"The lame man went to Dingzhou, and the news has spread." Chang Sheng sat in the study, his voice filled with confusion.
"Why is he going to Dingzhou?"
"Perhaps you are worried that Shu general Chai Zong will not be able to defend Dingzhou?"
The person who answered Chang Sheng was not Chang Silang. Chang Silang had already gone to Hebei again. At this time, only confidant Yan Pi was left, speaking cautiously.
"There is indeed some truth to this. Shen Tu Guan's military tactics and strategies sometimes amaze even the Lord."
"In the past list of famous generals in the world, Shen Tu Guan ranked third, only behind Lu Xiu."
Chang Sheng was silent for a moment.
"Because of the appearance of Qingfeng, the lame man was transferred to Dingzhou. The general trend of confrontation between the north and the south is probably about to change."
"So, military advisor, does Beiyu need to rearrange its layout?"
Chang Sheng thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, the soldiers will come to stop us. The center of gravity of Beiyu is still Kezhou. As I said before, during the dispute between the north and the south, the Shu people will first go on the defensive and try to block our Beiyu army. Water The importance of a teacher is indispensable.”
"I hope nothing happens to that sheepherder Xun Pingzi."
In the letter sent back, Chang Sheng knew that Xun Pingzi had made up his mind to dig an inland river and build a world-wide dock. This method is not bad, it can even be said that at present, it is the safest method.
Of course, in Chang Sheng's view, there is also a fatal weakness. However, he had already sent a letter to remind him.
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"Drilling the inland river. As soon as we arrived, there was a big move." Huang Daochong half-squinted his eyes, without any worry on his face.
"The sheepherder's original intention was to build a fortress-like dock to facilitate the construction of warships, train naval forces, and not be harassed by our Western Shu navy. This method is not wrong, but it is very good."
"Military advisor, what should we do now?" Ma Yi was standing by, looking a little anxious. "The shipyard has been built, and it will be even more difficult for us to do it."
Huang Daochong smiled and said, "General Ma, do you know what is the difference between me and the little military advisor from the East?"
"What is the difference……"
"He cherishes tricks and likes to use the last resort to hit the target with one blow. But I, Qingfeng, don't care about this. The sheepherd looks down on me, so I can't even take action. Hehe, in the past, I might have been a little worried, but Now, I am already standing at the foot of the mountain."
"I always can't understand what Military Advisor Qingfeng says."
"It's okay if you don't understand." Huang Daochong said in a calm voice, "General Ma, go find a battalion of navy troops and ask them to pretend to be river bandits and harass the other side day and night."
"If that's the case, I'm afraid Beiyu can guess that this Jiang bandit is from Western Shu."
"Whether he likes to guess, he knows what's going on. Anyway, on the bright side, I, Xi Shu, have not been caught, so that's fine. I said that I, Qingfeng, will not hesitate to use tricks. Sooner or later, I will kill that old man. Sheepherds, hurry back to the grassland to herd sheep.”
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"Damn it." Standing on the shore, looking at several sunk warships and dozens of dead and injured soldiers, Jiang Meng's face was full of anger.
In this current situation, there are no river bandits anywhere. It is clearly the method of the Shu people. But in this case, you can only suffer the loss of being dumb.
The sheepherder walked over on crutches, looked at the mess on the river bank, and frowned for a moment.
"General Jiang, please be patient."
The shepherd sighed and sat on the stone pile next to him.
"General Jiang, does he know what Qingfeng intends to do when he appears?"
"Please also ask the military advisor to inform you."
"Xishu Qingfeng's intention is to force General Jiang to give up digging the river and casting docks, and continue to patrol the river as before. The more he does this, the more he will strengthen my idea."
"Qingfeng's plan is nothing more than mediocrity." Xun Pingzi stood up, his expression extremely calm.
"Military advisor, you just don't care?"
Qingfeng turned around and smiled, "General Jiang, do you still want to enter the river?"
Jiang Meng was stunned and shook his head silently.
"That's it. You and I are already at a disadvantage on the Xiangjiang River. It's better to take back the patrol boats, dig out the inland river with all our strength, and build a dock. Don't worry, Qingfeng doesn't dare to make too much noise. Everyone coming and going on the Xiangjiang River is... It’s a merchant ship. It’s no problem for our Beiyu family to take a two-year break from doing business. But if the officials and merchants in Western Shu stop doing business, I’m afraid King Xu Shu will scold him.”
"If it weren't for the aristocratic family's obstruction, I guess our little strategist from Changyang would have wanted to shut down the business long ago."
"General Jiang, you don't need to pay too much attention. Starting tomorrow, in the name of suppressing bandits, we will recruit 20,000 more civilians to prepare to dig the inland river."
"Commander Xun really has a great plan."
"A lame person dare not say, I have some confidence in a green phoenix that appears out of nowhere." Xun Pingzi, a sheepherder, walked forward with a stooped body on crutches.
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"He will definitely ignore it." Huang Daochong said calmly, "With this method, I want to test the sheepherd's bottom line. Now I know that this sheepherd Xun Pingzi is the kind of person who never changes his decision. Once the decision is made, , even if he makes some repairs, he is unlikely to change his strategy. This kind of person is just the opposite of the Eastern little strategist."
"Ma Yi, do you know why I do this?"
Ma Yi looked confused, "Sir, I really don't know."
"It's almost autumn now?"
"indeed."
"The sheepherder gave up patrolling the river and devoted all his efforts to building an inland river and building a dock. This is a great good thing for us. It is equivalent to him blocking the news."
"Military advisor, what does this have to do with the season?"
"In late summer and into autumn, when the rain is at its heaviest, there should be a flood."
"Military advisor, this Xiangjiang area has not seen floods for several years due to my lord's management."
Huang Daochong grinned and said, "What if I block the river in the upper reaches? On the south bank of the Xiangjiang River, there is management and flood control by the Lord, so I can rest assured. But on the north bank of the Xiangjiang River, there is both a river and a shipyard. Hey, This flood will make this old sheepherder cry with anger."
"Do you think it was just a joke when I asked someone to pretend to be a gangster? It was just to test this old man's bottom line. Now it's fine. I'm better at this."
Ma Yi's face was ecstatic, "Military advisor, I will have people prepare immediately. I will definitely not leak the news."
"Don't be anxious." Huang Daochong's face was still calm, "Although there is no patrolling the river, General Ma must not forget that there are many spies from Beiyu in Xishu. Tell General Yu Wen of Chuzhou and let him Just like Kezhou, we first dug inland rivers to divert the water from the two inland rivers in Chuzhou to the Xiangjiang River based on the terrain, and then found ways to block the flow."
"Why is this?"
Huang Daochong smiled and said, "General Ma, this sheepherder is not a fool. Once the water level of the Xiangjiang River drops, he will guess it if it drops too much."
"Furthermore, with this cover up, even if the spies on the iron torture platform find out the clues, they can cover it up and prevent people on the north bank from discovering it."
"I once heard that a small military strategist from the East used a natural flood near Yuguan to defeat the Liang people's attack. Now, I, Qingfeng, will follow this method and defeat the Sheepherd's shipbuilding plan."
"The biggest disadvantage of digging inland rivers and building docks is the fear of floods. The terrain is too short and will eventually be washed away."
"Military advisor, if this is the case, will Beiyu launch an attack at that time?"
"I don't care, I didn't do anything anyway, the river flooded it by itself." Huang Daochong chuckled.
