Chapter 372 Don't look for his path

"Lord, it's not good." Early the next morning, Luo Guanzhong suddenly walked into Zhang Yang's bedroom and woke up Zhang Yang who had not yet gotten up.

While putting on his clothes, Zhang Yang asked Luo Guanzhong: "Don't panic, what's wrong?"

"Just last night, taking advantage of the night, Chen Youliang's navy army came to escape. Now, there is no trace, and I don't know where I sailed."

The navy ran away? Zhang Yang knew that this was definitely a big deal.

"Leave many ships and patrol the waterways everywhere to prevent him from attacking our Yingtian Mansion." Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, lord." Luo Guanzhong said, and was about to walk back.

"And." Zhang Yang suddenly stopped him: "Is there any abnormal movement on Zhu Yuanzhang's side?"

"Not yet." Luo Guanzhong said.

"In addition to inquire about the movements of Chen Youliang's navy, he also closely watched Zhu Yuanzhang's movements." Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, lord." Luo Guanzhong hurried back. This time, Chen Youliang's naval army suddenly disappeared, which made him feel very bad. Chen Youliang's naval army was silent for almost two months, and now he has finally been out. There must be some conspiracy here.

Luo Guanzhong mobilized all his spies to inquire about the news on water and land.

The morning passed and nothing happened.

At noon, a pigeon flew from Chuzhou. Zhu Yuanzhang's army was preparing for the pre-war period. It seemed that it was about to set out for war.

In order to spy on the news, a spy got too close. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang's army, who was closely guarded, shot into a hedgehog with a rain of arrows.

The other spies did not dare to move, so they could only observe from a distance from the darkness, watching them leave Chuzhou and head south.

Until the evening, there was nothing else.

In the hall, all the guards of Yingtian Prefecture have arrived.

Now Zhangyang's army, Tang He from the Second Battalion and Mo Tianyou from the Fifth Battalion, are stationed in Jiangbei, Tang He guards Gaoyou Mansion, and Mo Tianyou guards the eastern part of Yangzhou. In addition to the original 4,000 people, the newly trained 20,000 people were assigned to each person with 10,000 people.

In the south of the Yangtze River, most of Zhang Yang's troops were concentrated, including Shiyi from the First Battalion, Lu Zhen from the Third Battalion, Danyang from the Changzhou in the north, Zhao Zixiong from the Sixth Battalion, Jiaxing from the Songjiang in the Seventh Battalion, Xu Yi from the Wucheng in the Hangzhou area, and Zhang Yang's base camp was originally stationed in Hangzhou, and Yingtian Prefecture was in urgent need of the situation. Therefore, Zhang Tianqi from the Base Camp and the Eighth Battalion, the Navy from the Fourth Battalion, and these experienced soldiers were already concentrated in Yingtian Prefecture.

In addition to these, there is also a powerful mobile force, a new army trained by Chang Yuchun.

These 50,000 new troops have not been assigned to each battalion and have been organized into new troops.

Therefore, Shi Wenbing, Zhang Tianqi, Bian Yuanheng, Chang Yuchun, Luo Guanzhong and Shi Nai'an, who are currently in Yingtian Prefecture, have gathered in the government office to urgently discuss the current situation.

Even Shi Wenbing and Zhang Tianqi, who had rich combat experience, Chang Yuchun who was brave enough to move forward, Bian Yuanheng full of confidence, Shi Nai'an, and the smart Luo Guanzhong all felt that the situation this time was very serious.

When fighting, the most feared thing is not that the other party has many people, but that they do not know where the other party is. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and the enemy can win every battle. Even if the other party is several times more than oneself, they can use clever tactics. The most feared thing is that they do not know the other party’s position and what purpose the other party is fighting.

"Everyone knows the situation. Chen Youliang's naval army has disappeared for a whole day. During this whole day, if the other party's naval army goes downstream, even if we can't reach our Yingtian Mansion, we should appear nearby. However, there is no small boat from the other party around Yingtian Mansion. Now, we just need to think of it and find it out and see where they are hiding." Zhang Yang said.

"In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang's army has been dispatched, heading south all the way, with a clear goal. I'm afraid it's to cross the Yangtze River and retake Tianfu again." Luo Guanzhong added.

Several people fell into deep thought. Where did Chen Youliang's naval army go?

This must not be taken lightly. Several people are thinking, but unfortunately, a few big guys scratch their ears and foreheads, but they have no idea.

If Shi Xin, a person who is ignorant of the world, would definitely be making a fuss again. Unfortunately, Zhang Yang has been leaving him alone and will not give him any position for the time being, hoping to get rid of his bad habits.

Shi Nai'an stared at the map, pondering and contemplating.

From last night to now, after a day, the other party's navy was unable to hide its whereabouts. Since it did not appear in the Yangtze River Basin, it must be in other places!

Although the scale of this hand-drawn map is not very accurate, the general direction is still similar.

