The sails of the two boats blow, and above the mouth of Dongting Lake connecting with the Yangtze River, two beautiful arc-shaped water waves are rowed, and the thin waves and snowflakes sail into the Yangtze River waterway lightly and quickly.

Not far away, on a river island, there is a large metasequoia tree growing on the bank.

There were two awning boats parked deep in the metasequoia forest.

Several sturdy men half-crouched on one of the black-canopy boats, vigilantly staring at the movement around the metasequoia forest.

Two men dressed as scribes sat on the bow of another canopy boat, looking through the gaps in the metasequoia forest and looking at the rippling waves of Dongting Lake outside the riverbank, just in time to see the two cargo ships full of cargo and with a deep draft passing not far away.

A younger middle-aged scribe, dressed in a gray cloth robe and an old man with a face covered in dead bark-like folds, introduced the two clippers that had just passed:

"The sails of this kind of fast ship built in Xuzhou are made of a denser and tougher Qianyang cloth, which is much lighter than the sails and reed sails made in other places, so it can be made wider and larger, so that it can withstand more winds, and even if it is full of cargo, it is more than twice as fast as that of ordinary sailboats. In addition, Xuzhou can cast a four-claw iron anchor weighing up to 2,000 catties, which can firmly hold the bottom of the river when thrown into the water, so that the thousand-stone boat they built can stop directly in the middle of the river without fear of wind and waves...... These two are also places where it is difficult to imitate the Xuzhou ship in other places. ”

The old man said worriedly: "It's better to see than to hear, I didn't expect the ship built in Xuzhou to be so fast, and now the situation in Bianjing is still unstable, and for the time being, I can't spare the manpower to imitate the Xuzhou ship and Qianyang Butie, but if you can stabilize the situation in two or three years, everything is easy to say." His Majesty called me this old bone over, mainly because he was worried about something unusual on Yueyang's side. ”

"Han Daoxun's death, the concubine, Li Pu, and Zheng Chang are inseparable, and everyone knows in their hearts that Han Qian is not a magnanimous person, and he is the most defensive against him, but as long as they are not so eager for Yang Yuanpu's persecution, Yang Yuanpu thinks that he can control the situation with the help of Shen Yang, and he no longer needs Han Qian," the middle-aged scribe said, "What is the mentality of the Qingyang County Lord, and what collusion she has with Han Qian in private, I can't figure it out for the time being, but as long as Han Qian can't directly stir up Yueyang, he shouldn't be afraid." ”

"It is impossible to despise Han Qian because of this. Shu has sent back the news that the lord of Qingyang was robbed by Han Qian when he fled from Shu, and Wang Jian, the lord of Shu, alienated his eldest son Wang Hongyi, and used his second son, Changxiang Marquis Wang Yong, to pass through Luobanan, which happened during Han Qian's envoy to Chu. His Majesty has seen the "Jing Luo Banan Shu" presented by Changxiang Marquis Wang Yong, and judged that this may be from Han Qian's handwriting, no one under Changxiang Marquis Wang Yong can have such a vision," the old man said with emotion, "If Han Qian had long expected that Yueyang's people would be complicated, so he decided to avoid Xuzhou and maintain a relationship with Yueyang, do you think he would not be afraid?" ”

The middle-aged scribe stood in horror.

Most of Yueyang's intelligence and information network is in Jinyun Tower; Both the Xinchang Marquis Mansion and the Zheng family have their own sources of information, but the sources are relatively narrow, or they only focus on the places and people they care about.

After all, the cost of deploying an intelligence system covering states and counties was too high, and most of the time the scattered scouts could only do some simple information search work.

Although Han Qian no longer directly controls Jinyun Tower at present, no one can deny that Jiang Xu, Yuan Guowei and others who are loyal to Yang Yuanpu cannot get rid of Han Qian's influence.

The middle-aged scribe thought that he was close enough to the core of Yueyang, but he didn't know much about Han Qian's presence in Shu and Han Qian's escort of the Qingyang County Lord to escape back to Great Chu, and he could only know more after Bianjing Chengtiansi's horse detective collected relevant information from Shudi, but it had been so long since Han Qian fled back to Xuzhou.

