Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 162 Li Chuyun's Opportunity
The wind and waves on the Yangtze River are calm, and the Zhou army's Qiyun warship is steady in the river.

This kind of huge warship with five decks and a length of more than 30 meters is an absolute giant in the Huaihe River, but when it reaches the waters of the Yangtze River, it suddenly feels small again.

It's really human's knowledge or follow the ass.

Originally, Shi Congyun didn’t intend to send troops to land on the south bank, but just wanted to show off his power and scare the Southern Tang ruler. After all, Jinling was the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Even though Huainan was captured by an army of 10,000+, he believed that the entire Southern Tang Kingdom was rich and fertile. With a population of over [-] million, there are still troops guarding Jinling, and the number should be quite a few. There are definitely tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

At this time, after the development of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the economy and population across the country have grown considerably. Shi Congyun remembers that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were about 40 regular troops in the country. some.

However, there were about 15 imperial troops in the Zhou Dynasty, not counting local troops. The total strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty was at least 20. Ten thousand, but the troops to defend the capital Jinling are absolutely indispensable.

And his water power now has an overwhelming advantage, but the strength of the navy is limited after all, and the combat force is only in the early [-]s, so he dare not rashly go ashore to fight.

The only prepared military action is to take advantage of the navy's superiority to encircle and clear Zhongzhou Island in the Yangtze River, protect the waterway for the navy to advance and retreat, and intimidate the Southern Tang Dynasty ruler.

But last night Li Chuyun rowed a small boat to look for him on the boat, made a suggestion to him, and asked him to give him [-] elite soldiers. He led the troops ashore and camped by the river.

What Li Chuyun meant was that the landing was not for the purpose of conquering the city, but for landing on the shore with great fanfare, setting up camp on the spot, and letting the news spread throughout Jinling.

Nan Tang didn't know their reality, their follow-up, or how many troops they had, so they never dared to act rashly.

And once a large group of troops landed on the shore, the people of Southern Tang would think that their army could easily cross the Yangtze River and scare the Southern Tang Kingdom, which was of great significance.

Shi Congyun thought it made sense after listening to it!
Once a large group of troops set foot on the land of the south of the Yangtze River, even if they don't fight, they can scare the Southern Tang to death. If they send 3000 people ashore, it will make the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty feel that it is not enough to send 10 or [-] people ashore in Dazhou. to make.

I feel more and more that Li Chuyun is a general who is very good at taking advantage of the enemy's psychology. It probably has something to do with him and Zhe Congruan fighting against foreign troops in Shaanxi area before, and dealing with people of various ethnic groups.

So last night Shi Congyun agreed to Li Chuyun's proposal, and appointed him as the forward to lead the troops to land, and personally presented him with his precious sword.

Shi Congyun was also very cautious, and he was full of ambition, but he still consulted Si Chao and others to make arrangements. If Zhou Yu, Huang Gai and the like appeared in the Southern Tang Dynasty, he would not be Cao Mengde.

Therefore, under Si Chao's suggestion, the large army fleet blocked the river with small boats for about two miles in front and back, in order to prevent someone from attacking the boats and ships.

In addition, according to the forward's boat report on Jiangzhongzhou Island, there are about [-] troops stationed in Qilizhou. Shi Congyun ordered Cao Bin and Shao Ji to lead the army to attack.

Taking Jiangxinzhou Island is to ensure the safety of the Dajiang waterway.

The mighty fleet stopped at Jiangmian Mountain in the northeast of Jinling City. This place is only a dozen or twenty miles away from Jinling City. It is impossible not to attract attention.

Many small boats patrolling the river had already spotted them and ran westward in fright. Shi Congyun didn't order to pursue them, but watched them flee in a panic, bringing news and fear back to Jinling City.

At the same time, Li Chuyun had led the army to land in a small boat to the south according to the agreement last night. Hundreds of small boats were densely packed, carrying many heavily armed soldiers of the Zhou army, and they were rowing towards the beach at full speed under the rowing of the boatman.

Near Qilizhou, the Southern Tang people never expected Zhou Junhui to appear here!
There is only one military camp beside the road in the distance by the river, about one mile from the shore, and it can roughly station a battalion of soldiers (500 people).

Along the coast, many passers-by fled in terror, and to the southeast was a mountain with Buddhist temples and Taoist temples among the lush green forests.To the west is a light yellow field, with canals and ridges criss-crossing. The farmers working in the middle were scared to run around when they saw the scene by the river.

Shi Congyun was very happy, and laughed wickedly, these people are really, this old man is not a devil, so there is no need to be so afraid?

But now that the war has been fought, I am used to seeing dead people, see more blood flowing into rivers, understand people's fragility, and my mood has always changed.

If in the past he would have specially sent someone to tell Li Chuyun not to hurt innocent people, but now he would not, he would let Li Chuyun make his own decision, if death is unavoidable, then so be it.

In the distance, Li Chuyun's army approached the shore one after another, preparing to start landing, and the beach was temporarily unprepared.

