Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Afterwards, Si Chao ordered the whole army to prepare for war, ready to fight at any time, and immediately the entire navy camp began to get busy.

Half of the sailors are veterans and half are new recruits. Many of them have anxiety written on their faces. It is inevitable for them to be nervous and afraid when they are on the battlefield for the first time.

"Does the Si Dushi believe in defeating the Wuping navy?" Li Hanchao couldn't help asking.

Si Chao nodded, "It's not about defeating them, but repelling them, forcing them to retreat to Dongting Lake or go upstream. My ships are all big ships, and there are many Wuping sailors, but most of them are small boats.

XX led the navy in the Bohai Sea back then. He had more experience in this situation. He may not win, but as long as our big ship rushes past, they must retreat, and if they do not retreat, they will lose. "

Li Hanchao didn't know much about water warfare, so he asked curiously, "What's that saying?"

"Small boats can't stand up to big boats, and once crowded together, big boats can commandeer and use bows, crossbows and stones to deal with small boats, and it is difficult for small boats to fight.

Either lure the big ship into a narrow channel to trap it, or use fire to attack, but these two methods will not let them succeed as long as the big ship is a little defensive.

Even if they don't win this game, it's a tie. It's not difficult to force them back. "

Li Hanchao nodded slowly.

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Chapter 200, Zhou Xingfeng

At the beginning of July, the weather was very hot. Guo Tingwei took four guards all the way from Jingmen to the south, dressed as a business traveler, all the way from the Yangtze River to Dongting Lake, and then passed through the Xiangjiang River, passing through Tanzhou, and headed for Hengzhou.

All the way was by water, so they moved very fast, with green mountains and green waters along the way, but everyone did not dare to relax their vigilance at all. They were going deep into the enemy's rear, and the mission they carried out was close to death.

If you fail, you may never go back.

It was also because of this that Guo Tingzhi wanted to rush in. He was eager to make contributions, and as a general who surrendered, he was always uneasy if he did not make any contribution.

What's more, his family background did not allow him to be willing to be mediocre. Guo Ting's so-called Tianzu, counting five generations from their generation, was none other than Guo Ziyi, Zhongshu Ling and Fenyang King of the Tang Dynasty.

The glory of the ancestors is still there, and the name will be left in the history. They, the younger generations, cannot humiliate the glory of the ancestors.

So Guo Ting said that he knew that the trip was difficult and dangerous, but he still took on such a dangerous task without hesitation.

Along the way, they also inquired a lot about Zhou Xingfeng.

There are different opinions about this man, some say he is good, some say he is bad, but one thing is the same, this man is afraid of his wife, and unlike the Gao family father and son in the north, he has shortcomings, but he is indeed a capable person.

Everyone is taking a small boat and going down the Xiangjiang River.

According to the information obtained, Zhou Xingfeng, the envoy of the Wuqing Army, was born in a peasant family in Wuling. When he was a child, his family was poor and humble, and he didn't have much education.

But this person has a characteristic, he is very good at bragging.

Some people said that his punishment was too severe and that he was a murderer.

Some people say that he is very good. After his fortune, he also pays attention to frugality, and he has a resolute personality and dares to do things.

In just a few years, if any of the subordinates were arrogant, they would all be brought to justice, and Wu Ping'an was quickly settled down.

They were still in an inn in Tanzhou and heard from people there that more than a dozen generals wanted to plan a rebellion, Zhou Xingfeng hosted a banquet for the generals, and when he was half drunk, he sent strong men to catch them and kill them. Don't be afraid to serve.

However, most of the Wuping people they met, speaking of the upper-level rulers, were most grateful not to Zhou Xingfeng who made Wu Pingan settle down, but Zhou Xingfeng's wife Yan.

There are still many stories about this, and the folks say it vividly.

Zhou Xingfeng has his abilities and strengths, but he also has his weaknesses. He is decisive and rough, and when he was in charge of Wuping, he was also very rough in judging cases.

As long as the people make mistakes, no matter how big or small they are, they will all be sentenced to death, which is too severe.

At this time, his first wife, Yan Shi, who had followed him since he was poor and humble, warned him: "There are good and evil people, how can we kill them all without distinguishing between good and bad?"

Zhou Xing was a little annoyed, so he said, "This is an outside matter, what do women know?"

Unexpectedly, his wife Yan was unhappy, so she packed her things and went home.

He also lied to Zhou Xingfeng and said: "My family is a tenant. Because of you, my status has been elevated. I don't concentrate on farming and often bully the people. I want to see it myself."

Unexpectedly, after returning home, Yan would stay there for a long time, wearing a green skirt to supervise the tenants to send rent to the city every year, but never going home.

Zhou Xingfeng went to visit her repeatedly and persuaded her: "I'm already rich and powerful, why should Madam ask for trouble?"

Yan ignored him and educated him: "Do you still remember the time when you were a farmer? After the people rented the land, they were often whipped. Now that they are rich and honored, they should take the lead. How can they forget the past immediately? "

Zhou Xingfeng insisted on asking her to go to the city with her, and let her group of concubines send her to the sedan chair, but Yan refused to agree, and said back: "The laws you enforce are too strict to lose the support of the people, so I don't want to stay.

