The sails of the two ships were inflated, and they drew two beautiful arc-shaped water waves at the mouth of Dongting Lake where it connects to the Yangtze River. With fine waves and snowflakes, they sailed into the Yangtze River waterway lightly and quickly. I don’t know if there was anyone on board.
Dropping food causes a large group of waterfowl to compete for the first place.
On a river island not far away, there is a large metasequoia tree growing on the bank.
There are two awning boats parked deep in the metasequoia forest.
Several strong men squatted half-crouched on one of the awning boats, warily staring at the movements around the metasequoia forest.
Two men dressed as scribes were sitting on the bow of another awning boat. Through the gaps between the metasequoia trees, they looked at the rippling water of Dongting Lake outside Jiangzhou and talked. They happened to see the two boats filled with cargo and having a deep draft.
Cargo ships pass by not far away.
A slightly younger middle-aged scribe wearing a gray cloth robe and an old man with wrinkles like dead bark on his face introduced the two clippers that had just passed by:
"The sails of the clippers built in Xuzhou are made of a denser and tougher Qianyang cloth. They are much lighter than the mat sails and reed sails made in other places, so they can be made wider and larger.
, in order to be able to catch more winds, even if it is fully loaded with cargo, it can sail more than twice as fast as an ordinary sailing ship. In addition, Xuzhou can currently cast a four-claw iron anchor weighing up to two thousand kilograms, which can be firmly grasped when thrown into the water.
Living at the bottom of the river allows the thousand-stone ship they built to park directly in the middle of the river without fear of wind and waves... These two factors are also the reasons why it is difficult for other places to imitate the Xuzhou ship."
The old man said worriedly: "Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. I didn't expect the ships built by Xuzhou to be so fast. The situation in Bianjing is not stable yet, and there is no manpower available to imitate Xuzhou ships and ships for the time being."
Qianyang Butie, but if we can stabilize the situation in two or three years, everything will be easy to talk about. Your Majesty asked me to come here, mainly because he is worried about anything unusual happening here in Yueyang."
"The death of Han Daoxun is closely related to the concubine, Li Pu, and Zheng Chang. Everyone knows that Han Qian is not a magnanimous person and is the most defensive about him. But as long as they are not so eager to persecute Yang Yuanpu
, Yang Yuanpu thinks that he can control the situation with the help of Shen Yang, and there is no urgent need for Han Qian," the middle-aged scribe said, "What is the mentality of Princess Qingyang, and what collusion does she have with Han Qian in private? I am still wondering about it for the time being.
It’s unclear, but as long as Han Qian can’t directly interfere with Yueyang, there should be nothing to fear.”
"It is impossible to despise Han Qian because of this. News has come back from Shu. Princess Qingyang was kidnapped by Han Qian when he fled Shu. The lord of Shu, Wang Jian, alienated his eldest son Wang Hongyi and replaced his second son, the Marquis of Changxiang.
Yong Jing Lue Banan happened during Han Qian's mission to Chu. Your Majesty has seen the "Jing Lue Banan Shu" presented by Changxiang Marquis Wang Yong, and judged that it was probably written by Han Qian, who was under the command of Changxiang Marquis Wang Yong.
No one can have such a vision," the old man said with emotion, "If Han Qian had already anticipated that Yueyang's heart was complicated, so he decided to avoid Xuzhou and maintain an aloof relationship with Yueyang, don't you think he is not afraid?"
The middle-aged scribe stood in horror.
Most of Yueyang's intelligence information network is located in Jinyun Tower; Xinchanghou Mansion and the Zheng Family each have their own information sources, but the sources are relatively narrow, or they only focus on the places and people they care about.
After all, the cost of deploying an intelligence system covering states and counties in today's world is too high. Most of the time, the scattered scouts can only do some simple information search work.
Although Han Qian no longer directly controls Jinyun Tower, no one can deny that Jiang Huo, Yuan Guowei and others who are loyal to Yang Yuanpu cannot escape Han Qian's influence.
The middle-aged scribe thought he was close enough to the core of Yueyang, but he didn't know much about the details of Han Qian's stay in Shu and Han Qian's escort of Princess Qingyang to escape back to Chu.
