On the fifth day of the fifth month of the first year of the Chen Kingdom, Xiao Huli, the leader of the Chen Kingdom, swore an oath in Shaonan City, the northernmost point of the Eight Prefectures, and decided to march north to punish the people and make it known to the world.

A total of three armies were recruited, totaling 230,000 horses. Meng Yan, Duke of Shaochuan County, led Bai Ze's army of 60,000 as the left army to attack the Gu family of Xingtan, and Xiao Yu, Prince of Zhanchuan County, led the Qilin Army of 70,000 as the right army.

The Jiangyou Zhuo family and Xiao Huli formed a 100,000-strong middle route army with 60,000 guardsmen and 40,000 Tengshe troops from Pinghai County Gong Xiahouming and stationed in Shaonan to support the left and right sides.

Shaonan City is Meng Yan's old territory, and Meng's Taoli Hall is also here. Naturally, Meng Yan wants to fulfill his friendship as a landlord. Xiao Huli and his party are naturally accompanied by Cang Shuliang, and the people of Xiao Yu's Qilin Army are naturally left by themselves.

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At this moment, in the outer hall of the largest restaurant in Shaonan City, Bai Zejun, led by Ye Bohuai, was having a drink with the generals of the Qilin Army led by Xiao Cong. Ye Bohuai and Xiao Cong were both old acquaintances, so the task of connecting everyone was naturally theirs.

In the private room in the inner hall, Meng Yan and Xiao Yu listened to the noise outside with smiles on their lips. Meng Yan took a bite of the food and said: "Brother, after this meal of wine, you and I will go on an expedition. I wish you the best."

Great victory!"

"Second brother, what you say about righteousness is all false. Brother, just say, calm down and calm down. Gu is just an ant." Xiao Yu was still worried about Meng Yan's state. It's not like he didn't ask Xiao Huli to replace the two armies.

Xiao Huli denied the expedition route. Xiao Huli believed that the Gu family and Meng Yan had a personal grudge. First, he wanted Meng Yan to take revenge. Second, Meng Yan knew the Gu family better. However, Xiao Yu was worried that hatred would sometimes blind his eyes.

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"Don't worry, Gu Yingfeng almost killed me, and I didn't fight Gu Qufeng until death. The most important thing is to punish the people and obey orders, isn't it?"

"Okay, I won't say more. I just took a look at the generals of the battalions under your command. Most of them are old generals of your Xuanwu Army. But are you sure Jin Qian is available?" Xiao Yu didn't have a good impression of Jin Qian. This man

It's too unique and difficult to control.

"Hahaha! Brother, except for Uncle Cong, none of the thirteen Taibao under your command are rebellious. Have you ever been afraid?" Meng Yan asked in return.

"You and I are different in leading troops. You are a man of both civil and military skills. You can escape at any time when in danger, but I can't. How can I save my life if I don't have a strong general in my hands?" Xiao Yu retorted.

"That's true. The generals under your command are all warriors on the battlefield. Most of them are from Suomen Island. They have been tempered for thousands of times. In terms of toughness, no one here can compare to me." Meng Yan said truthfully.

Really.

Xiao Yu was actually very helpless. It was true that the generals he recruited were strong generals and strong in toughness, but in terms of marching formation, they were still not comparable to Meng Yan's men. Fortunately, there was Daizhou Xuanfu of the Yuanling Dynasty recommended by Xia Houming.

So Zhang Jin, the deputy commander of the Qilin Army, and the governor of Tongzhou in the Yuanling Dynasty, who is now the Qilin Army Sima and the Marquis of Tongjun Ying Zongyue, were able to compete with Baize's army. "The big difference is that you are full of newcomers.

, I am here all the old people who have been suppressed.”

"Okay, no more arguing. Seriously, how long do you think it will take for us to return from this expedition?" Meng Yan suddenly whispered and said happily: "Haoyue is pregnant!"

"Seriously!" Xiao Yu was overjoyed after hearing this, "We agreed to keep both our sons and daughters for me."

"Brother, do you have to have a child first?" Meng Yan teased.

"Humph! How did you know I didn't have one?" Xiao Yu pretended to be mysterious.

Meng Yan looked over intently, then laughed, pointed at Xiao Yu and said, "Sister-in-law is here too?!"

"Keep your voice down!" Xiao Yu scolded, "The medical officer in the palace diagnosed you last month. What about you?"

"Big brother is big brother. We didn't know about it until three days before we left Chencheng, otherwise Haoyue would have followed here long ago."

"Okay! If they are both boys or girls, let them become sworn sworn brothers. If it is a boy and a girl, we have decided on the in-laws." Xiao Yu made arrangements with a slight excitement.

"It's true!" Meng Yan stretched out his palm and Xiao Yu clapped his hands and said, "It's hard to chase a horse!"

"You're right, second brother. It's hard to say how long it will take to return from this expedition. Do you know that Geng Xian and the others are preparing three years of food reserves for an army of 200,000 people. My little aunt is in charge of it in Chencheng. You know her ambitions.

"." Xiao Yu always felt inexplicable anger when he mentioned Zhong Rouning.

"No matter what, today I made an agreement with my eldest brother, how about we meet at the bank of Yingshui River in two years?" Meng Yan suddenly remembered something, and directly made Yingshui, which both of them were familiar with, the place to meet.

