Chapter 236: Decision-making
After the large ships of troop transport docked, Gao Huaiyuan walked towards the dock with his generals, only to see that the boats had set up a springboard, and a group of soldiers with a neat appearance walked down the gangplank, lined up at the dock, and soon under the guidance of the local defenders, strode up to the dock and assembled according to the place designated to them. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Gao Huaiyuan and the people around him were also observing the performance of this loyal army, the whole process of getting off the ship was orderly, not chaotic at all, not even the loud noise was heard, and all the soldiers of the loyal army had a solemn and indifferent look on their faces, such a performance was admired even by Luo Zhuo, who was a little arrogant.
From this loyal army, every general felt the difference between this army and the soldiers and horses under their command, after the loyal army arrived on the shore, the whole process of disembarking, they were very orderly, without the excitement of coming to a new place, it seemed unusually calm, and when they lined up to land through the dock, the whole team of soldiers faintly showed a solemn atmosphere, this performance was much more than Luo Zhuo expected.
The army that can appear in such a situation, only the kind of soldiers who have been on the battlefield for a long time and often go into battle all the year round will produce this kind of murderous atmosphere, the general army that has never been in battle, even if it is well drilled and well-equipped, can not produce this kind of atmosphere, Luo Zhuo has followed the generals of the Northern Expedition who have met Bi again, and he is very familiar with the unique temperament of this kind of Xiao army, just looking at the process of the Zhongshun army getting off the ship and landing on the shore, he can't help but be in awe, and he no longer dares to underestimate this loyal army that was privately raised by Meng Zongzheng in Zaoyang.
Luo Zhuo knew that if he let his soldiers and horses face such an army on the battlefield, it would be impossible to win the foundation, so he couldn't help but be awe-inspiring in his heart, and he was in awe of the generals who commanded this army of soldiers and horses.
When the Zhongshun Army was still in the middle of the boat, there was a team composed of the main generals of the Zhongshun Army on the dock, under the leadership of a general in armor, striding towards Gao Huaiyuan's position, the faces of the generals were filled with an indescribable expression of joy, and when they walked to the bottom of the steps, the general in the center was the leader, and the collective uproar, neatly and uniformly bowed to Gao Huaiyuan.
The lowly and loyal army commanded Huang Yan, and led his subordinates to see Lord Taiwei! Huang Yan tried his best to restrain his excitement, pretending not to know Gao Huaiyuan, and said loudly to Gao Huaiyuan and his party.
Gao Huaiyuan also tried his best to restrain his emotions, waved his hand and said: The generals have worked hard, please excuse yourself!
Huang Yan then led his generals to stand up neatly, looking at Gao Huaiyuan with eager eyes, and Gao Huaiyuan also strode down the steps, slapped them on the shoulders of these people one by one, and said with a smile: What a group of brave generals, just to see you get off the boat and land, this official will know that you are a soldier who has experienced a hundred battles. Now you go and camp down first, and at noon this officer will hold a banquet in the army to entertain you!
Huang Yan immediately bowed down and replied: The last general will be ordered! Thank you for the compliment!
After saying that, Huang Yan immediately turned around and left with his men, and began to follow the local arrangements of Zhenjiang Mansion, and after the whole army disembarked, he rushed to their temporary camp to set up camp.
As soon as noon arrived, Huang Yan rushed to the Chinese army tent of Gao Huaiyuan's temporary camp, and asked to see Gao Huaiyuan outside the tent, and was soon recruited into the big tent by Gao Huaiyuan, and gave them a seat.
Looking at Huang Yan and the group of generals under him, Gao Huaiyuan quickly recognized that several of them were teenagers from his Crouching Tiger Village, these people have grown into young generals now, and they all seem to be much more mature, and they seem very calm in their gestures, how can this not make him feel gratified!
In fact, he himself knows very well that the Loyal Shun Army has now become a private army loyal to him, and the important positions in the army can be said to have been controlled by the teenagers under him back then, and the general class of the Loyal Shun Army as a whole looks very young and full of vitality, which is why he wants to mobilize them here to go out with the army this time, and it is safe to use!
And Luo Zhuo has also been looking at the generals of this group of loyal army on the side, the young age of these people surprised him, all of them are only in their twenties, but they are all sitting in their current positions, everyone gestures, they all look vigorous, at a glance, they know that they are battle-hardened people, and they are definitely not the kind of generals who climb up by tending to the flames, knowing that they have met an opponent this time!
After Gao Huaiyuan gave the seat to Huang Yan and others, he began to introduce the generals in the tent to know each other, and the people in the tent naturally had a greeting, until it quieted down, Gao Huaiyuan said to them: You are all here, it can be said that the soldiers and horses on this expedition have completed the assembly, just wait for the day after tomorrow I will cross the river and go north, and I will go to meet with Li Quan!
