The sun had set, and the mountains, water, and houses were gradually shrouded in a hazy light. Out of nowhere, there was a monotonous whistle, a simple whistle made of grass leaves, with no melody to speak of, and a very small voice, but the hoarse voice was inexplicably sad.

Yao Erniu had already eaten dinner, and the wheat cake was served with cold water; He was sitting on the thatch under a tree, his knees propped up and his hands on his knees for warmth...... The soldiers and horses of the Tiger Ben Army in Shipo Mountain were unexposed ambushes, which needed to be concealed and were not allowed to burn fires. He looked to the north, and there was a bright light on the edge of the canopy, which was a few miles away from the southern ** camp that had lit a bonfire; It was already the beginning of November, and the night was very cold, and the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty were burning the fire to keep warm.

And the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army could only endure the cold.

I heard that there are 50,000 in the south, and there are 20 miles to the east! The south ** on the north bank of the Suoxi River here is already very close, and even the firelight can be seen, and it is estimated that there will be a battle early tomorrow morning.

Several people around were shivering from the cold, and some people were already holding quilts wrapped around their bodies, and everyone was silent; In the distance, someone whispered, and every now and then a horse made a sound like a sneeze. Hidden in the mountains and forests, the main reason is that you can't light a fire and smoke, and the sound is not easy to transmit.

At this moment, Yao Erniu took out an embroidered purse from his arms and looked at it in the dim light.

He remembered the day he left Tokyo, and when he walked through a corner of the alley, a girl popped up, shoved this thing in his hand, turned around and ran; The moment she ran away, Yao Erniu saw that her ears were red...... That girl was his cousin, the daughter brought by the aunt who had fled the famine.

Maybe my cousin thinks that Yao Erniu is very good at making money, in the difficult years, Yao Erniu's military salary reward is indeed very good.

Yao Erniu rubbed his purse for a while, and then remembered the old man who had to carry a pestle and a stick when he walked, the old lady who went to the city gate every day to collect the vegetables that the farmer carried into the city at a low price, and then took them to the door to sell vegetables, and other people......

He hoped that he would not die in tomorrow's battle, and even more hoped that he would win the battle and enter Jiangning City to share the money.

……

Quarry wharf in the army camp. Lanterns are hung on the walls, making the classical architecture more oriental and elegant, and the contrast between light and darkness makes the environment slightly thicker.

Li Chuyun said: "Just like Tian Ji horse racing, our army uses the worst part (Gao Yan's department) to deal with the most elite of the southern ** forward; Then use the first-class sloppy Benjun and the second-class elite soldier Long Jie Army to fight against the remaining main force of Nan**. This is the way to win the game, and to be invincible first...... However, it is impossible to win all, and the Nantang striker will break through the defense line to Dangtu. ”

"The main commander of the southern ** forward is Lin Renzhao, and although there are many people on the Suoxi River, the main will be Huangfu Jixun." Guo Shao groaned.

Li Chuyun fell silent after hearing this, there were other generals in the hall, and everyone didn't speak. The atmosphere is a bit solemn, and people inevitably and sometimes face such difficult choices.

Guo Shao paced around in the middle of the lobby. There were many people present, but it was quiet, and he spoke as if he were whispering: "On the eve of this great war, everyone has their own expectations and dreams. Soldiers want to make meritorious contributions, and they want to appreciate meritorious service......"

He looked back to the left and right, his eyes glowing with the light of a lantern, "And I, I want to end the civil war as soon as possible; We still have a lot to do, but life is too short. I hope that one day the land of Kyushu can end chaos, poverty, and weakness, and restore the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and every place name with a background can be circulated among all nations, and everyone can raise their heads to be a man, and their families can live a life of food and clothing, and this country should have dignity. ”

Guo Shao said a little moved, and there was no sense of false drama at all, "We will bleed and die, but it is all worth it!" ”

His expression and voice were very incendiary, Dong Zunzhi was relatively young, and he was completely moved, and looked at Guo Shao with a look of adoration. Even Li Chuyun and Shi Yanchao were a little moved.

Dong Zunzhi said: "Uncle only gives the order, no matter the sword mountain and the sea of fire, the general will never question your military order!" ”

Guo Shao's face became resolute, and he turned his head and said decisively to Li Chuyun: "General Li has to use more than 10,000 troops to resist Huangfu Jixun's 50,000 army alone!" Stick to the quarry, if you find it really difficult to resist, let the sailors land on the shore to form a formation! ”

The generals present were very familiar with Guo Shao, and instinctively trusted Guo Shao's decision-making. ”

Guo Shao said again: "I, Shi Yanchao, and Dong Zunzhi will lead the first, second, and third armies of the Tiger Ben Army to leave Shipo Mountain early tomorrow morning, reinforce Gao Yanyu to the southeast, and defeat Lin Renzhao first.

When the dispatch is carried out, the movement should be large, and fireworks should be lit on the rocky slope mountain; And put up a wide banner and arrange suspicious soldiers. Huangfu Jixun of Suoxi River found that there were ambushes on Shipo Mountain, and he might be frightened and dare not act rashly...... It's best to delay, we can make a time difference, and then go back and deal with Huangfu Jixun. ”

A group of generals responded with their fists clenched.

After Guo Shao deployed his tactics, he rushed to Shipo Mountain overnight with the generals in front of the palace. Ordinary Guo Shao is quite cautious, but at some point, he is still very bold...... Not daring, and did not dare to launch a mutiny last year.

