Although it was okay to secretly observe the movements of the Rongwu army, a whole day passed, and there was no major movement after the troops set up camp by the cage lake. The only thing that is clear is that the warships that the troops have been preparing for the battle all day long seem to be making detailed and careful plans for the water battle......

At night......

Everything seemed to be quiet on Qiling Mountain, except for the sound of horseshoe trees in the camp below the mountain, there was no other movement. And Tang Zhan, Lu Jing and Murong Ying stayed on the mountain for a whole day, secretly observing the progress at all, not to mention the progress, and not even eating a bite of food.

Tang Zhan still had the patience to wait, but the doubts in his heart were getting bigger and bigger, he moved slightly, and then asked softly: "Jing'er, we have been here all day, but we have not gained anything...... How long do we have to wait, we haven't moved, not even the enemy has moved......"

"I don't know, but what is certain is that General Rongwu is sure that he wants to go out with a naval army, and there is ......" Lu Jing said with a serious face, "There is also Yan Jitai Bazaduo, he must already know the movements of our army." On the surface, he didn't act at all, but no one knew if his army would take him by surprise......"

"Even if they strike first, we won't be afraid-" Murong Ying interjected on the side, "Since General Rongwu dares to set up camp here, he must be completely prepared to meet the enemy." But don't forget, General Rongwu used to be a general of the Mengyuan court, and he was well aware of the characteristics and habits of the Mengyuan army, and he came all the way from Yuxing City, and thanks to him, he was able to easily count the enemy......"

"At this time and that time, General Rongwu is a demoted general after all. Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't be convinced of reuse, so he was sent to spy on the enemy......" Lu Jing boldly mentioned. Then he said softly, "Since the Mengyuan army has set up warships on the other side of the lake to fight. It shows that Yan Jitai Bazaduo has already thought that if General Rongwu still insists on going his own way and wants to forcibly break into the river crossing with the water army, eighty percent will fall into the trap......"

"Then what should we do now? If it's really as Jing'er said, isn't General Rongwu and Big Brother Zijin in danger?" Tang Zhan became worried again, "Although I'm here to spy on the enemy, I can't watch them go deep into the trap and die on the battlefield, right?"

"I know, so I'm thinking now, is there a way to change the situation. Even if it's a little ......" Lu Jing said a little nervously, "As long as our army hasn't taken the initiative to attack now, there will be no accident, let me think about it...... Think about ......"

Lu Jing pondered on the side, Tang Zhan and Murong Ying couldn't say anything, after all, they had fought all the way, and their own troops were all Lu Jing's plans, so it can be said that the entire vanguard army all obeyed Lu Jing's orders......

Opposite Cage Lake. The tent of the Mengyuan army is brightly lit......

The army in Xuzhou numbered tens of thousands, far more than the vanguard troops who came to Rongwu, and got the news that Rongwu came to attack Qiling Pass. Now the soldiers who came to camp in Langhu are all well-trained. Xuzhou Taishou Yan only Jitai Baza, a famous general of Mengyuan, has been fighting on the battlefield for more than 20 years. Experienced, brave and resourceful. His military advisor Li Chengsheng is even more clever. With a wave of 100,000 troops, you can run rampant in the north and south. What's more, Yan Jitai Bazado has been in a stalemate with Guo Zixing of the Red Turban Army for more than ten years. When Zhu Yuanzhang was still Guo Zixing's subordinate, it can be said that Yan Jitai was Zhu Yuanzhang's old opponent. Now they are reunited again, but they are in Xuzhou......

"My lord, the spies below have come to report that the general sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to attack this time is the general of Yuxing City, and the former Han subordinates of Wuluo and Todo are Rongwu-" In the camp tent of Yanzhi Jitai, the military advisor Li Chengsheng was discussing countermeasures with Yanzhi Jitai Baza, and there were civil and military generals sitting on both sides of the camp, although it was only Zhu Yuanzhang's spy troops, but Yanji Jitai still did not dare to take it lightly.

