He Qian traced all the way through the clues he had. Reading books at zero o'clock, isn't Yizhou the sphere of influence of Liu Yan, a patriarch of the Han family? If He Xian is not mistaken, Liu Yan should almost die of illness, and Liu Zhang should succeed him as Yizhou Mu next. Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent, and has no ambitions, how dare he provoke the Nanyang Army?

But the clues are interrupted here, and if you want to know more about Yizhou, you need to send more eyes and ears into Yizhou. And at the moment, the war in Yangzhou is obviously the most important thing. Therefore, He Xian not only needed to send Beizhonglang to leave Gao Shun in Nanyang, but also needed to send a heavyweight strategist to Nanyang.

Xu Shu is still immature, Jia Xu is too wise to protect himself, and Cheng Yu is also suitable, but he has a strong temperament and is too extreme. On the whole, this task is most suitable for Guo Jia.

Guo Jia sat in Nanyang, Cheng Yu guarded the division, Xu Shu looked at the five counties of Jingnan, and Jia Xu accompanied the counselor. More than 60,000 Nanyang troops set off from Wancheng, passed through Xinye, turned to Jiangxia, boarded the ship from Xiakou Port, and went straight to Wancheng with the help of the Nanyang naval army.

At the same time, in Shouchun City, Yuan Shuzheng summoned the civil and military officials under his command to discuss countermeasures with a confused expression, and he did not expect the reaction of the Nanyang army to be so rapid and violent.

The current Yuan Shu, in terms of book strength, is not weaker than He Xian. There are 50,000 Yuzhou soldiers of Lu Bu on the west side, 50,000 Jiangdong soldiers of Sun Jian on the southeast side, 50,000 Yangzhou soldiers of Zhang Xun stationed in Lujiang on the southwest side, 50,000 Yangzhou soldiers garrisoned by Liang Gang in the north, and 100,000 Yangzhou soldiers under the command of Ji Ling and Qiao Rui in Shouchun, with a total strength of 300,000 people! Yuan Shu didn't understand why He Xian risked losing both sides and came out to attack him.

"Don't panic, lord! The last general is willing to lead 50,000 troops, go to Lujiang, and defend Lujiang with Zhang Xun, and will make the Nanyang army not enter Huainan! Qiao Rui stood up and clenched his fists to fight.

Yuan Shu was overjoyed, patted the dragon chair under him and said, "Okay!" Qiao Aiqing really lived up to my expectations! I will allocate 50,000 soldiers and horses to you immediately, and immediately go to Lujiang to jointly defend against the enemy! ”

Qiao Rui received the order and went out of the palace to the barracks to order troops.

"Your Majesty! In addition to General Qiao, our army should also send an edict to Pingxi General Lu Bu and Pingdong General Sun Jian to jointly send troops to resist the Nanyang Army, and victory is within reach! Huainan Yin Yan Xiang, who was under Yuan Shu, said.

"What Yan Aiqing said is extremely true! But the question is that now that Emperor Han has also crowned Lu Bu and Sun Jian, are they still willing to serve my Dacheng Kingdom? Yuan Shu said worriedly.

"If Lu Bu and Sun Jian refuse to serve, Your Majesty can also take the opportunity to see the true colors of the two of them and strengthen their vigilance!" Yan Xiang continued.

"Just do what Aiqing wants!" Yuan Shu nodded: "The rest of the ministers perform their duties, and after overcoming the difficulties together, I will be rewarded!" ”

"Your Majesty is wise! Dacheng country will be eternal and prosperous! Hearing the civil and military officials singing in unison, Yuan Shu's gloomy mood turned to a clear one, and he couldn't wait to go back to the harem and go away with the great cause of inheriting the heirs.

