Chen Hao was handling official duties in the pavilion, so Li Qian and Shi Xiong were naturally inconvenient to disturb him, so they waited in the side hall next to him. Although they didn't know what Chen Hao had to summon them, their expressions were extremely serious. Because after nearly three months of getting along, they had a certain understanding of Chen Hao, that is, Chen Hao often inadvertently made plans for the future battle situation.

Whether it was the empty city plan in Liangzhou or the later attacks on the two wings, which eventually shocked everyone... Li Qian and Shi Xiong were amazed. Especially when they finally drew floods to flood the enemy, this was a plan that Li Qian and Shi Xiong did not know at all. It was not until Chen Hao told the truth that the two knew the whole story. It was this ability to predict the enemy's ability to plan ahead, which made the two admire Chen Hao's ability to use troops.

Before he arrived in Liangzhou City, Chen Hao had already divided his troops into three groups to implement his plans, and one of them was a thousand men led by Du Shuangyu. Du Shuangyu led these thousand soldiers without participating in the battle in Liangzhou, but went to the fork between the Han River and Hei Water to build an embankment.

At that time, Chen Hao expected that there would be heavy rain within ten days, so he ordered Du Shuangyu to build an embankment to block the upper reaches of the Heishui River. As a result, the heavy rain did not stop for several days. Since the river channel flowing to the Heishui River was blocked, the water level of the Han River suddenly rose, and the rest of the Han River was also blocked by Du Shuangyu sent someone to build an embankment to block the dam. In this way, the sections of the Han River and the Heishui River can become a large reservoir. As long as the dam blocking the upper reaches of the Heishui River is opened, the long-accumulated flood will pour into the dry Heishui River with a rushing momentum.

From this we can see that Duan Zongbang's doubts at that time were not without root causes, not that there was no rainfall in the Heishui River, but that the river water in the upstream was hoarded. When his army wades by, they will open the embankment and flow back into the Heishui River. However, if this plan is to be successful, in addition to Chen Hao's plan, there must be a fine person.

The key figure in Chen Hao's plan was Du Shuangyu, because Du Shuangyu not only arranged archers on the south bank of the Heishui River, but also set up two people on the south bank at any distance to convey the signal to the guards stationed in the embankment. Only then would the soldiers guarding the embankment open the embankment and release floods into the Heishui River. Moreover, Du Shuangyu had a very good hearing, and he could hear the sound of horse hooves several miles away when he was close to the ground...

There is a saying that if you want to be invincible, you should not underestimate your opponent. Chen Hao did this. In order to prevent Duan Zongbang from becoming suspicious because of the dry river of the Black Water, Chen Hao did not let Du Shuangyu burn the Hengqiao in advance. Otherwise, Duan Zongbang's shrewdness would definitely think there was an ambush and he was suspicious and unwilling to cross the river. At that time, the plan to flood the enemy's army would fail, and the Nanzhao soldiers who fought against the water would be ready to die. By then, even if the Tang army won in the end, they would be killed and injured. These were not what Chen Hao wanted to see.

Although all this seems simple, one link cannot be achieved, and the result will not be so perfect. If Li Qian had not led his army to catch up in time, Duan Zongbang would not have been in a panic and rush to cross the river, and the next things would naturally change.

The tight link between each link made Li Qian and Shi Xiong feel shocked in his heart. After the shock, they felt ashamed, especially Li Qian. Although the battle was extremely exciting, it also shows from the side that the Tang army was weak. Li Qian was self-conceived by the invincible army of the capital, but now in comparison, he understood what a frog in the well.

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Just as the two discussed the period when they were resting and rectifying the army and improving the combat power, Chen Hao lowered his head and walked in thoughtfully. Seeing this, Li Qian and Shi Xiong hurriedly stood up and then stepped forward to salute Chen Hao: "Master General!"

"Hmm?" Chen Hao raised his head in confusion, first at a loss, but then he patted his head and apologized: "Look at my handsome man's mind, he only cares about writing military newspapers, but he neglected the two generals and made them wait for a long time!"

"The general works hard day and night, and we can't help much. I feel ashamed!" Li Qian said in great ashamed.

Chen Hao looked up at Li Qian, then smiled and said, "Prince, this is not a military camp. You don't have to break the handsome guy!"

When Li Qian heard this, he looked upright and said solemnly: "The general is so bad. The last general has said before that in the army, no matter the title, only military positions are recognized! Moreover, after this battle, even if Changfeng is a front pawn, I will call myself the last general in front of you!"

"Haha! I'm so serious!" Chen Hao was very dissatisfied with Li Qian because of military discipline. Now seeing Li Qian so serious, his impression has changed a lot: "But you are invited to come today, so there is something important to discuss!"

When the two heard about important matters, they immediately looked solemn. Shi Xiong took the lead and asked, "What instructions does the Grand Marshal have?"

Chen Hao did not rush to respond, but picked up the fan and looked at himself. Although he had been wearing very little clothes, he was still very hot. He thought to himself that it was about to fall, so why was it still so hot? On the other hand, Li Qian and Shi Xiong were not as uncomfortable as him even in clothes.

"I heard that the two generals are training troops recently, I wonder if this is the case?" Chen Hao asked casually.

When the two heard the faces of embarrassment, Li Qian finally said, "Master, it's not to be hiding it. Under the extensive publicity of the Master, the states of Shannan West Road and Jiannan Road have joined the army, aiming to bring them to avenge their families when the Master attacks Nanzhao! There are 60,000 people now. This matter is for the last general to discuss with General Shi in private, and after training these new recruits, they will report this matter to the Master..."

"Oh, I wonder how the soldiers are practicing?" Before Li Qian could finish his words, Chen Hao waved his hand and interrupted him.

Seeing that Chen Hao had no intention of blaming him, Shi Xiong said confidently: "Although he is just a recruit, he has already achieved results!"

"Since that's the case, I will give them a chance to show it!"

Li Qian and Shi Xiong looked at each other and saw doubts in their eyes. Then the two of them fell on Chen Hao. Seeing that they were puzzled, Chen Hao said bluntly: "Cui Yu, the governor of Qianzhong Daodao, has always been disdainful to send troops to fight the enemy and has asked the court for military pay. Before the general conquered Nanzhao, he would attack him first! Just think that the general was practicing soldiers and sharpening his sword!"

Well! Chen Hao's decision shocked the two of them. He thought that the soldiers were exhausted after the war had just stopped. If they were to fight against the more than 100,000 troops in Qianzhongdao, it would probably not be the best strategy.

"Master General, our army is exhausted just after experiencing a war, and the newly recruited recruits are all new recruits. The last general thinks this matter is a bit inappropriate..." Li Qian said his thoughts in agreement.
Chapter completed!