After two or three days of sunshine, it rained again. There was the sound of hurried footsteps in the dark street, and Shi Deping was awakened. "Straight lady thief, don't let people sleep in the middle of the night!" He muttered, and was about to turn over and continue sleeping, when he heard footsteps coming straight to him.

He rolled over and got out of bed, and reached for the kitchen knife at the head of the bed.

"Shi is in charge, Lord Guogong has an order, and you will set off immediately!" When the footsteps stopped, someone shouted at the door.

"Where are you going?" Shi Deping pushed open the door and asked the little school.

"This is a military order, I don't know, and you don't need to know." The little colonel said coldly, "Let's give you some time to clean up." I'll be waiting for you outside the door. ”

"No, let's go." Shi Deping took out a hat from outside the door, put it on his head and left.

The boat went down the river and arrived at the water camp in more than an hour, and then Strepin was taken into the war room.

Lu Shilang was holding a map in his hand, which was naturally the map of Wu Yue's official mansion, and several staff officers were making a sand table according to the instructions. At this time, the sand table has been almost done, and it certainly looks more intuitive than the map, even Shi Deping can see the situation at a glance.

It's a nice thing, it's so much better than a map! Shi Deping was also secretly frightened.

There were people standing around the sand table, and Shi Deping stood on the periphery, listening to the discussion. It didn't take long to understand what was going on. It turned out to be the main force of the Mingzhou Water Division of Wu Yueguo, and he wanted to exterminate the Taihu Lake villages.

But after listening to it for a while, I was a little confused, looking at the arrangement of Jiang Guogong's staff office, it was actually to go all out to guard against another army, but I couldn't tell who the other army would be and where it would come from. By the time dawn, the entire framework of the battle plan had been agreed. The number of troops participating in the battle has also been clarified, in addition to the water battalion of the Ningguo Army, two battalions with the longest training time and the best performance have also been transferred from the Dongmendu military camp.

Jiang Guogong also had to set off together. The reason is very sufficient, without Jiang Guogong, it is impossible to coordinate the Taihu Lake villages. This point is agreed by everyone, and there is no way to stop Jiang Guogong from going to Zhoushan. However, just as Shi Deping was puzzled, Jiang Guogong, a high-ranking person, is so noble, why should he be born and die for the Taihu Lake villages?

As soon as the sun was on the mountain, the two battalions that had arrived from the East Gate Ferry. Li Congyi organized a pre-war mobilization meeting for officers at and above the platoon level.

"You may ask why we went to the East China Sea to fight such a battle for a group of Taihu fishermen." There was a laugh from below. To be honest, after listening to Lu Shilang talk about the battle plan, everyone also felt that there were some things that were reliable and uncertain about this plan. The point is that it always feels weird to go to such a distant island to help others fight.

"I estimate that the thirteenth master of Taihu Lake, this Brother Shi, I guess he has long wanted to pull me to ask for clarification." As soon as Li Congyi pointed at Shi Deping, everyone looked over. Shi Deping couldn't help but shrink his neck and smiled rarely. Because that's what he thinks, if he hadn't been able to get a chance, Shi Deping would have wanted to pull Li Congyi to ask this question.

"First, our Tang Army always has to fight with Wu Yuejun, instead of passively waiting for Wu Yue to fight, it is better for us to take the initiative to fight. Therefore, it is not that we are helping Taihu Zhuzhai to fight this battle, but that we are cooperating with Taihu Zhuzhai and working together with Wu Yuejun's Mingzhou Sailor Division. ”

"Second, raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while. Everyone has been practicing in Dongmendu for three months, and it is time for the mule or the horse to pull out for a walk. Now there is such an opportunity, just for everyone to practice their hands and feel the atmosphere of the battlefield. ”

"Third, our army is short of water divisions, but when we march and fight in the south of the Yangtze River, how can we have no water divisions? So I am indeed such a water master in the villages of Taihu Lake. I hope that commanders at all levels will also realize this, and if we have more comrades-in-arms like Taihu Zhuzhai, we will be able to have a greater certainty of victory in future large-scale wars. "Since the day the new army of the Ning Guojun was reorganized, the first imaginary enemy was the Song army, and it is needless to say what it means to refer to a larger-scale war in the future.

"The motive for this sortie has been made clear to everyone. Then there is another point to emphasize: On the East China Sea, everyone does not raise the Tang flag and does not call the Tang Army, but when they return to Xuanzhou, all casualties are implemented in accordance with our army's casualty compensation regulations, and this point must be conveyed to every soldier by commanders at all levels. ”

"Finally, this time to attack the East China Sea and give Wu Yuejun a slap in the face, do you have any confidence?" Li Congyi shouted.

"Yes!"

"Not loud enough! Didn't you have breakfast?! ”

"Yes!" A sonic shock to the roof tiles.

Shi Deping was still skeptical of Jiang Guogong's words, and always felt that these big officials were not well-intentioned, but he couldn't figure out what other intentions Jiang Guogong had.

Li Congyi, of course, has his ulterior motives. On the one hand, he couldn't let the Taihu Zhuzhai win too easily, otherwise he would not be able to negotiate if he was arrogant; On the other hand, it is also necessary to have a small fight with the Taihu Lake Villages, so that the Taihu Villages cannot be taken lightly. This job is not easy, and Li Congyi almost got away with it because of Shi Deping.

