Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 145 Zeguo Jiangshan enters the battle map ([-])

At the head of the Xiacai Floating Bridge, the wooden piles in the distance stir up waves, and the spring breeze is getting stronger and stronger. Looking at the Zijin Mountain in the distance, the mountain is full of new greenery, and there are faint pavilions and temples in the middle. From time to time, you can see some pink, yellow birds and white birds. Fly, the peach blossoms in the mountain temple begin to bloom.

However, the many flags that can be seen faintly in the north of the mountain are particularly dazzling. The Tang army has already settled down on the mountain and firmly occupied it.

Shi Congyun, dressed in military uniform, sent the official family back north at the bridgehead.

There was going to be a war, and the officials appointed him as the commander-in-chief. It would not be safe to stay here any longer. Before leaving, the officials stood side by side with him at the bridgehead, watching the many peasants on the north bank busy loading food into the carts.

"Officials, please ask Si Chao to lead Yu Langzhi temporarily." Shi Congyun was half a step behind Guo Rong. It was the first time he spoke to Guo Rong so closely and on an equal footing.

The official asked back: "Si Chao is really capable, why I don't seem to have heard about him."

Because Si Chao was born as a farmer and had no family background, no one spoke to him.
But in this case, he will not say it in front of Guo Rong, and he will do it in his own mind, "Probably his achievements are all in the north. In the early years, Si Chao defended the coast of the Bohai Sea. It was also his suggestion that the minister was able to outwit the prosperous Tang Dynasty. I think he Reliable.

However, these ministers just mentioned it, and in the end they still want the official Sacred Heart to be dictatorial. "

"Then let Si Chao lead Yu Langzhi temporarily." The official agreed, walking forward while talking.

"Shi Congyun, in the past you always gave me the impression of being frivolous and not prudent. You must know the importance of this battle. I have placed a lot of hopes in you. The weight of the country and the country rests on your shoulders."

Shi Congyun saluted: "I always keep in mind what the officials say."

Accompanying Guo Rong to the middle of the pontoon bridge, the official said: "I have read your "Theory of Guarding the River and the Huaihe River", which is very exciting and hits the point. I think you understand the importance of Huainan better than anyone else. Don't let me down.

Let's go back."

Shi Congyun saluted respectfully, then retreated to the other side of the Huaihe River.

Guo Rong watched the young man go away in the waves, the sound of rushing water covered up the sound of the wind, his expression was a bit complicated.

Wang Pu came up and said: "Officials, let's cross the river quickly. The wind on the bridge is strong and there is water vapor, so it is easy to catch cold."

Guo Rong nodded, and then crossed the river with Wang Pu and others to Huaibei.

He has always been a confident person, but this time he was really in a hurry. He didn't expect the situation in Huainan to become like this.

He originally thought that with Li Chongjin, Zhao Kuangyin, and Xiang Xun around, even without Shi Congyun, it would have little impact, so he let Shi Congyun return to Daliang to train the navy under his nose.

It would have been nice if Shi Congyun hadn't been sent back in the first place!
Thinking about it now, compared with the situation in Huainan, the little grudge in his heart is nothing. Maybe he still has a gap with those capable monarchs in ancient times, and his heart is not open enough.

If you want to pretend to be the world, you can't always be entangled in those trivial things, just like Zhao Chao accepting bribes and plundering the people, he just turned a blind eye, because Zhao Chao can fight, or Zhao Hongyin and Zhao Kuangyin are clan relatives.

Li Yun's deeds in Luzhou were even worse. He almost ignored him. He could still bear it, because Li Yun could also fight and resist the Northern Han and Khitan!
As for Shi Congyun, he didn't think about how to punish him severely from the beginning.

For his frivolity and covetousness, at the beginning, he just wanted to punish him in a small way, let him be vigilant, young people inevitably need to be polished.

At that time, he also acted generously and skillfully.

But he never expected that after Shi Congyun was transferred back to the capital, there would be such a big trouble, which would cause many headaches later.

Knowing this earlier, he would rather let Shi Congyun continue to lead the army in Huainan.He is greedy for money and lustful, and if he is frivolous, let him go. As long as Huainan is captured, there will be plenty of women and money, and the problem of restlessness can be pruned slowly after Huainan is finished.

In the end, the one who can fight this battle now is Shi Congyun who defeated the Shu army and won the Zhengyang victory.

Although he is young and frivolous, he can feel relieved when he fights a war, and he has won many beautiful battles; in terms of the overall situation, he has written a book like "Guarding the River and Huaihe River" that won the praise of Wei Renpu, Wang Pu and others. , and now he also looks at it from time to time.

There are many places mentioned in it that he had never thought of before. Shi Congyun made a clear conclusion in it. Once the Southern Tang Dynasty lost Huainan and retreated to the Yangtze River, what awaited them would be slow death.

The words were so penetrating that even he felt a sudden realization.This is also an important reason why he decided to put Shi Congyun in charge.

Among the generals in Huainan, Li Chongjin and Zhao Kuangyin were able to fight and had the qualifications and skills to be in command, but none of them had the foresight of Shi Congyun.

