Chapter 436 The Quarry Campaign (V)

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The sun has set, and the mountains, water and houses are gradually shrouded in the hazy light.

There was a monotonous whistle sound from somewhere, which was a simple whistle made of grass leaves. It had no melody and was very small, but the hoarse sound was inexplicably sad.

Yao Erniu had already had supper, and the wheat cake was covered with cold water; he was sitting on the thatch under a tree, with his knees on his knees and holding his knees in his hands to keep warm... The soldiers of the Hu Ben Army on Shipo Mountain are unexposed ambushes, and they need to be concealed and are not allowed to burn fire.

He looked north, there was a light on the edge of the sky. It was a bonfire several miles away. It was already early November, and it was very cold at night, and the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty were burning the fire to keep warm.

The soldiers of the Hu Ben Army could only be surrounded by the cold.

I heard that the Southern Tang army had 50,000, and there were still twenty miles away to the east!The Southern Tang Army on the north bank of Suoxi River is already very close to you, and even the fire can be seen. It is estimated that it will fight early tomorrow morning.

The few people around were trembling with cold, some were already wrapped around their bodies with quilts, and everyone was silent; some people were whispering in the distance, and from time to time, horses made a sneeze sound.

Hiding in the mountains and forests is mainly because it cannot ignite the fire and raise the smoke, so the sound is not easy to be heard.

At this moment, Yao Erniu took out an embroidered purse from his arms and looked at it in the dim light.

The scene of leaving Tokyo appeared in his mind. Walking through a corner of the alley, a girl suddenly jumped out, stuffed the thing into his hand and turned around and ran away; the moment she ran away by her shoulders, Yao Erniu saw that her ears turned red... The girl was his cousin, the daughter brought by the aunt who escaped from the famine.

Maybe my cousin thinks Yao Erniu can make money very well. In the difficult years, Yao Erniu's military salary rewards are indeed very good.

Yao Erniu rubbed his purse for a while, and then remembered his father who had to stick a wooden stick when walking. Every day, he went to the city gate to collect vegetables from farmers to the city at a low price, and then got them to the mother who sold vegetables at the door, and others...

He hopes that he will not die in tomorrow's battle, and he hopes that he can win and enter Jiangning City to share the money.

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Caishi Pier Central Army Camp.Lanterns hanging on the walls make the classical architecture look more oriental and elegant, with a contrast between light and dark, making the environment a little heavier.

Li Chuyun said seriously: Just like Tian Ji's horse racing, our army uses the worst part (Gao Yanqi's troops) to deal with the most elite vanguards of the Southern Tang Army; then uses the first-class Ma Hu Ben Army and the second-class elite Long Jie Army to fight against the remaining main force of the Southern Tang Army.This is a way to win with confidence, and to be invincible first... However, it is impossible to win completely, and the striker of the Southern Tang Dynasty will break through the defense line to Dangtu.

The main general of the Southern Tang Army's vanguard was Lin Renzhao, and although the number of people on Suoxi River was large, the main general was Huangfu Jixun.Guo Shao pondered.

After hearing this, Li Chuyun fell silent. There were other military generals in the lobby, and everyone didn't say anything.The atmosphere is a bit solemn, and people inevitably and sometimes face such difficult choices.

Guo Shao paced back and forth in the middle of the lobby.

There were many people present, but they were very quiet. He spoke as if he was telling him: On the eve of this war, everyone had their own expectations and dreams.The soldiers want to make achievements and appreciate them according to their merits...

He looked back and forth, his eyes were filled with the brilliance of lanterns, and I wanted to end the civil war as soon as possible; we still had a lot to do, but life was too short.I hope that one day the land of Jiuzhou will end chaos, poverty, and weakness, and restore the glory of the Han and Tang dynasties. Every place name with background can be circulated among all nations, everyone can raise their heads and let their families live a life of food and clothing. This country should have dignity.

Guo Shao was a little moved, and there was no false sense of play. We would bleed and die, but it was all worth it!

His expression and voice were very inciting. Dong Zunhui was relatively young and completely moved, looking at Guo Shao with admiration.Even Li Chuyun and Shi Yanchao were a little moved.

Dong Zunhui said: My uncle just orders, no matter how hard you are, you will never question your military orders!

Guo Shao's face became firm, and he turned around and said decisively to Li Chuyun: General Li must use more than 10,000 troops to resist Huangfu Jixun's 50,000 troops alone!If you find it hard to resist, let the navy soldiers land on the shore and form a formation!

All the generals present were very familiar with Guo Shao and instinctively trusted Guo Shao's decision. Li Chuyun clasped his fists and said without saying a word: I'll be ordered!

Guo Shao said again: Shi Yanchao and Dong Zunhui led the first, second and third troops of the Hu Ben Army to leave Shiposhan early tomorrow morning to reinforce Gao Yanqi to the southeast, and first defeat Lin Renzhao.

When going out, there should be great movements, light fireworks on Shipo Mountain; and erect flags and arrange doubtful soldiers.Huangfu Jixun, who was on the Locking River, found that there was an ambush on Shipo Mountain, and he might be scared and dared not act rashly... It would be best to delay. We can fight a time difference and deal with Huangfu Jixun again.

The generals clasped their fists to answer.

After Guo Shao deployed the tactics, he and the generals of the Hall Front Office rushed to Shipo Mountain overnight.

