The Demon Soul is Coming

() Others also looked at Chu Yugong, because although cooperation between the two parties is inevitable, it is difficult to grasp how much should be revealed when it comes to military aspects. If it is supported, who knows if this boy is really trustworthy, and will not deliberately leak their strategic steps?

Chu Yugong pondered for a while, and said: "Bring up the map plate."

After a while, several big men came to the hall carrying a big table. On the table was a sand table symbolizing mountains, rivers, and many flags were planted on the sand table.

Chu Yugong put his hands behind his back, came to the table, pointed to the sand table and said, "At this moment, the Western Navy is divided into two groups. One is led by Jin Jian himself, and has already captured the cities of Huangshen County on our side. The other is dominated by naval forces. , supplemented by land warfare, captured Yahu Lake, Xiayang River, Fenhu Lake..."

Liu Sang said: "These are the tributaries of the upper reaches of the Diejiang River. If they occupy all the lakes in the upper reaches of the Diejiang River, the Western Navy can use warships to clear the way, and then use large ships to send troops to directly attack Youyi City."

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Chu Yugong said: "That's why my eldest son Tiancheng is leading a heavy army to block the Wuhan River. As long as we stop here, we can cut off the connection between the lakes in the west and the Diejiang River."

Liu Sang said: "But Jin Jian must have already figured this out. Just look at how he divided his troops into two groups, and he personally led the main force mainly composed of flying cavalry and cavalry, so we can know that he is trying to lure you to guard the Wuhan River, and then break it in one fell swoop. The Nanyuan River has a lot of water, a lot of water, and a lot of plains, which is good for attacking but not good for defense. If all your warships are destroyed on the Wuhan River, you will no longer be able to control the Diejiang River."

Chu Yugong said: "So my three sons, Tianpin, are dividing up troops to guard Tianwuling. Although there are many rivers and waters in Nanyuan, Tianwuling is the watershed between Diejiang and Zhijiang's upper tributaries. As long as we guard this ridge, Jin Jian's attack on the Wuhan River will be flanked by my eldest and third sons. If he attacks Tianwuling first, Tianwuling will be easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Liu Sang pondered for a while, bowed his head and said: "Chu Gong is really thoughtful in using soldiers. I admire you."

Chu Yugong brushed his beard and laughed, this young man is Xu Dong's military advisor, it is not easy to convince him.

Liu Sang flattered for a while.But I was thinking about bullshit in my heart, this old man has thick skin like me.Divide the troops into two groups, with Wuhan River and Tianwuling echoing each other.This was originally his idea. Youyou used the "Dark Alliance" to collect information. The Dark Alliance is composed of many small gangs in the South Plains. There are all kinds of sects and nine streams in it. Although it is scattered, the news is well-informed.

After collecting the information, the father and daughter met in the star realm.Liu Sang decided to use Youyou to inform Qiu Danyang of the plan through the contact method he had established with Qiu Danyang, and then Qiu Danyang would offer advice to Chu Yugong, as far as the strategy itself is concerned.There was no better choice, so Chu Yugong naturally accepted it.

After thinking for a while, Liu Sang asked again: "There is only one thing, but I am a little puzzled."

Chu Yugong said: "Sir, please tell me."

Liu Sang said: "Why isn't He Xianghe the governor of Yujun who is stationed at Tianwuling?"

Chu Yugong frowned, Ximen Chang, the patriarch of the Ximen family, said first: "He Xiang colluded with the drug dealers to smuggle, violated the law, and has already been dismissed and sent to prison, but he is being punished for the crime."

Liu Sang said: "I am in a hurry to follow the authority. I heard that General He is quite talented. If he guards Tianwu Ridge, he will be safe..."

Ximen often said: "He Xiang has resentment and faults in his heart. At this critical time, it can't be used to great effect."

Liu Sang smiled wryly in his heart. He suggested to Chu Yugong that He Xiang be the general. Before Chu Yugong could speak, Ximen Chang became anxious first, just to show his selflessness, and this was exactly the "blood relationship" between him and Youyou. "Princess" designed to wipe out the Cao An Gang, the side effects left behind.

He Xiang is a member of the Ximen family, one of the very few generals in Nanyuan who were born in a poor family and are reused because of his talents. He Xiang.

But when dealing with the Cao An gang, Youyou robbed Nanyuan Bank of 18 taels of silver. The place where the incident happened was Yu County where He Xiang was located. He Xiang couldn't control the Cao An Gang in the first place, let alone the bankers, after many disguises by the Cao An Gang, until they were robbed, He Xiang didn't know that such a big thing happened on his own territory.

