Lan Tian made no further arrangements, as though pondering something. Song Chen waited at his side for a while before quietly asking, "Sir, were you just thinking of a way to defeat the enemy?"
"Hm? The plan to defeat them was settled long ago. I just feel Sun Quan is not efficient enough. His reinforcements are being deployed so slowly that they likely will not make it in time as a gift for the King. There are only two days left until the coronation ceremony." Lan Tian gently shook his head.
Song Chen replied with a smile, "The Sun Family is hardly like the Cham people's Qu Family. The Young General wiped out Linyi Kingdom in just fifteen days. You must have spent no short time laying your plans in Jiangdong, right?"
"If we count from the Battle of Chibi in the thirteenth year of Jian'an, it has been exactly fifteen years to this day," Lan Tian answered solemnly.
"Hiss... it's been that long?" Song Chen was stunned.
"What you said earlier was right. The Sun Family holds the advantage of terrain and has managed Jiangdong for three generations. How could they be taken in a day or a night? Still, I think the time is near. If we cannot present this gift to His Majesty in time, it will not matter if we make up for it later." Lan Tian stroked his beard and smiled knowingly.
Song Chen nodded. "Shall I send someone to contact the Young General now?"
"Yes. Though Boyang has purged the invading enemy, there may yet be fish that slipped through the net. The men you send must be careful. Tell them to avoid the Wu army's eyes and ears; we cannot let the garrison at Luling be exposed. When the decisive battle comes, the