Guangling, the famous city of ancient times, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Wangfu sent to the north to fight for the Central Plains, solve the problem of grain and grass transportation, build Hancheng in the southeast of Guangling City, dig a deep ditch under the city, call it Hanjiang, also known as "Hanming ditch", "Hangou".

The ditch goes to the north and enters Sheyang Lake, and the northwest end of Sheyang Lake is connected to Huaishui, so far, there is a waterway connection between the Yangtze River and Huaishui.

The ships that entered the Huaishui from the Yangtze River went north through its tributary Surabaya, passed through Pengcheng, could enter the land of Qilu, and finally entered the Yellow River, creating favorable logistics and transportation conditions for the Wu army to dominate the Central Plains.

Before Wu Guo opened the ditch, the south ship went north, needed to enter the sea through the Yangtze River, and then went north along the coastline, and then entered the Huai River when it reached the mouth of the Huai River, and went north to Surabaya, not to mention the long way, the risk was extremely high, and the ships suitable for sailing on the Yangtze River entered the sea on weekdays, and it was easy to be swallowed by the wind and waves.

And with the ditch, the Yangtze River ships can be exempted from the danger of navigation, for thousands of years, the imperial court of successive dynasties has continuously improved the artificial ditch that communicates the Yellow River, Huaishui and the Yangtze River, and when it comes to the Jin Dynasty, the ships that set sail from the Yangtze River can go straight into the Yellow River through a series of ditches, and there is no need to detour by sea.

The starting point of this waterway is Guangling, and on the way it passes through many cities, Pengcheng, which is a battleground for ancient soldiers.

When it came to the confrontation between the north and the south, the southern army went on a northern expedition, and the most important route of the northern expedition was to start from Guangling, enter Huaishui through Hangou, then pass through Pengcheng through Surabaya, and finally enter the Yellow River.

However, since Liu Song lost the land of Qingqi, the southern border of the northern frontier, from the Yellow River all the way to the south, to Xiaoliang with Huaishui as the boundary, and finally retreated to the Yangtze River, which was originally supposed to be the passage of the Northern Expedition, became an important passage for the Northern Army to go south.

Guangling, which was the starting point of the Northern Expedition, has now become the starting point for the Northern Army to cross the river, and the grain and grass needed by the army will collect Huaishui from the prefectures and counties south of the Yellow River through the waterway, and then enter Yanghu Lake and be transported to Guangling through the ditch.

At this time, outside the city of Guangling, the grain and grass were piled up, and the Zhou army was deployed by the river, heavily guarded, and the Chen army wanted to attack Guangling secretly, and it was basically impossible to attack from the front.

What Chen Shubao is now introducing to his favorite concubine Zhang Lihua is the route taken by the Sui State General Zhongwen to bypass the defense of the Guangling River.

At the beginning of the year, the Qingzhou naval army of the Zhou State was to take the sea route to the south and enter the Yangtze River to help the war, and now, Chen Guo did the opposite.

The elite of the Chen army set out from Huiji, floated north on a ship loaded with grain and grass, and entered the Huaishui through Huaikou in Yancheng County after a lot of hardships.

This plan is easier said than done, how to disguise itself and blend into the Zhou State grain fleet is one of the difficulties, and the other difficulty is how this elite arrived near Guangling within the scheduled date.

Now it is winter, the northeast wind is strong, from Huiji to take the sea route to the north, it is to sail against the wind, although the sail is a hard sail that can make the wind on all sides, it is not impossible to sail against the wind, but it is very difficult to reach Huaikou safely.

It is even more difficult to reach the outside of Guangling City within the scheduled date.

Fu Wei, who sent an envoy to Jiangbei, Chen Guo's naval army located outside Jiankang City, and the land soldiers and horses who arrived at Jingkou and waited to cross the river, all acted in strict accordance with the agreed date, and once the elite led by Yu Zhongwen missed the date, it was impossible for this attack to succeed.

Therefore, Chen Shubao did not agree with Kong Fan and Shi Wenqing's plan at the beginning, not only because the "undeclared war" sneak attack would damage his reputation, but also because he was actually worried.

