Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 476 Four Blossoms

"The West Route Army has passed through Wuchang, Ezhou, and Jiangzhou all the way. It broke through Fenghua Army Town four days ago. Now it has entered Jiangzhou, and the forward has arrived near Wankou." The officials of the Privy Council surrounded Emperor Shi, in front of the huge sand table of the government office. Introduced the war on the front line for Emperor Shi.

Because of Emperor Shi's tireless efforts to build scouts and intelligence networks over the years, there are now many battle reports from Jiangnan to Daliang every day. At the end of the battle, the four-way army has more than [-] combatants and more than [-] logistics and supply personnel. There are endless reports everywhere.

This is not a trivial matter. The officials of the Privy Council are so busy these days that they work overtime every day.

They had to sort out a large number of battle reports, and then report them clearly to Emperor Shi, otherwise the emperor would be furious.

"Officials, Ezhou was brought down by Wu Ningqian, the military governor of Huangzhou, who led the army and civilians across the Yangtze River and captured Fanshanzhai."

Shi Congyun nodded, thinking about Huangzhou?Isn't that the Huanggang of later generations? He doesn't know anything else, he knows that Huanggang exams are very good, but he didn't expect these people to be so brave besides the exams!
Of course, this was just a joke, and then he said to the secretary of the Imperial Academy who was following him: "You write it down, and let the Zhengshitang take care of the reward later."

Then he said: "The vanguards commanded Dang Jin to be captured by the enemy in an ambush in Wuchang. Fortunately, there was no serious problem."

Emperor Shi's heart skipped a beat when he heard the battle report, and he almost immediately asked how the party is progressing?Although Dang Jin is not smart enough, he is brave and loyal enough, and he is one of his favorite generals.

After hearing that he was fine, Emperor Shi was also relieved, "He must have been set up by others because of his bravery."

"The official has a good opinion. The battle report said that the party's forwards only led a thousand horses to attack the Wuchang camp, and they were set in ambush after they succeeded."

"Is it Cao Bin's order?"

The officials of the Privy Council nodded: "The report said that Commander Cao Bin ordered it, and Commander Cao even apologized for this matter."

Shi Congyun nodded, feeling more satisfied with Cao Bin in his heart. In fact, when he heard that Dang Jin was ambushed and was ambushed, he knew in all likelihood that it was because of his seniority and high military exploits that he would not listen to Cao Bin's command to be alone. Deep into the ambushed.

I appointed Cao Bin as the coach because he is stable, and the style of lone raid is not like his handwriting.

However, if the battle report said that it was Dang Jin's own idea, it would be a serious crime of disobedience to military orders, and Cao Bin blocked the gun for him.

"Let him suffer a little bit and learn a lesson, the loss is not too big." Shi Congyun asked.

"The striker killed 230 and five people, and more than 300 people were injured."

Hearing this, Emperor Shi frowned. One-fifth of them died in the battle, and half of them were killed or injured. This is a very big loss, not to mention that the forwards are all elite cavalry, and many of them are from the old Longjie army. , It can also be considered that the country has fought in the South and the North for more than ten years, but in the end it was folded in because of the party's advance and those bastards.

So he ordered: "pass on my will, remove Dang Jin from his post, and fine him three months' salary."

The officials next to me wrote it down.

Shi Congyun Muguang returned to the sand table, "Further ahead is the Xiakou Village to the west of Chizhou. Any news from the Central Route Army?"

"The Central Route Army reported that they took Hezhou as the rear. The forward has successfully crossed the river, captured Dangtu, and gained a firm foothold on the south bank of the river. The follow-up army has arrived at Caishiji and is enlisting local civilians to build a pontoon bridge."

Shi Congyun nodded, "Talk about the East Route Army and Wu Yue Army."

"No, after the Eastern Route Army entered the Yangtze River and defeated some of the Jiangnan navy, they have captured Runzhou and gained a foothold. They said that the Jiangyin army in the east is gathering.

The coach Liu Renshan reported that he planned to go east with the Wuyue army to defeat the Tang army assembled in Jiangyin and Changzhou, and then march west to Jinling. "

Shi Congyun glanced at Changzhou, and he frowned slightly and asked, "How many troops has the Tang army assembled here?"

"According to reports from the front, the vicinity of Changzhou is the main assembly point of the Tang army in the east, and about 4 to [-] troops have been assembled, and soldiers and horses have also assembled near Yixing.

