In the early autumn, it was rainy, but the hazy weather could not stop Chu Huan's joyful mood, after Pei Ji took Liangzhou, he made some arrangements, leaving Hou Jingang to guard Liangzhou City, and then rushed to Tongzhou.

In the side hall, Pei Ji reported the situation in Liangzhou to Chu Huan in detail, Pei Ji led his troops to attack Liangzhou, and after seizing Liangzhou City, he first sent people to seize the warehouse in Liangzhou with lightning speed, so as not to have an accident, Liangzhou Tun has a lot of grain, which was originally used as a military ration for tens of thousands of soldiers and horses guarding Liangzhou, and now it has all fallen into the hands of the Northwest Army.

The total number of troops mobilized by the Northwest Army was nearly 30,000, including nearly 10,000 Northwest cavalry.

With the grain reserves of Tongzhou and Liangzhou, it is not difficult for 30,000 soldiers and horses to last for three or five months, and in Liangzhou, Pei Ji left 2,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry, a total of 7,000 soldiers and horses, to hold Liangzhou City and various key points.

Now on the Tongzhou side, there are about 20,000 infantry cavalry.

"Big brother, is the situation over there in Jinling Cang, is the big brother clear?" Chu Huan never forgot the Jinling Cang, where a large amount of grain and grass was stored, "Is there a way to take the Jinling Cang?" ”

Pei Ji said solemnly: "I have sent someone to investigate, Jinling Cang is on the bank of the Qiong River, there is a risk of mountains and rivers, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Xu Chang attaches great importance to Jinling Cang, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses guarding all the key points around Jinling Cang, if you want to attack, it is really not easy." He got up, walked to the map hanging on the wall, stretched out his finger and said: "Jinling Cang was originally built here to ensure that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is impossible for the army to cross the Gulang Mountain and the cliffs in the back, and the Qiong River is in front!" After a pause, he said: "This area of Jinling Cang is the vein of water movement, the Qionghe River from west to east, turning to the south, forming an arc, dividing several tributaries, Jinling is a rich land, and Qiongzhou is among the states of Jinling, and it is rich in the rich, which is by this water transport. ”

Chu Huan nodded and said, "I already know something about this river. I heard that the merchant ships on the Qiong River used to come and go like shuttles, and there was an endless stream, which was a waterway connecting the east and west, and the annual income from transporting silver was an astronomical amount. ”

"Not bad." Pei Ji said: "The other two sides of Jinling Cang, the road is rugged, and there are fortresses along the way, as far as I know, the fortresses on the two roads add up, there are as many as eighteen, each fortress is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it can be called a one-man pass Wanfu Mo Kai wants to attack, there is almost no possibility." ”

Chu Huan sighed: "When I was in the household department, I had checked the grain storage in various granaries, in addition to the four major granaries, the Qin State had hundreds of granaries in various places, large and small, but almost all of them were empty, and the four major granaries, only Jinling Warehouse had a lot of grain. However, these stored grains are the last capital of the Qin State, and they can be transported over in only ten days from Jinling Cang along the Qiong River and into Raoshui! ”

Pei Ji said with a smile: "If it weren't for Yuan Budo's rebellion and really sent this batch of grain to Luo'an, and the Qin State allocated a part of it to relieve the victims who fled to the vicinity of Gyeonggi, it is very likely that Luo'an Capital would not have fallen so quickly." If Luo'an hadn't fallen, with this food, the morale of the front-line soldiers would not have been lost, and they could even use this batch of grain to recruit troops, and it is unknown whether Luo'an might be able to last for another year and a half. ”

"Yuan Budo rebelled, and Luo'an fell, which is probably God's intention to let the Qin State perish." Chu Huan smiled faintly and said: "Big brother, this Jinling Cang is in Xu Chang's hands, it is really a great threat to us, since he occupies the Jinling Cang, he can continue to recruit troops and buy horses, even if the other two anti-kings in Jinling join forces, I am afraid that sooner or later they will be swallowed by Xu Chang." ”

"If there are no variables, it is not difficult for Xu Chang to eat the other two groups of people and dominate Jinling." Pei Ji said: "If you want to destroy Xu Chang, Jinling Cang is bound to be captured, but to capture Jinling Cang, it seems that now it can only be launched from the waterway." After Xu Chang occupied Jinlingcang, he also took control of the Qionghe wharf near Jinlingcang, and this person obviously knew that the Qionghe wharf was the only place where Jinlingcang could be attacked, so he stationed a naval army in Qionghe. ”

"Trolls?"