"Chenzhou Xijia and Xuzhou fight for chickens and villages, which is related to the control of Chenshui, as far as the current situation is concerned, most of the Xijia families dare not use the knife lightly, but as long as they disturb right and wrong, and arrogant Xuzhou's ambition, how much can make Yang Yuanpu jealous. And if the county lord of Qingyang is really kidnapped and comes to Yueyang, even if the current situation of Yuzhou is in many aspects, he will be more resentful, as long as the rumors are spread slightly, the county lord of Qingyang will only clear himself up, and he will also clear up the relationship with Xuzhou," the middle-aged scribe sorted out his thoughts a little, talked about the main strategy he was going to do against Xuzhou next, and said, "With these two moves, I believe that Han Qian and Yang Yuanpu will go farther and farther, and one day they will part ways; And Shen Yang has always known that Han Qian is ambitious and takes a biased sword, if he had a choice, Shen Yang would never be the first to think of cooperating with Han Qian. ”

"You must not be in a hurry in Yueyang, there are traces, the key is to let Yang Yuanpu feel that the overall situation is in control, and let Yang Yuanpu think about getting rid of his dependence on Han Qian." The old man said.

"King Xin inflicted heavy losses on the Nanya Forbidden Army in the first battle of Jinling, and Yueyang may not be able to reach King Xin to unify Chu in the end, Lei Lao and His Majesty may be more focused on Chuzhou." The middle-aged scribe finally couldn't help but speak.

"When I left Bianjing, I didn't know that Yang Yuanyan could easily inflict heavy damage on the Nanya Forbidden Army with the assistance of Wang Wenqian, but there was a reason why His Majesty buried the tiger by Han Daoxun's side and not by Wang Wenqian's side," the old man said, "I asked Your Majesty about this during my chat, and Your Majesty said that I believe that Wang Yang Yuanyan can win Wang Wenqian or become the overlord, but only with Han Daoxun can he have a chance to become a master." ”

"Overlord, human master?" The middle-aged scribe muttered to himself, pondering the subtle differences between these two different titles, but he still had a deep puzzle in his heart, "Yang Yuanyan is not the appearance of the master, could it be that Yang Yuanpu, who has buried too many shortcomings in his life, is expected to win the final victory?" ”

The middle-aged scribe had enough contact with the people of the Marquis of Xinchang's Mansion and the concubine and the Zheng family, Yang Yuanpu's indecisive nature was short and difficult to reverse, and he was easily influenced by others, he couldn't imagine that just because of Han Qian, how could the new emperor attach so much importance to Yueyang, and would regard Yueyang as a fierce rival, so Lei Jiuyuan personally rushed over to him to understand Yueyang's situation and teach him face-to-face......

"No matter what happens in the future, you must remember in Yueyang that before the situation in Bianjing is stable, don't let Han Qian have the possibility of instigating Yueyang and the Shu army to attack Guanzhong and Heluo." The old man said.

The middle-aged scribe felt that the old man was a little worried, thinking that His Majesty would be able to stabilize the situation in Bianjing in two or three years, and in these two or three years, even if Han Qian could quickly return to Yueyang to regain Yang Yuanpu's trust and dependence, between Yueyang and Guanzhong and Heluo, there was still Jingzhou guarded by Zhang Pan and Xiangzhou guarded by Du Chongtao, how could he let Yueyang and the Shu army join forces to enter Guanzhong and Heluo?

Of course, the middle-aged scribe respected the old man and nodded his head to agree to his solemn requests.

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Jiufeng Ridge is located at the junction of Shao Heng and Yongzhou three states, the west is the boundary mountain Wuzhiling of Shaozhou and Yongzhou, and the east is the boundary mountain of Hengzhou and Yongzhou.

Li Zhihe led the Zuo Longque Army into Shaozhou, and then used Shaozhou to assassinate the history, and supervised Shao Hengyong Sanzhou military, in addition to repairing the walled city of Wuzhiling and Lion Ridge, Jiufeng City was built in the south of Jiufeng Ridge for more than half a year, as the main camp to resist the Yongzhou rebels.

