――September 18, Jingzhi 4th year, Zhou Junnanying---

It has been nearly 20 days since he crossed the river from Xiakou with the commander Xie An and came to Jiangling to support Li Xian, the king of the Eight Sages, and the heart of Liang Cheng, the commander of the Great Liang Army, is sinking day by day.

He couldn't understand why the new [commander] didn't move at all when the food shortage in the army was getting worse day by day.

The second lady of Lord Xie, the eldest grandson Xiangyu......

At this time, the tent was opened, and the generals Wang Huai, Feng He and the other two generals walked in.

"How?" Liang Cheng asked in a tight voice.

Wang Huai sighed, found a stool in the tent and sat down, shook his head and said, "It's still the same sentence, tell me to wait for the order to send troops, and don't move without permission!" ”

Liang Cheng frowned slightly, lowered his voice and asked, "Didn't you see Second Lady Xie?" ”

Wang Huai smiled a little bitterly when he heard this, and said in a low voice, "Yes, what did the assassins of Dongling who were guarding the tent say [the second lady sat for a long time when she was pregnant and was inconvenient], and persuaded me to come back......"

"It's back!" Feng He said indignantly, "I used to look at the Mo Fei Yin and Yang Strange Spirit, but now that the second lady has arrived in the camp, he is like the biggest in the camp!" ――A few days ago, a few of our brothers wanted to see Master Xie, but isn't that the next time we can see you? ”

"Feng He!" Liang Cheng scolded in a low voice.

"What's wrong? What's wrong with me? Am I wrong? Ignoring Liang Cheng's reminder, Feng He said with a little anger, "Lord Xie is a senior official of the Imperial Court Criminal Department, a senior official of Yipin, and he was polite to our brothers earlier. But now? ――In the past 20 days in Nanying, has there been even one meeting? No! Not once! ”

"Feng He ......"

"I don't care if she's Lord Xie's second wife, and I don't care how much prestige she has in the imperial court's military department, anyway, I don't think it will work like this!" As he spoke, Feng He, who had just sat down, stood up again.

Liang Cheng was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Feng He, what do you want to do?" ”

"I'm going to find Master Xie! -- After all, Master Xie is the commander of our army, and that woman is just a military advisor. Since the military advisor does not discuss the military situation with our generals, then we can only go to the commander! ”

"Are you crazy?" Liang Cheng hurriedly stood up, grabbed Feng He's sleeve, and warned, "Isn't it not a shame for the second lady to do this?" - You know. The second lady is always Lord Xie's wife's room......"

"So what? Anyway, I think Master Xie is a reasonable official! ”

"You...... Alas! Glancing at Feng He, who was huffing, Liang Cheng shook his head slightly, suddenly his heart moved, and asked, "Speaking of which, is Lord Xie still fishing in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River these days?" ”

"Yes!" An answer rang out from inside the room.

"That's ......" Liang Cheng nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly his face was stunned. Strange asked, "Wang Huai, it's you...... Said it? ”

"......" Wang Huai shook his head blankly, and the rest of the tent turned his head with a strange expression. Dumbfounded, Mo Fei, dressed in assassin attire, was clasping his arms around the tent, looking at them indifferently.

"Uh, desert...... Lieutenant Modu? Looking at Mo Fei's cold eyes. Liang Cheng barely put up a smile on his face, and said embarrassedly with his fists. "When did Captain Modu arrive?"

"Mo has not yet resumed his official position as a lieutenant, and he can't afford to be a gift from General Liang Cheng! - As for when he arrived, ......" As he spoke, Mo Fei glanced at Feng He and said lightly, "It's probably that sentence, [I looked at Mo Fei's yin and yang weirdness before, but now that the second lady has arrived in the camp, he is like the biggest in the camp!] ]”

"......" Feng He's whole face was flushed, not because he was afraid of being hated by Mo Fei, but because he was always an orthodox Great Zhou soldier, he gossiped behind his back, and he was heard clearly by the other party, which really embarrassed him.

Not only Feng He was embarrassed, but the other four generals in the tent like Liang Cheng and Wang Huai were also extremely embarrassed at this moment, and they didn't know how to speak to relieve the atmosphere.

And at this moment, Mo Fei was the first to speak.

"That's it! - You wait and follow me immediately, the second lady has something to call you to wait! With that, Mo Fei turned around and left the tent.

"Slow down!"

