Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 474 Facts speak louder than words
In the morning, there was a light rain, and the fog on the river did not dissipate until noon. With a little cold wind, the fog still started. The sun pierced through the mist, dispelled the hazy milky white, and it was already after noon when the road ahead was lit.

Since then, the fleet has dared to advance at full speed, without having to worry about the hidden reefs of the islands in the heart of the river.

For this reason, General Zhang Zhengtao of the Qin Army was obviously in a bad mood. He didn't want to waste any more time and distance himself from the Chinese Army. He didn't expect an autumn rain to make things worse.

"I hope they haven't beaten Jiangzhou when we arrive." On the deck, Zhang Zhengtao, who had just watched the situation ahead, complained.

The adjutant said: "In time, the Fenghua army is said to have more than [-] men. No matter how unbearable the Tang army is, it should be able to last for a few days."

Dang Jin, who had just been rescued next to him, was depressed and didn't want to speak at all. Lin Renzhao listened in the cabin and felt that they were simply wishful thinking.

To the east are the Ezhou Camp, Jiujiang, and Hukou's Fenghua army. They almost dreamed of setting up the Fanshanzhai camp within a few days before going to Hukou.

The Fanshanzhai camp was an important military town where he personally presided over the site selection and supervised the construction when he served as the southern capital, and when he was the Jiedu envoy of the Zhennan Army, he planned to stop them there one day if the Qin army came from Jiangxi.

If they go around, they are likely to be flanked by front and back. If they don't go around, Fan Shanzhai will become a nail, making them unable to attack for a long time and depleting their troops and supplies.

The journey to the east was very torturous. Lin Renzhao was trapped with his hands and shackles, and was escorted to the flagship because the commander of the Qin Army called to see him.

After arriving in Ezhou, he was surprised to find that the ferry by the river was marked with the flag of the Qin army, and there were soldiers of the Qin army everywhere. Then someone boarded the boat, and he vaguely heard Zhang Zhengtao coming to see him in the cabin. He is a senior official of the Qin army and the confidant of the emperor.

After that, he heard an unbelievable news in the conversation of everyone, Fan Shanzhai was breached a few days ago!The magistrate of Ezhou led the army and civilians in the city to surrender.

Moreover, the Fanshanzhai he carefully built was not breached by the army of the Qin Army on the West Road, but by the Qin Army's local soldiers and civilians crossing the river from Huangzhou on the opposite bank!

Lin Renzhao had mixed feelings in his heart, and he was indescribably frustrated.

The fleet stayed in Ezhou for less than half an hour and set off immediately. Later, he also learned that the Qin army had captured Jiujiang and was approaching the camp of the Fenghua army.
At night, Lin Renzhao wanted to find an opportunity when the guards were lax and jumped out of the deck to end his life, but was stopped by the guards of Qin Jun who was handling the official documents while the night wind was blowing: "You can die if you want!" , if you commit suicide in Jiangxin, the commander-in-chief will not blame me, it's the best of both worlds."

Lin Renzhao was enraged, but he was speechless. The Dujian opposite was the second-in-command of the Qin army. He was tall, with a sword on his waist, and was dressed in a purple robe and round collar official uniform, but he had a refined temperament.

"If not, let's go to the commander-in-chief honestly. Officials always love talents. If someone like you can keep his head down, he may have a good future."

"Bow your head to your defeated generals? Fifteen years ago, I won consecutive battles in Zhengyang, and defeated you in Wuchang. So what is it today?" Lin Renzhao said angrily.

"Well, 15 years ago, you won consecutive battles, and then you lost the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei, and the officials and soldiers came to the city of Jinling. Now you have beaten us into prisoners, to be slaughtered?" The other party laughed, with words It's all contempt.

"If this is the case, according to your standards, I would rather fight and lose again and again, so that the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties can be restored and the world will be unified in less than 30 years. That is too simple.

Why do the officials need to go south and north to conquer, defeat Khitan, destroy Hedong, pacify Jingchu, take over Shu, go down to Lingnan, seize Huainan, and take Guanbei? "

"You..." Lin Renzhao choked, his face flushed red.

The Dujian asked the soldiers around him to untie him, still wearing the shackles, and then poured him a cup of tea, "Please sit down."

Lin Renzhao was not afraid of hesitation, and immediately came over and sat down at the table, took a swig, and immediately frowned, the bitterness was as bitter as medicine.

When he thought he was being tricked, he explained to the other side: "This is green tea, the favorite drink of officials, although it tastes bitter, it can refresh your mind.

Over time, those of us who follow the officials have learned that marching and fighting require a clear mind, and generals in the army are not allowed to drink alcohol when fighting, but tea is fine.

Officials have always liked to drink this kind of thing. He said that a general should keep a clear head at all times, and a king should understand that bitterness comes first, and sweetness should come first. "

Lin Renzhao didn't speak, he tasted the sweetness after a bit of bitterness, and then his heart was full of bitterness again, he was speechless for a while.

