Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Li Yu's reply did not arrive in Daliang until several days later, but Emperor Shi was not surprised. It would be strange if Li Yu came here really stupidly.

In fact, as early as when the envoys were sent, the Qin army had three armies, 15 on the west, [-] on the middle, and [-] on the east, plus [-] Wuyue army, a total of [-] troops had already moved from all directions.

Cao Bin, the main force of the West Route Army who set off first and moved the fastest, is probably already approaching Jingnan at this time.

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Autumn moon, the flowers are beautiful and the moon is full, the sky is bright and the air is clear.

Emperor Shi stayed with the two sisters of the Zhou family in the palace. Both sisters were pregnant. They already knew the news of sending troops to the south of the Yangtze River. This was why Emperor Shi wanted to spend more time with his two wives.

The young Zhou Nvying is still lively, even if she is about to become a mother, her eyebrows and movements are still like a child.

On the other hand, Zhou Ehuang, who was pregnant with her second child, had a lot of melancholy in her beautiful brows.

Emperor Shi hugged little Shi Min and teased her beside him.

"Don't worry, I specially asked Cao Bin to be in command this time, and I also gave orders to the army. Jiangnan is also a beautiful pearl to me, but I don't want to destroy it." Emperor Shi comforted Zhou Xian.

"The benevolent heart of the officials is the blessing of the people in the south of the Yangtze River. I thank the officials on their behalf."

Emperor Shi shook his head, and pinched her chin affectionately: "I don't think so, they should thank you, who let you be my concubine, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't waste so much time and effort."

The so-called talking about people when you see people, and talking about people when you see ghosts, although it is Emperor Shi's major policy to treat Jiangnan kindly, has long been determined, but it is another matter to say it in front of Zhou Xian.

Is there a more touching love story in the world than this?

For her, to protect all the people in the south of the Yangtze River, and to change the deployment of tens of thousands of troops for her, Zhou Xian blushed, his eyes dimmed, and he leaned gently on his chest, moving his slender fingers slightly, drawing circles on his broad chest muscles.

As soon as Emperor Shi was clever, he was immediately teased. Of course he knew that Zhou Xian didn't draw circles to curse him.

"Both of you sisters together." Emperor Shi said with a suppressed voice.

"No, that would be embarrassing..."

Emperor Shi looked at Zhou Xian with resentment on his face, a little impatient, Shi Min next to him looked over curiously, his big watery eyes were full of curiosity, but he didn't understand what his parents were talking about.

Zhou Xian couldn't stand his gaze during the love talk before, and said quietly: "The official is really a bad guy, what I want, but I want to be a bad guy, I will tell my sister, it depends on whether the official is capable or not."

"It's not like you don't know my abilities!" Emperor Shi assured, patting his chest.

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At the beginning of August, the first army from the west had already passed through Jingmen.

Cao Bin rode on a horse and looked down at the long dragon of the army. He had a sword given to him by the government on his waist. He thought that a person like the government who manages every day must be thinking about the future of the country all night and discussing the general situation of the world with the prime ministers. Bar.

In his heart, officials are always wise and powerful, gentle and military. Although he is not often in Beijing, it is not difficult to imagine that officials must also be diligent in government and love the people on weekdays, and put all their thoughts on military and political affairs.

He also thought of the official's ignorance, trust and entrustment to him. Whether he was in Sichuan at the beginning, or now he is entrusted with the task of destroying the Tang Kingdom, he feels that the sacred grace is solemn and he must not let it down.

After starting from Daliang, he didn't delay for a moment, and came straight to Jingzhou.

The purpose is to make Tang Guo unable to react, because their army set off five days earlier than the envoys sent by the officials to Jiangnan to let Li Yu enter Beijing.

In other words, as long as they move fast enough, they can attack by surprise.

Moreover, the officials had never pinned their hopes on the envoy's request. No matter what happened in the east, they would hint at launching an attack. This was the instruction given to him by the officials.

