More than sixty miles upstream of Danjiangkou, there is a large lake named Handan Lake with a wide surface. The navy of the Tang Army was stationed here.
Before evening, with the sound of shouts, boats of all sizes turned around and sailed away from the lake, sailing back into the Han River.
"The wind direction is just right, the sails are full!"
A sailor stood on a wooden box and was taking a few bites of a large mooncake. He looked up and saw that the side hanging on a long pole had been blown to the east by the wind, so he quickly stuffed the mooncake into his mouth.
He put the half piece of cake back into his sleeve and shouted.
"Let's go, let's go to Junzhou City to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival..." The warships sailed away from Handan Lake in this way.
By evening, only half of the original boats on the lake were left.
After Li Xia became emperor, he seemed to have become much more cautious and did not go to the battlefield to attack Junzhou in person.
Therefore, his largest building ship is still moored in the lake, guarded by many warships.
The warship responsible for commanding the Chinese army hung the banner "He Tai, the commander of Wu Ding's army in the Tang Dynasty".
Further away is the rear army. The largest flag has the words "Wang Xun, deputy defense envoy of Yangzhou in Tang Dynasty" written on it.
Several high-ranking naval generals in the Tang army are here.
Standing on the oar and watching the last warship disappear from sight, the junction of Handan Lake and Hanshui River gradually only left half a river and half a river. Li Xia turned around and walked towards the cabin.
Behind him was a resident who had been following him since he proclaimed himself emperor, recording his words and deeds.
There were many rules for living in the household, and it was said that even the emperor could not read the recorded contents, but Li Xia basically ignored these rules and often drove him away.
Today, when I saw that the young emperor was not summoning the ministers, but walking to the cabin where he was resting, the living room attendant consciously wanted to resign.
"Follow." Li Xia suddenly stopped him and said, "Wait until I finish eating before leaving."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
On the other side of the corridor, the maid Miao Lan took a look and hurried back to the cabin, where she saw Yan Rong and Tang An'an preparing wine and food.
Miao Lan was anxious to speak, but Yan Rong glared at her, so she had to clasp her hands on her waist and bow first.
"Concubine Ning."
She used to be a palace maid in Lin'an Palace. She had seen big events, and she actually felt that the status of her master, Concubine Ning, was a bit shabby. Li Xia became emperor too quickly, and some of the pomp and ceremony was not put in place, which inevitably made her feel like she was playing house.
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Being in the small and crude so-called "imperial palace" in Chang'an, Miao Lan sometimes suddenly thought that she was in some bandit's den.
But Yan Rong just likes to be called Concubine Ning, and there is nothing she can do about it.
After that, Miao Lan turned to Tang An'an, saluted, and called: "Shu Fei."
Tang Anan lowered his head, looking a little embarrassed because he was not used to this kind of address.
She felt that she was from a humble background and was not worthy of being canonized as a concubine.
At that time, many civil servants in Chang'an City did oppose Li Xia's canonization of her, but Li Xia suppressed the objections with all his strength.
The officials even opposed Li Xia's canonization of Yan Rong, but unlike Tang An'an, Yan Rong accepted the canonization calmly.
Yan Rong understood Li Xia's strength, and also understood that Zhao Song looked prosperous but was actually starting to rot in his bones. Therefore, although he was born into a wealthy family, he did not care about that kind of pomp.
She was very confident and didn't feel shabby at all. Every time she heard someone call her "Concubine Ning," she couldn't help but smile.
"Tell me, Your Majesty, are you busy and come over?"
Miao Lan curled her lips secretly and said to herself that this "Your Majesty" does not look like an emperor, so she responded: "Yes, here we come, and the hostess is still following His Majesty."
"knew."
Yan Rong listened, thought for a moment, and said a few words to Tang An'an.
"His Majesty will come over later and write poems to talk to him..."
The boat is large and heavy, and it is stable when moored on the lake, but there is a slight shaking in the cabin.
When Tang Anan wrote the last few words on the rice paper, Li Xia walked into the large cabin.
"My beloved concubine is practicing calligraphy?"
"His Majesty……",
Yan Rong and Tang An'an quickly performed a blessing ceremony together.
Both of them are stunningly beautiful, one is charming and the other is elegant, but Li Xia's eyes fell on the rice paper, looking at the poem he had just written, and recited a sentence in a daze.
"Wang Jun's boat sailed down to Yizhou, and the king of Jinling lost his temper."
The living room attendant who was following Li Xia was standing by the door, holding the living room in his hands. His ears twitched when he heard the words, and he quickly picked up a pen and started recording.
At the same time, one can also hear His Majesty the Emperor chatting before the dinner.
"My beloved concubine understands my thoughts. Do you know which line of Liu Yuxi's poem I like the most?"
"My concubine guesses that it should be: 'Today is the day when the four seas are home. From now on, the world will be unified, and the four seas will be unified."
"go on."
"Liu Zhongshan single-handedly selected the incident of the Western Jin Dynasty's destruction of Wu as a poem, which is thought-provoking. He wrote about the Kingdom of Wu, and also focused on the kingly spirit of the Kingdom of Wu. Neither the thousand iron ropes nor the steep terrain were enough to rely on. The King of Wu was ignorant and would inevitably be destroyed, and the world would eventually be destroyed.
