When Hu Xiaotian was about to leave Wuxing County, Gao Yuan came to meet him with someone, but it was Li Changan's junior brother Xia Changming. Hu Xiaotian had been busy dealing with Jiang Zhengyang's affairs in the past two days, and almost forgot about Li Changan recommending his junior brother. When he heard that Xia Changming was coming,
Quickly ask Gao Yuan to invite him in.
Xia Changming is younger than Hu Xiaotian expected. He is just nineteen years old this year. He has a dark complexion and a simple and honest appearance. His coarse clothes are starched and white, and there are a few extremely conspicuous patches on them. He feels quite simple. If it weren't for Li Changan
Hu Xiaotian would not have noticed this young man who could not be found among the crowd.
Of course, Hu Xiaotian would not judge a book by its appearance. He walked over with great enthusiasm and said with a smile: "Mr. Xia, I have heard Mr. Li talking about you for a long time. I have been waiting for your arrival these two days."
Xia Changming was not good at sociability and seemed a little reserved when facing Hu Xiaotian. He bowed his hands and said, "Changming, see Mr. Hu!"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and nodded. Seeing a bamboo flute hanging on his waist, he secretly wondered if this bamboo flute was used by him to control birds and beasts?
Gao Yuan saw that Hu Xiaotian and Li Yongfu were going out in this outfit, and asked curiously: "Master, are you going out?"
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "Yes!"
Gao Yuan said: "Why don't you take me with you?" He was still a child after all, and he was very excited when he heard that Hu Xiaotian was going out.
Hu Xiaotian laughed and his eyes fell on Xia Changming: "Mr. Xia, will you come with me?"
Xia Changming said respectfully: "Changming obeys your orders."
Hu Xiaotian and the others were riding a small warship, carrying a total of sixty people. The sailing speed was about thirty miles an hour. In other words, it would take about a day and a night to reach the destination Yunze from Wuxing. For example
Jiang Zhengyang's convoy was much faster.
Hu Xiaotian soon discovered that his luck was really good. Soon after boarding the ship, it started to snow. Although the snow was not heavy, it covered the sky and the earth, providing an excellent cover for their sailing. The ship they organized
The team marched in batches and agreed to meet at Luoxia Bay after entering Yunze.
Li Yongfu asked people to set up a small table in the cabin, light the stove, and prepare a few side dishes. Hu Xiaotian called Xia Changming and Gao Yuan to come to the cabin to drink together.
Only then did Gao Yuan know that Hu Xiaotian went south along the Wangchun River not only to enjoy the snow scenery, but his real purpose was to cut off Jiang Zhengyang's escape path.
Li Yongfu is still not sure that Jiang Zhengyang will definitely take the food and escape, but since Hu Xiaotian has concluded so, he can only choose to believe that judging from the previous two battles, Hu Xiaotian's judgment is still extremely correct.
Hu Xiaotian had already guessed Li Yongfu's thoughts from some of his performances. In fact, this was understandable. After all, Jiang Zhengyang had not shown any signs of rebellion until now. He could only use facts to verify his guesses and let these doubtful soldiers
Be sincerely convinced of yourself.
Li Yongfu said: "Lord, if Jiang Zhengyang really rebels, he has nearly 30,000 people, plus the 5,000 soldiers and horses in Baiquan City. That's 35,000 people, plus the water thieves from Heishui Village in Bixin Mountain.
Eight thousand people. Their total strength will be more than 40,000, but we only have 6,000 people, so there is a huge disparity in strength."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "This is not the first time we have fought a battle with disparity in strength. What's more, we don't need to fight them head-on this time. Jiang Zhengyang's thirty thousand and Baiquancheng's five thousand don't have to worry about them at all. If my
The judgment is correct. Jiang Zhengyang will transport these 100,000 stones of grain to Yunze Bixin Mountain. As long as we cut off this waterway, Jiang Zhengyang and his group will be trapped on the shore."
Li Yongfu said: "Even the eight thousand water thieves in Blackwater Village cannot be underestimated."
Gao Yuan said: "It is impossible for them to come out in full force. If Jiang Zhengyang colludes with the water thieves, the main purpose of the water thieves in Blackwater Village sending ships is to transport food and troops. In addition to the necessary sailors, they will try to reduce the burden and keep empty space.
Only in this way can we transport as much food as possible."
Gao Yuan's words made Li Yongfu feel ashamed. As an experienced naval general, he was not as knowledgeable as a child. He had not thought of such a simple truth.
Hu Xiaotian saw Li Yongfu's embarrassment, patted him on the shoulder and said: "A wise man will always make mistakes. Brother Yongfu needs to plan this water battle as soon as possible. Let's strive to kill Jiang Zhengyang before he meets the water thieves in Heishui Village.
The fleet sent to meet them was defeated, cutting off Jiang Zhengyang's escape route."
Li Yongfu said: "It's just that we don't know the situation in Yunze yet, and we don't know the movements of the water thieves in Blackwater Village. Although I have sent a light boat ahead to check the movements, the news will not be returned until tomorrow at the earliest.
Already."
Xia Changming, who had been silent until now, said: "Master Hu, I don't want to go to inquire about the military situation."
Hu Xiaotian raised his head and looked at Xia Changming. Xia Changming smiled sheepishly and said, "I have a way to go back and forth to Yunze within two hours to check the specific situation there."
