Xi Zhen didn't understand what it meant. Gao Shun looked at Gan Ning and shook his head gently. Now Lantian has fewer and fewer opportunities to cook. He really misses the days when Xiaopei listened to books. Although they are simple farm dishes, they taste like inscriptions.

It's the same in memory.

"Sir, General Gan only has 500 people. Including my reconnaissance battalion, there are less than 800 people. Cheng Pu's main force that fled is still 17,800. If you pursue it rashly, you will easily be eaten..." Gao Shun worriedly

ask.

Lan Tian turned to look at Gan Ning: "Bo Ping is right to be worried. Are you afraid of Xing Ba?"

Gan Ning was filled with heroic spirit, and he clapped his chest and replied solemnly: "Cheng Pu's troops were only a few more soldiers last night. I could move in and out freely with only a hundred cavalry. I also killed Ling Tong's fellow, seven to eight hundred men."

Why should we fear pursuit?"

Gao Shun reminded: "General Gan should not underestimate the enemy. The hijacking of the camp at night is a surprise. It is still noon and it will not be easy to do what we did last night. Let's listen to how you use your strategy."

"I am willing to listen to Sir's arrangements." Gan Ning immediately clasped his fists humbly.

Lantian asked Gao Shun to take out the map and spread it on the ground. He pointed at the large map of Changsha County and said: "Most of Cheng Pu's baggage was burned by Xingba. Now the light armored soldiers are very fast. It will take time and effort to catch up with the trapping army. You guys

Looking at the map, this area is between the Xiang River, Mi River, and Liu River, and there are mountains blocking the road to the east. We can make a big fuss in this area."

Gan Ning and Gao Shun both scratched their heads, and Xi Zhen listened humbly to Lan Tian's explanation of the tactics.

Seeing the sincerity on everyone's faces, Lan Tian pointed to Wuchang, Liuyang and other places on the map and said: "Instead of following Cheng Pu in exhausting pursuit, it is better to take the initiative to control the battlefield trend and wait for the hard work. Bo Ping arranged the enemy troops in these positions in advance, so as to

Ba leads his troops and horses to act simultaneously with the reconnaissance battalion to drive Cheng Pu's defeated troops to the designated location."

Gao Shun twirled his beard, "Sir's plan is quite clever, but General Gan's number is too small. I'm afraid Cheng Pu may not fall into the trap..."

Gan Ning also nodded in agreement: "It's okay to use cavalry to harass along the way, but it's really not easy to drive Cheng Pu to the ambush position."

Lantian stood up and said meaningfully: "When you have time, you can go to Xindengzhuang and see how Li Yang drives the flocks of ducks to the designated pond."

Gao Shun and Gan Ning knew that Lan Tian's words had profound meaning, but after thinking for a while they couldn't think of an answer.

Gan Ning once again cupped his fists and humbly asked for advice: "Sir, please give me some advice..."

Lan Tian nodded slightly: "When driving ducks, we use long bamboo poles with bright colored cloths tied on them. The bamboo poles move as if a wall is moving. While waving the bamboo poles, they also hit the ground to make a sound. When the ducks are frightened, they will honestly move towards a wall.

Run in the direction.”

"Sir, do you want me to mainly scare you?" Gan Ning asked tentatively.

"Xing Ba asked people to prepare more colorful flags and tied branches to the tail of horses to raise smoke. The five hundred cavalry were covered by the dust. Outsiders looked like tens of millions of people. During the pursuit, they mainly harassed the scouts, and your five hundred troops mainly suspected the soldiers.

Whether you can catch these ducks well depends on your methods." Lan Tian said solemnly.

"Wonderful." Gao Shun and Xizhen said in unison.

Gan Ning cupped his fists and replied sternly: "In the end, I will definitely live up to my trust."

Lan Tian continued: "Cheng Pu has too many troops and can only be eaten away through multiple ambushes. Subsequent ambush points will be passed by scouts."

"I understand." Gan Ning nodded.