Ten thousand horses were deployed in the entire forest of Shipo Mountain, but they could not be seen at night at all, and it was pitch black in several mountains. Guo Shao and others went to the Third Army along a road in the forest, and inspected the situation of the soldiers along the way.

This weather is windy and open, and it is not allowed to burn the fire, which is really bitter. The soldiers piled hay in their tents, wrapped them in blankets and quilts, and drilled into the hay to keep out the cold. When Guo Shao walked to a camp, he approached by the moonlight and saw some soldiers shivering from the cold.

"Meet Guo Dashuai." A burly man said.

Guo Shao recognized the person: "You are Zhang Jiankui." ”

"Yes, it's the last general." Zhang Jiankui hurriedly said, "The last general strictly follows the Chinese military order and prohibits soldiers from lighting fires and making noise. Look at this, Nan** doesn't know that we are here, these are a few low mountains, and there are no scouts nearby. ”

Guo Shaozan said: "You did a good job. He turned around and said to Dong Zunzhi: "You still can't light a fire tonight, just in case Lin Renzhao knows about the ambush here overnight, let him guess our possible intentions." Lin Renzhao seems to be very good at using soldiers. ”

Dong Zunzhi said: "What my uncle said is very true. ”

Guo Shao said: "You can cook on the fire early tomorrow morning, and let everyone have a hot meal before the war." ”

After a few people said a few words, Guo Shao followed Zhang Jiankui to the camp to see the soldiers. Some of them had already fallen asleep, and those who had not fallen asleep stuck out their heads, and when they saw that it was the commander, they got up to greet them.

"Guo Dashuai came to see the soldiers." Zhang Jiankui's voice said.

At this time, a lot of people gathered around. Guo Shao said: "It's cold, don't get up, you go to the bed." ”

After that, I saw a soldier standing behind him with a quilt still wrapped in his body. Guo Shao noticed him and asked, "Can you survive at night?" ”

The soldier didn't utter a complete sentence.

"Ask you!" Zhang Jiankui said angrily, "Yao Erniu, it's you again." Others don't wrap themselves in quilts when they get up, only you are the most expensive! Can it freeze you to death in a while? ”

When Yao Erniu heard this, he hurriedly threw the quilt on the ground and said, "Commander Zhang...... Tell me not to talk if I can't speak......"

Zhang Jiankui said angrily: "He|mother|you wooden fish pimple, I told you not to talk too much, not to tell you not to answer!" ”

Guo Shao hurriedly stopped Zhang Jiankui: "Don't scold." It's not in the battle formation, let's just take a look, don't be so harsh. ”

He walked over, picked up the quilt on the ground with his own hands, wrapped Yao Erniu around his body, and said, "It's cold, it's all raised by my father and mother, who is not afraid of the cold?" The soldiers around him all looked sideways.

Yao Erniu was stunned and looked very nervous, still not knowing how to speak.

Guo Shao patted Yao Erniu on the shoulder and said, "As long as you don't violate military discipline, don't go out of the battle array." Don't say that you are wrapped in a quilt to see me, you just scold me to your face, and I can't find a reason to punish you...... Which military discipline says that people are not allowed to wrap themselves in quilts when they see people at night? ”

The soldiers laughed when they heard this.

Guo Shao looked back at the generals and said: "You and others have followed me to fight in the south and north for several years, and there have been countless battles of all sizes, so you know who I am." Whoever has merit and who has faults, regardless of relatives or personal feelings, will be treated equally! No matter who it is, if you make meritorious service, you will be rewarded, and if you make great contributions, you can be a general! ”

He said to the middle and low-level generals around him: "Brothers go into battle to shed blood, for the world, for others are sacrificing, as long as you are not in vain military law, you must treat the soldiers well." ”

Guo Shao said to leave here and change places. All the troops respectfully called "Guo Dashuai" and said goodbye.

……

At this time, in the camp of the Jiannan Army, Gao Yanyu was also agitating the officers and soldiers of the Shu Army, commanding the above generals to be in the Chinese army, surrounded by fires, and many soldiers were here.

Gao Yanyan said loudly: "Sooner or later, Shu will return to the imperial court, and now Shu no longer exists, but the people of Shu and our fathers and villagers have not been slaughtered and looted in their hometowns, and everyone is doing well." Returning in this way is the best outcome.

Gao is also a general of Shu, and his brothers are not only from Shu, but also descendants of Yanhuang in China. Now the imperial court wants to dominate the world, in order to end the division and war between the same clan and the same clan! We are not working for others, but for the people of the same race in the whole world. ”

People listened silently, maybe many people didn't care about this, but at least no one hated the Great Zhou court, and they didn't have the intention of rejecting it. As Gao Yanyu said, the Central Plains and Shu are not alien races after all, unless the rulers are too cruel and tyrannical, the people of Shu have never felt anything uncomfortable.

Gao Yanyan continued: "After our Shu people surrender to the Great Zhou court, tomorrow will be the first battle. The brothers must come with blood and bravery, don't let the court look down on our Shu people, and don't let the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty despise us.

In the future, the status of Gao and you in the imperial court, and the reputation of the Jiannan Army in the eyes of the world in the future, all depend on this battle! Ben will fight side by side with his brothers tomorrow, with the determination to win, if he does not succeed, he will become a benevolent, and he will never take half a step back! Those who escaped from the battle, the six relatives did not recognize it, and they would not be forgiven, and Hugh blamed him for ignoring the feelings of his fellow villagers! ”