Lin Renzhao has indeed come, and he is not slow, the 30,000 soldiers and horses he led have arrived in Jianzhou, east of Chengdu.

Jianzhou, that is, today's Jianyang, Jianzhou is only more than 140 miles away from Chengdu, which is already close at hand.

Long before Li Zhongyi entered Hanzhong, Lin Renzhao had already received an edict from Meng Chang, ordering him to come to Chengdu as soon as possible.

Lin Renzhao was grateful for Meng Chang's kindness, and despite the opposition of his subordinates, he led 30,000 elite soldiers who had been painstakingly trained to set off overnight to save Chengdu.

Along the way, Lin Renzhao set off from Kuizhou by boat, marched against the current, transferred from Luzhou to Zhongjiangshui (Tuojiang), and arrived in Jianzhou via Zizhou.

When the Han army was out on an expedition, the reconnaissance range of the reprimands was, according to the regulations, a hundred miles away. Jianzhou is more than 140 miles away from Chengdu, and it is no wonder that the Han army's throats have not found any trace of Lin Renzhao for the time being.

Lin Renzhao has suffered Li Zhongyi's big loss, and he knows that Li Zhongyi is an extremely insidious and cunning guy, and he can't be unguarded. Therefore, after arriving in Jianzhou, he sent a large number of sentinels to guard against a possible ambush by the Han army.

"The team is positive, and the news came from the Chashan recess in front of me that the sentinels of the Shu Kingdom were discovered, a total of five people, all on horseback."

After receiving the report from his subordinates, the Han army reprimanded Ding Sheng, the commander of the battalion Jiadu, and asked unhurriedly: "Have you seen clearly, what kind of horse is the Shu army sentry riding?" ”

The subordinates clasped their fists and arched their hands and said: "Team Zheng, this is our basic skill, we have seen it clearly, the five sentinels of the Shu army are riding Shu horses with a small body shape." ”

Ding Sheng nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Shu horses are short, have strong endurance, and are good at carrying things, but they are not good at running. Hmph, okay, as long as they are eyed, they won't be able to run away. ”

"The three of you, act separately and quickly send the news back to the camp, saying that you have found Lin Renzhao's sentry in the Chashan Recess thirty miles west of Jianzhou."

The most important duty of the Han army was to transmit the enemy's situation back in time, rather than to take the initiative to destroy the enemy.

Therefore, Ding Sheng ordered the two old subordinates to quickly pass the news back as soon as possible.

"Go and tell the brother before you that you are only to spy on you, and not to act rashly. Violators, beheaded. ”

Ding Sheng's mind is very clear, and it takes a lot of time from reprimanding his throat to transmit the news back to the camp to making a quick response in the camp.

If you secretly set up an ambush now and catch or kill the five sentinels of the Shu army, you will definitely alarm Lin Renzhao.

Unlike the Chengdu Plain, the eastern Shudong region is surrounded by mountains and waterways, and after the army enters, logistics supply has become a big problem.

More importantly, the Han army's attack on Shu was full of elite infantry and cavalry, and there was no effective sailor boat to help, so I am afraid that it would be difficult to defeat Lin Renzhao's long-trained sailors.

In case, let Lin Renzhao escape back to Kuizhou by boat with his soldiers and horses, then there will be trouble.

In a hurry, he can't eat hot tofu, but Ding Sheng has patience and is not in a hurry to kill the sentry of the Shu army.

As a matter of fact, long before the siege of Chengdu, the General Staff Department had already drawn up three sets of operational plans for ambushing Lin Renzhao.

The official road in the eastern part of Shudong is rugged and difficult, and Lin Renzhao is a famous commander of the water division, as long as he leaves Kuizhou and leads troops to rescue Chengdu, he will definitely choose to come from the waterway.

First of all, the Zhongjiang River (Tuojiang River) does not flow through Chengdu, and if Lin Renzhao were to transfer from Luzhou to Zhongjiang water, he would inevitably land from Jianzhou.

Then, it became a matter of course for the Han army to find a suitable terrain between Jianzhou and Chengdu and set up an ambush circle in advance.