Shi Nai'an did not look downstream, but instead patrolled the upstream.

Suddenly, his eyes went straight.

As long as you go upstream and reach Taiping, then go east and enter Shibai Lake, then go east along the waterway, pass through Yangyang and Yixing, and you can directly enter Taihu Lake!

Since the main force has been gathered in Yingtian Prefecture, the troops behind are in a gap. Pingjiang Road on the shore of Taihu Lake and Hangzhou going east will probably be within the range of the opponent's attack.

Moreover, the most terrifying thing is that since the main warships of the navy were mobilized here, there was only a large steam engine ship patrolling Taihu Lake. Facing hundreds of tall enemy ships, no matter how powerful the firepower was, it was impossible to make the situation come true.

Shi Nai'an's heart seemed to fall into an ice hole, and he quickly said, "Lord, look here."

Zhang Yang followed the direction that Shi Nai'an pointed and saw clearly what he pointed. He was also shocked.

This is simply a shortcut. From here, I almost walked straight line and arrived at Taihu Lake.

Today's Taihu Lake is Zhang Yang's old nest, especially the shipyard built on the side of Pingjiang Road, and there must be no accidents.

"This seems unlikely!" Bian Yuanheng said: "These waterways are very difficult to walk on, and there is no problem with small boats, but Chen Youliang's large warships are very difficult to pass."

"This is not necessarily true. You must know that over the past period of time, due to frequent rain, the water level has risen. It is very likely that Chen Youliang's naval army can pass through smoothly." Luo Guanzhong said.

"Yes, even the water level of the Yangtze River has risen during this period, not to mention the currents." Shi Wenbing said.

"Then, the first thing we need to be sure is that Chen Youliang's navy is really there." Zhang Yang said calmly.

Everyone thought that if Chen Youliang's navy army really took this path, then the most important thing is to make sure and then take corresponding measures.

"Guanzhong." Zhang Feng said: "Send people to go to Baishui overnight. Even if each person prepares three horses and exhausts all the horses, they will still arrive before dawn. If Chen Youliang's naval army really takes this road, then tonight, he will definitely rest in Shibai Lake south of Baishui. After discovering Chen Youliang's whereabouts, he will immediately send a letter to come back to report the message."

"Yes, lord, I'll make arrangements right away." Luo Guanzhong said and hurriedly retreated.

"Everyone, if Chen Youliang's navy army really goes here, then it might be a good opportunity for us." Zhang Yang said.

The rest of the people raised their heads and looked at Zhang Yang.

Shi Nai'an guessed the lord's thoughts and slapped the fan easily, waiting for Zhang Yang's explanation.

"Our naval army has only thirty advanced warships so far, and there is still a big gap between Chen Youliang's naval army, which is hundreds of large warships. Therefore, we want to defeat him head-on on the water. Although the final victory is ours, we will definitely pay a great price. In this way, it will be unfavorable to us. The principle of every war is the smallest price to exchange for the greatest victory." Zhang Yang said: "Now, Chen Youliang's naval army has taken such a difficult road by himself. The larger the scale of his naval army, the greater his disadvantages. The rugged waterways are, he can only sail one by one, and there are some places along the way, both sides of the straits are still mountains. We only need to take our field fireworks and ambush him at the scheduled location, which is much easier than fighting on the water."

After saying that, Zhang Yang pointed to the location on the map. It was Yixing, which is very close to Taihu Lake. The waterway here is the ruggedest. It is quite difficult for a large ship to walk just by walking and it is easy to get stuck. There are still mountains on both sides of the shore. Just a few cannons are used to ensure that his navy will be in chaos.

"After everyone goes back, they will rectify their troops. If it is really as we expected, then our biggest difficulty is not how to destroy Chen Youliang's navy, but how to arrive in Yixing as soon as possible and march from a long distance is what we need most." Zhang Yang said.

"Yes, brother." Everyone replied.

"Brother, where are Zhu Yuanzhang's army?" Zhang Tianqi asked.

"Zhu Yuanzhang?" Zhang Yang said: "I didn't take him seriously at all. If I hadn't thought about stable development and focused on building a naval army, Chuzhou would have been taken down by me. He had long since disappeared from the momentum of the beginning of the year. If he was really ignorant now, our army in Yingtian Prefecture would be enough to eliminate him completely."

After Zhang Yang said that, his eyes narrowed. In this chaotic world, he should learn more about Chen Youliang's harsh learning and eliminate the roots. Since he beat Zhu Yuanzhang, he must completely beat him to no strength to fight back. Otherwise, when he makes a comeback, he will cause him greater trouble.

Everyone dispersed, Zhang Yang pushed open the window and looked at the moonlight outside. After a few years of coming here, the original naive self had long disappeared. He was gradually growing and his heart gradually became stronger.

Under the same moonlight, a huge fleet was mooring in Shibai Lake for a brief rest. A large flag with the character "Chen" fluttered high on the masts of each ship.
Chapter completed!