Sometimes even he would think about how such a young person's brain grows, he is full of flaws, his ability and insight are amazing, he seems like a heavenly man.

Most importantly, a daughter is easy to get, but a general is hard to find!For an emperor, such a person is very important.

Maybe Shi Congyun is really a champion, not just talking about it.

It's just that this battle is still not so easy to fight, I don't know how he will act this time
When Shi Congyun returned to the bridge, Luqiu Zhongqing was waiting there wearing a bamboo hat. He is from Shandong and has lived in Shanxi all year round. He is not used to the warm and humid climate in the south and cannot stand the sun.

Shi Congyun walked side by side to the camp, and told him the scene of meeting the official on the bridge just now.

Luqiu Zhongqing whispered: "The officials may be afraid."

Shi Congyun nodded, "I've also noticed that everyone will be nervous and afraid. This battle depends on the fate of the two countries. Whether the ambition of the officials can last depends on this battle.

The year before last in the Kingdom of Shu was just a small fight. "

"The commander-in-chief looks very far-sighted." Luqiu Zhongqing nodded in agreement, "I also think that if Huainan is captured, the Southern Tang will no longer be able to compete with the Great Zhou.

On the contrary, if Huainan does not fall, and the Southern Tang Dynasty is behind, Da Zhou should not think about talking about other ambitions. "

"That's very reasonable, a certain person thinks so too." Shi Congyun felt that what Luqiu Zhongqing said was on point.

For the importance of Huainan, Shi Congyun felt that his understanding was higher than that of everyone else, including officials.

When Wang Pu put forward a strategic plan for the officials, he believed that taking Huainan would enrich the country and strengthen the army, and strengthen the Zhou Dynasty.

Regardless of the fact that the Zhou Dynasty claimed to be the Great Zhou, and the officials called themselves the Son of Heaven, they were actually one of the many separatist regimes in the world.

The land is almost Henan, Shandong, Guanzhong, half of Hebei, and a small part of Shanxi.

Therefore, it is natural for the officials and Wang Pu to want to swallow Huainan and expand the Great Zhou Dynasty, but Shi Congyun believes that once Huainan is lost, the Southern Tang Dynasty will have no chance to turn around, and can only wait passively for death. The Huaihe River can be defended, but the Yangtze River cannot. persevering for a long time.

Huainan can't be won. The Southern Tang Dynasty has always been a large independent country with national power similar to that of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Huaihe River Basin is far easier to defend than the Yangtze River. Then the Zhou Kingdom will not want to do any big things.

Regardless of the Southern Tang monarch, the Zhou Dynasty did not dare to do big things for the whole country, because if it sent a large-scale army, it would have to think about whether the equally powerful Southern Tang would sneak attack behind it.

This is also the reason why the court had such a great advantage over the Shu Kingdom in the beginning, but the imperial court did not dare to increase its troops on a large scale and take the opportunity to attack and destroy Shu.

Before returning to the camp in the south of the Huaihe River, Luqiu Zhongqing said: "Commander, I suggest that Zhang Yongde or Li Chongjin be kept by your side for defense, so that the officials can rest assured."

Shi Congyun was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized when he turned his head, he nodded and said, "Fortunately, you taught me, otherwise I almost forgot, let Zhang Yongde stay, Li Chongjin can fight, so I asked him to lead the army."

It is obvious that the officials asked Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin to stay. It is like someone lamenting why Han Xin didn't stand on his own.

Han Xin's leading generals Cao Can, Guan Ying, Fan Kuai, Lu Ze, etc. are all Liu Bang's confidants.

In Huainan, they had higher military achievements than Zhang Yongde, and at least Shi Congyun, Zhao Kuangyin, Shi Yanchao, Han Lingkun, etc. were better at fighting than Zhang Yongde, but none of their official positions were comparable to Zhang Yongde.

Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin are obviously Guo Rong's Cao Can and Fan Kuai, and it is only safe to bring one of them with the officials.

On the outskirts of the camp, many soldiers came and went, and the barracks regained their vigor and bustle, and they were all busy.

Not far away, more than a dozen peach trees on the side of the avenue were just in bloom, and Shi Congyun felt another state of mind-the peach blossoms flowed away, and there was no other world than the world.

After entering the Crane Control camp, Wang Shenqi has already greeted him: "As soon as Brother Yun comes back, the whole army will seem to be alive again."

Shi Congyun looked around, and there were indeed many soldiers around who were working swiftly. If he caught his eye, they would straighten their backs even more.

Shi Congyun was emotional, thinking that this is his direct army!

Along the way, people kept greeting him when they saw him, and everyone called him "Marshal", and he nodded in response, blowing a few words with the soldiers passing by from time to time.He made a request, and the soldiers who controlled the left wing of the crane were also very happy.

In the big tent, Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde, Gao Huaide, Si Chao, Zhao Chao and other senior generals had already waited and sat on both sides, waiting for his commander to order deployment.

