It is precisely because of the people inside this water division that Zuo Cheng Zhang Tu of the Qi State can clearly know the current status of the Hongze Lake Water Division of the Chu Army, their thoughts and their fear of worrying about the settlement of accounts after the autumn of the King of Qi. Because of this, Zhang Tu felt confident that he would recover the nearly 10,000 sailors and increase the defensive force for Yangzhou, and also add nearly 10,000 sailors and soldiers for the Qi army.

If Li Huaiyuan hadn't noticed this water division, perhaps, this water division with nearly 10,000 soldiers would really have become a soldier under the command of the Qi army. However, Li Huaiyuan has already paid attention to this, and the ending is naturally different. After all, this Hongze Lake Water Division is still on the boundary of Xuzhou. And Zhao Jun didn't have much hatred with this water master. The most important thing is that a large part of the soldiers of Hongze Lake are fishermen living near the waters of Hongze Lake. For them, Zhao Jun's new policy is what they need most.

By the time Li Fanglin arrived at the Hongze Lake Water Division, the Zhao army had successfully completed the round with Li Zhe, and the army marched towards Pengcheng. And at this moment, among the water divisions of Hongze Lake, there is also a lot of change.

Among the Hongze Lake water divisions, because Zhao Jun officially attacked Xuzhou, many people in this water division proposed to surrender Zhao. The other part of the generals put forward the idea of reducing the qi. Needless to say, this part of the people is the part that was co-opted and bought by Qi Guozuo Cheng Zhang Tu. The last part is to maintain a neutral attitude, most of them are also fishermen near Hongze Lake, and they think that they will first look at the situation and make decisions on which side to surrender. The three parties expressed their own opinions on the way out for these nearly 10,000 soldiers, and it was difficult to come up with a final decision.

But in general, the first wait-and-see occupies the upper hand, in addition to the fact that many of the soldiers of this water division are related to fishermen near Hongze Lake, it is also related to the last time Zhao was discovered by the king of Chu. Especially now, the king of Chu, Li Chi and his son, were beheaded by Li Zhe, and the Zhao army attacked Xuzhou, but on the surface, Li Zhe was under the banner of the Chu army surrendering to Zhao. In addition, those local leading generals and officials who were dissatisfied with Li Zhe's rebellion and killing Li Chi's father and son, as well as those with their own ambitions, also pulled up troops and horses to fight everywhere, making the situation in Xuzhou particularly chaotic.

It can be said that on the whole, in Xuzhou, it is a mess. And their sailor division is on the edge of Xuzhou, the existence of the periphery of the Chu army, so it is difficult for them to know some of the situation in the Chu army in detail. In addition, their understanding of the situation in Xuzhou is also very small. Therefore, it is advisable to wait and see the way out of the water division first. Especially now that there are continuous wars in Xuzhou, they have not paid attention to them, and they dare not make decisions easily. Who knows if they will make a move, whether the sailors will directly face the attack of the army. Nearly 10,000 sailors and soldiers, once they are raided and break through the camp of the navy, they can only become water bandits and be torn apart.

In addition to the wait-and-see faction, followed by the Zhao family, their point of view is that the Zhao army is the overlord of the north and the strongest prince in the world, and the land of Xuzhou falling into the hands of Zhao is already a sure thing. Even if Zhao Jun has not arrived here yet, it will not be long before Zhao Jun will appear on the front line of Hongze Lake. That is to say, it is better to surrender as soon as possible, and let Zhao Jun understand the current situation of the sailor in the Zhao Kingdom.

The weakest is to surrender to Qi, after all, Qi is their hostile country, and it has killed many Shui Shi brothers, and also killed many Shui Shi soldiers' families. In addition, it can be seen from the surrender of the former Qi Army Naval Division that among the Qi Army Naval Divisions, they are very particular about seniority, and they will be born in the place. After all, in the land of Yangzhou, there are also talents from the water.

And many of them are from water bandits, and the other part is from the army. In any case, even if the king of Qi shouted a slogan to pardon them, they were afraid that they would not be reused in the Qi army. Even those generals who were born in the army were more worried that they would be settled by the Queen of Qi when they returned. Even if the King of Qi can accept the sailors and soldiers, but these surrendered officers, even if the King of Qi pardons them on the surface, it is easy to clean them up. When the time comes, will someone stand up for them?

