merchant ships going to and from Yushui. A few days ago, I detained two Yue merchant ships returning to Bushan."

"Businessmen and merchants must have learned a lot of information when they traveled around for a lot of money. We can use them."

After Lu Fan finished speaking, he asked Wei Jing to bring the leader of the caravan for questioning. That man was Wu Sihei who was stranded in Guangxin. He seemed very reserved in front of the three Jiangdong generals.

Wu Sihei volunteered to come out and take the boat. Although he concealed it well along the way, he failed to send the information back to Bushan in time. hope.

Wu Sihei followed Abu to develop the ability to observe words and emotions. From the conversations of several people, he saw that Wei Jing had the lowest official position, and Lu Meng was very polite to Lu Fan, so he guessed in an instant which of the three had the most right to speak.

"Where are you from?" Lu Fan asked.

"I'm from Yulin County..." Wu Sihei answered truthfully.

"Han Chinese is very good."

"The general's reputation is too high, and merchants must be able to speak Chinese..."

Lu Fan didn't directly inquire about Lai Gong's reality, but slowly set the tone through chatting. Wu Sihei is not an ignorant teenager now, and he can say what he can say but can't say clearly.

After the two talked a lot of polite words, Lu Fan got to the point: "Your caravan travels all over the place, have you ever seen a heavily armored garrison in Bushan?"

Wu Sihei shook his head without any hesitation and said with certainty: "The climate in Jiaozhou is warm, and there are no heavily armored soldiers in the garrisons in various places. A month ago, my caravan passed by Bushan for supplies, but I saw thousands of foreign soldiers. .”

"Foreign race?" Lu Fan frowned.

Wu Sihei scratched his head and said with a smile, "It's also possible that they are of the Yue nationality. Many Yue people in Jiaozhou don't understand the language..."

"How many Yue soldiers are there in Bushan?" Lu Meng asked hastily.

"That's quite a lot, densely packed... there may be thousands of people..." Wu Sihei tried hard to recall.

Hearing that there were only a few thousand Yue soldiers, the huge stone in Lu Fan's heart fell to the ground. It seems that Lantian still didn't intervene in Jiaozhou. He rewarded Wu Sihei with an ingot of gold, and he was ready to be taken back to the dock for seizure.

Wu Sihei refused to accept the gold, but kowtowed and begged: "Generals, please be lenient, my merchant ship has been stranded in Guangxin for half a month, and the old and young in the family are still waiting for me to bring back money to buy food..."

Seeing this, Lu Fan pulled Wei Jing aside and asked in a low voice: "Is this Yue people's caravan credible? Could it be Lai Gong's elaboration? That guy was able to find so many Yue soldiers, so it can be seen that he was in Yulin. The reputation is not low."

Wei Jing quickly shook his head: "This Yueren caravan has existed for a long time. It has been traveling around Jiaozhou to do business for a long time, and it is very 'sensible'. Lai Gong, Wu Ju, Shi Xie and others are not in trouble. It should not be a certain party. detailed work."

Lu Fan nodded after hearing this, walked back to Wu Sihei, took out two ingots of gold and said, "The leader of Wu Sihei was at the pier just now, did you see our Jiangdong warship?"

"Those ships are so big..." Wu Sihei nodded.

Lu Fan smiled and said, "You saw the biggest one called Lou Chuan. I have dozens of this kind of ship in Jiangdong, each of which can carry 5000 troops. The next six or seven ships should be here soon..."

"Five thousand..." Wu Sihei swallowed.

"Take these two ingots of gold and send a letter to Lai Gong in Bushan. He who knows the current affairs is a hero. Don't stand in front of me in Jiangdong. Cao Cao's 40 troops in the past were all wiped out, let alone thousands of soldiers? Being able to save your fellow clan from suffering is considered a meritorious service to your clan." Lu Fan said threateningly.

"Then I can go home?" Wu Sihei was overjoyed.

"of course."

Chapter 2 Moon Bay Stone Formation

In the early summer of June, half of the time limit Sun Quan left for Lu Meng had passed.

Because of the suppression of troops, Lu Meng planned to quickly pacify Yulin County.

According to Sun Quan's preliminary idea, as long as Jiangdong actually controls the north of Jiaozhou, the counties and counties in the Shixie family's sphere of influence will remain the same.

After Wu Sihei left, there was no news from Bushan.

Lu Meng couldn't wait any longer, so he consulted with Lu Fan, the prefect of Cangwu, "It's been ten days since the Yue people left, and there is no news from Bushan. It seems that Lai Gong is going to resist, I really don't want to wait."

Lu Fan nodded in affirmation, "The advance troops sent by Lai Gong have retreated to the highlands south of Moon Bay to garrison. There are many fishing boats sailing to Moon Bay from the upper reaches of Yushui every day, and I don't know what tricks they are playing."

During the period when the Jiangdong water army was stationed in Gaoyao before leaving for Guangxin, it was Wei Jing who commanded Wu Ju's troops to conduct tentative battles.

After Lu Fan became the prefect of Cangwu, Wei Jing handed over the military power, and then returned to govern Nanhai County.

