Seeing Du Chongtao and the others boarding a military boat to cross the river, Yang Yuanpu, Chai Jian, and Li Chong were all quite surprised, Han Qian frowned, lowered his voice and said to the third prince Yang Yuanpu:

"Your Highness, the main force of the Dragon Bird Army is advancing west along the Dan River, I'm afraid it will be a little unrealistic in a short period of time, wait for Du Chongtao to cross the river, His Royal Highness can ask for war for the Marquis of Duyu, Your Highness, you still have to cross the river with Du Chongtao to Xiangzhou City."

"Du Chongtao crossed the river to push His Highness to the fire rack to roast, and the reinforcements from Jiangtan and other places are all arrogant soldiers, we can't grasp it, if we hope for the command of the northern front, the Dragon Bird Army may suffer unbearable losses," Li Zhihe frowned and said, "Du Chongtao is a piece of old ginger that is difficult to chew!" ”

Without Han Qian's extra reminder, he could still guess what Du Chongtao's intention was to cross the river in person, and at the same time, he also knew what things they could grasp at present, and what things they could never try to take over.

If they tried in vain to take the lead in the battlefield at this time, and then the Liang army invaded south, and the reinforcements from Jiangtan and other places did not listen to their mobilization, would they let the dragon and bird army, which was only 7,000 soldiers and horses, stiffen their heads and carry the tiger and wolf army of the Liang State from the front?

Listening to Han Qian and Li Zhihe's explanations, Yang Yuanpu nodded, knowing that he couldn't really think that he was showing weakness just because he saw Du Chongtao crossing the river to see him, Du Chongtao was actually deliberately bullying him for being young and vigorous.

Yang Yuanpu was a young man, and he was a little annoyed when he wanted to understand this, but he thought about it in his heart.

If it weren't for Han Qian and Li Zhihe's timely warnings, he saw that Du Chongtao had taken the initiative to show weakness, even if he could keep a clear head and not try to take over the command of Deng Xiang's battlefield, most of them would have thought about establishing their own independent tent in Fancheng, and they would not be willing to go to Xiangzhou City on the north bank with Du Chongtao again.

However, if that really happens, he will fall into Du Chongtao's trap.

"Du Chongtao has seen His Highness." Du Chongtao was wrapped in a cold red robe outside his armor, and after leading the generals to land, he walked to the third prince Yang Yuanpu and saluted.

Regardless of the rank of lieutenant general in the army, the Chinese military ministers of the court had to salute the prince and even the princess to show their respect for the imperial power.

"Du Shuai is polite, Yuan Pu is still waiting for the generals to land on the shore, so he crossed the river to see Du Shuai, but he didn't expect Du Shuai to cross the river first." Han Qian reminded, Yang Yuanpu said in a low profile.

He also figured it out in his heart that his father would not support him to seize the throne after he arrived in Deng Xiang, let alone support him to take the right to be handsome from Du Chongtao; At least until he proves himself, such a thing can't happen, otherwise, he will lose the opportunity to compete for the throne.

Han Qian stood behind the three princes and Li Zhihe, Chai Jian, Li Chong and others, nominally he was only the deputy commander of the guard battalion and the Hou Mansion, and his status was second to that of the guard battalion commander Chai Jian and Li Chong, who was the commander of the army, so that it was convenient for him to better observe Du Chongtao and the people around him, and he would not appear rude.

Du Chongtao is the niece and son-in-law of Emperor Tianyou, but Yang Qi, the lord of Jingjiang County, is not Du Chongtao's original partner.

Du Chongtao was born recklessly, and his wife left two sons to die of illness in the third year of Tianyou, and then Emperor Tianyou was the master, and his niece Yang Qi Xu was married to Du Chongtao as a continuation, and then he had a son and a daughter.

The lord of Jingjiang County lived in Jinling with his young son and daughter, and Han Qian specially visited with the third prince before coming to Xiangzhou, so as to get closer to the relationship, but Du Chongtao's eldest son and second son were already considered to have grown up, and they were also generals in the Xiangzhou army at this time.

