On the same day that Wang Yuanbu marched to Lu'an, on July 12, Du Chong and Liu Guangshi also went to Shouzhou at the same time.

Liu Guangshi is the easternmost road, along Hezhai Town, Xiatang Town, Shiyuan Town, almost a straight line, straight to Shouzhou Prefecture City Cai.

Different from going west, the weather is fine for a few days in this direction, the sun is not too hot, there are white clouds floating in the sky, covering the sunshine a lot, although the summer heat is indispensable, but the cool breeze that penetrates the white clouds and the field, the wild birds chirping in the field, and the wild flowers that bloom irregularly are all showing the vitality of the land of Huainan.

Like Wang Yuan, Liu Guangshi also chose to sit in a sedan chair. Liu Guangshi sat in a large sedan chair covered by a mattress with a very comfortable mood. He didn't seem to realize that he was on the march, that he was stepping into the ravages of iron and blood and dealing with death. Liu Guangshi regarded it as a kind of large-scale safari, a comfortable spring outing to ensure harvest in drought and flood.

The most difficult part of this military operation - blocking the main force of Sticky Han has been handed over to Wang Yuan, a famous general who escaped, this time he is the main general, if he escapes, how can he shirk the responsibility.

And during the siege of Shouzhou, Liu Guangshi gave up the position of the main general to Du Chong, and he took the last team of the Liu Jiajun brought from Dunzhou, with his keen sense of the battlefield, he would never suffer a loss, and he could get the greatest credit.

Liu Yanqing's family is an upstart rising in the six roads of the Western Army, because of his refuge in Tong Guan's door, Liu Yanqing was able to surpass a veteran of the Western Army and become the second person after the Seed Master, and he also overpowered the Seed Master in a certain period of time.

Although after the squandering of Liu Yanqing, Liu Guangguo, Liu Guangbi and his son, Liu Guangshi's father and son are left in the hometown of Liu Guangshi's father, but the elite generals - the elite soldiers and fierce generals who are loyal to Liu Guangshi are still there, and Liu Guangshi has become the top five military forces of the Great Song Dynasty.

And because Huyan Geng attracted too much attention from the imperial court, Liu Guangshi was rooted on the edge of the Beijing Division, and he had the reality of a feudal town but not the name of a feudal town, and he had real benefits but no false reputation. He was silent, leveled Li Yu on Jingdong Road, and expanded the team to 30,000 people.

Now, in the past, Wang De, a fierce general with the name of Yaksha under Yao Gu, was the pioneer for him, and the old team left by Liu Yanqing was around him as an eagle dog.

The route he took was the most direct, the smoothest, the most hidden, and at the same time the safest. Others fought their lives to take chestnuts for him, and he took the first credit in leisure.

Liu Guangshi was accompanied by twelve sword concubines, all dressed beautifully, mixed in personal guards, around him, in order to relieve the loneliness of the journey and meet his pillow needs. These twelve beauties, each with superb swordsmanship, outstanding flattery, and a multi-purpose effect.

There was only one unsatisfactory thing, Du Chong allocated him only five days' worth of military rations, and there were no county towns along the way in Liu Guangshi, only a few towns, and the towns could not prepare grain and grass for the 30,000 army overnight.

Therefore, every time Liu Guangshi passed through a town, he plundered the army, in addition to collecting grain and grass, and buying gold, silver and jewelry for grain, he also pulled men into strong men, and women were also conscripted and sent to the army. Hezhai Town, Xiatang Town, and Shiyuan Town are all in ruins.

Liu Guangshi'an sat in a 32-lift sedan chair, the thick tents around the sedan chair have been removed and replaced with ventilated and light-shading mats, and the warm beds used in winter have also been covered with mats. In front of the bed, there was a large wooden bucket, and Liu Guangshi sat in a bucket full of water as if he were taking a bath.

The two sword girls wore cool little clothes and fanned Liu Guangshi, letting him laugh.

On 16 July, the army reached the Huainan Market on the banks of the Huai River, and Xia Cai County was in the upper reaches of the Huai River. Huainan Market was originally an important trading place for trade between the north and the south, that is, the Huainan City of later generations was located, and merchants gathered in the past. Since Yan Saili occupied Shouzhou and sent troops to sack it, only a dilapidated house was left here.

Liu Guangshi settled the big tent of the Chinese army here, and the whole camp was placed in the shape of a "Hui", there was a village in the village, and the rebels and rebels that Liu Guangshi subdued from Jingdong were on the periphery, and the old team of Liu Jiajun was 5,000 people in the inner layer.

Wang De sent sentinels from afar to inquire about the situation in the direction of Shouchun and Xia Cai. After receiving the news that Du Chong had not yet arrived in Shouchun, Liu Guangshi handed over all the military affairs to Wang De, and hid in the extravagant sedan chair by himself, venting day and night.

On the surface, Liu Guangshi's camp was very calm and comfortable. The Huai River is sparkling, like surging blood, which is particularly dazzling. It's a place of tranquility and tranquility, as if it were far away from the chaos of war and carnage.

And Du Chong, who went north along the river, was far less relaxed than Liu Guangshi's heart.

Although Du Chong's escape from the Daimyo, abandonment of Xiangzhou, digging the Yellow River and other crimes were all wiped out by Zhao Chen, the supreme ruler, he would be turned over by someone with a heart at any time. If he fails repeatedly, it is doubtful whether Zhao Chen is interested in continuing to protect him.