After Li Fanglin appeared in the camp of the Sailor Division, he was soon welcomed by the Sailor General. These sailors have been separated from the overall situation of Xuzhou for too long, and now they can't afford the current situation in Xuzhou. After all, they are sailors, and they are not valued by Li Chi, and they are not liked by the Li family of the Chu army. Therefore, what happened in Xuzhou was often the last to know. When the news reached the sailors, it was equivalent to the entire Xuzhou basically knowing.

For the generals of the water division, they urgently need to know the situation in Xuzhou and the current situation of the Chu army. Previously, the disappearance that the general learned of was that Li Chi, the king of Chu, was killed by Li Zhe and other descendants of the king of Chu, and the Zhao army had begun to officially invade the land of Xuzhou. As for why this is so, what is the situation in Xuzhou now, what is the situation of the Chu army, and who is in charge of the Chu army now, they have no idea at all.

Who Li Fanglin is, these sailor generals naturally know, not to mention that his eldest brother Li Fangzong is the Chu army Zuocheng, it is Li Fanglin, and he is also the head of the civil officials of the government, and his status is much higher than that of them, the sailor generals that no one likes. If you talk about the current situation of the Chu army and the current situation in Xuzhou, the general of the water division believes that Li Fanglin must know best.

One chief general, three deputy generals, and more than ten generals of the water division welcomed Li Fanglin into the big tent and asked Li Fanglin about the current situation in Xuzhou. For them, nothing is more important than knowing what is happening in Xuzhou.

Li Fanglin didn't talk nonsense, and directly killed Li Chi's father and son by Li Zhe, Li Chi's cronies were all killed except for Li Zhe and others, and the Chu army was torn apart. The Zhao army also obtained half of the land of Xuzhou, and at the same time, Li Zhe and others also informed the generals of the naval division of the news of the surrender to the Zhao army.

For the generals of the water division, the situation in Xuzhou made them a little unbelievable. However, thinking of the recent situation that the master of the water master deliberately sent people to investigate nearby, what Li Fanglin said should be true.

"So, the Chu army is gone?" Song Xiang, the chief general of the water division and the only officer selected by Li Chi from among the officers under his command who knew how to understand water warfare, frowned.

Li Fanglin said with a little feeling: "That's right, the Chu army is gone, the power of the princes, where is there a possibility of long-term existence." The general trend of the world, a long time must be together, a long time must be divided, and a combination of points is the right reason. Now, the state of Zhao has unified the north, suppressed the Turks gradually, and swept across the Western Regions. It can be said that the occupation of Xuzhou by the Zhao army is not only the strength of Zhao, but also the trend of the times. Xuzhou can no longer afford to continue the war. ”

Adjutant General Lin Mowen looked at Li Fanglin and asked in a deep voice: "So, the Chu army, under the leadership of Li Zhe, has already begun to descend to Zhao?" That is to say, the vast majority of the soldiers and officials of the Chu army have already decided to surrender Zhao? What about you, Lord Li? Is it also downgrading? ”

Lin Mowen's words suddenly made more than ten people look at Li Fanglin together, each with an inquiring look in their eyes.

Li Fanglin was silent for a while, laughed, and said: "That's right, Fanglin has surrendered to Zhao, not only me, but also my brother and my younger brother, who have already surrendered to Zhao, in addition, the officials in Pengcheng and the garrisons around Pengcheng have all surrendered to Zhao." In other words, now among the Chu army, seventy percent of the troops and officials have surrendered to Zhao. The remaining officials, although they have not yet demoted Zhao, do not dare to easily raise the banner of opposing Zhao Jun. ”

"Now, in the territory of Xuzhou, Zhao has dispatched seventy or eighty thousand troops. And the other princes did not dare to say more. The land of Xuzhou belongs to the Zhao State, which is already an unchangeable fact. In addition, after Zhao Guojun learned about the situation in Xuzhou, he also made an edict on the civil affairs of Xuzhou. Among them, in addition to the well-known policies of the Zhao State, Xuzhou was exempted from taxes for three years, distributed cultivated livestock, and allowed the soldiers of the Chu army to go home to farm, serve their parents, and take care of their wives and children. Generals, under such circumstances, what other reason does Fang Lin have to confront the Zhao army? ”

Li Fanglin's words really surprised more than ten people, and they were all in a daze. Especially a few generals who were born as water bandits, they were all fishermen in the past, and naturally hoped to make the people of Xuzhou live a better life. Now that they heard about Zhao Guo's new deal in Xuzhou, they were naturally overjoyed. If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't call the shots here, I was afraid that they would have directly asked Li Fanglin for the details of Zhao State's policy at this moment, and directly asked the sailor to surrender to the Zhao army.

