The envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty came to seek peace in the name of the king Li Jing.
The conditions are: Li Jing removed the title of emperor and changed it to the title of the Southern Tang Dynasty; he ceded the six states of Shouzhou (lost), Haozhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou, Guangzhou and Haizhou, and paid millions of gold and silk every year, begging the Zhou Dynasty to stop the army.
But Chai Rong refused the envoy's conditions without hesitation and made a request to the entire Jiangbei area; and unambiguously threatened nakedly. If the Southern Tang Kingdom did not follow, he would cross the river south, directly destroy the Southern Tang Kingdom, and use their treasury to reward the soldiers.
Chai Rong, alone, refused to seek peace, and then summoned several important civil and military officials to discuss military opportunities.
Guo Shao was fortunate to participate in the agreement on this military and national affairs, which has never happened... Before this, he could only obey the orders of the top, and he knew nothing except guessing what the above.
But now I finally have the opportunity to participate in such a big event myself.
However, Guo Shao didn't say a word during the whole process, just listened to what they wanted to do.
The first thing I know is an important news... Han Tong set out from Tokyo and brought hundreds of warships that had started construction and training before the war, and was advancing towards the Huai River.
...Many people speak and express their opinions in the discussion.
However, the Privy Councilor Wei Renpu's words were the most direct: This was the second time that the Southern Tang Kingdom sought peace, the first time, the second time, and the third time!First make a statement, and destroy the Southern Tang Kingdom in the Battle of the South to force them to seek peace for the third time; secondly, prepare to expand the ground and sweep the two wings at the same time...
Guo Shao roughly understood the strategy from Wei Renpu's words: the court actually only wanted the land of Jiangbei. One way was to enhance its own war potential, and the other way was to eliminate the possibility of the Southern Tang Kingdom looking for opportunities to attack; but it was not prepared to rush to defeat the Southern Tang.
In addition to the intention of controlling the Huai River, the most important purpose of the warship navy brought by Han Tong was to intimidate the Southern Tang Kingdom.
This is simply fraud!
It turns out that countries will also play this game... If such military aircraft are leaked and the Southern Tang Kingdom has a clear mind, they will naturally not be so afraid of the fraud of the Zhou Dynasty.
Guo Shao realized that Chai Rong had regarded himself as a person he could trust to a certain extent.
Wei Renpu moved a rough map hanging on the wooden rack at the upper front again. Guo Shao saw the picture clearly from a close distance this time.
The map is very different from the ancients' painting methods. The biggest difference is that circles and lines are used to outline important towns, roads and water systems. It feels like Wei Renpu borrowed the Qin Feng drawings presented by Guo Shao last year. No wonder Wei Renpu looked at him quite pleasantly.
The Privy Council agreed on a policy that could take into account the two strategies of "forced surrender" and "expanded territory".The Hantong navy had entered the Huai River near Shouzhou from Ying River. It could start from Shouzhou and follow the Huai River. At the same time, the land troops advanced east from Shouzhou, running water and land.First, sweep away the Southern Tang naval army on the Huai River, then pass through Hao and Si to Chuzhou; then clear the stork water in the northwest of Chuzhou and then go south from the Cao Canal to the river.
If there is any progress, our Great Zhou army will show signs of occupying the river and crossing the south. The king of the Southern Tang Dynasty will inevitably panic and fear that he will lose Jinling (the capital Jiangning Prefecture, now Nanjing)... This is a forced surrender.Wei Renpu talked calmly and calmly, and at the same time, on the way to transport the navy along the route to the Yangtze River, the land soldiers swept across the river, and tried to seize the Huai River coast, Haozhou, Sizhou, and Chuzhou in the east; and used Huaibei Town troops to attack Haizhou (north bank of the Huai River, Lianyungang).Once obtained, the occupied land is connected into one, which can further echo the Wu and Yue Kingdom... This is the "expanded land".It is a strategy of the best of both worlds.
Some generals were confused when they heard this, and were stunned by the fright, and their expressions seemed to be unfamiliar.
Guo Shao found that he knew better than many generals in this regard, and he knew exactly what Wei Renpu wanted to do... This was the first time Guo Shao participated in formulating such a grand strategy.
If Wei Renpu could say it simply, it would be nothing more than scaring others while eroding the territory of the Jianghuai River.
But I investigated some water and land terrain and chose the road.
The war route is a broken line, starting from Shouzhou and advancing in a straight line to the east; then turning the direction and heading south to the Yangtze River.