After Zu collected relevant information from Shu, he could know more about it, but it had been so long since Han Qian fled back to Xuzhou.
"Chenzhou Xijia and Xuzhou are competing for Jiming Village, which is related to the control of Chenshui. Judging from the current situation, most of the Xijia will not dare to use weapons lightly, but as long as they disturb the right and wrong and indulge Xuzhou's ambitions, how can they do it?
Yang Yuanpu was jealous of it. And if Princess Qingyang was really kidnapped and came to Yueyang, even if Yuzhou relied on Xuzhou in many aspects under the current situation, she would still be resentful. As long as the rumors spread a little, Princess Qingyang would just do it for
If you clear yourself, you will also clear your relationship with Xuzhou." The middle-aged scribe calmed down his thoughts for a while, and talked about the main strategy he would make against Xuzhou next, and said, "With these two moves, I
I believe that Han Qian and Yang Yuanpu will go further and further away, and one day they will part ways; and Shen Yang has always known that Han Qian has always been ambitious and eccentric. If he had a choice, Shen Yang would never be the first to think of marrying Han Qian.
cooperate."
"You must not act too hastily in Yueyang or leave traces. The key point is to let Yang Yuanpu feel that the overall situation is in control, so that Yang Yuanpu can think about getting rid of his dependence on Han Qian." The old man said.
"King Xin severely damaged the Nanya Forbidden Army in the first battle at Jinling. Yueyang may not be able to withstand King Xin's unification of Chu in the end. Mr. Lei and Your Majesty should probably focus more on Chuzhou." The middle-aged scribe couldn't help but say in the end.
"When I left Bianjing, I didn't know that Yang Yuanyan, with Wang Wenqian's assistance, could so easily defeat the Nanya Forbidden Army. But there was a reason why His Majesty buried the stinging tiger next to Han Daoxun instead of Wang Wenqian.
," the old man said, "I asked His Majesty about this during a casual chat, and Your Majesty said that he believes that Wang Yang Yuanyan can win over Wang Wenqian or become the overlord, but only by winning Han Daoxun can he have the chance to become the overlord."
"Overlord, human lord?" the middle-aged scribe murmured to himself, pondering the subtle differences between these two different titles, but he still had a deep puzzle in his heart, "If Yang Yuanyan doesn't look like a human lord, is it possible that he was born buried
Yang Yuanpu, who has committed too many abuses, is expected to win the final fruits of victory?"
The middle-aged scribe had contact with everyone in the Xinchang Hou Mansion and the concubines. The Zheng family was deep enough. Yang Yuanpu's indecisive nature was short-term and difficult to reverse, and he was easily influenced by others. He could not imagine how the new emperor could attach so much importance to Yueyang just because of Han Qian.
Seeing Yue Yang as a powerful enemy, Lei Jiuyuan ordered Lei Jiuyuan to come to him personally to understand Yue Yang's situation and teach him face to face. He also wanted him to work harder but more effectively to distance Han Qian and Yang Yuanpu's relationship...
"No matter what happens in the future, when you are in Yueyang, you must remember that before the situation in Bianjing is stabilized, you must not let Han Qian encourage Yueyang and the Shu army to attack Guanzhong and Heluo together," the old man said.
The middle-aged scholar felt that the old man's worries were unfounded, thinking that His Majesty would be able to stabilize the situation in Bianjing in two or three years. In these two or three years, even if Han Qian could quickly return to Yueyang and regain Yang Yuanpu's trust and dependence, Yueyang and Guanzhong, He
Between Luo and Luo, there are also Jingzhou guarded by Zhang Wei and Xiangzhou guarded by Du Chongtao. How can he let Yueyang and the Shu army join forces to enter Guanzhong and Heluo?
Of course, the middle-aged scribe respected the old man and nodded in agreement to his serious requests.
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Jiufeng Ridge is located at the junction of the three states of Shaohengzhou and Yongzhou. To the west is Wuzhi Ridge, the boundary mountain between Shaozhou and Yongzhou, and to the east is Shizi Ridge, the boundary mountain between Hengzhou and Yongzhou.