There is a huge table in the middle, on which sand and stones are piled up to form the shape of the terrain near Shouzhou. Painted wooden plaques are used to mark the positions of the various armies, and wooden blocks are used to indicate the location of the city.

Sand table, Shi Congyun has seen this kind of thing a long time ago, he has seen it once in Wang Jing's big tent, but it is usually not used, and it is not so delicate, it just roughly shows the location information.

This thing is much easier to use than Tujing. There are many illiterates in the army, and some generals are illiterate.

After Shi Congyun arrived, he greeted everyone, and then looked at the huge sand table.

The above decoration is rather abstract, but he can roughly judge that Shouzhou has a radius of hundreds of miles, which is roughly simulated. The most important thing is that Zijin Mountain and Shouzhou City are all in it, which can be seen at a glance.

Shi Congyun looked at it for a long time, and felt that half of Huainan was applauded by him.

So he said to everyone: "Generals, you are all veterans of war and have won many victories. If you talk about killing people and fighting wars, you shouldn't need me, a junior, to teach you.

Therefore, let's go from big to small, let me first talk about the situation and focus of this battle. "

All the generals looked at him one after another.

Li Chongjin said: "Do you still need to say these words?"

Shi Congyun ignored him, "We want to seize Huainan, and we are fighting the Huaihe defense line. If the states along the Huaihe River do not go down, it will be useless to fight more in the south.

Along the Huaihe River, in front of Gwangju is the Dabie Mountains, which hinders the advance of the army. Chuzhou is located in the lower reaches, with dense waterways and canal support. The nearby Huaihe River is very wide, and our army cannot pass.

Shouzhou controls Rushui and Yingshui, and can go to Luzhou to reach the Yangtze River, and downstream can capture Haozhou, Sizhou, and Chuzhou.

To put it bluntly, when fighting with a certain person, we only fight around one place, and that is Shouzhou!

Other places should be released as they should be released, they are all false, I ask you to remember to be sure when making judgments, and take Shouzhou as the top! "

As soon as Shi Congyun opened his mouth, he immediately settled down the core points of this battle. He had long felt that Guo Rong could chew too much.

Perhaps it was because Guo Rong was too ambitious, or it might be because he was eager for quick success and the ambition to swallow the world, which caused Zhou Jun to fight smoothly at the beginning, and Guo Rong began to divide his troops and attack each one.

It seems that there are endless victories everywhere, but the important strategic support points have been unable to be taken away. Without strategic support points, the others are all imaginary.

Last year, Shi Congyun suspected that with this operation, would those places be taken back by Southern Tang in the future?He felt that all troops should be concentrated and Shouzhou should be taken down.

However, he didn't dare to say anything about the operation of the officials. Later, most of the land was taken back by the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Shouzhou was unable to attack for a long time, and was even killed by Liu Renshan.

From the very beginning, his strategic thinking was different from Guo Rong's, but Guo Rong was "the number one enlightened emperor of the Five Dynasties", and he dared not question it.

Now that he is leading the army, Shi Congyun has decided to implement his own strategic thinking!

All the generals hesitated a little, but they all nodded slowly: "I will listen to the command of the commander-in-chief!"

Shi Congyun then asked: "If Shouzhou is the center of the fight, what do you guys think?"

"Then cut off the aid to Shouzhou first!" Li Zhongjin said coldly immediately, with a strategic center, the problem became clear immediately.

"Before, the puppet Tang army built a tunnel more than ten miles east of Zijin Mountain, and wanted to transport food to support Shouzhou. A certain man was hesitating whether to divide his troops to fight. If he wanted to fight Shouzhou with all his strength, the tunnel must not be left."

Shi Congyun thought for a while and asked, "Has the corridor been built to the edge of Feishui?"

"It's almost there, and we'll be there in three days."

Shi Congyun immediately made a decision: "Okay! I will leave this matter to General Li.

But not now, wait for another three days, and send people to wait through the fat water first.

When they build the tunnel to the edge of Feishui, so that people in Shouzhou City can see the tunnel, General Li will be responsible for leading troops to attack and destroy it, and you will call all the cavalry of the Hujie army. "

Li Chongjin was stunned for a moment when he heard what he said, then he cupped his hands and said, "Design, Shi Zhaozhuo can rest assured."

Then he looked around at the crowd and signaled to continue. Wang Shenqi got up: "If you want to focus on fighting Shouzhou, you can't ignore the puppet Tang army on Zijin Mountain."

Shi Congyun nodded, thought for a while and said: "Gao Dushi (Gao Huaide) led the iron cavalry as the vanguard, and attacked the mountain from the valley in the north.

Wang Dushi (Wang Shenqi) led the crane army to attack Zijin Mountain from the west, and joined forces with General Li three days later.

In addition, in order to prevent the Tang army from escaping by water, Si Chao led the waves and set off three days later, marching downstream along Xiacai. "

The three stood up to receive the order.

"General Zhang, the envoys of Zhao Du lead the infantry of the Hu Jie army and continue to besiege Shouzhou. Don't relax!"

(End of this chapter)