To be honest, facing the unfavorable situation of internal and external difficulties, Murong Xin could not think of any clever strategies. However, under Liu Kun's bright and expectant eyes, he could only pretend to continue to think carefully.

As time dragged on, Liu Kun suddenly spoke up: "Old man Xun Song is the uncle of the King of Qin. I heard that the King of Qin is very nostalgic. I want to storm his mansion and use him as a hostage to sign a non-aggression covenant with the King of Qin. , do you think it’s feasible?”

"This..." Murong Xin quickly raised his hand and advised: "Your Majesty, the Xun Mansion is well-defended and has sufficient supplies and supplies, and Zeng Daniu is watching eagerly from the side. I am afraid that if we cannot attack for a long time, we will suffer heavy losses. What I am more worried about is the damage to the morale of the soldiers. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"Eh~~" Liu Kun smiled sinisterly: "What's that called? Oh, by the way, Katsuragi Yangtze River Raid Jinyan, damn, this name is really hard to remember. He personally led 30,000 Japanese slaves to defect in the past few days. Because of me, I sent him to attack the Xun Mansion, and by chance, Han Qian's tribe came across the river and ordered them to be backup. Even if the army of more than 40,000 people was wiped out, so what? They were ordered first, and they would all die sooner or later. , if you can fight with Zeng Daniu and die together, it will be even more profitable!"

Liu Kun's idea sounded reasonable at first. Murong Xin secretly analyzed the pros and cons. Liu Kun did not rush him and waited for Murong Xin to put forward his own opinions.

Soon, Murong Xin saluted and said: "Your Majesty, although the King of Qin values ​​​​family affection, family affection and state affairs are more important in the King of Qin's mind. How the King of Qin will choose is difficult for me to predict, and I dare not make a conclusion. However, , Your Majesty, please think about it carefully. Xun Song has a strong temper. He would rather commit suicide before being captured than fall into the hands of His Majesty. In this way, he is a second minister but can lose his reputation, and Your Majesty, you are afraid of betraying him. You will be scolded!"

A look of hesitation suddenly appeared on Liu Kun's face. Murong Xin's advice hit the key point, but he was afraid that he would be scolded and would gain nothing in the end. He would not be able to please either end.

Murong Xuan glanced at Liu Kun and continued: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for telling you frankly. Xiang Yu once held Han Gaozu's father as a hostage and threatened to cook him and eat him. As a result, Gaozu remained unmoved. However, for hundreds of years, historians have said Xiang Yu was criticized by Xiang Yu for this matter. Therefore, using people as hostages, no matter whether they are useful or not, is always the last resort. It must not be used lightly until the end of the mountain is exhausted.

In my opinion, your Majesty is not completely without a chance of winning. Although the Huainan and Liyang armies have been wiped out, your Majesty still has the natural dangers of the great river. With those thousands of fire ships, if used well, he should be able to severely damage the Qin army. Teach him What a big loss!

Taking a step back, even if the Qin army successfully crossed the river, according to detailed reports, the King of Qin only led 100,000 infantry and cavalry. In terms of military strength, although our army accidentally fell into Zeng Daniu's way, we lost two soldiers in vain. Although there are thousands of fine cavalry, they still have a considerable advantage. They have 130,000 fine cavalry. Unlike the Qin army's mixed infantry and cavalry, these are pure cavalry and can launch an active attack on the Qin army.

Although the Japanese slave was short in stature, with tattered armor and crude weapons, as the saying goes, good steel should be used on the blade. Instead of attacking the Xun Mansion and dying in vain, it would be better to use Han Qian's troops to attack first, such as It is not impossible to rush into the Qin army and use your jingqi to look for opportunities to cover up the enemy, or defeat the Qin army in one fell swoop!

What's more, keeping Xun Song is not completely useless. Once the battle reaches a critical moment, Zeng Daniu's troops will definitely come to help. At that time, your majesty can send troops from the palace city to pretend to attack Xun Song, forcing him to rescue, and virtually immobilizing him. , Therefore, I believe that Your Majesty should not be distracted by other things, but should focus on the decisive battle with the King of Qin. What can you do if you ignore Xun Song for the time being?"

"Okay!" Liu Kun shouted loudly! In fact, Murong Xin didn't put forward any new insights. He just put new wine in old bottles and reinterpreted the current war situation from another angle. But when Liu Kun heard it, his confidence increased greatly.

The depression that came from Jun's betrayal immediately disappeared. It can be seen from this that the woodpecker can only climb the tree with its mouth. This statement is indeed true!

Liu Kun's face regained its luster, but he asked again: "Yi Luogui, where do you think the Qin army will cross the river?"

Murong Xuan said without hesitation: "According to common sense, when we go to Liyang, we must cross the river to go straight to Gushu. However, I predict that the King of Qin will abandon Gushu and go down the river, rush straight to Stone City, and fight your Majesty in the suburbs of Jiankang."

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"Oh?" Liu Kun asked in confusion: "Why? Why are you so sure?"

Murong Xuan also showed confidence, stroking his beard and said: "Gushu is a hundred miles away from Jiankang. If the King of Qin takes Gushu, he will have to go to Jiankang by land. At that time, your Majesty can concentrate his troops to attack him while he is marching.

He, I guarantee that he will return with a great defeat! How could the King of Qin dare to be so hasty if he does not know the art of war?"

"Hahahaha~~" Liu Kun laughed happily and said: "Then I will teach him to suffer a big loss on the river!" After saying that, he turned around and shouted: "Come here!"

Two personal attendants entered the palace in response.

