To everyone's surprise, Tao Kan was actually reluctant to exchange hostages at first. After all, Tao Zhen was only his nephew, not his son.

However, he later agreed, for the same reason: Tao Zhen was his nephew, not his son.

If you sacrifice your son, others may praise you, but if you sacrifice your nephew, you may be stabbed in the back by your clan members. This is an era where family cohesion is very strong, and they live together, eat together, and sacrifice together. Tao Kan finally agreed without hesitation.

Before that, Deng Yue had actually secretly communicated with Fengqu.

This kind of information could not be kept strictly confidential, and it was soon revealed by "careful people", so the entire surrender process was no longer irreversible.

In other words: there is no turning back.

Starting from the fourth day of the first lunar month, soldiers came out of the city one after another and were placed in a camp alone and fed hot soup and rice.

As a result, the Xiangyang defenders lost their last trace of fighting spirit.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Deng Yue, who felt like he was being led around by the nose, crossed the pontoon to Caizhou Island.

The Cai family's residence occupies an extremely large area and has hundreds of large and small houses, which in terms of size exceeds that of many ministers' families.

The only drawback is that it's a bit old.

Some of the houses were built as early as the late Han Dynasty and have been repeatedly repaired over the past hundred years, but the overall structure still shows its age.

The other part was built in the Cao Wei and Sima Jin years. It is also older, but the materials are solid and very sophisticated.

The wood was obtained from the counties in Jingnan, which cost a lot of money.

It costs a lot to make bricks and tiles yourself.

They even took rocks from other places to build walls, gates and houses.

In short, the glory of the Cai family in Xiangyang can be seen from the shape of the Cai family's mansion.

Liu Biaodan rode into Jingzhou, but who did he rely on after entering Jingzhou? Cai.

Cao Mengde went south to Jingzhou, but who helped him persuade the various places to surrender and even persecute the old master? The Cai family,

This family has a bad reputation, but it has a really deep heritage, but now it's all gone.

When he went to the island, Deng Yue took a few special glances.

Large groups of warriors wearing bright light armor stood everywhere. Farther away, a large number of cavalrymen, both light and heavy, were stationed on guard.

Officials traveled between Cai's house and Xianshan. It was obvious that this place was already a temporary palace, where the emperor resided.

When walking through the corridors and courtyards, Deng Yue could even hear the conversations of officials.

"Jiang Ke's fierce attack on the Changdi was a clever move, but he could only defeat Zhou Fu and could not completely annihilate him. After a while, his generation will come again and it will be impossible to prevent him."

"He may not dare to come. In the battle that defeated Li Yang a few years ago, no less than two thousand people were beheaded. Would Zhou Fu and Li Yang know how to fight?"

"You can't look down on others like that."

"I'm not looking down on you, just hit him."

The sound gradually faded away, but Deng Yue was extremely shocked when he heard it.

Li Yang was a lieutenant in the Jingzhou shogunate. He should have been ordered by Tao Shiheng to attack Liang Jun from the flank.

As the saying goes, I came from afar and my footing is not yet stable. I gave you a show of strength first, but it failed.

There is even more reason to attack the long embankment.

Jiangling is not right next to the Yangtze River. In fact, there are dykes and a beach in the south. The connection between Jiangling City and the Yangtze River is through inland rivers and lakes, and the water village is located in the Pichi to the east of Jiangling City.

When the Liang army attacked the river dike, it was obvious that they wanted to detour behind the water army camp in an attempt to cut off Jiangling's external connections. It seems that Zhou Fu and the Liang people had a battle here, and Zhou Fu was defeated. If nothing else, Zhou Changshi should be

He led his defeated troops and fled into the water stronghold, but I don't know what's going on now.

This is a real fight, and we won't stop until Jiangling.

Deng Yue was a little dizzy after going through countless twists and turns. He cursed in his mind, no wonder the Cai family fell into decline. The family occupied a sandbank in the river and built such a magnificent house. If not, who would you do?

At this time, there was a dense sound of arrows piercing the air ahead.

He calmed down and waited outside the wall of a small courtyard for a while, and then was led in.

Seeing that nothing was wrong, Shao Xun was taking an archery test in the courtyard and giving rewards to those with excellent archery skills. After seeing Deng Yue, he took two steps forward, lifted him up when he was about to prostrate himself, and then pointed at the archers who were shooting.

The soldiers asked: "Can Boshan still be able to see through it?"

Deng Yue looked at it carefully and said sincerely: "Archers like this are hard to find in the world."

Shao Xun laughed when he heard this.

The soldiers also looked at Deng Yue. Archer? Who are you looking down on? We are also very skilled in close combat.

You can even defeat the enemy on horseback.

Spear, foot bow, ring-headed sword, heavy sword, horse, horn bow, hook and sickle spear, wooden Wu, long halberd, big axe, you will all be scolded to death, go back and practice hard!

Deng Yue didn't understand why and didn't dare to speak for a while.

Shao Xun sat on a bed, then pointed to the opposite side and said, "Sit down.

