On the shore of the river, five thousand forest guards rode on horseback, looking at the opposite bank.

On the opposite side of the river bank is a verdant mountain range, which stretches so far as to see.

Gao Shun stood on the shore on horseback, his brows furrowed slightly, and asked Deng Zhan, who was standing beside him on horseback: "General Deng, our army has been stationed on the shore of the river for several days, and it is reported that the Huainan army has an army of 100,000 people coming to Shouchun, why don't you see the Huainan army coming to attack, nor do you see His Highness leading the army across the Huaishui?" ”

"I don't know!" Shaking his head, Deng Zhan said to Gao Shun: "Maybe Mr. Chen knows about this, why don't the general go and ask Mr." ”

Speaking of Chen Gong, Gao Shun nodded, looked across the river bank but did not speak.

Since Gao Shun defeated Yuan Yin, the villages on the north bank of the river have paid a lot of grain and grass to Yulinwei, and Chen Gong only cares about taking stock of grain and grass every day, and there are very few things in the army.

"Someone!" Staring at the north bank of the river, he was silent for a long time before Gao Shun shouted to a Yulin guard behind him.

When Yu Linwei heard the shout, he hurriedly rode his horse to Gao Shun's side, clenched his fists and asked, "What does the general command?" ”

"Go and invite Mr. Chen to come, General Ben has something important to discuss with Mr." Turning his head to glance at the Yulin guard, Gao Shun gave him an order.

The Yulin guards answered, and spun around their horses and ran towards a village in the rear.

Looking at the opposite side of the river bank and turning his head to look at Yu Linwei in the distance, Deng Zhan asked Gao Shun, "Could it be that General Fei plans to wave his troops across the river?" ”

"The Huainan army gathered outside Shouchun City, and 100,000 troops gathered outside the city, if our army does not press them into the city, it will take a lot of time for His Highness to come to Shouchun!" Turning his head to look at Deng Zhan, Gao Shun said with some entanglement: "Although I have this idea in my heart, but the Huainan army is powerful, and I don't know where to start, so I can only ask Mr. Chen first, and then make plans!" ”

After listening to Gao Shun's words, Deng Zhan didn't say anything, just looked at the other side of the riverbank, frowning slightly.

The main force of the Qin army has reached the north bank of Huaishui, but when they arrived in Huaishui, they have never seen Liu Wei lead the army to cross the river, and there are no relevant military reports to the south bank, which can't help but make Deng Zhan and Gao Shun also wonder in their hearts, and they can't understand what Liu Wei is going to do.

Yu Linwei, who was ordered by Gao Shun to go to the rear village, soon escorted Chen Gong to the shore of the river.

Hearing the sound of hurried horses' hooves behind them, Gao Shun and Deng Zhan turned their heads and glanced back, and saw that Chen Gong had arrived under the guidance of that Yu Linwei, and hurriedly turned around the war horse to meet them.

"Sir!" Catching up with Chen Gong, Gao Shun and Deng Zhan pulled the reins, and at the same time hugged their fists and saluted Chen Gong.

"Two generals!" Holding his fists and giving the two of them a salute back, Chen Gong asked them, "I heard that the two generals are looking for them, I don't know what is going on?" ”

"Sir, let's talk to the river!" made a gesture of invitation to Chen Gong, and Gao Shun turned around the war horse and turned to face the water.

Nodding, Chen Gong, Gao Shun, and Deng Zhan rode towards the shore of the river.

Approaching the shore of the river, Gao Shun raised his hand and pointed to the empty opposite bank and said, "Sir, there is something unclear in the end, so I specially invite Mr. to come and solve the puzzle!" ”

"If the general has something to say, just speak up!" Hearing Gao Shun say that he didn't know something, Chen Gong smiled and said to him: "A certain must know everything!" ”

"My main force of Great Qin has already arrived on the north bank of Huaishui, but His Highness does not lead the army to cross the river, what is the reason?" Turning his head to look at Chen Gong, Gao Shun first asked why Liu Wei did not lead the army to cross the river.

