After inspecting the harbor with Mi Xin, Xiang Zhuang and his party marched towards Haiyan County with a huge team of up to 10,000 people.

A group of cavalry was in front, like evil gods, marching forward rapidly to clear the way for the large group of people. Everything went smoothly on the road. The group moved very fast, kicking up billows of dust. In the middle of the group, two carriages were very conspicuous. In one of them was Mi Xin, and in the other was Xiang Zhuang.

In the carriage, Li Yan sat beside him. He looked slightly worried. Seeing Xiang Zhuang only looking at the scenery along the way, Li Yan couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty, do you trust Emperor Yi too much? I always feel that we can't He should be allowed to know Jiangdong too well."

"Why did you say that?" Xiang Zhuang was interrupted from thinking. He turned around and looked at Li Yan. Seeing the worried look on his face, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but frown. At this time, Li Yan said again: "Your Majesty, you don't remember Ding Tao. Did you fight? When General Xiang Liang died in the battle, the Xiang family was almost ousted. If the king trusts Emperor Yi too much at this time, I am very worried that history will repeat itself and the king will be ousted by Mi Xin. "

"Haha, now and then, you are too worried." Xiang Zhuang smiled brightly and stopped mentioning the matter. However, outside the car, a man came galloping on a horse. Xiang Zhuang could hear the messy voices. The sound of horse hooves was heard very quickly, and a person outside the car shouted anxiously: "Your Majesty, urgent information."

It was Hua Yu's voice. Xiang Zhuang's heart tightened. He couldn't help but think that Han Guang must have been defeated. He opened the curtain of the car and saw Hua Yu riding a horse following beside the car. He asked, "Why are you so anxious?"

"Your Majesty, the intelligence agency in Wushang sent an urgent message. A messenger from Da Mo passed by in a hurry. I heard that it seems that East Vietnam is marching towards Da Mo."

"What?" Xiang Zhuang was startled. He immediately stopped the carriage. Guarded by more than a hundred personal guards, the carriage drove towards the roadside. However, Mi Xin's motorcade did not stop and continued to move forward. At this time, Xiang Zhuang stepped out of the carriage, took a piece of brocade cloth from Hua Yu, opened it and looked at it. There were only a few words on it: "Da Mo is in danger and has asked for help from the north."

After Xiang Zhuang looked at it, he couldn't help but said angrily: "How dare you ignore me?"

Xiang Zhuang looked at Letian on the side and ordered: "Send someone to Wushang County quickly to find out the situation in Damo for me. There must be no mistakes. I want to know the battle situation ahead as soon as possible."

Letian did not dare to delay, so he bowed his hands and retreated. At this time, Xiang Zhuang took out the tiger talisman from his arms, handed it to Ying Liang, and ordered: "You rush to Qu'a quickly, give the tiger talisman to Ding Gu, and ask him to hurry up." Move 30,000 troops and march towards Wushang."

Ying Liang sang his promise and left. At this time, Xiang Zhuang let out a long sigh, and Dongyue suddenly went north, which confirmed Xiang Zhuang's worries. It seemed that he would go south without waiting for Da'an in Jiangdong.

After a brief thought, Xiang Zhuang returned to the carriage. At this time, Li Yan said urgently: "Your Majesty, if the enemy is lost, Wushang will not be saved. I think your Majesty should send the Tiger Camp south as soon as possible to join the battle together."

"The Tiger Camp cannot move. Once the Tiger Camp moves, my defense to the north will be gone."

"However, Jiangdong is not yet in the midst of war at this time. Why doesn't your Majesty take advantage of this moment to go south with all your strength and annihilate Dongyue in one fell swoop?"

"You think too simplistically. In short, the time is not yet ripe to conquer East Vietnam." Xiang Zhuang sighed softly. At this time, the two of them had already sat back on the carriage. Xiang Zhuang lowered the curtain and ordered: "Continue. go ahead."

The carriage creaked and continued to move south. At this time, Li Yan said in surprise: "Hasn't the king already decided to find an opportunity to go south to attack East Vietnam? At this time, isn't it the best time for East Vietnam to invade from the north?

"

"You underestimate the East Yue. They can advance and attack, retreat and defend. How can the mountains be pacified overnight? Besides, once my army goes south and there are changes in the north of the Yangtze River, who will protect the east of the Yangtze River for me?" Xiang Zhuang said this,

Looking at the outside of the car with cold eyes, he added: "Besides, the lack of food and grass is a flaw. At this time, we can only bluff. I will wait and see what happens in Wushang. If the situation is okay, I can take the opportunity to go south. As long as

With tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, we can pacify East Vietnam. If the situation is unclear, I will wait and see how it changes. Moreover, once the seaport in Haiyan County is built, I will be more certain of attacking East Vietnam."

After Xiang Zhuang finished speaking, he ignored Li Yan and fell into thinking alone.

…

Under the city of Damo, the sound of drums and horns was loud. There were nearly 50,000 Dongyue soldiers and horses, and the water around Damo was blocked. Although the Dongyue soldiers and horses had been making noise with drums and horns in the past two days, and they had made enough momentum, they did not

Attacking Damo, the city is always trapped.

Due to the two-day siege in Damo, the water source was cut off and the food and grass supplies were dwindling day by day. If the siege continued for a long time, there would be civil strife.

This was also Wu Zhu's strategy. He wanted to trap the defenders of Damo City to death, then besiege the city for reinforcements, and ambush the Eastern Chu army halfway to achieve his goal.

