Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 148 The Battle Begins!
In the big tent, Shi Congyun placed a map and was fiddling with a wooden sign in his hand.

The whole of Huainan is on this map, and now it is all in his hands.

In the spring, the snow and ice melted in the north, and the Huaihe River swelled. There was water everywhere around Shouzhou, and the siltation became more and more obvious. If it was close to the moat and Feishui, the waist-deep grass on both sides might be a swamp if you stepped into it.

Moreover, there are dense water networks, lakes and ponds everywhere near Zijin Mountain and to Haozhou downstream.

Luqiu Zhongqing also told him when he was crossing the river, saying that this place is really a country of water.

Shi Congyun thought of something else.

Zeguo Jiangshan entered the battle map, Shengmin He Jile Qiaosu.According to Jun Mo's words, you can seal the marquis's affairs, and one general will be successful.
Shi Congyun walked out of the big tent, Luqiu Zhongqing and many soldiers followed behind, Zhang Yongde commanded the siege of Shouzhou in the distance, Zhao Chao was ordered to lead the cavalry to patrol the east, trying to prevent Shouzhou City from connecting with the outside world.

Today, it seems that it is still so ordinary and quiet. Shi Congyun looked at the Shouzhou City standing in front of the Zijin Mountain, but his heart was not so peaceful. He silently calculated his own arrangements and sent out orders to test and find out where the troops were. location, where.

I also knew in my heart that this afternoon, the first battle will start, and the first battle will be Li Chongjin.

Shi Congyun looked at Jiancheng in the distance, and began to think about the army in his hands, Wang Shenqi's department, Gao Huaide's department, Li Chongjin's department, Zhang Yongde's department, Si Chao's department, Zhao Kuangyin's department, Xiang Xun's department, and Shi Yanchao's department.

He can dispatch a total of about eight armies, with a total number of about [-]. However, there are many rural soldiers who were temporarily recruited by the government to besiege Shouzhou City.

The main combat force is about 5 people, mainly concentrated in the front lines of Xiacai and Shouzhou, as well as the front lines of Yangzhou, Liuhe, and Chuzhou.

The number of the main forces of these corps varies. The largest is Li Chongjin. If the militia is counted, the number is [-] to [-]. It is the main force of Dazhou in Huainan, which also shows the trust of the officials. Before that, Premier Li Chongjin had been responsible for the Huainan war.

It was also Li Chongjin who besieged Shouzhou.

There are few such as Gao Huaide's elite cavalry army, which has more than 2000 people, but it is also a very powerful military force.

He has already arranged all the troops, and the next step is to adapt to the situation.

Luqiu Zhongqing said, "The old man can see the commander's intention. The commander wants to gather and annihilate the Tang army? But these places are so flat that it's not easy to fight."

"This place is the water town of Zeguo. It is really difficult for them to go south, but there are not so many roads along the Huaihe River. The soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty have always had weaknesses. They dare not confront us head-on. They have to rely on the navy to fight. Therefore, every advance is made by land and water.

It was like this when Liu Yanzhen went to Zhengyang last year, and it was like this when Li Jingda went to Zhengyang this year," said Shi Congyun.

"The commander-in-chief said."

"I mean that the generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty believed in their navy too much, and they liked to walk by the river when they walked, and escaped by water if they couldn't beat them.

But how can you not get your shoes wet when you often walk by the river. In the past, they liked to do this because we didn't have any sailors. Now the situation has changed, but many of them must not be able to react.

Whether mental arithmetic or not, the most effective is the first time, so the first time must let Nan Tang suffer, and not give them time to understand. "

In the afternoon, Shi Congyun led hundreds of soldiers and entourages to Feishui in person to watch the Southern Tang army rushing to repair the tunnel on the opposite bank.

Their passage is almost at the edge of Feishui, very close to Shouzhou City.

Earth walls were built on both sides of the corridor in the north, and horses and chariots could pass through the middle, apparently to prevent cavalry attacks from Da Zhou.

"Who is the opposite coach?" Shi Congyun asked.

