The boat was walking on the river and could still see the blue smoke above Yangluo Fortress. Although it was already the third day, the embers were still not extinguished. However, this battle shocked the Yuan army in the city. Not only did they dare to provide assistance during the artillery bombardment, but they still dared not send warships to inspect, and there was no warship on the river. There were only a few fishing boats cast nets on the river to catch fish and linger in the storm.

Zhao Bing ordered the dragon boat to travel slowly along the river, and Ezhou City was built along the river. The direction facing the river was the west of the city. Outside the Pinghu Gate, a long embankment blocking the river was built, and willows were planted on the embankment. Due to the convenient transportation and the terrain along the river, the terrain was high and cool. With the increase, widening and the improvement of the quality, the embankment not only became a major transportation route, but even the residences. A large number of ordinary people gathered along the route. It can be said that the long embankment is accompanied by the long street, or the long embankment is a long street. This situation is not uncommon in cities along the river.

The river outside the city is wide, and Ezhou City has been a military city since ancient times, with heavy troops stationed, and all the food, grass and supplies needed to be transported from the Yangtze River. Therefore, there is a port built for merchant ships to moor, warships to go out of the river to practice, and built a museum and tax pavilion for ushering and sending. Zhao Bing found that the lower reaches of the Han River at this time were scattered. The mainstream was probably the south of the Guishan Mountain in Hanyang that entered the Yangtze River, and Xiakou was not the Hankou of Wuhan today, but it should be in the Hanyang area.

"Wang Meng, I heard that Wuchang fish is very delicious. You can send a boat to see if the fishermen on the river have a harvest. Go and buy some to taste it. Don't scare them!" After surveying the terrain of the west city, it was already noon. Zhao Bing ordered the boat to be moored in the slow water of the river. Suddenly, he remembered that this place was a place where Wuchang fish was abundant, so he asked them to buy it.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wang Meng agreed and ordered a dragon boat to leave the formation and buy fish.

"Haha, Your Majesty is very kind to his subordinates and can regard them as friends. No wonder everyone in the army claims that Your Majesty is easy to get along with!" Someone came to see him bring tea, Xie Fangde smiled.

"Haha, I have been hanging in the army since I was a child. Some of the guards around me have followed me for many years. They have done their best to protect each other with their lives. I have long been like brothers and I have been a little casual in private!" Zhao Bing said with a embarrassed smile.

In this era, because they attach great importance to etiquette, calling their names is actually a very rude behavior. As a modern person, Zhao Bing was very ugly when he first arrived. Fortunately, he was covered up when he was young. However, gradually he realized that in interpersonal communication, the words of peers are considered to be polite. When the lower side and the upper side, the lower side can be called the words or call the noble, but they must not be called the names, especially the names of the monarch or his parents and elders, which cannot even be mentioned, otherwise it will be "great disrespect" or "great rebellion".

Names are generally used as humble, humble, or top to bottom, and long to small. In most cases, mentioning the other party or others to directly call the name is considered an offense. Among peers, the word "name" is usually used in more formal occasions, or to people who are more respected and have ordinary personal relationships, which is usually very formal. You can call your close friends directly. Think about it, are you also casual with your best friend, and you don't need to avoid calling your nickname?

Zhao Bing and his guards had a relationship between superiors and subordinates, but it didn't matter how much it was to call him by his name privately. But today it seemed inappropriate to call him by his name in front of his ministers. Fortunately, there was no one else, and his explanation was reasonable, but it was still quite embarrassing, making people feel that he was not polite and seemed frivolous.

"Your Majesty, Ezhou East City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. What about the west and south of the city?" Wen Tianxiang didn't think so much, pointing to the map on the table and said.

"I think it's not easy to use troops in the south of the city." Zhao Bing's fingers drew a few steps in the south of the city.

"Your Majesty, I think the long dike in the south of the city is several miles long, with a span of at least five miles north-south. Most of the enemy troops are stationed in the north-east of the city. The defense in the south of the city is relatively weak, and now there are naval forces to help them, so you can break the city here." Wen Tianxiang opposed.

"I just saw that the residential houses in the long dike in the south of Ezhou City are dense and have a large population density, which is almost integrated with the main city. The residents are mainly engaged in business and traders, and a large amount of bamboo and wood cargo is accumulated in the open air, which is very prone to fire. Although the north-south span is large, it is difficult to deploy troops. The navy's guns support range is insufficient, and the rocket failure rules will fall into the residential houses, which will cause fires. People will inevitably suffer a large number of casualties, which is not conducive to our future stability of people." Zhao Bing said.

"What Your Majesty says is not false." Xie Fangde took over the speech, "According to local history, in November of the fourth year of Chunxi, there was a fire in the southern city of Ezhou, and the storm was storm, and more than a thousand houses were burned; in August of the fourth year of Jiatai, there was a fire in the outer south of Ezhou, and more than 500 houses were burned. In another big fire, thousands of rooms in the southern city were burned, and thousands of people were drowned!"

