Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

The crowd laughed.

Shi Congyun handed him the roasted dried meat on the branch in his hand: "I exchange my meat for your fish, and you are not allowed to tell others when you go back. If anyone dares to catch fish again, I will break his leg."

The soldiers went happily, and Shi Congyun ate the fish, but the taste of the cooked fish was very bad, just sprinkled with salt, and the smell of freshwater fish was very strong, because it was the fish of the handsome man, everyone wanted to taste it a mouthful.

Shi Congyun shook his head, and finally let them eat it all, and each of them felt fresh after a bite.

Everyone excitedly chatted about what they had seen and heard along the way. During this journey, the Zhou army suffered very few casualties, and the Chinese army hardly fought any battles. Everyone made it like traveling on wages. Although it was hard work, it was also exciting.

Fu Zhaoyuan said even more excitedly: "The commander-in-chief invaded Chengdu this time, whether he will snatch the emperor's concubine or not. I heard that there are tens of thousands of beauties in his harem."

Shi Congyun was speechless, is this what my brother-in-law should say?Talk like he's that kind of guy!

Although my heart was a little moved, I immediately refused with righteous words, "Fuck off, what nonsense are you talking about, this time I go to Sichuan, no one can steal it, we only want the money from the treasury and the treasury, and we can't harm anyone.

Besides, Meng Chang gathered so many beauties to poison the people of Shu. We would rob them as soon as we passed by. What is the difference between Meng Chang and the leader of the thieves.

A little ambitious at such a young age, okay, don't keep staring at women! "

Shi Congyun taught in a tone of educating the younger generation.

Then, with the flickering and jumping flames, he continued earnestly: "You all have to think about the long term, the world will be unified sooner or later.

When the world is unified, we will return to the family of the Han and Tang Dynasties. At that time, the subjects and people of Shu are also the people of this dynasty. Don’t let others hate you. If everyone in the world hates Wufu, wait for the world to be unified. It's sad, you will have to pay it back sooner or later, don't create crimes for future generations.

I always think about the past, the way to go is not feasible, think more about the future, think about the future, think about the unification of the world, how to live in a stable life.

You can also read books and look at history when you have time. "

As soon as they talked about reading, many generals present pulled their faces down, frowning: "Marshal, it's better to let someone die..." "Yes, what's the use of reading, the peace and stability of the country, using a large spear Swords don't need books."

"......"

Everyone chatted about it one after another, Shi Congyun had a headache watching it, and was too lazy to argue with them.

The night by the river was not quiet, but the soldiers who had worked hard all day slept soundly. At night, Shi Congyun vaguely remembered the past, dreamed that the world would be unified, they would not have to travel around, dreamed of the Gobi desert, I dreamed of the Yumen Pass where the spring breeze is not too strong, I dreamed of the vast world north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and the Gobi oasis after the ice melted and the snow melted......

When he woke up and walked out of the tent in a daze, the sky outside was already dark, and the fog on the far side of the river had not yet cleared away. The gang leader army was fetching water and making food by the river, and after preparing it, distributed it to the soldiers, and then continued on their way.

The soldiers were going to fetch water from the river to wash their faces, but Shi Congyun refused and went to the river to wash his face.

The icy river water was exceptionally refreshing, and Shi Congyun woke up immediately. When he looked up, he found that many people were taking off their shoes and soaking their feet while diving by the river, dozens of steps upstream.

Shi Congyun was so angry that he almost cursed, but finally held back.

It was just dawn, and the white rice was cooked. The soldiers pulled banana leaves from the river, or carried the cooked rice in their clothes while marching.

The Huotou army is responsible for adding a large wooden spoon of rice to the passing soldiers.

Eating white rice these days is already a good meal, so don't expect any dishes.

When the meal was almost finished, the long marching line sang military songs by the river, echoing in the high mountains on both sides of the Jialing River.

If you eat a meal in the morning, you will have to wait until the afternoon. This is to keep the march to make meals in the middle, so as not to delay the journey.

As for the meal in the afternoon, the gang leader set off ahead of time and rushed to the front. After the meal was prepared, it was distributed to the soldiers during the march, and they ate while walking. There might already be a big battle ahead, so they couldn’t delay too much on the road. time.

For Zhou Jun, this kind of march is already commonplace, and some recruits are not used to it, not to mention the difficult living conditions, and they may report to the chief on the side of the road to have a scenic shit, and when they come back, they will not find a large army.

Shi Congyun has indeed encountered many such situations. Some timid recruits just cried and asked people when they caught them, but after a few times, they became familiar.

