There are few villages in the southeastern area of Hengxiang, but there are especially many farmlands.
Walking north along a river bank, within half a day, you can see the vast lower reaches of Dianqingjiang River in the distance.
But soon, the name of Dianqingjiang River will be changed. The water from Dianqingjiang River will go all the way eastward and merge into the main river. The water of Dianqingjiang River will become the water of Cangjiang River.
An hour after the army set off, at Qi Yong's suggestion, Chen Xihua ordered the entire army to be on high alert, and at the same time dispatched all scouts to explore the roads in all directions.
When we were still half a day's journey from Hengxiang Mansion, several scouts came to report that more than a hundred camps were found at the foot of Gushan Mountain, and there were soldiers making fires for cooking.
Chen Xihua frowned: "Is it a large tent or a small tent?"
Small tents usually sleep four people, while large tents can sleep up to thirty people.
"There are big ones and small ones. There are many small ones and there are few big ones."
"Dingxin," Chen Xihua looked at Qi Yong, "What do you think?"
Qi Yong thought for a while and said: "General, there may be a deception. We are coming from the south. There is no way that the other party will leave their troops and horses in Gushan south of Hengxiang, or..."
"Either the other party didn't know from Zhang Yiqian that we were coming to Hengxiang." Chen Xihua said.
"General," Qi Yong sighed, "even if they didn't know it from Zhang Yiqian, we have entered Hengxiang. With the witch's astuteness, it is impossible for her to know it now. The scouts of the Xia Family Army are notoriously powerful.
"
"So, is this really a scam?"
"It's definitely a scam."
Chen Xihua looked towards Gushan for a long time and said, "Then, why did she deceive us?"
"I don't know, but..." Qi Yong said thoughtfully, "Even if it is a scam, there are not many people in a hundred or so tents, so what kind of splash can it cause?"
"Report!" Another scout came back quickly.
"General! More than 300 camps were found in Santangling in the northwest, and soldiers are lighting fires!"
"A camp again? A fire for cooking again?" Chen Xihua thought for a while and looked at Qi Yong, "Maybe it's not a scam, but they don't have enough troops to confront us head-on, so they dispersed and wanted to use the gopher drill.
Cave, come out from all directions to harass our army! Didn’t you say that there are several generals in the Xia family army who are good at guerrillas? Wasn’t that what Xia Zhaoxue did back then? "
Qi Yong vaguely felt that something was wrong. Whether it was Gushan or Sandangling, it was a place where people could easily find the camp. What kind of array was the opponent planning?
But it’s still the same saying, no matter what the formation is, what kind of waves can be caused by soldiers and horses with less than 5,000 people?
Qi Yong suddenly thought of four words and said slowly: "Guizhou donkey has no skills."
The deputy general He Qing on the side gave a thumbs up: "Wonderful, Mr. Dingxin hit the nail on the head!"
"In this way, general, let's go our own way. No matter what tricks the witch wants to do, we don't want to mess up our plans." Qi Yong said.
"Then, let the soldiers in the tents be left alone?"
"in spite of."
Chen Xihua frowned and said displeasedly: "If we don't care, what should we do if they come around and attack us?"
Qi Yong wanted to say that the opponent only had a hundred camps and could not hold up a thousand soldiers. Even if they were to attack later, it would only scratch their itch. Even if they stood still and killed them, they would be exhausted to death.
But seeing Chen Xihua like this, Qi Yong had no choice but to say: "General, if you are not at ease, then we will kill them one by one. We will attack them all from Gushan first, no matter whether they are gophers burrowing through holes or not, we will defeat them all!"
"This is what I want!" Chen Xihua said, "I will go and defeat them all!"
·
The horse stopped at the entrance of Zhiyu Waterside Pavilion, and a soldier quickly entered the house and ran across the courtyard to Huaqian Pavilion.
The day before yesterday, Huaqian Pavilion opened two spacious rooms and turned them into a hall, using the entire hall as a study.
Guan Chi, Fan Yu, and Liang Dechang were studying the march map on the long table in the south, while Xia Zhaoyi and Xu Yinjun were sorting out books in the north.
The soldier quickly ran in and gasped: "Second Miss, Duke Enyi's troops have arrived at Hengxiang, and they should be approaching Gushan by now!"
"After waiting for so many days, it's only now." Guan Chi said.
"It's a bit slow," Xia Zhaoyi straightened up and looked at the soldiers, "You should go find General Xia Junnan immediately and ask him to prepare to leave the city."
The soldier responded: "Yes!"
Seeing the soldiers leaving, Xia Zhaoyi lowered her eyebrows and picked up a booklet again. Xu Yinjun couldn't help but said: "Master, aren't you leaving the city..."
"I'll go tomorrow morning."
"Tomorrow morning? They will attack Hengxiang Mansion tomorrow morning, right..."
It is also a fast horse, stopping at Qingyue Pavilion.
The breeze in the corridor was gentle and gentle, and Du Xuan was playing chess with Wu Shaoning under the eaves.
Hearing this, Du Xuan was more leisurely than Xia Zhaoyi and said happily: "It's fine, they can come as they please."
"Where is the general?" The soldier looked at him.
"The young master took people out of the city early in the morning." Wu Shaoning raised his head and said.
The soldier nodded: "Young man, I just came here to report something."
Hou Rui was sitting in front of the beauty at the other end, holding a book in his hand, but his ears were raised high.
The soldier came and went in a hurry. After he left, Wu Shaoning said: "I wonder who Jiao Jinhu will send as a general this time. It is possible that he will lead the troops himself."
Du Xuan made a splash on the chessboard and said: "Probably not. Before they sent out troops, Hengxiang was still Zhao Huien's Hengxiang. In Jiao Jinhu's view, it was just a matter of picking things up."
Wu Shaoning said: "I just don't know if Miss Ali's method is feasible. After all, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you survive a hundred battles. Now, the other side knows that our side is Xia Jiajun and Yan Jun, but we don't even know who the other side's commander is."
"Haha, it's important to know yourself and your enemy. But if we take advantage of the right time, place, and people, what's the point of knowing ourselves and our enemies? Now it's useless no matter what routine the other party follows."
"Miss Ah Li, has everything been taken care of?"
"No matter what they do, just like this chess game, if I can successfully set up the game, then no matter which way you go next, I will be sure to win."
As he said that, Du Xuan dropped another chess piece, but the topic suddenly changed: "Unless..."
"Why, is there still a way to break the situation?" Wu Shaoning asked.
"Yes, this Hengxiang does have a way to break the situation. If I were the general sent by Jiao Jinhu to lead the army, then I only need to..."
Hou Ruigang's frown slightly relaxed and he leaned towards their direction, hoping to hear more clearly.
"As long as what?" Wu Shaoning said.
"Go around the north," Du Xuan made a point on the chess game, "let the Qingjiang River break its banks and flood Hengxiang Mansion."
Wu Shaoning was shocked: "This is too..."
"Don't worry, the show won't die. There are so many man-made large lakes and rivers in Hengxiang Mansion, which have been channeled for a long time. If the Dianqing River floods, it will be flooded up to the knees at most, but panic is absolutely inevitable."
Wu Shaoning nodded thoughtfully.
Hou Rui looked away, his expression serious.
After thinking for a while, he quietly stood up and left silently with the book in his hand.
