Passage, enter the side of Chuzhou City, and attack Chuzhou City." The messenger sent by Xu Sizhao said.

"Tangyi soldiers will not jump to Chuzhou via Wujianshan. The time is wrong."

Wen Bo was not familiar with Xu Sizhao. After all, before the Jinling Incident, the Xu family's descendants mainly assisted Xu Mingzhen in guarding Shouzhou, while he served in the bodyguard army. He heard that Xu Sizhao asked someone to send a message asking him to be wary of the Tangyi soldiers.

The carbine might come to Chuzhou City. He subconsciously frowned and said in deep thought,

"If they are like this, even if we are careless and lose one or two cities, Puyang and other rivers have just been frozen, and Tangyi's naval warships cannot pass. We have enough time before the beginning of spring to gather two to

30,000 elite soldiers and horses to launch a large-scale battle. If Han Qian's intention was just to fight a battle with us in Chuzhou, why would he bother to do so? At the same time, he would not expect to destroy the heavily guarded Zuo Tower.

The fleet and navy camps may stay in Chaoshou or between Chaozhou and Huozhou, relying on the Huaiyang Mountain in the west, constantly looking for undefended targets to attack. Xu Sizhao should not passively defend the city in Chaozhou, but should

Immediately gather elite soldiers and horses to entangle them and delay them as much as possible, forcing the Tangyi soldiers to not be able to advance and retreat freely between Huo Shou. Wait for reinforcements from all directions to surround them and annihilate them..."

"Tangyi soldiers moved out so fast, and the supplies they carried must be limited, and they could not carry heavy weapons. Many chariots went around. Therefore, no matter how fast they were, they could not gain much between Huo Shou.

Perhaps they are more looking forward to Xu Sizhao taking the initiative to lead his troops to entangle them?" Wen Ruilin asked hesitantly.

It is too difficult to storm a stronghold, so luring the snake out of its hole is a good idea.

Wen Ruilin felt that if he were Han Qian, the Marquis of Qianyang, the best strategy would be to lure the snake out of the hole and fight a quick battle of annihilation when the raiding troops and horses could carry limited supplies.

"Shuai Xu will not be slow in mobilizing elite cavalry between Huo and Shou. Qianyang Hou Han Qian should not take this risk, and there is no need to take this risk," Wen Bo said, "As for heavy combat equipment and many chariots, it is indeed a

question……"

In the cold winter, the rivers are frozen and sealed, and boats cannot be used for transportation. Not to mention disassembling the cyclone cannon into its long tip pole, piles and other bulky parts, a crossbow or scorpion cannon weighing hundreds or thousands of kilograms.

It is also not easy to transport.

In Chaozhou, on the slightly smoother Chi Road and Post Road, there are cities and fortresses built at strategic points, with garrison troops stationed there.

Even if a large amount of materials, heavy weapons and parts were transported by horse-drawn carriages along horse-drawn roads and post roads, the speed would not be fast, let alone bypassing the horse-drawn roads, post roads and traveling through rugged wilderness fields.

No matter how light the chariot is, it is still heavier than an ordinary carriage. If it is dragged by military horses through the bumpy fields, even if the general's horse is exhausted, how fast can it go?

Without various chariots and heavy war equipment, the Tangyi soldiers who entered between Huo Shou would have their combat effectiveness weakened by at least half.

At this time, Wen Bo couldn't help but wonder to himself, was he too suspicious?

Even so, apart from ordering scouts to inspect horses and strengthen reconnaissance of the Yifengling area southeast of Wujian Mountain, and ordering the elite soldiers and horses recruited from various villages to return to the defense villages, Wen Bo did not immediately lead the two men who followed him directly into Yanzi Mountain.

More than a thousand troops returned to Chuzhou City, and Wen Ruilin decided to rest at Yanzi Village for a day or two to observe the situation and wait for further clear news to come before talking about anything else.

Wen Bo was busy until early in the morning and went to sleep with his clothes on, but he didn't feel that he had slept for much time. He suddenly woke up from his sleep and sat in front of the bed for a while. In the cold morning, he felt that his back was soaked with sweat, and he felt a little tired.

In panic, he sent the bodyguard general Wen Ruilin, his generals and the messenger sent by Xu Sizhao to call over.

Wen Ruilin arrived earlier than he expected, with a solemn look on his face.

Seeing this scene, Wen Bo's heart sank even more and asked: "Mr. Wen also thought of it?"

"Tangyi soldiers raided the hinterland of Huoshou, and suddenly it was impossible to attack the city and defend the stronghold all the way. The post roads and Chi roads were impassable, but the rivers were frozen, but their baggage chariots could travel on the ice and quickly move westward and northward! Tangyi

The troops are divided into a combined attack. The location of the combined attack must be a target along the Nanfeishui River or the Beiye River!" Wen Ruilin said in panic as if something was not going well, "If not for this, there would not be two groups of Tangyi soldiers.

I was superfluous and took a boat to the northwest side of Chaohu Lake. I landed near the mouth of Nanfeishui and Beiye River and crossed to the northwest..."

It was only then that they realized what the problem was. By this time, a day and a night had passed since Tangyi soldiers made a surprise attack and moved around to the rear of Chaozhou.

"Yongfeng Village!" Wen Bo spread out the map, pointed at a point between Nan Feishui and Bei Feishui, and said.

Both Nanfeishui and Beifeishui originate from the northeastern foothills of Huaiyang Mountain, located in Jiangjunling at the junction of Huo, Chao and Shou prefectures.

The South Feishui River leaves the east mountain of Jiangjun Ridge and flows southeast, five or six miles away from Chaozhou City, and flows into Chaohu Lake through the northwest bank; the North Feishui River leaves the north bank of Jiangjun Ridge, flows two hundred miles north, and flows into the Huaihe River from the west of Shouzhou City.

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The North and South Feishui Rivers are not directly connected, but in the early stage, in order to strengthen the connection between the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River in the central region, a main canal with a sluice and a length of about 20 miles was excavated on the east side of Jiangjun Ridge to connect the two rivers.

Chidao was also built.

Yongfengzhai is a town and port located at the mouth of the main canal and the Nanfeishui River. It is a water and land transportation hub from Chaozhou to Huozhou and from Huaiyang Mountain to Shouzhou.

The location of Yongfeng Village is very critical. It is garrisoned by the elite direct descendants of the Shouzhou Army, but the protective wall is too thin.

If the Tangyi soldiers who had penetrated in had not carried heavy weapons and various chariots, there would have been no problem in Yongfeng Village even if there were only a few hundred defenders until reinforcements came around, but it was hard to say now.

Wen Ruilin also thought of a problem. If the Tangyi soldiers used Anfeng Village as bait, the Shouzhou army in the north and west did not realize that the Tangyi soldiers who were interspersed could use the frozen river to transport them quickly.

War weapons and chariots, if reinforcements rush over, will there be a head-on attack?

"Immediately gather all the guards and cavalry and prepare to follow me to Chaozhou!" Wen Bo said decisively.

From Yanzi Mountain to the west to the northern foot of Fucha Mountain, it is an area controlled by Tangyi soldiers. Scattered scouts and scouts are extremely easy to be intercepted and may not be able to spread the news to Chaozhou in time.

The best way is for him to personally lead two hundred elite cavalry to kill them.
Chapter completed!