Chapter 4 Revisiting the Old Place (continued)

Jiang Shan, the camp of the Zhou army, the marching chief Tan Rang is convening the generals to discuss the matter, although there are a total of nine marching managers present, but the remaining eight generals are controlled by Tan Rang, without him, Tan Rang is a person who is deeply trusted by Wei Chi Cheng. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Nine years ago, Emperor Yuwen Yun of the Zhou State Tianyuan collapsed, his relative Yang Jian seized power, and the governor of Xiangzhou, Wei Chi Hui, raised troops against Yang.

The Sui State usurped by Yang Jian has perished, the old lieutenant Chi Cheng has passed away, and the junior lieutenant Chi Cheng has taken office one after another, of course, we must continue to reuse the consistent and reliable Tan Rang and other generals.

Today's Jiangnan Road marching marshal Wei Chi Youqi, under his command are Wei Chi a series of elite generals, this time Wei Chi Youqi sat in Liuhe, Jiangbei, sent two marching commanders to cross the river, the left flank to go to Beijing, the commander is Tan Rang.

The right wing is quarrying, and the coach is Xi Chaluo, that is, the younger brother of Xi Piluo, the current governor of Yizhou, both of whom are capable generals of the Wei Chi family, and the left arm and right arm specially prepared by Prime Minister Wei Chi for his younger brother Wei Chi Youqi.

Wei Chiyou's subordinates are all elite soldiers, and even the navy is specially transferred from the Qingzhou Governor's Office, absolutely obeying the command, and there is no need for reinforcements from the Huangzhou navy in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, lest someone disobey the yang and the yin and secretly make a mistake.

The soldiers used their lives, such as their arms and fingers, and with the assistance of the battle-hardened marching marshal Sima to eliminate difficulties, Wei Chi Youqi's first contribution to destroying the country was decided.

"Jiang Shan, formerly known as Zhong Shan, Jiang Ziwen, the commander of Moling in the Han Dynasty, chased the thief and died under the mountain, and Sun Quan of Eastern Wu in the late Han Dynasty was named Jiang Hou, and later changed the name of Zhongshan to Jiang Shan in order to avoid his ancestors, so Jiang Shan and Zhongshan are mixed in the mouths of the people of Jiangbiao, so don't be confused."

"It is rainy on the river, especially in the rainy season, a rain can fall for more than half a month, so all departments must choose a high place to camp, remember, it is a high place that cannot be flooded!"

"Our army is camped here, because the matter is urgent, there are many things that are not well considered, you go back and take a closer look at your camp, if it is really inappropriate, move immediately!"

"Once it is the rainy season, it is rainy and rainy, and it is muddy everywhere, not to mention that the clothes are wet, even the firewood is wet, and it is not easy to make a fire for cooking, so it is necessary to prepare dry firewood in advance and keep it properly for later use."

"The forage for horses should also be protected from moisture and flooding!"

"On rainy days, the roads are muddy and slippery, and it is not easy for grain trucks to come and go, so it is easy to stay in the middle of the way.

"The bowstring should be kept properly so that it will not be too wet to use for a long time..."

Tan Rang tirelessly explained many matters, and these matters he had emphasized as early as a few days ago when he set up the village, and he deliberately mentioned it today because it was April at this time, and Jiangbiao began to become rainy, so he had to prepare in advance.

Although the Zhou army led by him has approached Jiankang, if the war does not go well, it is likely that it will not be able to attack Jiankang urgently, then the confrontation with the Chen army outside the city and the suburbs will definitely last for a long time.

Will this happen? It is very possible, but the opinions of the generals are different, because according to common sense, Chen Jun would not let them approach Jiankang so easily, but in fact, they are really close to health.

What the hell is Chen Guojunchen doing? Even the most optimistic generals before the war did not expect their own actions to go so smoothly.

The Zhou army made rapid progress, after crossing the river, Jiankang Chen Jun actually sat still, allowing them to calmly gather troops and horses to approach Jiankang, at first the Zhou generals thought that the other party deliberately showed weakness to paralyze them, so step by step, the marching speed was not fast at the beginning.

As a result, according to the confession of Chen's troops, Tan Rang learned that Chen's court really sat back and watched the Zhou army approach Jiankang, and really did not send troops to guard the important places along the way.

Considering that it is rainy in the south of the Yangtze River, the Zhou military camp is located at a high place, close to the water source, and also takes into account the transportation of grain and grass, which can be described as thoughtful, but Tan Rang does not dare to take it lightly, and patrols the camp over and over again, just in case.

