Han Daochang, Feng Yi and others accompanied Yang Zhitang, Yang Fan and his party, and soon rushed to Dongguan Village by boat, Han Qian led Guo Rong, Gao Shao, Feng Yi, Han Chengmeng, Qiao Weiyan and others were already waiting in front of the dock.

In mid-March, the weather has warmed up, the Huai River has been thawed for more than half a month, and there have been several continuous spring rains around Chaohu Lake, which has caused the water level of the rivers and lakes to rise a lot.

Han Qian wore a thin jacket in the armor, very casually, he didn't deliberately change into the purple official robes of the squire of the military department and the marquis of Qianyang, he was tall, standing on the wooden stake dock with his hands in his hands, his lips had a thick short beard that had not been scraped off in the past few days, his sideburns looked a little messy, his cheeks were thin and resolute, and he wore a scarf and gauze crown, which was not very handsome and plump, but he also had a bit of a deep and lofty bearing.

In the later stage of the war and the later stage of the Jinling Incident in Fanchang City, Yang Zhitang met with Han Qian, and nearly two years passed in a blink of an eye.

Thinking that many people were suspicious of him in every way, but at the end of the day, they still relied on him to turn the tide, but Yang Zhitang was also full of emotion.

At the beginning, the main force of the naval division was destroyed in Hongzepu, and the Youshenwu army was almost wiped out in Zhongli City, and the princes of the court and the central government hoped that the Xuzhou Water Camp could restrict the warships of the Lou Boat Army from entering the Yangtze River waterway, and maintain the communication between Gyeonggi and Jiangbei Jingxiang and Shuhuang Prefectures without being cut off, and they did not expect Han Qian to gain a firm foothold in Tangyi.

At least Li Zhihe didn't take this into account, otherwise he wouldn't have given up Liyang, Dongguan and other city fortresses a year ago and retreated westward in a hurry.

The new formation of the Tangyi soldiers has such strong combat effectiveness, and Han Qian completely did not hesitate to kill or die and sacrifice to launch three medium-scale battles on both sides of the Chu River in a row, which is also far beyond the imagination of everyone in the DPRK and China.

Xu Jing, the former director of the department, was transferred to Shuzhou and served as the chief sentinel under Li Zhihe, but the department of the Privy Council was still operating normally.

After the Empress Dowager returned to the court, the Jinyun Division was disbanded, and the eunuchs returned to the palace, but the chazi, who was responsible for listening to the prefectures and counties and spying on hundreds of officials, was dismantled and appointed by the Ministry of Duties and the Criminal Department, so the power of the Department was even further strengthened.

No matter how bad the situation was, except for a part of the reconnaissance force that was destroyed with Xu Jing in the early days, the staff department continued to work hard to maintain a normal spying and observation of the situation on the north coast.

In the Liyang War, the Tangyi soldiers and the Shouzhou army fought fiercely on both sides of Fucha Mountain and on both sides of the Fucha Mountain for many days, and the casualties on both sides were heavy.

Comparatively speaking, the cavalry of the Liang army entered Huaidong, mainly to harass and attack, and the king of letters, Yang Yuan, played a strong wall and cleared the wilderness, and fought more than 100 battles of all sizes, except for the civilian people who were plundered and coerced to the north, the cumulative casualties of the generals were only two or three thousand.

Li Zhihe contained the Chaozhou defenders from the west flank, and the casualties were heavier, but they were far from being comparable to the casualties of the Tangyi soldiers.

You must know that Huaidong has nearly 120,000 soldiers and horses, and the Huaixi Forbidden Army led by Li Zhihe has nearly 60,000 soldiers and horses, which is far more than Han Qian's newly formed Tangyi soldiers on the north bank.

If the people in the DPRK and China were affected by the rumors and the new policies implemented by Han Qian and his father Han Daoxun, they all had deep suspicion and precautions against Han Qian, but now, some people have changed.

Yes, a real careerist, shouldn't he save his strength to fight for power at this time?

How many people would stake the elite of their descendants on the adventure and shopping hard when the situation is so bad, and let the main competitors sit back and enjoy the results?

In these fierce battles, the cumulative casualties of the newly formed Tangyi soldiers exceeded 13,400, and after suffering such tragic casualties, the morale of the Tangyi soldiers did not collapse, and the Shouzhou army was blocked, which can be said to be completely beyond everyone's imagination.

During the Jingxiang War, Han Qian, who was not well-known and had no foundation at all, instigated Yang Yuanpu to guard Xichuan, and it can also be said that he was good at using dangerous tactics and liked to take the sword sideways, so as to make great achievements in the world.

And the war of cutting the feudal domain, Han Qian and his father Han Daoxun first gained great benefits in Xuzhou.

