A jackdaw perched on an empty branch, curled up, its dark eyes shining with an unpredictable cold light. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info suddenly, the cowhide curtain of the big tent under the tree was lifted, and the bright candle flame in the tent suddenly came out.

The jackdaw on the branch was defenseless, startled by the bright light in front of him, let out a hoarse cry, flapped its wings and flew into the night sky, and disappeared.

In the big tent, Zhao Yuanzheng and Fuyue looked at the map, and suddenly saw Cui Qi walking in with a worried face.

After he saluted, he replied: "Your Majesty, some wealthy families and businessmen in Huaiyang Mansion are afraid that the war between the Great Qi Kingdom and the Three Pillar States will burn to Huaiyang Mansion, so they all fled to the neutral Lu State with their families and valuable treasures. ”

"What Aiqing said, I have already noticed it." Zhao Yuan said in a deep voice: "A few hours ago, when I came back from Hutai Gate, I passed by a large mansion with several entrances and exits, and the house was empty, but the furniture and soft were still very neat, so I thought I was in a hurry. ”

"I just don't understand, the army entered Huaiyang Mansion five days ago, and then the border was closed, how did these people escape?"

Cui Qi hurriedly took over and said: "The emperor doesn't know that there is a Tuanhe River on the southeast border of Huaiyang. The river originates in the Yan Kingdom, flows through Huaiyang, and joins the Guta Lake in the Lu Kingdom. Because the Tuanhe River is between the mountains and dense forests, it is not easy to be discovered, and the current is very fast, and large ships are required to navigate, so Huaiyang Prefecture and even the wealthy people in Weiguo, Korea and Yiguo mostly use this waterway to flee to Lu. ”

Zhao Yuan listened and was silent.

Fu Yue listened to it, took a step closer and said: "Our army has a pass on the Tuan River, and it can intercept some large boats that have escaped every day. ”

After listening to him, Zhao Yuanyi waved his hand and said, "No need." According to the order, the checkpoints on the Tuanhe River can be checked daily to prevent the armies of the three pillar countries from taking the opportunity to infiltrate Huaiyang. As for the rich who have fled, let them go. ”

After receiving such an order, Cui Qi couldn't understand the emperor's intentions for a while, but he still bowed his head and immediately promised and retreated outside to give the order.

At this time, Fuyue remembered one thing and reminded: "Father, now that the people in Huaiyang are obedient and orderly, the sons and daughters ask Your Majesty to build Huaiyang County, which is one level higher than the government, to select capable people to serve as governors, and to issue a decree as soon as possible, so that the people can devote themselves to farming with peace of mind." ”

Zhao Yuan pondered for a moment and said: "The location of this place is important, and troops must be stationed here all year round, and this place is the throat of the southwest and north, so it is necessary to ensure that nothing goes wrong." Therefore, I plan to build the Huaiyang Metropolitan Protectorate here, and I need to choose an all-rounder who can be civil and military to serve as the envoy of the festival. I'll leave it to you. ”

Fu Yue kowtowed and said: "My father's foresight is admirable. Huaiyang built the capital and protected the mansion, like a steel knife inserted into the southwest, and several pillar countries could no longer unite as before, they were now just trapped beasts fighting. ”

Zhao Yuan didn't have a hint of joy on his face, he waved his hand decisively: "The battle hasn't been fought yet, so you can't be too optimistic." Since the three pillar countries dared to garrison Guze City, they must have made sufficient preparations. ”

"Well, then I will lead my troops to fight them hard under Guze City to see what they are good at."

Since it had been decided to attack Guze City first, Zhao Yuan ordered Sun Chushan, the marshal of the naval army, to be in charge of shipbuilding in Huaishui.

Sun Chushan first incorporated the naval army of Huaiyang Mansion, and then used 20,000 soldiers to build four large ships day and night, each ship is one hundred and twenty steps long, can hold more than 2,000 soldiers, the cabin is built like a city tower, the doors can be opened on all sides, and the horses can gallop back and forth on the ship.

After working day and night like this for more than ten days, Zhao Yuan took people to inspect the Huaishui River, only to see that most of the four large ships had been completed, and he had to sigh secretly, Sun Chushan was really a godsend.