Pei Ji nodded and said: "Yes, according to the investigation, this naval army has more than 30 ships, including six huge ships, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses guarding Jinling Cang, and nearly 3,000 people are this naval army. ”

Chu Huan frowned, his expression became solemn, "In this way, Jinling Cang is impregnable, and it is impossible to break through it?" ”

"Although most of this naval army are newly recruited soldiers, but the Qin State has always paid little attention to the naval army, Xu Chang gathered dozens of warships at once, and now trains day and night on the Qiong River, and blocks the river!" Pei Ji sighed: "This Jinling warehouse is like a piece of fat, close in front of you, but it is locked in an iron cage, and you can't see it!" ”

Chu Huan naturally knew that compared to the infantry, the cost of forming a cavalry was far more expensive than that of the infantry, and compared with the cavalry, the cost of the navy was much greater.

The cost of a warship is by no means a small amount, it is by no means a few pieces of wood that can be built into a warship, Xu Chang has a naval army of thirty warships, which is obviously not a small price, but Xu Chang sits on most of Jinling, and has a lot of money and food, which is far from being comparable to the Northwest Army.

To attack Jinling Cang, as Pei Ji said, the waterway is the only direction of attack, but in the face of the Jinling Water Army, although Chu Huan has a strong cavalry corps, he can't fly through the sky.

To attack Jinlingcang, it is necessary to have a naval division that can match the Jinling naval army, and to form such a naval division, the gold and silver consumed will be a huge amount, which is almost impossible for the current Northwest Army.

"Big brother, it seems that we underestimated Xu Chang before." Chu Huan sighed: "Xu Chang not only occupies Jinling Cang, but also has such a naval army, the Qiong River is all over the southwest, and can enter Luo'an through Raoshui, if Xu Chang dominates Jinling, with his strength, continue to expand, I am afraid it will be a threat to us that cannot be underestimated in the future." ”

At this moment, I heard a voice say: "Jinling Cang is not a threat, Chu Du wants to take Jinling Cang, and it doesn't have to be completed by the navy, but at present, Chu Du is really ready to wave his army to the south?" ”

The voice suddenly sounded, Pei Ji couldn't help frowning and looking over, only to see a middle-aged man in a gray robe and unkempt coming in from outside the door, Pei Ji had never seen this person, he only felt very angry, but Chu Huan had already gotten up and said with a smile: "Big brother, I almost forgot about it, I want to introduce you to someone!" ”

Pei Ji got up, and Chu Huan had already said to the man: "Mr. Simon, this is my sworn brother Pei Ji!" ”

Ximen Yi was slightly dressed and bowed to Pei Ji: "It turns out that this is General Pei?" General Pei, the contemptible Ximen Yi, has admired the name for a long time, and between the raising of his hand, Tongzhou and Liangzhou are all in the bag, admire and admire! ”

Pei Ji also gave up, Chu Huan smiled and said: "Big brother, this is Mr. Ximen Yi, who is resourceful and has millions of soldiers in his chest, and he is a rare talent!" ”

"Ximen Yi?" Pei Ji was stunned and asked: "I heard that there is a Ximen family in Tongzhou, with a benevolent and righteous family style and a good reputation, but I don't know this gentleman?" ”

"Big brother, this Mr. Simon is from the Simon family." Chu Huan smiled: "He is also the current head of the Ximen family?" ”

