The camp arranged a camp tent for Han Qian near the big tent of the third prince, a low wooden house built by logging, covered with rainproof cloth and thatch, the conditions were quite simple, and there was no way to do it.

At this time, it was already April, and in the tent without open windows, when the curtain was lowered, it was a little stuffy.

Entering the hot summer, continuous rain and damp heat prone to miasma plague have always been taboo in the use of soldiers.

Everyone hoped that the rain would pour north of Nanyang to slow down the gathering of the Liang army to the south, but at the same time, they were also worried that the battle would have to be delayed because of the mud outside Yueyang City, and they had to be careful to guard against a possible large-scale outbreak of miasma in the camp.

However, Han Qian entered the camp to see that the weeds and trees were cleared, in addition to the sewage ditch, the four corners of the camp also excavated seepage wells that contained dirt, and used lime to repel mosquitoes and insects on a large scale.

Han Qian walked into the camp tent and saw Xi Ying take off his leather armor and change into a skirt, his face was clear and gorgeous, but there were two more beautiful beauties in the tent, which was very eye-catching.

Needless to say, it was arranged by the third prince to serve him again.

Although the camp tent is simple, but the ground is covered with wooden boards, the table and couch are exquisite, Xi Ying She has already sat leisurely in front of the desk to make tea and drink herself, seeing Han Qian coming, she did not serve him consciously, and greeted: "The tea sent by the third prince is very clear, you come and taste it." ”

Han Qian sat down and drank tea with Xi Ying for a while, and Shen Yang came to visit.

At this time, Xi Ying cleaned up his lazy posture and knelt on the side to serve tea.

"I know that I want to unite the army with you, Jiang Shu went to Yuanling, just to ask you and Zheng Hui about this, you came over on purpose, presumably Jiang Shu also told you our opinion, right?" Shen Yang came in and went straight to the point, saying, "You hope that Your Highness can succeed to the throne, probably don't want to have more twists and turns, right?" ”

"Sir, has your mind set up at this time?" Han Qian asked Shen Yang with a smile.

"There are no twists and turns, which is the luck of Dachu and the happiness of the community." Shen Yang said.

Shen Yang has always been reluctant to get involved in the matter of competing for succession, mainly because the third prince was too young at the time, and he was kept in the palace ban since he was a child, and he decided that replacing the crown prince with the third prince would only bring greater turmoil to Da Chu.

The prince is not good, but there is a grandson to look forward to.

At that time, he was more inclined to the efforts of the imperial court to reduce and limit the authority of the Xu family.

The subsequent development of the situation was completely unexpected, and he was not a stubborn person who did not know how to judge the situation.

After the Jingxiang War, the county prince's mansion really has a foundation, this trip can successfully cut the domain of Tanzhou, and the momentum of the struggle for succession will be achieved, and the three princes will replace the prince, which is more beneficial to Dachu, and he will naturally do his best to support it.

It is precisely because of this that Shen Yang does not advocate the use of risk.

In recent years, the Dragon Bird Army has managed to muster together 20,000 elite soldiers, which will be the basis for the submission of the crown prince and the king of letters.

Han Qian pursed his lips, Shen Yang has the talent to use it in the world, but he is not good at using it, which may be related to his temperament, which also determines that he is unlikely to notice the abnormality in Jinling City.

If Emperor Tianyou suddenly burps in Jinling, but they don't take Tanzhou, then a catastrophe is coming.

It's just that he can't say that.

"In order to prevent our army from fighting, the rebels drove all the villagers outside Yueyang City into the city. If the Marquis of Liyang sends an envoy to Shu to negotiate peace talks, this matter will be beneficial to us. Yueyang City thought that with the lake and river, it could communicate with Tanlang and not worry about the grain road being cut off, but the Marquis of Zhenyuan didn't know the water situation of Dongting Lake at this time, and didn't realize that he couldn't figure out the water situation of Dongting Lake in the next three or five months, and hundreds of thousands of people would be trapped in Yueyang City at that time. Han Qian stared at Shen Yang and asked.

