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On the Yangtze River, the torrent is surging.

Above the river, the battleships are like clouds. The battle flag of the Tang character fluttered in front of the ship.

In October, Li Yuan took Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, as the head of the Jingxiang Road march, and Li Jing was also the chief of the march, ruling the twelve governors, and marched eastward from Kuizhou; He also appointed Li Ming, the king of Lujiang, as the marshal of the Jingying Road march, out of Xiangzhou Road, as the North Route Army; Qianzhou Thorn Shi Tian Shikang out of Chenzhou Road, for the South Route Army; Xiao Milling was demoted, and Zhou Faming, the governor of Huangzhou, went out of Xiakou Road and was the East Route Army.

The four-way army marched separately, and the front of the army was directed at Jiangling, the capital of the Liang Dynasty.

For more than a year, Li Xiaogong and Li Jing built warships in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the land of Bashu, drilled the navy, and prepared for the momentum.

However, Li Xiaogong's plan was changed a little, and at this moment, it was the autumn rainy season, and the river water swelled, and the waves flowing through the Three Gorges roared down wildly, and the sound shook the canyon. The Tang warships in the canyon are densely packed, and it is difficult to advance and retreat, and the Three Gorges River is a difficult and dangerous place for the Yangtze River. Before sending troops, the Tang army couldn't help but hesitate when they saw that the Three Gorges was so difficult to navigate.

But Li Jing said to Li Xiaogong: "Soldiers and gods, the opportunity must not be lost. Now that our army has just assembled, Xiao Mo still does not know that our army is coming, if we take the river to rise sharply out of the division, go down the river to the east, and suddenly appear under the city of Jiangling, it is lightning fast, it is the best strategy of the soldiers. Even if Xiao Mill learned the news that I was going to send out the army and hastily mobilized the army, he would not be able to respond to the battle, so capturing Xiao Mill would definitely succeed in one fell swoop. ”

Li Xiaogong listened to Li Jing's advice, and is now leading the fleet to forcibly cross the Three Gorges natural danger.

At the moment, the rain is pouring in. The water of the Yangtze River is also muddy and yellow, like the Yellow River.

Looking from the battleship, I saw cliffs on both sides. It is hundreds of zhang high, less than 100 meters wide, and the left and right are like portals, towering above the battleship. And the water in the gorge is deep and rapid, the narrowest part of the river surface is less than 20 zhang, the waves are turbulent, whistling and rushing, making people palpitate. The Don battleships braved the torrential rain. Walking in the rapids is inevitably terrifying.

On the ship of a huge ship, Li Jing and Zhou Faming stood side by side, laughing and talking, without taking the hardships in front of them into their eyes.

Li Jing smiled and said to Zhou Faming: "Brother Zhou, you see that this place is called Kuimen, and since ancient times, there is a saying that Kuimen is the best in the world. It's really amazing to see it today. ”

Zhou Faming was noncommittal, Zhou Faming's father Zhou Jiong was the governor of Southern Chen, and his brother Zhou Fashang, General Wuwei of Sui, came to Hu'er to attack Pyongyang City as his deputy general, and both father and brother were famous generals of the two dynasties. Zhou Faming was in turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Taking advantage of the situation, according to the state to seize the county, first attached to Li Mi, and then returned to Xiao Milling, and then saw Li Tang crusade and descend to Tang.

Zhou Faming's expression was cold. Joy and anger are invisible, listen to Li Jing say this. just said lightly: "Leaving Kuimen in the east is just the first step in the crusade against Xiao Miao, you see that although the mountains and rivers around this are dangerous, they are not hindered." But leaving the Three Gorges is where people are worried. ”

"How?"

