Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 273
On the banks of the Jialing River, there are cold clouds and light rain, and the mountain wind blows gently. The dense forests on both sides of the river roll like waves.

The fine raindrops rustled down, not too big or too small, with a sense of coldness.

Wang Quanbin didn't wait, and Shi Congyun didn't wait, he only asked Pan Mei to lead an army of 5000 people, stick to Xixian County, and protect Wei Renpu and his auxiliary army. The route of the advance continued south, as a reserve for the forward corps.

They walked much slower than the former army, mainly because they were slowed down by twenty cannons weighing several hundred kilograms. .

When they arrived at Sanquan, the Zhou army had already occupied it, Wang Quanbin left 200 guards, and the rest had continued south.

According to what the soldiers left behind told him, after Sanquan, Wang Quanbin divided his troops, led by Shao Ji all the way, followed the north bank of the Jialing River and continued to pursue the Shu army westward along the riverside avenue.

According to the account of the prisoners of the Shu soldiers, go west and turn south along the river to reach Lizhou (Guangyuan).

The other route, led by Wang Quanbin, crossed the Jialing River to the south and pursued south along the mountain road.

Shi Congyun asked again: "How many soldiers and horses do they have on each side?"

The commander who stayed behind reported: "General Wang is leading an elite force with ten battalions, and General Shao is the main force with twenty battalions."

After understanding the situation, Shi Congyun made a decision: "Then let's walk along the north bank to support Shao Ji's side."

Although Shao Ji had a lot of people, it was obvious that Wang Quanbin only brought the elite, which meant that what he wanted was the effect of fewer people, and he was walking on mountain roads instead of highways, and it would be impossible for them to go with a large army.

Fighting in the mountains requires a more detailed understanding of geography and roads, which is completely different from his formation in the north. Most of the roads are impassable, and various tactics are restricted. Familiar with the roads and local conditions Instead, it became the most important.

Shi Congyun didn't understand, so he simply didn't intervene.

Marching along the twisting and folded Jialing River, after walking for a day, about [-] miles later, the Jialing River made a sharp turn of more than ninety degrees. From west to south.

At the shoal of the river bend, Shi Congyun ordered to camp and rest, and continued to march the next day.

When fighting in the south, there is almost no need to worry about water sources, but as long as you cross the Qinling and Huaihe Rivers, it is another matter. The fact that you can find water by walking.

In the valley, there are rivers of all sizes.

Therefore, although the march of the army is restricted by mountains and rivers, it never has to worry about water sources.

This may also be the reason why Ma Di went to the north to fight, but was trapped to death with no experience. He thought that the Qinling Mountains would be the same as the south when he came to Qinling, and any ravine he could find was full of water.

In the evening, everyone gathered around the fire to barbecue and eat dry meat. These things were seized from Xingzhou, Xi County.

Barbecue for the soldiers is not as extravagant as later generations. They wrap it in grain cakes and bake them slowly. If the oil and water inside fall into the fire, no one will be willing to bear it.

Everyone was talking and laughing, Shi Congyun sat around the bonfire with many generals, everyone was talking and laughing.

After a while, a soldier caught fish from the river and came to court him, but Shi Congyun scolded him a lot. The river was so fast at night, what if he fell into the water and couldn't come back.

But the scolding is scolding, he accepted the fish, which made the scolded soldier look aggrieved: "The commander accepted my fish and scolded me."

The crowd laughed.

Shi Congyun handed him the roasted dried meat on the branch in his hand: "Exchange my meat for your fish. Don't tell others when you go back. If anyone dares to catch fish again, I will break his leg."

The soldiers went happily, and Shi Congyun ate the fish, but the taste of the cooked fish was very bad, just sprinkled with salt, and the smell of freshwater fish was very strong, because it was the fish of the handsome man, everyone wanted to taste it a mouthful.

Shi Congyun shook his head, and finally let them eat it all, and each of them felt fresh after a bite.

Everyone excitedly chatted about what they had seen and heard along the way. During this journey, the Zhou army suffered very few casualties, and the Chinese army hardly fought any battles. Everyone made it like a public-funded tour. Although it was hard work, it was also exciting.

Fu Zhaoyuan said even more excitedly: "The commander-in-chief invaded Chengdu this time, whether he will snatch the emperor's concubine or not. I heard that there are tens of thousands of beauties in his harem."

Shi Congyun was speechless, is this what my brother-in-law should say?Talk like he's that kind of guy!
Although my heart was a little moved, I immediately refused with righteous words, "Fuck off, what nonsense are you talking about, this time I go to Sichuan, no one can steal it, we only want the money from the treasury and the treasury, and we can't harm anyone.

