It only took a day for the military order to block the border passage and prohibit the displaced people from going south to reach the two camps in Baishi and Guangling.

The Qing Wei Army crossed the agreed border and advanced to the northern foot of Cuiping Mountain, placing the area south of Xia'a Xi under Jiangning's rule, and the relationship between Jiangning and Wanling deteriorated to the point of no return. The world can't figure out too many twists and turns, and they can't figure out the too complicated grievances between Jiang Ning and Wanling. The world has been looking at the intricate relationships between Jiang Ning and Wanling, Xu Ruyu and Chen, in the speculation of intensifying contradictions and fighting and remembering old love words and peace.

There is a lot of newly opened land in Jiangning, and the influx of a large number of displaced people provides Jiangning with abundant labor and reserve soldiers, which is also one of the important factors for Jiangning's rise. Jiangning's move to block the southward movement of displaced people can only be understood as a new measure against Wanling.

The news from all over the southern line came back in turn, and the passages blocked by Jiangning this time were the passages along the Jinshui coast, Cuiping Mountain, Guangling and other places, and the Jinshui coast was the main passage for the northern displaced people to go south, and Cuiping Mountain and Guangling were the two main positions in the confrontation between Jiangning and Wanling.

Because Jiangning blocked the passage from the Yanjin River to the south, if the Jiangjin Yi clan did not take measures, a large number of displaced people would accumulate in the territory, and Jiangjin would not have as much wasteland in Jiangning that could be used to settle the displaced people, which would inevitably cause harm.

Chen Pre frowned and fell into deep thought, in fact, since Twilight came to Longyou, Chen Pre's brows have rarely stretched.

It is almost certain that Yi will also quickly block the route from the Qinghe River to Jiangjin.

Chen Xianyan looked at Liu Zhaoyu on the opposite side and asked, "Will the Hulan people continue to advance south?" ”

Liu Zhaoyu said: "As the river freeze season approaches, people in Qingzhou, southern Fen County, Yongning Qinghe and others will inevitably have a big panic, regardless of whether the Hulan Iron Horse will cross the river or not, a large number of displaced people in Qingzhou and other places will move south." The Yi clan would then block the passage from the Qinghe River to Jiangjin, and if there was no good strategy in the East China Sea, a large number of displaced people would be backlogged down the north bank of Axi to the line from Longyou. ”

Chen Yu said: "Zhao Yu thinks how many displaced people will flood into the East China Sea this winter? ”

Liu Zhaoyu said: "Qingzhou, Yongning Qinghe, Fenjun Bianzhou and other places, there are about 7 million people, if large-scale battles occur on both sides of the river in winter, the number of displaced people in the south will not be less than 1 million. If Xu Ruyu's intention to block the border passage was to accumulate a large number of displaced people on the north bank of Xia'a River, he was afraid that Xu Ruyu expected that there would be large-scale fighting on both sides of the Dinghe River. After all, hundreds of thousands of displaced people can be diverted from all parts of the East China Sea. ”

Chen Yu said: "Hulan will invade Hanoi? ”

Hanoi is backed by the Taihang Mountain, bordered by the river in the south, and is located at the junction of Qingzhou, Fen County, and Youji County, occupying Hanoi, which can divide the eastern part of Fen County into two parts, and put the Northern Tang Dynasty and Xiangzhou of Fen County in the encirclement of Hulan forces. There is a flat river between Anyang Province and Hanoi in the southwest of Hebei Province, which is conducive to cavalry dispatch. After Hulan occupies the entire territory of Youji, it is almost certain that Hanoi will be captured first.

Hanoi and Bianzhou are separated by rivers, and the three alliances can quickly rush to Hanoi if they have boat divisions, while Hulan can only have more strategic and tactical options after the river is frozen, and the Anyang battalion of the Hulan people will probably wait until the river freezes when they want to invade Hanoi.

Chen Zhen couldn't help but think: Does Jiang Ning think so too?