Yu Zhongwen's sneak attack on Guangling this time, if there were no Jiangnan soldiers and horses to respond, not only could not change the current situation, but would cause Zhou Guo (Wei Chi's) to be angry, and then Chen Guo could only put all the responsibility on Yu Zhongwen.

But what the effect of this is, Chen Shubao can't be sure, if the commander of the Zhou army, Wei Chi Youqi, uses this as an excuse to raise troops to invade the south again, there will be no continuous heavy rain in the middle of winter to stop the other party's advance.

The next rainy season is going to pass the first half of the year, and no one dares to guarantee whether Jiankang can survive until that time, and no one has made a guarantee.

However, once the sneak attack on Guangling was successful, the situation of Chen State was opened, because it was much easier to recover Huainan Prefecture than to recover Jiangzhou or Lingbiao, Guangling was only a river away from Jingkou, and it was easier for Chen's army to attack Guangling than to attack Jiangzhou Huangkou, which was hundreds of miles upstream.

Yuwen and Yu Chi are fighting among themselves, and Yu Wen definitely has no time to take care of the two Huai places in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and Yu Chi's army in Huainan is the army led by Yu Chi Youqi, once it is defeated, Yu Chi will not be able to hold Huainan.

At that time, Chen Guo will be able to meet the source left and right again, and the fisherman will benefit.

On the condition of an armistice, Wei Chi's army was required to retreat to the north of Huaishui and cede Huainan Prefecture; On the condition that he would not unite with the Yuchi clan, he demanded that the Yuwen clan return the occupied Ba, Xiang, Jiangzhou and Lingbiao.

In this way, not to mention the restoration of the territory of the Chen State, the new Three Kingdoms were formed, and the Chen State was worry-free.

This bright prospect made Chen Shubao excited, but the consequences of the failure of the sneak attack on Guangling also made him entangled, Kong Fan and Shi Wenqing tried their best to persuade Chen Shubao to agree to this risky plan.

And these few days will be clear, Chen Shubao didn't think about this tea and dinner, tossed and turned, and was not even in the mood to watch the song and dance, so he was bored in Linchun Pavilion in a daze at Yutu, fidgeting and waiting for the news to come.

He wanted to find someone to talk to, but this kind of military affairs could not be publicized everywhere, so he could only hold it in his heart and panic.

Zhang Lihua glanced at the map, feeling a little helpless, of course she didn't care about the war, but the official family's tone was really not strict, but she wanted to put on a mysterious look.

In the past few days, I have often told her that something big is going to happen, but when she asked, she waved her hand and said, "Don't say, don't say."

Of course, military affairs must be kept secret, but in addition to treating her like this, the official family is also doing the same to Kong and Gong Ergui, so they just took a pretense and wrote "You can't say anything about military affairs, everyone hurry up and ask me".

This is the character of the official family, sometimes like a child, Zhang Lihua has already figured it out, so she knows that those beauties who try to be favored with their beauty can only be "female doctors" and "female bachelors".

Only she knows what the official family really wants.

According to what Chen Shubao said, Zhang Lihua now made up a set of rhetoric to persuade the other party: "General Yu's brother Yu Yi, who was the governor of Wuzhou in Zhou State, defeated the official army several times in that year, and I think General Yu also knows the terrain around Wuzhou very well. ”

"General Yu has a deep hatred with Wei Chi's family, just like Wu Zixu in the Spring and Autumn Period, in order to take revenge, he tried his best to plan carefully, since he dared to take the initiative to ask for help, he must be in his chest."

"And Kong Qing and Shi Qing are tolerant, and thanks to the wisdom of the officials, the monarchs and ministers work together and make peace with each other, and the concubine thinks that this time the official army will definitely win a big victory."

touted Yu Zhongwen as Wu Zixu, touted Kong Fan and Shi Wenqing as tolerant, and said that the monarchs and ministers worked together to make peace, everything was to pave the way for touting Chen Shubao as a Ming Jun.

Zhang Lihua touted it so skillfully, which made Chen Shubao feel happy in his heart after mentioning it, and there was no place in his body that was unhappy, even more enjoyable than that of a beauty.

He is a man, of course he likes beauty, but beauty does not bring him as much pleasure as another thing, and that thing is power.