What's even more rare is that Zhao Yuan found that Sun Chushan had the soldiers set up three barrage nets in the downstream of the river where the ship was built, blocking all the debris of the ship and not being able to go downstream, so that the enemy had no chance to know the key information such as the size and size of the ship built.

At this time, Tanma had inquired about the situation of Guze City clearly: Guze City and Huaiyang Protectorate were separated by the Chihuo River, which was more than 100 zhang wide, and the water flow was turbulent, easy to defend and difficult to attack. After crossing the river is Guze City, which is the gateway to Tanzhou, the capital of the country, Liu Hao, the general who defends the city, is resourceful, commanding the red flame eight-way chariot array, known as the Tota Heavenly King of the Patriotic Country, and the victorious general.

Wei Wen, the monarch of the country, was twenty years old, ascended the throne for two years, assisted by the Empress Dowager Fu, who was handsome and chic, both civil and military, familiar with the art of war, and personally commanded the 50,000 forbidden army in Tanzhou.

Fu is thirty-five years old, she is the favorite concubine of Wei Wen's grandfather, and her methods are vicious, when Wei Wen's grandfather died, she was the only favorite concubine in the harem, and the rest of the concubines were all executed for various reasons.

She was the daughter of Fu Ding, the general of Wei Guoxiao, Liu Hao's cousin, and her three elder brothers Fu Long, Fu Hu, and Fu Bao guarded the northern, western, and southern frontiers of the country respectively. It can be said that the Fu clan is in charge of the military power of the country and is the real operator behind Weiwen.

Zhao Yuan listened to the report of Tan Ma and discussed the battle of Guze City with the generals. All the generals think that Guze City will be a tough battle, not to mention that the Chihuo River is the first day of danger in the southwest, the water is deep, and the flow is rapid, just say that the Fu clan is all born in the martial arts, and has been honed in the military camp for many years.

After listening to the opinions of the generals, Zhao Yuan bowed his head and was silent, seeing that Fuyue had not spoken, as if he was thinking about something, he motioned for him to tell everyone what he thought.

Fu Yue arched his hand and said: "The general's statement is quite reasonable. But there are some details that we need to pay attention to. The Chihuo River surrounds the northern, eastern, and southern borders of the Weiguo, and the Huaiyang Protectorate borders the Weiguo with only these three borders, and the eastern part of it is the most bordered. The Patriotic Navy was divided into three, of which Liu Hao controlled half of the Navy Army, guarding Guze City and defending the eastern border, and Fu Long and Fu Hu were in charge of a quarter of the Navy and guarding the north-south border. ”

Zhuangwu General Sun Fen interjected next to him: "Does King Rui advocate avoiding the main force of the Eastern Front and attacking the relatively weak places of the naval army in the north and south?" ”

Fu Yue smiled faintly and said: "On the contrary, I think that only by directly attacking the eastern front line can we achieve a quick victory." ”

Everyone was puzzled when they heard this, and Zhao Yuan also became interested: "Fuyue's opinion is different, there must be a reason, come quickly." ”

Walking to the map of the defense of the country hanging in the big tent, Fuyue pointed to Guze City in the picture and said: "Everyone knows that the power of the defense army is controlled by the Fu family, but the front line of Guze City has one-half of the defense of the country, one-third of the infantry, one-third of the cavalry, it can be seen that Liu Hao is the person with the most power to defend the ****." ”

At this time, the armies of Yiguo and Korea were also assembled in Guze City, all of which were led by Liu Hao. This person is now the only one in the limelight, and he is the one who determines the survival of the country. ”

However, he does not have the surname Fu, although his mother is the aunt of the three Fu brothers. There are many rumors in the market that the three Fu brothers have a lot of complaints about Liu Hao's power, just because the Empress Dowager Fu has great trust in this cousin and asked him to be Weiwen's teacher for three years, so they don't dare to do anything to him, but there are signs of discord in the face and heart. ”

"Therefore, if we avoid the eastern front, whether we attack the northern line or the southern front, the other Fu brothers will definitely do their best to help, and Liu Hao, in order to show his loyalty to the empress dowager, will rush to the front, so it will be difficult to win in a short time, and it will only increase casualties. If it is a direct attack on the Eastern Front, the Fu brothers may not be able to rescue Liu Hao, and Liu Hao, who lacks a side response, is more likely to fail. ”