Although the matter has nothing to do with He Xiang, he can't be blamed anyway, but the problem is that in order to shirk responsibility, the Cao An gang deliberately directed the disaster to He Xiang and Xu Dong, and the Chu faction sent people to investigate. Unfortunately, at that time, He Xiang secretly bought a batch of weapons for Ximen's family, which could not withstand the investigation of the Chu Clan.

In fact, in this troubled world, it is common for major families to secretly arm themselves, but the Ximen family is attached to the Chu Clan and buys weapons privately without telling the Chu Clan. How can the Chu Clan not be suspicious?In desperation, He Xiang had to bear all the responsibilities alone, only saying that he was smuggling for his own benefit and had nothing to do with other people, and Ximen's family could only lament their bad luck and abandon the car to protect the handsome.

He Xiang was the pawn accidentally injured by Youyou during the process of setting a trap for Cao An's gang, but he is indeed a general. If he was the one stationed at Tianwuling, Liu Sang would be more at ease. Before that, Liu Sang Sang also thought that Chu Yugong would definitely use him to guard Wuling, but he didn't expect that Chu Yugong would use his third son Chu Tianpin.

However, it is hard to blame Chu Yugong for this. It was not until Qiu Danyang came to inform that the Chu Clan realized that many officials on the front line had already been bought by Zhiyugong. He has not received any news about preparing for the battle.Although the officials and generals who secretly threw themselves into Xihai Town were urgently replaced and bloodbathed and executed as quickly as possible, but for a while, Chu Yugong no longer knew who to trust, and he was full of doubts about the generals who were not from the Chu family, so he dared to reuse him own son.

Liu Sang has studied the Chu faction for a long time, and he knows that Chu Tiancheng, the eldest son of Chu Yugong, is prudent, and there is no big problem. Asking Chutian to go all out to defend Centipede Ridge really made him feel uneasy.

However, although he persuaded Chu Yugong to reuse He Xiang, Ximen Chang was the first to stand up against him. He Xiang was his brother-in-law, and now he committed a crime and was imprisoned, but he wanted an outsider to remind the lord to reuse him. Knowing that He Xiang is from his Ximen family, and at the moment when Chu Yugong is suspicious, he may suspect that Ximen's family is secretly colluding with Xu Dong, making him unable to deal with himself.

However, Liu Sang urged Chu Yugong to replace Chu Tianpin and use He Xiang instead. Anyway, if Chu Yugong listens to the persuasion, Tianwuling will be more stable, if he doesn't listen to the persuasion.By the way, there is nothing wrong with alienating the Chu clan and the Ximen family.Of course, more importantly.He was really worried about Chutian's fight. He was not afraid that the Chu family would lose Tianwuling, but he was afraid that they would lose too quickly, in case his next move hadn't started yet.If Chu Tian fights to lose Tianwuling, it will be very difficult for him.

Chu Yugong paced back and forth, hesitating for a while.After a while, he said: "It's always wrong to change generals before a battle. Tianwuling's terrain is dangerous, and Jin Jian dare not attack it even if he wants to come. My son Tianpin is stationed there, so there should be no hindrance. As for He Xiang, who has no fault? When employing this person, there is no need to worry about some small mistakes, I will order people to release him right now."

Liu Sang shook his head secretly, just looking at Chu Yugong's attitude, he knew that he knew it too.It is not safe to use his third son, but he pins his hopes on the probability that the enemy "dare not attack" and "doesn't hinder him". With this attitude, how can he be shrewd, capable, The opponent of the young Yugong who is good at intrigue?

Chu Tianmu said: "Our arrangement has been announced, but I don't know how Xu Dong will cooperate with us?"

Liu Sang said: "To show our sincerity, we are willing to join your army and go to the front line to fight against powerful enemies with you along the Wuhan River."

He said it so obligatory that he wished he could lift a sword and go to the battlefield in order to defend the Chu Clan, which made Chu Yugong, Chu Tianmu, Ximen Chang and others hesitate.After all, Xu Dong just robbed Zhijiang just now, who can believe that they really intend to cooperate with all their strength?Ask Xu Dongjun to join forces with Chu Tiancheng on the Wuhan River. If Xu Dongjun has already secretly reached a deal with Zhiyugong and counterattacks at a critical moment, then they are really leading the wolf into the house.

Chu Yugong brushed his beard and said: "It's good for the military commander to have this kind of heart, but our generals are familiar with each other and fight the enemy with all their strength. If they suddenly join the first army, there will be problems in coordination..."

If I knew you would not agree, if you really agreed, I would have a hard time.Liu Sang pretended to hesitate: "Since that's the case, it's convenient for me to lead the army up the Zhijiang River, respond from the side, and force Jin Jian to disperse his troops... How about that?"