The Son of Heaven holds the supreme power, and Zhang Lihua has long figured it out, Chen Shubao likes to listen to flattery, likes others to praise him as a Ming Jun, and by touting the people appointed by Chen Shubao, such an effect can be well achieved.

This is more effective than directly praising Chen Shubao's "Shengming" with empty sentences, and those beauties who have empty looks and skins don't know this at all.

Chen Shubao was studying with Zhang Lihua how much chance of victory the official army attack could have, and suddenly there was a commotion outside the cabinet, and after a while, the eunuch outside the door turned into the cabinet, and was just about to speak, when a figure rushed in.

Chen Shubao thought it was an assassin, and was about to shout in shock, but he saw that the man had only run a few steps before he fell to the ground, and then crawled close to him, chanting in his mouth: 'Official! Oh no! Oh no! ’

This voice is very familiar, Chen Shubao inexplicably felt relieved, and then took a closer look, and found that the person who came was actually his henchman Shi Wenqing, at this moment, I saw Shi Wenqing's crown belt scattered, his official uniform was dirty, and he lost a shoe, looking very embarrassed.

Shi Wenqing used his hands and feet at the same time, crawled in front of Chen Shubao, hugged Chen Shubao's feet and cried: "Official, it's not good, it's not good!" ”

The other party looked like this, shocked Chen Shubao's heart fluttering, Shi Wenqing and Kong Fan strongly advocated a sneak attack on Guangling, it was under the persuasion of these two people that Chen Shubao agreed to take a risk, and now the other party is crying "It's not good", is it....

Thinking of this, Chen Shubao couldn't help but feel uneasy and asked, "Shi Aiqing, when is it bad?" ”

"Official! The officers and troops attacked Guangling and suffered heavy casualties! ”

"Ahh

When Chen Shubao heard this, he only felt that the world was spinning, his hands and feet were cold, and the officers and soldiers who attacked Guangling suffered heavy casualties, which meant that the war was unfavorable, and next, he had to face the fierce questioning of Zhou Guo (Wei Chi's clan), as well as the tiger and wolf army that came to the city again.

He only felt remorse for a while, regretting that he shouldn't have listened to the agitation of Kong and Shi, and now that he has a bad reputation, he will take Yu Zhongwen's head to apologize, I'm afraid it won't have any effect.

What if the Zhou army hits outside Jiankang City again? If the Zhou army invaded Taicheng, what would happen?

When Chen Shubao thought of this, he only felt that his heart was like a knife and his thoughts were discouraged, but at this moment, he heard Zhang Lihua ask: "Shi Qing's family, how is the war in Guangling?" ”

"Back to the concubine..."Shi Wenqing said this, suddenly burst into laughter, and his voice was much higher: "Official! The official army regained Guangling, the Zhou army scattered and fled, and the official army won a complete victory in this battle! ”

Chen Shubao was stunned when he heard this, one moment he was still at a loss for the imminent destruction of the country and his family, but the next moment he knew that he had won a big victory with his desperate bet, and the extreme excitement of such surprise and joy made Chen Shubao almost lose his breath.

His figure swayed, and he was sat down by Zhang Lihua, and it took a while for him to come to his senses: "Shi Aiqing, what did you just say?" ”

"The official army regained Guangling, and this battle was a complete victory!"

"Uh..." Chen Shubao felt that his tongue was knotted, and he was speechless all of a sudden, Zhang Lihua saw this and hurriedly rescued the scene: "Shi Qing's family, then why did Fang just say 'it's not good' and 'the officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties'?" ”

Shi Wenqing was stunned, and hurriedly apologized: "Official! When Wei Chen learned that the official army had recovered Guangling, he hurriedly ran to report the good news to the official family, but he couldn't help but feel sad from his heart when he thought of the heavy casualties of the soldiers who went out..."

"Before the expedition that day, Weichen saw that the soldiers were generous and high-spirited, and promised that if they returned triumphantly, the court would definitely hold a banquet for the soldiers..."

"It's just that now... Now, the soldiers who go out with the general are said to be one out of ten, and when Weichen thinks of the celebration banquet, he is afraid that there will be an empty seat, and he can't help but feel like a knife..."

