Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

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Stepping on the cool rain, she soon arrived in front of the main hall.

Hua Rui was waiting outside, and there were voices of discussion inside.

After a while, the eunuch came out to invite him in, but she quickly refused, "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, this is the ancestor's rule, I just wait outside for Your Majesty."

She is very measured, she was born in a brothel and has no identity background, so she has always stayed away from these things, even if she has her own thoughts, she does not say them out, and keeps them in her heart.

He just waited quietly outside, after a while, His Majesty came out from the inside, followed by more than a dozen important civil and military ministers of the court, she quickly moved out of the way, and Meng Chang beckoned her to pass.

The worry on His Majesty's face has faded a lot, and Wang Zhaoyuan beside him is holding an iron ruyi, full of ambition.

His Majesty held her hand and walked together, and the officials around her hurriedly stepped aside.

His Majesty said happily, "If it wasn't for Wang Aiqing and Li Aiqing, I would be helpless."

Veteran Li Yangui's health is not as good as before. Since he was defeated by Shi Congyun in Guanzhong Qinling, his condition has deteriorated, and he has also surrendered his military power and ignored the government.

This time, there was an urgent matter, so His Majesty asked for advice.

"It's the duty of a subject to share your majesty's worries. Besides, Shi Congyun's bragging is too much. The Zhou army's forbidden army is at most more than 20. Some of them have to guard against the Khitan and Northern Han in the north, and some of them want to guard the beams. The army he brought with Shi Congyun was at most [-] to [-], never [-].

This kind of trick has been used by generals throughout the ages, just like Gaozu’s 20 soldiers were called 40, and Xiang Yu’s [-] was called a million. It’s the same reason. In order to make people timid before fighting, we can’t be fooled. , everything will not be believed until the scouts are sent out to find out. "

Everyone nodded one after another, lamenting that he is worthy of being a veteran in the battlefield, and he saw through Zhou Guo's tricks at once.

Seeing that Li Yangui was stealing the limelight, Wang Zhaoyuan, a member of the Privy Council, also cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you can rest assured that this time I will lead troops to Kuizhou. Even if Shi Congyun has a million troops, he will not be able to go west!"

His Majesty was even happier when he heard that, and there was still worry on his face, but he was not as panicked as he was a few days ago.

"Shi Congyun is very cunning and good at fighting. He is the number one general in the state of Zhou. Ai Qing should not underestimate the enemy."

Wang Zhaoyun nodded solemnly, hugged Tie Ruyi in his hand and saluted: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Shi Congyun's powerful minister understands that we have close contacts with the Tang State. General, how to crack it.

As a result, none of Tang Guo's moves came as I thought, and it is not surprising that I lost. When I go to battle in person, I will be able to compete with the historical thief. "

"Private Wang's advice!"

"I can't wait for this kind of anger..."

Many people flattered one after another, and a few people were worried.

Mrs. Huarui understood that His Majesty must have decided to send Wang Zhaoyuan to the west to stop the Zhou army. She didn't know if this was a good idea. She didn't understand military affairs, so she just thought it was better to take action than to sit and wait for death.

At the end of June, the whole country of Shu State was mobilized. Wang Zhaoyuan, a member of the Privy Council, was deployed as the west camp.

Prime Minister Li Hao was ordered to personally go outside the city to see off the army.

Before leaving, Wang Zhaoyuan held the wine glass and said loudly, "I am going here to defeat the enemy. With the [-] elite soldiers in my hands, I can defeat the Zhou army and capture the thief of history!"

As soon as this bold statement came out, everyone was amazed and felt that Wang Zhaoyuan was not an ordinary person.

So a few days later, rumors about Wang Zhaoyuan spread in Chengdu. People felt that Wang Zhaoyuan was courageous and ambitious, and he was not an ordinary person.

.......

Shi Congyun didn't know that someone vowed to arrest him. He was rushing from the rear to Jingmen, where the former army was stationed, and was stepping on the mud to Li Chuyun's big tent.

The rain has completely stopped last night, but the ground is still muddy, and the road from Xiangzhou to the south has a complicated water network and is getting more and more difficult to walk.

Forward Li Chuyun's 1 men had already arrived at Jingmen and stopped here. Shi Congyun didn't know what his plan was for the time being, so the Chinese army who had just left Xiangyang from the rear came to ask.

After opening the curtain at the door and entering, Li Chuyun and Li Hanchao were both there, and hurriedly came to salute.

