Gangneung Fortress

Chang'an, who was weak but still proud, responded to Guo Yu's recital to ask for the seal, and gave a reply almost without any formal court discussion. Of course, he is still as good as ever, and he is using that extremely skillful strategy. First of all, Guo Yu's unreasonable request to be the envoy of Jingnan Jiedu was rejected. After all, "the shore of the land is not the king's minister." "The court can reward you from above, but you can't ask me for anything. Secondly, in view of your meritorious work in killing thieves and collecting land, you can be rewarded with some appropriate gifts, and finally Guo Yu was awarded the title of Jingnan Festival to show his encouragement.

This position is quite exquisite, "Jiedu Stay" is to exercise the power of the Jiedu Envoy when the Jiedu Envoy is unable to perform his duties normally, and Jingnan currently only stays behind and does not have the Jiedu Envoy. The meaning of Chang'an is very clear, even if you Guo Yu don't dare to despise the court, otherwise, I will send a festival envoy to suppress you. At the same time, because you are afraid of Guo Yu's military strength, you will not be hindered from using the status of a feudal official to do your own things. Finally, it can also highlight the imperial grace of Chang'an Daming Palace, I have to say that the intentions are extremely good!

Guo Yu and He Yin naturally don't understand the deep meaning. For such a naïve and ridiculous political trick in Chang'an, just scoff at it! Today's world has long been an era when the winner is king, and if someone has territory, they will have everything, and there is no need for anyone to seal it. In that year, Zhang Gui killed Chen Ru, the envoy appointed by the imperial court, and supported the army to stand on his own. At the beginning, Chang'an also half-concealed and half-concealed the festival degree, and finally saw that Zhang Gui gradually became stronger, and still awarded the Jingnan festival envoy. A dynasty that even turns a blind eye to those who kill the lord and seek glory, let alone respect and submit? Isn't it a big joke in the world! The position of Jingnan Jiedu is enough for the current Guo Yu. Asking for the seal from Chang'an was originally to govern the rest of the states in Jingnan, so that they could pull the tiger skin to make a big banner, and now they are all happy when the goal is achieved.

Since he is already the lord of the feudal town, it is naturally indispensable to reward meritorious deeds, divide peaches, and reward meritorious officials. Guo Yu issued a decree; He Yin was appointed as the secretary of Jingnan Jiedu, Zheng Zhun was appointed as the official of Jiedu, Liu Changmei was appointed as the marching Sima, and Xu Cun and Zhao Wu were generals......

Xu Cun received the general's banner in the Jiedu Mansion, and according to the Tang Dynasty law system, he was a guerrilla general of the five grades, which was Xu Cun's new position. Zhao Wu, the deputy lieutenant who captured Mu Quan, was also appointed as the general of Guide Lang from Wupin, Meng Hu was promoted to general, and Hu Si and Zhang Cheng were promoted to lieutenants. Of course, the above appointments naturally did not get the official documents of the Tang Military Department, but the corresponding rewards were still indispensable.

Xu Cun got a general's mansion, which was in the west of Jiangling Mansion. He took a group of brothers to see it, and the yard was quite large but very dilapidated. However, in any case, it is also one of the few remaining houses in Gangneung City that has not been burned down by vegetable thieves. Xu Cun looked at the empty courtyard, but secretly worried, since he put pen to paper, he has been alone, and he can't live here alone in the future, so he simply invited the brothers to live together, and asked Fan Jiutong to send a few people to be responsible for repairing the house and taking care of housework.

Zhao Wu is even more happy! not only promoted to the knight, but also spent candles in the cave room. has a righteous brother Fan Jiutong to worry about Zhang Luo for him, and the bride is naturally the best choice regardless of her appearance or figure. The clues can be seen from the abnormal behavior of those fighting men after returning from the wedding banquet. Seven wept bitterly, eight did not stop invecting, and two actually stayed in the cave for a long time and refused to leave...... was so anxious that Fan Jiutong wanted to find Xu Cun's complaint, and suddenly Meng Hu and Hu Sicai, who had suddenly sobered up, left in a daze!

