After the Battle of Chibi, Soochow did not gain any real benefits in Jingzhou, so Sun Quan, on the advice of his ministers, sent his confidant Lu Fan to Jingzhou to fight for due benefits for Jiangdong.

At that time, Lantian "submitted" to Liu Bei as an important minister of Liu Qi and had great influence among the civil and military ministers in Jingzhou. Lu Fan spent a lot of money to befriend him and agreed to seek greater benefits for Soochow.

Lan Tian, ​​who was the prefect of Lingling at the time, fully agreed, but afterwards he was completely dissatisfied and did not do anything at all. Lu Fan was criticized by the Jiangdong nobles for his poor performance, and he was falsely accused of embezzling the gold and silver property given to Lan Tian.

Lu Fan was famous in Jiangdong for his love of fine clothes and enjoyment. Because of his corruption, he was criticized for a long time. Fortunately, Sun Quan did not pursue his trust in him, and was then sent to Nanhai County to help Wei Jing plot to seize Jiaozhou.

Divert the attention of the Jiangdong nobles.

While Lu Fan was in Jiaozhou, he was defeated by Lai Gong many times. Later, Sun Quan's three-pronged sneak attack on Jingzhou failed. Lu Fan, as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Route Army, was driven out of Jiaozhou by Shamoko and Lai Gong.

It wasn't until Lai Gong surrendered to Liu Bei and Lan Tian took control of Jiaozhou that the truth hidden in the depths surfaced. Lu Fan also understood that Jiaozhou's opponent was still Lan Tian, ​​so his hatred for Lan Tian reached its peak.

Lu Fan withdrew from Jiaozhou to Jiangdong and was arranged by Sun Quan to guard the rear in Jianye for a long time. This time he was appointed commander of the western front to deal with Lantian, and the blood in his heart burned again.

At the end of June, Lu Fan received an order from Sun Quan, asking him to take advantage of the trapped troops to go to the battlefield in Jingbei, assemble the land troops from Luling and Yuzhang, quickly go south to capture Guangzhou City, capture the families of Lantian and Jiaozhou soldiers, and then attack northward.

Among the four counties in Jingnan, it is best to capture Lantian from outside the country alive. If not, drive Lantian to the north of the Yangtze River.

Sun Quan planned to take advantage of the fierce battle between Cao and Liu in Jingbei and Guanzhong to seize Liu Bei's Jingnan and Jiaozhou in one fell swoop, thereby cutting off the logistics of Guan Yu's Jingzhou army and realizing a strategic layout of weakening Liu and strengthening Sun.

This plan was proposed by Sun Quan himself and was fully approved by the generals of Huaisi. Sun Quan did his best to transfer the soldiers to Chaisang.

In addition to two to three thousand people left in each county to maintain public order, more than 10,000 people from the left and right sides of Jiefanwei were left in Jianye, the capital of the capital, and soldiers from all counties in Jiangdong moved secretly to the western front.

With the reinforcements from various places, plus the original garrisons in Yuzhang and Luling counties, the total strength reached 100,000.

Almost as powerful as Soochow's army, Lu Fan had never commanded such a large army and could not calm down from the moment he received the order.

It took time to gather troops and horses from various places, but the opportunity to fight was fleeting. Lu Fan did not want to wait in excitement, so he summoned the generals from all ministries to discuss the matter in the afternoon.

Dozens of generals gathered in Chaisang's tent, most of whom were from the Sun family clan and the Huaisi sect. The generals from the Jiangdong sect followed Lu Xun to Ruxu.

Lu Fan looked at the generals and said solemnly: "How many years have we Jiangdong suffered at the hands of Lantian? How many times have we been deceived? It's time to get back this mysterious owl. Your Majesty will now send all the soldiers of the country here.

This shows that he attaches great importance to this battle. If Jiangdong fails, there will be no future. Everyone must work together to contribute to the country. Ding Gong (Lü Dai) and Gongda (Sun Lin), please tell us the latest information and give it to the soldiers.

They boost confidence."