The river breeze is cool, blowing through the windows like a cabin, and the waves mixed with the chirping of insects and birds on the riverside, all come in clearly.

The capital supervisor of the Qin army continued to pour tea for himself, "Referring to the past is not enough to defeat our army, not to mention that I think those old events will only become your fears.

How miserable Jiangnan's fiasco was at the hands of the officials last time, this time it will only be worse. "The other party spoke bluntly, his words were as sharp as a sword, "If the officials hadn't repeatedly explained that you don't have to beat Jiangnan hard and fast, but love the people in Jiangnan, you will only lose worse.I stayed in Ezhou to appease the hearts of the people, and supervised the army so as not to disturb the people. If it weren't for the former army, they would have already arrived in Huzhou.

You may be lucky, but I am the son of heaven Wencheng Wude, the fate of heaven belongs to one mind, and the direction of the heavenly soldiers, let alone your little Jiangnan, Lingnan, Shu, Jingchu, Hedong, and Liao can't stop it.

The general trend of the world, the easier fate is not something you can stop, and it will not change because of your death. You may feel uncomfortable with these words, but it is the truth. "

Lin Renzhao couldn't find any reason to resist the verbal sword. The Qin army had already passed Ezhou and occupied Jiangzhou. It took only half a month to send troops, and this was only the Qin army's West Route Army.
From their words, Lin Renzhao could also hear that there were four armies sent by the Qin State this time, and they were facing the West Route Army from Jiangling.

Facts speak louder than words
"Because of this, talents like you are rare and valuable. The world is united, people are not divided into north and south, and land is regardless of east and west. Among the generals of our Qin Dynasty, there are people from the Central Plains, people from Hedong, people from Northwest, people from Hebei, Guanzhong, and Shu. The officers and men of Di, Lingnan, Jingchu, Huainan, and Jiangnan all served their orders. The officials never discriminated where they came from, and no matter whether they were enemy countries or their own confidantes, they gave them great attention. Not everyone has the opportunity to have such a mind and ambition.

At this time also, fate also.

For example, Liu Renshan, the commander of the East Road Army, must also be known to you. He used to be an important minister in the south of the Yangtze River, and now the officials have entrusted him with a heavy responsibility to lead the army alone. "

"Do you want to persuade me to surrender?" Lin Renzhao asked back.

The other party smiled: "It's just to show you a clear way. If you talk about it, my Qin Dynasty is full of talents. If you have one more than you, there are not many, and if you are missing, there are many."

Lin Renzhao held his cup and remained silent. The Qin Jundu Supervisor continued to process his official documents, and then asked the guards to close the windows to isolate the outside noise.

After coming over for a while, Lin Renzhao asked a question: "You are also from Jiangnan."

The other party nodded: "I'm going to Guo Ting said that the ancestor is Zhong Shuling of the Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi, the king of Fenyang, served as the training envoy of the Haozhou regiment 15 years ago, and was trapped in Haozhou alone, and then surrendered to the officials."

Lin Renzhao said: "So that's how it is. I heard that you led an army to counterattack and defeated Zhou's army. Your loyalty and courage at that time."

"Do your best and obey the destiny." Guo Tingwei was not angered by him: "You were in the same situation as I was at the time, no matter what choice you made, no one would criticize you, just like Liu Renshan and I, the official family is a sage. My lord, you and I both know it well.

It's getting late, I'm going to rest. "

Lin Renzhao didn't say anything more.

Early the next morning, the fleet arrived in Jiangzhou. Lin Renzhao was still on board, but his eye sockets were sunken and his energy was low. He obviously hadn't had a good night's rest.

Guo Ting said that he came to see him like this, cupped his hands and said: "Follow me to see the commander-in-chief."

Lin Renzhao tidied up his clothes and said, "I've been hungry all night, give me something to eat first."

Guo Ting said he agreed and asked someone to prepare some meals.

After he wolfed down his food, he followed Guo Tingzhi off the boat. His hands were already untied, but he was still wearing shackles to prevent him from escaping.

The Jiangzhou Wharf has been completely controlled by the Qin army. The Qin army cavalry cruising, the Qin army soldiers on the sentry post, and the flag flying on the top of the sentry tower all prove that this place is in the hands of the Qin army.

Lin Renzhao looked around and couldn't help sighing: "I thought Wuchang, Ezhou, and Jiangzhou were important military villages along the way, and there were 46 water villages on the river. It would take you at least half a year to fight them."

"It actually took half a month."

Lin Renzhao stopped talking, and followed Guo Tingwei, passing through the sentry posts to Jiangzhou. Then they changed carriages and went eastward along the river. Because the army did not enter the city, neither did the commander Cao Bin, so they went directly to the city. went east.

(End of this chapter)