Chapter 781
"Zhao Kuangyin now has [-] soldiers and horses, occupying the fortified Fancheng, and under his command are Yuexi, Cao Ning, Yang Dayan, Wang Yanzhang and other fierce generals. Although our army has withdrawn food and supplies from Fancheng, there are still tens of thousands in the city. Common people, although Zhao Kuangyin plundered the supplies of the common people, plus the food and grass carried with the army, it can last for several months at least, do you have a strategy to defeat the enemy?" After returning to Xinye, Liu Bian asked his subordinates about the strategy to defeat the enemy.

All the generals were rough people, and they were helpless when they heard the words, but they all looked at Guo Jia, the military commander who accompanied the army.

Facing the eyes of everyone, Guo Jia shook his head and said with a smile: "The strategy for defeating the enemy is to start with warships. Zhao Jun now occupies Fancheng, but there are no warships, and there is no way to cross the river to take down Fancheng. It is useless. Therefore, Zhao The army now urgently needs to find the warships in Fancheng Shuizhai."

Liu Bian nodded his head when he heard this and said, "Fancheng Water Village is [-] miles upstream of Fancheng. If we want to get the warships, at least tens of thousands of horses must be mobilized. Only at this time can our army take the opportunity to defeat the enemy. "

"I just don't know where the warship is hidden by Governor Liu Yu? Our army doesn't know how to defeat the enemy?" Yang Miaozhen frowned slightly.

"Nowadays, in the Hanshui River section, the only place where so many warships can be hidden is probably only the lakes around Wudang?" Guo Jia said after pondering for a while.

At this moment, a soldier came into the palace to report: "Your Majesty, there is a person who claims to be a student of Wudang Academy, and said that he was ordered by Master Xie Anxie to see His Majesty."

"Xie An?" Liu Bian was taken aback for a moment, then a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes and he said hastily, "Please invite him in!"

"Student Xie Yan has met His Majesty!"

Liu Bian looked at Xie Yan, saw that he was not very old, but he was neither humble nor overbearing, so he couldn't help laughing, "Your surname is Xie? Who are you, Xie An?"

"It's my father!" Xie Yan cupped his hands.

Liu Bian smiled, so Xie Yan is still his cousin and brother-in-law.

"The Xie family indeed has a large number of talents. I don't know why Xie An asked you to come here?" Liu Bian asked with a smile.

"My father ordered the students to come to Xinye to deliver letters, Your Majesty, please have a look!" Xie Yan took out the letter and held it above his head, while Yang Miaozhen took the letter and sent it to Liu Bian.

Liu Bian took the letter and looked at it, laughed loudly and said: "There is a plan to defeat the enemy!"

"Your Majesty, does this letter have something to do with the strategy of defeating the enemy?" The generals looked at the letter and asked in confusion.

"Not bad!" Liu Bian nodded with a smile.

"But it's too late to explain. I ordered you to execute immediately. It won't be long before Zhao Kuangyin's spies will know that the warship is at Wudang Lake!" Liu Bian said, looking at the generals.

"Your Majesty, please show me!" All the generals clapped their hands in unison.

"Zhang Liao, Qin Yong, you two immediately select [-] elite soldiers from the army, put on common people's clothes and detour to Wudang to write letters, and wait for Xie An's dispatch. Mistake!" Liu Bian looked at Zhang Liao, and Qin Yong and the two ordered.

"No!" The two bowed their hands and accepted the order.

Liu Bian looked at the other generals again, and ordered: "The rest of the troops, although I am starry night, rush to the vicinity of Danshui in the upper reaches of Wudang Lake!"

"Promise!" Although the generals didn't understand what it meant, they immediately took action.

Zhang Liao and Qin selected [-] brave soldiers from the army, dressed in common people's clothes, and went to Wudang to look for Xie An.And Liu Bian took the rest of the troops to Danshui in the upper reaches of Wudang.

