Ever since he became a military advisor, Chang Sheng no longer has books on his back. After receiving the information, the waistband with the letter would occasionally be tied to the letterbox and presented to the lord.
"Greetings, my lord."
"Chang Sheng, you don't need to be polite. You and I have been playing together since we were young, so just do it like before."
Chang Sheng shook his head, "One is one, and two is two. As the lord's military advisor, we don't talk about kinship now."
Changshiro was a little helpless.
"I just received a secret report from the Iron Torch. There are many Jianghu people coming to the towns on the north bank of Jijiang River."
The Iron Execution Platform was an infiltration organization established by Chang Sheng after he took office, integrated the spies left behind by Old Zhongde, and recruited masters from the martial arts world.
Since the previous period, many people have gone to the south, trying their best to cross the river into Shu and work as spies.
"Always victorious, what's the point?"
"My lord, please don't forget that King Xu Shu is the chief rudder of the Xia'er in the thirty states in the world. According to the intelligence, many of these Jianghu people are missing Xia'er. If I am not wrong, these people stay in Ji'an On the north bank of the river, we are preparing to cross the river. After crossing the river, we will reach the territory of Huzhou."
"Huzhou, Huo family."
"Exactly." Chang Sheng frowned, "Now there is only the struggle between the north and the south in the world. Any unfavorable factors will kill the two great plans of King Xu Shu in their infancy."
"Don't worry, my lord, I have sent many experts to Huzhou first."
Tsuneshiro was silent for a while and nodded.
"The battle has begun, with open swords and hidden arrows. Although there is no war yet, the battle between Beiyu and Xishu will slowly become more and more intense." Chang Sheng raised his head, but his young face looked extremely calm.
North bank of Jijiang River.
Cao Yong, who was dressed as a charcoal seller, was silent for a moment. Xia'er who originally notified Changyang to share the helm was not because he wanted to help, but because he was thinking about something unexpected happening. The person from Xia'er's helm continued to replace Ye Xiao and pass on Changyang's information.
"What's wrong? How dare you be unhappy." Shangguan Yan rolled his eyes.
"Auntie, please don't follow me this time."
"Why?"
Cao Yong smiled and said, "Look at Ji Jiang, it's almost freezing. If your face gets frostbite, you'll look ugly."
"Miss Shangguan will take the people and continue to inquire about the news in the inner city. Be careful. Recently, there is an intelligence team with an iron torture platform in the inner city. They kill people without blinking an eye."
"What does the helmsman mean?"
"yes."
Shangguan Yan rolled his eyes again and jumped forward to leave.
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There are still more than twenty days before the New Year's Eve.
In front of the palace in Chengdu, Xu Mu has always been worried. This is not to make a fuss. In history, during a decisive battle, an opportunity can often cause the advantage to be lost.
As Jia Zhou said, Huo Fu did not want to enter Shu, so he had no choice but to kill him. In this way, it will delay the time for Beiyu to train its navy, and it will also cover the waterway defense line in the south of the Yangtze River.
"My lord, the little military advisor has sent Huo Fu's coat of arms." Sun Xun hurried over and handed a warm file into Xu Mu's hand.
Xu Mu opened it and his expression became more solemn.
Compared with Miao Tong's narration, Huo Fu's footsteps are even more terrifying. During the few years he guarded the Lingzhou River area, he made outstanding military achievements. With a navy of 6,000 people, he defeated the river bandits in Lingzhou and almost disappeared. Of course, most of the military merits of suppressing bandits were swallowed up by Lingzhou officials. If not, with this military merit, it is estimated that he can be promoted to the second or third level.
To this day, the training methods left by Huo Fu are still used in Lingzhou.
Xu Mu was a little lucky that he had paid attention to this matter before.
"Lord, the military advisor is here."
Xu Mu turned around and saw Jia Zhou again in the cold windy dusk, walking slowly forward with the support of puppy Fu.
"Puppy Fu, what's wrong with you?"
"Lord, the teacher said something happened..."
Xu Mu sighed and could only walk over and help Jia Zhou into the palace, and the two sat down again.
"Puppy Fu, you also listen."
The puppy Fu, who was about to walk out, looked stunned after hearing Xu Mu's words, then stood beside him happily.
Jia Zhou looked pleased. The previous rescue of Donglai, his disciple, had already shown his talents.
"Wenlong, is there something urgent?"
"nature."
"The Night Owl Headquarters has just received information. In the inner city, the new military advisor of the King of Yuzhou, Chang Sheng, has established an 'iron torture platform' and is beginning to eliminate the spies of our Western Shu Night Owl Group."
"The Ye Xiao Branch Hall in Changyang City, the hall leader is Cao Yong, Cao Hong's younger brother. I guess he has already set off to Huzhou by this time."
"Then Wenlong, come here——"
Jia Zhou thought for a while, "I'm worried that something is wrong. I want to remind my lord to make second-hand preparations. If my guess is not wrong, my lord should have seen Huo Fu's footsteps."
"I have seen it. For us in Xishu, if Huo Fu joins Beiyu, the situation will be very bad. Wenlong also knows that the advantage of our Xishu now is the Xiangjiang Navy. Near the inner city, although there are disciplines River, but there has been no water battle in this big river for more than a hundred years. If Beiyu wants to conquer the south, it is necessary to train its navy and build warships."
"With Huo Fu joining us, not only will we gain insight into the waterway defense lines in the south of the Yangtze River, but it will also be possible to advance the war."
This is not alarmist.
"Also, how is the letter from my lord to the King of Yuzhou?"
Xu Mu was silent for a while, "I haven't seen you back yet."
Logically speaking, the letter should have been delivered.
Jia Zhou nodded and did not continue to ask more questions about this matter.
"Lord, you need to be careful. In this situation, if a fuse is burned between Xishu and Beiyu, it is very likely to trigger a full-scale war. In addition, Chai Zong has begun to station troops on the border to strengthen the city gates. "
"Miao Tong also went to Bailu County."
Xu Mu raised his head and frowned, "I have told Lu Feng to keep the horses in Liangzhou mainly for fattening. I plan to take out 3,000 horses to build a heavy cavalry army. This cavalry army will be Let Wei Feng bring them. Chao Yi's side mainly uses light cavalry. If they go to the Western Regions and there are iron and stone routes, they may be able to cover some armor to increase the impact force."
"But again, before going to the Western Regions, I am still worried."
No matter what, Xu Mu still wanted to meet Chang Silang, not only to talk about crossing the river to rule, but also to talk about the truce between Western Shu and Beiyu. This is not only beneficial to Xishu, but also beneficial to Beiyu. In other words, both will need time before they can make a decisive move.
"Wenlong, I'm not afraid of fighting. What I'm afraid of is losing an old friend."
"I guess the King of Yuzhou thinks the same way. You two should have a good talk. At least, give the people of the world two or three years to rest and recuperate."
"Beiyu needs to suppress the rebellion and train its navy, while Xishu needs to accumulate knowledge. If we fall into the quagmire of war, I can almost imagine that both will be miserable."
"People will die in war, but it is good to have fewer deaths. Whoever establishes a new dynasty in the future will not leave the entire Central Plains riddled with holes and empty houses."
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