Speaking of this, Shi Wenqing cried: "Official! The soldiers swore to serve the Ming monarch and generously sacrificed their lives for the country, with heavy casualties! ”

Zhang Lihua raised her eyebrows, and was amazed by Shi Wenqing's methods in her heart, the other party's method of wanting to promote and suppress it was used perfectly, and she was stunned to make Baojie into a tragic drama touting the official's family, which was really a master.

Thinking so in her heart, Zhang Lihua naturally wouldn't break it, her eyes turned red in an instant, and she covered her mouth with one hand and cried: "The official family... The soldiers are dedicated to serving the country... Is.. Is... Woooooooooooo

Chen Shubao was immersed in great joy at this time, and what Shi Wenqing said made him even more excited, the soldiers fought bloodily, all in order to serve the court and serve the Ming monarch.

Who is Mingjun? It's me!

The soldier dies for the confidant, and the woman is the one who pleases herself, Chen Shubao has a concubine like Zhang Lihua, who looks like a fairy, and there is a lack of a soldier who dies generously for the country, and now Shi Wenqing's description makes him very excited.

Chen Shubao imagined the scene of the elite of the Chen army fighting in Guangling, and Chen Shubao imagined the scene of the elites shouting slogans and charging at several times the enemy, and imagined that these elites were waiting for reinforcements from across the river when the whole army was about to be annihilated.

At the head of Guangling City, the banner of Chen Guo was fluttering, and the surviving elite cried with joy, such a scene made him feel that the blood in his whole body was boiling.

The more Chen Shubao thought about it, the more excited he became, tears were about to flow out, and he looked at Shi Wenqing, who was also in tears, and asked, "What is the situation in Guangling now?" ”

"Official! The main force of the official army successfully crossed the river and entered Guangling, and now it is dividing its troops to pursue the rout of the Zhou army..."

Shi Wenqing is also very desperate in order to play this bitter drama well, he and Kong Fan are respectively in charge of the internal and external supervision of the army, Kong Fan is in Beijing, he is in Jiankang, and the other party will pass the news of the victory of the official army to him as soon as possible.

And after Shi Wenqing got Kong Fan's handwritten letter, he made up the 'script' in a short time, deliberately made an embarrassed appearance, and deliberately fell when he entered the Linchun Pavilion, making the effect "very realistic".

The opening of wanting to promote and suppress first, the effect is very good, otherwise the son of heaven who is extremely Tailai, must have a better impression of him, Shi Wenqing first confessed to his loss of honor and misreporting the news in front of the king, and then explained the specific battle situation in detail.

Everything was as planned before the war, Yu Zhongwen led the elite of the Chen army, took a detour by sea, and arrived in Guangling City as scheduled, and then on the agreed date, that is, last night, he took advantage of the arrival of Fu Wei and his party in Guangling and the opportunity of the lax vigilance of the Zhou army to attack.

Yu Zhongwen's headquarters attacked the place where the Zhou army hoarded grain and grass, and the Chen army suddenly attacked, burned the camp of the Zhou army with fire boats, and controlled the Yangtze River, and the main force of the Chen army at the Jingkou immediately crossed the river and attacked Guangling.

The Zhou army of Guangling was in chaos, and the hastily organized counterattack was defeated by the Chen army, and the Chen army immediately took advantage of the chaos to enter the city, and after a bloody battle, finally recovered Guangling.

The commander of the Zhou army, Wei Chi Youqi, and other major generals took advantage of the chaos to escape, and the Chen army divided the troops to pursue, and now the results are expanding, and more soldiers and horses crossed the river to reach the north bank.

After listening to the report, Chen Shubao was so excited that he got up and walked back and forth, and it took a while for his mood to calm down, and he asked, "What about General Yu?" What about the elite he leads? ”

"Back to the official's house, according to the envoy, General Yu was wounded more than ten times, and now he is seriously injured and unconscious, the military doctor is rescuing, and the elites have suffered heavy casualties, and there is not one in ten."

"Quick, send the imperial doctor to Guangling, you must save the general's life!"

Shi Wenqing nodded yes, and then struck while the iron was hot: "The official family, now that the official army has recovered Guangling, I also ask the official family to give an order to wave the Northern Expedition, and take advantage of the fact that the Zhou State has no time to look south to recover Huainan Prefecture!" ”