The Chishan Society wants to gather the elite combat forces south of the Yangtze River to Baihogang in advance to prepare for trouble, and it is also necessary to wait until the main forces of the Longya Army and the Naval Division of the left and right have communicated from Han, and then they can borrow the road from Yangzhou and sneak to Baihogang to rendezvous.

Until then, all civilian ships in the ditch had either been requisitioned outright or ordered to retreat to the mouth of the river to anchor; The lines along the ditch are also under the close surveillance of the scouts of the Right Shenwu Army.

After several messengers set off on the road overnight with Han Qian's letter, Han Qian also made new adjustments to the deployment of the Baijiegang camp.

The previous plan was mainly based on the possibility that Xu Mingzhen might retreat in the face of difficulties, withdraw the remnants of the Lou Boat Army from Hongzepu, and abandon the southern area of Haozhou.

In that case, Han Qian would have to consider the situation that the imperial court would completely bring Shiliang County and other regions into its rule in the future, so he could only abandon the Baijiegang camp, break the Chishan Society into pieces, and integrate into the prefecture and county areas.

At this time, Han Qian wanted to gather back the scattered manpower and do everything possible to strengthen the defense and armed forces of the Baihogang camp.

At present, there are more than 6,000 congregations and families under the control of the Red Mountain Society in the camp and the surrounding area.

Due to the fact that they had to be responsible for the construction of the camp in the early stage of moving north, the number of old and weak women and children was relatively small, and more than 2,600 of these 6,000 people were young and strong men, and more than 1,600 of them were former pawns of the Zuoguang German army.

This ratio can be said to be quite high.

What's more, Han Qian has had a tradition of setting up women's battalions and juvenile battalions in the war zone to maintain internal order since the time of the Chishan Army, and he has also been consistent in the construction of the Baijiegang camp.

Therefore, the military force that can be mobilized at this time in the Baihogang camp is also considerable.

Later, after the Chishan Association gathers thousands of elite congregations on the south bank of the Yangtze River to come and meet, then wait for the Xuzhou Shuiying to go down the river.

In recent years, Xuzhou has mainly relied on waterways to connect Hunan and Guizhou, and there are quite a number of sturdy ships that can be requisitioned, so there is no problem in forming a naval army of 5,000 or 6,000 people.

The Xuzhou Water Battalion only has two battalions of 800 sailors every day.

Even if two or three battalions of infantry were urgently recruited to strengthen the water battalion, the Xuzhou water battalion could only muster two thousand sailor generals in a hurry.

Han Qian carried out military mobilization in the Baihogang camp at this time, not expecting that after the defeat of the Dragon Tooth Army on the left and right, they would be able to turn the tide in Baihogang, but more importantly, to gather a supplementary combat force of the Xuzhou Water Battalion.

At this time, Han Qian assigned a group of people to immediately dive along the Shitang River, Xiaojin River, and Shiliang River to survey these main rivers connecting Hongzepu and the Yangtze River.

Not as good as Hangou, Shitang River, Xiaojin River, Shiliang River, although the royal connection to Hongzepu, the Yangtze River, but in disrepair, serious siltation, has been very unfavorable to navigation.

This is also the key to the left and right Wuya armies choosing to raid Hongzepu from Hangou.

However, no matter how serious the siltation of the Shitang River, the Xiaojin River, and the Shiliang River is, the waterways are still connected, but it is not conducive to the passage of the Xuzhou-built warships of the Wuya Army and the Naval Divisions of the left and right with pointed bottoms, but the small and medium-sized warships with flat bottoms and broad heads can still pass slowly.

At the beginning, there were a large number of small and medium-sized flat-bottomed warships in the remnants of the Louchuan Army, which fled into Hongzepu from these rivers.

If the left and right Wuya Army Naval Divisions suffered heavy losses in Hongzepu, or even if the whole army was annihilated, even if the Huaidong Army did not dare to directly send troops to participate in the battle, it would also send troops to block the connecting waterway between Hongzepu and Fanliang Lake.

