The Wujiang River is vast, from east to west, down the river.

Li Xuan stood at the bow of the boat, his hand pressed the eight-sided Han sword, and the robe with gold on a black background was sunburned by the cold river wind.

"Fluttering Ridge", a carrier pigeon flies from a distance.

Li Xuan's right hand was raised, and the carrier pigeon landed directly on his forearm.

Li Xuan stretched out his hand and stroked the carrier pigeon's feathers, and the carrier pigeon immediately "cooed" twice.

Li Xuan lifted it hard, and the carrier pigeon had already flown high, but the secret letter on its leg had been taken down by Li Xuan.

"Lanxi County has a ...... today"

Li Xuan pinched his fingers, and the secret letter had already turned into confetti and fell into the river.

Li Xuan's gaze swept from the fertile fields in his field of vision, and fell on the calm and solemn Qianniuwei behind him.

Unconsciously, in the cold river wind, the big ship slowly sailed out of the state city boundary.

Li Xuan collected his thoughts, turned around, and the tail of the eight-sided Han sword in his waist was aimed at the Wujiang River below.

Wang Bo, Wang Qin, Qiu Zhenmu, and Feng Hua gave up their hands at the same time: "Lord Wang!" ”

Li Xuan looked at everyone calmly, nodded and said, "Everyone work hard, let's all enter the cabin, there is still a period of time before the Spirit Cave, I will discuss how to stop after arriving." ”

"Whoa!" Wang Bo and others gave up at the same time.

Qiu Zhenmu fell at the end, looked at Li Xuan, and arched his hand: "Lord Wang!" ”

"How are you resting, the brothers of Qianniuwei are the only long sword that this king can rely on, and they must be kept sharp at all times." Li Xuan looked around and nodded slightly at the many Thousand Niu Guards.

"Don't worry, no one will shout tired, the meritorious deeds are just around the corner, everyone can't wait to run into the rebels immediately and kill him upside down." Qiu Zhenmu's gaze swept over everyone.

Above the red-clothed and golden armor, the eyes of every Qianniuwei were extremely eager.

This trip out, following Li Xuan, their merit book doesn't know how many more turns, seeing that more opportunities for meritorious service are in front of them, their hearts are already extremely excited.

Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is the best, Lanxi is the first pass of my trip, so after arriving at the Lingdong, Brother Qiu, you personally take a team of soldiers under Qianniuwei and Captain Yan, and set off immediately, go to Lanxi overnight, and cut off the connection between Lanxi and everything in the east and north." ”

To the east of Lanxi is fifteen miles away is Jinhua Mountain, to the northeast to cross the mountains to reach the Pujiang River, and to the north of the Wujiang River through the Sanheguan into the Longmen Mountains.

Once the communication between the east and the north is cut off, then only Lingdong Township in the south and Meiling Pass in the northwest are left to pass through Lanxi.

Li Xuan came from the south with a large group of men, so that only Meiling Pass in the northwest could be contacted by Lanxi was left.

"Don't worry, the lower officials will arrange it now." Qiu Zhenmu immediately gave up, and then turned around and arranged.

Regarding Li Xuan's plan, Qiu Zhenmu, who has experienced so many things, has no doubts at all.

Every time they plan, they are victorious.

Numerous victories have long erected unbreakable confidence.

Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

Qianniu guards are all cavalry, and Li Xuan's Nanchang Mansion guards are also cavalry, but the Huiji Mansion soldiers under him only have a hundred horses, and all of them are foot soldiers on horses.

Only the vast majority of them are high-headed horses suitable for war horses that he scavenged from Muzhou, Changzhou, Hangzhou, and even Wuzhou after he arrived in Jiangnan.

The remainder was carried by the sergeants themselves.

After all, this is Jiangnan, and the people here are better at water warfare, but they don't know much about horse warfare.

Because of this, these cavalry of Qianniuwei and Huijifu soldiers have become the most important killer weapon under Li Xuan.

This is also their biggest advantage over those of the Heavenly Yin Sect.

Today's Lanxi County is the best time for them to practice.

……

After entering the cabin, Wang Bo and Wang Qin were whispering something.

