When he woke up, Guo Shao found that the surroundings were bright, and he didn't know the time. The morning exercise in the army was very early, and it was obviously past the hour, and even the sound of drums and trumpets did not wake him up, but he slept until now.

He hurriedly sat up, and when he turned his head to look, Zhou Xian was still lying next to him. She was also woken up by Guo Shao, looking at him with a lazy and tired face, and after a while, she realized something, and her face was ashamed.

"I need to go see the soldiers immediately." Guo Shao patted his forehead and said, "This is in the barracks, I really made a mistake, and I actually slept until now." ”

He hurriedly got up and dressed, and finally calmed down after a period of hecticism, turned around and said to Zhou Xian: "Don't think nonsense, stay still, I have a way to deal with everything." Now I have to go to the big tent of the Chinese army first, and go first. ”

"Wait." Zhou Xian called softly, "Come over here." ”

She then touched a silk handkerchief from the side of the pillow, turned her head to see a cold tea in the iron cup next to her, and took the silk handkerchief and dipped it gently in the water, and when Guo Shao walked in front of her, she sat up and wiped off a rouge lip print on Guo Shao's neck with a shy face. Guo Shao saw the red marks on the silk handkerchief, and his heart was beautiful.

"Then I'll go first." When Guo Shao spoke again, his tone was even gentler.

He had not yet washed up, and as soon as he came out of the tent, he saw a civil official pacing outside with his hands behind his back, and he was looking up at the light snow falling in the sky. There was also a little snowflake on the robe.

"The king's envoy." Guo Shao called out and said in slight surprise, "I heard that you came today, but I didn't expect the king to make you so early." ”

Wang Pu turned around and calmly bowed to Guo Shao. So on the snow, an old man and a strong man worshipped each other in style. Wang Pu said simply: "The old man left before dawn, so he arrived early." It's a bit of a situation......" he paused, "let's find a place to talk." ”

"Go to the big tent of the Chinese army." Guo Shaodao, walking side by side with Wang Pu, asked again, "How long has Wang Yuanjun waited?" ”

Wang Pu said: "I just arrived for a while. ”

The two walked into the empty tent of the Chinese army, and Wang Pu sat down before saying: "Anhui comes to report, Hukou Zhu Lingyun's army has been dispatched and is approaching Anhuikou." ”

When Guo Shao heard this, his originally relaxed mood immediately tightened, and he immediately picked up a ruler from the table and measured it on the drawing on the wooden board next to him, "Zhu Lingyun cowered in the early stage and delayed his move. Now that Jiangzhou (Jiujiang) is besieged by our army, and the back road is in danger, how can you suddenly move flexibly? ”

Wang Pudao: "According to the report from Wankou, it was probably Chen Qiao, the auxiliary government of the Guangzheng Yuan of Jiangning Prefecture, who rushed to Nandu (Nanchang) and saw Li Jing, who was seriously ill, and obtained the military power to control the soldiers and horses in Nandu and other places. ”

"Chen Qiao......" Guo Shao turned around and said, "Let's go inside." Lu Chengyong, go and call General Li, General Shi, and Mr. Zuo. ”

"Whoa." Lu Chengyong at the door responded with a fist.

Because some of Guo Shao's figures, terrain, and visual drawings of the deployment were placed in the "room" behind the big tent, the discussion came here instead. Not long after, Li Chuyun and others also came in one after another, and Wang Pu told them again about the military situation.

"The naval warships of Wankou are unbearable, and the soldiers and horses are also weak, if the main force of the Hukou army of the Southern Tang Kingdom is dispatched, it will be difficult to stop Anhuikou; Further along the river to the east, there is also a section of our army's naval division in Chizhou, which is also weak and can only play an early warning role. Nan** down the river, if the speed is a little faster, will threaten the water division and ferry of our army in quarrying. Guo Shao recounted simply.

Hukou, Wankou, Chizhou Water Village, and Quarrying are all place names along the Yangtze River, from west to east in turn.