Secondly, if Lin Renzhao was afraid of being ambushed and did not dare to transfer from Luzhou to Zhongjiangshui, but from Rongzhou (Yibin) to Minjiang, through Jiazhou (Leshan) and Meizhou, and around to the south of Chengdu City to land, there would be a good way to deal with him.

Thirdly, if Lin Renzhao's troops had stayed on the ship and never dared to go ashore, the Han army would have to take Chengdu first and then deal with Lin Renzhao.

There is no way, the situation is stronger than people, who called Lin Renzhao to occupy the absolute advantage on the water?

However, the Han army is not without a chance to turn around. In any case, Lin Renzhao traced the river from Kuizhou in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, while the Han army was in the upper reaches of the Zhongjiang River and the Min River.

Even if the Han army was unable to start a water battle with Lin Renzhao, they could still use the various boats and fishermen they collected to make a big fuss.

As long as the improvised trebuchet was carried to the boat and the opportunity to throw out the cocktail, no matter how big Lin Renzhao's sailor warship was, it would not escape the fate of being engulfed in flames.

Husband war, the temple is the winner, and it has to be counted as a lot!

In the Han army, with the formation of the General Staff Department and the Military Staff Department in place, with the help of the wisdom of the group, the chances of middle and senior generals making those low-level mistakes have become smaller and smaller.

After receiving the news that Lin Renzhao had arrived in Jianzhou, Li Zhongyi couldn't help but smile slightly, although Lin Renzhao was very cunning, he was also a temperamental person who knew how to repay kindness.

"Someone, go and tell Liao Shanhe and the generals that Lin Renzhao is here, and I will meet him for a while." Li Zhongyi got up from the pony and, with the support of Li Anguo, rode back on the back of the "Little Blood Kill".

In the general feudal army, when the two armies are fighting, the big banner or the golden dragon banner representing the emperor, if it moves the place, it is likely to cause great chaos in the army's morale, and even serious consequences of defeat and loss.

However, in the Han army, Li Zhongyi often delegated authority to a certain general, giving him full command of decisive battles.

Therefore, at this time, the various troops that launched the attack only needed to obey the command of the supreme commander of the former enemy, and did not need to stare at the question of where the emperor was.

Surrounded by the Guards, Li Zhongyi rode on the back of the "Little Blood Kill" and galloped away in the direction of Jianzhou.

At this time, Lin Renzhao in Jianzhou City received reports from sentinels one after another, but no trace of the Han army was found.

"Lin Shuai, please forgive the last general for speaking out, with the cunning of Li Thief, it is impossible not to beware of the possible westward advance of our army. If we abandon ship from Jianzhou and go ashore on land, we won't have any advantage. Zhang Kai, the confidant general, tried his best to persuade Lin Renzhao, "Now, our army sentry is almost under the city of Chengdu, and there is no trace of the Han army's throat, and the general thinks that there must be fraud in it." ”

Lin Renzhao smiled and said, "Don't you know, Li Zhongyi is not an ordinary person?" Chengdu is high and deep, and there are 180,000 forbidden troops around His Majesty, no matter how powerful Li Zhongyi is, it will be difficult to break through Chengdu overnight. ”

Zhang Kai looked at Lin Renzhao with some puzzlement, and asked in a low voice: "Then why are we ......" What he wanted to say was why he sent a sentinel to find out the question of Jianzhou.

"Hehe, our army sentry has traveled back and forth between Jianzhou and Chengdu, but it has been safe and sound, of course, there is fraud. If I'm not mistaken, Li Zhongyi should have known the news of our army's arrival in Jianzhou at this time. Hmph, I'm afraid Li Zhongyi is already deploying an ambush circle, right? Lin Renzhao sneered, "Although I entered Jianzhou, the army, grain and grass and other materials are still on the ship." ”

After hearing this, Zhang Kai thought about it for a while, and then suddenly realized, and said happily: "Let's board the ship immediately and go around Meizhou?" ”

"Idiot, you guessed right this time." Lin Renzhaohuo stood up and ordered loudly, "Go, board the ship and go to Meizhou." ”

In fact, Lin Renzhao placed the main army in Luzhou, and the soldiers and horses in Jianzhou did not exceed 3,000 at best.