Han Qian's words can be said to be heart-wrenching, Shen Yang boasted that he loved the people like a son, and he was silent and difficult to deal with.

In fact, what Han Qian said was the most orthodox and safest method of warfare, and if Yueyang City was really trapped full of corpses, Tanzhou, Langzhou, Shaozhou, and Hengzhou would no longer have any resistance.

On the battlefield, human life is like a mustard, but it is difficult for Shen Yang to face such a tragic result.

"Wuling City is strong and small, it can't accommodate many generals, and Ma Rong has suffered a big loss from Yuanling City, and can transfer 10,000 elites to Yunpanling, and the rebels will be forced by the situation to fight with us in the field, and then win and then take Wuling City, soldiers and horses are everywhere, and they can go straight to the heart of the rebel land. At this time, even if the Ma family still wants to die to the end, how many people can the Tanzhou Hao family accompany them to death? Han Qian said, "Although this strategy is dangerous, once it is successful, the rebels may have to sacrifice the city and beg for their lives at this moment, Tanzhou can go down without a fight, and Mr. does not need to see the corpses of the rebels all over the field, nor does he need to worry about the movements of Liang and Shu!" ”

Shen Yang was silent for a long time and said, "The Marquis of Zhenyuan may not agree to take risks. ”

Yang Jian is the commander of the Lou Boat Army, and he must resolutely oppose it, and 10,000 elites will not be able to swim across Dongting Lake and enter the Yuan River.

"Then please ask Mr. to accompany me to see the Marquis of Zhenyuan." Han Qian stood up and said.

"Okay, it's dark today, and I'll go with you to see Yang Jian tomorrow." Shen Yang nodded and agreed.

The garrison of the Louchuan Military Naval Division is located in a concave lake swing to the south between the Xishan camp and Yunxiyi, and the narrow lake swing mouth lays down rows of wood as a wall, leaving seven or eight zhang wide Yuanmen water supply division warships in and out.

More than 100 warships, large and small, were moored on the surface of Shuiying Lake, and there were also thousands of tents on the shore near the lake.

Han Qian and Shen Yang rushed to visit Yang Jian at the Shuiying station, and also watched the drills of the sailors.

At this time, Yang Jian led the Lou ship army to the expedition, and there were five Wuyalou ships.

The most striking feature is that it has five floors of cabins, and on the fifth deck, there is also a pavilion for monitoring the enemy situation and commanding.

The Wuyalou ship is an oared ship, without sail masts, with two layers of sixty large oars, driving the ship to fight close to the enemy, there are female wall battlements, up to 134 zhang long, 4 or 5 zhang above the water hull, parked on the lake like a behemoth.

Yang Jian took Han Qian and Shen Yang to board a Wuyalou ship to look at the lake and river, and asked quietly: "Lord Shen and Han Sima came here, wouldn't it be just to take a look at this Wuyalou ship?" ”

"Divide the troops to Chenzhou, take advantage of the turbulence of the Yuan River, and attack Wuling, what does Yang Hou think about this?" Shen Yang asked.

Yang Jian slapped Han Qian twice in surprise, but he didn't expect Shen Yang, who had never advocated risk, to be persuaded to change his mind just one day after Han Qian arrived at the Yuedong camp?

"Dongting Lake is choppy, and enemy ships are coming in all directions, which is too risky." Regardless of whether Shen Yang was moved by Han Qian's words, Yang Jian, as a general of the clan, did not need to bend to the situation and directly express his objections.

He commanded the water division, and without his consent, the Dragon Bird Army wanted to swim into the Yuan River, and he had nothing to say.

