Often, one sentence can change the trajectory of others.

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

Seeing his fellow villagers regaining their strength, Hao Pu's admiration for Lantian went to a higher level, and he sat cross-legged in front of the other party's case to thank him.

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

In the late Han Dynasty, Jingnan experienced a great plague, and the population of Guiyang County was at the bottom of the four counties. When Lantian went to Linwu to take office, there were only more than 10,000 people in the county.

In recent years, Guiyang has sufficient food and has absorbed Yue people who have not been naturalized in the mountains. In addition, there are many refugees from other counties to rely on. The total population of Guiyang County has exceeded that of Wuling County, ranking third among the four counties in Jingnan. By more than ten years later, the population of the entire county will snowball.

The most important production tool in the agricultural society is population, but the premise is that it cannot be subject to natural disasters, plagues and wars. Lantian is to prevent these extreme situations.

"Is there still people in Cangwu crossing the border this year?" Lan Tian asked.

Hao Pu shook his head and replied: "It has been gone since the end of last year. It must be that Lu Ziheng took measures. I have settled in Nanping, Hanning and other counties. Cangwu should not want anyone to go back."

Lantian continued to ask: "How is the garrisoning of troops in various places?"

"I followed the general's method in Lingling and implemented a layout of loose outside and tight inside. Most of the thousands of defenders in the county were stationed outside the city. There were bandits rebelling in which county, spreading directly from the middle to the surroundings." Hao Pu replied with a smile.

Lan Tian frowned and thought to himself, how could you copy my homework? Lingling, is the situation in Guiyang different?

"How is the public security in Guiyang County?" Lantian asked again.

Hao Pu answered truthfully: "Guiyang once built a solid foundation for military advisor Zhuge, government affairs and defense. In short, as long as the people can have a meal, no one will risk causing trouble..."

Lantian beat the table and said seriously: "It is good to have loose outside and tight inside, but it cannot be unchanged. Since there are no bandits in Guiyang counties, I will adjust my defensive strategy. It is not appropriate to concentrate all around Chen County."

"Oh? Please give me advice." Hao Pu clasped his fists sincerely.

Lantian stretched out three fingers and bent one by one: "According to the distribution of Guiyang counties, the existing defenders can be divided into three places, the north is stationed in Leiyang and the north is stationed in Yinshan, Binxian and Hanning, the central is stationed in Chenxian and the central is stationed in Linwu and Nanping, and the southern is stationed in Qujiang, Guiyang and Hanxi. "

Hao Pu thought with his beard and accidentally glanced at Gao Shun, who refused to drink in the back row, guessing that Lantian dispatched troops from this person.

"This kind of garrison method is more efficient in suppressing rebellion, but Guiyang now has only 4,000 defenders. How do the general think it is distributed?"

"One thousand each in the central and northern regions, two thousand left in Zhenyang, so pay special attention to defending Weipu Pass." Lantian's eyes were firm.

Hao Pu was surprised when he heard this. He looked around and asked in a low voice: "Can the General not feel at ease with Lu Fan in Cangwu?"

"Cangwu is a place for outsiders after all, so it's better to be cautious. We accept many refugees from other families. If there is anything wrong with it, the consequences will be unimaginable. You don't want Guiyang's good things to flow out, right?"

Lan Tian thought to himself that of course he was not at ease. Dongwu was very good at playing back pricks, and Fu Shiren was still so enthusiastic.

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

Lantian said seriously: "Good doctors have not cured the disease. Gan Xingba also has a naval army patrol in the river bordering Lingling and Cangwu. It must be foolproof."

"I'll go through next year." Hao Pu nodded and responded.

After the banquet, Lantian bid farewell to Hao Pu and Li Yang. He was going to Leishui Wharf to return to Quanling by water route.

At that time, rice wine was like sugar water. Although it was easy to eat, it had a lot of energy. Lantian drank a lot today and felt dizzy after getting on the boat.

The windows in the cabin were wide open, but they still couldn't resist the high temperature. Lantian sat at the bow of the boat and enjoyed the cool breeze. Gao Shun then handed a pill.

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

Lantian blocked it with his hands, "It will take several hours to go back to Quanling. This feeling of flying clouds and fog is very good. Boping, why are you carrying this thing on your body? Are you planning to break the drinking verdict?"

Gao Shun: "It was prepared for the teacher. I won't touch any trouble when drinking."

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

Gao Shun shook his head: "If anything happens, I will not allow accidents to happen. I will never drink alcohol in this life."

After hearing this, Lan Tian's mind became ethereal. He was impressed by Gao Shun's powerful self-discipline. No wonder he led out of a team like the trap camp.

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

Pang Tong, who was far away in Xichuan, was tired all day long, but Liu Bei kept Lantian's advice in mind and refused to let him and Fa Zheng go to the front line in person, and kept giving advice from the rear.

Since Jiameng Pass raised an army to rebel against Liu Zhang, Liu Bei's army has advanced rapidly and soon captured Fucheng as a stronghold. Later, the military advisors and generals of Fazheng, Huang Zhong, Pang Tong, and Wei Yan gradually formed.

Liu Zhang sent five armies of Liu Xi, Ling Bao, Zhang Ren, Deng Xian and Wu Yi to rescue them, and they were defeated. Then everyone retreated to Mianzhu to wait for help.

Liu Zhang was shocked after receiving the news and dared not underestimate Liu Bei's 30,000 troops. He was afraid that the five armies could not defend Mianzhu, so he sent the guard Li Yan and his son-in-law Fei Guan to take their troops to the general.

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 had not arrived. Although Liu Xi and Ling Bao had 20,000 troops left, they were not in charge of each other, so they could not issue a unified order, nor could they effectively use Mianzhu Pass to defend.

Liu Bei's army came to garrison in front of the pass, and the guards of Mianzhu closed their doors and dared not fight.

Fa Zheng was familiar with the situation of the cities in various places and the guards. He prepared a large amount of siege equipment when he set out from Fucheng, so the army took a rest for half a day before launching a fierce attack.

In ancient times, the defending city was naturally advantageous. Liu Bei had a draw with the defenders of Mianzhu in the first battle, but he felt very distressed by his family's wealth.

After retreating in the evening, Liu Bei said worriedly: "Can the two military advisors break the barrier? Our food and military sources are extremely difficult to replenish, so we cannot play a war of attrition with them. Once Liu Zhang increases his troops, it will be troublesome."

Pang Tong picked up his beard, "Liu Xun and the other five people were not worth worrying about, but if Liu Zhang sent a great general to command, it would be troublesome at that time. He would still have to attack regardless of the losses. The lord, please let me go to the front of the pass tomorrow to command."

Liu Bei waved his hand quickly: "No, no, the sword in front of the gate has no eyes, how can the military advisor be in danger?"

Pang Tong said anxiously: "Lan Ziyu and Kong Ming are both too cautious. Now our army is at a critical moment. Don't be too superstitious. Everything should be put first. Can Tong wear thick armor to fight tomorrow?"

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