Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Yin Chongke said, "They said they had already landed and cut off the retreat of the bandits a hundred miles to the south, but they didn't dare to get too close, for fear that the enemy in the north would be alert."

Pan Mei nodded and asked, "How are the supplies in the army prepared?"

"It's almost there, Commander, the bandits don't need to be beaten at all. If you want me to say that they are almost enough, they just rush over. Brothers are not afraid of them. They can't use so much fish oil and gunpowder." Many generals are already eager to try. resistance.

Pan Mei looked back at them with a serious face: "Stop talking nonsense and go get ready.

Supplies are not available every day, and no attack can be made every day. The thieves and soldiers are weak, but the lion fights the rabbit with all its strength, so there must be no sloppy in this matter.

Who dares to be careless and go to the rear to supervise the transportation of grain and grass. "He said without a doubt.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, cupped their hands and said, "No!"

Pan Mei is the coach, and she also has Shang Fang's sword. Everyone dared not disobey and agreed.

After everyone retreated, Pan Meicai shook his head. He was not in a hurry, he had achieved great success in front of his eyes, and if he won this round, it would be a foregone conclusion to destroy Nanhan.

Coupled with the fact that they have won consecutive battles for several months, they have made everyone feel underestimated and more aggressive.

But the more this is the case, the more calm he is as the coach.

Pan Mei thought for a while, and soon thought of the Jiannan Army led by Cao Bin.

The Jiannan army was mainly composed of Shu soldiers and Hanzhong soldiers. He was very surprised along the way. After all, when the Shu army attacked Shu before this year, it was still "14 people disarmed", which was completely vulnerable.

Unexpectedly, after several years of training by Cao Bin, Guo Tingwei and others, the Jiannan Army of more than [-] people from Sichuan has performed very well in battle. They have defeated the enemy one after another along the way. Military discipline is strict.

Even compared to the Central Forbidden Army, their military discipline is stricter, they have never looted people, and they have never retreated in battle.

It's just that he had been worried about the troops from Shu before. After all, the embarrassing performance a few years ago was still vivid in his memory, so even if they played well, he didn't dare to use them as forwards, only as the flanks and the main force to assist the friendly forces.

Now that Daliang's forbidden army has fought so smoothly all the way, it is already a bit arrogant. It seems that it is time for the Jiannan army to be the vanguard of this general attack.

Looking down at the enemy camp at the foot of the mountain, Pan Mei was thinking in her mind.

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In the Southern Han camp, there were figures everywhere, and there was an atmosphere of uneasiness.

Soldiers patrolling the camp came and went, there were always guards on the far side of the fence, and many people rested listlessly under the shadow of the camp.

It was rumored that many cavalrymen were going back and forth, and they could still hear the yelling and cursing of the Qin army in the north.

Most of them fled from the Lianhua Mountain in the north. They had seen how powerful the Qin army was, and they didn't even dare to fight the Qin army. Many of them were trembling. Someone started running away.

From time to time, in the direction of the large tent of the Chinese army, the sound of gongs and drums can be heard, and some inexplicable chanting can be heard from time to time.

Everyone has already seen the strangeness, and they are too lazy to take a look. This is another important reason why many people want to escape.

Guo Chongyue had no general talent, and the reason why he was able to be reused by the lord was only because he was the true godson of Liang Luan, the court lady trusted by the lord.

In the Southern Han Dynasty, the king was extremely tyrannical, extremely absurd, and superstitious about ghosts and gods. Therefore, the government has always been controlled by court ladies, eunuchs, and witches. The witch headed by the witch Fan Huzi is the most powerful, because the king believes in everything. He is the son of the Jade Emperor, and the king was very happy when he was tricked.

The eunuchs and maids are the best at currying favor with the lord of the country. If civil and military men in the country want to climb up, they either wield their swords from the palace, or they can only please the eunuchs and maids. As their godsons, this trend is very prevalent.

So even at the time of life and death, the lord of the country still chooses the godson of his beloved court lady to lead the army.

Guo Chongyue was originally an idiot who believed in ghosts and gods. He would fight whatever battles he would fight, and he always stood on his own and refused to fight. He didn't do anything else on weekdays. He just let monks and Taoists do it in the camp day and night, begging the gods to bless him.

So there are scenes of beating gongs and drums day and night to dance to the gods.

However, the general under his command, Zhi Tingxiao, repeatedly pleaded for orders to lead his troops out to fight the Qin army to the death, because he felt that this place could not be defended and would fall sooner or later, and he heard that there was still a large Qin army on the west road, and they had already gone down the Guijiang River. Maybe it's almost time to arrive in Panyu.

