Chapter 65: Uncertainty in the Ranks

Chu Liuyan had this promise, and Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely pleased.

Zhu Yuanzhang understands that as long as it is something that Chu Liuyan should undertake, he will definitely handle it properly, no matter how difficult it is, it is easy for Chu Liuyan to do it.

Ji Bu Yinuo, his daughter is unswerving, and Chu Liuyan is such a person who keeps his promise. Ma Xiuying was poisoned this time, if Chu Liuyan could save her, her life would be safe.

Thinking of this, my heart was a little relieved, but suddenly I remembered another thing. Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu, opened his mouth and asked Chu Liuyan: "Chu Junshi, the Han army and sailors under the command of Han King Chen Youliang have already assembled on the river outside Yingtian City, but it is unusual, and if they don't come to attack, I really don't know what kind of medicine is bought in the gourd of Han King Chen Youliang." Is there something else going on here? ”

Chu Liuyan couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and also felt that there was a strange smell in this matter.

Since the Han army sailors under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of the Han Dynasty, created almost unstoppable ships, Ying Tianshui and Hanyang. The sailors fought several battles, large and small. The Han army sailors under the command of Han King Chen Youliang relied on the strong hull of the ship, and almost every battle was sure to win.

After the fight, the Han army sailors under the command of Han King Chen Youliang were simply in a no-man's land, and they rampaged in the battle array of Ying Tianshui Division, and they did not take Ying Tianshui Division in their eyes at all.

It's not that the soldiers of Ying Tianshui are afraid of death, it's just that this kind of warship is too strange to fight at all. The two armies fought against each other, and they fell sharply.

After several battles, invincible, the Han army sailors under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of the Han Dynasty, who had won many battles, were complacent, forgetting all about the defeat of Longwan, and they were also arrogant and abnormal when facing the enemy, and repeatedly launched attacks first, and did not take Hanyang under the command of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu. The sailor put it in his eyes.

But even so, Ying Tianshui still failed to defeat the arrogant and arrogant Han Army, and was still defeated and invincible. After such a few large and small battle formations, the Han army sailors under the command of Han King Chen Youliang also learned that their own warships were powerful, and they did not have to worry about Ying Tianshui at all, as long as they killed more enemy soldiers on the battlefield, they did not have to be afraid of not going back.

Therefore, the morale of the Han army sailors under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of the Han Dynasty, was quite high, and he took the initiative to attack every time he engaged, and did not pay attention to any tactical tactics at all, and determined that as long as he killed more Yingtian soldiers, he would be.

Now that Chen Youliang, the king of Han, has brought so many sailors, but he does not attack first, nor does he challenge people before coming to Shuizhai, this situation does reveal a little strange, for Chu Liuyan and Zhu Yuanzhang, they really can't figure it out.

Chu Liuyan nodded slightly and said: "Han King Chen Youliang has always been treacherous and impermanent, and he also prefers to use more strange soldiers in the use of soldiers, and now he has a lot of warships, but he has not taken the initiative to attack us, nor has he challenged him before the battle formation, which is extremely suspicious." There are clouds in the art of war, showing the truth and showing the false, and showing the nothing, the more quiet the Han army sailors under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang, the more worrying they are. Liuyan thought that it was very likely that Chen Youliang, the king of Han, had already planned a plan to attack Yingtian, and was waiting for the opportunity, and the land and water were concurrent, wanting to defeat Yingtian City in a battle. ”

Hearing Chu Liuyan's opinion, Zhu Yuanzhang thought quite a bit in his heart, but he didn't want to admit it verbally.

Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth and said: "Although the words of the Chu military division are reasonable, but according to the understanding of the Han army and the navy under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang, it will never be like this. However, the spies in the army said that the other party came by light boat, and hid in the fog and quietly hidden, which is suspicious, but it can also be seen that the Han army sailors under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han, must not have brought many supplies, otherwise they would never have been able to do so quickly. ”

Chu Liuyan naturally agreed with Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, and then Zhu Yuanzhang further elaborated and said: "Wu Guogong is extremely worried, Chu Liuyan also thinks that there are so many sailors in the Han army, and he should have come to call for battle, but at the moment, there is no movement, which is really unpredictable. According to this situation, the Han army sailors under the command of Han King Chen Youliang did not have much food, and they should have fought quickly, but this time the Han army sailors did not act like this at all. The time dragged on for a long time, and it was very unfavorable to the Han army sailors under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang, but the Han army sailors understood this matter in their hearts, but they still did not move, and it was very likely that they wanted to concentrate their firepower and attack a very strong place of our army in one fell swoop, and wanted to tear apart the defense of the navy and annihilate all the sailors of Yingtian by the river. ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Chu Liuyan say this, he was shocked in his heart, and blurted out: "Could it be that the Han Army Sailor under the command of Han King Chen Youliang wants to break through my Yingtian's Sailor Camp in one fell swoop this time, and this matter is absolutely impossible." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head as he spoke.

Chu Liuyan asked with some confusion; "Why does Wu Guogong think that this matter is unlikely, at the moment the Han army is gathered on the river, but there is no action, this is a very unreasonable thing, if there is no such scheme, I want to follow the aggressiveness of the Han army's water division, I would have already challenged my Tianshui division, and it will never be as calm as usual."

Chu Liuyan, who listened to it, expressed the doubts in his heart, and Zhu Yuanzhang explained: "The military advisor doesn't know, the country's official opinion is that the Han King's sailor will not attack the sailor's camp, because the country's lord has long ordered someone to build a large iron chain with the thickness of the root bowl on the river to intercept it across the river. A few days ago, the two armies faced each other, as long as our army was defeated and turned the location of the first iron chain, the Han army sailors under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang were stationed on the ship and did not chase, allowing our soldiers to return to the sailor camp. From these signs, it can be seen that as long as the iron lock is not removed, the Han army sailors under the command of Han King Chen Youliang will never rashly attack our army's sailors. Even if the Han army sailors come to attack, they have to ask me if Yingtian's shore artillery agrees. Zhu Yuanzhang twisted his beard quite proudly and said.

Chu Liuyan bowed his head slightly and said: "What Wu Guogong said is reasonable, but the Han army sailors under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang did not come to attack the water village, because they thought that the strength was weak, and there was no way to attack the sailors while resisting the fire of the shore artillery. But if the iron lock is broken by the Han army sailor under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang, our army's water village will no longer be blocked, and we can only fight with the Han army sailor. At that time, the two armies were mixed together, and even if the artillery fire was fierce, it was also a rat trap and did not dare to fire indiscriminately. Because once you are not careful, you will hurt the lives of your own sailors. What Chu Liuyan said this time, although it is a suspense, Wu Guogong must not ignore it. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect Chu Liuyan to put forward such an idea, so he gasped unconsciously, and said with a shocked expression: "The suspense of Chu Junshi is also somewhat possible. It's just that even if the Han army sailors under the command of Han King Chen Youliang have this intention, it will be difficult for our army's sailors to camp the village. Qianxun iron locks are the country's public convocation of Yingtian's excellent skills of blacksmiths, waste a lot of effort, 100 refining into steel, the general sword and axe cut to the iron lock, it is estimated that not even a mark can be left, the Han army sailors want to make our shore artillery ineffective, it is necessary to break the Qianxun iron lock on my river first, this is not an easy thing, the country's public means to let them all die under the suppression of the fire of the shore artillery. ”

For Wu Guogong Zhu Yuanzhang's confident words, Chu Liuyan couldn't laugh at all, just shook his head and said: "The knife and axe can't be damaged, maybe other methods can't be damaged, Wu Guogong, do you still remember that when General Wang's boat went straight down to the south of the Yangtze River, he wanted to level Dongwu in one fell swoop, but he also encountered an iron chain on the river, and General Wang made people tie a torch with sesame oil to the bow of the ship, burned the iron chain, and captured the city in one fell swoop." ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Chu Liuyan's words, he smiled and said: "How can the prince of my country not know about this matter, but the world has changed in time, this method will never succeed, if the Han army and sailors under the command of Han King Chen Youliang really adopt this method, I will let the shore artillery bombard fiercely, so that their own ships are on fire, not only do they fall short, but also kill themselves." Haha, what does the Chu military division think of the means arranged by the national government. ”