Looking at Gao Shun, Chen Gong stroked his beard with one hand and said to him with a smile: "Does the general know that the Huainan Army has another 100,000 reinforcements?" ”

"Yes!" Gao Shun nodded, and when he mentioned the reinforcements of the Huainan Army, his face was even more confused.

"There are more than 50,000 Huainan troops in Shouchun City, and earlier Ji Ling and Liu Xun proposed to lead 30,000 troops out of the city to intercept His Royal Highness on the bank of Huaishui, but Yuan Shu vetoed it, I don't know if the two generals know about this matter?" Chen Gong didn't answer Gao Shun's question immediately, but asked him and Deng Zhan again.

Looking at Chen Gong, Gao Shun and Deng Zhan both nodded.

Turning his head to look at the other side of the riverbank, Chen Gong said to Gao Shun and Deng Zhan: "Yuan Shu's rejection of Ji Ling and Liu Xun's proposal is to concentrate a large number of soldiers and horses in Shouchun City and defend Shouchun to the death, making it difficult for our army to break through the city!" ”

Listening to Chen Gong's analysis, Gao Shun and Deng Zhan glanced at each other, and Gao Shun asked, "But what does this have to do with His Royal Highness's stationing on the north bank of Huaishui?" ”

"If His Royal Highness leads the army to cross the Huaishui, Zhang Xun will definitely divide his troops to intercept it, and then the inside and outside of Shouchun City will become horns of each other, and it will be even more difficult for our army to succeed!" Looking at the other side of the riverbank, Chen Gong said thoughtfully to Gao Shun and Deng Zhan: "The reason why His Highness chose the garrison on the north bank is to paralyze the Huainan army, so that they know that the whole army has enough time to enter the city!" ”

"But Zhang Xun arrived in Shouchun and didn't give the order to enter the city!" Seeing the success, Gao Shun frowned slightly and said to him: "The last general is still discussing with General Deng, intending to lead Yu Linwei across the river, and launch a charge against Zhang Xun's Huainan army to force them into the city!" ”

"Zhang Xun has 100,000 soldiers and horses, although it is under the command of Yuan Shu, now Yuan Shu is like duckweed in the wind, and it is difficult to protect himself, how can he not be afraid of Zhang Xun?" Turning his head to look at Deng Zhan and Gao Shun, Chen Gong smiled slightly and said to them: "The reason why Zhang Xun's army has not yet entered the city is not because Yuan Shu is unwilling, nor because Zhang Xun does not want to, but because Yuan Shu has a taboo against Zhang Xun!" ”

"If they don't enter the city, when will Your Highness cross the Huaishui?" Hearing Chen Gong's words, Gao Shun and Deng Zhan both turned their heads to look at him, and Gao Shun couldn't help but ask Chen Gong a question.

"General Deng!" As they were talking, a shout suddenly came from afar.

Hearing the shout, their colleague turned his head and looked in the direction from which the shout came.

What appeared in the sight of the servants was a cavalry of the main force of the Luoyang Army.

The cavalryman was galloping towards Deng Zhan and the others, and while galloping, he also shouted to Deng Zhan: "Please General Deng take the order!" ”

The cavalry shouted to ask General Deng to take the order, and Deng Zhan hurriedly turned his horse around and ran towards him.

When the cavalry approached, he restrained the war horse at the same time as the cavalry, and Deng Zhan asked the cavalryman: "Who is the military order?" ”

"Your Highness has an order!" The cavalry took out a snow-white cloth with words written on it from his arms, held it in both hands and presented it to Deng Zhan.

Taking the cloth from the cavalry, Deng Zhan took a look at it, and then turned his head in astonishment to look at the Chen Palace that was still standing on the bank of the river.

"Go ahead and tell Your Highness, the last general already knows and will live up to His Highness's trust!" Glancing at Chen Gong, Deng Zhan turned his head and explained to the cavalry again, and then turned his horse around and ran towards the shore of the river.