On the other side, Shi Congyun ordered all ships to hang up their flags, beating gongs and drums, and began to approach the south bank, preparing to berth.

The news that Zhou Jun’s fleet has arrived in Jinling will be spread out with great fanfare, so that the Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty will know quickly, and the reaction of the Southern Tang Kingdom will be seen at that time. If the situation is not right, the warships near the south bank can recover Li Chuyun and many other soldiers as soon as possible.

As a coach, you have to think about how to deal with the worst situation.

On the other side, Cao Bin and Shao Ji also led hundreds of people, boarded Qilizhou by boat, and began to attack the defenders on the island.

Shi Congyun watched the battle over there from a distance, but in fact there was no fighting at all. The defenders of Qilizhou who were besieged by more than 700 large and small ships were frightened. Not long after Shao Ji landed on the island, the defenders in the west surrendered directly.

The history of the situation can be clearly seen from the cloud,

On the south bank of the great river, Li Chuyun led the army to rush to the beach.
The waves of the big river were loud, and the armor on his body was a little hot under the sun. When the wind from the river blew, the water vapor filled the air, which made him feel much more comfortable.

Landing battles are difficult to fight, not only the enemies on the beach, if you accidentally fall into the river, wearing armor, you will definitely die.

Li Chuyun was suffocating in his heart, holding the horizontal knife in his hand, carrying a longbow on his back, staring at the river bank in the distance.

Now 37, he has rich experience and knows that opportunities are hard-won.

His father was a general of the Later Tang Dynasty, who died in battle later. At the end of the Later Jin Dynasty, when he was young, he followed his elder brother Li Chuchou to the capital to seek a living. Just when Zhang Yanze broke through the pass and entered, he indulged his soldiers in plundering and plundering.

Li Chuyun wandered all his life, influenced by his father, he was a brave and good shooter. He defended the south gate of the city by himself, and shot and killed more than a dozen rebels one after another with his bow and arrows. The other soldiers were frightened and did not dare to attack.

After dark, the soldiers retreated, and attacked again after dawn the next day. He shot and killed a few more people, until his friends came to help him out.

At the beginning of the later Han Dynasty, Zhecong Ruan served as the governor of Fuzhou, summoned Li Chuyun to his door, and appointed him to handle military affairs.

After Zhecong Ruan, he successively served as the governor of Deng, Hua, Shan, and Bin. Li Chuyun followed him, saw a lot of things in the world, learned a lot, and dealt with various ethnic groups in the Northwest all year round, confronting and fighting with their armies.In Xinping, Zhecong Ruan's nephew was jealous of his talent and went to the court to falsely accuse Li Chuyun of a crime. Zhou Taizu Guo Wei listened to him and demoted him to Yilu town general.Zhe Congruan took revenge for him, and then ordered him to re-submit to Zhecong Ruan's army.

The year before last, Zhe Jieshuai passed away. Before he died, he felt that his talent should not be buried in the northwest, so he wrote to the imperial court to recommend him, and the imperial court asked him to follow Li Jixun, the Jiedu envoy of Heyang, to serve as an official for Jiedu.

But Li Jixun didn't value him that much, and didn't take a second look at him.

Li Chuyun has experienced many people and experienced many things, and he deeply understands that there are many capable people in the world, but very few people have opportunities.

He originally thought that he could only follow Li Jixun and move up step by step. He didn't want to be a high-ranking official, but only wanted to be self-sufficient and able to support his family. Wu Jiedu envoy, for some reason, suddenly valued his talent and transferred him to the capital to entrust him with important tasks.

Happiness came so suddenly that he was a little overwhelmed. He didn't even understand how Dashuai Shi knew his name.

What excited him the most was that in Chuzhou and on the Yangtze River, Marshal Shi listened to his suggestions and suggestions, and obeyed them!
People care about face, and it is hardest to listen to opinions that are different from their own. He has met many people with higher or lower official positions than him. As long as they say something that doesn't suit them or correct their mistakes, they will immediately turn their backs. His face changed.

They don't care whether the thing itself is right or not, whether it works or not, and the principle of life is "I am right".

If you dare to argue with them, you have to find all kinds of far-fetched reasons to prove that you are right, and if you are really annoyed, you can directly use your authority to suppress threats.

He has been wandering around for half his life, seeing many such people, that's why he was so cautious in giving advice to Dashuai Shi at first.

It turned out that Shi Congyun was not that kind of person at all, he didn't have those hypocrisy problems, and he didn't care about other people's suggestions that were different from his, and he listened to his suggestions!

It stands to reason that a boy of eighteen or nineteen years old is the age when he is full of blood, the most ignorant, self-willed, and stubborn.What's more, he still has so many military achievements, so he is more likely to be arrogant, unable to hear what others say, and cannot listen to others opposing him.

