Chapter 366 Kuizhou (I)

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When Guo Shao woke up, there was a noisy noise in his ears. With a loud bang, the curtain hanging at the door was suddenly lifted open, and his eyes were shook by the bright light.

Luo Mengzi said in his voice: Brother, the sun is clear!

After a while, Guo Shao realized, and hurriedly put on his clothes and got up. When he walked out of the tent, he saw a crowd of people moving around, and a sun hanging in the east was hanging in the air.

Not only that, I saw the sky blue, the sky was clear and the earth was clear. Yesterday's low and depressing gray clouds had long disappeared.

There is a rainbow arc hanging on the blue sky, and the orange streamer is very beautiful in the air.

it's beautiful!A smile appeared on Guo Shao's face.

Jing Niang came over and said happily: I was right, it would be clear if I waited.

How did you say that word? Thank you Queen Mother, thank you God... Guo Shao laughed.Jing Niang was speechless, her eyes rolled up and rolled her eyes.

When the generals saw Guo Shao standing at the door, they gathered here one after another.

Just then, a voice outside the fence shouted: Report!Good news!A messenger hurriedly ran over in the undried mud, handed over a report, and said loudly: Dong Qianfeng reported that the navy broke through the Qu Gate and defeated the navy that blocked the river surface of the Shu army. Dozens of warships from our troops had entered the open water.

Haha... Guo Shao raised his head and laughed. Looking back at the left and right, he said, "The whole game of chess is alive."Without nonsense, I ordered the entire army to set off immediately and headed straight to the city of Kuizhou!

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At the headquarters of the central army in Kuizhou, dozens of civil and military officials gathered in the lobby.Wang Zhaoyuan was walking back and forth quickly above, and his movements made everyone feel nervous.

waste!Waste... Wang Zhaoyuan was so angry that he pointed at all the slanders, how could the Zhou army navy break through the Qu Sect?Where is the navy general? Have you been persuaded to surrender and helped them to tug the boat?

A general said with a sad and angry look: Wang Jianjun, the 22 people above my navy general commanded the above 22 people, and 18 people died in battle, just because everyone knew that Qumen was related to the safety of Da Shu, and they all fought to the death!With such casualties, you cannot slander them like this even if you are defeated!

Do you also know that Qumen is related to the safety of Dashu?Wang Zhaoyuan's face turned pale. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are warships on both sides of the straits stationed day and night. How can you let the Zhou army warships come?What boat can pass through the rapids?

The general said: The Zhou army's dead soldiers ignored their lives. In the middle of the night before yesterday, they walked barefoot in the rain... The small path that the boatman made on the stone wall sneaked into the water camp, and was besieged by our naval army. In the early morning, another group came up and burned our water camp, causing a large number of warships to be washed downstream by the river.Only a few ships of the Zhou army's naval division were towed upstream. The navy we reinforced besieged them, but it could not capture them for a long time and delayed the fighter planes...

At this moment, Gao Yanqi advised: It's too late to regret it... Besides, the sky is clear, even if the water is not broken through, the Zhou army will still be at the city.Wang Jianjun ordered all his troops to shrink into the city and defend the city to the death.

If the Yangtze River waterway and land routes fall into the hands of the Zhou army, what is the use of our army defending the lonely city?Wang Zhaoyuan walked back and forth without stopping, his face was no longer covered in blood. How could he have the demeanor he had when he was commanding?

Gao Yanqiu said: Now collecting troops, Kuizhou's troops are no less than 20,000, which is very useful to place them in this critical place.Kuizhou is an important town on the East Road of Dashu. It has stored up no less than 300,000 hu of food and grass, so we can eat it for two years.There are city fortresses and sufficient food, but I can’t win the field battle, so why don’t I defend the city?

Wang Zhaoyuan said: If you can defend it with fortifications, the Zhou army should be blocked in Wu Gorge now!How was Wuxia Fortress broken? The Zhou army had explosives...

After hearing this, everyone was talking and suddenly panic.

Everyone asked about the power and usage of the explosives, but no one could explain them clearly in detail.

It is just that it is the gunpowder used by Taoist priests to refine alchemy. According to the records in ancient books, it records that the alchemy burned the roof, which was probably that thing... But the top leaders of Shu Kingdom heard about the battle of Shouzhou in Huainan and knew that that thing could blow up the city wall.

What's more, I tasted it once in Wuxia Shu Army not long ago, and now I have a deep belief in the existence of this thing in the world that can break the fortifications.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Wang Zhaoyuan asked Gao Yanqi coldly: Gao Jieshuai still wants to defend the city?

Gao Yanqiu said: In this world, as long as we are prepared for it... Besides, there is no other way except to defend the city.

Wang Zhaoyuan disagreed: The Zhou army came from afar, and has been traveling on the Shu road for nearly a month, and then walked on the mountain road, so the troops must be exhausted; and the Great Shu army was waiting for labor in Kuizhou City.To cultivate the army, take advantage of the fact that the Zhou army has not yet established its foothold and its troops are in a difficult situation, and the victory or defeat is unknown!

Wang Jianjun still wants to attack the Zhou army, is there any chance of winning?Gao Yanqi was shocked and hurriedly persuaded him.

Wang Zhaoyuan said coldly: If we follow the Gao Jieshuai's wishes, we will be defeated if we are trapped in the lonely city!Seize the opportunity to decide the best and the worst, and there is still a chance.Everyone, military strategy means to die and live. Should we sit and wait for death or take a fight?

