On the bank of Lingzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, an old man sat quietly, holding a tea cup and raising his head, looking at Kezhou opposite.
Beside him, General Ma Yi of Yuncheng was reading a piece of information seriously.
After hearing this, the old man's brows slowly wrinkled.
"Jiang Meng built additional beacon towers along the coast of Kezhou?"
"Exactly. Military advisor, I'm also surprised. There haven't been any wars in the Xiangjiang area recently. I wonder if Jiang Meng has lost his mind and suddenly built more buildings."
The duty of the beacon tower is to keep a lookout for the enemy. Once the enemy is discovered crossing the river, the message can be sent to the entire Kezhou as quickly as possible.
"What is Jiang Meng going to do? Cross the river to start a war?" Huang Daochong lowered his voice. He knows that now in Dingzhou, the war between Xishu and Beiyu has fallen into a confrontation due to the transfer of sheepherders.
You must know that the sheepherd is not a fool like Gao Zhou. Seeing that his morale is not good, he will definitely stick to his defense, and he may not fall into the trap easily.
"No, retreating?" Huang Daochong's face suddenly became startled, "The previous surprise attack failed, coupled with the mobilization of sheepherders, Beiyu has almost given up the war in the south of the Yangtze River -"
"Ma Yi, get the map!"
After receiving the map, Huang Daochong quickly looked at it. Although he knew the map of Jiangnan and Kezhou well, he must not be careless no matter what. If he really discovered Jiang Meng's flaw, it would be an opportunity to capture Kezhou. In this way, Xishu is in the south and has a bridgehead.
Of course, there are many consequences that Huang Daochong has to consider. For example, after capturing Kezhou, where should we choose to defend it. Deep down... he still has feelings for Kezhou after all.
And he was confident that if he could capture Kezhou, he would definitely be able to hold it with his previous control over Kezhou. The prerequisite for everything depends on the military situation on Jiang Meng's side.
After a long time, Huang Daochong finally looked away and let out a long breath. One of his fingers is still on a city gate sign in Kezhou.
Below there are three characters in small regular script - Chen Shuiguan.
"Chen Shuiguan was the place where Ling Su and King Zuo Ren used to defend against the enemy. It was considered a dangerous pass at that time."
At that time, after Dongling invaded Kezhou, he not only had to face the three forces of Donglai, Xishu, and even Beiyu. At that time, Lingsu chose Chen Shuiguan as his stronghold. Although it was later breached, it was still somewhat dangerous.
Huang Daochong smiled. Speaking of which, this Chen Shuiguan was repaired and reinforced by someone he had previously ordered. At that time, I was worried that the King of Beiyu would attack, so I spent a lot of money and money to build the pass.
"Do you really mean to attack Kezhou?" Ma Yi, who was standing by, couldn't help but look surprised.
"I have this idea." Huang Daochong nodded calmly, "But I am worried that it is Jiang Meng's plan, so a comprehensive investigation is needed before we can send troops. In addition, this matter is serious, and I also need to discuss it with the lord."
"Excellent military advisor!"
Huang Daochong was silent for a while and did not answer. He turned his eyes again to the direction of Kezhou on the other side.
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"Building additional beacon towers is nothing more than a sign of weakness. The south of the Yangtze River has not been able to fight for a long time, and the Beiyu Navy has not been successful. Now there is the matter of Xun Pingzi, the military advisor of the south of the Yangtze River, being transferred to Lizhou. In this way, no matter what the Shu people do, Look, Beiyu seems to have given up on Jiangnan."
At the top of the city wall in Hezhou, Changsheng stopped and looked into the distance.
"You can ignore everything else, but as long as Qingfeng has the idea of taking Kezhou, he has fallen into my plan. Once Qingfeng dies, the lame man will be unable to do anything else. The most likely possibility is that King Xu Shu, who is experienced in military affairs, will lead him personally. People return to Jiangnan."
Chang Sheng frowned.
"It won't be long before the old general Jiang Meng will follow my plan and pretend to lead his troops to leave Kezhou. Of course, in order to deceive Qingfeng and make him completely fall into the trap, Jiang Meng still needs to Make a lot of stuff.”
Yan Pi, who was nearby, looked excited when he heard this. Even though his little strategist is thousands of miles away, he is still strategizing.
"Military advisor, the troops assigned by my lord also followed the path south and slowly hid in the south of the Yangtze River."
Chang Sheng nodded.
Those small roads were all opened by him with great effort. Just like the previous Qianli attack, he took a small path.
"Yan Pi, how long have I been in Hezhou?"
"Nearly half a month."
"How is the situation in Dingzhou now?"
"There was no fighting. I heard that the lame man used tricks many times, but the sheepherders' military advisor was unwilling to lead his troops out of the city even if he suffered a hidden loss."
"Advisor Xun Pingzi is indeed much more prudent. But this way, the old family in the inner city will have something to say again."
"Of course I said it, but my lord left Changyang for an excuse and avoided seeing me."
Chang Sheng smiled and said, "Brother's temperament is becoming more and more unpredictable. However, since brother can support me like this, I can't let him down anymore. Military Advisor Qingfeng, I respectfully invite you to join me."
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"Report——"
In the past few days, in the small town on the Lingzhou River, Huang Daochong had been paying attention to the information on the other side.
After getting the information, Ma Yi hurried back to Huang Daochong.
"Military advisor, there is new news."
"Speak." Huang Daochong looked calmly.
"Jiang Meng recruited a new army in Kezhou, about 5,000 people... But for some reason, these 5,000 new troops did not stay in Jiangnan, but followed the military orders and rushed there In the direction of the inner city. I heard that many people in the Kezhou area are dissatisfied and complaining because of this forced recruitment."
"Forcibly recruiting? And recruiting without using it, what is Jiang Meng doing?"
Huang Daochong's voice was cold, "Is it true that as I thought, the people of Beiyu are going to abandon Kezhou. So they are recruiting this new army regardless of the sentiments of the people in Kezhou. Ma Yi, are there any people in Kezhou who are migrating north? "
"There must be quite a few. As the military advisor expected, many Kezhou people have moved to the north. Military advisor, could this be a good opportunity for me in Western Shu?"
Huang Daochong rubbed his forehead and kept tapping his fingers on the table, thinking hard about the key. But in the end, he did not issue a military order and remained extremely cautious.
"Ma Yi, I'm a little tired. We'll discuss it tomorrow."
Ma Yi was startled, but quickly nodded.
Huang Daochong got up and did not go back to Jiang'an, but went straight back to the governor's house. Not long after, two figures appeared from the darkness.
"See Master."
"I'm going to investigate something about Kezhou. Within five days, I want to know the specific information. In addition, you must pay more attention to Jiang Meng's movements. Don't forget, you two are from Kezhou. There should be Countless means to obtain the most confidential information."
The two figures hurriedly clasped their fists and disappeared into the night outside.
Huang Daochong sat down silently and looked at the candlestick in front of him. For some reason, he has always felt impatient in his heart these days.
"Kezhou, that is the separatist territory established by me, Huang Daochong. Even though I have voted for the King of Shu now, I still want to go back and have a look."
When the wind blows, when the zodiac is full, the candle is extinguished. The whole room instantly became dark, and I couldn't see my fingers.