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"Thank you, Your Majesty." Deng Yue calmed down and sat down.

"When I arrived in Yang, many people recommended Boshan, saying that you are brave and capable." Shao Xun said, "I like warriors. I wish I could see Boshan right away and attract the devil. I wonder if it will be possible for me to do so?"

What could Deng Yue do if the emperor said this? He stood up and prostrated on the ground, saying: "I am willing to fight for your majesty." Sit down and talk." Shao Xun stretched out his hand and said.

Deng Yue sat back and felt a subtle feeling in his heart.

No matter what, Emperor Liang did a very good job with the showmanship. No, maybe it was not just the showmanship, he even tried every means to help you get your family back and relieve your worries.

At the same time, he was gentle and polite, and treated people with sincerity. What he said made the warrior feel very happy and happy. It seemed very good to follow such a horse-riding emperor.

"Does Boshan have any strategy for the matter in Fancheng?" Shao Xun asked.

Deng Yue thought for a moment and replied: "Your Majesty, it may be difficult for Mao Bao to surrender."

Shao Xun didn't ask why, he just said: "If you don't want to surrender, then let him do it. If Xiangyang surrenders, how can Fancheng survive alone?"

Deng Yue was shocked when he heard this. The emperor's words were really... straightforward.

"Do you have a way to seize Fancheng?" Shao Xun asked again.

"Your Majesty, why don't you give Mao Shuozhen another chance?" Deng Yue said, "I would like to send someone to Fancheng to tell him to surrender."

"There is no need to go to such trouble." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "After you return to Xiangyang, you can choose a reliable confidant and settle in Fancheng on the pretext of reinforcing Fancheng. Mao Bao has few soldiers, so it must be difficult to refuse. I don't believe it.

Mao Bao wants to die, doesn’t the sergeant below want to live?”

Hearing this, Deng Yue secretly thought that this move would probably be successful. After the overall situation was decided, Mao Bao had no choice.

Unlike Mao Bao, Deng Yue had been the governor of Xiangyang for a long time and had led his soldiers for several years.

Mao Bao joined the army from the shogunate and usually did not lead troops. When he was stationed in Fancheng, he brought thousands of soldiers and horses from Jiangling as reinforcements. He really may not be able to fully control his troops.

The defenders of Xiangyang returned to their duties and took action boldly. The defenders of Fancheng would only be demoralized and not offer much resistance.

Basically, it can be said that after Deng Yue surrendered, the fate of the Fancheng defenders was doomed.

"Oh, Mao Shuo has been really harmed." Deng Yue sighed in his heart, "Let's try to save his life. This way we can preserve the friendship between colleagues."

"As for the south, where does Deng Qing think I can attack?" Shao Xun stopped paying attention to the matter in Fancheng and asked instead.

"You can try to capture Huarong." Deng Yue said: "In the past, Soochow sent fishery and salt officers here.

It can be said to be an important town. But times have changed, and now it can be attacked."

"Why can't we fight during the Three Kingdoms period, but now we can win?" Shao Xun asked.

"The Wu people filled up the swamps near Huarong, reclaimed wasteland, and built polders extensively. After the pacification of Wu, the Jin generation vigorously cultivated the area again, and the population gradually increased. It is no longer the same." Deng Yue replied: "Anlu,

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The same is true for other places. At first, they were captured by the Wu people. However, as the number of households in Anlu and north of Shicheng gradually increased, by the end of the Wei Dynasty, large armies could be deployed to attack. Therefore, the lands that had changed hands repeatedly before were gradually captured by the Wei and Jin Dynasties."

Shao Xun nodded.

In fact, it has something to do with the degree of development. When the local area was an uninhabited land and the environment was very wild and primitive, there were almost no qualified roads, and it was impossible to collect food and grass nearby. Once the young men were cut off by the Soochow navy, it would be difficult to hold on for a long time.

But when enough development was achieved, Soochow gradually could no longer hold on to these areas and had to retreat southward step by step.

A very scary fact is that at this border between the two countries, it is difficult to spit out the territory that Wei Pu has eaten. Every time Soochow takes a step back, it will never come back unless it wins a large-scale victory.

Victory in the field.

Compared with the year when Wu was wiped out, Huarong and even Jingling, the Yangkou area has become more developed and the environment is not so harsh. You can try to capture and hold on to it, and it will be successful as a frontline military town.

As for Huarong going east, south, and south of Jingling to the north bank of the Yangtze River, don't think about it for the time being. It's all a vast swamp, with only a few post roads passing through it. In the absence of naval forces, you are confident that you can keep these post roads.

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After Deng Yue finished speaking, he saw Shao Xun nodded and applauded, and couldn't help but patted his horse. He said, "His Majesty did not look at Ulin like Cao Mengde, but he collected troops to attack Jiangling.

His Majesty and even the desert, but did not expect to be so familiar with the warfare method of Jiangnan Water Village. "

Shao Xun laughed and said nothing.

The northern plain combat method, grassland warfare, mountain tactics, water village warfare, I also know how to fight in jungle wars · · · · ·
To be continued...