Volume VIII: The North-South Controversy

Chapter 2: Looking down on the 800-mile Dongting and looking back at the 3,000-mile mountains and rivers (2)

The military discussion did not go very smoothly, Gao Congzhou, Wang Si and others were opposed to the use of troops to Yuezhou, especially Huang Fulin's attitude was the most resolute, but Ma Huaiyuan supported the strategy of using the Jiangling Naval Division to fight a decisive battle with Yang Wu's Naval Division. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Huang Fulin pressed his knees with his hands, leaned forward with his tiger body, and said excitedly: "The army in front of my palace is not accustomed to water warfare, and many soldiers come from the north, and they have never boarded the building ship in their lives. At this time, our army can cross the river from Jiangling, and then go south through Lizhou to support Langzhou, with the combat strength of our palace front army, there are 100,000 heroes in Yang Wu, and they are sure to win! ”

Li Congrong frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Huang Fulin's words.

"This time the two armies of the naval division of the decisive battle, the front army of the palace does not need to come to the front, just in the rear of the flag and shout, frontal battle, its own Jiangling naval division and Shannan Dongdao, Anyuan, Weisheng three towns of soldiers and horses coordination. Although the soldiers and horses of the three towns are not proficient in water warfare, there are many people who are slightly fluent in the water among the soldiers, and they are enough as auxiliary combat power. I have nearly 10,000 Jiangling Sailors, and this time is enough to act as the main force, compete with Yang Wu Sailors, and open up the situation for the army! Ma Huaiyuan hugged his fist at Li Congrong, and his eyes were full of war.

When Li Congjing heard this, he was immediately very happy, nodded incessantly, and praised: "General Ma is really the general of the country!" ”

Huangfu Lin's face sank like water, and he said coldly at Ma Huaiyuan: "The Jiangling Navy Division may be able to fight, but such a tactic is to give up the long and the short, and ignore the safety of the army!" Dare to ask General Ma, once the battle in the front is unfavorable, what should be done in the rear? ”

Ma Huaiyuan is full of confidence, "There is no unfavorable reason in the front. Seeing that Huang Fulin refused to give up, he said: "If the battle in front of me is unfavorable, I would like to come and see him!" ”

Li Congrong couldn't help but applaud, "General Ma is really courageous, dare to do and dare to charge, he is really a model for my army!" ”

"His Royal Highness King Zhao!" Huang Fulin got up suddenly, Gao Congzhou next to him pulled him, signaling him not to continue, but Huang Fulin didn't care about this, he shook off Gao Congzhou, stared at Ma Huaiyuan and said: "I once heard that General Ma has both wisdom and bravery, and he is a rare handsome talent, but now I look at it, I am disappointed!" You intend to use the Jiangling Naval Division as the main force to fight with the Yang Wu Naval Division on the water, which is nothing more than thinking that once the army attacks from Lizhou, the Jiangling Naval Division will be useless and have no merit to stand! You are clever and insist on doing dangerous things, which is nothing more than trying to compete for credit and let the Jiangling Navy Master make a great contribution! If you plan like this, the war can really be done, there is nothing to say, you can let the army tie its hands and feet, just to make way for your Jiangling sailors, and fight for merit to this part, this is the way to self-destruction and self-destruction! Ma Huaiyuan, if you really missed the war, can you afford it with one head? ”

No matter how good Ma Huaiyuan's temper is, he can't help it when he hears this, he snorted coldly, and coldly counterattacked: "General Huangfu is so big, I feel that no one in this world will fight except you Huangfulin?" It is the best policy to use soldiers according to your wishes, and if it does not meet your wishes, it is to bring about your own destruction, if this is the case, Jiangling still wants me to do Ma Huaiyuan! ”

"Ma Huaiyuan, you ......" Where did Huang Fulin suffer such anger, he was about to jump out and fight with Ma Huaiyuan at the moment, but fortunately, Gao Congzhou and Wang Sitong pulled him in time, Rao is so, and he spat endlessly.

Ma Huaiyuan's face also turned red, in all fairness, when did he suffer such anger, but it was inconvenient for him to have a seizure at this time, so he could only endure it.

"Your Highness, the last general and this generation cannot stand in the same big tent, please ask Your Highness to decide!" Ma Huaiyuan hugged Li Congrong with his fist.

Li Congrong had long been unaccustomed to Huang Fulin's opposition to his opinions, and now he saw that Huang Fulin completely disregarded the appearance and majesty of the general, and was blowing his nose and glaring and scolding endlessly, so he scolded: "Handsome and heavy, how can you tolerate such rudeness!" General Huangfu, you should step back first, when you think clearly, and then come back to discuss the matter! ”

Huang Fulin was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Li Congrong to expel him from the account, what an insulting thing that no one has dignity, he laughed angrily, said three times in a row, and had the heart to say something, but in the end he didn't say a word and strode out of the account.

Gao Congzhou and Wang Sitong, including several festival envoys, all looked embarrassed, and the veteran Fu Xi looked quiet and well-cultivated, and did not participate in such a battle.

