Han Shizu

Chapter 460 Surprise from Guo Rong
Along the direction of Bianshui, more than [-] troops marched southward calmly along the gradually biting north wind, with flags unfurled, and marched by land and water.Liu Chengyou went south this time, in addition to bringing supplementary military strength, there was a large amount of military supplies, especially siege weapons such as throwing vehicles, kerosene bombs, and crossbows. More than [-] ships were used to transfer them, intending to take advantage During the period before the Huai River freezes, try to deploy supplies as much as possible.

The civilian men in Huaibei did not recruit many this time. Because of the Huainan War, more than 60,000 laborers were recruited in the Central Plains before and after the army. Although the people's strength was enough to support them, the cost was too high for the court.Especially when there is a way to save time, effort and money.

According to the proposal of the ministers, with the permission of Liu Chengyou, for the subsequent wars, it is planned to recruit civilians from Huainan for the army. This is a direct intention to use Huainan's war potential, and it is also a matter of ebb and flow.

Although it is strictly ordered that the army of the Northern Han Dynasty does not steal, rob, burn or kill, or rape, but the recruitment of corvee is a normal ruling behavior.After all, it is a conquest by force. How can there be so much gentleness, kindness, respect and thrift? It is inevitable that the people of Huainan will be traumatized by the war!

There are dragon boats on the Bian River. Liu Chengyou is in the army, and he takes a day's boat and a day's car.But in comparison, he still likes to ride a car. Compared with the ups and downs on the water, the land makes him feel at ease.

Although he is in the army, in order to prevent accidents, there are still three Tianzi vehicles, separated by [-] feet. Every time Liu Chengyou goes ashore, he will take one of them.

The luanjia is very spacious and comfortably furnished, and can accommodate Liu Chengyou in it, reading, governing, discussing the army, sleeping, and even...
The concubine Xian is the wife, and she is waiting in Luanjia at this time, accompanying Liu Chengyou.The interior of the car is still quite warm. After taking off the thick fur robe, there are only two ordinary clothes left, which fit tightly around the body, outlining a graceful figure.

Accompanying Liu Chengyou on the expedition, Zhe Niang was not delighted by the emperor's favor and love, but was excited to be able to go out of the palace to witness the battle.The same is the tiger girl of Jiangmen. Compared with the noble concubine Gao, the "wildness" in Zha Niang seems to be stronger and purer.Of course, letting the little lady turn into a beautiful lady and quietly take care of her husband and children is also able to endure loneliness. This is the reason why Liu Chengyou loves her even more after getting to know her.

The sturdy wheels carry the heavy body, and there are constant bumps during the journey. Although the road traffic in the Central Plains has improved in the past few years, it has only improved.For the Huainan strategy, the imperial court basically focused on a few main water transport roads for the transportation transformation of the states in the Central Plains. With the weak financial resources of the imperial court at the beginning, it could barely make the basic investment in the river.

As for the official land roads, only local prefectures and counties responded to the call of the imperial court and repaired roads and ditches when the farming was slack and the warehouses had a little grain.

Therefore, he was almost paralyzed in the car, and he walked through a bumpy road during the journey, resulting in continuous bumps, which made him drowsy.This is still the official way, the situation is so bad, let alone other things.

That is to say, there has been no rain recently, otherwise the road will be muddy and the army will go south, which will cause more trouble.

With his body swaying, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but said to Zhe Niang who was beside him: "When I free up my hands, I will definitely repair the roads in the country. If the roads are unreasonable and the roads are not smooth, how can the world be rich!"

Liu Chengyou has said similar words many times, but limited by national power, basically, they all stop at words.In this regard, Liu Chengyou is like a king with a strong mouth.

Hearing the words from the side, Zhe Niang couldn't help laughing, handed a winter jujube, and said to Liu Chengyou: "The government has its own ambitions, but as you usually say, you have to eat one bite at a time, and the road has to be taken step by step. Don't be in a hurry." .”

"Are you in a hurry? I'm never in a hurry!" Seeing the little lady admonishing him with her "quotes", Liu Chengyou was slightly hesitant, and opened his mouth to bite the beauty's hand.

After chewing the jujube, it was very crispy and sweet, Liu Chengyou raised his eyes to look at Zhe Niangzi, she was charming, he held her into his arms, and said: "I am not in a hurry for other things, but I am in a hurry at this moment!"

After saying that, she showed off her verbal desires on Zhe Niangzi. Although the little lady was ashamed, she just greeted her with a red face.
Of course, Liu Chengyou just got excited for a while, and soon let go of the panting Zhe Niangzi.

Stretching out his hand to slightly open the curtain, he looked out of Luanjia, and closely guarding in front of the emperor were the soldiers of the Fengchen Camp, all of them tall and powerful.On the outskirts of Fengchen camp, the iron cavalry army was commanded by Han Tong, who deployed the camp and took charge of the affairs in front of the camp.

The cold wind in the air blew in all at once, cooling down the temperature and dispelling the charming atmosphere in Luanjia a lot.After feeling outside for a while, Liu Chengyou ordered Zhang Dejun who was driving outside: "Zhang Dejun, pass on Tao Gu!"

"Yes!"

Soon, as an envoy to Tang twice, Tao Sheren, who was familiar with the national conditions of the Southern Tang Dynasty and was lucky enough to be named to accompany him, caught up from behind, rode a horse, and was in a hurry, panting.

With the foreign ministers present, the lady in the car tidied up the messy clothes early, and then put on a robe.

