On July 18, 699, the mainland Gregorian calendar, although no one knew that the outbreak of the imperial civil war would be sooner or later, no one had expected that the outbreak of the civil war would be ignited in Wuhu and Jiangnan areas first. No one had expected that Situ Tai and Situ Biao, two brothers who were still fighting for the throne a few months ago, would suddenly launch an attack on Cheng Dayou, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Southern Military Region of the Empire and the commander of Jiujiang Huzhou, who had been silenced and kept a low profile. However, from the analysis of the end of the war, the commander seemed to have been prepared for this battle. Even if it was to be accurate, it should be said that the commander's army snatched the Sixth Legion of Situ Biao in the east and south to launch an attack on Jiujiang, which led to the outbreak of the war.

Although it is already July, you can still feel the coolness brought by the wind from the river surface in the second half of the night. The monsoon from the East and South Oceans mixed together will always bring abundant precipitation to the entire Eastern continent from May to September every year. This is also a prerequisite for the five lakes in the south of the Yangtze River to become a land of fish and rice. Adequate rainfall makes the entire empire's southern rivers and lakes spread everywhere, and also makes the southern mode of transportation extremely developed, replacing the land transport commonly used on the mainland and becoming the most important mode of transportation.

The main transportation channel between Huanggang and Jiujiang can only refer to Yajiang in any aspect. This river with a change in name on almost every section of the river is called Yajiang. It is probably named after the beautiful mountains, rivers and beautiful people and cultural arts in Jiujiang. This river, called Yajiang in this section, is generally called Dajiang in geographical terms, and is also flowing through Zhongzhou, the capital of the empire.

The Hanjiang River is also known as the birthplace of civilization of the Tang River and the two rivers. From Huanggang to Jiujiang River, it is also the busiest and important section of the river. Most of the river and lake systems from the south enter the river on this section of the river. For example, the Dongting Lake water system south of Huanggang and the Chaohu water system south of Jiujiang River. It is these major water systems and the main stream water system of the river that constitute the river water system, which also makes the river the first water system of the empire. The geographical scope of its communication should be said to be far beyond the Hanjiang River water system.

Objectively speaking, the river began to enter the golden water section of the river from Hanzhong to Jincheng, Hanzhong, Jincheng, Huanggang, Jiujiang, Huzhou, Gusu, and finally entered Quanzhou and entered the sea. These eight prefectures almost communicated the richest and most prosperous areas of the entire empire from west to east. Later economic historians even used the eight prefectures to describe the importance of the Dajiang watercourse to these eight prefectures. If we talk about the Weiyang, Yuhang, Jinling, and Dengzhou connected by canals, it can be said that this watercourse can be regarded as controlling the economic lifeline of the empire. The Dajiang sea section from Gusu to Quanzhou is because

Many years ago, it was often diverted and even mixed with the canal rivers, making it difficult to say whether that section was a large river channel after being unblocked or a canal channel after being excavated and renovated. It is precisely because of the importance of this river channel that rulers of all dynasties regarded this area as their heartland. In fact, this area is worthy of being a pure area of ​​the empire in terms of fiscal revenue, food supply, and education, culture and art. It is precisely with the support of this area that the old Tanghe Empire can be maintained under such circumstances.

Now the battle for control of this waterway will almost be on the desk again. Neither Situ Biao nor Cheng Dayou seem to be willing to give up control of this waterway. Situ Biao's control of this waterway means that his alliance with Situ Tai can be closer, and Cheng Dayou occupys this waterway and can also firmly connect himself with his new master's territory, and no longer have to worry about threats from other directions.

"How is the situation?" He almost welcomed the other party from outside the tent. Such treatment made the tired chief of staff unable to help but feel a little nervous. Faced with the eager gaze of the two bosses, the chief of staff quickly introduced the hoarse voice without even taking a breath.

"Everything is as expected by the two division commanders. The enemy has been carrying out final preparations thirty miles away from our Jiujiang border. Based on the information compiled by our intelligence personnel and scouts, and with the various intelligences coming from the West Xinjiang, the enemy is expected to complete the assembly and launch an attack in three to five days. According to my personal observation on the front line, it should be a period of slack before the end of the assembly of the enemy. Although the enemy's performance is quite good, as long as we carefully plan, we can find out the loopholes. After all, they may launch an offensive in three to five days. Both officers and soldiers have a relaxed mentality. They absolutely did not expect that we would dare to launch a counterattack. Personally, I think that today and tomorrow should be the best time to launch a raid."

