Section XXI

In the next few days, both sides of the river were quiet, the court was secretly preparing, the Ministry of Industry dispatched hundreds of workers, plus a large number of craftsmen to be responsible for this matter, and the Jiangnan Navy was in full swing, cruising on the river in the morning and evening. Now intensify patrols, and even if there is a sudden attack in a few days, the enemy will not be abrupt. It's still cold and the water is slow, but spring is coming soon. As the spring warms up, the water level of the river rises, and most of the islands in the middle of the river will be submerged. When the time comes, this stronghold will be abandoned without the enemy's attack, so in any case, it will be necessary to launch an attack in the near future.

It's up to you to win or lose. This was the first battle of the imperial court's counterattack against the Northern Han. In the past few years, it has always been the main attack in the north and the main defense in the south. If the start is unfavorable, even if the Queen Mother summons a million heroes to Nanning, but the confidence in the south has been gone, and if you want to win again, it will be better to reach the sky.

Be sure to win! Everybody thinks so.

In the blink of an eye, another five days passed, and in these five days, all the materials were ready, but the heavens did not make it beautiful, and the fog that I thought should have arrived was delayed. The Queen Mother was even more busy, not only went to the front line to boost morale, but also went to Dongyang Lake more than ten miles away to supervise the work.

On this day, the weather is still good, although it is not spring, but the breeze is warm, and the sun shines on the body, making people feel warm. Now that everything is in place, there is only a lack of fog, and Wu Ming, the coach, has nothing to do, he has set up a table in the backyard of his home, and chatted with Daoyun who came to visit. Dao Yun was originally an alcoholic, and after the Zhu family lost power, he came to the Governor's Mansion a lot more. However, Wu Ming's alcohol addiction is not big, and he sits down to drink, which is what it means, and he just accompanies Dao Yun. Most of the hours passed, and most of the dishes entered Wu Ming's stomach, but most of the wine was drunk by Dao Yun.

After pouring another sip of wine, Dao Yun sighed and said, "Wu Hou, Lao Dao will return to the Holy Land in two days." ”

Wu Ming sandwiched a piece of meat and was about to put it in his mouth, when he heard the words, he paused: "Master Daoyun, are you leaving?" Could it be that the kid is not well treated? ”

Dao Yun paused the wine gourd on the table, shook his head and said: "Wu Hou waits for good wine and meat every day, and it would be a bit shameless for Lao Dao to think that you were not well entertained." It's just that the prime minister has gone, and it's useless for me to stay here, and you are about to launch an attack on the Northern Han, and if I stay here, it will be more likely to cause misunderstanding in Kyoto. ”

Although Dao Yun never revealed anything, it is not difficult to guess the purpose of his trip to Nanning, which is to provide protection for Xuanyuan Fu. For the Holy Land, if you talk about the root of the Miao Hong, now the Xuanyuan clan is such a lone seedling as Emperor Han Fu, you must be cautious, Prime Minister, you can usurp the throne, or seize power, but you can't hurt Xuanyuan in the slightest, this is the bottom line of the Holy Land. Now that the Queen Mother has won a big victory, Dao Yun has no need to stay here. Although the Holy Land has always been open to the Empress Dowager Xianzhuang, it is only out of consideration for the safety of Emperor Fu of the Han Dynasty, and has always maintained a neutral attitude towards the war between the two Han Dynasty. Even if the wine Taoist priest is interested in the Southern Han, he can't express it too obviously, after all, the holy land is on the outskirts of Kyoto, once Li Tie misunderstands, he will directly lead his troops to surround the mountain, it is not a joke.

Wu Ming stuffed the meat into his mouth and said while chewing: "Since Master Daoyun is leaving, the kid can't stop it, but when you leave, I will prepare a few more copies of Nanning Spring for you, so that you can use it slowly on the road." ”

Dao Yun said: "Thank you for the old way." In the past few decades, Lao Dao has actually bothered Prime Minister Zhu a lot, every time he leaves, he is properly prepared, and there will be good wine to give away......" He sighed, and then said: "Now that it has fallen into such a field, Lao Dao has come to bother Wu Hou again, alas, ......"

