Chapter 1711: The Battle of Xuzhou (307)

Just when Guan Yu was worried about whether Guan Hai had been attacked by Xiahoudun, the scouts he sent back came with the latest information, everything went very smoothly and there was no danger.

Guan Yu sighed, just like he thought, even he didn't have any hope, but if Xiahoudun didn't seize this opportunity, then as long as he waited for the lord to come, he would never have a chance again.

Although Guan Yu became more and more convinced that Xiahoudun would not dare to appear, and before that, he firmly believed that Xiahoudun would not let go of such an opportunity, and would show up no matter what, at least he would confront them, but Xiahoudun did not show up, since this was the case, Guan Yu had to continue according to the previous plan. It is best to be able to return to Guangling without any problems.

Compared with Xiahoudun, Liu Lan, who marched overnight, had his own worries, but in front of Xu Shu, Liu Lan did not show it. The battle of Xuzhou is obviously just a difficult hurdle in front of him, and Liu Lan not only thinks about how to tide over the difficulties in front of him, but also thinks about the future.

With the retreat to Guangling, the strategic center is bound to shift and change, at least it is unlikely that he will fight Langya or even Qingzhou before the start of the battle of Guandu, even if there is a chance, Liu Lan will not send troops to the home team, so that the two will cooperate against him again, so his focus will inevitably have to shift to the south.

But on the matter of Wujun Xu Gong or Sun Ce, Liu Lan was a little undecided, first of all, he was not allowed to give Sun Ce any chance to bring him back to life, so Liu Lan still preferred to completely eliminate him first and not let him come back to life and develop again.

As for Xu Gong and Yan Baihu, who still don't know what the situation is, although he has sent Jian Yong to Wucheng, Liu Lan will not pin all his hopes on him, so the preparation must be done, but if he can be freed up first, Liu Lan is actually more willing to deal with Sun Ce first, only in this way can Liu Lan be able to truly have no worries.

Liu Lan's idea or strategic purpose, in this era, no one will have Liu Lan's current idea, but Liu Lan's choice is entirely because of his familiarity with future generations, and his decision in combination with the actual situation, maybe many people now seem that Liu Lan is sacrificing the basics, but he understands that this is the best choice.

No matter what others say that he has no strategic vision, first of all, he himself understands the situation, and a more realistic point is that as long as Sun Ce is not eliminated, then Moling will be under the threat of Sun Ce at any time, such a long Yangtze River, Liu Lan does not care about the tail, if it is taken advantage of, first of all, Moling will suffer from war, he has seen the tragic situation of Yanzhou Yuzhou and even Qingzhou Chiye Qianli, and understands how much damage the war will cause to the people, not to mention that in his eyes, Moling and even the entire south, the future is his grain and grass land, how could he let Moling suffer the threat of war at any time?

On the contrary, it is much easier to defend against Xu Gong, tens of thousands of people can ensure that they cannot enter Danyang County, and as far as their combat power is concerned, they are not valued by Liu Lan at all, and their strength is too weak, even if they are stronger, even if they are not comparable to Sun Ce's combat effectiveness, as long as they can reach the Shouchun Army, Liu Lan may solve them first.

Liu Lan is very clear about this, taking down Xu Gong and Yan Baihu, this wave of bandits, and taking Yan Baihu will be threatened by Huiji, in terms of calming Wu Jun and Huiji or solving Sun Ce first, Liu Lan naturally chooses Liu Lan, who takes a short time and has the greatest threat, instead of traveling long distances to capture Wu Jun and Huiji, which will give some people an opportunity to take advantage of.

Liu Lan has been planning along the way, no matter how long it takes for Moling or even the south to become a grain production area, he will wait, as long as Liaodong is not lost, he will not be afraid of no source of soldiers, of course, Liaodong is mainly cavalry, and Danyang, in the Three Kingdoms period, that is the place where the soldiers are produced, for hundreds of years, they followed Xiang Yu to overthrow the Qin Dynasty, followed Li Ling into the hinterland of the Xiongnu, followed Sun Jian to fight in all directions, Danyang infantry became the world's recognized infantry first.

And this is not counting Tao Qian and Cao Bao spared no expense to build the Danyang Army, even Liu Lan, the current Setshan Battalion, is completely established based on the Danyang Army, which shows the horror of the Danyang Army.

