The spring rain is falling, the rain and fog are filled, and thousands of silver filaments are rippling in the air, just like a beaded curtain that is worn, like smoke and clouds shrouding everything.

Yunqing stood at the door and looked at the silky rain outside for a long time without speaking, not knowing what he was thinking.

Si Bonian lowered his voice and said, "Lord Wang, General Fang is here and waiting outside." ”

Yun Qing snorted and said, "Let him in." ”

Fang Xing walked into the room, saluted Yun Qing who was standing in front of the desk, and called out, "Lord Wang." ”

Yunqing beckoned Fang to walk to his side, and then pointed to a location on the map on the table: "You take 50,000 soldiers and horses to Shangqiu, and you will set off before dawn tomorrow, and you must arrive at Shangqiu before dark after tomorrow and join Lu Fei." Rest for one night and attack Xiayi with Lu Fei. ”

Fang Xing thought about it, Lanyang is about two hundred miles away from Shangqiu, and two days and one night are enough to arrive. Fang Xing nodded and said, "Lord Wang, I will definitely rush to Shangqiu before dark the day after tomorrow." "One night's rest is enough for the soldiers to recuperate.

Yun Qing said solemnly: "No matter what the price is, you and Lu Fei must take Xia Yi within two days." ”

Fang Xing's face turned pale when he heard this, and he asked, "Lord Wang, Xiayi is less than two hundred miles away from Xuzhou and Huaizhou. Xiayi is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if we pay a heavy price to capture Xiayi within two days, but once the reinforcements from Xuzhou and Huaizhou arrive, we will not be able to hold Xiayi. "He was sure to take Xiayi in two days, but the problem was that he couldn't defend Xiayi at a huge price, so why fight.

Yunqing said: "You just need to break through Xiayi. When the enemy's reinforcements arrive, you retreat to Shangqiu. ”

Fang Xing immediately understood that Yunqing had another plan, and he didn't continue to ask any more questions, and immediately made a military order: "Don't worry, Lord Wang, I will definitely take Xiayi within the specified time." If you can't complete the task, Fang Xing will come to see you. ”

Yun Qing hummed and said, "Have a good rest today." ”

Fang Xing was sent out of the house, and the rain was still falling at this time. Yun Qing turned back and suddenly said to Si Bonian: "I don't know when this rain will stop?" Originally, Yun Qing arrived in Lanyang and was going to rest for two days to attack Caozhou. Unexpectedly, it began to rain the day after he arrived in Lanyang. Although the rain was not heavy, it was much colder on this February day. It just so happened that his attack on Caozhou was also a cover, and now that it is raining, there is no need to make another excuse if he doesn't attack Caozhou.

Si Bonian said what he knew: "I heard that the light rain in Lanyang always stops every February, sometimes for half a month in a row. I don't think this rain will stop for three or five days. ”

Yun Qing looked at the silky rain and said softly, "I hope this rain will rain for another five days." "Even if it's three days, it's enough.

On the evening of the second day of Fang Xing's departure, Yunqing received a message from the capital, saying that Yan Wushuang Feige sent a message to Yu Baojia and asked Yu Baojia to increase his troops. This is also the disadvantage of forming an alliance, if Yan Wushuang coordinates the battle situation, he can directly order the transfer of troops. But Jiangnan is Yu Baojia's final say, and the only way to transfer troops is Yu Baojia's order.

Yun Qing's face changed suddenly, could it be that his plan was known to Yan Wushuang. Thinking of this, Yun Qing quickly shook his head again. There are only five people who know about his plan, including himself, and these five people will never leak secrets.

Spreading out the map, Yunqing carefully studied the map. After half a ring, Yun Qing's expression was slightly soothed. Yan Wushuang asked Yu Baojia to increase his troops in Xiayi, and it was estimated that he suspected that he didn't really want to attack Caozhou when he went to Lanyang, just in case, he let Yu Baojia increase his troops in Xiayi. But Rao is like this, and Yunqing's heart is also mentioned. Once Yu Baojia really increases his troops in Xiayi, it will be difficult to break through Xiayi at that time. But fortunately, the capital is thousands of miles away from Zhejiang, and it is a war, even if the news of the flying pigeon is not transmitted for two days, it will not reach Yu Baojia's hands. Zhejiang is also thousands of miles away from Huaizhou, and it will take two days for Yu Baojia's order to increase troops to reach Huaizhou at the earliest. By that time, the war in Xiayi had ended.

Thinking of this, Yunqing immediately wrote down a secret letter and asked people to send it to Lu Fei as quickly as possible.

And the day before Fang Xing and Lu Fei attacked Xiayi, Du Zheng sent troops to attack Fuyang, and at the same time, Guan Tai also sent troops to attack Anzhou.