"I wonder what orders His Majesty has?" Tao Gu asked for instructions.

"The weather is very cold, and it will only get colder and colder in the future. It is planned to send it back to Tokyo. No matter how much clothes, shoes and socks, gloves, and coal and charcoal are used to keep out the cold, the soldiers will be exposed to frost, wind, and snow. If the country is going to fight, we must try our best to ensure that it will suffer less from the cold!" Liu Chengyou directly ordered.

"Yes!" Hearing this, Tao Gu quickly responded.

"The officials are so sympathetic, and the officers and men heard about it, how can they not have kindness in their hearts and try their best to serve the truth!" Zhe Niang, who was beside her, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"I'm just doing what I should do. Soldiers leave their hometowns, don't share their flesh and blood, share their lives, and shed blood for the country. How can we not treat them favorably!" Liu Chengyou said with some emotion, but soon there was a wry smile on his face: "It's just not I know how long the treasury can last, the ministers in Tokyo and the staff of the third division are about to die again."

"Where are you?" Liu Cheng asked with a steady mind.

"Going back to the official's house, there are still more than [-] miles to go, and then we will arrive at Yongcheng. After passing Yongcheng, we will be Suzhou!" Zhang Dejun replied in a timely manner after doing enough homework.

Liu Chengyou looked at the sky, the sun was slanting to the west, it was still early, and said: "The order is to camp in Yongcheng tonight, and leave Suzhou tomorrow morning. The local officials don't need to wait!"

"Yes!"

After Shenshi passed, the army arrived at Yongcheng and camped on the left side of the city.

Liu Chengyou personally went to inspect the Longxi Army, and was warmly cheered by the soldiers. After all, it is a starting-up army. No matter when, with this relationship, Liu Chengyou's side is a trustworthy army.Liu Chengyou has always been kind to Long Qijun.

Back in the Yuzhang, Liu Chengyou was about to check if there was any latest news from the front line, when he got a piece of good news.On the 24th, Guo Rong played the camp and captured Zhongli, Haozhou. He Yanxi, the military commander of the puppet Tang Dynasty, was captured alive.Guo Tingwei, the training envoy of the Tang Haozhou regiment, led the rest of the Haozhou navy to go east to Sizhou.

Liu Chengyou was overjoyed when he heard the report, and sent an envoy to report the details of the battle report.It turned out that the Tang army in Haosi had changed in the past, and the Haozhou army moved westward to threaten Weikou. Under the order of the court, Guo Rong led Xu Yi's army to move westward to monitor the army of Haosi, defend the canal, and support the rear.

At this time, it happened that Zhao Kuangyin took the initiative to attack in the vortex and won a big victory. The soldiers and horses in Haozhou suffered heavy losses, and their combat power was almost lost.

At that time, Guo Rongzheng was leading the army to patrol Linhuai. Hearing the situation of the battle in Kuokou, he immediately moved his mind and left Cheng Deqin, the deputy envoy of Xuzhou Jiedu, to patrol the Huaisu area. Going west, after crossing the Huan River, heading south to Zhongli, trying to take advantage of Haozhou's severe damage, and pull out the important place of the Yin of the Huai River.

Guo Tingwei and He Yanxi withdrew Haozhou quickly, failing to allow Guo Rong to catch up with the opportunity to sneak in.After understanding the enemy's situation, Guo Rong discussed with Chen Sixang, the training envoy of the Yizhou regiment, and Chen Sirang led the three battalions of soldiers to find shallow water to cross the Huai River at night, and circled behind Zhongli.After the World War I, the Haozhou navy suffered heavy losses, and the monitoring of the Huai River was greatly reduced.

After Chen Sirang successfully crossed the river, Guo Rong led most of his troops to feign movement in the Huaiyang area northeast of Zhongli. This move immediately attracted the attention of the Haozhou defenders.Afterwards, Guo Rong weaved bamboo rafts, gathered boats, and made a big show of crossing the river. Even though he was hesitant, he still dared not be careless, and personally led two thousand boatmen to intercept.

Originally, the purpose of Guo Rong and Chen Sirang was to mobilize the Haozhou army to wipe out their vital forces.But Chen Sixang was in the south, and when he learned that Guo Tingwei had led the army to set off, He Yanxi guarded Zhongli alone and decisively raided the city of Zhou.

Sure enough, He Yanxi was unprepared, defending the east and west, but not defending the south. Chen Sirang led the army, broke the city with one blow, occupied the state government office, and captured He Yanxi alive, but he hadn't reacted yet.After that, Chen Sixang led the army and took advantage of the situation to capture Zhongli Water Village, capturing his camp and boats.

The next thing was a matter of course. Knowing the changes in the rear, Guo Tingwei had no choice but to lead the remaining navy forces in his hands to the east of Sizhou, and served Feng Yanlu as the training envoy of the Sizhou regiment.

Knowing the details of the battle report, Liu Chengyou was in a very happy mood, and said with emotion: "Zhao Kuangyin won the battle in Wokou, and Guo Rong gave me a surprise in Zhongli again."

"I think the key to these two battles is that He Yanxi, the military commander, is really a lucky general in my dynasty!" Liu Chengyou couldn't help teasing.

Wang Zhu, who was accompanying him, also smiled happily, and congratulated Liu Chengyou: "The news of victory is spreading frequently. Our army has won successive battles and conquered the city. The Huainan states are just around the corner!"

(End of this chapter)