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Chapter 118 Finalization

The partial division threatened Suizhou to the west, and the main force took the opportunity to go down the river to capture Huai'an. Then use this as a pedal and wait for an opportunity to spy on Wu Yue. In the end, it is a Jinshi who has sung under the Chongtian Sect, and this vision is more than ten times broader than that of Mr. Su, Yu Changlin and others!

It's just that in this way, where will Xuzhou be placed? Moreover, Huai'an is also stuck in the main artery of the north-south Caoyun, since the Mengyuan court is unwilling to give up Xuzhou, it will naturally not give up Huai'an! In case it takes the strength of the country to attack, will the left army take care of itself first or the entire nest of Xuzhou red scarves first?!

Gently tapping the table with his hand, Zhu Eighty-one hesitated. Seeing this, Lu Lu smiled and dipped his fingers in the teacup, and asked in a low voice while slowly sketching on the table: "The governor is worried about the safety of Xuzhou City after you leave?!" Can you understand this picture? ”

"What did you draw?" Zhu Bayi's eyes widened, and his gaze slowly moved with Lu Luzeng's fingers. Two waterways, a large lake, and dozens of small and large rivers crisscross it. There is no doubt that this is a map of the Lianghuai region. He originally had a copy in his hand, which was a hundred times more detailed than the one that Old Master Lu painted now!

"This is Huai'an, this is Xuzhou, and here, this is Suzhou that Manager Li is attacking!" Lulu had taken three teacups and placed them gently on the sketches he had sketched with tea. "There is a river in the north and south of Suzhou. In the south, the water flow is gentle, you can take the light boat of 20 stones down the river, enter the Qing River, turn to Huai'an, the voyage will not take more than three days. In the north, the water flow is turbulent, and you can take a large ship of 200 to 400 stones to go straight into the Yellow River, and then whether you go east to Huai'an, or west to Xuzhou, it is just a day's water journey! ”

"Shhhh Zhu Bayi immediately gasped again. In order to reach the standard of the legendary famous general as soon as possible, the two Huaiyu maps in his hand have been read by him I don't know how many times, and almost every river and every hill has been engraved in his mind. However, he never imagined that after simplifying the map, the scene would be so intuitive.

Xuzhou, Suzhou, and Huai'an, the three points on the map that are distributed in an isosceles triangle are perfectly connected by four large and small rivers. You know, this is the middle of the 14th century, not the 21st century where Zhu Dapeng lived. There were no freight railways, no planes and no automobiles. When marching and fighting, it is often necessary for two auxiliaries to transport the armor, weapons, and dry rations needed by a soldier. Even with the help of pack horses or mules and other large animals, the amount of grain that each pack horse could carry was only about 300 catties. Nearly half of them have to be used as concentrate for the animals, otherwise they will die of exhaustion on the way before they have to travel far.

And if you use the river to march, even the kind of light boat that Lu Lu had said before, the carrying capacity can reach 20 stones, more than 2,400 catties. That's eight times as many pack horses, and the ship itself doesn't need to consume any food!

As for the degree of march, 6 lands and water are incomparable. 6. When marching, it is necessary to consider not only the physical problems of the soldiers, but also the terrain and topography along the way, and constantly send scouts in all directions to avoid being ambushed by the enemy. If you are a little more cautious, thirty miles a day is the limit. Even if you are not afraid of any traps, you can stride forward and run down in a day, at most about 80 miles, and if there are more, a large number of soldiers will be left behind. With the help of water transportation, you can go down the river for more than 200 miles a day. Although it is more difficult to swim against the current, if you hire an experienced ship boss, you can walk at least fifty or sixty miles a day, and the soldiers can basically go into battle immediately after getting off the ship, and there is no need to rest for a long time to recover!

"Huai'an is the throat of the north and south, and the river and Huai are to rush. In addition to the abundant salt and abundant money and food," seeing that Zhu Eighty-one had almost been moved by his own words, Lu Lu had decided to add another fire, "Its folk workshops are gathered, and there are no less than 100 large and small gold and iron workshops in its Dong**Xin City. Day and night, the red stars are flying wildly, and the purple smoke rising from the furnace mouth can be seen standing on the Huai'an city wall! If the governor gets Huai'an, he can move the workshop of the left army directly to the city of Hanxin, and then use Hanxin City as a military city."

"Uh-?!" Zhu Eighty-one's eyebrows jumped upwards quickly, and he turned his head, his eyes as sharp as lightning. The workshop is the core of the left army, and most of the armor and weapons of the red scarves in Xuzhou are from this. And in his mind, this place is also the top priority that must be strictly protected, and even if it is destroyed if necessary, it cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of the Yuan army.

In the eyes of Sesame Li, Zhao Junyong and others, his behavior is a bit of a waste of his roots. Although the grenades, armor and cold-forged weapons provided by the workshop have greatly benefited all departments of Xuzhou Red Turbans, the traditions that have been cultivated for hundreds of years cannot be changed overnight. The low status of craftsmen is the traditional perception of the people. With the eyes of Sesame Li, Zhao Jun and others, they can't jump out of the limitations of the times.