It turned out that Shi Congyun was not like that at all!There seems to be a sense of debauchery in his style. Could it be that he doesn't care so much about face because of his debauchery?
Li Chuyun doesn't understand, he has spent half his life and understands a truth, the more he wants to look at other people's faces, the harder it is for a person to do things!
He doesn't understand why Dashuai Shi has such a heart at such a young age, but he understands that this is a great opportunity for himself and his life!
The Huangsha Gobi in the northwest, the complex ethnic situation, the brutal war, and the harsh living conditions have all taught him that survival is not easy, and life is not easy. Once you have an opportunity, you must seize it!

Meeting a boss like Shi Congyun who can listen to opinions and value him is the greatest opportunity in his life!Definitely take good care of it.

Thinking of this, Li Chuyun tightly held the horizontal knife in his hand, and shouted to the boatman: "Hurry up, we will be the first to rush ashore!"

Hearing this, the boatman rowed vigorously and rushed towards the shore.

There is a sentry tower not far from the shore, and there are about a dozen Tang troops stationed there. At this time, they also noticed the situation here, and began to beat gongs and drums in panic. Dozens of people slowly gathered from a distance, and some people followed Come over from a military camp next to Nanmian Avenue.

Dozens of Tang troops quickly gathered on the beach and shot arrows at them.

Li Chuyun put down his armor, tightly held the treasured sword that Shi Congyun personally gave him, and lowered his body. Most of the time, the arrows were just for display to the fully armed soldiers.

But they were not afraid of the boatman. He took the longbow on his back, and set his bow and arrow in the swaying waves. His body swayed with the waves, and he quickly mastered the rhythm of the swing. When he released the arrow, the Nantang soldiers on the beach thirty steps away fell in response. land.

Shooting three arrows in a row, the arrows were all shot, and three people fell on the beach one after another. Tang Jun was terrified, and retreated one after another, not daring to approach the beach.

The morale of the soldiers of the Zhou army soared, and they burst into cheers, and the boatman blushed and rowed vigorously.

The boat rushed up to the beach quickly and fiercely, plowing a deep ditch in the sand. As soon as the boat stopped, Li Chuyun jumped off the bow first. The heavy armor and the soft sand under his feet almost made him lose his footing.

However, he quickly pulled out his legs and took the lead in the direction of the southern road. As a general, he led the way, and the morale of the soldiers behind him increased, and they also followed him to the north.

Fifty steps away, on the riverside avenue, more than 100 soldiers from the Southern Tang Dynasty gathered at this time, all of them looked hesitant, and the swords and guns in many people's hands were trembling.

Li Chuyun could see clearly and understood that the opponent had no intention of fighting, so he stopped everyone and did not immediately organize people to rush over.

The commander was puzzled and asked him: "Gushi, the opponent has no intention of fighting, let's just kill them, and we can kill them in a while."

Li Chuyun shook his head, "I've seen this kind of thing a lot. Their fighting spirit has already collapsed and they don't want to fight us. It's best not to see blood at this time.

To put it bluntly, when people are scared to the extreme, some people will run away, and some people will fight you desperately.Let them see the blood and arouse their blood, some of them will definitely fight with us to the death, and if they leave room for them to survive, they will surrender themselves. "

After a while, after hundreds of people gathered at the beach, Li Chuyun ordered the crowd to form an array, shouting "surrender, don't kill", "disarm, don't die" and marched towards the Nantang army garrison on the side of the road.

The garrison who had been frightened by the warships covering the sky and the earth on the river, except some fled, the rest dropped their weapons and surrendered. The Zhou army occupied the garrison next to the road without a single soldier.

Then Li Chuyun saw that there were many temples and Taoist temples on the mountain to the southeast of the avenue, and most of those temples and Taoist temples were luxuriously decorated.

Li Chuyun's mind turned quickly, and he realized it in an instant, and hurriedly called several commanders over: "Don't rush to gather the army before going ashore, surround this mountain, and arrest everyone on the mountain!"

"Respect the command of the capital!" Several commanders couldn't understand why Li Chuyun suddenly changed his mind. He originally said that after landing, he would ensure the safety of the beachhead, although he later set up camp and built trenches and stationed there.

Why is it suddenly changed to arresting people now?However, Li Chuyun is very good at fighting, especially when he was in Tushan, everyone was convinced by him and immediately executed it.

Li Chuyun was very excited in his heart, he couldn't wait to lead people to the foot of the mountain himself, and then he found the surrendered Southern Tang soldiers to point out the exit of the mountain road and lead people to block it.

He has never been to Jinling, and he doesn't know the geographical situation around Jinling, but there are white jade guardrails on the mountain road, and the temples and Taoist temples are colorful and luxuriously decorated. It doesn't look like a place for ordinary people to burn incense and worship Buddha!In all likelihood, it was the place where the nobles of the Southern Tang Dynasty burned incense and worshiped Buddha.

In this way, most of the high officials and nobles on the mountain, if they are lucky, they will not only climb to the south of the Yangtze River, but also capture many high officials and nobles in the Southern Tang Kingdom in one fell swoop, that is a great achievement!It must be able to intimidate the Southern Tang Kingdom even more
(End of this chapter)