Gao Yanqi first tried to persuade Wang Zhaoyuan, but when he saw his determination, Gao Yanqi was also annoyed: Wang Jianjun is going, you go, I can't afford to lose that person.

The handsome man guarded the city at a high level, and was in the city as a turtle, watching how I slept with dragons!Wang Zhao walked far away.

...There were a large number of scouts on both sides, and the Zhou army was approaching, and the movements between each other were obvious.

Wang Zhaoyuan is going to go out of the city to fight a decisive battle?Guo Shao was very surprised to hear the news, so he found the scouts who had seen him in front of him to ask in detail about the movements of the Shu army.

At this time, Li Gu also arrived in the army and spoke: The Shu army may think that our army has to attack from afar, and there is an opportunity to take advantage of it.

At this time, the Zhou army had already advanced southwest along the Yangtze River to Kuizhou. Some generals suggested that they stationed and rest for two or three days before going to a decisive battle.

Guo Shao said: Everyone knows that having a good time to work has an advantage, but following the rules dullly may make mistakes in the fight.If Wang Zhaoyuan figured it out, he would have to defend the city to the death... it would be even more difficult to attack the city, and at least it would take more time and kill more people.

In order not to affect the confidence of the soldiers, he did not mention the shortcomings of the gunpowder bombing of the city... Let the soldiers maintain their confidence, which is more beneficial to the morale of the army.

However, bombing a city is not that easy. First of all, it depends on the soil and groundwater conditions in Kuizhou. Not all places can successfully bury gunpowder under the city wall; even if it is successfully blasted, the power of black gunpowder is limited, so one gap can only be exploded.

As long as the defenders are well prepared, they may not be able to capture the city if they explode the gap... Even in the era of artillery, it is not easy to attack the city. It is not impossible to attack with gunpowder.

We will continue to work tomorrow morning and advance to Wang Zhaoyuan's troops and fight immediately!Guo Shao said immediately.

The generals clasped their fists and replied: Look.

One hour later, the commander and above generals were summoned to the Central Army tent to discuss matters overnight and deploy tomorrow's military affairs.Guo Shao said another sentence and waved his hand, "It's over, everyone will have dinner first."

Guo Shao didn't spend time eating, so he took two wheat cakes and asked someone to serve a bowl of soup while reviewing the terrain around Kuizhou.

He also ordered all the scouts who returned today to the Central Army tent to speak... He ordered that the matter be discussed after an hour, and that he wanted to prepare a strategy for himself.

I didn't expect that Wang Zhaoyuan would rush to go out for field battles in advance, and because he had just arrived near Kuizhou, he was indeed a little inadequate.

Fortunately, Kuizhou is an important place. When the army was still in Jingzhou, spies came here to inquire about information, so they drew several pictures and were still prepared for the general situation.

The main force of the Zhou army's route to Kuizhou was a little bit circling, but it was flatter and spacious.

After they came from the mountain road, crossed the Qingxi River (Meixi River), they went south along the river beach of the Qingxi River and converged with the Yangtze River; then turned and continued to attack Kuizhou to the southwest along the north bank of the Yangtze River.

The terrain by the river is slightly flat and wide; further north, far from the Yangtze River, is full of rocks. Although this mountain is not too high, it cannot stand all of them, and there are only small paths of sheep.

Probably, Guo Shao understood the terrain after reading the old newspapers, but now he needs to understand the situation on the battlefield in more detail.Only through the oral statements of the scouts, there is no time to observe them in advance.

Is there a village?Guo Shao took a sip of the soup, put down the wheat cake, and asked the scout, how many houses are there and how many people are there?

The scout frowned and recalled: There were only six or seven buildings, with tile houses and thatched houses, not many people.There is a spacious dirt road to the south.

Guo Shao raised his pen and wrote and painted, and asked, Who has been to this village when he walked westward?

Another man stepped forward and clasped his fists and said: There was a low mountain over there, stretching northward, high on the northward and low on the southward.The hillside on the south is relatively gentle. In addition to a few wheat fields on the slope, it is full of shrubs and weeds. It is relatively barren sandy land, and there are also some single-family houses at the foot of the mountain.You can see the Kuizhou City Tower when you climb to the ridge... By the way, I met a farmer and caught him and asked him, and he said that the mountain was called "Sanma Mountain".

Guo Shao was very interested in this Sanma Mountain. After asking two other people, he muttered: If I were Wang Zhaoyuan, I would choose the battlefield on this hillside, which was spacious and spread out, and occupying the favorable terrain in advance.

The terrain on the riverside east of Kuizhou is only a few miles wide and about ten miles long, but Guo Shao drew several pictures and recorded a lot of news in his booklet.

It is impossible for scouts to write articles of experience, but they can still explain what they see and hear clearly.

The camp gradually drew bonfires, and night fell, and the stars were everywhere.

But before the day was over, the drums from the central army were beaten, and many generals came one after another.

Everyone untied their swords and placed them on the wooden rack at the door of the tent, and entered them back and forth.

The tent was not spacious, and dozens of people were squeezed out at once and gradually became crowded.

There were many lights hanging on both sides, and a picture in front was hanging up.

Guo Shao quickly walked into the tent and heard Shi Yanchao anxiously: Guo Du ordered the inspection, I finally could kill a game, let me play the striker!

Guo Shao said directly: I have more important contributions to you, and the forward will let Yang Biao go.