Among the princes around Yuan Shu, only Cao Cao stood up for the first time to condemn Yuan Shu as a thief, claiming to participate in the attack, but he did not move his troops for a long time. The two armies of Lu Bu and Sun Jian maintained a strange state of silence, neither supporting Yuan Shu nor He Xian, obviously wanting to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

On July 15, the Nanyang army gathered outside the city of Anhui, and the battle was about to break out. In the tent of the Nanyang Army, He Xian convened Jia Xu, Zhao Yun, Wen Ping, Wei Yan, Gan Ning, Xu Huang, Pang De, Ma Jun and other major generals to discuss countermeasures.

"My lord! Three days ago, Yuan Shu sent an army of 50,000 to support Lujiang, led by Qiao Rui. He Gan, as the chief intelligence officer, reported the latest developments of the Yangzhou Army to everyone present.

"Zhang Xun of Shu County has 50,000 troops, if the 50,000 reinforcements from Qiaorui arrive. The strength of Shu County will reach 100,000, which is equal to our army. Coupled with the advantage of defending the city, Shu County will be more difficult to capture! Gan Ning stood up and said anxiously, "Lord, why don't we march quickly, and capture Shu County at all costs before Qiao Rui arrives!" ”

"Ma Jun, how much time does it take for the engineering army to build five well fences at the earliest?" He Xian asked Ma Jun instead.

To siege a city, you must first need siege equipment. The combat method of filling with human lives has always been abandoned by He Xian.

Ma Jun estimated it and said cautiously: "This time, the engineering army carried three truckloads of cow tendon and cowhide, if there is no shortage of trees outside Shu County, it should be possible to complete the manufacture of five well fences in five days!" ”

"Five days?" He Xian frowned and said: "It took about twelve days for Qiao Rui to rush from Shouchun to Shu County, and after five days, there are only four days left for us to capture Shu County!" ”

"If you don't hesitate to suffer casualties, in four days, maybe you can fight!" Wei Yan also said.

He Xian shook his head: "This can only be used as a next step!" The life of every soldier of the Nanyang Army is precious! ”

When Gan Ning and Wei Yan heard this, they all fell silent. They are brave generals, not afraid of bloody battles, and like to solve battles in a more direct way. Obviously, this proposal is not in line with Ho Xian's wishes.

He Xian turned to look at Jia Xu, wanting to hear what the poisonous man had to do.

Jia Xu bowed and said, "I have two strategies for the lord to choose. ”

He Xian's eyes lit up and said, "Wen He hurry up and tell me, what kind of strategy is this best strategy!" ”

"Water Attack!" Jia Xu said: "Shouchun City is low-lying, located at the junction of the Huai River and Yingshui! July is the flood season of the Huai River! The lord only needs to send Captain Pang to lead 5,000 Xiliang light cavalry, bypass the fortified city, go straight to the upper reaches of Shouchun, and dig the river embankment......"

When He Xian heard this, he immediately shuddered! The Huai River is not a small river, once the embankment breaks, the Huainan region will become a country! Huainan has always been the land of fish and rice, with a dense population. Centered on Shouchun, there are more than one million people living there. Although the water attack can destroy Shouchun in the shortest possible time and leave the Yangzhou army leaderless, the price paid is millions of people in Huainan. These people are all the people of the Han Dynasty!

"Once Shouchun is trapped by the flood, the Yangzhou soldiers in Lujiang will be isolated. Our army only needs to besiege but not attack, and after Shuxian runs out of food, the Yangzhou army will collapse without a fight......"

He Xian raised his hand to stop Jia Xu's elaboration: "Although the strategy of the military division can minimize the losses of our army, but at the cost of the entire Huainan, it will damage the peace of heaven!" Not only must we defeat Yuan Shu, but we must also bring the people of Yangzhou back under the control of the Han Dynasty. If it is just a ruin, a country, it does not adhere to the strategic goals of our army. So, give up the water attack plan, please say the second strategy! ”

Jia Xu sighed, his face full of regret. From the perspective of a strategist, attacking Shouchun with water is the best strategy with the greatest benefit and the least effort! But He Xian would refuse, and Jia Xu was already prepared. He Xian has never been a person who will do anything to achieve his goals, so he is destined not to use overly extreme tactics.