Chu Liuyan smiled coldly and said: "What Wu Guogong saw is not wrong, but Wu Guogong, please think about it, since ancient times, soldiers have no fixed posture, water has no permanent shape, and the art of war is a trick, and it may not be confined to the common law." The enemy we are facing is not General Wang, who is already an ancient man, but the current Han King Chen Youliang, who is scheming and has a few powerful helpers under his account, and I am afraid that he will not copy such outdated methods in the same way. If someone in the Han army under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han, came up with another method of fire attack, I am afraid that although Wu Guogong had many shore artillery, it would be in vain. ”

Hearing Chu Liuyan say this, Zhu Yuanzhang also suddenly woke up, and suddenly felt very bad in his heart. After fighting with Han King Chen Youliang for so many years, it is still an undefeated situation, but the power of Han King Chen Youliang has expanded a lot, and the military strength is not something he can compete with. If it is really let the Han army sailors under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang adopt other fire attack methods and break the iron chain, then the Ying Tianshui Division, which has been painstakingly operated for so many years, will inevitably face the catastrophe of overthrowing, if the Han Army Sailors under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang are defeated in one fell swoop, it is almost impossible to preserve the strength to resist the Han army under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang, and at that time, Ying Tiancheng is not far from the time of the fall, and he is very likely to be caught by the Han army that broke into the city, and was brought to the Han King Chen Youliang in humiliation. He became his prisoner.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his heart was completely cold, and he was greatly frightened, and hurriedly asked Chu Liuyan eagerly: "Master Chu's words are reasonable, the prince of China really never thought of this before, and now according to this situation, it is indeed very possible." If the Han army under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang takes such a move, then Yingtian Shuizhai will not be able to resist, and I am afraid that the Yingtian Shui Division will also be wiped out by the whole army, this matter is very important, but how to prevent it from being prepared at the moment, so as not to make the Han Army Sailors under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang get what they want, but the national public has no plan in his heart, and he also asked the Chu military division to borrow the chopsticks to raise money and plan properly for the national government. ”

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu Guo, who Chu Liuyan listened, became such an attitude, he already understood in his heart that Zhu Yuanzhang had also understood this. I didn't feel a slight bow, and then I thought about it, and felt that the situation was urgent now, and there was no good way, so I could only send someone to send a ship to inspect the iron lock and find out whether the Han army had such intentions before we could think about what to do next.

With this thought in his heart, Chu Liuyan had no choice but to smile bitterly and said to Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu: "Duke Wu, this matter is very complicated, and I don't know whether the Han Army Sailors under the command of the Han King Chen Youliang will do this, or if they do, what kind of method will be used, what we can do at the moment is to take strict precautions." If you can send someone to infiltrate the sailors of the Han army and find out the news, if you can know yourself and the enemy, you don't have to worry so much about this matter. ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he hesitated slightly for a while and said: "Since the Chu military division is also unthinkable, and it is the only way to do it now, I will immediately send someone to the naval division camp to report the news, and order the generals of the naval division to send people to patrol day and night, and strictly prevent the Han army naval division under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang from breaking the iron chain by burning it." And ordered many drainage division soldiers to protect the dangerous place, so as not to let the Han army sailors under the command of Han King Chen Youliang spy on the details of our army. ”