When he was in Luzhou, he heard that Xu Han, who had been driven away, passed on bad words about him among the ministers, saying that he was "vain and pretentious, without real talent and learning, not enough to be sent in person." ”

This made Du Chong very annoyed and frightened. He was worried all the time that under his strategic appearance, the incompetent entity was discovered by Zhao Chen. Before setting out, Du Chong specially built a horse-drawn prisoner cart, made of a huge oak wood fence, surrounded by iron bars, like a cage loaded with predators.

"Your Majesty, please see, this is the prisoner cart prepared by the minister for Wanyan Muhan and his sons, and the ropes below had to be strung together and run behind the prisoner cart."

"Sticky Han has four sons, and you only have one prison cart here?"

"I can't say it, so I have to lock all five of you in a car."

Zhao Chen smiled happily and nodded to Tong Mu and Huang Yanjie on the side: "Okay, good." Bachelor Du really has the momentum to swallow Hulu, I led the two armies of Longwu and Longwei, and followed behind Bachelor Du, as long as Bachelor greeted, I asked the two armies to go to help. ”

The cannon sounded three times, and Han Shizhong, as a striker, embarked on the journey with high spirits.

The army marched along the river, and the ships they collected carried grain, grass, baggage, and even armor and weapons. The infantry army was just carrying a burden, and marching empty-handed was indeed a lot easier. This is also a benefit that Du Chong earned as the head coach and earned for everyone.

A small plain between the east and west rivers is the most flat, the Song army advances according to the east water, after passing through the Wabu Lake, the water becomes abruptly urgent, in the south of Shouchun, after the two rivers converge into a river, the water flow is more urgent.

Today is July 15th. Han Shizhong went to the shore and took a closer look. If nothing is unusual, he will cross the river and approach Shouchun on the other side.

At this time, the sunset has come to an end, the smoke and clouds on the opposite bank are vast, and wisps of cooking smoke have risen in the direction of Shouzhou. There are more than a dozen small boats, tied to the shore with long cables, allowing the water to ripple freely, and the whole opposite shore is peaceful and peaceful.

Han Shizhong ordered the rangers to investigate in the direction of Shaanxi Stone Mountain upstream, while preparing to cross the river. At this time, Du Chong sent someone up and asked, "Why did you stop?" ”

Han Shizhong said: "The river comes down from Shaanxi Mountain, and it is turbulent, but the river is so slow, and the last general suspects that someone upstream is blocking the river." ”

After Du Chong's entourage went, after a while, Du Chong came with a few generals: "You must camp under Shouchun City tonight." ”

Han Shizhong pointed to the wet marks on the beach: "Xianggong, look at this wet mark, it is two feet away from the water surface, this is the water level will fall after the water is blocked." Not only is the river muddy, but there are floating debris on the surface of the river, and I am worried that Suo Lu has blocked the water upstream and is ready to release the water to flood us. ”

Hearing this, Du Chong and the generals around him were stunned, Du Chong carefully walked to the river, and looked upstream vigilantly, as if the flood would come and sweep him away in a blink of an eye.

Xin Qizong also saw the water marks by the river, "Xianggong, General Han is old in the army, and his concerns are reasonable." But his sentence "old in the ranks" made Du Chong's face distort. The most taboo thing for Du Chong is that he is seen by others that he does not understand the art of war. If it weren't for Xin Qizong who was talking like this, he would have already had a seizure

Xin Qizong was originally Liu Yanqing's subordinate, and after the Battle of Bianliang, the Xin brothers are now self-reliant. The only remaining brothers of the Xin family, Xin Qizong, Xin Daozong, and Xin Yanzong, have 10,000 people, accounting for half of Du Chong's direct subordinates.

Qi Fang didn't say a word, stared at a pair of eyeballs, and looked back and forth on everyone's faces. Of course, he is what Du Chong says, he will do. But what Han Shizhong said was obviously reasonable, and he didn't dare to rush along with Du Chong.

At this time, Zhang Jun, who had just joined Du Chong's command, said: "I think the courage of the Korean system is only so small. He stretched out his little thumb and gestured, "Han Tongzhi, if you are afraid, go to the back to escort the grain and grass." Don't get in the way here. Do the barbarians of the steppe know that the water flows down? Hahaha. ”

Zhang Jun, who was originally a junior officer of the Western Army, was defeated by Jin soldiers in the periphery of the Bianliang Defense Battle and retreated to the Jingdong area, Liu Guangshiping Li Yu, Zhang Jun led his troops to join Liu Guangshi's command, but it was self-contained.

Zhang Jun is very prickly, the military discipline is bad, the department is known as the "free army", Liu Guangshi is also very headache, before this departure, he exchanged Zhang Jun for Wang De, and Zhang Jun went to Du Chong's hands.

Du Chong didn't trust this person either, and arranged for him to escort grain and grass, Zhang Jun had long been angry, and this showed it.

Han Shizhong was happy: "When I was in the west, I heard the name of Zhang Tong, we saw the gold thief, and then try to compare, our old Han crossed the river first, anyway, the flooding will have to be for a while, and it will not be able to drown on the head of the old Han." ”

Han Shizhong's subordinates found a few thick hemp ropes, and then Han Shizhong took the lead in entering the water.

Du Chong saw that his military order was carried out, and his heart was a little more relaxed. Half an hour later, Han Shizhong finished.

The sky was already dark, and Du Chong scolded: "If it weren't for the delay of Han Wu, he would have been cooking on the other side of the river." He gave the order to the whole army, "Raise torches." ”

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