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Chapter 837 The world is chess
Liyang Ferry.

The five-toothed ship stood upright, the five-storey giant ship was a head taller than the Liyang City in the distance.

The brand-new rows of poles and crossbows around the periphery are shining brightly.Zhao Zi's flag and Li Chongjiu's imperial flag were erected on the big ship, flying high.

Surrounded by more than a hundred staff and generals, Li Chongjiu, dressed in a dragon robe, walked towards the warship on the pier. Cheng Mingzhen, the navy captain, led the navy generals to greet him on the shore.

"Cheng Mingzhen kowtows to His Majesty, long live my emperor!" All the soldiers on the five-tooth battleship said in unison.

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "Pingshen."

Cheng Mingzhen got up and said: "Your Majesty, the five-toothed ship is ready, and I and 1 sailors are waiting for your orders at any time."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "Cheng Qing said that there is no need to be too polite. For matters of the military and state, listen to me, and for matters on the ship, listen to you. Just let it go, you are in charge of everything on the ship, and you don't need to come to tell me!"

After hearing Li Chongjiu's words, Cheng Mingzhen cupped his fists and said, "A certain general obeys the order!"

After all, Li Chongjiu and Cheng Mingzhen boarded the ship together.After Cheng Mingzhen gave an order, the battleship immediately set sail.

After the five-tooth battleship slowly raised its sails, it headed south on the canal.

And around the five-tooth warship, there were already eight building ships, which generally guarded the safety of the flagship as frigates.In addition to the building ships, there are dozens of small warships advancing with the ship, and there are several mail ships in the middle that convey military information.One mile behind the fleet, following the ship was Li Chongjiu's imperial guards and the Tingwei Army. The soldiers were sitting on the troop carrier, and there were countless number of baggage ships following the troop carrier.

The route of the navy is to enter the Yellow River from the canal of Yongji Canal, then go straight up the river, and land directly at Heyang.This takes about three days of water travel.

As the fleet moved forward, the five-toothed ship became Li Chongjiu's temporary command and operation center.In the past, they did not bring family members along with the army, but this time when Li Tang was attacked, someone inexplicably reminded Li Chongjiu that Li Shimin had plans to assassinate Li Zhiwan.

Although Li Chongjiu didn't know who reminded him, he was worried in his heart, so he took Yang Ehuang, Li Zhiwan, Shi Deyun, and Su Miao with him, and his eldest son Li Ying and eldest daughter Caiwei also accompanied him on the boat. And enter.

On this temporarily commanded flagship, the fifth floor is the place for vigilance, the fourth floor is where Li Chongjiu's concubine lives, and the third floor is where Li Chongjiu discusses and fights with the ministers.

As for the second floor, the first floor is where the three hundred guards and sailors on board are stationed.
Outside the third deck, the field of vision is transparent, and the cavalry troops of the Zhao army are constantly advancing from the rear as far as the shore can be seen.And the river water under the boat has turned khaki, obviously entering the Yellow River Basin,
Li Chongjiu turned his eyes back to the cabin from a distance, and saw that Ji Chuan, Zhang Xuansu, and Yu Shinan, the three servants of Zhongshu, were summarizing and analyzing the news from the Department of Rumors and Zhao Jun's front line.And more than a dozen staff members are drawing maps, which will be carried out by each army at any time. The distribution of soldiers and horses, and the places where food and grass are stored are all carefully drawn on the sand table.

As for the six Zhongshu Sheren, all of them came to attend this time, such as Xue Deyin, Wang Bo and other Zhongshu Sheren, who were naturally used to write official documents for the imperial edict, and the order was issued by the imperial edict.In the entire combat center, everyone was quiet and working in an orderly manner, only the sound of official documents being flipped and clicked.

With so many people working hard, Li Chongjiu is actually free. In general, such excellent staff as Ji Chuan, Zhang Xuansu, and Yu Shinan can make decisions for him.So Li Chongjiu was happy to be at leisure, and spent most of his time sitting there with his eyes closed.

Of course, there is another person in the room who doesn't know how to deal with himself. This is the prince Li Ying secretly appointed by Li Chongjiu.Li Chongjiu brought Li Ying here this time, in order to let him learn more.Although I exercised a lot on Li Ying, Li Ying was still in the palace since he was a child.Li Chongjiu didn't want him to grow up among women, so this time he brought Li Ying to see him.

But the strategy of war, as well as some intelligence information that sounded like a bible, could not be understood by Li Ying, who was only ten years old.At the beginning of the day, Li Ying was restless, sitting on a small bench and suffering.Li Chongjiu didn't care about him, just see what he would do next.

But after the second day, Li Chongjiu discovered that Li Ying was particularly interested in the sand table map.

This sand table map covers the four parts of Guanzhong, Hanoi, Hexi, and Sichuan and Sichuan. The location is very large, almost as big as four billiard tables.The mountains, rivers, important towns, and military deployments are piled up in proportion.

After Li Ying saw this, he stared blankly there, and watched Li Chongjiu's staff working on the sand table, moving soldiers and horses one by one.

Li Chongjiu looked forward and asked Li Ying: "Do you understand?"

Li Ying pointed to the map and said, "Chang'an, I know. Master told me that this is the capital of Li Tang, and Luoyang is the accompanying capital of our Great Zhao. I don't know the rest."

Li Chongjiu nodded with a smile, pointed to the raised mountains in the center of the map, and said: "You recognize these well, you see, this is the Qinling Mountains, and to the south of the Qinling Mountains is Sichuan and Shu, the land of abundance, the road to Shu is difficult to reach the blue sky, go north It is eight hundred miles away from Qinchuan, where the river is closed and the four fortresses are blocked. It is the place where Zhou Wenwang Fengming Qishan, Xianyang of Qin State, and Liu Bang laid the foundation for his hegemony!"

Speaking of this, Li Chongjiu pointed to the river channel divided in the center on the map: "To the west of Qinchuan River is the source of the river, which is the source of the Yellow River. Look at the Yellow River from west to east, like a belt, running through my clothes in Huaxia. Such is the beauty of mountains and rivers!"

Hearing Li Chongjiu's words, Li Ying couldn't help reaching out to touch the sand table. The staff were afraid that Li Ying would mess up their efforts, but they couldn't speak well.

Li Chongjiu shook Li Ying's hand with a smile and said, "What are you touching?"

Li Ying raised his head to look at Li Chongjiu and said: "Father, I heard you say that, thinking about this world, it seems to be on a sand table, within an inch, and finally appeared in my mind. And this military dispatcher , It’s like when playing chess on weekdays, there are pieces on the chessboard. Master once told me that my father regards the world as a chess piece, so it’s probably like this!”

Li Chongjiu nodded approvingly. Li Ying's comprehension is good, and his rhetoric was not in vain.

Li Chongjiu smiled and said nothing more.Next, Li Ying looked at the sand table, and then listened to Li Chongjiu and his staff discussing the matter of defeating Tang with a half understanding.
And this time to attack Li Tang, the big strategy has been conceived after a year of preparation.Regarding how to enter the army and how Li Shimin should respond, he has made three or four countermeasures.

(End of this chapter)