The bleak north wind swept across the water of Chaohu Lake, rolling up layers of waves, slapped on the hard iron board, making a "touch-touch-touch-touch-touch". This sound was like a beating war drum. As the speed of the ship speed increased, the drum sounded like a burst of rapidity, as if urging the soldiers to set off the war quickly.

On Gan Ning's Jinfan warship, Gao Chong pushed open the closed window, gathered his eyebrows, stared at the lake in the vast fog, and said nothing for a long time. Xu Shu sat upright on the side of the desk, looking at a map of Huainan on the desk, thinking deeply.

According to Gao Chong's pre-strategic strategy, Zhu Huan and Liu Ye's partial troops were sent to attack Linhuai in advance. In addition to seizing the granary in Huainan, they also forced Yuan Shu to divide his troops to compete for Linhuai. If Yuan Shu divided his troops, Zhu Huan's army could take the opportunity of the water level of each tributary of the Huai River in Xiasun to take a boat to get rid of Yuan Shu's entanglement and give a fatal blow to the enemy who was fighting head-on from behind.

Now, Yuan Shu was so unreasonable that he would not save Lin Huai. For Gao Chong, if he could not clearly judge Yuan Shu's purpose, then the next step of action would be impossible.

"Yuan Zhi, Yuan Shu's army showed no sign of mobilizing troops. It seems that our original plan would not work!" Gao Chong turned around slowly and said for a long time.

Xu Shu had a serious expression and said, "People handsome, is Linhuai likely a bait?"

When Gao Chong heard this, his face changed: "Yuan Zhi said that Yuan Shu had no intention of guarding Linhuai at all."

Xu Shu said: "Yes. Although Linhuai is an important granary in Huainan, it is located on the shore of Hongze Lake in the lower reaches of the Huainan River, and is still a hundred miles away from Shouchun. Even if our army occupied Linhuai, the direct threat to Shouchun was limited in a short period of time. In the Chengdefei River area in the south of Shouchun, there is a dam built by the Chu State ruler Shuao in the Spring and Autumn Period. As long as Yuan Shu can maintain the harvest in this place, he can hardly maintain the supply of 30,000 soldiers. Therefore, the gains and losses of Linhuai may really not be as important as we originally thought!"

"It is okay to rely solely on the harvest of Shaobi to supply 30,000 soldiers, but what does the tens of thousands of people in Shouchun eat?" Gao Chong asked.

Xu Shu forced out a little smile and said, "In Yuan Shu's heart, I think the life and death of the people are not important at all."

As he was talking, the hatch door opened with a "creak" sound, and Gan Ning, who was wearing war armor, stepped in with great strides. Behind him were Lei Xu with a curly bearded face and a cherry-shaped head with a tall crown.

These three people, plus Xu Shu, were important generals and strategists in the main force of the North this time, and the other two groups were led by Zhu Huan, Liu Ye, Huang Zhong and Chen Lan respectively.

"Peo Shuai, the ship has entered the water supply, and further forward is Xiaoyaojin. What should we do?" Gan Ning bowed and said.

"Is there any latest news about the scout?" Gao Chong asked.

Gan Ning said in a deep voice: "People's commander, Mei Xu sent someone to send an emergency military information just now. Yuan Shu has sent general Ji Ling to send 20,000 elite troops to the south along the Feishui River. Now the vanguard has reached Chengde. In Ning's opinion, Yuan Shu wants to take advantage of our army's forces when our army is dispersed, and hopes to achieve his merits in one battle and defeat our army."

Gao Chong nodded in praise, Gan Ning's insight hit the point, which was very consistent with Xu Shu's analysis just now.

"How should we face the enemy with the view of a military advisor?" Gan Ning asked when he saw Xu Shu was there.

Xu Shu pondered for a moment, stepped forward, pointed to the map, and said loudly: "At present, our army's troops were scattered, and the total number of main forces to advance north was only more than 6,000. If we want to win in one battle, it is almost impossible. The only way to win is to hold on. Look——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Gan Ning said: "Although the military advisor's words make sense, the army has 20,000, and our army has only more than 6,000 people. There is no danger to defend the thousand-mile plain in Huainan area. There may be changes in the ten-day period. It is better to order Zhu Huan and Liu Ye to lead the army back and then ask Huang Zhong to come and meet, so that he can retreat in one battle."

