The vast and vast river stretches as far as the eye can see, shrouded in heavy fog. Standing on the bank and looking far into the distance, you can only see a few tens of meters away.
There are still a few stars left in the sky, the shadow of the waning moon in the clouds is already a little dull, and there is a distant cockcrow from somewhere.
There are rows of soldiers in helmets and armor on the south bank. The big flag on the side is drooping on the side of the flagpole because there is no wind. Only the soldiers standing under the flag can clearly see the word "Liang" on the flag, which is very droopy. Looks defeated.
These soldiers are all carefully selected tall soldiers, their armors are polished and polished, and they all hold their heads high, but if someone who really understands soldiers looks at it, they can still feel the aura of decadence on these soldiers. .
During the two great wars between the Tang and Liang Dynasties, all the elites were killed, and the remaining army only had some local garrison troops. They were nothing more than short ones and tall ones. They were recruited again, but they only had a rough training for two months before they were recruited again. come out.
This is the south bank of the Yellow River, and further south is Huazhou.
This place still belongs to the territory of Daliang.
Wang Yanzhang's figure was far ahead. He was riding on horseback, with soldiers helping him carry big guns. He was surrounded by Daliang officials in various official uniforms.
Wang Yanzhang tried his best to look as majestic and domineering as possible, but if you look closely, you can see that wrinkles have appeared in the corners of his eyes for some time, and there is also a slight sense of fatigue remaining in his expression.
There were whispers among the surrounding officials, but Wang Yanzhang didn't pay attention to it, and couldn't do anything about it. He just looked calmly at the distance of the river filled with heavy fog.
Finally, after Liang Jun waited for a long time, the sound of oars hitting the water surface was heard on the river. After this, there was the sound of the hull cutting through the current and heading south.
The voices of the surrounding officials became louder and louder, and the soldiers also looked a little flustered. Some people from behind stood on tiptoes and looked towards the river.
Wang Yanzhang frowned and looked back, and the commotion in the crowd subsided for a while.
"Grand Governor, should we..."
Beside, a civil servant carefully reminded Wang Yanzhang.
Wang Yanzhang frowned, glanced at the river again, hesitated, and finally waved.
Seeing his move, the official next to him waved back, and then a series of orders were passed down.
After this, a dull horn sounded from Liang Jun, and spread through the heavy fog to the other side of the river.
At the same time, the dark shadowy thing in the fog was finally revealed, but it was a three-story building ship with flags flying on it and horns sounding.
After that, more hulls broke out of the waves and came southward. After counting in detail, I can only feel that there are so many numbers that it is difficult to distinguish them clearly.
"If we attack it with rockets at this time, the Jin army will lose at least half of it..."
Wang Yanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly and thought in his mind. Then he looked around and saw that most of the Liang soldiers had fearful expressions on their faces, and even the noisy sound just now was swept away.
Even the officials around him were holding their breath at this moment, staring at the countless Jin warships on the river, but said nothing.
Seeing this, Wang Yanzhang sighed in his heart, but gave up the idea just now.
With the generals and officers in the army like this, your Majesty's invitation to the Jin army to go south is not a false way of attacking Guo and bringing about self-destruction...
Wang Yanzhang sighed in his heart, but the warship on the river had already arrived directly at the dock built on the shore, allowing Wang Yanzhang to see clearly a man in white with a face and actor's mask standing on top of the bow ship.
While he was secretly thinking about the identity of this person, he saw a tall military attaché coming out beside the person, shouting and asking.
"The horseman on the shore is Wang Yanzhang, the governor of Daliang?"
This person's voice was really rough, and even from such a distance, it was so real that people could hear it.
There was a subordinate next to him who wanted to answer, but Wang Yanzhang stretched out his hand to stop him, then rode his horse forward a little, looked at the man with loose hair on the boat, and said loudly, neither humble nor arrogant.