If they don't fight quickly, they may be outflanked by both sides. No matter if they win or lose, they can't delay.

Moreover, Qin Jun yelled insults at the gate of Daying every day, which made a bloody man like him unable to bear the humiliation, and asked for a fight again and again.

However, the main general Guo Chongyue never allowed him to play.

Zhi Tingxiao is not an eunuch, nor is he the godson of an eunuch and court lady in the court, so he can't be the master. This time the coach is Guo.

"The Qin army is taking advantage of the mighty force sweeping across the north. Although we have many soldiers, most of them are wounded and exhausted troops. We still have a large number of soldiers. We must push forward and fight quickly, otherwise we will drag on. Will sit still.

Besides, the Qin Army and the West Route Army may be approaching Panyu at this time. If they land behind us, we will be attacked by the enemy, and there will be no survivors!

Marshal, if you drag it on, you will definitely die, why not take advantage of the present and go all out! Zhi Ting Xiaoyi, outside the big account, said angrily. He couldn't remember how many times he came to ask for a fight.

Guo Chongyue looked nervously at the witches in the distance dancing the divine dance, respectfully burning incense in the incense burner, and a big altar was set up outside the big tent, and he looked back at Zhi Tingxiao after all these were done. .

Zhi Tingxiao was angry in his heart, clenched his fists tightly, "Marshal! Marshal just needs to sit in the rear and give me five thousand elite soldiers. I will go to the formation to defeat the enemy. If I lose, I will never come back. In this way, even if there is a mistake, it will be the same. I am determined to go my own way, and have nothing to do with the commander in chief, you go and explain to the lord!"

Guo Chongyue glanced at him, his eyes flickering, and facing his anxious gaze, he finally said: "Let the fairy divination be read first." After speaking, he turned and entered the Chinese army tent.

"Marshal!" Zhi Tingxiao frowned tightly, with bulging veins on his forehead, looking very angry, he could only sigh, and turned to leave.

427 Chapter [-]

At the beginning of August, the north has gradually become shady and cool, but the early autumn in Lingnan is still a bit muggy.

The road was a bit bumpy, Shi Congyun glanced at the little yellow flower sleeping peacefully in his arms, and gave up the plan to go out for a ride.

Daliang had repeatedly urged, and the disaster situation in Hebei had completely stabilized. After Shi Congyun called Luqiu Zhongqing to Hebei to preside over the overall situation, he finally embarked on his way back to Beijing.

Looking out of the car window, there are banners and cavalry everywhere, and the crowd is full of cheerfulness. Everyone is very happy to be able to leave the depressive and dangerous disaster area.

Shi Congyun couldn't laugh, probably he is the Son of Heaven, he regards the world as his property, and the people of the world as his subjects.

When he left Hebei, the death toll in Hebei had exceeded [-], and nearly a million people had been displaced. It is conceivable that under such circumstances, the number of dead and missing people will increase in the coming days.

This is more terrifying than any big war, and the Liao Kingdom has fought against them for so many years without causing such evil results.

Fortunately, good news kept coming from the south. He stayed up last night and marked the positions of all the troops on the map. He judged in his heart that it was only a matter of time before Nanhan was taken.

From the beginning of this battle, he thought that it would not be too difficult, because the war between the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty was very easy in history, and such a war at the level of destroying the country was hardly mentioned in the history books, because it was so smooth.

This time they dispatched troops very smoothly, and the high probability may be even smoother than that of the Northern Song Dynasty. The Northern Song Dynasty directly penetrated the whole territory with one army, but they had two armies advancing side by side. The progress of the war will definitely be faster. For the Southern Han The national court will have less time to react.

This is also good, so that he can take back his mind.

In fact, in his heart, the number one enemy has always been the Liao Kingdom in the north, followed by the Southern Tang Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, and the rest is not so important.

.......

Now things in the south and Hebei can be put aside temporarily, and he began to think about the things in Liao and Southern Tang. can't stop.

Jiangnan must not be underestimated. The King of Wuyue next to him tried a few times, which really reassured him.

King Wuyue even expressed his loyalty to him several times, especially after the news spread that the Qin army had arrived in Guangzhou a few days ago, King Wuyue also made a memorial, which was brought to Hebei by Luqiu Zhongqing to show him.