The tent was cleaned again, Li Congrong was very satisfied, and said to Ma Huaiyuan: "The general has something to say, but please say it." ”

Ma Huaiyuan hugged his fist to Li Congrong, came to the map, his fingers slid from Shishou to Yuezhou, and the people in the account said: "From Jiangling to Yuezhou through Shishou, the places on the way are all within the boundaries of my Datang Dynasty, especially the west of Shishou County, the north and south are in the territory of my Datang, out of Shishou County to the east, although the south is the boundary of Chu State, but it is not currently occupied by Yang Wu, until the mouth of Dongting Lake in Yuezhou. From Jiangling to Yuezhou, the total amount of waterway is only four or five hundred miles, and after Shishou, it is only about two hundred miles. ”

"Although the Yang and Wu Naval Divisions are strong, they did not come out of the nest this time, and the other division has suffered considerable losses after the battle with the Chu State Naval Division, and the main force was previously in the Langzhou border southwest of Dongting Lake to support the Wu army to attack Langzhou, and now even if it returns to defense, it will be a little hasty." Speaking of this, Ma Huaiyuan looked at everyone, "The sailor is the sailor, the sailor is the sailor when he enters the river, and the horse army is the infantry army when he lands on the shore, especially the Yang Wu army, the soldiers who have been staying on the building boat, except for those who control the building boat, are not many." Since the main force of Yang and Wu is attacking Chudi, the defense of Yuezhou will not be heavy, our army will move south, and the Jiangling Naval Division is enough to take the lead and destroy the defense line of the Yang and Wu Naval Division, and then the army will land on the shore, which is enough to take Yuezhou. ”

Speaking of this, Ma Huaiyuan's eyes showed excitement, "As soon as Yang Wu loses Yuezhou, he will be shocked, and at that time, our army will take advantage of the victory and go south to attack Changsha, and the situation will be decided in one fell swoop." As long as Changsha is taken, the Wu army of Chudi will become a turtle in an urn, and it will be easy to lose! ”

Hearing this, Li Congrong applauded, "What a good urn to catch turtles, in this way, it is enough to pacify the Wu army in Chudi within a month!" He shook his head and praised him, "Marching from Langzhou, step by step, Yang Wu's army is guarding step by step, and the two armies will fight for every inch of land, when will it be fought?" Besides, Yang Wu's army is as many as tens of thousands, where is it so easy to defeat? ”

Speaking of this, Li Congrong stood up and kept pacing back and forth, "Strive for the general trend, and win the general trend!" What is the general trend? Directly behind the enemy, cut off its retreat, and catch turtles in the urn, it is the general trend! General Ma's plan is really a good strategy, a strange strategy! ”

He was overjoyed and asked the generals, "Do the generals think so?" ”

The generals in the tent, except for a few generals of the palace army, under the leadership of the Gangneung army, all claimed to be good.

Li Congrong asked Fu Xi again, and Fu Xi saw that the overall situation in the account had been decided, and he was also the first to praise him.

In this way, Li Congrong was greatly satisfied, and immediately issued a military order, and three days later, the army sent to Yuezhou!

After coming out of the account, Wang Sitong squeezed Gao Congzhou to the side, "Can this battle really be fought like this?" I always feel a little adventurous. ”

Gao Congzhou looked up at the sky and sighed: "Where to fight, how can there be no risk?" ”

Wang Sitong shook his head and decided to go to Huang Fulin.

After all the generals in the tent dispersed, Li Congrong was still excited, this upcoming war, for him, a person who had never been on the battlefield, was enough to make him excited and unable to sleep, and as long as he remembered the good battle situation outlined by Ma Huaiyuan, Li Congrong couldn't help but laugh.

Li Congrong asked Bian Hao: "Sir, do you think there is anything wrong with General Ma's arrangement, or is there anything that needs to be added?" ”

Bian Hao pondered for a while, and said seriously: "General Ma has been stationed in Jiangling for several years, and his understanding of the surroundings of Jiangling is naturally not comparable to ours. As for the addition, on the one hand, it is morale, since the military order has been issued, whether some generals agree with it or not, it must be resolutely implemented, otherwise no matter how good the strategy is, once it cannot be implemented well, it will become a failure; On the other hand, it is necessary to pay attention to the arrangement of troops, and General Ma is also a platoon envoy this time, so he should have plans for this, but His Royal Highness still has to inspect more......"

Bian Hao said a lot in a concise way, Li Congrong kept nodding, and after listening, he sighed: "Mr. is really the humerus of the lonely king!" ”

Bian Ho said humbly: "Where the duty is, it should not be praised by His Highness." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled.

It really complements each other.

A few days later, Xu Zhihe, who was in Yuezhou, learned of the Tang army's overall plan to attack Yuezhou.

"The Tang army is really bold, and they really dare to gather heavy troops to attack my Yuezhou?" Lin Renzhao shook his head and admired, "Defeat my sailor, take my Yuezhou, and then besiege Changsha...... The bottom of the kettle draws salary, Li Congrong's heart is really ruthless! ”

Xu Zhihe ignored his ridicule, put the letter on the table, pondered for a moment, and then ordered: "The Tang army is menacing, not to be underestimated, Jiangling sailors have been trained for several years, and they are not idle. Order, half of the troops attacking Langzhou were withdrawn, and they boarded ships in the east of Langzhou and crossed Dongting Lake to Yuezhou. The Dongting Lake Water Division immediately assembled in Yuezhou. ”

The so-called "800 miles" Dongting Lake is just a literary statement, in fact, Dongting Lake is so long and wide.

Lin Renzhao's eyes lit up, "Is the prime minister intending?" ”

Xu Zhihe smiled slightly, "Since the Tang Army wants to finish its work in one battle, why don't we use the way of others to govern others?" Since you have come to Yuezhou and entered Dongting Lake, you don't have to think about leaving. ”

Lin Renzhao's spirit was shocked, "The prime minister is wise!" ”

After a pause, Lin Renzhao disturbed his head and asked again: "Is Mr. Bian's news reliable?" ”

"Huh?" Xu Zhihe looked at it.

Lin Renzhao shrunk his neck and walked away in a witty manner. In terms of resourcefulness, whether it is Xu Zhihe or Bian Hao, they are much better than him, since both of them think that there is no problem, how can he, a milky kid, have more room to talk?