Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 212 Familiarity with the Book of War Wang Zhaoyuan

Inside Xiangyang City, Li Gu asked very puzzled: "What is the Kingdom of Shu going to do? Do they want to take the opportunity to go east?"

"It's not like, they sent people over during the day, and they returned immediately at dusk." The scout reported puzzled, "And there were not many people who came, about ten people in a group, and at most there were only five or sixty people."

Li Gu paced back and forth, "It doesn't look like he wants to enter the army either."

"Li Gong, should we send someone to intercept it?" the scout asked.

Li Gu raised his hand, motioned him to wait a moment, did not speak again, but carefully considered the actions of the Kingdom of Shu.

At this time, his army only has about 2000 people, and the army has already returned to the north. If the Shu Kingdom makes a big move, it will be completely unable to deal with it, but he feels that the Shu Kingdom should not dare.

In the past, they didn't dare to move in Nanping, let alone Da Zhou, but what they sent troops to cross the border made Li Gu very puzzled. The 4000 troops in the army may indeed be less.

In the past, there were about [-] to [-] troops in Wuping and Nanping, and there were about [-] soldiers who were good at fighting. Now that there are so many troops at once, there will indeed be emptiness.

Could it be that the Kingdom of Shu decided that they would focus on the north in the future, and wanted to take the opportunity to sneak attack and make a big deal?
But does Shu have the courage?If they had started attacking Nanping a long time ago, Nanping would be blocked at their east gate. Isn't it because they are afraid of bordering with Dazhou that they dare not even move Nanping in the land of three states?
Li Gu was hesitant to decide, he always thinks about things in a high-level and thorough manner, he carefully thought about this matter from the standpoint of the Kingdom of Shu, and suddenly felt more and more possible.

The army of the Kingdom of Shu is at least more than [-]. Da Zhou has just withdrawn troops, and Jingnan is empty. This is also the most unexpected time. If Jingnan is empty and sends troops at this time, it may have a miraculous effect!
When Li Gu thought of this possibility, he was startled, and when he was about to say something, the scout at the side spoke cautiously: "Li Gong, the Shu Council thinks it's too embarrassing to put on a show.

After all, they were tricked by us, so they just went back directly without shame, and couldn't explain it to their superiors. At this time, we sent a few people to cross the border to make sense, and it's easy to talk after they go back. "

"Huh?" Li Gu was taken aback, and asked, "How to speak?"

The scout is also a veteran, and immediately said: "If this is the case, it can be said that they sent troops to force our army to retreat. Anyway, Chengdu is far away from here. The sky is far away from the emperor. Who knows what they did, half-truth, half-false, It is also a fact to send troops, but our retreat has nothing to do with them, who will find out when the time comes."

Li Gu was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly realized: "Thanks to the old man who is thinking hard here.
In your opinion, how should we deal with it? "

The scout said: "Li Gong, in my opinion, just let them go, or send someone to scare them. There won't be any disturbances, and in all likelihood, they will run away if you scare them. There is no need to worry about it."

Li Gu thought for a while, and said, "You take a battalion to set up an ambush, scare them."

In mid-August, the Zhou army set up an ambush on the high slopes on both sides of the mountain road north of Guizhou. A small group of Shu army entered the Guizhou area again, and was subsequently attacked by the Zhou army.

Hundreds of Zhou troops on both sides fired their bows and crossbows, and threw stones that had been prepared long ago from a high place. For a while, shouts were everywhere in the valley.

Sure enough, no Shu army dared to cross the border since that day.

Li Gu couldn't help but feel that a wise man will lose if he thinks a lot, and a fool will gain something if he thinks a lot. He was still intriguing and thinking about it for a long time, and the pure Shu Kingdom couldn't let it go.

Afterwards, he also sent a letter to Li Hanchao who was stationed in Jiangling, telling him to pay more attention to the situation in Guizhou. Later, the last guard troops also began to return to Beijing.

So far, the battle has come to an end.

In Kuizhou, Wang Zhaoyuan was listening to the reports of the soldiers below in the camp outside the city. He was sitting on top with bamboo slips in his hand.

The large tent is elegantly decorated, and there are bookshelves on one side, filled with ancient military books and bamboo slips.

Even during the march, Wang Zhaoyuan would call many generals over for lectures from time to time, and by the way let them see his demeanor as an ancient Confucian general.

Wang Zhaoyuan was originally a young monk, and later became the companion of His Majesty the Kingdom of Shu. It was because of his relationship that he gradually became an important minister of the Kingdom of Shu.

He himself doesn't think this is something disgraceful, he has been familiar with military books since he was a child, he has carefully read all the battles in ancient and modern times, and remembered them in his heart, and His Majesty also recognized his talent very much.

All I lack is opportunities. Once I have the opportunity, my talent will never lose to Zhuge Wuhou back then.