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The subordinates have their own rewards, and each of them is busy buying houses and land, or busy marrying wives and having children; As the helmsman of Jingnan, Guo Yu still has to think hard about the future.

The strategies planned by He Yin are all being implemented step by step. Now Guo Yu is about to be enthroned by the imperial court; The reorganization of the military system has been basically completed, and at the same time, appeasement and rewards have been given to meritorious soldiers. The only hesitation now is where the army should attack in order to achieve the goal of raising the army in battle!

Guo Yu raised thousands of soldiers when he returned to the state; The raid on Qingjiang Xu Cun captured more than 1,000 people, and after the battle of Jiangling, he collected thousands of stragglers from vegetable thieves, and now the number of soldiers under his command has increased sharply to more than 10,000.

It should be a great thing that there are many soldiers, but Guo Yu knows it in his heart. Pang is not strong, many but not fine! looks plump, but in fact, it is swollen and sickly, which is a true portrayal of Jingnanjun today! Not to mention that there are many sources mixed, just to say that the physique of individual soldiers is outrageously poor, and those who are weak and thin are out of breath when they walk a few steps. It's normal to think about it, you can't run in front of people when you run for your life in a rout, who can expect a few good men!

It is undoubtedly dangerous to keep all these soldiers around, because the dead city of Gangneung cannot afford the food and grass of an army of 10,000 people no matter what!

Although these soldiers are ineffective in fighting, they are unwilling to eat, and Guo Yu also knows that it is useless to stay in the army, but he is unwilling to let them go. Nowadays, it is difficult to recruit troops, and it is good to stay and pretend to be a façade, and it is also good to be strong and courageous, after all, Jingnan is now in crisis!

Location determines how and how high you think! The history of returning to the state only needs to consider the gains and losses of a state; After the festival stays, we must look at the big plan of Jingnan. Although Wang Jianzhao has fled to Qianzhou, Jingnan is still surrounded by wolves; Xichuan Wang Jian sent the general Li Xuantun to the soldiers of Zhongzhou, Langzhou Assassin Shi Lei Man, Kuizhou Assassin Shi Mao Xiang Xiang Xiang ......Xiang

There are too many enemies around him who can attack, I don't know if it is lucky or unfortunate for Guo Yu!

In fact, for the direction of Jingnan's battle plan to survive, He Yin had already taken precautions and repeatedly considered it. Those who have become great things since ancient times plan and then act! As early as before the Battle of Jiangling, he judged the situation and thought of a future move, and the reason why he didn't make a peace of mind was just that he was worried that if his old friend was eager to make contributions, he would be timid when using troops on the battlefield.

The true wise men are good at looking at the style and choosing the right time! Internal and external troubles have exhausted Guo Yu's body and mind, and this is by no means the time to cherish himself or pretend to be profound.

He Yin naturally belongs to the wise! As soon as he arrived in Jiangling City, he didn't even go to the mansion carefully selected by Guo Yu for him, so he went directly to the Jiedu Mansion. After meeting his old friend, he said his plan straight to the point: "Lord! He thought that Xichuan Wang Jian was now strong and strong, and Jingnan should not make such a strong enemy. Langzhou Thorn Shi Lei Man was originally the old department of the Jingnan Water Division, although he did not listen to the dispatch, but Langzhou is located in the southeast of Jiangling, and Lei Man is in a corner of the country for the time being. And Chang Hou occupies the White Emperor to attack Kuizhou, and sends troops to crusade against the remnants of the vegetable thieves is famous, and after our army wins the battle, it can also take advantage of the situation to recover Kuizhou! The most important thing in this battle is that if Jingnan can still pocket the Yunyang Yanyan belonging to Kuizhou, the lord will naturally have the confidence to raise soldiers and settle the people in the future! ……”

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Before Xu Cun and his brothers could live in the general's mansion, they were transferred back to Guizhou by a military order. According to the military order, Xu Cun led 3,000 newly recruited soldiers, returned to Guizhou on the same day, and re-stationed in the military camp in the north of the city. Most of these 3,000 soldiers were captured this time, and Xu Cun's department was responsible for organizing the army and training it.