"Sir!" When he arrived at the shore of the river, Deng Zhan raised his fists and arched towards Chen Gong, and said to Chen Gong: "Mr. is really like a god, and a military order came from His Highness, and he wants to go on a mission tonight!" ”

"But do you want the general to infiltrate the Huainan army and take that Zhang Xun's head?" As soon as Deng Zhan's words were finished, Chen Gong smiled and asked him.

As soon as Chen Gong's words were asked, the consternation on Deng Zhan's face deepened a little, and he maintained a fist clenching gesture and said to Chen Gong: "Sir, you can even guess what His Highness thinks in his heart, and the last general really admires it!" ”

"General Deng!" Smiling slightly, he hugged his fists and gave Deng Zhan a salute back, and Chen Gong said to him: "The general infiltrates the Huainan Army at night, you must be cautious!" At present, Yuan Shu must have paid a lot of attention to the Huainan army outside the city, and there are also many eyeliners in the army, and the general sneaks in, if he is discovered by the eyeliner, it will be difficult to get out. ”

"The last general knows!" Nodding his head, Deng Zhan answered, and then turned his head to look at the empty other side.

"If His Royal Highness wants that Zhang Xun's head, he will lead Yu Linwei to kill him across the river, and he will behead Zhang Xun under his horse in a battle!" Knowing that Deng Zhan was going to lead the dragoon guards to infiltrate the Huainan Army, Gao Shun frowned slightly, and said to Deng Zhan and Chen Gong: "It's better than a general to venture into the enemy camp!" ”

"General Gao's words are wrong!" As soon as Gao Shun's words fell, Chen Gong said to him with a smile: "The person Yuan Shu is afraid of is none other than Zhang Xun. General Deng infiltrated the Huainan Army and only took Zhang Xun's head. Without Zhang Xun, the 100,000 army all fell into the hands of Yuan Shu, and the army entered the city in only one or two days! ”

"If the general leads Yu Linwei to attack the Huainan Army!" After talking about the benefits of Deng Zhan's assassination of Zhang Xun, Chen Gong continued: "The Huainan army has 100,000 people, and its combat power is strong, even if it is Yu Linwei, I am afraid it will be difficult to get too many benefits!" Killing Zhang Xun is not easy! Once Yulinwei is defeated, the morale of the Huainan army will reach its peak, and it is not impossible for Yuan Shu to order the army to advance north and confront His Highness across the river! ”

Listening to Chen Gong's words, Gao Shun furrowed his brows tightly, although he was a little resentful in his heart, he had to admit that what Chen Gong said was very reasonable.

"In this way, I can only wish General Deng a victory!" After being silent for a long time, Gao Shun turned his head to look at Deng Zhan and hugged his fist at him.

"Thank you, General Gao!" Hugging his fists and giving Gao Shun a salute back, Deng Zhan turned his head and shouted to a Yulin guard behind him: "Brother Annoying, go and lead my twelve subordinates here!" ”

After Deng Zhan's order, Yu Linwei glanced at Gao Shun.

Turning around and nodding to that Yu Lin Wei, Yu Lin Wei clenched his fists and said to Deng Zhan: "The villain will go now!" ”

Turning around the warhorse, Yu Linwei clamped his legs towards the horse's belly, and rode the horse to the rear.

Deng Zhan came to the shore of the river, but the twelve dragoons he brought to Huainan did not follow.

Twelve dragoons were left behind by him in the village where the grain and grass were stored, and he and a small team of Yulin guards took on the responsibility of protecting the grain and grass.

On the opposite side of the riverbank is empty, the mountains are verdant and the tomb is as silent as a dead land, standing on the bank of the river, except for the sound of flowing water and the sound of the war horses under the crotch of the soldiers in the Yulinwei formation behind him, Deng Zhan can't even hear the chirping of a bird.