During the Jinling Incident, it can even be said that Han Qian used danger to fight for his name.

However, at this time, Han Qian's foundation had been established, and he also had enough chips in his hand to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

In other words, Yang Zhitang stood in Han Qian's position, such a good opportunity, and at the same time was so suspicious of the imperial court, he could ignore the Jianghuai erosion situation, directly send troops from Xuzhou to expand to the surrounding areas, and connect the four states of Xuchen Siye together.

Even if the imperial court asked for Xuzhou, Yang Zhitang thought that if he were Han Qian, he would also take the opportunity to make it clear that he would take charge of the forces of the Great Chu Water Division, and push the guards and the Right Dragon Wu Army and other soldiers and horses to the north bank to resist the enemy's troops.

However, instead of expanding the territory of Xuzhou outward, Han Qian led the elite of his descendants to advance westward, and directly blocked the enemy's front, and with extremely heavy casualties, he carved out a defensive depth for Great Chu on the north bank of the Yangtze River.

At this time, who else can stand up and say that Han Qian has bad intentions?

Yang Zhitang's precautions against people's hearts can be said to be extremely deep, and at this time, he can't find a place to suspect Han Qian.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhitang thought about Li Pu's son Li Chong fleeing to Shuzhou to catch wind and spread rumors, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly, he was really greedy for life and stupid to death.

Not to mention whether these rumors have any basis or not, even if Han Qian did not lead his troops to enter the north bank and fight with the enemy army regardless of casualties, relying on the imperial court's dependence on the Xuzhou water camp at this time, who spread such rumors, didn't he stretch his head to the end of the guillotine?

This time when they crossed the river, Yang Zhitang and his son Yang Fan were very relieved to bring only more than 100 guards and their entourage, and rushed to Dongguan Village to meet Han Qian.

Yang Zhitang set off from quarrying early in the morning and crossed the river to add

The boats in the Yuxi River were moving slowly, and it was already noon.

Han Qian prepared a brief banquet, first welcoming Yang Zhitang, Yang Fan and the main generals of the Youlong Wujun army who led their troops to cross the river to the north bank to participate in the battle into a simple tooth tent banquet, and then talked about the construction of the defense line on the north bank and the subsequent plan to advance the troops north along the Puyang River and encircle Chuzhou City.

Yang Zhitang didn't think that he could give Han Qian more advice on the battle of commanding the army, he came here for three purposes.

One is a duke, on behalf of Emperor Yanyou and the Empress Dowager to cross the river and reward the Tangyi soldiers and generals for their meritorious service in defending the north bank.

The first is to discuss the question of the remnants of the sailor, which can also be said to be for the public.

In addition to the issue that the generals of the Navy Division belonged to the military government and soldiers, as an enterprising imperial court, and its dependence on the Yangtze River waterway was so heavy, it should not give up the efforts to rebuild the Navy Division under the direct jurisdiction of the Privy Council, and the remnants of the Navy Division will directly determine the progress of the reconstruction of the Water Division.

Of course, how to rebuild the water master, Han Qian also has the right to speak, and Yang Zhitang must consult with him first.

Another is Yang Zhitang's private thoughts.

Yang Zhitang wanted to directly serve as a privy envoy before Zhou Bingwu.

At present, Shen Yang and even Emperor Yanyou are supportive, after all, Yang Zhitang represents the power of the clan, and he has greater real power in the court, which is conducive to consolidating the imperial power.

Yang Zhitang didn't expect Li Zhihe's side to support him, but just after the Liyang War, the support of Han Qian and the Han family would never be lighter than that of Li Zhihe and the Shuzhou generals......

Yang Zhitang had previously instructed some of the generals of the Right Dragon Martial Army to cross the river to aid the battle, which was somewhat good, and crossing the river at this time was also to receive the reward that Han Qian should give him.

If it weren't for this, it would have been just a reward for the three armies and a discussion on the question of the remnants of the sailors, and Zhou Bingwu, the only remaining privy deputy envoy and former Yongjia defense envoy, would have crossed the river to see Han Qian, so he didn't have to work hard to make this trip.

After the luncheon, Han Qian accompanied Yang Zhitang to inspect the expansion of Dongguan Village, the dredging of the river channel, the construction of the Shuiying Village on the north side of the Weixu Mountain, and the construction of the polder, and talked about some things in the process.

If Han Qian is only limited to the implementation of the conscription system in Tangyi, and does not involve other states and counties, there may not be any resistance under the current situation, but Tangyi has incorporated 100,000 displaced people, and after the brutal war consumption in the early stage, the adult Ding Zhuang has dropped to less than 20,000 people, and most of them have been incorporated into the army at this time, Tangyi can already be said to have no soldiers to recruit, not to mention the development of industrial construction, reclamation of fields, and mining of minerals.

