Xie Xuan and his people hurried all the way, and in a short time, they had reached the mouth of Hengjiang River.
Today, the Hengjiangkou Camp is under martial law everywhere.
In the water village, soldiers patrolled closely, and the entire camp had a solemn atmosphere.
Fan Chong was stationed at Hengjiangkou. He was already prepared for a battle, so there was a scene of martial law in the camp.
Xie Xuan showed the talisman, and not long after, Fan Chong came in armor. He was strong and tall, with sharp eyes. After seeing Xie Xuan, a rare smile appeared on his face, and he cupped his hands and said: "Final General Fan Chong, Meet Mr. Xie."
Xie Xuan returned the greeting with his hands raised and said: "General Fan, please come in and say something."
Fan Chong waved his hand and said, "Thank you, sir."
The two entered the camp and sat down in the Chinese army's tent. Xie Xuan said directly: "Your Majesty asked me to come to supervise the battle this time, not because he didn't trust General Fan, but because he wanted me to boost morale and fight with all his strength. This time The Qin army has already attacked, is General Fan sure?"
Fan Chong smiled and said: "My position at the mouth of the Hengjiang River is very dangerous. Once we can't stop it, the next step is Caishiji Camp. If Caishiji Camp is breached, the next step is Jinling City .So I am indeed under a lot of pressure.”
Xie Xuan said: "I can understand General Fan."
Fan Chong said: "It would be great if Mr. Xie could understand. Lin Feng is the most powerful person in the world. Facing the army he leads, the pressure is indeed great. What's more, it is said that Lin Feng has more than 80,000 troops, fighting one by one. The boat stretches across the river for several miles. Such a scale is shocking and a little scary."
Xie Xuan smiled and said: "General Fan, don't worry about the troop strength. Your Majesty has already ordered Caishiji to mobilize 20,000 people for support. It won't take long for 20,000 elites to rush into the Hengjiang Estuary. .”
"That's good."
Fan Chong answered with a smile.
There was finally a touch of relief on his face.
He has 30,000 troops of his own. If there are another 20,000 people, a full 50,000 people guard the water stronghold, there will be a chance to resist.
After all, he is defensive.
Under the premise of not taking the initiative to attack, if 50,000 people adopt a defensive strategy, he still has a chance.
Xie Xuan noticed the change in Fan Chong's expression and felt relieved.
Fan Chong is the commander-in-chief.
If Fan Chong has given up resistance here, then the next battle will be somewhat difficult.
So Fan Chong's fighting spirit is very important.
Xie Xuan continued: "General Fan, are there any problems in the army now? If there are, you can raise them. As a person sent by His Majesty to the front line to supervise operations, I will go all out to solve them. If there are problems, I will solve them and strive to do my best. Block the Qin army."
Fan Chong thought for a while and said, "There is indeed a difficult problem."
Xie Xuan asked: "What's the matter?"
Fan Chong said seriously: "The current quartermaster in the camp is named Zhang Tong, who is from the Zhang family in Danyang. With the support of the Zhang family, he has deducted a lot of food and grass from the army. Speaking of which, although I know, In fact, they dared to be angry but dared not speak out. As a result, the officers and soldiers in the army were full of complaints. The officers and soldiers were not short of food, but the soldiers' pay was deducted, and the meat and food were also deducted. If Mr. Xie can solve this matter, the officers and soldiers will It will definitely be appreciated.”
Xie Xuan's eyes were bright and shining, and he said seriously: "I will solve this matter."
Fan Chong said: "Can Mr. Xie really solve it?"
Xie Xuan smiled softly and said: "You don't have to provoke me. I told you that I am here under His Majesty's order to supervise the battle in a disciplined manner. I have the right to kill first and then report later, and I will fight with all my strength. So, you don't have to worry about anything. . The Zhang family has backers and is a powerful family in Danyang County, and so does my Xie family. What’s more, at this time of national crisis, Zhang Tong still deducts military pay, etc., so he deserves to be killed."
"It's just that I have to investigate and confirm this matter before I can take action."