"Got it......" Yan Jitai Bazado just replied softly, and then his eyes were on the topographic map of Cage Lake, as if he was planning something.

"Hmph, this Rong Wu is really a villain who eats inside and out, today he eats and enjoys food in the imperial court, and tomorrow he will become Zhu Yuanzhang's lackey - this kind of person still dares to come out and argue with us, I will tell him to come back and forth, chop him into meat sauce and feed it to the dog!" said a sturdy military general below.

"It's not your turn at any time, you have nothing but recklessness-" At the same time, the military general on the other side looked at him with a smile and said, "You know, the news of the spies coming back, Zhu Yuanzhang's army seems to want to fight a water war with us, so as to cross the cage lake and approach the city of Xuzhou...... Our army is not good at water, if we go head-to-head with them......"

"Hmph, you are a turtle with a shrunken head, we Mongolian men are all strong and strong, and they want to fight with us ...... just a few people" The general just now said unconvinced.

"Okay-" Li Chengsheng saw that his subordinates were arguing with him, so he simply stopped loudly, "With this spare time, let's spend it on the battlefield again--the question now is that the other party has decided to attack with a naval army, how should we deal with it...... Although we have an advantage in numbers now, General Tan is right just now, our army is not good at water, and if we fight hard, we may not be able to have an advantage-"

And at this moment, Yan Jitai Bazado was gesturing on the map, and suddenly the corner of his mouth smiled slightly, as if he had come up with a countermeasure, and nodded lightly from time to time, and tapped his finger on the key position of the map.

"My lord, what should we do now, should we fight head-on at Qiling Guanlong Lake, or should we retreat to Xuzhou to defend and wait for the attack?"

"General Chewutai didn't say anything wrong just now, our Mongolian soldiers are all strong and strong, one is a hundred, and there are still many people and few people, so don't people laugh at retreating to Xuzhou like this......?" However, he is far worse than his father-in-law, no matter what Guo Zixing says, he has also led the Red Turban Army in the southern and northern wars for more than ten years, and I have fought with him for many years, and I know his strength......; Hum. I fought against him back then, but I only knew a little bit about military warfare. He can have today's position, and it is just to tie up with his father-in-law who loved him so much back then......"

Li Chengsheng heard this. Said with a little vigilance: "My lord, you must not say anything, no matter what Zhu Yuanzhang said over the years, it is also visible that he has exterminated the two major warlords Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, you must know that in the Guo Zixing period, Guo Zixing did not have this ability......"

"So what? Chen Youliang failed because Yelang was arrogant and conceited in the use of troops, and Zhang Shicheng's death was not also due to the double pressure of the imperial court and Zhu Yuanzhang......" Yan Jitai Bazado continued, "but I am different from them. The current situation is also different from that of the past. Zhu Yuanzhang dared to go against the imperial court and raise up troops, at this pass in Xuzhou, I have to let him come and go-"

"Now the war situation is indeed different, the warlords in various places have failed, and Zhu Yuanzhang's power is getting stronger and stronger. Today, Zhu Yuanzhang is known as 250,000 people, leading the army to the Northern Expedition, and there are excellent generals such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. We must not be underestimated-" Li Chengsheng still reminded uneasily.

"Since there are such elite generals, why would they send the former generals and less than 20,000 soldiers and horses to fight?" Obviously, you don't take me as an old opponent seriously......" Yan Jitai Bazaduo smiled first, and then said with a fierce light in his eyes, "In that case." I have to make Zhu Yuanzhang pay the price! I only sent less than 20,000 horses to attack, right, and it is claimed that the Northern Expeditionary Army has 250,000 people, right...... Okay, I'll let all 20,000 of you die here. None of them will be left!"

"What should I do?" General Che Wutai, who had just been arguing under the camp tent, asked excitedly when he heard Taishou's words about the main battle.