The relationship between Daoyun and the Zhu family is not bad, when Zhu Xiaolong worships Wu Ming as a teacher, he is invited by the prime minister as a witness, and when Zhu Yulong is imprisoned in Zongren Temple, he takes care of him in many ways, no wonder he is so sentimental for the father and son of the Zhu family.

Hearing him say this, Wu Ming was also speechless. At this time, Dao Yun took out two talismans from his arms and handed them to Wu Mingdao: "Wu Hou Tianding, Lao Dao has never said that these two gadgets are prepared for Ling Lang and Ling Ai, so let Lao Dao have some thoughts." ”

Wu Ming hurriedly put down the chopsticks, stretched out his hand to take it, the amulet is very exquisite, the cloth is delicate, it is the best ice silk weaving, one is embroidered with "Xiaoyao" on the front, and the other is "Ruoxi", which is bulging inside, and there is a clear fragrance that leaks out, and smelling it makes people feel refreshed.

Dao Yun smiled and said: "The fabric is woven from thousand-year-old ice silk specially collected by Lao Dao, and the incense powder inside is made of Qili incense for a full year, even if there is no Lao Dao's ghost painting talisman, wearing it on the body, ordinary mosquitoes can't get close." However, Wu Hou is rich in wealth, so don't be afraid of the shabby gift given by the old way. ”

Wu Ming was overjoyed, put the talisman into his arms and said: "The talisman made by Master Daoyun himself, it is difficult to find one for a thousand gold, how can the kid be shabby, here, thank you for the dog and the little girl first." ”

Seeing Wu Ming like this, Dao Yun also smiled, he waved his hand, put his hands on his thighs and rubbed them, and said, "However, don't look at the warm weather now, I'm afraid that it will cool down in the past two days, remember to take care of the two little guys, so as not to catch a cold." ”

Wu Ming was stunned: "It's going to cool down?" Is it? ”

Dao Yun grabbed the gourd and took a sip of wine, and laughed: "Yes, Lao Dao's old cold legs are the most effective, as long as the day before the temperature drops, it will definitely be painful." Wu Ming's heart moved, and he seemed to be disbelieving: "Is it so accurate?" Just as he was about to continue asking, Lu Hui walked in and said, "Master Hou, General Zhuge asks to see you." ”

General Zhuge ? Wu Ming was stunned, Zhuge Fei was not a big surname, he was called in Nanning, and Zhuge Fei was alone, but the war was coming, he was busy with the defense of the river, how did he come here today. He nodded and said, "Call General Zhuge in." ”

Lu Hui responded, "Yes." Then went down, and after a while, Zhuge Fei walked in under the guidance of Lu Hui, and there was a person behind him, as soon as Wu Ming saw him, he immediately lost his voice and said: "Yu Zhaobin!" ”

After capturing Shuanghui City, Yu Zhaobin said that he would go to Pangui to guard Mei Ji's tomb, but there was no news after that, but he didn't expect to appear here. Zhuge Fei stepped forward and saluted Wu Ming and Daoyun, and when he saw Wu Ming's reaction like this, he was a little inexplicable: "Master Hou, do you know each other?" ”

Wu Ming opened his mouth and was about to answer, but Yu Zhaobin hurriedly said: "General Zhuge Zhuge, you also know that Xia Guan is a subordinate general, who used to serve Sima Shang, and when he was in Guangyang, he fell into the hands of Wu Hou. ”

Hearing Yu Zhaobin say this, Zhuge Fei breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "I see, this is not necessary for me to introduce." He turned his head to look at Wu Ming and said, "Master Hou, General Yu is currently the commander of our army's Water Lion Battalion......"

After a short while, Wu Ming observed his words and looks, and his thoughts had turned a few times. Looking at Yu Zhaobin's appearance, he clearly didn't want to mention his relationship with him too much, but focused on the feud between the two. But it's no wonder that the Jiangnan Navy used to belong to the prime minister, and after his downfall, it was naturally taken over by the Queen Mother, and Zhuge Fei joined the new master, and he must be trembling, and he didn't want his subordinates to have anything to do with China and the West, so as to be caught. After all, the imperial court and China and the West seem to be one, but they are two distinct factions.

