Lu Xun's expression changed: "What's going on? How did you learn about this?"
Xu Daofu sneered and said: "I knew what they were planning from the first time they sent people to Shixing to collect mountain goods. In the past generations, when Jiangzhou merchants came to Lingnan, they mostly went to Guangzhou to buy those rare treasures. How could they be found there? What kind of local products can be harvested in a remote area like Shixing in the Lingbei area? Even Zhu Chaoshi personally put on makeup and came to investigate. I knew very well. What they were interested in were patchouli and barley, in order to resist the miasma in Lingnan. A sudden attack."
Lu Xun nodded: "So you took advantage of the situation and fabricated this rumor that we sent troops to various tribes to collect taxes, and described the behavior of us sending troops to these slang tribes to teach their religious leaders and civilize them. Are you bullying the slang people, and then sending your subordinates to dress up as these slang people and sneak into Jiangzhou secretly?"
Xu Daofu nodded: "Yes, over the past year or so, we have sent close disciples to go deep into the wilderness to get along with these slang people, and we have also learned a lot about their habits and language. We even practiced it when we were in Yizhou before. Our skin is dark and our feet are calloused. We don’t even need any makeup to look fake. It’s ridiculous that these Jin soldiers thought we looked like we were in Wudi, but they don’t know how much hardship we have endured over the years, living with the barbarians. How long, just for this day of revenge!"
Lu Xun breathed a long sigh of relief: "Then how do you know when Zhu Chaoshi will let his subordinates drink these patchouli? If he starts it too late, wouldn't all the previous efforts be wasted?"
Xu Daofu laughed: "When he makes and drinks medicine, it's all under my control. I've been controlling the amount of Patchouli a few days ago, and Wang Hong, Zhu Chaoshi and the others are also playing tricks on us, pretending to be... I am more interested in mountain delicacies and wood, but disdain things like rugosa and barley, just to buy them in large quantities in the last few days. I worked with them like this for more than ten days, and when the wood was almost gone, I Pretending to be in a hurry to go back, he disposed of a large amount of Patchouli at the price of inferior Chinese herbal medicine. Just three days ago, Zhu Chaoshi directly collected the Patchouli that could feed approximately 1,500 people. Of course, those were all mixed in. Enough amount of soul-breaking grass!"
Lu Xun frowned: "But you don't know where Zhu Chaoshi's elite veterans are now. If he hides his troops elsewhere or fails to take medicine in advance, wouldn't your plan fail?"
Xu Daofu smiled and shook his head: "Second brother, as a general, you need to know the enemy. Zhu Chaoshi is an outstanding general like me. He must want to make achievements. He has not considered life and death several times before and sneaked into the military. The fact that he wanted to do reconnaissance showed that he must have done something for himself, so no matter how He Wuji collected food, as long as Zhu Chaoshi had the opportunity to get the rugosa and barley, he would definitely let his subordinates take it first, and then take advantage of the merchants to return, Followed quietly, directly raided Shixing, seized Shixing, and opened the door to Guangzhou. At this point, He Wuji will definitely mobilize all his troops to follow up, and this Zhu Chaoshi will be the first to succeed. !”
Lu Xun smiled slightly: "Aren't you afraid that Zhu Chaoshi will ship the rugosa to He Wuji first so that his main force can eat it?"
Xu Daofu said confidently: "No, he will never become someone else's beauty. If there is a patchouli in the future, he may give it to Ke Wuji, but the amount of one or two thousand people will definitely be used by himself, so, I expect that in three days, the whole army will be poisoned, including himself, and he can only live until tomorrow!"
Lu Xun gritted his teeth: "But why did you do this without consulting me? Even if you can use this method to attack Nankang and succeed, your subordinates are only three to four thousand people. You don't really think that you can rely on this army." We can capture Jiankang. It will take a month or two for me to go back and recruit and mobilize the army. With this time, He Wuji and Liu Daogui can reorganize their troops, and Liu Yi in Jiankang will also respond. Victory or defeat is still unpredictable.”
Xu Daofu shook his head: "Our soldiers and horses are now scattered among various Slang and Dong tribes to preach. With this ready-made tool, we can summon these Slang people to send troops. The colorful world of the Central Plains is something these barbarians have never seen before. We will lead them Come in and grab it, they want it. As for the problem of food and grass, I have already thought about it. There is a granary of the Jin army in Yueyang, Baling, and He Wuji is also collecting food. As long as we are fast enough, I will attack He Wuji. Wuji, second brother, you will lead the army to follow, turn to southern Hunan and capture Baling. Then my army of 30,000 will have no worries about food and grass. Then we will work hard to defeat He Wuji and Liu Yi, and take advantage of Liu Yu's return In front of the teacher, go straight to Jiankang!"
Lu Xun frowned: "Then we have to pursue the ultimate speed. But now is the dry season of the Yangtze River. Our warships are far away in the South China Sea and cannot cross at all. How can we achieve the speed of advancing on land and water? What if He Wuji retreats? Liyang and Liu Yi join forces, while Liu Daogui defends Jiangling. Our army will not be able to advance. If we are unwilling to retreat, we will be in a desperate situation!"
A cold and stern voice sounded from underground: "Good question, Lu Xun, you have really made a lot of progress."
The expressions of Lu Xun and Xu Daofu changed at the same time. They stood up and saw the dust on the ground moving slightly. A shadow covered in a cloak stood up and looked at Lu Xun with shining eyes. , nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, you really did not disappoint me."
Lu Xun and Xu Daofu crossed their hands together, put them on their chests, and knelt down on one knee. This was obviously not the way of saluting the Celestial Master: "I have seen the deity."
Doupeng nodded: "Excuse me, originally I was going to Guangzhou to ask you to send troops, but your actions turned out to be one step faster than mine. However, Daofu, your fighting style is still a bit too aggressive. Although you have clever tricks to hide from the enemy, you still ignored one person!"
Xu Daofu took a breath of air and lost his voice: "God, you, have you seen my plan?"
Doupeng smiled and said: "How could you, a military strategist, think of Asundu's idea of advancing by land and water simultaneously? What Zhu Chaoshi and the others want is Huoxiang, but what you want to give them more than Huoxiang mixed with Soul-Destroying Grass is These are woods that have been soaked in water for several years, right?”
Lu Xun reacted immediately: "You actually dismantled the planks of the fleet, disguised them as lumber and sold them here? Do you want to assemble the fleet in Nankang?"
Xu Daofu laughed: "The god has a unique vision. Yes, this is what my subordinates think. By selling the wood at such a low price, the merchants here in Nankang thought they were taking advantage and would keep the wood. , it was the rainy season, and the water-soaked wood looked a little damp, which would not arouse any suspicion. They had no time to get patchouli and barley now, so they couldn't even care about the wood. All the wood collected in the past few months was stored. In the warehouse, as long as we capture Nankang quickly, these timbers will be in our pocket, and with our shipbuilding skills, we can assemble three hundred warships in ten days and sail directly to Yangzhou!"