Chai Rong thought he was kind, and his idea of entering Huainan was to make a breakthrough in the middle.The first big step has been achieved by the breakthrough of Shouzhou. This decision is to enter the second stage: expand the results of the battle and force the surrender.
He said: You can attack in two directions. When the Hantong troops and the Shouzhou army attack eastward, the army in the front office of the palace can attack Xiong and Tai, and at the same time clear the obstacles for warships to move south after reaching Chuzhou.
Chai Rong also said: It is reported that there are 50,000 to 60,000 defenders in Haozhou, and hundreds of warships in the Southern Tang naval army between Hao and Si.There will be a great war when advancing east from Shouzhou. Who will preside over the northward water and land army?
The civil and military officials looked at the two people: Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin.
Zhang Yongde was silent. The Iron Cavalry Army is now near Yangzhou, and the He Chuang Army is in Qingliu Pass (all in the south)... Besides, the emperor seemed to have missed the words before: the army in the palace front office attacked Xiong and Tai.
Zhang Yongde had just been promoted to the front of the palace to inspect the government and was the supreme commander of the two main forces of the Palace Front Office, and had no reason to take care of the battles of the guards' army.
Li Chongjin's face looked a little ugly, and he didn't speak, and looked at Guo Shao sitting behind him with an inadvertent look.This guy seemed to be still worried about the last time he humiliated in public.
However, Guo Shaogang was promoted to the commander of the infantry and military command, and his status and prestige were not enough to command the army. He would not be appointed to such a large strategic battle.
Chai Rong said: I want to personally conquer Haozhou.Li Du Envoy, you will be the one who succeeded Huainan Du. After meeting Han Tong, prepare and control the troops to enter Haozhou!
Li Chongjin clasped his fists and said: The last general's order.
Chai Rong turned his head to look at Guo Shao: You and Zhao Chao led the Hujie Army to the left and right sides and advance eastward first; obey me directly.
Guo Shao hurriedly said: The last general was ordered and he immediately set off back to Shouzhou.
Chai Rong said: The Shouzhou Prefecture Capital was moved to Xiacai and asked Li Gu to be sentenced to Shouzhou Prefecture.
……
Guo Shao took Jingniang, Yang and a group of personal soldiers to leave Yangzhou first and head north to Shouzhou.
He did not return to the garrison near Shouzhou, but went to Xiacai to settle Jingniang and others.
Because Li Gu was in charge of the Shouzhou affairs in Xia Cai, and this place was the rear, Guo Shao was not in a hurry to let Jingniang and Yang return to Beijing.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the second brother Yang Biao came to Xiacai Town.It was said that Fu Yanqing's family went to Shouzhou to find Guo Shao, and then Yang Biao brought the person to Xia Cai.Guo Shao hurriedly asked someone to come in and meet him.
Three people came, but the other two led the horse and spoke to the personal soldiers in the yard, obviously they were followers.Only one middle-aged man walked towards the living room door with a smile on his face.
This person is a literati. Not only does he wear a scarf, but his every move is also very different from a martial artist.
He stepped forward and bowed very seriously: Qin Liang was ordered to visit General Guo.Here is a man from the Wei Wang family in Hebei Province. He is a teacher. Haha... I would like to forgive General Guo if he is bothering me.
Mr. Qin, please sit inside.Guo Shao also said with a smile, Guo was extremely honored to be able to meet the people of the Wang Wei family.
Qin Liang claimed to be from Fu Yanqing's family... Guo Shao didn't tell the truth. He had met Fu Yanqing, but he didn't know the people around him.
But if you hear what this person said, you can guess it is true or false, and most of them will not be false. Whoever has nothing to do with Fu Yanqing's guise to meet a Zhou army general, and the Fu family cannot interfere in the military affairs of Huainan.
The two of them didn't know each other at all, and they didn't have a common topic, but after taking a seat in the living room, they sang and greeted a lot of nonsense.This literati speaks in a zigzag manner, but there is really no military general.
Congratulations to General Guo for his great victory in Shouzhou. This battle is truly famous all over the world. General Guo will become another general of our Great Zhou Dynasty.
Guo Shao said: Wherever you are, it depends entirely on the leadership of the government.
After talking for a long time, Qin Liang took out a letter from his sleeve bag and handed it on: King Wei was sent down this time, mainly to send invitations.King Wei knew General Guo during the Battle of Jinyang last year, but the military affairs were complicated at that time and he had not talked much to General Guo, which was a regret in his life.I hope that after the war in Huainan ends, General Guo will be able to see him at the palace of King Wei in Hebei. King Wei wants to recount the past with General Guo.