The Beggars River in Wudang converges with the Jun River and the Dan River, and merges with the Han River, forming a huge river at the junction of the three rivers.Covering several counties, the lake near Wudang and Danshui upstream are the same lake, but they are separated by tens of miles.

But Liu Bian was the first to arrive at the lake where Danshui was located upstream, and there were countless boats moored on the lake, all of which were brisk walking boats.

On the bank of the river, a scribe stood there to greet him. It was Xie Shao from the Xie family.

"Xie Shao has seen His Majesty!" Seeing Liu Bian leading the army, Xie Shao stepped forward to welcome Liu Bian.

"You don't need to be too polite!" Liu Bian helped Xie Shao up, looked at the boats docked on the lake and said, "How many people can these boats hold?"

"Your Majesty, there are a total of 6 boats docked here, which can accommodate [-] or [-] horses." Xie Shao said, cupping his hands.

Yang Miaozhen frowned slightly and said: "That's not right, the Nanyang water village built countless ships for the purpose of being able to cross the Jingchu, Wuyue and Yue in the future, this is only one-tenth of the total, let alone fighting ships, building ships Already!"

"The rest of the ships are still in the lake at the foot of Wudang Mountain, so General Yang doesn't have to worry!" Xie Shao clapped his hands to explain.

"Why didn't they all come here?" Yang Miaozhen wondered.

"Although the walking speed is fast, it is difficult to control. At least 20 people are needed to row the boat. It took only a few days for Zhao Kuangyin to control Fancheng, and Wudang Academy didn't have many people. It is commendable to be able to transport so many walking boats here." Liu said. Bian explained to Yang Miaozhen.

"So that's it. I don't understand water warfare, but I'm being abrupt." Yang Miaozhen rarely blushed and apologized to Xie Shao.

"Don't dare, uncle mobilizes the people near Wudang to transport them here, it's a plan!" Xie Shao didn't dare to trust, and quickly explained.

Seeing that he had already arrived at Danshui Lake, Liu Bian explained to the generals: "This is Xie An's strategy, Zhao Kuangyin is eager to find the warship now, but he also knows that our army will prevent him from obtaining the warship, and it must be against the clock. "

Liu Bian paused and continued to explain: "Originally, Xie An told Xie Xuan to hide the warships under Wudang Lake. In the past few days, Xie An mobilized the people to transport these boats here. Earlier, I asked Zhang Liao, Qin Yong Sending [-] soldiers disguised as civilians is to pretend to be these civilian husbands.

When Zhao Kuangyin finds the location of the warship, he must be eager to transport the warship to the water village in Fancheng, and he will definitely use these civilians to transport the warship.At that time, these peasants will arrive at Fancheng Shuizhai together with Zhao Jun, and our army is upstream, using this brisk walk, to go to support, and cooperate with Zhang Liao and other disguised peasants in Fancheng Shuizhai, and they will be able to defeat Zhao Jun. "

"A clever trick, this Xie An is really not an ordinary person. After the Fancheng navy left Fancheng, he foresaw that the Zhao army might capture Fancheng, thus hiding the warships and cooperating with His Majesty's actions. This is a very long-term plan." Art of War, after listening to Liu Bian's strategy, I couldn't help but admire Xie An's ability.

"Xie An's talent, there are only a few people who can compare with him, but why don't you want to be an official?" Liu Bian shook his head and sighed.

While Xie Shao smiled, he didn't say that Xie An had already planned to become an official and had to think about it.

On the Wudang side, Zhang Liao led ten thousand soldiers pretending to be civilian husbands to look for Xie An.

At this time, a few small boats were moored in the lower reaches of the lake. On board were a group of soldiers from the Zhao army. When they saw the Han soldiers pretending to be civilian husbands coming, they thought they were the nearby civilian husbands summoned by Wudang Academy.

A soldier frowned and said: "These scholars are really hateful. They hide the warship here, making it easy for us to find it."

