People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 435 Hangyue Crisis, Hidden Hidden Pirates

With a bang, the window was shut tightly.

The sound of wind and rain outside was immediately cut off for the most part.

Li Xuan walked back to the seat in the middle hall and sat down, then stretched out her hand to signal Yao Zhi to continue introducing the situation of the Zhoushan pirates.

Yao Zhi put his hand on the teacup, looked at Li Xuan, leaned forward slightly, and said with worry on his face: "There are accurate clues, the Zhoushan pirates set off from the north side of Zhoushan a few days ago, avoiding everyone's sight, quietly Disappeared without a sound. Right now, no one knows where they went."

North side, north side of Zhoushan.

On the east side of Zhoushan is the sea, on the west side is Hangzhou, on the south side is Yuezhou, and on the north side is Suzhou.

It's just that Suzhou City is on the bank of the canal, far away from the sea, and the pirates can't directly attack Suzhou City, so they are not a big threat to Suzhou.

Similarly, Suzhou poses little threat to pirates.

"Could it be that they went to Yangzhou?" Li Xuan frowned involuntarily.

"As long as the pirates appear in the sea outside Yangzhou, the soldiers of Hanjiang Mansion will never act rashly again. Without Yangzhou's support, you and I will be in danger." Yao Zhi looked at Li Xuan, his face full of worry.

"That's not what you said." Li Xuan waved his hand, he did not approve of Yao Zhi's judgment.

Putting one hand on the table, Li Xuan shook her head and said, "If the pirates really went to Yangzhou, then the Hangzhou navy will go straight to Muzhou from Hangzhou with nothing."

"But what if the pirates just shot a feint in Yangzhou, and then quickly retreated to the sea outside Hangzhou?" Yao Zhi said, this guess alone is enough to scare the Hanjiang Guards in Yangzhou and the navy in Hangzhou. dare not move,
"The action may not be like this, but the purpose must be like this." Li Xuan waved his hand, looked at the window, and said in a low voice: "If this king arranges, the fleet will definitely be divided into two parts. Some people are in one place, the main force is erratic, but they can reach any place at any time, everything is in the mind of the other party's leader, and outsiders can't figure it out at all."

Yao Zhi looked at Li Xuan with a hint of apprehension in his expression, and then he said worriedly: "Actually, there is another place... If the other party arranges it scattered, then there is another place that is equally important, and that is Yuezhou, so, Lord..."

Li Xuan raised his head immediately, and stared at Yao Zhi firmly, his brows furrowed immediately.

Although Yao Zhi is using the Zhoushan pirates as a shield, the implication is that not only will he not send troops into Wuzhou to help, but he will also send some troops to Yuezhou.

Yao Zhi looked at Li Xuan, and cupped his hands slightly: "The situation is like this, the officer came here under the order of Commander Duan."

"This king still needs to discuss this matter with Wang Shijun." Li Xuan immediately launched the shield that had been prepared long ago.

"Don't worry, my lord. I won't draw out the soldiers in my lord's hands. The candidate for the transfer has already been prepared in Zhoucheng, and has even set off for Yuezhou." Yao Zhi said something in one sentence, but he stared at Li. Brilliant expression.

"That's good!" Li Xuan nodded calmly, his expression was unexpectedly cold.

Now that he has defeated Zhang Wanyu's attack, I am afraid that Yao Zhi's attack does not need reinforcements for the time being.

But if Yao Zhi should have made such a move before the war, it would be tantamount to directly drawing his salary from the bottom of the pot.

That's why Yao Zhi had to come here in person.

Seeing Li Xuan's calm expression, Yao Zhi felt relieved, then looked at Li Xuan and asked, "My lord, this time the Zhoushan pirates have changed, and the Hangzhou navy and Yangzhou government soldiers are temporarily unable to move. Concentrate on attacking Wuzhou with all your strength, does your lord want to preemptively strike?"

"Preemptive attack?" Li Xuan frowned immediately, and said directly: "Sima hopes that this king will directly send troops to Muzhou, so as to reduce the pressure on Hangzhou and Yuezhou."

"My lord..." Yao Zhi's face changed slightly, and then he said with a wry smile: "I do have such thoughts, but it's because the lord has defeated all of the Yin Sect's offensives today, so it's so idea."

"Sima's idea is not wrong." Li Xuan waved his hand indifferently, after all, everyone is selfish.

Putting one hand on the table, Li Xuan looked at Yao Zhi and said, "If you want to go north to Muzhou, there are three routes. One is Quzhou, the other is Meiling Pass, and the third is Wujiang River. Quzhou has not many troops. Once it goes north, the deployment will be disrupted immediately, making the traps that have been set up long ago invalid, and instead they will be taken advantage of by the enemy."

Quzhou is a trap, and even the whole Longyou is a part of the trap.

Li Xuan had never really focused on Longyou before, and this was the reason.

It is impossible for the center to focus on Wuzhou, Hangzhou, Yuezhou, and Shezhou when Tianyin teaches Muzhou to revolt, and turn a blind eye to Quzhou, which is close at hand.

In fact, it was just the opposite. Quzhou Governor and Kuozhou Governor had probably already begun active preparations. Once the Tianyin Sect appeared in Longyou, the troops from Quzhou and Kuozhou would kill them immediately.

At that time, if we fight with Wuzhou things again, then the Tianyin sect will be over.

The Tianyin Sect also saw through this trap, so they didn't spend much time on Longyou.

After all, with Longyou in the way, all the actions of Quzhou and Kuozhou are under control.

"The second is Meiling Pass." Li Xuan subconsciously patted the table next to her, and then said: "Sima, it's not because Li Xuan shied away. In the previous battles, although they were lucky to win, many soldiers were injured. Coupled with mental exhaustion, it was difficult to start a war for a while, and even though the opponent was severely injured, he was even more vigilant. In addition, within a few days, people came from the north from time to time. Wait and..."