Yu Baojia and Yu Chunhao received a battle report from Fuyang and Anzhou within one day. Although Yu Chunhao is not good at warfare, he always feels that something is wrong: "Why did Du Zheng and Guan Tai send troops at this time?" The two places sent troops on the same day, and they didn't need to think about it to know that it was the order issued by Yunqing.

Yu Baojia looked at the map, and after half a sound, he said: "Although the troops were sent earlier than we expected, they wanted to attack Fuyang and Anzhou with the troops at hand, which was delusional. "Fuyang has 100,000 soldiers and horses from Qiu Dashan, plus their own 150,000 soldiers and horses, and Anzhou also has his 150,000 elite soldiers. They had a large number of troops against the enemy, and they occupied a favorable position, and the city was so strong that it was impossible for the enemy to break through their defenses.

Yu Chunhao said: "I always feel that something is wrong. ”

Yu Baojia also felt a little abnormal, but after thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "I haven't found anything wrong for the time being." ”

The next day, that is, the morning when Fang Xing and Lu Fei attacked Xiayi, Yu Baojia and Yu Chunhao received the news from Yan Wushuang. Yu Chunhao's face was a little heavy, and he said, "Uncle Jia, Yan Wushuang said that Yunqing is likely to attack Xiayi, what do you think about this?"

Although Yu Baojia lives a luxurious and erosive life, if he doesn't have real skills, even with Yu Xiang's support, he can't sit in the position of governor of Jiangnan. Yu Baojia pointed out the location of Xiayi on the map, and said the same thing as Fang Xing before: "Even if they break through Xiayi, Xiayi is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as reinforcements arrive, we can quickly take Xiayi back." Yunqing is a veteran who has been fighting on the battlefield for 20 years, and he is not an ignorant child, how can he treat war as child's play. "I know that I can't hold it even if I fight it, unless Yunqing shows off his brain. If it weren't for Yan Wushuang to send reinforcements, he wouldn't have formed an alliance with Yan Wushuang at all. Regarding the war, he didn't want to listen to Yan Wushuang at all.

It's not that there is no one in Yu Baojia's eyes, but Yan Wushuang has never led soldiers to fight. Therefore, Yu Baojia thinks that Yan Wushuang will only talk on paper and will not fight at all.

Yu Chunhao acted more cautiously, thought for a while and said: "For the sake of insurance, let's transfer 40,000 soldiers and horses from Xuzhou and Huaizhou to Xiayi!" Yan Wushuang is also a cautious person, since he flies pigeons to send messages, he must have his reasons.

Yu Baojia thought for a while and said, "Fifty thousand soldiers and horses are too many to be drawn out." In this way, 10,000 soldiers and horses were each transferred from Xuzhou and Huaizhou. "Xiayi originally had 60,000 horses, and another 20,000 horses were sent, a total of 80,000 horses was enough.

Yu Chunhao thought for a while and said: "If there is a war in Xiayi, they will immediately send troops and horses to reinforce Xiayi." ”

Yu Baojia nodded in agreement.

Because it was too far away, even if it was eight hundred miles in an emergency, the news that Fang Xing and Lu Fei had attacked Xiayi would only arrive in Baojia's hands after dark.

Yu Baojia received the battle report, and was a little incredible: "How could it be?" was really guessed by Yan Wushuang. But the question is, what is the purpose of Yunqing's attack on Xiayi?

Knowing that he can't hold on, he still has to fight, and it's hard to make them believe that he didn't ask. Yu Chunhao's face was heavy: "What is Yunqing planning to attack Xiayi?"

Yu Baojia couldn't figure it out.

Yu Chunhao summoned all the staff and told them about the battle in Xiayi. Yu Chunhao gave a general explanation of the situation, and asked everyone to think about the purpose of Yunqing's attack on Xiayi.

The staff's answers were varied, some said that Yunqing was suspicious, and said that Yunqing wanted to relieve the pressure of Du Zheng's attack on Fuyang, but there was no convincing statement for a long time.

One of the staff members, surnamed Yan, did not interject, but looked at the map in deep thought.

When everyone was almost discussed, Mr. Yan showed a tangled look. He didn't know whether to tell his guess or not.

Seeing this, Yu Chunhao asked, "Mr. Yan, there is nothing wrong with saying it. "This Mr. Yan doesn't talk much on weekdays, and he gets along with other staff, but his thoughts are not quite the same as ordinary people. Those ideas are generally considered unrealistic. It's just that Yu Chunhao loves his talent and doesn't mind raising one more person, so he has always been by his side.

Mr. Yan raised his hand towards Yu Baojia and Yu Chunhao and said, "Lord Governor, Master Yu, I have a bold guess. Yunqing sent troops to attack Xiayi, and the purpose was not in Xiayi, but in Fuyang. ”

A few of the staff sneered, but they were amusefully silent on this occasion.

Yu Chunhao asked, "What do you mean by that, sir?"

Yu Baojia didn't think so, but he didn't interrupt Mr. Yan's words. No matter what, this little time can still be wasted.

