Liu Bei's attack was naturally Lan Tian's idea. To be precise, he was Gao Shun's idea. Although General Gao only had a hundred people left in the camp, his ability to command troops may be stronger than Guan Yu's.
In this Northern Expedition to Xudu, Xinye had less than 10,000 troops, and Xu Shu's ability had not yet been proven. The only thing Liu Bei could do was to take away all Guan, Zhang, and Zhao, and the safety of the rear could only be left to Lantian and Gao Shun.
While Xu Shu was preparing for Xinye, Liu Bei directly sent people to Dengjiazhuang to convey the order, ordering Lantian to lead the field troops to garrison in Xinye.
Liu Bei did not adopt a negotiation attitude, but directly issued orders to his superiors. This was the first time since Lan Tian defected.
Lan Tian inquired about the situation, and then he knew that the northern expedition to Xudu was needed.
He immediately called Lu Lingqi and said, "Madam, pack up immediately. We are going back to Xinye."
Lu Lingqi looked puzzled and said: "Spring plowing has started now, and we will sow seeds in a while. Why are we going back to Xinye during this busy farming period?"
"My brother-in-law asked me to garrison in Xinye. He should have taken away all the troops in the city." Lantian explained.
"Where is General Liu going to attack?" Lu Lingqi asked curiously.
"Xu Du."
Lu Lingqi didn't say anything, thinking that Liu Xuande couldn't even beat Gao Shun, but now he had the guts to beat Xu Du? But she still went back to the house to pack her bags.
Lantian called Gao Shun again, "General Gao, we are going to Xinye to garrison now. How many people do you think is appropriate to take back?"
Seeing Lan Tian's firm tone, Gao Shun replied: "If no foreign enemies come to attack, two to three hundred security patrols will be enough."
"Then pick 300 strong men from the farmers and gather 400 people from your camp. We will immediately go to Xinye to garrison." Lantian said seriously.
"Miss, are you also going back to Xinye?" Gao Shun asked.
"Go back." Lan Tianyan said concisely and concisely.
"Wei." Gao Shun cupped his fists and accepted the order and left.
Lantian finally called Li Yang and said: "Little Lizi, General Gao and I are going back to Xinye to garrison, and we will also take away three hundred farmland farmers, but the farmland in Dengzhuang must not be abandoned.
Spring plowing has begun on the farm now. If there is really not enough manpower, you can mobilize the villagers' families and I can reduce the tax collection by 10% this season. In addition, I will leave General Plateau to assist you."
"Young Master, don't worry. They are now veterans of farming. Talents like you should have left the fields long ago." Li Yang complimented.
"Food is the foundation of the people. If you pay close attention to it, I will come back and take a look when I have time. In addition, I will ask each family on the village to fry twenty kilograms of multi-grain noodles in a copper pot, add some dried radish and cabbage, etc. I’ll take it away later.”
During the slack season in winter, Lantian thought of the Volunteer Army's fried noodles again. He asked each family to grind dozens of kilograms of corn and broad bean flour in advance, and taught the dealers how to fry them.
Although the taste is relatively bad, the shelf life is relatively long, and it can be swallowed even with dried radish.
Now that Liu Bei is going to go to Xudu in the Northern Expedition, you can ask him to take him there and try to use it as military supplies.
Li Yang asked mysteriously: "Is there going to be a war? Do you want to distribute some weapons to us?"
"Dengjiazhuang and Xinye will not be affected for the time being. You can safely direct the spring plowing here." Lantian said seriously.
"I can't afford it."
While Gao Shun was reorganizing his army and Li Yang was packing steamed buns, Lu Lingqi walked into the courtyard wearing a dashing military uniform.
Lan Tian's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he praised: "Madam is still so beautiful, I'd better not wear the clothes of a peasant woman in the future."
Lu Lingqi muttered: "If you want to move to a farmhouse, I can't always dress like this. It's really inconvenient to work."
"Madam, you can rest and quit..." Lan Tian shook his head.
