Wu Huijue didn't wait for Lu Zicai to explain, but he already understood: "Is the camp in Jiaoshan a fake?"
Lu Zicai nodded: "We originally thought that there would be two to three thousand defenders in Jiaoshan, but the scouts reported that there should only be one or two hundred people. They just made the camp bigger. The rest of the troops should be on the south bank, or even in Dantu.
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Chunyucen sneered and said: "Although Jiaoshan is known as the 'floating jade in the river', it is located downstream after all, and the river is under our control, so it is reasonable for Fan Meng to abandon Jiaoshan directly. More importantly, it is
He arranged it like this, but his intentions were completely exposed."
Wu Huijue and Lu Zicai looked at each other, both feeling helpless.
This General Fan Mengfan obviously had no intention of defending Jingkou at all. He was ready to retreat southward at any time. This is true. Nanchen's arrangement on the eastern front was actually perfect, but it was obviously of no use.
Because after the fall of Caishiji on the western front, it had become as fragile as a piece of paper. As long as there was enough time, Li Xingchen could quickly rush to the gate of Jiankang Prefecture.
Apparently Fan Meng also noticed this problem, so he simply made preparations to run away.
"No wonder His Highness wants us to attack as soon as possible." Wu Huijue laughed, "Your Highness has already expected that Fan Meng is ready to escape."
"This battle is not going to be easy." Lu Zicai frowned, "What did the Navy say?"
"We must capture Jiaoshan and then cut off Dantu's path south." The curtain opened and Qiu Zhi strode in. He was the naval general sent by Wang Chang to support the battle. Apparently he had also received the news, so
Hurry over and discuss with Wu Huijue and others.
"There is no problem in taking Jiaoshan, but what happens after that?" Lu Zicai couldn't help but ask.
Dantu is located south of Jingkou, and is the only way from Jingkou to Jinling County (now Changzhou). Fan Meng sent troops to guard Dantu, so he naturally wanted to control the road and take the opportunity to go south.
If you want to cut off Fan Meng's path south, you must capture Dan Tu, which means outflanking him to Jingkou... going deep alone is very dangerous.
"The last general asked himself to outflank Dantu!" Chunyucen stood up immediately.
"General, please go to Dan Tu!" Lu Zhiwu, who was standing behind, also shouted excitedly.
The thing Lu Zhiwu regrets the most now is why he didn't follow Li Xingchen to Jiangling. Otherwise, he wouldn't know what kind of vigorous career he would make. Now that this war is coming to an end, there is no way he can fall behind.
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Chun Yucen and Lu Zhiwu glanced at each other subconsciously. The two young men were obviously not convinced. Wu Huijue waved his hand: "Okay, I don't worry about outflanking someone by myself. You two go together."
"This..." Lu Zhiwu and Chunyucen hesitated for a moment, and Lu Zhiwu couldn't help but said, "General, in this case, you are here..."
It's not a big problem whether the two of them listen to whom. At most, they will each lead an army. But suddenly there are two less soldiers and horses. Wu Huijue's number of soldiers and horses here will be reduced by nearly half. How can this happen?
Wu Huijue and Lu Zicai looked at each other, laughed and said: "You two young people, don't worry about us two, just go ahead and fight. With the help of the navy, it is more than enough for me to capture Jingkou. Come to
No matter if Fan Meng retreats to Jiankang Mansion or to Dantu, we cannot fulfill his wishes."
The two of them hurriedly held their hands together: "No!"
Watching the two young men leave quickly, Lu Zicai chuckled and shook his head: "There is no need to provoke the generals now, the young people will be unable to hold back."
"Isn't this great?" Wu Huijue said lightly, "It shows that this luck is pushing everyone forward, and no one wants to fall behind."
Lu Zicai's eyes turned around, and the two of them nodded slightly in tacit agreement.
We cannot fall behind.
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""Flowers in the Backyard of the Yushu"?" Li Xingchen looked at the information sent back by Bai Pao and couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that Chen Shubao would come up with this thing."
"Your Highness?" Pei Zilie didn't hear what Li Xingchen said and couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Nothing, I just lamented the arrogance and extravagance of Chen Shubao." Li Xingchen shook the information in his hand and handed it to Pei Zilie. His voice was quiet, otherwise he would have spilled the beans.
Pei Zilie didn't pay attention. After taking a look, he smiled bitterly and said, "If Chen Shuying, who is in front of us, finds out, I'm afraid he will be angry to death."
This is the main camp of the Shu Han army located in the northeast of Gushu City. Li Xingchen and Pei Zilie led the army to station in the middle, Han Qinhu's troops were in the north, and Huang Wan's troops were in the south. There was a navy led by Wang Chang personally cruising back and forth on the river. The army
Although they haven't launched an attack yet, they have already fully prepared to attack the Putangnan Chen camp in front.
This was mainly because the new batch of trebuchets and trench trucks had just been transferred to Jiangzhou. Li Xingchen still hoped to wait a while, and then he would naturally attack Jiankang Mansion in one go.
Of course, this is also part of Li Xingchen's helplessness. Putang, as the name suggests, is a swamp similar to the Huarong Road where Li Xingchen once experienced danger.
Although it is not as large as the swamp left after Yunmengze dried up like Huarong Road, this Putang also stretches across the mountains, and there are dense rivers in it. Chen Shuying camped behind the swamp, so he naturally regarded the swamp as a natural
moat.
Of course Li Xingchen didn't want to attack rashly. He could already see Jiankang Mansion. The morale of the soldiers was the most important. He couldn't withstand setbacks at this time.
Hearing Pei Zilie's emotion, Li Xingchen smiled and said: "Chen Shuying must also know it well, but what can he do?"
This is just a song of "Flowers in the Back Garden of the Yushu". If Pei Zilie knew the ridiculous things Chen Shubao was still doing when the Sui Dynasty army besieged the city, his jaw would probably drop. For this reason, Li Xingchen did not dare to let Xiao Shilian participate at all.
During the Eastern Expedition, white robes were specially sent to protect the remaining family members of the Xiao family.
Otherwise, if Xiao Shilian knew that Chen Shubao had cheated on his father, I'm afraid this guy would have to scold his mother and go straight to Jiankang Mansion.
"This is a good way to reduce the morale of the other side." Pei Zilie said after careful consideration, looking at Li Xingchen, "And our last batch of trench trucks should arrive tomorrow morning. Should we prepare to start the attack?
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Li Xingchen stood up suddenly: "No wait, there are enough now. We will beat the drums and gather the generals tomorrow morning. We are ready to attack. When the trench trucks behind arrive, they can be directly replenished. In addition, you were right, Master, just now,
This is indeed a good idea, let someone write it now... no, draw a leaflet and let Yulin cavalry shoot it into the enemy's military camp!"
After a pause, Li Xingchen chuckled and said: "If Chen Shubao really made a contribution because of this matter, then I will definitely not treat him badly." (To be continued)