"Guo Shijun is really a hero in this world. He is resourceful, has a series of eyes, and is sharp and decisive. I am not as good as me!" In the Shanyang Yamen Hall, Zhao Kuangyin put away the military document sent by Guo Rong and handed it to Chen Sirang. He couldn't help but sigh, in his words Showing some admiration.
"Oh?" Chen Sirang was slightly surprised, took it and browsed quickly.
"Huangfu Hui was known as a famous general. Guo Shijun defeated the enemy with 4,000 infantry. He not only defeated the enemy's 30,000 troops, but also captured Huangfu Hui alive in the battle. He took the opportunity to go south and capture Qingliu Pass. If Qingliu Pass is reached, Chuzhou will be lost. , once Chuzhou is lost, facing the front of our army, the Puppet Tang Dynasty will have no troops to support it in a short time. If there is no trouble in Sizhou, they drive straight into Sizhou, drink their horses on the Yangtze River, and look at Jinling across the bank, the Puppet Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers will definitely be frightened!" Zhao Kuangyin's tone It was full of pity, and I sighed.
Of course, apart from emotion, it is inevitable to be a little excited. In addition to the battle situation on the front line in Chuzhou and the report on the defeat of Sizhou, what Guo Rong issued was the military order to "capture Yangzhou". This was the reason why Zhao Kuangyin was most happy.
Received a battle report that Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Sirang attacked from inside and outside, broke the siege of the Tang army, and forced Yao Feng to retreat. Based on the situation in Huaidong, Guo Rong also saw the emptiness of the Southern Tang Dynasty along the river, so he decisively ordered Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Sirang to march with a new victory, without giving Yao Feng's army a chance to breathe.
As for Shanyang, Guo Rong sent another man to garrison, and Guo Tingwei, who was entrenched in Xuyi, was to be guarded by him personally to prevent him from causing trouble in the rear. He allowed them to boldly attack inside, and if they advanced, they took Yangzhou and returned to Shanyang where they could defend it. From Guo Rong's military orders, we can see that he is confident, decisive and unstoppable. At the same time, Zhao Kuangyin also felt a hint of anger.
"Guo Shijun is indeed a hero in this world, and his future generations will be formidable! How can the emperor use him to manage Huaidong, how can it be in vain!" Chen Siran also sighed, looking at Zhao Kuangyin who quickly calmed down after forgetting his feelings, and asked: "Now that the military order is here, I have no reason to hesitate. Regarding the southward march, when will Ambassador Zhao decide to launch the army?"
"Soldiers are valuable and quick! Chen Gong and I each select elites who can fight. We will rest tonight and collect ships from the people. We will set off early tomorrow morning and go south by boat to attack Gaoyou!" Zhao Kuangyin said decisively.
According to intelligence reports, after the defeat, Yao Feng directly led the army and retreated to Gaoyou, more than a hundred miles away... Just from his movements, we can see that he was timid in fighting, and Zhao Kuangyin also planned to take him by surprise. , attack him unprepared!
"Okay!" Chen Sirang responded directly without any further nonsense.
"Mr. Chen's arrogance!" Zhao Kuangyin praised: "It's up to me to try it out first!"
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While Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Sirang were planning to go south, Huaidong Economic Envoy Guo Rong had already returned to the north and returned to Sizhou. On the other side of Qingliu Pass, An Shouzhong led 500 soldiers to defend it. The Tang army surrendered, and he collected 3,000 soldiers for military use. The rest were sent to several military schools and escorted to Haozhou in batches and handed over to the governor of Haozhou. Wang Pu called.
In the Han Village in Liangshan, the capital across the Huaihe River, the atmosphere of fighting filled the air. Thousands of corpses of Tang soldiers were left behind and were being cleaned up by Han soldiers. Apparently, when Guo Rong went south, Duliang Village was also attacked by the Tang army.
Yi Qian stayed behind to command, waiting for Guo Rong's return and congratulating him on his victory. However, Guo Rong's face was not pretty, he was always sullen, which was a bit scary.
After sitting down in the tent, he relaxed a little. Guo Rong looked at Shi Shouxin who was guarding the stronghold, and praised: "This time, facing the Xuyi Tang Stronghold, you were calm and commanded well, and protected our stronghold without losing it. You did a good job of defeating the Tang army! The emperor assigned you to my envoy and told you to reuse you. You have indeed lived up to the high expectations and shouldered the heavy responsibility!"
Shi Shouxin, who was still young now, was a little happy and expressed his admiration. In the previous period, Liu Chengyou transferred a Longqi Army to Guo Rong, and specially allocated Shi Shouxin's battalion to him. However, it was Shouchun's camp. There were too many generals and commanders, and he wanted Shi Shouxin to follow Guo Rong in Huaisi. Make meritorious deeds. Sure enough, gold will always shine.
"It's a pity that when the Tang army attacked the camp in the north of the city, the general was waiting in Huainan. He was unable to respond in time, and Xu's army was defeated!" Shi Shouxin first reflected on himself.
Seeing this, Guo Rong waved his hand: "This is not your fault. You have done your duty to protect the village!"
"In addition, the Sizhou Huaihe navy has divided its troops into two groups. The army that went eastward has returned, but the army that went westward has not returned!" Shi Shouxin reported again.
After hearing the report, Guo Rong frowned immediately and looked at Shi Shouxin: "Master Tang went up the river, what was his goal?"
"The general guesses that it is very likely that it is Ukou Fuliang!" Shi Shouxin said seriously.
"Order him to ride west to investigate!"
