Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 104 Good news keeps coming (first update)
As soon as the Southern Expedition army moved, the entire court of the Great Zhou Dynasty was in motion.

Luo Youdu finally realized why all the art of war repeatedly emphasized the importance of logistics.

A stable and orderly rear is absolutely the reliance of the army's victory.

The attack on Huainan this time was not a petty fight like the one against Meng Shu. One brigade had [-] soldiers, and Wang Jing's [-] soldiers added, it was less than [-].

There are only [-] troops assigned by the central bodyguards, plus the army and horses of the headquarters of the Jiedushi, and the front army led by Li Gu will reach [-] people, not counting the troops mobilized during Guo Rongyu's personal conquest. army.

The dispatch of the [-] troops, the required military supplies, winter clothes, charcoal, fire and medicinal materials, everything needs to be prepared in place.

A little bit of negligence may cause trouble to the frontline soldiers and even affect the battle situation.

The Great Zhou was located in the Central Plains. The long-term chaos and the dominance of the martial arts family led most of the scholars and families to choose to make a living in Jiangnan and Western Shu, which made the administrative officials of the Great Zhou scarce.

Luo Youdu was originally in charge of the Kaifeng Mansion and the Imperial Army Division, and also recruited strong men for Guo Rong, and was temporarily responsible for the deployment of servants.

The first task he took over was to build a lifeline for transporting grain and grass above the Huaihe River.

This matter is also funny.

There is no shortage of pig-like teammates in this world, nor is there a shortage of pig-like opponents.

Zhao Jizha and Han Jixun in Western Shu were opponents like pigs, and Wu Tingshao, the supervisor of Shouzhou in Southern Tang Dynasty, was also a pig opponent.

Shouzhou held back the important areas of the Huaihe River and guarded the defense line of the Huaihe River.

Although the Huai River line of defense was not as dangerous as the Yangtze River, it was also the first line of defense that Da Zhou and Nan Tang faced, and it was not easy to jump over.

There is a fatal flaw in the defense line of the Huaihe River, that is, every winter, the water level of the Huaihe River will drop significantly, or freeze, or directly cut off the flow, and the army can pass through at will.

Faced with this situation, the Southern Tang Dynasty sent troops to defend almost every year. From above Huoqiu to the territory of Guangzhou, garrisons were dispatched all the way, which is called Baqian, which literally means guarding the shallow river to prevent the enemy from crossing the river and attacking.

This was a proper move, but a Mr. Fengchu came to Shouzhou, Wu Tingshao, the supervisor of Shouzhou.

He personally felt that the border was safe, Dazhou would not choose to send troops when the weather was freezing, and send troops to waste food and money in shallow space, wasting people and money.

Then Emperor Li Jing of the Southern Tang actually agreed.

Liu Renshan, the envoy of the Qing Huai Army, tried hard to persuade him to no avail.

Luo Youdu proposed to Guo Rong to send troops in late November, and the purpose was to choose to go south after the water level of the Huaihe River dropped.

Dazhou and Southern Tang have never dealt with it, and the original bridge on the Huaihe River has been dug and destroyed long ago.

If Zhou Bing wanted to go south, he had to cross the river.

Compared with landing on the beach by boat, it is obviously more advantageous to step on the ice or shoal to attack the defense line on the opposite shore.

Guo Rong agreed to send troops this time, and he also had this plan.

As a result, this plan caught up with other people's changes. Li Gu saw that the opponent did not garrison shallow, and immediately sent troops to attack Huainan in light clothes. .

Faced with this situation, Guo Rong couldn't help admiring: "Mr. is a fortune teller!"

Luo Youdu held back for a long time before uttering a sentence: "It all depends on the cooperation of the other party."

After crossing the Huaihe River, it is natural to build a pontoon bridge on the Huaihe River to transport grain and grass.

Luo Youdu's task is to issue orders to mobilize the people of Xudi to build floating bridges.