Only by figuring out the water conditions of the Shitang River, Xiaojin River, and Shiliang River can Han Qian accurately estimate the speed and scale of the remnants of the Lou Boat Army and even the warships of the Liang Army's Naval Division advancing from Hongzepu to the Yangtze River waterway after the Wuya Army on the left and right was heavily damaged.

This also determined the enemy situation that the Xuzhou Water Camp had to face directly when it entered the Yangtze River waterway in the Chizhou and Gyeonggi sections in the early stage.

Han Qian, Feng Yi, Guo Rong, and Xi Ying repeatedly deliberated on many details, and it was not until dawn that the adjustment of the initial matter was finalized, and Dou Rong, Han Donghu, Su Lie, He Liufeng and others went to implement it separately, and then he went back to the house and lay down to rest for a while.

Guo Rong and Feng Yi were not sleepy yet, so they sat in the council hall and guarded, so that if there was any new situation, they could also deal with it directly.

"When did the adults notice that something was wrong with Wen Ruilin?" Guo Rong saw Xi Ying put away the map spread out on the bookcase, and couldn't help but ask.

Han Qian presided over the creation of the secret Cao Zuosi and Jinyun Tower before and after, and he could trace the clues that were not easy for others to find, but Guo Rong listened to Feng Yi and Feng Yi, and was very sure that Han Qian had noticed that Wen Ruilin had a problem before the war of cutting the domain, and he was still very puzzled about this.

Wen Ruilin was just a strategist beside Ma Xun in Tanzhou at that time, Guo Rong was very curious, how could such an unimportant person at that time enter Han Qian's field of vision?

"Before the war, we had many contacts with Wen Ruilin, and at first, in order to gain a foothold in Xuzhou and induce Tanzhou to agree to release the ban and allow the homeless people to pour into Xuzhou, Han Qian investigated Ma Xun, who was actually secretly in charge of Langzhou's affairs, and the people around him, but the information that could be found at that time was very limited. However, Ma Xun is not outstanding among the sons of Ma Yin, and it is only after Wen Rui's help that he stands out and sits firmly in the position of the son of the world, which is certain,"

Xi Ying said,

"During the Jingxiang War, Wen Ruilin's advice to Ma Xun when defending Zaoyang was a little substandard, causing the eastern flank of the Dengxiang defense line to be easily defeated by the Liang army at that time. However, these are not enough to explain anything, maybe Wen Ruilin is a person who is good at power and not military strategy, but when Han Qian 'absconded' from Xuzhou under the secret order of the first emperor, almost everyone in Tanzhou was concealed, only Wen Ruilin always remained vigilant, and even Wen Ruilin was secretly spreading rumors of 'cutting the domain', which is enough to show that this person is not so simple. Han Qian will be in Wuling City at this time, and he will send Wen Ruilin and the subsequent great achievements of cutting the feudal domain to Li Pu. As for why it was concluded that he was a spy of the Liang State, it was simple. After the defeat of Emperor Zhu Yu in Jingxiang, he personally went to Guishan in Hanshuikou to invite Han Qian to work for Liang. Wen Ruilin has some ability, but without an extremely powerful character behind his back, it is not enough to see through all this at the beginning of the war to cut the domain......"

"Ahh

Guo Rong opened his mouth in shock, he wanted to say something, but he really didn't know what to say, and said to Feng Yu with a little bitterness: "It's really not a fluke that my lord, Shen Yang and others can make the Dragon Bird Army an army under the eyes and nose of the Anning Palace!" ”

Guo Rong also has deep doubts about the secret of Li Zhihe's life experience, but he also knows the measure, not that he has been by Han Qian's side all this time, so that he can know all the confidential things in Xuzhou like Xi Ying and Feng Yi.

