Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 767

When bidding farewell outside the city, Sha Moke mysteriously invited Gao Shun aside, and begged in a low voice: "I guess I will stay in Nichinan for a few days. I hope the general will take care of my people when he returns to Guangzhou."

Gao Shun smiled and shook his head: "General Sha has made a lot of contributions in recovering Rinan this time, so you don't need to worry about your clansmen, just wait for the master to reward you."

"Since I followed my husband, my people and I have got rid of hunger and have no worries about food and clothing. I repay my husband by putting in more effort on the battlefield. It doesn't matter if I get rewards or not. In short, I fought this battle happily." Shamoke's face was full of excitement.

Gao Shun patted Sha Moke's younger generation, and said seriously: "Sir, let's look far away, destroy Linyi first and recover Rinan, with the intention of deterring the three counties of Cochin. During your garrison in Rinan, you must pay special attention to the distribution of troops and keep them stable." After the Xianglin situation, the strategic center of gravity must be shifted to the north.”

Shamoke rolled his eyes and nodded quickly, "If it wasn't for the general's reminder, I would have almost focused on the elephant forest. It seems that I can't just tame elephants and play snakes. I know how to do it."

"It's good to know, it's getting late, and Boyang and I are about to leave, you take care." Gao Shun cupped his fists to bid farewell.

"Take care, General." Shamoke returned the salute with clasped fists.

Lan Yuan ordered all the soldiers in the formation to unload their armor. The return journey with light clothes will increase the marching speed. When they arrive at Hoi An Port, they will send the armor on board the ship.

Li Yi's warships are limited and cannot carry all the soldiers by sea. Lan Yuan also intends to return by land. After all, they still have two months to go.

Lanyuan selected a thousand veterans to board the ship to protect the excavated Champa rice specimens, and sent them back to Guangzhou to Lantian first. He and Gao Shun led the main force of the trapped army to travel by land.

The news that Jiaozhou's Southern Expeditionary Army captured four cities in two days and let Linyi destroy the country in fifteen days has spread to Jiuzhen, Jiaozhi and other places.

The 85-year-old Shi Xie was frightened and fell ill. When his son Shi Hui heard that the fallen army was going to return by land, he immediately summoned Hepu prefect Shi Yi and Jiuzhen prefect to discuss countermeasures.

Shi Xie has often been ill in the past few years, and Shi Hui often acted as an agent of Jiaozhi government affairs. At this time, he sat on the prefect's honorable position and complained to the next two uncles: "I don't know whether it is Lin Yizhan who is vulnerable, or the soldiers and horses in Guangzhou. If Lantian attacks our three counties by force, what are the chances of winning?"

Shi Yi and Shi both shook their heads pessimistically. Shi Hui asked anxiously, "Why don't you two uncles say anything? Of the seven counties in Jiaozhou, only our three counties have not returned to Lantian. Are you not in a hurry?"

"At that time, Jiaozhou's army was powerful, and even Sun Quan in Jiangdong was no match for him. How could the small country of Linyi be his match? The three counties of our Shi family are already in the middle of the urn, and there is no use in worrying. We can only maintain the status quo." The scholar kept shaking his head.

"Li Yi built a seaport in Dan'er, Zhuya, across the sea from his second uncle's Xu Wen. If Lantian uses troops against us, your Hepu will be the first to be among them. There must be some strategy." Shi Hui frowned.

The scholar then added: "Our brothers are all old, and you, my nephew, are close to the age of hearing. Don't miss this temporary right too much. Over the years, the eldest brother has often paid tribute to Guangzhou and Chengdu. Perhaps Lantian will not use force against us. , after all, the King of Hanzhong wants to compete with Cao Sun for the world.”

