The oars of the boat swish into the water, stirring up a splash of water that sparkles under the bright moonlight. The moon is like a silver plate, and the breeze blows on your face. It is a beautiful scenery, but what accompanies this beautiful scenery is the sound of thunderous snoring.

.Not one, but piece by piece.

On the ship, the soldiers holding weapons crowded against each other and slept very soundly.

On the rushing Yellow River, hundreds of troop transport ships, carrying thousands of soldiers and ordnance supplies, were rapidly approaching their goal.

On the shore, a cavalry team of three thousand people echoed with them.

These teams were sent by Xiao Cheng and commanded by Gao Yingxiang to rescue Xie Hong and Liu Jun's troops.

This army consisted of three different groups of troops. Wei Wu led 3,000 troops from Guangnan West Road, Gao Yingxiang led 5,000 troops from Yunnan Road, and the cavalry on the shore came from Guizhou Road Tianying Army.

Led by Yue Teng.

This is a great test of Gao Yingxiang's commanding ability.

It's okay for Yue Teng to say something, Wei Wu is really a veteran.

"I don't like Xie Hong and Liu Jun!" Wei Wu said bluntly in the cabin: "These two guys are typically taking the lives of the people of Bozhou and Suzhou to pave the way for their future prosperity.

ah!"

Gao Yingxiang said nothing.

He had a different background from Wei Wu.

Wei Wu came from a low-level background and worked his way up from a small soldier step by step. During this period, he became disabled. If he hadn't been lucky enough to meet Xiao Cheng, his final ending would have been miserable.

Although he is now successful and famous, his thoughts have long been solidified.

People like Xie Hong are disgusted.

Gao Yingxiang is different.

He even admires these two guys.

Such a decision is not something ordinary people can make.

From the moment Xie Hong and Gao Jun decided to send troops, they were clearly aware that they would inevitably encounter Liu Yu's crazy counterattack. If they were half-hearted, they would definitely die without a burial place.

Therefore, their speculation this time completely cost their wealth and lives.

All the supplies, ordnance, food and pay available to the army are now concentrated in Xuzhou, and even their families have all moved to Xuzhou.

To put it nicely, it is to live and die with Xuzhou and to protect this vital place for the Song Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, it's because Suzhou and Bozhou are just two empty-shelled eggs. If you knock them lightly, the yolk and egg white will flow all over the floor, so it is better to transport all the children to Xuzhou. After all, there are many soldiers there.

Yunji is safer.

And things developed just as they expected. When Liu Yu heard that Xuzhou was lost, he did not even return to Jinan, and led his army to attack Xuzhou from outside Tokyo.

Xie Hong and Liu Jun, who had been prepared for this for a long time, were naturally not afraid, and they fought with Liu Yu in a decent manner, both offensively and defensively.

Liu Yu couldn't take Xuzhou, so he spread evil fire on Bozhou and Suzhou. The army broke into these two places, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of crimes. The local people suffered a great disaster.

These two places are located in the Huaihe River Basin and have always been prosperous places. Due to Liu Yu's torment, they have almost turned into a hell on earth, with a mess of deaths and injuries.

Liu Yu's original intention was to induce Xie Hong and Liu Jun to separate their forces to rescue each other. In this way, he could annihilate his opponents in the wild without having to attack the tightly defended Xuzhou City.

However, thank you and Liu for this. They have already made up their mind. No matter you, Liu Yu, have all kinds of ingenious plans, I will deal with them in one way, that is, I will never leave the city.

Later, Liu Yu became so angry that he ordered the ancestral tombs of Xie Hong and Liu Jun to be dug up to vent his anger. He even had the coffins in these tombs dragged to the gate of Xuzhou City. He originally wanted to lower the morale of these two guys.

, but I didn’t expect that after Xie Hong and Liu Jun cried loudly in the city, they swore an oath with blood in front of thousands of people that they would not stand together with Liu Yu, the great rebel, under the blue sky. They would definitely fight for it in their lifetime.

His cramps peeled off his skin.

Destroying other people's morale does not work. On the contrary, it makes the other party's morale rise, while your own morale drops sharply.

After all, digging up people's ancestral graves is a very immoral thing in the eyes of both the enemy and ourselves.

The Battle of Xuzhou ended in a stalemate. Liu Yu's troops continued to raid and plunder Bozhou and Suzhou, and even tended to expand outwards, while Xie and Liu still defended Xuzhou.

Without foreign aid, even if Xuzhou could survive for a year and a half, it would definitely be lost.

There are no reinforcements from outside, and there is no city that must be defended within.

Xie Hong and Liu Jun bet that Xiao Erlang, who was far away in Jiangling Prefecture, could see Xuzhou's role in half of the country south of the Yangtze River. As soon as reinforcements arrived, their contribution to capturing Xuzhou and destroying their homes and defending the city would be enough to make them both famous and wealthy in the new dynasty.

receive.

And this is the reason why Wei Wu dislikes them very much.

Because essentially, these two guys are thinking about their own glory and wealth.

But the price was the blood and lives of countless people.

Gao Yingxiang's view is exactly the opposite.

"Futai doesn't just want us to rescue Xie Hong and Liu Jun!" He looked at Wei Wudao: "General Wei, Futai asked us to come here to stabilize the entire Jianghuai situation."