And Huiji, in fact, is the same, the land of Nanyue is also a place rich in heroes, and the sentence that three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu is a sentence that Liu Lan has heard since he was a child, it can be said that the soldiers here have a glorious tradition, and the same is true of the cavalry in Liaodong, Liu Lan is actually not short of soldiers, what he needs now is a place that can be rich in enough food, if it is not for the objective environment and climate of Liaodong, this era is not suitable for large-scale immigration, where it is really Liu Lan's first.

Therefore, Liu Lan needs a few years or even decades to make himself strong, the grain and grass will not become a drag, under the premise of no war, as long as he develops for a few years, Liu Lan can take advantage of the turmoil in the north to compete for hegemony in the Central Plains, which can be said to be Liu Lan's real purpose, and it is also the fastest opportunity for him to win the world.

War, it is the soldiers on the front line, but the money and food are heavy, Liu Lan knows its importance, but he knew it before, but he doesn't know that firewood, oil and salt are expensive, he has almost no concept, but in Xuzhou for more than three years, the war every year actually made him exhaust all the savings that Tao Qian had saved, and the third battle of Xuzhou at this moment, if it were not for the Zhen family and the Mi family, he would not be able to continue to insist, which shows how much the war consumes money and grain, and this is also the reason why Liu Lan has become particularly important to food.

To ensure that in the competition, to ensure that the troops will not be forced to withdraw, first of all, we must ensure that the money and food are sufficient, otherwise even if the soldiers are still there, it will be difficult for them to serve, and if you want to dominate the world, Liu Lan must either get the support of the family, just like the current Mi family and the Zhen family, in addition to the family in Jiangdong in the future, you can only ensure the food production of the people, which is why Liu Lan finally chose Danyang.

Jiangnan needs to develop, and even let him push to change the previous mode of production, the primitive mode of production of slash-and-burn cultivation must be replaced by advanced tools, as long as this grain output can be increased, and the grain output in the south can be increased, in order to ensure the food supply of the troops, then no matter where he develops, he will have a chance.

And Liu Lan always believed that before the battle of Guandu, his biggest enemy was Yuan Shao, and he fought with him, Liu Lan did not have the financial resources or the manpower, and if Cao Yuan had Guandu, although it was not sure whether history would be repeated, no matter which of the two had the last laugh, he would lose the last chance.

Just when Guan Yu was worried about whether Guan Hai had been attacked by Xiahoudun, the scouts he sent back came with the latest information, everything went very smoothly and there was no danger.

Guan Yu sighed, just like he thought, even he didn't have any hope, but if Xiahoudun didn't seize this opportunity, then as long as he waited for the lord to come, he would never have a chance again.

Although Guan Yu became more and more convinced that Xiahoudun would not dare to appear, and before that, he firmly believed that Xiahoudun would not let go of such an opportunity, and would show up no matter what, at least he would confront them, but Xiahoudun did not show up, since this was the case, Guan Yu had to continue according to the previous plan. It is best to be able to return to Guangling without any problems.

Compared with Xiahoudun, Liu Lan, who marched overnight, had his own worries, but in front of Xu Shu, Liu Lan did not show it. The battle of Xuzhou is obviously just a difficult hurdle in front of him, and Liu Lan not only thinks about how to tide over the difficulties in front of him, but also thinks about the future.

With the retreat to Guangling, the strategic center is bound to shift and change, at least it is unlikely that he will fight Langya or even Qingzhou before the start of the battle of Guandu, even if there is a chance, Liu Lan will not send troops to the home team, so that the two will cooperate against him again, so his focus will inevitably have to shift to the south.

But on the matter of Wujun Xu Gong or Sun Ce, Liu Lan was a little undecided, first of all, he was not allowed to give Sun Ce any chance to bring him back to life, so Liu Lan still preferred to completely eliminate him first and not let him come back to life and develop again.

As for Xu Gong and Yan Baihu, who still don't know what the situation is, although he has sent Jian Yong to Wucheng, Liu Lan will not pin all his hopes on him, so the preparation must be done, but if he can be freed up first, Liu Lan is actually more willing to deal with Sun Ce first, only in this way can Liu Lan be able to truly have no worries.

Liu Lan's idea or strategic purpose, in this era, no one will have Liu Lan's current idea, but Liu Lan's choice is entirely because of his familiarity with future generations, and his decision in combination with the actual situation, maybe many people now seem that Liu Lan is sacrificing the basics, but he understands that this is the best choice.

