Li Yu had just ascended the throne, and before the throne was secured, the situation became very chaotic. He paced back and forth in the imperial study, unable to hide his inner wandering.

Compared with other countries, the civil service system in the Southern Tang Kingdom was more mature; It is very difficult to have a coup d'état easily launched by military generals like Wu Yueguo, and it is not easy to change the dynasty at every turn like the Central Plains Dynasty. But because of this, the internal game is more complicated. In the turbulent world of military disasters, it is still difficult to control the arrogant soldiers.

Lin Renzhao is a general of the Fujian State, and he often makes his own ideas unscrupulously, who knows what he thinks in his heart?

Li Yu pondered: Lin Renzhao, a native of Fujian, didn't look at the country's society at all, he just regarded the Southern Tang Kingdom as a temporary place to live. That's why on the one hand, he will sell his reputation and pretend to be a good general, and on the other hand, he will be ready to climb another high branch at any time.

But Lin Renzhao is indeed a good general in the mouths of some people. Li Yu didn't want to make himself a traitor and a lonely person, so the situation would be even worse.

…… So when it came time to summon the minister to discuss the matter, Li Yu said: Lin Renzhao and Zhennan Jiedu made Zhu Lingyun discordant, and asked him to go to the Nandu Left-behind Association to have a dispute with Zhu Lingyun caused by Jiedu, which was not conducive to urging Zhu Lingyun to lead the army to help.

This reason is reasonable, and none of the ministers disagrees. Chen Qiao, the assistant of the Guangzheng Yuan, wanted to arrange a new dispatch for Lin Renzhao and recommended him to lead the army to quarry and deploy defense.

Li Yu only muttered in his heart when he heard this, Chen Qiao obviously failed to understand the Sacred Heart...... What Lin Renzhao and Zhu Lingyun's discord is just an excuse, the fundamental reason is that Li Yu does not trust Lin Renzhao. Quarrying is a very important place in the Yangtze River defense line, in case the quarrying is offered, isn't it a great achievement in the Zhou court?

Li Yu pondered for a moment, ostensibly agreed to Chen Qiao's proposal, and ordered: "Reappoint Lin Renzhao as the commander of the Divine Guard." ”

The intention of this order is very delicate, because the commander of the Shenwei Unified Army is Huangfu Jixun, even if he wants to reinforce quarrying in the future, the main general is also Huangfu Jixun; Nominally, he followed Chen Qiao's advice and used Lin Renzhao in quarrying, but in fact, the person in charge of the military was his boss. Compared with Lin Renzhao, Huangfu Jixun is much more reliable...... After Huangfu Jixun was loyal to the Southern Tang Kingdom, all his father and brother sacrificed their lives for the war of the Southern Tang Kingdom, even for the sake of the heroic father and brother, it was impossible for Huangfu Jixun to betray the Southern Tang Dynasty.

……

Guo Shao led more than 10,000 elite soldiers in front of the palace to arrive in Yangzhou and made signs that the key offensive direction was in Jingkou; The Tiger Ben army went to the central region of Huainan on another road. Along the way, he ordered the envoys of each town to send troops to reinforce, and successively formed a group of more than 30,000 town soldiers, and countless people mobilized by various prefectures and counties, and the East Route Army claimed to be 400,000 people and soldiers gathered in Yangzhou.

Guo Shao ordered the first people and horses to be spread as wide as possible along the river, so the north bank of the Yangtze River camped for dozens of miles, and the banners were like clouds and people and horses all over the world, and the momentum was very strong.

After he finished these things, he went to the water village on the east bank of Yangzhou to meet Han Tong.

"General Han don't stand still, continue to attack Jingkou and put pressure on Nan**." Guo Shao urged directly when he met.