However, Li Fanglin did not end there, but continued: "Generals, speaking of which, you are all all members of my Chu army, and these nearly ten thousand water brothers are also the establishment of our Chu army. Now, the banner of the Chu army has fallen to the Zhao State, what do the generals think about this? ”

Li Fanglin's words are very simple, but the meaning is not shallow. He asked the water masters directly, asking them if they were willing to surrender to Zhao.

"This ......" the main general Song Xiang was slightly stunned, Li Fanglin's single knife straight into made him a little unprepared, and in addition, among the sailors, their opinions were also different.

Lin Mowen looked at Li Fanglin and said hurriedly: "I don't know if Lord Li came this time, is it his own intention, or Chu Jun's meaning, or Zhao Jun's meaning?" ”

"That's right! What General Lin said is what I mean! Listening to Lin Mowen's inquiry, Song Xiang was suddenly shocked and hurriedly said. At the same time, like Lin Mowen and others, he looked directly at Li Fanglin, hoping to get the answer they wanted from Li Fanglin's mouth.

"Haha...... General Lin is really cautious, no wonder he has always asked the sailor to maintain a neutral posture, wait and see the situation in Xuzhou, and make decisions. Listening to Lin Mowen's rhetorical question, Li Fanglin's heart moved, and Lin Mowen's situation appeared in his mind. Now there are three factions of sailors, and Lin Mowen is the advocate of neutrality, who is calm and cautious.

Li Fanglin's three origins can also bring three meanings. I deliberately found it, which means that the Li brothers want to use the water master as the foundation for their foothold in Zhao State. In this way, after the water master was merged into the Zhao State, the three Li brothers naturally reaped the greatest benefits, and they were pawns.

The meaning of Chu Jun is naturally the meaning of Li Zhe and Li Fangzong and others, so that they can be regarded as following the military orders of Li Zhe and others. In this way, that is to say, the sailor is not in the eyes of Zhao Jun. At least, it has not been valued by Zhao Jun now.

And following Zhao Jun, that naturally has a different meaning. The generals have already tasted the taste of not being taken seriously and being idle. They naturally hope that they will be valued in front of their new owners.

Speaking of which, the generals of the water division were also nervous. There are nearly 10,000 water divisions, which are indeed not many, whether they are in the Qi army or in the Zhao army, they are all an insignificant part. However, among the sailors, there are warships that far exceed the quota of sailors. Because, this is all pulled from the Yangzhou Navy Battalion and shipyard after the surrender of the Qi Army Naval Division to the Chu Army. In addition, within a radius of dozens of miles around the sailor's camp, in addition to the surrounding fishermen living here, there are thousands, or even nearly 10,000 boatwrights, living here. In the past, the Chu army was defeated and retreated, and in order to prevent the Qi army from having a strong naval army, Li Chi moved all the shipwrights from the four northern provinces of Yangzhou here.

Li Fanglin naturally knew what these people were worried about and hoped for. So he said with a smile, "This official is here, naturally he is here on the military order of General Li Huaiyuan, the commander of the Zhao army." My Zhao country is heavy on the sea, so the generals have long been under the eyes of my Zhao country. Now that the Chu army is in chaos, General Li Huaiyuan naturally hopes that you can change your banner and surrender to my Great Zhao. ”

"In addition, the water master has never been valued by Li Chi, so the treatment of the water master brother is still very poor. Generals, you have already surrendered to my Great Zhao, and the treatment of the soldiers will be provided in accordance with the treatment of our Great Zhao Naval Division one day earlier. Many of the sailors were poor and needed to provide for their families. The generals made decisions. ”

Adjutant General Zhang Hai smiled at the rest of the generals and said, "Brothers, Master Li has already said so obviously, what are we hesitating about?" Now that the situation in Xuzhou is clear, it is also the time for us to make a decision. Brothers, what is now before us is nothing but the surrender of Zhao is the surrender of Qi. ”

