The main force of the army will have to wait for a while for the time being, and the combined fleet composed of the Hanshui fleet coming down from Xiangzhou and the Hanyang Army Naval Division (Wuhan) will go up the Yangtze River at a slow pace. When the Eastern Route Army takes the Yangtze River waterway, it must be coordinated by the navy. However, the forward Dong Zunzhi Department and part of the fleet had already moved in the direction of Guizhou, bringing the captured Jingnan Army Naval Division.

The military discipline of the Zhou army in Jingzhou was very good, and it was a quiet night. But Guo Shao's heart is not at all peaceful.

He flipped through various articles and drawings and resummarized the information in his notebook. The ancients were actually experienced and wise, but their thinking patterns were different, they did not use tree-shaped inductive methods (such as writing methods such as reports), and all kinds of information looked very messy.

Guo Shao's fingers slowly groped for two blurred handwriting along a sinuous line on the map: Kuizhou.

If there is someone next to him at this time, he must be moved by his eyes, his gaze is so focused, it seems to have a certain look of love, gentleness and forbearance. The mountains can really be addicted, if people can feel that they are in their own hands.

Even a modern person will revert to the ancient instinctive state, the primitive instinct of a man...... It's like a lord who longs for his own territory, where he has the final say, what he wants to change, what he wants to create, what he wants to create, where he wants to realize his thoughts, attempts, wills, and dreams. Back then, Guo Shao's simplest dream of "having a place of his own" contained this desire, and his own place could give him the most basic dignity and security.

Guo Shao yawned, dropped the picture in his hand, and his eyes stayed on the waist ornament next to him.

He couldn't help but pick it up and rub it, thinking of Fu Jinzhan in his heart. This waist ornament is a little old, and it has been washed many times, and the stitches and threads on it are still crooked. Guo Shao touched the stitches on it with his fingers, as if he saw the scene of Fu Jinzhan secretly embroidering alone.

He picked up his pen and wrote something, describing his mood at this time. Guo Shao is not as tactful and reserved as the ancients, he will say what he feels, instead of hiding and pretending to be deep.

"I can think of the way you read this, and I will purse my lips and say secretly: It's good to be able to embroider for you, but I don't like the craftsmanship is not good, and I don't think you write badly. But then you should be gently brushing the ends of your ears with your hands, which you do regularly, and maybe a hint of blush on your cheeks. This other side of yours may be the only one I have the privilege of seeing......"

"The battle of Shu is about to begin, this battle is very important, in order to stabilize the situation in Dazhou, I don't want to disappoint you."

Guo Shao scribbled a dense fly-headed letter. After thinking about it, this letter can't be sent out at all, and if it is sent to the palace, it doesn't seem to be very stable, and if it is seen by others, it will be okay to ask for trouble. I had to put it away at the moment, and it became a self-entertaining text that couldn't be sent.

……

Chengdu Prefecture, the news of the war came again. Xingzhou, Qingniling and other places once again reported that they were attacked by the Zhou army; In the east, Kuizhou reported urgently, Jingnan surrendered, and the Zhou army had entered Jiangling.

This time it's not like a scare person, the two come together, and the movement is so big.

Meng Chang was frightened, and Yaxing, who was lingering among the flowers, was disturbed again, and hurriedly convened the ministers to discuss countermeasures. In the court, as always, the ministers began to quarrel as soon as they stayed together.

A minister questioned Wang Zhaoyuan: "Didn't Deputy Envoy Wang say at the end of last year that Blacksmith Guo has no ambitions?" Now the two roads are entering the Kou in a big way, and the picture is very obvious, what do you say? ”

Wang Zhaoyuan said: "What do you mean, and you want to persuade Your Majesty to give up the honorific title?" The Zhou army has already mobilized its troops, and it is useless to give up the honorific title now! ”

"What kind of honorific title is Hugh talking nonsense, the old man is asking you now, what do you mean by claiming that Zhou Jun has been rejected from the country and sit back and relax?" The minister was aggressive.

Prime Minister Li Hao saw Wang Zhaoyuan's embarrassed face, and only felt a bad breath, but Li Hao didn't dare to blame Wang Zhaoyuan and help accuse him, otherwise he would be involved in Li Hao's family for a while, and the rich country raised countless courtesans, and also wrote about the stubble of the table.

