Chapter 517: Containment
Zhang Qingyun's current focus of work is not in Chang'an.
But in the south, in the state of Chu.
Even Luo Ying doesn't know about these things.
What Li Dachui is doing in Chu State is classified as the highest level secret even within Zhiqiuyuan. The people who heard about it can be counted with a slap in the face. Most of the participants are just They know some fragmented things and each does their own job, but they cannot put these fragmented things together completely.
Compared to what was going on in Chu State, what happened in Chang'an seemed insignificant.
But since Luo Ying has the ambition to revitalize Chang'an's layout, he can also be given some experience. As he himself said, jade cannot be made without pecking it, and how can one see a rainbow without going through wind and rain?
If he can get through the level of seriousness, or even go one step further to defeat him, then Zhiqiuyuan will have a new general who can stand alone.
The situation in Da Qin has basically been finalized.
Ling Huye controls the Central Plains, Li Dachui controls the outside world, and He Zudao dominates the south of the Yangtze River.
Among the three forces, Linghuye is the strongest and He Zudao is the weakest.
Beiting does not seem to be as good as Linghu Group at the moment, but it is superior in terms of overall layout. Moreover, it took advantage of Li Ping's incident to ruin Linghuye's reputation. In addition, Li Dachui's prince It can be said that the identity is guaranteed based on the righteous name, and it stands on the moral high ground.
As for He Zudao, he is barely a capable troublemaker.
However, the current situation between Chu State and Da Qin is more like the previous situation between Beiting and Yuan State.
Beiting was able to take advantage of the division of the Yuan Kingdom, and finally the snake swallowed the elephant and ate Beiyuan. Couldn't Chu State follow Beiting's example?
These three aspects of Qin's current interests are almost irreconcilable.
It was precisely because of such worries that Li Dachui went to the Chu State. If he could mess up the Chu State and prevent himself from taking care of himself, that would be the best.
Now it seems that things are going smoothly.
I drew two circles on the map with a pen, one for Ruyin County and the other for Yongan County.
In order to cooperate with Li Dachui's actions in Chu State, we must move in these two directions.
Han Zong of Ruyin County and He Jiong of Yong'an County were not only die-hard supporters of the Queen Mother of Chu, Jiang Qian, but also served as a bridgehead for Jiang Qian's plans for Qin. Once these two directions were under tremendous pressure, Then Jiang Qian will definitely support it strongly.
But Jiang Qian's power also has a limit.
If it is strong here, it will be empty inside.
An empty interior of the Chu State can give Li Dachui more space to display, and can promote changes within the Chu State. Judging from the recent intelligence sent back by Li Dachui, the anti-Jiang Qian forces within the Chu State are extremely powerful. Very soon, after those two old guys entered the situation again, Jiang Qian's status had actually been greatly shaken.
At this time, a strong push is needed. "Cao Hui!" Zhang Qingyun called softly.
Cao Hui, the captain of the White Tiger Brigade, took a step forward and said, "What orders does the deputy commander have?"
"You are going to Shu County!" Zhang Qingyun raised her head. . "After we captured Shu County, Yao Dali went to Shu County to rectify the navy. After more than a year, there were still some results. This time, we have to make them take action!"
Cao Hui looked at it The map said: "Going down the river to threaten Jingchu?"
Zhang Qingyun laughed: "Next, we are going to help He Zudao fight with the Chu State, so Xiangcheng and Fancheng are the best places. Let's get started, but He Zudao's navy is now vulnerable. Chu's navy is too powerful for them. If they don't transfer Chu's navy, He Zudao won't be able to make this determination. The land of Xiangfan launches an attack and plots the Jianghan Plain! ”
"Compared with the navy of Chu State, our navy is not as good as it is now!" Cao Hui said: "Only five new inland river warships have been built. What's more important is that the quality of the sailors is uneven. From outside the customs, There is still a big problem with the manpower transferred from the Navy and the original Shu County Navy!"
"Then let's get used to it in battle!" Zhang Qingyun said calmly: "I believe that blood and sacrifice will make the difference! They quickly learned that unity is strength! And this time we just pretended to attack, and it was enough to contain the main force of the Chu navy, and they did not need to attack the city for real!"
"I understand!" Cao Hui said.
"But it would be best if Yao Dali could easily capture Badong, Zigui and other places with this feint!" Zhang Qingyun stood up and walked around the room for a few steps. , said: "But don't tell Yao Dali about this. Let him make his own decision based on the actual situation. Because once you say it, he will treat it as an order. If you do not meet the conditions and do it forcefully, there is a possibility of failure. The sex has increased greatly! This has lost the original intention of this operation."
"Okay, I will make arrangements and leave for Shu County tomorrow!" Cao Hui said. "The navy of the Chu State is now under the control of the Demon Sect's Flood Flag. It is very powerful. I believe Yao Dali must be very excited. After this old boy joined the Protectorate, he has never had the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. At most, he can only serve as a transport master. Captain, if he has a chance this time, he will try his best to capture these places.”
"If we really capture these places, we can form a confrontation with the Chu navy in the Yiling area. We are upstream and have a natural advantage." Zhang Qingyun said with a smile: "Compared to the fight in Yong'an County, Our attack from the water will be even more uncomfortable for the Chu people. As soon as we leave Yiling, it will be Jingzhou, haha.” It's easy to do but hard to do!" Zhang Qingyun said: "It's still too difficult for Yao Dali to do this now. When we have dozens or hundreds of new inland river warships, and there are seven to eight thousand sailors, then it will be difficult. You can really compete with the Chu State on the big rivers!”
“The latest Haifal-class battleship from Xuanwu Prefecture will be launched this year! It took four years to build a battleship!” Cao Huidao: "Wait until he successfully launches the sea trial, and then completes the integration with Cai Ming's original fleet. Then he will go to Chu State and let them know what a real super battleship is!"
"To be honest, I'm looking forward to it too!" Zhang Qingyun said.
The Sea Falcon-class battleship that the two men said was secretly built at the Xuanwu Prefecture Shipyard is forty-four feet long and eighteen feet wide. When converted into current units, it is nearly one hundred and fifty meters long and about sixty meters wide. , just to make it move, hundreds of people are needed. The entire ship can carry thousands of combat soldiers, and is also equipped with various long-range attack weapons. When Li Dachui took out the Sea Falcon-class design drawings, Xuanwu Prefecture Sheriff Cai Ming was completely stunned.
Once such a sea giant is successfully tested and equipped with various other main battleships and auxiliary battleships, it can be said to be invincible at sea.
At that time, the maritime navy that Chu was proud of could only be his younger brother.
No wonder Zhang Qingyun and Cao Hui are looking forward to it.
The coastline of Chu State is very long, and there are many places suitable for landing.
(End of this chapter)