"Master Feng, don't you just want to send a few suspicious people here?" Chun Shisanniang glanced over with a charming look, staring at Feng Yi's face and asked.
"I calculated that I would meet Chun Niang and Yao girl here, so I eagerly snatched this job away. Do you believe it?" Feng Yi asked with salivation.
"If Xirong wants to say this, I believe it; if you say this, forget it." Chun Shisanniang said with a lazy sigh.
Chun Shisanniang was over thirty, but she was in the prime of her glory. When Feng Yi saw her like this, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he thought of the charming old things. He looked at her blankly for a while, then calmed down and said:
"Last winter in Tangyi, you all know that Tangyi sent people into the Baishui River and organized rural soldiers in the upper reaches of the Guanhe River valley. At this time, in February, the ice and snow are about to melt, and the passage for the Shouzhou Army to enter the mountains will then be opened, and
We are digging a plank road from the upper reaches of the Yanzi River to the upper reaches of the Baishui River. We still have to go through the last dangerous section and it will take two months to get through. It has been almost a year since the Zuowu Guards and the Zuo Longque Army left Huaiyang Mountain. Yiyang and Lingshan have been destroyed.
You have built it to be impregnable, can you consider actually using troops against Luoshan City this spring?"
Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang looked at each other. Unexpectedly, Feng Yi came over and even thought of using their side to send troops to the Shouzhou Army to reduce the pressure on the Tangyi Army on the northern slope of Huaiyang Mountain. But this topic, they are now
There is no way to pick it up.
When they entered the dental tent, they saw that Guo Que was also in Lingshan.
In his early years, Guo Que was just a disciple of Han Qian's family soldiers. Now he is thin and plain in appearance. At first glance, he is just a rather inconspicuous and honest young man. However, in recent years, he has become the most important scout and spy around Han Qian.
One of the central figures in the incident.
When Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang walked into the tent, they did not see Li Zhigao, but Guo was talking to Li Xiu in the tent.
Li Chong committed suicide in fear of crime. Li Pu took the main responsibility for the destruction of the main force of the navy and the right Shenwu army. He was dismissed as deputy privy envoy, deprived of his title of Duke, and demoted to a commoner. Li Yao was also demoted to a nobleman in the palace, and Duke Chang was demoted to a commoner.
The government was completely in ruins.
Although Li Pu escaped death, he was ordered to live in Jinling House and was not allowed to leave the capital at will.
In a wider scope, or in the eyes of the world, the Duke of Changguo must be regarded as the Li family of the Prince of East Zhejiang. The Li family has not been implicated except for Li Changfeng serving in the Ministry of War and Li Zhigao commanding the Huaixi Forbidden Army. Li Xiu
, Li Qi and others, as generals of the Youshenwu Army, were also demoted from their general posts.
In addition to being disheartened, Li's children and soldiers also suffered heavy casualties. After Li Xiu and Li Qi were relieved of their posts, they led their remaining children back to Hongzhou to recuperate.
It was not until the middle of last year that after seeing the second prince being brought to Cishou Palace for raising by the Queen Mother, Li Pu thought that there was hope that the Duke of Changguo would be able to recover, so he wrote a letter and Yao Xishui and the others took it to Hongzhou to persuade Li Xiu
, Li Qi came out of the mountain again.
Neither Li Xiu nor Li Qi had formal general titles. When they came to Li Zhigao's post, Li Xiu was mainly responsible for helping the counselor with military affairs; while Li Qi was mainly responsible for leading a small group of elites to eliminate the horse thieves and mountain bandits who occupied the eastern slope of Tongbai Mountain.
At the same time, he also learned from Tangyi's army, conquered and conquered the villages in the mountains that were independent of the state and county, and tried to expand the population of Xiangbei as much as possible.
Although the You Shenwu Army suffered a disastrous defeat, the martial bravery of Li Qi and his descendants became famous throughout Jianghuai.
When Yao Xishui and the others came in, Guo Que's attention was also attracted. He turned around and saw an imposing and brave man standing behind Li Qi. His momentum was even stronger than that of Li Qi, who looked a little thin.
Guo Que naturally recognized this person as Zhong Yanhu, who had served as Jiangzhou's military envoy.
During the Jinling Incident, the Zuo Longque Army attacked Jiangzhou. Zhong Yanhu was defeated by Li Zhigao and disappeared after that. Seeing that he was wearing a personal guard military attaché armor, Guo could also guess that he should have been under Li Zhigao's command during the battle in Jiangzhou.
He was captured, but he didn't really surrender until recently, so he served in front of Li Zhigao's tent, right?