Shi Congyun waved his hand: "Don't be so troublesome, pour me a glass of water."

Li Chuyun quickly poured water.

After taking a few mouthfuls of hot water, Shi Congyun asked, "Why did you stop at Jingmen, what are you going to do?"

"Does the commander have any orders?" Li Hanchao asked nervously, cupping his hands.

Shi Congyun said: "No, I asked your opinion."

Li Chuyun knew him better, so he reported earnestly: "We have made an appointment with King Wuping to let him come to Jingmen to work in the army, and the army will not go south for the time being.

Commander, someone has a plan. "

"Tell me." Shi Congyun leaned over.

"Li Chuyun whispered, they must be afraid that we will come to the city, so someone deliberately threatened them to go to Jiangling city to pick it up, they must not dare to let us go, so they can only bring it by themselves.

Someone deliberately asked them for water, fodder, and food from an army of tens of thousands. In order to prevent my army from entering, they would hastily send a large number of young men, men, horses, and pack animals from Jiangling to deliver things to us.

As a result, Jiangling City is empty, let's hold them back here, treat the envoys kindly, let them relax their vigilance,

At that time, it will only be [-] miles from here to Jiangling. If the cavalry rushes to attack, they will arrive in one day and one night!

There is a Guanmiao Village on the south detour from here. A certain person only needs to bring a thousand fine horses. Wherever he goes, he will rush to attack Jiangling overnight, and Jiangling City will be destroyed in an instant.

Even if it is not broken, if a certain leader cuts off the retreat route to the south, and the main force encircles from the north, many young and strong people outside the city can be surrounded or forced to dare not return to Jiangling, and it will be easier to take Jiangling. "

Shi Congyun looked at Li Chuyun, nodded and said, "You're such an old bastard, but I like it! Just do what you say."

"However, some parts of the plan have been changed slightly. Someone will personally entertain the envoys of the King of Nanping for you, and paralyze them. Then you will lead the cavalry back to capture the city. You are most familiar with the situation here. As for how many people you want to bring, it is up to you. "

Li Chuyun was overjoyed, and said: "The commander-in-chief trusts him so much, he must live up to the commander-in-chief's entrustment and take Jiangling down."

"You and Lu Duoxun have been on a mission to Nanping, and you have known this place for many days. You must know the situation ahead better than me. What's more, I use you as the vanguard, because I believe in your ability, work hard, and go down to prepare." Shi Congyun Speaking of which, he told Li Chuyun to choose the elite cavalry and prepare for the next thing.

Li Chuyun went away in a hurry with excitement.

Li Hanchao, a veteran in the big tent, looked at him in surprise. He probably didn't expect the development of the matter. As a commander, he came from the rear not to give orders, but to follow the deployment of a subordinate?

"General Li, temporarily shrink your scouts and don't enter the Nanping border, so as not to startle the enemy. Since you want to pretend to be friendly, you must do a full set." Shi Congyun ordered.

"Respect Commander-in-Chief! So-and-so, go and call him back." Li Hanchao said repeatedly, and then went down to mobilize the deployment.

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At the beginning of July, the weather turned fine, and the envoys sent by Wuping also came.

The envoys were led by Gao Baoyin, the younger brother of King Nanping, and several officials.

Just as Li Chuyun expected, the water, food, and fodder needed by the tens of thousands of troops were not small amounts. Behind them were a large number of soldiers and many young men who were responsible for escorting them. The well-built ox carts stretched for tens of miles on the road.

The avenue is full of people and horses and horses going north.

Looking at this posture, there are more than 5 people vigorously, and a considerable part of these people are soldiers. Because there are no soldiers guarding them, the young and strong people may just run away.

Moreover, Shi Congyun suddenly understood that the other party also took advantage of this opportunity, and Chen Bing south of Jingmen, used both soft and hard tactics to prevent them from entering the country.

This is interesting, how to fool King Wuping's envoy, if he fools, half of the battle will be won...

Chapter 196, Sneak Attack on Old Comrades

When meeting Gao Baoyin, Shi Congyun showed great enthusiasm.

Holding Gao Baoyin's hand, he was overwhelmed by greetings and warm hospitality, and if it wasn't for the age gap, he would have cut off chicken heads and burned yellow paper to make a sworn brotherhood on the spot.

Nanping was overwhelmed by the flattery. They thought they were going to meet Li Chuyun, the striker general, but they didn't expect the general Shi Congyun to greet him in person, and even warmly entertained them.