No matter what others say that he has no strategic vision, first of all, he himself understands the situation, and a more realistic point is that as long as Sun Ce is not eliminated, then Moling will be under the threat of Sun Ce at any time, such a long Yangtze River, Liu Lan does not care about the tail, if it is taken advantage of, first of all, Moling will suffer from war, he has seen the tragic situation of Yanzhou Yuzhou and even Qingzhou Chiye Qianli, and understands how much damage the war will cause to the people, not to mention that in his eyes, Moling and even the entire south, the future is his grain and grass land, how could he let Moling suffer the threat of war at any time?

On the contrary, it is much easier to defend against Xu Gong, tens of thousands of people can ensure that they cannot enter Danyang County, and as far as their combat power is concerned, they are not valued by Liu Lan at all, and their strength is too weak, even if they are stronger, even if they are not comparable to Sun Ce's combat effectiveness, as long as they can reach the Shouchun Army, Liu Lan may solve them first.

Liu Lan is very clear about this, taking down Xu Gong and Yan Baihu, this wave of bandits, and taking Yan Baihu will be threatened by Huiji, in terms of calming Wu Jun and Huiji or solving Sun Ce first, Liu Lan naturally chooses Liu Lan, who takes a short time and has the greatest threat, instead of traveling long distances to capture Wu Jun and Huiji, which will give some people an opportunity to take advantage of.

Liu Lan has been planning along the way, no matter how long it takes for Moling or even the south to become a grain production area, he will wait, as long as Liaodong is not lost, he will not be afraid of no source of soldiers, of course, Liaodong is mainly cavalry, and Danyang, in the Three Kingdoms period, that is the place where the soldiers are produced, for hundreds of years, they followed Xiang Yu to overthrow the Qin Dynasty, followed Li Ling into the hinterland of the Xiongnu, followed Sun Jian to fight in all directions, Danyang infantry became the world's recognized infantry first.

And this is not counting Tao Qian and Cao Bao spared no expense to build the Danyang Army, even Liu Lan, the current Setshan Battalion, is completely established based on the Danyang Army, which shows the horror of the Danyang Army.

And Huiji, in fact, is the same, the land of Nanyue is also a place rich in heroes, and the sentence that three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu is a sentence that Liu Lan has heard since he was a child, it can be said that the soldiers here have a glorious tradition, and the same is true of the cavalry in Liaodong, Liu Lan is actually not short of soldiers, what he needs now is a place that can be rich in enough food, if it is not for the objective environment and climate of Liaodong, this era is not suitable for large-scale immigration, where it is really Liu Lan's first.

Therefore, Liu Lan needs a few years or even decades to make himself strong, the grain and grass will not become a drag, under the premise of no war, as long as he develops for a few years, Liu Lan can take advantage of the turmoil in the north to compete for hegemony in the Central Plains, which can be said to be Liu Lan's real purpose, and it is also the fastest opportunity for him to win the world.

War, it is the soldiers on the front line, but the money and food are heavy, Liu Lan knows its importance, but he knew it before, but he doesn't know that firewood, oil and salt are expensive, he has almost no concept, but in Xuzhou for more than three years, the war every year actually made him exhaust all the savings that Tao Qian had saved, and the third battle of Xuzhou at this moment, if it were not for the Zhen family and the Mi family, he would not be able to continue to insist, which shows how much the war consumes money and grain, and this is also the reason why Liu Lan has become particularly important to food.

To ensure that in the competition, to ensure that the troops will not be forced to withdraw, first of all, we must ensure that the money and food are sufficient, otherwise even if the soldiers are still there, it will be difficult for them to serve, and if you want to dominate the world, Liu Lan must either get the support of the family, just like the current Mi family and the Zhen family, in addition to the family in Jiangdong in the future, you can only ensure the food production of the people, which is why Liu Lan finally chose Danyang.

Jiangnan needs to develop, and even let him push to change the previous mode of production, the primitive mode of production of slash-and-burn cultivation must be replaced by advanced tools, as long as this grain output can be increased, and the grain output in the south can be increased, in order to ensure the food supply of the troops, then no matter where he develops, he will have a chance.

And Liu Lan always believed that before the battle of Guandu, his biggest enemy was Yuan Shao, and he fought with him, Liu Lan did not have the financial resources or the manpower, and if Cao Yuan had Guandu, although it was not sure whether history would be repeated, no matter which of the two had the last laugh, he would lose the last chance.