Han Shizu

Chapter 480 Led Italy to the South to Forage

With the transfer of the Han army's target and the shift of the center of gravity of the battle, the soldiers in the camps, who were gearing up and preparing to fight the siege of the city, were somewhat depressed.Especially those like Sun Li, Wang Yansheng and others couldn't restrain themselves, challenged Liu Chengyou several times, and were reprimanded by Liu Chengyou. When Liu Chengyou became stricter, no one dared to disobey, and immediately became honest.

Waiting riders continued, and spies came north to report Chen Juejun's movements.Counting the ups and downs, Hefei is less than [-] miles away from Shouchun. It took Chen Jue five full days to get close to Shouchun.It's a pity that the expression was wasted, the Han army didn't mean to harass.

On the day of the Shangyuan Festival, the emperor issued an edict to reward the whole army with a large amount of meat, and spent the festive season together to reward the soldiers for their hardships. Unfortunately, the war will start, drinking is prohibited, and the atmosphere will be less.

In the imperial tent, the generals congratulated each other, and the emperor Liu Chengyou delivered a congratulatory speech to encourage the generals. After the feast, they discussed the army directly in the chaos.

It was Murong Yanzhao who first explained the enemy's situation: "The Tang army in Hefei is divided into front and back. The chief general Chen Jue led more than [-] soldiers and [-] conscripts in front, and the governor Xu Wenzhen led [-] soldiers and civilians to escort food, equipment and supplies. After that, go north along Feishui Road.

The Tang Army in Hefei is still mainly infantry. Except for the Tang Ting who was transferred to the north after the Xiacai War, there is also the Tang Army transferred back from Chu, which has a little combat power.

This time the Tang army marched very cautiously, traveling no more than 500,000 li a day, and dispatched all the horse troops to spread out sentry cavalry.And the army carried a large number of carts, horses, shields, and spears.According to the investigation by the Department of Military Intelligence and the Department of Wude, there are [-] bows and crossbows of all sizes and [-] arrows.To sum up the situation, it is to prepare for a surprise attack by our army, and to fear our northern iron cavalry!
With the slow pace of the Tang army, in the next two days, the soldiers will be in the east of Shouchun! "

"If you want to say that Tang's army didn't learn a lesson, but judging from its cautious marching action and sufficient military preparations, it can be said that it is "steady". It can solve the siege of Shouchun!" Liu Chengyou commented.

Wang Quanbin showed slight contempt, and said, "Tang Jun is so careful, but it is to deter His Majesty Tianwei and our army's combat strength. Although there are many car shields, they can resist my cavalry, but it is no different from binding your own hands and feet!"

There is no way, on the Huaifei Plain, the Tang Army, which lacks cavalry warfare in terms of land warfare, is naturally at a disadvantage.If you want to march and defend against the threat of Han cavalry, you can only choose such a rigid and passive strategy.

"Everyone, I have decided to put aside Shouchun's hard bone for the time being, and lead the army to the south first, eat the fat meat of Chen Juejun, and then return to the division to break the city!" With a serious expression on his face, he said: "I have always liked to forge strongholds, fight dumb battles, bully the few with the crowd, and bully the weak with the strong! But this time, I will try to fight the crowd with the few!"

"As for the soldiers and horses going south..." Liu Chengyou looked around, and all the generals present subconsciously puffed up their chests. Then, ignoring the expectant eyes of Sun Li, Li Chongjin, and Wang Yansheng, he said directly: "My relatives led the Fengchen Battalion, Iron Cavalry , Long Jie, Long Qi, and Feng Guo's five armies go forward, protect the saint, Xiaodi and the Jingjiang navy, Huaibei state soldiers, and civilian husbands, guard the camp strictly!"

Liu Chengyou directly said to Sun Li and the others: "To meet Chen Jue, I will transfer most of the camp infantry and horses, and the camp will be empty. However, most of the supplies I need for the Huai River will be stored here. There is no room for loss at this time. Guard the camp. , It is also an important task, it is related to the lifeline of the army, you should not be careless, lest you be taken advantage of by the defenders in the city!"

Seeing Liu Chengyou's serious words, several people dared not neglect and could only obey orders.Liu Chengyou glanced over, paused on Wang Jun for a moment, then quickly walked over, and said to Xun: "The camp is on guard, and all the generals are ordered!"

Looking at Wang Jun again: "Wang Qing will go out with me, in case of consultation!"

Xiang Xun was a little surprised, and Xun Er solemnly assured that many times, Liu Chengyou would always think of Xiang Xingmin when it came to key matters and tasks.Wang Jun was indifferent, with a cold expression, and responded to orders.

"Hantong!"

"Here!" Han Tong stared at Liu Chengyou expectantly when he heard the emperor pointing to him, with a high voice.

"You lead the iron cavalry army, go south first, and kill all the cavalry cavalry troops of the Tang army first, and close their eyes and ears first!" Liu Chengyou ordered.

"As ordered!"

