In ancient times, wars and marches relied on feet to walk and push, and the time span was basically calculated on a monthly basis.

Xu Buling broke Nanyang in early April, and then more than 100,000 troops from Wuguan Dao migrated to Nanyang City, and then went to the surrounding counties to station in the surrounding counties and counties to clear and suppress the remnants of the Chu army.

The Wangfulou boat that the daughters-in-law took went down the Wei River, waited for a period of time in Fenglingdu, and waited for a while around Nanyang before setting off along the waterway, entering the Baihe River, and sailing to Nanyang to meet Xu Buling.

The boat sailed with the wind on the river, and it was already summer, the weather was getting hotter, and the deck was sparsely populated, and the maids were hiding in the building.

Above the cabin, in the large room on the second floor of the ship, a screen is placed in the window to block the daylight.

A square table is placed in the middle, covered with a soft carpet, and there are one hundred and eight small white jade cards, all of which are handmade by Xiao Xiang'er, with high-quality materials, and it is estimated that any piece of it is worth a fortune.

Qiao'e and Yuenu were wearing light and transparent summer skirts, standing beside them with a fan in their hands, staring intently at the battle situation on the table. The maid Doudou couldn't understand it, and carried a small teapot to pour tea and water.

Four charming women, sitting on the table with different expressions.

Xiao Xiang'er was wearing a red gauze thin skirt, full of natural juice and sweating, at this time, the placket button was unbuttoned to dissipate the heat, revealing half of the carp inside, and her apricot eyes were a little lazy.

In the summer, Xiao Qi couldn't still wear black, at this time she changed into a light green Luo shirt and thin skirt, neat and tidy, and there was still no change in temperament, seeing her sister's disheveled appearance, she glared at her from time to time, and motioned Xiang'er to button up her clothes.

Lu Hongluan has a gentle personality, sitting next to Xiang'er, sitting dignified and dignified, but with a little sadness on her cheeks, her eyes sweeping around on the white jade card, very entangled.

Song Yufu is with her three big sisters, basically playing together, even if she has slept together, she is still a little restrained in her heart; Looking at the one in front of him and the single hanging two that he had just touched, and then at the silver piled up into a hill at hand, Song Yufu hesitated for a long time, but still played the white jade card:

"Nijo."

Lu Hongluan was about to unveil the plaque, but Xiao Xiang'er, who was lazy, came to his senses in an instant, and raised his hand to take the two over:

"Eat."

Lu Hongluan was jumped over, his face was dissatisfied, and he frowned:

"Xiang'er, didn't you say that you can only touch it and can't eat it? How can there be anything like you? ”

Xiao Xiang'er put the white jade card in front of her and said with a smile:

"I'm the owner, Xu Buling said that the owner can eat, you go and ask him...... Eighty thousand. ”

"It's mushy."

Xiao Qi pushed the card and hooked his hand at Xiao Xiang'er: "Give money." ”

Xiao Xiang'er's smile froze, and then she snuggled listlessly on the table......

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Below deck, on a small platform at the stern for unloading.

Ah Huang and Xiao Hei cowered in the corner of the cabin, their eyes whining in horror; The big white goose has ropes on its feet, and is flapping its wings and climbing hard.

Cui Xiaowan, who was wearing a summer skirt, stepped on the other end of the rope under the embroidered shoes, held a feather duster in her hand, made the appearance of wanting to fight a goose, and kept reprimanding:

"Don't bite it, it just walks past you, and it doesn't mess with you, why are you so angry? If you don't obey again, I'll let the queen mother come over and pluck your hair to make a brush......"

At the edge of the small platform, Father-in-law Jia sat on a small bench, holding a fishing rod in his hand, and in front of him was the rolling river that was retreating.

Zhu Manzhi sat on the bench next to him, also holding a fishing rod in his hand.

Zhu Manzhi was born in the rivers and lakes of the market, and he is a little restrained with several big sisters, and he is more interested in the living immortals of the rivers and lakes like Gonggong Jia.

When the Zhu family was killed by the emperor, Jia's father-in-law once opened his mouth to intercede for the women and children of the Zhu family, the emperor originally wanted to destroy the Zhu family, but later only killed the man and spared the women and children, it can be said that it all depends on the face of Jia's father-in-law.

Zhu Manzhi heard Xu Buling talk about this, the people in the rivers and lakes have clear grievances, and this favor naturally has to be remembered.

It's just that I wish Manzhi a full of communication skills in the past, and he can chat with anyone for a few words, but after meeting Jia's father-in-law, who lives as an old monster, he is a little short of words, such as now:

“…… It is said in the rivers and lakes that my grandfather Zhu Choushan, a single person and a sword span 3,000 miles, and he has never been defeated in his life......"

Grandpa Jia thought about it, and a little smile appeared on his face full of folds:

"Hehe, I have seen your grandfather, he was also a stunned young man when he was young, and he ran to Chang'an City at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and wanted to go to Taiye Pool to have a look. I let him soak in the pool for three days, and only let him go when he was sober, and since then, your grandfather has reined in his youthful spirit and devoted himself to martial arts; If it weren't for that, I wouldn't be able to get to the Juggernaut's position......"

