Lan Tian heard the two brothers enjoying themselves outside the door and did not complain about his preference for his daughter. He and Gao Shun smiled at each other and prepared to leave.

At this time, Lan Ji's question came again: "I don't know what my little sister's character is..."

Lan Yuan asked back: "She should be similar to her mother, right? Qingmei must be a heroic girl like her mother."

"Where did you hear this from? Sister Yinping is very lively. I neither follow my mother nor my father..." Lan Ji retorted.

Lan Yuan: "Yin screen sister?"

Lan Ji: "Well...it's my uncle's daughter Guan Yinping. Although she is one year younger than me, she is much shorter. She follows me like a tail all day long."

Lan Yuan suddenly realized, "It turns out she is General Guan's daughter. You are a guest in a distant place, so don't bully her..."

"How dare I? General Guan is very strict. In two years, the young girl will be able to run off to the ground. Brother, you have to watch her. Don't let her follow others and call her brother..." Lan Ji instructed.

"Then you are overthinking. There are so many people in our family, how can any outsider come in?" Lan Yuan disagreed.

"Indeed." Lan Ji replied.

Lan Tian frowned outside the window and thought to himself, how old are the two children to start discussing girls at such a young age? Are all the children in ancient times precocious?

"Boping, you heard it too. The two children are actually quite sensible. I'll just pay attention to it in the future." Lan Tian pulled Gao Shun aside and said.

Gao Shun nodded, "I am just reminding you, sir, that the lord's children must be treated equally, at least when they are young..."

"I can save this. Let's talk to Uncle Ji. He has traveled thousands of miles from Chengdu. He is not just a simple congratulatory person." Lan Tian patted Gao Shun on the shoulder and said to him that I have received an education in the new era.

I dare say that no one in the Three Kingdoms understands gender equality better than him.

"Wei." Gao Shun responded with clasped fists.

There seemed to be a tea party in the courtyard of the back house. Xu Shu, Xia Houqi, Yuan Wei, Jiang Wan, and several old acquaintances from Yiji were chatting happily. Lantian strode over and asked: "What are you talking about? It feels like everything is going on."

It seems quite relaxing.”

Xu Shu smiled and said: "I am promoting Guangzhou city to them. The villa Ziyu arranged for my mother is very comfortable. You can really see the sea from a distance when you open the door. You must ask Ziyu for a house as soon as possible and come to Guangzhou to live in seclusion when you are old.

It’s really good...”

"Ahem, Governor Xiahou, Governor Yuan is actually very close. Uncle Ji is far away in Chengdu, which is a land of abundance..." Lan Tian joked.

Yi Ji waved his hands and smiled bitterly: "Should it be cold in the land of abundance..."

Lan Tian suddenly changed the topic, "Uncle Ji came to Jiaozhou this time. Is there anything else besides congratulations?"

Yi Ji nodded: "Several military advisers originally wanted to take advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Jiangdong and march north to Yangping Pass to capture Hanzhong. However, when preparing food, grass and weapons, they found that it was not a good time for the Northern Expedition..."

"Hanzhong has important roads and dangerous passes. It is not easy to conquer in a short time. In addition, with the influx of 200,000 refugees from Zitong, it is not easy to properly settle them. Shizai (Deng Ai) left Linwu Xindengzhuang at the beginning of the year

By borrowing 3,000 farm workers to move to Sichuan, I think Hanzhong will have a big shortage of food and grass." Lan Tian analyzed.

"Zhuge Military Advisor and French Military Advisor have calculated that they will have to wait until Zitong's autumn harvest to have enough grain and grass. It will take two thousand miles to transport grain from other counties to the Yangpingguan front line. In addition to the consumption of grain and grass during the transportation process, the civilians will also need to requisition the abandoned land.

This is a big problem. If it cannot be conquered for a long time, Yizhou's years of recuperation will be in vain..." Yi Ji replied.

"Commander Zhuge has always been cautious and would not agree to such a risky thing. Uncle Ji seemed to have mentioned ordnance just now?" Lan Tian asked again.

