On the other side of Jingkou, on the bank of the Cao Canal in the north of the Yangtze River, here is the garrison of the Chinese army of the main force of the Great Zhou Army's naval division transferred from Tokyo, and the commander Han Tong.

Han Tong stared at a pair of big eyes, with an unapproachable face, and read expressionlessly: "The quarryman plans to set out on the ninth day of the first month of the fifth year of Xiande, and launch an attack on the water surface of Jingkou on the tenth day of the first month. Order, Yangzhou Hantong Department on the morning of the tenth day of the first month, together to attack the east of the enemy, should try their best to break through the Caoqu blockade, the whole army into the river; If successful, attack the enemy's eastern flank. and gave the guard commander the right to make Han Tong decide on the spot. Jiangnan Qianying Military Mansion, written by Guo Shao. ”

After Han Tong finished reading, he slapped the military order on the table and raised his head.

Looking back left and right, the two generals all turned their heads to look at themselves, except for him, who was sitting alone, all of them were standing.

Han Tong asked, "What do you think?" ”

A military general turned his head and said, "Fight!" ”

Han Tong nodded: "Don't go out of the basket again this time, if you want to fight, you will have a snack, who will lose Lao Tzu's face again, let the surname Shi have something to say; In that case, Lao Tzu will not be so easy to speak! Everyone go and get ready immediately, and set off early on the eleventh day of the new year. ”

Another person asked, "What if the weather is bad over there, or the wind is not in the right direction?" ”

Han Tong said coldly: "Even if the world has a knife, you have to row the warship into the river!" ”

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In the Zhou army camp south of Jiangning City, there were only a few people in the Chinese army tent, Guo Shao looked at the few people sitting on the chair, Li Chuyun was no longer there, and he left in the morning to go to the quarrying to mobilize the water division. Guo Shao himself was also preparing to rush to the quarry water village in the afternoon, this battle was very important, and he thought of boosting the morale of the soldiers on the sailor's ship.

"In case Wankou and Chizhou are broken through by the south, the quarrying ferry pontoon bridge can also be abandoned." Guo Shaodao, "As long as the Jingkou Nan** Water Division is eliminated, the Hantong Department will be able to join us, and we can also get reinforcements from our rear from Caoqu, and then recapture the quarry; There are also more ferries connecting the north and south of the river. ”

After he said that, he turned his head to look at Wang Pu: "After I leave the camp, Wang Yuanjun has the decision-making power of the land departments of the Jiangnan Qianying Military Government, and Shi Yanchao, Dong Zunzhi and other generals should obey Wang Zhijun's wishes." ”

When the generals heard this, they clasped their fists and said, "Oh." Wang Pu also nodded in response.

Zuo You persuaded: "Since the lord has handed over the military power of the sailor to General Li (Li Chuyun), there is no need to get on the ship in person. ”

Guo Shaodao: "The soldiers know that I am in the Navy Division, and the battle may be more vigorous. This battle is a matter of importance, and it will lay the foundation for the victory of the battle against the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Mr. Zuo does not need to persuade him anymore. ”

The crowd talked about it again, and Guo Shao got up and left the account.

After a while, Lu Chengyong came out of the Chinese army's tent with a ** bag, caught up and handed the sack to the veteran Qin Shi next to him: "This is a common thing that the Lord Fair, and now General Qin has put it away." ”

Guo Shao turned around and said softly: "Take care of the woman named 'Wang Yao', don't let her be in any danger." He couldn't help but emphasize: "Wherever I usually go, I want you to follow, but this time I will leave you." ”

Lu Chengyong said: "The last general will remember the instructions of the lord. ”

Guo Shao and a group of soldiers and his entourage walked out of the Chinese army and looked at the gate of the camp from a distance, where a group of soldiers were gathering, and some did not even take weapons. Zuo You glanced at Guo Shao's gaze and said, "These people are miscellaneous soldiers in the camp, and they will follow us to the quarrying and get on the boat." In the morning, in the big tent of the Chinese army, I heard Wang Yuanjun and General Li talking about this, and General Li prevented that the wind direction was wrong on the ninth day of the first lunar month, and he needed people to paddle and was afraid that there would be not enough manpower, so he asked Wang Yuanjun to transfer people from the land camp; The king made the king find some people and strong, as well as miscellaneous soldiers from various departments who could fight. I guess it's not a big deal, so I didn't tell the lord. ”

"I see." Guo Shao nodded.

…… The group of people gathered at the gate of the camp was the miscellaneous soldiers gathered from the departments in front of the palace.

In the forbidden soldiers of the Zhou army, the status of ordinary soldiers is not based on seniority, let alone age. On the contrary, those brave young men are the main soldiers, and those who rush to the front in the battle formation have a higher status; There are also some non-commissioned officers who have been in the army for too long and have not been promoted, and their military salaries are very high, but they are miscellaneous soldiers with the lowest status...... They were supposed to be eliminated and sent to the tuntian, but these people were very skilled and experienced in all kinds of work in the army, and the army also needed some miscellaneous soldiers who usually took care of the horses and cooked food, and these old soldiers did this.

Li Laohan is one of them, he is actually only in his forties, but he has been sleeping in the open for a long time, his face is full of furrows and wrinkles, and his temples are white, so he looks older, and he is known as "Li Laohan". Li Laohan is a miscellaneous soldier under the second command of the third army of the Huben Army, who has been in the army for nearly 30 years, is a kind person, and has a good relationship with the soldiers, so he has eliminated redundant soldiers several times in a row.

The soldier Yao Erniu is also the second commander, and he is helping Li Laohan carry things over and send him off.

"Go back, go back." Li Laohan waved his hand.

Yao Erniu said: "You have to be careful. Although he didn't say anything, he looked quite reluctant.

They are all martial artists who don't have much literacy, and the parting between the two is not as particular as that of officials, and their words are also very simple. Li Laohan said: "I am a rower, dodging arrows." ”

Yao Erniu is also a wooden person, touched his head, turned around and walked a few steps, and then turned back and said, "I haven't thanked Li Laohanli for that." ”

"Hey, hey." Li Laohan said with a smile, "It's not easy for you to say that kind of thing, but it's different from other people's mouths to Commander Zhang's ears." It's okay, go back, go back. ”

What they are talking about is what Yao Erniu wanted to hide behind on the battlefield of Dangtu. Later, Yao Erniu was often ridiculed by the soldiers, reporting that he had killed enemy soldiers on the battlefield, but no one believed him...... Then Li Laohan told Yao Erniu's family affairs in front of people.

It turned out that the house rented by Li Laohan in Tokyo was not far from Yao Erniu's house, so he probably knew a little about his family. It's just that Yao Erniu has not been in the forbidden army for a long time, and he is also wooden, and he has not made many friends with the soldiers under the same command, and he is not familiar with Li Laohan...... The soldiers learned that Yao Erniu's family was only a young man, and they were somewhat sympathetic, and those who were unwilling to testify for him before and killed the enemy soldiers also changed their words.

When the commander Zhang Jiankui heard this, he also had some changes in Yao Erniu's attitude.

So Yao Erniu is very grateful to Li Laohan. In addition, he usually eats a lot of food, and Li Laohan often gives him an extra piece of cake as a fireman, so the age gap between the two is very large, but the relationship is good.

Li Laohan saw that Yao Erniu was gone, so he carried his package on his back and lined up with the miscellaneous soldiers around him.

The light snow in the sky was intermittent, and the surroundings were white, except for the muddy road in the middle, which was black and brown, and stretched into the distance. A new journey is in the distance where this road stretches.