Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 121 Uneasy
Shi Congyun set up his central army camp in the largest tile-roofed house, and then each army and battalion camped out from the center, set up tents, erected fences, set up deer villages, and dug pits for rejecting horses.

Shi Congyun ordered Shao Ji to supervise, no matter how tired he was on the road, he would not relax. If there is a flat river in the south of Huaihe River, it will be too late if they are attacked.

When everything was arranged properly, the sky had completely darkened, and the sky was lit up with sparse stars, which was particularly artistic under the vast and boundless plains and wilderness.

When Shi Congyun left the camp, Si Chao was waiting for him outside to lead him the way.

Afterwards, the two began to walk in the direction where Li Gu was.

On the way, Si Chao told him about the situation in the past two days: "When the Southern Tang chasing soldiers rushed over, they just ran into Deputy Commander Shi, and Deputy Commander Shi led the army across the river. The Southern Tang army didn't know that we had reinforcements, so they rushed in and got close to Zhengyang. They were rushed and killed by Deputy Commander Shi for a while, and the vanguard fled immediately.

So Zhengyang is safe for the time being. "

Shi Congyun nodded, it turned out that this was the case, the old man was still fierce.

After a while, the two entered the temporary camp of the Chinese Army in Zhengyang Town, which was set up in a dilapidated civilian house, guarded by soldiers outside, and strong crossbows were placed on the wall.

Before Shi Congyun entered the courtyard, he met Li Gu who was walking in, so he went up and said hello, "Mr. Li."

Li Gu stopped and didn't go any further, his face was a bit haggard, as if he had aged a bit.

Seeing his movements, Shi Congyun immediately understood that Li Gu must have something to say, and it is inconvenient to go in and say in front of everyone: "Li Xianggong has something to ask me?"

Li Gu was stunned for a moment, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a year, but you are still as clever. Yes, the old man has something to ask you. The official must have mentioned that he saw my memorial to Beicheng. Did the official say anything? "

Shi Congyun said truthfully: "The officials summoned me after reading the battle report. They looked very angry."

Li Gu nodded, sighed, and then asked in a low voice: "What do you think, what the old man did."

He paused for a moment, then said: "The official and the minister each have their own reasons, the official wants to win quickly, and Li Xiang is thinking about the soldiers of the three armies.

But nine out of ten I would have made the same choice as my husband. "

Li Gu nodded, "Go in, the generals are waiting for you."

That night, Shi Congyun met with Han Lingkun, Bai Yanyu and others, and they knew each other. After that, Li Gu told him about the division of each army's garrison and the area for defense.

Before leaving, he said, "You have just arrived in Huainan, and you are not familiar with the terrain. Please point someone to give you a guide. Tell me who you want."

Shi Congyun subconsciously thought of the former Si Chao, and asked directly: "I want the striker Si Chao to be a certain guide, but I don't know if my husband is allowed."

Li Gu glanced at him and smiled, "It's really a lion, Si Chao is the old man's deputy vanguard, but you want him to be your guide.

But that's all, maybe he can make more achievements by following you, but it's not easy for Si Chao. "

He didn't think much about this sentence.

After dawn the next day, Si Chao rode alone to report to his army.

Shi Congyun thought to himself that Li Gu was really stingy, and he actually only gave Si Chao to him, so he would die if he sent a few more elite soldiers who were familiar with the terrain.

He personally went out of the camp to welcome Si Chao warmly, and kept him in the Chinese army. In a place like the Huainan Plain, where everything looks the same at a glance, it is very important to have a guide who knows the way.

After Si Chao led the way, Shi Congyun took Luqiu Zhongqing, Shao Ji, Wang Zhong, Dong Zunhui, Luo Yanhuan and others out of the village to an old tree at the southeast intersection of Zhengyang Town.

Looking southeast from this place, the tents of the Southern Tang Army in the distance stand on the vast plain, looming in the morning mist, like a sharp forest on the plain, stretching from east to west, stretching for tens of miles, until the end of the field of vision, no Know exactly how many there are.

Shi Congyun gasped, even the battle of Gaoping was not like this.

Shao Ji said: "Less say [-] or more, it's not counted as an auxiliary soldier, and it's not counted as a civilian husband."

"The Southern Tang army struggled for a while, and began to gather steadily. They didn't dare to advance rashly. There will definitely be a big battle in the next few days." Si Chao judged.

Shi Congyun nodded, and he also felt the same way, "If we lose this battle, we will all be driven back to the north bank of the Huaihe River. I'm afraid the grand plan of attacking the Southern Tang Dynasty will also be affected."

Shi Congyun was very nervous. This time the tension was different from the past. What he was nervous about was not his own life or death, but the inability to achieve the strategic goal, and he was nervous about losing the battle.

At noon, the Hu Jie army led by Li Chongjin also arrived, and the two met at the east crossing of Zhengyang, and when they saw him, they said, "It's no use running fast in a fight, I think you're good at running away with your abilities. "

Shi Congyun arched his hands and spit out four words, "Soldiers are precious and fast." Then he ignored him.

But he was extremely nervous in his heart. Who was Li Chongjin? The chief officer of the bodyguard department, even if he was a person who would be given three points by the officials, it would not be good for him to fight against him.

He thought anxiously, there are still too many people he can't afford to offend in this world, no matter what, he must earn some merits quickly and climb up!If he could reach his father's current position, even Li Chongjin wouldn't dare to do anything to him openly.

Taking a deep breath, the uneasiness in his heart was driving him, Shi Congyun looked around the crowd: "Go back to the camp, everyone is thinking about how we will fight if the fight starts tomorrow, tell me tomorrow."

"promise!"

That night, Shi Congyun was unable to fall asleep due to the intense anxiety.

Anxiety about losing the upcoming big battle because of the fear of offending Lee Joong-jin
Messy emotions intertwined in his heart, making him feel like his mind was in a mess. He scratched his head and began to think of ways to improve the combat effectiveness of the army.

The first thing that came to mind was gunpowder, but he quickly rejected it.This method is indeed feasible. Gunpowder appeared as early as the Tang Dynasty. I heard Zhao Shijian tell him that there is still a workshop for making gunpowder and firecrackers outside Daliang City. Although the ingredients and proportions are not the best, they can be adjusted.

And almost a few decades later, firearms such as muskets appeared in the army of the Song Dynasty.

But the most important thing is. He won't!
This is very embarrassing, although a three-year-old child can memorize the formula of one nitrate, two sulphur, and three charcoal, but the key is how to make nitrate?How to get sulfur?He was dumbfounded.

Besides, it's too late to hold Buddha's feet temporarily, maybe the fight will start tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, if you pin your hopes on this, it's better to think about planting a tree now, ten years later the grave will be more reliable to enjoy the shade.

In the long dark night, Shi Congyun couldn't fall asleep for a long time, the messy things he had seen in his mind, all kinds of classic battles in history flashed by like a revolving lantern, and he fell asleep unconsciously.
The next day, when he woke up, someone hurriedly came and told him to go to the camp of the Chinese Army in Li Gu.

When he arrived, almost all the generals at the rank of commander and above were there, and there were not so many people in the main room, even the yard was full.

Shi Congyun was about to ask, but his father Shi Yanchao opened his mouth when he saw him, "The battle letter issued by Liu Yanzhen, the chief general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, will be fought five miles east of Zhengyang in five days' time."

"Will Li Xianggong agree?" Shi Congyun looked up at Li Gu.

Li Gu also noticed his gaze and nodded.

Shi Congyun gradually understood that Li Gu was probably afraid of being scolded by the officials again, and the crime of fear of war once was enough.
(End of this chapter)