"In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are useless. No matter how many fishing boats are in front of our Jiangdong fighting ships and building ships, they are fortified in Moon Bay. Tomorrow we will go to survey the terrain ourselves." Lu Meng suggested.

"What Ziming said is true, even an opponent like Lai Gong, we shouldn't underestimate him."

The two reached an agreement, and the next day they took two walking boats to Moon Bay. This is the largest turning point where Yushui flows between Bushan and Guangxin.

The mountains to the south of Moon Bay block the way from east to west. A mountain with a height of hundreds of meters stands on the south bank at the big bend. Although there is also a rolling hill on the north bank, there is no problem in land marching.

"Ziming, look." Lu Fan pointed to the wooden building on the top of Nanshan Mountain.

Lu Meng nodded, "Lai Gong wanted to be condescending. He chose a good lookout post, but he chose the wrong blocking location. The mountains on the south bank are not suitable for marching. As long as we don't march from the south bank, wouldn't he have deployed his troops in vain? If you really want to march by land, you can choose the north bank, how could he stop us?"

"Although Lai Gong is not good at fighting, he is not so stupid. Could there be a conspiracy?" Lu Fan asked again.

"Conspiracy? I didn't see it." After Lu Meng finished speaking, he ordered him to move forward.

The section of the Yushui Bend is 2000 meters long, and the channel is relatively narrow and the current is turbulent.

At this time, the river water was rising in summer, and the walking boat encountered great resistance at the corner, but it couldn't stop the warship, which is known for its speed.

The moment they turned the corner, they saw dozens of small fishing boats dumping gravel into the river, and besides the fishing boats, there were also several small warships on the move. When they saw Lu Meng walking, they immediately waved their flags and shouted to surround them.

"Turn the rudder back." Lu Meng shouted.

Zouge is the smallest ship of the Jiangdong Navy. It has a parapet on the side of the boat, and it houses more sailors than soldiers.

Lv Meng gave an order, and the boat turned sharply with multiple oars like flying, Shamoke's boat couldn't catch up at all, and it sailed into Moon Bay in a blink of an eye.

Zou Ge quickly exited Moon Bay, and the clamor behind gradually disappeared, but the pursuers did not come.

Lu Fan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Looking at the flags on the boat and the costumes of the soldiers, it seems that they are really aliens. They dumped sand and gravel in the river. Could it be that they want to stop the flow?"

"Yushui is a big river in Jiaozhou. It's not easy for them to stop the flow, but the Yue people hired by Lai Gong have some brains. They dumped sand and gravel in the narrow part of the river in order to stop the speed of our big boat. Through the turbulent water flow here But this is only a short-term plan, as long as our boats and warships lead the way steadily, we can send people to dredge the river and we can drive straight in, it can only be regarded as a stupid way." Lu Meng shook his head and sneered.

"Then you have to march as soon as possible. The more stones they dump, the longer it will take to clean up. The time limit given to you by the Lord is not long." Lu Fan reminded.

"I estimate that it will take a few days to clear the rocks. We have to let Pan Zhang lead the cavalry to march from the north bank at the same time. We will take down Bushan in one fell swoop by land and water. As long as we defeat Lai Gong's support in Moon Bay, I will return to Jian sooner." I will return to my lord." Lu Meng replied.

Lu Fan nodded and said, "Cangwu's [-] cavalry can also be commanded by Wen Yu, but it's a pity that Yunkaishan's team was wiped out by Wu Ju, otherwise General Pan could have mobilized nearly [-] cavalry."

Lu Meng shook his head: "Ziheng still keeps Wu Ju's soldiers. Now Cangwu is the time to stabilize the people's hearts. If we take all the soldiers and horses away, beware of people with ulterior motives taking advantage of them."

"Ziming mean Lan Ziyu?" Lu Fan asked suspiciously.

"Lantian Governor is in charge of the four counties in southern Jing. Even if he didn't intervene in the attack and defense of Yulin County, Bao Buqi would send people from Guiyang to attack Cangwu..." Lu Meng analyzed.

Lu Fan smiled and said: "Cangwu's defense is not a problem, Ziming can rest assured. I have a thorough understanding of the situation in Guiyang a few days ago. The entire county has only 3000 troops, except for the hundreds of troops stationed at the northern border pass. The rest of the soldiers and horses are scattered in various counties."

"I'm the one who was being rude. Tomorrow, the water will fight against Ziheng..." Although both of them are Sun Quan's confidantes, their ten fingers have different lengths, and Lu Fan is obviously more favored by Sun Quan. This guy finished picking the peach of Cangwu prefect, and came to compete with himself for military merit.

Lu Fan is a political master, he immediately saw the other party's doubts, and directly gave Lu Meng a reassurance. "Ziming is the commander in chief who captured Jiaozhou, and I, the prefect of Cangwu, just sit in the rear..."

Lan Tian’s understanding of war is that intelligence work is the most important thing in war. Let Shamoke’s people guard near Moon Bay, and set up watchtowers at intervals from the top of the Nan’an mountain to Bushan. The key When it is time to light a beacon to warn, the news can be transmitted to Bushan in an instant.

The beacon is only used for the most important information, so usually the semaphore is used on the south peak, and the scouts on the north bank can immediately send the news back to Bushan.