Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 377
In the vertical arch hall, candles flicker, and outside the hall there is a cold autumn wind.

Under the eaves outside the hall, the sky in the distance was gloomy, dark clouds buried thousands of miles of skylight, there was almost no wind and grass, and the few old trees in the low courtyard were exceptionally quiet. Layer upon layer, like scales.

A gust of cold wind poured into the hall, bringing with it the chill of autumn, the court ladies and eunuchs on both sides dragged curtains to block the cold wind for the emperor above.

In the hall, Shi Congyun sat on the top seat, Wei Min held the lamp on one side, and Luqiu Zhongqing, the privy envoy, sat below.

Emperor Shi's complexion was very bad, gloomy like water, it was clearly written on his face, anyone could see it.

The surrounding eunuchs and maids and even Luqiu Zhongqing dared not speak at this time, even though the emperor rarely punished people for some insignificant matters, no one dared to belittle them.

After all, today's emperor is different from many people. He is the emperor who will conquer the world immediately. His prestige is illustrious, and tens of thousands of souls have died under the sword. Anyone who kills will be terrified when he hears it. People say that he is not angry and arrogant. This is probably the case. As for no matter how easy-going the emperor is, the people in the palace are always cautious, killing thousands of people without blinking an eye, no one can believe how true or false his kindness is.

Sitting high, with one hand leaning on his head and the other hand holding the memorial, Emperor Shi gave a strong sense of oppression. He didn't speak, and even made the air in the hall stagnate, making it difficult to breathe.

The officials have the world in their minds, and they must be thinking about major events in the world. I don't know where the enemy is going to be unlucky again!
But at this time, Emperor Shi was in a different state. He was not thinking about major events in the world, nor was he thinking about making people unlucky, but was so angry that he didn't want to talk!Speechless!
Originally, he had already dispatched troops on a large scale once this year, which cost a lot of money. He had no intention of sending troops again, and after fighting for so long, Shi Congyun was also tired. After fighting for a lifetime, can't I enjoy it?
But at this juncture someone came to disturb his interest.

The memorial was an urgent battle report, which came from the south. After entering the Privy Council, Luqiu Zhongqing did not dare to delay for a moment, and immediately sent it to him.

The news in the report is very clear, and it is written concisely and clearly. At first glance, it looks like a soldier's style, very direct and clear.

At the beginning of August, soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty crossed the border, harassed Guiyang County, the southern county of the Qin Dynasty, and looted the local people. The local soldiers came forward to stop them, and three people were killed.

What's more, there are several non-stop harassments for more than ten days in a row, and there is the possibility of large-scale military operations behind it, because the actions are very suspicious.

Before a war, a large number of scouts are usually sent to attack and investigate the border, and find out the opponent's border deployment to determine the direction of attack.

There are also some clever generals who will use this to confuse the enemy and make people misjudge the direction of attack.

Pan Mei mentioned this in her letter, and pointed out that the people of the Liao Kingdom liked to use such methods, and the actions of the Southern Han Kingdom this time may be a preparation for a larger follow-up military operation.

It may be said that the Southern Han Dynasty was preparing for a large-scale dispatch of troops, and first sent scouts to raid the border from all walks of life for testing and exploration, opening up the way forward for the follow-up army.

Shi Congyun is also angry at this point. He thought about the Liao Congress's dog jumping over the wall and sending troops to the south. He thought in his dream that Li Yu would one day eat the bear's heart and leopard courage and dare to wave at him, but he really never thought about it. After sweeping the Quartet and defeating the Liao Kingdom twice, the first to send troops to him was actually the little Southern Han Dynasty in the south!
He was also very puzzled, where did Nanhan get his courage?
However, Pan Mei's handling made him very satisfied. When the report arrived, Pan Mei had already made her own decision, and urgently transferred more than [-] people from the Xiaoxiang Army and the local Xiang Army from Langzhou and other places in the south to Hengzhou. closer to the front line.

In the memorial, Pan Mei was already pleading guilty to him, and he was threatening to beheaded for the crime of mobilizing such a large number of troops without permission.