"What's the point? Husband, you do everything by yourself, how can I be that lazy woman?" Lu Lingqi said with a beautiful eyebrow.
Lan Tian smiled bitterly and said: "After all, it's my husband's fault. This time we will stay in Xinye for a while."
"It all depends on your husband's arrangement..." Lu Lingqi replied in a low voice.
Gao Shun was gathering soldiers, while Li Yang arranged for people to fry noodles. Dengjiazhuang suddenly became tense.
Master Deng came out with his grandson in his arms. When he saw Lu Lingqi wearing armor, he asked in surprise: "Mr. Ziyu, is this going to be a war?"
Lan Tian smiled and said: "No problem, my lord ordered me to go to Xinye to garrison for a while. The old village owner doesn't have to worry."
Little Deng Fan looked at Lu Lingqi's heroic appearance, his little eyes were full of envy, and he said slowly: "It's so...so good...so good-looking..."
Lan Tian smiled and said: "Little guy, grow up quickly and become a general in the future."
"Okay." Little Deng Fan seemed to understand, and he didn't stutter at all.
Everyone returned to Xinye that afternoon, and Lan Tian went directly to the county government office to see Liu Bei.
Liu Bei saw Lan Tian coming back so quickly and said happily: "Ziyu came very quickly."
"Soldiers are valuable and quick, but security is not quick." Lan Tian nodded and said.
"Cao Cao sent troops to Hebei again. Liu Jingsheng asked me to attack Xudu, hoping to help Yuan Benchu ​​win." Liu Bei sighed.
Lan Tianxin said that Yuan Shao had never won before, and he expected that this time would be no exception. "How many troops will Liu Jingsheng allocate to his brother-in-law?"
"The military power in Xiangyang is in the hands of Cai Mao, so Liu Jingsheng can only ask Wen Zhongye of Nanyang to go with me." Liu Bei explained.
"Oh? How many soldiers does Wen Zhongye have?" Lan Tian asked again.
"Yi Jibo said there are more than 20,000 people. If we include my Xinye soldiers, there will be 30,000 people." Liu Bei said.
Lan Tian shook his head and said: "If there are really 30,000, it can put pressure on Cao Cao, but Wen Zhongye may not go all out..."
"Ziyu is right, it would be good if Wenpin could send 10,000 troops." While the two were talking, Xu Shu walked in with a smile.
He has just finished reorganizing the army at the school ground, and the defense of Xinye has been handed over to Gao Shun, and the army is preparing to set off early tomorrow morning.
"Yuan Zhi is here? You two right-hand men all say this, and Bei suddenly loses confidence in the attack." Liu Bei said sadly.
Lan Tian comforted him and said, "Cao Cao will do his best if he attacks Hebei. He doesn't have many talents left in Xudu. Besides, with Yuan Zhi's help this time, I expect he will win."
After hearing this, Liu Bei said happily: "Ziyu always knows things well, so I have nothing to worry about in this battle."
Xu Shu had already heard a little bit about Lantian's past. He took over Liu Bei's topic and said: "The military rations sent by Ziyu are very novel. This expedition can save a lot of baggage."
Lan Tian shook his head and said: "Each person can carry a few days of new military rations. It is suitable for short-term raids, but it is not suitable for a protracted war..."
Xu Shu nodded and said, "Although this is the case, we can also make good use of it."
"What do you mean by new army rations?" Liu Bei asked with a confused look on his face.
"My lord, I will tell you when I go to the camp with you. Lan Ziyu has sent thousands of kilograms of fried noodles. This fried noodles can be carried with you and eaten immediately. This plan is really fantastic." Xu Shu sighed.
Liu Bei was surprised when he heard this, "Could it be the method of Genghis Khan's Western Expedition?"
Lan Tian shook his head and said: "I just improved it based on his ideas."
Liu Bei was overjoyed, "Ziyu always surprises me. Now I am more confident in attacking Xudu."
Chapter completed!