Liu Zhaoyu secretly wondered: A large number of displaced people are accumulated in the area on the north bank of Xia'axi, what benefits can Jiangning get from it? A thought that he would never want to face flashed through his mind, his eyes were raised, Chen Pre's slightly shocked expression fell into his eyes, and Liu Zhaoyu was shocked: Is this really the case?

Although Jiang Ning had very little possibility of using troops in the East China Sea, Chen Yu was never able to expel this idea from his mind, and looked at Liu Zhaoyu for a while, and Liu Zhaoyu's slightly raised eyes were probably hiding such speculation.

Xu Ruyu rose to Jiangning, and people who were close to Xu Ruyu in the East China Sea either directly attached themselves to Jiangning, such as Zhang Zhongdao and Fang Su; Either to be idle and retreat from the Wanling and the East China Sea, such as Chen Zifang, especially since the relationship between the two families has become bad, more and more people choose to stay out of the matter, such as Xi Daoning, Xiao Zhongju and others. Chen said secretly: They may hope that Jiang Ning and Wanling can decide the winner as soon as possible, and they can choose as soon as possible. Thinking of this, Chen Yu felt irritable in his heart, stood up, cut his hands behind his back, walked out, looked at the moonlight reflected on the clear brick ground, couldn't help but sigh, didn't look back, and said slowly: "Zhaoyu, go out of the city with me." ”

Longyou is located in the thousands of miles of plains between the Jianghuai River, neither a thoroughfare, nor a pass, but in just five months, the nearby garrison surged to 60,000, with the army and civilians is several times huge, in the periphery of Longyou City to build a large number of military barriers, making Longyou City the most important military town on the southern line of the East China Sea.

Jiangning disposed of the county eighty miles south of Longyou to build a city, called Guangling, and the Xiaoyang River between Guangling and Longyou became a natural division between the two forces. Jiangning's garrison in Guangling once had as many as 60,000 people, and then most of the five school troops were transferred to the south bank of the river, and after the Jiangning unification of the Yue County war was launched, some troops were transferred to the north bank of the river at a distance of two or three hundred miles from Guangling, and even so, the Jiangning garrison in Guangling was not less than 30,000.

At the end of the Liyang War, Jiangning was able to completely control the rhythm of the battle in Yuejun, the pressure on Yongyang, Baishi and other places decreased sharply, and Jiangning's garrison on the north bank of the river gradually left the river and moved to the two military fortress groups at the northern foot of Guangling and Cuiping Mountain, and the number of garrisons in Guangling was increasing every day.

Throughout the summer and autumn, Jiangning contracted the defense line on the south bank of the Xiaoyang River, relying on the fortress group on the south bank of the Xiaoyang River and Guangling City to build a passive defense against the East China Sea, and only deployed the necessary scout troops in the field. In September, the Guangling garrison changed this change of defense method, pushing the cordon all the way to the bank of the Xiaoyang River, and small warships also entered the channel south of the center line of the Xiaoyang River to patrol, and the sergeants walked out of the barrier, and the sentry scouts would also look for opportunities to sneak across the Xiaoyang River to reconnoiter the military deployment of Longyou, and further afield would dive to the central area of Piling. The contact between Guangling and Cuiping Mountain is also frequent, and the post fast horses will march along the post road on the south bank of the Xiaoyang River about every half hour.

Before Jiangning sealed the border passage, the change in the Guangling garrison made Chen pre-believe that Jiangning would make corresponding arrangements in the face of the pressure on the southern line of the East China Sea after the military pressure on Yue County was reduced. Now it seems that the changes in Guangling must not be seen solely as the result of Jiangning's active defensive policy towards the East China Sea.

Xu Ruyu was planning to deploy, and Chen Yu sat on his horse, hanging his head and thinking.

