Bang.
"What an unethical statement!" Zuo Shiren's face was full of anger, and he punched the table hard.
Ever since the attack on Kezhou, everything in Dongling has been going wrong. Until now, that Xu Buyi dared to send a message to the world and wanted to attack Dongling.
Of course, any fool can see that it is nothing more than a name. But such a name made Zuo Shiren, who had always been famous for his reputation, even more angry.
"Qi De, where is Kang Zhu?"
"We have already left Lingzhou with 40,000 naval troops and are about to reach the river area of Chuzhou. Lord... we are also about to set off. This time, if we cannot break Xu Buyi's poisonous plan, I, Dongling, will be attacked from both sides. .”
"Where is the new army..."
"Fifty thousand civilians have been given weapons and armor."
Zuo Shiren was stunned, and suddenly burst into tears in front of all the generals and staff in the military tent.
"If it weren't for the tight war, life and death. How could I, Zuo Shiren, use civilians to fight. God can see that if there is any punishment in the future, please punish me alone. It has nothing to do with the generals."
Zuo Shiren cried a few times before raising his sleeves and wiping away his tears.
During the siege of Cangzhou, he had hated that the Demon Queen actually used flesh troops to defend the city. But now, he seems to be living like this.
"Thirty thousand Dongling elite soldiers, 20,000 county soldiers, plus 50,000 civilian soldiers, we have a total of 100,000 troops, and we will go to Liancheng to fight."
These people have almost all the wealth.
"The granary in Dongling is abundant, and the Shanyue people may be able to mobilize tens of thousands more troops."
Listen, Zuo Shiren finally made the right decision and did not adopt Ling Su's suggestion.
"There are only some old and weak people left in the Shanyue people's tribe. If they are recruited by force, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the 50,000 Shanyue camp in Lidu City."
"Qi De, don't discuss this matter any further. The most urgent task is to mobilize the army and prepare to attack Liancheng."
Ling Su nodded hesitantly, "When life is at stake, my Grain King's men are willing to listen to my lord's command, break through the Western Shu people's siege, and rescue the 50,000 mountain Vietnamese army."
"Very good."
Zuo Shiren's face showed a rare smile after hearing Ling Su's words after being constantly angry.
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Xiangjiang, the river area of Cangzhou.
At this time, both the east and west sides were under the control of the Western Shu navy. Even though there were only a few Dongling naval forces who wanted to fight to the death, they were soon beaten to pieces by Dou Tong and his men.
You know, most of the navy troops followed Kang Zhu to Kezhou. The defense line on the river had just been loosened when Dongfang Jing saw the flaw and mobilized the Xishu navy early.
On the main ship, Dou Tong's face, which had been weathered by the river wind, no longer had the sharp edges and corners as before. Instead, it had a dry yellow color like a boatman.
Holding his sword, Dou Tong raised his head and looked into the distance.
For a long time, he, a land general, had been staying in the Bailu County area in order to become familiar with water warfare, regardless of hard training. Until today, he finally appeared in the Cangzhou River Basin as the Navy Commander.
"Fan Lu, do you have any suggestions?"
Due to the war, the bearded Fan Lu was also transferred here and became Dou Tong's deputy general.
"The little military advisor said that the possibility of the Dongling Army rushing to rescue on the water is the greatest. As long as we guard the river area in Cangzhou and prevent the Dongling reinforcements from taking half a step, it will be considered a great achievement."
"I also have this idea." Dou Tong nodded.
After occupying the Cangzhou River area, Dou Tong quickly had people hang up the Hengjiang Lock and hide the boat.
"It is not unreasonable for Dongling Navy to be called the elite in the world. Relying on this Navy, Zuo Shiren has rarely suffered defeat on the Xiangjiang River in the past."
"It's a pity that General Miao Tong, I am quite familiar with him, but such a person is abandoned by the Wudao Zuo King like a pair of worn shoes."
Dou Tong's eyes were still looking far ahead.
He knew very well in his heart that if Dongling Navy really came this time, he would just have to block it. Then, the little strategist's plan was more than half successful.
"Bang the drum!"
"I would like to inform the world that starting today, our Western Shu navy will dominate the river!"
Woohoo——
The strong wind puffed up the sails and made them whine.
Not far from the Cangzhou River, on the river outside Chuzhou, Kang Zhu was wearing a battle armor and meditating on the bow of the boat from time to time.
He knew that the crippled little military advisor must have taken advantage of the opportunity to arrange a Western Shu naval division in the territory of Cangzhou to form a tight defense.
The rescue with the navy was out of necessity. I never thought that leaving such a big loophole would allow the lame man to see through it.
"Tell me, general, how far is it?"
"General, there is less than a hundred miles of waterway."
"Notify the entire army to lower the sails and move slowly." Kang Zhu ordered calmly.
This order puzzled many naval generals accompanying the army.
"General...why don't you just do it all in one go?"
"Are you going to die in one go? Shu people are not fools. The lame man expected that Dongling Navy rushed to rescue him, and there would be an explanation. He set up a lock across the river and hid the fire boat. There are many dangers here. If you don't care, you will only suffer. caught the enemy's poisonous plan."
"The people of Western Shu like to use fire boats the most."
Turning his head, Kang Zhu looked far away in the direction of Li Ducheng. At this time, if his brother was smarter, he would have found a way to cooperate inside and outside and break the situation together.
"Kang You, go find a hundred dead soldiers."
Kang Zhu sat firmly on the bow. The most serious situation now was, after all, the situation in Li Ducheng. Only by finding a way to send a secret handwritten letter to Kang Shuo and asking him to cooperate with the rescue army can there be any chance of survival.
But the Shu people must have cut off the information. If they wanted to send the secret order, they could only send out dead soldiers and risk their lives to deliver the secret message.
"Drink a beheaded wine together." Kang Zhu raised his head, looked at the hundred dead men he had found, raised his wine bowl and spoke.
"When we go here, we not only have to swim through the patrols of the Western Shu people, but also after entering Cangzhou, whether it is the official road or the trail, there are also tight defenses of the Shu people. I know that you have a narrow escape, but the same is true for me. .”
When leading the rescue, he had already issued a military order.
If you don’t win, you will die.
"The world laughs at me for not having any warriors in Dongling. Today, I, Kang Zhu, respectfully invite you all to sneak into Cangzhou as warriors!"
Kang Zhu stood up, drew his sword and cut his palm, waited for the blood to drip into the wine bowl, raised it and drank it all.
"Drink together!"
"drink!"
Hundreds of dead soldiers drank the blood wine into their mouths and rolled it down their throats.
"At three o'clock tonight, you all will take two small boats and sneak to the border of Cangzhou under the cover of darkness. Then immediately build the boat, find a way to land, and sneak to Lidu City!"
Kang Zhu raised his head and closed his eyes.
In Li Du City, as long as his brother gets his secret order, he will definitely cooperate inside and outside.
"Whether it's Xishu or Donglai people, if they want to capture my Dongling three states, please step on my Kang Zhu's body!"
In a daze, Kang Zhu remembered his youth again.
At that time, his lord Zuo Shiren was just a dispatch officer in Lingzhou, but he spared no effort to help the Shanyue tribe, bringing knowledge about rice planting and farming, as well as many anti-epidemic prescriptions.
From then on, the Shanyue people ate rice, wore linen robes, and no longer died in pain due to epidemics.
Regardless of ulterior motives or other reasons, his lord Zuo Shiren was a great benefactor to the Twenty-seven Shanyue Tribes.
Standing in the river wind, Kang Zhu put aside his thoughts and clenched the sword in his hand.
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