In the past, Guan Yu's admiration for Lan Tian was mainly in farming, strategy, internal affairs, etc. He never expected him to have any military accomplishments.

Guan Yu believed that the capture of Jiangling relied on strategy, and the surrender of Shamoko and Lai Gong relied on Gao Shun. But now facing Cheng Pu and Lu Fan's multi-faceted attacks, he was still able to deal with them without leakage. It is definitely not the ability of a general like Gao Shun.

Did it.

Lan Tian is now a great commander who can maneuver vertically and horizontally and can guard one side.

Although Guan Yu was arrogant because of his talent and looked like he was trying to outdo everyone he saw, he was sincerely convinced by those who had the ability.

"Ping'er, please make arrangements as soon as possible. I want to take care of Ziyu." Guan Yu waved his hand and asked Guan Ping to arrange the banquet.

"Wei." Guan Ping left excitedly.

Guan Ping's forefoot greeted Zhao Yun at Jiangling, and as soon as he returned to Dongting Water Village, he greeted him at Lantian. It was obvious that Guan Yu's sadness was gone.

It is very simple to prepare banquets in the army. Many of the foods are semi-finished and are used when encouraging or celebrating achievements. After a few people exchanged simple greetings, Guan Yu ushered everyone into the military tent for discussion.

Guan Yu sat on the main seat facing south, with Lan Tian and Lai Gong on his left, Yi Ji and Su Fei on his right.

"It's all thanks to Ziyu to control the rear this time, otherwise Jingzhou will be in great danger. I would like to thank you on behalf of my eldest brother." Guan Yu took the lead in picking up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Lantian served the wine and responded: "Yun Chang's words are serious. Why do you need to express your gratitude for things that are within your scope of duty?"

"Very good, Mr. Guan won't be polite to you anymore. Since Ziyu has come to Dongting to help me, let's negotiate with Jiangdong together." Guan Yu did not drag his feet at all.

Lan Tian nodded: "It is obligatory."

"It's just that Lu Zijing has to go back to Jianye to ask for instructions. It takes too long to go back and forth. I'm still worried about Jiangling. If the Cao thieves go south again, the entire Nanjun will be in danger..." Guan Yu said solemnly.

Lan Tian looked relaxed and said: "The garrison in Xiangfan is not large, Cao Ren's move is just to test the reality of Jingzhou, there is no problem with Yuan Zhi in Jiangling, not to mention Zilong to help, Yunchang can stay in Dongting with peace of mind.

In addition, with such a large-scale dispatch from Jiangdong, Sun Quan will definitely accompany the army. At this time, he is not in the camp but in Jiangxia. It must be an excuse for Lu Zijing to spend a long time to ask for instructions."

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and stared blankly: "These guys only know tricks. Tomorrow I will go to Jiangdong Water Village to question them and see what Lu Zijing has to say."

"Yun Chang might as well wait a few more days." Lan Tian said meaningfully.

"Why?" Guan Yu looked confused.

While Lan Tian was drinking, Lai Gong explained with a smile: "In a few days, the trapped troops will arrive in Dongting. If the Jiangdong rats didn't know how to show their respect, General Guan and General Gao would advance by land and water and easily overthrow their water stronghold."

Guan Yu asked in surprise: "Gao Boping is coming too?"

Lan Tian nodded and said: "Gan Xingba will also lead the Changsha Navy to help. Negotiations must be based on strength, otherwise the weaker party will be slaughtered."

"I knew that Ziyu wouldn't suffer a loss here. If we weren't worried about Cao Cao taking advantage of the situation to attack, we could advance by land and water to recapture Jiangxia. However, it would be a happy event to drive Sun Quan's people out of Jiaozhou." Guan Yu was slightly disappointed.

"General Guan is absolutely right. General Lan often tells us that if we don't take advantage, we will suffer a loss." Lai Gong appropriately complimented us.

Lan Tian smiled slightly: "We can't turn against Jiangdong at the moment. Since my brother-in-law is willing to cede Jiang Xia, it's best to negotiate a peace based on the current situation. After all, Cao Cao is our common enemy."

Guan Yu nodded and sighed: "The military advisor told me to go east to fight with Sun Quan, otherwise we would have started a war with the Jiangdong Navy."

Lan Tian's face was full of joy: "Yun Chang can understand the overall situation and know how to advance and retreat. He is really the best choice to guard Jingzhou."

"My lord knows people well and makes good use of them. General Guan is the best in the world. He is the best among people and the greatest heroes in the world..." Lai Gong raised his glass and agreed. Yi Ji and Su Fei across from him also nodded.

Guan Yu suddenly felt that his body was very light, and he had a feeling of flying in the clouds and mist: "If it weren't for Yuan Zhi and Ziyu's help, it would not be easy to hold Jingzhou. The future negotiations will be left to Ziyu."

"Uh... okay." Lan Tian shook his head.

A few days later, at Jiangdong Water Village, the scouts in charge of Dongting hurriedly reported that there were troops coming from the south, accompanied by dozens of warships in the lake.

Lu Meng was overjoyed after hearing this: "Is it really the rumor spread by Guan Yu a few days ago? There are dozens of warships following the horse, infantry and cavalry. This is very similar to the military configuration of Ling Gongji and Cheng Gong."

"Explore again." Lu Su ordered.

"Wei." The scout responded and left.

"Grand Governor, according to my lord's original plan, it is very likely that they are Gongji and Cheng Gong, but I don't know how many of the three southern counties will get it." Lu Meng could not hide his joy.

"It's better to wait until we find out clearly." Lu Su was always worried.

At this time, the guards outside the tent opened the door curtain and said, "The boats of the Grand Governor, General Lu, and General Guan have arrived in front of the water stronghold. Please come out of the stronghold to chat."

Lu Meng sneered and said: "Look, Commander-in-Chief, it's true that they have returned victorious. Guan Yu's rumors have been discovered and they are already panicking. We just have to get over it slowly. His face should be very exciting now, right?"

"You'll know if you go and take a look, but General Guan is so proactive, it really doesn't fit with his character." Lu Su frowned, wondering what's so exciting about his face? Anyway, you can't tell from his red face and shyness after drinking.

Because Lu Meng deliberately delayed time, it took him and Lu Su half an hour to slowly sail out of the water village by boat.

Guan Yu stood motionless on the bow of the boat. While waiting, he closed his eyes slightly, as if enjoying the breeze blowing on his face.

Next to him, Yi Ji was angry that the Jiangdong people did not know the etiquette, and said coldly: "They are not women in the boudoir, why are they so slow to come out? It's really too slow."

Lan Tian took the message and joked: "Jiangnan women are very graceful and need to dress up before going out. Maybe they are influenced by the women at home..."

Yi Ji looked at Lan Tian in surprise and thought to himself that your mouth is not simple.

After a while, Lu Su took a boat and arrived outside the water village. The sailors on the boat immediately lowered the anchor and fixed the hull. At this time, Guan Yu opened his eyes slightly.

"General Laoguan, I've been waiting for a long time. Su and Ziming were just handling the military affairs in the camp. This..." Lu Su suddenly covered his mouth mid-sentence, because he saw Lan Tian, ​​so he looked very surprised.

Lu Meng frowned, we didn't mean to look good at Guan Yu's face, why did the Governor start to act first?

"Grand Governor, what's wrong with you?" Lu Meng asked curiously.

Lu Su cupped his fists and saluted: "Mr. Lan, you are fine..."

Lu Meng's eyes widened. Although the name Lantian was famous in Jiangdong, only a handful of people had actually seen his appearance. Lu Meng finally understood why Lu Su was nervous.
Chapter completed!