"Greetings to the Holy One."

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, in the evening, the holy car crossed the river and went straight to the camp of the former enemy army.

"Zhongqing works hard, and he is flat."

Guo Rong got out of the carriage, took the lead in helping Li Chongjin, and said with a smile: "Yisheng, do you and I still need to see each other like this, my sister-in-law Tuo Zhen brought two pairs of cotton shoes for you to change your loose feet at night." ”

"Thank you."

"Come on, come on, get up, Li Qing, I'm emaciated again, and Wang Qing's beard looks like it hasn't been trimmed for a long time."

Guo Rong took Li Gu's arm and said with a smile: "You have a heart, even the ground is so smooth, and you also build a soil fence, and you are out on the expedition, so you don't need to take into account these vain courtesies and enjoyment, and you will enter the account to speak." ”

The emperor's line had already been set up, Guo Rong led the first account, and Li Chongjin and Li Gu entered one after another.

Then. The queen opened the car door, Fu Erniang jumped out of the car first, took her sister's hand, helped her get out of the car, and said softly: "Brother-in-law is really, I won't give you any face." ”

"Shut up." Fu's voice was low and stern: "I can come to the camp, it is an exception, how can I accept the greeting of the commander of the army again?"

If you don't know the severity of the matter, let me go back to Beijing now. ”

Fu Erniang held her sister's arm, smiled coquettishly, and said: "Okay, good, good, sister, can't I be wrong, hey, sister, look, this military camp is really majestic, endless, there are always ten miles away." ”

In the big tent, Guo Rong greeted him slightly, and then got to the point: "I am in Beijing, but I just saw the twists and turns, and now I have three counties and one pass, and I have broken three villages, why can't Shouzhou be down for a long time?" ”

Li Chongjin blushed, got up and saluted: "Not only did he fail to take it, but he also lost nearly 3,000 soldiers, please punish the saint." ”

"What kind of punishment do you say, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, not to mention that I didn't have a reward for the great victory of 20,000 people in the battle a year ago, I only look for the reason today."

"Yes, back to the saint, this Shouzhou City is difficult for a while, there are two reasons, one is the risk of Shouzhou City, there is the Huai River in the north, the west has the water protection wings, and the southeast side also has a wide moat.

Our army's catapults can only be thrown on this side of the river, too heavy stones can not be thrown, too light stones can not destroy many city facilities, throwing stones for three days, and only the west city tower collapsed, this is one of them.

The second is that the guard general Liu Ren is determined to live and die with Shouzhou City, and his people have a strategy for defending the city, and the bows and arrows are used very rarely, and they are directly poured with gold juice, which is more fearful to the soldiers than the stone-throwing crossbow arrows, and it is ......"

Guo Rong asked, "Who is this Liu Renzhen?" ”

Li Chongjin took a look at Li Gu, and Li Gu replied: "Liu Renzhen, the word Shouhui, a native of Pengcheng, is fifty and six this year, knows a little about Confucianism, is a good soldier, and has a great reputation in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Before Wu Shiti moved to the puppet right prison guard general, successively served as Huang and Yuan Erzhou assassin history, the ruler of the Qingming Dynasty, the people praised.

After Li Jing took the puppet position, he took charge of the pro-army, first moved to Ezhou Jiedu envoy, and then appointed the Qinghuai military envoy, he was a square and resolute person, led the army and loved the soldiers like a son, and the soldiers and civilians in Shouzhou City were convinced...... However, it is rumored that he does not agree with most of his colleagues. ”

Guo Rong nodded and said: "As you can imagine, such a person who does practical things can be strange with those sour people in the pseudo-Tang Dynasty, but I didn't expect that the pseudo-Tang Dynasty would be difficult to find a great loyal minister."

What is the movement of the pseudo-Tang now? ”

Li Chongjin said: "The puppet Tang faction general Huang Fuhui and the superintendent Yao Feng raised 50,000 troops to aid Shouzhou, but this reinforcement has been staying in Chuzhou City and will not move forward.