Chu Yugong said: "That's good."

So he ordered people to hold a banquet to entertain Liu Sang, and swore to each other to resist the Western Navy.

After negotiating with the Chu Clan, Liu Sang didn't stay in Youyi City too long, and went out of the city by boat...

***

Liu Sang hurried back to the middle section of Zhijiang River, where more than a dozen building boats and rows of big and small Ke were parked.

He jumped on one, Zhao Wugeng came out to meet him, and said with a smile: "Long time no see, military master." Nangong Kuiyuan was still following him.

The two lieutenant generals beside Zhao Wugeng, Wu Yigang are brave and always lead the way in charge, while Nangong Kuiyuan is more cautious and good at defense, the two can be said to complement each other.

Entering the cabin, Liu Sang told the result of the discussion with Chu Yugong, and asked Zhao Wugeng to send a flying horse to inform Xia Yingchen, Huangsong and others who were stationed on the north bank of the Zhijiang River with the news, and said: "We will go to The upper reaches of the Zhijiang River forced Jin Jian to disperse his forces, turning Zhi Yu's plan for a quick battle into a delusion. Only in this way could he have the opportunity to weaken the forces of both Jin Jian and the Chu Clan, so that they would become exhausted under the stalemate. division."

Zhao Wugeng pondered and said: "Neiying in Nanyuan, which was bought by Duke Zhiyu, was completely cleaned up. No matter how corrupt the Chu Clan is, Nanyuan is the land they have managed for generations after all. Now the Chu Clan has followed the plan of the military division and used Wu Hanjiang and Tianwuling to fight against the enemy. For Yijiao, Nanyuan's position has been stabilized, and although the Chu Clan will be unable to stop the Western Navy in the end, it is basically impossible for the Western Navy to defeat Nanyuan in one fell swoop."

Liu Sang said: "It's better to be careful, Zhiyu Gong is good at all kinds of conspiracies, it's definitely not that easy to deal with."

The building boats carried troops and generals, and sailed upstream for several days.

That night, Liu Sang was in the cabin and asked his personal soldiers to guard outside, while he recited the Xinxing Mantra again.

As soon as you enter the astral world, you see the Dark Lady.When the dark goddess saw him, the first sentence was: "Daddy, it's not good..."

***

Liu Sang stood up and ordered people to invite Zhao Wugeng and Nangong Kuiyuan.

Really afraid of what to come.

Zhao Wugeng and Nangong Kuiyuan rushed over, neither of them knew what had happened, they were still far away from the main battlefield, and even if they reached the upper reaches of the Zhijiang River, their main task was to contain part of Jin Jian's troops and let Jin Jian Unable to let go and attack Nanyuan with all his strength, that's all. I don't know why Liu Sang suddenly became so flustered?

Liu Sang looked at them and said with a wry smile, "Something went wrong."

Zhao Wugeng asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

Liu Sang said: "Just before I went to bed, I calculated with my fingers that Chu Tianpin had already lost Tianwuling."

Zhao Wugeng and Nangong Kuiyuan looked at each other.

Nangong Kuiyuan said: "When did this happen?"

Liu Sang said: "Just two hours ago."

Zhao Wugeng coughed lightly: "Could the military master be joking?" If it really happened two hours ago, it is impossible for the news to reach here so quickly.What's more, if the news really came, Nangong Kuiyuan should have received it first, and then passed it on to Liu Sang and Zhao Wugeng.It makes no sense that Liu Sang would know first.

Liu Sang smiled bitterly: "I also hope that I am joking."

Seeing his serious appearance, Zhao Wugeng murmured: "If Tianwuling falls, our connection with Chu Tiancheng will be cut off immediately. Even if we rush upstream, it will be meaningless."

"More than that," Liu Sang said with a headache, "Jin Jian only needs to send a small force to defend Tianwu Ridge. We can only watch the Chu Clan lose the Wuhan River. Jin Jian uses this to control the upper reaches of the Diejiang River. It will become a situation where you can only be beaten and unable to fight back. Chu Yugong hesitates to use soldiers, and the morale of the Nanyuan Army is not strong. It will soon be defeated. The morale of the Western Navy will be boosted. We use the Nanyuan Army to consume Jin Jian’s troops The plans for morale and morale will be in vain."

Nangong Kuiyuan said: "If the Clan of Chu really lost Tianwu Ridge, don't we have to retreat?"

"We can't retreat," Liu Sang said in a deep voice, "We must take back Tianwu Ridge."

Zhao Wugeng said: "Tianwuling is the watershed between Diejiang River and Zhijiang River. In Nanyuan, it is one of the few high mountains. Our flying cavalry and Lu Shi are still led by the princess. They sit behind and wait for the opportunity. The brothers here are good at water warfare, but not good at attacking mountains."

