Looking at the back of Xiao Suo, who Cai Hui and Cai Yuhua left, Jun Zhuoyan turned around. Jun Zhi got out of the cabin, took Song Qian's arm, and stood there. His face was haggard, and two black lines loomed under his eyelids, Jun Zhuoyan saw it in his eyes, felt a pain in his heart, and said: "If Cai Hui doesn't know the current affairs, Zhi'er, you go to Jiangning with me." ”

Jun Zhi lowered his eyes, bit his lower lip lightly, and did not say a word.

Jun Zhuoyan sighed: "You stubborn surname. Thinking of Cai Hui's expression when he left, he thought in his heart that he might not be able to defend Jinmen.

Xu Ruyu turned his back to everyone and looked at the land. There were still a few scouts scattered on the seawall, watching nervously at the situation on the moored boat, and the temporary lookout posts not far away made their minds even more relaxed.

The more than 100 people brought by Xu Ruyu were all the elite of the Qingjiang cavalry battalion. The more than 300 people that Jun Zhuoyan brought to greet Xu Ruyu were not as brave as the soldiers of the Qingjiang cavalry battalion, but they were also brave and brave.

Yan Zhao is so generous, that is, you are brave and brave, and you are fearless in life and death.

When Chu Shize's news of Cai Zhengshi came, Xu Ruyu saw the location of Youji's death hole.

The branches of the Cai clan can defect from Fan Yang, and they can all be reused by Hulan, and others will have much less scruples. Some cities in the south and central have not descended now, but they are just waiting to see the situation.

Behind the seawall is a dense and low forest, allowing the sunset to burn like a fiery cloud flowing freely in the sky, changing thousands of forms.

The salty wind is bloody and turbulent, and it does not stop for a moment. From the mouth of the river up, a distance of two miles, Laishui turned a bend, the river bended, the water vortex gathered and dispersed, the afterglow sprinkled, if there is gold hidden in the water, reflecting the sparkling and dazzling light.

Xu Ruyu pointed in the direction of the estuary and said, "Go to Junjiabao." ”

Anchor and set sail. The Jinmen scouts, who noticed that the ship was moving, hurriedly blew the horn and rode their horses to report to the Jinmen, and after a while, the horses' hooves disappeared behind the forest.

Several warships slowly moved upstream along the Laishui, and on both sides of the river were more than 100 elite cavalry scouts, and the war horses that had been in the narrow cabin for several days let out the neighing hooves.

The boat traveled for a while, and the twilight was four, and only Xu Ruyu, Zhao Jingyun, Fang Su, and Jun Zhuoyan were left in the hall. Mei Yingxue sat on the side and read the scroll to the bulkhead, the rhythm of the body shaking was in harmony with the hull, as if it was dissolved with the waves of the big ship and the water, the candle flame was reflected, and the shadow was cast on the bulkhead, just like the picture of the lady printed on the cabin, and the face line was soft and quiet.

From time to time, someone evaded the scouts on the shore and approached the big ship, Mei Yingxue would press the scroll in her hand back, her eyes were raised, and the snow-like eyes were reflected on the image of the bulkhead, for a moment, it almost gave people the illusion of fading shadows.

Watching the big ship's gas recede, Mei Yingxue refocused her gaze on the pale yellow pages.

Xu Ruyu did not recover from his injuries, Fan Wenlong, Luo Boyuan, and Wei Yan all left the ship, and Fang Su and Jun Zhuoyan were often sent elsewhere by Xu Ruyu. The water is narrow, and there are masters who sneak into the boat from the side side, Zhao Jingyun's cultivation will probably not be able to cope for long, and Mei Yingxue does not dare to leave Xu Ruyu's side lightly.

Shao Ruyan held a handful of embroidery scissors in her hand, looking at the candle flowers, the candle flame was dimmed, so she used the embroidery scissors to pick the wick and cut off the burnt wick head. The candle flame suddenly became stronger, the "beep" sounded softly, and the candle oil fragrance became a little stronger.