Thinking of this, Wu Ming naturally wouldn't embarrass Yu Zhaobin, and nodded lightly and said, "I've become the commander of the Water Lion Battalion, General Yu is out of luck." ”

The Jiangnan Navy is divided into two battalions, one is Jinfan and the other is Water Lion. Among them, Jinfan is the main march, logistics transportation, information transmission and other miscellaneous matters, while the water lion battalion is the main battle, and its battalion commander is a six-rank military general, and he is only one foot away from the door to be awarded the title of imperial general. Wu Ming said that Yu Zhaobin was out, but he was not a lie, if he wanted to sit firmly as the commander of the Water Lion Battalion, he had to be resourceful, all-rounded in civil and military affairs, and have a good relationship with Zhuge Fei, the commander of the Water Army. And looking at Zhuge Fei's appearance, it is clear that he has regarded Yu Zhaobin as his right-hand man, otherwise he would not care so much about his background.

His words were clearly complimenting, but his tone was very unkind, which was exactly reflected in what Zhao Bin said. The latter glanced at Wu Ming gratefully, and followed his words and said: "Thanks to the care of the Hou Ye, General Jian Feiyang is already a flying general, a five-rank real general, and the last general has to work hard, not to be thrown too far by his friends, and he can't live up to what the Hou Ye gave back then." ”

In fact, these words are also playing tricks, Yu Zhaobin means to thank Wu Ming for taking care of Mei Ji back then. But in Zhuge Fei's ears, it became his anger about the defeat and capture of Guangyang. However, Wu Ming was powerful, and Zhuge Fei didn't want his subordinates to have too much trouble with the Chinese and Western military, so he hurriedly jumped out to play a round and said with a smile: "Master Hou, General Yu has concluded that it will be foggy tonight, and we are here to ask for war." ”

Wu Ming was stunned: "General Zhuge is so sure that it will be foggy tonight?" ”

Zhuge Fei didn't speak, but looked at Yu Zhaobin, who stood up and said: "Wu Hou, the so-called south wind is foggy and dewy, and the north wind is frosty. The wind has changed abruptly and the south wind has blown, and the last general will observe the celestial phenomena, but it will not rain recently. As a result, there must be a heavy fog in the morning. ”

So, it seems to be true. Wu Ming couldn't help laughing, looked at Dao Yun who was drinking and eating meat on the side, and said, "Master Dao Yun, your old cold legs seem to be really effective." ”

Dao Yun raised his head, poured a sip of wine into his mouth, and the old god said: "Hmph, don't look at anyone's old cold legs, it has been verified for decades, and there is no deception in keeping Tong Suo." ”

Wu Ming didn't have the time to talk to him now, and said with a straight face: "That is the case, General Zhuge , how have you prepared these days?" ”

Zhuge Fei said: "Don't worry, our army is waiting for you, just wait for your order, and the whole army can attack, block the river in one fell swoop, and keep it so that the northerners can't move." ”

Wu Ming was also not polite, looked at Zhuge Fei with burning eyes, and said, "General Zhuge , I will not repeat the importance of this battle. If we want to blockade the river, we must first beat the opponent's naval army, and only in this way will the other side mistakenly think that we are preparing a general attack, and in the second half of the night, there will be a heavy fog, let alone act rashly. Zhuge flew and saluted, and said: "Master Hou, I won't say much about the vain, but this time, I am going to let General Yu lead the Water Lion Battalion to take the lead, you see......"

He was afraid that he would be embarrassed by Zhao Bin, Wu Ming was a little funny, nodded and said: "The Jiangnan Navy is known as the elite, and the Water Lion Battalion is even more refined, with a general like General Yu as the vanguard, what else do I have to worry about." General Zhuge but please rest assured, the enemy is at present, and he must do his best to respond to the general. ”