Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 224 Still the old routine

Guan Yu brought Lantian to the Jiangxia War Room, where various sand tables were arranged before the Battle of Chibi, and it was the favorite place for Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others to stay.

After Liu Beiquan occupied Jingzhou, Guan Yu removed all the original sand tables in Chibi and Wulin, and replaced them with only two sand tables. One of them is a simplified sand table from Yiling, passing through Jiangling, Gong'an, and arriving in Jiangxia. It is Guan Yu. The inspection range of the navy.

The other is the sand table in Xiangfan and Nanyang. It seems that Guan Yu has shifted his strategic focus to the north.

"In August, Lu Zi respectfully asked me to send troops to Xiangfan to support Jiangdong's deployment in Hefei. I refused on the grounds that Jingzhou's defenses were insufficient. Gao Boping's fallen army can't hide now. He will definitely ask when we meet tomorrow." Guan Yu reminded.

Lan Tian smiled and said, "Now Jiangdong's total army strength is only 6 to 4, of which Lu Meng took [-] to Jiaozhou, leaving [-] to [-] to take Hefei? In the past, Zhou Yu's [-] troops besieged Xiangyang for a year and could not overcome it." , Now Jiangdong has no soldiers and no generals, how can Hefei be captured?"

"Cao Mengde rebelled against the generals in Kansai. Zhong Yao lost Chang'an and Tongguan as well. Seeing that Ma Chao and others were powerful, Cao Cao had no choice but to send troops from all over the country to help. I heard that Cao Cao gathered troops and marched westward in July. Now Xiangfan, Hefei It is estimated that the military strength is indeed insufficient, and Lu Zijing thinks it is a god-sent opportunity." Guan Yu said.

"Cao Cao knew that Jingzhou and Jiangdong were his powerful enemies, so why did he force the generals back to Kansai and draw troops from various places? This man has so many resourceful men, how could he do such a foolish thing?" Lan Tian analyzed.

Guan Yu was startled when he heard this. He hesitated after receiving Lu Su's invitation. Lantian confronted Lu Meng again in Jiaozhou, so he asked someone to go to Jiangling to ask Zhuge Liang. .

Why do I and Lu Su only see Cao Cao's crisis, but Lan Tian, ​​Zhuge Liang and others can see something different?

Guan Yu hurriedly clasped his fists and asked, "What is the reason behind this? Ziyu please enlighten me."

Lan Tian pointed to the map of the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty hanging in the main hall, and said leisurely: "After the Chibi War, the world will come to an end. Because Cao Cao has no navy, he can't go south to take Jingzhou and Jiangdong for the time being, so he set his sights on the generals in Kansai and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, if he can conquer Liangzhou and Hanzhong, Yizhou may be passed on. At that time, Cao Cao is sitting on the land of ten states, and we have no possibility of resisting at all."

Guan Yu nodded, "Fortunately, my elder brother has already led troops into Sichuan. At least this Yizhou cannot easily fall into the enemy's hands. However, Ma Chao and others have a large army and are accustomed to fighting. Isn't Cao Cao asking for trouble by doing this?"

"Brother-in-law has already marched into Xichuan, and this three-point world is a foregone conclusion. The most terrible situation is impossible. General Guan knows that the generals in Kanxi will rebel in March. Why did Cao Cao wait until July to go west in person? It is not always said that soldiers are expensive in the art of war. Is it super fast?" Lan Tian smiled mysteriously.

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and looked puzzled, "Could it be that you are worried that we and Sun Quan will attack Xiangfan and Hefei?"

Lan Tian shook his head and said: "Cao Cao's prefectures and counties have more than ten million people? If the situation in Tongguan is really critical, they can draw troops from the Central Plains and Hebei. Why would they be entangled with the elite soldiers from Xiangfan and Huainan? delayed."

"deliberately?"

"The generals in Kansai were forced to turn back too suddenly. They gathered [-] people for a quick victory. The supply of military rations was a big problem. After the Guanzhong area experienced the Li Guo Rebellion, the fields were barren and the population was lost. Even if they occupy Chang'an There is not much grain to consume, and many of the [-] soldiers are farmers? How can it be so long without farming for a year?"