Lu Dai cupped his fists and looked around at everyone: "More than a month ago, your Majesty assigned General Sun Bu to come to Luling specifically to collect intelligence for the attack on Guangzhou. According to the latest information compiled by General Sun, the enemy troops are indeed not stationed near Guangzhou. Guangzhou City is now

There are only three thousand barbarians defending it, and the rest of Jiaozhou's defenders are in Jiaozhi County. It can be said that the rear of Lantian is quite empty."

"It is said that after Lantian captured Jiaozhi, he disbanded all Shixie's tens of thousands of dragon troops and used them as laborers. It was simply asking for death. As long as we are fast enough, we can capture Guangzhou before Samoko's reinforcements arrive. Listen,

Are you saying that the city wall of Guangzhou is not as good as some county towns and has many weak points?" Lu Fan asked.

Lu Dai nodded in affirmation: "Because the city of Guangzhou covers a huge area, building a complete city wall requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Lantian relied on his own elite army, so he simplified the construction of the city wall. The thickness of most of the city walls was

The height is not up to standard, and it is still being slowly repaired and expanded. If we go to Guangzhou to attack the city now, the simple city wall will not be able to withstand several rounds of strong attacks."

"Hahaha, Lan Tian is too confident, but horses can stumble. Now that the war in Jingbei is so tense, he must not have stopped Guan Yu from asking for help and sent troops. It is really a God-given opportunity to Jiangdong." Lu Fan stroked his beard and smiled.

After saying this, he immediately turned to Lu Dai and asked, "Ding Gong, the 20,000 soldiers and horses in Luling can be the front, and we took Guangzhou before they were prepared. Do you have any questions?"

"Well... if there were only three thousand barbarians in Guangzhou..." Lu Dai had trouble with what he meant.

"What worries does Mr. Ding have?" Lu Fan frowned. He was very ambitious at this time, but he was not used to being poured cold water on him.

Lu Dai clasped his fists and answered: "There are two roads from Luling to Guangzhou. One is from Nanye County to Qujiang in Guilin, then goes south to Shenyang, passes through Xiaopu Pass and enters Jiaozhou, and then the highway goes south to Guangzhou. The second road

It is to take the trail in the southern mountains of Yudu County, enter the boundary of Longchuan in Nanhai County, and then attack Boluo, Zengcheng, and Guangzhou to the west..."

"Ding Gong is telling me that no matter which road we take, we have to alert the troops stationed along the way, right? What's the use of a few troops? Not to mention the road to Guiyang, it should be easy to walk through Longchuan, right?"

Lu Fanxin said that Guangzhou only had 3,000 barbarian soldiers, and the 20,000 soldiers in Luling were not rich enough? He escaped from Longchuan at that time. Remember, there were not many defenders in Boluo and Zengcheng.

Lu Dai quickly explained: "General Ziheng did not know that many Yue people from the counties south of Luling fled to Longchuan to settle. These people are tough and difficult to control. In addition, Lantian has established Longjie Governor in Longchuan and Jieyang.

Many Wuxi barbarians have moved to Jieyang County, and if Tan Dingzhou, the governor of Longjie, organizes barbarian resistance, the surprise attack on Guangzhou may be blocked."

"Which way should we take the Guiyang road? It should be easier to walk on a flat road, right?" Lu Fan asked.

Lu Dai replied affirmatively: "The official roads in Guiyang are wider, but if the general marches on a large scale, he will be discovered by the defenders of Guiyang. Xi Zhen also has more than 10,000 garrison troops."

Lu Fan stroked his long beard, showed a puzzled expression, and asked knowingly: "There is no smooth sailing in attacking the city. Which path did Duke Ding decide to take? Is it because Luling does not have enough troops?"

"If you want to successfully attack Guangzhou by surprise, it is best to send as many troops as possible for the first time. The general will recommend two routes to attack at the same time. In case Lan Tian has a back-up force in Guangzhou, this way the head and tail cannot be in contact with each other, and the chance of victory will be greater."

Lu Dai spoke sincerely.

"Ding Gong's words are reasonable, but the soldiers and horses from all directions in Jiangdong have not yet arrived..." Lu Fan paused for a moment, then looked at Sun Lin and signaled: "When Grand Administrator Sun finishes explaining the situation of the counties in Jingnan, I, the general, will unify

arrange."
Chapter completed!