"The Han people are good at scheming. Okay, let's have some fun with them...... It's just that the game lasts. All of their people will die here, and no one will want to escape from this Qiling Pass......" Yan Jitai continued to speak fiercely.

Li Chengsheng saw that Yan Zhijitai Bazaar had made up his mind, so he simply began to make suggestions, and as a military advisor in Xuzhou, he quickly came up with countermeasures. After smiling at Chong Taishou, Li Chengsheng stepped forward and asked: "My lord, I have a plan in my heart to kill all the vanguard troops sent by Zhu Yuanzhang, and not a single one will be left ......."

"Oh, the military advisor and the clever plan, come quickly-" Yan Jitai Bazado naturally accepted it gladly.

Li Chengsheng showed a cold smile and said coldly: "Don't they want to fight a water war......?

So, Li Chengsheng secretly told the whole plan......

On the side of the Qiling Pass in Cage Lake, Rongwu's troops were still preparing for the expedition of the naval army......

At this time, Rong Wu was drawing a map in the camp tent, and Zhang Xingling, the deputy envoy of the Tiger Ben Left Guard, was also on the side, discussing the plan of the water attack.

"General—" At this moment, a voice came from outside the tent.

"General Zhao, is it? Come in-" Rong Wu heard that it was Zhao Zijin's voice, and simply spoke.

lifted the curtain, and it was Zhao Zijin who came in. I saw Zhao Zijin with a nervous expression, as if he was worried. With a letter-like thing in his hand, he hurried towards Rong Wu.

"What's wrong?" Rong Wu saw Zhao Zijin's slightly nervous expression, thinking that something bad had happened, so he raised his head and asked.

"Xuzhou Taishou Yanzhi Jitai Baza Duo sent an envoy to send a war letter along the waterway, you look at it first-" Zhao Zijin handed the letter to Rong Wu, that is, the battle post of Yan Ji Tai Bazaar.

Rong Wu didn't expect that the Meng Yuan army, as the defending side, would take the initiative to issue a war letter, so he simply pulled out the letter neatly, and after observing one or two, Rong Wu crumpled the paper into a ball, and then threw it aside, looking a little uneasy.

"Well, I didn't expect that they would take the initiative to ...... with us," Zhao Zijin said solemnly.

"They will take the initiative to fight a water war with us...... Rong Wu picked up Zhao Zijin's words, "Yan Ji Tai Baza, how to say that he is also a famous general of Mengyuan who has experienced a hundred battles, and it is a taboo in the army to offend the strengths of others with his own disadvantage, he will not understand this truth, but why ......"

"But why does Yan Jitai Bazar know this, and he has to deal with our water war?" Zhao Zijin also answered, "You want to say this, right?"

After all, their army is nearly 100,000 people, and our men and horses are less than 20,000,......" Zhang Xingling interjected and asked.

"It's not a matter of a small number of people, because water battles are different from land battles, and the formation is difficult to use...... It is also necessary to consider the water nature of the soldiers, and even the battle situation will be connected to the situation, once there is a slight mistake. Not to mention 100,000 people, even if it is a million people. I will also die-" Zhao Zijin continued, "I'm just worried. Will there be any deception on the side of the Mengyuan army - now that we have let the other side know the plan of the naval army's attack, if we still act according to the original plan, I am afraid that ...... General Rongwu, I think we should take another countermeasure-"

"Then how can it be done? The warship has been preparing for a day, and it will take a lot of effort to go along the river road to the cage lake at the Qiling Pass?" Rong Wu replied, "Even the gunpowder and copper cannons have been transported to the ship, and it will take a lot of effort to unload them...... Besides, since we are going to attack Xuzhou. This Qiling Pass is a must-pass place - except for the cage lake, only the mountain roads on both sides can be marched by the army. However, there are many mountain roads, life is not familiar, and I don't know if there will be an ambush by the Mengyuan army on both sides, and even if I encounter the Mengyuan army head-on, I will gain a lot of time......

