The Quarry Rock defenders had been easily wiped out by Li Chuyun. After inspecting the terrain, Guo Shao consulted with the shogunate officials and subordinates, believing that the pontoon bridge could be erected under the condition of controlling the river, so Wang Pu was instructed to mobilize craftsmen and craftsmen to handle the matter.

A group of people once again inspected the Yangtze River and swam on the surface of the Yangtze River on a warship.

Wang Pu looked forward at the bow of the ship in a robe, and Guo Shao walked over from the deck, also watching the scene on the river for a long time. The sails are lit, the wheels of the waterwheel are rattling, and the river is splashed with white spray.

After a long time, Guo Shao said: "There are two Luzhou in the center of the river, and the Yangtze River is three waterways here, and the westernmost one is the narrowest. When the king supervised the construction of the pontoon bridge, he should consider the convenient demolition of the western section. ”

Wang Pu thought for a while and said, "General Guo is willing to make way for the sailors' ships?" ”

Guo Shao said: "Exactly. The quarrying ferry was occupied, our army had a large pontoon bridge, Jinling could not sit idly by anyway, the first to threaten the quarrying was the Southern Tang reinforcements from Jinling...... Li Chuyun put the main force of the naval army on the north side of the river and built a water village there, which he should have expected.

However, there are still a large number of water divisions in Hukou, beware of them breaking through the defense line of Wankou and Chizhou. At that time, the sailors of the Li Divisional Army should cross the pontoon bridge and meet the enemy in the south; Only one pontoon bridge could be demolished. ”

Wang Pu thought so.

At this time, the warship arrived at the quarrying ferry on the east bank, and everyone observed it on the river. Guo Shao wanted to go ashore to see Li Chuyun, so he separated from Wang Pu and landed from the quarry wharf. Li Chuyun's Chinese army was at the quarry wharf.

At first, Guo Shao and the others left Hezhou's itinerary, just to inspect the river. Crossing the river to see Li Chuyun was Guo Shao's temporary decision.

Guo Shao and Li Chuyun haven't seen each other for a few months, but Li Chuyun saw that Guo Shao didn't care about the cold and asked for warmth, so he asked directly: "One hour, I sent someone to report the urgent matter of the lord, and the lord has received it?" ”

Guo Shao said: "No, it is estimated that the report is still in Hezhou." What is the important matter of General Lee? ”

"Let's go to the lobby."

The group then entered the room, and Li Chuyun said: "Make a secret report, Jiangning Mansion has been frequently mobilized recently, and it is rumored that reinforcements will be made to quarry!" ”

Guo Shao's expression suddenly became serious. After a while, he spoke: "Quarrying is very important, and this battle must not be lost. ”

Li Chuyun said: "The most likely target is the quarrying ferry from Jiangning Mansion to the south, followed by Dangtu City. If it is a quarry crossing, I plan to use the infantry of Gao Yanyu and the Longjie Army to defend the quarrying and lock the river and face the enemy head-on; The cavalry of the Longjie army ambushed the Shipo Mountain southeast of the quarry. During the decisive battle on the battlefield of Suoxi River, the ambush soldiers of Shipo Mountain rushed out of the mountains and forests and quickly attacked the rear flank of the enemy to shake their camp......"

"The target could be Dangtu City?" Guo Shao groaned.

Li Chuyun's palm was placed on the thick beard of his chin, and he said: "Nan** attacked quarrying, the intention is obvious, to recapture the ferry and rebuild the river defense. Succeeded, this is the most beneficial approach for the Southern Tang Kingdom.

