Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 195 Sneak attack on the old comrade

When meeting Gao Baoyin, Shi Congyun showed great enthusiasm.

Holding Gao Baoyin's hand, he was overwhelmed by greetings and warm hospitality, and if it wasn't for the age gap, he would have cut off chicken heads and burned yellow paper to make a sworn brotherhood on the spot.

Nanping was overwhelmed by the flattery. They thought they were going to meet Li Chuyun, the striker general, but they didn't expect the general Shi Congyun to greet him in person, and even warmly entertained them.

A sumptuous banquet was set up in the big tent, Shi Congyun sat on top, and the generals on his side and Nanping envoys headed by Wang Baoyin were listed below.

"Thank you for your envoy's coming to reward the three armies." Shi Congyun said, holding up his wine glass and drinking with Gao Baoyin.

Then he said: "The king of Nanping has always been loyal to Da Zhou, and he has done his best for my Da Zhou, he is a loyal minister!
A certain person still remembers sending troops to Huainan last year, and the king of Nanping also sent troops to help in the battle. The scene at that time is still vivid in my memory. "

He deliberately remembered the past, although the King of Nanping did send troops and beat the local troops in the Southern Tang Dynasty at that time.

However, the officials despise them for being troublesome and useless, and they also understand that they just want to show their loyalty, praise a few words, and reward them with something, so they quickly let them retreat.

But when he said that, the meaning suddenly changed.

Gao Baoyin and several of his entourage officials all showed smiles, and hurriedly said: "Marshal Shi, we in Nanping have always been loyal to the Great Zhou, and as the governor of the Great Zhou, we should protect the environment and the people, and share the worries of His Majesty.

As soon as the commander-in-chief's army arrives this time, I will prepare the water, food and grass needed by the army, and send them to the king's army. "

Shi Congyun nodded, and said with great concern: "I'm embarrassing you. There are a lot of people under the leadership. I didn't think about it at the beginning. How about this? You only need to provide food and grass supplies for 3 people in the front line, and let Wuping do the rest. out."

What Shi Congyun said was half true and half false. He didn't have [-] forwards at all, and Wang Quanbin's main force was only [-].

Gao Baoyin and others showed fear on their faces. There are 20 forwards alone. The [-] troops may be quite different.
So Lian was grateful: "Thank you, Marshal, for caring about a small place like us. Naturally, we will do our best to serve the imperial court. We will act in full accordance with the imperial court's orders, and we are all considering the court's major affairs."

Then he stood up, bowed his waist and said cautiously: "We, the king of Nanping, have always served His Majesty respectfully and respectfully. We can do whatever the imperial court asks us to do. Although we have made some small mistakes, we have not done any major mistakes. As long as the imperial court orders us to go to Nanping Come, our Nanping king burns incense and bathes, and leads all his ministers to kneel down to welcome him.

As long as the imperial court has any major or minor matter, we will do our best to do it. Just like before when Tang dared to confront the imperial court, the Nanping king himself sent troops to fight with the emperor. Now that the commander-in-chief is going to attack Shu, we will naturally prepare fodder and food respectfully. And clear water to support the army.

It's just that our place is small and there are not many people. Unlike the north, Jiangling City is also narrow, far inferior to Daliang, and cannot accommodate the army of the king's division. It is not because we are deliberately negligent, so..."

Gao Baoyin swallowed his saliva, and said cautiously: "So can you ask Wang Shi's army to stay near Jingmen, and then go west from Xiazhou, and I will prepare all the food and grass supplies for Wang Shi and send them to the army?"

After speaking, she raised her eyelids slightly and looked at him cautiously.

Shi Congyun is very tall. Looking down at Gao Baoyin, who is bowing his waist and hands in front of him, he understands that he has successfully fooled him again. He said that the striker is [-], which completely scares the other party.

Shi Congyun pretended to think about it for a while, and then said: "Okay.

There is indeed some truth in what you said, but if this is the case, I need you to send troops to clear the way for my [-] troops, lest the local people misunderstand and cause any disputes. "

"One hundred thousand?"

