sweeping the world

Chapter 255 The Second Choice
Kaiyang, the capital of Langye County, is about [-] miles north of the intersection of the upper reaches of Sishui and Yishui. When Liu Yan came to Kaiyang with his army, the battle of attacking and defending the city had already begun.

Kaiyang City does not occupy a large area, and it can be seen that it has undergone urgent repairs. Even if some gaps cannot be blocked with rammed earth, they will be blocked with debris such as stones, wood, and so on.

Huan Wen was interested in city offensive and defensive battles, and he was even more interested in how many ships the Han army should have.

To get from Ju County to Kaiyang, you need to cross the Yishui River. The Han army seized control of several bridges very quickly, and there was no need to temporarily build bridges.

Yishui is a river connecting Zhushui, one of the three major water systems in Yanzhou. It runs through the entire Dong'an County from Yanzhou, becomes a straight line and then passes through the entire Dongguan County and Sishui.

Surabaya does not just refer to a river, it is a water system that can be said to extend in all directions, and is directly connected to the Jianghuai water network.Surabaya should be said to be the largest water network in Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou, with its tributaries widely distributed.Anyone who has always wanted to go south has been unable to ignore the existence of Surabaya.

When Huan Wen passed Yishui, he paid attention to the boats traveling on the river, but it was too far away to see clearly what class the Han army's ships were, and he could only roughly see that it was not a building ship system.

By the way, Louchuan has been an artifact in the south since the Western Han Dynasty. It has always been regarded as a representative of strength in the south. No power (country) based in the Yangtze River region can ignore the existence of Louchuan. This is the case in Wu, and it is the case in the current Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the future, Song, Liang, Chen, and Qi in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, anyway, as long as they want to gain a foothold in the south, it is impossible to ignore Lou Chuan.

Once the number is large, the level can actually be put later. Huan Wen's visual inspection is good. He saw more than [-] ships, most of which should be transport ships, and the number of warships is definitely [-]. Within, the appearance of those warships has never been seen before.

The number of Han troops in Kaiyang City has reached [-], which means that the previous [-] Han troops traveled by land, and the new [-] Han troops traveled by water.

"Hu people rarely use waterways." Yuan Qiao said gloomily: "Since Liu Shijun can transport [-] people by waterways, he can transport more."

No one will forget that the "playing with water" in the Han Dynasty has been a thing since the beginning, and it is still the sea.Since the Han Dynasty was able to transport troops across the sea, many people would take it for granted that the inland waters could also play smoothly, completely unaware that sea navigation ships and inland river ships were basically two systems.

Yuan Qiao said that it was not for other reasons. Liu Yan had already shown enough hostility towards the Eastern Jin court, so it was definitely not good news for the Eastern Jin Dynasty that the Han army in the inland river system could play.

The real situation is that the reason why the small~chao~courts of the Eastern Jin Dynasty were able to enjoy themselves in the south was because of the natural danger of the Yangtze River, and at the same time, the Hu people couldn't handle water warfare.

This time, the small~chao~ting of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was so nervous about Shijie Zhao Guo's going south, not because he was afraid of the so-called million-strong army, but because Shihu had collected tens of thousands of craftsmen to build ships!

Still the same sentence, once the quantity of something is sufficient, the quality can really be inferior. If the Zhao army in Shijie throws out thousands of warships, how long can the Eastern Jin water army last?

A burst of shouts of "Wan Sheng" was suddenly roared out, which made Huan Wen, who had been absent-minded before, clever. He turned his head and looked, and the Han army in red and black uniforms had poured into the collapsed gap like a tide.

It's just a crash, that's the rhythm of setting up a catapult.The riprap truck was brought in by a waterway transport ship, and it was put into use immediately when it arrived on the same day, which is obviously a credit.

"How many defenders are there in Kaiyang City?"

"Counting the Zhao Jun who retreated from Yangdu, and the Hu people who gathered around, the conservative number should be [-]?"

The Han army kept pouring in through the gap, and the shouts of killing soon erupted in the city. As time went by, the shouts of killing did not stop, but instead, black smoke rose from the city to the sky.

If the Chinese civilization's city offensive and defensive battles, once the enemy troops flood into the city, the large-scale battle will basically end, which is a manifestation of the collapse of morale.However, Kaiyang City did not end the battle because of the influx of Han troops, but I don't know if the Hu people did not have the idea of ​​defeating the enemy when they entered the city, or because the Hu people had long been determined to fight in the street?
After one gap came the second one, and finally the city gate was opened by the soldiers of the Han soldiers who had entered from there. The more passages that could enter the city, the greater the number and speed of the influx of Han troops.

"I've checked, and I found no dry firewood, kerosene, etc. inside." Sang Yu looked profusely sweating, but he was not frightened or nervous, he was simply heated: "It seems that the Hu people plan to fight with us. A stalemate?"

Liu Yan was still looking at the system map in his mind before. As long as he confirmed how many defenders there were in the city, he would mobilize troops to attack the city from the other three directions. After all, attacking from multiple directions is always better than a single direction.

"Wang Luan's will is stronger than Deng Heng." Liu Yan asked, "Are you sure Wang Luan is the general who surrendered to Shijie from Liang State?"