"It should be Zhu Yuan, the recruiter from the north of the puppet Tang Dynasty." The officials around him agreed.

"To defeat Luo Yanhuan and take back that Zhu Yuan in Shuzhou?" Shi Congyun realized that he had heard this name before.

The official nodded, "Exactly. In addition, it is said that Xu Wenzhen, the governor of Yong'an, and Bian Hao, the governor of the army, led the army."

Shi Congyun nodded, but felt that something was wrong in his heart, and immediately reacted, "The puppet Tang Lord added a marshal of various Taoist soldiers and horses in Haozhou, Qi Wang Li Jingda, and now he has a recruiter from the north? Are they in Huainan?" Two handsome men?"

"This Li Jingda is the emperor's relative, King Qi, and the marshal of the soldiers and horses of all the Taoists. It should be him who restrains himself."

"It stands to reason that recruiting envoys from the north can also dispatch the army, but it should be listened to by the royal family."

Shi Congyun was not entangled, he just felt that if the boundaries of power were unclear and ambiguous, it would be very troublesome to do things.

But he didn't bother to worry about the enemy, what he cared about was when Li Chongjin would fight.

Soon, the sun was at the top of the head. When the sun was the hottest in the day, the soldiers and civilians of the Southern Tang Dynasty on the other side also slowly stopped their work and began to rest and eat. It was meal time.

Many soldiers and civilian husbands rested and talked under the shade of trees in twos and threes, exhausted for a long time.

Just wait for this moment!
Shi Congyun thought to himself, this is a great opportunity, if he leads the army, he will definitely choose this time to attack.

To the west, a black cloud rises from the forest at the foot of Zijin Mountain, which is a large area of ​​startled birds in the mountains.

In the mountains, Shi Congyun couldn't see the specific movement, but he had an intuition that Li Chongjin was about to start.

A quarter of an hour later, a large number of cavalry rushed out from the foot of the Zijin Mountain, and then followed the road by the Feishui River at the foot of the mountain, heading straight for the east corridor!
He clearly heard the cries of the cavalry of the Zhou army. A large number of people and horses moved quickly to the east, and almost all of them were light cavalry, wearing only light leather armor.

For a distance of four or five miles, if you are riding a heavy horse, you don't dare to go too fast in the middle, and you need to preserve the horse's strength, but Li Chongjin brings all the light cavalry!
For four or five miles, it only takes five or six minutes for Qingqi to rush at full speed!

The scouts from Nantang over there realized that the situation was wrong, and shouted anxiously by the river, and then heard the sound of gongs, drums, and shouts, and the other side of the corridor quickly became noisy.

But it was too late, Li Chongjin taught them a bloody lesson, what is the value of soldiers and speed.

A large number of soldiers and civilian husbands were eating under the shade of the trees. To the south near the Feishui River, patrolling soldiers had spotted Li Chongjin's cavalry.

The early warning gongs and drums sounded, and five or six cavalrymen stabbed to death a Southern Tang sentry with their spears in front of them, and rushed straight towards the northern corridor and the Southern Tang army who were resting and eating.

There was almost no effective resistance on the riverside, and the following cavalry came one after another. The figures of war horses blocked his sight. He clearly saw that there were soldiers from the Southern Tang Dynasty who reacted quickly and quickly dropped their weapons and knelt down on the side of the road to surrender. He was stabbed to death on the side of the road by the following cavalry.

In the midst of chaos, even surrender may not always be successful. A few clever people jumped directly into Feishui to escape. Feishui is not the Huaihe River, so they must have a chance to survive.

Seeing this situation, Shi Congyun immediately said to the soldiers beside him, "Go, go to Wang Shenqi and Gao Huaide to have a look. If they don't make a move, let them attack the mountain immediately! Move quickly, you must arrive within a quarter of an hour." .”

Several soldiers got the order and immediately rode their horses and ran north.

