Jiang Jiong looked solemn and said quickly: "Reporting to your majesty, the coalition forces led by Washington, the United States, landed at the mouth of the Yangtze River. They had a large number of troops and attacked Nanjing in one go. The offensive was very fierce."
"Washington is very cunning. While attacking Nanjing, it also arranged for the coalition forces to open battlefields in Donghai County and Wu County to contain part of our forces. As a result, the forces closest to Nanjing were contained and Nanjing was insufficient."
"The Governor made a sudden decision and chose to defend instead of attack. At the same time, he arranged for people eight hundred miles away to deliver the message urgently, and mobilized troops and horses from Yanzhou, Yangzhou, Yuzhou, Jizhou and other places to prepare for the counterattack against the coalition forces."
"Soldiers from all over the country are gathering."
"As for Nanjing, the prince led all the civil and military officials in the court to sit in Nanjing to resist, and everyone was united. Although Washington had more than 200,000 troops, they were outnumbered and relied on His Majesty's divine power to block several fierce attacks by the coalition forces. "
"Currently, we are still on defense."
"According to the strategy formulated by the Crown Prince and the Grand Governor, if His Majesty does not lead his troops back and wait for reinforcements from various places to arrive, we will adjust our defensive-to-offensive strategy and start a large-scale counterattack on Washington."
Jiang Ji talked about the general situation. The key point was that Lu Yu defended and Nanjing was united, and there was no retreat or popular turmoil.
There was a look of approval in Lu Xuan's eyes.
Lu Yu was worthy of being his son, Lu Xuan, and did not disgrace him. If, facing Washington's more than 200,000 troops, Lu Yu planned to evacuate without thinking, or even looked panicked, Lu Xuan would be deeply disappointed.
At present, Lu Yu has not disgraced him.
Lu Xuan asked: "The prince asked you to come to see me, and you must adjust your plan. How did you arrange it?"
Jiang Ji said his Majesty's wisdom before continuing: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Crown Prince learned of the news of Your Majesty's triumphant return and summoned the Governor, Prime Minister Zhang, Taifu Jia and others to discuss strategies, and decided to completely annihilate all the coalition forces that landed in the Ming Dynasty and retaliate in kind. Blood for blood.”
"The prince's plan is to temporarily hold Washington in Nanjing. Your Majesty, please take all the troops and horses directly east along the Yangtze River, rush straight to the parking spot of the coalition warships at Haikou, destroy all the coalition warships, and cut off Washington. retreat."
"Without the warships, the coalition's retreat will be cut off and they will have nowhere to escape. When the time comes, His Majesty will lead the army back to Nanjing, and then join forces with His Highness the Crown Prince to encircle and destroy the coalition forces and completely wipe them out."
Jiang Ji said: "The general plan is arranged like this. Please make it clear to your Majesty."
Lu Xuan pondered for a while, with a smile on his face.
Destroying Washington's warships first is to draw fuel from the bottom of the pot, and it is indeed possible to easily surround and annihilate all of Washington's troops.
Not a bad plan.
On his way back to Nanjing along the Yangtze River, Lu Xuan received news of the domestic response. All states were deploying troops and horses, and they were gathering towards Nanjing to resist the attacking coalition forces.
Lu Xuan ordered: "Go back and tell the prince that I know and will act accordingly."
"Here!"
Jiang Ji bowed and turned to leave.
Jiang Ji returned to his clipper and left quickly.
Lu Xuan gave the order to continue the march, not to stop at the Yangtze River ferry north of Nanjing, but to continue driving along the Yangtze River and attack the rear of the coalition forces. Lu Xuan stood on the flagship deck, looked at Cao Cao aside, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, the coalition forces in Washington have been destroyed this time. Generally speaking, the war is over. What do you think?"
Cao Cao paused for a moment.
The war is over!
Is this a plan to herd horses in Nanshan, disarm and return to the fields, and stop fighting?
Cao Cao had an idea in his mind, but he didn't say it out loud. He said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "I will follow your Majesty and continue to sweep away Buchen."
Lu Xuan shook his head, did not beat around the bush, and said straight to the point: "Father-in-law, you and I have known each other for so many years, there is no need to hide it. This time Washington attacks Nanjing, it is actually quite dangerous."
"Even if Nanjing is fully prepared, Washington's hundreds of thousands of troops are a threat to Nanjing. Faced with difficulties, the prince still chooses to defend, which shows his tenacity."
"The prince is managing the affairs of the country, and everything is very stable. We went from Xiangzhou to Xizhou, then from Liangzhou to Jingzhou, and then returned along the waterway. What we saw and heard was that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment."