"How do you say that?" Wei Wu frowned.

"So General Wei wants to march into Suzhou and Bozhou, defeat the puppet Qi army there, and resolve the conflict between the people of the two places. This operational plan is absolutely impossible." Gao Yingxiang smiled and said: "The purpose of Liu Yu's doing this is to attract thanks.

After Hong Liujun comes out and fights with him, there must be the main force of the puppet Qi near these two places."

"Just enough to defeat them with one blow." Wei Wu said disapprovingly.

"Never underestimate the enemy's combat effectiveness!" Gao Yingxiang said seriously: "Even if we defeat the opponent head-on, with our military strength, it will be difficult to completely eliminate the opponent. In the end, it will only be a stalemate. For our future, it will be a stalemate.

No benefit at all."

"Then let them burn, kill and loot in these two places?"

"If you want to destroy them, you must first make them crazy. Otherwise, let them be crazy for a while!" Gao Yingxiang smiled slightly and said: "General Wei, if you want to complete Futai's strategic concept and stabilize the Huaihe River Basin, there is no one except Xuzhou.

In addition to this central point, we still need to capture two places."

"Xiapi, Dangshan!" Wei Wu stared at the map on the table.

"Yes, my first target is Xiapi!" Gao Yingxiang said: "We can't hide our troops from our opponents, but the speed of our march is beyond their imagination. Next, I am going to abandon the ship and go ashore.

, because on the water, our goal is basically clear."

"First insert so that the opponent cannot figure out our purpose, and then insert at Xiapi at high speed!" Wei Wu immediately understood what Gao Yingxiang meant.

"That's right! Our army can march eighty miles with enough weapons and food. They can't even dream of this!" Gao Yingxiang said: "The defenders of Xiapi are now going to surround Xuzhou.

Well, once we appear here, our opponents will definitely panic. They have not captured Xuzhou. If they lose Xiapi again, they will really be unable to stand in this area. Therefore, Liu Yu's main force will definitely concentrate on Xiapi.

"

"That's a good idea!" Wei Wu said, stroking his chin.

"In Bozhou and Suzhou, they choose the battlefield, but in Xiapi, we choose the battlefield!" Gao Yingxiang smiled and said: "General Wei, look, this old path of the Yellow River is quite suitable for Yue Teng's Sky Eagle Army to charge, Xuzhou

They can give full play to their combat effectiveness in such terrain."

"The Puppet Qi cavalry is pretty good!" Wei Wu said with a smile.

"In my opinion, the Sky Eagle Army is the sharpest cavalry in the world!" Gao Yingxiang said: "Here, we defeated Liu Yu's main force in one fell swoop. If Liu Yu loses this battle, where will he run?

"

"Needless to say, I will naturally run to his lair!"

"That's right. Next time we fight against Dangshan, it will be easy." Gao Yingxiang said with a smile: "Then there is Dangshan in the west, Xuzhou in the middle, and Xiapi in the east. This line of defense in the Huaihe River Basin has initially taken shape. That's basically it.

After stabilizing the situation on the eastern front, even if the Liao people come in person, there will be nothing we can do. What happens next depends on what the new emperor will do after he ascends the throne and the new dynasty is established."

Wei Wu had nothing to say.

Gao Yingxiang's strategies and tactics are beyond reproach.

He also understood that this was the best way.

"After this battle is over, and the defense line you mentioned is formed, and the eastern front is stabilized, will these two guys, Xie Hong and Liu Jun, be promoted?" Wei Wu asked somewhat unwillingly.

Gao Yingxiang laughed: "Of course, this matter was planned and implemented by them, and we are just adding the last touch to this wonderful picture they designed. Brother Wei, if Xuzhou

, Dangshan and Xiapi are in Liu Yu's hands. When the Liao people finish their own affairs, stabilize the situation, and then turn their attention to us, then this will be their breakthrough. We don't know how many people will die before they can

We have to hold this line! Moreover, it may not be possible to hold it. So the contribution of these two people is indeed very great. You will see, when the time comes, the position of these two people will definitely be above us."

"So many people died!" Wei Wu muttered.

"In today's world, wherever there are no deaths, there are fewer deaths. On the contrary, their approach may have the least number of deaths. They do have private intentions, but compared to the overall situation, no matter who they are, they must

The one who gets the thumbs up is Futai, so we have to thank them!" Gao Yingxiang said: "The middle line Xiangyang and the east line Jianghuai are all in our hands, leaving only the west line Qinling, but the Liao people want to

It would be too difficult to break in from here, and even if this is the opening, they would not leave it to Futai."

Wei Wu nodded and said: "This is what Erlang said, first form a confrontation between the north and the south, and then ask for the Northern Expedition to regain the homeland."

"Yes!" Gao Yingxiang said.

"I'm here to lure the enemy!" Wei Wu said: "General Gao, it's not that I look down on the Yunnan soldiers. In terms of movement and mobile marching, I'm afraid the soldiers I lead are stronger."

Gao Yingxiang laughed and said, "I don't want you to be invited. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to invite you before! You are the one who followed Futai. I saw the soldiers you trained. You are not the same as the other soldiers on Guangnan West Road."

It's completely different, but it's the same as Xiao Futai's soldiers."
To be continued...