Chu Liuyan nodded and said, "This matter is exactly like this, Wu Guogong's district is extremely proper. If the sailors can do this and take strict precautions, they can also temporarily ensure the safety of Yingtian Water Village. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Chu Liuyan's words: "As Chu Junshi said, this is an expedient measure, and it is by no means a perfect strategy, but the country's public wisdom is short-sighted, and the current method can only resist for a while. What's more, the Han army under the command of Chen Youliang, the king of Han, is a great threat to Ying Tian, and if he can't defeat it as soon as possible, Ying Tian's army and people will definitely be uneasy. The prince of the country is also unable to sleep, the food is not pleasant, the heart is also depressed, faintly a little painful, although the invitation to the heavenly city of the national doctor holy hand, but can not find out what kind of problem. These people still think that it should be caused by their worries, and advise their own public not to worry too much, but their own public is in this position, and they must be responsible for the people of Yingtian, and they should be cautious and cautious when they are doing things, otherwise they are just corpses and vegetarian meals, how can they be such a civil and pastoral official. ”

When Chu Liuyan heard this, he nodded, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu: "Please rest assured, Liuyan is a fake military division, this is a matter of duty, don't bother Wu Guogong, I will do my best to help Wu Guogong come up with a strategy to break the enemy." Eliminate such heart diseases for Wu Guogong as soon as possible. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Chu Liuyan's words, and said with great emotion: "In the Fuzhong Army, the most intimate is the Chu Military Division. It is really a blessing for the Duke of China to be able to get acquainted with the Chu military division and to be able to get such help from the Chu military division. ”

Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's rather emotional words, Chu Liuyan's face turned red unconsciously, and he hurriedly said in her voice: "Hey, Mrs. Ma seems to be a little moved, I think it must be that her illness has improved a little, Wu Guogong should go and visit." ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was a little curious, he was also here, why didn't he see Ma Xiuying and movement, but only Chu Liuyan saw it.

However, since Chu Liuyan said this, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu, also moved away from the side of the bookcase, moved to the bed where Ma Xiuying was lying, and walked to the edge of the bed, only to feel that Ma Xiuying's head moved slightly, and the brocade quilt that was originally tucked away was also made a hole, but he was still unconscious, and he didn't know what the situation was inside.

However, the sound of breathing that comes and goes, is still a little smoother and more even, not like the first one, and the breath is like a gossamer. In this way, there are some signs of improvement.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu, felt that his heart was relieved, if Ma Xiuying's life was safe, it would naturally be a blessing in misfortune.

Zhu Yuanzhang leaned down and stretched out his hand to gently tuck the brocade quilt for Ma Xiuying.

I only heard the sound of small footsteps behind my ears, which seemed to be a little strange.

Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly looked back, only to see the two guards who had just been sent out to find Cui'er walking over with a somewhat solemn face.

It's just two guards, but there is no Cui'er, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little bad in his heart, so he stood up, walked slowly to the two guards, and asked the guards: "Why did you come back empty-handed, didn't the Duke of China ask you to bring Mrs. Ma's personal maid Cui'er over." ”

The two guards glanced at each other, then knelt down twice and said: "Wu Guogong forgives his sins, his subordinates are incompetent, and it seems that when he finds Miss Cui'er, Miss Cui'er has died of anger." ”

"How is this possible?" Before Wu Guogong and Zhu Yuanzhang could exit to inquire, Chu Liuyan, who was on the side of the bookcase, rushed to the front of the two guards and hurriedly asked; "Wait and say it again, what's going on with Cui'er now?"

The two guards raised their heads and stared at Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, and then said to the two: "You wait to get up first, the matter asked by the Chu military division is also a matter of deep concern to the public of the country, you wait to make this matter clear, what happened in the mansion, and where did Cui'er die." ”

When the guards heard this, they all stood up.

As soon as the older guards heard Wu Guogong's order, they said: "After the two subordinates were ordered, they went out to look for Cui'er, but they searched the entire house, but they didn't find the slightest trace of Cui'er, after confirming that Cui'er was out of the house, the subordinates searched carefully in the house, and still didn't see anything, just at this time, but unexpectedly found a bead flower on the edge of a well, which seemed to be the ornament of the maid in the house, I was a little suspicious, so I stepped forward to take a look, but found that there was a corpse floating in the well. ”

Chu Liuyan asked eagerly on the side: "Could it be the corpse in the well, it is Cui'er." ”