Chapter 430 People who are hard to trust

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Li Yu had just ascended the throne and had not yet settled down, the situation became very chaotic.He paced back and forth in the imperial study, unable to hide his inner wandering.

Compared with other countries, the civil service system of the Southern Tang Kingdom is more mature; it is difficult to easily cause coups by military generals in Wu and Yue Kingdom, and it is not easy to change dynasties at any time like the Central Plains dynasty.

But because of this, internal game is more complicated.

In the world with fierce wars, the arrogant soldiers and generals are still difficult to control.

Lin Renzhao, a surrendered general in Fujian, often acted unscrupulously. Who knows what he thought?

Li Yu thought: Lin Renzhao, a native of Fujian, did not take the country seriously at all. He just regarded the Southern Tang Kingdom as a temporary place to live.

That's why he pretends to be loyal to a good general while seeking fame and being ready to climb higher.

But Lin Renzhao is indeed a good general in the words of some people.Li Yu did not want to make himself betrayal or lonely, as the situation would be even worse.

...So when he summoned the minister to discuss matters, Li Yu said: Lin Renzhao and Zhennan Jiedushi Zhu Lingyun were disagreeing, so he asked him to be the South Capital Left-behind Association and had a dispute with the Jiedushi Zhu Lingyun, which was even more unfavorable to urge Zhu Lingyun to lead his army to aid.

This reason is reasonable and no one has objected to it.Chen Qiao, the auxiliary government assistant of Kwang-chanyuan, wanted to arrange another dispatch for Lin In-shao and recommended him to lead his army to quarry to deploy defense.

Li Yu was just murmured when he heard this. Chen Qiao obviously failed to understand the holy heart... What is the excuse for Lin Renzhao and Zhu Lingyun to be in conflict? The fundamental reason is that Li Yu does not trust Lin Renzhao.

Quarrying is a very important place on the Yangtze River defense line. What if that guy offered quarrying, wouldn’t it be a great achievement in the Zhou court?

Li Yu pondered for a moment, and on the surface agreed with Chen Qiao's proposal and issued an order: Change to Lin Renzhao as the governor of the Shenwei Army.

The purpose of this order is very delicate, because the commander of the Shenwei General Army was Huangfu Jixun. Even if he wanted to reinforce quarrying in the future, the main general was Huangfu Jixun. In name, he followed Chen Qiao's advice and used Lin Renzhao in quarrying, but in fact, the person in charge of military power was his superior.

Compared to Lin Renzhao, Huangfu Jixun is much more reliable... Huangfu Jixun was a loyal descendant of the Southern Tang Kingdom. All his father and brothers sacrificed their lives for the war in the Southern Tang Kingdom. Even for the sake of his brave father and brother, Huangfu Jixun could not betray the Southern Tang Dynasty.

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Guo Shao led more than 10,000 elite troops from the Palace Front Army to Yangzhou, showing signs that the key attack direction was in Jingkou; the Hu Ben Army went to the central Huainan area on the other side.

Along the way, the governors of each town were ordered to send troops to reinforce, and formed a group of more than 30,000 troops, and countless people mobilized by various prefectures and counties. The Eastern Army claimed that 400,000 land and land gathered in Yangzhou.

Guo Shao ordered the arrival of the first person to be spread as wide as possible along the river, so the north bank of the Yangtze River was camped for dozens of miles, with flags like clouds and people everywhere, and the momentum was very strong.

After doing these things, he went to the East Bank of Yangzhou Water Village to meet Han Tong.

General Han did not hold his troops in a standstill and continued to attack Jingkou, putting pressure on the Southern Tang army.Guo Shao urged him directly when he met.

Han Tong said with grief: The Southern Tang Army gathered the navy's heavy troops in Jingkou. The waterway of the canal is narrow, and it is difficult to achieve a strong attack... I was urged several times a while ago, but in a hurry, it led to the defeat of the first battle. A large ship was burned by the Southern Tang Army, and the river was blocked for several days.

Shi Yanchao, who followed Guo Shao, heard this and said: Han was negligent. He just raised the wind without looking at the direction of the wind. He shirked the responsibility in just one sentence. It was really light.

Han glared at the sight of his eyes, his face full of anger: OK, come and fight!

Shi Yanchao sneered, not afraid of anyone at all, and said: I am from the Palace Front Office, but I never said that my opponent was too strong and I dared not rush.The surname Han, are you scared in the battle formation and still want to find some power in front of me?

Han Tong was so angry that he glared at the sight of his fists, and his fists were clenched.

Guo Shao said at the right time: Victory and defeat are common, and it is nothing to suffer a little loss.However, General Han should be a little cautious in the future. The soldiers have families and families. Although it is inevitable that people will die in wars, it is best not to let everyone die because of the general’s mistake in judgment.

Han Tong was still angry, and had no good attitude in front of Guo Shao, and said with an unhappy look: Now attack is to make soldiers useless to save their lives!

Do you want to disobey?Shi Yanchao looked at Han Tong with a sneer.

Shut up!Guo Shao cursed and took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and handed it over. General Han may not have figured out the court's strategy yet, so you can keep this one.Remember, this is a military aircraft, and only important generals can consider it.

Han Tong took the thing and looked around.

Guo Shao said: We are making a name for ourselves on the other side of Jingkou to attract the main force of the Southern Tang naval army here.Although General Han made a small mistake, he achieved his strategic goals in general and did not hide his merits.I placed the army on the bank of the river and urged General Han to attack the water surface. This was the intention... Li Chuyun's troops were relieved so that he could free up his hands to pursue the quarry.