Mr. Yan pointed to a line on the map with his hand and said, "Xiayi is more than 500 miles away from Fuyang, and it will take four to five days to get the infantry faster. For so long, it's enough to send troops to block it. However, if you change to cavalry, it will only take a day and a night to arrive. Moreover, the speed of the cavalry was so fast that we could not stop it at all. "The cavalry marched four to five times faster than the infantry, more than five hundred miles, and the cavalry was enough to reach it in one day and one night.

If the northwest cavalry appeared in the rear of Fuyang, the army would definitely be in turmoil at that time. No matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army is, Fuyang will not be able to keep it. Once Fuyang misses, the whole Anhui will be in danger, thinking of this, Yu Chunhao was shocked into a cold sweat.

Yu Baojia's mentality is much stronger than Yu Chunhao, and after listening to Mr. Yan's words, he said: "Mr.'s words are very reasonable. However, in the northwest, only Xihai and Yucheng have cavalry. But the cavalry in both places did not move. Unless Yunqing can conjure up a cavalry. ”

Yu Chunhao's heart eased slightly, and said: "Yunqing only transferred 50,000 soldiers and horses from Yucheng, and the cavalry of Xihai and Yucheng did not move. "If the cavalry had been dispatched, he would have gotten the news.

One of the aides, surnamed Hong, said: "The cavalry is the main force against the Northern Captives, and if the cavalry is transferred out, once the Northern Captives attack the West Sea, the West Sea will not be protected." "If the West Sea is not protected, Pickaxe City may be in danger. There is a war in front, and the rear is unstable, and this battle cannot be fought.

As soon as these words fell, two more staff members stood up to deny Mr. Yan's speculation.

Most of the people think that Mr. Yan's speculation is unreliable. Yu Chunhao felt that there was no point in arguing any longer, so he let the staff go down. In fact, there are not many staff, but fine, and there are too many staff around Yu Chunhao.

Mr. Yan was not disappointed, he just said his speculation, as for Yu Baojia and Yu Chunhao, it was not something he could control.

There were only two people left in the room, and Yu Chunhao fell into deep thought. After half a sound, Yu Chunhao said: "Uncle Jia, if Mr. Yan's speculation is true, then there is only one possibility, this cavalry is unknown to us. "The two cavalry of Xihai and Yucheng, it is impossible for Yunqing to mobilize them without knowing.

Yu Baojia was silent, he was assessing the truth of this matter.

The more Yu Chunhao thought about it, the more he felt that Mr. Yan's guess was right: "The northwest region is vast, and it is not difficult for Yunqing to train a cavalry in a secret place. Just by avoiding our ears and eyes, we know nothing. ”

Yu Baojia looked at the map on the table, still silent.

Yu Chunhao was a little anxious and said, "Uncle Jia, if Yunqing really has a third cavalry, then we must take measures immediately, otherwise Anhui will not be able to keep it." ”

Yu Baojia said very calmly: "A cavalry can't be built without three or five years. If what you said is true, then Yunqing has been planning this matter since four years ago. ”

Yu Chunhao's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said: "After the drought, Han Yuxi exchanged grain for a large number of horses outside the Saiwai, and it is said that there are many war horses in this batch of horses in exchange. "Since it's a war horse, you can use it as long as you adjust it. However, at that time, the cavalry of Xihai and Yucheng was reorganized and expanded, and he thought that these horses had been sent to Xihai and Yucheng.

When Yu Baojia heard this, he immediately issued an order asking Xuzhou and Huaizhou to send troops to reinforce Xiayi, and at the same time let them prepare for the enemy's attack. The reason why it is not said that there may be cavalry attacking is because the cavalry is strong in combat and can be used as ten. If he did, he was worried that it would cause unnecessary panic. Of course, if the most important thing is that there are really cavalry, even if they tell the generals of Huaizhou, they can't stop it.

Yu Chunhao said after Bao Jia gave the order: "Uncle Jia, should you tell General Qiu about this?" "Save the cavalry and kill them by surprise.

Yu Baojia shook his head and said, "These are just our speculations, and they haven't been confirmed yet. If you tell them, once the news leaks out, it will shake the morale of the army. "If Qiu Dashan is told, no one can guarantee that Qiu Dashan will not flee back to Shandong with his troops. Not to mention, Qiu Dashan can still support it for a while.

If Yuxi was here, he would definitely laugh. The top and bottom can't be of the same mind, it's strange that they can win this battle.

Yu Chunhao said worriedly: "I'm most worried that the reinforcements from Xuzhou and Huaizhou have not yet arrived in Xiayi, and Xiayi has been breached. "Only the high and thick walls can stop the cavalry, and once the lower city is broken, the cavalry can go straight to Bozhou.

Yu Baojia said: "The skills are not as good as others, and we can only admit it." "He was convinced of losing to such an opponent.