"They mobilized so many civilians over again, they must have noticed our tracks and wanted to hide the warships. At this moment, several ships have already been driven away."

"This lake has a radius of hundreds of miles, and the waterways are complicated. If they hide one warship and hide one, we will be in a hurry. Let's return to Fancheng quickly, report to the lord, and get back the warship as soon as possible, so as not to These scholars have ruined the important affairs of the lord."

As soon as the group of Zhao Jun scouts discussed it, they immediately returned to Fancheng and reported the location of the warship to Zhao Kuangyin.

A day later, the scouts returned to Fancheng to see Zhao Kuangyin.

"My lord, we have found the warship." The scout reported to Zhao Kuangyin.

"Oh? Where are the warships? How many are there?" Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed when he heard the words, and asked quickly.

"My lord, the warships are hidden in the lake near Wudang. There are countless warships. I roughly estimate that they can hold hundreds of thousands of sailors to fight." The scout clasped his hands and said.

"My God, hundreds of thousands of sailors? I'm afraid that Jiangdong's warships can only accommodate 30 to [-] sailors, right? This is Liu Bian's ambition. Is this a preparation for attacking the south?" Yue Xiwen Yan was shocked.

"So what if there are so many warships? Haven't they fallen into my hands now?" Zhao Kuangyin sneered, and immediately ordered: "Cao Ren, you immediately lead 1 people to fetch the ships. You only need to take what our army needs. All the warships were burned, and I want Liu Bian to accumulate for many years and destroy them in one fell swoop."

"My lord, 1 hands may not be enough." The scout clasped his hands and said.

"Oh? Why? Could it be that the Han army has already arrived?" Zhao Kuangyin frowned.

Zhao Pu pondered: "Because of the haste of the battle, Jingzhou surrendered, and it took only half a month to send troops to Liu Yu. They were not prepared enough. I am afraid that after the Fancheng navy was dispatched, they thought that our army would attack Fancheng, so they hid Warships. They hid the ships in a hurry, and our army captured Fancheng so quickly, the defenders of Fancheng didn’t even know where the warships were, so Liu Bian probably wouldn’t know where the battleships were so quickly, would he?”

Zhao Kuangyin looked at the scouts, and the scouts cupped their hands and said, "There is no Han army near Wudang. But those warships are hidden by the scholars of Wudang Academy. They found our trail, mobilized the people near Wudang, and transported the boats to the depths of the lake. There are as many as [-] civilians. If you bring [-] soldiers, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome to fight with those civilians."

"The people from Wudang Academy actually joined in? They mobilized more than ten thousand civil servants?" Zhao Kuangyin frowned upon hearing this.

"What are the more than ten thousand people in the district afraid of? My lord, I will lead 1 horses to go." Cao Ren said disdainfully.

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said: "The people have nothing to worry about. I am afraid that Liu Bian will also get the news and lead the troops to Wudang. It will be very disadvantageous for you to fight the Han army. How about it, the two of you will lead an army of [-] to Wudang. Take the boat and return quickly, don't waste time with the civilian husband."

"My lord, have you forgotten one more thing?" Zhao Pu said, cupping his hands.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Zhao Kuangyin asked doubtfully.

"Talents from Wudang Academy!" Zhao Pu cupped his hands and said, "Now Governor Zhuge Liang of Yongzhou and General Xie Xuan of Nanyang are all outstanding talents of Wudang Academy. General Cao Ren will bring a group of students to serve for the Lord when he goes to Wudang this time. Then Xie An, now is Master Xie who is famous all over the world in Wudang Academy."

 This strategy is a little unreasonable, because it is impossible for Xie Xuanzang's ship not to inform Liu Bian of its location.

  Zhao Kuangyin must know this, but I can't justify myself, so let's see, I can't think of such a brilliant plan.After all, my intelligence is no match for Xie An.

  
 
(End of this chapter)

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