Two of his subordinates walked in and bowed, "See Mr. Tan!" ”

"Don't be so polite, tell me what you have seen and heard in Poyang County and Yongjia County."

The two subordinates glanced at each other, and one of the tall subordinates said, "Let's talk about the humble position first!" I went to Poyang County, near Yiyang County, Poyang County, 70,000 troops have been assembled, commanded by Zhang Yannian, the number one general of Huangfu Wujin, the official road is a carriage for transporting grain, the grain is transported from the Yangtze River, with Poyang County as the logistics base, I once wanted to go into the grain and grass warehouse group to have a look, but the guard was tight, and then the humble post bought a petty official, and got a job to transport grain, only to enter the warehouse, which is very spectacular, at least one million stone grain. ”

Tan Ju nodded, and asked the other person again, "What about Yongjia County?" ”

"Mr. Hui, there are more than 30,000 troops gathered in Yongjia County, but there is not much grain and grass, and I have also seen that it is only enough for 30,000 troops for half a month at most, which is very strange."

"It's not surprising!"

Tan Ju laughed, "This is because the grain from Yongjia County will be transported from the sea, and it has not yet been delivered, so you didn't see it, it's normal, is there anything else?" ”

"Also, I heard that the Governor's Office of the Five Armies in Lingnan is also transferring troops to the north, probably because they want to use the terrain advantage to fight against the Chuzhou Army."

"Humph! Then they couldn't be more wrong! ”

Tan Ju snorted lightly, he stared at the map and said lightly: "Huangfu Wujin's deployment of troops in Poyang County and Yongjia County is just a gesture, just to attract the army of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, his real army is the water army, Huangfu Wujin's tens of thousands of naval troops will surprise attack Guangzhou City, occupy Nanhai County in one fell swoop, and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies can only surrender in the end, it is now July 20, I estimate that this battle will end at the end of August." ”

"Will it turn around and go north to fight Qizhou after it is over?" The tall man worried.

Tan Ju shook his head, "It's not easy to say, the army occupation is only the first step, there are many things, and he can't control Guangzhou in less than half a year." ”

Tan Ju sighed and said to the two subordinates: "You guys go down first!" ”

The two subordinates said goodbye and left, Tan Ju was still pacing back and forth in the room, although all signs have clearly indicated that Chuzhou will go south to take Guangzhou, if it is a general, he will definitely think so, there will be no mistake, Chuzhou is to attack Guangzhou, but Tan Ju is not a general, he is a strategist, he knows the complexity of the current situation, in the middle of August in front of him, the king of Qi will lead the army to attack Yuzhou on a large scale, there will be an empty situation in Qizhou, if Chuzhou takes advantage of the weakness to attack Qizhou at this time, the consequences are unimaginable, Therefore, the king of Qi also asked him to determine the movements of Chuzhou.

Tan Ju felt that he was under a lot of pressure, and he had to truthfully report the situation in Chuzhou to the King of Qi, but he was afraid that this was Huangfu Wujin's strategy, attacking Guangzhou falsely and creating a false impression.

It stands to reason that Huangfu Wujin should not know the information of King Qi's large-scale attack on Yuzhou in mid-August, which is a decision made by the high-level leaders of King Qi and Yongjing, which is very secretive, unless someone from Yongjing leaks it.

Tan Ju sighed, to judge whether Huangfu Wujin had attacked Guangzhou and Qizhou, there was an extremely important side evidence, he was waiting for information from Shuyang County.

Tan Ju walked to the map, looking at Shuyang County's Dongxilian Island, this is the closest port in Chuzhou to Qizhou, if Huangfu Wujin wants to attack Qizhou, he will inevitably take the waterway, then the port of Dongxilian Island will also be his last supply, the key is to see whether the port of Liandao is ready for war, if there is war readiness, then he is seventy percent sure that Huangfu Wujin's attack on Guangzhou is fake, it is a disguise, and someone must have revealed the news in Yongjing.

