Up and down the river, there is a vast water.

The sun shines in the morning, the sun sets in the evening, and the weather is endless.

The Tiancang River originates from the Cangwu Mountains on the southern border of Lingzhou, Daliang, passes through the Shiwanda Mountains in the south of Yuzhou, and then follows the terrain all the way east, passing through Sizhou, Dingzhou and Lizhou on the southern border.

, and finally merged into the vast and boundless angry sea.

After the rebellion of Emperor Gaozu of Daliang, he occupied the capital of the former Wei Dynasty and attacked from all sides and gradually encroached on the world. He reached the vast raging sea to the east, approached the extremely cold snowy areas to the north, peered into the Gaoyang Plain to the west, and was blocked by the Tiancang River to the south. In fact, from Taizong

Since the beginning of the 1990s, the pattern of the Three Kingdoms has stabilized, and no party can easily break this situation.

Xiwu had more than 100,000 solid cavalry, and of course it was not willing to be blocked to the west of Lingzhou. From the first year of Yongning to the second year of Renxuan, Xiwu provoked disputes on the border one after another, and was eventually defeated by Pei Zhen, the Duke of Dingguo.

The leader was defeated and lost the most heavily

The important Hucheng. In the fifth year of Kaiping, the Western Wu cavalry made a comeback. Through a pincer offensive from the north and the south, they intended to recapture Hucheng and invade Lingzhou. Unexpectedly, Pei Yue came out of nowhere and defeated Xie Lin in a row with the cooperation of the generals in the west.

and Zhang Qingbai.

It is foreseeable that at least within ten years, Xiwu will not be able to launch another national war with hundreds of thousands of troops marching eastward. The two sides will still conduct continuous small-scale trials and battles around the Tucheng line.

The situation in the south is more complicated.

The Tiancang River separates Daliang and Nanzhou, but in fact the border between the two countries is not so clear-cut.

To the southwest of Sizhou, also at the southwestern end of the Daliang territory, there are two fortified cities belonging to the Southern Zhou Dynasty on the north bank of the Tiancang River. These two cities, built purely for defense, stand on the riverside, with the powerful naval force of the Southern Zhou Dynasty behind them.

Obtain a steady stream of supplies. From here, go down the river to the middle area of ​​Dingzhou in Daliang. Here is the strongest Dingzhou Navy in Daliang, which is the only warship group that can compete with the Southern Army.

The biggest role of the Dingzhou Navy is to protect the two pontoon bridges across the river. Liang Jun supported the Jiangling defense line on the south bank through these two pontoon bridges. They were the bridgehead for the Liang army going south and a thorn in the side of the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

Thirty-five years ago, the boundary line between Daliang and the Southern Zhou Dynasty was not the Tiancang River. At that time, the three prefectures of Sizhou, half of Dingzhou and even most of Lizhou were the territory of the Southern Zhou Dynasty. It was here

In the past few decades, two handsome men appeared in Daliang who were like gods and took the lead, gradually changing this situation.

During the thirteen years that Wang Pingzhang led troops in the southern border, he forced the Southern Zhou Dynasty to retreat step by step, losing most of its territory on the north bank.

Gu Liang followed closely behind. He once laughed in front of Pei Yue and said that he had an advantage in the entanglement with Xie Xiao, the Duke of Southern Zhou Dynasty.

In fact, it was not just a first-line advantage. After replacing Wang Pingzhang as the de facto commander-in-chief of the southern border army, Gu Liang completely drove the Southern Zhou army to the south of the Tiancang River, and coordinated the Southern Army and the Dingzhou Navy. In the first year of Yongning,

He launched the Battle of Jiangling and took a big bite out of Southern Zhou Dynasty.

The Battle of Jiangling lasted for more than seven months. The final result was that Liang Jun captured the three cities of Jiangling, Luyang and Qingshui on the south bank of Tiancang River, and used the three cities that were at odds with each other to form the Jiangling Defense Line, firmly rooted on the south bank.