Shi Congyun didn't know if they had heard about Li Chongjin's movements. It was safest, the Southern Tang army was still stationed on the mountain, and reinforcements were possible at any time, so Li Chongjin couldn't be allowed to fight alone, he had to fight everywhere together.

In the distance, Li Chongjin's thousands of cavalry had rushed to the camp at the foot of Nantang Mountain, and began chasing and killing people.

The Southern Tang army in the rear organized a counterattack of hundreds of people, blocked it for about a quarter of an hour, and were quickly killed.

Almost two quarters of an hour later, the forest to the south of Zijin Mountain also began to erupt with shouts of killing.

Wang Shenqi and Gao Huaide also started to move.

Seeing that the general situation on Li Chongjin's side has been decided, and many routs ran to the mountain and the north road, Shi Congyun immediately ordered, "Soldiers!

Immediately cross the river to tell Li Chongjin not to chase deeply. The soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty ran away as soon as they ran.

Let him put the flag on the side of the corridor first, to attract the attention of the Shouzhou defenders, so that the people in Shouzhou City can see clearly, and smash it swaggeringly under their noses.

The tunnel is the spiritual pillar for Liu Renshan and the Shouzhou defenders to survive. I waited for them to repair it for two days and didn't fight it, just to smash it under his nose. "

Everyone laughed happily, and the messenger immediately went to deliver the order.

Soon, Li Chongjin, who was on the other side of the Feishui River, followed suit. After driving away the Southern Tang army, he planted many flags in the army on both sides of the corridor. Hoes, etc., knocked down sections of the corridors built by the Southern Tang Army.

Shi Congyun looked at the figures at the top of the Shouzhou city with a smile. He didn't know how the guards and soldiers in the city were feeling, but he was very happy!
Shouzhou has been besieged for a year, and many people are said to have died of starvation. Now it must be the most difficult time. Liu Renshan may have been hoping day and night that the corridor would be built to the edge of Feishui, so he could send him some food, but in the end he was killed. Smash it in his face.

Shi Congyun said to the civil servants who followed him, "Who among you can write beautifully, write me a few more letters and shoot them into Shouzhou City, saying that Zhou Jun's Huainan recruitment envoy Shi Congyun wishes Liu Renshan good health."

After I went to work as an official, the messengers sent to the west and north of Zijin Mountain also came back and reported: "Commander, Wang Shenqi's department and Gao Huaide's department have arranged to attack according to the commander's previous orders. Mountain."

Shi Congyun nodded, and then said: "Ling, Zhao Chao, the commander of Hujie's left wing, immediately led Hujie's first soldier Madu Feishui to support Li Chongjin, guard the southern mountain pass, and cooperate with Wang Shenqi and Gao Huaide to launch an attack at the right time. Mountain!"

When the messenger got the order, he immediately went to convey the order.

The Southern Tang Dynasty was already frightened by the cavalry of the Zhou army, and they did not dare to ostentatiously transport grain. The construction of tunnels was obviously to prevent cavalry attacks.

Among them, the one who contributed the most is nothing more than his father Shi Yanchao.

Shi Yanchao was born to be a cavalry general. Since he entered Huainan last year, Long Jiejun, the most elite cavalry unit in the Great Zhou Dynasty, has been under his command.

Judging from the results of the battle, Shi Yanchao is also fully worthy of the trust of the officials. From the victory in Zhengyang to the victory in Qingliuguan, and then to Xialiuhe and the fierce battle in Yangzhou, Shi Yanchao is everywhere.

What Shi Congyun hopes most at this time is that the troops led by his father will be nearby, so that he will feel more at ease, but it is a pity that his father is far away in Yangzhou and Liuhe at this time.

Two quarters of an hour later, Zhao Chao led his troops to cross the river, and even came to meet him by the river.

Shi Congyun had a very bad impression of Zhao Chao, who killed innocent people indiscriminately and extorted bribes everywhere. He is simply a veteran, a scum and a scum!
But he wasn't a good guy himself.
In addition, Zhao Chao has a lot of problems and bad morals, but he is really fierce in wars!It's the kind of person who is not afraid of death in a fight, but now he is the leader of Hujie's left wing and the leader of the defense envoy.

