Liu Yu looked at Liu Yi's hurried away figure and was silent.
Xiang Mi stamped his feet anxiously: "Brother Jinu, what are you still thinking about here? Even Brother Xile ran directly to fight. You are a commander, and you don't even give an order. If this is an army of monsters and thieves, It would be troublesome if we landed ashore. There are more than 300 Yellow Dragon warships, but they can send the main force of 40,000 to 50,000 demon thieves. The line of Shogun Mountain is our weakest link in Jiangbei. If the demon thieves are allowed to land, , we have occupied the mountain, and if we want to take it back, we have to attack upwards, which is a taboo for military strategists."
Liu Yu shook his head: "Brother Tieniu, of course I understand what you said. I understand even more that you intercepted the scout's order and rode a horse as fast as your general can to deliver the message just because it was an urgent matter. The distance from Liyang Port to the river bank of Mufu Mountain in the north of the river is only five or six miles, and it can be reached in just an hour. And their style of attack does look like a surprise attack, without even the sound of gongs and drums. The entire fleet rushed directly to Shogun Mountain, which is why Xi Le rushed there at once."
Xiang Mi's expression softened slightly: "Since even Brother Xile has already moved, what are we waiting for? He has more than 10,000 troops in the inner city south of the city. They are all lightly armored fighting swordsmen. They are just right. To fight against the demon thief's light soldiers, the demon thief must have made such a surprise attack without having time to deploy those wooden armored robots and the like. If immortal monsters are used, then our fortress also has enough fire attacks. Materials, discipline them without any return, because they are afraid that the demon thieves will use living people to attack, and their swordsman disciples are fast and light. They have almost succeeded several times this month, so we must be on guard."
Liu Yu said calmly: "How are you going to defend yourself? Xile took away more than 10,000 light swordsmen. You also want to take the 5,000 Wu soldiers you placed with Jiang Ning, right?"
Xiang Mi was slightly stunned and said in surprise: "Their main force has come out. There are more than 300 warships, and there is no other spare force. We must also gather all the elite troops to go to the north. Not only My Wu soldiers, including the more than a thousand tiger-spotted cavalry led by Suo Miao and Duan Hong who have been patrolling the river in the Xinting area, should also be transferred."
Liu Yu curled his lips: "What if all the elite soldiers go to Shogunate Mountain, and the demon thieves suddenly divide their forces and attack the south of the city?"
Xiang Mi shook his head confidently and said: "This is absolutely impossible. Their fleet only has three to four hundred Huanglong warships, and the eight-foot giant ship cannot directly land on the river bank. This is what we have found out in the past month. It happened, and you said it, our informants in Liyang also sent back military reports every day. In the past half month, not a single new ship has joined the enemy, and even the supply of military supplies has been cut off."
Liu Yu shook his head: "But demon thieves often create incredible miracles. Have we suffered too much in this regard? Tieniu, don't forget, how did they come to land and sail this time when they broke out of Lingnan? How did the Yuzhou Legion that defeated Liu Yi this time show weakness and ambush? If the demon thief's fighting style is really that simple and direct, with no changes at all, it doesn't look like Xu Daofu's style."
Xiang Mi gritted his teeth: "But Brother Jinu, if you were to stand in Xu Daofu's position, you should also think about how he is helpless now and wants to retreat but is unwilling to do so, so he might as well just attack it like this in the end. Will it be like this?" , if the landing fails, he will go back to consolidate Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, and plan to confront us for a long time, but if he withdraws without fighting, I am afraid he will have a hard time explaining himself."
Liu Yu nodded thoughtfully: "Tieniu, with your analysis, it is possible that the two leaders of the demon thieves have different opinions. Xu Daofu is radical, while Lu Xun is prudent. This time, the troops of Later Qin retreated. , If you don’t help them, they have missed the opportunity to attack Jiankang. If Lu Xun is replaced, I am afraid he wants to retreat again. However, if Xu Daofu attacks in such a motivated manner, there is no chance of winning. I still think Something’s not right.”
Xiang Mi laughed: "He has attacked the front line of Xinting and Stone City many times before, but got nothing. It can be said that he has exhausted all his tricks. With Meng Huaiyu here, Jiangnan's defense line is impregnable. The only one who can break through with all his strength is the front line of Shogunate Mountain in the north of the city. , as long as we can successfully land ashore, we may be able to camp on the southern line of the Yangtze River, and then use warships as supplies to form a water stronghold, which can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating."
Liu Yu waved his hand: "It is stupid and suicidal to set up camp on the river bank and be attacked by our defenders on the Shogunate Mountain. Xu Daofu, a famous general, should not be like this. I think he still has other intentions. .What could it be?" Liu Yu murmured to himself while falling into deep thought.
Suddenly, Liu Yu's eyes lit up: "What's going on at the mouth of the Qinhuai River? Are the sunken ships, sharp wooden piles, and iron locks still there?"
Xiang Mi laughed: "Ask this, no one is more familiar with it than me. That was a clever trick thought up by the young nobleman Yu Qiujin. He sank more than a hundred small boats, fishing boats, and paintings on the Qinhuai River at the mouth of the river. , and then piled up huge rocks, hundreds of sharp wooden stakes were placed at the mouth of the river, and there were three barrage iron ropes on both sides to prevent the other party's boats from breaking in. After all, if the demon thieves went up the river, they could reach outside the Suzaku Gate and enter Nantang There. My military camp this time is located along the river mouth, and I send people to inspect it every day, so there is no problem at all. "
Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief: "If that's the case, then I have nothing to worry about. Meng Huaiyu's troops are stationed at Xinting Fortress and Stone City, and Zhu Lingshi's Jingkou Veteran Camp is also with yours, right? .”
Xiang Mi nodded confidently and said, "Yes, our two camps are standing next to each other. There are a total of 8,000 men and horses, all of whom are elites. It would be a pity to put them here to guard the mouth of the river."
Liu Yu nodded: "Leave a thousand men each to guard the camp. The other troops will all go to the front line of Mufu Mountain. I will dispatch troops and generals in the city and will arrive soon. Before I come, you and Dashi will accept Xi's request." The conductor of music must not make mistakes.”
Xiang Mi pressed his fist on his chest and said loudly: "Follow your order, I'll go now."
He turned around and quickly ran down the tower.
Passing by Xiang Mi was Liu Zhong holding the command flag. The two of them didn't even have time to say hello, they just passed by in such a hurry. Liu Zhong ran up the tower, looked at Liu Yu, and said loudly: "Herald Liu Yu" Zhong, I’m here to wait for you.”
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "Liu Zhong, I sent you, Shen Linzi, and Xu Chite to lead their own troops for the second time. Now go to Nantang and set up a fence to build a camp. Remember, if there are monsters and thieves coming, they are only allowed to use bows and crossbows." Defend, don’t attack, anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!”
(End of chapter)