It is necessary to prevent waterlogging, water attacks and sneak attacks, and the current Zhou army must also prevent fire, so as not to detonate those powerful thunderstorms, which will be terrible at that time.

The Zhou army took the lead in the war with the Sui army, and after several years of experience, these head-sized thunderbolts are afraid of fire when stored and transported on weekdays, and once one of them is detonated, then all the thunderbolts will be finished.

Therefore, when camping, the thunder should be stored separately, and it must be strictly guarded, so as not to be slipped in by the enemy and set on fire, and the whole camp will be unlucky at that time.

Such precedents are not unprecedented, the previous Sui army, and the current Chen army, when fighting with the Zhou army, have sent dead soldiers into the camp to try to detonate the thunder, most of these operations failed, but they also succeeded several times, resulting in heavy casualties for the Zhou army.

With the Zhou army's extensive use of thunderbolts in combat, the deterrent power of this weapon has gradually become smaller, and the officers and men of the Chen army have begun to adapt to it, and they will no longer be frightened by the explosion of thunderbolts and turn around and run.

But even so, the thunderbolt is still useful for knocking on the dense step formation, so the Zhou army that attacked Jiankang this time still brought a large number of thunderbolts, so the coach Tan Rang was very concerned about the safety of the thunderbolt.

He finished the meeting and made various arrangements, and went to check the storage of the thunderbolt again, and only after making sure that everything was in order did he leave with confidence.

Wei Chi Youqi wants to make great contributions, why doesn't he want to make great achievements, as long as he captures Jiankang, then the Chen State will be finished, and when the world is unified, if the generals want to make great contributions, I am afraid they will have to go to the grassland to chase and play with the Turkic cavalry.

No, there's another chance, and that's...

Tan Rang didn't think about it, this is not the time to think about it, his duty is to capture Jiankang, as for Prime Minister Wei Chi to do it in the future, then think about it then.

Standing at the southeast foot of Jiangshan Mountain, the outline of Jiankang City can already be seen with the naked eye, of course, Chen Jun has already camped outside Jiankang, and some even camped outside the outline, like a wall in front of the Zhou army.

Jiankang City, like other large cities, is divided into a city and a kuo, the city is walled, and the outer outline of Jiankang is an outer outline fence surrounded by wooden fences, just for these wooden fences, it is easy to break through, but first you have to break through the defense of the Chen army.

Tan Rang used a clairvoyant mirror to look at the capital of the Southern Dynasties, Chen Jun seemed to be defending the city (outline) until the arrival of the rainy season, if the other party really planned to do this, it would be a real headache.

According to the detailed work and the surrender of troops, the Chen army in Jiankang and its surrounding areas is nearly 100,000, and the Zhou army approaching Jiankang in the south and north does not add up to so much, and the troops do not have an advantage but want to attack the city, even if the Zhou army has strong combat effectiveness, it will be very difficult to fight.

Not to mention that the rainy season is really coming, if you can't fight quickly, do you really have to retreat?

Tan Rang put away the clairvoyant mirror, looked at the familiar environment in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: this city, and the land under his feet, he finally revisited the old place.

According to the rare sound coming from afar, Tan Rang looked in the direction of Jiankang with a clairvoyant mirror again, and then was stunned: vaguely, it seemed that there was movement in Jiankang's east and north gates, and a large number of Chen troops began to go out.

After a while, the ranger galloped back to the camp, panting and running up to him and saying, "Steward! Many Chen troops have gone out of the city to line up!! ”

"Beat the drums!"

Tan Rang turned around and walked towards the Chinese military tent, pressing the saber tightly with his left hand, his face was calm, but his heart had already set off a storm: Chen Jun came out to die by himself, I only need to break the enemy in one battle, and Jiankang will take it like a bag!

His back gradually blurred, vaguely back to thirty-three years ago, a thin figure appeared in the pile of dead people, it was a young soldier of the Qi army, who escaped by pretending to be dead, covered in blood, hunger and cold, looking at the corpses all over the ground and wanting to cry without tears.

Taking advantage of the dark sky, he limped and fled north, and it took several days to escape to the river, and he swam across the river with a bamboo in his arms, and finally arrived in Jiangbei when he was about to drown due to physical exhaustion.

Thirty-three years later, that little soldier led another army and returned!