The candle oil used in the hall is specially made, exuding a faint fragrance of osmanthus flowers.

Xu Ruyu raised his head from the topographic map, glanced at Shao Ruyan opposite, and saw that the candlelight in her pupils was like a reflection under a clear spring, with the illusion of rippling water.

"This candle oil is from Jiangning, and it has the fragrance of osmanthus in it." Xu Ruyu thought of the situation in Jiangning's Lixiang Courtyard, and thought that the candle oil in Lixiang Courtyard seemed to be this kind of fragrance.

"This candle oil from Jiangning was purchased and shipped by us from Qingchi." Jun Zhuoyan replied in a low voice.

"Oh." Xu Ruyu suddenly saved that such candle oil was not something that civilians could afford, and his fingers tapped lightly on the table.

Jun Zhuoyan and Fang Su thought that he wanted them to look at the topographic map, so they leaned over to look over.

This topographic map is centered on Youji and draws into the surrounding cities. To the south of the secluded Hebei is Qingzhou, separated by a river; Beyond Mt. Swallow to the north, there is Yenseong, and further northeast are Bohai and Baekje. This large area is half-hugged by a huge bay and is much closer by sea than by land. From Beanyang to Baekje, the farthest part, the long trek takes several months, from early winter to mid-spring of the following year, the road will be completely blocked by ice and snow. However, it took only twenty days to travel from Jinmen to Baekje by sea.

Fang Su said: "The Hulan people are nomadic and don't like to build cities, and the coast in the north of Hulan stretches for thousands of miles, and there is only one big city in Hulan. If you use a warship to load surprise troops, go around to the coast north of Yancheng and land, and harass the depths of Hulan, it will have a miraculous effect. ”

"Oh." Xu Ruyu withdrew his thoughts from Jiang Ning's pear fragrance, and his eyes returned to the table.

Jun Zhuoyan said: "The family in the north has never paid attention to the water camp, Jinmen can be regarded as an important coastal town in the secluded Hebei, there are only more than 200 large and small warships in the water camp, and the water army is not satisfied with more than 3,000 people. ”

Xu Ruyu looked at Jun Zhuoyan and smiled, and said, "Zisu is thinking about how Jiang Ning can compete with Hulan? ”

Jun Zhuoyan was slightly stunned, and knew that he was not good at strategy, so he didn't say much when he stood on the side, and thought to himself: The water camp started from Yongyang and arrived north of Yancheng, there are more than 3,000 miles of waterways, but I don't know how Yongyang's strange soldiers can do this.

The eastern half of Qingzhou is a peninsula pierced into the ocean, and the southern half of the Bohai Sea is also a peninsula pierced into the ocean, from the northeast of Qingzhou to the southern end of the Bohai Peninsula is only 300 miles by sea. Xu Ruyu pointed a little on the topographic map, but it was the sea area between Qingzhou and the Bohai Sea.

Jun Zhuoyan knows that sea area best, Wuhu Island, Mo Island, Turtle Island, Daxie Island, and Bohai Ancient County in the north are only separated by a strait, and it is only one hundred and seventy-eight miles from the northernmost Wuhu Island to the southernmost tip of Bohai Ancient County. Qingzhou and Youji do not pay attention to water camps, and the control of islands other than land routes is not strict, plus the land on the island is barren, and there are some aborigines living on the island, who are fierce and stubborn, and it is difficult to tame, so those islands are actually separated from the Qingzhou and Youji family system.

Jun Zhuoyan somewhat understood what Xu Ruyu meant, and developed a water camp on one of the islands, which was only 800 miles away from Yancheng and less than 1,000 miles to Baekje. But the supply of grain and grass is a problem.

Jiangning and Wuhu Island are separated by the East China Sea and Qingzhou, and the sea route from Yongyang to Wuhu is also extremely far, so the supply of grain and grass naturally cannot be counted on the supply from Yongyang.