And Lu Luzeng has only been in Xuzhou for more than half a month, and he has keenly realized the importance of the workshop to the entire Xuzhou red scarf, which can not be said to be not vicious enough! If he instilled this view in Zhao Junyong, and instigated the latter to get involved in the workshop

Thinking of this, Zhu Eighty-one's hand slowly touched his waist, his five fingers firmly grasped the handle of the pig-killing knife, and a compelling cold air emanated between his eyebrows.

Lu Lu was taken aback by the sudden explosion of murderous intent on his body, and quickly waved his hand a few times, and explained loudly: "Du Du is angry!" Calm your anger! The old man didn't mean to snoop on the workshop! The old man saw that the left army under your command only wore the kind of armor made of whole iron, so he wanted to remind you of a shortcut to get craftsmen. Other than that, the old man had no other intentions. Old man, old man can swear to God! ”

"Forget it!" Seeing that the old jinshi was scared like this, Zhu Bayi felt a little guilty in his heart, and the fingers holding the handle of the knife slowly loosened. "Zhu has never believed in any oath! As long as the good man can't afford to be unfavorable to my left army, Zhu will not deliberately make trouble for you! ”

"Don't dare, the old man will never dare! The governor can go to check, after the old man came to Xuzhou, has he ever found out the secrets of your left army with anyone? Lu Lu had raised his sleeve and wiped his forehead, reassuring in a trembling voice. He never expected that when Zhu Bayi made a killing move, his aura would be so terrifying. It's like a knife pulled out of hell, and before it can see blood, it's already soul-shattering!

"Forgive me!" Zhu Eighty-one arched his hand lightly, which was regarded as an apology, "Fei Zhu just deliberately wanted to scare you." It is really important for Zhu and Zuo Jun to put the workshop! So when you hear that someone is paying attention to this place, it is natural to have some instinctive reactions! ”

"It should, it should!" Lu Lu Zeng smiled, and continued to wipe his sweat with a white face. "It's the same with the old man. Who doesn't have a few things in their hearts that others can't touch? It's just the old man's advice just now."

"After Zhu goes back, he will think about it carefully. It's just that there are so many workshops in Huai'an City, where does the iron come from?" Zhu Eighty-one nodded, and then asked in a low voice.

"The Governor is very worried! There is more water and less mountains in Huaidong, and it is rare to have gold and iron production! Lu Lu thought about it and reported very carefully, "But Xuzhou, Suzhou and Huaiyuan in the upper reaches of the Qinghe River are all rich in coal and pig iron. The three places are connected to Huai'an by river, and the salt in the downstream and the gold and iron in the upstream can be used to obtain huge profits. In the past, the heavy punishment of the government could not be banned, as long as the governor ordered the ban on scrapping salt and iron, why worry about the merchant ships not coming?! At that time, it will be said that it will create weapons and armor for Xuzhou red scarves and supply weapons and armor for the world's red scarves, and there will be no iron available! ”

"This old man actually persuaded me to engage in free trade?!" Zhu Eighty-one smiled secretly in his heart, and his evaluation of Lu Luzeng soared again, "Duke Lu used to be an official on Meng Yuan's side, do you know what is the reality of Huai'an City?" ”

Mr. Lu Luzeng had been waiting for this sentence all night. Immediately, he took out a stack of manuscripts with body temperature from his pocket, and held them in front of him with both hands, "Governor, please see!" This is the details of the defense of Huai'an City. In the past half a month, the old man has spent countless thoughts to find out for the governor. That Huai'an is the Huaidong Road Administration, there are 500 Mongolian soldiers in the city, 3,000 Han troops, and the Mongolian Daru Huachi who is in charge is a fool, drinking and wrestling every day, and not doing anything serious. His deputy Chu Buha was a general, but he was teased by the person and had no chance to get involved in the military power. There is also a man named Liu Jia, nicknamed Liu Tietou. This person, the governor needs to be careful. He usually lived inside Hanxin City, and the governor only had to kill him outside the city with lightning speed, separating Hanxin City from Huai'an Mansion City. It's easy to kill him! ”

In addition, there are tens of thousands of salties in Yancheng, Andong and other places below, all of whom are coolies of local officials, who often gather to make trouble, and have no loyalty to the imperial court. If the Governor is in Huai'an, it is enough to deal with the Mongol soldiers and the 3,000 Han army, and there is no need to think about the salt in the surrounding places! ”

"Oh!" Zhu Eighty-one took Lu Luzeng's hard work with both hands, and continued to ask in a low voice, "Dare to ask the good man, if our army goes down the river, and there are two cities of Pizhou and Suqian on the way, what should Zhu do?!" ”

"Suqian is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, and the imperial court did not send any soldiers and horses to guard it. There are only thousands of people in the city recruited by local officials, and they can give themselves courage, but they will never dare to go out of the city. As for Pizhou, the last time the governor went to the north bank, the officials in the city didn't dare to come out to brush the beard of the governor, and now that the governor passed by on the water, how could they dare to make trouble for themselves?! The governor didn't have to take care of these two places, and went to Huai'an by himself. After taking Huai'an, turn around, Suqian will be defeated without a fight. As for Pizhou on the north bank of the Yellow River, if there is spare strength, the army will destroy this city, and if there is no spare strength, it will stay there. A bunch of frightened wrecks are just wreck, and there is no difference between being alive and dead! ”

Note: Sorry, this is the only one for today. Continued tomorrow.