Li Zhigao led the Zuo Longque Army into Shaozhou, and later appointed Shaozhou Governor Shao Hengyong as military commander of the three states. In addition to repairing the walls of Wuzhisiling and Shiziling, he also built Jiufeng City to the south of Jiufeng Ridge in more than half a year.
, as the main camp to resist the Yongzhou rebels.
If necessary, Jiufeng City can also be turned into a base for attacking the Yongzhou rebels, and grain, materials, and men from the rear can be continuously gathered and invested in Yongzhou.
The reason why Li Zhigao resolutely chose Jiufeng Ridge as the main camp instead of placing the main camp on the banks of the Xiangjiang River at the southeastern foot of Shiziling and not relying on the Xiangjiang waterway to maintain communication with Tanzhou and other places was because the terrain on both sides of the Xiangjiang River in the southeast of Shiziling was dangerous.
Apart from the rugged terrain, the main reason is that Jiufeng Ridge passes through the Xuefeng Mountain Post Road and is closer to Xuzhou.
In Li Zhigao's view, it is enough to be truly prepared to attack Yongzhou from Jiufeng City with material support from Shaozhou and Xuzhou.
If King Liu Yin of Nanhai led Jing Haijun to intervene, then they would have another plan.
There is a stream in front of Jiufeng Ridge that flows southward into Yongzhou, then merges into the Xiangshui River from the south, and then twists and turns northward.
As time enters April, the water in the stream becomes stronger, flash floods merge into the river, and the river water becomes turbid.
Li Zhigao reined in his horse and stopped on a cliff on the southern slope of Jiufeng Ridge. He looked at the stream at the foot of the mountain. His long black eyebrows were slightly twisted, and his dark eyes were as dark as ink, hiding something that others could not guess.
thought.
At this time, several people on horseback came from the foot of the mountain.
Li Zhigao saw that the leader of the guards, Deng Tai, was coming here with several horses.
Deng Tai, Zhou Tong, and Hao Zixia were all direct elites promoted and trained by Li Zhigao from low-level generals. At this time, they were all deputy capital Yuhou in the army, and mid-to-high-level generals in the Duyuhou series. They were sent by him two days ago.
Go to Xuzhou to find Han Qian.
Seeing Deng Tai returning to Jiufeng City so early, Li Zhigao's expression perked up and he walked towards where Deng Tai came from.
"Commander Commander, I didn't see Mr. Han this time. As soon as I arrived in Qianyang, I was stopped by the man from Tiancheng. He said that Mr. Han was in mourning in Longya Mountain and wanted to concentrate on studying. He would not see any foreign visitors for three months.
, I will not be disturbed in any way..." Deng Tong got off his horse and reported the result of his crossing the Xuefeng Mountain post road to Xuzhou to see Han Qian, regardless of the fatigue caused by running around for days.
"Have you not seen Han Qian?" Zhou Tong, the first capital of the Zuo Longque Army, asked in confusion, "Is Xuzhou really willing to see the commander-in-chief be transferred to Ezhou and replace Chai Jian with Jiufeng City? Do you have
There is no plan for the general to tell Tian Cheng..."
Everyone knows that Tian Cheng is a direct descendant of Han Qian. If he can't see Han Qian's face, it will be the same if he has something to say to Tian Cheng.
"I told Tian Cheng about the commander-in-chief's plan, but it seemed that Xuzhou had already expected that the commander-in-chief would have such a plan, but ignored it; Tian Cheng even refused to allow me to cross Qianyang to Linjiang County. I heard
Feng Liao has also returned to Xuzhou from Yueyang. I really don't know what they are thinking, or what did Lord Shen say to Han Qian through Feng Liao, Your Highness?" Deng Tai also couldn't figure out why Han Qian refused to see him.
He thought rather angrily.
Ever since they joined forces to dissuade some people from Xinchang Prefecture's attempt to control His Highness's body, they had always regarded Xuzhou as their staunchest ally, but they never imagined that one day they would be turned away from Xuzhou.
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Li Zhigao frowned tightly and stared at the rocks at his feet. He was also surprised that Deng Tai was turned away.