Besides, Meng Chang gathered so many beauties to poison the people of Shu. We would rob them as soon as we passed by. What is the difference between Meng Chang and the leader of the thieves.

A little ambitious at such a young age, okay, don't keep staring at women's butts! "

Shi Congyun taught in a tone of educating the younger generation.

Then, with the flickering and jumping flames, he continued earnestly: "You all have to think about the long term, the world will be unified sooner or later.

When the world is unified, we will return to the family of the Han and Tang Dynasties. At that time, the subjects and people of Shu are also the people of this dynasty. Don’t let others hate you. If everyone in the world hates Wufu, wait for the world to be unified. It's sad, you will have to pay it back sooner or later, don't create crimes for future generations.

I always think about the past, the way to go is not feasible, think more about the future, think about the future, think about the unification of the world, how to live in a stable life.

You can also read books and look at history when you have time. "

As soon as they talked about reading, many generals present pulled their faces down, frowning: "Marshal, it is better to let someone die." "

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Everyone chatted about it one after another, Shi Congyun had a headache watching it, and was too lazy to argue with them.

The night by the river was not quiet, but the soldiers who had worked hard all day slept soundly. At night, Shi Congyun vaguely remembered the past, dreamed that the world would be unified, they would not have to travel around, dreamed of the Gobi desert, I dreamed of the Yumen Pass where the spring breeze is not too strong, I dreamed of the vast world north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and the Gobi oasis after the ice melted and the snow melted.
When he woke up and walked out of the tent in a daze, the sky outside was already dark, and the fog on the far side of the river had not yet cleared away. The gang leader army was fetching water and making food by the river, and after preparing it, distributed it to the soldiers, and then continued on their way.

The soldiers were going to fetch water from the river to wash their faces, but Shi Congyun refused and went to the river to wash his face.

The icy river water was exceptionally refreshing, and Shi Congyun woke up immediately. When he looked up, he found that many people were taking off their shoes and soaking their feet while diving by the river, dozens of steps upstream.

Shi Congyun was so angry that he almost cursed, but finally held back.

It was just dawn, and the white rice was cooked. The soldiers pulled banana leaves from the river, or carried the cooked rice in their clothes while marching.

The Huotou Army is responsible for adding a large wooden spoon of rice to each passing soldier.

Eating white rice these days is already a good meal, so don't expect any dishes.

When the meal was almost finished, the long marching line sang military songs by the river, echoing in the high mountains on both sides of the Jialing River.

If you eat a meal in the morning, you will have to wait until the afternoon. This is to keep the march to make meals in the middle, so as not to delay the journey.

As for the meal in the afternoon, the gang leader set off ahead of time and rushed to the front. After the meal was prepared, it was distributed to the soldiers during the march. They ate as they walked. There might already be a battle ahead, so they couldn’t delay too much on the road. time.

For Zhou Jun, this kind of march is already commonplace, and some recruits are not used to it, not to mention the difficult living conditions, and they may report to the chief on the side of the road to have a scenic shit, and when they come back, they will not find a large army.

Shi Congyun has indeed encountered many such situations. Some timid recruits cried and asked people when they caught them, but after a few times, they became familiar with it.

This kind of state of living in the wind, sleeping in the open, and traveling hard is the normal state of war, so having fun while suffering is also one of the normal states. For those who are homesick, this is undoubtedly the greatest torment, but for the prodigal son who lives all over the world, maybe the army This is his home.

After coming out of Sanquan, they walked for three days and finally reached the north of Lizhou.

That afternoon, the front scouts reported that they had seen Shao Ji's troops and joined forces.

After walking along the west bank of Jialing River for half an hour, the army finally saw Shao Ji's army.

Shao Ji's army was stationed on the west bank of the Jialing River, where the mountains are flat on both sides, and the river is gentle and wide.

Looking at the past, the width of the river is at least more than 200 meters.

The place where the army was stationed seemed to be a fairly large village, with twenty or thirty families, all of which were on the flat land by the river. At this time, it had been completely occupied by the army and used as a camping place.

Shao Ji soon came to see him on horseback, and then reported the situation to him.

"Commander, ten li to the south from here is Lizhou (now Guangyuan City). After passing Guangyuan, you can reach Jianzhou (now Jiange). After passing Jianmen Pass, there is no danger in the middle of Shu.

According to the account of the Shu soldiers, Wang Zhaoyuan, the coach of the Shu soldiers, and Zhao Chongtao, the superintendent of the army, were stationed in Lizhou with heavy troops.