The memorandum said that if the emperor felt that the time was right, he could immediately issue an edict to allow him to enter the court, and he would definitely obey the edict and go north to Daliang, without daring to disobey the order.

Shi Congyun didn't know whether he had planned for such a long time ago or said such words because of the situation, but one thing is certain, although Wuyue is now an independent kingdom in name and a subsidiary state of Qin, in fact they are almost one.

As long as he gives an order, Wu Yue's army can be dispatched completely, and Wu Yue has also implemented the laws of the Qin Dynasty since last year. Basically, except for the appointment and removal of officials, the military and government will follow the Qin court.

This situation is also very good. Wuyue is Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Now under the governance of several generations of King Wuyue, coupled with the long-term peace, it is estimated to be one of the most affluent places in the world. It is best if it can be recovered peacefully .

Regardless of Wu Yue, now there are only Jiangnan and some scattered separatist forces entrenched in the south of Jiangnan, but those are not to be feared, mainly Jiangnan.

Before he knew it, the convoy had arrived at the edge of the Yellow River. Looking at the surging water, Shi Congyun couldn't help but feel very proud. The former Shu Kingdom, Nanping, Wuping, Southern Han and Southern Tang, now unknowingly only Only half of the Southern Tang Dynasty remained, and the unification of the South seemed to be imminent.

Unknowingly, he has been in this world for more than ten years, and he has been focusing on integrating the south, and the grand strategy against the Liao Kingdom has been realized more than half!

As long as Jiangnan is taken down again, the whole south will return to unity. Thinking of this, let him know about it for 5000 years, let him read a lot of books, and I am very excited.

In fact, he used to feel that such a career would be full of dangers and dangers, but he never thought that it would become a reality in his hands.

Shi Congyun stopped his car and horse, stood by the Yellow River for a while, and ordered to camp here for a day.

Then he asked the accompanying officials of the Ministry of Rites to hold a ceremony on the bank of the Yellow River, and he personally prayed for the people in the disaster-stricken areas in Hebei.

This move naturally won the favor of many northern people, and also touched a kind of civil and military personnel and accompanying soldiers. Many of them are from Hebei. Although Emperor Shi doesn't believe this in his heart, he knows that he can't save the people of Hebei by offering sacrifices. , more manpower, and more food is what they need, but he has been able to skillfully use various political activities.

Afterwards, Tian Ziluan stayed on the bank of the Yellow River for a day before returning to Beijing.

He thought in his heart that it was time for Pan Mei and the others in the south to launch a general attack.

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On August [-]th, Emperor Shi's contingent finally arrived in Daliang, and the empress led all the officials to greet Shengjia outside Chenqiaoyi.

After seeing him, Sixth Sister couldn't hold back, she burst into tears, and all the officials bowed down one after another. The emperor was not around, and the court seemed to have no backbone, and there was no peace of mind at all times.

At the moment when the emperor returned safely, everyone knew that this extraordinary year, after many hardships and unexpected situations, finally came to an end.

While the war in the south was going on, the disaster situation in the north was stabilized by Yu Tianzi's decisive measures. Although tens of thousands of people were still dead and missing, and hundreds of thousands of families were displaced, reinforcements from all sides had arrived, and a steady stream of food and clothing was coming from all over the world. Delivered everywhere.

The most important thing is that the catastrophe in the rear was dealt with decisively by the emperor, and it did not affect the war in the south at all. The two armies of the victorious Qin army have recently blocked the exit of Guangzhou, and the east army has also blocked the sea. Two hundred miles to the north of Panyu, the arrival of soldiers at the city is just around the corner.

After the sixth sister wiped away her tears, she respectfully led all the civil and military officials to welcome him back to the court, "If there is no official family to be the master, the world will have no backbone. It is great that the official family is back."

Sixth Sister didn't say anything brilliant, nor did she make a long speech, but only said this sentence.

Shi Congyun laughed and rubbed her little head. Before he knew it, Sixth Sister was no longer a child, and all the officials were waiting eagerly, all eyes focused on him.

"Then go back to the court, there are still many things waiting for us to do." Shi Congyun took the queen's hand and led all the officials from Fengqiu Gate to Daliang. The huge team stretched for several miles, and many people along the way They came to watch from afar, and the eyes of the common people were mostly pure, kind and enthusiastic for a emperor who would personally go to rescue the disaster.

After entering the city, Shi Congyun did not go to the Long Live Hall first, but met with Wen Wu in the Chuigong Hall, and quickly entered the work mode, and then asked the Privy Council to sort out all the information on the southern war for him, and send it to the desk tomorrow.