This is the first time the official led the army to go out, hope that the generals in the army work together, with the official to destroy Li Quan, but also Jingdong a peace, this expedition is not only related to the situation in the Jingdong area, but also about the future of the Great Song Dynasty, about the revitalization of my Great Song Dynasty heroic division, so this battle I only allow victory and not defeat, victory will lay the foundation for the Great Song Dynasty North to restore the Central Plains, defeat will forever lose the opportunity for our Han people to redominate the Central Plains, victory will become a generation of heroes, defeat includes my Gao Huaiyuan, Everyone will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever!
Today I am drinking for the last time before I set out to win, and I will give this first glass of wine to the countless heroes of the early years of the Great Song Dynasty! Among them are not only Grandpa Yue, but also Marshal Han and countless heroes who have shed their blood for the revival of the Great Song Dynasty, as well as General Bi in the early years, Lord Zhao Fang, Lord Zhao, General Hu, and Lord Meng, please bless me in the spirit of heaven and wait for me to succeed in this expedition!
After saying that, Gao Huaiyuan raised his hand and raised a wine bowl, and splashed the clear wine in the bowl on the ground of the big tent, and then someone immediately poured him a bowl of wine, and after hearing it, the generals in the big tent were all excited, and they got up and quickly picked up the wine bowl, and poured it on the ground in the big tent one by one, and the big tent suddenly exuded a strong aroma of wine, from Gao Huaiyuan's words, they saw a glimmer of hope, the Great Song Dynasty has passed a hundred years, it is really too aggrieved, a huge country, Now there is only half of the deficiency left, and their group of generals, as long as they are a little bloody, after listening to Gao Huaiyuan's words, they are all excited, and they are encouraged to have an impulse to go out immediately, to restore the Central Plains in the north, and to be ashamed of their Great Song Dynasty and even the Han people.
Gao Huaiyuan glanced at the generals in the tent, he raised it and continued: This second bowl of wine, I want to respect all of you, my road to the revival of the Great Song Dynasty will start with this battle, and what Gao can rely on is all of you here, please drink this cup of water and wine, it can be regarded as the tribute of the people of the Great Song Dynasty of Gao's generation to you! Dry!
After saying that, he raised his neck, poured a full bowl of wine into his mouth with a big gulp of the wine bowl, and then turned the wine bowl and showed the bottom of the wine bowl to the generals present.
We are willing to fight with you and serve on the battlefield, so please rest assured! Some generals immediately picked up the wine bowl and replied loudly, and after that, they raised their necks and gulped down the wine in the wine bowl, and at the same time gave the bottom of the bowl to Gao Huaiyuan.
Joyfully! Joyfully! Today, the official said that it was the last time we had a banquet to drink before we won, and after this banquet, before we returned to the court without victory, we swore that we would never drink another sip of wine! In this case, you are all martial artists in the army, you like to drink, you might as well let go and drink again today, after the army, our army will no longer allow private drinking, everyone drink!
Gao Huaiyuan put down the wine bowl, let people fill it here, and said to the generals in the big tent, after listening to Gao Huaiyuan's words, everyone knew that Gao Huaiyuan had made up his mind, so they got up one after another, and toasted with his colleagues in the tent, many people stepped forward to toast Gao Huaiyuan, Gao Huaiyuan did not shirk the wine to Zhonggan and drank with everyone.
Although Gao Huaiyuan said that everyone can have a good drink today, everyone also understands that today is not the time to drink too much, after drinking to a certain extent, everyone consciously stopped drinking and continued to drink, put down the wine bowls one after another, and began to communicate with each other about the strategy of sending troops this time.
Gao Huaiyuan was happy to see it, and was very willing to take this opportunity to listen to everyone's suggestions for this expedition, and he also put down the wine bowl and gathered in the crowd to listen together.
The generals were very happy with Gao Huaiyuan's behavior as a subordinate like this, and they all let go of their restraints and spoke freely, so that a wine banquet turned into a discussion meeting, Gao Huaiyuan only listened to it, and silently kept the various suggestions put forward by these people in his heart.
An afternoon passed like this, and it wasn't until everyone said that they were tired that Gao Huaiyuan announced that the banquet was over, and secretly gave Huang Yan a look and asked him to stay, while the rest of the people retired one after another, left the big tent and returned to the camp to start the final preparations.
