Bao Xinyan's actions immediately aroused Li Jiangyao's alert.
This is exactly what Shen Lie and the others analyzed, and it is full of coincidence and conspiracy.
"If we come down again, I'm afraid there will be another good show." Xu Youchang smiled and said: "The imperial court received a secret report and judged that the enemy might raid Jichun Luotian and other places, so it urgently mobilized naval reinforcements. Yang Li had just attacked If he wins the battle and has abundant resources, he will definitely execute the order without hesitation and then sneak into the rebel trap."
Li Jiangyao thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I think Wei Zixuan and Yin Chengyi will not issue specific combat orders to Yang Li and the others this time, but will guide the navy to consider this direction on their own. Think about it, if because of the imperial court's blind command , which led to the defeat of the naval fleet, was actually very detrimental to Wei Zixuan and Yin Chengyi. Just like before when Chang Tao was sent north to fight the Japanese pirates, Li Bing was already very dissatisfied."
Xu Youchang agreed: "That's true. If every time they come up with ideas, the court will suffer losses, no matter who becomes the emperor, these mourning stars must be killed. Jiang Yao, let's remind Yang Li immediately and let him not fall into the trap." count?"
Li Jiangyao thought for a moment and suddenly showed a sly smile: "Don't be busy yet."
Xu Youchang was so familiar with him that he smiled and said, "You must have come up with some weird idea again, right?"
"A war is nothing more than you lying to me and me lying to you," Li Jiangyao shrugged: "Since you have guessed what Lao Jianhua and the others want to do, why not make use of it? You know, the other party has put a lot of energy into this game. It would be a shame not to borrow it.”
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"Uncle, I'm back."
"Oh, Yan'er, come here quickly." Bao Yuchun said softly: "It's been a hard journey, sit down and warm yourself by the fire."
Bao Xinyan walked quickly to his uncle and followed his instructions to the campfire: "Uncle, we are all ready."
Bao Yuchun was not in a hurry to speak. He stared at the fire for a while, lost in thought, and then said quietly: "This battle... is of great importance, and there is no room for failure."
Bao Xinyan knew the meaning of his words and nodded silently.
In the past year and a half, my uncle's life has been very difficult, and he has become much older and more haggard than before. The Kuohai Navy has suffered successive defeats and is gradually losing control of the river. Once the strategic balance is broken, the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of elite troops will sweep in and destroy the world in the blink of an eye.
Because of this, Jin Wang Li Zhang and Lao Jianhua also blamed their uncle many times, blaming him for his poor military management, and were fooled by Li Jiangyao.
But others don't know it, but Bao Xinyan understands very well that Li Jiangyao is a genius on the battlefield. He can always turn decay into magic and turn around a bad situation.
Such an opponent is really difficult and terrifying.
Of course, this does not mean that Li Jiangyao is like the reincarnation of the God of War and has no weaknesses. The key issue is that he has accumulated immeasurable wealth and foundation during his hard work over the past many years, so he can now move with ease and ease.
The so-called wealth and foundation refer to two aspects.
First of all, his Xinjiang Legion. This lonely army in Western Xinjiang started from scratch, from small to large. It was fought one battle after another. It crawled out from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood and piles of dead people. After a long period of tempering in the flames of war, they sacrificed countless soldiers before finally gaining this talented, brave and powerful iron army, which has absolute trust and loyalty to Li Jiangyao.
Secondly, and most importantly, Li Jiangyao’s personal growth. No one is born with the ability to fight right from the womb. Real ability comes from blood and sweat. The reason why Li Jiangyao can command calmly and freely on the battlefield is, firstly, because he has worked hard to rise from the bottom, and secondly, because he is forced by the environment to learn and grow rapidly.
Otherwise, I am afraid that he would have died in the brutal war in Western Xinjiang long ago.
Although Bao Xinyan's experience is not exactly the same as that of Li Jiangyao, it is quite similar in many aspects: after graduating from the martial arts hall, he entered the battlefield as soon as he came out and fought hundreds of battles, starting from a low-level officer. The general in charge of the army. Therefore, he can also best understand why the other party is so powerful and what is so powerful.
Bao Yuchun's words brought Bao Xinyan back from his thoughts: "Yan'er, what do you think of the Battle of Black Bird?"
Bao Xinyan replied without thinking: "Our army is well prepared and well planned, and the enemy will most likely fall into the trap. The most important thing is how to completely annihilate Li Bing's fleet and completely eliminate the opponent's navy."
"What are your plans?" Bao Yuchun asked patiently.
Bao Xinyan thought for a while and responded: "Our army retreated from Yiling all the way to the vicinity of Yueyang. The main purpose is to give up the mouth of the Juzhang River to Yang Li, Wang Wenlie and others. The other side will advance east along the river. When you reach the Juzhang River, you can turn into the Han River from there, then detour through Wuchang County and re-enter the river, which is not far from the Jichun Waterway. This arrangement of his uncle is precisely to make Yang Li think that he is not only He successfully understood our plan to raid Luotian, and also successfully hid it from us, quietly setting up his troops near Jichun, waiting for us to be beaten."
