On the school ground by the Tangbai River, Emperor Jianji stood on the chariot and looked at the white clouds, and then looked at the military formation spread out for several miles. He clenched the railings with both hands, tried his best, and asked like a roar.

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"I remember when Marquis Jingsheng and I joined hands to defend Gong County. Although the enemy army was numerous, it was difficult to get even half a step past the city. Do you still remember? The Western Army marched eastward to Gong County, and Marquis Jingsheng led hundreds of elite troops to attack the enemy in Qingquan Gou.

We killed the enemy troops until they howled like ghosts and wolves, and made the tomb-defending army famous in one battle. Do you still remember? Then we moved to Hedong, where Marquis Jingsheng was my vanguard and defeated thousands of strong enemies in Bieshui.

He went to the riverside to support Zezhou; then he led thousands of lone brigades to contact Gu Hou and Khitan, and rushed thousands of miles to attack Taiyuan. They killed more than 20,000 people in dozens of large and small battles, and brought back 100,000 soldiers and civilians from Taiyuan to the south. Do you still remember this battle?

Xuanwei's army was defeated, and the captive troops were about to cross the Huaihe River. Marquis Jingsheng turned the tide and made the enemy stand between you and Ying, making it difficult for them to move even half a step south. Do you still remember?"

"We will remember! We will remember!"

The left and right Xuanwu Army was formed and reorganized on the basis of the Taiyuan Prefecture Army and the Ling Shou Army. Most of them had fought side by side with the Chushan Army. At this moment, there was no need for any signal from the generals. The generals shouted loudly in response to the suggestion.

The Emperor's question.

Emperor Jianji made a downward gesture and continued to speak loudly:

"Bianliang fell, and half of the country was trampled by the captive cavalry. In order to frustrate the enemy's will and boost the power of the Vietnamese army, Jingsheng Marquis Xu Huai did not forget his courageous ambition. In August, he led a lone army to attack Bianliang and traveled thousands of miles to fight in the Hehuai River. He failed to kill the enemy.

The barbarians were frightened, and the rebel soldiers were like wolves running across the Tutu, and they were at a loss what to do.

The army and people of Baohe and Luo retreated south, and Marquis Jingsheng achieved great success. However, he gave up the opportunity to retreat to Chushan Mountain. He would rather be used as bait and trap himself in Xihua City, but also to attract the main force of the captive soldiers to the banks of Yingshui River.

Let him take advantage of the opportunity to attack the south - do you think that Marquis Jingsheng is my loyal, brave, righteous and beloved general?"

"Jingshenghou is your majesty's loyal, brave and righteous general!"

"Jingshenghou is your majesty's loyal, brave and righteous general!"

Emperor Jianji said loudly again: "I still remember what Marquis Jingsheng once said. The mountains and rivers are broken, and the current situation is difficult. It is even more necessary for us to have the heart to sink the cauldron and fight the bloody battles with the barbarians. Marquis Jingsheng never forgets his original intention and strives to carry it out."

We have great ambitions, but are we willing to just sit back and enjoy the success, or are we willing to just sit back and watch Jingsheng Marquis being surrounded by enemies without providing any help?"

"I don't want to! I don't want to! I don't want to!"

"Are all the generals willing to follow me north and fight against the Japanese troops to break the siege of Xihua?" Emperor Jianji asked, shouting at the top of his lungs.

"May! May! May!"

At this time, the generals let out shouts like landslides and tsunamis.

Emperor Jianji glanced at the faces of Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan, Hu Kai, Xu Wei and others who were standing on the side of the chariot.

Even if Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others knew that Emperor Jianji was not within their control, at this moment they were heartbroken when they heard the shouts of tens of thousands of Xuanwu Army generals on the left and right like a landslide and a tsunami.

Shocked.

They also knew very well that even if the ministers desperately opposed it, as long as Emperor Jianji was determined, no one could stop him from going on his own expedition - Emperor Jianji could bypass the Imperial Camp, the Privy Council, and even Deng Gui and Zhang Xin

Wait for the commander-in-chief to order the generals of the Xuanwu Army on the left and right to obey his imperial orders.

Because the Xuanwu Army was the elite brought out by Emperor Jianji personally in Gong County, and the Taiyuan soldiers and civilians were also ordered by Emperor Jianji to go north to rescue Xu Huaitong.

Emperor Jianji's last gaze fell on Gu Fan's face and said: "Prime Minister Zhou, Prime Minister Gao will accompany me personally on the expedition. Gu Qing, please temporarily take care of Zhongshu's disciples to save trouble. Remember to be diligent and not make any mistakes!"