After settling down the soldiers and reporting from Huaiyin County, when Guo Tingwei led his troops across the border, he broke into the city, killed the county magistrate appointed by the Northern Han Dynasty, and plundered all the money and food in the city. Even though Guo Rongdang smashed the case of the commander-in-chief, his anger burst out for the first time.
Zidu Liang looked at Xuyi City and the water fortress on the north bank, and quietly made up his mind to destroy the water fortress first and destroy the navy. Otherwise, it would be difficult to prevent Guo Tingwei from leading his boatmen to gallop on the Huaihe River. Previously, the situation, climate and Guo Tingwei's ability to control the troops were not realized. This time Guo Rong planned to calm down and wrestle with Guo Tingwei.
Before long, the soldiers came to report, and Wu Ning Jiedu envoy Wu Xing De Fu came to the south of the river, hoping to see Guo Rong.
"Bring him in!" Guo Rong replied casually. But soon, he calmed down and said, "That's it, I'll go and greet you personally!"
In front of the Hanzhai, Wu Ningjun Jiedu Wuxingde was in a state of embarrassment, his expression was bleak, and his robes and feet were all wet. It looked like he had really come on a sampan to swim in the water. Next to him is Cheng Deqin, the deputy envoy of Jiedu.
Seeing Guo Rong coming out of the stronghold to greet him in person, Wu and Cheng immediately prostrated themselves and said, "The defeated general has come here to accuse me. Please give me some advice to deal with him!"
Seeing this, Guo Rong hurriedly stepped forward to help Wu Xingde up. After all, it was Fangzhen, Dazhou. Even if the army was defeated and his army was lost, Guo Rong boasted that he could not afford such a great gift. Even if he had to deal with it, it would not be his turn. , it needs to be reported to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Introducing the two men into the stronghold, Wu Xingde's tone was still full of regret, and he lamented: "It's all because of my unpreparedness. The Huai thieves took advantage of the opportunity, and more than half of the soldiers were killed or injured. If you hadn't used your troops properly, Retreat the enemy's reinforcements, otherwise the consequences will be detrimental to the overall situation, and I will never atone for my sin!"
It can be seen that Wu Xingde still has a certain understanding of his defeat, and he can even feel a hint of panic from his tone of voice.
Seeing this, Guo Rong sighed slightly. He had interacted with this envoy when he took up the post of Xuzhou Inspector in the spring of last year. In Guo Rong's view, even though this king was born in the military and suddenly reached a high position, he did not get carried away. Among the many wolf-like towns in the world, it is rare to be able to maintain a "benevolent virtue".
"Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers, so you don't have to blame yourself too much!" Guo Rong said with relief: "I didn't think well about this matter and made some omissions in my arrangements. You are new here and did not know the enemy's situation, which is why you suffered this defeat. From now on, we will work together to defeat Guo Tingwei and remove the thorn in Xuyi’s back to atone for our past mistakes!”
After hearing Guo Rong's words, Wu Xingde immediately raised his hands and said: "There are still nearly four thousand Xuzhou soldiers in Linhuai, please listen to the dispatches of the generals!"
When Guo Rong returned to camp, Guo Tingwei, who had made repeated attacks in Xuyi City and achieved results, returned to the state government office. Sitting in the hall, he also had an angry face, staring at a Tang Army general kneeling in the hall, and scolded sternly: "Before I set off, I told you several times to just defend the city and not go to war until I come back. Who allowed you to make your own decisions and cross south to attack Duliang Mountain?"
Facing Guo Tingwei's question, General Pi was a little nervous and replied in a low voice: "The Han army in the north of the city was defeated. The last general also found out that there were only two thousand soldiers in Liangshan, and the rest were civilians. I thought, if we can take advantage of this opportunity, Take it down..."
"What's the result?" Guo Tingwei interrupted directly and reprimanded coldly: "We lost over a thousand soldiers and hurt my morale!"
Guo Tingwei no longer had any hope for the two reinforcements, especially when Guo Rong led the army back. It can be guessed that in the next time, Sizhou Xuyi will be alone again. In such a predicament, every soldier and pawn is precious to Guo Tingwei and should be used sparingly. As a result, this man lost thousands of soldiers in one battle.
"Attack without authorization and betray our military orders. There is no reason for forgiveness. Pull him down and kill him!" Without any mercy, Guo Tingwei gave the order directly.
Guo Tingwei's Buqu didn't hesitate at all. Regardless of his struggle and begging for mercy, he pulled him out, raised his sword in his hand, and killed him to establish his power. The Tang Army generals present were all awe-inspiring.
"Go down, organize the army!" Taking a deep breath, Guo Tingwei ordered: "Carry all the grain and soldiers captured this time to the city and distribute them!"
A little later, Guo Tingwei got his revenge. The partial division that went west to attack the vortex came back and made a lot of gains...
Not long after, Guo Rong also received a military report, an urgent report from Wang Pu of Haozhou, that a Tang division marched westward and raided the mouth of the vortex. The defenders were unprepared, and they succeeded. The Fuliang at the mouth of the vortex was destroyed, and the garrison was destroyed. During this period, nearly half of the 70,000 stones of grain and various supplies were destroyed.
In response to this, Guo Rong suddenly became depressed. It was a spring night and he sighed at the coldness. After thinking for a long time, he wrote down his desk and wrote down the war situation in Huaidong in person without any details. He sent people to ride westward overnight to report to the Shouchun camp.
There are some things that must be reported to the emperor. However, as far as Guo Rong is concerned, there is nothing to worry about. The Huaidong Han army he led has already made great achievements. Guo Tingwei's troubles are nothing more than a fight between trapped animals and a desperate struggle.
