Tang Shengzong's expression remained unchanged. With such a big movement here, Sui Jun would be surprised if he couldn't see him.
However, the Sui army knew what was happening on the south bank and had nothing to do.
The current situation of the Sui army is that it is more than adequate in defense and has no chance of winning in attack. No matter how powerful Yang Shuang was, he still had to watch the Huai army dig the river.
"Have you seen any trace of the Sui army?"
Tang Shengzong asked.
The messenger quickly said: "Only a dozen spies of the Sui Army were found, and the villain did not see other soldiers and horses!"
Tang Shengzong nodded slightly, as he expected.
He waved his hand and told the messenger to leave.
Tang Shengzong continued to focus on the hundreds of thousands of laborers in front of him.
at the same time.
There was silence in Gaoyou City.
At this time, He Chou was preparing to go to Jieshou to take charge when he heard important military information from the Huai Army and had to stay and discuss countermeasures with Yang Shuang.
The two of them sat in the hall, looking at the terrain map in front of them, their faces looking very ugly.
"I really didn't expect that Wang Jing would come up with such a method..."
Yang Shuang is also a top general.
After opening the terrain map and hearing the news that the Huai army had gathered 200,000 to 300,000 men on the south bank of Gaoyou Lake, he immediately realized that something was wrong and understood the enemy's intentions.
But just understanding the enemy's intentions is useless, because the opponent is using a conspiracy and is not afraid of the Sui army deciphering it.
The Sui army couldn't crack it at all.
Yang Shuang thought hard and couldn't think of a good response.
"If the Huai army is allowed to open up the river channels between Gaoyou Lake and Shaobo Lake... our army's defense line in Gaoyou can be easily bypassed by the opponent. The defense line built with all the effort will lose all effectiveness in an instant!"
Yang Shuang pinched his temples in pain.
"Your Majesty, why don't our army release part of the defense line between Jieshou and Gaoyou and let the Huai army go ashore. With a place to land, the other side may give up digging the river..."
He Chou suggested.
He felt that the defense system he built was too perfect and did not give the Huai army a chance to go ashore to threaten Gaoyou, so the other party had to dig a river channel on the south bank.
If this is the case, wouldn't it be better to give up part of the defense and put the Huai army ashore?
Yang Shuang shook his head and said: "Impossible. Since the Huai Army has found a way to bypass Gaoyou, it will never give up. Even if our army abandons part of the fortress to let the opponent ashore, the Huai Army will still attack Gaoyou and Jieshou..."
"To attack the city by force will only result in the loss of troops and generals. If it were me, I would definitely not choose to attack the city by force, but dig a river to bypass the fortified city!"
He Chou was only good at construction and was slightly involved in internal affairs, but commanding troops in battle was beyond his ability.
But no matter how weak his military ability is, he is still stronger than the average general.
In Gaoyou City, only He Chou could discuss military and state affairs with Yang Shuang.
"so what should I do now?"
After He Chou heard this, he was a little panicked. On the map, even ordinary people with ordinary eyesight could see the threat that the Huai army posed to Sui Ting after digging the river channel.
Several hundred miles south from Shaobo Lake is Yangzhou City.
This is the foundation of the Sui Dynasty in the Chinese continent. If this city is lost, the Sui army will become like the princes such as Chen Baxian and Zhang Shicheng and be subconsciously looked down upon.
Yang Shuang thought for a moment and said helplessly: "Now I can only bother Shangshu He. I will give you 50,000 troops and horses, and then send a letter to Yangzhou to urgently recruit 200,000 young men to the strategic location on the south bank of Shaobo Lake." Build a military fort and build a solid defense line as soon as possible before the river is dug!"
He Chou was also a little helpless, but what he said was quite right.
But the urgent recruitment of 200,000 young men is a troublesome matter in itself.
Three hundred thousand young men near Yangzhou have been recruited before, and now another two hundred thousand are being recruited to serve as laborers...
The number of young men recruited during this period alone was as many as half a million. If the number of the Sui army in the past is added... the current Sui army, logistics, and masters totaled more than one million.
These millions are all young and strong.
Within the scope of Sui Ting's effective rule, there were only more than 10 million registered people, and millions of young people were recruited at once, which can be called a ratio of one out of ten.
According to common sense, the ratio of one out of ten is not too high. The Huai Army even had a ratio of one out of five.
However, the Huai army and Sui Ting had different systems.
The Huai army's rule extended to the countryside. If fully mobilized, it could achieve an efficiency comparable to that of the Qin and Han Dynasties. However, the Sui Ting's rule in Yangzhou only involved the county seat.
At the county level and below, all rely on the gentry family. Through the mobilization of these powerful families, the efficiency instantly slowed down ten times.
Moreover, during the period of forced conquest of young people, it was inevitable that a large number of powerful families would take advantage of the situation to annex land...
Send the common people who own fields to work as coolies, and then annex the fields under these hundreds of names.
Although He Chou was a monk, he was often responsible for supervising the construction of various projects and was very clear about the methods involved.
Although he couldn't bear it in his heart, he couldn't express it clearly.
"Forcibly recruiting 500,000 young men... We have to rush to build a defense line. All of this is at the expense of human lives. After this battle, even if our army can block the enemy's attack, it will be severely damaged!"
He Chou sighed secretly.
However, Yang Shuang's method was a helpless move. If he didn't do this, he would just watch the enemy troops pass through the river and approach Yangzhou City.
October 7th.
Zhao Jianguo, head of the Huaijun Construction Department, arrived quickly with hundreds of craftsmen.
They arrived faster than expected.
Wang Jing personally came to the south bank of Gaoyou Lake and summoned everyone from the Construction Department.
On the lake.
Wang Jing looked at the ten fast boats docked at the dock and found that the structure of the ships was different from other fast boats, with obvious fluctuations in the concentration of vitality.
"This is using the spirit stone formation on the ship..."
At the beginning, the Construction Department used spiritual stones to develop a cloud car that greatly reduced its weight and could fly as fast as lightning. The cloud car had a strong strategic effect on the Huai Army.
Whether it is transporting grain, grass, soldiers, or it is usually used to connect two places and serve as a manned carriage, it has effectively improved the efficiency of the Huai Army.
And now.
Zhao Jianguo moved the spirit stone formation on the cloud cart to the ship.
Of course, the formation prepared on the ship is no longer to reduce the weight... If the warship reduces the weight, it will not be able to withstand the wind and waves.
The construction department put its thoughts on the sails.
The hull and the sail became one, using the spirit stone formation to gather wind power, gather the wind and fly, the speed increased dramatically.
So Zhao Jianguo arrived earlier than expected.
"Greetings to the King!"
Zhao Jianguo took many craftsmen from the construction department off the ship and saluted Wang Jing.
It is said that environment can change a person's habits.
This is quite true.
Zhao Jianguo and Wang Jing have the same origin, they are ordinary people in the later generations of the source world.
But two or three years after arriving in mainland China, the Huai Army was in charge of the Construction Department, with thousands of craftsmen and servants under his command. They were gradually influenced by other civil and military officials in the official system of the Huai Palace.
At the very least, he has more respect for Wang Jing.
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