In private, the officials told him that "political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." He was not happy that all the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty surrendered. The Southern Tang Dynasty needed a reshuffle and clean-up for the upper class.

Cao Bin was well-read and quick-witted, so he quickly understood what the officials meant.

Those intertwined and deep-rooted aristocratic families in the Southern Tang Dynasty also needed the baptism of a war. When the army arrived in Jiangnan, they forced them to shuffle their cards, force them to spit out their land wealth, and hand it over to more people, so that Jiangnan will have a longer future. the tranquility.

Therefore, sending troops is indispensable. In many cases, only violence can solve the problem.

Cao Bin recruited his adjutants to ask the Times: "The vanguard commanded the party to advance and the general has arrived in Jingnan and is organizing troops to cross the river."

He immediately said: "Tell him not to worry, wait for General Wang Huan's navy, advance by land and water and then move forward." He has always been a safe person, and feels that it is not good to march alone, and it is safest to advance by land and water.

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In the afternoon, when they were about to reach Jingnan, the officials at the ferry in front of them reported: "The vanguard commanded the party to enter the water army that was not waiting for General Wang. After crossing the river in Jingnan, they led the elite cavalry to rush eastward along the river."

Cao Bin frowned: "Didn't he hear my order?"

The messenger whispered: "The commander-in-chief's military order has arrived, but the party general's advance has passed, and the rest is still in the north of the river. After sending people across the river, he said that soldiers are expensive and fast, and we can't wait..."

Everyone didn't speak, and Cao Bin's face was not good-looking. Dang Jin is a fierce general, a veteran, and has been fighting with the officials. He thought about it, so he had to say nothing for the time being.

Immediately asked Wang Huan's navy to set off as soon as possible so that they could meet them.

Wang Huan's navy is the Jingnan Army stationed in Jiangling, not as elite as the Forbidden Army, but with more than [-] boats, it is also a very good navy.

Wang Huan was also a veteran, but he obeyed Cao Bin's order very respectfully, and immediately led the water army eastward along the river, responding to Dangjin's attack from the side of the waterway.

Guo Tingwei, the Metropolitan Superintendent, said on the side: "This old man will write a memorial to the officials, and I will refer to him for a copy. This party does not even listen to the commander's military orders. It is simply lawless and reckless."

After scolding, he said: "Please forgive him this time, Marshal. He has always been so fierce and fast in battle. When he was in Hedong and Lingnan, he led elite cavalry to attack at high speed. He's just used to the military stronghold in Baili, and he doesn't know how to repent for a while."

Hearing what Guo Tingzhi said, Cao Bin also nodded. Every general has his own fighting style, especially those veterans who followed the officials to fight the world. .

However, his overall deployment is to advance both land and water, which cannot be changed because of the recklessness of the party, and has repeatedly emphasized the importance of strict military discipline.

Fortunately, apart from Dang Jin, Zhang Zhengtao, Zhang Zhenghai, Luo Yanhuan, Wang Huan and other veterans all obeyed his orders without any objection.

So the main force quickly crossed the river from Jingnan and Jiangling in an orderly manner, and marched eastward by land and water simultaneously. At this time, the Tang State did not respond and did not notice it at all.

Chapter 469, Night Raid

The river is full of beautiful scenery, and the river patrol troops of the Southern Tang Dynasty are patrolling the river.

When they saw Qin's fleet approaching the river, the patrol commander and soldiers not only were not alert, they even sent people to prepare wine and meat to reward the Qin army.

Due to the weak policy of the lord, they have long been used to it for more than ten years. The Qin army patrolling the river often cruises in the river, and they will also reward the Qin army.

But when the ship approached slowly, the deputy commander was a little surprised: "Are there too many of them..."

The autumn mist in the heart of the river has not yet cleared. At first they saw five or six boats, but gradually, there were more and more boats in the mist, and there were already more than a dozen boats that fell into sight, and there were more sails that were faintly covered by the mist. faintly visible.

At times like this, anyone can see that something is wrong....