This task may seem simple, but in fact it is quite complicated.

The two places closest to the front line are Yingzhou and Suzhou. The two prefectures govern more than [-] counties, and labor labor must be arranged reasonably according to their household registration population.

If the number is too large, it will cause pressure on the lives of the people in the prefecture and county, and if the number is small, it will delay the process.

Therefore, the number of people to be sent by the state and county must be accurately calculated.

Luo Youdu is strong in this aspect, to be precise, it is a unique skill of all time travelers who have received compulsory education.

Basic arithmetic has an innate advantage in computing.

Li Gu used his troops steadily and steadily, adopting the strategy of pulling out the nails first and then besieging the city. He continuously dispatched soldiers to encroach on the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty, pressing on Shouzhou step by step, and started to encircle him.

Faced with the tactics of the Great Zhou, the Southern Tang Dynasty also continued to send soldiers to delay the progress of the Zhou army, in order to gain more time and further support from the Southern Tang court.

This kind of tactic and coping method is doomed not to have a big battle, but to continue small battles.

In terms of overall strength, Southern Tang is not inferior to Great Zhou.However, the Central Plains was in constant turmoil. The soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty had been in battle for a long time, while the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty lacked battlefield training. Ten-year veterans had not even been on the battlefield once.

This kind of small-scale battle formation most tests the strength of the generals and warriors.

There is no doubt that there are continuous good news for the big week.

Today Wu Xingde defeated more than a thousand enemies, tomorrow Xiangxun defeated two thousand enemies, and the day after tomorrow Wang Yanchao defeated the enemy at the city of Shouzhou...

Almost all of the twelve generals who played in the battle made achievements.

Guo Rongle was speechless from ear to ear, and his desire to conscript himself was even stronger.

Shifu.

How happy and how sad, Shi Shouxin was so drunk that he reeked of alcohol and was insane.

Big winter's bare chest and bare arms fell on the lobby.

"Hehe, hehe, haha!"

With a somewhat desolate smile.

Guo Rong deliberately bypassed Shi Shouxin by ordering generals this time.

Holding the Great Zhou Iron Cavalry Battalion in his hand, as one of the few cavalry formations in the Great Zhou, Shi Shouxin has always been a fawning presence of his colleagues.

In the era of cold weapons, the role of cavalry is too great.

Whether it is a frontal charge, or flank suppression, or even a rear attack, they all have characteristics that infantry cannot match.

He has always been a pioneer, but today he doesn't even have a chance to fight.

Listening to colleagues making meritorious deeds one by one, there are frequent good news.

Originally, there were many relatives and friends, but now no one cares about it.

This huge gap made it difficult for Shi Shouxin, who was already straightforward, to accept it.

"They're all a bunch of ungrateful, wolf-hearted people!"

Shi Shouxin threw the wine jar in his hand to the ground heavily, and cursed: "Everyone says civil and military forces are incompatible, and civil servants are not allowed to interfere in military affairs. Now, he directly becomes the coach, you bastards have the guts to say something more?"

He cursed angrily, and was tired of cursing, so he fell down in the lobby and fell asleep.

Brothers Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Kuangyi came to the lobby under the recommendation of their servants.

Seeing his friend like this, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't bear it, and said: "I'm going to intercede with the official, Kuangyi, you help take care of it."

Zhao Kuangyi grabbed Zhao Kuangyin and said in a low voice: "This is not right. If the elder brother is involved, the officials will blame him and refuse to let him fight, that would be very bad."

Zhao Kuangyin hesitated for a while, but seeing Shi Shouxin's appearance, he struggled for a moment and said: "Let's try, do your best."

He said and strode away.

Zhao Kuangyi was so angry that he cursed secretly, looking at Shi Shouxin who was like a dead pig, he wished he could kick him twice.If Zhao Kuangyin hadn't pulled him here, he would not have wanted to touch this plague god at this time.

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