In Xiangyang, because of Lu Wende's affair, everyone was shocked.

In Junzhou, however, he did not abandon his plan because the Yuan army stopped attacking, at least for Zheng Yuanlong, his purpose was never to maintain peace, but to seize Xiangyang, and then gain the possibility of stepping into the Yangtze River.

"Alas!"

Leaning against the railing, Zheng Yuanlong sat on the edge of the corridor with a sad face on his face, and it had been several days now.

"Is it about Xiangyang?"

Yan Shen stepped forward, and there was a look in his eyes that was really like this.

Zheng Yuanlong replied: "That's right. Not long ago, Chang'an had already sent an order for us to speed up our pace and take Xiangyang as soon as possible. ”

"Take Xiangyang? In the past, the lord was always calm, why is he so anxious now?" Yan Shen was slightly surprised, and sat down generally.

In order to prevent the Danjiang River from overflowing, Zhang Wei began to build dikes along the river bank to restrain the river water from flooding the city. Later, in order to consolidate the firmness of the embankment, willow trees were planted all over the embankment, and many stone pavilions and corridors were built in it to facilitate people to rest here.

This Danjiang River is the main waterway, and the boats are running all day on weekdays, so it is not lively, so it has become a place for everyone to rest and play.

For Zheng Yuanlong, after a busy day, he would also choose to rest here, so Yan Shen came here and found Zheng Yuanlong.

Zheng Yuanlong replied: "Probably because of the Yuan army." After all, the Yuan army is currently moving frequently, and it seems that there is a big move, so let's be prepared. ”

"Isn't it a big move? Isn't it planning to completely annex the Song Dynasty, and then concentrate on solving us?"

Yan Shen thought for a moment and asked: "It's just that the lord really thinks that the Song Dynasty will be wiped out so easily?" Don't forget, then Xiangyang has not been conquered, how can they destroy the Song Dynasty?"

"Why not?"

Zheng Yuanlong's eyebrows were nervous, and he did not hide his worries: "You must not forget that you and I used to deduce the situation when we were in the General Staff. ”

"You mean the sea route?"

Yan Shen became nervous, and they had been deducing the actions of the Yuan army.

Zheng Yuanlong said: "That's right. If you take the sea route, you can avoid all the levels on the road and attack Lin'an directly. ”

"But is this possible? Don't forget, the Song Dynasty naval army is quite powerful, it shouldn't be possible to fail so easily. Yan Shen felt ridiculous, if you talk about the strength of the navy, the Song Dynasty is still above them.

"Not necessarily. ”

Zheng Yuanlong shook his head and did not hide his worries about the Song Dynasty: "It's not that you don't know the degree of decay of the Song Dynasty's army. If they were to directly confront the Yuan army, how would they be able to sustain themselves until now if they had not existed? Ten years ago, Sichuan would have been theirs. ”

"That's just as well. ”

Yan Shen did not deny it, they had already seen the performance of the Song Dynasty army over the years, if it was strong, it was certainly enough to match the Huaxia army, but most of the army was rotten and could not fight at all.

Otherwise, Hu, why do they always maintain contempt for the Song army?

"That's why the lord asked us to speed up and control Xiangyang as soon as possible. Zheng Yuanlong lamented, after all, this Xiangyang is not an ordinary person, and its guard Lu Wenhuan is also a vigilant person, how can they easily obtain it?

Yan Shen said: "But because of our agreement with the Song Dynasty, we can't send troops, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the other party." Really?"

"That's right. If it's an attack, we'll be fine, but if we don't use the army, it's going to be difficult. Zheng Yuanlong complained, probably frightened by Xiao Feng's request.

"Well, it's not that I'm afraid of attracting opposition from the other party. Otherwise, where would you need such trouble?"

Yan Shen explained: "And nominally, we and the Song army are nominal allies. If you stab them again when the Yuan army is fighting, if this kind of thing spreads, I am afraid that it will not be easy to do. ”

Zheng Yuanlong nodded, feeling that his brain hurt a little: "That's right." That's what makes me annoying. If there were no such shackles, where would there be such trouble?"

Faced with such a scene, the two were speechless for a while.

"Perhaps, we can ask other people what they think?"

After a long time, Yan Shen asked tentatively.

Zheng Yuanlong closed his head and replied: "Yes, then according to what you say, see what other people's opinions are." ”

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Staff.

"So Chief of Staff, the reason why you brought us here is to discuss a solution?" asked Kang Lu.

Zheng Yuanlong replied: "That's right. How to smoothly control Xiangyang in a way that does not alarm the Song army. I'd like to ask your opinion on how to fix it. ”

"Can't you secretly send people, just like Duan Ling and the others did when they captured Handan?" Zheng Shipang said.

"It's hard. ”

Zheng Yuanlong shook his head and explained: "The reason why Duan Ling and they were able to succeed is because I stayed here in the past and helped the local people carry out land reform. However, Xiangyang was originally the territory of the Song Dynasty, and we usually did not interfere, and the local people even misunderstood us because of the local gentry. How can we mobilize the local people to help us?"

Zheng Yuanlong didn't think about this method, but after careful consideration, he knew that this condition was not ripe.

And the Song Dynasty was not dragged down as it was at the beginning, of course, it could be solved directly.

What's more, if Xiangyang discovers the traces of their operations behind them, it will further confirm Chang'an's ambitions.

At present, the situation is still peaceful, but it cannot attract the attention of the Song Dynasty and add trouble to itself for no reason.

"Actually, it's not impossible. With the right people, it should be possible to do this. Cam interjected.

Zheng Yuanlong was a little surprised and asked, "Oh? Could it be that you have a suitable candidate?"

Zheng Yuanlong is quite clear that if this plan is to be implemented, the executive is quite crucial.

First: You must be quite familiar with the Xiangyang generation, otherwise it will be easy to see through.

Second: It needs to have a considerable reputation among the local people, otherwise how can it incite the people and create opportunities for the Huaxia army to enter Xiangyang.

Third: their own ability also needs to be strong.

If you can't get a foothold in Xiangyang, no matter how powerful you are, it's useless.

Zheng Yuanlong searched the whole army, but he didn't find such a person, otherwise he wouldn't be so distressed.

"Naturally. ”

Kang Lu said with a smile: "Just half a year ago, before Zhang Zhizhou left, he recommended two Song people to me. These two people are named Zhang Gui and Zhang Shun, and they were also famous on the Han River in the past, and they were called the Shuangjiao of the Han River. If they were, they should be able to carry out this task. In his words, he was full of admiration for Zhang Wei.

At that time, Kang Lu didn't think so, thinking that Zhang Wei was just being bewitched, but now it seems that Zhang Wei's plan is far-reaching.

Obviously, Zhang Wei knew all this at that time and made this move.

"Oh? That's really nice. Zheng Yuanlong's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked Kang Lu to leave and brought Zhang Shun and Zhang Gui with them.