Guo guessed that Zhong Yanhu's surrender might have something to do with Li Xiu and Li Qi, otherwise it would be difficult to explain why he showed up in front of Li Zhigao's tent so long after the Jinling Incident.
Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang came to the place, and their official identities were the special envoys of Cishou Palace. Therefore, Feng Yi and Guo came to discuss the coordinated operation of the two armies against Shouzhou. There was no need for them to avoid it.
After sitting down and talking for a while, Li Zhigao and Deng Taicai, who had just gone to nowhere, opened the door and walked in.
Although it is already early February, the wind blowing in from the door is still chilly, and I don't know if the ice and snow will melt later this year than last year.
However, no matter how delayed it is, by March, the passage from southern Huozhou along the Guan River, Baishui River and other river valleys into the hinterland of the northern slope of Huaiyang Mountain will be opened.
Although the Tangyi Army assembled eight or nine thousand soldiers and horses on the northern slope of Huaiyang Mountain, they lacked soldiers and armor, let alone sophisticated weapons. The vast majority of them were new soldiers, brave and brave, but had not experienced sufficient and complete training.
Their training and physical fitness are also poor, and their combat effectiveness is only equivalent to that of rural soldiers.
Once the Shouzhou Army gathered its elite troops and attacked the hinterland on the northern slope of Huaiyang Mountain, it would be very difficult to withstand the Shouzhou Army's advance with only the thin villages in the mountains.
Feng Yi and Guo Que came over and wanted to invite the elites of the Xiangbei Army and Tangyi Army to send troops from Lingshan Camp and Wujinling Camp respectively to attack from both sides, so that the Shouzhou Army would not dare to attack the northern slope of Huaiyang Mountain easily.
Of course, there has always been communication regarding coordinated operations between the two armies.
This time, Feng Yi and Guo Que specially crossed the high mountains in the western section of Huaiyang Mountain to come here. They were particularly serious about it. They hoped that Li Zhigao could send troops on a large scale to the west wing instead of the small scale and painless ones in the past.
Harassment.
Seeing Li Zhigao at this time, Deng Tai rushed back. In front of Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang, Guo solemnly emphasized this point, hoping that Li Zhigao could give a clear answer.
"The Shouzhou Army was hit by the flood at Jinwu Ridge. Wasn't it brutal enough? How long has it been since then? Their scars haven't healed yet, so they really dare to attack the mountainous area defended by the Tangyi Army?" Yao Xishui stared at Feng Yi with his beautiful eyes, Guo Queer
Man, he opened his mouth and asked.
Feng Yi always looked tired and lazy, but Guo said patiently:
"In the early spring of last year, our Tangyi army generals were able to defeat the Shouzhou army by taking advantage of the water. To be honest, there was not much mystery. It has been almost a year. No matter how incompetent the Shouzhou generals are, I believe they have already figured it out.
Therefore, before the ice and snow melted, the Shouzhou army did not dare to enter the mountains. However, after the ice and snow melted and before the rainy season came, if they were still timid, they would be able to regain the Shouhuo states and drive the enemy troops to the north of the Huaihe River.
There is no suspense anymore - I believe Ambassador Yao has already figured out by this time what means we used to repel the enemy in the early spring of last year, right?"
It had been so long, and if they still hadn't figured out the secret of the ice dam, Yao Xishui thought that they would just give up and admit defeat.
It's just that after the incident happened, it was easy to break through this layer of window paper, but who could have thought beforehand that Han Qian would defeat the enemy in this way?
Of course, Li Zhigao would not give Feng Yi an answer on the spot, but Guo did. As the capital defense envoy, he controlled and commanded the three imperial armies and the military and political affairs of the five states. His power was still higher than that of Han Qian, so he did not need to personally deal with Feng Yi and Guo.
However, he just ordered a general around him to arrange for Feng Yi, Guo Que and the others to stay at Lingshan Camp first.
After expelling the idle people and filling the hall with close confidants, Yao Xishui said: "There will be a sudden change in Heshuo. Is my brother prepared?"
During the time of the Xinchang Hou Mansion, Yao Xishui, Su Hongyu and other women called Li Zhigao and Chai Jian as their elder brothers. However, it is now an open secret that Li Zhigao, as a direct general of the Wanhonglou lineage, is unknown to Li Xiu, Li Qi, Zhong Yanhu and others.
Yao Xishui's "big brother" contains a deeper and more direct meaning.
"There will be a change, what change?" Li Zhigao frowned and asked.
Not only did he know the remnant forces of the Shenling Division in Heshuo and the old county of Hedong, he even knew that when the previous dynasty was destroyed, a small number of well-dressed nobles fled north to seek refuge with the Mongols and survived, and they had all been in contact with each other over the years.