Fang Su said: "You can grab some grain and grass from Youji, and if you have a shortage, you can borrow some from Yi Hanwen, as long as the water camp on Wuhu Island does not erect the banner of Jiangning, Yi Hanwen will be happy not to know." ”

It is said that Yi Hanwen and Xu Ruyu have a grudge against each other for killing their fathers, but Jiang Ning's establishment of a base on Wuhu Island will really help reduce the pressure on Qingzhou, and Yi Hanwen will not be more serious.

"The river melts the ice, and the Hulan Iron Cavalry cannot cross the river to invade Qingzhou for the time being, but the Youji War will not last, and in winter, the Hulan Iron Cavalry will only have the spare strength to enter Qingzhou to fight, if Qingzhou falls, then the base established on Wuhu Island will be alone in the enemy's territory, and I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses."

Fang Su smiled, and didn't mind Jun Zhuoyan's doubts, and said: "Ru Yu judged that after Hulan captured Youji, the next offensive direction would not be to go south directly to Qingzhou. ”

"Oh?"

Fang Su glanced at Xu Ruyu, and Xu Ruyu said, "Zisu, you can explain it to Mr. Jun." ”

"This starts with the respective advantages of Hulan, Donghai and Jiangning." Stretched out his hand and took out another topographic map from the bottle next to him and unfolded it on the table, but it was a map of fifteen counties, but it was different from the ordinary map of fifteen counties, this map outlined the water system of fifteen counties quite clearly, "The tributary sources of Huaishui are mainly concentrated in Nanyang Mansion in Yongning and Bianzhou Mansion in Fen County, Qinghe Mansion in Yongning County to Pengcheng Mansion in Qingzhou, the water network is dense, and the large water system has Jinshui, Surabaya, Bianshui, Yingshui, Whirlpool, Rushui, etc., and there are big lakes Weishan Lake, Houshan Lake, Zhaoyang Lake, Juyeze, etc. The five lakes of Liangshanbo are connected, and they are directly connected with the river and the water. Hulan Iron Cavalry is the first in the world, but the water war is far from the opponent of the southern forces, and it is not an overnight thing to establish a water camp of a certain scale. Therefore, the next step in Hulan is to avoid areas with dense water systems. It may start from the southeast of Youji to Hanoi and Bianzhou in Fen County, and then cross the river to take Luochuan and southern Henan of Xunjia. Tongguan is dangerous, if Xun Zhuwu can gain a firm foothold in Qinchuan, it is extremely difficult for Hulan to enter Qinchuan from Tongguan. At this time, Hulan can attack the Northern Tang Dynasty and enter the Hedong Mansion of Qinchuan along the Fenshui, or it can continue to send troops south from southern Henan, cross the Funiu Mountain Pass, obtain Nanyang, go around to the back of Xiangyang, and detour back to Xijing Mansion in Qinzhou from the Wuchuan Passage......"

Xu Ruyu said on the side: "If the Xun family loses Hanoi, Bianzhou, Luochuan, and southern Henan, it is very likely to bow to Xun Zhuwu and protect the Xun family. By that time, the Fenshui basin had reached the Northern Tang Dynasty, and further north was Liu Gui's Donghu, all of which were included in the Qinzhou sphere of influence. ”

Zhao Jingyun sighed: "At that point, the prophecy that Mr. Yi and Mr. Shao said two years ago that the world will return to the four tyrants has been verified. ”

Jun Zhuo Yan said: "Jiang Ning has a judgment on the battle situation today and in the future? It's really human. ”

Xu Ru smiled foolishly: "The laws of the world's mountains and rivers limit the use of troops, and taking advantage of the situation will get twice the result with half the effort. ”

