Wang Chunying felt happy when she saw Zhao Gouzhi's proud look.
The stronger Zhao Gou is, the more benefits she will get. Although it is impossible to overthrow Zhao Gou, he can use Zhao Gou's identity to preach and gain many benefits for the White Lotus Sect.
When the world is full of white lotus, she can overthrow Zhao Gou with just one order.
By then she will be the master of the world.
Wang Chunying's eyes became more and more charming, and she said softly: "King Wu is always invincible and has no disadvantages. I believe you will win."
Zhao Gou looked Wang Chunying up and down, and when he saw that Wang Chunying was wearing a white dress today and had a voluptuous figure, he suddenly became aroused and said, "Not only do I have no disadvantages on the battlefield, but so do you."
Wang Chunying wanted to refuse but still welcomed him, and soon had a fight with Zhao Gou.
Wang Chunying knew that Zhao Gou was sure to win and might become emperor in the future, so she resorted to all kinds of methods.
As soon as the encounter ended, Zhao Gou entered the sage mode. Wang Chunying said again: "Your Majesty, the slave family wants to spread the White Lotus Sect in Jingzhou. The people below said that there is not enough money. Without money, it is impossible to win over people. Please help."
Zhao Gouren felt comfortable and in a happy mood. He waved his hand and said, "I'll give you one hundred thousand taels of silver. You can go to the accountant and withdraw it yourself."
Wang Chunying said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhao Gou gave Wang Chunying a note, and Wang Chunying left happily.
Zhao imagined a war with Zhao Shan, then ordered someone to call Gu Xianxiong, and said in a deep voice: "Gu Qing, according to the information found so far, Zhao Shan's troops are only 40,000."
Gu Xianxiong said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Shan has always been so self-righteous."
A flash of light flashed across Zhao Gou's eyes, and he spoke with a heroic attitude: "I intend to lead a personal expedition and attack Zhao Shan personally. What do you think?"
Gu Xianxiong smiled and said, "Of course you can!"
Speaking of this, Gu Xianxiong continued to boast: "Only when the king personally defeats Zhao Shan can he establish supreme prestige and overwhelm everyone. It is even more logical for him to become the Emperor of Daqian."
Zhao Gou smiled and said, "You are right!"
Gu Xianxiong continued: "The present state of the Wu State is all due to the king's wisdom. Without the king's far-sightedness, without your hard work and broad mind, how would there be a place for ministers and others to stand? How could the prosperity of the Wu State be as it is now?"
Zhao Gou was so flattered that he became more and more proud, and asked: "Have you prepared the troops, horses, food and grass that you have prepared?"
"Everyone is in place!"
Gu Xianxiong answered without hesitation.
Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Go ahead and make arrangements. Early tomorrow morning, two hundred thousand troops will break out of camp and head west along the Yangtze River waterway to garrison at Chaisang. With Chaisang as the base camp, they will cross the Yangtze River and fight Zhao Shan with all their strength."
"I accept your order!"
Gu Xianxiong answered again.
Zhao Gou made arrangements and let Gu Xianxiong go about his business, while he spent the whole day writing the words "must win" in the palace.
On the morning of the next day, Zhao Gou led an army of 200,000 troops to break out of camp and march westward along the Yangtze River, all the way to Chaisang.
Zhao Gou's army of 200,000 seems to be a lot. In fact, it is not that Zhao Gou's direct soldiers and horses are so many. It is because Zhao Gou favors the aristocratic families in Yangzhou and shares the world with the Yangzhou scholar-bureaucrats. In order to protect their own interests, each family In order to expand their power, they mobilized troops to join the war.
This is the source of two hundred thousand soldiers and horses.
Also because they were a collection of soldiers and horses, the various departments and departments in the army were not unified, and they were not subordinate to each other. They only accepted Zhao Gou's orders.
To say that he is brave and good at fighting, he is not.
Rich families have private soldiers.
Most of these private soldiers were composed of rangers, or farmers controlled by aristocratic families were recruited, so they had the current strength.
Zhao Gou's army stretches for more than ten miles across the river. At a glance, they are all Zhao Gou's army. Warships are sailing one after another, and thousands of warships are so densely packed that people will be shocked at just one glance.