Shi Congyun froze for a moment, pretended to be in place, and was slightly annoyed, as if annoyed that he had slipped the tongue for a while.

Then I could only sigh softly: "That's right, there are actually only 20 forbidden troops in this march, but they only announced [-] to the outside world, since we have spoken, it doesn't hurt to tell you.

There are [-] forwards, [-] Chinese troops, and [-] navy troops, which are all the troops for this trip.

But make do with it is enough, before someone was in Huainan, relying on this [-] army, defeated the Southern Tang Kingdom, devoured their hundreds of thousands of troops, and came to the city of Jinling. "

"That's right, Shi recruited Wentao and Wulue, which is famous in our Wuping." Gao Baoyin continued: "With a commander of [-] troops, it must be easy to crusade against the Kingdom of Shu."

After hearing his flattery, Shi Congyun nodded in satisfaction.

He confused the audience again, not only did he not have an army of [-], but he also had half veterans and half recruits in the army. When he said this, it seemed that all he brought were elite soldiers who had only experienced the Battle of Huainan. Gao Baoyin's attitude became even more respectful.

"In short, send your local army to clear the way for the army, and send all the supplies to Jingmen. We will wait here for five days, and then turn west to Xiazhou and go west. We will not pass Jiangling." Shi Congyun assured.

Gao Baoyin and the accompanying officials were overjoyed, and immediately promised: "Don't worry, Commander, I will follow orders."

Afterwards, the host and guest enjoyed the banquet until the afternoon.

When he came out of the big tent and returned to his southern station, Gao Baoyin wrote happily immediately, and wrote a letter about the situation in Jingmen in the north, and asked someone to send him back to Jiangling City immediately.

That night, in the mansion of Prince Nanping in Jiangling City, the father and son of the Gao family and the important officials around them also gasped when they saw the letter.

"The [-] army is still the elite forbidden army that followed Shi Congyun to fight Huainan," someone said in horror.

"Is this statement credible?" Some people also doubted.

"It should be credible. Firstly, it was Shi Congyun's own slip of the tongue. Second, a large number of Zhou army warships were indeed found on the eastern river. He said before that 20 is not credible, and [-] should be right." Jiedu Judge Sun Xianxian speculated road.

Everyone nodded, "It makes sense."

"That's true to say"

"It is convincing. The Zhou Dynasty had many soldiers and generals. It is reasonable to send [-] elite soldiers to attack Shu."

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and they all believed what Gao Baoyin said in his letter, and even praised Gao Baoyin for his ability and ability in handling affairs.

Gao Baorong was very happy, and then said: "Bao Yin discussed with Zhou Jun's commander Shi Congyun, and Zhou Jun's commander has agreed not to come to Jiangling City, but there are conditions.

We must send troops to clear the way, let the army go south to Xiazhou, and at the same time transport all the food and grass supplies to the vicinity of Jingmen. "

"My lord should agree to him!" As soon as he finished speaking, the civil and martial arts around him couldn't wait to say.

Looking at Gao Baorong's eyes, he restrained his emotions, and then said: "My lord, they have an army of one hundred thousand, and they are Shi Congyun's tiger and wolf divisions. They only swallowed half of the Southern Tang Dynasty last year. We only have three states, and there are no more than five elite soldiers." Thousands, even if you count the local soldiers, there are no more than ten thousand, and they are far from opponents. Finding a way to send out these jackals, tigers, and leopards is the most important thing at the moment.

Secondly, Shi Congyun brought [-] elite soldiers, the target is definitely not us.

Although the words are not pleasant, please think about it, my lord, why do we need a hundred thousand elite soldiers to take down our three states?This shows that they are really going to fight Shu, and we are just using it as an excuse. "

As soon as the official analyzed it, everyone nodded and thought it was reasonable.

Gao Baorong also nodded after listening: "This statement is reasonable, as long as we satisfy them as soon as possible, let them leave our territory."

