"I know that Jiankang is only separated from the Yangtze River by Hezhou in my Zhou State, and I originally planned to go to Yangzhou for a military parade by the way after the Shangyuan Festival."

"Eh, if Your Majesty Zhou doesn't mind, don't arrange a ship to send His Majesty Zhou across the river in person." Xiao Yuanyin said.

Yuwen Shihong smiled happily:

"If I could, I'd be glad to do it."

Yuwen Shihong didn't even plan to stay overnight, and after meeting Chen Shubao, Chen Shubao naturally arranged for Xiao Yuanyin to escort Yuwen Shihong and his party back.

On the south bank of the Yangtze River, there are a series of Chen Guoda's military camp tents, which are almost impossible to see at a glance.

Xiao Yuanyin deliberately took Yuwen Shihong and his party around the side of the barracks, so as to seriously show Yuwen Shihong-

There is nothing to do with each other, and both sides lose and lose.

"Chen Guo's military strength is very strong, and there are more than 100,000 troops stationed in Beijing, right?" Yuwen Shihong made a rough judgment through the camp tent, and 100,000 was still said to be less.

It seems that the center of gravity of Chen Guo has always been around Kyoto, and the place ...... It's just that no one is going to occupy the place, and Chen Guo doesn't value the place so much.

Otherwise, Chen Guo would not have lost Lingnan to Zhou State back then.

"Your Majesty Zhou, this is spying on the military situation." Xiao Yuanyin smiled decently, and reminded Yuwen Shihong in non-offensive terms that this question could not be answered even if he asked it.

There is a saying in military law that leaking military aircraft is a capital offense. This is true in all countries.

"It's okay to be good and peaceful, and it's all bad and bad."

Before boarding the ship, when Xiao Yuanyin bowed his hand and said goodbye, Yuwen Shihong opened his mouth and actually said Xiao Yuanyin's strong and clear words on this trip.

He slowed down a little, and then realized—

Yuwen Shihong is also reminding him that his Yangzhou Road army will go north!

If Chen Guo dared to attack Yangzhou with a fire in the backyard when he went north, the consequences would be!

Lose both.

If Xiao Yuanyin said this, it could be regarded as a reminder.

And when Yuwen Shihong said this, he actually had another sense of deterrence.

When Xiao Yuanyin came back to his senses, his forehead was a little wetter and colder, and as soon as the wind blew, his forehead was cold.

……

Yangzhou.

It has been almost three months since the three-way army gathered here, and the 200,000 soldiers are not anxious, anyway, the military food supply is stable, and the troops will be trained all day and night at the training ground without going to war.

It was not like before, when there was no war, they had to go to the fields and work in the fields.

Anxious are the three commanders Gao Changgong, Liang Dong, and Changsun Hong.

Because Yuwen Shihong has not given military orders, they have been stationed here for more than two months, which is equivalent to eating idle meals.

Forget about eating idle meals, and without moving for two months, Qi also got time to transfer troops, and dispatched troops of equal size to be stationed in Huaizhou and Tongzhou on the north bank of the Huai River, taking advantage of the defensive advantages of the Huai River to defend Yangzhou in the south.

"Even if there is no war, the ships must be built quickly, and the Huai River itself will be difficult to take, and it will be difficult for the infantry and cavalry to cross the river."

Liang Dong was about to show the hole in the map, and his eyes continued to focus on the entire Huai River.

The Huai River extends in all directions, and even meanders along the river to the northwest to Liangzhou, and then to the west is Luozhou and Yongzhou.

However, the river could not blatantly deploy a large number of ships, which would become a live target and be sunk by the Qi army on the south bank.

The famous allusion of the Three Kingdoms period "burning the company camp" is just an ordinary military practice in the current "Three Kingdoms" period.

"Oh, don't look at Xuzhou, if you want me to look at it, it's better to take Huaizhou first!"

Changsun Hong was the first to be stationed in Yangzhou, from the beginning to the present, he is most worried about Huaizhou, because Huaizhou is one of the four major salt ponds in the Central Plains, how important salt is, even the people who farm the land understand.

When the three commanders gathered in the camp, they saw the map and quarreled over differences.

"Of course, we have to take Xuzhou first, after all, we have taken Liangzhou, if the Yangzhou Road Army recruits Xuzhou, the Liangzhou Road Army can have a west-east attack with my Yangzhou Road Army!"

"This will contain the scattered forces of the Qi Kingdom! Finally, we will meet in Yanzhou! All the way! Gather your strength to win Huai! ”

"After taking the Huai River, Huaizhou will naturally become a bag!"

Liang Dong and Gao Changgong both advocated this, because there were not no salt ponds in the territory of the Zhou State, there were salt wells in Shu and Guanzhong, and there was no shortage of salt in the Zhou State, at most there was a lack of transportation in various places.

"General Gao, you used to be a native of Qi State, don't you know how much of the financial share of salt is in the finance of Qi State?" Changsun Hong firmly argued:

"If the Qi State loses the salt pond of Huaizhou and completely loses the salt revenue, it will be a huge blow to the entire territory of the Qi State! This is a bottom-of-the-pot draw-type to weaken the strength of the Qi State! If you don't have salt to eat, time can defeat the Qi country! ”

"And there is no need to worry about Chen Guo south of Huaizhou making a rash move and causing a fire in the backyard of our army! Winning is the best policy! ”

The three of them quarreled, and they fell into a stalemate that could not convince each other, Yuwen Shihong fell asleep in the carriage, and when he woke up, the carriage happened to enter Yangzhou.

After the officers and men of the army were transferred from the government soldiers to the recruits, they only had to give priority to the affairs of the army every day, and the tasks that had previously belonged to the government soldiers, such as planting fields, labor service, and conscription, were all exempted.

Therefore, soldiers can spend their daily time training.

Although this greatly increased the financial burden, Yuwen Shihong believed that the soldiers who specialized in the art industry and were professional were naturally stronger than the soldiers who only "part-timed" went to the battlefield when they were farming and fighting!

"Your Majesty is here!"

While the three commanders were arguing, the adjutant general hurried to the camp to inform him of the news.

The noisy red-faced three people glared at each other, and then hurried out in tacit understanding to meet them!

By the way, let Yuwen Shihong come and settle the final decision!

The three of them chatted reasonably, and Yuwen Shihong listened patiently to everything, and finally did not speak.

"That's right," not only did she not speak, but she also turned around and walked to the carriage, where Yang Qianxue was still sitting:

"Beloved wife, the festival has passed, and I will stay in Yangzhou to preside over military affairs and the royal expedition in the next period."

"The battlefield is dangerous, my beloved wife should go back to Beijing first, and I will preside over the government!"

"I have laid a foundation for my beloved wife! Keep your beloved wife to take care of it! ”

Yang Qianxue smiled shyly, after all, there were so many people outside the carriage, Yuwen Shihong's voice was not small, and he could hear it clearly if his ears were not blocked:

"Then the concubine will return to Beijing first, Your Majesty must pay attention to safety, although the royal driving campaign can boost morale, but you should always be careful."

Yang Qianxue said a word of advice, and the carriage was finally escorted by a team of guards and set off for the west and returned to Chang'an.

And after Yuwen Shihong saw Yang Qianxue's team leave, there were three commanders standing behind him waiting for him to "explain".

"Ah, I thought ......"

As soon as a few words came out, the three of them eagerly came over and waited for the final word.

Yuwen Shihong paused, and then said solemnly:

"Give Huaizhou to Chen Guo."

“？？？”

As soon as these words came out, the three generals were shocked!