Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 455
One arm of Lin Renzhao was bare, and the blue tiger tattoo on his body was particularly ferocious. It was already early winter, and even in the south of the river, it was frighteningly cold. There were not many people like him.

Lin Renzhao was strong in nature, strong in martial arts, and burly in stature. Standing on the bow of the boat, he looked like a giant bear. People around him felt that he had become smaller when they looked at him. In addition, he had a tiger tattoo on his body, just looking at him was awe-inspiring.

But the soldiers were not afraid, because Lin Renzhao was different from all the superiors they had ever met, and he had always shared weal and woe with them. He usually ate, drank, and messed with them just like the soldiers. It was hard to find such a person in the army with a lantern.

They only heard that General Lin was originally a good general of Fujian, and he was well-known in the local area because of his fierceness.

Now, as a stayer in the southern capital, he is also a high-ranking and powerful person. Among them are the military exploits he made in Huainan more than ten years ago, and he is also supported by Chen Qiao, the privy minister in the court.

He looked at Nan'an and didn't return to his senses for a long time.

After a while, the commander under his command came to hand over, and their river cruise for today was over.

While handing over the badge, the commander talked about the situation on the river.

They patrolled the river near the Nandu (Nanchang). Lin Renzhao stayed behind as Nandu, and the defense of the nearby river was his responsibility. He was always meticulous and cautious.

They were all too contemptuous and careless. When the ruler of the north said that he would not go south, they naively believed it and bowed their knees to the north, not daring to resist.

The king repeatedly told him not to expand his army in the south, and not to get too close to the north and south banks of the river, so as not to attract Shi Congyun's dissatisfaction.

Lin Renzhao felt very useless, but he could only agree.

Because he remembered what Mr. Chen had told him, that Mr. Chen Qiao, the privy envoy, was the one who promoted him and also the one who treated him best.

He still remembered that when he was seeing him off to Nanchang, Mr. Chen sent him to the riverside, and said to him, "Renzhao is a general, and Qiao Juzhong is in charge of aircraft affairs. Although the country is small, it is not easy to map."

From then on, he regarded Chen Gong as a benefactor and confidant. He almost fell out with the ministers and the king of the court several times, because they were weak and afraid, and they dared not face up to the threat from the north. In the end, they were stopped by Chen Gong.

He still clearly remembers that years ago, he used the opportunity of entering the palace to meet the ruler of the country during the banquet, and advised him in the garden: "Huainan's soldiers are weak, and Qin has used troops year after year to pacify Xishu, Jing Hu, Lingnan, traveling thousands of miles, the soldiers are tired, this is an opportunity to take advantage of.

Your Majesty only needs to give tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to the ministers, and the ministers will be able to capture Huainan.Your Majesty can declare to the outside world that your ministers rebelled. If your minister succeeds, Huainan will be owned by the state. If your minister is defeated, your majesty will destroy my whole family. "

At that time, the king was shocked: "You must not talk nonsense, it will affect the country."

Since then, the lord has never seen him again, and told him not to leave Nandu without authorization.
Ugh.
Lin Renzhao sighed, only to realize that the commander who reported to him was also absent-minded, and wanted to leave after handing over casually.

He said angrily: "Stop, Jiang Fang is a major matter, life and death are the most important, the enemy in the north is watching, how can you be so silly! Give me a try again!"

The commander was taken aback and did not dare to refute. He immediately straightened up and seriously reported the situation of today's patrol.

After Lin Renzhao listened to it, he let him leave. The atmosphere on the boat was tense for a moment, and the soldiers beside him were so frightened that they even straightened up.

His clerk said with a smile: "General, they also made unintentional mistakes. In the past few years, the Qin army in the north has never made any moves. Conflict with the Qin army.

Along the big river, our colleagues are not so concerned, it is not appropriate that only our soldiers are holding on. "The clerk considered the words, and finally highlighted the appropriate word.

Lin Renzhao glanced at him with a serious face: "They are them, we are us, what they do can't affect us.

They are all idiots who trust Qin Guo credulously. If you put a piece of fat next to your mouth, even a stupid dog will know how to bite it. They are so stupid that they think Shi Congyun can let it go! "

The clerk was taken aback, and said: "Stay behind, you can't say such a thing, if it is heard by outsiders, we will be in trouble."

Lin Renzhao was very dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do.

He is now stationed at the west gate of the country, along the river to the west, is Jingnan and Jiangling in the Qin Kingdom.

He had thought a long time ago that if the Qin State wanted to send troops to the south of the Yangtze River, their main force would not be able to go directly across the river, because if the crossing failed and the main force would be blocked by the river, all previous efforts would probably be wasted, and it would be impossible to take a detour at that time. That's too late.

The safest way for the main force to march is to go to Yingzhou, go down to Xiangzhou, from Jingnan, Jiangling, and march along the Yangtze River from west to east to Jiangning Prefecture (Jinling), so that there are many places along the way that are convenient for crossing the river.

Based on this judgment, he appealed to the lord several times, hoping to strengthen the defense of Wuchang, and at the same time strengthen the strength of the Zhennan Army to the town of Fenghua Army.

