The military council continued until the early morning of the next day. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Once the war in Wu Di starts, it will not be something that any side can control, Jiang Feng and Cui Shang both estimate that at this time, the ant thieves in Huaibei and the Yue Kingdom in the east are also already gearing up, just waiting for the full-scale outbreak of the war in Wudi.

How to deal with Huaiyou, there has long been a clear strategy, the first army, the tooth army, the cavalry army, the second army, and the fourth army of the navy army will all be invested in the battle of Wudi, but the outbreak of this battle is a little earlier than Jiang Feng and Cui Shang's estimates.

Jiang Feng and Cui Shang both hope that the civil war in Wudi can break out later, and it is best to wait until the situation on the Yingzhou side is completely clear, and wait for Huaibei to do its best to confront Caizhou, so that Huaiyou can also free up more energy to plot against Wudi, and now the war in Yingzhou has just begun, but the civil war in Wudi has already started, which makes Huaiyou feel a little embarrassed.

According to Jiang Feng's arrangement, the main force of the Heshuo Army will temporarily stay in Yingzhou to help the Yingzhou Reform Army maintain a balanced situation, until the main force of the Huaibei Reform Army is adjusted in place, and then consider gradually withdrawing from the Yingzhou battlefield, and at the same time, it is also necessary to escort their dependents south along Yingshui into Huaiyou.

At present, the Caizhou side is also moving very quickly, and the Caizhou army on the northern front has already entered the territory of Yingzhou, and it is just around the corner to take Shenqiu; the Caizhou army on the southern front has also issued a letter of praise and has reached the west bank of Rushui, and can cross Rushui and enter Yingzhou at any time, forming a flanking attack on Ruyin.

For Huaiyou, taking the two states of Luhao is the most basic requirement, and the battle of Yingzhou can only be said to be a secondary task, but now although the civil war in Wudi has begun, Huaiyou can only enter a state of first-level combat readiness, waiting for the opportunity, we must wait until the battle of Yang Xu is initially clear, is the best time for Huaiyou to intervene.

This is the best time to grasp well, not to intervene when Yang Pu is completely defeated Xu Zhihe's momentum is like a bamboo, at that time, if the Huaiyou Army encounters the imposing Eastern Navy and the Zhen Navy head-on, I am afraid the result will not be very good; similarly, Yang Pu's Desheng Army and Zhongzheng Army can not intervene before they can see the difference between Xu Zhihe's Eastern Navy and the Zhen Navy, in that case, it can only prompt Xu Zhihe to pick up a big bargain, defeat Yang Pu in one fell swoop, and then threaten Huaiyou's strategic plan.

"Qilang, you and Guozhi, and Chunlai, you have to think about it, how to fight this battle, now we can't determine where to start first, but we have to make all kinds of preparations, how to take Haozhou first, how to fight Luzhou first, if we need to take a two-pronged approach, and at the same time seize Luhao Erzhou, how should we arrange, these three of you have to ponder with Bailing and Wanshan, this is a military arrangement, but the specific tactics should be based on the three of you,......"

Yang Kan, Zhang Ting and others all nodded silently.

This kind of war that requires temporary adjustment of strategy is the most complex and volatile, because you can't be sure which plan will ultimately come in handy, so each plan needs to be carefully designed, dare not take it lightly, and there will be many unpredictable factors mixed in, which means that when designing this strategy, you also need to leave a lot of room for subtle adjustments, otherwise too rigid will bring many unpredictable risks.

"The advantages and disadvantages of taking Luzhou or Haozhou first are obvious, this needs to be determined according to the progress of the duel between Yang Pu and Xu Zhihe, if Xu Zhihe easily won Yang Pu, we must not hesitate to take Luzhou first, if we can, even take Haozhou, if Yang Pu can hold on to Xu Zhihe, then we will not take Luzhou, and even contact Yang Pu first, in exchange for our support for him and Xu Zhihe to continue to fight, if Yang Pu does not agree, we can even temporarily move,...... ”

Cui Shang was quite careful when considering this strategy, and all kinds of situations were taken into account.

"Wanshan, has the situation on the ant thief's side come back?"

The detailed arrangements for the ant thieves even date back to when Jiang Feng was still serving as a scout in Gwangju, and at that time, Jiang Feng had already begun to consciously install the eyes and ears of the ant thieves.

And after Jiang Feng seized the dominance of the Gushi Army, the infiltration of the ant thieves was not only not reduced, but also increased the intensity and investment, and even at the beginning only had a single line of contact with Jiang Feng, until Jiang Feng's identity changed later, and there were many affairs, Jiang Feng handed over this line to the absolutely reliable Zhang Wanshan, requiring that this line can only be mastered by Zhang Wanshan alone, and directly to himself.

In Jiang Feng's view, the ant thief should be the biggest variable around Huaiyou, and mastering its activity trajectory and laws can win many opportunities for Huaiyou.

If it can be properly guided, then this force can undoubtedly become the "best ally" that can not only be used by Huaiyou, but also help Huaiyou solve problems when necessary.

Judging from the current situation, the ant thief is really developing towards the "best ally" of Huaiyou, and the ant thief has not yet crossed the Huai, which gives Xu Zhihe a great encouragement.