"......" Hearing Liang Cheng's call, Mo Fei stopped and glanced at the generals in the tent, and said lightly, "There are many people who say that I Mo Fei is behind my back, and I don't miss a few of you, I won't take it to heart." However, you are not talking about the second lady in private, don't expect me to hide it for you! ”

Liang Cheng smiled, nodded yes again and again, and then asked cautiously, "Fang is what I'm waiting for...... That, the second lady summoned me to wait, is she finally planning to send troops? ”

"Hmm! -- Troops today! Mo Fei nodded, and after glancing at the generals, he added, "I only found out about it!" -- It's not aimed at you and others, the second lady has never consulted with others when she uses soldiers, and we are subordinates, as long as we act as ordered! ”

Liang Cheng was stunned when he heard this, he suddenly remembered Fei Guo's kind reminder a few days ago, and vaguely understood something.

"Yes...... The last general understands! ”

"Let's go! - The second lady doesn't like to wait for a long time! ”

"Yes Yes ......"

A moment later, Liang Cheng, Wang Huai, Feng He and his party followed Mo Fei to the handsome tent in Nanying, only to see that outside the tent, Tang Hao, Su Xin, Li Jing, Zhang Dong and some other generals who were temporarily transferred from the Jizhou Army were already waiting outside, and they were talking about each other.

"It's an army, right?"

"I guess it's going to be an army!"

"Is this still a guess? Count the days, it's almost over......"

What's going on? Even these former old generals, didn't the second lady reveal anything?

Realizing that he and the others were not being excluded, Liang Cheng's mood was much better, and he hugged his fists and greeted Tang Hao.

"Vice Marshal Tang!"

"General Liang Cheng?" Tang Hao smiled and clenched his fists in return, then turned his head to the generals beside him and said, "Even General Liang Cheng is here, it can't be wrong, it must be about sending troops!" ”

"Yes, yes!" The generals nodded their heads.

Probably hearing something from Tang Hao's words, Liang Cheng carefully verified his guess.

"Vice Marshal Tang, is it difficult, and the generals don't know the specifics?"

"General Liang Cheng is the first time to serve as an errand under the Second Lady, right? Oh. Yes, General Liang Cheng is indeed the first ......" laughed at himself, Tang Hao patted his head and said in a low voice, "Let's put it this way, the second lady is a strange woman who has no last resort, but she doesn't like to explain the wartime tasks to the generals in advance, saying that once the plan is revealed." It will affect her entire plan...... In short, we just need to write down what the second lady tells later, do what is ordered, and don't do superfluous things......"

Listening to Tang Hao's words, which were roughly the same as those of Fei Guo, Liang Cheng nodded slowly. And at this moment, the handsome tent was lifted, and the little girl Wang Xin rushed out of the tent, with her hands on her hips, looking at the generals outside the tent with great momentum.

It can be seen that the little girl looks a little restrained, and her face is uneasy. Fortunately, the generals outside the tent are also considered human spirits, so they don't understand what it means for the little girl to come out of the tent, so they stopped talking and watched her quietly.

"Ahem!" Following Xie An's posture, he coughed deliberately. The little girl still crossed her hands on her hips and said with a big sting, "My sister-in-law...... No, no, no, no. It's a military advisor, hmm. The military advisor ordered the generals to enter the account! ”

Looking at her panicked appearance, the generals felt funny in their hearts, but they didn't laugh out, they held back a smile one by one, respectfully clenched their fists, and said in unison, "Yes!" ”

The little girl who enjoyed the treatment of a general pulled up the tent with a smile, and seeing this, the generals straightened their clothes and armor and walked into the tent one after another.

I saw that in the tent, the eldest grandson Xiangyu was lying on the main seat, looking at everyone with a smile.

Her smile can be called heartwarming, but when she saw Mo Fei standing with her arms crossed next to the main seat, Liang Cheng, Feng He, Wang Huai and others felt a little worried in their hearts.

"The last general has seen the second lady!"

"Hmm!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu nodded, pointed to the seat in the tent with a folding fan, and said softly, "Sit!" ”

"Thank you, Second Madame!"

After taking a seat, the eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced at Liang Cheng, Feng He and the others, and said with a smile, "General Liang Cheng, General Feng He, I heard Mo Fei say, you have a lot of opinions about the concubine in private?" ”

"Uh, no, no......" Liang Cheng quickly got up and explained when he heard this, "The last general and the others are just wondering...... Oh no, no, it's in a hurry...... Our army has been here for nearly 20 days, but the second lady ordered us to wait for the troops not to move, and the last general and others were anxious, so ......"

"That's why you buried your concubine in private? Isn't it a concubine? The eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled, "The concubine also heard that you intend to bypass the concubine and complain to the concubine's husband?" ”

Liang Cheng opened his mouth, speechless, so he had to remain silent.

