Kezhou, facing the river bank in the south.
Walking out of the Chinese military tent, veteran general Jiang Meng's face showed a hint of joy. There was an order from Changyang that the army was about to march south, and his Kezhou Navy, as the first army to cross the river, made a surprise attack and occupied the large city along the river in Lingzhou opposite, as a bridgehead for the southward march.
Of course, the navy of Xishu cannot be underestimated. But before, he had found out that the warship of the Governor of Western Shu was still staying in the Yandao area and had not rushed back.
In other words, now is a godsend.
Instead of choosing to cross during the day, we chose to cross at night. With the favorable wind direction, we could reach the opposite river bank in four or five days at most.
"My sons!" Jiang Meng looked solemn. The group of people who had been forced to retreat by the Western Shu Navy before were now able to clear their names.
Not long after, many generals and staff of the Beiyu West Route Army gathered around Jiang Meng.
The Beiyu East Road army had a total of more than 40,000 troops. Of course, this is only the initial combat strength. As the rebellion in Hebei stabilizes, more and more battalions will be transferred to Kezhou in the future.
Jiang Meng took a deep breath, and when he opened his eyes again, his eyes were filled with fighting spirit. The breeze from the river blew his robes and armor, making a whirring sound.
The sky is dark and starry at night, and the army on the river bank is ready to go. It is already ready to defeat the enemy.
"Boarding -" Jiang Meng's beard and hair spread out, he drew his knife and let out a long roar.
…
In the Chengdu palace, even though it was late at night, Xu Mu and the others still did not rest.
In the military exercise Shatuli in front of him, Dongfang Jing raised his hand, grabbed a blue flag from Chuzhou, and moved it to the river.
"I'm afraid Miao Tong won't be able to make it in time. Fan Lu will lead troops from Bailu County to form the left route army." Dongfang Jing passed his hand and grabbed another flag, "Ma Yi sent troops from Lingzhou and met the front. Resist the Beiyu Navy. In my estimation, as the vanguard this time, Jiang Meng will lead at least 30,000 naval forces."
"The remaining Miao Tong." Dongfang Jing's face darkened. "They will be divided into two groups. One will be the right army, and Miao Tong will lead the main army to outflank the Beiyu Navy's rear route."
"The war is not going well, and the plan is exposed. The little military advisor of Beiyu will definitely negotiate for peace. But I advise your lord, don't be merciful, and at least surround and kill ten thousand people before negotiating for peace. In this way, you can be destroyed in one fell swoop. It will enhance the majesty of Beiyu and strengthen the aspirations of our Shu people."
Xu Mu lowered his head and found that Beiyu Navy's black flag had been surrounded by four blue flags from Dongfang Jing in four directions, making it impossible to escape.
"If it weren't for the overall situation of Xishu, if you give me some time, I can completely eat these Jiang Meng's troops."
"I just thought that I was poisoned to death and could always win this round, so I was a little too hasty."
In the palace, Puppy Fu already had a look of admiration on his face.
Xu Mu also took a deep breath. The struggle for hegemony between Xishu and Beiyu has slowly entered a state, and he has no way to retreat. On the contrary, the same is true for Chang Laosi.
"Bolie's plan is a great good."
…
"Fill the sails and sail!"
"Roar!"
At this time, on the water of Xiangjiang River, on the newly built Beiyu warship, a vast number of thirty or forty thousand people, led by Jiang Meng, rushed towards the Lingzhou river bank.
Along the way, we encountered patrol boats from Xishu from time to time. But even so, Jiang Meng was not nervous at all. On the left and right, Miao Tong, the commander-in-chief of the Western Shu Navy, is still at Yandao. Even if he has to rush back, it will take several days. By then, I'm afraid the bridgehead will have been taken.
Furthermore, behind them, there is Beiyu's southern expedition army.
I heard that the Western Route Army who was trying to win the title of Tutu has also begun to attack Dingzhou. Under this situation, it is believed to be a great victory.
Crossing the river into Shu was the first achievement of the dynasty!