"In the December of the third year of Shaoxi, Guangzong, the fire in Ezhou, and as for Yisi, there were 800 houses in the city and tower curtains. Because Ezhou was narrow and crowded, there were few places where people were buried. Near the gaps in the city, there were overlapping bones. Many carriages were placed on it, and other places were covered with earth to cover it. Those who were poor and weak may be exposed for a few months, and those who passed by were sympathized with it. In the eighth year of Qiandao, some people said that they were in the various departments, so they paid treasury money to pay to the monks of Shengyuan Temple, and burned the tools. First, they opened the streets and allowed the flesh and blood to be stored. They raised them and kept them, and wrote the names outside. If there was no owner's name, they would take refuge in the Buddha treasure, cremated everything, and threw the remaining bones into the river. The number was inconceivable. It can be seen that the losses and casualties were heavy!"

"At that time, Ezhou was known as one hundred thousand families, and 40% were in Caocheng, which was true." Wen Tianxiang nodded and agreed to what His Majesty said.

"Then our army can only break the city from the east!" Xie Ao said.

"Compared with the four cities, it is easy to arrange troops outside the East City, but the moat is more than ten feet wide, but the edge of the city is less than three feet. Even if you cross the moat, it is difficult to gain a foothold, and artillery is difficult to provide effective support during attack. Moreover, most of the enemy troops are stationed in the east of the city, which is convenient for reinforcements, and heavy casualties are inevitable under the strong attack. However, it is not the best place." Zhao Bing said.

"The northern city is surrounded by lakes. Should Your Majesty follow the example of the battle of Quanzhou and use the navy to climb the city directly?" Wen Tianxiang thought for a while.

"Ezhou is not as good as Quanzhou. There are nearly 50,000 troops stationed here, and Quanzhou only has more than 10,000 troops. The speed of transporting troops on the hull is too slow to reach the city. It is difficult to seize the foothold under heavy troops intercepting it. Moreover, the water by the lake is shallow and there is no tide to help the rise. I am afraid that warships will find it difficult to get close to the edge of the city." Zhao Bing thought for a while.

"Your Majesty is not trying to break the city from the west, right?" After talking for a long time, the four-sided walls were rejected by the little emperor on three sides. Wen Tianxiang asked after thinking about it.

"Wen Xiang also thought it was feasible to break the city from the west?" Zhao Bing said excitedly when he heard this.

"Ah? Yes!" Wen Tianxiang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, thinking that only the west of the city was left, so he could only respond vaguely.

"Secret Wen, I think so. The Xicheng is the base of the government office and the various yamen. From here, the siege can avoid hurting the people. In addition, the dike street outside the west city is less than one mile. It is outside the range of enemy bows and arrows on the city, but the city is under the coverage of rockets, which can effectively kill and injure the enemy. In addition, the long dike is level with our medium-sized warships, so you can land on the port while the enemy is evading, and you can go straight to the city gate." Zhao Bing said his plan.

"Your Majesty, I am not good at military affairs, but I think it is feasible. In the battle of Yangluobao, more than 10,000 enemy naval forces were wiped out by rockets before they even went to fight. I am afraid that they would be scared to death. Once the artillery was covered, I am afraid that the explosion would run around together." Wen Tianxiang nodded and said.

"Haha, did Your Majesty think of this festival as soon as the time when he bombarded Yangluo Fortress, so as to shock the enemy and win without fighting!" Xie Fangde smiled.

"Haha, I had this idea at the beginning, but it is not yet mature, so I still need to consider it." Zhao Bing laughed dryly and scratched his scalp.

"Your Majesty, please speak!" Wen Tianxiang said.

"One is not clear about the location of the granaries in Xicheng. Now we are using tens of thousands of troops here, and all the materials need to be transported from various places. Not only is it wasteful people and money, but this autumn tax has not been fully in the warehouse, so money and grain are tight. Ezhou has always been a place for materials to be recirculated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The enemy general corps is also located here. There must be a large amount of money and grain here. Although it is not enough, it can also solve the urgent problem; secondly, although there are fewer people living in Xidi Street in the city than in the south of the city, they are densely populated. There is no good solution to how to avoid damage when siegeing the city." Zhao Bing said.

"Your Majesty, the officials of Ezhou Guancang know." Xie Fangde pointed to the map and said, "Ezhou's turnover money and grain depends on water transportation, so the official warehouse is in the west of the city, located around the prefecture yamen, Taicang is in the south, Zhenggaru is at the foot of the northwest mountain, and the military warehouse is in the south!"

"Okay, then we will try our best to avoid falling bombs within this range when we bombarded." Zhao Bing used a charcoal pen to draw a circle in the northwest and central part of Zicheng on the city map.

