Xie Jinyan was slightly stunned, secretly opened? He quickly reacted as soon as he groaned, this was not a chance to secretly stumble the Western Chu courtiers, even the marching route and supplies on the way were ready, Ling Han planned this matter, it was definitely not a day or two, and when the Western Chu courtiers reacted, the 100,000 Vietnamese troops he led were probably not far from the third pass.

Ling Han, who became the Emperor of Western Chu, acted vigorously and resolutely, as if the former commander of the plum blossom guard who was not very in charge was just an ornament, which was really impressive.

"Please ask Your Majesty to give you another border defense map."

Very good, everything is ready, only one map is missing, with the military defense map, Xie Jinyan can act much more flexibly, and he has a greater grasp of Zheng Hou's matter.

Ling Han sighed regretfully, and said: "Chu Guo was able to go down two levels in a row this time, which has a lot to do with the leakage of military defense, as soon as Zheng Hou reached the third level, he had already redeployed his military defense, and all I could give you was the original military defense map." ”

The original defense map is definitely inaccurate, but Zheng Hou is busy with the war, although he redeploys the military defense, it is absolutely impossible to change it completely, so there should still be a part of the military defense that has not changed.

Xie Jinyan was silent for a moment, and said again: "The minister needs Fengyitai's help." ”

Spying on military defense is also the duty of the secret guard, but this time, he is just exploring the military defense of Western Chu. Compared with transferring the secret guards from Fengyi Terrace to help, it must be much more difficult to get a new military defense map from Zheng Hou, Xie Jinyan gave up the difficulty, and by the way, he also gave Ling Han a reassurance, he was willing to accept the surveillance of the secret guards.

"Exactly."

Ling Han was in a good mood, look, this is the result of his first step, Xie Jinyan is not a fool, he voted for Qiong Yao, and reciprocated with a peach, everyone tacitly took a step back, in exchange for hello and me.

For the emperor, of course, he must know the way of checks and balances, but he must also know and believe in each other, and complement each other, so as to become a saint through the ages.

This Jin meeting was destined for the rise of the Marquis of Ziyi in Western Chu, and also pulled the Chu State into the abyss of war.

Three days later, the Vietnamese army marched day and night, and after half a month of rapid marching, they finally arrived at the last supply point less than 20 miles away from the third pass.

The Fengyitai secret guards who accompanied the army did not interfere with Xie Jinyan, but the secret report flew to Xijing at a faster speed and was personally sent to Hongwen Pavilion by Fan Jiujin.

Ling Hancai scolded the courtiers who were angry with the king because of the exposure of the Vietnamese army's expulsion at the court meeting, and before they had time to enjoy the thrill of victory, they were confused by this secret report.

"Xie Jinyan, what do you want to do?"

Sneaking to the Hanguang Hall with the secret report, the young emperor earnestly sought advice from Gu Feng. He didn't think that Xie Jinyan would live up to his trust, but he really couldn't understand what this purple-clothed marquis planned to do.

It's a pity that Gu Fengxun couldn't solve his doubts this time, he is Qin Sikong, but he is not an all-rounder, and he can't give much advice on military matters. However, when the successive secret reports flew like a cloud, he sorted out the information in the secret reports a little, and then drew Xie Jinyan's marching route, things became much clearer.

"What a purple-clothed marquis......"

Gu Fengxun praised the case, and said to Ling Han with a smile: "He plans to bypass Zheng Hou and go directly to recover the Beauty Pass." ”

"Huh?" Ling Han glanced at the road map, and Xie Jinyan's last whereabouts were fixed in Jialingdu. After pondering for a moment, he said suspiciously: "Is he planning to kill directly to the Chu State?" ”

Jialingdu is a very important ferry, a big river separates the West Chu and the Qin State, the river is very turbulent, it is a natural barrier between the two countries, only two places are relatively gentle, suitable for crossing the river, one is the border of Qin and Chu, and the West Chu is here with heavy troops to guard the pass. The other place is Jialingdu, but the river is divided into several branches by Jiangxinyu here. Most of these tributaries are dense with reefs, not suitable for boats, only one of the tributaries closest to Xichu, the water flow is gentle, the reef is almost nothing, it is a very smooth water transport channel, from Jialingdu downstream, can go straight to the important town of Lu County on the border of the two Chu.