Wang Zhaoyuan blushed and said: "If you act rashly and use troops against my Dashu, do you have great ambitions!" Zhou Ting was forced to be helpless, the little emperor's mother and son couldn't stabilize the situation by relying on a Guo blacksmith, and their prestige was insufficient, so they urgently needed to deter the Quartet, otherwise they would sit and wait to die...... How can you take my Dashu when you send troops? Let's watch, Zhou Jun's labor division returned in vain, how to end! Last year's battle of Qingniling is an example, they can't even break through a Qingniling, can they capture the North Road Jianmen, the East Road Three Gorges and other natural dangers?

The Zhou Dynasty will have civil strife after this war, and His Majesty should reorganize his army and go out of Sichuan at the right time. ”

General Li Tingqi said: "You have to defend the important land on both sides first, since the deputy envoy of the king is like a river, and he comes up with a strategy in front of His Majesty, how to defend it?" Where are the North and East Roads to be guarded? ”

Wang Zhaoyuan paced two steps, and if he was contemplative, he didn't say anything for a while.

Li Hao said: "The east road of the Zhou army is the army led by Guo Shaoqin in front of the palace, and the front division of the palace has always been the most elite of the Zhou army. The minister thought that the combat strength of our soldiers was inferior to that of the Zhou army, and it was advisable to make up for the weakness with several times the numerical advantage; The main force should be concentrated in the east, first defending the Three Gorges and Kuizhou, and then gathering heavy troops in Dongchuan to block the Eastern Route Army. The Zhou army on the North Road is a partial division, mainly a town soldier, even if it breaks through Bashan and the lone army goes deep into Mianzhou, our country can also prohibit the army to rush to the nearest aid. ”

Wang Zhaoyuan sneered: "Prime Minister Li Cheng said it well, don't set up troops in the dangerous place of Bashan Jianmen, but let the Zhou army go to the Xichuan Plain to fight in the field?" ”

Li Hao said: "If Deputy Envoy Wang has a high opinion, come and listen to it." ”

Wang Zhaoyuan seemed to have come up with a way, and at this time he was very calm, and said calmly: "Eight words can break the army of the Zhou Dynasty." ”

Meng Chang's curiosity was aroused, and he asked urgently: "Which eight characters?" ”

"Defend everywhere and win by surprise." Wang Zhaoyuan bowed and said, "The reinforcements are divided into two routes, relying on the terrain to defend layer by layer, and keep the Zhou army out of the country!" Why does Dongchuan need heavy troops? Gao Yanyu is not in Kuizhou, His Majesty will send another reinforcement of men and horses, there are the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and the fortified city of Kuizhou, and the enemy is also rejected. Shu land in the defense of the land to rely on the geographical advantage, should be divided in the danger of resistance everywhere, stay in the Zhou army water and soil not to adapt to the fatigue of soldiers and horses, and then send troops to defeat it in one fell swoop! ”

Meng Chang pondered for a moment, feeling that Li Hao's statement was very unreliable, and he actually wanted to weaken the North Road and open Mianzhou (Mianyang), which is closest to Chengdu...... As soon as Mianzhou was lost, Chengdu was directly under the city; In contrast, Dongchuan is further apart, and there are many important towns along the road. Meng Chang really didn't see the cleverness of Li Hao's strategy, so he said: "I think that the strategy of the deputy envoy of the king is more stable, and he should rely on the geographical advantage to defend in dangerous places. But our army cannot act rashly and take risks with important land. ”

Wang Zhaoyuan bowed and said: "Your Majesty, there is also a practice of seizing the opportunity to go out of the city to attack and harass, and it is not the best policy to blindly defend it." From time to time, destroy a group of enemy troops, weaken their strength, and wait for the defense to be easier; Offense and defense are each other's strengths and weaknesses. ”

Li Hao hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't listen to the words of the deputy envoy of the king!" No matter how dangerous the mountains and rivers are, they must use soldiers to fight, and it is taboo to divide troops; What's more, the continuous resistance and constant defeat will affect the morale of the whole army, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Meng Chang couldn't pay attention for a while, and after a while, the court quarreled again.