If disaster strikes, I can escape more easily between the fields. "

After hearing this, Zhou Xingfeng had no choice but to obediently reduce the punishment for his wife, and the people of Wuping were also very grateful to Yan.

These news can be found everywhere, and Guo Tingwei and others don't know what to think.

Probably in order to settle Zhou Xingfeng, he must start with his wife.

I just think that Zhou Xingfeng is indeed a complicated person. He is fond of killing, likes to brag, but he is really capable in doing things, but he is very strict. ...

For such a complicated character, I didn't know how to deal with him for a while.

But no matter what, Zhou Xingfeng, who occupies the land of Kyushu and has an army of tens of thousands, is definitely more difficult to deal with than the Gao family father and son who have no talent and virtue in the north.

It was also based on this judgment that the commander-in-chief would send someone to venture south to contact Zhang Wenbiao, with the intention of dividing them from the inside, instead of directly confronting them head-on at the beginning.

Along the way, Guo Tingwei and others saw many troops marching northward along the Xiangjiang River, ranging in number from a few hundred to a few dozen, with different types of armor and armor. It was probably assembled by states and counties following Zhou Xingfeng's order to go northward.

Therefore, Guo Tingwei speculated that the general should have taken action against Nanping, and his intentions were exposed. Zhou Xingfeng also understood that Zhou Jun's trip was not to attack Shu, but to solve Nanping and Wuping, and decisively began to mobilize and gather troops.

There is not much time left for them......

In the evening of the same day, they arrived in Hengzhou and were questioned by the officials at the ferry immediately after disembarking from the ferry.

Guo Tingwei lied that he was a messenger from the south of the Yangtze River, and asked the ferry officials to inform Zhang Wenbiao, the governor of Hengzhou, that Tang Guo had business with him, and made up a set of identities for himself by the way.

Guo Ting said that he was originally a courtier of the Southern Tang Dynasty and was familiar with the official system of the Southern Tang court. His fabricated identity was naturally seamless, and his relationship with the characters in the Southern Tang Dynasty was consistent.

The officials at the ferry were skeptical, so they led them to the post station to rest, and at the same time reported to Zhang Wenbiao in the city.

Guo Tingzhi followed them all the way and found that there were many soldiers on both sides of the avenue from the ferry to the gate of the city. There were also a large number of military tents with green mantles on the flat ground not far from the gate. Gather in groups, at least more than a thousand people.

As soon as he turned his head, he knew that there was hope.

These soldiers were obviously assembled by Zhang Wenbiao, and they were going to go north to assemble under Zhou Xingfeng's order, but why didn't he leave?

It showed that he was hesitant in his heart, just as the marshal had speculated, there was a gap between Zhang Wenbiao and Zhou Xingfeng, that's why he hesitated so much.

Soon, they crossed the avenue and lived in the post house in the north of the city.

Guo Ting said to the official who led them, "When will Inspector Zhang see us?"

"How do I know this? If you ask me, who will I ask?" the guiding officer said impatiently.

Guo Tingwei took out a handful of broken silver without any trace, covered it with his sleeve and stuffed it into the official's hand, "We have come from a long distance, we have no preparations, please accept these Jiangnan specialties."

The other party glanced at him, and immediately changed his attitude. He laughed and said, "Your envoy is being polite. We, the governor, usually meet you in two days. However, there are many things going on recently, and it may be delayed for a few days."

"We really have something urgent to discuss with the governor. If it is convenient, please say a few words for us. I am a big country in the south of the Yangtze River, and I have my own style." Then he stuffed him with a handful of broken silver.

The official collected the broken silver, then became serious, and said in a low voice: "Tomorrow, Lord Inspector will meet you tomorrow, so hurry up and think about what you want to say."

Guo Tingwei put on a smiling face and thanked him again and again, and the man also left satisfied.

The four followers snorted.

Guo Tingwei said: "Money can make ghosts grind. Fortunately, I thought of this when I came here, otherwise we might not see Zhang Wenbiao."

"When we win Wuping, let them spit it out, and then we will know what is powerful." The guard said.

"Of course, the people here are short-sighted!" Another guard taunted.

Chapter 201, The Battle of Sanjiangkou ([-])

In the north of Yuezhou, the tall and tall Zhou Xingfeng wore a thick armor and a burqa without any fancy accessories. He trampled on the sand and stone walls piled up by the river with his big feet. The wall is built one foot high, which can prevent the opponent from climbing up the slope.

Zhou Xingfeng was very satisfied when he saw the many soldiers waiting for the battle, the sentry towers erected on the beach, and the motionless slanted wall under his feet.

Then he shouted happily, "I'm here to guard, and those bastards on the other side won't be able to fight for 100 years."

The generals behind him responded again and again.

At this time someone said: "Jieshuai, Yuezhou sent over a dozen fat sheep, do you want to slaughter them tonight for meat and soup?"

"The soldiers can't eat, how can we start this first!" Zhou Xingfeng was dissatisfied, "Don't say such things in the future."