Han Tong frowned and said: "The southern ** has gathered the heavy troops of the water division in Jingkou, and the Caoqu waterway is narrow, and it may be difficult to attack it effectively...... A while ago, I was urged several times, and I was anxious to lose the first battle, and I was burned by the south and destroyed a large ship, and the river was blocked for a few days. ”

Shi Yanchao, who came with Guo Shao, snorted when he heard this: "Han Du made himself negligent, he didn't look at the direction of the wind, and he shirked the responsibility with a word, which is really light." ”

Han's eyes suddenly widened, and he looked annoyed: "You can do it, you come to fight a water war!" ”

Shi Yanchao sneered, not afraid of anyone at all, and said: "Lao Tzu is the person of the front division of the palace, but he has never said that the opponent is too strong and he does not dare to rush." The surname is Han, you are cowardly in the battle array, and you still want to find some prestige in front of Lao Tzu? ”

Han Tong glared angrily, his fists clenched. Guo Shao said in a timely manner: "Victory and defeat are commonplace, and it is nothing to suffer a loss. However, General Han should still be a little cautious in the future, the soldiers have families and rooms, although it is inevitable that people will die in battle, but it is best not to let everyone die because of the general's judgment mistakes. ”

Han Tong was still angry, and he didn't have a good attitude in front of Guo Shao, so he said with a displeased face: "Attacking now is to let the soldiers die uselessly!" ”

"You want to disobey?" Shi Yanchao looked at Han Tong with a sneer.

"Shut up!" Guo Shao scolded, took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and handed them over, "General Han may not have figured out the strategy of the imperial court yet, you can keep this one." Remember, this is a military aircraft, and only important generals can refer to it. ”

Han Tong took the thing and looked through it.

Guo Shao said: "We made a momentum on the other side of Jingkou in order to attract the main force of the Southern Tang Navy here." Although General Han made a small mistake, he achieved his strategic goal on the whole, and his merits were not concealed. I placed the army on the riverside and urged General Han to attack the water, and this is my intention...... The pressure on Li Chuyun's department was reduced, so that he could free up his hands to enter the quarrying.

The soldiers of the navy paid a small number of casualties to attack Nan**, but they ensured the safety of more than 50,000 people from Li Chuyun and Gao Yanyu. This is not a mistake in judgment, but a cost-effective approach. General Han's subordinates and Li Chuyun's subordinates were all human lives.

The court talks about merit, no matter how many kills and injuries, the most important thing is to win the battle of the Southern Tang Dynasty, whoever played an important role in this battle will have the greatest credit! ”

Han Tong listened silently and did not say a word.

Guo Shao said earnestly to this general, who was much older than himself: "Soldiers are related to the survival of the country, and the life and death of countless people. General Han should not be rash and should take the decisions made by the imperial court first. ”

Han Tong hugged his fists and said: "The last general is willing to obey the general Guo Dashuai." ”

Guo Shao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, Shi Yanchao and Han Tong who were present were not good people, and they had bad tempers, and getting along with them really affected his mood...... However, recently, Shi Yanchao has not been holding up in front of himself, but only pretending to be big in front of others, which has made Guo Shao feel a lot more worried. Although these two people are difficult to get along with, they do have the ability. Shi Yanchao's martial arts are strong and brave, and he is the first fierce general of the Great Zhou; Han Tong is not in vain, this person has experienced a hundred battles, from the Battle of Huainan to Chai Rong's will to preside over the water army, many times to do things are very reliable, this kind of person will not have big problems in doing things, so people feel more down-to-earth.

Guo Shao said: "The war is ever-changing, and General Han doesn't have to wait for a reply to make his own decisions. Explanation after the fact is sufficient, as long as the general intention is considered, everything is not guilty. ”

After hearing this, Han Tong looked at Guo Shao's gaze a little different, and bowed at the moment.

Guo Shao stood up: "I won't stay longer, General Han is looking for an opportunity to launch an attack as soon as possible, so that Nan ** really feels threatened." ”

…… Guo Shao rode back to Yangzhou for the Chinese army, and suddenly heard that Li Chuyun had an urgent military report.