Xu Shu retorted: "This is absolutely not allowed. If Huang Zhong and Zhu Huan come, our army will lose the opportunity to win. Even if we can defeat Yuan's army in one battle, the losses will be huge under the attack. If our army can hold on for more than ten days, then Huang Zhong's army will be in the west, and Shucheng, Yangquan, and Zhu Huan's army will be in the east, and along the Huai River, we can take Xiquyang. In this way, two routes will force Shouchun, and Yuan Shu's army will have no way to advance and retreat, and will be defeated."

Gao Chong slapped his high-high and said, "What the military advisor said is good, and the army is in danger. If this is the case, it cannot defeat a powerful enemy. Yuan Shu's army must think of defeating our army in one battle. If our army wants to stick, it must choose a place to defend."

"Where?" Lei Xu asked.

"Xiaoyaojin!" Gao Chong punched him hard, and the huge force actually smashed a hole in the sheepskin painted on the map.

With Xu Shu’s understanding of Gao Chong these days, of course, Gao Chong, who knew that the blood and courage were flowing in his body, was fighting with high spirits. Not to mention that Yuan Shu’s army had 20,000 people, even Gao Chong was not afraid of any number of Gao Chong.

Xu Shu nodded and said, "Xiaoyaojin is the intersection of the water and the water. It connects to Huainan in the north and the Yangtze River in the south. It is a heavy throat area. As for our army, if we can defeat Yuan Shu's army here, we can lead the division to take the Huai River and then threaten the hinterland of Jiujiang County. For Yuan Shu's army, keeping this place is to protect the barrier of Shouchun."

"Xingba, you quickly take the navy to occupy the favorable terrain and seize the Xiaoyaojin Ferry. Lei Xu, you lead the guards and follow up!" Gao Chong moved his eyes away from the map and looked into the distance. His eyes were so firm and extremely confident.

Shouchun, the capital of Jiujiang County, Yangzhou.

This place belongs to Jiujiang County, with Huai River in the north, Fei River in the west, and the Yangtze River in the south. It is located on the main waterway from Huai River to the river, and has extremely high strategic value. The reason why Yuan Shu came to Jiujiang in the east after the defeat in Nanyang was that he planned to rely on this place to seize Xuzhou in the north and control Jiangdong in the south.

Shouchun was originally the fief of Huang Xie, the king of Chu Chunshen, among the four gentlemen of the Warring States Period. Later, Chu Yingdu was captured by the Qin army, and Chu was at this time for the 22nd year of King Kaoli, and Shouchun became the metropolis of the Jianghuai River. Since the relocation of King Kaoli, he has experienced so many years of ups and downs, Shouchun is still the cultural center of the two Huai Rivers, and its prosperity can be imagined.

However, this is all in the past. Since Cao Cao captured Shouchun City in October of the second year of Jian'an, the prosperity of the past has disappeared with frequent wars. The market has been depressed with wars, and most people have been separated from home. Shouchun is almost like a lifeless patient, waiting for the last moment to die.

On the street, except for beggars begging along the street, there are rare pedestrians passing by. Everyone has a good face and a dull look. The occasional rotation is also due to the instinctive demand for food. In the face of the heavy chain of hunger, the kind side of human nature is gradually disappearing under the oppression of survival.

In the street market, the tragedy of Yizi robbery happens from time to time.

Both the speaker and the listener are numb. Such things may not prove that the sky will fall on one's own head. However, all of this is nothing to Yuan Shu who lives in the luxurious imperial palace.

At the beginning of the first month of the third year of Jian'an, under the military pressure of the court's re-examination, Yuan Shu re-recognized the status of the Han royal family. His plan to usurp the throne lasted for only half a year and declared a failure. However, none of this could shake Yuan Shu's determination to be the emperor. The jade seal was still in his hands. In Shouchun, all the official rank system and etiquette had not changed at all.

In Shouchun City, the houses and buildings that Yuan Shu had originally built were burned by the Cao army. Now Yuan Shu lives in new houses rebuilt on the old site. They are composed of more than a hundred buildings with continuous carved beams and painted buildings. They are surrounded by yellow palace walls. Looking from a distance, they look like a magnificent imperial palace.

In order to build this new palace, Yuan Shu recruited tens of thousands of people from the two Huaihe Rivers since the beginning of the year, and the project was not officially completed until early March.

Just when Gao Chong's army arrived at Shishui and the war was about to begin, Yuan Shu, the right general who lived in the palace city of Shouchun, was very excited about the selection of concubines. In the Chong's palace where Yuan Shu lived, there were as many as hundreds of concubines, and even the emperor of the dynasty was not as lewd and luxurious as he was.

