Fang Yuan pulled him to sit on the chair and said earnestly, "Mr. Zhang, I suspect that Li Yan is here to deceive this time, we went to Wuchang Mansion to relieve the siege, but we actually fell into Li Zicheng's trap. ”

Zhang Ying was stunned and asked, "The regent got the news from the military report?!" ”

Fang Yuan shook his head and said, "No, intuition! Li Yan came down too quickly, which was completely inconsistent with his usual style. Moreover, with the heartfelt nature of the red lady's husband, how could Li Yan be left alone in danger, and come all the way to Jiangnan for help? ! ”

"I guess they are singing a double reed, drawing a big pie to lead our army into the urn. If our army is ambushed in Wuchang Mansion, it will be able to go south to the south of the Yangtze River unimpeded. This is Li Zicheng's only chance of winning, which is more in line with Li Yan's temperament and style. ”

Zhang Ying said hesitantly, "Regent, just a guess to catch the wind and shadows can't be used as a basis for military decision-making!" ”

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice, "This is by no means a speculation to catch the wind and shadows, everything is expected to fail, and one of our mistakes will involve the lives of more than 100,000 soldiers, and even the entire Jiangnan is safe, a 10,000-year-old ship that can only be sailed with caution!" ”

Zhang Ying nodded and said, "Since the regent thinks that there is fraud, it is a big deal to cancel the trip to Wuchang, why do you want to go to Wuchang before the arm?!" ”

Fang Yuan pulled him to the sand table, pointed to the sand table and said, "Mr. Zhang, what is the purpose of our army to Wuchang Mansion?!" ”

Zhang Ying said, "Naturally, the decapitation operation was carried out and Li Zicheng was severely injured!" ”

"Regardless of whether Wuchang Mansion is fraudulent or not, we don't need to land in Wuchang Mansion to take risks, but ......"

Fang Yuan took out the information from the Huguang merchants that Jinyiwei had bought, handed it to Zhang Ying, and continued, "In order to go east, the Chuang army looted 80,000 stones of grain and grass everywhere, and the place to hoard grain is Jiangxia County, eighty miles south of Wuchang Mansion; The main naval division of the invading army consisted of 60 warships and 800 civilian ships stationed in Hanyang Harbor. ”

"Therefore, we will not go to Wuchang in this war, but divide the troops into two ways. One route is for you to lead 10,000 elite soldiers, secretly land in Ezhou in advance, march a hundred miles in a hurry, go straight to Jiangxia by land, and burn 80,000 stones of grain and grass for the invading army; There was also a waterway, commanded by Shi Lang, borrowed to Wuchang Mansion to directly attack Hanyang Port and completely destroy Li Zicheng's fleet. ”

"Whether Li Yan's surrender is true or not, we don't need to judge. If he really surrenders, that's the best, if it is a fake surrender, we can also use the cover to destroy Li Zicheng's sailor fleet, grain and grass. In addition, Li Guo's main force was severely damaged by our army, how else could Li Zicheng go east? can only be grayed out! Ha ha! ”

Zhang Ying had to admire Fang Yuan's foresight, knowing that Li Yan was making a plan, but he was planning to take the opportunity to fry Li Zicheng, which made Li Zicheng die of the heart of the Eastern Crusade. The 20,000 Xuanjia sergeants assigned to him were actually to cover people's eyes and ears to cover the elite special operations army to sneak ashore and go to attack Jiangxia.

Zhang Ying was convinced, and hurriedly said, "Since it is a sneak attack, the regent doesn't have to take risks in person, so let's sit in Jiangnan and command the overall situation!" ”

Fang Yuan shook his head and said with a smile, "No, no, burn Li Zicheng's grain and grass, fleet, that's the minimum goal." I also want to go there in person to watch a good show of their cannibalism, and see if there is a chance to continue to expand the results of the battle and really capture Wuchang. ”

After Zhang Ying retreated, Fang Yuan called Hu Qi again and instructed, "Immediately send Jinyi Wei to closely monitor the movements of the Red Lady and her party, and before our army sets out, you can let her send a letter to Huhu to advertise the news of our army's expedition." After the expedition, immediately cut off all correspondence between her and Huguang! ”

Hu Qi also gave up his order, Fang Yuan looked at the sand table in front of him, smiled coldly and said, "Li Yan! Li Yan! You are also loyal to Li Zicheng. I just want you to see what your loyalty to Li Zicheng really receives. ”

Fang Yuan and Zhang Ying agreed that the deadline for the expedition was ten days later, and the two sides met at Jingkou Wharf.

Fang Yuan took advantage of these gaps to hurry back to Suzhou Mansion, found Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, and informed him of the news that Huai'an Mansion was looted by Sun Chuanting.

