"The general will pay homage to the king!"
Jianwei General Li Kaifang led many generals of the Northern Route Army onto the warship, came quickly, turned over and bowed to see him.
Wang Jing had a smile on his face and glanced at everyone.
Li Kaifang became more upright and dignified. The previous fierceness and impulsiveness seemed to have been lost in the process of taking charge of the army and guarding one side.
Only the majesty of a general is left.
Yang Kan hasn't changed much from before, his aura is a little sharper, presumably because his strength has improved, but he has not yet broken through the bottleneck of the seventh level.
Needless to say about the other generals.
When Wang Jing's eyes swept over Wang Maozhang, he paused for a moment. This general who followed Yang Xingmi and was known as a famous general during the Five Dynasties looked a little uneasy.
Wang Maozhang was known as the first general in Huainan during the late Yang Wu period.
Later, he was not tolerated by Yang Wo and went north to defect to Zhu Wen. The general who originally led the troops in the south with few defeats came to the north to command the Liang army. He was dissatisfied, which led to the defeat in the Battle of Baixiang...
Most of the original prestige of the famous general was lost.
Wang Maozhang was a typical military leader in the Five Dynasties period. He could fulfill his duties loyally under Yang Xingmi, but after Yang Xingmi's defeat, he could also turn to the Huai army.
Serve under Wang Jing.
As for loyal ministers not serving the two masters...it basically did not exist in the Five Dynasties and the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
"Everyone get up!"
Wang Jing laughed and patted Li Kaifang on the shoulder to express his closeness.
"General Li has worked hard during this period, as well as General Sheep, General Lu... You took the lead, attacked the city, and fought bloody battles. I will remember it! When Yangzhou is conquered, I will reward you for your merits!"
After briefly saying hello to the generals he knew.
Wang Jing walked up to Wang Maozhang and said with a smile: "This must be General Wang Maozhang. I have heard about his name for a long time, but I finally met him today..."
Wang Maozhang said quickly: "I don't dare. The general has long admired the king's appearance as a dragon and phoenix. It is a blessing for the general to be able to carry the whip under the king's command!"
Wang Jing laughed and patted his shoulder.
Wang Maozhang's attitude was very low.
But this is normal. In the Huai Army's system, he and Liu Wei have the weakest reputations, and as reduced generals, their status is also low.
If he dares to be unruly in front of Wang Jing, his fate will be unpredictable.
After joining the Huai army,
Wang Maozhang saw with his own eyes a large number of elite soldiers and horses gathered in Shanyang, forming a North Road army of more than 200,000.
In addition, the increasingly dense Dingkou of Shanyang Mansion and Qinghe, and the increasingly stable environment made Wang Maozhang feel the powerful foundation of the Huai Army.
Yang Kan, Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng and other extremely powerful generals made him feel even more jealous.
Compared with generals such as Yang Kan and Fei Ju.
He also took advantage of leading the army to surrender, and was appointed as a staff general.
The Huai army has wise masters and wise ministers, including Wang Maozhang. If he is unruly and unruly, he will only be ostracized and may be killed at some point.
The Huai army at this time.
Has gradually formed a strong centripetal force and assimilation ability.
Even the unruly generals would be discouraged from their ambitions after joining the Huai Army and would be in awe of the King of Huai.
"Everyone is here, let's start the discussion!"
Wang Jing said.
This time he led his fleet to swim on Gaoyou Lake. In addition to observing the defenses of Gaoyou and Jieshou at close range, his other purpose was to meet with the generals of the North Route Army.
Let the Northern Route Army report in detail the information of the recent period.
and discuss strategies for attacking Gaoyou.
In the hall inside the building.
Wang Jing sat at the top, and other civil and military officers also took their seats. Han Xizai waved, and two attendants came in carrying a screen with a topographic map of the vicinity of Gaoyou hanging on the screen.
This topographic map was painstakingly collected by spies sent by the Military Intelligence Department, and then revised by the Ministry of War.
Of course, what is shown on a topographic map is mainly the terrain.
Gaoyou's city defense situation, as well as the defense systems of Jieshou and Ziyinggou, these military aircraft information is not something that spies can find out.
"If we want to capture Gaoyou, do you have any clever ideas?"
Wang Jing asked.
Fu Youde, Li Kaifang, Yang Kan, Tang Shengzong, Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng... many generals gathered. These people were either brave and invincible, or they all had the appearance of generals, and they all had unique skills.
But after looking at the topographic maps of Gaoyou and Jieshou, everyone was a little silent.
As the generals commanding the army, especially Li Kaifang and Fu Youde, they are very cautious.
It would be bad if the army loses troops and generals due to one's own strategies.
Bu Zhao looked at the map seriously, and after a while he smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, but from my point of view, Jieshou and Gaoyou are connected in a line from north to south, and there are canals connecting the two places. They echo each other and are difficult to decipher. ah!"
Li Kaifang also said: "After arriving at the head of the realm, the general sent troops and horses to test, but the Ziying ditch is too wide. In addition to the river water, there are a lot of rocks in the gully... It is difficult to launch an attack!"
After the two spoke first.
Other generals and commanders also expressed their thoughts and opinions.
Any general with some discernment can see how dangerous and difficult the Sui army's defense is.
"Tuotuo, Prime Minister of the Meng Yuan Dynasty, led a million-strong army to besiege Gaoyou. However, he could not conquer Gaoyou for a long time and was finally defeated by Zhang Shicheng... There are many reasons for Tuotuo's defeat, but it can also be seen from this that Gaoyou is indeed difficult to attack..."
"In the past, I would have suggested bypassing Gaoyou and attacking Yangzhou directly... But now that the mainland of China is vast, it would be difficult to bypass Gaoyou!"
Fu Youde said.
Whether it's Bu Zhi or Fu Youde, they don't have a good solution.
It’s not that their abilities are incompetent.
From being a general to a prime minister, Fu Youde is invincible in battles south and north. They are all top talents. But sometimes, no matter how powerful a person is, they cannot change objective conditions.
Gaoyou and Jieshou are impregnable. Unless they directly break through the seventh level, or even reach the ninth level, and have the ability to influence the celestial phenomena and terrain, they can break through the obstacles with their personal strength.
Wang Jing stood up and walked to the map to look at it carefully.
As he watched, the other civil and military officials fell silent.
Under the gaze of many civil and military officials.
Wang Jing pondered for a moment and fixed his gaze on the south bank of Gaoyou Lake.
On the south bank of Gaoyou Lake is a barren hill that is dozens of miles wide. Beyond this barren hill is Shaobo Lake, which is connected to Gaoyou Lake through a canal.
This lake is quite large and is only a few hundred miles away from Yangzhou.
"Is there any way to cross the south bank of Gaoyou Lake and directly enter Shaobo Lake with the navy?"
Wang Jing said softly.
Bu Zhi, Fu Youde, and Li Kaifang looked at each other. The dozens of miles of barren hills between Gaoyou Lake and Shaobo Lake were simply insurmountable for the Huai Army Navy.
If you want to enter Shaobo Lake, you can only open up the canal waterway in Gaoyou...
Wang Jing walked around and thought for a moment, then suddenly turned his eyes and saw the vast canal waterway from north to south on the map...
"Yang Guang can dig thousands of miles of canals, and I can also dig rivers!"
Wang Jing's eyes were alert, he took the ink pen, went to the map hanging on the screen, and used the ink pen to draw up and down the narrow section of the hilly wilderness between Gaoyou Lake and Shaobo Lake.
A line of red suddenly connected the two large lakes...
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