Then he looked at his son Gao Jichong, "I'm old, you will lead the army northward instead of me tomorrow, deliver food and grass to the Zhou army, and show your face in front of Shi Congyun more, it will be good for you in the future.

The old man has already understood that this Shi Congyun must be a high-ranking and powerful person in the Zhou Dynasty in the future, and maybe their father and son will be the emperor in the future. "

"That's unlikely," someone gasped.

They are not from the Zhou Kingdom in nature, and they don't speak so politely, and they don't have to worry too much. Gao Baorong said, "In the past few decades, there have been few such things?"

"That's true." The decades of history in the late Tang Dynasty was a history of powerful officials and generals constantly overthrowing their own emperors. This is the case everywhere in the world, and everyone has long been familiar with it.

"So make friends with Shi Congyun more. He is younger than you, but he has a hundred thousand elite soldiers in his hands. He is very capable. In the next ten years, who knows what will happen in the north."

"My son will remember." Gao Jichong repeatedly agreed.

In the next two days, Wu Ping did follow Shi Congyun's request and sent troops to clear the way, transporting a large amount of grain, grass, and clean water to Jingmen to work for the army.

Even to show his sincerity, King Wuping sent his eldest son Gao Jichong to personally lead the people.

Naturally, Shi Congyun warmly entertained him and praised him greatly, saying that King Wuping is really the most loyal minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he will definitely ask for credit for him in front of the officials after his triumphant return.

On July [-]nd, messengers came from the east, sent by Si Chao, to inform them that their navy had reached the east of Yuezhou along the Yangtze River, and that they would reach Sanjiangkou [-] miles ahead and enter the boundary of Wuping. .

Shi Congyun ordered them not to move for the time being.

In the evening, he discussed the matter with Li Hanchao and Li Chuyun, and made his own judgment.

"After taking Nanping, there will be Wuping, and Wuping will govern Langzhou, which is just south of Jiangling, about [-] miles across the Yangtze River.

If the army crossed the river directly by land, the road was rough and difficult, and there were many mountains and swamps, which were not suitable for the army to advance. Huarong County was on the opposite side, and Cao Mengde didn't suffer much there.

Therefore, I advocate crossing the river near the mouth of the three rivers, taking Yuezhou, entering the waters of Dongting Lake directly through the mouth of the three rivers, and taking Langzhou directly along the Yuan River (now the Yuan River). "Shi Congyun pointed to the map in the tent.

Li Hanchao nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Good advice, Commander."

"Commander, I think that if Wuping decides to resist, he must also understand the importance of the Sanjiangkou, and he will deploy heavy troops near the Sanjiangkou. I'm afraid there will be a war here." Li Chuyun pointed to the Dongting Lake water system and the Yangtze River in the north of Yuezhou (now Yueyang) The place of confluence said solemnly.

Shi Congyun nodded, "I agree with your judgment. If the opponent has someone who understands soldiers, they should understand the importance of this place. When we fight on land, Si Chao will be responsible for cutting off the waterway reinforcements. This is my idea, but the specifics It also depends on the battlefield situation.

It would be even better if Zhang Wenbiao can turn against the water. "

"Master, I have no objection."

"Then ask Si Chao not to go west for the time being."

After finalizing the marching route of the navy, Shi Congyun, Li Chuyun, and Li Hanchao began serious preparations on how to sneak attack on the old comrade Nanping Wang.

By the evening of July [-]rd, many soldiers and civilian husbands had been attracted to the Jingmen area, and a large number of horses, horses, cattle and sheep gathered in the area between the two mountains to the north of Jingmen. His eldest son Gao Jichong, younger brother Gao Baoyin and many Nanping officials had a good time drinking and chatting.

At this moment, outside the big tent, the number of guards was constantly increasing. In the big tent, there were many cups of wine, and no one noticed. Li Hanchao had quietly led more than [-] soldiers, slowly replaced the sentry posts outside the big tent, and surrounded the big tent.

