Lantian rode up to meet him. Perhaps because the war was too exhausting, Guan Yu had a lot of snow silk on his temples and beard.
Time is the most ruthless, planting autumn frost on people's heads. Guan Yu is a little older than the last time I saw him.
Guan Yu rested his palm on the saddle and landed sharply. His two iron-like hands tightly grasped Lan Tian's hand and shook it. Although the two of them did not have a Taoyuan alliance, the friendship in their hearts was still strong.
Liu Bei asked Guan Yu to guard Jingzhou and Lantian Mu to guard Jiaozhou. Outsiders could not understand the critical responsibilities. Only the two important ministers knew what they were carrying on their shoulders.
This time, four troops from Jiangdong attacked Jingzhou. Guan Yu knew that it would be difficult for him to defeat Jiang Qin on his own. Even though Gan Ning defeated Jiang Qin in Hanshui, he was trained and recommended by Lan Tian, ​​not to mention that the other three routes had Lan Tian's layout.
The two of them shook hands and looked at each other in silence. In the end, it was Lan Tian who broke the deadlock and said, "Yun Chang, farewell and you're all right."
"Ziyu, you still haven't changed much." Guan Yu let go and patted Lan Tian's shoulder gently, as if he hadn't seen a close comrade for many years.
Lan Tian grinned: "Haha, this is not as good as Yun Chang."
Guan Yu said that Lan Tian had a beard under his chin, and it remained as long as one hand could hold it all year round. In ancient times, roughness was regarded as beauty, and thick hair symbolized male strength. Therefore, in the Three Kingdoms period, when judging a person's appearance, whether a beautiful beard was a more important factor
Big plus point.
As the saying goes, a hairless mouth can't do anything well. In order to establish a stable image for outsiders, Lan Tian deliberately grew some beards for "work use", but he had the habit of trimming them every day to control the length.
Guan Yu exchanged a few pleasantries with Lan Tian, ​​and then walked to the river under the guidance of Guan Ping, where he saw Zhou Cang coming with the bound Lu Meng.
The Jushui in November was freezing cold. Lu Meng soaked in the river for a long time. After being captured by Zhou Cang, his whole body was soaked and shivering. His messy hair was half covered on his face, giving the impression of a criminal being led to the execution ground.
"Common man, are you here too?" Guan Yu looked at Lu Meng and sneered.
From the moment Lu Meng was captured in the water, his eyes completely lost their luster. Facing Guan Yu's ridicule, he showed no expression on his face. He was disdainful and unable to refute, and he never thought of bending his knees to beg for mercy.
"Ziyu, I heard that this person is the mastermind of the sneak attack on Jingzhou, how do you think we should deal with it?" Guan Yu saw that Lu Meng did not respond, so he turned around and asked Lan Tian.
Lan Tian frowned: "If you don't kill the first culprit, it will be difficult to shock Xiaoxiao."
"Ziyu's words are very much in line with my heart." Guan Yu nodded in admiration, and then told Zhou Cang: "Take this person into custody first. I will be of great use in a few days, so you have to take care of him personally."
"Wei." Zhou Cang clasped his fists.
After Guan Yu gave the instructions, he pulled Lan Tian forward. At this time, night was approaching Jiangxia, and several troops were about to rest in Linju County.
The moment Lan Tian walked past Lu Meng's eyes, his dull pupils suddenly lit up, and Lu Meng shouted at the top of his voice like a madman: "Lan Tian, ​​you despicable traitor, why are you targeting me? Why are you targeting Jiangdong?"
After being captured, Lu Meng's mind became empty. Although he appeared to be crazy and stupid on the outside, he actually closed his mind. He was immersed in his own world and reviewed the experiences of these years alone.
At that moment, Lu Meng thought everything through. Starting from Chibi, everything Lantian did was to deal with Jiangdong. He participated in the battle for Jiaozhou, the sneak attack on Changsha, and this sneak attack on Jiangling. Every time, it was bad.
In Lan Tian's hands, Lu Meng believed that all this was no accident.
Lan Tian paused in surprise, and then replied calmly: "Everyone has their own decisions, don't you think it's a redundant question?"
"But why do you win every time? I study so hard, and I'm so dissatisfied..." Lu Meng gritted his teeth.
