Zhang Fei saw that Lan Tian's expression was wrong, so he secretly tugged on Fazheng's shirt and asked, "Commander, did I say the wrong thing?"
"Uh... That shouldn't happen. Maybe General Lan has something to worry about." Fazheng comforted in a low voice.
Zhang Fei, Fazheng and Lan Tian first walked through the corridor and through the back hall with doubts, then walked around the middle courtyard and came to a building with no windows and no plaque. That was the war room as Lan Tian mentioned it.
Seeing the elite soldiers guarding the war room, Zhang Fei walked to Pang De and asked curiously: "Ling Ming, is there any treasure hidden by Ziyu here? It's very mysterious."
Pang De shook his head and replied: "I am ashamed to say that General Mo has been in Jiaozhou for so long and has not had the opportunity to enter the war room. Only General Gao often comes in and out of here."
Zhang Fei became even more curious after hearing this. In fact, in addition to Gao Shun, there were also a few people such as Song Chen and Jiang Wan who had gone in.
Because the war room had no windows and there were several ventilation holes at the top of the four walls, everyone waited at the door for a while before the guards entered the room and lit lamps and candles to guide everyone inside.
On the north side of the war room hangs a map of the entire Han Dynasty, on the east and west sides are the power maps of Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and in the middle of the house is a huge sand table, with an abbreviated map of Jingzhou on it, including rivers, roads, villages, and towns.
It took two years to complete based on the real terrain.
The Jingzhou sand table in the middle is Lantian's own interpretation of the direction of the war based on historical memories and the current situation of the Cao, Liu, and Sun families.
"It's so well hidden, it's just a sandbox..." Zhang Fei muttered with his mouth flat.
"Third general, take a closer look," Fazheng reminded, pointing to the sand table.
Zhang Fei looked at the sand table again and found that the locations of Xiangyang and Fancheng had been replaced by models with models. All places in the north where Cao Cao might send reinforcements were marked, and important food routes were marked.
In addition, many models are also placed in Jiangling, Gong'an, Dongting, and Jiangxia in the central part, relying on the Yangtze River line. In the south, with Luling as the center, the markers radiate to Youxian, Chaling, Qujiang, Longchuan and other counties.
"Isn't this Hefei? The defenders there will also go to rescue Fancheng? Don't they need to be prepared for Jiangdong's attack?" Zhang Fei asked curiously.
Lan Tian's tone seemed very calm, "With Sun Quan's personality, what can't he do? Besides, when it comes to war deductions, all possibilities must be considered."
"Ah, yes, yes, I heard you say that before in the martial arts hall, I almost forgot." Zhang Fei scratched his head and replied.
"General Lan, what are you doing today..." Fazheng asked curiously.
Just as Lan Tian was about to answer, the door to the war room suddenly opened. Everyone was surprised who it was. It turned out to be Song Chen in a 'cake seller's costume'. He was another regular visitor to the war room besides Gao Shun.
"Is something wrong?" Lan Tian asked with a frown.
"It's urgent." Song Chen spoke concisely and to the point, with a solemn expression.
The shorter the conversation, the bigger the problem. Lan Tian took the initiative and walked over.
Song Chen first clasped his fists and saluted everyone, and then whispered in his ear: "The news from Jiangdong has been sent back. Jianye's supply ship suddenly changed its route to Chaisang. Therefore, it is inferred that Jiangdong's main force has been transferred from Ruxu, but due to Jianye's wharf
Restricting the entry and exit of merchant ships, this news has been delayed for at least twenty days, and now we don’t know where they are.”
Zhang Fei and Fazheng turned to look at each other, thinking that Song Chen's outfit was quite strange, he must be talking about some information.
Zhang Fei was about to ask something when he saw Lan Tian wave his hand to stop him, and then continued to ask Song Chen: "There should be other news?"
"Panyu Port has not seen Jiangdong merchant ships for many days, so I sent people to investigate in the direction of Jiangxia. As a result, they were chased back by Jiangdong patrol ships shortly after entering Dongting. They landed ashore and changed horses to check, and found that there were thousands of warships in the waters of Lukou. Boat..." Song Chen swallowed.
"Why is Bi Yaner putting so many warships at Lukou? Does he want to rehearse the Battle of Chibi?" Zhang Fei sneered.