Han Qian wanted to recruit soldiers from other states and counties to attract the population, and this problem was complicated.

Han Daoming alone in the DPRK and the Central Committee seems to be somewhat weak, not to mention that even if the princes of the court reluctantly make concessions under the current situation, when the state and county are specifically implemented, who knows how much resistance they will encounter?

Yang Zhitang has a request for him, so it is better, so that he can make his request openly.

Compared with the support of Yang Zhitang and Yang Fan's father and son, opening the opening for homeless people and slaves to cross the river to apply, the two thousand generals of the remnants of the sailor are nothing in Han Qian's eyes, and they are bargaining chips that can be traded.

After all, there is the foundation of the Xuzhou Water Camp and the Chishan Society, and it is not a difficult time to train a group of mature and qualified naval generals.

And they have successfully taken Liyang, so it can be said that they have sealed the entrance of the Lou Chuan Army warships into the Yangtze River waterway, and there is no possibility of a large-scale water war in a short period of time.

Most of the sailor generals want to cross the river and return, Han Qian will not stop them, but there are also a small number of sailor generals, mainly the old department of the Longque Army and the Zuo Guang German Army that were dismantled and incorporated into the Zuo Wuya Army, and they intend to stay in Tangyi, Han Qian also hopes that the Privy Council and the Military Department can be accommodated, and agree to move these people's families from several cantonment military palaces.

Yang Zhitang asked about the fact that there were only more than 200 generals in this part, and he directly agreed.

After all, with Han Qian's exploits in turning the tide again, no one could say anything about rewarding more than 200 private soldiers.

Another important reason why Han Qian agreed to transfer the remnants of the naval division was that Emperor Zhu Yu of Liang built a shipyard and a naval camp in Haizhou, and his intention to attack the coastal areas of Jianghuai by sea had been preliminarily confirmed from the type of ship he was trying to build.

He will not be able to spare his hands to look east for the next two or three years, and the imperial court must immediately reorganize a naval division in Runzhou or the areas along the river further east, so that it is possible to form a certain defense capability along the Jianghuai coast as soon as possible.

The previous secret fold, Han Qian originally asked Guo Rong to take it to see Li Zhihe, but it was delayed for Li Chong to spread rumors, and a month and a half has passed so far, Han Qian asked Xi Ying to take the secret fold at this time, handed it to Yang Zhitang for details, and said:

"At the beginning of February, I learned that Emperor Zhu Yu of Liang was planning to build a shipyard and a naval camp in Haizhou, but I guessed that it effectively imitated the old practice of the Wu army and sailors in the Spring and Autumn Period to attack Qilu by sea. But I didn't know that Li Chong had fled and returned, and spread rumors that I had colluded with Liang Jun and sat back to watch the fall of the sailor, and I was also angry at the time, thinking about laying Liyang first to prove my innocence, but I forgot about it. ”

Yang Zhitang carefully read the secret fold, Han Qian had a detailed analysis of the strategic intentions of the Liang army on the eastern front in the secret fold, and he was shocked to see it, and said: "When I go back this time, I will play this fold to Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, and summon the public to discuss countermeasures. ”

"I'll forget about this fold......" Han Qian took the secret fold and threw it into the brazier.

Seeing Han Qian's move, Han Daochang, Guo Rong, Feng Yi and others who accompanied him were shocked at first, but then they understood what Han Qian wanted to do.

Yang Zhitang looked at the dense fold in the brazier and was already burning

, His mind was still immersed in Liang Jun's scheme, and he asked puzzledly: "Lord Han, what do you mean by this?" ”

"The prince knows about this, and directly discusses countermeasures with His Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the princes, that is, if you involve me, there may be unnecessary twists and turns; There is only so much I can do, after all, there is a difference between the rivers and the sea, and the warships built in Xuzhou may not be able to withstand the wind and waves in the near sea, and it is ......my best to send the remnants of the sailors back to Jinling," Han Qian said.

"Please also ask Lord Han to speak clearly." Yang Zhitang groaned slightly, he vaguely guessed what Han Qian's intentions were, but there was no one else in the hall at this time, he still wanted Han Qian to open the window directly and say something.

