After returning to the post station, Nan Luoying immediately found paper and pen to write a letter, and asked someone to send it to Nan Cang. The content was naturally written in the secret code passed down by the Nan family, so she was not worried about leaks.
The guards did not dare to delay and quietly left the city that day, then rode at full speed all the way to Chenzhou Nanjun, hundreds of miles away.
Like Dahuang City, this place is an outpost close to Nanzhou.
However, there is no big wild mountain blocking the way here. Only the Song River separates Nanzhou and part of the southern bank city of Chenzhou Nanjun.
Chenzhou Nanjun was divided into two here.
This is also the only way for the Qi King’s army to leave Nanzhou, and it is also the main passage for the imperial court to enter Nanzhou.
At this time, the Nancang army was stationed along the Songshui River and on the north bank of the river.
The coalition forces composed of the King of Qi and other rebel kings also completed the general reorganization of Nanzhou after gathering in Nanzhou. After leaving Chenzhou, they were unstoppable and occupied several cities south of Songshui in Nanjun within ten days.
When the troops intended to march out of Songshui.
Nan Cang happened to arrive and burned the pontoon bridge built by the Nanzhou coalition forces on the Songshui River. The Nanzhou coalition forces failed to cross the river and had to retreat temporarily, also setting up camp on the south bank of the Songshui River.
The two sides were facing each other across the river.
The Nanzhou coalition forces knew that Nancang was difficult to deal with and did not dare to attack rashly.
And because Nancang was not fully prepared, it did not seem to have any plans to attack urgently.
However, both sides are not inactive.
While Nancang was strengthening its barracks, it was also conducting large-scale military training on the north bank of the Songshui River.
It seems that he came here not to quell the rebellion, but to just defend the place.
This made the Nanzhou coalition forces, which were originally a little nervous about Nan Cang's arrival, instantly feel a little contemptuous.
The Nanzhou coalition forces, especially the troops under the King of Qi, have been invincible since leaving the province. In less than two months, they have basically completely controlled the entire Nanzhou province.
Afterwards, they occupied the three cities on the south bank of Chenzhou's Nanjun within ten days at a speed faster than lightning, which greatly boosted the prestige of the seven vassal kings.
The King of Qi also had a vague feeling of being the leader of the seven kings.
Under such circumstances, the generals under the King of Qi would naturally become confident, even a little arrogant.
Looking at the powerful Nan Cang, he also acted like an ostrich when he saw them, which made him even more angry.
For a moment, although the previous attack was clearly curbed, the morale of the entire army was inexplicably shaken, and it seemed as if they regarded Nan Cang as nothing.
While the troops were training in Nancang, the Nanzhou coalition forces were cutting down trees on a large scale to build boats and wooden bridges.
It looks like they are preparing for a strong attack.
Seeing this situation, Nan Cang's reaction on the north bank was a bit intriguing.
Not only did he fail to make corresponding preparations, but he ordered the camp to retreat three miles.
He looked like someone who couldn't be provoked but could be avoided.
This reaction not only made the Nanzhou coalition forces on the south bank more arrogant, but also made some people in the Nancang army feel a little depressed.
There were even a small number of people who felt that their general was really old, or that he simply did not want to fight for the emperor.
Otherwise, it would be fine if they didn't build boats and take the initiative to attack, but why did they give up the river bank?
Since ancient times, those who defended the river would attack when the enemy was halfway across the river. There was no reason to give up the river bank.
However, although these people were secretly muttering, Nan Cang's prestige in the army made them dare not say anything.
However, when the army is training, some people inevitably become lazy.
It was not until Nan Cang ordered Nan Wu Ju to severely punish several people that the slack trend was finally curbed.
However, there are still some people in the camp who do not understand Nan Cang's intentions.
Not only did the lower-level officers and soldiers not understand, but even some higher-ups were very suspicious.
Today, all the generals gathered in the camp, and someone couldn't help but ask a question.
"Father-in-law, for the past few days, you've been deploying your troops on the Song River, but you haven't deployed any boats or built a wooden bridge. You've just been drilling the soldiers every day. What's your plan?"
As soon as this person opened his mouth, he immediately attracted many people's attention, not only because he helped everyone ask the questions in their hearts, but also because he was not an ordinary person.
But it was Nancang’s second son-in-law Cao Zishuo.
He is considered the core figure of the Nan family.
In addition, this person is also one of the current representatives of the Cao family, a founding noble family of the Qin Dynasty.
The other one is naturally Cao Ziyu, the eldest son of the Cao family, who is also the eldest son-in-law of Nancang.
Nan Cang's two daughters also married into the Cao family, which shows the relationship between the two families.
Therefore, the Cao family is not only one of the core members of the Nancang family, but also a considerable faction within the Nancang family.
Naturally, many people paid attention to his question.
Nan Cang glanced at him without saying anything. On the other side, Nan Wuyou couldn't help but frowned slightly and said, "Zishuo, your question is wrong. Do you think father doesn't want to build boats and floating bridges?
But we came from the north, and our army is composed of northerners. Even if we had boats, who would be able to operate them?"
When he said this, everyone's heart moved and they couldn't help but nod slightly.
Indeed, there has been a saying in the Qin Dynasty since ancient times that southerners are not good at riding and northerners are not good at sailing.
Most of the Nan Cang army came from the capital and the northern Jizhou and Yongzhou, and there were even many Southern Xiongnu barbarians. These people were strong and powerful on land, but they would probably be defeated once they got on the boats.
Cao Zishuo also frowned. He thought about what Nan Wuyou said, but he didn't take it too seriously. In his opinion, isn't it just a boat? Can't he learn it even if he doesn't know it?
Moreover, as a prominent figure of this generation of the Cao family, he is also arrogant. If these words were said by Nan Cang, Nan Wu Ju, or Nan Wu Bu, it would be fine for him.
However, he looked down upon Nan Wuyou.
It is believed that Nan Wuyou is the most useless among the three brothers of the Nan family.
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