It's just that Zhao Wu did not accompany him, but led another 2,000 newly recruited soldiers to be stationed in the Qingjiang military village. Obviously, Zhao Wu's bravery in the Battle of Qingjiang impressed Guo Yu, and he began to focus on cultivating Zhao Wu to lead the army alone.

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He Yin's plan was completely adopted by Guo Yu without any suspense, and Jing Nan's next target was Chang Hou!

It is also difficult to attack the White Emperor City! Although Chang Hou entrenched here is like a lost dog, the army's morale is scattered, and the combat strength is mediocre. But in reality, it was more difficult than the Battle of Gangneung.

First of all, the White Emperor City is located at the mouth of the Qutang Gorge in the upper reaches of the river, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Jingnan army has no advantage of the terrain. Secondly, the White Emperor City is close to the Zhongwan Erzhou that Yu Xichuan has befriended, and it is close to Kuizhou, which Han Chuyan is the main general. The sortie could only be used in the narrow strip between the Chung and Kui armies. Besides, the people are not on the side of the Jingnan army. White Emperor, Kuizhou is located between Bashu and Jingchu, the successive dynasties sometimes belong to the Bashu moderation, sometimes belong to the Jingchu moderation, in recent years, due to the Bashu war and Jingnan smoke endlessly, human nature is to seek benefits and avoid harm! Therefore, the White Emperor and Kuizhou, regardless of the officers and soldiers, all have their hearts set on Bashu.

He Yin smiled and asked Guo Yu: "Guo Gong, how much time do you want to give Shiro to attack the White Emperor City?" Guo Yu, who stood with his hands in his hands, smiled and asked: "At this time, what does He Shilang think?" He Yin smiled and stroked his beard lightly and said: "Guo Gong Mo is anxious, Jingnan has been decided, and he needs to attack when the time is ripe to win." Guo Yu was stunned and asked, "Shiro, why is this?" He Yin restrained his smile and said: "There are three reasons, first, most of our army is in order to gather the new group, the soldiers are tired and scattered, and there is a shortage of knives and guns, so it takes time to train the soldiers to replenish the ordnance. 2. The great river is in a period of abundant water at this time, and the water is deep and the waves are urgent, and our army is going up against the current, and it may not be conducive to attacking. Third, Xichuan sent Li Xuantun to Zhongzhou to watch the war, and he must submit an official document in advance to test Wang Jian's intentions, and he must not be attacked by the Sichuan army across the bank to take advantage of the fierce battle between our army and the vegetable thieves, then our army is in danger! ”

After listening to He Yin's explanation, Guo Yu frowned and thought for a moment before asking, "Who does Shiro think he should send to Zhongzhou?" He Yin smiled and said, "What does Guo Gong think of Xu Cun?" Guo Yu smiled and asked: "Send an envoy to go, instead of a civilian official but a military general, why does Shiro value Xu Cun so much?" He Yin also said slowly with a smile on his face: "There are three reasons for sending Xu Cun to envoy Zhongzhou; Be thoughtful and thoughtful, go first to know yourself and know that the other is the other, and explore the terrain of the White Emperor in advance, so that you can arrange the troops in the future for the third; What does Guo Gong think? ”……

He Yin's words are oversounding, the leader of the future expedition against the White Emperor is none other than Xu Cun!

How could Guo Yu not hear the meaning of his old friend's words? In fact, in the early stage, he ordered Xu Cun to lead the team back to Guizhou to train new soldiers, so why not prepare for the next expedition? Unexpectedly, He Yin actually coincided with his own heart.

Old friends for many years have such a tacit understanding! The two of them looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh out loud at the same time!

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The Battle of Qingjiang established the status of Jingnan's number one general, but I don't know if it was lucky or unfortunate for Xu Cun! The brothers were able to gain a firm foothold in this way, but at the same time, they were also doomed to the fate of being inseparable from the battlefield in the future!