Guo Rong looked at Feng Yi and asked curiously: "Lord Feng should know that after learning about this, you will immediately set off to return to Xuzhou, and carry out fuller mobilization in Xuzhou, and wait until the news of the destruction of the Wuya Army is conclusive, and then lead seven or eight thousand elites down the river to reinforce Jinling, there will be no need to take a little risk; And the Chishan Society also evacuated as originally planned—why didn't Lord Feng persuade him just now? ”

Feng Yi smiled and said, "Before the adults sneaked into Jinling, we also persuaded the adults to stay in Xuzhou and watch the situation change. It's the same this time, in line with the interests of Xuzhou, we should evacuate the Chishan congregation first, and wait for the exact news after returning to Xuzhou before sending troops, but in that case, the soldiers and horses left by Da Chu in Huaixi will almost be destroyed by Xu Mingzhen and Liang Jun, right? Even if we don't care how innocent the people of Huaixi are, when talking about the situation in Chuliang in the past, I have repeatedly emphasized the importance of guarding the river and guarding Huai first, even if Li Zhihe is very likely to be the biggest opponent in Xuzhou in the future, we can only cooperate with him at this time......"

Guo Rong was only invited to serve by Han Qian's side after the Jinling War ended and Han Qian returned to Xuzhou.

Feng Yi smiled again and said, "The adult said that he wanted to be a traitor, but it was inevitable that he would still be deeply influenced by the first adult." ”

"With an adult here, it can really be described as a misfortune for the family, Da Chu Xing," Guo Rong smiled slightly and said, "When the Wuya Army enters Hongzepu and suffers heavy losses, I will go to see Li Zhihe and persuade him to cooperate with Xuzhou......"

At present, Yang Yuanpu and the Privy Council want Li Zhihe's offensive against the enemy in Chaozhou to maintain the established rhythm, but once the left and right Wuya armies are severely defeated in Hongzepu, it is not certain what choice Li Zhihe will make outside Chaozhou City.

Li Zhihe's best choice was, of course, to withdraw the 80,000 or 90,000 forbidden troops and reinforcements from Zhuzhou to Shuzhou as soon as possible to observe the subsequent changes in the situation.

In this way, Dachu still maintains a strong elite force in the south of the Yangtze River, as well as the east and west flanks of Chaozhou and Chuzhou, and then the Xuzhou water camp advances eastward to maintain the smooth flow of the Yangtze River waterway and the connection between the north and south of the Great River.

However, Chaozhou is only one hundred and forty or fifty miles away from Jinling, and after the Dragon Tooth Army was injured, Li Zhihe had to ask Emperor Yanyou for instructions before taking other actions.

This is also the disadvantage of being too close to Jinling City, Li Zhihe is the main general, but he does not have the initiative to refuse to give orders to foreign monarchs.

And what decision Yang Yuanpu will make when he learns that the left and right Dragon Tooth Army is injured by Hong Zepu, Guo Rong can guess it now by breaking his toes.

With Yang Yuanpu's paranoid temperament, he would most likely order Li Zhihe and other generals to forcibly capture Chaozhou City, and use Chaozhou City to meet the possible subsequent offensive of the rebels of Anning Palace and the Liang army.

The probability of Li Zhihe and the generals not obeying the order is extremely low.

In this way, nearly 100,000 elites of Great Chu, such as the Left and Right Wuwei Army, the Right Shenwu Army, and the Chijiang Huang Eshu Zhuzhou Soldiers, will most likely fall into the death trap that the rebels of Anning Palace have been plotting with the Liang Army for a long time, and finally it will be difficult to escape the tragic end of annihilation.

At present, one of the most important links in the contingency plan is that no matter what Yang Yuanpu ordered, they must persuade Li Zhihe to lead his troops to give up the storming of Chaozhou City, which is very likely to have secretly turned into a hard stubble, and withdraw to Shuzhou, or move to Chuzhou, where the garrison system has been basically restored and is across the river from Jinling.

The key bargaining chip to persuade Li Zhihe to resist the will and cooperate with their actions is the secret of Li Zhihe's life experience, and for a long time in the future, Xuzhou Water Camp will also need to cooperate with Li Zhihe in order to gain a foothold in Jianghuai and protect itself......