"The naval division of the Louzhou Naval Army, not slightly weaker than the Tanzhou Naval Army, does not fight in the lake, and goes straight into the Yuan River from the main channel, if the Tanzhou Naval Army dares to entangle, it is also their defeat and victory, why is Yang Hou Ye afraid?" Han Qian asked.

"Naval warships, mainly oars, suddenly difficult to sail far......" Yang Jian has the practical difficulties he considered, so he took the Wuyalou ship under their feet as an example, sixty big oars, in a short period of time the oarsman will increase the speed of the boat, faster than the fast sailing ship, but the time is difficult to last.

The maximum speed of the boat may only last for half an hour, and the oarsman will be exhausted, and then he will have to go at a lower speed.

From the mouth of Yueyang Lake to the south, from the Yuankou into the Yuan River, against the current to Yunpanling, 500 miles of waterway, the average speed of the boat is actually much slower than that of a fast sailboat.

At this time, even if the Tanzhou naval army continued to send warships to disturb the attack, the entire fleet that forcibly broke through the blockade line would be difficult to control the losses.

"Xuzhou built twelve sailing ships, as long as there is a need, they can break through the blockade of the Tanzhou naval army at any time, rush to the Yuedong camp to meet, and then ask Yang Hou to concentrate on the sailing ships to transport soldiers and horses into the Yuanjiang River." Han Qian said.

Han Qian naturally considered that the main warships of the Lou Ship Army were not conducive to rapid voyages, and his plan was that the Lou Ship Army would gather the warships that were conducive to the long voyage, and twelve more warships from the Xuzhou Water Camp would rush over to meet and jointly transport 10,000 elites into the Yuanjiang River.

Sailing ships use their mastsails to borrow the power of the wind for long distances, and for short sprints, they rely on oarsmen to operate large oars to drive the ship forward at a faster speed and engage enemy ships.

Therefore, Han Qian has always been dismissive of the Wuyalou ship, which looks spectacular, but actually uses too many restrictions in water warfare, but it costs a lot.

Yang Jian groaned silently.

Han Qian stared at Yang Jian, seeing that he had two short mustaches on his lips, obviously shrewd and capable, and he was indeed the most outstanding sailor general in Great Chu.

Yang Mi called the emperor in Jinling, the Yang family is the clan, and there are generals such as Yang En and Yang Zhitang among the children of the clan, but among the few people who are most trusted by Yang Mi at present, Yang Jian, who commands the Lou Boat Army, must be one of them.

Yang Jian is only forty-five years old this year, when he is in the prime of life, he usually looks forward to the Emperor Yang Mi of God, and the prince, the Anning Palace and the King of Xin, are not very sociable, in the eyes of many people, no matter who is the new emperor in the future, Yang Jian is indispensable to the status of a minister.

Seeing that Yang Jian was silent, Han Qian asked, "There is a sentence, I don't know if Han Qian should ask?" ”

"Han Sima, please speak up." Yang Jian said.

"Your Highness has quelled the rebels, and Marquis Yang thinks His Majesty is likely to replace the crown prince with His Royal Highness?" Han Qian directly asked this most sensitive question, of course, he didn't expect Yang Jian to answer positively, he asked himself, he asked himself, "Marquis Yang is regarded by His Majesty as the mainstay of the clan, if Marquis Yang does not actively establish meritorious deeds when he rebels in Tanzhou, it may make His Majesty think that Marquis Yang has other plans in his heart!" ”

"You're saying this heart-wrenching!" Yang Jian Huo Ran's eyes widened, staring at Han Qian with anger, how could a character like him be willing to be threatened by Han Qian like this.

"Maybe Han Qian's words were heartfelt, but Han Qian also said such things to Feng Wenlan, Feng Wenlan's reaction at that time was no different from Yang Houye!" Han Qian snorted and said with a smile, completely unafraid of Yang Jian's anger.

Han Qian spoke conservatively and implicitly in front of the three princes, but whether he was coaxing, cheating, threatening or luring, he had to get Yang Jian to agree to send troops!