He was born in a poor and humble background, but after he became rich, he was strangely not extravagant and extravagant. Instead, he took the lead in frugality and shared weal and woe with the soldiers.

Therefore, the literati in Wuling City commented that he "could be frugal and encourage himself", so the soldiers obeyed and followed him more.

Zhou Xingfeng probably doesn't understand what it means to "encourage yourself to be thrifty", but his approach is very popular.

While everyone was talking, someone came to report: "Commander, the officer Sun who transported grain from Langzhou has arrived."

Zhou Xingfeng turned his head, his face changed, and he snorted angrily: "Hmph, didn't you promise that he would arrive before yesterday, why did it arrive today! Kill!"

Everyone was shocked, and then general Yang Shifan tried to dissuade him: "Jie Shuai should not be like this.

Sun has been doing things for so many years, and he has always been conscientious. He has not made any major mistakes, and it rained the night before yesterday, which delayed the trip. It can't be all his fault. "

Zhou Xingfeng immediately said: "There is no joke in the army, he should be killed if he fails!"

"But......."

"There's nothing wrong with it!" Zhou Xingfeng interrupted him loudly, "If you make a mistake, you will be punished. It's a matter of course. Go get his head quickly." After speaking, he kicked the soldier beside him and urged him.

"He couldn't have predicted the heavy rain, not to mention that the punishment is too heavy..." the civil servant beside him whispered.

Zhou Xingfeng glared at him, "I'm fighting a war, how can you fight a war without strict punishment, what do you know, a poor student!"

The man blushed and didn't dare to refute, everyone could only sigh.

Mrs. Yan is no longer in Yuezhou, so no one can stop their Jieshuai from killing people.

After a while, the unlucky Sun Cong was killed, and the bloody head was brought up by the soldiers. The blood was still warm, and Zhou Xingfeng ordered it to be buried.

This move did indeed play a role in deterring everyone, the atmosphere in the army became more solemn, and the military discipline became stricter.

......

The next day, Zhou Xingfeng led a group of generals to inspect Jiang Fang.

Thirty thousand troops lined the banks of the river, hundreds of boats sailed in the middle of the river, and the defense line on the south bank of the Sanjiang Estuary was impregnable, so Zhou Xingfeng was very happy.

Satisfied on the horseback, he said, "So what if Shi Congyun is on the opposite side?

He was able to defeat a [-]-strong army in the south of the Yangtze River, but he was no match for this old man. In the future, this old man will definitely go north to Wuping, east to Huainan, west to Shuzhong, and north to Guanzhong. Maybe one day the Central Plains will be defeated as well. "

Everyone laughed, but no one said anything. Everyone knows that they love to brag about their integrity.

Zhou Xingfeng got off his horse from time to time to talk to the soldiers.

"Zhou Jun has not moved for the past few days, are they going to retreat?" Someone asked curiously.

General Yang Shifan rode on horseback and agreed: "It would be good if I retreated from the Zhou army. It is July and the heat is unbearable. Tens of thousands of people are garrisoned in Jiangbei. Eating, drinking and drinking are all big problems."

"How many people does Zhou Jun have? It is said that there are 20?"

"Liar!" Zhou Xingfeng turned his head and said disdainfully, and pointed his horsewhip to the opposite bank, and he could vaguely see Zhou Jun by the woods.

"Look at the movement on the other side, it looks like 20 troops?

I have never seen what kind of formation a 20-strong army looks like, but judging by their appearance, they are no more than us.

We have 3 troops by the river, and there are [-] left behind in Langzhou. The troops from all the prefectures and counties can make up [-] troops, so there is no need to be afraid of them. "

"Congratulations, handsome!"

"Hahahaha." Zhou Xingfeng stroked his beard proudly.

But someone said in a low voice: "The army of Zhang Wenbiao, governor of Hengzhou, has not moved yet..."

Speaking of Zhang Wenbiao, Zhou Xingfeng's face suddenly darkened, "If you don't come, then don't come, I don't expect him to come, we fight our own battles, don't worry about that."

Then he muttered, "Fortunately, I am alive. If I die, Zhang Wenbiao will definitely rebel." This was just muttering to himself, no one could hear clearly.

Afterwards, everyone stopped on the beach five or six miles downstream of Sanjiangkou. There was a stretch of beach about two miles long, and it was also Zhou Xingfeng's key fortified area.

The sandy land is different from the muddy land, it is not easy to sink people, and the water flow here is gentle, and the water depth on the shore is only below the waist. If you wash the beach from here, the boat can be rowed directly to the shore, which is the most ideal place to attack.

Zhou Xingfeng has stationed a large number of troops on the ground for two miles. In front are obstacles such as horses standing on the beach, fences, and deer villages. Behind him are sentry towers every fifty steps, and trenches have been dug.

A large number of soldiers are stationed here. If the situation is not right, they will rush to the beach to form an formation. The two-mile-long beach requires a large number of troops. Most of the [-] main forces are deployed in this section.

The reserve team is about [-], stationed at the rear about two miles from the river, and can support the front at any time through the wide avenue by the river.