Jun Zhuoyan's knowledge is also extraordinary, after listening to Fang Su's explanation for a long time, he also understands, and said: "As long as Hulan's next strategic focus is not in Qingzhou, with Yi Hanwen's ability to defend Qingzhou, it will naturally not be a problem, and it is really a strange move to arrange a water camp on Wuhu Island to contain the hinterland of Hulan's forces." ”

"It doesn't stop there." Xu Ruyu said slowly, "Although Hulan has included Bohai and Baekje under its rule, but the forces of the two places may not be willing to ambush, I want to smuggle good horses from Bohai and Baekje through Wuhu Island. ”

Xu Ruyu bowed down, looked at the map of the fifteen counties, and said: "The world is divided into four parts, Xiangyang will be the focus of the remaining three, and I, Jiangning, will settle the four remnants of the Yan family, the Zhu family, the Fan family, and the Puji family, one part will enter Jing County, and entangle with Nanping, and the main force will advance to the East China Sea and Qinghe. He sighed and said, "In my eyes, I can also see Peng Cheng." Control Pengcheng, control the five major tributaries of the Huaishui water system, with Pengcheng as the base, to the north is Yizhou, Bianzhou, to the west is the Qinghe, retreat to Pengcheng, as long as Pengcheng is not lost, you can control the Huaishui water system in your hands, but unfortunately Chen Yu is too anxious. If he wants to capture Pengcheng at this time, it is impossible for him to succeed. ”

Xu Ruyu took a pen and drew a big circle in Pengcheng, and asked Fang Su, Zhao Jingyun, and Jun Zhuoyan: "After occupying Pengcheng, what will happen?" ”

Zhao Jingyun said secretly: My lord has taken the world into his chest, and tonight a seat will be in the green book, how can I not rush to speak? said: "According to Pengcheng, then Tuqingzhou." ”

Jun Zhuoyan said: "Based on Pengcheng and along Bianshui, you can take Bianzhou; Along the lower Weishui and Rushui, you can go down to the Qinghe River and Luochuan; Why turn to the northeast, Tuqingzhou? ”

Zhao Jingyun glanced at Xu Ruyu and said: "After possessing Pengcheng, the Jiangning water camp is no longer weaker than Nanping, and will be the first in the world, marching in the direction of Bianzhou, Qinghe, and Luochuan. No matter whether it is five years or ten years later, before the rest of the other families have won or lost, I, Jiangning, should avoid their main direction. I guess the adults also mean this, so they dare to judge that it is Qingzhou, why is this, Jingyun is still unclear for a while. He glanced at Xu Ruyu and asked, "My lord, can Jingyun guess correctly?" ”

Xu Ruyu laughed, so frightened that Shao Ruyan raised her head in surprise and glanced at him.

Xu Ru foolishly suppressed his laughter and said: "The point of the detour is to avoid its edge. Although the world is divided into four points, Xun Zhuwu and I, Jiang Ning, are considered to be weak, and they are not as strong as Hulan and Nanping. At that time, Nanping should occupy Chengyu and return to the north of Xiangyang from the Hanchuan Pass, while Yaoguangdian and Xun Zhuwu integrated the remnants of Qinzhou and Xunjia, and the three had a fight in Xiangyang. Nanping will have the upper hand, Hulan will have the upper hand, but it is extremely difficult for Xun Zhuwu to gain the upper hand. If Jiang Ning sent troops from Pengcheng to capture Heluochuan, it would make Hulan give up the battle for Xiangyang and point the edge at us, so it was not for anything. According to Pengcheng and Tuqingzhou, my defense against Hulan is narrow, and Jiangning has water camp warships, which can invade Hulan's sphere of influence from any part of the stretch of coastline and strike at them. If Jiangning captures Qingzhou, Hulan and Nanping will be intolerable, the wars or plans in Xiangyang, Nanyang, and Hanzhong will be calmed down, and Jiangning and Hulan will have fierce competition in Jeju. ”