Guo Shao is usually cautious in his work, but at some point, he is still very brave... He is not brave enough and dared not launch a mutiny last year.

Ten thousand people were deployed in the entire forest of Shipo Mountain, but I couldn't see it at night, and the mountains were pitch black.

Guo Shao and others followed a road in Linzi to the Central Army of the Third Army, and inspected the situation of the soldiers along the way.

It's really bitter that you can sleep in the open in the wind and not burn fire.

The soldiers piled up hay in the tent, then wrapped them with blankets and quilts and drilled into the hay, so that they could barely keep the cold.

When Guo Shao walked to a camp, he approached with the moonlight and saw some soldiers trembling with cold.

Meet Marshal Guo.A burly man said.

Guo Shao recognized someone: You are Zhang Jiankui.

Yes, it is the last general.Zhang Jiankui hurriedly said that the generals would strictly follow the orders of the Central Army and prohibit soldiers from igniting fires and making noises.Look at this, the Southern Tang Army still doesn’t know that we are here. There are several low mountains and no scouts come nearby.

Guo Shaopian said: You did a good job.He turned around and said to Dong Zunhui: You can't light the fire tonight, just in case Lin Renzhao knew about the ambush here overnight, so that he could guess our possible intentions.Lin Renzhao seems to be very good at using troops.

Dong Zunhui said: What my uncle said is extremely true.

Guo Shao said: I can make a fire and cook tomorrow morning, so I will let everyone have a hot meal before the war.

After a few people said a few words, Guo Shao followed Zhang Jiankui to the camp to see the soldiers.Some people were already asleep, and they stretched their heads out when they didn't fall asleep. When they saw it was the commander, they got up to pay their respects.

Marshal Guo came to see the soldiers.Zhang Jiankui said in his voice.

At this time, many people gathered around.Guo Shao said: It’s cold, so you don’t need to get up anymore. You go to bed.

After saying that, he saw a soldier standing behind him with a quilt wrapped around him.Guo Shao noticed him and asked: Can you get over tonight?

The soldier stammered and didn't say a complete sentence.

Ask you something!Zhang Jiankui said angrily, Yao Erniu, it’s you again.Others don’t wear quilts when they get up, but you are the most precious!Can you freeze you to death in a while?

When Yao Erniu heard this, he quickly threw the quilt on the ground and stuttered: Commander Zhang... He told me not to talk too much...

Zhang Jiankui said annoyedly: Damn you, this wooden fish lump, I told you not to talk too much, it wasn’t that you wouldn’t answer!

Guo Shao hurriedly stopped Zhang Jiankui: Stop scolding.It’s not on the battlefield, we just come and take a look, there’s no need to be so strict.

He walked over, picked up the quilt on the ground with his own hands, wrapped it around Yao Erniu, and said: It’s cold, and everyone raised by his parents, who is not afraid of the cold?The soldiers around were watching.

Yao Erniu stood there and seemed very nervous, but she still didn't know how to speak.

Guo Shao patted Yao Erniu on the shoulder and said: As long as you do not violate military discipline, you will not make trouble in the battle formation.Don’t say that if you see me wearing a quilt, you will be scolded in person, and I will not find a reason to punish you... Which military discipline says that you are not allowed to wear a quilt when you see someone at night?

After hearing this, the soldiers burst into laughter.

Guo Shao reviewed the generals and said: You and others have followed me to fight south and north for several years, with countless big and big battles, and I know my character.Whoever makes merit or whoever has made mistakes, treats everyone equally regardless of their closeness or personal relationships!No matter who it is, you will be rewarded if you make a contribution, and you will be a general if you make a contribution!

He also said to the middle and lower-level military generals around him: Brothers are bleeding for the sake of the world and for others to sacrifice. As long as they are not in vain the military law, you must treat the soldiers well.

After Guo Shao said that, he left here and changed the place to take a look.The troops respectfully said that Marshal Guo said goodbye.

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At this time, in the Jiannan Army camp, Gao Yanqi was also inciting the soldiers of the Shu army, commanding and commanding the generals above were in the central army, with fires rising into the sky, and many soldiers were here.

Gao Yanqiu said loudly: Sooner or later, Shu will return to the court. Now Shu no longer exists, but the people of Shu and our fellow villagers have not been massacred and looted in their hometowns, and everyone is living a good life.Recovering in this way is the best result.

Mr. Gao is also a general of Shu. His brothers are not only from Shu, but also descendants of Yan and Huang in China.The court wants to unify the world today to end the separatist war between the same clan and the same clan!We are not working for others, but for the people of the same clan in the world.

People listened silently, maybe many people didn't care about this, but at least no one would hate the Great Zhou court and had no intention of repelling them.

As Gao Yanqiu said, the Central Plains and Shu Kingdom are not alien races after all, unless the rulers are too cruel, the Shu people never feel uncomfortable.

Gao Yanqi continued: After we Shu people join the Great Zhou court, tomorrow will be the first battle.Brothers must come out bravely. Don’t let the court look down on us Shu people, don’t let the people of Southern Tang despise us.

In the future, Gao and you will have the status of the court, and the reputation of the Jiannan Army in the eyes of the world will depend entirely on this battle!I will fight side by side with my brothers tomorrow, and have the determination to win. If I fail, I will be able to achieve my destiny and never take a step back!Those who escaped at the battle will not be punished by their relatives, so don’t blame me for not ignoring the feelings of my fellow villagers!