For a moment, this calm veteran couldn't help but feel a little excited on his face.
On the Lingzhou River.
Ma Yi was wearing a battle armor and looked extremely angry. Only after reading the secret letter from the little strategist did he realize that this was actually a vicious plot by the Beiyu people, who wanted to poison the little strategist.
As the deputy general of the small military division in the south of the Yangtze River, at this time, he quickly received the order and mobilized a navy of 8,000 people to prepare for a head-on battle and block the enemy's advance first.
According to what the young military advisor said, within two days at most, there would be reinforcements from three other directions to cooperate with him in encircling and killing the Beiyu people.
"Get aboard and prepare to fight! Defeat the Beiyu people!"
"Roar!"
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Outside Changyang Palace, Chang Sheng raised his head to the sky. If there is no accident, the Beiyu army on the east and west roads have already begun to move.
He couldn't explain why, it was obviously the best plan, but he felt a little worried in his heart.
"Military advisor, there is a letter from my lord."
Chang Sheng hurriedly took it and after looking at it for a few times, he became a little absent-minded. There was nothing wrong with the letter, but at the end, his lord asked one more question.
He knew the temper of the young master. If the lame man was dead, why didn't the young master rush to Lingzhou himself instead of sending someone else?
Chang Sheng folded the letter with trembling hands and put it into his sleeve.
"Yan Pi, how many years have you been in Changyang?"
"It's been almost seven years. Previously, I had been serving as the city gatekeeper. It wasn't until the little military advisor wanted to build an iron execution platform that I could-"
"Yan Pi, do you remember when the poisonous owl entered Changyang?"
"Remember, I heard that the poisonous owl is seriously ill and if you want to go to Changyang to seek medical treatment, it is best to go to Mr. Chen Que. I heard that in order to escape back to Xishu, he even used a fake death strategy."
"That's it."
Always overcome the pain and close your eyes.
"As my lord said, I missed something."
"What is the military advisor talking about... Now the situation is determined. The military advisor is only twenty-four this year, and he is already called Fulong."
Chang Sheng didn't answer and looked into the distance absently. He only hoped that his lord was overly worried, or perhaps that King Xu Shu had sent his cronies there first to deal with the lame man's funeral before arriving later.
"Yan Pi, is there any news about Lou Xing recently?"
"I haven't seen it. I heard that a lot of people were pulled out by the Shu people on the iron execution platform in Chengdu. I can't say that Lou Xing may have hid somewhere to avoid trouble after killing the lame man."
"Where is the information about other iron execution platforms?"
"Same as before, after the lame man died, the whole Western Shu fell into great sorrow. King Xu Shu, but he stayed in the palace every day. He must have been extremely sad."
Chang Sheng was silent for a while and did not ask any more questions. However, his body standing in the wind became slightly staggering.
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To the north of Yanzhou is Rouran Grassland. Beside several smashed Rouran Royal Courts, Chang Silang and an old man wrapped in a sheepskin hexagram sat looking at each other.
"Although sir, he lives outside the Great Wall, he still controls the affairs of the world."
The sheepskin old man was silent for a moment, "As I said before, if the lame man is really dead and the country's power is supreme, King Xu Shu will definitely come to Jiangnan in person, but he did not go, then it can only be said that the lame man is most likely not dead. "
"Sir, you are so talented, why do you need to shepherd sheep outside the Great Wall?"
When he attacked the Royal Court of Rouran, Chang Silang successfully rescued hundreds of captive Central Plains people, but he never thought that the sheepskin old man would offer him advice. They told him not to continue the pursuit, saying that after the Rouran people broke into the Beidi grassland, the two would kill each other.
"What do you call me sir?"
"The surname Xun is a single name with a flat character."
"What is the surname of the master in the world?"
The old man in sheepskin raised his head and smiled, "Exactly, my younger brother Xun Yangzi. Twenty years ago, before I went out to the fortress as an envoy and was not detained in the royal court of Rouran, some people in many places in the Central Plains called me Xun Pingzi. .”