“…… My father's sword 'shaking the mountain', which integrates the strengths of a hundred schools, is considered to be the top swordsmanship of 'one sword to break ten thousand laws', I heard that as long as you shoot, no one can dodge it......"

"Well, that sword is indeed good, but your father's blood feud has affected his mood, and it is difficult to stop his heart; If you don't have a heart like water, and focus on sword skills, you can't unite people and swords; I felt that he had murderous intent, and before he made a move, he pulled Song Ying'er away; If the heart is like water, and everything is regarded as a dead thing, no one can hide from that sword......"

Treat everything as dead?

Killing intent?

Zhu Manzhi was like listening to the book of heaven, thought about it and said, "...... I...... I heard that the twenty-eight road serial swords of Daokui Lao Situ are invincible in the world, Xu Gongzi can catch it and learn, there should be no one in the world who can beat it......"

"Situ Yue's little baby, the twenty-eight road serial knife is too strong, no one can stop it, and you can only use Mian Jin to break the move, stick to the blade without strength, take it away, and its move will be self-breaking; However, there are less than a few people in the world who can bring crooked Xu Shizi, and they can be regarded as invincible in the world......"

“……”

Zhu Manzhi blinked his eyes wide, and although he didn't understand anything, he nodded thoughtfully:

"Taught."

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After receiving the transfer, the Xiliang army moved towards Dengzhou, which was a hundred miles away, and then moved to attack Xiangyang.

More than 100,000 government soldiers, 50,000 followed the Xiliang army, and the remaining 100,000 or so stayed in the number of people from Zhuyang to Nanyang to fortify the pass to ensure that nothing went wrong in the pass.

There are about 30,000 soldiers stationed in Nanyang City, and they can support Dengzhou and retreat to defend Guanzhong, which is regarded as the base camp of the rear.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and in the huge military camp outside the city, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are practicing under the command of Yang Zunyi, sweating like rain with their sleeves raised, and the momentum of the victory is quite high; It's just that the quality of the soldiers is too poor, and according to the training method of the Xiliang Army, the government soldiers can be trained to death, so they can only reduce the amount of training, treat the government soldiers as new soldiers, and strive to be useful after a month and a half of intensive training.

Xu Buling was at the head of the city, looking at the situation in the camp with a telescope.

The nightingale sat on the buttress beside him, read the letter in his hand, and said softly:

"Sister Qiqi, they have entered the White River, and they should be able to reach the mouth of the Fengshan River tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Sister Qiqi said in the letter that the saint arranged for Gongzi to guard Nanyang as the deputy marshal, and Guan Hongye attacked Xiangyang as the commander-in-chief, and deliberately did not let Gongzi take the Xiliang Army, because he was afraid that Guan Hongye would be overturned in the future counterinsurgency, which would make it difficult for the imperial court to ride a tiger. If you want to completely seize Guan Hongye's military power, you still have to strike first and grab the first credit when Guan Hongye has not yet made achievements. ”

Xu Buling put down the telescope and thought about it for a while:

"The Xiliang army is all in the hands of Guan Hongye, and my subordinates are all useless government soldiers, which are not easy to rob. What is Xiao Qi's plan? ”

Nightingale flipped through the letter and said seriously: "Sister Qiqi said that this is also a good thing. Gongzi led the Xiliang army to make meritorious contributions, it can only be said that the Xiliang army is strong and strong, and it has little to do with the commander......

…… Guan Hongye's attack on Xiangyang will definitely not be able to attack for a long time; Sister Qiqi meant to ask if Gongzi could take the government soldiers to capture Xiangyang. If you can, when the war is anxious, ask Guan Hongye for his life, Guan Hongye will abide by the instructions of the saint, and he will definitely not let Gongzi move troops, nor will he believe that Gongzi can take Xiangyang; If Gongzi forcibly uses troops at that time, he can forcibly ask the court to change the commander. ”

Xu Buling frowned slightly, and raised his eyes to look at the south. The reason why Xiangyang is an important place for soldiers is because there is Tongbai Mountain in the north, Dahong Mountain in the south, and the plains before and after, the roads of all parties converge here, and they can't get around, and the soldiers and horses can only cross the border from Xiangyang, so that they can attack Chu in the middle and down, which is equivalent to the gateway of the Central Plains.

50,000 Xiliang elite soldiers can't gnaw Xiangyang, and Xu Buling's main duty is to guard the middle road, and the maximum 20,000 who can be pulled to attack the city is estimated to be not enough to fill the moat.

Xu Buling thought for a moment and asked, "How is the firearms workshop on my father's side?" ”

Nearly three months have passed since the departure from Suzhou to Nanyang, and the wartime campaign will be carried out with all its might at all costs, and it will definitely be fruitful.

Nightingale recalled: "The firearms workshop in Lanzhou has already been built and formed, and after more than a month of attempts, it has begun to cast cannons, and about 30 guns can be cast in a month; The first batch has already set off from the upper reaches of the Wei River, in order to prevent the imperial court from intercepting, they are all hidden in the merchant ships, and it will take about half a month to Nanyang. ”

When Xu Buling heard this, he was a little relieved, nodded and said:

"Sharpen the knife and don't cut the wood, wait first, gather enough and then push it over in a wave."

While speaking, Xu Buling turned around and walked down the city and headed for the Shuaifu......