Lan Tian shook his head and didn't reply, saying in his heart that you are not the Southern Barbarian Meng Huo. If you don't accept it, I can't let you go back. Guan Yu couldn't help but angrily yelled: "How many books have you read? Ziyu's wisdom and knowledge are also outstanding.
How can a man like you compare? Do you know what it means to overestimate one's capabilities?"
"Since Meng is born, why should Tian be born..." Lu Meng ignored Guan Yu at all, looking up to the sky and sighing.
Guan Yu was stunned when he heard this and said to himself: I have never seen such a shameless person. Is this man crazy?
"Ziyu, let's go, Lu Mengpifu has gone crazy."
"Uh...okay..."
Lan Tian felt very speechless and thought to himself, I am not Kong Ming, and you are not Zhou Gongjin. There is no need to write out this script, right?
"Since Meng is born, why should Tian be born..." When Lan Tian walked over, Lu Meng was still looping like a repeater.
Huh? Why does this guy only have two fingers left on his left hand that is tied behind his back?
"Ziyu?" Guan Yu reminded him with confusion when he saw Lan Tian stop suddenly.
The moment Lan Tian turned around, he left a message to Lu Meng: "If you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region; if you don't plan for the eternity, you can't plan for a moment."
Lu Meng's body suddenly stiffened after hearing this. Lan Tian's two simple sentences just now revealed the reason why he must win every battle. He remembered that after reading a few books, he once showed off in front of Lu Su.
Thinking of the gulf-like gap between him and Lan Tian, ​​it was too reluctant for him to face off against him.
After clearing the battlefield, the army headed to Linju to rest and recuperate. The Linju County magistrate took the county officials out of the city, welcomed Guan Yu, Lan Tian and other generals into the county house to settle down, and hurriedly prepared a simple celebration banquet.
Guan Yu took the seat of honor, followed by Lan Tian, ​​followed by Gao Shun, Guan Ping, Zhou Cang, Chu Qing and other generals accompanying the army.
"Ziyu, Guan wants to respect you well." Guan Yu raised his glass.
Lan Tian responded with a smile: "The great victory just won is worthy of celebration. I will accompany Yunchang to have a good time. It's just that I was in a hurry on the river beach just now and didn't ask in detail how to capture Xiangyang. Why not take this opportunity to talk about it?"
Guan Yu held his beard with his left hand, raised his head and put the wine in the cup into his throat, and then asked thoughtfully: "Isn't it Ziyu's plan? Why are you asking me now?"
Lantian scratched his head and thought to himself: When did I set up a conspiracy?
"Ziyu is still pretending to be sophisticated. If you don't believe it if I have the evidence in hand, you won't admit it." Guan Yu saw Lan Tian's face blank, then took out a letter from his arms and handed it over, and then told Guan Ping: "Ping'er,
Tell your uncle how we plotted to capture Xiangyang."
"Yes, father." After Guan Ping answered with clasped fists, he saluted Lantian, "Uncle, the battle in Fancheng was fierce at that time. My father saw that Cao Ren defended tenaciously. Later, the food route to the Han River was blocked, so he sent people to various places to mobilize troops.
, Collect food..."
Guan Yu sent envoys to various places to mobilize troops, one of which was to go to Shangyong to find Liu Feng and Meng Da. However, Guan Yu's envoys had not yet set off. Eight thousand soldiers led by Meng Da rushed to Fancheng and presented the letter in Lan Tian's hand.
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The letter was written by Fazheng in the name of Lantian. The letter suggested that Guan Yu use the traitor general Hu Xiu and Fu Fang to help Meng Da win Xiangyang and seize the city in the name of sending grain.
The waters of Han were covered with Jingzhou warships, and Xiangyang City was besieged by the governor Zhao Lei for several months, completely cutting off all communication with the north. Later, Jiang Qin blocked the rear grain route, and Gan Ning took 90% of the warships southward. The Han between Xiangfan and Xiangfan
The whole thing can finally be seen from the water.
At this time, Zhao Lei's Jingzhou army was defeated by an unknown army. Then Hu Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, and Fu Fang, the prefect of Nanxiang, appeared at the gate of Xiangyang City. They were ordered by Cao Cao to come with food and supplies to help the battle, and brought Sun Quan who was sneaking into Jiangling and Fancheng.
There was news that Guan Yu's military morale was in chaos.
Chapter completed!