Although Yue Yang's transfer order has been passed to him, as long as there are suitable reasons and excuses, even if it is possible to create a crack in the trusting relationship between him and Tan King Yang Yuanpu, the so-called generals will be outside and the emperor will not grant orders.
But it doesn’t have to be followed.
For example, if a military conflict suddenly broke out with the rebels at this time, Li Zhigao could of course justly refuse to change his commander before the war, and delay his transfer to Ezhou until the "military conflict" was resolved.
Li Zhigao led the Zuo Longque Army to station at Wuzhi Peak, Shizi Ridge and Jiufeng Ridge. He spent the past year non-stop building forts and training troops, hoping that one day he could completely annihilate Zhao Sheng and Luo Jia by his hands.
These two rebel armies brought a perfect end to the vassal war.
Yueyang's transfer order asked him to lead his troops to Ezhou to take charge. Regarding the status of Ezhou, its distance from Yueyang and its relationship with each other, Li Zhigao would only be more powerful even if some of his troops were taken away. Li Zhigao
I also know in my heart that by doing this, His Highness does not mean that he does not trust him, but that he trusts and relies more on him.
However, if Yueyang wants to truly rise, it must take the first step to deal with the Yongzhou rebels!
Only by solving the Yongzhou rebels first can Yueyang truly play chess!
By then, Nanhai King Liu Yin will be weak and will not dare to covet Hunan. While they can solve their worries, they can also take Yongzhou and the remnants of the rebels into their pockets to increase their strength.
At this point, they left the local and state garrison in full strength, and the Dragon Bird Army on the left and the Five Tooth Army, with nearly 60,000 elite troops, could fully concentrate on the Yueyang and Ezhou front lines.
At this time, they might be able to take advantage of the Chuzhou Army and the Shouzhou Army to fight each other and force Zhang Pei to surrender first, thereby merging Jingzhou into Yueyang and further increasing their strength.
At this point, even if King Xin defeats Xu Mingzhen and controls the Jianghuai area, they are still qualified to compete with him, and even in terms of situation, they are slightly stronger.
Li Zhigao thought that Han Qian would definitely fully support his plan, but he never expected that Deng Tai rushed to Xuzhou and was driven back without even meeting Han Qian!
What is Han Qian thinking in his heart?
Could it be that he sensed His Highness's intentional alienation and decided to stand by and watch Lu Qingxia, the concubine and the Zheng family mess around, and then force His Highness to bow to him and admit his mistake when the situation was beyond control?
"Commander Commander, are we really going to Ezhou like this?" Zhou Tong asked Li Zhigao hesitantly.
"Without the support of Xuzhou, it's not that we can't win Yongzhou. As long as the war begins, His Highness and Master Shen will change their minds. How can we not win Yongzhou then?" Deng Tai likes to do bachelor things. They are in Jiufeng City.
On the front line of Wuzhi Ridge and Shizi Ridge, the Zuo Longque Army and the two state camps have assembled a total of more than 30,000 troops. Their military strength is no weaker than that of the rebels. They can definitely provoke a war first and then persuade Yueyang to change his attitude.
Li Zhigao shook his head.
Although he was very puzzled as to why Han Qian did not support his plan, he knew in his heart that with or without Xuzhou's support, the difference would be huge.
Currently, Zhang Wei and Du Chongtao are in Jingzhou and Xiangzhou, and Yueyang even controls Junzhou and directly controls the military and political power of Junzhou. However, their attack on Yongzhou is slightly unfavorable, and he is worried that the situation will change unexpectedly.
As long as Du Chongtao intends to send troops to control Junzhou, it will cause great turmoil in the situation in Yueyang. After all, the Longque Army led by Shanzhai generals such as Zhou Dan and Chen Jingzhou has more than 15,000 elite generals.
He settled his family in Junzhou.
Currently, only Zhou Shu's 3,000 troops are stationed in Junzhou. If there is a change in Yueyang, Zhou Shu's army will not be able to stop Du Chongtao's westward expansion from Xiangzhou.
If he had Xuzhou's full support, Li Zhigao would be 60 to 70% sure of taking Yongzhou before Du Chongtao and Zhang Wei changed their minds.