At this time, asking him to go to the south to fight Zijin Mountain is more reassuring than using other people, because Shi Congyun knows that he will do his best.

Shi Congyun ordered a few words, without showing any dissatisfaction with him on the surface, but only told him to cooperate with Wang Shenqi and others to attack the mountain, and it would be easier to attack on several sides.

Half an hour later, as soon as Zhao Chao crossed the river, he directly led his troops to launch a fierce attack on the enemy south of Zijin Mountain, and the shouts of killing could be heard across the Feishui.

Every once in a while, someone from the front came to report the victory, saying how many people Zhao Chao led the troops to kill, and how many sentry towers and camps were broken.

The results of the battle began to gradually come from the west and south.

In the afternoon, Shi Congyun was watching the battle on the edge of Feishui, and several messengers came one after another from the south.

These people were Zhao Kuangyin and Xiang Xun who sent people to report to him the position of the troops and the direction they were going, and returned to the commander for orders.

Shi Congyun was overjoyed, thinking that it would be comfortable to fight against experts!

Both Zhao Kuangyin and Xiang Xun consciously sent people to report to him the location of the army and the next expected destination every hour.

Moreover, these messengers are very professional, and they clearly remember the time when they left the army.

Although there is a delay, it is very convenient for him as the coach to control the overall situation. The following generals are professional, and the battles are different.

If the coach's eyes are darkened and he doesn't know where his troops are, then the battle is completely dependent on the sky.

Luqiu Zhongqing knew these things very well. He used to be Li Yun's official. Li Yun fought against the Northern Han and Khitan all the year round, and fought many battles.

Luqiu Zhongqing quickly handed over to each messenger, marked the position of each army on the map, and calculated the approximate current position of each army.

In contrast, his father Shi Yanchao fought fiercely, but he was not as thoughtful and meticulous as Zhao Kuangyin and Xiang Xun.

"At present, Zhao Kuangyin's department has arrived in Dingyuan, and Xiangxun's department has just passed Qingliu Pass, which is about eighty miles away from Dingyuan, so we should be able to arrive tomorrow.

Shi Qishuai (Shi Yanchao)'s army should have reached Dingyuan according to the reports of the two. " Luqiu Zhongqing reported.

Shi Congyun stared at the map closely, thought for a while, and called the messenger over: "Tell Zhao Kuangyin that Tushan has Si Chao's navy to fight with him, and the attack is expected to be launched in two or two days at the earliest, and four days later at the latest. .

Let him pay attention to sending scouts to the north to investigate the movement of Si Chao's navy, and the cooperation between water and land will be better.

After taking down Tushan, stand by and stand by, with Tushan as the most important thing. "

The messenger got the order, changed his horse and hurried south to convey the order.

Shi Congyun thought for a while, and then ordered: "Order Shi Yanchao to lead Long Jie Jingqi to store up Dingyuan, and not go north for the time being!"

In the afternoon, good news came from the south. The Crane Control Army under Wang Shenqi successively broke through more than a dozen sentry tower camps in the northwest of Zijin Mountain.

This is indeed good news, but Shi Congyun just nodded.

If he was still the same general as before, this kind of victory would have been enough to make him excited and happy for a long time.

But now I don't care so much, and my heart is calm. In the overall situation, the war in Zijin Mountain is only one link, and today's victories are a few points in this link of Zijin Mountain. In this position, the way he thinks about things is completely different from before.

Huainan's water town, Zeguo, and thousands of miles of fertile fields, he must keep in mind, always consider the follow-up development, the entire battle situation, and not just think about a small partial victory.

Is this the solicitor?
"The order told Wang Shenqi, Gao Huaide, and Zhao Chao that the Southern Tang Army must be driven out of Zijin Mountain before tomorrow night.

Let Li Chongjin come back to take over Zhang Yongde's siege of Shouzhou City, Hu Jie cavalry stand by, and Zhang Yongde crosses the river with me. "

(End of this chapter)