Li Yongfu was dumbfounded and thought to himself that this kid was talking nonsense. It was about 230 miles from their current location to Yunze. He could go back and forth in two hours. How could it be possible? I wonder where the lord recruited such talents? It seems like
You are so loyal, how can you speak big words without blushing?
Hu Xiaotian, however, believed Xia Changming's words. He once rode that snow sculpture with Li Changan. The snow sculpture's flying speed should be more than two hundred miles per hour, and it could fly a distance of four hundred miles in one hour, excluding the factor of carrying people on it.
, it shouldn’t be an exaggeration to travel to and from Yunze in two hours. He nodded and said, "Chang Ming, I'll thank you for the hard work."
Xia Changming said goodbye and came to the bow of the ship. He did not use the bamboo flute on his waist. Instead, he circled the index finger and thumb of his right hand and put it into his mouth. He blew a loud whistle. Hu Xiaotian and others followed him out to watch the fun. Hu Xiaotian looked up.
When I went, I saw two white lights shooting down from the flying snow like lightning. They were two huge snow sculptures. Each snow sculpture had a wingspan of about two feet. One of the snow sculptures swooped down.
On the right side of the ship, Xia Changming paused on his toes, flew into the air, and landed firmly on the back of the snow sculpture. Another snow sculpture led the way, and the two snow sculptures flew out one after another along the Wangchun River. In the blink of an eye,
It has disappeared from everyone's sight.
Li Yongfu stuck out half of his tongue and couldn't retract it for a long time. At this moment, he realized that the world is full of wonders. Thinking of his thoughts just now, he couldn't help but feel hot in his face. It was because he couldn't see Mount Tai. He didn't expect that Xia Changming was like this.
sharp.
It was also the first time for Hu Xiaotian to see Xia Changming control a snow sculpture with his own eyes, and control two at the same time. It should be to improve efficiency, and exchange them midway. Based on the methods Xia Changming just showed, it can be concluded that although he is young, his level of controlling beasts is already high.
He was a proficient man, even if he was not as good as his senior brother Li Changan, he should still be close. Hu Xiaotian was overjoyed. Although Li Changan recommended Xia Changming to him to repay his gratitude, talents like Xia Changming are really rare. Hu Xiaotian lacks someone who can
The appearance of Xia Changming, a beast master who controls birds and beasts, not only greatly improved his intelligence detection, but also made up for his shortcomings in military types.
Gao Yuan looked at the direction Xia Changming was going with envy, and murmured: "One day I will definitely become his teacher and learn how to ride a bird from him."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "There are specialties in the art, and you are also good at driving a carriage."
Gao Yuan blushed and said, "How can driving a carriage be compared with riding an eagle?"
Jiang Zhengyang's grain transport fleet was only a hundred miles away from Baiquan City. The closer he got to Yunze, the more excited Jiang Zhengyang felt. It was really a blessing from God. Previously, he had given up his face and pride and sent someone to Dongliang County to borrow grain, but Hu Xiaotian was
He refused mercilessly. Originally, he was prepared to attack Wuxing County at all costs to seize grain, but he never expected that the old emperor would actually give him the job of escorting grain. Long Xuanen, Long Xuanen, you are indeed an old man.
Confused, the food is in my hands, do you still want me to hand it over? Jiang Zhengyang couldn't help but sneer.
Hu Xiaotian was not as shrewd as the outside world said. He actually handed the one hundred thousand shi of grain to him without any suspicion. Jiang Zhengyang looked at the endless grain transport convoy in front of him, and his heart was so warm and at ease.
With these 100,000 shi of food, the army under his command had no worries for the time being. The court did not know that he had reached an agreement with Guo Guangbi of Xingzhou, nor did it know that Yunze Heishui Village had already surrendered to Guo Guangbi.
In Jiang Zhengyang and Guo Guangbi's plan, his first step was to transport food to Yunze Bixin Mountain. After adjustments, and when his soldiers recovered, he assembled a large army and launched an attack on Wuxing County from the south. At the same time, Guo Guangbi would attack from the south.
Xingzhou sent troops, and both sides worked together to capture Wuxing County and completely control the situation on the south bank of the Yongjiang River. Hu Xiaotian's 300,000 shi of grain, which was a filial piety to the court, was determined not to escape from his grasp. Thinking of this, Jiang Zhengyang couldn't help but feel proud, and the corners of his lips showed understanding.
of smile.
A general behind him rode up to catch up, came to Jiang Zhengyang's side, clasped his fists and said, "Master Jiang, there are no pursuing troops from Wuxing County."
Jiang Zhengyang nodded: "Very good."
The general added: "Wuxing County mobilized the navy to go up the river towards Yunyang. They must have been attracted by the mobilization of troops and horses from Xingzhou."
Jiang Zhengyang hummed, his heart full of pride, Hu Xiaotian, Hu Xiaotian, you are still too young after all, how could you notice my plan? While despising Hu Xiaotian, Jiang Zhengyang also admired Guo Guangbi's foresight, and he had no choice but to defect to Guo Guangbi.
At first, he looked down on Guo Guangbi in his heart, thinking that he was just a farmer who got lucky. However, the development of Guo Guangbi, a farmer, made Jiang Zhengyang look at him with admiration. Not only did he successfully occupy Xingzhou, he also organized an army
An army of 30,000 people, and it continues to grow in the subsequent development. Now the strength is close to 60,000 people. In today's world, commanding an army of 60,000 people may not be a big deal, but being able to lead such a team with food, clothing and clothing
But it's a very remarkable thing.
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