"Out of the Three Gorges, below is Yiling, Yiling ancient meaning is, the water is here and the mountain is here. It is said that the water is gentle here, and the mountains are low here. This place is the throat of the Yangtze River, the upper control of Bakui, the lower lead Jingxiang. The river has slowed down here, turning the danger into a disaster. ”

Li Jing's guards on the side asked puzzledly: "The water situation turns the danger into a disaster, so isn't it better to go, why is it worrying?" ”

Li Jing smiled and said nothing, and Zhou Faming sneered: "Haven't you heard of the Battle of Yiling? Liu Beidong went out of the White Emperor, went down the river, and went deep into the border of Wu for two or three hundred miles, unimpeded, why did he stop in Yiling for 6 Xun? ”

The guard was speechless and could not answer.

Zhou Faming said in an old-fashioned manner: "Let me tell you, our army went down the river, went deep into the enemy's territory, and the battle was advantageous, although the Three Gorges was dangerous, the same enemy army was not easy to stop here, but Yiling was different." If Xiao Mo held this pass, he could not hold on to our army, so he could only abandon the boat and board the 6th shore to camp, repeating Liu Bei's mistake. ”

"I see." Li Jing's guard said suddenly.

Li Jing said: "General Manager Zhou is a famous general of the navy, you can learn a little more from him in the future, and you will be inexhaustible for a lifetime." ”

"No."

Zhou Faming looked at Li Jingqi and said, "Seeing that Li Changshi is confident, why don't you worry about how to break through Yiling?" ”

Li Jing said with a smile: "Manager Zhou, fortunately, you are our army, not Xiao Miao's side, if Xiao Mi obeys your plan, it will not be easy for our army to go east this time." Do you know? Xiao Mo ordered the general Wen Shihong to lead an army of 30,000 and stationed at the mouth of the Yishui River. And in Jingmen and Yiling, there are only hundreds of people stationed in the area, what do you say I have to worry about. ”

Zhou Faming listened to his eyes and said with a sudden look: "I know that the reason why you persuaded the king of the county to forcibly cross the Three Gorges is to attack Yiling with lightning speed, lest Wen Shihong react and increase his troops to the north." ”

Li Jing nodded and said, "That's right." ”

Zhou Faming looked Li Jing up and down, stretched out his thumb and said: "Li Changshi, if you are really a general, Zhou admires it so much." ”

"Don't dare," Li Jing said, "This battle against Xiao Milling is related to my Li Tang Guoyun, if I can conquer Jiangling in one battle, then the land of Jingxiang Lingnan will go down with the trend, and Jiang Yang can only hope to fall by the wind." If it's not good, it's going to be difficult. ”

Zhou Faming said: "I was based on the local side, and I have watched the changes in the world for a long time, His Majesty is eloquent, Li Mi, Wang Shichong are all stunned, Xiao Milling and the like are far from reaching, I thought that within three or five years, Li Tang would seize the world as easy as exploring the bag, but I didn't expect that there would be an opponent like Li Chongjiu. ”

"In particular, I heard that Li Chongjiu has broken Goguryeo, and my brother and General Laihu'er did not finish the work back then, but he did it. As soon as Goguryeo is broken, Li Chongjiu's prestige in the world will inevitably rise sharply, and he will not fight a decisive battle with me Li Tang, but accumulate and cultivate momentum, if he is allowed to make it bigger, it will be out of control in the future. Not to mention who wins and who loses in the end, if the two families fight for decades, then the Central Plains will inevitably be broken, and it will be meaningless who wins the world at that time. I don't know what His Majesty thinks. ”

Li Jing said with a straight face when he heard this: "You and I both know this matter, Your Majesty is the Lord of Wisdom, and he must understand it more deeply than you and me." To be honest, the situation has evolved to the point where it is today, and the confrontation between the two countries is not decided by the outcome of one or two wars. Although Li Chongjiu defeated Goguryeo, I, Li Tang, may not be afraid of him. ”

"Zhao Guozong has broken Goguryeo, and the general trend of the world is still on my side Li Tang. What's more, as long as Xiao Mo can be broken again in the next step, I, Li Tang, will be able to deal with Zhao Guo with all my might. What's more, Zhao still has Turks, and a strong enemy like Du Fuwei is on the side, and it is useless to destroy a Goguryeo. ”