Standing on the flagship, Zhao Gou saw the spectacular scene on the river and sighed: "Zhao Shan cannot see such a spectacular and majestic scene. If Zhao Shan saw it, he might be so scared that he gave up."
As a military advisor, Gu Xianxiong followed him to the front line, while the rear government affairs were handed over to Zhao Gou's son.
Gu Xianxiong bowed his back slightly and praised: "Although Zhao Shan cannot see the scene of two hundred thousand troops crossing the river, Zhao Shan will be frightened when the news reaches Xiangyang. If the king and Zhao Shan start a war, they will win."
"We will win!"
Zhao Gou stroked his beard and nodded, his eyes even more expectant.
The army marched towards Chaisang in a mighty manner.
At the same time, the news spread out and returned to Xiangyang in the shortest possible time.
Zhao Shan had not yet sent troops, but he first received the news that Zhao Gou had sent troops. He called Fang Weihu and Qi Yuanjing, and said quickly: "Zhao Gou got the news that we only have 40,000 troops, and has come here on his own initiative. There is no latest news yet. I don't know where Zhao Gou will station his troops? Or will he come to attack directly? Jingzhou.”
Fang Weihu said: "As long as Zhao Gou is sure to send troops, that will be enough."
Qi Yuanjing then clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the last 40,000 soldiers have long been eager for a battle. The food, grass and equipment are also ready and ready to send troops at any time. In addition, the warships of the army going south are all at the ferry dock of Han River near Xiangyang. "
Fang Weihu continued: "Zhao Gou did not take His Majesty seriously and was arrogant. This is our chance to win. I suggest that we go to the front line, properly lure the enemy deep, and then destroy Zhao Gou in one go. How to arrange the specific arrangements? We’ll make adjustments on the front line.”
Zhao Shan nodded and said, "Send troops."
"As you command!"
Qi Yuanjing answered immediately.
Qi Yuanjing went to make arrangements, and Zhao Shan took the troops of Fang Weihu, Zhou Huhou and Li Jiye to leave Xiangyang and go straight to the Han River ferry.
More than 40,000 troops arrived at the ferry, boarded boats and headed south along the Han River.
Jingzhou has well-developed water veins. Along the waterways, you can go north and south, and you can go in from the west and out from the east. Zhao Shan took a boat south along the Han River and directly entered Jiangxia County east of Jingzhou. After leaving the Han River and entering the Yangtze River, he went eastward along the Yangtze River.
Finally, they arrived at the garrison in Xiazhi County, the easternmost part of Jiangxia County.
Going further east, you will enter Yuzhang County of Yangzhou.
The army rested in Xiazhi County, and further battle reports from the front were sent back. Zhao Shan knew that Zhao Gou did not come to attack, but led an army to garrison in Chaisang County. More than 200,000 troops were stationed in Penglize.
Outside Xiazhi County, there is a military camp.
Inside the Chinese army's tent.
Zhao Shan, Fang Weihu and Qi Yuanjing were all there.
Zhao Shan stood next to the map, pointed to the location of Xiaji County on the map, and said solemnly: "We are stationed in Xiaji County. Going east into Yangzhou is Chaisang County. There are two roads in front of us."
"First, take the land route to attack Chaisang County. However, there are mountains, hills, and small rivers in Chaisang. It is not easy for a large number of troops to cross the rivers, and the cavalry cannot disperse and attack on a large scale."
"It's not appropriate to go overland."
"Second, take the Yangtze River directly to the vicinity of Chaisang."
"At present, this is the most suitable, but if you go by water, you need a strong enough navy. Our Xuanjia Army and Modao Camp are invincible, but fighting on the river cannot bring out the combat effectiveness of Xuanjia Army and Modao Camp. .”
Zhao Shan said in a deep voice: "This is not cost-effective. What do you think we should do?"
Qi Yuanjing replied: "Your Majesty, we are not afraid of a head-on confrontation at all. I think we should first go east along the waterway, get close to Chaisang, and then go ashore by land."
Zhao Shan did not answer Qi Yuanjing's words. He looked at Fang Weihu and asked, "What does Fang Qing think?"
