Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 120 Reinforcement
In Zhengyang in early March, the frontier peripheral troops of the two armies had already encountered in the farmland outside the town.

On the afternoon of the third day of March, a soldier reported that he had shot and killed two scouts from the Southern Tang Army in the farmland about a mile outside the town. Li Gu knew the situation was urgent. Far, ordered everyone to speed up the southward retreat.

The official was eager to realize his ambitions, so he would rather put the more than 1 forward troops in Huainan in danger than withdraw the troops and destroy the bridge.

Li Gu is more conservative. As the coach, he is more concerned about the army.

There are too many reinforcements in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and they have been fighting for more than three months. Liu Renshan is not a kind person.

If Zhengyang is captured by the Southern Tang Dynasty, their retreat is cut off, and the pontoon bridge is destroyed, then more than 1 of them will be blocked by the Huaihe River and be trapped on the south bank without food and grass, and there will only be a dead end.

To be on the safe side, Li Gu ordered the siege of Shouzhou to be abandoned, the entire army retreated to Zhengyang, and then retreated to the north bank of the Huaihe River in an orderly manner.

But this kind of practice is undoubtedly not liked by the radical officials. The officials are not afraid of death, and they are afraid that things will make no progress or even go backwards.

That's why when he decided to withdraw his troops from Shouzhou, Li Gu wrote a memorial and sent it to the imperial court to explain the situation.

He also understands that rhetoric and justification can't dispel the anger of the officials, and the officials will definitely not be happy. The officials want them to fight to the death to defend the pontoon bridge and guard the road for the follow-up army, even if they die to the last person
But such a thing is easier said than done.

Not to mention ordinary generals and soldiers, even if he asks himself, he is actually afraid of death.

At this moment, a large number of flags suddenly flew up on the north bank of the river, and the ground could feel the ground shaking under their feet even though the river was in a trance.

Li Gulian walked out of the big tent by the river, followed by Han Lingkun, Bai Yanyu and others. Looking south, the villages on the north bank were almost covered by dust, and the low thatched houses and tile houses were looming.

"Reinforcements?" Han Lingkun said first.

Slowly, the figures on the other side of the river became clear, and many cavalry stopped on the bank, stretching a long line across the city, covering the river.

Everyone was excited, the reinforcements really came!

Across the rushing water of the Huaihe River, a large flag with the word "History" in the middle of the other bank is fluttering in the wind.

Shi Yanchao, the number one general of the Zhou army!
Everyone was suffocated, and then they were ecstatic. Shi Yanchao led reinforcements!

Shi Congyun led the Crane Control Army and ran all the way south, along the road all the way south.

The plains on both sides of the Huaihe River are very suitable for marching troops. Unlike the previous Qinling Mountains in Shanxi, the vast plains have nothing but occasional fog and a few dense forests.

On both sides of the avenue are large farmlands with fresh green. No wonder everyone wants the places on both sides of the Huaihe River. It is true that the fertile fields are suitable for farming. Whoever owns this land can increase a lot of food output and raise a large army. .

If it was normal, Shi Congyun would definitely let the army pay attention to the farmland on both sides of the avenue, but now he can't take care of it, Li Gu is still waiting for him to reinforce in the south!
So the whole army marched in a hurry, all the way to the south, and even at night they just slept for a while in the fields by the roadside, and when they got up, they ran south in disgrace.

In addition to worrying about Li Gu's safety, Shi Congyun also cared about Li Chongjin's words, so he said to the whole army, "Let them see who is the elite!"

The officers and soldiers of the Crane Control Army also competed for the first place. Many talents came back from the battlefield against Shu and believed in him.

The rapid march for several days directly left Li Chongjin's Hu Jie army far behind.

On the fifth day of March, Shi Congyun got up in the morning, washed his face in the ditch by the roadside, and then yelled: "Get up, gather and hurry, whoever doesn't get up, I will crush his eggs!"

Everyone laughed, turned over from the field beside the road, and continued on their way south.

Not long after walking, they met the messengers who were rushing northward with the red command flag on their backs. As they ran, they shouted loudly: "Great victory! Great victory! The former vanguard Shi Yanchao defeated the Tang army in Zhengyangnan and beheaded more than a thousand!"

"Great victory! Great victory! The former vanguard Shi Yanchao defeated the Tang army in Zhengyangnan and beheaded more than a thousand!"

The sound gradually faded away, and then cheers broke out in the army, and the morale was greatly boosted.

Shi Yanchao led the cavalry, and arrived a few days earlier than them. He did not expect to defeat the Southern Tang army for a while when he arrived in Zhengyang.

Shi Congyun was both happy and worried. Of course, the more contributions the father made, the better, but he was also worried that his father would suffer if he was too aggressive.

So they rushed south quickly, encouraged by the victory ahead, and the soldiers marched faster.

By the time the army arrived at the north bank of the Huaihe River, it was already daylight, and the villages and towns on the other side of the river were smoky, and the houses were sparse, bathed in the blood-colored sunset, and the Huaihe River was also dyed blood-colored, as if the whole world was a piece of red.

When the army arrived at the north bank, someone from the opposite side had been sent out to meet him. It was a short man in his thirties who brought a few people with him.

He spoke very politely, cupped his hands and said: "Such Mr. Li Gu's vanguard deputy capital commander Si Chao is here to meet the owner of the chamber.

The deputy commander in front of the temple (Shi Yanchao) fought a great victory in the south of Zhengyang, and captured more than 2000 Southern Tang troops. Armored cattle and horses were thrown everywhere in the fields. The owner leads the way. "He said with a hearty smile.

As soon as Shi Congyun met him, he immediately felt that this person was very nice. He didn't know why, probably directly or because of his attitude, so he cupped his hands and said, "You are being polite. The brothers are here to fight the enemy, not to visit the kilns. , no one needs to wait on you.”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Si Chao also laughed, "The owner of the room comes with me."

Afterwards, a man named Si Chao led people to lead the way, and the army began to cross the river from the pontoon bridge.

Si Chao sent them to the north of Zhengyang Town.

To the north is a village outside the town, with more than [-] households, most of them are thatched houses, and there are three brick and tile structures.

"These houses have been requisitioned. Li Xianggong arranged for Shi Xiangzhu to camp here, which is much better than tents." Si Chao said.

"Thank you!" Shi Congyun cupped his hands, and asked him curiously: "When I came from the north, I heard that the military situation here in Zhengyang was urgent. Are you all right now?"

"It's just fine for the time being, Deputy Commander Shi defeated the bandit army for a while, and they were too scared to approach Zhengyang for the time being, but there are still a lot of people.

After the general packs up and settles down, let's go to see Li Xiang in the big tent.Li Xianggong must have a lot of things to explain. "

Shi Congyun nodded in response, of course, even if Si Chao didn't say anything, he would go to see him.

Nowadays, there are many troops stationed in Little Zhengyang Town and its surrounding areas. If the arrangements are not made, there will be big troubles.

These things must be arranged by Li Gu in the most appropriate way and can convince the public.

(End of this chapter)