Rong Wu said this, and it did sound reasonable. But Zhao Zijin was absolutely not at ease, and continued to ask for orders: "Otherwise, General Rongwu should wait, I think something must be wrong here." Since the Mengyuan army knows our plan, there is no reason to use the water army to fight us......"

"Don't forget the purpose of our trip-" Rong Wu still insisted on his own point of view, "If we want to approach the Xuzhou Pass, we must use our troops quickly." There is no other way but to take the waterway - and, even if we are outnumbered, at least we have an advantage on the waterway. We can drive Meng Yuan's troops out of Qiling Pass, and we can also let the supporting troops follow. At that time, it will be just around the corner to take Xuzhou and Huaibei!"

"It's not going to be that simple!" Zhao Zijin still stopped and said, "Yan Jitai Baza Duo is a famous general of Meng Yuan. He wouldn't be that stupid...... It's really not good, tonight I will lead the divided troops to both sides of the mountain road to test the army, if there is no ambush by the Mengyuan army, it is safer to take the mountain road...... Anyway, there must be a risk in taking the waterway, at least not tonight—"

"But tonight is a good opportunity, take advantage of the night to cross the cage lake, drag the army in Xuzhou, and the backup can enter the pass to keep ......up," Rong Wu insisted and said, "Anyway, it's decided, if General Zhao thinks that the Mengyuan army will have a conspiracy, just stay here and wait, I will lead the army to cross the river today!"

It seems that Rong Wu has made up his mind tonight, and Zhao Zijin sees that he can't talk about him, and there is no good way. After all, Rong Wu's analysis is not unreasonable, and he is not sure if his thoughts are correct, but in case something really happens...... Zhao Zijin was already in a dilemma at this time, and he hoped that someone superior would be able to stand up and give correct guidance at this time......

Since Rong Wu decided to send troops tonight, the warships on the lake outside the camp began to make a big movement, and many soldiers began to board the boats one after another, preparing to cross the river......

And on the side of the mountain, it was impossible for Tang Zhan, Lu Jing and Murong Ying not to find it. The lights on the lake suddenly became much brighter, and the sound of the warship wires became more and more noisy, and the fool guessed that there would be an action of the navy tonight......

"Jing'er, look at the lake—" Tang Zhan immediately pointed and said, "There is movement in the navy, are they going to act tonight?"

"Of course, otherwise to make such a big move, in order to train troops in front of the enemy?" Lu Jing responded, "It's just that I didn't expect Rongwu to act so quickly, after all, all the way to Qiling Pass, it stands to reason that the troops will also have to adjust and recuperate...... But Rongwu wants to be quick and take the initiative to attack, and there is probably only one reason - the Mengyuan army sent a war letter......

"Jing'er, what are you talking about, war book?" Tang Zhan said a little incredulously, "If it is a war letter sent by Yan Jitai Baza, then maybe it ......."

"That's right, Yan Ji Tai Bazaar is deliberate-" Lu Jing hit the nail on the head, "Yan Ji Ji Tai Bazaar is a famous general of Mengyuan, experienced in a hundred battles, what kind of enemy he can know at a glance...... Rong Wu is young and inexperienced, Yan Jitai Bazado must have seen it and was ready to use a little trick to break it. If that's the case, General Rongwu wants to attack by water tonight, and he just fell into their trap!" The more she spoke, the more Lu Jing felt that things were a little strange, even to the point of being on the cusp.

"Then what should we do? We have to hurry up and stop them-" Tang Zhan listened to Lu Jing's analysis and couldn't wait.

"Well, let's go over here-" Lu Jing also stood up and said, "Fool, Miss Murong, let's go-"

So, taking advantage of the darkness of the night, Tang Zhan, Lu Jing and Murong Ying rushed down the mountain towards the camp of the Rongwu army, wanting to stop the Rongwu army before they set out...... (To be continued......)