At this moment, a guy hurriedly walked in, holding a tube of letterhead and said, "Sir, the news from Shuyang is here!" ”

Tan Ju's spirits perked up, he was thinking about it, the news came, he took the letter impatiently, took out the pigeon letter and unfolded it, there was only one sentence in it, 'The east and west islands are as calm as ever, and there is no movement. ’

Tan Ju breathed a sigh of relief, Shuyang Port is not ready for war, so the possibility of Huangfu Wujin attacking Qizhou is not big, Tan Ju doesn't know whether he is lost or happy in his heart, but at least one thing is certain, he can report to the King of Qi, Tan Ju sat down, took out a thin pen and wrote the recent movements in Chuzhou on a thin paper silk, there are more than 2,000 words, he will be divided into three parts and sent to Qizhou.

．．．．．．．．． Chuzhou's preparations for the attack on Guangzhou were still in an intense and orderly manner, all the military supplies had been transported to the ships, 800 warships were moored on the river outside Jiangning City, the naval army and the plum blossom army had also been assembled, and on 22 July, the time for departure had finally arrived.

Early in the morning, the Jiangning wharf was full of 50,000 soldiers preparing for the southern expedition, and these 50,000 people were the elite of the 300,000 army in the entire Chuzhou.

This expedition is very important, by the Liang Wang Huangfu Wujin personally commanded, in a corner of the dock, Wu Jin is giving Zhou Xin the final explanation, Zhou Xin is the governor of Chuzhou, if the governor is not there, the long history will lead the governor, but at this time Wu Jin went out, but for Zhou Xin has a heavier responsibility, Wu Jin has handed over the military power to him, in Chuzhou is in danger, Zhou Xin will lead 200,000 Chuzhou army, this is not only a trust, but also they have a common ideal and goal.

"Your Highness, please rest assured, with subordinates, Chuzhou is safe."

Huangfu Wujin nodded, judging from the situation in front of him, Chuzhou should be fine, but Wujin is not only thinking about safety, but also about the strategy of Jingzhou.

"Zhang Yannian is now in Poyang, once the Yuzhou army is defeated, he can order Zhang Yannian to enter Yuzhang County eastward, and when the time comes, I will contact you in time."

"Good! We pay attention to the connection. ”

Zhou Xin glanced at the carriage of the Wujin family, and said with a smile: "I'm about to leave, let's go and say goodbye to my family!"

Su Han was still in confinement, and he didn't come to the dock to see him off, only Qi Fengwu, Jing Niang and Yu Hailan came to see him off.

Huangfu Wujin walked to the car window and gently patted the little face of his eldest son, who was only two months old, the little face was white and fat, cute and abnormal, Wujin smiled at the child: "Daddy is going to go on an expedition, you have to be obedient." ”

Jing Niang raised his little hand, beckoned and said with a smile: "Tell Daddy to take care all the way!" ”

The little one didn't know what was going on, but he felt very lively, waving and dancing excitedly, and screaming excitedly in his mouth.

"San Lang, when will you be back?" Feng Wu asked with some concern.

Wu Jin understood her worries, so he held her hand and comforted, "Don't worry! I'll be sure to come back before you give birth. ”

He said to Yu Hailan again: "Senior sister, if I am not at home, I have to work hard for you to bear a little more, and in addition, take care of my grandmother for me." ”

Yu Hailan smiled slightly: "Don't worry! Everyone takes care of the affairs at home together, and it won't drag you back, the eldest sister is recovering well, and she will be able to go out of confinement in a few days, no problem. ”

Wu Jin nodded and saluted them: "Then I'll go, take care of yourselves!" ”

"Husband, take care!"

Wu Jin beckoned to his son, then turned around and walked towards the big boat, Jing Niang raised her son's hand, waved it lightly to Wu Jin, and smiled at him in a low voice: "Tell Daddy, take care all the way!"

Half an hour later, 800 large ships loaded with 50,000 troops left Jiangning Mansion, and the sails were raised and sailed eastward.

．．．．．．．． In the cabin, Wu Jin was discussing the specific battle plan with several senior officers, just as Tan Ju, the intelligence chief of Qizhou, was worried, the destination of this expedition was indeed Qizhou, and the so-called Poyang County incident was just an incident carefully concocted by Huangfu Wujin, posing a false impression that he was going to attack Guangzhou on a large scale, in fact, the troops in Poyang County were not to attack Guangzhou, but to prepare to march into Jingzhou.