The officials of the third department were also asked to report the cost of disaster relief materials, and the Department of Household Affairs was asked to start counting the household registration status of the disaster-affected people.

He had already thought up a series of government orders on the road, and soon poured them out like beans...

Chapter 428, Thunderbolt Formation

War is always full of variables.

For example, the Southern Han army, who had been unable to hold out for a long time and dared not leave the camp despite the Qin army's scolding and challenge for more than a month, suddenly began to go out of the camp to occupy the water and form an array, ready to counterattack.

This matter was so unexpected that Pan Mei had no time to transfer the Jiannan Army from the rear to the front.

He originally planned to let the Jiannan army from Shu land play the vanguard this time, but he didn't expect that the Southern Han army would suddenly take the initiative to fight.

It was too late to adjust the deployment.

There are tens of thousands of troops, and the camps stretch for more than ten miles. It takes half a day to rush from the last camp to the front army, and it cannot be changed with a slap on the head.

Originally, Pan Mei's plan was to fight a tough battle, but now that the Southern Han army took the initiative to attack, he naturally couldn't let go of the opportunity.

However, the opponent's formation is also very strange. Looking down from the Shuangnvfeng, the opposite camp is set up along the river to the north. It looks like there are only 4000 to [-] people, and the riverside is obviously wide enough to spread out more troops.

A tentative attack, or an ambush behind?

Want to lure the enemy deep?

Pan Mei couldn't guess for a while, and it was difficult to make a decision, but the opportunity was rare, so he had to make plans early.

Looking down from the Shuangnvfeng, I can't see any flaws, and the possibility of subsequent ambush should not be great, but this kind of formation is too weird. They have 6 to 4000 people, but they have [-] people when they go out to fight. The formation is confusing.

But the opportunity is not lost, there is not much time to wait.

Pan Mei immediately made a decision in her mind, and immediately ordered: "Send the elite of the Shenhuo Army and the Crane Army to go up and fight them directly."

"Marshal, how many troops do you need?" the clerk asked.

"The [-]th Battalion and the [-]th Battalion will go to battle, and the [-]th Battalion will be used as a reserve team. Transport all the rafts that have been prepared before." Pan Mei solemnly ordered: "Also transfer the Ninth Army and Tenth Army of the Cavalry Army to the northern flank. If the frontal battle is unfavorable, let them reinforce from the downstream shoal as I said before."

Pan Mei threw out several orders one after another, and he naturally had a backup, that is, the elite Shenhuo Army and the Crane Control Army.

The Crane Control Army is mainly infantry, and it has been fighting with the officials for more than ten years. It is the most elite infantry unit in Qin State today, while the Shenhuo Army uses powerful artillery, which is the key to victory or defeat on the battlefield.

Most importantly, since the attack on the Northern Han Dynasty a few years ago, a new tactic has been proposed by the officials themselves, and then widely promoted in the army.

This kind of tactic is called "bayonet on cannon". Everyone thinks it is too vulgar, so it is called "thunderbolt formation" in the army.

The principle is very simple. It is different from the solid bullets used by ship cannons. It directly pushes the cannons to the front of the formation, loads a large amount of gravel and iron beads, and launches them in a concentrated manner, causing a large amount of damage to the enemy's front formation in an instant, making a gap, and then the follow-up elites Soldiers of the Crane Control Army will wear heavy armor and penetrate through the gap opened by the cannon, killing the enemy by surprise and dividing them at the same time.

This move has been tried and tested repeatedly in the northern battlefield.

First, the power of the cannon is too great, and the large amount of gravel and iron beads fired can make the armor of the opponent's frontline heavy infantry look like paper;

Secondly, the war horses of the Qin army have undergone long-term special training.

It is also a procedure set by the officials. The officials call it "desensitization training", but they don't really understand what it means.

But the process is to let the cavalry take turns to take their horses to the Shenhuo Army training camp to feel the sound of the guns at close range.

At the beginning, the horses will instinctively be frightened by the huge fire and noise, but as long as the owner is around to comfort them in time, after several repetitions, the war horse will no longer be afraid of the fire and sound of the cannon, and go through life and death together with the owner.

Horses from other countries have not undergone such training. When facing a cannon for the first time, most of the horses will be frightened by the terrifying loud noise and flames, which will greatly affect the battle situation.

This is due to the power of the cannon.

Another point is that their tactics have a tendency to crush the old tactics forward.