Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Li Yu had just ascended the throne, and the throne had not yet been firmly established, and the situation became very chaotic. He paced back and forth in the imperial study room, unable to conceal his inner wandering.

Compared with other countries, the civil service system in the Southern Tang Kingdom is more mature; it is difficult for Wuyue Kingdom to be easily launched by military commanders|coups, and it is not easy to change dynasties like the Central Plains Dynasty. But because of this, the internal game is more complicated. In the general trend of the war-torn world, the arrogant soldiers are still difficult to control.

Lin Renzhao, a general from the Fujian Kingdom, often made his own opinions and acted recklessly. Who knows what is going on in his mind?

Li Yu wondered: Lin Renzhao, a native of Fujian, didn't take the country seriously at all. He just regarded the Southern Tang Kingdom as a temporary place to live. That's why he pretended to be a good general and loyal while trying to gain fame, while being ready to climb another high branch at any time.

But Lin Renzhao is indeed a good general in some people's mouths. Li Yu didn't want to make himself betrayed and lonely, so the situation would be even worse.

... So when the ministers were summoned to discuss matters, Li Yu said: Lin Renzhao and Zhennan Jiedu Envoy Zhu Lingyun are at odds, and asking him to stay in the southern capital will have a dispute with Jiedu Envoy Zhu Lingyun, which is not conducive to urging Zhu Lingyun to lead the army to help.

This reason is reasonable, and all the ministers have no objection. Chen Qiao, assistant governor of the Guangzheng Yuan, wanted to arrange another assignment for Lin Renzhao, and recommended him to lead an army to quarry for defense.

Hearing this, Li Yu only muttered in his heart. Chen Qiao obviously failed to understand the Sacred Heart... The reason why Lin Renzhao and Zhu Lingyun were not getting along was just an excuse. The root cause was that Li Yu didn't trust Lin Renzhao. Quarrying is a very important part of the defense line of the Yangtze River. If that guy offered the quarrying, wouldn't it be a great achievement in the Zhou court?

Li Yu pondered for a moment, apparently agreed to Chen Qiao's proposal, and decreed: "Rename Lin Renzhao as Marquis of the Commanding Army of the Divine Guard."

The intention of this order is very delicate, because the commander of the guard army is Huangfu Jixun, even if the quarrying reinforcements are to be reinforced in the future, the chief general will also be Huangfu Jixun; in name, he followed Chen Qiao's suggestion to use Lin Renzhao in quarrying, but in fact the person in charge of the military power is his superior. Compared with Lin Renzhao, Huangfu Jixun is much more reliable... Huangfu Jixun was a loyal figure in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and his father and brother all sacrificed their lives for the war in the Southern Tang Kingdom.

...

Guo Shao led more than 10,000 elite soldiers from the Dianqian Division to Yangzhou, and made a sign that the focus of the attack was on Jingkou; the Huben Army went to the central Huainan area on the other way. Along the way, they also ordered the towns and towns to send troops to reinforce them, forming a town army of more than 30,000 people, and countless people from various states and counties.

Guo Shao ordered that the first arrivals should be spread out along the river as wide as possible, so the north bank of the Yangtze River ran for tens of miles, and the banners were like a cloud of people and horses everywhere, and the momentum was very strong.

After he finished these things, he went to meet Han Tong in the water village on the east bank of Yangzhou.

"General Han, don't stand still, continue to attack Jingkou, and put pressure on the Southern Tang army." Guo Shao urged directly when they met.

Han Tong frowned and said, "The Southern Tang army gathered a large number of navy troops at Jingkou. The canal is narrow, so a strong attack may not be effective...I was urged several times a while ago, and I lost the first battle because of my impatience. The Southern Tang army burned|destroyed a large ship, and blocked the river for a few days."

Shi Yanchao, who came with Guo Shao, hummed after hearing this: "Han Du made himself negligent, went up without looking at the direction of the wind, and shirked responsibility with a single sentence, it's still really light."

Han Bingyan widened his eyes immediately, with an angry expression on his face: "You can do it, you come to fight in the water!"

Shi Yanchao sneered, not afraid of anyone at all, and said: "I am a member of the front office, but I never dared to charge if my opponent is too strong. Han, you were cowardly in the battle, and you still want to regain some prestige in front of me?"

Han Tong was so angry that he glared and clenched his fists. Guo Shao said in a timely manner: "Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, and it is nothing to suffer a little. However, General Han should be a little more cautious in the future. All soldiers have families and houses. Although it is inevitable that people will die in war, it is best not to let everyone die because of the general's misjudgment. "

Han Tong was still angry, and he didn't have a good attitude in front of Guo Shao. He said with a displeased face: "The attack now is to let the soldiers die without benefit!"

"You want to disobey?" Shi Yanchao looked at Han Tong with a sneer.

"Shut up!" Guo Shao cursed, took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket and handed them over, "Maybe General Han hasn't figured out the court's strategy yet, so you keep this copy. Remember, this is a military plane, and only important generals can refer to it."

Han Tong took the things and looked through them.

Guo Shaodao: "The purpose of our momentum on the other side of the Jingkou is to attract the main force of the Southern Tang navy here. Although General Han made a small mistake, he achieved his strategic goal on the whole, and his contribution is undeniable. I placed the army on the bank of the river and urged General Han to attack the water. This was the intention... Li Chuyun's troops were relieved to free up their hands to quarry stones.