Cui Xuanzheng was sitting in a corner of the military tent. This was the second time he was defeated and captured, and he was serving the third force. Seeing Liu Yan's eyes glanced over, he quickly stood up and saluted: "Back to your majesty, Wang Luan is indeed for Liang!" The national surrender."

It seems that Cui Xuan knows a lot, even there are two people named Wang Luan in Liangguo. Of course, one is Wang Luan who is currently in command of the Xuzhou Army, and the other is a well-known fortune teller among the people. (The latter Wang Luan was beheaded by Zhang Zuo on the charge of deceiving the public when he pretended to be a ghost.)
Liu Yan just asked casually. Since Cui Xuan knew so much, he asked some more questions. For example, what did Wang Luan do in front of the Zhang family, how many wars he participated in, and what official position he has been in. He asked all the necessary questions. .

The strange thing is that Cui Xuan could answer all the questions, and finally said with a bitter smile: "The villain himself is a general, but he doesn't have the ability to lead troops. Shijie doesn't respect scholars, so he can only learn more about things. It’s good to have a job.”

Liu Yan allowed Cui Xuan to surrender and included Cui Xuan after some investigation.After Cui Xuan surrendered to Shijie, he didn't do anything unconscionable, at least Liu Yan didn't find out for the time being.Cui Xuan may seem extremely humble in Shijie Zhao State, and it seems that he has a good way of making friends. It can be said that he has a wide network of contacts, so Liu Yan can use such people.

According to what Cui Xuan said, Wang Luan is clearly a tough person, and his ability to command troops is not bad.In this way, Liu Yan understood some things.

"The defenders of Kaiyang City must have received some order in advance, and they will try their best to hold us back." Liu Yan didn't look nervous, and said, "If there is no mistake, Wang Luan must be leading the army on the way here?"

Just as Sang Yu was about to say something, someone spoke first.

"Liu Shijun, Wen has a question." Huan Wen first attracted Liu Yan's attention, but when everyone in the tent looked over, he hesitated to say what he originally wanted to say.

"Yuanzi wants to ask, if our army goes south, what should we do if Shijie's army attacks Qingzhou from Jizhou or Yanzhou?" He laughed a few times and waved his hands: "Since I lead the army to the south, I must be well prepared."

"Liu Shijun's troops on the Kaiyang battlefield are close to [-], how many defenders are there in the rear?" Huan Wen couldn't believe it, and then sighed: "If Liu Shijun allows it, please allow me to send someone back. At least let General Cheqi threaten the rear flank of Zhao Jun from the south?"

According to the normal situation, that is, from a conventional military perspective, Huan Wen's suggestion is indeed a good suggestion.

"Yuanzi, to be frank, I don't believe that the Jin army has the ability to go north. It's like Wang Luan's blatantly leading the army to the Langye battlefield, ignoring the Jin army in the direction of Guangling." Seeing that Huan Wen wanted to refute, Liu Yan couldn't help but Giving a chance to speak out, he added: "Your internal friction is too serious, and it is even suspected that your coming here is also a product of internal friction."

Huan Wen was stunned: "How do you say that?"

"Ten years ago, there was a man named Gong Tao who opened an academy in Donglai. He ran it in Qingzhou and recruited a lot of children. It can be regarded as a wide range of contacts under his management." Liu Yan slowly told some things about Mr. Gong Tao Later, I talked about Gong Ze again. I finished talking about the fact that many families planned to revolt in Qingzhou some time ago to disrupt the battle between Liu Yan and Shijie’s Zhao army. Finally, I said: "Please allow me to use the phrase 'the success is not enough, but the failure is more than failure'." When I use words to describe those aristocratic families living in the south of the Yangtze River, I am not just referring to some people, frankly speaking, one or the other is garbage, and you are also one of those garbage."

In fact, Huan Wen didn't understand what "garbage" meant, but from Liu Yan's tone and manner of speaking, he could tell that it was not a good word.He knew something about the chess pieces in Qingzhou in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but he really didn't know that those chess pieces would appear in this posture... No, those chess pieces probably have no chance of making trouble, even if they are caught. What storms come out.

"I haven't told Yuanzi about the second choice. I've already talked about this, so I'll tell Yuanzi." Liu Yan had a smile on his face, but no matter how you looked at the smile, it was a bit cold: "Since you are being You will be sent here only if you abandon them, so there must be someone who doesn’t want you to do something. To put it bluntly, the Huan family and the Yu family are too close, and some people hope that the two families will break up and even attack each other. Or, you have been Whose interests have been harmed by wanting to crusade against Cheng Han?"

With a livid face, Huan Wen asked, "Can you tell me the second choice?"

"The first choice is that Yuanzi volunteered for me, and immediately devoted himself to the great cause of restoring the Central Plains. However, he was not loyal to Sima, the useless royal family that would even extinguish the incense in Yanhuang Temple, but to me." Liu Yan didn't care what he heard. Huan Wen, whose expression changed greatly after the Sima imperial family extinguished the incense in Yanhuang Temple, continued, "The second choice is..."

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Be a broken dog O(∩_∩)O~
(End of this chapter)