In the midst of panic and surprise, more and more ships passed through the river fog. In just a short while, there were dozens of ships. The river was full of flags and white sails. They all rushed towards the shore, and there seemed to be ships behind.

"Boss, what... what to do with this!" The soldier next to him chattered his teeth, looking at the densely packed boats on the river, "Isn't this here to patrol the river..."

When the commander saw this posture, there were more and more boats on the river, and there were already over a hundred of them. There were hundreds of people patrolling the river here, and they got on their horses and ran south without even thinking about turning around.

"All the envoys are here, what else can we do!"

Someone yelled, and immediately dropped their weapons and ran away, and the soldiers nearby quickly dispersed, ignoring other things.

Soon a few small boats approached, and Qin Jun successfully landed on the shore and took over several small water villages by the river without any resistance.

The riverside was progressing smoothly, and the land attack was even more victorious. Dang Jin led a thousand soldiers and raided more than 100 miles along the northeast of Yuezhou in one day, and took down seven enemy camps one after another. The speed of the march is breathtaking.

At the same time as the land march, the waterway also went hand in hand, implementing the tactics required by the coach Cao Bin to advance both land and water.

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Passing through a forest, there is a village in the distance. Not far away, there are water plants everywhere on the side of the road, and there are no trees. There is a large lake in the southeast. There are many pools in Linyuan.

During this journey, they have already lost many swamps and got trapped in horses several times, otherwise they would have gone to Wuchang.

"This place is different from Shu and the north." Dang Jin complained. Fortunately, they thought of a good way along the way, that is to ask local people to lead the way.

He looked at the bushes next to him. Many places were reflecting in the sun. It is very likely that there are swamps in this area, and the locals must lead the way.

So he said: "Go to the village ahead and ask, find two people to lead the way, be careful."

The adjutant next to him was familiar with the road, and even found a dozen people, and rode to the village ahead.

Dang Jin ordered the brigade to stop temporarily, not to leave the avenue, but to rest on the spot, so as not to stray into the mud again.

"This place should not be far from Wuchang." The adjutant next to him said as he unfastened the water bag on his horse, sipping river water.

"If it hadn't been for getting trapped a few times, we would have fought in Wuchang a long time ago. We fought seven or eight army strongholds in two days. I don't think this Tang army is even as good as the Shu army, a bunch of rats!" Someone said proudly.

Everyone laughed and echoed: "The emperor in the south of the Yangtze River wished he could give our officials a foot. The king of the country is like this. What are they capable of?"

Everyone laughed again, and then Dang Jin also proudly said: "The commander-in-chief said that land and water advance together. With their little ability, let's fight all the way. Is there anything we can resist?"

The people around him agreed with his words, and they basically didn't encounter any opponents during the fight.

Several military strongholds of the Southern Tang Army did not resist, and the few places that resisted a little did not have much combat power, and they were not their opponents at all.

There were only 1000 of them when they set off, but they were all iron cavalry. Most of the elite cavalry selected by Long Jie had experienced many battles.

Fighting all the way here, excluding the 26 people who died in battle, the more than 100 wounded soldiers who were injured along the way to recuperate, and returned to the rear by themselves, there are more than 800 people here.

"The marshal asked me to wait for the sailors. If it's necessary, let's let him see and see. We'll go all the way to Wuchang, so we can't be underestimated!" Dang Jin said, and everyone echoed ambitiously.

Dang Jin was also very happy. Although he didn't refute the officials in the court, he was a little unhappy with Cao Bin as a commander. You must know that guy is not as old as him.

Moreover, he had fought against the Shu Kingdom, the Northern Han Dynasty, and the Southern Han Dynasty before, and he had never taken the lead by the side of the officials and made great military exploits. Now he is naturally unhappy to be under the command of a young boy.

It's just that he didn't dare to say it in front of the officials in Daliang, but when he came to Jiangnan, Cao Bin actually told him not to be too impulsive, and to cooperate with the navy to move forward by land and water.

Hmph, the kid deserves to teach him how to fight?Dang Jin has long had resentment in his heart.