However, if the commander of the South ** thinks that the field battle is not the elite opponent of our army, there is a more secure way: reinforcements to Tucheng. The intention of this law is not to guard the river, but to guard Jiangning. ”

Guo Shao suddenly said, "I understand." ”

Li Chuyun nodded and said: "As long as there are heavy troops in Tucheng, my army wants to march from quarrying to Jiangning Mansion, and the ferry and belly will always be under the threat of Tucheng." We'll be forced to storm the city, not fight it out in the field. ”

Guo Shao said: "Dispatch the warship to the west bank, and urgently transfer the three armies of the Huben Army to the quarrying to deploy the quarrying battle." ”

Guo Shao stayed in Jiangdong, and the tactical deployment in the early stage was that Long Jie's army was waiting for work in the main force at the Suoxi River (quarry wharf); The cavalry of the First Army and the mounted infantry of the Second and Third Armies of the Tiger Ben Army were deployed in the southeast Shipo Mountain; Gao Yanyu's Jiannan Army camped in Dahuangshan, twenty miles to the southeast.

If the south ** bypassed Dangtu City from the east, Gao Yanyu's department would send out to the east to block, and the main force of the Zhou army near the quarry would then reinforce Gao Yanyu.

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Here Guo Shao was in a hurry to mobilize the Tiger Army to cross the river, but he still overestimated Nan **'s reaction speed. Ten days later, Huangfu Jixun set off from Jiangning Mansion, Lin Renzhao took the lead, and Huangfu Jixun's main force of more than 40,000 people followed. ”

Lin Renzhao sent a large number of scouts to the south to inquire about the military situation, and found the Gao Yanyu Department camped twenty miles southeast of the quarry. Two days later, Lin Renzhao's forward rode more than 10,000 steps to the north of Suoxi River and stopped.

He rode back to the main force of the Chinese army in person, and said to the main general Huangfu Jixun: "This battle is not suitable for quarrying, let's go to Tu first." ”

Unexpectedly, Huangfu Jixun looked incredulous, and said very unceremoniously: "You have a sick brain?" When Tu has become a lonely city, and the Zhou army is crossing the river from quarrying, why don't we get back the quarrying ferry nearby, and run to Tu to drink the northwest wind after all the hard work? ”

Lin Renzhao heard that very unpleasant tone, and forcibly suppressed his anger: "Our soldiers can still fight on the water, and there is also something to do to defend the city, and the foot and cavalry field battle will be defeated!" If you can't defeat the Zhou army head-on, you will fall short. It is better to retreat and seek the second, and the reinforcement of the army should be Tu; Although this city is an isolated city, fortunately, the fortifications are strong, the grain and grass are sufficient, and our army can be stationed for a long time. ”

Huangfu Jixun sneered: "There is a bird stationed in the dead place of Dangtu!" Now when Tu Cheng is also in our hands, do you block Zhou Jun? You go to the riverside and stare wide-eyed, Zhou Jun still swaggers across the river from quarrying! ”

Lin Renzhao said: "When Tucheng can't threaten the Zhou army, it's because the army is empty, and he doesn't dare to go out of the city. When our 60,000-strong army was stationed, the situation was completely different. As long as the main elite of the Zhou army dares to go north to attack the capital, our department can attack on its own, recapture the ferry, and cut off the rear route of the Zhou army. ”

Huangfu Jixun shook his head and said: "When you were in Jiangning, it was you who shouted and shouted to kill the people who were eager to fight, and the army was dispatched, and you were also the ones who wanted to hide in Tibet." ”

Lin Renzhao was furious: "Whoever wins the fight, his mother is willing to grind so much, what's the use of sending him to death if he can't win?" ”

Huangfu Jixun sneered: "Since that's the case, you just go and surrender." ”

Lin Renzhao said: "You are willing to send to death, you go!" Lao Tzu has gone to Dangtu! It's up to you what you want, Your Majesty has something to say first, I can not listen to you, and directly obey the court. ”

Lin Renzhao returned to the barracks in a fit of anger and scolded the main general Huangfu Jixun in front of all the soldiers.

At this time, he saw the scouts who came over from Tucheng again, and learned the detailed process of the field battle on the bank of the Guxi River, and he was furious. Regardless of the bad impact, he scolded in public: "Yang Harvest is purely a straw bag!" How did such people become generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty? The court will not employ people! ”

The generals were busy persuading him. Many of his colleagues at the top were not on good terms with Lin Renzhao, but the lower-level soldiers quickly called him brothers, because Lin Renzhao always shared weal and woe with everyone, and he would not withhold military salaries and rewards, and he was also very fair, and the soldiers naturally liked him.