Speaking of this, Bao Xinyan paused, and then said with a smile: "My nephew thinks that we should keep a close eye on Yang Li, completely control his every move, and then launch a fierce attack when he is most relaxed."
Bao Yuchun nodded: "Then when do you think he will be most relaxed?"
"Of course it was when he was about to enter the ambush position he had set up," Bao Xinyan said firmly, "At that time, Yang Li should have been thinking that he had finally arrived at his destination safely, and then he only needed to recharge his batteries. Just wait until we take the bait."
Bao Yuchun asked again: "So, where is his planned ambush position?"
Bao Xinyan is confident about this: "If I were to choose, the best choice would be Ce Lake in the west of Jichun County. Ce Lake is located on the north bank, close to the river, and connected by a waterway. Both sides of the waterway are covered with dense forests, making it easy to hide. If Yang Li hides hundreds of warships there, it will be difficult for anyone to detect him. If we attack the Jichun defense line, he can rush out from Cehu and launch an attack along the river, catching us off guard."
Bao Yuchun nodded approvingly: "It's reasonable and well-founded, okay. I'm the same as you guessed, it's Cehu. Yan'er, if you are asked to take command, how are you going to fight this battle?"
Bao Xinyan thought for a moment and replied: "There are only two ways. One is to ambush in Cehu in advance and wait for Yang Li to come; the other is to pretend to attack the Jichun defense line and suddenly turn around during the march to block Yang Li's fleet in Cehu Beat him up hard."
"Which approach is better?"
"It can be said that each has its own advantages." Bao Xinyan said: "Ambush in advance, there is a risk of exposing the whereabouts; turning halfway, there is less suddenness. Well... I should be more inclined to the latter."
Bao Yuchun smiled lightly: "This is the difference between our uncle and nephew. I will definitely choose to ambush in advance."
Bao Xinyan asked curiously: "Cehu is on the enemy's territory, and they are on high alert. How can they hide their traces?"
"Why hide the traces?" Bao Yuchun showed a sly expression: "Can't you be more generous?"
"Fashionable?" Bao Xinyan suddenly reacted: "I understand, you mean to disguise yourself as a royal navy?"
Bao Yuchun nodded slightly: "Although the enemy is powerful, Li Bing and the imperial court have not yet fully controlled the army. Therefore, they lack a unified and coordinated general command, and there is no complete communication and cooperation system between the various corps. Yang Li came from afar to provide reinforcements. At the Jichun Defense Line, both the Qinglong Army and the Suzaku Army are probably not very familiar with the naval fleet. This just gives us an opportunity to fish in troubled waters. We will pretend to be Yang Li's vanguard and guard Cehuli, waiting for him to arrive. Come."
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Just as the uncles and nephews of the Bao family were thinking about how to deal with the imperial fleet, the Yiling Water Village thousands of miles away received a letter from Li Jiangyao.
After the Navy Commander Yang Li and his deputy Wang Wenlie read it together, they couldn't help but sigh: "I'm so dissatisfied! The commander-in-chief uses his troops like a horse and a horse in the sky. Not to mention his opponents, it is often difficult to predict his own people. Wenlie, you What do you think?"
"I agree with the Great Protector's judgment, but..." Wang Wenlie hesitated: "Isn't it too risky to do this?"
"How can we defeat the enemy and win without taking risks?" Yang Li sneered: "The more this happens, the more unexpected the enemy will be. I think the governor's method is feasible."
Although Wang Wenlie is cautious, he is by no means a timid person. On the contrary, he is very brave. When he saw Yang Li say this, he responded loudly: "Okay! Then I will listen to you and not rush to support the Jichun defense line!" "
Yang Li shook his head: "You don't listen to me, but to the Governor, and to the commander of our Navy. Only you and I know about the matter mentioned in the letter, and it will still be business as usual to the outside world. Once you receive the letter from General Murong When requesting assistance in defense, we aimed to rush to support the Jichun defense line and mobilized the entire army to start corresponding combat preparations. There is only one purpose, which is to deceive the enemy's eyes and ears."
Wang Wenlie swiped his finger along the map and confirmed at the same time: "Is it still the plan that was considered before, detouring from Juzhang River to Wuchang?"
"Yes, the plan remains unchanged," Yang Li responded solemnly: "The fleet set off from Yiling, marched downstream, and headed for the mouth of the Juzhang River. You sent out a scout boat in advance to explore along the determined route. We will conduct reconnaissance on the road to make the enemy think that we have really fallen into the trap."
Wang Wenlie thought for a while and added: "Not only that, we can also take more actions to consolidate Bao Yuchun's impression. For example, in the direction of Jichun Waterway, we preset it as the assembly point for the attack, and specially sent People went 'sneaky' to investigate."
With Yang Li's silent and unsmiling character, he couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard this: "You are still cunning. In my opinion, I would choose Cehu. However, there is no need to send people to investigate, as long as the army If you mention this when assigning tasks, the rebel spies will naturally find out."