"......" With Qin Ke'er's support, the eldest grandson Xiangyu changed his posture and sat on the main seat, his tone gradually became cold, and said, "How can I say it, the concubine doesn't care if someone says that the concubine is not, but if it is to complain to the concubine's husband...... That's a different story! ――Got it? ”

"The Admiral understands!"

"Good!" Nodding with satisfaction, Changsun Xiangyu opened the folding fan with a snap, and said in a deep voice, "As you guessed, today, our army will launch an offensive against Jiangling and fight for ...... No, you must take Gangneung in one day! ”

"Take Gangneung in one day?" The generals of the Great Liang Army exclaimed, even Liang Cheng, who was the main general, was shocked.

"......" may have been interrupted because the words were interrupted, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced at Liang Cheng and the others with some displeasure.

"Jiangling City is an important city in Jingzhou, and the city walls are strong, not to mention that there are 40,000 Jiangling soldiers and 50,000 Taiping troops in the city, how can they be ......" Halfway through speaking, Liang Cheng suddenly noticed that the silence in the tent was terrifying, and he looked around, but found that Tang Hao, Zhang Dong and other Jizhou army generals were looking at him with strange eyes, and he noticed in his heart that he secretly glanced at Changsun Xiangyu, and then noticed that Changsun Xiangyu looked at him with a smile.

"The last general is talking...... Please continue with the second lady! Liang Cheng shut his mouth in disagreement.

"Continue the topic of Fang Cai...... "Glancing at Liang Cheng intentionally or unintentionally, the eldest grandson Xiangyu continued, "This time to use troops against Jiangling, if nothing happens, our army will definitely be able to take Jiangling, but I'm afraid that the grain and grass in the city will not be available, it doesn't matter, the strategic goal this time is to completely annihilate the 40,000 Jiangling soldiers of Li Yan, the king of Chu, and by the way, weaken the troops under Liu Qing's hand of Heavenly Ji......" As she spoke, she told everyone in the tent about the plan to flood Jiangling, only to hear that the generals in the tent were amazed.

"Original...... It turns out that the second lady has already made up her mind? Feng He looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu in disbelief, and suddenly, he stood up and gave a big salute to the eldest grandson Xiangyu. As a private discussion, the eldest Sun Xiangyu is not an apology.

"Huh!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu smiled faintly and said jokingly, "There are many people talking about concubines behind their backs, if the concubines are shorter than their lengths, this day will not be over?" ――As long as you don't say that the concubine is not in front of the concubine's husband, the concubine will naturally not have the same knowledge as him...... Okay, that's the end of the gossip, Liang Cheng, you wait for the husband who assists the concubine during this time. In fact, the husband has also talked to the concubine many times about you and others, so the concubine is here to give you a bargain. Send you a great credit, the right is to thank you for waiting! ”

"This ......" Seeing the envy in the eyes of Tang Hao and the other generals, Liang Cheng and the others were moved, and said respectfully, "Don't dare, I just acted on orders before...... What does the second lady command, just say it! ”

"You're welcome? The Jizhou army is my husband's old subordinate. Aren't you Liang Jun too? - The concubine doesn't like to beat around the bush when she speaks, so let's wait for your own choice, whether it is the merit of wanting to conquer Gangneung. Or do you want to completely annihilate the exploits of Li Yan, one of the [three kings] and the king of Chu, with 40,000 Jiangling soldiers? ”

"What's the difference?" Muttering, Liang Cheng thought for a while, clasped his fists and said, "The last general, please attack Jiangling!" ”

"......" glanced at Liang Cheng deeply. The eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled and said, "Sure enough, it is as the concubine husband said." General Liang Cheng is a general who is worried about the war situation and focuses on the overall situation! - But Liang Cheng, I'm afraid you have misunderstood, attacking Gangneung, there will be no fierce battle! ”

"Huh?" Liang Cheng was stunned, and was about to ask carefully, but saw that the eldest grandson Xiangyu had turned his gaze to Tang Hao and them.

"Tang Hao, the Great Liang Army chose Jiangling, then, the head of the traitorous king Li Yan will have to trouble you to take it for the concubine!"

"The last general obeys!" Tang Hao clenched his fists and took his life.

Looking at the eldest grandson Xiangyu with a look of victory, Liang Cheng frowned slightly, he really couldn't figure it out, attacking Jiangling and exterminating the rebel king Li Yan, how could these be two different things?

Doesn't attacking Gangneung City mean fighting the traitor Li Yan?

Can't figure it out, can't figure it out......

"Release!" An hour later, at the dam in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, which Li Xian had originally used to block river fishing, Tang Hao, the general of the Jizhou army, gave the order to destroy the dam.