If necessary, Jiufeng City can also be turned into a base for attacking the rebels in Yongzhou, and the grain and materials in the rear and the men and horses can be continuously gathered and thrown into Yongzhou.

The reason why Li Zhihe resolutely chose Jiufengling as his main camp instead of placing his main camp on the banks of the Xiangjiang River at the southeast foot of Shiziling and did not rely on the Xiangjiang waterway to maintain communication with Tanzhou and other places, in addition to the dangerous and rugged terrain on both sides of the Xiangjiang River in the southeast of Shiziling, the main reason is that Jiufengling is closer to Xuzhou through the Xuefeng Mountain Post Road.

In Li Zhihe's opinion, it is enough to really prepare and attack Yongzhou from Jiufeng City, with the support of Shaozhou and materials from Xuzhou.

If Liu Yin, the king of the South China Sea, led the Jing Navy to intervene, then they would have a different plan.

There is a stream in front of Jiufeng Ridge that flows south into the territory of Yongzhou, then joins Xiangshui from the south, and then zigzags north.

In April, the water of the stream is getting bigger and bigger, and the flash torrent flows into the river, and the river is turbid.

Li Zhihe reined in his horse and stopped on a cliff on the southern slope of Jiufeng Ling, looking at the stream below the mountain, his long black eyebrows twisted slightly, and his dark eyes were as dark as ink, hiding thoughts that others couldn't guess.

At this time, several horsemen came from the foot of the mountain.

Li Zhihe saw that it was Deng Tai, the leader of the guards, who rushed over here with several horses.

Deng Tai, Zhou Tong, and Hao Zixia are all elite descendants promoted and trained by Li Zhihe from low-level generals, and at this time they are all middle and senior generals in the army, such as the deputy Duyu Marquis and the Duyu Marquis, and he was sent to Xuzhou to find Han Qian two days ago.

Seeing Deng Tai returning to Jiufeng City so early, Li Zhihe's expression perked up, and he walked towards where Deng Tai came from.

"Commander, I didn't see Lord Han this time, I was intercepted by Tiancheng as soon as I arrived in Qianyang, saying that Lord Han was mourning in Longya Mountain, and wanted to concentrate on reading some books, and I would not see any outsiders in three months, and I would not be disturbed in any way......" Deng Tong turned over and dismounted, ignoring the fatigue caused by days of traveling, and reported the result of his crossing the Xuefeng Mountain Post Road to Xuzhou to see Han Qian this time.

"Didn't see Han Qian?" Yu Hou, the first capital of the Zuo Longque Army, asked puzzledly, "Is Xuzhou really willing to see the governor transferred to Ezhou, and exchange firewood to build Jiufeng City to sit in town?" Have you ever told Tian ......Cheng about the Governor's plan?"

Everyone knows that Tian Cheng is Han Qian's descendant, and if he can't see Han Qian's face, it's the same if he has anything to say through Tian Cheng.

"I told Tian Cheng about the governor's plan, but it seems that the Xuzhou side had expected that the governor would have such a plan, but they disdained it; Tiancheng didn't even allow me to cross Qianyang to Linjiang County. I heard that Feng Yi also returned to Xuzhou from Yueyang, I really don't know what they were thinking, or what did His Royal Highness and Lord Shen say to Han Qian through Feng Yi? Deng Tai couldn't figure out why Han Qian refused to see him, and thought angrily.

Since they joined forces to smash the attempt of some people in Xinchang Mansion to control His Royal Highness's person, they have always regarded Xuzhou as their most staunch ally, but they never thought that one day they would be turned away from Xuzhou.

Li Zhihe's brows were tightly locked, staring at the rocks under his feet, and Deng Tai's rejection of the door also surprised him.

Although Yue Yang's order has been passed to him, the so-called generals are outside, and the king's order is not granted, as long as there are appropriate reasons and excuses, even if there is a crack in the trust relationship between him and Yang Yuanpu, the king of Tan, it is not necessary to abide by it.