People were about to die in the war. The navy soldiers attacked the Southern Tang army with a small amount of casualties, but they guaranteed the safety of more than 50,000 people from Li Chuyun, Gao Yanqi and other troops.

This price is not a mistake in judgment, but a cost-effective approach.

General Han’s subordinates and Li Chuyun’s subordinates are both human lives.

When the imperial court discusses merits, no matter how many kills and hurts, the most important thing is to win the Battle of Southern Tang. Whoever plays an important role in this battle will have the greatest contribution!

Han Tong listened silently without saying a word.

Guo Shao also said earnestly to this general who was much older than him: War is related to the survival of the country and the life and death of countless people.General Han must not act irresponsible, and should take the decisions made by the court as the key.

Han Tong then clasped his fists and said: The last general is willing to obey General Guo.

Guo Shao breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Shi Yanchao and Han Tong present were not good friends, and they had bad tempers. Getting along with them really affected their mood... However, Shi Yanchao has not been arrogant in front of him recently, and has only pretended to be arrogant in front of others, which has made Guo Shao worry a lot.

Although these two people are difficult to get along with, they are indeed capable.

Shi Yanchao was very skilled in martial arts and was very brave, and was called the No. 1 general of the Zhou Dynasty; Han Tong was not a false reputation. This person had experienced many battles and was in charge of the navy since the Battle of Huainan. He was very reliable in doing things many times. Such a person would not have big problems and would make people feel more at ease.

Guo Shao said: The war has changed so much, General Han can make a decision without waiting for a reply at the moment.It would be fine afterwards. As long as you consider the general intention, you will not be punished.

After hearing this, Han Tong saw that Guo Shao's eyes were a little different, and he bowed and bowed to his mind.

Guo Shao stood up: I won’t stay much. General Han looked for an opportunity to launch an attack as soon as possible to make the Southern Tang army truly feel the threat.

...Guo Shao rode his horse back to the Yangzhou Central Army Headquarters, and suddenly heard a military report from Li Chuyun.

In the letter, Li Chuyun said that he found that the Southern Tang army was relaxed and careless in the defense at this time, and it was rare to have a fighter opportunity, so he wanted to seize the opportunity to go in and quarrel as soon as possible.

He planned to mobilize Gao Yanqi's Jiannan army to the west of Ankou defense, leaving Luo Yanhuan to lead thousands of people to defend Chizhou; he led the main force to attack Caishi on land and attack.

After reading it, Guo Shao handed the report to Wang Pu. Wang Pu said that he had read it himself and passed it to other civil and military officials.

Wang Pu bluntly said: Li Chuyun's desire to transfer Gao Yanqi to Ankou (Western Front of Chizhou) was because he did not trust the Shu army to surrender. Otherwise, he was short of troops now and should not have transferred more than 20,000 troops from Gao Yanqi.

Zuo You said: The Shu army stayed near Chizhou. If it rebelled, it would not only not help Li Chuyun, but also threatened him.Li Chuyun is probably worried about this.

Guo Shao frowned and said: It is clear that there are heavy troops in Hukou. Nandu (Nanchang) is the capital of the Southern Tang Kingdom, and the nearby naval and land forces are no less than 100,000.If they want to advance eastward, they are most likely to take waterways; and what Wankou lacks the most is not soldiers, but reliable warships.Gao Yanqi's infantry and cavalry went to Wankou and had no use; Li Chuyun even asked them to stay in Jiangbei, which was a waste of troops.Li Chuyun made such a deployment, Chizhou was empty. If Hukou Army arrived and he would lose the city, he would not even have a way out...

Wang Pu said: Li Chuyun may think that the enemy troops in Hukou cannot come in time, and I feel so too.

Guo Shao thought for a long time and said: Quick Horse ordered Li Chuyun to join the sequence of attacking quarrying. This place is crucial. If you want to fight, you must have sufficient troops.The fourth, fifth and sixth armies of the Hu Ben Army in Luzhou were also ordered to rush to Chizhou to provide assistance immediately.

Zuo You reminded: Will Gao Yanqiu be dragged down?

Guo Shao said without hesitation: I have figured it out long ago. If you think that those gangs are completely unreliable, then there is no need for the Jiannan Army to consume military supplies!Gao Yanqi and his deputy general Hou Mao were not very clever in the battle of Shu Kingdom, but they were by no means idiot.Don't worry, he won't let me down in the battle of quarry.

Wang Pu also supported Guo Shao's statement at this time: Gao Yanqi has just been valued by the court, and this time he is the opportunity to make contributions and establish his position. As long as Gao Yanqi is not a foolish person, he should seize this rare opportunity.

Since the Privy Councilor who presided over the Jiangnan Former Military Office supported Guo Shao's decision, the military order could be issued immediately.

Guo Shao said again: Add an attachment to the letter to Li Chuyun, asking him to write all the information he collected in Caishi into a report and report to the Central Army Mansion.

Because the water surfaces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have always been controlled by the Southern Tang Kingdom, the news on the south bank that Jiangbei needs to know has been quite troublesome. They are all information from a long time ago, and it is difficult to understand the movements of the Southern Tang Kingdom in Jiangnan in a timely manner.

However, it is easier for Li Chuyun to send scouts in Chizhou to do a detailed job directly by land.

Wang Pu went to instruct someone to write a military order, and then took the seal and signature himself.

Guo Shao turned around and looked carefully on a long and narrow map of the Yangtze River on the wall. He stroked his fingers along the thick lines along the place marked Chizhou (many ancient people used to go up and down to north, and the direction he sat in was north and facing south; but Guo Shao still went up and down to south in the paintings), and then he took a ruler to measure the rough distance.