Deng Zhi was ordered to take several followers Qiao to disguise themselves as businessmen, and left Xingyang and went straight to Luoyang.

It will take some time before the plan succeeds, so Fang Li decided to go to Hedong to find coal fields, strive to dig out coal as soon as possible, and improve the comprehensive national strength of the Tang State.

Before leaving, Fang Li repeatedly told Ma Chao and Cao Ren to always pay attention to the battle situation of Hongnong, and if the situation of the Chu army deteriorated, they would quickly reinforce it.

At present, there are 40,000 Tang troops stationed in Xingyang, which is 500 miles away from Hongnong, and can be reached in about four days.

Of course, in Fang Li's heart, he didn't want to start a war with the powerful Qin State so early, he just wanted to instigate the Chu State and the Qin State to fight for a lose-lose situation, and then the Tang State would sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Anyway, in the end, Tang and Chu still had to fight, because Fang Li's ambition was to unify the Spring and Autumn Continent and be the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty, rather than being a prince who dominated one side, and always called him brother and sister.

But there were too many handsome talents in the Qin State, and the Chu State couldn't compete with one Xiang Yu alone, so Fang Li asked Zhou Yu to take Zhao Yun, Xiahoudun and others to help in the battle.

And now Xiang Yu is in trouble in Hongnong again, and the back road is cut off by Bai Qi, so Fang Li has to pay attention to Hongnong's battle situation at all times, and order his soldiers to be ready to help Xiang Liang's uncle and nephew at any time.

"The lord can rest assured, as long as the situation of the Chu army is critical, the minister will definitely lead the cavalry to help, and he will be able to reach Hongnong in a day and a half." Ma Chao gave up his promise and was full of confidence.

At present, there are a total of 5,000 cavalry in Xingyang, which has been personally trained by Ma Chao, and he has taught the soldiers and soldiers riding skills hand-in-hand, which has made the combat effectiveness of the Tang cavalry rise sharply, so Fang Li is very much looking forward to the combat effectiveness of this cavalry.

When Fang Li was about to leave the palace, Yu Miaoge asked to accompany him: "Husband, Sister Jing Xi is pregnant, and Princess Yue is the mother of the country, so let the concubine accompany you?" ”

It was not too far from Xingyang to Hedong, and there was no threat from the enemy army, so Fang Li agreed to Yu Miaoge's request, first, to let her take care of her diet and daily life on the way, and secondly, to take Yu Ji to appreciate the great rivers and mountains of the Tang Kingdom.

The carriage rumbled.

Fang Li took Yu Ji and Jian Yong, escorted by more than 1,000 guards such as Dian Wei and Ma Pi, and left Xingyang and went straight to Hanoi.

In the evening, the team arrived at the naval camp on the bank of the Yellow River, where they planned to spend the night.

Located in Aocang County, this large camp was built by Xu Sheng himself, and a dock was dug with the help of Xingshui, which flows into the Yellow River, and about 500 warships could be berthed in it.

The dock has hidden piles and pontoon bridges, and there are rows of arrow towers on both sides, which are attacked when the enemy army comes to attack. On the banks of the river, there are barracks and school grounds for soldiers to live and practice.

Located to the south of the naval camp is the Xingyang Shipyard, which belongs to the Ministry of War, where nearly 1,000 craftsmen build warships day and night. As long as it is built, it can be used in the water and delivered to the sailors for service.

Xu Sheng and Jiang Qin had already left the camp a few days ago with 5,000 sailors in 300 warships, carrying 1,500 crossbows to Shaoliang and sending them to Cao Cao's army.

The Aocang camp was built by Xu Sheng, so he naturally would not take it lightly, and before leaving, he ordered the deputy general Su Tai to lead two thousand sailors to guard the camp in case the enemy attacked.

Looking from afar, the Aocang camp is waving flags, and the masts in the dock are lined up, and the momentum is extraordinary.

When the guard Su Tai learned that Tang Gong was preparing to cross the river to Hanoi, he hurriedly brought several captains under his command to greet him, "I don't know that the lord is coming, and the ministers are missing the welcome, please forgive the lord!" ”

"You are busy with military affairs, what is the crime?"

Fang Li beckoned Su Tai to calm down, and then asked him to lead the way in front and take him to visit the sailor camp.

After returning from the visit not long ago, the cook in the army had already prepared a wine feast for Tang Gong to pick up the wind and wash the dust, Fang Li was not polite, and took Yu Ji to sit down and taste the delicious Yellow River crucian carp.

After three rounds of drinking, Su Tai suddenly got up and knelt down on one knee: "My lord, I have a younger brother named Su Qin, because I admire the name of my lord, and I have the heart to take refuge in our Tang Dynasty." But he was arrogant, conceited, and unwilling to start from a low-level official, so he made it difficult for his ministers. Fortunately, today's lord passed through the Aocang camp, so that the minister had the honor to meet with the lord, so he dared to recommend his brother, and hoped that the lord could be entrusted with an official and a half-post. ”

"Su Qin?"

Fang Liyi was happy, the wine in his throat almost choked himself, could it be that he was Su Qin, a longitudinal and horizontal family who was as famous as Zhang Yi and wore the seal of the six countries?

Fang Li couldn't believe his luck a little, and asked, "Where is General Su from?" ”

"The minister's hometown is Luoyang." Su Tai replied respectfully.

The historical Su Qin is a native of Luoyang, and Fang Liden became excited, could it be that this Su Tai's younger brother is really the famous Su Qin in history? Summoning him out and testing it with the system.

Fang Li tried his best to calm down his excitement, put down the wine in his hand, and said solemnly: "My Datang is at the time of employing people, as long as Brother Ling has real talent and real learning, the widow will definitely use it." I just don't know where your brother is now, is he in Luoyang or in the army? ”

Su Tai handed over his hand and reported: "In the Aocang camp where his brother came half a month ago, Xu Wenxiang asked the general to transcribe and write documents, but his brother was stubborn and refused to accept it. These days, I will be on the banks of the Yellow River, boating and fishing, and will return after dark. ”

Fang Li had no intention of drinking, so he ordered: "Send someone to find it immediately, and bring it back to see the widow." ”

Unexpectedly, the dignified monarch of a country would value his brother so much, Su Tai immediately sent several personal soldiers out of the camp to find Su Qin, and he must come back to see Tang Gong as soon as possible.

In order to show the importance of Su Qin and win his heart, Fang Liming Ma Pi and Cao Fei followed to invite: "Since this Su Qin is proud of his talents, he must have great talents when he wants to come, so the two of you will go to the riverbank to find him on behalf of the widow and invite him to the feast." ”

The lord of the Tang Dynasty was so polite to a brother of a partial general, which made all the generals and schools a little surprised, and they didn't know if this Su Qin was smoking from the ancestral tomb and got such treatment?

But no one dared to ask more, so they had to honestly accompany Fang Li to drink and wait for Su Qin to return.

Half an hour later, I saw a man about thirty years old, wearing a hat, holding his trouser legs, carrying a fish basket on his back, with a long figure and a dignified appearance, followed Ma Pi and Cao Fei into the banquet hall.

"I said that I didn't catch a single fish today, and I was so frightened by Tang Gong's domineering that I avoided it."

Su Qin untied the fish basket from his back and bowed to Fang Lina: "Grass people Luoyang Su Qin, meet Tang Gong." ”

Fang Li didn't rush to beckon Su Qin to get up, but first commanded the system in his mind: "Inquire about Su Qin's four-dimensional ability value for the widow?" ”

The system responded with the answer: "Su Qin - Domination 76, Wu Yong 78, Strategy 98, Internal Affairs 96."