For a while, the river water, which had been stored for nearly two months, roared and rushed downstream like a herd of wild horses, and even a few soldiers in charge of destroying the dam were accidentally washed away by the river, but fortunately they had ropes tied around their waists, otherwise, I am afraid that even the corpses would not be found.

"Hey, hey......" In the middle position, Liang Cheng looked at the hundreds of soldiers pulling the last warship to the designated position, and looked at the boarding soldiers pulling the green cloth covered by the warship, and his heart was full of emotion.

It wasn't that he hadn't seen these behemoths covered in green cloth, in fact he had seen them many times, but he didn't even think it would be a ship.

How is it possible to build a ship? Attacking the city, think about it, it should be a well, right?

"General, the water is coming!"

Liang Cheng nodded and asked, "Have the soldiers all boarded the boat?" ”

"General Qiyu, they have all boarded the ship!"

"Okay, pass the order, pay attention to the distance between the boats, be wary of the impact of the first wave of floods, my Liang army is a good son, died in the battle of Jiangling City, sacrificed his life for the country, that is a well-deserved death, but if you drown in the flood, this will make people laugh off their big teeth! - Hold on to me! ”

"Yes, General!" The laughter of the soldiers rang out from the ship.

Just as Liang Cheng thought, when the first wave of floods arrived, hundreds of warships were in chaos, but after a moment the water stabilized a little, the tension and worries in Liang Cheng's heart slowly subsided.

Hundreds of large ships, carrying tens of thousands of Liang troops, headed all the way to Jiangling City, which was downstream.

Sailing on the plains, Liang Cheng has never had this experience.

Looking at everything around him that had turned into a vast ocean, Wang Huai, the general of the Great Liang Army, looked a little excited, and said with a little joy, "This time, no matter how high the wall of Jiangling City is, it can't stop our army!" ”

"Isn't it......"

Seeing that the water potential had risen to a height of several zhang in a few blinks of an eye, Liang Cheng said with a smile, "If it rises a little more, our army will be able to land directly on the city wall of Gangneung from the ship......

"The second lady is really not an ordinary person!"

"Hmm!"

While they were talking, a soldier suddenly seemed to see something and exclaimed, "General...... Checkmate. There are traces of soldiers and horses on the hill on the right! ”

"What?" Liang Cheng was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly went to the bow of the boat with Wang Huai to take a look, and sure enough, he saw that on several hills in the distance, there were countless soldiers standing, looking at the clothes, it was obvious that it was the opponent he thought he was going to fight fiercely in Jiangling City, Jiangling soldiers!

"Five thousand...... Ten thousand...... Twenty thousand...... Forty thousand? With a squint of his eyes, Liang Cheng's eyes flashed a little frightened, and he exclaimed. How can it be? Then Li Yan actually sent his 40,000 Jiangling soldiers to the city in advance? - Wait, could it be that he guessed that the second lady was going to flood Jiangling? ”

As he spoke, he was startled and commanded, "Quick." Turn around and lean against that mound of woods! ”

The soldiers on the ship looked at each other, and one of them said strangely, "General, these ships were all made overnight, and there is only one rudder...... Moreover, it forcibly changes direction under such water potential. Ten of the best will capsize the ship......"

"......" Liang Cheng was dumbfounded, and after a long time, he exclaimed, "Oh no, the second lady has been calculated......

"What?" Wang Huai asked suspiciously.

See here. Liang Cheng lowered his voice and explained, "Li Yan stationed 40,000 Jiangling soldiers on this hill, obviously he had already seen through the second lady's plan to flood Jiangling......

"So what?" Wang Huai said with a chuckle, looking unconcerned.

"Why are you so stupid?" He glanced angrily at his lieutenant. Liang Cheng said in a deep voice, "Don't you understand? Originally, the second lady's plan. It is to use the water potential of our army to block Li Yan's 40,000 Jiangling soldiers and 50,000 Taiping troops in Jiangling, but you can also see it just now, then Li Yan will camp 40,000 Jiangling soldiers in advance on the hill outside the city, once the water level recedes, he can directly lead the army to attack our army's base camp, and our army can only rush down the river to Jiangling City......" Saying, Liang Cheng seemed to realize something, and said in exclamation, "It's that Liu Qing!" It must be that damn woman who saw through the second lady's conspiracy! ”

"Hey!" Looking at Liang Cheng, whose face had changed drastically, Wang Huai still did not have the slightest worry on his face, shook his head amusedly, and reminded, "General, do you really think that Liu Qing saw through the second lady's plan?" ”

"Isn't it? That Li Yan ......"