However, they set up many camps on Mantianling in the north of Lizhou, the two most important of which are the Big and Small Mantian Villages. "

Shao Ji said, pointing to the faintly visible Shu army camp and banners on the other side of the river: "Commander, there is Xiaomantian village, and the ferry crossing the river is blocked, so we can't get through.

The people here told us that the government ordered them to burn all the boats crossing the river and let us cross the river without boats.

Originally, there was a narrow bridge in the south, but it was not destroyed at first, and only people were guarded. We also sent people to demolish it a few days ago.

However, some people are reluctant to burn their boats. They live by the river, and boats are their lifeblood. They usually make a living by transporting goods from both sides of the strait, so some people disobeyed orders and dragged them to the woods by the river to hide them. We found four of them. not enough.

Four boats can only cross 40 to 200 people at a time, which is untenable. The river is more than [-] steps long, and it takes too long to go back and forth. "

Shi Congyun nodded, and immediately understood Shao Ji's plight. On the one hand, he ordered Fu Zhaoyuan to settle down the army and let the army settle down. At the same time, he and Shao Ji went to the riverside to check the situation on horseback.

The river is not turbulent, and there is even a small sand dune in the middle, so it is no wonder that this place will become a ferry.

On the opposite side of the camp of the Shu army is a wall built of sharpened wooden piles side by side, with flags flying, and many roadblocks such as repelling horses are placed on the river beach at the ferry, which is bound to block them here.

Shi Congyun felt a bit of a headache when he saw it. The river is too wide, and at a distance of more than 200 meters, even the fire support in the era of hot weapons will be very limited due to the problem of accuracy.

And because the boats are limited, only about 30 people can go there at a time, which is definitely untenable, and sending people back and forth by boats will only become a refueling tactic.

Shi Congyun asked, "Have you thought of a way?"

Shao Ji explained: "General Wang and I thought that we might encounter such a problem at first, so we agreed that I would be here, and he would take the mountain road from the south to Jiachuan (now Jiachuan Town, Wangcang County) and then from the Come around over there, we will attack Xiaomantian Village from both sides, and rush to cross the ferry in front of us."

"Where is Jiachuan?" Shi Congyun asked,
Shao Ji beckoned and asked the soldiers to bring the map, then looked for it, pointed to a blank place to show Shi Congyun, there was no mark on the map: "Here, roughly a hundred miles southeast of Lizhou There is a small town in the valley, which we found out from the mouths of the people and the prisoners of the Shu army. We gave some money, and the local hunters were willing to lead the way.

From Sanquan, you have to go around the mountain road, which may take about 100 miles, and then detour to the west, which may take more than [-] miles, which is a long way. "

"That's three or four hundred miles of mountain road." Shi Congyun nodded, and gradually understood Wang Quanbin and Shao Ji's plan. Shao Ji led the main force here to attract the enemy's attention, and Wang Quanbin led the elite troops to take the mountain road and detour to the opposite side of the river. Take it by surprise.

This kind of plan is easy to say, but it is easy to do. The detours of hundreds of miles of mountain roads between mountains and valleys, if the willpower is not strong, just climbing mountains and wading, walking can lead to collapse.

"Then let's wait for the time being. More than 300 miles of land are still rugged mountain roads. At least it will take more than ten days." After Shi Congyun understood their plan, he did not interfere.

So the army camped at the ferry ten miles north of Lizhou, and confronted the Shu army on the other side. Build more ships.

In this way, when there is a fight on the other side of the river, more troops can cross over here to support at one time.

The two armies faced each other across the river, and they did not act rashly, but Zhou Jun's shipbuilding actions naturally could not hide the eyes of the Shu army on the opposite side, and the news was quickly reported to the city of Lizhou in the south.

Wang Zhaoyuan, as the commander of the camp in the north of the Shu Kingdom, the commander of the Shu army who sent troops this time, even if he compares himself to Zhuge, thinks that he is familiar with military books and full of strategies. These [-] to [-] evil children with carved faces are like turning back the ears of the Central Plains!"

But he doesn't know if he can take the Central Plains. It didn't take long for the army of the Zhou Dynasty to conquer Xingzhou, Xixian, Sanquan and other important towns one after another, and they had already reached the ferry ten miles north of Lizhou.

The vanguard Han Baozheng's ten thousand troops were defeated, and Han Baozheng and other generals were captured alive. Many soldiers of the Shu army fled to the south.

Wang Zhaoyuan had no choice but to scold Han Baozheng and others for their incompetence, and now he heard that Zhou Jun started building ships and there were signs of a rush to cross, he panicked even more.

(End of this chapter)