"I must devote my whole life to relieve His Majesty's worries!"

Gu Fan bowed his head and said loudly.

Although Gu Fan strongly opposed the rescue of Xihua at the beginning, bad news spread frequently in various places. Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others used this to continue to obstruct the rescue, and even found various excuses to delay the preparation of food and supplies for the northward journey, and delayed the payment of food and pay for the generals.

Neither Gu Fan nor Zhuang Shouxin accompanied the distribution.

Therefore, Emperor Jianji's personal expedition required Hu Kai, Xu Wei, Wen Hengyue and other generals to support his march north to assist in the military affairs. He also needed Deng Gui, Zhang Xin and other direct generals to lead the army in the battle. He also needed Zhou He.

, Gao Chunnian and others were brought with them to prevent them from staying in Xiangyang and delaying their progress, so they could only use Gu Fan, Zhuang Shouxin and other neutral factions to stay in Xiangyang together with Wuwei County Prince Zhao Yi, Qian Zerui, Liu Shiwang and others.

After offering sacrifices to the flag, Hu Kai first bid farewell to Emperor Jianji.

Although Emperor Jianji personally led the expedition, not to mention Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others were firmly opposed to it. Hu Kai, Xu Wei, Wen Hengyue, Qian Zerui and King Zhao Yi of Wuwei County also knelt down and firmly opposed Emperor Jianji's adventure.

Entered the shores of the Nishui River to supervise the battle.

The final result of the compromise was that Emperor Jianji could go to Wuyang City to supervise the battle, but he could not go further north to Wuyang.

Before Xu Huainan returned, only Hu Kai, who was the privy envoy, the actual founder of the Xiaosheng Army, had experience in commanding troops in Caizhou, and was a staunch main combatant, was qualified to go to the Huishui River to control the operations of the armies.

Hu Kai bid farewell at this time. Under the protection of a small number of retinues, he rushed to the Shuishui River as soon as possible to meet up with the Chushan Army along the Shuishui River to understand the military situation. After that, Deng Gui led the cavalry troops of the former army to go north.

Princess Yingyun was also dressed in military uniform. She stood next to Emperor Jianji and looked at the army of spears and halberds. Hu Kai marched with more than two hundred cavalry guards, rolling up smoke and dust all over the sky on the official road, sweeping north like a smoke dragon.

, the little face turned slightly red due to excitement...

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The new wind blows, and the yellow leaves wither.

Hu Kai, who was traveling in a simple vehicle, rushed to Xiaoquegang with Zhou Jing, Yang Qiye, his second son Hu Yu and others in just two days.

Xu Wuqi, Shi Zhen, Su Laochang, Guo Junpan, Xu Wukun and other Chushan generals who came out of the camp met outside the camp gate. After a few quick greetings, Hu Kai directly proposed to go to the north bank.

At this time, the high stone piers on the north and south sides of the Kuai River had been built, but the iron cables had not yet been strung together, and the trestle bridge had not yet been laid. It was still necessary to use a pontoon bridge to cross the Kuai River.

However, the four high stone piers, which are more than eight feet high, stand on both sides of the Nian River and are so eye-catching.

When Yang Qiye, Hu Yu and others saw this scene, they even felt it was a pity. After all, in the official letter sent by Chushan to the Privy Council, it was always claimed that the suspension iron bridge was built to prevent the pontoon bridge below from being easily damaged by Yingzhou.

The navy was destroyed and a suspension bridge needed to be built at all costs to connect the two sides.

However, at this time, the Yingzhou navy had already withdrawn from the Ruishui-Ru River. At the Ruyin-Xiangcheng line in the lower reaches of the Ying River, they joined forces with the rebels in Zhucheng to blockade the Chushan Mountains and attacked the soldiers and horses from the Ying River. The soldiers and horses escaped from the Ying River.

Therefore, the suspension bridge seems to be unnecessary at present. The pontoon bridge is enough to carry carriages, horses and grain. However, the four towering stone piers are extremely expensive to build and are of no use at this time. Yang Qiye, Hu Yu and others certainly feel it is a pity.

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It is blocked by layers of gate walls, and the south side of the stone canal connecting to the Shuishui River has not yet been excavated.

Therefore, whether you are passing by the North Bank or crossing the Nishui River from the pontoon to the North Bank, there is no way to see the stone canal excavation site; even walking to the North Bank camp, the entire stone canal excavation site is like layers of layers.

Fence wall blocks.

From the outside, it looks like a long camp stretching for three or four miles, stretching across the west end of the main camp.