Feng Hua on the side stood aside, looking at the map of Wuzhou hanging on the wall, especially Lanxi.

"After taking Lanxi, it is to take Meiling Pass, and what we have to do after that is to hold Meiling Pass, if you want to do this, the most important thing is to build ordnance, especially bows and crossbows and catapults." Li Xuan's voice sounded behind Feng Hua, calm and firm.

Feng Hua immediately turned around and arched his hand at Li Xuan: "Lord Wang! ”

Li Xuan walked to Feng Hua's side, stretched out his finger and pointed at Meiling Pass, and said softly: "To the north of Meiling Pass is dozens of miles of lofty mountains and mountains, and there is only one big road in the middle. ”

Li Xuan's fingers slid up to the other side of the Muzhou Mountain Road, slid down until Meiling Pass, and said at the same time: "The Tianyin Sect wants to attack the city, and if there are fewer people, they can't bear the shots of the bows and crossbows in the city, and if there are more people, it is easy to be taken advantage of by catapults and other organs, and the manpower arranged is not much, and it is easy to be killed by the cavalry backlash, so we still have an advantage for a while, but I am afraid that they will be attacked again and again regardless of casualties......"

"Is the prince worried that the repair speed of the bow and catapult can't keep up?" Feng Hua immediately understood the meaning of Li Xuanhua.

Li Xuan nodded and said, "Whether it is a bow or a crossbow, or a catapult, they are all worn, and the number of times they can be used is limited after all; As soon as the war started, there was no time to make much repairs, not to mention tens of thousands of people from the Tianyin Sect, even if there were thousands of people, we might not be able to support it. Therefore, in addition to preparing more finished products, please also prepare more semi-finished products for timely replacement and update. ”

"Don't worry, the lower officials will definitely obey the order." Feng Hua immediately took a step back and bowed in agreement.

Raising his head and looking at Li Xuan, Feng Hua arched his hand and said with a serious face: "Lord Wang, there has always been a question in the heart of the lower officials. ”

"You say."

"From now, to the south of the Tianyin Sect to attack Meiling Pass, how much time does the prince estimate will have?" Feng Hua needed to hear this answer.

All of Li Xuan's practices during this period of time have been trusted by everyone, so there are many people who are convinced of his judgment time.

After only a little hesitation, Li Xuan continued to speak: "The longest will not be more than ten days, and the shortest will not be less than five days." ”

"Oh?" Feng Hua's face was full of surprise, he was very curious about how Li Xuan came up with such an answer.

"The original time of the Tianyin Sect's attack on Wuzhou was ten days later, if the king's prediction was not bad, then the original plan of the Tianyin Sect was to take Muzhou after ten days, however, no matter how fast their actions were, they also needed to gather believers, preach doctrines, organize the army, pack up grain and grass, and issue blades, which would take at least three days to sort out a vanguard to kill Meiling Pass."

"Two days over the mountains and mountains." Feng Hua nodded a little understandingly.

Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "Although the Tianyin Sect is a native of Muzhou, the army marching is different from individual walking, and they pay attention to orders and prohibitions, so their speed is not fast, and when they reach the other side of the mountain, they are afraid that they will have to come down to rest all night, and then act during the day the next day."

So even if the Tianyin Sect has received the news now and immediately rises up and prepares to gather the army, we will have at least five days.

So at the earliest, five days later, we're going to have the first wave of strikers, but if we ......"

"What if?" Feng Hua subconsciously asked.

Li Xuan thought about it and said, "Feng joined the army, after taking Lanxi, can you organize the local blacksmiths in Lanxi to create a batch of gadgets...... If we can delay the Tianyin Sect for a while longer on the mountain road, we will be able to gain more time to prepare. ”

"The lower officials obey the arrangement of the prince." Feng Hua immediately gave up.

If he can really do something unexpected and useful for the war, then he Feng Hua will definitely have a chance to go one step further.