"The prince's abilities are not bad either."
"So this battle is over, and I am ready to take the Zen position. Although there will still be some conquests at that time, and it will also involve seizing the United States Federation, etc., it will not be a big war. I am ready to leave it to the prince to arrange it. People do it, and I’ll walk around and take a look.”
"My idea is to travel with my wife, concubines and family to see the scenery in various places."
"I don't even want to fight anymore, so what will my father-in-law do with me?"
Lu Xuan's eyes were sincere and he said: "Cao Pi took his people south to the Kangaroo Country in advance. It is estimated that they have arrived and may have established a foothold. There are still many things over there in the Kangaroo Country. So after the war is over, I will no longer restrain my father-in-law. You Take the Cao family out of Nanjing and live in Kangaroo Country."
ah! !
Cao Cao couldn't help but expressed surprise.
He was very surprised.
Lu Xuan asked Cao Pi to go to the Kangaroo Kingdom, which was an act of kindness and righteousness. He gave the Cao family a future, allowing the Cao family to split the land and seal the territory, and still be the king of the same place. Now, Lu Xuan even no longer restrains the Cao family who stayed in Nanjing and allowed them to leave.
This arrangement did not surprise Cao Cao.
Cao Cao quickly made a decision and said: "Your Majesty is kind and righteous, and I am deeply grateful. However, the roots of the Cao family have always been in the Ming Dynasty. Someone from the Cao family must stay in Nanjing. Please allow your Majesty."
"what ever!"
Lu Xuan answered with a smile.
Nowadays, the territory of the imperial court is unprecedentedly vast. Just to manage these places, to completely manage these places, cannot be completed by one or two generations. It requires the relay efforts of several generations to manage them well.
This is still based on the premise that there will be sage kings from generation to generation and there will be no faint kings. Once a foolish king appears and the territory is vast, many things will be difficult to control.
Fortunately, Lu Yu is young and has enough time to adjust and change. Lu Yu is responsible for everything.
This is what Lu Xuan thought about.
Cao Cao saluted Lu Xuan, with unprecedented expectations in his heart. He also wanted to reunite with his family and fight with them. Now that Lu Xuan said it, Cao Cao believed what Lu Xuan said.
The army advanced, heading east along the Yangtze River. Approaching the ferry north of Nanjing, Lu Xuan did not stop. The army rushed quickly towards the entrance of the sea.
At the same time, Lu Xuan first arranged for soldiers to take a fast boat and go to the direction of the estuary to inquire for information.
In the estuary area of the Yangtze River, you can see the endless blue sea and the scenery is pleasant. In the docking port area, there are countless large ships docked, all of which are large ships of the coalition forces.
Looking from a distance, the densely packed large ships cover the sight, as if all the sights are large ships.
Lu Xuan's sentry approached by boat and discovered the situation of the coalition forces. He quickly returned and reported the situation of a large number of ships at the entrance to the sea.
Lu Xuan thought for a while, then looked at Cao Cao and asked, "Father-in-law, there are so many big ships covering the sky, one ship next to the other. What do you think we should do with so many big ships?"
Cao Cao looked relaxed and chuckled: "Your Majesty, it is too easy to deal with the coalition ships. Just use fire attack and burn all the coalition ships with one fire."
Speaking of this, Cao Cao said: "Your Majesty has selected many small boats, prepared enough wormwood, and sprinkled fire oil on the wormwood. When the wind direction is towards the estuary, arrange for soldiers to drive the small boats towards the estuary."
"Once they get close, the soldiers set fire to the back boats. The burning boats followed the current and the wind and quickly hit them. Naturally, they ignited the larger coalition ships. The most important point is that the main force of the coalition forces are in Nanjing, and there are not many troops at the entrance to the sea."
"Even if they find out, they can't stop it."
"The warship cannot escape."
Cao Cao said: "We will raid the estuary and there will be no problems."
Lu Xuan looked in admiration and nodded: "My father-in-law's suggestion is excellent, just follow this idea. Guan Yu, Huang Zhong, Xiahou Dun, Ma Chao and others implemented it and quickly found enough boats to prepare for a fire attack. After all, we are not far from the mouth of the Yangtze River. . If we get closer, our whereabouts will be easily revealed."
"Here!"
Cao Cao answered quickly.
Cao Cao was in charge of the final battle, and he was quite excited. This battle with the coalition forces will inevitably end with this fire attack on the coalition camp and the burning of all the warships as a turning point. This will go down in history.
Cao Cao was even more excited.
He called everyone over and arranged them one by one.