At the same time, one thousand elite cavalry led by Li Chuyun finished their preparations, each with two horses, separated the entire camp, left the camp from the camp gate in the north, took a detour to the trail ten miles north of Jingmen, and began to head towards Guanmiao Village by the river in the east. The villages in the village rushed quickly, then turned south at Guanmiao Village, and rushed towards Jiangling.

It all started at dusk, and no one knew about it. The upper echelons of Nanping were immersed in Shi Congyun's sugar-coated shells, while Jiangling, two hundred miles away, had no news at all.

It was about the same time, after the sun had set, a soldier came in outside, and asked Shi Congyun for the password in the army, which was the secret code they had agreed upon.

The password in the army is a secret, so Shi Congyun cupped his hands and said to more than a dozen Nanping officials: "I will come as soon as I go, everyone, please don't worry about it, you should eat and drink."

No one was suspicious, after all, the password is a major matter in the army, and it is normal for the commander to handle it himself, so Shi Congyun followed the soldiers out of the big account.

As soon as the night wind blew from the big tent, Li Hanchao came up within a few steps, "Commander, everyone is in place."

"Wrap around, and no one is allowed to leave.

When they entered the camp, they were all equipped with weapons, so they couldn't make a difference. If the resistance was too fierce, they could kill chickens and monkeys, but Gao Baoyin and Gao Jichong couldn't move. " Shi Congyun ordered.

Li Hanchao took the lead and ordered hundreds of soldiers to approach gradually, enclosing the large tent of the Chinese army tightly.

Shi Congyun left immediately on horseback. He wanted to mobilize a large army overnight to attack the Wuping Army's garrison in the south.

In the big camp, after almost half an hour, someone finally found out that something was wrong. Shi Congyun went out to handle official business, so he wouldn't have been there for such a long time, right?

Could it be that something big happened?Under Gao Jichong's signal, some officials went outside the big tent to investigate the situation, but as soon as they went out, they found themselves surrounded by fierce and iron armored Zhou troops.

Then he asked why the soldiers of the Zhou army came?

Li Hanchao was very clever, and agreed: "The battalion was startled in the army, and the commander-in-chief ordered someone to come to protect the safety of all distinguished guests. There is chaos outside. Please don't leave without permission. This is also for your own good."

Nanping officials were dubious, so they went back.

But in the middle of the night, Li Hanchao refused several requests to go out, and Shi Congyun never came back. After everyone finally realized that something was wrong, Gao Jichong angrily asked Li Hanchao to let them go out.

Li Hanchao finally showed his true colors, ordered hundreds of soldiers to draw their swords, narrowed the encirclement, and surrounded them in three circles inside and outside the big tent. Several timid civil servants were so frightened that they cried out on the spot.

Li Hanchao said viciously: "You guys are waiting here, if you don't resist, you won't be killed.

If he dared to resist, grandpa would kill no less than a hundred people from south to north, killing you is no different from killing a few chickens! "

Immediately stopped the crowd.

On the other side, the valley to the south was full of flames, and the shouts of killing soared into the sky, which could be heard clearly several miles away. The red light reflected half of the sky, and Li Hanchao knew that the army had begun to move.

The reason why Shi Congyun did not attack immediately after imprisoning Gao Jichong and others was because he was waiting for the support of Wang Quanbin's Chinese army.

During the days when the forward was resting in Jingmen, Wang Quanbin's Chinese army had already moved from Xiangyang to more than ten miles north of Jingmen. After nightfall, Shi Congyun secretly sent people to the north to transfer troops.

He doesn't like to gamble, and hopes to win steadily. The Nanping Army stationed in the south of Jingmen has about 4000 people. He has 8000 people in his hand, but he still feels that it is not safe, so he tries to transfer the Chinese army and let the recruits practice.

So in the middle of the night, there were actually more than 2 Zhou troops near Jingmen. He finally ordered the whole army to attack and surrounded the Nanping army at night.

[-] against [-], the advantage is indeed mine.
(End of this chapter)