Lan Tianxin said that Sun Quan was indeed evil, and he quickly ordered Lan Yuan beside him: "Immediately summon the military attachés above Zhonglang General to the war room. I have important combat mission arrangements."
"Wei." Lan Yuan clasped his fists and turned to leave.
"Now that Jingzhou is empty and Sun Quan has assembled a large number of troops at Lukou, is he going to betray the alliance again? Although this suspicion is huge, it cannot be ruled out that he is going to help General Guan attack Fancheng. General Lan, you should think twice."
Guan Yu had a lot of troops in Fancheng, and Fazheng didn't know the intensity of Sun Quan's backstabbing, so he was worried that Lantian's sending troops would irritate the opponent and easily give Jiangdong an excuse. After all, with Liu Bei's current strength, he couldn't face both Sun Quan and Cao at the same time.
"Military advisor, you can rest assured. I will be responsible for any problems that arise. This is definitely a sneak attack by Jiangdong betraying the alliance." Lantian said domineeringly and then continued to explain: "The mountain crossing in Longchuan, the bandit rebellion in Guiyang, and the rumors of Liu Zhang's rebellion in Lingling. It's obvious that someone is deliberately inciting it, just to stop the Jiaozhou soldiers from advancing and prevent us from supporting Jingzhou in time."
"Then what are you waiting for? Ziyu quickly sends troops, otherwise the second brother will be attacked from both sides." Zhang Fei urged.
Lan Tian picked up the long pole beside the sand table and pointed at the Han River and Dongting Lake respectively and analyzed: "If I were Sun Quan and wanted to restrain General Guan from attacking Jingzhou, I would have to cut off the food channel of the Han River first, and then occupy the Dongting water mouth and let Jingzhou Supplies from Nan and Jiaozhou cannot be sent to the front line. As long as these two checkpoints are blocked, the front line may be in danger of running out of food."
"We can't take care of the Han River. The Jiangdong navy is the best in the world. If they are really allowed to block the entrance of Dongting and block the entire Yangtze River, wouldn't the north of the Yangtze River be in danger?" Fazheng looked at the sand table with a solemn look on his face. expression.
"Military advisor, don't worry too much. Gan Xingba is by Yunchang's side. Sun Quan wants to completely cut off the Han River. I don't think it's that easy. We'll deal with the invading enemies in Dongting first, and then swim across the other side of the Yangtze River." Lan Tian Clenched his fists.
"Sir, give the order." Gao Shun reminded.
Lan Tian nodded, and then told Gao Shun: "The rest of the people won't wait for now. Bo Ping, go and assemble the army. When General Li Yi comes over soon, I will ask him to arrange enough transport ships. The enemy troops will be assembled as soon as possible." Set off, and send people to Guiyang and Lingling first to take away all the reserve troops on both sides."
"Should we recall General Sha? His Wuxi barbarians are much more powerful. The new recruits from Guiyang and Lingling have never been on the battlefield." Gao Shun suggested.
Lan Tian shook his head and said: "Let the trapped troops lead the fight. Soon they will be veterans. Besides, these troops are prepared for General Guan. After General Sha has finished handling the Longchuan matter, let Xu Shuang take over the reserve troops in Guiyang. Finally, we will meet again in Changsha.”
"Wei." Gao Shun nodded.
"Ling Ming." Lan Tian looked at Pang De and made arrangements.
"The end will be here." Pound clasped his fists and walked forward.
"You will lead the three thousand cavalry of your headquarters to go with Chu Qing's reconnaissance battalion to Jiepu Pass, and then take the land route from Guiyang to Changsha. You must travel day and night to ensure that Linxiang is not lost." Lan Tian continued to order.
"Wei." Pound nodded and accepted the order.
After arranging the two troops, Lan Tian told Jiang Wan: "Gong Yan, I will leave it to you to arrange the logistics and supplies. Make sure there are no problems. When I am not in Guangzhou, you will also handle the government affairs."
"Don't worry, Mr. Fu, Jiang Wan will definitely live up to his orders." Jiang Wan answered with cupped hands.
Lan Tian nodded and continued to give instructions: "President Song, those rats in the city..."
Seeing that Lan Tian was explaining the details, Zhang Fei asked anxiously: "Ziyu, don't forget to take me, Lao Zhang, with you in the battle."
"Yide, you are a guest from afar. Please stay in the city as a guest. I asked Boyang to stay with you. The seafood feast will be enough." Lantian responded with a smile.
Chapter completed!