"Third uncle, you are confused. Liu Bei wants to compete with Cao Pi and Sun Quan, but Lantian is the real Jiaozhou pastor. His purpose is to capture the seven counties of Jiaozhou. Otherwise, he will let Jiangdong not fight. Why not go far? Going thousands of miles to destroy Linyi? The purpose is to form a circle around us. In the past, Jiuzhen was the farthest from the center of Jiaozhou, but now Rinan County is like a knife behind your back. How can you not be in a hurry?"

Seeing Shi Hui's "free and easy" words, Shi Hui felt resentment in his heart, saying that your brother has been in power in Jiaozhou for many years?Because the old father, Shi Xie, was able to live so well, he could at most be regarded as an acting prefect, and he never experienced the feeling of being under one man and above ten thousand, okay?

The soldier spread his hands and replied bitterly: "You have all seen the soldiers crossing the border. If General Lan is determined to take back those fine armors and stately soldiers, can the soldiers and horses of our three counties stop them?"

"We can't stop them head-on, and we can use strategy to win. I heard that the entrapment army will return the same way. We can set up ambushes along the way. As long as Gao Shun is eliminated, what else can Lantian rely on?" Shi Hui put forward his own idea.

"Nephew wants to ambush the enemy army? Do you want to kill Lan Tian's arm Gao Shun? I advise you to give up this idea. The enemy army was very vigilant when they crossed the border before. We can't act like a car and bring disaster to the family," Shi Yi said. Summed up in five words: Is it not good to live?
"Nephew, your thoughts are very dangerous, third uncle advises you not to be impulsive." Shi Zhi shook his head.

Shi Hui sneered with a sullen face: "Since the two uncles are unwilling to help each other, what else can my nephew think? It's nothing more than waiting to die slowly."

"If the situation continues to deteriorate, I think we can only mobilize the people to submit to Lantian. This person is not unreasonable. It is always indispensable to make us rich." Shi Yi comforted.

"A rich man? Very good." Shi Hui's face was full of bitterness.

Shi Yi, Shi Hui and Shi Hui parted ways. They left from the main entrance of the prefect's mansion, and then went to see Shi Xie through the back door. Shi Hui's aggressive attitude made them worry.

The two came to Shi Xie's bedroom and directly expressed Shi Hui's thoughts. Shi Xie was so angry that he smashed the ginseng soup beside the couch to pieces.

"This bastard wants to trap our scholar's family in a desperate situation." Shi Xie was trembling with anger.

"Brother, although Hui'er's words are a bit radical, it is not unreasonable to think about it carefully. Lantian first built a seaport at Zhuya, and then sent troops to take back Rinan. The three counties of our family are already caught in the net, so we have to think about it." The only way to deal with it is." Shi Yi analyzed in a low voice.

Shi Xie asked out of breath, "How do you respond? Increase tribute or raise troops to resist?"

"Uh" Shi Yi bowed his head and remained silent.

"Rinan County has returned to Jiaozhou, and the three counties occupied by my family will become a thorn in Lantian's back. He will pull them out sooner or later. If the three counties are completely returned to Jiaozhou, Lantian will not need us to pay tribute at all, and even more will not mobilize troops. Wisdom." Scholars are more pessimistic.

After Shi Xie heard this, he nodded slightly, "What the third brother said is true. Gao Shun is a famous general in the world, the commander of the army and Lan Tian's parents and sons. If the two of them miss half a point, how can Lan Tian give up? He can only use other methods to delay time. .”

"Brother, do you have a plan?" Shi Yi was overjoyed when he heard that.

Shi Xie stroked his beard and said: "Hu Ke, who was sent to Guangzhou before, was actually favored by Lantian and secretly sent to Jiangdong. He sent me a letter half a year ago, saying that he was highly valued by Sun Quan in Jiangdong, and secretly worked under his guidance. The hostage Xin (xin) can only let him instigate Sun Quan to attack Jiaozhou, and then let Zhi'er speak in front of Lantian and let him focus on Soochow, which may delay some time."

"Can this work? Hu Ke is really important in Jiangdong, how could he listen to us?" Shi was full of doubts.

(End of this chapter)