"Back to the lord, there has always been news, the military discipline of the ant thieves is still relatively scattered, although they have long planned to cross the Huai, waiting for Yang Xu to start a war, but the intelligence network of the ant thieves in Jiangnan may not be as professional as ours, and the transmission speed is far less than ours, second, even if the ant thieves get the tip, it will take them a considerable amount of time to fully mobilize and enter the state of immediate war, third, they may also want to wait, and when the war between Yang and Xu has evolved to the point where they cannot stop, they will fully intervene, so that they can gain the most。 ”

Zhang Wanshan's explanation was very convincing, and all the generals present nodded in approval.

"The ant thieves are currently mainly gathered in the area of the intersection of Surabaya and Huai, opposite is Huaiyin County, and the other is assembled in the Lianshui line, at present, Lianshui County has been conquered by Lin Ru, a general under Qin Quan, and ransacked, I and Master Cui have studied, the intelligence shows that the water bandits in Baishuitang have joined the signs of ant thieves, if the ant thieves are so arranged, it is very likely to cross the Huai from two roads, and attack Chuzhou Prefecture from the east and west to govern Shanyang, if Shanyang is captured, the ant thieves basically seize the dominance of the entire downstream of Huaishui, and then there are Baishuitang water bandits to help, and the ant thieves can go south from the Cao Canal, and the waterway will go hand in hand, and take Anyi directly, Gaoyou, soldiers into Yangzhou. ”

"Could it be that the naval forces of Wu Di in Huaishui are so weak that there is no possibility of even blocking and intercepting the ant thieves from crossing south? The water bandits in Baishui Pond are so rampant, didn't Wu Guo have any countermeasures before?" Xu Ziqing, who didn't know much about the situation in Wu Di, couldn't help but ask.

"Brother Ziqing, I won't tell you, the naval forces of Wu are mainly on the river, and the naval forces on the Huaishui have always been dominated by our Shouzhou, whether it is Huaibei or Wudi, they still relied more on our Shouzhou naval forces to maintain the security of the Huaishui frontline. The water bandits in Chuzhou are mainly concentrated in the Baishuitang, the Baishuitang and the Huaishui are not connected, but they are very close, the Baishuitang bandits often take the landing across the Huaishui operation, not only looting the place, but also intercepting merchant ships on the Huaishui, especially in the Huaiyin area, we have always suspected that there are big households in Huaiyin and the Baishuitang bandits colluding, every time the Baishuitang bandits land, quickly enter the Huaishui, they can get ships and supplies, they commit crimes in the Huaishui, and quickly land and flee back to the Baishuitang, but our sailors can not enter the Baishuitang, and can only cry out in vain. ”

Tian Chunlai explained with a bitter face.

Baishuitang is located in the northwest of Chuzhou, which is roughly the area of Hongze Lake and Chengzi Lake, but it is further southeast, and the area is slightly smaller than Hongze Lake and Chengzi Lake in later generations.

In this era, Hongze Lake did not exist, Huaishui also had its own outlet to the sea, Baishuitang is still an independent lake independent of Huaishui, located in the south of Huaishui, and the area is not small, located between Huaiyin and Xuyi.

There is a market town called Hongze in the north of Baishuitang, which is probably the origin of the name of Hongze Lake in later generations.

Due to the special geographical location of the white water pond, it is just in the angle area between the Cao Canal and the Huai Shui, and the Surabaya is also injected into the Huai water in Huaiyin, and the Bianshui between the Central Plains and the Jianghuai River is also at the intersection of Linhuai and paddling, the western county of Chuzhou Xuyi and the north bank of the Huai River Sizhou Prefecture Linhuai face each other, this area can be called the most developed area of Huai water transport and transportation, the merchant ships gather, and it has also become the coveted place of many people, so the white water pond quickly became a paradise for water bandits.

Since the late Tang Dynasty, Baishuitang has been known for hiding many water bandits, and these water bandits are better at crossing the land of just one or two miles before Baishuitang and Huaishui to cross into Huaishui to commit crimes, and after succeeding, they quickly return to Baishuitang to hide.

And this section of Huaishui is precisely the busiest area for shipping, the goods from the south of the Yangtze River from the Cao Canal have to be transported to Sizhou, Haozhou, Shouzhou and even Yingzhou and Bozhou through this section, and the goods of the same upstream states must also be transported to Chuyang and Yangzhou through here, and even reach the south of the Yangtze River through the Cao Canal, so that both Huaibei and Wu have no choice but to hate these water bandits.

Tian Chunlai was born in the Shouzhou Water Army, and he also knew that many things seemed a little incredible, with the strength and strength of Wu Guo before, it seemed that he could not help a small Baishuitang water bandit.

As for the huge Huaishui, Haozhou and Chuzhou of Wu State regard it as the northern boundary, and there is no decent naval force to defend the security of the border, and it has to rely on the Shouzhou naval army to protect the waterway.

This sounds a bit outrageous, but the reality is like this, since Yang Pu succeeded to the throne, the dispute between the monarchs and ministers of Wu has become white-hot, whether it is Yang Pu or Xu Zhihe, they will focus on the strength of the infantry army, even if it is for the water army, of course, they will only value the water army on the river, how can Huaishui have an eye?

Besides, whether it is Shouzhou, Shuzhou, Xuanzhou, Shezhou, or Quzhou, these are all vassal places attached to Wu, and since they have obtained the protection of Wu, they naturally have to serve Wu.

Since the strength of the Shouzhou naval army is not weak, the lord has a request, and the vassals will naturally have to serve, as for the effect, which is another matter.