Changing the overstretched nature of the war in Southern Fujian, Xu Ruyu has jumped out of the confines of a war or battle, and the war to unify Yue County can no longer completely lock Xu Ruyu's field of vision, and he has quite a lot of room to indulge in the situation in the entire region. Xu Ruyu returned from Youji, and Jiang Ning's strategy towards other forces appeared to be strict and continuous, interlocking, giving people a sense of aggression.

What happened in Fan Yang that made him so domineering? Maybe all this is an illusion that he made for others to see?

Chen Yu and Liu Zhaoyu slowly rode their horses along the north bank of the Xiaoyang River, dozens of elite guards guarded on foot, and they could faintly see the shadow of the Jiangning sergeant on the other bank, and a ring barrier stood on the south bank, like a fierce beast lying in the night. Chen Yu looked at the huge black shadow of the barrier, and his heart tightened slightly.

The Xiaoyang River, which flows from the north of Guangling, is more than 200 steps wide, the water light is faint, and the reflected silver starlight is hidden between the reflection of the water grass and the patrol torch, which is not very distinct.

Xuanji sat at the water's edge on the south bank, the verdant bamboo flute gently paddling the water waves.

When she was in Jiangning, although she was unrestrained, but the acquaintances were busy with government affairs, and others were more alienated because of her special status, Xuanji lived in Fang Su's house for a few days, and still did not see Chen Ang coming, so she left Jiangning again.

Xuanji thought that Chen Ang would go south to Jiangning, and most likely he would pass through Guangling, so he went to Guangling to wait for him. He didn't want to meet Chen Jian, so he stayed on the south bank of the Xiaoyang River.

Xuanji saw dozens of people approaching from the other side, and by the faint starlight, Xuanji recognized Chen Yu and Liu Zhaoyu among the crowd. Xuanji closed his eyes and hid his body in the deep night, Chen Yu opened his eyes and saw only the vast and chaotic night.

Xuanji stared at the other side, Chen Yu and Liu Zhaoyu pointed to this side across the river, as if they were talking in a whisper. Xuanji looked at it for a while, and was about to leave quietly, but heard a sigh behind her.

Xuanji was shocked, and looked back, but it was Chen Ang standing on the river embankment with his hands in his hands, and Xiao Yuru, Chen Ang's wife, standing on his side.

Xuanji jumped lightly onto the river embankment and whispered, "Master, Master, how did you find here?" ”

Chen Ang's eyes fell on Chen Yu and Liu Zhaoyu on the other side, as if he hadn't heard Xuanji call him, and after a while, he slowly turned around and went down the river embankment and walked in the direction of Guangling City. Xuanji thought that the master didn't want Chen to find out about his whereabouts, so she silently followed Chen Ang down the embankment.

About an arrow away from the river embankment, Chen Angfang stopped and turned to look at the lights on the other side of the river.

Xiao Yuru said: "We met Mei Liting in Guangling. ”

With a faint starlight, Xuanji saw the melancholy on Chen Ang's face and said, "The situation here is tense again, and Master is worried?" ”

The corners of Chen Ang's mouth tugged up, and he reluctantly smiled, and said: "When Ru Yu was in the East China Sea, he was famous, but there were still traces to be found at that time, so when Ru Yu integrated the Yongyang political situation, Zi Yu had the opportunity to rebel against Wan Rong and leave Jiangning. Speaking of this, he sighed softly, "Wan Rong betrayed Jiangning, but it may not be a blessing for Zi Xuan." ”