Unification. This has been the case since ancient times, and it is also the case now that your Majesty is destroying the Song Dynasty."
"Yes, this battle will divide the world. Those who live in one corner will surely perish, and those from all over the world will become one family."
"It turns out that His Majesty was already sure."
"Your Majesty personally went on the expedition. He didn't bring the queen or the concubine, but he only brought us two sisters. He must have wanted us to see our relatives and friends in Lin'an again. Your kindness is profound."
Over there, the person in the living room wrote quickly. After recording for a while, he stopped writing and listened to Li Xia say something.
"You go down first. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Get some mooncakes."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
He bowed to accept the order, took a box of mooncakes with both hands, and exited the cabin.
After passing through the corridor and going down the stairs, he went down three more stairs under the watchful eyes of a famous guard, and finally left this heavily guarded building.
Walking to the side of the ship, he greeted a naval commander, and then some soldiers set up planks and asked him to walk to another large ship that was docked with the main battleship.
After walking like this for a while, he returned to his cabin.
At this point, the security is no longer so tight. You can even faintly hear the voices of sailors gathering together and talking.
The living room attendant immediately sat down at the table, ignoring the slight shaking of the cabin, picked up a pen, and re-wrote the daily notes he had just scribbled down.
"Shu and Ning, the two concubines are both from Lin'an. The emperor took the two concubines to his side to conquer Zhao and Song Dynasties in person, but all the officials were puzzled.
When the soldiers arrived in Junzhou on the night of Zhongqiu, Fang Yu revealed that Lin'an could be defeated in a single battle..."
The tip of his thin pen was like a flying dragon and a phoenix. After finally recording this paragraph, he put down the pen and nodded with satisfaction, thinking that as long as this battle was won, the daily notes recorded today could be quoted in the history of the country and become an allusion.
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Someone knocked on the cabin door and brought food and wine in...
As night falls, the bright moon in the sky is as full as a silver plate.
After Li Xia had eaten, he was accompanied by Yan Rong and Tang An'an, who sat there waiting for the battle report to come back.
"How could your Majesty be so sure that someone would find a way to peek into the daily life notes and pass the news back to Song Ting?"
"I was originally a minister of the Song Dynasty, and most of the people under my rule were originally ministers of the Song Dynasty. As soon as I became emperor, many people would not support me, and some people would show their cards directly, but there must also be many people hiding in secret, looking for opportunities to help me.
The Song Dynasty put an end to chaos."
Without anyone else around, Li Xia seemed much more casual, and his speech was not as serious as before the meal.
"Sooner or later, this news will get out. It is of no use now. But when the war comes later, it will bring great psychological pressure to Zhao Song."
It is said to be a small matter, but momentum is often piled up by small things.
It can only be said to be prepared in advance.
Yan Rong joked: "Your Majesty is determined to destroy the Song Dynasty. When the time comes, it will no longer be possible for the monarchs and ministers of Zhao and Song Dynasties to seek peace."
Li Xia smiled.
Only he knew in his heart that the current strength of the navy was far from enough, and it was impossible to destroy the Song Dynasty in one battle.
That’s why we need to keep creating false impressions.
In order to scare people later.
But these are just the icing on the cake, the real key lies in whether victory can be achieved on the battlefield.
He was calm on the surface, but also a little anxious in his heart. Although there were two stunning figures by his side, he still got up and went to the map that night to continue analyzing the war.
Finally, through the window, I saw a few lights on the shore approaching from far away, as if there were horses returning from the expedition.
"Good news! Good news, good news..."
After a while, Li Xia rushed to the bow of the ship.
"Your Majesty! A great victory. Two generals Zhang have conquered Junzhou. Lu Wenhuan has been defeated!"
"Took the bait."
At the military meeting held that night, Fang Yankai became more excited and said: "Lu Wenhuan not only wants to block our army's offensive, but also wants to attract His Majesty to go deeper. He wants to set up an ambush and surround Your Majesty."
"Lu Wenhuan's troops alone can defend Xiangyang, but they are not enough to surround our army. Therefore, he will definitely ask Lu Wende for reinforcements."
"Yes, yes, Lu Wende will come too."
Fang Yankai held up two candles and placed them on the map.
"They have determined that there are only two ways for us to attack the Song Dynasty. First, we will reinforce Jiangling Mansion to ensure that Jiang Cai cannot break through the Yangtze River defense line."
"And Lu Wende will definitely lead his army northward and support Xiangyang from the Han River..."
"No." Li Xia shook his head and said, "He won't support Xiangyang, so he can't surround me. If I were him, I would..."
He pointed to the map and continued: "I will abandon the ship and march quickly to get behind Li Xia."
"Then, can the troop mobilization of the Song Army be confirmed?"
“There are only two waterways, and basically there won’t be much difference.”
After discussing for a while and refining these deductions, Fang Yankai became a little nervous and murmured to himself: "It would be better if the anglers don't capsize the boat."
After saying that, he bowed to Li Xia and said: "Your Majesty, please don't pursue him too deeply, as long as you can attract the strength of the Lu family's army."