Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 354
Outside the city of Yangxian in Yixing County, there is a huge fortress, which is the temporary station of the Dongyang Army who rushed north to help and chase the rebel Han Huang's troops.

The Dongyang Army was known for its extravagant armaments at the beginning of its establishment. Because there were so many soldiers and civilians accompanying the army, even such a temporary camp was not inferior to a small fortress. There was even a well-established cavalry scout in the army. camp.

Although there has never been a collision with the main force of Han Huang's army, the northward march of the Dongyang army is not completely meaningless.Naturally, the greatest harm caused by the war to the local area is the direct burning, killing, and looting. As for the longer-term legacy, it is disturbing, and the continuous destruction of production and life.Bandits are rampant, people cannot live in peace, and the people are in dire straits.

The Dongyang army came all the way from the northwest of Zhejiang Province, and wiped out many strongmen who took advantage of the chaos. The army's transit not only stabilized the situation along the way, but also prevented the riot from spreading to Wuzhong.Just like the original purpose of the Dongyang Army, it was not to attack and kill the enemy, but to protect the land of Wuzhong.

Due to conflicts in military orders, the Dongyang Army did not directly enter Guzhang and other counties where the rebels were raging now, but only built defense lines around Yangxian and Wuxing County's Great Wall, Wukang and other counties.Although there was no direct confrontation, with such a strong army stationed behind them, the rebels did not dare to be unscrupulous.Even those powerful and rebellious tribes attached to the rebel army began to break away from the rebel army system and surrendered to the Dongyang Army.

Today's Dongyang army camp is more lively than it used to be, and bursts of singing and laughter erupted from time to time inside and outside the camp.It is true that continuous battles will exhaust manpower and lower morale, but if there is no war for a long time, people's hearts will also slack, and it will be difficult to maintain a high momentum for a long time.Therefore, the motivation and maintenance of morale is also one of the aspects that will test the general.

Therefore, once the army is stationed for a long time, some confrontational military dramas will often be held in the barracks, or large-scale hunting will be organized. While training the army, it will also clean up potential hidden dangers around the garrison.

However, the Dongyang Army's celebration today was not a deliberate arrangement by the generals, but because of a good news.For the Dongyang Army, which is mostly composed of Wu people, it has little to do with the recovery of Gyeonggi or not, as long as the Wuzhong countryside is not chaotic.But now it is the Wu people who made this great achievement, and it is also Shen Zhezi, the son-in-law captain who is the leader of the younger generation of the Wu people, everyone is proud of it!

Since their coach Shen Chong inspected the battalions in the morning, he issued military orders, except for basic inspections and guards, the ban was lifted for three days, and the troops were rewarded!Carts loaded with wine and meat were sent into the camp. Although the military had a limited amount of alcohol even if the prohibition was lifted, it was an extremely rare adjustment for the long-term boring military.

The soldiers stayed in their respective tents, sipping some turbid wine, and at the same time pouring oily meat into their mouths. Groups of three or four gathered together to talk loudly, and when they got to the point where they were comfortable, they burst into voices. Hearty and hearty laughter.There is no patrol team to reprimand them for silence, and there is no captain of the army to urge them to go to practice quickly. It is really rare to be leisurely and comfortable.

And in the big tent of the Chinese army, there was also joyous singing and laughing.

The middlemost position in the big tent is not full of armor, wearing a silk robe and a bamboo crown on his head. He looks very much like an unrestrained and willful celebrity rather than a general in charge of the army.There was a piano on the table in front of him, and as he flicked and plucked it with his fingers, the clear and cheerful music sounded smoothly from his fingers.There were also quite a few generals in the banquet, who either played bombs or beat with drums, and some people sang loudly, and the scene was extremely joyous for a while.

People at that time were elegant, and music was regarded as the most wonderful thing to cultivate one's sentiments. Most of the children of wealthy families dabbled in it.Shen Chong himself is a master of Wu opera, and the music he composed became popular for a while, but unfortunately, his family unfortunately raised a son who knew everything, but knew nothing about elegant opera.Today, his mind is free and unrestrained to the extreme, and his sublime music is breathtaking.

After the song was played, everyone clapped their hands and applauded, but Shen Chong was still a little bit unsatisfied, and sighed: "Wu Yin is so lingering, sad and sentimental, not enough to enjoy..."

Everyone couldn't help but smile knowingly after hearing the words, Wu Qu was good at being lingering but not carefree and hearty, so it was naturally difficult to match Shen Cheng's mood.Having a child is like this, life is extremely smooth, if anyone in the field is changed, I'm afraid they will be ecstatic, it can be said that there is no regret!

"I would like to try out "The Road Is Difficult" for my envoy!"

One of the people at the banquet got up and took the pipa in his arms, it was Kuaiji Xie Zao, the former imperial censor Zhongcheng, and when he plucked the strings, there was a sonorous sound.

Shen Chong's eyes lit up in the banquet, and as the sound of the song became more and more exciting, he couldn't help standing up and chanting: "Don't you see the river is surging, and the blue waves are flowing..."