Guo Shao didn't care about it either. He glanced in front of him. The seal of the envelope was actually covered with Fu Yanqing's lacquer seal, and then he took it apart.It took me a while to read the contents of the letter.
Qin Liang asked again: General Guo had ever been with the army in the Wei Palace?
Guo Shao smiled: A few years ago, he was a guard at the Prince of Wei’s Mansion.
Qin Liang sighed: It takes a few years to become a great man, General Guo is really a promising person... He asked with a rude question, I wonder where General Guo’s ancestral home is, and how can his parents be there?
Guo Shao said aloud and said: When he was young, his family was in the countryside of Yanzhou, and he was originally a wealthy family.Back then, the drought in my hometown was caused by locust plague and no harvest. There were chaos within a radius of hundreds of miles and thieves rose up. Most of the tribe members and fellow villagers went out to escape famine.The Guo family was robbed by bandits again. My father led his people to resist and was killed. My mother had left in her early years, so I escaped to Yanzhou City alone.Later, he was rescued by the King of Wei, so he joined the army to serve in the mansion to repay his life-saving grace.
He didn't lie, he said everything in his memory.
After hearing this, Qin Liang sighed and said a few more words of sympathy.Guo Shao doesn't need sympathy, because he almost doesn't feel anything when he says these things, as if he is telling someone else's story.
General Guo is different from the past, and he has never been married to any family?Qin Liang tentatively said.
Guo Shao frowned slightly, "Didn't the queen not let me marry me?" She didn't tell you?"Guo Shao had no choice but to say with certainty: His parents are not here, no one makes the decision, and he has not married yet.
Qin Liang smiled at the corner of his mouth and nodded: A real man serves the country first and then starts a family. It’s neither too late nor too late.Don’t worry... As I said below, I wonder if General Guo knows the meaning of it?
Guo Shao nodded quickly and said: I understand...
After hearing this, Qin Liang was very happy and kindly reminded: The battle in Huainan has not ended yet... General Guo no longer has to rush to make contributions, seeking stability is the best strategy.
The two of them immediately had a great conversation, and they didn't need to say anything explicitly. They just hit it off after a while.
Guo Shao then kept Qin Liang staying at his residence at night. At night, he asked someone to prepare wine and food to accompany him. Then he quickly found Zuo You and asked him to write a reply letter thanking King Wei for the invitation, and copied it as follows.
The conditions are: Li Jing removed the title of emperor and changed it to the title of the Southern Tang Dynasty; he ceded the six states of Shouzhou (lost), Haozhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou, Guangzhou and Haizhou, and paid millions of gold and silk every year, begging the Zhou Dynasty to stop the army.
But Chai Rong refused the envoy's conditions without hesitation and made a request to the entire Jiangbei area; and unambiguously threatened nakedly. If the Southern Tang Kingdom did not follow, he would cross the river south, directly destroy the Southern Tang Kingdom, and use their treasury to reward the soldiers.
Chai Rong, alone, refused to seek peace, and then summoned several important civil and military officials to discuss military opportunities.
Guo Shao was fortunate to participate in the agreement on this military and national affairs, which has never happened... Before this, he could only obey the orders of the top, and he knew nothing except guessing what the above.
But now I finally have the opportunity to participate in such a big event myself.
However, Guo Shao didn't say a word during the whole process, just listened to what they wanted to do.
The first thing I know is an important news... Han Tong set out from Tokyo and brought hundreds of warships that had started construction and training before the war, and was advancing towards the Huai River.
...Many people speak and express their opinions in the discussion.
However, the Privy Councilor Wei Renpu's words were the most direct: This was the second time that the Southern Tang Kingdom sought peace, the first time, the second time, and the third time!First make a statement, and destroy the Southern Tang Kingdom in the Battle of the South to force them to seek peace for the third time; secondly, prepare to expand the ground and sweep the two wings at the same time...
Guo Shao roughly understood the strategy from Wei Renpu's words: the court actually only wanted the land of Jiangbei. One way was to enhance its own war potential, and the other way was to eliminate the possibility of the Southern Tang Kingdom looking for opportunities to attack; but it was not prepared to rush to defeat the Southern Tang.
In addition to the intention of controlling the Huai River, the most important purpose of the warship navy brought by Han Tong was to intimidate the Southern Tang Kingdom.
This is simply fraud!
It turns out that countries will also play this game... If such military aircraft are leaked and the Southern Tang Kingdom has a clear mind, they will naturally not be so afraid of the fraud of the Zhou Dynasty.
Guo Shao realized that Chai Rong had regarded himself as a person he could trust to a certain extent.