When the generals of the Northern Han Dynasty were thinking of helping the Shoutang army and eager to open their fangs, the army of the Southern Tang Dynasty had steadily advanced to the southeast of Shouchun forty miles, east of Feishui.

There are more than [-] soldiers and a lot of vehicles and animals, but they are also mighty.But as the general of the Tang army, Chen Jue became more and more nervous. The closer he got to Shouchun, the more he had to be careful.

It was not too late, just after noon, and in the marching formation, Chen Jue had no intention of advancing any further. He pointed to the left of the army, a huge Feishui shoal, and directly ordered that the troops be temporarily suspended and set up camp on the shore.

It took nearly two hours, and a criss-crossed camp was erected.After several days of marching, the Tang army was already used to it. Basically, every time they arrived at the garrison site, they would immediately rest in the camp. Although this kind of action was exhausting and exhausting, and it was expensive, but there was a camp to rely on, which always made people feel more at ease.

In the tent of the Chinese army, Chen Jue lived on top, looking like a Confucian general. The generals sat down and said: "Everyone, my army of nearly [-] was ordered to go north, and now it is approaching Shouchun. The Han army camp is just forty miles away. Then Come down, how to act, do you have any suggestions?"

Below Chen Jue, the veteran with the highest military rank is Xian Shilang. As a general who traveled from south to north, Xian Shilang did well in the Southern Tang court and was reused by Li Jing.Sui Bianhao Pingchu, because of his meritorious service, he was appointed as Jiedu envoy. Although he had not been in office for a few months, he returned in embarrassment.Most of the blame for the loss of land was attracted to Bian Hao, while Xian Shilang continued to line up for the march in front of his senior general, because he was familiar with the northern soldiers.

At this time, hearing Chen Juezhi's question, Xian Shilang looked solemn and said: "Mr. Chen, our army is coming from Hefei all the way to the north, and its momentum is like a tide. The Han army heard about it, and should send troops to intercept the harassment, but now it is close to Han." There is still no movement of the Han army. From a certain point of view, there may be fraud in it, so you should be careful!"

"This general has also considered this matter. Think about it, if our army has a large number of soldiers and horses, sufficient ordnance, and proper defense preparations, while the Han army has few soldiers and is barely besieging the city. Seeing that I have been on guard for a long time, I dare not move lightly! "Chen Jue said.

Seeing the scholar, Xian Shilang thought to himself, thought for a while, and said: "I think that our army is fully prepared for this march, and has enough food, grass and weapons. Now, it has reached the outskirts of Shouchun, and the Han army must have However, no matter how we deal with it, we only need to fight steadily and not give it an opportunity to take advantage of it, and the Han army will not be too afraid!

Our tens of thousands of troops are pushed flat to the side of the Han army. Even if we don't fight, we will sharpen our troops to threaten its side. With the support of the defenders in Shouchun City, the Han army will be at a disadvantage.The longer it is delayed, the situation will be beneficial to our army and disadvantageous to the Han army. "

"Xian Shijun's words are very suitable for me!" Chen Jue seemed to agree with Xian Shilang's words: "The Han army does not move, and neither do I. Order the three armies to strengthen the camp and hold the wall firmly. After investigating the enemy's situation clearly, we will set up the district. The Han army has been stationed under the strong city for a long time, and now our tens of thousands of troops are circling outside. The Han army will not dare to attack the city again. The countermeasures have already taken effect. I am not in a hurry, I should be in a hurry It's the Han army!
Send an order to Xu Wenzhen, the rear army, so that he does not have to worry, according to the general's arrangement, march steadily, and go north to meet me! "

"Yes!"

After all, Chen Jue has a large army in his hands, and he has a little confidence in his heart, but he still feels guilty when he is really asked to fight the Han army, and with the emperor Li Jing's order, he will come steadily and persuade him to go .If you ignore the details and only look at the surface, in terms of Shouchun's current situation, Tang Jun is indeed in the upper hand.

The Tang army has a large number of soldiers. Once the grain roads are opened and the Shouchun is connected, it will have the effect of echoing the inside and outside, and it will also have the home court advantage.

Later, Chen felt that the Han army had stopped attacking the city and was holding the camp, and there were many cheers in the camp, celebrating the Shangyuan Festival.

Hearing this, although Chen Jun was surprised, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking of the Shangyuan Festival, the soldiers were suffering from marching, so he also ordered to reward the soldiers with rice and meat.

But Liu Chengyou was more relaxed when he learned about Tang Jun's move to station troops in Feidong. He laughed with Zuo Zuo and said, "If Chen Jue can be bolder and go down to the village within [-] miles, I will attack the Shouchun garrison. Now, Ha ha"

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month in the fifth year of Qianyou, in the morning, the Shouchun Han army, which had passed a festival safely, adjusted its defenses, and Liu Chengyou personally led more than [-] horsemen, crossed the Feishui Fuliang, and turned south. Against Chen Jue.

(End of this chapter)