Zhu Yihai is in the south of the Yangtze River, but he has always been concerned about Huai'an Mansion, and he has already received the news that the prince's cronies have returned from Huai'an Mansion. The silver, youth, and women of the entire coastal Huaiyan region were almost wiped out by Sun Chuanting's details.

These territories were previously the prefectures and counties of the imperial court, but in order to deal with Fang Yuan, the imperial court had already agreed to allow Zhu Yihai to establish a feudal town in Huai'an Prefecture. As long as Fang Yuan's northward movement can be contained, all the human, material, and financial resources of Huai'an Mansion will be owned by Zhu Yihai.

Today's Huai'an Mansion is Zhu Yihai's own land, but it was wantonly destroyed by Sun Chuanting. Zhu Yihai, who originally wanted to remain neutral, gritted his teeth with hatred for Sun Chuanting, and said sharply, "Regent, I and Sun Chuanting are incompatible, so I immediately went to the court to participate in his copy." ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "His Royal Highness King Lu! The most important thing at the moment is really not to impeach Sun Chuanting, but how to keep Shanyang County in Huainan, heh! ”

Shanyang County is the last rich place in Huai'an Mansion, if Shanyang County is lost, Zhu Yihai will immediately be stripped of a bare-ass prince, and the silver, jewelry, military rations, and even the favored concubines in the mansion accumulated over the years have all come to naught.

Zhu Yihai said sharply, "Regent, I will immediately return to Shanyang County, go to reorganize the army, and fight a decisive battle with Sun Chuanting!" ”

Fang Yuan stared straight at him, an unfathomable smile on his face. At this critical juncture of the military situation, Zhu Yihai's idea of asking to return to Shanyang County seems reasonable, but it is actually a hidden mystery.

With Zhu Yihai's smiling tiger's two sides and three knives, in the face of Sun Chuanting's aggressive offensive, he resolutely resisted and sniped Sun Chuanting north of the Huai River to ensure the safety of the Jianghuai defense line. It is not known whether he surrendered to Sun Chuanting and exchanged the conditions of the Yangzhou Mansion that he attacked with a joint army in exchange for Sun Chuanting to let him go and plunder his vested interests.

Even Zhu Yihai didn't have to join forces with Sun Chuanting to go south, he only needed to let Sun Chuanting pass through the Jianghuai defense line and go south to Yangzhou Mansion, which was enough to easily occupy Yangzhou Mansion and then plot Jiangnan.

How Zhu Yihai would choose when he arrived, Fang Yuan was not at all sure, let alone handed over such an important Jianghuai defense line to Zhu Yihai's thoughts, and regarded the major affairs of the military state as child's play.

The only correct way to deal with it is to take Zhu Yihai hostage, and then force the prince of Lu, as well as the generals of the Lu Wangfu, to lead troops to stick to the Jianghuai defense line and resist Sun Chuanting's southward movement, breaking the situation that King Lu's faction is left and right.

Fang Yuan said slowly, "His Royal Highness King Lu, the battle ahead is dangerous, why do you want to go and take risks in person, it is more appropriate to stay in Jiangnan and plan thousands of miles away!" ”

At this juncture, Fang Yuan would never let Zhu Yihai go back to Huai'an Mansion, and he had to be taken hostage. Fang Yuan's words were to stop at the point, if Zhu Yihai was a smart person, he would know that it should be appropriate to stop at this moment, and don't mention the matter of returning to Huai'an Mansion. If Zhu Yihai doesn't know and insists, it will force Fang Yuan to turn his face.

Zhu Yihai was slightly stunned, and looked at Fang Yuan's eyes, which was already clear. Fang Yuan's attitude was very resolute, and he would never let him go back to Huai'an Mansion. If he insisted on returning to Huai'an Mansion again, he would inevitably immediately arouse Fang Yuan's suspicions, forcing Fang Yuan to tear his face and go crazy.

"Huh!"

Zhu Yihai was detained in Jiangnan, and the forces of King Lu and his family had no capital to ride the wall, so he forced a smile and said, "The words of the regent are very reasonable, and this king immediately repaired a letter, and ordered the dogs, as well as the generals, to lead two or thirty thousand Lu troops to defend Shanyang County and ensure the safety of the Jianghuai defense line." ”

Fang Yuan smiled secretly, it doesn't take a lot of effort to talk to smart, Zhu Yihai is a smart person. Since he is willing to hold the Jianghuai defense line, although the military strength of the Lu army is not strong, it has the Huai River and a strong Shanyang county seat. If Sun Chuanting wants to break through these two lines of defense, he will inevitably have to delay his time and lose his troops.

With the firepower of King Lu and his family to top Sun Chuanting, Yangzhou Mansion will be safe and worry-free for at least two months.