Li Chuyun said in the letter that the defense of the south of the quarrying (southwest of Nanjing) was lax and paralyzed at this time, and the fighter plane was rare, so he wanted to seize the opportunity to enter the quarrying as soon as possible. planned to transfer Gao Yanyan's Jiannan Army to the west of the Anhui Koukou Defense, leaving Luo Yanhuan to lead thousands of people to garrison Chizhou; He led the main force on land and water and attacked to fight quarrying.

After Guo Shao finished reading it, he handed the report to Wang Pu, who said that he had already read it himself, and passed it on to other civil and military officials.

Wang Pu said bluntly: "Li Chuyun wants to transfer Gao Yanyu to Wankou (Chizhou Western Front) because he does not trust the Shu army to surrender troops, otherwise he is now short of troops, and he should not transfer Gao Yanyan's more than 20,000 troops." ”

Zuo You said: "The Shu army stayed near Chizhou, in case of rebellion, not only could not help Li Chuyun, but also threatened his abdomen and back." Li Chuyun is probably worried about this. ”

Guo Shao frowned and said: "It is found that there are heavy troops at the mouth of the lake, and the southern capital (Nanchang) is the capital of the Southern Tang Kingdom, and there are no less than 100,000 land and water troops nearby. If they wanted to advance eastward, they would most likely take the waterway; And what Wankou lacks most is not soldiers, but reliable warships. Gao Yanyan's foot rode to the land of Wankou, to no avail; Li Chuyun even let them guard Jiangbei, which was a complete waste of troops. Li Chuyun deployed like this, Chizhou was empty, in case the Hukou army arrived, he lost the city, and he didn't even have a way to retreat......"

Wang Pu said: "Li Chuyun may think that the enemy army at Hukou will not be able to come in time, and the old man also thinks so. ”

Guo Shao thought for a long time and said: "Kuaima ordered Li Chuyun to let Gao Yanyu join the sequence of attacking quarrying, this place is very important, and if you want to fight, you must have sufficient troops." He also ordered the fourth, fifth, and sixth armies of the Huben Army in Luzhou to immediately rush to Chizhou to help. ”

Zuo You reminded: "Gao Yanyan won't hold back? ”

Guo Shao said without hesitation: "I have already figured it out, if I think that those gang are completely unreliable, then there is no need for the Jiannan Army to spend military supplies!" Gao Yanyu and his deputy general Hou Mao, their performance in the Battle of Shu was not brilliant, but it was by no means a straw bag. Rest assured, he won't let me down in the Quarrying War. ”

Wang Pu also supported Guo Shao's statement at this time: "Gao Yanyan has just been reused by the imperial court, and this time he is an opportunity to make meritorious contributions to establish his position, as long as Gao Yanyan is not a mediocre person, he should seize this rare opportunity." ”

Since the privy envoys who presided over the "Jiangnan Qianying Military Government" all supported Guo Shao's decision, the military order could be issued immediately.

Guo Shao said: "Add an attachment to the letter to Li Chuyun, and ask him to write a report on all the news collected in the quarrying and report it to the Chinese military government. ”

Because the water surface of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River has always been controlled by the Southern Tang Kingdom, the information on the south bank of the Jiangbei Province is quite difficult, and it is all information from a long time ago, and it is difficult to understand the movements of the Southern Tang Kingdom in the south of the Yangtze River in time. However, it would be easier for Li Chuyun to send scouts in Chizhou to work directly by land.

Wang Pu went to instruct someone to write a military order, and then took the seal and signature himself. Guo Shao turned around and looked closely at a long and narrow map of the Yangtze River on the wall, and he stroked it to the right with his fingers along the thick lines along the place marked Chizhou (many ancients had the habit of drawing pictures from south to north, and the direction in which they sat was north, facing south; But Guo Shao still drew up the north and down the south), and then he took a ruler to measure the approximate distance.