Li Chuyun also said: "The naval division of the Southern Tang Kingdom in Jingkou (Zhenjiang) is also very strong, if it is properly deployed, seize the fighters of the Hukou naval army going east; Our quarrymen will face a situation of being flanked from front to back and outnumbered. The military affairs of the Southern Tang Kingdom have always paid attention to the naval division, and the combat power will not be weaker than that of the naval division of the Great Zhou Army...... Or, when we originally planned to launch the Jingkou Water War in the near future, we couldn't fight a decisive battle; Let the enemy troops at the mouth of the lake break through the western water defense line and appear on the back of our army. We will also face the dilemma of being attacked on our backs. ”

Guo Shao estimated the distance of each section on the map, and paced back and forth in front of the bench for two steps, "Chen Qiao...... I didn't expect such a pinch. ”

Li Chuyun looked back at the outside of the tent, "The weather is cold these days, and it is snowing in the sky, so it is not suitable to send troops." ”

"Fortunately, the river (Yangtze River) will not be frozen." Guo Shao groaned.

The original battle plan of the center of the Zhou army was to cooperate with the naval division of the Han Tong Department on the Cao Canal near Guazhoudu to flank the enemy forces at Jingkou on both sides. The purpose of the campaign was to eliminate the surface forces of the southern ** of the Eastern Front and completely control the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. This is a tough battle, because the Han Tong Department is blocked in the Cao Canal and cannot enter the river; In the early stage, Guo Shao used various feints and intimidation, and released smoke and fog bombs, making the Southern Tang Kingdom mistakenly believe that the capital was about to be threatened in the near future, and he prepared for the right weather and fighters to launch a battle......

The Hukou Army descended the river, adding variables to the campaign; Because the heavy troops of the Zhou army were placed in the east, the strength of the Li Chuyun Naval Division was also limited, and the naval army transferred by Han Tong from Tokyo could not survive. As a result, the water battle in Jingkou has the hidden danger of being attacked by the enemy.

Wang Pu opened his mouth and said: "Chen Qiao is a civilian official, he is not familiar with military affairs, and it is impossible for military generals to follow him. The old man thought that even if he was a virtuous minister, it would be difficult for him to deploy this battle on his own. He was able to see Li Jing who was seriously ill, and it also relied on his previous relationship. ”

Guo Shao said: "What Wang Envoy Jun said is extremely true, and I thought so just now. After all, Chen Qiao is a civilian official, and he has never had experience in leading troops, so he can't be comfortable facing such a large front for the first time? ”

Wang Pudao: "Zhu Lingyun is also a qualified general, and he was originally an envoy to Zhennan Jiedu, according to the situation of the Southern Tang Kingdom, I am afraid it will be difficult to easily seize his military power." So the old man boldly guessed that Chen Qiao was just urging and pressuring, and it was Zhu Lingyun who had the final say on how to fight this battle. ”

Guo Shao turned around and looked at the names of the people pasted on the wooden board again. said: "Chen Qiao has left Jiangning City, then the deployment of Liu Cheng's military power in the east of the Southern Tang Kingdom should be more stable; Those who dare to attack Liu Cheng are probably only Chen Qiao. Liu Cheng is a straw bag, and staying in Jingkou is beneficial to our army. ”

His gaze swept over Shi Yanchao and the others, none of them expressed their position, Shi Yanchao was not very interested in the water war, and Li Chuyun waited for Guo Shao's attitude.

Guo Shao and Wang Pu looked at each other, and Wang Pu Zhengse nodded slightly: "The old man and General Guo should have the same idea, and start the Jingkou Water War as usual, but now it should be fast." ”

"First pass the order to Wankou, bluff more by the river, and intimidate the south**. Do your best to hold off the enemy! Guo Shao immediately said, "Send a letter to Luo Yanhuan in Chizhou, and find a way to block and delay, so that one more day can be held up and win the fighter for the Jingkou Water Battle." ”