Li Xuan waved her hands to Yao Zhi uncontrollably.

Wuzhou originally supported their troops, but Yao Zhi transferred them away all of a sudden. Their side was even more stretched, and Yao Zhi's face became anxious.

Li Xuan hurriedly stopped Yao Zhi who was about to speak: "This king has no intention of blaming Sima, after all, Yuezhou can't have any accidents, and Yuezhou is stable in Wuzhou. The faster Yuezhou is stabilized, the faster it can support Wuzhou. "

"Don't worry, my lord. It's just that I can't find the hidden strength of the Tianyin Sect for a while. Once found, Duan Duan will definitely destroy it with a thunderbolt, and then he will quickly help Wuzhou." Yao Zhi hurriedly bowed his hands to Li Xuan, and directly made a promise.

Now that he has deployed troops from Wuzhou, it has indeed caused Li Xuan's predicament.

"It's not that this king has never thought about going north to Muzhou, but apart from the enemy on the opposite side, the key obstacle is the terrain; the mountain road is rugged, if the thieves attack me, the mountain road will be my help, and if I attack the thief, the mountain road will be the enemy for the thief Helping me is my enemy." Li Xuan laid out the matter completely in front of Yao Zhi,

Even Yao Zhi had to nod at this time.

"The third is the Wujiang River." Li Xuan tilted his head slightly, and a faint glint flashed in his eyes: "The Wujiang River is vast, from Sanhe Pass to Lanjiang, turning in the middle, and entering Xin'an River, it might be a feasible route. only……"

"Just what?" Yao Zhi raised his brows, he had already recollected it now, and it was not so easy to take advantage of the King of Nanchang.

"Zhoushan pirates." Li Xuan's face suddenly turned cold, and he said solemnly: "Wujiang, we can use it, and Tianyin Sect can also use it. If this king guesses correctly, Zhoushan pirates, I am afraid that they will soon Some people have entered Muzhou to help Tianyin Sect train the sailors, and once the sailors leave, no matter whether they go east to Hangzhou or south to Wuzhou, we will face great difficulties."

"Zhoushan pirates, Xin'anjiang." Yao Zhi looked at Li Xuan, finally nodded in agreement, and said, "Indeed, this possibility is the greatest."

"So, please Sima immediately send a letter to recruit a general who is proficient in water warfare from Yuezhou or Hangzhou. Otherwise, if something happens, Wuzhou will be opened up, and Yuezhou will also be threatened." Li Xuan stood up, facing Yao Zhi bowed sincerely.

"It's fortunate that the lord reminded me that the next official knew about the crisis." Yao Zhi originally had something to say, but now, he was no longer in the mood.

After regaining his composure, Yao Zhi immediately said, "Your Majesty, let's go to Sanhe Pass to check it out. If the Tianyin sect really comes to kill, Sanhe Pass must have enough time to resist, and then I will ask the prince to help."

"Xiao Wang must send people to Sanhe Pass in time." Li Xuan also bowed his hands.

Yao Zhi nodded, said nothing more, and immediately turned and left.

Li Xuan personally sent Yao Zhi outside the pass, and watched him take a dozen of his men and ride quickly towards Sanhe Pass.

Only then did Li Xuan let out a long sigh of relief.

The heavy rain did not know when it had thinned a lot. After thinking for a while, Li Xuan returned to the Shouguan Xiaowei's Mansion.

"My lord!"

Qiu Zhenmu, Yan Tao, Zhou Shen, Feng Hua, Wang Qin, and Qi Guang had already been waiting in the middle hall, and when they saw Li Xuan returning, they cupped their hands at the same time.

Li Xuan nodded lightly, walked to the middle seat and sat down, before facing everyone.

Feng Hua was the first to step forward, cupped his hands solemnly and said, "My lord, is there really going to be a navy from Muzhou to attack my Wuzhou?"

"I'm afraid this is inevitable." Li Xuan nodded calmly, stretched out her hand to signal Feng Hua and everyone present to sit down, and then continued: "The Zhoushan pirates are only one of the reasons. , I believe that the Tianyin Sect will be more fully prepared this time, Meiling Pass is blocked by this king, and they have only one way to take Wuzhou."

"Then, my lord, do we need to support Sanheguan?" Feng Hua followed closely and took another step forward.

He joined the army as a soldier, and was in charge of Hejin and building bridges and Yuyu.

Although Sanheguan is not under his control, the Wuzhou section of Wujiang River is his responsibility.

"Feng joins the army." Li Xuan looked at Feng Hua and everyone present, and said in a deep voice: "Sanhe Pass, we must not let it go, but the prerequisite is that Meiling Pass must be firmly guarded, otherwise Meiling Pass will be lost , it’s useless even if we defend Sanhe Pass.”

"But Sanheguan was lost, and Lanxi county was on the verge of collapse... Oh, no wonder the prince kept brother Yu in Lanxi." Feng Huameng came to his senses.

After Li Xuan came to Meiling Pass, he never transferred Yu Ze to his side. Instead, he and Wang Bo stayed in Lanxi to deal with the follow-up.

It now appears that the foresight of which has been very significant.

"Sanheguan, Lanxi, Yanxi." Li Xuan raised his head fiercely, looked at the people present, and his face became solemn in an instant: "The section of Wujiang River in Lanxi is like this. The Tianyin Sect's navy was buried on this section of the waterway, you can understand."

"Your official understands." At this moment, everyone present came to their senses at the same time. It turned out that Li Xuan had already been making calculations a long time ago.

All of a sudden, everyone was relieved at the same time.

Their Nanchang king, among other things, has never missed a single trick.

(End of this chapter)