, but he is not particularly sure about what Wang Jingrong wants to do in Heshuo, or more directly in Chengdejun, or he does not want such a thing to happen deep down in his heart.
"If the delay continues, Emperor Zhu Yu of the Liang Dynasty may capture Luzhou at any time. By then, Guanjiang Tower will become a German army. No matter what measures are taken, the Liang Army will be passive. Under Zhu Yu's governance, the Liang Army will be far more powerful than
The German army was several times stronger, and the Jin army was beaten to pieces and suffered frequent routs. But if he were asked to annex Hedong, Heshuo and other places, and then send hundreds of thousands of elite troops southward, how could the Jianghuai area defend itself?
"Some cold and unwavering light flashed across Yao Xishui's beautiful eyes.
"But how is this different from luring a wolf into the house?" Li Zhigao clenched his fists and said displeasedly.
"We can't order Guanjiang Tower and the Xiao family to do anything, and Guanjiang Tower and the Xiao family don't need to obey our orders. They can send a letter to let us know so that we can take advantage of the situation in Jianghuai. This is also because we have not thought about it all these years.
"The relationship is over," Yao Xishui said without giving in, "and this time since Han Qian invited his eldest brother to send troops to attack the side of the Shouzhou Army, according to what Xishui saw, his eldest brother could just go with the flow and gather troops to approach Luoshan City.
As soon as the news of the sudden change in the north comes and alerts the Shouzhou Army, the eldest brother can directly lead the army down the south bank of the Huaihe River to capture Huo and Shouzhou before the Tangyi Army..."
"How can it be so easy?" Li Zhigao sat behind the case with a long eyebrow and frowned. He sighed softly and said, "Han Qian attaches great importance to intelligence reconnaissance and collection. As early as when he was managing Jinyun Tower, resources were so scarce.
Not forgetting to lurk manpower in the two countries of Liang and Shu, Liang Emperor Zhu Yu was attacking the city in his old county in Hedong. How could he remain indifferent and not send people to keep an eye on the movements in Luze and other places? Even if Tangyi did not discover anything at this time
, but as soon as the Mongol cavalry steps into the land of Heshuo, I estimate that Tangyi will wait for at least a month before receiving the news. And by that time, the Shouzhou Army may have just received the news, and the position is still there.
Without random opening, we may not be able to seize many opportunities..."
If they want to seize this rare opportunity, Wang Yuankui leading the German army to surrender to the Mongols is only the first step. After that, the German army and the Mongolian troops go south and sweep across the states of Zhao, Yi, Weibo, and the situation north of the Yellow River will be completely turbulent.
stand up.
This process itself takes a certain amount of time.
After Wang Yuankui led the German army to surrender to the Mongolians and stirred up the situation on the north bank of the Yellow River, people in the Liang Kingdom became panic-stricken. However, if the Shouzhou Army was to be in chaos on the south bank of the Huaihe River and give them the opportunity to take advantage, they would need the northern line.
Liang Jun had to suffer one or two heavy losses.
Otherwise, how could it be so easy for Xu Mingzhen to take advantage of them if she had never experienced any battle before?
More importantly, even if Han Qian delayed for a month to get news from the north, the Shouzhou Army's position was not in chaos at that time, and there was still enough time for the Tangyi Army to mobilize troops and generals. After that, the Tangyi Army would directly march from Huaihe
If Yangshan sends troops to attack Huozhou and Shouzhou, how much slower will it be than them?
"Unless there is something happening elsewhere that can attract the attention of Marquis Qianyang, otherwise, we can't be too ambitious and force our troops to force Luoshan City to attack. When the time comes, we will block Wenbo's retreat and force him to
Surrender is also a great victory." Li Xiu said calmly.
The Xiangbei Capital Defense Envoy has a considerable amount of troops. It mainly consists of the Left Shenwu Army under the Chai Jian Division stationed in Dengjun and Dengzhou to guard against the enemy forces at Wuguan in Guanzhong and the Fangcheng defense line. The forces they can mobilize in Yiyang and Lingshan are actually
The Bitangyi Army does not have an advantage, not to mention that they are much more stretched in terms of many resources.
Li Xiu didn't think they should set a big target this time. Instead of swallowing up the two states of Huoshan and Shou, it would be better to honestly target Wen Bo and his troops who were stationed in Luoshan City at this time.
Since the Jinling Rebellion, Wen Bo has been like an indestructible rock, causing everyone to suffer enough.
However, since ancient times, good generals have always cherished each other. Even though Wen Bo suffered too much, it did not prevent everyone from recognizing Wen Bo's military command. With more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under Wen Bo's command, it can be said that he is the only remaining Shouzhou army.