Shi Congyun was really nervous when he saw it for the first time. More than 2 troops were not a small number, and they did not follow the procedures at all. If this was transferred to rebel, [-] troops would be enough to threaten the safety of the emperor.

But after being nervous, he immediately calmed down. After fighting for so many years, he naturally understood the reason why military orders are not accepted when he is abroad.

Second, Shi Congyun is rational after all, he has read too much history.

It soon occurred to her that she was brain-dead, if Pan Mei really wanted to rebel, what would she do for herself.

If the Southern Han Dynasty really launched a large-scale invasion, it would take at least eight days to send troops until the news went back and forth to Daliang and the emperor's consent was obtained.

Then began to mobilize troops to assemble in Hengzhou, which would take at least five more days. By then, more than half a month had passed, and this was still an ideal state. It's cold.

What's more, at this juncture, it was he who took care of the Jiedu envoys, when the court was in the limelight and many people in the officialdom were in danger, Pan Mei and Yin Chongke in the land of Jingchu could still disregard their own safety and make correct predictions. Judgment, and under pressure, not afraid to lose his head to carry out.

This immediately aroused Shi Congyun's fighting spirit. Now that anyone dared to choose him, he immediately beckoned: "Go and bring the Sutra, let me have a look."

A few eunuchs were nimble, and quickly hung a clear map in front of the table and illuminated it with a lamp.

Shi Congyun walked around the desk, walked to the map with a serious face, and quickly found Guiyang in the south with precision.

This Guiyang is not Guiyang. Guiyang is a border county between the Qin Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty. After passing the border to the east, it is the Southern Han Dynasty Chenzhou. It is a sharp protrusion on the map and is surrounded by the Southern Han Dynasty.

From a geographical point of view, if the Southern Han Kingdom wants to send troops, it is reasonable to take the lead in attacking Guiyang County in the southern salient.

This also made Shi Congyun, who has a keen sense of military and women, tense his back.

Although he couldn't figure out why the Southern Han Dynasty had the guts to send troops, it didn't mean he didn't pay attention to the matter. Once the matter entered the stage of military confrontation, Emperor Shi was very professional.

He carefully checked the map near Guiyang, and began to think about the possible actions of Nanhan in his mind.

Pan Mei speculated in the memorandum that the Southern Han Dynasty might have misjudged the situation in the north, thinking that they were attacked by the enemy, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to seize nearby counties and counties, so they launched an attack.

Shi Congyun looked at the terrain near Guiyang, and felt that Pan Mei's speculation was very reasonable, because Guiyang County penetrated into the territory of the Southern Han Dynasty, like a protrusion, like a dagger piercing into the territory of the Southern Han Dynasty.

If the Qin Dynasty sent troops to the south, using Guiyang as a springboard, it could quickly reach important places such as Lianzhou, Hezhou, and Shaozhou, and launch an attack on the Southern Han Dynasty.

It is understandable that they want to take advantage of the chaos to seize Guiyang. This also makes Shi Congyun feel that this is not a simple harassment. There should be more troops behind him preparing to cross the border.

For the military, Shi Congyun has always had a keen intuition, and rarely makes mistakes.

Thinking of this, he immediately said to Wei Min: "Go, the Xuan Privy Council, the Political Affairs Hall, and the Guards Department, the people in front of the hall will attack, come to the Da Chui Gong Hall to face the saint, and say that there is something important to do."

That night, the imperial city was never dark and the lights were brightly lit. After receiving the emperor's edict, many high officials rushed into the palace, guessing in their hearts, and did not dare to delay at all. They entered the palace one after another to discuss matters by candlelight.

Thousands of miles away, south of Hengzhou, a huge dragon was moving in the night with torches lit. The water of the Xiangjiang River was dyed red by numerous sails and flames. The division is moving south on a large scale overnight!
On the land, war horses neighed, people were moving, people did not change their clothes, and they kept running, marching side by side with the navy on the avenue by the bank.

Advancing both land and water has always been the strength of the Jingchu army.
(End of this chapter)