"Don't forget!" Interrupting Liang Cheng's words, Wang Huai reminded with a smile, "The second lady didn't ask me to wait to take down Li Yan, the task we waited for was only to conquer Jiangling, as for the head of the traitorous king Li Yan, that was the task of Vice Marshal Tang Hao!" ”

"Huh?" After Wang Huai said this, Liang Cheng remembered what happened when he was in the tent earlier, and said in astonishment, "That's right...... I remember that I was still wondering at that time, isn't the attack on Jiangling to fight Li Yan? I see, I see...... It turns out that the second lady has already guessed it! - Wait! ”

"What's wrong?"

Touching his chin thoughtfully, Liang Cheng said strangely, "That is to say, the second lady flooded Jiangling, and then Liu Qing saw through the second lady's plan and reminded Li Yan to send soldiers and horses outside the city in advance, the purpose is likely to be to attack our army after the water recedes, and then the second lady guessed that Liu Qing would see through her plan to flood Jiangling, and asked General Tang Hao to lead an army of soldiers and horses to wait for Li Yan's 40,000 Jiangling soldiers to ......."

"Huh?" Hearing Liang Cheng say this, Wang Huai's face also showed a little shock, and he muttered, "I'm afraid...... I'm afraid that's the case, otherwise, the second lady wouldn't have said that the strategic goal of this time was to completely annihilate the 40,000 Jiangling soldiers of the rebel king Li Yan......"

It's not a mutual calculation with us at all......

The second lady and that Liu Qing ......

This will be calculated for the attainment......

Liang Cheng and Wang Huai looked at each other.

-- At the same time, Nanying Shuai's tent --

Looking at the second lady of Xie Fu who was puffing out her cheeks and muttering all kinds of desserts and delicacies, Qin Ke'er still couldn't calm the horror in her heart.

"Loss...... Sister Yin can't make an account, but she can also clearly guess the movements of Li Yan, the king of Chu! ”

"Huh!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu smiled slightly, and said lightly, "It's very simple, if it's a concubine, the concubine will do it!" ――From a certain point of view, Liu Qing is very similar to a concubine, the concubine body eight years ago ......"

People are more popular than dead people......

Sighing secretly, Qin Ke'er smiled reluctantly, "That sister should like that Liu Qing very much, right?" ”

"Like? Why? The eldest grandson Xiangyu showed a bit of a playful smile in his eyes.

Qin Ke'er was stunned, and said in surprise, "Didn't my sister say that Liu Qing resembles her sister eight years ago?" Whether it's the means or the tricks......"

"So what? ――Since there is already my eldest grandson Xiangyu in the world, what do you want a woman who looks like the eldest grandson Xiangyu? - Do you want her to compete with your concubine? As he spoke, the eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced at Qin Ke'er with a deep meaning.

Qin Ke'er was red-faced, although she was not as smart as the eldest grandson Xiangyu and Liu Qing, she could guess that the eldest grandson Xiangyu's words were ironic about her.

Glancing at Qin Ke'er, the eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled, "Speaking of which, it's really interesting!" - She is [Qing], and her concubine is [Rain], judging from the name alone, it is already incompatible, and it is strange that she can get along well...... However, it is really a fierce opponent! The concubine has been on the road for three months in vain......"

"Rivals? ――Is it because Liu Qing saw through her sister's plan to flood Jiangling? However, didn't my sister also see through it? ”

"Yes, that's why it's a fierce rival! - The concubine guessed that she would see through the concubine's plan to flood Jiangling, and Liu Qing knew that the concubine would guess that she would see through the concubine's plan to flood Jiangling...... It's a bit of a mouthful, giggle......"

“……”

"The current situation is that the idea of the concubine can't hide from Liu Qing, and Liu Qing's plan can't be hidden from the concubine...... Ten steps, twenty steps, a hundred steps, even if there is the slightest mistake in it, it will no longer be able to recover the disadvantage......"

"......" Qin Ke'er opened her mouth, but she felt that she couldn't interject.

He stretched lazily and looked in the direction of the tent with a confused expression, as if he could see Liu Qing from there.

"Even important figures such as Li Yan, one of the [Three Kings], have been abandoned...... Are you planning to break through, Liu Qing? It's not that cheap! The concubine finally persuaded her husband to have a good competition with you, how could she allow you to escape from under the nose of the concubine? ――The concubine body wants to see, who can see farther between you who bears the name of the sunny day and the concubine who bears the name of Xiangyu......"

Looking at the eldest grandson Xiangyu who was talking to himself, Qin Ke'er took a deep breath, and a strange feeling similar to Liang Cheng and Wang Huai appeared in his heart.

It's like two demons fighting each other, and others can't get involved in it at all!

Exasperating!