For example, at this time, there was a sudden military conflict with the rebels, and Li Zhihe could of course justifiably refuse to change the commander before the battle, and delay until the "military conflict" was over before being transferred to Ezhou.

Li Zhihe led the Zuo Longque Army into the first line of Wuzhifeng, Lion Ridge and Jiufeng Ridge, and spent nearly a year building fortresses and training soldiers and horses, hoping that one day, he could completely annihilate the two rebels of Zhao Sheng and Luo Jia through his hands, and put a perfect end to the war of cutting the domain.

Yueyang's order was to ask him to lead his troops to Ezhou to sit in the town, talking about the status of Ezhou, as well as the distance from Yueyang and the relationship between each other, even if Li Zhihe would be divided into some soldiers and horses, his power would only be better than this, Li Zhihe also knew in his heart that this was not because His Highness did not trust him, but because he trusted and relied on him more.

However, if Yueyang wants to really rise, he must first solve the Yongzhou rebels!

Only by solving the Yongzhou rebels first, can Yue Yang really live shogi!

At that time, Liu Yin, the king of the South China Sea, was weak and did not dare to covet Hunan, and while they solved their worries, they could also pocket Yongzhou and the remnants of the rebels to enhance their strength.

At this point, they will leave the local state camp to defend the full range of convenience, and the left and right Dragon Bird Army and the Wuya Army will be nearly 60,000 elites, and they will be able to assemble on the front line of Yueyang and Ezhou with all their might.

At this time, maybe they could take advantage of the cannibalism between the Chuzhou army and the Shouzhou army, and they could first force Zhang Ji to annex, so that Jingzhou could be incorporated into Yueyang and further enhance their strength.

And at this point, even if King Xin breaks through Xu Mingzhen and controls the land of Jianghuai, they are still qualified to fight against him, and even in terms of situation, they are slightly stronger.

Li Zhihe thought that Han Qian would definitely fully support his plan, but he never imagined that Deng Tai would rush to Xuzhou, and he was driven back without even seeing Han Qian's face!

What was Han Qian thinking in his heart?

Could it be that he sensed His Highness's deliberate alienation, and decided to stand by and watch Lu Qingxia and the concubine and the Zheng family toss around, and when the situation was out of control, he would force His Highness to bow his head to him and admit his mistakes?

"Commander, are we really going to Ezhou like this?" Zhou Tong asked Li Zhihe hesitantly.

"Without the support of Xuzhou, it is not that we can't take Yongzhou, as long as the war starts, His Royal Highness and Lord Shen will change their minds, how can they not take Yongzhou at that time?" Deng Tai likes to do singleton things, they gathered more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in the Zuolongque Army and the state battalions of the two places on the line of Jiufeng City, Wuzhiling, and Lion Ridge, and they were not weaker than the rebels in terms of troops, and they could provoke a war first, and then persuade Yue Yang to change his attitude.

Li Zhihe shook his head.

Although he was very puzzled why Han Qian did not support his plan, he knew in his heart that with or without the support of Xuzhou, the difference would be great.

At present, Zhang Qian and Du Chongtao are guarding themselves in Jingzhou and Xiangzhou, and Yue Yang even leads Junzhou from afar, directly holding the military and political power of Junzhou, but their attack on Yongzhou is slightly unfavorable, and he is worried that the situation will change unexpectedly.

Even as long as Du Chongtao has the intention of sending troops to control Junzhou, it will cause great turmoil to the situation in Yueyang, after all, the part of the Longque Army led by the copycat generals such as Zhou Yi and Chen Jingzhou has almost more than 15,600 elite generals, and they all settle their families in Junzhou.

At present, only Zhou Shu led 3,000 soldiers and horses to defend Junzhou, and if there was a change on Yueyang's side, Zhou Shu would be powerless to prevent Du Chongtao from expanding westward from Xiangzhou.

If he can have the full support of Xuzhou, Li Zhihe will be six or seven percent sure that he will take Yongzhou before Du Chongtao and Zhang Pan's minds change.