This kind of state of living in the wind, sleeping in the open, and traveling hard is the normal state of war, so having fun while suffering is also one of the normal states. For those who are homesick, this is undoubtedly the greatest torment, but for the prodigal son who lives all over the world, maybe the army This is his home.

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After coming out of Sanquan, they walked for three days and finally reached the north of Lizhou.

That afternoon, the front scouts reported that they had seen Shao Ji's troops and joined forces.

After walking along the west bank of Jialing River for half an hour, the army finally saw Shao Ji's army.

Shao Ji's army was stationed on the west bank of the Jialing River, where the mountains are flat on both sides, and the river's level is gentle, making it wider to meet.

Looking at the past, the width of the river is at least more than 200 meters.

The place where the army was stationed seemed to be a fairly large village, with twenty or thirty families, all of which were on the flat land by the river. At this time, it had been completely occupied by the army and used as a camping place.

Shao Ji soon came to see him on horseback, and then reported the situation to him.

"Commander, ten li to the south from here is Lizhou (now Guangyuan City). After passing Guangyuan, you can reach Jianzhou (now Jiange). After passing Jianmen Pass, there is no danger in the middle of Shu.

According to the account of the Shu soldiers, Wang Zhaoyuan, the coach of the Shu soldiers, and Zhao Chongtao, the superintendent of the army, were stationed in Lizhou with heavy troops.

However, they set up many camps on Mantianling in the north of Lizhou, the two most important of which are the Big and Small Mantian Villages. "

Shao Ji said, pointing to the faintly visible Shu army camp and banners on the other side of the river: "Commander, there is Xiaomantian village, and the ferry crossing the river is blocked, so we can't get through.

The people here told us that the government ordered them to burn all the boats crossing the river and let us cross the river without boats.

Originally, there was a narrow bridge in the south, but it was not destroyed at first, and only people were guarded. We also sent people to demolish it a few days ago.

However, some people are reluctant to burn their boats. They live by the river, and boats are their lifeblood. They usually make a living by transporting goods from both sides of the strait, so some people disobeyed orders and dragged them to the woods by the river to hide them. We found four of them. not enough.

Four boats can only cross 40 to 200 people at a time, which is untenable. The river is more than [-] steps long, and it takes too long to go back and forth. "

Shi Congyun nodded, and immediately understood Shao Ji's plight. On the one hand, he ordered Fu Zhaoyuan to settle down the army and let the army settle down. At the same time, he and Shao Ji went to the riverside to check the situation on horseback.

The river is not turbulent, and there is even a small sand dune in the middle, so it is no wonder that this place will become a ferry.

On the opposite side of the camp of the Shu army is a wall built of sharpened wooden piles side by side, with flags flying, and many roadblocks such as repelling horses are placed on the river beach at the ferry, which is bound to block them here.

Shi Congyun felt a bit of a headache when he saw it. The river is too wide, and at a distance of more than 200 meters, even the fire support in the era of hot weapons will be very limited due to the problem of accuracy.

And because the boats are limited, only about 30 people can go there at a time, which is definitely untenable, and sending people back and forth by boats will only become a refueling tactic.

Shi Congyun asked, "Have you thought of a way?"

Shao Ji explained: "General Wang and I thought that we might encounter such a problem at first, so we agreed that I would be here, and he would take the mountain road from the south to Jiachuan (now Jiachuan Town, Wangcang County) and then from the Come around over there, we will attack Xiaomantian Village from both sides, and rush to cross the ferry in front of us."

"Where is Jiachuan?" Shi Congyun asked,

Shao Ji beckoned and asked the soldiers to bring the map, then looked for it, and pointed to a blank place to show Shi Congyun, there was no mark on the map: "Here, it is roughly a hundred miles away from Lizhou There is a small town in the valley, which we found out from the mouths of the people and the prisoners of the Shu army. We gave some money, and the local hunters were willing to lead the way.

From Sanquan, you have to go around the mountain road, which may take about 100 miles, and then detour to the west, which may take more than [-] miles, which is a long way. "

"That's three or four hundred miles of mountain road..." Shi Congyun nodded, and gradually understood Wang Quanbin and Shao Ji's plan. Shao Ji led the main force here to attract the enemy's attention, and Wang Quanbin led the elite soldiers to walk the mountain trail , Detour to the opposite side of the river to be caught off guard.