A sumptuous banquet was set up in the big tent, Shi Congyun sat on top, and the generals on his side and Nanping envoys headed by Wang Baoyin were listed below.

"Thank you for your envoy's coming to reward the three armies." Shi Congyun said, holding up his wine glass and drinking with Gao Baoyin.

Then he said: "The king of Nanping has always been loyal to Da Zhou, and he has done his best for my Da Zhou, he is a loyal minister!

A certain person still remembers sending troops to Huainan last year, and the king of Nanping also sent troops to help in the battle. The scene at that time is still vivid in my memory. "

He deliberately remembered the past, although the King of Nanping did send troops and beat the local troops in the Southern Tang Dynasty at that time.

However, the officials despise them for being troublesome and useless, and they also understand that they just want to show their loyalty, praise a few words, and reward them with something, so they quickly let them retreat.

But when he said that, the meaning suddenly changed.

Gao Baoyin and several of his entourage officials all showed smiles, and hurriedly said: "Marshal Shi, we in Nanping have always been loyal to the Great Zhou, and as the governor of the Great Zhou, we should protect the environment and the people, and share the worries of His Majesty.

As soon as the commander-in-chief's army arrives this time, I will prepare the water, food and grass needed by the army, and send them to the king's army. "

Shi Congyun nodded, and said with great concern: "I'm embarrassing you. There are a lot of people under the leadership. I didn't think about it at the beginning. How about this? You only need to provide food and grass supplies for 3 people in the front line, and let Wuping do the rest. out."

What Shi Congyun said was half true and half false. He didn't have [-] forwards at all, and Wang Quanbin's main force was only [-].

Gao Baoyin and others showed fear on their faces. There are only 20 forwards alone. The [-] troops may be quite different...

So Lian was grateful: "Thank you, Marshal, for caring about a small place like us. Naturally, we will do our best to serve the imperial court. We will do our best in accordance with the imperial court's orders, and we are all considering the important affairs of the imperial court."

Then he stood up, bowed his waist and said cautiously: "We, the king of Nanping, have always served His Majesty respectfully and respectfully. We can do whatever the imperial court asks us to do. Although we have made some small mistakes, we have not done any major mistakes. As long as the imperial court orders us to go to Nanping Come, our Nanping king burns incense and bathes, and leads all his ministers to kneel down to welcome him.

As long as the imperial court has any major or minor matter, we will do our best to do it. Just like before when Tang dared to confront the imperial court, the Nanping king himself sent troops to fight with the emperor. Now that the commander-in-chief is going to attack Shu, we will naturally prepare fodder and food respectfully. And clear water to support the army.

It's just that our place is small and there are not many people. Unlike the north, Jiangling City is also narrow, far inferior to Daliang, and can't accommodate the army of the king's division. We must be negligent, so..."

Gao Baoyin swallowed his saliva, and said cautiously: "So can you please ask Wang Shi's army to stay near Jingmen, and then see you from the west of Xiazhou, I will prepare all the food and grass supplies for Wang Shi and send them to the army... ...."

After speaking, she raised her eyelids slightly and looked at him cautiously.

Shi Congyun is very tall. Looking down at Gao Baoyin, who is bowing his waist and hands in front of him, he understands that he has successfully fooled him again. He said that the striker is [-], which completely scares the other party.

Shi Congyun pretended to think carefully for a while, and then said: "Well, what you said is indeed reasonable, but if this is the case, I need you to send troops to clear the way for my [-] troops, lest the local people misunderstand and cause some disputes .”

"One hundred thousand?"

Shi Congyun was stunned for a moment, pretending to be in place, slightly annoyed, as if annoyed that he had slipped the tongue for a while, and then he could only sigh softly: "Yes, there are actually only 20 forbidden troops in this certain march, and it was only announced that [-] troops, Now that the conversation is out of the way, it doesn't hurt to tell you.

The forward has [-] troops, followed by [-] Chinese troops and [-] navy troops. This is the entire force of this trip. It is not enough but enough. Previously, in Huainan, it was with this [-] troops that the Southern Tang Kingdom was defeated. , Eat up their hundreds of thousands of troops, and the soldiers are approaching the city of Jinling. "

"That's right, Shi recruited Wen Tao and Wu Lue, which is as impressive as the past and present, and it is also famous in our Wuping." Gao Baoyin continued: "With a commander of [-] troops, it will definitely be easy to conquer the Kingdom of Shu."