There are not many elite combat forces left.
If they can take advantage of the situation on the north bank of the Yellow River to disturb Liang Jing, send troops to cut off Wenbo's retreat from Luoshan City, and then force him to surrender the city, it will be a big gain.
"What if there is something else that attracts Han Qian's attention?" Yao Xishui asked.
Li Xiu just mentioned this casually. He mainly hoped not to be too ambitious, but seeing that Yao Xishui had put his mind on this point, he said bravely: "If this is the case, maybe you can be a little greedy."
"The news of the great changes in Heshuo may not be hidden from Tangyi for too long, but no matter how well-versed Han Qian is, there are secrets in this world that he cannot see through..." Yao Xishui said.
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There is no formal post house in the Lingshan camp, but the courtyard where Feng Yi, Guo Qu and their accompanying guards arranged to live is spacious and tidy.
"Everything before was still speculation, but every time a girl like Yao Xishui appears, she will inevitably cause some trouble, so this matter is 90% certain."
Feng Yi sat under the lamp with his legs bent and said to Guo Que,
"Write a secret letter, tie it to Ah Zi and Ah Zhu's paws, and see if you can successfully carry it back to Wujin Ridge - I always feel that expecting two pigeons to deliver the message is a bit suspenseful. Huaiyang Mountain
There are so many big eagles in the depths, why don’t they swallow these two fat pigeons in one bite?”
"Bringing A'Zi and A'Zhu over from Mrs. Jun, although it is for assistance, can only be used when the situation is particularly urgent." Guo shook his head and said, "Yao Xishui, Chun Shisanniang's appearance here is just a further step.
To verify that Mrs. Jun’s guess is correct, all you need to do is spread the news as usual..."
After leaving Lingshan Camp, the high mountains to the east are already on the fringes of the Huonan Task Force Camp. Although the straight-line distance from there to Wujin Ridge is only more than 200 miles, the Huainan Plain area to the north is controlled by the Shouzhou Army.
If the messenger wants to cross the high mountains, there is no existing mountain road, and he wanders around in the mountains and valleys, it will take eight or nine days to reach the Wujinling camp.
If the messenger passes through the shallow hilly area outside the north of Huaiyang Mountain, the speed will be much faster, but he may collide with the scouts and horses of the Shouzhou Army at any time, which will be very dangerous.
If an emergency really happens, one way is to try long-distance carrier pigeons to send messages, but Guo believes that the current development of the situation is consistent with what Wujinling Camp predicted, and there is no need to release the only two carrier pigeons they brought out.
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"Okay, what to do specifically is up to you." Feng Yi said.
"I want to stay in Lingshan camp for two more days. No matter what their attitude is, I will go to Yingzhou. After arriving in Yingzhou, I will take a boat back to Wujinling camp. There are some things to deal with along the way. Come with me.
, or should we go back to the Lord first?" Guo Que asked.
"After arriving in Yingzhou, it will be late spring and the spring river is green. Of course I will follow you to take a detour along the Han River." Feng Yi said.
He was looking forward to taking a boat on the Han River, going down the Yangtze River, and then passing through Chaohu Lake and Longtan River and then into Huaiyang Mountain to meet Han Qian.
Although it was several days later than planned to return to the Wujinling Camp, it was much more comfortable to ride a car, horse, and boat all the way than to climb over the high mountains on the northern slope of Huaiyang Mountain, and the spring scenery along the way was bound to be good.
As the head coach, Han Qian was inconvenient to move around, but he encouraged the middle and high-level generals in Tangyi to inspect the actual situation in various states and counties as much as possible if they had the opportunity.
As the core figure in charge of scouting and reconnaissance in the Military Intelligence Staff Department, Guo Guo, if he wanted to more intuitively judge the effectiveness of the Military Intelligence Staff Department's external intelligence spying, and if he wanted the intelligence spying work to be deeper and more detailed, he could not always
Stay by Han Qian's side and serve...
Guo Que and Feng Yi agreed, and after discussing with Li Xiu and others the details of the coordinated operations between the two armies, they sent messengers directly from the north slope of Huaiyang Mountain back to the Wujinling camp. They left Lingshan surrounded by a dozen guards.
Camp, pass through Jiuliguan and go to Yingzhou City.
The five states in Xiangbei are all the territory of Da Chu. Guo Que and Feng Yi can't stop them from going to Yingzhou, even to Junzhou, Dengzhou, and Xiangbei Defense Office. At most, they can send people to monitor them along the way in the name of escort.
, to save them from casually spying on military intelligence in Suiying and other states...