This Lu County is also the largest grain storage area on the border of the two Chu, since the Chu army has connected two passes, the West Chu border army has spent a lot of money to keep Lu County from falling. Xie Jinyan's goal is Lu County, as long as he replenishes the grain and grass in Lu County, he can lead the army to bypass the third pass and go straight to the lost Beauty Pass, once he can win the Beauty Pass, he can turn around, and Zheng Hou will fight in the two phases, and make dumplings in another lost Liumen Pass.

Of course, Xie Jinyan doesn't have to go to Liumen Pass, he may also throw Liumen Pass to Zheng Hou, use Zheng Hou to contain the Chu army, and then go directly from Meiren Pass to Chu to grab greater credit.

Ling Han is more inclined to the latter possibility, because Xie Jinyan is not a person who is willing to bow to Zheng Hou, if he chooses to encircle Liumen Pass, it means that he will accept Zheng Hou's control and scheduling, and then Zheng Hou will not give him the opportunity to fight, it is unknown, rather than this, it is better to take a risk, take one or two cities of Chu State, and return with merit, no one can erase his credit.

Gu Fengxun also agreed with Ling Han's guess, but there was a problem.

"How is he going to transport an army of 100,000 from a small ferry?"

Jialingdu there, transport grain and grass is also completed, transport people and horses, it is a bit unrealistic, there is not such a big boat, although the river is flat, the water is shallow, can not be a big boat, grain and grass can be transported in batches by small boats, people and horses can not be, do you want to swim over?

Ling Han smiled slightly and said, "I also want to know." ”

Before the words fell, the latest secret report was sent to Xijing as quickly as possible and presented to the young emperor.

"The answer should be here, do you watch it first, or do I watch it first?" Ling Han smiled on his lips, whenever he spoke to Gu Fengxun with "you, me", his tone naturally revealed intimacy.

"Your Majesty, please." Gu Fengxun didn't pick up his stubble, and said that he was serious.

Ling Han laughed, stretched out his hand to open the secret letter, swept it with ten lines, and then stroked his forehead with his hand, and sighed: "It turns out that I didn't take the river, Gu Qing, I and you have guessed wrong." ”

Gu Fengxun took the letter, swept it up and down, and smiled in amazement: "I actually went over the mountain...... Yes, the country is mountainous, and the Vietnamese army is good at climbing mountains and mountains, and I heard that it is more flexible than monkeys when climbing mountains. ”

100,000 Vietnamese troops actually turned over from the Jialing Mountain, which is close to Jialingdu, although he has never been to Jialing Mountain, but he has also heard that the mountain is steep, the forest is dense and the grass is deep, and ordinary people can't climb over it at all, let alone the passage of cars and horses.

"He has courage, only people have passed, and all the carriages, horses, and baggage have been left in Jialingdu, this is to think that he is going to Lu County to rob grain, Zheng Hou has to be angry with him."

Ling Han nodded and sighed: "The Yue army is the best at fighting in the mountains and forests, and the more mountainous the land, it is the most suitable battlefield for the Vietnamese army, and my Western Chu army is far inferior in this regard." ”

Otherwise, how could it be possible to let the Yue State back then, and the Western Chu would have defeated the Yue State eight hundred years earlier.

"Xie Jinyan has taken out his real skills, he is not making a sound, and he will be shocked when he makes a sound, Your Majesty, are you ready?" Gu Fengxun squinted at Ling Han, with a slight smile on his face, if the spring breeze caresses the mountains and forests, it is warm, and it is also a little cold.

A sharpened sword must have a sheath that can accommodate its edge, otherwise, it will hurt others and hurt oneself.

Ling Han could already imagine how much turmoil the court would make because of Xie Jinyan, after all, robbing Lu County to replenish grain and grass was enough to make Xie Jinyan die ten times, and the impeachment could directly bury him, the emperor, if he couldn't find a way to protect Xie Jinyan, even if the Vietnamese army returned, Xichu would not have a foothold for Xie Jinyan.

Thinking of this, the young emperor patted his thigh with a chuckle and said, "Don't worry, in the year since I ascended the throne, nothing else has grown much, but it is enough to fight with the courtiers in the court." ”

An emperor who can't win his courtiers is not a good emperor.

Gu Fengxun was almost amused by him, if it was just to win the courtiers, then Ling Han was really a teacher.

"Your Majesty had better make up a handwritten message to Zheng Hou, and thank you for calling the grain and grass in Lu County, although it is a little late, but in the end it is justified for him."

After the fact, it's a little late, but when it is used to scare the courtiers, it can be regarded as a name.

As soon as Ling Han heard the reason, he didn't say a word, and immediately wrote an edict, stamped it with a private seal, and ordered someone to rush to the third level for 800 miles.