The Zhennan Army is near Hongzhou (near Nanchang today), which seems to be an important hinterland, but in fact, if the Qin State really came to fight, it would not take a second look.

On the contrary, Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang City) and Hukou area in the north are the key. The Fenghua Army there should be strengthened. If the Nandu (Wuchang) Army here is broken through as the first line of defense, then Jiujiang and Hukou will become the second. line of defense.

It's a pity that all his shangshus were like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no response. Later, he received a secret letter from Chen Gong, saying that he should not be in the shangshu. The king is already tired of this and treats him badly.

Since then, he has stopped going to the military and can only continue to strengthen his Wuchang defense.

And Zhu Lingyun, the newly appointed military governor of Zhennan Army in the south, is said to be a general appointed by the lord of the country, but after meeting him, he felt that he was a coward and did not have a good relationship with him.

In other words, apart from Chen Gong and Xu Gong, no one has a good relationship with his colleagues and court officials.

Xu Gong (Xu Xuan) is a literati that he can respect. He is different from those weak bones in the court. Although they are all scholars, Xu Gong is extraordinarily strong, and he doesn't meet much, but he has a good image.

Regardless of the complaints of the soldiers, Lin Renzhao made a new plan in the afternoon and strengthened the deployment of the river defense near Wuchang, the southern capital. Although most of his colleagues along the river were lax and careless, he did not dare to relax for a moment.

"The main force will go to Tangzhou, Xiangzhou (Xiangyang), Jingnan (now Jingzhou), move along Jiangling, and attack the southern capital Wuchang." In the Privy Council, Wei Renpu put forward his own suggestion.

The end of the year is approaching, and war preparations have been going on for a year. There is a warm charcoal fire in the Privy Council, and there are gaps in the doors and windows. A group of people are sitting around the fire while discussing the route of Guangyu's attack on the Southern Tang.

Fighting against the Southern Tang now can be described as the most disparate war between the enemy and the enemy. The strength of the Southern Tang cannot be compared with that of Qin at all.

So for this war, Emperor Shi set a goal, not only to be able to fight through, the most important thing is to kill less people, less damage to the economic foundation of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and prevent the people from suffering.

Based on this request, the Privy Council made two points.

[-]. To attack along the river, instead of deploying troops in depth to the south, the main force will attack important towns along the river.

[-]. The armies from all walks of life took the capital Jiangning City directly, and if they captured other places in Jiangning, they would naturally surrender. (Jinling was changed to Jiangning in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but northerners are still used to calling it Jinling most of the time)

[-]. If the war does not go well, it will be changed to a war of attrition, and no strong attack will be launched, and the army will not grab food on the spot (grab food on the spot).

Shi Congyun agrees very much. First, from a strategic point of view, if the important towns on the riverside are taken down, the Southern Tang Dynasty will basically die. The navy, the Jiangyin army, are basically deployed along the Yangtze River, not fighting south, which can speed up the war and avoid large-scale destruction of the war.

The second point is the most important. Go straight to Jinling and ignore other things. This will minimize the damage to the whole of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the Southern Tang Dynasty has no strong will to fight. Now they are surrounded by the land of the Great Qin on three sides and become a small country. In the Kingdom of China, as long as Jinling falls, most other places will also surrender.

The third point is based on the national strength of the two countries. According to the secret reports of Lu Duoxun and Wu Desi’s spies, the population of the Southern Tang Kingdom is about 500 million. order of magnitude.Even if they can't win quickly, the energy consumption can kill them.

Luqiu Zhongqing mentioned that according to his calculations, even in the worst case, the Qin army would not succeed in crossing the river, and it would only take ten years for the Southern Tang to maintain 30 troops along the Yangtze River, which would require a huge military expenditure. Expenses and logistical supplies will make their country completely unsupportable and collapse.

Of course, that was a bad idea. Emperor Shi couldn't wait for ten years, and he didn't want a Jiangnan where starvation was everywhere and the population dropped sharply.

The Jiangnan he wanted was rich in products, a land of fish and rice, with a thriving population and many beauties.

Just as Emperor Shi was so full of ambition, when he passed Xiangzhou, Jingnan, Jiangling and other cities along the river with his hand, he stopped and stopped at Wuchang, the west gate of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

He frowned, because the gatekeeper in the west of Nantang was Lin Renzhao who stayed behind in Nandu
Lin Renzhao is an old friend. He was an old friend in the Huainan Battle more than ten years ago. His bravery and courage are still fresh in the memory of many Hou Zhou veterans, including Emperor Shi.

Wei Renpu, Luqiu Zhongqing, Fan Zhi and others saw him frowning, and quickly guessed the reason.

Lin Renzhao guarded Wuchang, the first gate for the main force to march, which made people somewhat uneasy.

"This is a variable. If there is a way, it's best to think about it." Emperor Shi made a conclusion.

"As ordered, official, let's communicate with Wu Desi to see if we can think of something in the next year." Luqiu Zhongqing cupped his hands.

Shi Congyun nodded: "Anything else is fine, it's best to change this, let Lu Duoxun also operate, and first find out Lin Renzhao's situation in the Southern Tang Kingdom, he is really not reassuring."

(End of this chapter)