"If the prince is not afraid that Han Qian has ulterior motives, but Han Qian will dare to say a few more words,"

Han Qian put down the teacup in his hand and said,

"Even if the DPRK and China can raise some money and grain at this time, they must fully support the construction of the defense line on the north bank, even from the perspective of Tangyi, I don't want the imperial court to immediately set up a new naval division. And even if a naval division is hastily formed, it will be very difficult to engage the Liang army in the near sea, and it is likely to suffer another setback. I thought that it was a prudent strategy in the early stage to avoid going to sea to fight as much as possible, and to rely on the coastal cities to fight with a mixed naval army, infantry battalion and a small number of cavalry, so that the Liang army's naval divisions could be disturbed, but they could not penetrate into the hinterland through the inland river network to cause destruction. After three or five years, the navy division and warships are complete, and the generals are familiar with the wind and waves in the coastal sea, and then consider going to sea to beat the enemy back to the north of Huaishui, which is a foolproof strategy. When the prince was in Hongzhou, he controlled the waters of Poyang Lake, and there were generals who knew about the water war under his command, Han Qian thought that the imperial court should move the Youlongwu army to Runzhou, and add a new water battalion under the Youlongwu army, specializing in the defense of the east of Runzhou along the river and the Jianghuai coast, or it could take into account the comprehensive ......"

Yang Zhitang nodded slightly.

Han Qian burned the secret fold, saying that he and the Han family would no longer take the initiative to speak out on this matter, and his father and son wrote a letter to show that the threat from the sea was about to come, and at the same time, it was their father and son who retrieved the remnants of the sailor from Han Qian's hands, and he could indeed openly ask the newly formed small-scale naval army to be temporarily placed under the banner of the Right Dragon Martial Army, and the Right Dragon Martial Army would take over the subsequent defense along the river and coastal east of Runzhou.

In addition to the right dragon army can take the opportunity to expand the scale of soldiers and horses, expand the defense area, more importantly, the three states along the river east of Runzhou, the family clan lord was disabled by the letter king Yang Yuanyan in the Jinling Incident - the family clan lord headed by Huang Hua, Wu Zun and others, the power is actually mainly concentrated in the southeast of Taihu Lake, the south shore of the lake, Xiu Zhuzhou - the right dragon army can move to the past, in fact, it is also a good opportunity to take advantage of the void.

Of course, Yang Zhitang did not impulsively reveal joy.

First, there is Li Pu's experience, which makes him have to think more deeply about whether there are more hidden "good intentions" behind Han Qian's empathetic "suggestions".

Another point is that Han Qian is so cooperative, it is impossible not to do without his appeal.

He had to listen to Han Qian's conditions before he had the right to weigh and plan in his heart.

Yang Fan is not much older than Han Qian, but he is also old, sitting side by side with his father Yang Zhitang, secretly looking at the changes in the spirits of Han Qian and Han Daochang and Feng Yi who accompanied him, and he did not rush to reveal his inner tendencies.

Seeing that Yang Zhitang and Yang Fan's father and son were so cautious, Han Qian smiled in his heart.

He arranged it like this, and he really didn't have bad intentions towards Yang Zhitang and Yang Fan's father and son.

The main thing is that the Huaixi Forbidden Army of Lu Qingxia and Li Zhihe, who coerced the Queen Mother to order the world, was too strong in the core area of Jianghuai.

It can be expected that in recent years, Huaidong, which seems to be strong, will become more and more embarrassed and impoverished by the Liang army.

Not only in Korea, but also in the core area of Jianghuai, Han Qian wanted to choose allies to restrict the continued expansion of the forces of Lu Qingxia and Li Zhihe, but the choice was actually very limited.

Han Qian wanted to fully implement the new policy in Tangyi, and also attract landless refugees and even fugitive slaves from the Jiangnan prefectures to Jiangbei, which was naturally opposed to the clan lords.

Even if Huang Hua and other individuals are enlightened and open-minded, there is actually no basis for cooperation between the two sides.

Yang Zhitang and Yang Fan's father and son didn't care whether they had deeper ambitions or not, but they were ostensibly representing the interests of the clan at this time.

In fact, since the Qin and Han dynasties, before the real formation of a large-scale Shu clan election system, the imperial power is the embodiment of the interests of the imperial family.

Back to the new policy itself, Emperor Tianyou didn't want to implement it back then, not because he didn't want to weaken and crack down on the power of the clan lords, but in fact, the resistance was too great, and no one dared to easily offend the public, so he didn't dare to implement it.

For the royal family, "the whole world, the land is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister", they are naturally the rulers of this land, and they do not need a paper contract to plunder the people as slaves......

Han Qian helped the Youlongwu army to move to Runzhou, helped Yang Fan master the defense line along the river and coast east of Runzhou, and at the same time supported Yang Zhitang as a privy envoy, so that it was possible to attract landless poor people and fugitive slaves from these areas with the support of Yang Zhitang and Yang Fan's father and son, and enter Tangyi in a steady stream.

With the Liang army's harassment of the coastal areas, it will inevitably lead to the flight of some coastal county residents to the inland hinterland, especially when the strength of the newly formed naval division is relatively weak, blockade, sea ban, and internal relocation are inevitable choices.

These people can all move to Tangyi.

At least in the next few years, his interests are relatively consistent with those of Yang Zhitang and Yang Fan's father and son......