Eldest brother! Finally, I can follow you into battle again to kill the enemy! I just don't know if my eldest brother's soldiers and horses can compare to the loyal army under my command! After Huang Yan saw that there was no one in the tent, he relaxed, and showed his ruffian appearance again, and smiled at Gao Huaiyuan with a flamboyant smile.
Gao Huaiyuan went up and punched him, and scolded with a smile: The kid was revealed as soon as there was no one, and now you are also the general of the first army, how can you convince the public if you are still so unserious?
Huang Yan rubbed his chest with his teeth cracked and shouted: Big brother is not kind! Beat me when you meet, knowing that I can't beat you, and now I don't dare to beat you, you are bullying you! I'm going to write a chapter to Beijing to impeach you, I'm wronged!
Gao Huaiyuan raised his leg and kicked him, Huang Yan immediately jumped to the side, dodging Gao Huaiyuan's feet, Gao Huaiyuan did not chase him, but asked him to sit down, poured him a glass of wine, and asked him after sitting down: Today I see that the performance of the Zhongshun Army is quite good, beyond my expectations, it seems that you have exchanged fire with the Jin Army in Jingxi over the years! Only by killing the enemy before the battle can we train the army, this truth is true! Tell me if you have any plans for this expedition against Li Quan!
Huang Yan put away the smile on his face, and replied after sitting down: As far as I can see, this time big brother, you boasted about Haikou and claimed to level Li Quan for half a year, I'm afraid it's a bit mysterious, Li Quan has been operating in Jingdong for so many years, and he is definitely not a guy to deal with, how can he say that there are nearly 200,000 northern troops under his command, although the quality of this northern army is not very good, but there are also some brave and warlike troops, and the Jingdong area is a strange place for us, and it is not easy to rush into the light army after sending troops, in case of Li Quan's ambush!
As far as I can see, this time let my loyal army take the lead, this time I brought a thousand elite cavalry of the ranger, plus three thousand ironclad battalions, and five thousand Shengong battalions, which can be attacked and defended, starting from Taizhou, all the way to the front, steadily advancing to Chuzhou, the eldest brother led the army to my palace, protecting the two wings of our army from the attack of Li Quan's army, this battle can be won! I don't know what the big brother thinks?
Gao Huaiyuan nodded and said: I have no opinion on letting your loyal army take the lead, but I am afraid that the Holy Protector Army under my command will not do it, and I am also a few strong generals under the front division of the palace, and this time they are also full of strength to teach Li Quanjun a hard lesson!
But don't worry, I won't just attack Chuzhou with a large army this time, I will give you a tough battle! You should know about weapon deduction! I don't know how you've learned now, but after our weapon deduction in the Beijing Division, this time I decided to send troops in three ways, from Taizhou, Yangzhou, and Gaoyou Lake Waterway, attacking both land and water, and directly attacking Chuzhou!
And we are not alone, Zhou Jun and Fu Daquan on the side of the Flying Tiger Army will also raise troops to attack Li Quan at the same time, Peng Yibin's attitude is not very clear now, but he is estimated to send troops to put pressure on Li Quan behind his back, so Li Quan can't concentrate his forces against us, it's not that I'm arrogant, but a decision made after careful consideration, and Li Quan must be completely eliminated within half a year!
I think we march in two directions, your loyal army will go to Yangzhou, bypass Gaoyou Lake, and take the territory of Hongze to flank Chuzhou, and I will lead the army to Gaoyou, Taizhou as the main force to advance slowly, you and I will attack with pincer offensives, plus the naval army will defeat Li Quan's army at Gaoyou Lake, and there will be no problem in taking Chuzhou within a month! I wonder what you think of this method?
Huang Yan stood up and walked to the map hanging in the big tent, leaned over and looked at it carefully, nodded and said: "The eldest brother is a good plan, the younger brother sees that this method is feasible, in this way, we still have the Zhenjiang Prefecture army as a reserve, and after we hit the city of Chuzhou, we can be responsible for transporting all kinds of siege equipment and responsible for the rear grain route, which is very safe!
I have studied the rules of weapon deduction with the deputy general of staff in the army, and I have also deduced two examples, this method will indeed be of great help to cultivate the command ability of generals, and now I have led the deputy general of staff to teach the generals at all levels of the army, and over time, it will be of great benefit to their command ability!
I suspect it, how did you figure it out, big brother, there are endless new things, so we brothers can't accept it if they want to! I always thought I wasn't stupid, but I'm going to be a fool compared to you! Depressed! He is born and bright! Ouch! Don't fight! Am I wrong? Surrender, help! Killed someone!
Before Huang Yan finished speaking, a teacup flew out of Gao Huaiyuan's hand, and then chopsticks and tea bowls flew towards Huang Yan like locusts.