Lin Renzhao knew very well in his heart that his soldiers and horses were victorious in fighting on the water, and the possibility of defeat was extremely high when he disembarked and fought head-on foot with the Han army.

Exploiting the strengths and avoiding the weaknesses is the correct way to use troops. Lin Renzhao's purpose was to lead the army to respond to Chengdu from the periphery and go all out to deal with Li Zhongyi.

After all, there are still 180,000 Shu troops in the city of Chengdu, so many people can't hold Chengdu?

Lin Renzhao just left, without taking a cloud with him, and left without hesitation.

However, what Lin Renzhao didn't expect was that after the Han army had more than 100 artillery pieces, taking Chengdu was just a matter of exploring the bag and taking things. new world

Due to the limitations of the times, Lin Renzhao did not know what artillery was, let alone know that the emergence of artillery completely changed the form of warfare.

In the grove by the river, Ding Sheng leaned against the trunk of a big tree, holding a monocular in his hand, staring at the boats on the river.

Before the war, Ding Sheng already knew that the Shu army from Kuizhou was dominated by naval troops. Then, the best way to keep an eye on the navy is definitely to keep an eye on the movement of the ships on the river.

In the Han army, the officers in the throat camp generally held one or two levels higher than the general Han army.

For example, Ding Sheng, although he is only a small team leader, he enjoys the treatment of a commander. In other words, if he is transferred out of the Throat Camp now, at least he will be the battalion commander.

The main reason for this arrangement is that the cost of raising troops of the Han army is too high, and once the army is ambushed, resulting in excessive casualties, the financial revenue will be unbearable.

Li Zhongyi attaches great importance to the early warning role of the Throat Battalion, and the officers assigned to the Throat Battalion are all talents from one in a hundred.

In the throat camp, Ding Sheng was known as a cunning fox, and he praised his shrewdness and ability. The name of the cunning fox is almost unknown to everyone, and no one knows it, but Ding Sheng's real name is rarely mentioned.

In the monoculars, Lin Renzhao, who was boarding the ship, was clearly visible and unmistakable.

Ding Sheng secretly sneered, worthy of Lin Huzi, who was praised by the emperor, there is no vanity under his fame, and he is really extraordinarily cunning.

"Liu Ergou, the five abandoned Shu army sentinels will be handed over to you. It doesn't matter if you live or die, but you want to see the corpse and the head, if you run away, you are the only one who asks. Ding Sheng quickly judged Lin Renzhao's intentions, and immediately ordered to intercept and kill the remnants of the Shu army.

Although it is said that the way of the general is wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage and strictness, but the so-called non-poisonous is not a husband, benevolence is not in command, and mercy is not in charge.

Lin Renzhao's reputation for loving soldiers like sons has long spread throughout the world, but he still did the act of abandoning his own people. It can be seen from this that the danger of war is by no means child's play.

After Li Zhongyi left the city of Chengdu, he did not go to Jianzhou, but led the guards to Yang Xingji, north of Meizhou.

Yang Xingji, in the south of Chengdu, is about 90 miles away from Chengdu, about 130 miles from Meizhou, and about 200 miles from Shuzhou.

Since it is a set, it means that this place is not large, but the strategic significance here is very significant. Because, Yangxingji is the confluence of the three tributaries of the Min River.

As long as Lin Renzhao wants to go north from the Min River to rescue Chengdu, he must pass through Yang Xingji, which shows how important this place is?

Different from the width of the Yangzi River, the Yangxing of the Minjiang River gathers in Chengdu and is a tributary of this section, and the widest river surface is only 120 meters.

Others may not know very well, but Li Zhongyi's heart is like a mirror, the troop carrier may have a shallow draft, but the draft of the grain carrier is very deep.

In other words, if Lin Renzhao's fleet wanted to go to Chengdu through a tributary of the Min River, the channel that could be used was only 80 meters wide.

At a distance of 80 meters, as long as the return cannon that was useless in Chengdu was set up and the cocktail was thrown, Lin Renzhao's fleet would definitely suffer heavy losses.