Yi Ji nodded and affirmed: "Yizhou can currently use about 80,000 soldiers and horses, but it is currently short of at least 30,000 soldiers in winter clothes, armor and weapons. Zhuge Military Advisor has sent people to supervise the production, but Chengdu's mining, smelting, and casting are not enough.

It’s so complete, I hope Mr. Xuan Owl can provide support.”

Lan Tian looked at Jiang Wan and ordered: "According to Kong Ming's Longzhong plan, the lord must capture Hanzhong. We are responsible for most of the supplies that are currently in short supply for the war. I will leave the matter of Gong Yan to you, and urge the relevant military workshops to rush to produce it."

, it must be completed before next year’s autumn harvest.”

"Wei." Jiang Wan raised his hands and accepted the order.

Jiang Wan had to admire Lantian's long-term layout of the whole process, starting from the establishment of Quanling Academy to cultivate agricultural and craftsman talents, to the establishment of reserve official warehouses in various places to store grain, and the large-scale military workshops in Guangzhou City, which could be used at any time if there was a war need.

In ordinary years, they are used to manufacture folk items and then put them in the trade area for sale.

Yiji felt a huge stone fall in his heart. He felt that there was nothing he couldn't do when he arrived at Lantian. He then continued to reminisce with Xu Shu and others.

Lantian asked people to prepare a banquet in the small courtyard, where he wanted to welcome Yi Ji and wash away his dust.

Everyone's chat gradually turned to the Jianghuai battlefield. According to the latest news, Cao Cao's 300,000 troops have arrived in Shouchun. They should start a war with Sun Quan in Jiangdong next year. Everyone is not very optimistic about Sun Quan, who was defeated in Hefei. Only Xu Shu's view is slightly

There are differences.

Xu Shu said: "Although Cao Cao's army seems to be powerful, Sun Quan is guarding the mouth of Ruxushui. If he cannot break through, he will not be able to enter the Yangtze River. Furthermore, the water battle in the east of the Yangtze River is unparalleled in the world. Cao Cao's 300,000 soldiers may not be able to get an advantage."

"Commander Xu's analysis is reasonable, but Sun Quan's defeat last time was really strange. If this time it is like the last battle in Hefei, what can be done?" Cangwu Prefect Xia Houqi asked.

Xu Shu shook his head, "It is true that there are no absolutes in the world. Ziyu has always had a strong sense of the overall situation. Why not ask him for his opinion?"

While Xu Shu was talking, Gao Shun was whispering something in Lantian's ear.

When Lan Tian saw everyone looking at him, he asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

"Commander Xu asked you to calculate the outcome of this battle between Sun and Cao." Yuan Wei reminded.

Lan Tian replied disapprovingly: "Judging from Gan Xingba's experience in supporting Ruxu last time, Cao Cao only had two or three months to attack. If the war drags on until Chao Lake rises, he will not be able to defeat Jiangdong. I expect that this time it will be the same as last time."

The results are roughly the same, and the two sides will end up in a draw if they just try it."

Xu Shu nodded and affirmed: "Ziyu speaks in simple terms and penetrates deeply. As expected, he is good at looking at problems from an overall perspective. In this way, this war will be over soon. Fortunately, the lord is not in a hurry to attack Hanzhong. Otherwise, Cao Cao will return to Hanzhong to help Hanzhong and fight him. What a situation.

It will become troublesome, both sides will consume food and men in the mountains, and it will end in a lose-lose situation for both sides.”

Lan Tian kept shaking his head after hearing this, and Xu Shu curiously asked: "Am I wrong?"

"Although both sides will suffer losses, the lord only has the land of three states, and Cao Cao owns the entire north, so we will be hurt more seriously." Lan Tian explained.

Xu Shu smiled bitterly and asked: "Ziyu is very tricky in seeing things, so I won't praise you anymore. What secrets were you and General Gao whispering to each other just now?"
Chapter completed!