In addition, the Fenghua army, whose assembly point was at Hukou in the west, was defeated by Cao Bin's troops on the west road. The Tang army was also assembled near Chizhou on the middle road, and the Zhenhai army in Jiangnan near Jinling was also assembled.

There are also reports from Jiangnan that a large army is gathering near Lishui. "

Emperor Shi didn't say anything, he wanted Wuyue to contain Changzhou soldiers and let Liu Renshan's East Route Army go directly to Jinling, but he thought that the frontline commanders should understand the specific situation better, so he didn't say much.

"Wu Yue's army has already assembled, and they are going to Suzhou to attack Changzhou. King Wuyue said that he has 3 horses to call for the officials, and will attack Changzhou, Jiangyin and other places with all his strength to respond to the heavenly soldiers."

Shi Congyun thought for a while, "Tell the army commanders about the gathering of Tang troops in Lishui.

So far, all the armies are progressing smoothly, winning successively. "

"It's all about the proper deployment and strategizing by the officials."

"Of course, but you have also worked hard. You have worked hard these days, but the battle is still going on. Don't relax. I will leave this to you. If there is any situation, report it immediately, no matter when. "

"No, the ministers will do their best to do a good job for the officials"

After returning from the Privy Council Office, Emperor Shi was in a good mood. At least the first stage of the attack went smoothly. All the armies achieved certain results, which reduced the resistance space of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Hukou.

At least there are more than 2 garrisons in Fenghua Army Town. If such a large force is broken up, it will greatly weaken the Southern Tang Dynasty.

In the Mid-Autumn Festival of this year, Goryeo sent people to pay tribute to Jian, and brought a few Goryeo beauties. Probably because Emperor Shi heard that Emperor Shi was so nice, Emperor Shi happily accepted it.

However, Emperor Shi had already turned [-] before he knew it, and in his thirties, the sea was too difficult for water. Except that Wushan was not a cloud, he was not so interested in pure beauty, and he was more interested in emotions and some special feelings.

For example, when the two sisters Zhou Ehuang and Zhou Nuying are together, he is very excited, such as the three sisters of the Fu family.
Afterwards, Emperor Shi issued an edict to urge the Liao Kingdom to send this year's cattle and sheep as soon as possible, and hypocritically urged Xiao Siwen to send his daughter here as soon as possible.

In the war in the south, he has to pay more attention to the situation in the north. He has already personally written letters to Xiang Gong, Murong Yanzhao, Li Hanchao, Guo Jin, and Yang Jiye in the north, urging them to do more at this time. Pay attention to every move of the Liao Kingdom.

There is a big war in the south, and the news cannot be concealed forever. It is estimated that within two months, the north will also know the news of their attack on Jiangnan.

Time passed quickly, and soon the end of the year was approaching, and good news from the south was frequent.

Cao Bin's army on the West Road conquered Chizhou and Tongling, and continued to approach Jinling.

In Tongling, they also captured more than [-] warships of the Southern Tang Army, but they did not fight much. After fighting for a while, the Southern Tang Army was defeated.

Under the leadership of Li Chuyun, the Central Route Army successfully built the first Yangtze River Bridge in history in Caishiji, using pontoon bridges to transport a steady stream of supplies and troops from Hezhou in the north of the Yangtze River, and Dangtu in the south of the Yangtze River as a base.

With such material and logistical support, they immediately carried out a deep strike. Fu Zhaoyuan led [-] troops, with four artillery battalions, Yuxun as his deputy, and left the river to the east to attack Lishui, another important assembly point of the Tang army.

On the second day of the first winter month, Fu Zhaoyuan made a great victory. He defeated more than 790 Tang troops in Lishui, captured [-] ranks, captured more than [-] people, and killed Li Xiong, the commander of the Southern Tang Dynasty who assembled the army in Lishui.

On Dongyue 27, Liu Renshan's East Route Army and Wang Shenqi's Wuyue Army flanked the Southern Tang Jiangyin army outside Changzhou City, winning a complete victory.

More than 5000 levels have been captured, more than [-] people have been captured, and countless people have been defeated.

Afterwards, the Jiangyin army of the Southern Tang retreated into the city of Changzhou and defended it to the death. Wang Shenqi and Wu Yuejun stayed behind to besiege the city, while Liu Renshan's East Route Army went straight to Jinling without any worries.

However, as the new year is approaching, the war may slow down a little bit, but the south of the Yangtze River is no better than the north, and the war will definitely not stop completely. They are sending troops in autumn and winter.

(End of this chapter)