"Your Majesty, we can use the method of shooting books to inform the people inside and outside the city that the attack is about to be attacked, and if we want to survive, we will evacuate quickly. Otherwise, there will be no eyes on swords and guns, no mercy in water and fire, and we will be responsible for the death and injury!" Xie Ao said.

"Well, it's not bad. But we also want to inform the people that we will build a floating bridge in the south of the city and let the people go, but it's only two days!" Zhao Bing nodded and stretched out two fingers and added.

"Your Majesty, if this happens, the enemy will take the opportunity to escape from the city or take the opportunity to attack!" Wen Tianxiang said.

"Wouldn't those officials run away? How can the morale of the dragons without leaders be low? The soldiers have no fighting spirit, which is beneficial to us to attack the city. And can they still fly across the river if they want to escape? It is not easy for them to cause trouble. The paths we open up can strengthen vigilance and guide them to retreat into designated areas. At the same time, set up posts to investigate. Those who carry weapons will take them down, and those who resist will kill them on the spot!" Zhao Bing said.

"I think you can also conduct a feint attack on Chen Dong to attract the enemy's attention and help the city go down the west!" Wen Tianxiang said.

"Well, one is right and one is strange, echoing each other, making it difficult for the enemy to understand the reality and reality!" Zhao Bing nodded in agreement.

"Your Majesty, you have bought the fish, how to eat it!" Wang Meng asked at this time.

"How many did you buy?" Zhao Bing asked first.

"Your Majesty, I bought all the boats on the river, which cost 600 to 700 kilograms. The fishermen were so happy that they couldn't even get close to their mouths. They just asked us to buy them later!" Wang Meng replied with a smile.

"Are they all Wuchang fish?" Zhao Bing asked again.

"Your Majesty, if it is something in the sea, my subordinates can still recognize it, but the ones in the river cannot be distinguished. The fishermen say that they are all Wuchang fish!" Wang Meng said with a bitter face.

"Haha, I don't know anything. Just eat Wuchang fish!" Zhao Bing smiled and said, "I heard that this Wuchang fish is the freshest steaming. I steamed two of them for us. The rest is stewed, whether to steam or boil soup, it's up to you to do. Remember that only about two pounds of fish should be removed. Clean the gill scales and internal organs, put them on a flower knife, apply a layer of lard, add a little salt, Shaoxing wine, ginger slices, scallions, and mushrooms. Put them in a steamer and steam them on the high heat for a quarter of an hour!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wang Meng bowed out of the cabin and ordered the fire army to go and cook.

"Oh, this fisherman should tell the truth, otherwise we wouldn't know what Wuchang fish tastes like after eating it!" Xie Fangde sighed and smiled.

"Hey, Your Majesty's words are all right. You can eat it as a Wuchang fish. This fish will be called this from now on. Who dares to say that we have never tasted it!" Xie Ao said.

"This is something that cannot be counted. I can't do the thing that fingers a deer as a horse!" Zhao Bing waved his hand quickly, and the three of them laughed when they heard it.

Speaking of which, Zhao Bing had eaten "Wuchang fish" in his previous life, but at that time there were always more guys than real people. A fool like him who only heard of his name and never met was only slaughtered. The authenticity depends on the merchant's mouth. He will also teach you how to identify it. He still remembers that Wuchang fish belongs to the bream clan. Its body is flat, its head is small and its back is a little oblique, and its ventral edges are only between the base of the ventral fin and the water gate.

The belly ridge of Changchun bream of the same clan of Wuchang fish is long, and the surface of the triangular bream does not have the black stripes and square tails unique to Wuchang fish. If a merchant refers to a deer as a horse, the layman cannot even tell the difference between the belly ridges, so how can he tell the truth or falsehood? He can only take it as a real person. Even if he knows it in the future, he will refuse to admit it for face, and he will also treat it as a psychological comfort.

"Your Majesty is slow, I have thought of a way to verify the authenticity!" After a while, the fish had been steamed. A guard brought them to the cloth and put on the dishes and chopsticks, and brought a pot of wine. Smelling the fragrance of the fish, Zhao Bing wanted to move the chopsticks, and Xie Ao suddenly said.

"Oh, do you have a way?" Zhao Bing said in surprise, swallowed his saliva and raised his hand to let him verify.

"Get a bowl of clear water!" Xie Ao asked the guards beside him to bring a bowl of clear water. He saw him picking out a fish bone with his chopsticks and throwing it into a bowl of clear water. He saw a few oil flowers appear in the water with a "gurgling" sound, and the same is true for picking up another one.

"Is this true or false?" Zhao Bing couldn't see the reason and asked urged.

"It's true!" Xie Ao looked at everyone's expectant gaze and smiled.
Chapter completed!