Horse on the World

Chapter 874 Personality
Guoshanfeng stands on the dam of the Xiaoai River. The Xiaoai River is rippling under his feet, and the water is extremely clear. Standing on the bank, he can clearly see large and small pebbles at the bottom of the river. , the water will become bluer, until the remote place where the depth is unknown.When the Xiaoai River was dammed to store water, the defense line of the Xiaoai River managed by Luoyang General Zhou Tong was smashed in one fell swoop, so that Anfu Temple, Huting and other important places above the defense line fell into the hands of Guo Shanfeng. The battle made Xingzhou soldiers even more injured.

After being suppressed by the mountain wind for several years, Zhou Tong turned around this year with the strong support of Shang Haibo, planned a series of battles, and successfully took advantage of the situation in Qingzhou to recapture the Yaqueling Fortress, pushing the front line back to the Near the Xiaoai River.This is a breath of air.

However, Zhou Tong was not happy for a long time, so he suffered another sap. He wanted to set up a trap in Qingzhou to lure the Shanfeng army to attack Qingzhou. He reservoir, Anfu Temple, Huting and other places in the lower reaches of the Dingzhou army will be forced to retreat, repeating the scene of their own defeat back then.But I didn't expect that Guo Shanfeng would use his tactics to trick Zhou Tong, making the illusion of transferring troops to Qing Dynasty, but deployed heavy troops in Xiaoaihe, and Guoshanfeng even came to Xiaoaihe in person. Under almost equal circumstances, when the Dingzhou soldiers' individual combat ability and teamwork awareness have the upper hand, Zhou Tong ushered in another big defeat, and only after retreating to Yaque Ridge did he stabilize his position.
Shang Haibo, who returned from Ningzhou, gave Zhou Tong three words when he left Xingzhou, "Defend Xingzhou firmly, manage Qingzhou, and conspire with Gaizhou." He promised that after returning to Luoyang, he would send Zhou Tong more With the elite Beijing army and stable financial support, "It doesn't matter if there are occasional small defeats. The key is to slowly accumulate strategic advantages in the long-term confrontation." Shang Haibo said to Zhou Tong: "Dingzhou Li Qing is the longest at this point, the seemingly casual accumulation of advantages, when you find out, his advantages are irreversible, so we must also learn this point. Accumulate small advantages, and then use this Some advantages turned into wins."
Shang Haibo knows Guo Shanfeng quite well. Guo Shanfeng was born in a bandit. Although Li Jian has been promoted to a general and has become the most powerful general under Li Qing's command, his use of troops is still biased towards intrigue and danger. After becoming a general, although this point has been restrained, once there is a chance, Guo Shanfeng will not let it go. If Zhou Tong plays with the other party, he will definitely not be able to play against the other party. However, Shanfeng also climbed up step by step from the battlefield by a small captain, and he fought a lot more vicious battles than Zhou Tong.Therefore, Shang Haibo hopes that Zhou Tong will stabilize the front line, not be impatient, and use the current advantage in Qingzhou to force the risk of crossing the mountain, make mistakes, and then seize the opponent's mistakes, and establish the victory with one blow.
Guo Shanfeng's temperament is extremely strong. Among the several generals in Dingzhou, he is the youngest, but he is also the one with the most authority. Seeing Lu Dalin, Tian Feng and others attacking cities and land in the east, he was the one who stood up for Li Qingwen. Living in Weizhou, taking the three places of Liaoshun and Shenyang, and taking advantage of the victory to attack and occupying the two states of Ningdeng, it can be said to be a great military exploit. He has won many victories, but he can't hurt his muscles and bones. Compared with the two of Lu Tian, ​​their combat achievements in the past two years are naturally far inferior.So Shang Haibo believed that Guo Shanfeng would definitely advance aggressively in Qinzhou and take risks in order to achieve greater success. What Zhou Tong had to do was to lure Guo Shanfeng to this step, and then seize the opportunity, A fatal blow.
Regarding Shang Haibo's plan, Zhou Tong was completely convinced. Regarding Guo Shanfeng's analysis, Shang Haibo was three points deep. Brand your own military style on the troops under your command.

Li Qing also knows this characteristic of Guo Shanfeng. The way to use troops is to use righteousness and support with strangeness. Guo Shanfeng's style of using troops is a double-edged sword. defeat.So Li Qing sent Guan Xinglong to Guo Shanfeng as the deputy general. Although Guan Xinglong was younger than Guo Shanfeng, he was much more prudent when using troops.The style of Hengdao Master is also focusing on defeating opponents with absolute strength on the frontal battlefield.
At this time, Guo Shanfeng standing on the dam naturally didn't know that his former teacher Shang Haibo had started to plot against him again. Looking at the Xiaoaihe Reservoir, he was in a very good mood. The battle of Xiaoaihe in May is rare now. The mountain breeze on the battlefield was an addiction. The mace in his hand was full of the enemy's blood, and he led Buyangu's three thousand cavalry across the battlefield, defeating Zhou Tong's Xingzhou army. Frustrating the opponent's plot in one fell swoop, this made Guo Shanfeng very excited. This time, he defeated Shang Haibo indirectly, why not make him excited?
"Old Guan, after winning the battle of Xiaoai River, I wanted to dig this dam. After all, this full reservoir of water would pose a potential danger to our defenders in Anfu Temple and Huting, but the lord vetoed it. Now, it seems that the lord is wise, he built a dam to store water, and with sufficient water resources, our Qinzhou has a bumper harvest in the past two years, all thanks to this Xiaoai River!"

