The food and grass of Shenwuwei still have to be supported by Dongting County in a short time.

It will take time to invade the hinterland of Nanhu County, it will take time to find the notorious big family, and it will take time to search and transport food from their homes.

There are many rivers in Nanhu County, more than Dongting County.

What Zhao Long lacked the most was warships, and Shi Kuan could only lack more than him.

In the well-developed water system and many rivers, the three thousand soldiers and horses of Shikuan in Nanhu County had a very difficult time walking.

The resistance of the Shun army was a minor problem, mainly because the small rivers, creeks and swamps in front of them were too annoying after walking for a while.

Especially the swamp, which may look like a lush grassland on the surface, but

Moreover, most of these swamps still have miasma, so if you want to pass through, you have to prepare antidote pills, which is very troublesome!

It would take a long time to go around, but after only two days in Nanhu County, Shi Kuan felt like he was going to lose his hair!

well!

In fact, this is still Zhao Long's fault. Nanhu County has been developed for many years, and the mountains, rivers and lakes in the county have long been fully utilized. Only the area next to Dongting Lake still has some swamps.

It's not that the Nanhu County government doesn't want to develop it, but that the actual control of these swamps is not in the hands of the government, but in the hands of the aristocratic family.

Of course, the Nanhu County family only controlled these places secretly, and the government also acquiesced to them. After all, these swamps are not only located in a remote location, but also difficult to develop, with too much investment and too little output.

Then why blame Zhao Long?

Because he gave Shi Kuan the order to attack the hinterland of Nanhu County as quickly as possible, which cut off the possibility of Shi Kuan marching from the official road.

The Guandao march was indeed fast, but was intercepted by the Shun army.

Liu Jiwu's 100,000 Shun Army is not only defending the Dongting Lake, but also tens of thousands of soldiers (mostly recruits) are available in Nanhu County. It is impossible to defeat Shi Kuan, and it is possible to intercept them for a while.

Either fight all the way through the official road, or bypass the remote area.

Shi Kuan chose the latter path, but now he regrets it.

"If I had known that the swamp was so difficult to walk through, I might as well just go through the official road."

In the past, when Shenwuwei fought, he encountered mountains and opened mountains, and crossed waters, so he would not worry about the terrain.

The current Shenwuwei is more powerful than before, and Shi Kuan never thought that he would be hindered by the terrain from marching.

It's just that it's too late to change lanes now, and it can only waste time.

If it's not good, you have to go!

Shi Kuan led a battalion of Shenwu Guards struggling to march in the corner of Nanhu County, and some Shunjun patrols and scouts were all easily dealt with by him.

But this is not necessarily a good thing, and Shi Kuan cannot guarantee that all the Shun troops on the road will be wiped out.

The Shun army probably already knew that a dry army was breaking into the hinterland of Nanhu County from a remote path, and the various cities along the way were stepping up their guard.

Zhao Long wanted Shi Kuan to rush into Nanhu County to grab food and grass, and his idea of ​​supporting war with war might come to nothing.

It is not easy to capture the Shun country city with preparations, and Shi Kuan's troops are not enough to capture a city of normal size.

There are eleven cities in Nanhu County. Among them, Nanhu County City is considered a large city with more than half a million residents. Shi Kuan's three to five thousand soldiers and horses could not even touch the city walls in the past.

Even if it was an ordinary county, Shi Kuan would have to use some tricks to capture it.

If a county knew in advance that the army was going to attack the city and prepared for defense, it would be difficult for five thousand Shenwuwei to attack it.

So Zhao Long didn't think about breaking through the city of Nanhu County from the beginning, but asked Shi Kuan to target the many forts in the hinterland of Nanhu County.

Some of these docks were built by the government, and most of them were jointly or independently built by the aristocratic families of Nanhu County.

In the past, the government of Shunguo did not allow the people to build Wubao, which was built by the people to resist the government from the day of its birth.

In Gujiao, any imperial court that is powerful and has strong control over the country will basically not indulge the folks in building docks.

Except for special countries, among the three hegemonic countries except Shun country, the other two countries do not restrict the construction of docks by the people.

Because restrictions cannot be restricted, the aristocratic family of Qi State is powerful in the two countries, and every time an official proposes to restrict the construction of Wubao by the people, the officials from the aristocratic family will suppress it.

Some local officials tried to prevent the family under his rule from building Wubao, but the results were often not very good.

The aristocratic families of the Chu State are even worse than the Qi State, because the royal family is the largest family. Under the leadership of some unwilling royal families, the major aristocratic families not only built docks, but even built small cities.

These small cities are a small kingdom, and the words of the king of Chu will not work here.

Only Shunguo has made every effort to crack down on the construction of Wubao by the people since the founding of the country.

Whoever dares to build will be destroyed.

It wasn't until Yang Yuan was born, and under Yang Yuan's command, the Divine Guard Army won many battles and lost their helmets and armor. Only then did the aristocratic families in Dongting County, Nanhu County and other counties have the courage to build docks one after another. fort.

Later, Dongting County was occupied by Qianjun, and the number of Wubao in Nanhu County increased a lot.

Shi Kuan likes the increase of Wubao, "It's good to have more, the whole family stays neatly in the castle, just wait for me to come to the door!"

It has been three days since Shi Kuan came out of the swamp, far beyond the time limit Zhao Long set for him.

There is no way around this, the war is full of unpredictability, even Shenwuwei can't control the overall situation~lightnovelpub.net~Dongting County, after Zhao Long's order came, the generals who stayed behind immediately prepared to transport food and grass to Nanhu County.

Yang Yuan had already filled the granary, and they had one less mobilization step than the Shun Army, they only needed to load the grain on board and transport it to Nanhu County.

"Be careful when you get to the lake. There are still many ferry crossings for the Shun Army. There should be warships of the Shun Army on the lake. Don't be attacked by them."

"Understood, I will be careful."

The generals of the army who stayed behind in Dongting County watched the grain transport fleet turn into a few black spots on the lake and slowly disappear.

How much he wished that he could personally **** the food and grass to Nanhu County together.

Unfortunately, I can't go!

Although Zhao Long didn't think that the Shun Army would counterattack Dongting County, the necessary defense was still necessary.

It's just that the generals who stayed behind were unlucky and could only stay behind, basically missing the battle.

On Dongting Lake, Xu Fan still led the fleet to wander on the lake.

It's not that he doesn't want to fight, it's just that he doesn't want to fight the dry army on the shore.

He worked hard for more than half a month to train these thousands of sailors. It was not a waste of half a month to fight against the dry army on the shore!

"My judgment will not be wrong, the army will definitely transport food from Dongting County..."

Xu Fan kept encouraging himself in his heart.

But it also depends on the battle on the shore. As long as the dry army does not grab enough food on the shore, they must transport food from Dongting County.

"Liu Shuai should be able to block the offensive of the army."

Xu Fan respected Liu Jiwu who gave him full trust. He also believed in Liu Jiwu's strength, and it was impossible for the Qianjun to defeat him!

Xu Fan's trust in Liu Jiwu can't increase his combat effectiveness a bit, and he should retreat or have to retreat.

On the second day after Shenwuwei ascended to Nanhu County, he broke through several military strongholds, and the offensive became more and more fierce.