"That's fine." Li Xuan looked at Wang Bo and Wang Qin, and said: "In this war, this king is in charge of the Lanxi line, Qin Sima is in charge of the Dongyang line, and when Dongyang is pacified, Dongyang's soldiers will be transferred quickly, even if there are only 2,000 soldiers and horses, this king is sure enough to ensure that the people of the Tianyin Sect will not even be able to enter Lanxi County." ”

Li Xuan's words were full of confidence, and none of the people present were suspicious of him.

"It seems that the prince already has a comprehensive plan, I don't know if you can tell me a thing or two." Wang Bo was a little curious about Li Xuan.

Li Xuan smiled faintly and said, "Since this is the case, this king still needs your help to check and fill in the gaps!" ”

……

Spirit Cave, Smoke Creek.

The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the scenery is beautiful, but the river is abruptly bent, and the ships must slow down when they arrive here.

At dusk, three large ships came down the river from the east side.

Li Xuan stood at the bow of the boat, looking at Yanxi Village in front of him, his eyes carefully staring at the terrain of this area.

On the east side of Yanxi is the rolling Dahua Mountain, on the south side is the long-flowing Wu River, and further west, a vast plain.

However, in the middle of the plain, there is also a large Lan Lake.

In this section, as long as the Wujiang River is blocked, and then a card is set up on the road, then no one can escape.

The big boat slowly pulled over on the east bank of the Wu River.

In front, a huge iron chain was pulled in the center, blocking all the boats on either side.

The ships coming from the east have already received the news that not only Yanxi has been sealed, but also the Sanhe Pass in front of it has also closed the checkpoint.

But to the east, the checkpoint leading to Hangzhou on the Dongyang River side is open.

At this time, a considerable number of ships were sealed between Yanxi and Sanheguan, and they could not advance or retreat.

"Xiaguan has seen the prince!" Yan Tao was first, Qi Guang followed, and a group of government soldiers and servants, all waiting in a neat and orderly manner.

Li Xuan slowly descended from the ship's board, his eyes swept over the ship's merchant who was looking at this side, looked at Yan Tao, and said, "Let's go, go to your schoolyard." ”

"Whoa!" Yan Tao bowed to Li Xuan, and then bowed to Wang Bo, Wang Qin, Qiu Zhenmu and others, and then turned around and walked towards the school with Li Xuan.

Qi Guang was about to follow Yan Tao, but at this time, Qiu Zhenmu grabbed him and nodded, and Qi Guang immediately stayed in mind.

A large manor appeared on the riverside, Li Xuan walked on the side of the road, but his eyes looked at Dahua Mountain on the east side, and subconsciously asked, "Where did those people from the Tianyin Sect enter the state city?" ”

"Yes, it's because the lower officials are not strictly blocked, and the prince is asked to punish the crime!" Yan Tao stopped and arched his hand at Li Xuan, his expression full of remorse.

"It doesn't matter to you, this king is doing so many things in the state city just to lure them to attack the city." Looking at Yan Tao's look of surprise, Li Xuan said softly: "These seven hundred black pawns, they died under the city of Wuzhou, it is better than when we attacked Lanxi and Meiling Pass, causing us huge casualties. ”

"I see." Yan Tao finally understood.

"You haven't been here for a short time, do you know how to understand the situation in Lanxi?" Li Xuan stepped into the manor.

This seems to be the house of a local clan, and after Yan Tao came, he gave it to Yan Tao.

Yan Tao regarded this place as a military camp, and after Qi Guang came, he also moved in.

"Lanxi County, now most of them have fallen into the hands of the Tianyin Sect, the county order, the county lieutenant, the county Cheng and others, although they are not Tianyin Sectists, but their families have been mastered by the Tianyin Sect, so they are forced to follow the thieves, but outside Lanxi City, most of the people are not believers in the Tianyin Sect, but in their families, there are always one or two people who believe in the Tianyin Sect, but they are only shallow believers."

Yan Tao simply said three or two sentences to make the current situation of Lanxi clear.

"In that case, then tonight, you will act together with Qiu Beishen to completely block all the news in the northeast and east directions of Lanxi, and after tomorrow morning, no one will be allowed to leave Lanxi, and no one will be allowed to enter."

"The subordinate obeys the order!" Yan Tao's eyes suddenly became extremely eager.

It's time for war.

(End of chapter)