"According to the order of Emperor Daliang, I have led my army to come here to meet the Jin army from the Tang Dynasty. Your Excellency is Li Cunxu, the eldest son of Jin Dynasty!"
The people on the building didn't expect Wang Yanzhang to be so stubborn. They wanted to reply again, but were stopped by Li Cunxu with a wave of his hand, and then he responded in person.
Repeatedly, after the two parties completely revealed their identities, Wang Yanzhang allowed all the Jin ships to land, and then led a group of Liang officials to greet the Jin crown prince who had come south to attack Li Jing.
The deck of the ship was lowered, and under the watchful eyes of Wang Yanzhang and others, the slightly thin man with blond hair also walked down the pier surrounded by several generals from the Jin Kingdom.
Wang Yanzhang cupped his hands and greeted Li Cunxu.
Behind him, there was a giant about two feet tall following Li Cunxu. Just by the appearance of this man, Sergeant Liang was bluffed again.
Wang Yanzhang recognized this big character. Li Cunxiao, the tenth among the thirteen Taibos of the Jin Kingdom, was indeed a good warrior on the battlefield.
After being introduced to each other by the main officials from both parties, it was initially decided that Wang Yanzhang, as a key member of the Liang Kingdom, was indeed qualified to work side by side with Li Cunxu.
Li Cunxu did not comment much on Sergeant Liang, who seemed to be a bit strong on the outside but capable on the inside. He just took off his mask and laughed.
"More than three months have passed since the battle of Hulao Pass. I thought it would be difficult for Daliang to attack Tang Dynasty again, but I never thought..."
Wang Yanzhang just smiled forcefully and couldn't find anything to answer, so he could only change the topic and go to the army camp with Li Cunxu to have a look.
Wang Yanzhang also thought that Zhu Youzhen had completely lost his fighting spirit, but he didn't expect that he suddenly had the idea of joining the Jin army to conquer Li Jing, which led to today's scene.
It can be seen that there will be another war in the Central Plains in the near future.
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September has just arrived, and the weather has turned from hot to cool in an instant. God has taken care of us, at least there is no severe drought like last year for most of the year.
All prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty have passed the rural examination and are planning to hold the joint examination this month.
Today's society attaches great importance to talents. Although the imperial examination system is indeed a bit hasty, it can be regarded as a strong injection of tranquilizer to the people's hearts, causing a wave of waves in a short period of time.
Candidates have already gathered in Luoyang. Zhang Zifan has been extremely busy these days. Li Jing simply did not send anyone to call him. He just summoned several important generals and military officers in Luoyang to gather in the palace.
"Zhu Youzhen is rare to have courage. He is not afraid of luring wolves into the house. We don't have to restrain our hands. We can let go and fight when the time comes."
Li Jing sat behind the arched bench. After carefully scanning the military report, he gently placed it on the table, and then glanced at the military officers and civilian officials below with a smile.
Feng Dao is now the Minister of the Ministry of War, and a series of military plans have to be reviewed in his hands. Hearing Li Jing's voice, he smiled and shook his feather fan.
"Your Majesty has a far-sighted vision. All the ships we sent before are on the upper reaches of the Yellow River. Now that the Jin army is moving south, there will no longer be an obstacle for us to go north."
Li Jing waved his hand and stood up from the throne.
"The food is eaten one bite at a time. We can't be in a hurry. We must defeat the coalition forces first and then go to Bianzhou before considering heading north. The ships should stay there to prevent the Jin army from raiding behind."
Several people in the hall nodded in agreement, and discussed carefully several times, which was nothing more than discussing who would lead which troops, and who would come from where.
Only when it was finally finalized did officials issue a reminder.
"Your Majesty, that matter about Qiu Wei..."
Li Jing didn't even think about it, just waved his hand.
"It's just two coalition forces. It's just a little tricky. It won't affect Qiu Wei."
"When I win, let's see how many talents Zhang Zifan can recruit for me."