Because he was born in Shu since he was a child, and the country of Shu took Shu as its country name, it meant to inherit the Shu Han of the past, so he regarded Zhuge Kongming as his idol more and more, and often compared himself to Marquis Wu.

Although some people were unhappy, it was nothing. Wang Zhaoyuan only felt that they were jealous of his talent, so he was not convinced. Anyway, His Majesty trusted him, and he was not afraid of the shadow slanting, why should he be afraid of these villains.

But his followers reminded him that His Majesty can protect him for a while, but not forever.

He still remembers what the doorman said, "Your Majesty is in a high position, but he doesn't have much credit. His Majesty is fine when he is around. One day, if His Majesty is ill, I am afraid that the ministers will not accept it, and then disaster will strike.

In my opinion, the Duke should take advantage of His Majesty's health to seize more opportunities and prove himself with merit, so that he can protect himself and silence all his officials, and he can also leave his name in history and be as famous as Marquis Wu."

At that time, these words touched him, and they completely touched his heart. One was to prove himself, and the other was to leave a name in history!

He has read military books for half his life, and he thinks he is strategizing, isn't it just for this!
What he longed for was to be like Marquis Wu, who held great power and left his name in history for future generations to look up to and prove his ability!

Therefore, when the news that Shi Congyun sent troops from Yun and led an army of 20 to attack Shu spread to the Kingdom of Shu, Chengdu was shaken, and people in the whole of Shu were panic-stricken. Just like the Southern Tang Dynasty.

However, Wang Zhaoyuan insisted on sending troops and convinced His Majesty that if he did not send troops, he would have no chance to prove his ability at all!

How can Wang Zhaoyuan, who is familiar with military books, do nothing all his life?

In order to show his ability, he resolutely persuaded His Majesty to send troops, and began to think about how to repel Shi Congyun's army.

Full of confidence, he had already figured out how to deploy his troops halfway through, and after arriving in Kuizhou, he began to point out the country and dispatch troops in the Chinese army tent day and night.

Wang Zhaoyuan was very satisfied with the feeling that tens of thousands of horses were dispatched between his actions and everyone obeyed. Afterwards, he wanted to follow the combination of righteousness and oddness mentioned in the military book, and wanted to send surprise soldiers to Guizhou to attack Zhou Guo. The disciples and generals stopped him.

They felt that this time was inappropriate, because there were many soldiers in Zhou, and they came from afar, and they were fighting at the gate of their house, and they should not go out to fight Zhou's army.

At first, he felt that these people were timid and unlikely to achieve great things, but in the end he agreed, because he also vaguely felt that it was better to figure out Zhou Jun's truth and truth.

After all, it is rumored that the Zhou army has 20, at least [-] to [-].

However, this wait lasted for more than a month, and news slowly came from the front that Zhou Jun had already captured the three states of Nanping and went south to fight Wuping, and had no intention of going west at all.

At first, this was the news brought by some businessmen and travelers, but he didn't believe it, but gradually more and more such news, Wang Zhaoyuan couldn't sit still, and sent scouts to investigate downstream along the river.

But Zhou Jun set up a checkpoint on the river near Guizhou, and they couldn't go south, so they could only find a way to walk the path on the mountain to feel their way into Guizhou to investigate the situation.

Until the beginning of August, the news became more and more clear, and the front line also sent back a clear battle report. Zhou Jun's commander Shi Congyun swindled Jiangling, and then defeated Wuping's tens of thousands of troops near Sanjiangkou in the lower reaches. The boats almost blocked the river.

After that, the Zhou army took Wuling directly, and the entire Wuping Kyushu surrendered.

After hearing such news, many generals breathed a sigh of relief after being frightened, because it was obvious that Zhou Jun was not coming for them, but for Nanping and Wuping.

His heart trembled, Shi Congyun was worthy of being a god of killing, Wuping's tens of thousands of troops were lost in his hands, if Shi Congyun fought against Shu, they might be the ones who died.

Everyone rejoiced, but Wang Zhaoyuan's face was ugly, because it was obvious that he was tricked by Zhou Jun!

While Zhou Jun was declaring that he would attack Shu, and let them defend it hard, he turned around and went to Nanping and Wuping, playing them like monkeys.

Wang Zhaoyuan felt very ashamed and humiliated, and wanted to attack Guizhou in a rage, but was stopped by the frightened crowd, who explained the benefits to him.

To send troops like this is to fight Zhou Guo without declaration, and to act without His Majesty's order, which is a great sin!
Wang Zhaoyuan also calmed down, but the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he felt very useless in his heart. He couldn't say that he came with an army of tens of thousands and left a bold statement before leaving. After playing around for a while, and then returning in despair after accomplishing nothing, wouldn't he be laughed to death.

