Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 114

General Ridge.

Luo Youdu stood on the mountain and looked at the Feishui under his feet, his brows were furrowed.

Pan Mei was also silent at the side.

"Let's go!"

After a long time, Luo Youdu said something, and led the horse down the mountain.

It has been a month since the last military meeting, and more than 20 Dingfu have gathered near Shouzhou. They are either cutting down trees to make siege equipment, or moving huge rocks, collecting sand and soil, and they are busy.

With nothing to do, Luo Youdu led Pan Mei and Zhang Qiong to explore the terrain.

Fast horses ride lightly to and from the major water systems of the Jianghuai River.

If you don't come to Jianghuai in person, you don't know how terrible the Jianghuai water system is.

The criss-cross waterways extend in all directions like cobwebs.

Both sides of the waterway or marsh wetlands, or overgrown with weeds and reeds, it is not obvious that it has been a month since spring. In a few months, these weeds and reeds will become a natural barrier once they grow taller.

"It is necessary to form a navy, otherwise this battle cannot be fought."

Luo Youdu realized that he had underestimated the Jianghuai water system.

He has always felt that naval forces are of little use in fighting the Jianghuai River. After taking the Jianghuai River, he either formed a naval force in Chaohu Lake, or took Jiangling and formed a naval force in Dongting Lake.

When I came to Jianghuai for field investigation, I suddenly found out.Most of the Jianghuai water system cannot take large ships, but boats can be interspersed at will.

A surprise attack team of more than a thousand people can transport soldiers and horses to any place through the water network anytime, anywhere, and can also launch attacks from anywhere.

This kind of criss-crossing tributaries is impossible to defend against. Without the assistance of the navy, it would be too difficult to fight against the Jianghuai.

After getting off Jiangjunling, go along Feishui to Zhou Junying.

Seemingly feeling too bored, Zhang Qiong searched for something randomly and said, "Is this Feishui the Feishui that elder brother mentioned? That's how big brother got his name?"

Luo Youdu smiled and said: "What nonsense, but Feishui should be that Feishui. My father is old and has a son, and he has high expectations for me. He is from Yangzhou, and Xie Xuan was the minister of Guangling. This Guangling is now Yangzhou. About His legend will last forever. My father hopes that I can be like Xie Xuan, a versatile man in both civil and military affairs, and be able to serve my family and country. Therefore, he named me Youdu, Xie Xuan's word Youdu!"

"Oh!" Zhang Qiong asked again: "Then what is the word of the eldest brother? We heard that many people have words."

Luo Youdu said: "The words usually come from my parents or teachers. My mother took me north to join my natal family. Only when I arrived in Kaifeng did I know that my natal family had been killed by Khitan. My mother passed away when I was less than fifteen years old. This world is not so good. Pay more attention, it would be nice if you can survive. I am used to it, and I am too lazy to take it by myself.”

It is said that the military camp is close at hand.

Shi Shouxin came face to face with a big man with beards.

"Brother Luo, I'm looking for you!"

Luo Youdu greeted him with a smile, and asked, "What's the matter? Buy me a drink?"

He always thought that drinking was not allowed in the army. During the Western Expedition, because he was the supervisor of the army, Wang Jing and Han Lingkun thought it was a new military order issued by Guo Rong, so they all secretly drank.

It wasn't until later that I found out that in this troubled world, the military's regulations are so strict, who would buy into it?
Alcohol is allowed in the army, but you can't get drunk and make trouble. If you lose a battle because of drinking and miss the job, you will be punished more severely.

As long as there are no mistakes and no defeats, it is not so strict that drinking is not allowed.

Shi Shouxin: "This is a trivial matter, mainly to introduce you to a good brother..." He pointed to the bearded man beside him and said, "Han Chongyun, so he was the deputy general of my cavalry battalion. I joined the Dianqian army, and I went out with Li Xianggong before, and made great contributions, and the current guard controls the cranes, soldiers and horses, and commands the envoy, and his position is higher than mine."

Han Chongyun's appearance was rough, but he rarely understood the details of etiquette. He got off his horse and bowed to him, "I have seen Mr. Xie, Mr. Xie interceded for my elder brother." He also wanted to bow three times.

Shi Shouxin whipped him lightly: "What's your name, Mr. Brother. What's the matter, I've been promoted, so my brother is not your brother."

Han Chongyun hurriedly avoided, and hurriedly said, "Isn't this the first time we've met..."

When he dismounted, Luo Youdu also dismounted, stepped forward and said: "It's not the first time, I met him when I was in Kaifeng Mansion. We are all acquaintances, so you don't have to be polite. Brother Han, I heard that you went to investigate Liu Yanzhen's navy His whereabouts, how, but there are results."

Han Chongyun said: "I just reported the results to the officials, but I didn't see any traces. However, I found traces left by them near Hongze Lake. It seems that the imprints left in only three to five days."

"Three or five days!"

Luo Youdu read a sentence, and took out the map from the horse bag before coming to the horse.

The current Hongze Lake is not the fourth largest freshwater lake that is familiar to later generations. It was during the Song Dynasty when the Yellow River diverted its course, and the Yellow River migrated through Surabaya below Huaiyin to seize the lower reaches of the Huaihe River into the sea, causing the Huaihe River to lose its access to the sea. It is east of Xuyi. The retention of water made the original small lake expand into Hongze Lake.

The current Hongze Lake is only one of the small lakes in the lower reaches of the Huaihe River, and there are Fuling Lake, Pofujian, Nidun Lake and Wanjia Lake in the surrounding area.

The entire waterway in Huainan is like a spider web, and Hongze Lake is located in the left center of the water network. If necessary, they can appear anywhere they want.

But for where they want to appear, Luo Youdu already has a spectrum in mind.

Putting the map together, Luo Youdu smiled and said: "Good brother, you have made a great contribution. You and I will have a good chat later, and I will go to the officials to discuss military affairs."

Han Chongyun saw that Luo Youdu didn't behave like a literati, and he was very fond of him, and when he heard that he had made a great contribution, he was even more happy, and said happily: "Brother Luo, let's go, I have a jar of good wine over there, I'll be there later." Please drink."

Luo Youdu quickly walked towards Guo Rong's big tent.

When he was still on the road, he got the news that Guo Rong had summoned him, so he couldn't help but feel a little faster.

When he came to the handsome tent, Luo Youdu found that there was another person in the tent.

The tall, sturdy and dark complexion is Zhao Kuangyin.

Seeing Luo Youdu entering, Zhao Kuangyin bowed slightly to say hello.

After Luo Youdu met Guo Rong, he also greeted Zhao Kuangyin.

Guo Rong sat at the top and looked at the two civil and military confidantes who he had pulled out by himself, and said happily: "I just got the news and found the trace of Liu Yanzhen's navy, and Huangfuhui's army followed suit."

"Sure enough, as the water level rises, their land and water reinforcements can no longer stay. I have been researching over and over again this month, and this Shouzhou is not easy to fight. Now I have an idea, Shouzhou let Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde come to attack, you are The confidant I rely on the most, but when it comes to military achievements, it is still much inferior to those veterans."

"Now I will give each of you a chance. Each of you will lead an army to stop Liu Yanzhen and Huangfuhui respectively. Are you sure you can resist their attack?"

(End of this chapter)