"Yingshui is a good place. I will do as you say. Today, two years later, we will drink together by the Yingshui River!" Xiao Yu understood the meaning of Meng Yan's mention of Yingshui. Yingshui is the home of the Chen family in Yingchuan and the Changsun family in Jiangdong.

The place where they meet is each other's mother clan, and it is a meaningful place for both of them.

Waiting for the soldiers to assemble in Shaonan City and the commanders of each battalion to return to their posts, Meng Yan, Xiao Yu and others officially entered combat readiness. After many discussions with the Military Machinery Pavilion, it was decided that before the rainy season in mid-July, the left route army of the army would march to Shaonan Pass.

Gu Qufeng's Linwu City is stuck between Lincheng and Lingling, which is the hardest nut to crack. However, the only disadvantage is that the terrain is low. The best opportunity to attack Linwu City is during the rainy season; and most of the right army has already taken the lead.

Arriving at Xianghu County, they must capture Luling before the rainy season, otherwise the surge in river water will not be conducive to oppressing Xingguo and other places.

"No! I don't agree with such a fight. We only have a few people and we all attack Linwu. Even if we win, the gain will outweigh the loss." Jin Qian retorted with a gloomy expression.

"We can't cut off the connection between Lincheng and Lingling without taking Linwu. Do you think Gu Qufeng is stupid? Will he wait for us to divide our forces to attack Lincheng and Lingling?" Zhuo Bailing looked angry.

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The two men had been arguing for an hour. The entire Bai Zejun tent was clearly divided into two factions. Only Ye Bohuai and Meng Yan had been listening quietly to their argument. What they both said was reasonable. Linwu

It is stuck in the throat like a fish bone. If it is not pulled out, it will block the path of attack. If you pull it out, you will have to pay the price in blood.

Meng Yan saw that the argument was becoming more and more confrontational, so he decisively stopped them and said: "Linwu must be taken down. I have conducted many deductions with Junjige, but Linwu may not be solved only by paying a big price."

"My lord, the low terrain of Linwu is conducive to our attack in the rainy season, but don't forget that the rainy season is also a big trouble for us, so I still insist on going to Lincheng to cut off his arm first." Jin Qian was not convinced because of this.

It's the Junjige's decision, so I'm going to give in.

"Break off one of his arms? You have a good idea. If you attack Lincheng, he only needs to hold on and survive the rainy season. Once the rainy season passes Lingling, Linwu's troops will be out. They have been well-fed in the city, but we are exhausted.

, how to deal with it?!" Zhuo Bailing laughed.

Seeing that the situation was about to get tense again, Ye Bohuai slowly stood up and advised: "You two, you two, don't get too busy arguing. Don't you all feel that Linwu is stuck in our throats like a fishbone?"

The two of them were noncommittal, but Ye Bohuai calmed them down and continued: "What we eat most in the south is fish. Zhuo Sima, you grew up by the river. What would you do if you got stuck by a fish bone? Jin

General, you grew up by the sea, what would you do?"

The two of them were stunned for a moment, and then Jin Qian took the lead and said: "Ye Shuai, if the fish bone is stuck, drink more soup or eat something sour and it will go away."

Ye Bohuai looked at Zhuo Bailing again, and Zhuo Bailing said: "Most of us in Jiangyou eat fish bones and eat more rice balls to swallow them."

Ye Bohuai clapped his hands and said, "That's right! Isn't there a solution to this?"

Everyone was confused for a moment. Except for Meng Yan who guessed the solution, the rest of them didn't know what Ye Bohuai meant. They only heard Ye Bohuai say: "Linwu is like a fish bone. The rainy season is coming soon. What is most abundant in the rainy season is water.

, General Jin said to drink more soup, and then flooded Linwu with water. Of course, flooding was not enough to capture it quickly. Then we added Zhuo Sima's method and gave it some rice balls to swallow. The rice balls are like stones.

The most indispensable thing around us is rocks."

After listening, everyone suddenly realized, especially Jin Qian, Zhuo Bailing knew Ye Bohuai's ability, and he was not surprised that Ye Bohuai could solve the problem easily, but Jin Qian was different. He had just joined, and he was so impressed by Ye Bohuai.

The drunkard was very disgusted, but today's plan convinced him.

Seeing that everyone no longer raised objections, Meng Yan said: "Everyone understands Ye Shuai's method. Let's go to work on our own. Zhuo Sima, you are responsible for building a water storage place as soon as possible. General Jin, can you please lead the soldiers to quarry rocks?"

, It doesn’t need to be too big, just enough for the flood to carry it down.”

When everyone was ordered to leave the tent, Meng Yan suddenly stopped Yu Geng and said: "General Yu, the forward camp cannot be idle. While the others are preparing, you and your people will keep harassing Linwu City. I will only

As for you, fight if you can, and run away if you can't. You just can't let them eat and sleep normally. You insist on not having to retreat to Shaonanguan until the rainy season comes, and find a high place on the mountain to repair, so that you can rush in later."

After hearing this, Ye Bohuai raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, regardless of whether everyone was present or not: "I just said you are full of evil. Look at what you asked General Yu to do. Aren't you teasing Gu Qufeng!"

Everyone laughed after hearing this, and Meng Yan also laughed, and then Meng Yan said: "Everyone! Camp Shaonan! We are going to touch this aristocratic family that has stood for thousands of years!"

"I am willing to go with the commander-in-chief! I am willing to go with the commander-in-chief!" No one here has a good impression of the family.
Chapter completed!