Just when he was in a dilemma, the retainer who had advised him before gave him a plan again, suggesting that he send a small group of troops westward and enter the boundary of Guizhou. At this time, Guizhou was already the territory of the Zhou Dynasty.

A small number of people will not go to war with the Zhou Dynasty. If something goes wrong, it can be explained, but if they are attacked by the Zhou army, it will be easy to talk if they have a war.

After returning to Chengdu, you can report to His Majesty that the Zhou army intends to march westward, but because they relied on danger to hold back the pass west of Guizhou and bravely repelled several Zhou army attacks, the Zhou army was not allowed to advance westward, but could only march south. The crisis in Shu was resolved.

Wang Zhaoyuan was overjoyed after hearing this, and immediately carried out the order, sending ten soldiers in one team to cross the border to return to the state every day, sending a total of about ten teams, not too many.

After several days in succession, Zhou Jun discovered their movements, and finally Zhou Jun ambushed them in mid-August.

Two people were shot dead by Zhou Jun on the spot, more than 30 people were injured, and four people died of serious injuries on the way back.

Wang Zhaoyuan was overjoyed, and immediately carried the dozens of injured people, prepared coffins for the four who died in battle, and carried them to Chengdu grandly.

Call them warriors who fought fiercely with the Great Zhou, and then reported their victory to the court.

After confirming that the Zhou army had withdrawn to the north, the army retreated one after another. Soon the frontline Shu army forced the Zhou army back after fierce fighting in the west, and the news that Zhou army was ordered to destroy Nanping and Wuping slowly spread in Shu.

Because Shu is surrounded by mountains, the news is blocked, and the news from the outside does not spread quickly. In addition, the news is exciting, and the inside spreads quickly, and slowly the whole of Chengdu is boiling.

On the day of the "triumph" of the army, Meng Chang, the emperor of Shu, personally led all civil and military officials out of Chengdu for fifty miles to meet Wang Zhaoyuan. He also called him "My Marquis Wu" and was promoted to an official privy envoy.

When seeing the wounded soldiers being carried back, His Majesty and all the civil and military officials "wept" one after another. His Majesty personally came forward to express condolences, and rewarded heavily the soldiers who were killed or injured in the fierce battle with Da Zhou.

Wang Zhaoyuan's prestige reached its peak for a while, and he was very proud. The "shadow of Shi Congyun" hanging over the subjects of Shu Kingdom gradually began to dissipate.

The whole city of Chengdu was celebrating, and many literati and poets chanted poems and wrote songs to praise their virtues, as if the Kingdom of Shu had defeated the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, there are also people who are silently worried. That is Wang Zhaoyuan's deputy, Gao Yanchou. He is a little behind. It is heading south.

However, there were many wounded soldiers and dead soldiers in the front. It seemed that they had really contacted and fought with Zhou Jun. For a while, he couldn't figure out what was going on at the front line.

But seeing that Chengdu was already in a state of jubilation, no one would listen to his anti-tune, and it would make people unhappy, so he had no choice but to shut up.

In Daliang City, at the Dachao meeting in late August, the officials issued an edict to remove Zhang Yongde from the post of inspection in front of the palace, and to add the official inspector Taiwei and Tong Zhongshumen to make peace.

At the same time, Shi Congyun was promoted to inspect the capital in front of the palace, and served as the inspector of the capital in front of the palace.

This is a very big matter, because the inspection in front of the hall is the highest officer of the department in front of the hall. He is really under one person and above ten thousand people. The only one who is equal to him is Li Chongjin, the commander of the guards and horse infantry.

Li Chongjin was in Huainan at this time, so Shi Congyun became the real head of military officers!

And Zhang Yongde is equivalent to dismissing the post of Dianqian Secretary, but he is given a higher treatment, and Zhang Yongde is still the status of Jiedushi, and still has the power to lead troops.

But for such a major change, Baiguan reacted very calmly at that time, because as early as last year after the pacification of Huainan, many people believed that Shi Congyun's great achievements were either inspections in front of the palace, or the guards and horse infantry. All commanders make no doubt.

As a result, the officials dropped the matter because Shi Congyun robbed the princess of the Tang Dynasty.

Now that Shi Congyun is leveling Nanping Wuping again, it is only natural that such a great achievement will be inspected before being promoted to the palace, and everyone is not too surprised.
Only Shi Congyun knew in his heart that it was conditional for the officials to order him to check all his cadres, and he was asked to fight the Liao Kingdom.

After the dynasty was over, Shi Congyun was surrounded by a lot of people, both civil and military, and he kept avoiding the crowd to go home, but when he got home after a few laps in the city, the crowd was full of people who wanted to visit. On East Street, the threshold of his house was almost broken, so Shi Congyun had to climb over the wall to go home.

But this time, Shi Congyun didn't dare to accept gifts anymore, so he hurriedly ordered the door to be closed tightly to prevent anyone from entering.

(End of this chapter)