Xuanji sighed slightly, although she didn't pay much attention to the matter between Donghai and Jiangning, but Wanrong abandoned Jiangning and Wanling, Xuanji still knew the details. After the Battle of Fuzhou, Xu Ruyu's top priority was to reintegrate Yongyang's political situation and completely put Yongyang under his control. Chen anticipated the timing of Xu Ruyu's trip to Yongyang, and plotted against Wan Rong's rebellion against Yongyang in advance, and dismissed Fang Su from the post of governor of Piling in a timely manner, which caught Xu Ruyu off guard. However, on the way back to the north, Xu Ruyu planted the seeds of discord between Wan Rong and Chen Yu. Although Wan Rong belonged to the Chen clan, he held the military and political power of Longyou in his hands and had a relatively reading position in the East China Sea. When Xu Ruyu went north to Youji, Chen Yu was eager to solve the threat of Xu Bodang in Baishi, and was eager to make peace with Jiangning, so at Xu Ruyu's request, all the forces belonging to Wan Rong were transferred from Longyou to Suining. However, this move made the side generals of the East China Sea have a climate on the northern front. This spring, the Green Guard Army crossed the agreed border and advanced to the northern foot of Cuiping Mountain, threatening the security of the southern border of the East China Sea. This move exposed the contradictions between the commander of the East China Sea and the side generals in front of the world, and Chen Zheng fell into a rather embarrassing situation.

Xuanji glanced back, the noise of the people and horses over there gradually subsided, and Chen Yu and Liu Zhaoyu walked away surrounded by Jingwei. Xuanji originally guessed that Chen Ang would probably go to Jiangning via Guangling, so he came to Guangling to wait, but when he saw Chen Ang at this time, he realized that he was still worried about the bad relationship between the two families. Chen Ang avoided talking about it, and Xuanji still couldn't help but ask: "Senior Brother Xu's blockade of the border passage between the two families is not exactly a measure taken against the East China Sea?" A large number of displaced people are accumulating on the border, and it is impossible for the East China Sea to maintain the status quo. ”

Xiao Yuru said worriedly: "Isn't it possible for Jiang Ning and Wanling to maintain the status quo? ”

Chen Ang sighed softly: "Keep the status quo? Putting aside personal ambitions, who wants to see a fragmented Zhongzhou? Hulan almost took down the entire territory of Youji, are they willing to maintain the status quo? However, the relationship between Jiang Ning and Wanling is not as incompatible as you see, Ru Yu is no longer the Ru Yu of the past, and those who claim to be able to see through his intentions will inevitably fall into trouble, let's wait and see. ”

Xiao Yuru thought of Ru Yu, who was in love with her surname in the past, and felt a strange feeling, and walked from the mountain cottage behind Wanling to Jiangning, but for the first time, she hesitated, and said secretly: Ru Yu is still the stubborn and autistic child?

Xuanji saw that Chen Ang also said that the relationship between Jiangning and Wanling was not as simple as it appeared, although he had doubts in his heart, he also kept his mouth shut, and said secretly: Rong Yanmen went west to conquer Chongqing, Jiangning and Nanping were temporarily peaceful, and after Jiangning unified Yuejun, the East China Sea became the main obstacle to Jiangning's outward expansion. Jiangning blocked the border between the two countries, and if a large number of displaced people from Qingzhou and other places really flocked to the East China Sea this winter, the southern line of the East China Sea would not be able to withstand the pressure and take action. Chen Zhen gathered 100,000 heavy troops on the southern front, and he already felt the pressure of grain and grass, coupled with hundreds of thousands or even millions of displaced people, relying only on the southern line Zhuyi, it was far from being able to guarantee the supply of grain and grass on the southern line. The longer the displaced people stay, the greater the pressure on the southern front. If Chen Yu could not forcibly tear up Jiangning's blockade line from Cuiping Mountain to Guangling and evacuate the displaced people to Jiangning, he would have to withdraw troops from the southern front to relieve the supply pressure on the southern front.

If Chen pre-is to forcibly tear up the blockade line in Jiangning, it means that the relationship between the two families has deteriorated in an all-round way; If Chen Yu withdrew his troops from the southern front, it would mean that he would give up his dominant position in the East China Sea, and the center of gravity of power in the East China Sea would gradually shift to the side generals led by Zhang Jidao.

