It was no problem for Shamoko to calculate the tribe's tribute furs, but it was really difficult for him to involve such a complicated algorithm.

Lan Tian shook his head and said: "You can hold on for as many days as you want, as long as I can complete the follow-up deployment. Now you and General Gao will lead 7,000 troops to station on the north bank of Moon Bay. The remaining 1,000 barbarian soldiers and all the ships will be left behind."

General Gan and I will take command."

"Wei." Shamoko clasped his fists and accepted the order.

He believes that obeying orders is easier than using your brain. Both Gao Shun and Gan Ning are better than him, so there will be no problem in obeying their arrangements.

"Does it matter where we are stationed and how to block the attack?" Gao Shun was too familiar with Lantian's character. Everything had been mysterious since he came to Bushan. He guessed that he and Shamoko were not simply resisting the enemy.

Lan Tian nodded and said: "Camp as far west as possible along the river bank, as long as you can clearly see the semaphore on the top of the mountain on the other side. Your task is to stick to the north bank and prevent Jiangdong's cavalry from taking a step forward."

The peaks on the south bank are commanding, and by using the semaphore invented by Lan Tian, ​​he can clearly grasp everything about the enemy on the north bank. In this way, Gao Shun is like playing landlord, and can see through all the opponent's cards.

"What if I can break through the enemy's formation?" Gao Shun asked again.

"It's a small victory but not a big victory." Lan Tian said mysteriously.

"What's the explanation?" Gao Shun didn't understand.

Lan Tian explained: "The soldiers and horses in Jiangdong need to contain Cao Cao in the Yangtze River. If all the opponent's main forces are really drawn to Jiaozhou, Cao Cao's attention will be completely attracted to Jingzhou. Now we are not capable of fighting the Northern Army alone..."

Gao Shun nodded quickly after hearing this, "Sir, you are still thoughtful. I promise to complete the task..."

After Shamoko and Gao Shun took the order to leave, Lai Gong asked: "General Lan, didn't Wushei say that there will be reinforcements from Jiangdong? And there are also ships carrying 5,000 troops. We only have 1,000 naval troops left to stop them.

Can you live there?"

"This is Lu Fan's intimidation tactic. General Gan is familiar with Jiangdong navy warships. Lu Meng's large ships stationed in Guangxin can only transport more than a thousand troops. You don't have to worry about their navy at all." Lan Tian consoled him.

"After all, Zhou Yu defeated Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of elite troops with 30,000 naval troops. The general cannot underestimate the enemy. If he fails, Yu Lin will be in danger..." Lai Gong was still worried.

"Don't worry, Governor Lai, I will let Lu Meng abandon the ship and go ashore."

When Lai Gong nodded, Gan Ning couldn't help but ask: "Sir, how is Wu Ding doing in Jiaozhi? If Shi Xie blocks Lu Meng's retreat from the lower reaches of Yushui River, we will definitely win a great victory."

Lan Tian shook his head and said: "The Shi family endured humiliation in Lingnan for the sake of family interests. The former Nanhai prefect Shi Wu died inexplicably. Instead of raising an army to avenge Shi Xie, he sent his son Shi Yan to Jiangdong with tributes. In order to appease him, Sun Quan made a memorial to his left

General, it is absolutely impossible for them to send troops."

"If Shi Xie refuses Cao Cao's surrender to Sun Quan, will they send troops to cooperate with Lu Meng to attack the southern part of Yulin?" Lai Gong didn't know the news about Shi Xie's ennoblement, so he was quite shocked when he heard it.

In Lantian's memory, Shi Xie was an extremely capable person. The average life span of the Three Kingdoms was only thirty years old, but this guy actually lived to be ninety years old. Except for his own longevity, his brothers also lived a long life.

After listening to Lai Gong's analysis, Lan Tian said with a smile: "You can rest assured about this. Shi Xie can attack and be a vassal, but it is impossible for him to send troops. Moreover, war is an extension of politics. If you want to get this guy's

To help, at least we must show our due strength.”