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For more than ten years, the Southern Zhou Dynasty has always wanted to capture the three cities of Jiangling. However, as long as the Dingzhou navy is not wiped out and the two pontoon bridges on the river are not destroyed, the continuous support from the north bank to the three cities cannot be cut off.

Without assistance, this wish cannot be realized.

The Southern Zhou Dynasty built the Chengbei Camp more than 50 miles south of Jiangling City, stationed with 60,000 elite infantry and a small number of cavalry. On the one hand, it was prepared to prevent the Liang army from the three cities in the north from coming out to harass the town, and on the other hand, it was ready to go north to seize the city at any time.

It's early April, the weather is getting warmer and the sun is shining all day long.

In the military tent of the camp, a middle-aged man was watching the military intelligence report attentively, and three young men stood beside him.

After a long time, the middle-aged man put down the file and raised his hand to rub his eyes.

The handsome-looking Fang Yunhu said with an unkind expression: "Father, those people in Beijing are making a lot of noise."

The middle-aged man is the head of the Fang family in Pingjiang, the Duke of Nanzhou Town, and the Prime Minister and Minister of Military Affairs Fang Xie Xiao.

The Fang family in Pingjiang has a very deep connection with the Southern Zhou royal family, which can be traced back to before the founding of the Southern Zhou Dynasty. In the past hundred years, there have been frequent intermarriages. For example, the current Queen of Southern Zhou is Fang Xiexiao's cousin. Of course, in the Southern Zhou court,

Not all of them are Fang family factions, even in the military there are forces opposing them.

Fang Xiexiao was at a disadvantage in the battle with Wang Pingzhang and Gu Liang. This cannot mean that his personal ability is poor. The reasons are too complicated. At least compared to the collapse of others, Fang Xiexiao was able to keep a large number of soldiers alive.

, was able to stabilize its defense after the Battle of Jiangling. As the most famous disciple army of the Fang family, the Pingjiang Faction camp performed well in the North-South War and was one of the few elites that could compete with the Daliang Southern Army.

However, Fang Xiexiao has been in a lot of trouble recently.

Last month, Emperor Daliang sent envoys to the capital of Southern Zhou Dynasty to use the incident caused by Fang Yunhu to force Emperor Zhou to remove Fang Xiexiao. Although the emperor categorically opposed this and severely scolded him, rumors inevitably spread in the capital.

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Hearing Fang Yunhu's complaint, Fang Xiexiao smiled lightly and said calmly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty knows how to deal with the schemes in the north."

Fang Yunhu curled his lips and said softly: "Those idiots only want to appease and seek peace, and they don't even worry about an attack from the north. Anyway, when the time comes, they will betray their country and seek glory, and maybe they can also ask for a title. Recently, there are rumors in the capital that the people from the north are

The emperor gave Pei Yue a concubine, but she was from Western Wu. Those fools couldn't bear it after hearing the news. They wished they could send all their daughters to be concubines for the generals in the north. Oh my god.

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Second brother Fang Yunsong, who was standing nearby, smiled and said, "Fourth brother, everyone has their own ambitions, so why should we care?"

Fang Yunhu frowned and said: "Second brother, of course I am not interested in paying attention to their scandal of selling their daughter, but these people have failed to succeed and failed to succeed. How can we sit back and watch them fish in troubled waters at the rear?"

Standing not far away was their eldest brother, Fang Yuntian, the current commander of the Pingjiang camp. He did not participate in the argument between his two younger brothers. Instead, he stared at the topographic map along the river hanging on the wall and said seriously: "Father, when?

Take action?"

Fang Xiexiao looked at him with approval, smiled and said, "It's almost here."

Fang Yuntian nodded and said: "We cannot let the north take such a leisurely approach. Since the national war is inevitable, we must seize the opportunity as much as possible."

Fang Xiexiao turned around after hearing this, looked at the dazzling word Jiangling on the topographic map, and said slowly: "Wait a little longer."

His mind drifted to the north, as if he had crossed thousands of miles of fertile fields, looking down at Daliang Kyoto, calmly waiting for the opportunity to come.
Chapter completed!