"It is extremely difficult for Hulan to tolerate Jeju in the hands of my Jiangning, and under the city of Jeju, will it be the time for me Jiangning and Hulan to decide? Our troops held Jeju, that is, Hulan's back and abdomen resisted a sharp dagger, making it difficult for him to sleep. If our department loses Jeju, it will not be able to hold the entire Qingju firmly, and we can only retreat to Pengcheng. ”

Jun Zhuoyan could naturally understand Fang Su's words at this time. Qingzhou is in the hands of the Yi family and Qingzhou is in the hands of Jiangning, and there is a far cry from Hulan. The Qingzhou cavalry camp is unfavorable, and there is no water camp, so it is impossible to cross the river alone and fight to the death with the Hulan iron cavalry.

Xu Ruyu thought for a while and said, "If Hulan is really determined to fight to the death with me Jiangning under the city of Jeju, then I will escort the people of Qingzhou back to the south with grain and grass, and leave Hulan thousands of miles of barren land to divide his troops." After a pause, he said, "Before the decisive battle of Hulan, we must first solve Nanping." To solve Nanping, we can concentrate the main force to go north and win a decisive victory with Hulan without any scruples. It is extremely difficult to predict what the battle situation will look like at that time, but before fighting Hulan to the death, solving Nanping is the top priority. ”

With a few words, Fang Su, Jun Zhuoyan, and Zhao Jingyun were all very excited in their hearts, and what they said here was where Jiang Ning was roughly located. Jun Zhuoyan is not very sure in his heart, Zhao Jingyun and Fang Su are familiar with Jiang Ning's potential, and there may be twists and turns, but the general trend will not be changed by manpower.

Not only is it difficult to change the situation of the world's quarters, but after the world's quarters, the first decisive battle between Nanping and Jiangning is also predictable.

The night is turbulent, and the boat board is tapped.

Xu Ruyu called softly: "Zisu, you come out with me." He pushed open the hatch and looked at the stars hanging above the plains. Striding out of the hatch, the night breeze was like water, and the face was slightly cold. walked to the side of the ship, looked down at the stars in the water, and said secretly: Seeking the world is ultimately a thing that people can do with all their might.

Fang Su followed out of the cabin and stood beside Xu Ruyu, looking at the stars in the water.

"I left Xinfeng City back then, and created my own starry sky incense sword in the plains, and I said that I danced to Zisu to see."

Xu Ruyu broke with Chen Ang in Xinfeng City for the sake of a homeless sergeant, abandoned his robe and left Xinfeng City.

Xu Ruyu was in the field of Xinfeng, because it was difficult to go to the demons in his heart, and he mutilated his body, intending to create the trick of the starry sky incense sword.

After that, Xu Ruyu was half crazy, and sneaked to Yongyang with the shadow flower boat, and was changed again, and fell into the realm of ignorance and unconsciousness of emptiness and closed consciousness, and closed the five senses for a month.

Later, Fu Weichen was relieved, temporarily suppressed the demons, and began the road to dominating the world. But the contradiction in his heart is still there, although he has peerless martial arts, he is thinner and haggard than ordinary people.

Although it is said that the heart demon is the result of the absolute opposition of the ideas transmitted to Xu Ruyu by Xu Xing and Wu Chu, the first sign of the heart demon is in Xinfeng City.

Everyone in Jiangning knew about this matter clearly, but they also knew that Xu Ru's heart was sick, so they avoided mentioning it.

At this time, listening to Xu Ruyu mention it, Fang Su knew that he had removed the demons in his heart, and from then on he embarked on the road of dominating the world without hesitation.

"The father's learning can be described as the royal way, with many checks and balances, but what the father-in-law taught is domineering, and the human heart is also considered a conquest. For several years, the demons in my heart are difficult to go, and it is this royal road and domineering that have been entangled and debated in my heart, until this time, after being injured, I have the heart to think about this royal road and domineering things, and I have seen some of the things that I have experienced, and I can understand some truths. ”

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