Luo Zhaoyun led an army of 100,000 to the south, and along the way, some local assassins and county orders rushed over, bringing some local township soldiers, such as Zhou Faming, with his nephew Zhou Shaoze, leading more than 10,000 people from Ruyin County to defect.

This is a good opportunity to behave in front of the king, so after the counties and counties along the way, the local officials, and the regimental training envoys will bring troops to meet after receiving the news, hoping to serve the imperial court and make His Majesty remember the impression more.

"Minister Zhou Faming, I learned that Your Majesty drove the Jianghuai rebels in person, and brought 10,000 horses from the land, and at the same time, prepared a thousand warships, at the southern end of Ruyin County, at the mouth of the Huai River, if Your Majesty wants to lead troops across the river, the ships prepared by the ministers can cross the river with 100,000 troops within five days!"

This Zhou Faming was also born after Jiangmen, his grandfather Zhou Lingqi, who was the general of the Southern Liang Che Cavalry, and his father Zhou Jiong, who was the governor of Nanchen. The second brother Zhou Fashang, who served as a general of Wuwei in the Sui Dynasty, was familiar with the art of war, destroyed the Chen State, attacked Tuyuhun, went east to Goryeo, pacified the rebellion of Yang Xuangan, defeated the rebel army Meng Rang, etc., and was a very prestigious general in the Sui Dynasty.

Luo Zhaoyun has been on expeditions with Zhou Fashang many times and is relatively familiar, but he has not seen Zhou Faming many times, but when he thinks of his brother's prestige and old feelings, he also feels a little cordial to Zhou Faming.

"Good job, preparing the warship in advance is also a solution to the urgent need." Luo Zhaoyun first affirmed what he did as a courtier, praised it, and warmed the courtier's heart, which is also the way to control the courtier.

Sure enough, after Zhou Faming and the others heard this, they all showed joy, feeling that they had not come in vain this time, and they had left a good impression on His Majesty when they met.

"By the way, you have a sailor on your ship, how is the combat power compared to the sailor division of the Jianghuai Army?"

"This ......." Zhou Faming's joy had not faded, so he froze directly.

Although he claims to have a thousand warships, in fact, the big ships are only two or three hundred searches, and more are fishing boats and small boats, he has only been in Ruyin County for a year, and the sailors also have plans to train, but comparing the power and financial resources of a local county guard, it is impossible to really train a fleet of tens of thousands of sailors.

Comparing the sailors like the cavalry, they also need to burn money, the construction and maintenance of ships, the food, drink and dysentery of the sailors, etc., we must pay special attention to it, he only trained four or five thousand sailors, it is already a little difficult, compared with the thirty or forty thousand regular sailors of the Jianghuai Army, the gap is too great.

Luo Zhaoyun seemed to see Zhou Faming's embarrassment and hesitation, and encouraged: "Just tell the truth, I don't listen to lies or exaggerations, as the so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles, if you can't make an accurate estimate of the strength of the troops you control, you will suffer a big loss if you are blindly arrogant!" ”

A cold sweat broke out behind Zhou Faming, and after being reminded like this, he didn't dare to bully the king, so he could only say it clearly.

"Back to Your Majesty's words, there are only 5,000 sailors, and there are three or four hundred warships capable of fighting, compared with the 1,000 warships of the Jianghuai Army, both in terms of numbers and on the warships, there is a huge difference between the enemy and us, if it is a hard encounter, I am afraid that it will not be the enemy......." Zhou Faming replied truthfully, the number was slightly increased, and the 4,300 people were said to be 5,000, and 210 large ships were said to be 2,300, which was within the appropriate exaggeration range.

Luo Zhaoyun nodded slightly, and did not plan to let the northern sailors fight against the southern Jianghuai naval army, which was really unwise, because the northerners were not good at water warfare, so there was no need to attack the strong with the weak like this.

"It's okay, I have my own plan, and you, thousands of sailors and hundreds of ships, can also play a huge role."

When Zhou Faming heard His Majesty's words of appreciation, his heart finally relaxed a lot, and there was already a cold sweat on the back of his palms.

"The ministers must do their best to serve and crusade against the Jianghuai rebellion!" Zhou Faming and others responded loudly.

Luo Zhaoyun gave the order and continued to move forward, and the army came to the outside of Guyang City in Pengcheng County, and there were only seventy or eighty miles left from the Huai River.

This will be used as Luo Zhaoyun's temporary palace, sitting here, commanding the front line and the battle of the Jianghuai army.

At the same time, the news that Shanyangcang in Jiangdu County on the south bank was successfully attacked came back, and after Luo Zhaoyun saw the battle report, he smiled slightly, the first move has been completed, and the chance of winning is greater.

The grain and grass of Jiangdu County were taken down, a part of it was transported away, and a part of it was burned, so that the Jianghuai army was in Jiangdu County, and there was a problem with the supply of grain and grass, and the eastern part of Jiangdu County would be chaotic, which would inevitably affect the western part of Jiangdu County, and the Jiangdong coalition army that was attacking Zhongli County.

Du Ruhui, as a strategist, was the first to offer advice: "Your Majesty, if we can break through the Huai River blockade, defeat the water division, and quickly enter the eastern part of Jianghuai County, we will be able to sweep away many cities and occupy the eastern part of Jiangdu County, and then 100,000 people will advance from east to west, and General Xu Shiji's soldiers and horses will be able to flank the Jiangnan army on their backs, and at that time, Du Fuwei will inevitably jump out of the flanking circle and retreat to his base camp Liyang County, and after our Liang army converges, attack Liyang together, and then drive the coalition army back to the south of the Yangtze River." ”

When several accompanying generals heard this, they also felt that it made sense and echoed it.

Luo Zhaoyun pondered for a moment and said: "This strategy seems to be possible, but there are several key points, which are also difficult problems. The first is how to break through the blockade and defeat the tens of thousands of sailors in Jianghuai. The second is that when our army enters the eastern part of Jiangdu County, it is bound to disperse its forces and capture some cities, which delays time, but Xu Shiji's grain and grass can only hold on for twenty days at most, and it is too late to wait for convergence. Third, in terms of the situation, even if the two armies are encircled, Du Fuwei's coalition army has 300,000, and he may not be timid, and if Xu Shiji's army is attacked, it is still very dangerous. ”

Du Ruhui listened to His Majesty's analysis, and suddenly came to his senses, feeling that he was a little on paper.

"Your Majesty has a plan to break the enemy?"

Luo Zhaoyun stared at the location of the map, was silent for a moment, and said with a faint chuckle: "First the water breaker, and then decide the next policy!" ”

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