In the dilemma, Chen Yu is more likely to take a more extreme measure, that is, to directly use troops against Jiangning. Could it be that Jiangning is ready for a full-scale war with the East China Sea?

Xuanji originally speculated that Jiangning might absorb the remaining Zhu and Fan forces, and transfer the forces belonging to the Zhu and Fan tribes to the north bank of the river, so that Jiangning would have enough troops to launch a full-scale war against the East China Sea. Transferring Zhu Fan's troops to the north bank of the river could not completely eliminate the hidden dangers and threats inside.

But looking at Chen Ang's expression, he seemed to be worried about other things, and he was not worried that there would be a war between Jiangning and the East China Sea.

Chen Ang has been in the dark for a long time, after all, he was the patriarch of the Chen clan and the lord of the East China Sea, and he went to Jiangning at such a sensitive moment, which was a blow to the confidence of the people of the East China Sea. Chen Ang originally pressed the idea of going to Jiangning, but Xiao Yuru thought of his godfather Xu Ruyu, and wanted to visit Youli and his newborn son, so Chen Ang quietly left Wanling with Xiao Yuru when the ceremony was approaching.

Chen Ang let go of earthly affairs, but under the ghost envoy God, he still borrowed Guangling. Seeing Xuanji waiting in Guangling, I realized that Xuanji saw this matter more thoroughly than herself. Although he said that he had put down worldly affairs, Chen Ang still couldn't look down on the affairs between Wanling and Jiangning in his heart. If the war between Jiangning and Wanling could not be avoided, the pain that Chen Ang endured would be incomparable to that of others.

Under Mei Liting's arrangement, the news that Chen Ang and his wife had come to Guangling was extremely well disguised. Chen Ang and his wife stopped at Guangling City for the night, and then took a carriage to Jiangning. Chen Ang's brows were finally depressed, and it could be seen that even Chen Ang, who was familiar with Xu Ruyu's surname, had no confidence to guess Xu Ruyu's intentions at this time.

Mei Liting had already spread the news of Chen Ang's arrival in Jiangning to Jiangning, and as soon as the carriage reached the embankment, he saw his uncle and grandson Fangwu and his wife, dressed as civilians, standing in front of the ferry. Abandon the car and board the boat, cross the river, enter the Sangbo Lake, turn into Longzangpu, cross the river Ningshui Pass into the city, and then turn into a narrow waterway, and when you get off the boat, you have arrived at the gate of the West Garden of Qingfeng Mansion. Xu Ruyu, Youli, Jue'er, Zhang Zhongdao, Fang Su and others were waiting in the West Garden.

Since the last time we met in the mountain cottage behind Wanling, the world has been complicated, and no one expected that the relationship between Donghai and Jiangning would change so much in a year's time.

Xuanji returned to Jiangning from Liyang, stayed in Jiangning for two days, and returned to Jiangning again after leaving for more than ten days, and Jiangning City was a little more lively.

After the third day, it was Xu Ruyu's newborn name. The son of the family especially attaches great importance to the gift of sending the name, sending the name, and the ordinary man often sends the heir to the name of the gods, in order to seek peace, but the people of the time worship the martial arts, and the children of the family send the name to seek fame of the warrior, which really has the meaning of choosing a teacher for the son.

Xu Ruyu is the lord of Jiangning, and his son is indescribably noble, and there are only a few people who can be his teacher in the world. Before the relationship between Jiang Ning and Wanling deteriorated, the world speculated that Xu Ruyu would most likely choose someone under Chen Ang as his son's teacher, but the relationship between Jiang Ning and Wanling had deteriorated to such an extent that this possibility was extremely small. The rumor that Fu Weichen of Tanglin Dao appeared in Xuancheng has caused a lot of speculation.

Each family sent important people to Jiangning to watch the ceremony, Xu Ruyu's newborn son should not have such a face, but Jiangning rose strongly, and everyone did not want to take this opportunity to explore the reality of Jiangning.

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