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In mid-February, the Han River entered the river mouth, and at dusk a two-masted armed merchant ship was moored in the middle of the river.
The sailboat is about eight feet long from bow to stern, and the draft on the side is very deep, indicating that the cabin is filled with large quantities of supplies; waves are hitting the ship, and water splashes on the deck from time to time.
The stars and moon are bright, and you can still see the side of the merchant ship in the distance, with the words "Chishan-28" painted in big lacquer, and several bed crossbows on the top of the cabin, under the vigilance of dozens of armored soldiers, flashing
The ferocious cold light.
Most of Chishanhui's large and medium-sized cargo ships have pointed bottoms and pointed bows, are loaded with cargo, and have very deep drafts. Unless there is a ready-made dock to dock, otherwise they will anchor directly in the middle of the river if they want to berth.
As for the reasons for anchoring in the middle of the river, there are many reasons to avoid wind and waves, to avoid temporary anchoring in complex river basins at night, and there are many densely populated towns along the river but no docks for large and medium-sized cargo ships.
The only option is to anchor in the middle of the river and then use a small boat to transfer.
In addition, the Chishan Society has not yet built dedicated warehouses in many places. The merchant ships carrying goods in tributary streams and main waterways are of different sizes. The disassembly, consolidation and transfer of bulk goods are often carried out directly on the river.
In short, in the northwest of Ezhou City, at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Han River, there was an armed merchant ship of the Chishan Society moored on the water. In mid-February of the fifth year of Yanyou, it was quite normal.
As the night got darker, another awning boat came down the Han River.
After both parties signaled each other with signal lights, the awning boat drew close to the merchant ship.
Guo Que jumped onto the deck of the merchant ship. Feng Yi, who was not as agile as Guo Que, still pulled the rope to board the ship with the help of his guards.
Seeing Lin Sheng, who was wearing a gray coat and looking like a businessman, standing on the deck waiting for him, Guo frowned slightly and asked solemnly: "What's the matter that made you come here to wait for us?"
"When we left Dongting Lake from the east of Yueyang, we happened to see an official ship of the Weaving Bureau entering Dongting Lake from the Yangtze River. I felt strange at the time, so I arranged for three sentry ships to take turns to keep an eye on it, confirming that the envoy of the Changchun Palace and the weaving supervisor Yao Xishui
It's on that official ship!" Lin Sheng said.
The Chishan Society not only bears the responsibility of communicating with the Jianghuai River, but also serves as the reserve force of the Tangyi Naval Forces. It is also the main force of the Military Intelligence Staff Department to spy on the Jianghuai River.
Therefore, except for a few people such as Su Lie, Han Donghu, and Lin Jiang who directly joined the Tangyi Army, others such as Lin Sheng and Guo Xiao continued to be responsible for the daily operations of the Chishan Society.
Lin Sheng is one of the six giants responsible for the daily operations of the Chishan Society. He occasionally sails with merchant ships, but he always hides his identity. If it hadn't been for such urgent information this time, he would not have risked staying on the river in Ezhou, waiting for Guo Que and Feng Yi.
come over.
"This woman moves so fast. We obviously left Lingshan Camp earlier than her, and we didn't delay much on the way, but she got in front of us," Feng Yi frowned and said, "She is in such a hurry
What are you going to do when you enter Dongting Lake?"
The Weaving Bureau is the eyes and ears of Cishou Palace. Its official ships have easy access to all states and counties without being blocked. It is normal to appear anywhere. Even in the past two years, it has been used to transport tributes every now and then.
Enter Xuzhou.
However, Yao Xishui just showed up at the Lingshan Camp some time ago. They also speculated that she went to see Li Zhigao this time to prepare for the drastic changes in the situation in the north. However, she did not stay in Tongbai Mountain to advise Li Zhigao at this time.
Running into Dongting Lake, how could they not be surprised?
"Where has the Weaving Bureau's ship gone now? Did it go up the Xiang River, or entered the Ruan River?" Guo Que asked Lin Shengdao.
"I received the latest news before nightfall. The official ship of the Weaving Bureau is still in the Qingpudang waters of Dongting Lake. I can't tell whether it is going to the Xiangshui River or the Ruan River. However, I have ordered a new one.
The sentry ship is keeping an eye on them." Lin Sheng said.
"You immediately prepare a speedboat and organize as many good people as possible to follow us!" Guo Que said, and then he, Feng Yi, and Lin Sheng entered the cabin and immediately wrote a secret letter and asked someone to bring out the weapons they had brought along the way.
Two carrier pigeons tied two identical secret letters to their paws as thin as grass stems and let them fly into the night sky...