Han Qian looked at Du Chongtao's slightly narrow and gloomy face, and secretly wondered, is such a figure who can be called a famous general of the founding of the country have hidden ambitions like Xu Mingzhen, Ma Yin and others in private?

Han Qian looked at others, and also noticed that among the large group of people who came with Du Chongtao, there were also people secretly looking at him.

Xiangzhou is tightly guarded, there are rumors everywhere, and it is difficult for the Zuo Si scouts to infiltrate into Xiangzhou City, and straighten out the relationship between Xiangzhou generals and ministers, Han Qian is still very unfamiliar with Xiangzhou military generals, and he doesn't know what these people who pay special attention to him are.

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Du Chongtao crossed the river and came over, and the guards of Fancheng naturally opened the city gate quickly to welcome Du Chongtao, the three princes and others into the city to talk.

The cold wind blows on the riverbank, and it is difficult to say a few words, which is indeed not a good place to talk.

Du Chongtao served as the Xiangzhou Assassin and Deng Xiang Defense Envoy, and the Deng Xiang garrison, in addition to the local state battalion soldiers and horses, also had more than 12,000 elite Zuo Wuwei troops belonging to the Nanya forbidden camp system stationed here, Du Chongtao also led the Zuo Wuwei general, Zuo Wuwei army commander and other senior generals.

The money and grain transferred by Jinling were limited, only enough for the food and rewards of more than 12,000 generals of the Zuowu Guard, and the two prefectures of Deng and Xiang had been devastated in the past few decades.

Fancheng is still in ruins, at this time stationed a capital of soldiers and horses, only the city wall and barracks slightly reorganized, other houses destroyed in the war, are all in ruins.

In addition to the more than 2,000 people who were recruited, with the rumors of the war, not many people would be stranded on the north bank of the Han River; Subsequently, the Xiangzhou Army will further clear the north bank.

Han Qian, Li Zhihe and others surrounded Du Chongtao and Yang Yuanpu into the dilapidated town general's mansion in Fancheng.

In the narrow hall of the town general's mansion, there are not many desk chairs, only Du Chongtao, Yang Yuanpu and Tanzhou Jiedu envoy Ma Xun and Longque Jun Du Yu wait for Li Zhihe, as well as a few senior generals such as Changshi and Sima Yi, can sit down, Han Qian and even Zhong Yanhu, Chai Jian, Li Chong and others can only stand there to discuss matters.

Du Chongtao and Yang Yuanpu resigned, and finally sat down together.

Regardless of Yang Yuanpu's identity as the third prince and the marquis of Linjiang, he, as the deputy envoy for recruitment, was the deputy marshal of the northwest camp assembled by Deng Xiang, and when he arrived in Xiangzhou today, Du Chongtao, as the commander-in-chief, should also introduce to him the current enemy situation facing Deng Xiang and introduce the generals who have been assembled in Xiangzhou.

In addition to the civilian officials and officials under Du Chongtao of the Xiangzhou Army, the generals joined the army, and Ma Xun, Zhong Yanhu and other Jiangtan and other state generals who were ordered to reinforce Deng Xiang, there were also Xu Zhaoling, the military supervisor, and Jin Rui, the head of Deng Xiangfang, the staff of the Privy Council.

Han Qian also noticed that these two were just one of the few people who stared at him as soon as they landed on the shore.

In addition to Jin Ruinai being Zhao Mingting's descendant, Xu Zhaoling is also the cousin of Xu Mingzhen, the envoy of Shouzhou Festival, and Xu Hou of Anning Palace, and at this time he is also the third person in Deng Xiang's camp in addition to Du Chongtao and Yang Yuanpu.

Previously, Li Zhihe entered Xiangzhou City to see Du Chongtao, and it was Xu Zhaoling who strongly opposed the Dragon Bird Army entering the Dengxi Domain, but Han Qian didn't know that he had sharp-beaked monkey gills, like a male monkey, and had a sparse beard under his chin.