Ximen Yi had already smiled and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, it's just a crazy life, ruined all the family wealth, in the eyes of the Ximen people, I am just a madman, named the patriarch, but in fact, no one recognizes it." ”

"So it's really from the Simon family?" Pei Ji's eyes showed a slight look of admiration, "Mr. Simon, please take a seat!" ”

Ximen Yi was not polite, and after the three of them sat down, Pei Jicai asked: "Mr. just said that you can capture Jinling Cang without going through the waterway, I don't know if it's true or not?" ”

Ximen Yi waved his hand and said: "Chu Du, general, I think that even if there is a way to capture Jinling Cang now, the two of you should not act rashly. Dare to ask the two, is the Northwest Army going south, fighting to the death with Xu Chang of Jinling, or is it ready to continue north, take the entire Xishan first, and then take Hexi directly? ”

Chu Huan and Pei Ji glanced at each other, and then said: "Sir, it is naturally good to continue to advance north, but the strength of Hexi is not weak, if the attack is frustrated and stalemate, and we fight logistics, my Northwest Army is only afraid that it is not the opponent of Hexi, and in the end I am afraid that nothing will be accomplished!" After a pause, he said: "If we can take the lead in capturing Jinling Cang, use Jinling Cang as a logistical supply, and then go north to Hexi, the certainty of victory will be much greater." ”

"Chu Du is right, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, if there is no sufficient logistics support, if you want to fight with Hexi, it is indeed not a good chance of winning." Ximen Yi stroked his beard and said: "Do you think that the three kings of Jinling are in civil strife, and Xu Chang is much easier to deal with than Hexi, so he is weak first and then strong, fight Xu Chang first, and even take Jinling first, and use Jinling and the northwest as a place for logistics supply, so that he can sweep the north?" ”

Chu Huan and Pei Ji glanced at each other again, and Pei Ji said, "What is the opinion of Mr.?" ”

"Chu Du can be regarded as a succession of battles and victories for a while, and his morale is high, but because of this, he must not be negligent." Ximen Yi said: "If Chu Du points the spearhead to the south at this time and takes Xu Chang as his opponent, then he will definitely fall into a critical situation, and it is very likely that he will be defeated and withdraw from the ranks of the world hegemony." ”

Chu Huan frowned when he saw that Ximen Yi said it strictly, and asked, "Why did Mr. say that?" ”

"Chu Du, as long as you understand one question, you will know what to do next." Ximen Yi said: "Dare to ask Chu Du, if you continue to advance north, will Xu Chang sneak attack from behind?" ”

Chu Huan hesitated for a moment before he said: "Sir also knows that people's hearts are unpredictable, and soldiers are in the army, which has always been unpredictable, but the possibility of Xu Chang sending troops is very low, after all, he will not go north lightly before he dominates Jinling, otherwise he will be attacked on both sides." ”

"Chu Du is right." Ximen Yi said with a smile: "Look at what Xu Chang did in Jinling, this person is not a reckless man, he can be regarded as a hero in troubled times, the battle in Jinling, although he has the greatest chance of winning, but if he wants to swallow the other two people, it is impossible for Xu Chang to do it without a year and a half, that is to say, within a year, if there are no other accidents, Xu Chang will not risk going north." ”

Chu Huan and Pei Ji both nodded slightly, and Ximen Yi asked again: "Then if Chu Du attacks Jinling, I wonder if the Qin army will attack from behind?" ”

When Chu Huan heard Ximen Yi ask, he was immediately relieved, his brows furrowed, and he said with a smile: "A word to wake up the person in the dream, I only think about the lack of logistics, I want to accumulate strength and then start, I almost forgot about it, Dingwu regards me as a thorn in the flesh, how can I be allowed to attack Jinling with peace of mind, with this opportunity, he will never miss it." ”

Ximen Yi spread his hands and said with a smile: "In this way, whether it is the south or the north, there is no need to worry about it." Not only can Chu Du not use troops against Jinling at the moment, in my opinion, but he will have to form a private alliance with Xu Chang! ”R1058