The ministers believed that their troops were timid and did not dare to fight in the field, and only pinned their hopes on controlling the choke according to the pass.

Therefore, although Haozhou and Sizhou have strengthened their city defenses, they will basically have no fighting spirit and dare not fight in the field.

However, the puppet Tang Navy Division was strong, and the boat was flying, and it had come to harass our army's rear camp many times, although it was not our army's opponent after going ashore, but as soon as it got on the boat, our army could no longer bear it. ”

Guo Rong took a sip of the teacup and said with a smile: "The northerners ride horses, and the southerners sail boats, this matter is not solved for the time being, but when I left Beijing, I had ordered the general to start shipbuilding at the mouth of the Bianhe River, and this matter was not in a hurry for a while." As for the siege of the city, I also have a preliminary idea. ”

Guo Rong stood up, took the wooden stick, and personally pointed to the map to explain the strategic deployment:

"This expedition to the south is a three-way army, and the west road is to Langzhou Jiedu to make Wang Jinkui lead the army to march to Wuchang. On the south road, I have issued an edict to march to Changzhou.

This time I brought 20,000 iron horsemen, and in a few days, after Bai Chongzan and Wu Xingde finished taking care of state affairs, they will lead another 10,000 fresh troops to cross Huai, and our army will add up to a full 60,000. What do you think? ”

Li Gu said: "As long as Shouzhou City, Haozhou and Sizhou should hear the wind and fall, if it is Chuzhou and Yangzhou, then the land in the north of the river can be owned by my Great Zhou, and the minister agrees with this strategy." ”

Li Chongjin, Wang Yanchao and others stood up one after another, saluted and replied: "The ministers seconded the proposal." ”

Guo Rong laughed heartily and said: "All of you are fierce generals on the battlefield, and it depends on you to take the city and seize the village." ”

"Open up the territory for the Great Zhou, and die without a twist."

Guo Rong nodded with satisfaction, motioned for everyone to take a seat, and said with a smile: "I also know that my anxious sons and princesses also know, and when I talk about business, I will remind you next time."

Ah, you don't have to dress up all over your body, go back and change into your regular clothes, and have a drink with me tonight, I just crossed the river, and you must always wash the dust for me. ”

The ministers laughed loudly and agreed.

"Call that person, Qin Yue too, the Huya Battalion has made a lot of great contributions this time, and the young people should also encourage one or two."

Li Chongjin said: "The Huya battalion is still in the Tang Dynasty, which is close to Luzhou, and it repelled a wave of 5,000 troops in front of the year, so it did not dare to evacuate for a while. ”

Guo Rong's fingers tapped the armrest: "...... Young people should bear heavy burdens, and do not let them be too comfortable, nor let them be arrogant, but choose one of the old men and come back for them, and I will see them as a reward. ”

"Yes."

Guo Rong waved his hand and motioned for everyone to retreat, but left Li Gu alone to speak.

"Li Xiang has been tired for the past few months."

Li Gu said with a smile: "Being able to serve the country shows that the old minister's muscles and bones are still good, why do you have to work hard, but the saint has over-paid, and he should rest or rest, although state affairs are important, but it is better to combine work and rest." ”

Guo Ronghe chuckled, "...... I also want to combine work and rest, but now is not the time, the pseudo-Tang Dynasty is greedy, and the expedition to Fujian will not stop, if you don't take the opportunity to raise troops, when it really sits big, it will really become a big trend.

In addition, Northern Liao is fierce, and it is the most confidant, if you don't grasp the strong strength, the consequences are worrying. ”

"The saint is worried, the old minister understands that if he can make the best of the land of Huainan, it will take less than two years, and this will become the granary of my Great Zhou, and the soldiers will be strong and strong, and Yanyun will be restored in one battle."

"As you wish, you have been preparing for war since August, and you know all military affairs here best, and you are good at people, and some things have to be opened up and said......"

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