This kind of plan is easy to say, but it is easy to do. The detours of hundreds of miles of mountain roads between mountains and valleys, if the willpower is not strong, just climbing mountains and wading, walking can lead to collapse.

"Then let's wait for the time being. More than 300 miles of land are still rugged mountain roads. At least it will take more than ten days." After Shi Congyun understood their plan, he did not interfere.

So the army camped at the ferry ten miles north of Lizhou, and confronted the Shu army on the other side. Build more ships.

In this way, when there is a fight on the other side of the river, more troops can cross over here to support at one time.

The two armies faced each other across the river, and they did not act rashly, but Zhou Jun's shipbuilding actions naturally could not hide the eyes of the Shu army on the opposite side, and the news was quickly reported to the city of Lizhou in the south.

As the commander of the camp in the north, Wang Zhaoyuan, the commander of the Shu army who sent troops this time, even compared himself to Zhuge, believed that he was familiar with military books and full of strategies. Thirty thousand evil children with carved faces, take the Central Plains like the palm of your hand!"

But he doesn't know if he can take the Central Plains. The army of the Zhou Dynasty conquered Xingzhou, Xixian, Sanquan and other important towns one after another in a short time. The army has already reached the ferry ten miles north of Lizhou.

The vanguard Han Baozheng's ten thousand troops were defeated, and Han Baozheng and other generals were captured alive. Many soldiers of the Shu army fled to the south.

Wang Zhaoyuan had no choice but to scold Han Baozheng and others for their incompetence, and now he heard that Zhou Jun started building ships and there were signs of a rush to cross, he panicked even more.

Chapter 275: Joining forces across the river

"Han Baozheng is trash!"

Wang Zhaoyuan dropped the cup in his hand to the ground with a bang.

The staff next to him were also a little anxious, and even said: "The prince's deployment is very decent, guarding Xingzhou, Xixian, Guangyuan, Sanquan, Lizhou, these are all important places, and there is nothing wrong with them.

To blame can only be blamed on Han Baozheng who couldn't fight too much, and gave him 1 people to hold on to the key points, but he was defeated one after another.

There are more than 20 camps of our army between Xingzhou and Xixian County, all of which are located in important places. He couldn't hold it so quickly. "

The staff pointed the disaster at Han Baozheng one after another, because he was also afraid in his heart that he was inseparable from the cause of the great war. It was he who persuaded Wang Zhaoyuan, saying that he was in a high position and had no merit, so it was difficult to discuss at the right time. Take advantage of the Great Zhou Dynasty to send troops to make some military achievements.

He said this just to please Wang Zhaoyuan, and he knew that Wang Zhaoyuan also had such thoughts.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhaoyuan really persuaded His Majesty not to surrender, but to fight Zhou Jun to the death instead.

As a result, the battle had just started, and the Zhou army was completely destroyed, and they all went all the way to Hanzhong and Lizhou. Now he was completely panicked. What should I do if I involve him?

So he had no choice but to blame Han Baozheng for all his mistakes, so that the prince could have a step down.

Hearing what he said, Wang Zhaoyuan's complexion improved a lot.

"It's Bixia and I who misread him. I'll write a book and ask someone to explain to Chengdu that Han Baozheng was too incompetent for losing the first battle." Wang Zhaoyuan found a way and was finally able to release the responsibility for the defeat.

"It's best to have Zhao Chongtao, the supervising army envoy, issue a letter together to explain this matter..."

Wang Zhaoyuan nodded: "That makes sense."

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At the head of the city of Lizhou, Zhao Chongtao, dressed in military uniform, was patrolling the city defenses. Unfortunately, he was not the commander in chief, but only supervised the army, and had no right to mobilize the army.

Unlike Wang Zhaoyuan, Zhao Chongtao was born as a general.

His father, Zhao Tingyin, was from Daliang, Henan, which is the current capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Later, he entered Shu with the late emperor Meng Zhixiang and made many military exploits. He defended Jianzhou in the battle of attacking Liangchuan in the later Tang Dynasty and repelled the imperial army led by Shi Jingtang;

Capture Lizhou Zhaowu Army;

Then he attacked and killed Dong Zhang in the battle of the annexation of the two Sichuans, and captured Dongchuan.

It is also one of the auxiliary ministers left by the first emperor to His Majesty today. When he resigned from the military in previous years, he was appointed as the Taishi and Zhongshuling. He was also named King of Song because he was born in Kaifeng.

Lizhou, an important city under his feet, was captured by his father back then. Now that soldiers are coming to the city, Zhao Chongtao is in a different mood.