"Otherwise, it would be an indiscriminate killing of innocent people."
Xie Xuan looked at Fan Chong and said, "General Fan, do you dare to follow me to investigate? As long as the matter is confirmed, I will take action directly. But if it is General Fan who framed someone, it will be different."
Fan Chong raised his head and said, "Thank you for everything, sir."
Immediately, Fan Chong stood up and took Xie Xuan out of the Chinese army's tent. Xie Xuan went to find out in person. He asked ten soldiers in a row, all of whom were in different positions. The final feedback was that Zhang Tong deducted soldiers' pay and food.
In order to ensure the authenticity, Xie Xuan once ignored Fan Chong and made Fan Chong not appear, but the final result was that Zhang Tong still deducted food.
Xie Xuan and Fan Chong returned to the Chinese army tent and sat down.
Fan Chong smiled and said: "Master Xie, the news is confirmed to be true. What are you going to do?"
Xie Xuan's eyes were sharp and he said directly: "General Fan, please inform Zhang Tong to come to the big tent. You will directly kill Zhang Tong. I will write a memorial in front of you. I found that Zhang Tong embezzled food, grass and soldiers' pay, and ordered you to kill Zhang Tong. That's it. , can you rest assured?"
"I will obey my orders."
Fan Chong agreed immediately.
A smile appeared on his face. As long as Xie Xuan was willing to shoulder the responsibility, everything would be fine.
He had long been unhappy with Zhang Tong.
The children of these aristocratic families, relying on the support of their families, are so unscrupulous that they really deserve to be killed.
He gave the order, and after a short time, Zhang Tong entered. He didn't know what happened to Xie Xuan's arrival. He looked at Fan Chong, held his head high, and said in a deep voice: "General Fan informed me to come, what's the matter? All the troops of Qin State are here. It’s not here yet, why are you nervous?”
"Come here, kill Zhang Tong."
Fan Chong didn't bother to talk at all and gave the order directly.
At this moment, Zhang Tong became angry.
Zhang Tong's eyes were sharp and he said, "Fan Chong, you are just a warrior, if you dare to kill me, I, the Zhang family, cannot spare you."
"kill!"
Fan Chong gave the order directly.
The soldiers stepped forward and killed Zhang Tongge directly.
Xie Xuan immediately wrote the memorial, handed the letter to Fan Chong, and said: "General Fan, please arrange for someone to be sent back to Jinling City as quickly as possible and hand it over to Your Majesty. Your Majesty will make a decision."
Fan Chong also read the memorial. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sir."
Xie Xuandao: "Everything we have done is to stop the Qin army. Now that Zhang Tong has been killed, the grain, grass and supplies are all in the army. General Fan, please pay the soldiers immediately, and then bring out meat to reward the soldiers. Boost the morale of the soldiers and prepare for battle."
"I will obey my orders."
Fan Chong answered immediately.
It's not a difficult thing for him.
Fan Chong quickly made arrangements, replenished the soldiers' wages that had been deducted, and killed pigs and sheep for the soldiers in the army to eat.
The military morale of the lieutenants and soldiers quickly changed.
Xie Xuan took the opportunity to stand up and use his status as the emperor's envoy to boost morale and further unite people's hearts.
After Xie Xuan stabilized the morale of the army, in less than a day, Caishiji's 20,000 troops arrived at the mouth of the Hengjiang River and merged into the military camp water village.
The number of people increased, and the soldiers became more motivated to fight.
In the blink of an eye, another two days passed.
On this day, the sentinel quickly entered the Chinese army's tent and reported: "General Fan, the Qin army's warships are coming, and they are less than ten miles away from us by water."
"Send the order and prepare for war."
Fan Chong quickly gave the order.
The war drums in the army rang loudly, and all the soldiers gathered and began to prepare for war.
Xie Xuan, also wearing armor, came to the entrance of the water village with Fan Chong and looked into the distance.
Not long after, I saw mighty warships on the Yangtze River in the distance, already heading towards the water village.
The Qin army is here.