The Taihu Zhuzhai really went to sea, and Li Congyi originally wanted to gradually influence and buy the Taihu Zhuzhai through trade contacts. As a result, the Mingzhou sailor actually jumped out, seeing that this move was going to be unable to go on, forcing Li Congyi to grit his teeth and fight this battle without being prepared at all.

Fortunately, if you are prepared to play unprepared, the odds are always better. Even if he loses, as long as he can escape from the battlefield, this loss is not much for Ning Guojun.

From Changzhou down, it is the boundary river of Song and Wu Yue, Li Congyi has the help of Qian Hailu, and it is very easy for ships to come and go, but although the three thousand stone warships are also pretending to be merchant ships, they are always too conspicuous, if they encounter one or two unsightly, it will be troublesome, and it may even affect Qian Hailu. Therefore, Li Congyi ordered the small boat to go first, and the three thousand-stone warships waited until it was dark, turned off the lights on the ship, and then went down the river in the night.

On the Yangtze River, it is common to sail at night, the captains and sailors are experienced, and the possibility of encountering naval patrols at night is also small, but when he thinks of the situation in the East China Sea and the next big battle, Li Congyi can't sleep left and right, so he comes to the deck to breathe. Shi Deping was not a soldier of Ning Guo, so he moved more freely, and at this time he was also sitting on the foredeck thinking about some things. Seeing Jiang Guogong coming, he also stood up respectfully, after all, no matter what Jiang Guogong's plan was, he was always leading the army to save the Taihu Zhuzhai, and Shi Deping couldn't help but admit it.

Li Congyi is also the one who has led the team, and looking at Shi Deping's eyes, he knows that he still has some questions, which can just relieve his boredom.

"You still have a problem in your mind." Li Congyi said, "Why did the villages of Taihu Lake go out of Taihu Lake and go to the treacherous East China Sea to make a living? Isn't it because the oppression of Wu Yue's government is too ruthless. You may think, what must be the difference between the Song, Tang, and Wu Yue, these emperors, princes, and ministers? Which one is not the extreme desire of poverty and luxury, knocking out the bones and sucking the marrow of the people? ”

"But I want to tell you, I, Li Congyi, are different from them." The river is mighty, and there is only a slight glimmer of light in the rainy night, and he can only see dozens of meters ahead, Li Congyi is still looking far away, as if he wants to break through the fog of history. "They will only divide the bread, and I will make the bread."

Jiangguo Guild makes cakes? Shi Deping couldn't keep up with Jiang Guogong's train of thought.

Fortunately, Li Congyi continued: "For example, you can only catch ten fish, but the Wu Yue Mansion wants eight, and you only have two left." This is the idea of dividing the cake, the more the government divides, the less it leaves for you. And I first tried to make you able to catch twenty fish, and then I asked for ten, and you had ten left, and I had less of my share, but I took more of them, and you kept more. This is the idea of making bread, first make the bread bigger, and then divide the cake. ”

"Under my rule, I can't promise that everyone can live a good life, but I can give everyone hope, because in the process of making cakes, everyone has money, something to do, and food, and I believe that every year will be better and better." Li Congyi turned to look at Shi Deping, "You've been in Xuancheng for a month, do you think I'm lying to you?" ”

Shi Deping thought about this month, the old and weak women and children of Taihu Zhuzhai first arrived in Xuancheng, and they were panicked at first, and half of the children were arranged to go to the ferry branch of Guogongfu Primary School to go to school for free, and among the women, children, the elderly and the wounded, those who barely had labor were arranged to work, and the others also had some pulp washing and needlework, that is, the old man and the old lady went to the warehouse or the street intersection to sit and have a little money to take. The commercial housing built by Xuanzhou Construction at the ferry port is said to have also been ordered for the elderly, weak, women and children in Taihu Zhuzhai. Jiang Guogong counted the accounts, and the Taihu Zhuzhai also grabbed a lot of gold and silver in Qinglong Town, and it is estimated that he will have to spit out a lot. Today, it is estimated that the old and weak women and children in Taihu Zhuzhai should be reluctant to move their nests anymore.

"I seem to understand these things that the adults say, but I don't seem to understand them very well. However, Shi Deping is also a person of gratitude, and the adult is kind to me, so I will sell this brute force to the adult! Shi Deping paused for a while, knowing that Jiang Guogong talked so much to himself, which was nothing more than to make himself loyal to him.

Li Congyi couldn't see Shi Deping's face clearly, and he also knew that he was unconvinced. But if he has this attitude, it is not in vain. "I've told you so much, of course I hope you can serve me, but more importantly, I want to tell you, it's actually easy to kill this world with a knife, but what about after killing? Why did I ask Han Shi to restrain the army when he looted Qinglong Town, I was afraid that everyone would kill too many people and forget the original intention of rebelling. What is the difference between killing and killing for the common people and those emperor officials you hate? I'm afraid it's even worse! ”

Shi Deping was shocked. Thinking about what happened that day, I couldn't wait to kill everything in my heart. If he arrived in Qinglong Town, he was afraid that he would not be able to suppress the murderous intent that wanted to slaughter heaven and earth, and he would have a cold sweat on his back for a while.

"Listen to what the adults say, my subordinates have been taught." Zhang Qiao walked out of the shadow of the cabin, Zhang Qiao saluted Li Congyi on one knee and said, "My subordinates were also in the fish and meat village of King Wu's minions on Taihu Lake, and I forgot that my ancestors were also fishermen in Taihu Lake, and now I think about it, I am ashamed." ”