Lai Gong nodded and said: "Since there are no constraints from soldiers, with General Lan's strategic planning and General Gan and General Gao's use of troops, I am very confident in this battle."

"After serving as governor for a long time, you will understand what you are like. We may not be each other's opponents, but we will never suffer in a war." Gan Ning shook his head and smiled.

Lan Tian ordered: "Prefect Lai will lead more than a thousand naval forces to Moon Bay. Once he sees the beacon signal on the south peak, he will immediately ask the fleet to give way to the middle water channel. Then I will have a clever plan to defeat Lu Meng's big ship."

"Wei." Lai Gong also clasped his fists and left.

"Xingba, you will first mobilize a hundred fishing boats. The fishing boats should be filled with firewood and poured with tung oil. Then they will sail to Gaoshun camp two miles behind and wait for orders. Whenever you see the beacon fires burning along the river, you will first send two

Ten fishing boats sailed towards Moon Bay. When they approached the enemy ships, they set fire to the boats and rushed towards the enemy formation. If the fire boats blocked the way, it would not be difficult for Lü Meng's navy to defeat them." Lan Tian continued to give instructions.

"Sir, do you really want to use fireboats to defeat the enemy? In the past, Zhou Yu burned Cao Ying in Wulin. He had the right time, place and people. The south wind blows in the Moon Bay area in summer, but the wind force is blocked by the mountains on the south bank. The wind force on the river is basically very strong.

It's so weak that the fire would be difficult to sustain without the help of wind..." Gan Ning analyzed.

Lantian shook his finger, "We are in the upper reaches of Yushui River, and the river water surges at this time. Even without the help of the southeast wind like Zhou Lang, the fire ship can still rush towards the enemy's position. In addition, the terrain of Moon Bay is narrow, as long as the fire is strong, the enemy

There will be chaos, and advancing and retreating on rivers is not as easy as on land."

Gan Ning suddenly realized it and quickly said something wonderful.

Hundreds of fleets from Jiangdong came and went at the same time. Once panicked in Moon Bay, the warships would turn the rudder at will and block the river.

"If that's the case, why did you send twenty boats? Chief Sha brought hundreds of fishing boats." Gan Ning asked curiously.

Lantian said with a smile: "We don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. We have to know how long the water flows, and we don't know how many ships of the other party can be burned. If we burn all our ships at once, and Jiangdong's warships are not all burned, what will they get when they come back next time?"

response?"

Gan Ning scratched his head and said, "Isn't this a master? I will burn as many ships as you want."

Lan Tian nodded, "You act according to the orders of beacon fire and flag language, and only send out twenty fire ships at a time."

"Wei." Gan Ning cupped his fists and accepted the order.

After everyone in the hall had finished leaving, Lan Tian looked at the sand table dreamily.

This was the first time for him to command such a complex military operation, which required all departments to coordinate and coordinate strictly according to the instructions. Fortunately, Gan Ning and Gao Shun were able to control the operation well, and they were waiting for actual combat to test their reenactment of Zhou Yu's Battle of Chibi.

Both "Wei Liao Zi" and "Sun Tzu's Art of War" are programmatic military books. No battle can be copied indiscriminately. Tactics must be arranged according to local conditions and the actual situation.

When the army was attacking Yiling before, it was Gao Shun and Gan Ning who commanded it alone, or the two of them jointly formulated tactics. Lan Tian only "talked on paper" with the two in the martial arts hall. Later, after using a clever plan to capture Jiangling City, the two would

He was so impressed that he fell to the ground.

This time Lan Tian went south to Jiaozhou to deal with Jiangdong's army. Both Gan Ning and Gao Shun had great trust in his tactics.

Lantian's grand strategic layout is unparalleled in Liu Bei's camp.

Both sides are ready.
Chapter completed!