However, standing in front of the Nanyuan Gate of Daying on the North Bank, you can generally see that after entering the dry season, the water in the upper reaches of the Shuishui River and Lishui River has decreased significantly. The water level of the Shuishui River in the Xiaoquegang section has dropped to about six meters from the long slope on the north bank.

The position is more than ten feet deep.

"The two rivers of Shuan and Li are thin and weak in winter. Can they flood the enemy camp?" Hu Kai frowned slightly, looking at the water of Shuan and Li with some worry, and looking at Xu Wuqi, Shi Zhen and others asked.

Hu Kai and Xu Wei were ordered to formulate new strategies for aiding the north, and summoned Zhou Jing to the Privy Council several times to consult on the defense of the Kuanshui River.

In this kind of meeting, all the officials in the Privy Council, including the Deputy Chief of Staff, Chengzhi, etc. will participate, so there is no way to secretly communicate secrets. In such an urgent atmosphere, Hu Kai put aside military matters and had a thorough private meeting. Once it falls into the eyes of an interested person,

, it is also very easy to arouse suspicion.

However, after Emperor Jianji lost his temper, he threw Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others aside, and summoned Hu Kai and Xu Wei alone to discuss military aircraft, but everything went smoothly.

However, in order to maintain absolute confidentiality, when the Xuanwu Army officially left the Fancheng Camp and headed north, only Hu Kai and Xu Wei knew the real secret.

As the son of Yang Lin, Yang Qiye, with Yuhou, the capital of Zuo Xuanwu Army, serving as the general of the palace guard, and Hu Yu, the second son of Hu Kai, were still in the dark at this time. They even hurriedly assembled an army to aid the Shuishui River along the way.

There is really not much chance of winning and I am worried.

At this time, I arrived at the camp on the north bank of the Shuishui River and stood in front of the Nanyuan Gate. Suddenly I heard Hu Kai looking at the Shuishui River and asking Xu Wuqi, Shi Zhen and others. They were all shocked.

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"The enemy camp was flooded? How?"

They looked towards the Kuan River and saw that the water level was six to seven feet deep under the slope. The only thought in their minds was, how is this possible? It is impossible for running water to fly over the slope.

Shi Zhen smiled slightly, bowed to Hu Kai and said:

"Chushan spent half a year to prepare this matter. The water conditions of the Shuili River and the Miaowanggou area, which mainly attracted enemy troops to gather and camp, have been repeatedly surveyed. Now we only have to wait for Zuo Xuanwu's army to come from Ye County

Crossing the Shuishui River in the north and entering the predetermined position east of Xiangcheng, we will start building dams to block the river: If it rains on the upper reaches of the Shuishui River this winter,

The amount of water is normal, and it will take about five or six days to flood the enemy's camp north of Miaowanggou. And if from today, there is not a drop of rain in the northeastern and northern foothills of Funiu Mountain and Ye County, in the south of Xiangcheng, and in the north of Wuyang.

In late November, the Hehuai River is frozen and the river is stagnant, so we can only wait until next spring to see the outcome!"

Winter had already entered at this time, and both the Juan and Li rivers had entered the dry season. There was no possibility that the floods would flood the enemy camp in a matter of seconds after the rivers were closed.

This is also one of the key reasons why the enemy cannot attack with water.

In the eyes of ordinary people, even if a dam is built to intercept the flow in winter, it should not be able to flood to the north shore forty or fifty miles away.

In fact, even if the water level is successfully intercepted and raised in the winter, and then the stone canal is finally dug, it will still take a while for the water to reach the enemy's company camp north of Miaowang Valley forty or fifty miles away.

It is impossible for the enemy to remain unaware of this process from beginning to end.

However, Chushan never had the extravagant expectation that tens of thousands of enemy troops could be directly drowned by just a flood.

On the one hand, what Chushan wanted was to use the flooding to force the enemy to abandon the company camp that had been built in two or three months with a huge amount of supplies, and to completely expose it to the outside of the camp; on the other hand, what Chushan wanted was to use the flooding to

The enemy troops carried out cutting operations, creating an excellent opportunity for Chushan and the reinforcements to fight on the south bank of Yingshui River.

Of course, the most extreme situation is when the Hehuai rivers enter the ice-free period. The two rivers of Shui and Li are extremely thin, and the diversion of the two rivers is far from enough to cut off the enemy company camp forty or fifty miles away.

We can hold on to the walled city until this winter is over, and until spring next year when the flowers bloom and the water in the Shuili River rises.
To be continued...