Lin Renzhao fired a fire, but finally had no impulse, and first stood still in place, waiting for the arrival of Huangfu Jixun's army.

It was reported that there was a Zhou army in the south of Dahuang Mountain, and the people of Shu were there. During the Battle of Huainan, Lin Renzhao had some insight into the combat effectiveness of the Shu army, but he didn't pay attention to it at all...... If Huangfu Jixun agrees to go to Dangtu together, as long as a force drags down the Shu people, the main force of the south can smoothly go to Dangtu from the east.

But now that Lin Renzhao can't make a move, these Shu people may instead drag Lin Renzhao and then attract the quarrying Zhou army to besiege him.

So Lin Renzhao waited for the main force of Nan**. Waiting for the main force to go to the quarry to fight the Zhou army, Lin Renzhao went south to defeat the Shu people, so as not to be besieged.

Lin Renzhao did not move, and Huangfu Jixun's house was also unstable. Tens of thousands of troops spent three or four days in the field doing nothing.

Lin Renzhaozheng didn't understand what Huangfu Jixun meant, and at this time, the official document from the imperial court came, asking him why he didn't move as a striker!

Now he finally understood, Huangfu Jixun's house has gone to file a complaint in the past few days! Of course, Lin Renzhao was unwilling to go to quarry to attack the elite of the Zhou army. So he went to the book to defend himself, and he went to be the benefit of Tucheng; After he increased his troops to Tucheng, the number of troops in the city could reach more than 20,000 people, which would pose a great threat to the quarry ferry and the back of the Zhou army in the future.

Soon, Li Yu came to the holy decree, ordering that if Lin Renzhao wanted to reinforce Dangtu, he should leave as soon as possible without delay.

After some arguing, Lin Renzhao had no choice but to take the lead in detouring the eastern depths, and then went south to Dangtu City. It was agreed that Huangfu Jixun would launch an attack on quarrying as soon as possible to prevent the main force of the Zhou army from pulling out.

A day later, Lin Renzhao received a report that the Shu army of Dahuangshan had moved eastward and blocked the front. Lin Renzhao sent people to the Huangfu Jixun camp overnight to determine the situation, and learned that the Huangfu Jixun Department had arrived near the Suoxi River; Although there has not yet been a clash with the Zhou army, the distance is very close, and the two sides have become tense.

Lin Renzhao breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the elite of the quarrying Zhou army was dragged down, wouldn't the people of Shu here collapse at the touch of a button? He then ordered the battle to begin early the next morning, and attacked Gao Yanyu in formation..

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In the evening, the main force of the south ** was already a few miles away from the Suoxi River. It is reported that the Nan** camp covers a wide area, with about 50,000 people!

Li Yu did make a lot of money this time. The problem that Guo Shao is facing now is that the quarry wharf camp only has more than 10,000 people in the right wing of the Long Jie Army (some of which are still in the hands of Luo Yanhuan in Chizhou).

The disparity in frontal forces is a bit big! The combat effectiveness of the Southern Tang Forbidden Army may not be as elite as the Zhou army, but it has a numerical advantage of several times. Both Guo Shao and Li Chuyun felt that the risk was greater.

Then there is also a reserve force, and the three armies of the Tiger Ben Army in Shipo Mountain near the quarrying battlefield also have nearly 10,000 people...... This mobile force is used to support the front of the quarrying battlefield?

"If the Tiger Ben Army goes north to respond, then the people in the south and east will go to be Tu. This time it was the elite of the Southern ** Forbidden Army, and Gao Yanyu might not be able to stop it. Li Chuyun said.

Guo Shao didn't say a word, bowed his head and pondered.

Li Chuyun said again: "The enemy soldiers who went to Dangtu are on the defensive, and the tens of thousands of troops here are indeed aggressive, and quarrying is even more important." General Guo is cautious, why don't you transfer the Tiger Ben army to the north and stabilize the quarrying situation? ”

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