"Although the Qi State is strong, compared to the Zhao Army, what is the Qi State? The important thing is that we are still in the jurisdiction of Xuzhou, and the families of our soldiers are also in the territory of Xuzhou. Could it be that if we surrender to the Qi country, this family will not want it? Even if the family doesn't want it, what about the thousands of shipwrights? Without them, do you think King Qi would value this Chu army sailor? King Qi cares about the shipwrights, not us. ”

The deputy general Zhang Hai was born in the naval division of the Qi army, because the Chu army invaded Yangzhou in the past, cut off the back road of the naval division, and then surrendered to the Chu army. Among the water divisions, they, the soldiers of the Qi army, are extremely reluctant to return to the Qi army.

When it came to the current situation of the family members and the sailor, the others were suddenly speechless. That's right, speaking of which, one thing is very important, that is, the place where the sailor is located is in Xuzhou. If you want to rebel against the enemy, you can. However, the family members of the sailor soldiers can't leave.

In addition, the shipwrights in the several counties around the naval camp could not leave. In this way, as Zhang Hai said, even if they defected to the territory of the Qi army, without these shipwrights, I am afraid that they would not be too cared about by the King of Qi. Speaking of the non-commissioned officers of the water army, no one has more than the Qi army, and it is easier to recruit. After all, the land south of the Yangtze River where the Qi army is located, there are many people who are good at water. But shipwrights can build ships, and with warships, they can form an inland water army and an open sea navy.

Deputy General Wu Dao frowned and said: "I still think it is better for us to surrender to Qi, after all, after the Zhao army occupies Xuzhou, the Qi army will face a threat." In this way, the Qi army also urgently needs the sailor for its own use. Brothers, the reduction of Qi will inevitably be reused by the King of Qi. Because, the Qi army needs us. ”

"What about the soldiers' families and the shipwrights?"

"The family members of the soldiers can carry as much as they want, and as for the shipwright, they can only abandon it now. Rest assured, now that the Qi army needs us, it will naturally not embarrass us because of these shipwrights and past grudges. ”

Wu Dao was born as a water bandit, and for him, he will serve whichever side gives the greatest benefit.

"Haha......" Li Fanglin burst out laughing, stared at Wu Dao, and said coldly: "Descend Qi? Will the Qi army reuse you? Generals, don't forget, the Qi army is not our opponent of Great Zhao. Secondly, speaking of the water master, who is more powerful than me Da Zhao? Across thousands of miles of oceans, who else is there besides my Da Zhao? With these shipwrights, my Da Zhao will soon be able to pull up a large number of warships, form a sailor, and then sweep away. ”

"In addition, my Da Zhao has countless boatwrights in the eastern part of Qingzhuang, as long as my Da Zhao needs it, I can immediately form my Da Zhao Sailor in this Hongze Lake. Do you think you can compete with my Da Zhao? ”

"And the generals......" Li Fanglin stared at Wu Dao and said, "As long as I, Da Zhao, sign a peace treaty with the Qi army, I can let the King of Qi return you rebel generals, or return your heads." King Qi may need you, but he needs nearly 10,000 sailors and shipwrights, not generals. Under the command of King Qi, there are not a few generals in the water division. ”

"You ......" Wu Dao's face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice, "You...... Don't you dare...... Dare to threaten ......"

Li Fanglin said coldly: "General Wu, you are from Shui Kou, if it weren't for the Chu army's appreciation of you, how could you have such a status." The Chu army has not yet surrendered to Zhao, and you dare to collude with the Qi army. ”

Without waiting for Wu Dao to speak, Li Fanglin said coldly again: "Come on, bring the things." ”

With Li Fanglin's cold drink, a person came in from outside the tent. This person is none other than Wu Dao's pro-soldier lieutenant. At this moment, he walked in with a wooden box in his hand and a miserable face.

Li Fanglin looked at Wu Dao and said coldly: "This official found out a few days ago that there was a fine work of the Qi army operating in the camp of the water division, so this official asked General Song to take this fine work and kill its head. In addition, two retinues were captured. General Wu, do you know what they are here for? How did you get into my sailor? ”

"You...... You ......" Wu Dao's face turned pale suddenly.

Song Xiang, the chief general of the water division, said coldly: "General Wu, I didn't expect you to collude with the Qi army earlier, and look at Brother Wan and nothing. ”