At the beginning, the fathers threw their heads and blood to resist the army of the later Tang Dynasty and took down this important town. If it is thrown into his hands now, what face would they have to go to see their father under Jiuquan?

He has also fought in battles. Six years ago, he participated in the last Shi Congyun's attack on Shu. The forward Li Jin was killed, and after Li Yangui was defeated, he followed Gao Yanchou and others to increase troops.

He defeated a southward Zhou army of more than 200 people in the north of the Xingzhou River Valley and killed more than 20 enemies. After the Zhou army retreated, he never went south.

The Zhou army did not counterattack or retaliate, so it became one of the few complete victories achieved by the court after the entire battle.

Therefore, the imperial court boasted about it, and those literati also talked about his deeds, saying that he fought so hard that the Zhou army did not dare to go deep, and did not dare to look south to Shuzhong. .

In the last years of Guangzheng, his beloved son Zhao Wenliang married the princess, joined Wuding Army (ruling today's Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province) as the Jiedu envoy, and commanded deputy envoys for all the villages on the edge of Wuding in Shannan.

In fact, Zhao Chongtao knew in his heart that his original victory was because Zhou Jun didn't want to fight anymore and had no intention of going south. They occupied Malingzhai and they didn't want to fight south again, let alone him repelling Zhou Jun.

The next year, Zhou Jun turned around and aggressively attacked Huainan, which also confirmed his idea. Zhou Jun just wanted to block them in the mountains of Qinling, unable to enter Guanzhong, so that he could spare his hands to fight Huainan.

In his heart, he really admired and envied the Zhou Dynasty's foresight and execution ability of the monarchs and ministers. When they attacked Qinling, they actually wanted to clean up Huainan in order to plan Jiangnan.

That kind of grandeur, great strategy and determination to do great things is exactly what they lack.

The court is still blowing up a little insignificant victory, saying that he defeated the Zhou army, but dare not say how much Shi Congyun caused them to lose. Why did the Zhou army retreat when they hit Malingzhai? Think about it Why do people beat them? There is a bigger plan hidden behind it.

He talked a lot, but didn't actually do anything. The trend of comfort and pleasure prevailed, and this was what he was most worried about.

Up to now, a little monk back then, because he did a good job serving His Majesty, actually became the commander of the North Army, and let them, the generals who had fought in the war, be released to supervise the army...

Zhao Chongtao is deeply worried about this war.

Looking up, the mountains in the north are lush and verdant, you can't see the edge, and you can see their flags from time to time. The Jialing River in the west is sparkling, and their army is still stationed on the flat river valley outside the city where the three rivers meet. If you want to rush, you are stuck at two ferries. If you want to go south, you must get through this important town.

At this time, Zhou Jun had already reached ten miles to the north, and many soldiers seemed worried.

While patrolling the city defense, he comforted the soldiers.

After a while, after a while, he saw the staff of the coach Wang Zhaoyuan coming over, and he cupped his hands casually, "Do you have something to do, Commander?"

"The commander-in-chief is planning to write a battle report, and I want to ask the military supervisor to review it. If there is no problem, please ask the military supervisor to sign it and send it back to Chengdu."

Zhao Chongtao took it over and looked at it for a while, then frowned slightly: "Han Baozheng is not so unbearable, is he? Although he is indeed not the opponent of Zhou Jun, he did fight Zhou Jun one after another, and he did not flee in fear of the battle."

Zhou's army was strong, Han Baozheng was defeated one after another, but he kept gathering remnant troops and was captured without surrendering or fleeing. This has surpassed many generals he has seen.

The outcome of the battlefield is not determined by one or a few people. If the majority of the Shu army is not the opponent of the Zhou army who has experienced many battles, it will be useless no matter how powerful Han Baozheng is.

Even if he wasn't very good, he still did his duty and was captured at the end of the battle. He was a man.

Why is it so unbearable as written in Wang Zhaoyuan's battle report? If Han Baozheng is so unbearable, what are they, the main force and the coach who stop three hundred miles away from the front line and dare not go north?

Zhao Chongtao didn't dare to say these words, but he still expressed his opinion: "This is inappropriate, Han Baozheng is not entirely responsible for this defeat."

The staff member glanced at him, snorted and said: "Jun Zhao, you should think about it carefully, losing tens of thousands of soldiers in successive defeats, losing Xingzhou, Xixian, and Sanquan; Who will bear the heavy responsibility?

Zhao Jianjun, is it possible that you are responsible to Chengdu for this matter?Can you afford this big event!