Hearing his flattery, Shi Congyun nodded in satisfaction. In fact, he confused the audience again. Not only did he not have an army of [-], but he also had half veterans and half recruits in the army. When he said this, it seemed that all he brought were those who had just passed through Huainan. Gao Baoyin's attitude became even more respectful as he was an elite soldier who fought in a hundred battles.

"In short, send your local army to clear the way for the army, and send all the supplies to Jingmen. We will wait here for five days, and then turn west to Xiazhou and go west. We will not pass Jiangling." Shi Congyun assured.

Gao Baoyin and the accompanying officials were overjoyed, and immediately promised: "The commander-in-chief will give directions as much as possible, and I will follow the instructions."

Afterwards, the host and guest enjoyed the banquet until the afternoon.

When he came out of the big tent and returned to his southern station, Gao Baoyin wrote happily immediately, and wrote a letter about the situation in Jingmen in the north, and asked someone to send him back to Jiangling City immediately.

That night, in the Gao family's mansion in Jiangling City, the father and son of the Gao family and the important officials around them also gasped when they saw the letter.

"The [-] army is still the forbidden army that followed Shi Congyun to fight Huainan..." Someone said in horror.

"Is this statement credible?" Some people also doubted.

"It should be credible. Firstly, it was Shi Congyun's own slip of the tongue. Second, a large number of Zhou army warships were indeed found on the eastern river. He said before that 20 is not credible, and [-] should be right." Jiedu Judge Sun Xianxian speculated road.

Everyone nodded, "reasonable." "It's really believable..." "It's convincing. The Zhou Dynasty had a lot of soldiers, and it was reasonable to send [-] elite soldiers to attack Shu."

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and they all believed what Gao Baoyin said in his letter, and even praised Gao Baoyin for his ability and ability in handling affairs.

Gao Baorong was very happy, and then said: "Bao Yin discussed with Zhou Jun's commander Shi Congyun, and Zhou Jun's commander has agreed not to come to Jiangling City, but there are conditions.

We must send troops to clear the way, let the army go south to Xiazhou, and at the same time transport all the food and grass supplies to the vicinity of Jingmen. "

"My lord should agree to him!" As soon as he finished speaking, the civil and military people around him couldn't wait to say, they looked at him and restrained their emotions, and then said: "My lord, they have an army of one hundred thousand, but they are Shi Congyun's tiger and wolf division. Last year, half of the Southern Tang Dynasty was swallowed up. We only have three states, and there are no more than five thousand elite soldiers.

Secondly, Shi Congyun brought one hundred thousand elite soldiers, the target is definitely not us, although the words are not nice, but please think about it, my lord, why do we need a hundred thousand elite soldiers to take our three states?This shows that they are really going to fight Shu, and we are just using it as an excuse. "

As soon as the official analyzed it, everyone nodded and thought it was reasonable.

Gao Baorong nodded after listening: "This statement is reasonable, as long as we quickly satisfy them and let them leave our territory."

Then he looked at his son Gao Jichong, "I'm old, you will lead the army northward instead of me tomorrow, deliver food and grass to the Zhou army, and show your face in front of Shi Congyun more, it will be good for you in the future.

The old man has already understood that this Shi Congyun must be a high-ranking and powerful person in the Zhou Dynasty in the future, and maybe their father and son will be the emperor in the future. "

"This is unlikely..." Someone gasped.

They are not from the Zhou Kingdom in nature, and they don't speak so politely, and they don't have to worry too much. Gao Baorong said, "In the past few decades, there have been few such things?"

"That's true..." The decades of history in the late Tang Dynasty is the history of powerful ministers and military generals constantly overthrowing their own emperors, and this is the case everywhere in the world.

"So make friends with Shi Congyun more. He is younger than you, but he has a hundred thousand elite soldiers in his hands. He is very capable. In the next ten years, who knows what will happen in the north..."

"My son will remember." Gao Jichong repeatedly agreed.

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In the next two days, Wu Ping did follow Shi Congyun's request and sent troops to clear the way, transporting a large amount of grain, grass, and clean water to Jingmen to work for the army.

Even to show his sincerity, King Wuping sent his eldest son Gao Jichong to personally lead the people.

Naturally, Shi Congyun warmly entertained him and praised him greatly, saying that King Wuping is really the most loyal minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he will definitely ask for credit for him in front of the officials after his triumphant return.