After the song was over, Shen Chong was in high spirits, but he just shook his head and said with a smile: "This child's musical understanding is too shallow, contrary to the old rhyme, and makes the generous family laugh. It's hard for him to be complacent."

The miscellaneous song "The Road Is Difficult" is originally a work expressing the unsatisfactory life and difficult things in the world, and the song is close to the Qing and Shang Dynasties.Shen Zhezi's article is out of the box, and it is inevitable that the tune is not easy to enjoy, so he sighs to go against the old rhyme.It's just that when he said this, anyone could see that he was not regretful and dissatisfied, but he was obviously extremely pleased.

He Xi, who was originally the prefect of Linhai, returned to Shen Chong as the forward governor. After hearing the words, he smiled and said: "Young Feng Qingsheng, don't flatter Lao Yu. The son of the Jun family, what he did made us elders feel ashamed , the layout and strategy are so big that it has far surpassed that at that time, it is hard to measure!"

After Shen Chong heard this, he couldn't help laughing. After returning to the table, he motioned everyone to return to their seats, and sighed: "The child is stubborn, but he has his own pattern. I am clumsy as a father." Restraint. He Jian Cong broke into the capital, and his own strategy was right, but it made the onlookers terrified!"

"The son-in-law is a great talent in the world, and he is in the world, and there are successors, so why should the envoy worry about it?"

The crowd praised it again, and the smile on Shen Chong's face became stronger. After drinking again, he changed the topic to the present: "The situation is turbulent, and if you are short in wisdom, you will be behind by a hundred miles. The dog is light on his body Succeeding will embarrass the elderly in the current situation. As a father, I have no choice but to clean up for him."

After hearing the words, everyone understood, and understood that Shen Chong wanted to show his attitude and give solidarity and support to his son.Today's world seems to be a confrontation between a clear-cut king and the rebels, but in fact, the situation is much more complicated due to the entanglement of various parties inside.Everyone has a plan, and if there is not enough confidence, not everyone can create miraculous achievements.

Among other things, Jingzhou and Jiangzhou alone are important towns, but now they are trampled by a junior to make meritorious deeds.They don't even need to be ruthless, as long as the offensive slows down a little, the situation in Shen Zhezi's place will be several times worse!
"Gyeonggi has been recovered, and the rebels should be in panic. Although the rebels in Wujun are still powerful, they are not far away. This place is close to the countryside, and we can take advantage of the location, so that you can lead your troops to the north to help Gyeonggi. All of this."

After pondering for a while, He Xi at the table made a suggestion.

After Shen Chong heard the words, he shook his head and said: "Dongyang formed an army, which is to defend the land. It may not be able to win. Now that Tao Gong is plundering the battle outside the capital, I don't worry about the war repeating."

Although there is a lot of anxiety in his heart, he is worried about his son's safety, but Shen Chong has to think more, and he doesn't think it is a good choice to immediately lead the Dongyang army to the north to help.

First of all, the first point is naturally out of reach. The Dongyang Army must ensure sufficient transportation and supplies in order to exert its maximum combat effectiveness.Even if Shen Chong leads the crowd to gallop, it will take at least ten days to reach Jiankang, and once he is surrounded and rescued, he is more likely to fall into a dilemma.

The second point is the issue of food. Shen Zhezi broke into Jiankang and rescued the emperor first, which is undoubtedly a great achievement.His son has already attracted much attention, and if he rushes to Jiankang again, he will inevitably be suspected of competing with other armies for merit.You must know that the Jingzhou Army is not only the closest to Jiankang, but Tao Kan also serves as the governor who controls all walks of life.

If there is no premise that his son has created great merit, Shen Chong would not mind competing with Tao Kan for merit.But just because his family has attracted much attention now, he has to consider the issue of going too far.Especially for Shen Chong, he is used to being his son's backing and avoiding the limelight, so it is really inappropriate to ignore Tao Kan's thoughts at this moment and go to Jiankang again.

Not going to Jiankang does not mean that Shen Chong will do nothing.Although he was excited and unrestrained earlier, it doesn't mean that he completely ignored what was in front of him, and some thoughts had already formed in his heart.

"Now that our army is stationed in Yangxian, the first priority is still the rebel army Han Huang's department. Later, we will send envoys to Jingkou, and then our army will go west to Guangde to block the return of the rebel army."

After losing Jiankang, the Liyang army can be said to have lost its biggest hole card. The first thing to do should be to quickly concentrate the scattered forces, without the confidence to attack from all directions.Therefore, it is extremely important to trap Han Huang north of Taihu Lake.Moreover, after his son invaded Jiankang, he sent a letter to Shen Chong, hoping that his father could persuade Han Huang to surrender and save him.

Shen Zhezi also discussed with Shen Chong about the plan after countering the rebellion. Although Shen Chong didn't particularly agree with this, since his son had an idea to try, he would support it.Therefore, