Chapter 82: Hu Tang

In the city of Nanchang, people are panicking.

Fang Guoan's army did not all return to Nanchang City, but only thousands of cavalry around him, and the rest were stationed along Poyang Lake.

Fang Guoan completely lost the idea of going east, and wanted to defend Nanchang City. As soon as I came back, I met Wan Yuanji.

Now that this is the case, what else can Wan Yuan Ji say? The little soldiers in his hands were all folded in the south of Baisha River. Without strength, there is no right to speak, and Wan Yuan Ji can only appease Fang Guoan. The previous matter, it was over, and he dredged it up for Zuo Liangyu.

Immediately, Wan Yuan Ji wrote a letter to Yuan Jixian, asking Yuan Jixian to dredge up the relationship with him.

Although Zuo Liangyu's army is in Zuo Liangyu's hands, it does not conform to the principle of using literature to unify the military, and there are no civilian officials in the army. Yuan Jixian was stationed in Jiujiang and presided over the baggage of the army. He is the highest Chinese officer in the military.

There is still some relationship between Wan Yuan Ji and Yuan Jixian.

When Wan Yuan Ji was under Yang Sichang, he also had contact with Yuan Jixian.

After Wan Yuan Ji sent Fang Guoan away, a young man in his early twenties, dressed in a green shirt, came to meet him. Because it was an acquaintance, the housekeeper didn't tell him much, so he led this person in.

"The students meet Wan Gong." This person is none other than Hu Yining's nephew Hu Tang.

The Hu family is thin, and after the death of Hu Yining's brother, it was Hu Yining who brought up this nephew, and the two are called uncles and nephews, and they are like father and son.

"Mingtai. There you are. Wan Yuan Ji said, he opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to continue.

Hu Tang's intention, Wan Yuan Ji doesn't need to think about it to understand. But he didn't know what to say to Hu Tang.

But there are some things that can be escaped without escaping.

"My lord, but I don't know how my uncle is now?" Hu said.

Wan Yuan Ji sighed and did not speak. Hu Tang's heart suddenly chilled.

"Yi Ning asked for his life to be the general soldier of Fang, and now he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead." Wan Yuan Ji said.

Hu Tang listened, and his expression remained unchanged. But he forgot to say goodbye to Wan Yuanji, and when he turned around, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

"Where are you going?" Wan Yuan Ji asked.

"Go to Raozhou." Hu Tang didn't look back, he knew that it was rude to do this, but he couldn't care about it at the moment, and said: "Uncle raised me so big, I want to see people in life and corpses in death." ”

"Let's go." Wan Yuan Ji secretly said in his heart: "It's me who can't stand Hu Yining." ”

Immediately, he ordered someone to open the way for Hu Tang, otherwise now that martial law is on Poyang Lake, ordinary people will not be able to cross Poyang Lake at all.

Hu Tang thanked him again, and then left Nanchang City, and a day later, he came to Raozhou Mansion.

The Hu family is in the river

Xi, although he is not a famous family, he still has some connections in the local area, Hu Tang used enough money to ask someone to inquire, and soon inquired about Hu Yining's whereabouts. also inquired about the reason for Hu Yining's defeat.

Hu Tang gritted his teeth in his heart and said secretly: "Fang Guoan." ”

The same thing, in the eyes of different people, has different understandings. Therefore, Hu Tang felt that if Fang Guoan hadn't thrown Hu Yining down, even if Hu Yining was defeated, he would not have fallen into the hands of the rogue. When I think of all the rumors of the rogues. Hu Tang couldn't hold back a heart in his heart.

He thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to go to the mansion to meet Zhang Xuan.

When Zhang Xuan heard that a scholar came to the door to ask to see him, he was slightly surprised.

First, most of the doctors in Jiangxi were waiting. Not many people bet. No, how loyal they were to the Ming Dynasty. Rather, the Hukou victory and defeat were not scored. They won't bet in advance. Second, literati and doctors all love face, even if they intend to take refuge. There is no such straightforward door-to-door.

This made Zhang Xuan a little surprised.

Zhang Xuan immediately invited Hu Tang in.

"I don't know, what did the gentleman teach me here?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Although Hu Tang looks smaller than Zhang Xuan, he has his own bearing, which makes Zhang Xuan dare not underestimate him.

Hu Tang said: "In Xia Hu Tang, the cursive character Mingtai, specially to solve the general's dilemma. ”

"Oh." Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "Why am I in trouble? ”

Hu Tang said: "The general is the beloved son-in-law of the king of Wu, and is deeply trusted by the king of Wu, and now the king of Wu is at the mouth of the lake, the fierce battle is in full swing, and the general is here, entering, even the water of Poyang Lake can not advance an inch, retreat, then Raozhou is not guaranteed, the flank of the king of Wu is in danger, it is impossible to advance, and can not retreat. How can it be said that there is no difficulty? ”

Zhang Xuan's face changed slightly.

Zhang Xuan said that it was a predicament now, but it was not it, but it was indeed an embarrassment that could not be used.

His tens of thousands of troops were arranged along Poyang Lake to prevent Fang Guoan from crossing the lake to the east again, but he was unable to enter Nanchang in the face of the natural danger of Poyang Lake.

Zhang Xuan was thinking about one thing at the moment, that is, whether to make a detour to Fuzhou Mansion, cross the Ganjiang River, and then besiege Nanchang.

But Zhang Xuan had to admit one thing, in Jiangxi, he had the advantage of a naval army. It's not just that it can stop Zhang Xuan from crossing Poyang Lake. There is also the ability to quickly deploy troops, this ability can use tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to the effect of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Zhang Xuan was worried that after his army entered Fuzhou, Fang Guoan would avoid the real and attack Raozhou City again.

It's hardly speculation, it's a certainty.

Fang Guoan was in Nanchang, and Zhang Xuan was restrained.

It's a really uncomfortable feeling.

"So what can you do to solve my predicament?" Zhang Xuan said.

Zhang Xuan's embarrassing situation can be seen by almost anyone with a discerning eye

come, but see, there is nothing, the important thing is whether there is a solution.

Hu Tang said: "I can't help General Zhang's predicament. But I have a way to solve King Wu's predicament. And General Zhang's predicament was easily solved. ”

"Oh." Zhang Xuan didn't believe it, but he still let Hu Tang say and said, "Sir, please speak." ”

Hu Tang said: "Poyang Lake is like a gourd, and the mouth of the lake is its mouth, the most narrow but, but between the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake, there may not only be the mouth of the lake can be the same, some places are only dozens of miles apart, Wu Wangfa hundreds of thousands of divisions, trapped here, why not dig a canal, connect the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake, the Zheng family ships enter Poyang Lake, then Poyang Lake in hand, can specialize in Nanchang, attack Jiujiang. Zuo Liangyu didn't worry enough. ”

When Zhang Xuan heard this, he only felt suddenly enlightened. Immediately said: "Zheng Lian, bring the map." ”

Immediately, Zheng Lian took a roll of maps and spread it out on the desk.

I saw that the above is the map of Poyang Lake, and the geography of the mountains and rivers on it has its own form, but in Hu Tang's view, it is the east of Poyang Lake that is more detailed, and the west side is very rough.

Although Zhang Xuan cultivated with all his might, he found many painters in Jiangnan. Wherever he passed, even if it was just a march, he would make them draw a map, and the longer they were stationed, the more detailed the map became.

Hu Tang was only slightly surprised, then grabbed the hem of his sleeve with one hand, stretched out his finger, pointed at the east of Hukou County, and said, "This is the most suitable." ”

The further north it goes, the tighter it becomes. It seems that the palms of the two hands are butt, and the place at the mouth of the lake is a little bit where the two fingers are staggered.

Needless to say, the west side is just the east, the east side is mountainous, but there are no hills in this place near the mouth of the lake, even if the terrain is higher, it is just a little more earthwork, not to mention, Hukou County, there is a river bay in the south, more than ten miles deep into the land, how to dig a canal from the Yangtze River, and connect it with this river bay.

It really doesn't take much. That's dozens of miles.

Dozens of miles of civil engineering, in this era, is also a big project.

But it also depends on when, now that the army is stopped in Pengze, it can be said that it costs thousands of catties a day, and if hundreds of thousands of people work together, these dozens of miles of rivers are only a month or two of effort.

Hu Tang saw that Zhang Xuan was a little moved, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, although he felt a little guilty in his heart, but the situation in the world was irreparable, for the sake of his uncle, he could only grit his teeth and continue to do it, and then he talked to Zhang Xuan in detail.

Zhang Xuan's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he bowed and said: "Sir, if you have a plan, you will definitely win or lose, I will definitely recommend Mr. to King Wu, and King Wu will definitely not treat meritorious ministers badly." ”

Hu Tang said: "Students have nothing to ask for, but to ask for one thing from the general." ”

"Oh, what's the matter. Sir though commanded. Zhang Xuan said in a big way.

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