The irrepressible excitement on Zhang Yue's face was in stark contrast to the calmness on Qin Zaidao and Gu Minghai's faces. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although Jiang Feng also desperately wanted to know what the situation was, he needed to maintain the necessary reserve and calmness in front of the other party.

This is not hypocrisy, but the need to build an image.

"It's done, Erlang!" As soon as Zhang Yue spoke, he knew what a big mistake he had made, and the gazes cast by Qin Zaidao and Gu Minghai beside him made him subconsciously break free from the pressure.

Jiang Feng in front of him is no longer the close friend in the past, but the master who determines the future of all the old Gwangju army and the Gushi army, including himself, so many people have embarked on a road of no return, how to go on, hope is pinned on him.

"Lord Jiang, everything is as you expected! Of the more than 900 soldiers captured, more than 600 are willing to stay and join us!"

Qin Zaidao's eyes also shone with a touch of excitement, he was equally excited and joyful, but his self-esteem and reason made him maintain the demeanor he should have as a senior officer on the surface, especially in front of the commander in front of him, who was much younger than himself.

"Okay! It's worth celebrating!" Jiang Feng also had a look of satisfaction on his face, although it was reasonable to expect that these soldiers would choose to join after Shangguan escaped, but after all, most of these soldiers were from the three counties of Dingcheng, Le'an, and Guangshan, and it was also normal for them to choose to leave.

For this reason, he specially warned Gu Minghai, Zhang Yue and Qin Zaidao that for these captured soldiers, they should not only encourage and cheer them up, but also make it clear to them that they will never be forced to stay, and those who are willing to leave can leave unconditionally, of course, armor and weapons must be left.

Jiang Feng is reluctant to leave a group of soldiers who are forced to be helpless or half-hearted, once they encounter a war, these guys will become a huge hidden danger, if so, he would rather not have this group of old soldiers.

"The county commander Chen led the county commander and the county lieutenant officials to come forward and play a very good role in pacifying, and the county commander promised that he had received the order of the county commander, and the soldiers would be supplied with enough food. Gu Minghai added: "It seems that Chen Wei really intends to stand on the same line with us." ”

As a senior veteran army leader, Gu Minghai knows the importance of food to an army, especially a state army like the Gushi Army, which has been repeatedly robbed, if the food supply cannot be guaranteed, it is difficult to say how long the Gushi Army can be maintained, and the food supply mainly depends on the support of the Chen clan headed by Chen Wei, the local gentry of Gushi.

He didn't know what Jiang Feng had done, but Chen Wei, who had been vacillating in his attitude, suddenly changed his attitude, and he was extremely enthusiastic and resolute in saying that he would make every effort to ensure the supply of military rations and other burdens for the Gu Shi Army, which made Gu Minghai unbelievable.

"Don't you stand on the same line?" Jiang Feng said with a wry smile: "The latest news I have gotten is that the ant thief Qin Hebu made a feint attack on Pingyu, and ran for more than 200 miles in two days and three nights to bypass Xincai to kill Baoxin, and broke through the county seat of Baoxin, and the thirty-two big households in Baoxin City were looted! I informed Chen Wei of this news last night, and he should understand the weight. ”

"Huh?!" all three of them changed color at the same time.

Although the threat of the ant thief has been raised for a long time, for everyone, it always feels that it is still in Caizhou, which is hundreds of miles away, but the fall of the praise letter suddenly made the three of them really feel the destructive power brought by the ant thief.

The distance between Praise and Gushi is only more than 200 miles, and the ant thieves can run from Pingyu to Praise in one night, and they can also run to Gushi in one or two days!

"The water is now shallow and shallow, and it can be crossed. Qin He is known as the double thorn of the ant thief, and most of the two thousand cavalry of the ant thief are mastered by him, and the combat effectiveness is not the same as that of other parts of the ant thief, and it is not a problem to run a hundred miles in one night. ”

Qin Zaidao frowned and said: "Xin Cai and Baoxin have always been the granaries of South Caizhou, with the benefits of Rushui and Huaishui irrigation, relatively rich, Xin Cai is in the north of Rushui, and Praise is in the south of Rushui, the ant thief avoids Xin Cai and chooses Praise, and it is difficult to avoid it, which is to take advantage of the reverse psychology of Caizhou Jun who thinks that the ant thief will take refuge, and he just chose the praise of the south of Rushui." ”

"There is Huaishui in the north of Gushi, and even if the water is dry and the river is shallow, it is not so easy to cross. Zhang Yue slapped the buttress with his palm and interjected disapprovingly.

"Huaishui is not to be feared at all, from Xinxi to Shouchun can be used to cross the river in the area, ant thieves have been active in the north of Huaishui for several months, with the prudence of the ant thieves, these sections of the river situation have already been figured out by the ant thieves, if the ant thieves really intend to cross the south, Huaishui can not stop their footsteps, at most the pace is a little delayed. ”

Qin Zaidao shook his head, he still knew a lot about the geography of this line.

"Lord Qin is right, Huaishui is not a moat, 100,000 ant thieves are enough to cut off the flow. The question is whether crossing the river to the south is in line with their intentions. Jiang Feng thoughtfully analyzed: "There are only two prefectures south of Huaishui, Shen and Guangzhou, the city of Shenzhou has thick walls, and it is occupied by the Liu clan, so it has long been prepared for battle, and the ant thieves will not risk their lives; the target is only Guangzhou, but the three counties of Dingcheng, Le'an, and Guangshan have been swept away by the Caizhou army, will the ant thieves enter these three places? ”

"And Gushi has always been an important border town, once you control here, you can look down on Shouzhou. Shouzhou soldiers are outnumbered, and the forces are staggered, and they directly affect the nerves of Huainan Huaibei Yang and Shi, and they can go straight to the rich Huainan hinterland as they like when they take here, so to speak, unless the ant thieves do not cross the Huaishui, once they cross the Huaishui, then the solid beginning is the place where they will get. ”

"Does Master Jiang mean that unless there is a more coveted target north of Huaishui, the ant thieves will definitely have to cross south to Gushi?" Gu Minghai was silent for a long time before answering.

"Either there are more exciting targets north of Huaishui, or they must let the ant thieves understand that Gushi is a hard bone that is not easy to gnaw, and the gains of fighting Gushi outweigh the losses! Only in this way can Gushi be preserved." Jiang Feng said categorically, "The first point, we can't do anything, but the second point is that we can make a difference." ”

"Lord Jiang, if it is really as you said, once the ant thief determines the strategic intention of going south to cross the Huai, I am afraid that no matter what we do, it will be difficult to resist. ”

Qin Zaidao shook his head again, his face heavy.

"Gushi's geographical location is special, with Shenwan, looking at Huainan, plus the current Yuan Du two families are in dispute but they are powerless, plus the city is narrow, the city wall is dilapidated, Gushi has built a Gwangju official house, it has always been a place for Gwangju to store grain, ant thieves are all over the place, Huaishui north and south, so all kinds of fears have long been known by ant thieves, if I am Qin Quan, the first choice is to take this Gushi!"

Jiang Feng nodded secretly, Qin Zaidao is worthy of being the backbone of the tooth army, this point of view alone is enough to prove that the position of the head of the capital is really condescending, although it may not be correct due to his own knowledge and vision, but being able to reach such a level has already impressed Jiang Feng.