Guan Yu was stunned when he heard that, Cao Cao loves cutting people's food and roads the most, and he also pays special attention to his own supply lines. Now that Lan Tian has cleared away layers of fog, this guy is actually using an old trick.

After Lan Tian finished speaking, Guan Yu suddenly became enlightened, and once again had a deep understanding of the overall strategy.

"Don't Ma Chao and others fall into the trap?" Guan Yu asked.

Lan Tian said affirmatively: "The longer the war time goes, the more difficult it is for Liangzhou to transport grain to Guanzhong. As long as the follow-up supplies cannot reach the front line, if Cao Cao can send people to intercept the grain, then the generals in Kanxi will be in chaos. .”

"According to Ziyu's inference, Cao Cao is consuming food and grass with the generals in Kansai, so don't we really have a chance to win Xiangfan or Hefei?"

Guan Yu looked excited. Although he didn't have as strong a strategic perspective as Lan Tian, ​​he could still find useful parts from this information.

Lan Tian smiled wryly and shook his head, "Siege battles are often protracted, and Cao Cao's main force is at Tongguan. Unless Ma Chao defeats Cao Cao and captures Luoyang and Hulao Pass, it is impossible to capture Xiangfan with Jingzhou's current strength."

Guan Yu frowned, "Then Hefei?"

Lan Tian: "Hefei is far away from Tongguan. If we surround it with heavy troops, there is a chance. However, Sun Quan asked Lu Meng to divide his troops to Jiaozhou. It seems that he did not have such courage. Lu Zijing asked the general to send troops. In fact, he was testing whether I would intervene in Jiaozhou."

Guan Yu frowned even more, "Then I rejected Lu Zijing, didn't I miss Ziyu?"

Lan Tian comforted: "I acted secretly in Jiaozhou, and it was Lai Gong who made the decisions on the surface. The Jiangdong officials may not be able to figure it out clearly. Look at me tomorrow to deal with Lu Zijing."

Guan Yu nodded, "This is the best, Ziyu always makes people feel at ease."

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and apart from the war in Tongguan that they were most concerned about, they also talked about the defense of Jingzhou, the confrontation between Jiaozhou and Lu Meng, and it was already late at night before they knew it.

Lan Tian's thoughts spanned thousands of years, and what he said was often thought-provoking. It was difficult for Guan Yu to be alone, so he invited Lan Tian to sleep on the ground in the war room.

At si o'clock the next day, Lu Su's big ship docked at the north bank of Jiangxia. Since his status was different from the past, Guan Yu greeted him at the pier with reciprocal courtesy.

Lu Su asked the first thing he said when they met, "May I invite Mr. Ziyu?"

Guan Yu raised his head and said with a smile: "Zijing and I have not seen each other for a long time, why do you have such good eyes for Ziyu? He is now preparing to cook pot at the small table in the Changting Pavilion, and we will lean on the railing by the river to reminisce over the wine."

Lu Su has not had a chance to try shabu-shabu yet, and he is puzzled when he hears this term.

"Ziyu is not an honest friend. He has such a relationship with Liu Shijun, but he keeps Su in the dark. I will definitely blame him in a while." Lu Su pretended to be angry.

Guan Yu held Lu Su's hand and laughed endlessly. Lu Su frowned and reproached, "Yun Chang didn't tell the truth, but now he's making fun of me? It's not what a gentleman did, so why laugh?"

"Zijing won't always talk about his in-law relationship, will he? Ziyu can't just say to everyone: My sister is General Liu's concubine. This is not what a gentleman does." Guan Yu couldn't help shaking his head.

"If we knew about it in Chaisang back then," Lu Su hesitated to speak, but if we knew about it at that time, we wouldn't have talked like that.

Guan Yu immediately showed up and said: "At that time, everyone was their own master, so why did Zijing bring up old accounts? Guan also served in Cao Ying, why didn't my elder brother trust him? Let him pass the past."

"Ah, here." Lu Suxin said, can this be the same?
(End of this chapter)