At this time, in the East Vietnamese Army's central commander's tent, Wu Zhu was sitting high and then lowering his head, shaking his head. Then, the civil and military generals were sitting in order, with a pot of wine, a plate of pig's trotters and a few roasted pieces in front of each person.

Everyone enjoyed the wild boar meat.

Wu Zhu was a man with strategies and opinions. It was Wu Zhu's idea to surrender to Wu Rui and overthrow the Qin Dynasty, but he never expected that Wu Rui would fall ill during the expedition to Changsha. After Xiang Zhuang took over the Poyang army, Wu Zhu also considered it.

He followed Xiang Zhuang, but Xiang Zhuang was too heroic, and Wu Zhu was always worried that Xiang Zhuang would swallow up his military power, so he did not go north with the Chu army.

Then, the Qin State was destroyed and the news came that Xiang Yu divided the princes into feudal states. Only then did Wu Zhu realize that his work was in vain. Because of this, his hatred for the Chu State was far greater than that of the Qin State.

At this time, he took the opportunity to go north to attack Dong Chu and threaten Emperor Yi, and then ordered the world to attack Xiang Yu in the name of Emperor Yi. At that time, the world was in turmoil, and no one knew that this was his chance to conquer the world.

In the past two days, since the siege of Damo, Zuyao has urged Wuzhu many times to attack Damo. Wuzhu is also a little tempted. If he can capture Damo, he can move the battle line to Wushang, which is surrounded by mountains.

It is suitable to ambush Dong Chu, but Wu Zhu is very worried. Once the battle line reaches Wu Shang, Xiang Zhuang is not a fool. He will not easily advance towards Wu Shang. What will happen to the situation then?

Thinking of this, Wu Zhu looked at Naduo aside and asked, "Do you have any information about the Eastern Chu Army?"

Naduo was drinking heavily. He was Wuzhu's adviser and Wuzhu's most trusted adviser. He had participated in Wuzhu's major decisions many times. At this time, when Wuzhu asked about it, Naduo put down his wine glass and sighed softly: "Da Mo

The city is tightly defended, and none of the people I sent in the past few days have been able to sneak in, and the spies we sent in before, for some reason, just disappeared out of thin air, without any news."

After hearing Nado's words, Wu Zhu fell silent. After a while, he asked again: "Do you have any information about Wu Shang?"

"Damo is surrounded, and Wushang is also on alert. However, I heard that there are only a thousand defenders there and the defense is not tight. Why don't the king divide his troops and march eastward to capture Wushang first and completely cut off Damo's retreat. At that time,

Attack the city with all your strength, why worry about defeating it?" Nadeau said hesitantly.

"If this is the case, won't my siege and reinforcements be in vain?" Wuzhu was a little unhappy. Seeing that Wuzhu was still insisting on his own opinion, Naduo couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty, Xiangzhuang can sit on the throne of the King of Dongchu.

We are not reckless and will not easily step into your trap. Moreover, your Majesty can see that although Damo City did not foresee us heading north in advance, when we arrived at Damo, Damo was able to defend in time and be ready, with all personnel in full gear.

Guan Jia shows that General Da Mo is not a reckless man. I think the king should understand that victory or defeat can only be determined by a thought. The duel between masters does not care about the number of troops, but to see who is more cautious and courageous."

"Are you teaching me a lesson?" Wu Zhu became even more angry. Na Duo trembled and hurriedly knelt down on one knee: "I don't dare."

"However, what you said may be right. I should think about it." Wu Zhu waved his hand and motioned for Nado to get up. At this time, his eyes fell on a strangely dressed general with a full face.

His beard looked very slovenly. He was Teddy, the brave general under Wu Zhu. At this time, he was chewing wild boar meat. Until he saw Wu Zhu looking at him, he hurriedly stood up, cupped his hands and said, "What are your orders, Your Majesty?

"

Teddy's voice was strong, and Wu Zhu thought for a moment before ordering: "I will give you five thousand soldiers and horses. You will raise an army tomorrow morning and snatch Wushang for me. If you can't take Wushang, don't come back to see me."

Teddy smiled brightly and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely smooth over your little bruise."

"I say again, don't kill in vain. I want you to remember that in the future, the land east of Jiangdong will be our world. If you kill one more person, there will be one less person among our people in the future. Do you understand?"

"I will obey the order." Teddy was scolded and bowed his head to accept the order.

There was a brief silence in the tent, and everyone just lowered their heads and said nothing. At this time, Wuzhu looked at Zouyao on the side and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, take your people and attack the city!"

"The general has your order." Zou Yao stood up with a smile. Wu Zhu picked up the wine glass and said with a bright smile: "You and I each guard one side, and we are both descendants of the Yue Kingdom. Don't be so polite in the future."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zu Yao still refused to claim the throne in front of Wu Zhu, so the two raised their glasses and each took a sip.

…

In the early morning, when the sky turned white, Teddy led five thousand soldiers and horses, slowly marching eastward along the Yiwu River. Then, each had a team of more than 2,000 people, one after another under the generals Xiu Duo and Mengyang.

Under the leadership of Wushang, they marched towards Wushang. These two troops will ambush halfway. They serve as foreign aid to support Teddy. They are also Wu Zhu’s supplementary troops for his siege reinforcements plan. I always feel that Xiang Zhuang will definitely lead it himself.

The army moves south, and once Xiangzhuang is captured, Jiangdong can decide on its own without fighting.

Then, in the military camp, there was a roar of drums and trumpets, and in the swaying camp, soldiers and horses began to gather and rush towards the school field in the camp. After nearly an hour, when the troops were ready, they began to gallop out of the camp and headed straight for Damo.

Leaving the city, a big battle is about to begin.

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