"If you don't wait for the navy from behind to come ashore, Wuchang is an important town. Is there a little less people here?" The adjutant said worriedly,

"I'm afraid you will stay behind." Dang Jin interrupted him.

The adjutant ignored the chief's angry words, but said calmly, "General, please give me two people. We will take people to the north river to contact the navy and send people to come ashore. If we can fight it down, we must hold on to it. Even brothers No matter how powerful it is, it will not be easy to defend if there are not enough manpower, Wuchang is not a small place."

Hearing what he said, Dang Jin nodded and said, "Then you go."

The adjutant picked two people and went north.

After a while, the people who went to the village came back, bringing back two young men with nervous expressions.

Dang Jin grinned and showed his big white teeth, and laughed loudly: "Don't be afraid of the two boys, I won't harm you, as long as you lead the way carefully, I will pay you.

Let me ask you how far it is from here to Wuchang. "

One of the bolder ones immediately agreed: "Not in half a day."

Seeing that Qin Jun didn't kill them, the other had a good attitude, so he mustered up his courage and said: "But if you want to take the road, you will get stuck on the road here if you are not careful..."

Dang Jin nodded: "Get them two horses, and lead the way well, no one will give you two silks when you arrive in Wuchang."

The two nodded again and again, and quickly led the team along the avenue.

At first, Dang Jin and the others were still very vigilant, afraid that the two children would lead them into the mud on purpose, but after walking five or six miles, they found that the walking was getting smoother, so they slowly let go of their guard and quickened their pace.

In the middle of the afternoon, they attacked two outposts of the Tang army on the roadside, and became more and more convinced that they were on the right path. They ran away and killed more than ten people, and the remaining six people were captured.

The Qin army replaced the captives and led the way, and distributed the money seized from the outpost to the two children who led the way, and gave them each a captured horse, and asked him to go home. It would not be safe to go any further. .

In the evening, passing through a forest, they could already hear the sound of the river and the city wall in the distance.

Dang Jin was very experienced, so he immediately ordered to stop, hid in the woods, and sent out scouts. When the sun slanted to the west, the scouts came back and found out that Wuchang was undoubtedly ahead, and their camp was at the foot of a small hill in the south of the city. It looks like five or six miles.

Almost everyone thought of the word "attack camp" at the same time!

This is their specialty, especially night raids. As the elite of the Qin army, whether in Shu, Hedong, or Lingnan, this is their favorite style of play, and it is also a tried and tested method!

Dang Jin agreed without even thinking about it. Night battles test the quality of soldiers the most, and can also magnify their advantages. Along the way, they used night raids to take down several camps. The Tang army, which had no war experience, collapsed immediately .

After Dang Jin discussed the plan to attack the camp with everyone, he immediately ordered the release of the outposts, and the others rested in the woods to recover their strength and prepare for the night battle...

Chapter 470: Night Attack

The flames flickered in the darkness, and in an instant, black shadows appeared, and the outposts had no time to speak, and quickly fell into the night.

In the dark, the sentry's torch is the best target.

The successive light spots went out, and after a while, the soaring fire suddenly rose in the southeast corner of the camp outside Wuchang City, illuminating half of the sky, and could be seen from several miles away.

There was a lot of noise in the camp, and a large number of people gathered, lit torches, and gathered towards the southeast corner.

The night wind whistled, and the night fire was like the halo reflected by the old bronze mirror that had not been polished for many years, blurred and swayed, ambiguous with the black, swaying from east to west, up and down.

The Tang army in the camp was busy fighting the fire, waiting with many people, but there was no other strangeness for a long time. When a large number of people gathered in the southeast corner, several loud noises suddenly came from the north.

In the chaos and noise, few people noticed it.

Soon, the elite Qin army led by Dang Jin had already cut through the night, rushed into the camp, and attacked the chaotic Tang army from behind.

After several years of development, the Qin army has become familiar with this kind of night attack tactics.

One side drew the enemy's attention by setting fire to attack, and then launched an attack from the other side.