Listening to Du Chongtao's introduction to the situation of the Deng Xiang defense line at this time, Yang Yuanpu naturally first said that the Longque Army and himself should be controlled by Du Chongtao, and then mentioned that the soldiers and horses in the Liang State Pass had the possibility of going out of the military pass, and suggested that Li Zhihe lead a Longque Army to enter Jingzikou to show that he came to Xiangzhou and did not come to take advantage of military achievements......

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The third prince did not put forward too harsh requirements, and did not even ask for independent command of the left wing soldiers and horses, Du Chongtao was quite surprised, but as the main general of the party, there is no need to speculate too much about the minds of others, as long as everything has not yet been out of his control, it is natural to accept it when it is good.

In the big tent of the Fancheng Military Mansion, after Du Chongtao discussed with Xu Zhaoling and others, he decided to appoint Li Zhihe as the vanguard general of the left front on the spot.

In addition to Li Zhihe leading the first capital of the Longque Army to garrison in Jingzikou and other places, at the same time, Du Chongtao also reinforces the 2,000 state soldiers from Huangzhou and Yingzhou to the left front and handed them over to Li Zhihe for control.

This year, the movement of Liang Guo on the southern front is much greater than in the past, and Du Chongtao is not sure that there will be no large Liang army to enter Deng Xiang at this time, and he does not dare to be careless.

At this time, Deng Xiangxing's camp gathered more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, and the Xiangzhou army only accounted for one-third of the slightly stronger.

Li Zhihe is the adopted son of Xinchang Hou Li Pu, although Du Chongtao does not look up to Xinchang Hou Li Pu very much, but he knows that Li Yu, the king of Zhedong County, has a high opinion of his step-nephew.

At present, the soldiers and horses in the Guanzhong of the Liang State are not moving much, and Li Zhihe is arranged to enter the southeast foot of the Qinling Mountains along the Danjiang River, even if there is no war in the direction of Wuguan, and the defense of the army in this aspect is conceded to the Longque Army, Du Chongtao does not feel that he really needs to explain to anyone.

Otherwise, I don't know what kind of amazing move Li Zhihe and these people would instigate the young and vigorous third prince to do.

In addition to appointing Li Zhihe as the vanguard general of the left front, Du Chongtao also appointed Ma Xun, the envoy of Tanzhou Jiedu, as the vanguard general of the right front, leading 5,000 soldiers and horses from Tanzhou to guard Zaoyang, blocking the gap between Tongbai Mountain and Dahong Mountain on the east wing of the Nanyang Basin and killing Suizhou.

Seeing Du Chongtao's deployment like this, Han Qian could also see the general idea of his organization of the western flank defensive battle this time.

In the final analysis, Du Chongtao was not willing to push the line to the north of the Nanyang Basin, let alone fight with the Shouzhou Army from the gap in Fangcheng in the north.

At present, the center of gravity of the Deng Xiang defense line is still on the southern front.

If the Liang army entered the Nanyang Basin, Deng Xiang's soldiers and horses could rely on Xiangzhou City and Hanshui, and form an iron pot with a concave bottom with Li Zhihe's department on the left wing and Ma Xun's department on the right wing, so as to resolutely resist the Liang army and prevent it from having the opportunity to go south and attack the Jianghan Plain, which has been the focus of the Great Chu in recent years.

Since Du Chongtao left the town in the autumn of the previous year, a small group of Liang cavalry came in to harass him for two years, and before Du Chongtao, the Liang army also had two large-scale attacks on Deng Xiang, both of which were resisted in this way, and finally returned in vain.

Han Qian frowned slightly, but he would not speak rashly on this occasion.

However, he also noticed that Xu Zhaoling and Jin Rui did not express any objections to Du Chongtao's arrangement, maybe they had already argued before they came over, right?

Han Qian thought to himself that the current situation in Xiangzhou was really delicate!