People would die in a war, and the navy soldiers paid a small number of casualties to attack the Southern Tang Army, but they guaranteed the safety of more than 50,000 people from Li Chuyun, Gao Yanchou and other troops. This price is not a mistake in judgment, but a cost-effective approach. General Han's subordinates and Li Chuyun's subordinates are all human lives.

In terms of merit, no matter how many people were killed, the most important thing is to win the battle of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Whoever played an important role in this battle will have the greatest credit! "

Han Tong listened silently without saying a word.

Guo Shao said earnestly to this general who was much older than himself: "Soldiers are related to the survival of the country and the life and death of countless people. General Han should not be arrogant, and the decision made by the court should be the most important thing."

Only then did Han Tong cup his fists and said, "The last general is willing to obey General Guo."

Guo Shao heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that, Shi Yanchao and Han Tong present were not easy to get along with, and their tempers were also bad, getting along with them really affected his mood... But recently Shi Yanchao did not push himself in front of himself, but only pretended to be big in front of others, which made Guo Shao worry a lot. Although these two people are difficult to get along with, they do have skills. Shi Yanchao was very skilled in martial arts, strong and brave, and he was the number one general in the Great Zhou Dynasty; Han Tong was not in vain.

Guo Shaodao: "Wars are ever-changing. General Han doesn't need to wait for a reply to make his own decision. Just explain afterwards. As long as the general intention is considered, everything will not be questioned."

After Han Tong listened, he looked at Guo Shao with a different look, and immediately bowed and bowed.

Guo Shao stood up: "I won't stay any longer. General Han is looking for an opportunity to launch an attack as soon as possible, so that the Southern Tang Army can truly feel threatened."

...Guo Shao rode back to the headquarters of the Central Army in Yangzhou, when he heard that there was an urgent military report from Li Chuyun.

Li Chuyun said in the letter that the Southern Tang army in Tande Caishi (southwest of Nanjing) was lax in defense at this time, and the opportunity for combat was rare, and they wanted to seize the opportunity to enter the quarry as soon as possible. It is planned to transfer Gao Yanchou's Jiannan Army to Wankou to defend the west, leaving Luo Yanhuan to lead thousands of people to defend Chizhou;

After Guo Shao finished reading it, he passed the report to Wang Pu. Wang Pu said that he had read it a long time ago, and then passed it on to other civil and military officials.

Wang Pu said bluntly: "Li Chuyun wanted to transfer Gao Yanchou to Wankou (West Front of Chizhou) because he didn't trust the Shu army to drop troops. Otherwise, he is short of troops now, so he shouldn't have transferred Gao Yanchou's more than 20,000 troops."

Zuo You said: "The Shu army stayed near Chizhou. If they turned against them, not only would they not be able to help Li Chuyun, but they would also threaten his back. Li Chuyun is probably worried about this."

Guo Shao frowned and said: "It is found out that there are heavy troops at the mouth of the lake. Nandu (Nanchang) is the companion capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and there are no less than 100,000 land and water troops nearby. If they want to advance eastward, they are most likely to take the water route; what Wankou lacks most is not soldiers, but reliable warships. Gao Yanchou's cavalry is useless to go to Wankou on land; , lost the city, he has no way out..."

Wang Pu said: "Li Chuyun may think that the Hukou enemy army will not come in time, and this old man also thinks so."

Guo Shao thought for a long time, and said: "Quaima ordered Li Chuyun to let Gao Yanchou join the sequence of attacking the quarry. This place is very important, and if we want to fight, we must have sufficient troops. Also ordered the fourth, fifth, and sixth armies of the Huben Army in Luzhou to rush to Chizhou immediately."

Zuo You reminded: "Gao Yanchou won't hold back?"

Guo Shao said without hesitation: "I have figured it out a long time ago. If those gangs are completely unreliable, then there is no need for the Jiannan Army to spend military supplies! Gao Yanchou and his deputy Hou Mao's performance in the Battle of Shu Kingdom is not brilliant, but it is definitely not a fool. Don't worry, he will not let me down in the battle of quarrying."

Wang Pu also supported Guo Shao's statement at this time: "Gao Yanchou has just been reused by the court. This time he has made great contributions to establish his status. As long as Gao Yanchou is not a fatuous person, he should seize this rare opportunity."

Since the privy envoys in charge of the "Jiangnan Qianying Military Mansion" all support Guo Shao's decision, the military order can be issued immediately.

Guo Shao said again: "Add an attachment to Li Chuyun's letter, and ask him to write all the information collected in the quarry as a memorial and report it to the Chinese Army's military mansion."

Because the water surface in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River has always been controlled by the Southern Tang Kingdom, it took a lot of trouble for Jiangbei to learn about the news on the south bank. It was all information from a long time ago, and it was difficult to keep abreast of the Southern Tang Kingdom's movements in the south of the Yangtze River. However, it is easier for Li Chuyun to send scouts in Chizhou directly by land.

Wang Pu ordered someone to write the military order, and then took the seal and signed it himself. Guo Shao turned around and took a closer look at a long and narrow full picture of the Yangtze River on the wall. He ran his fingers along the thick lines marked Chizhou to the right (many ancients used to draw pictures from south to north, and they sat in the north and faced south; but Guo Shao still drew the picture from north to south), and then he took a ruler to measure the approximate distance.

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