Wei Renpu moved a rough map hanging on the wooden rack at the upper front again. Guo Shao saw the picture clearly from a close distance this time.
The map is very different from the ancients' painting methods. The biggest difference is that circles and lines are used to outline important towns, roads and water systems. It feels like Wei Renpu borrowed the Qin Feng drawings presented by Guo Shao last year. No wonder Wei Renpu looked at him quite pleasantly.
The Privy Council agreed on a policy that could take into account the two strategies of "forced surrender" and "expanded territory".The Hantong navy had entered the Huai River near Shouzhou from Ying River. It could start from Shouzhou and follow the Huai River. At the same time, the land troops advanced east from Shouzhou, running water and land.First, sweep away the Southern Tang naval army on the Huai River, then pass through Hao and Si to Chuzhou; then clear the stork water in the northwest of Chuzhou and then go south from the Cao Canal to the river.
If there is any progress, our Great Zhou army will show signs of occupying the river and crossing the south. The king of the Southern Tang Dynasty will inevitably panic and fear that he will lose Jinling (the capital Jiangning Prefecture, now Nanjing)... This is a forced surrender.Wei Renpu talked calmly and calmly, and at the same time, on the way to transport the navy along the route to the Yangtze River, the land soldiers swept across the river, and tried to seize the Huai River coast, Haozhou, Sizhou, and Chuzhou in the east; and used Huaibei Town troops to attack Haizhou (north bank of the Huai River, Lianyungang).Once obtained, the occupied land is connected into one, which can further echo the Wu and Yue Kingdom... This is the "expanded land".It is a strategy of the best of both worlds.
Some generals were confused when they heard this, and were stunned by the fright, and their expressions seemed to be unfamiliar.
Guo Shao found that he knew better than many generals in this regard, and he knew exactly what Wei Renpu wanted to do... This was the first time Guo Shao participated in formulating such a grand strategy.
If Wei Renpu could say it simply, it would be nothing more than scaring others while eroding the territory of the Jianghuai River.
But I investigated some water and land terrain and chose the road.
The war route is a broken line, starting from Shouzhou and advancing in a straight line to the east; then turning the direction and heading south to the Yangtze River.
Chai Rong thought he was kind, and his idea of entering Huainan was to make a breakthrough in the middle.The first big step has been achieved by the breakthrough of Shouzhou. This decision is to enter the second stage: expand the results of the battle and force the surrender.
He said: You can attack in two directions. When the Hantong troops and the Shouzhou army attack eastward, the army in the front office of the palace can attack Xiong and Tai, and at the same time clear the obstacles for warships to move south after reaching Chuzhou.
Chai Rong also said: It is reported that there are 50,000 to 60,000 defenders in Haozhou, and hundreds of warships in the Southern Tang naval army between Hao and Si.There will be a great war when advancing east from Shouzhou. Who will preside over the northward water and land army?
The civil and military officials looked at the two people: Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin.
Zhang Yongde was silent. The Iron Cavalry Army is now near Yangzhou, and the He Chuang Army is in Qingliu Pass (all in the south)... Besides, the emperor seemed to have missed the words before: the army in the palace front office attacked Xiong and Tai.
Zhang Yongde had just been promoted to the front of the palace to inspect the government and was the supreme commander of the two main forces of the Palace Front Office, and had no reason to take care of the battles of the guards' army.
Li Chongjin's face looked a little ugly, and he didn't speak, and looked at Guo Shao sitting behind him with an inadvertent look.This guy seemed to be still worried about the last time he humiliated in public.
However, Guo Shaogang was promoted to the commander of the infantry and military command, and his status and prestige were not enough to command the army. He would not be appointed to such a large strategic battle.
Chai Rong said: I want to personally conquer Haozhou.Li Du Envoy, you will be the one who succeeded Huainan Du. After meeting Han Tong, prepare and control the troops to enter Haozhou!
Li Chongjin clasped his fists and said: The last general's order.
Chai Rong turned his head to look at Guo Shao: You and Zhao Chao led the Hujie Army to the left and right sides and advance eastward first; obey me directly.
Guo Shao hurriedly said: The last general was ordered and he immediately set off back to Shouzhou.
Chai Rong said: The Shouzhou Prefecture Capital was moved to Xiacai and asked Li Gu to be sentenced to Shouzhou Prefecture.
……
Guo Shao took Jingniang, Yang and a group of personal soldiers to leave Yangzhou first and head north to Shouzhou.
He did not return to the garrison near Shouzhou, but went to Xiacai to settle Jingniang and others.