Yuan Shu sat cross-legged on a bed covered with brocade silk. More than ten maids stood in the two sides carrying jars filled with honey water. On the left and right of Yuan Shu were two young concubines serving. The woman's beautiful little and delicate face reflected Yuan Shu's big belly and plump body. This scene was no less than that of King Huai of Chu, who was beautiful with a thin waist.

"Yi'er, what's the matter of choosing a concubine that I assigned a few days ago?" Although he was only about forty years, his luxurious life of luxury had already wiped out Yuan Shu's only fighting spirit. Now his body was covered with flesh, and even his sleeves could not cover up the loose muscles on his body.

The "Sai Mengchang" who was praised by everyone in Luoyang City was no longer found in the current Yuan Shu.

"Report to Father, when the people in Shouchun City heard the news of your choice of concubine, they all lined up to send their children to choose from. According to the father's wishes, the sons selected ten beautiful and beautiful people from them, and they have been sent to the harem." The answer was Yuan Shu's son-in-law Huang Yi.

Yuan Shu laughed, and a proud lewd light appeared in his turbid eyes, saying, "It seems that the people in Huainan support me as the emperor, otherwise, how could the people take the initiative to send their daughters into the palace?"

Huang Yi's face darkened and he nodded, "Father, the clarification!"

Huang Yi was unable to change Yuan Shu's rebellious actions and had to bear it silently. In fact, Yuan Shu, who was extremely extravagant, would never have thought that the people in Shouchun rushed to send their daughter to the palace because they were not envious of being Yuan Shu's concubine, but because they wanted to have a bite of food to support the whole family.

Only by acquiring relatives with Yuan Shu, who holds the power of life and death, can the whole family have a bite of food.

"One person suffers, so that the whole family can live." This is a folk song circulated in the streets and alleys of Shouchun. Under the premise of life and death, a woman has no choice.

"Report to the emperor, General Zhang Xun, Ji Ling is looking for a meeting!" A servant hurried in with a panic expression.

Yuan Shu received a jar of honey water, drank it, and said angryly: "What's the matter?"

Seeing that Yuan Shu was not good-looking, the attendant stammered and replied: "The general said that there was an emergency military situation. The younger one asked a little more. I heard that a soldier named Gao Chong came over."

"Ba" Yuan Shu threw the honey pot to the ground and said furiously: "Gao Chong------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Honey water flowed out of the broken jar and was immersed in the ground paved with bluestones. The corrupt and licentious life had already made Yuan Shu's body weak. In order to enhance his yu women's strength, Yuan Shu followed the advice of the alchemist and drank honey water every day to supplement it. It is said that as long as he could last forty-nine days, he would have unexpected effects.

"Change clothes!" For a long time, Yuan Shu has not been as angry as he is today.

Last year, Cao Cao raised troops to conquer Shouchun, and Yuan Shu was defeated and lived in Huainan. That time, Cao Cao joined forces with powerful people such as Sun Ce, Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and Gao Chong. Although Yuan Shu was defeated, his strength was very different after all, and it was reasonable to suffer a defeat.

This time, Gao Chong, who lived in Yuzhang, actually launched an army alone, and Yuan Shu would not be angry.

Front hall.

"How many soldiers did the little thief lead?" Yuan Shu, who was sitting on the dragon bed, had already finished dressing and tied his hair. While listening to Zhang Xun and Ji Ling's report, he narrowed his eyes, which were piled up with fat meat, and from that gap, a terrifying cold light appeared from time to time.

"Reported to the lord, according to the investigation in front, Gao Chong entered Shouchun in two ways. The east road was his main force, leaving Chaohu and attacking along the water, with about 8,000 people; the west road left Wancheng and advanced towards Shucheng and Yangquan areas, with nearly 2,000 people." Zhang Xun, who was nearly fifty years old, was an old minister of Yuan Shu, whose hair was gray, and he bowed and said.

After hearing this, Yuan Shu couldn't help laughing and said, "I think the little thief has so much strength, it's less than 10,000 people. With these soldiers, I think of coming to Huainan, and I'm really ungrateful!"

"The Gao Chong thief was under the banner of the governor of Yangzhou. Yesterday, he sent a partial army to attack Linhuai. Linhuai is the granary on the Huaihei, and there is no need to be misunderstood. Please let me lead an army to fight it." Ji Ling, who was tall and strong, burst into tears and said loudly.

Yuan Shu moved his fat body, patted the handrail of the dragon couch, and said, "The little thief is overestimating his ability and attacking. In this way, his main force is only less than 6,000. General Ji Ling, I will order you to quickly lead 20,000 troops to Chengde and go up. Be sure to defeat the main force of the little thief and capture them alive."

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