"Immediately use the flying pigeons to ask the princess to send the Xuanyu Corps and the Flying Cavalry, and then select the strong elite soldiers from the generals here, and the rest abandon the ship to rest, and leave the food and heavy objects here for the time being. , lighten the load on the building boat, and wait for the Xuanyu Corps and the flying cavalry to arrive, we will quickly send the building boat to Tianwuling, by the way, let the princess send the baby as well." Liu Sang solemnly said, "Tiancentu Although Tianwuling is easy to defend and difficult to attack, on the other hand, Jin Jian would never have thought that we would learn of the fall of Tianwuling so quickly and make a response. In addition, Jin Jian's main purpose is to capture Wuhan River and capture Tianwuling. Centipede Ridge is just to make Wu Hanjiang lose his support and avoid being attacked by the enemy when attacking Wu Hanjiang. He will only leave a small part of his troops in Tianwu Ridge.

Zhao Wugeng and Nangong Kuiyuan glanced at each other. Although the military division's strategy is feasible, the premise is that Tianwuling has really fallen, and it really fell today.If Tianwuling is still in the hands of Chu Tianpin, they will be busy for nothing. They don't know how much military situation and manpower will be wasted, and their surprise attack will only be effective if Tianwuling is really only lost for a long time. Just because Jin Jian would never have thought that they would get the news so quickly. It stands to reason that even if Tianwu Ridge really fell, it would take at least two or three days for the news to come through as quickly as possible.

Liu Sang said in a deep voice, "Just trust me."

Zhao Wugeng nodded, went out of the cabin, came to the bow, gave orders, and soon, the whole army stopped.

Wu Yigang rushed over from the front: "Brother, military advisor, what happened?"

Nangong Kuiyuan moved out, and said with a smile: "The military master made calculations, and Tianwuling fell two hours ago, so we have to temporarily change our strategy."

Wu Yigang: "Huh? Pinching one, one... count?"

***

The Xuanyu Corps headed by Yinyue Xuanxuan and Eight Xuancai, as well as a large number of flying cavalry, with Yingzhao as their mounts, rushed over almost day and night, and Xiaoying was with them.

As soon as they arrived, they had already gone ashore to rest. At the same time, they took off a large amount of grain, grass and heavy objects, and only loaded enough to maintain the necessary food.

Nangong Kuiyuan stayed here and led the temporarily unavailable navy, Zhao Wugeng and Wu Yigang to Tianwuling together.

After another day's travel, the news of Tianwuling's fall finally arrived, and the time of fall was exactly as Liu Sang said.

Zhao Wugeng, Wu Yigang, and everyone else looked at Liu Sang... God-man.

Although there is indeed such a thing as hexagrams in this world, it is good to be able to calculate a rough idea, but he can calculate the event so clearly?

Liu Sang held Xiaoying by the hand and smiled at Jiang, looking like a fairy.

The intelligence officer reported: "According to reports, Chu Tianpin is guarding Wuling, and Jin Jian is pretending to retreat. Chu Tianpin can't bear the loneliness on the mountain. From time to time, he takes his own soldiers in disguise and goes to the small town below the mountain to summon the police. Jin Jian had already figured out his movements, and he seemed to be retreating, trapping him in the city overnight. Terrified, Chu Tian sent flying cavalry back to the mountain to rescue him. The generals on the mountain had to come down to help, but I don't know if Jin Jian trapped him on purpose, let people go up the mountain to rescue soldiers, set up an ambush to defeat the Nanyuan army, and finally captured the small town, Chu Tianpin was also killed."

Zhao Wugeng said coldly: "One idiot."

Wu Yigang said: "How dare such an idiot be a general?"

Liu Sang shook his head and said: "Chu Tianpin is certainly stupid, but it was his father Chu Yugong who killed him. Chu Yugong knew that his son was used to living in peace and happiness, and he was not expected to lead an army at all, so he wanted him to guard him." In the poor mountains and rivers of Tianwuling, cronyism is employed, and the consequences are reaped. However, Jin Jianming retreated secretly and surrounded the spot to fight for aid, so he is indeed a general."

The intelligence official said: "Jin Jian destroyed Tianwu Ridge, and left about 8000 to [-] people guarding there, and is stepping up his troops on the Wuhan River."

Zhao Wugeng murmured: "Even if we take back Tianwuling, in a hurry, I'm afraid we don't have the energy to cooperate with Chu Tiancheng to attack. If Jin Jian ignores our side and continues to attack Wu Hanjiang..."

... (To be continued.)