After everything was ready, Gan Ning led the Jinfan bandits, one man and two horses, to go ahead. Lan Tian and Gao Shun also set off for the planned ambush point. Before departure, he ordered Xi Zhen to stay in Linxiang, calm the people in the city and resume production as soon as possible, and send someone to report to Guan Yu in time.

War situation.

Cheng Pu and Han Dang joined forces in silence. The fighting power of the trapped camp was so strong. Jiangdong didn't know how much blood it would take to kill the thousands of fine armored infantry in Gao Shun's hands. Huang Gai, who was leading the cavalry south, should be fierce.

It was a lot of trouble, but both of them had a tacit understanding and didn't say it out loud.

The defeated troops in Jiangdong fled north for less than thirty miles. Scouts came urgently to report that a large group of cavalry had appeared five miles ahead, but the march was not very fast.

"How many people are there in total?" Han Dang asked in a panic.

The scout scratched his head and replied: "The sky is filled with yellow sand and flags are fluttering. They are countless, about ten or twenty thousand..."

When Cheng Pu heard the number of people, cold sweat broke out on his back. He thought for a long time and said to himself: "I never heard that there are so many cavalry in Jingzhou. Could it be that Liu Bei sent reinforcements from Yizhou?"

"This supporting army does not know our existence and is not on the same side as the cavalry that was harassing us just now. We should immediately turn around and march, otherwise it will be difficult to prevent the entire army from being annihilated if we encounter an encounter..." Han Dang reminded quickly.

"Yi Gong's words are very kind, it is better to avoid them." Cheng Pu nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Then he ordered the army to move eastward, planning to detour a hundred miles and then cross the Mi River to the north. However, within thirty-four miles of march, a large number of cavalry appeared in the north. In order to avoid it, they had to move southeast.

After walking for several hours, they felt as if they had gotten rid of the cavalry. When Cheng Pu and Han Dang relaxed a little, the trapped troops encountered in Linxiang appeared again, and they panicked and collapsed again.

The trapped troops did not pursue them because of their heavy armor. Cheng Pu and Han Dang continued to flee in fear, but not long after they escaped and ascended to heaven, they were targeted by Gan Ning's cavalry again.

This continued for three days. In the area designated in advance by Lantian, Cheng Pu and Han Dang's troops were ambushed seven times and were beaten to the point of doubting their lives. In the end, only 20,000 infantry soldiers were left to attack the city.

Less than three thousand people.

On the night of the third day, Cheng Pu and Han Dang led the remaining troops and fled Liuyang. At this time, they were trapped and exhausted, and the whole army had been without food for two days. They were suffering from double pain in body and soul. Many people cried bitterly at the Liu River.

"Yi Gong, this battle can't go on any longer." Cheng Pu said in reflection.

Han Dang smiled bitterly: "Gao Shun and Gan Ning used their troops too powerfully. It's ridiculous that they just realized that the cavalry was bluffing..."

Cheng Pu shook his head and said: "Gao Shun and Gan Ning are just warriors. The man behind them is truly powerful. Perhaps Zhou Gongjin can still compete with them while he is still alive, but Lu Ziming is inferior after all..."

"Mr. Cheng is talking about Lantian..." Han Dang was shocked.

After reaching this situation, Cheng Pu and Han Dang finally knew what kind of opponent they were facing.

"Gao Shun and Gan Ning are all under the command of Lantian. It's ridiculous that the Lord and Lu Zijing still think of him as a stupid person. Jiangdong is being manipulated by this person..." Cheng Pu looked sad.

Han Dang suddenly remembered something, and he said excitedly: "Lantian is so powerful, wouldn't he be prosecuted (Huang Gai)..."

"A strong and determined government will not surrender. Now there should be more misfortune than good. It was me who underestimated the enemy and harmed them..." Cheng Pu beat his chest and nodded.

Han Dang quickly comforted: "What does this matter have to do with De Mou? It was Lan Tian who tricked us..."

"I am ashamed of General Wentai..." Cheng Pu was heartbroken.

The more Cheng Pu talked, the more sad he became. He pulled out his sword and was about to kill himself. Fortunately, Han Dang snatched the sword away in time.
Chapter completed!