When resting on the way, Li Zhongyi smiled and praised Min Zihao, who was accompanying him: "If it weren't for Kuanfu, you took the initiative to offer advice, how would I know the reality of Minjiang?" ”

Min Zihao was secretly ashamed, he proposed to Mrs. Zhao to catch Zhang Xuexian, and he also caught Zhang Xuexian smoothly, but he didn't expect that he and Zhang Xuexian were captured by the Han army together.

Since entering the Han army camp, Min Zihao has never seen Zhang Xuexian again. Does this still need to be asked, with Zhang Xuexian's grandiose posture, he must have been accepted by the lustful Li Zhongyi, right?

After being captured by the Han army, Min Zihao was very familiar with current affairs, and he answered all questions, and he answered them in great detail.

Li Zhongyi was very satisfied with Min Zihao's performance, so he sent troops to Yang Xingji this time and specially brought Min Zihao.

"Your Majesty, you have praised it falsely, but you are just doing a little bit of your best, and you dare to take credit?" Min Zihao is very acquainted, and his posture has always been very low.

Li Zhongyi smiled slightly, thinking that at the beginning, when the old Li family was in danger of breaking the family, he had the courage to go to Mrs. Zhao for help.

At that time, Min Zihao, relying on the favor of Mrs. Zhao, did not take Li Zhongyi in his eyes at all.

Thirty years in the east of the river, forty years in the west of the river, feng shui in turn. Now, Li Zhongyi has become the supreme in the world, and Min Zihao has become a prisoner, the world is really unpredictable!

Li Zhongyi waved his hand and said: "Meritorious work is meritorious work, and passing is excessive." Meritorious service will be rewarded, and fault must be punished, so as to convince the public. Kuanfu, you don't have to be too humble. ”

Min Zihao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he could see that Li Zhongyi was in a good mood.

For Min Zihao, who has a ghost in his heart, the better Li Zhongyi's mood, the safer he will be. As for whether you reward it or not, it doesn't matter.

Min Zihao is an understanding person, he is neither a minister of Conglong, nor a confidant of Li Zhongyi, after being captured, he was able to save his life, and he was already smoking from the ancestral tomb, so he dared to expect too much?

Although Min Zihao was very disguised, Li Zhongyi could still see that he was suspicious.

The little festival of the year, in Li Zhongyi's view, is a thing of the past, the past has passed, is it necessary to keep thinking about it?

However, Min Zihao is a person with a lot of eyes, and he is always worried that Li Zhongyi will settle accounts after the autumn.

The so-called people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads, Min Zihao is so scared that he is going to die, so he is naturally trembling, and he is cautious and serves Li Zhongyi.

"Kuanfu, you are good at poetry and songs, and there happens to be a lack of a young eunuch in the Guozi Prison, I don't know what you think?"

Li Zhongyi has long figured it out that the new school must be done, and it must be done in a big way. However, the old Confucianism cannot be abolished abruptly.

Objectively speaking, the scholars who study the way of Confucius and Mencius still account for the largest proportion of intellectuals, and the imperial court always has to give the way.

It will take a long time for new learning, including mathematics, physics and chemistry, to fully roll out universal education, and we can't do it in a hurry! Can't be in a hurry!

Therefore, according to Li Zhongyi's plan, new learning and Confucianism, new methods for new people, and old methods for the old people, respectively.

When the time is ripe, the teachers of the new school are also in place, and then the backward national policy of respecting Confucianism will be completely abolished.

With Li Zhongyi's explicit, Min Zihao couldn't help but be ecstatic, his original dead ambition was resurrected in the blink of an eye.

Relying on the support of Mrs. Zhao, Min Zihao is just a Shaoqing of Taichang Temple in Shu to this day.

The demise of Shu is imminent, and the so-called Shaoqing of Taichang Temple has become worthless.

The young eunuch of the Han Dynasty is a teacher who reads all over the world!

Min Zihao was very excited, bowed down, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty's kindness is high and the earth is thick, and the guilty minister dares not to die?" ”

Li Zhongyi smiled slightly, let Min Zihao, a senior intellectual with a lot of thieves in his heart, toss all the people who read all over the world.

This so-called, the wicked have their own wicked grinding, yes!