Fang Weihu said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Your Majesty, when we sent out troops to leave Xiangyang, we didn't know where Zhao Gou would be stationed. Now that we know that Zhao Gou is in Chaisang, I think we can continue to mobilize Zhao Gou and lead him to Xiazhi County. Fight a war of annihilation and make him give up his surface advantage."
Zhao Shan smiled and said: "How to lure the enemy deeper?"
Fang Weihu replied: "It's very simple. Arrange a navy to go east along the Yangtze River. Our people have gone to Chaisang territory. When Zhao Gou's navy finds out, they will definitely go to war."
"The two sides were fighting, but our people pretended to be defeated and retreated, arrogantly irritating Zhao Gou's morale."
"Zhao Gou is arrogant and arrogant. After winning a little bit of victory, he must be eager to attack His Majesty and have the final say. If Zhao Gou is anxious, he will take the initiative to come to Xiaji County to fight."
"The current overall situation is that our navy is weak, and coupled with Chaisang's geographical location, we are unable to use the strength of the cavalry and Modao Battalion."
"So, let Zhao Gou come over."
Fang Weihu said calmly: "Once Zhao Gou's army lands ashore and comes to Xiaji County to start the war, it will be easy for us."
Zhao Shan understood Fang Weihu's strategy in an instant and praised: "Just follow Fang Qing's strategy, first lure the enemy deep and lure Zhao Gou to fight."
He looked at Qi Yuanjing and ordered: "Qi Qing, please make arrangements."
"I accept your order!"
Qi Yuanjing answered and went to make arrangements.
In a short period of time, Qi Yuanjing arranged for ten warships to take 3,000 soldiers to leave Xiaji County and head east.
As soon as the ten warships left the boundary of Xiaji County and entered the boundary of Chaisang County, they encountered the navy from Yangzhou within an hour.
The leader of the Yangzhou Navy was named Zhou Fu.
This man is nearly thirty years old and comes from a wealthy family in Yangzhou. He is good at water fighting and is very brave. The navy under Zhou Fu's command was more powerful, with more than 6,000 men, far exceeding the navy under Qi Yuanjing's command.
The two sides fought for half an hour, and Qi Yuanjing's navy withdrew. Zhou Fu pursued them fiercely before retreating, and immediately reported the news.
The news of victory in the battle soon reached Chaisang Water Village and was reported to Zhao Gou's ears.
When Zhao Gou learned about the first battle, he became even more enthusiastic and looked down on Zhao Shan. He looked at Gu Xianxiong and said with great interest: "Zhao Shan knew that he had few troops, so he arranged for people to test him first. He was testing, but through this fight, I found that Zhao Shan was nothing more than this."
Gu Xianxiong acted like a counselor and analyzed: "Your Majesty, Zhao Shan has a small number of troops, and his specialty is cavalry, so it is normal for him to lose."
Zhao Gou said confidently: "Even if Zhao Shan's cavalry is powerful, our army of 200,000 people will have an advantage no matter how we fight. Even if 200,000 pigs rush over, they can crush Zhao Shan. Especially if Zhao Shan is in Xiaji County, It happened to give us a chance.”
Gu Xianxiong asked: "What opportunity?"
Zhao Gou explained: "It's an opportunity to send troops to surround Zhao Shan and trap Zhao Shan to death in Xiazhi County."
"Wonderful!"
Gu Xianxiong, who was always Zhao Gouchi, said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, Shengming, this is a great move to trap Zhao Shan."
Zhao Hua was so excited that he stood up and paced back and forth, and continued: "I have decided to send troops to attack Xiazhi County. If Zhao Shan doesn't come, I will go in person to give him a big surprise. After giving the order, the army broke out and rushed down. Pheasant County.”
Gu Xianxiong also did not take Zhao Shan seriously, because Zhao Shan only had 40,000 people, and the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great.
In addition, the generals of the Yangzhou Army also wanted to start a war, and each family wanted to benefit from the war. Whoever can capture Zhao Shan will make great achievements and receive more benefits in the future.
This is the distribution of benefits.
In the army, from Zhao Gou to the soldiers, everyone wanted to fight. Under the mobilization of Zhao Gou, the army followed Zhao Gou and left Penglize Water Village, and marched westward along the Yangtze River toward Xiaji County.