Tan Ju's judgment was completely correct, but he was still confused by the illusion in the end, which was not to blame him, because he didn't know that the supply ground of the Chuzhou Navy Army was not on Dongxilian Island, but on Baisha Island, and he didn't know that Baisha would have perished.

Huangfu Wujin received Bai Mingkai's second letter twenty days ago, and the king of Qi had formally agreed with Yongjing's opinion, and the two sides agreed to attack Yuzhou from the east and west at the same time in mid-August.

This will be a momentous moment in history, and when Wujin has established himself in Chuzhou, his eyes will inevitably turn outward, and his first target will still be Qizhou.

"General Zong, if you have any concerns, please feel free to say it."

Huangfu Wujin smiled and asked the deputy governor of the navy, Zong Jihei, who was the original lieutenant of the East China Sea Military Government, he was valued by Huangfu Wujin for his stability and seniority, and promoted him to the deputy governor of the navy.

Zong Jiji has also been thinking about the strategy of attacking Qizhou during this time, and he is a little worried.

"Your Highness, I think we attacked Qizhou, is it too hasty, I think it seems more meaningful to take the Cao River to Yuzhou and cut off the road of the Qizhou army to the west."

He said very vaguely, but Wu Jin still understood what he meant, and Wu Jin smiled slightly: "General Zong means to keep the Luojing Imperial Court, right?" ”

Zong Jihei nodded silently, "I think that it is not the best policy to let the Luojing court fall prematurely, it should be allowed to exist, if it wants to perish, it should be Yongjing who perishes first, after all, Yongjing has become the dynasty of the Shen family." ”

Zhang Long next to him said a little angrily: "May I ask General Zong, do you think that once Huangfu Heng stabilizes the situation, or if he destroys Yongjing first, will he be able to tolerate His Highness?" General Zong, don't forget, His Royal Highness is the grandson of Emperor Jin'an, and the descendants of Emperor Yong'an are mortal enemies, once the three of them reconcile, they will unite to attack Chuzhou, who do you sympathize with at that time? ”

"General Zhang, don't say it again!"

Wu Jin saw that Zong's face was swollen and red, he knew that Zong's heir couldn't speak and was not good at expressing his meaning, so he stopped Zhang Long's questioning and said to everyone: "I understand what General Zong means, General Zong doesn't want the war to destroy Luojing, he doesn't want the lives to be ruined, it's best to use non-war means to solve the problem of imperial power, General Zong, is that so?" ”

Zong Jihei nodded hurriedly, "Your Highness is right, this is what the humble position means, and the humble position does not want the flames of war to be ruined. ”

"Actually, why don't I want to?"

Huangfu Wujin sighed and said: "I intercepted the white-clothed army and sent them back to Jianghuai, that is, I hope that both sides of the Huai River can recover their vitality as soon as possible, but General Zong, you have to understand one thing, the longer the division and secession drags on, the greater the damage to the Daning Dynasty, and the people will be more miserable, I don't want to be in such a hurry, and I also hope to train an elite army, and then launch a unified war, three or five years later, but by that time, I am afraid that the Daning Dynasty has already been dragged down by the huge military spending, General Zong, I don't know if you have calculated, How many troops did the Daning Dynasty have now? 600,000 in Qizhou, 500,000 in Chuzhou and Xiliang, 400,000 in Yuzhou, 600,000 in Yongzhou, as well as more than 100,000 sporadic troops in Guangzhou, Lingwu and other places, more than 2 million troops, how much food is needed to feed, once it enters a wartime state, it is necessary to pay military salaries, 200,000 troops in Guangxi and Xiliang, 5 million taels of military salaries a year, and more than 2 million troops have to pay military salaries. Not to mention three or five years, that is, one year, half of the families of the Daning Dynasty will go bankrupt, not to mention the war destroying homes, wives and wives are separated, and food is cut off, so I am very anxious, I hope that within a year, the Daning Dynasty will be stable. ”

There was silence in the cabin, and for a moment, all the generals applauded enthusiastically.

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(To be continued)