Because Li Gu was in charge of the Shouzhou affairs in Xia Cai, and this place was the rear, Guo Shao was not in a hurry to let Jingniang and Yang return to Beijing.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the second brother Yang Biao came to Xiacai Town.It was said that Fu Yanqing's family went to Shouzhou to find Guo Shao, and then Yang Biao brought the person to Xia Cai.Guo Shao hurriedly asked someone to come in and meet him.
Three people came, but the other two led the horse and spoke to the personal soldiers in the yard, obviously they were followers.Only one middle-aged man walked towards the living room door with a smile on his face.
This person is a literati. Not only does he wear a scarf, but his every move is also very different from a martial artist.
He stepped forward and bowed very seriously: Qin Liang was ordered to visit General Guo.Here is a man from the Wei Wang family in Hebei Province. He is a teacher. Haha... I would like to forgive General Guo if he is bothering me.
Mr. Qin, please sit inside.Guo Shao also said with a smile, Guo was extremely honored to be able to meet the people of the Wang Wei family.
Qin Liang claimed to be from Fu Yanqing's family... Guo Shao didn't tell the truth. He had met Fu Yanqing, but he didn't know the people around him.
But if you hear what this person said, you can guess it is true or false, and most of them will not be false. Whoever has nothing to do with Fu Yanqing's guise to meet a Zhou army general, and the Fu family cannot interfere in the military affairs of Huainan.
The two of them didn't know each other at all, and they didn't have a common topic, but after taking a seat in the living room, they sang and greeted a lot of nonsense.This literati speaks in a zigzag manner, but there is really no military general.
Congratulations to General Guo for his great victory in Shouzhou. This battle is truly famous all over the world. General Guo will become another general of our Great Zhou Dynasty.
Guo Shao said: Wherever you are, it depends entirely on the leadership of the government.
After talking for a long time, Qin Liang took out a letter from his sleeve bag and handed it on: King Wei was sent down this time, mainly to send invitations.King Wei knew General Guo during the Battle of Jinyang last year, but the military affairs were complicated at that time and he had not talked much to General Guo, which was a regret in his life.I hope that after the war in Huainan ends, General Guo will be able to see him at the palace of King Wei in Hebei. King Wei wants to recount the past with General Guo.
Guo Shao didn't care about it either. He glanced in front of him. The seal of the envelope was actually covered with Fu Yanqing's lacquer seal, and then he took it apart.It took me a while to read the contents of the letter.
Qin Liang asked again: General Guo had ever been with the army in the Wei Palace?
Guo Shao smiled: A few years ago, he was a guard at the Prince of Wei’s Mansion.
Qin Liang sighed: It takes a few years to become a great man, General Guo is really a promising person... He asked with a rude question, I wonder where General Guo’s ancestral home is, and how can his parents be there?
Guo Shao said aloud and said: When he was young, his family was in the countryside of Yanzhou, and he was originally a wealthy family.Back then, the drought in my hometown was caused by locust plague and no harvest. There were chaos within a radius of hundreds of miles and thieves rose up. Most of the tribe members and fellow villagers went out to escape famine.The Guo family was robbed by bandits again. My father led his people to resist and was killed. My mother had left in her early years, so I escaped to Yanzhou City alone.Later, he was rescued by the King of Wei, so he joined the army to serve in the mansion to repay his life-saving grace.
He didn't lie, he said everything in his memory.
After hearing this, Qin Liang sighed and said a few more words of sympathy.Guo Shao doesn't need sympathy, because he almost doesn't feel anything when he says these things, as if he is telling someone else's story.
General Guo is different from the past, and he has never been married to any family?Qin Liang tentatively said.
Guo Shao frowned slightly, "Didn't the queen not let me marry me?" She didn't tell you?"Guo Shao had no choice but to say with certainty: His parents are not here, no one makes the decision, and he has not married yet.
Qin Liang smiled at the corner of his mouth and nodded: A real man serves the country first and then starts a family. It’s neither too late nor too late.Don’t worry... As I said below, I wonder if General Guo knows the meaning of it?
Guo Shao nodded quickly and said: I understand...
After hearing this, Qin Liang was very happy and kindly reminded: The battle in Huainan has not ended yet... General Guo no longer has to rush to make contributions, seeking stability is the best strategy.
The two of them immediately had a great conversation, and they didn't need to say anything explicitly. They just hit it off after a while.
Guo Shao then kept Qin Liang staying at his residence at night. At night, he asked someone to prepare wine and food to accompany him. Then he quickly found Zuo You and asked him to write a reply letter thanking King Wei for the invitation, and copied it as follows.
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