Hearing his chief of staff's affirmative tone, the square-faced man with a heavy face looked at his colleague. A thin man with a sallow face but a burning gaze suddenly collided in the air, and it seemed that he could feel the strong fighting spirit in each other's chest.

"Okay, do it, this is a one-time transaction. We don't expect to defeat Jin Zhiyang's Sixth Army in an instant, but we have to find a way to castrate Situ Biao's naval army, otherwise these guys will always be a disaster. The adults handed over the gate to us in the west of Jiujiang, and the strategy will be left to us. If we want to defend this western gate and not destroy Situ Biao's naval army in Huanggang, we will not be able to live in peace. But the army, this mountain

Although the land is low and slow, if Jin Zhiyang's Sixth Army wants to climb here, I want to see how awesome his Sixth Army is and whether it can pass our ten fingers. Let's set the target of the battle to destroy the enemy's navy. Lao Jian, what do you mean?" The man with a heavy face suddenly hit the high five and sighed, and then thought that this time he was not a division battle. Although the commander was the main force, he still needed to seek the opinions of the yellow-faced man next to him.

"Haha, Lao Guan, your opinion is exactly what I think. Although the enemy army is Situ Biao's main force, in fact, this Sixth Corps is also average in the performance of the South and Maqi Khans. Moreover, most of our defense zones are low and slow mountains. Hehe, to put it bluntly, it happens to be a good place for our performance. If they think about this land, they may have to leave something. But the navy is different. The general has not yet transferred Tian Jinbao's main force of the navy. It is estimated that the general is going to block Situ Tai's southern invasion in Huzhou. In this way, the original water from our Jiujiang River will be in the original state.

The military strength seems too weak. If we want to compete with the naval army arranged by Situ Biao in Huanggang, we may not be able to withstand it. We must find a way to destroy their naval army, at least to make them lose their vitality. Otherwise, the battle below will be difficult to fight. They have naval army to enter and exit our back flanks, which is a bit unbearable." The waxy man wiped the short beard on his lips and nodded heavily, obviously agreeing with his colleagues. Annihilation or severe damage to the enemy naval army will gain an advantage for his own defense, which will bring great benefits to later defensive operations.

"Hehe, the heroes have similar views. We call it avoiding their sharp edges and attacking their weaknesses. Well, it seems wrong. Uh, it should be the best to attack the enemy's shortcomings, right? Well, Lao Ba, you can introduce the enemy's naval arrangement to me and Lao Jian." The man with red face grinned with a rainbow of momentum, and his hands were pinched in a quaint way. Obviously, he had wanted to fight a battle to vent his hands and feet that were almost moldy after so long.

"Well, two division commanders, please look at this map. Jin Zhiyang's 6th Army's 2nd Division is stationed here. Look, this is Hushan Ji. The Third Division is in this direction, and the third division is posing a wedge-shaped attack posture. It is estimated that the Third Division will serve as the main attack vanguard. They are in this area where the defenses of both sides meet. News from Xijiang said that the 2nd Division and the 3rd Division of the Sixth Army have always had bad relations. The two sides have had many injuries on the battlefield before. Although before the war, Jin Zhiyang once severely warned the two division leaders if they miss the opportunity to fight because of personal grudges.

But it is still unknown how effective it is. However, the subordinates went to inspect the handover area between the two divisions. Perhaps the division leaders of both sides were unwilling to anger Jin Zhiyang because of the conflict before the war, so they both intentionally maintained restraint. There were about one to two miles of space here. I passed through here with the scout twice, but did not find any guard force. There must be at least one mile away from the north to the north, and there will be a sentry on about one and a half miles here." The chief of staff called Lao Ba was obviously focusing on introducing the geographical location of this gap, and his intention was not to be found.

"Oh?" They almost suddenly became interested in the two men. Their eyes fell along Lao Ba's fingers on the point on the map. They were not far from the river bank, and they pushed westward forty miles. The black dot and the next anchor symbol appeared on the paper, almost making their hearts jump out. "Lao Ba, what do you mean-"

"Hehe, division commander, these two divisions are now concerned, so they may be more or less willing to interfere with each other's actions. If an army wears the other party's clothes and brings the other party's number through there because of a change of defense, then do you think they will ask? Even if it is inquiry, it is just a routine matter. I will definitely not deliberately provoke it, right?" Lao Ba showed a fox-like smile on his face.
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