Guan Xinglong laughed, "Qinzhou is short of water, and with the Xiaoaihe Reservoir, this problem has been solved. General Guo, you have supervised the war in Qinzhou for the past few years. If nothing else, just say that you have dug a river almost running through Qinzhou. The canal in Qinzhou can be famous in history. Although this canal is only a few feet wide and a few meters deep, its role cannot be underestimated. It can be used for irrigation at ordinary times and meet the agricultural water supply of Qinzhou. Small boats with hundreds of materials can also go up the river quickly, transporting troops, grain and supplies, which is much larger than the load of a horse-drawn cart. Moreover, the Xiaoai River is really dangerous, and the gates can also be opened to let Anfu Temple and Huting guard. The army is not in danger of flooding the three armies, and it can be counted in one fell swoop!"
Guo Shanfeng laughed triumphantly, "It all depends on the master's guidance, Laoguan, if you want to say that it is famous in history, digging this river is comparable to us defeating Zhou Tong, mobilizing our troops, occupying Pingsu, and striking directly at Pingsu." Luoyang! Laoguan, the two of us have to work together. Now that Dingzhou has several troops coming together, everyone is holding their strength. Let's see who can win the championship in the overall situation where the main male horse is conquering the world? Can't fall behind."

Guan Xinglong smiled, "Guan has attached the tail of a great general."
Guo Shanfeng pointed to the dam, "Your Hengdao Division is stationed in Xiaoai River, not only to guard the reservoir, but more importantly, you have to find a fighter to recapture Jiayaqueling, otherwise I will not let you go!" Your Hengdao master is overqualified here! You should understand this."

Guan Xinglong nodded, "General, don't worry, Master Heng Dao is waiting for his sword, sleeps with one eye open and looks ahead, as long as there is a chance, he will definitely move forward."
Guo Shanfeng nodded, "With you here watching, I can safely plan Qingzhou."
Guan Xinglong turned his head to look at Guo Shanfeng, "The general is planning to launch a campaign against Qingzhou in the near future?"
Guo Shanfeng nodded, "I am going to mobilize Li Feng's Yizhou Division and Buyangu's Feiling Battalion to launch a large-scale offensive against Qingzhou."

"I'm afraid Zhou Tong will be ready to fight!" Guan Xinglong frowned, "After the battle of Xiaoaihe, it is obvious that Zhou Bing's center of gravity has begun to shift to Qingzhou. Will it be too hasty to use troops against Qingzhou at this time?" .”

Guo Shanfeng smiled, "Let's spread out the stall first, and then look for opportunities. Xingzhou is eager to find the opponent's weaknesses. Qingzhou is tentatively set, and they have just taken over. There are many loopholes on the front line. Just find the right place." If you find the right place at the right time, you can make great achievements in one fell swoop. As long as you win a key point, you can mobilize your whole body. Maybe it can detonate an all-out war in the entire Qinxing Qingzhou. In this way, hehe!" Guoshan Fengxiao without speaking.
Guan Xinglong was startled, although the meaning in Guo Shanfeng's words was hidden, but he could hear it clearly, seeing Guo Shanfeng's smiling face, Guan Xinglong couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart, if this happened, the lord would be very unhappy , General Guo is cutting first and playing later, forcing the lord to shift the strategic focus from the Ningdeng theater to the Qinzhou theater.

But what is the purpose of Guo Shanfeng telling himself this meaning?Guan Xinglong looked at Guo Shanfeng's face, a little puzzled, Guo Shanfeng should know that he would definitely report his intentions to the lord.

Seemingly not seeing Guan Xinglong's suspicious eyes, Guo Shanfeng got off his horse, pointed to the lake and said, "Old Guan, why don't you go down for a swim and cut through the waves, it's really interesting!"
Guan Xinglong shook his head and said: "I can avoid it, I jumped into the water with this arm, but I can't play the heroic posture of cleaving the waves, on the contrary, I am as stupid as a bear, it is better not to make a fool of myself."
Guo Shanfeng laughed loudly and stopped trying to persuade him, but he took off his clothes and jumped into the lake naked.The guards around him didn't dare to be negligent, and they dared to jump into the water, but the mountain wind was swimming for fun, so they were nervous.Scattered around Guoshanfeng, carefully protecting the safety of the coach.
Guan Xinglong shook his head and smiled wryly, got off his horse and sat on the dam, watching the passing mountain wind like white streaks in the waves in the water, his mind was still replaying what the passing mountain wind said just now.
Guo Shanfeng is indeed the most powerful general under Li Qing, but the source of his army is very complicated. The Hailing Division is Guo Shanfeng's direct line army. In ancient times, there was also a strong and simple pull out of Guoshanfeng, and the other Li Feng Yizhou divisions were the Li clan army, and most of them were composed of Li clan's children. Jiang Heiniu's Jianrui division was originally from Wang Qinian's command, and his own Hengdao division was They can be regarded as the lord's personal soldiers, these troops are indeed troops with great military exploits in Dingzhou, but Li Qing handed over such a complicated army to Guo Shanfeng's command, there is also a certain meaning in it.Otherwise, it would be impossible for Guo Shanfeng to hold such a heavy army.To put it bluntly, if Guo Shanfeng was disobedient, then he would no longer be able to command this army with just a single order from Li Qing. Guo Shanfeng knew this, so why did he do this?

(End of this chapter)