"Fortunately, the lord loves to build roads, otherwise this batch of baggage would have been delivered a few days later. ”

Knowing that the first batch of baggage arrived at the front line, Feng Zhen and others hurriedly sent people to respond, counted the baggage grain and grass without clothes, and proofread the accounts.

After confirming that it was correct, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The self-willedness of his own lord and his change of fortune in the battle led to the lack of front-line defense equipment, and once the defensive army formation was adopted, it was bound to suffer a big loss.

Feng Zhen and the others were worried for several days, for fear that the enemy would find out, so they hardly slept well.

Now that the baggage has arrived, they have enough confidence.

Yang Si's haggard face showed a light smile, and he said, "The lord always said that 'if you want to get rich first, build roads', your words are not rough. ”

There is no war to fight on weekdays, and the flat roads are convenient for people to travel.

Once the war starts, the baggage grain and grass can still reach the front line one step faster.

This is so important for the ever-changing frontline.

After finishing the matter of returning to the warehouse, Fu Wang summoned everyone to discuss countermeasures.

Zhangzhou is Yang Tao's base camp, where the waterways are developed, and it is extremely difficult for outsiders who are not familiar with the terrain to attack.

Of course, if you are not good at water warfare, even if you are familiar with the terrain of water and land, you will still not be able to take advantage.

Feng Zhen said, "Our lord is also an expert in planning for a rainy day, and he dug up Qi Kuang from Yang Jian early, otherwise this battle will not be easy to fight." ”

In the Huangshui Alliance, Feng Zhen recommended Qi Kuang to Jiang Pengji.

Because it was not good to ask Yang Jian directly, she "borrowed" Qi Kuang under the pretext of "borrowing someone to watch", and she still didn't think about paying it back. Qi Kuang diligently trained water masters for Jiang Pengji, and he practiced for many years. As a real doer, Qi Kuang only knows how to practice weekdays, never invites credit, and lives up to the trust of his lord, so his sense of existence has not been high over the years.

However, this cannot annihilate Qi Kuang's credit, and his efforts over the years are also valuable.

If it weren't for him, the water war against the northern frontier would not have been so easy to win, let alone establish the hegemony of the north in one fell swoop.

Now Zhangzhou, where the waters are developed, is even more unavoidable.

If a group of landlubbers get on the boat to fight a water battle, it is almost equivalent to giving the enemy a head, what kind of fighting!

Even if the knife is sharpened in battle, the casualties will be very heavy.

Yang Si smiled, "If you don't accept anything else, you have to admit it." ”

Qi Kuang humbled a sentence, he didn't think that this was his own credit, if there was no lord who trusted and supported him for many years, he would not be where he is now. You must know that most of Jiang Pengji's territory is in the north, and there is almost no need for water warfare, and training water masters is also a waste of time and energy.

Sailors are not easy to train, and the cost of energy is unimaginable to outsiders.

Qi Kuang knew very well in his heart that some people had long been dissatisfied with the sailors, thinking that the useless sailors had taken up too much military resources.

"This is the credit of the lord and the whole army, how can it be pushed to the head of the last general?"

Qi Kuang showed a slightly shy smile, and as soon as the words changed, he said again, "The waterways in Zhangzhou are developed, and water bandits were rampant in the early years. After that, the world was in turmoil, and the water bandits only increased. Yang Tao's energy was mainly concentrated in Nansheng, and it was estimated that he would not be able to devote all his troops to rectify the Zhangzhou water bandits. There will be an idea at the end, and I don't know if it is feasible. ”

Fu Wang said, "You might as well say it and let the military advisors help you refer to it." ”

Qi Kuang said, "Although the last general is a person from Zhangzhou, and his ancestors have dealt with water for generations, but if he wants to be familiar, it is estimated that he can't compare to those water bandits. If Yang Tao fails to completely subdue them, our army might as well send some sailors to capture some and find out the water situation from their mouths. ”

Some places the water is deep and the current is fast, and some places are shallow and easy to hit the rocks.

Even if Qi Kuang grew up near the water since he was a child, he didn't dare to say that he knew every body of water in Zhangzhou.

He has experience in water warfare, and he has fought hundreds of water battles with Yang Jian back then, and he has summed up a set of experience in clearing the water bandits.

If you send a sailor to catch the bandits, it shouldn't take much effort.

Fu Wang and the others agreed to this proposal.

They have a map of Kunyu in their hands, but the drawings are extremely simple, and the waters are also a few thick lines, if they really want to start a war with Yang Tao, this kind of map will not work. If they can find some water bandits who know the roots, they are not afraid of figuring out the route of the waters.

Of course......

It would be even better if all those water bandits and water villages could be subdued.

More than half a month before the war between the two armies, Yang Tao looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally looked forward to Yan Lin's return.

"How is my armament?"

Yan Lin had just come back, and he didn't even have time to change his clothes, so he kept looking for Yang Tao to inquire about the situation.

Before he went to Zhongzhao, he prepared a spare "external brain" for Yang Tao, a strategist named "Qian Su".

Qian Su and Yan Lin are young classmates and friends, and the two have similar interests and have maintained contact over the years. Back then, Yan Lin assisted Yang Tao to seize power from the puppet emperor King Changshou, and if Qian Su secretly responded and used his family strength to help him, he would not have succeeded.

During Yan Lin's absence, Qian Su assisted Yang Tao to take care of internal affairs in an orderly manner, and the logistics preparations were also done well.

"It's ready. Qian Sudao, "Shaoyang wants to go and test it?"

"How can Lin not be at ease when you do things?" Yan Lin said, "What is the lord's attitude towards this battle?"

Qian Sudao, "The lord is a high battle, but ...... Those people down there secretly have other thoughts. ”

The structure of Yang Tao's tent is relatively complicated, some of them are old people brought out of Zhangzhou, and some of them are recovered or taken refuge in Nansheng. Compared to the loyalty of the former, the latter is more like speculation. Seeing that Jiang Pengji was powerful, they sent more than 200,000 elites to suppress the realm at once, and they were already a little cowardly before they started fighting, and their fighting spirit was sluggish. Qian Su is worried about this all these days.

Yan Lin said, "I expected it. ”

Who cares if Yang Tao wins or loses, they only care about whether their interests go up or down.

Qian Sudao, "What does Shaoyang think of this victory?"

Yan Lin did not shy away from saying, "Our army is slightly weak, but it is not easy for Liu Xi to win." ”

Yang Tao's troops suffered too many losses in the Nansheng battlefield, and the heavy grain and grass were consumed, and before he could take a breath, Jiang Pengji sent troops to press the border, and the situation was very unfavorable to him. However, Yan Lin didn't feel that these disadvantages were destined for Yang Tao to lose.

Zhangzhou has a special topography and waters that run through the whole territory, so if you want to capture here, you have to fight a water battle.

Qian Sudao, "Yes, most of the soldiers and horses in Liuxi are northerners and are not good at water. ”

Yan Lin smiled bitterly, and he said, "This may not be. ”

"What's the explanation?"

Yan Lin said, "I'm afraid you don't know, back then, when the Huangshui Alliance, Liu Xi borrowed a centurion from the old lord under the pretext of borrowing a centurion. This centurion was very inconspicuous, but Lin observed for a long time and found that this person was quite talented. The timing is right and can be reused. Unexpectedly......"

Unexpectedly, it was borrowed, and it has not been returned.

"No accident, Liu Xi has a water master in his hand, and I can't be careless. ”