Liu Kun shouted sternly: "Pass on my decree, keep beacons along the river to pay close attention to the movements on the river. Once the Qin army comes to attack, immediately use fireworks as a signal. At the same time, go to the water village on the river to brace yourself and head upstream to fight the Qin army at any time!"

"Yes!" He followed him and left in a hurry.

Liu Kun cast his gaze outside the palace. The white clouds in the blue sky were changing into all kinds of strange shapes. They caught his eyes tightly. Liu Kun knew clearly that whether he could see the midsummer clouds would depend on it one day in the future.

A decision will be made within the month.

In the next few days, Liu Kun did not make any move. Three days passed by in a flash. On April 10th, Feng Tie led the reorganized 30,000 refugee army and marched towards Youzhou with sufficient food and grass. Under the influence of Han Yong,

Temperance, and participated in the battle to conquer the foreign tribes in the north.

But here in Yunfeng, there is no food left. Together with the remaining refugee armed forces, he has a total of 130,000 troops. The whole army can only eat for half a month at most. But he is not in a hurry. The food and rice produced in Yizhou have already been supplied one after another.

Continued accumulation in Wuchang will soon be transferred to Liyang.

Therefore, Yunfeng decided to cross the river immediately. As Murong Xin expected, Yunfeng gave up the attack on Gushu. On April 12, Huan Wen led the naval escort force, with 30,000 Qin troops and 20,000 refugee troops as the vanguard.

Take various types of boats and head downstream to Stone City.

Departing in the early morning, if nothing unexpected happens, we will arrive in the evening. By then, 50,000 troops will be stationed in Stone City first, and the fleet will return overnight, and the next day, another 60,000 people will be transported to the village by Stone City.

Time passed very quickly, and the journey was smooth sailing. It was already noon before we knew it. Although the beacons along the way kept emitting smoke to warn people, no one took it seriously.

Yu Wenjun looked at the black smoke rising into the sky and couldn't help but said: "General, Wenjun guesses that Liu Kun should have received the news that you are going to cross the river. I'm afraid that at this moment, he is running around in a hurry, but he can still

How about it? He has no control over the river and can only sit back and watch you cross the river easily."

Everyone felt the same, and there was an optimistic mood in the air. In everyone's eyes, although Liu Kun still had the Wujun navy, and he was also very mysterious, and could never find out the truth, but he could imagine that it was just that.

This is an invincible thing. If he really dares to intercept it, with the escort of a hundred galley warships, he will never come back!

Even Yunfeng nodded and sighed helplessly: "It's a pity that the ships on hand are limited. Otherwise, if we could cross the river with an army of 110,000 people at once, we would not have to travel back and forth."

As soon as she said these words, Xun Guanniang suddenly pointed forward and exclaimed: "Broken Mountain is really coming, look!"

Everyone quickly cast their gaze forward, and those who were less skilled used astronomical telescopes.

About ten miles downstream, dense black spots appeared on the river surface, and it was difficult to count them for a while!

Yu Wenjun reminded again: "Where did Liu Kun come from so many ships? What a surprise, General, although your warships are very powerful, their number is far inferior to that of the other side, and the river surface is not as easy to advance and retreat as the sea surface, as you often say

Too many ants will kill an elephant, so don't be careless!"

Yunfeng's face became solemn and he shouted: "Send the order, the battleship slows down and the transport ship temporarily stops in place!"

Flags were played one after another, and the fleet, which consisted of more than 600 ships of various sizes, gradually divided into two formations, the front and rear.

Not long after, as the distance got closer, the ships ahead became clearer and clearer. Cao Xiangban Suo Ji also said in surprise: "There must be thousands of ships here, and they are basically civilian ships, and there are also many small sampans. Really

The fighting ships are just the dozens of ships behind them. What do they want to do? Could it be that Liu Kun relies on these to intercept the king?"

Not only Caoxiang Banner Suo Ji, but other people were also more or less puzzled. They didn't understand how useful so many boats could be.

But Yu Wenjun pointed again and shouted: "General, look, what is piled on that boat? Oh, no! It seems to be firewood! Do you want to use fire attack?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone frowned and felt incredible. You must know that to use a fire attack, you must occupy a favorable location, that is, upstream to downstream, and launching a fire attack from the downstream to the upstream is simply unheard of. Before you get closer,

It was washed away by the river. However, this was obviously a fire ship, otherwise why would it be piled with firewood?

Even Yu Wenjun had a look of incomprehension. As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he frowned and started thinking again.

Yunfeng couldn't help feeling a little regretful. If he had known this would happen, he should have brought Su Jun with him. As Liu Kun's former confidant, Su Jun might know Liu Kun's intentions, but at this time, Su Jun was left in Liyang.

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Yunfeng could only wave his hands and said: "Liu Kun will not do anything in vain. Let's all be careful. Be prepared for kerosene bombs. As soon as the enemy ship comes into range, launch them immediately!"

The Qin army's warships were arranged in two rows vertically on the river, which could fully ensure that each ship fired kerosene bombs, maximizing the attack efficiency.

The distance is getting closer and closer, with only about a thousand steps left. The string of the ballista has been hung up, and the projectiles have been installed with iron sleeves. The soldiers holding torches stand aside, waiting for an order.

"Huhuhu~~" The ships in front, nearly half of the civilian ships at the front, suddenly burst into flames, and the ones behind were also lighting torches one after another!

The sound of the flames blown by the river wind was clear to my ears. The wind helped the fire. In an instant, the entire ship was already covered with flames that were ten feet high. The momentum was spectacular, but it didn't stop there. What everyone couldn't believe was that,
Chapter completed!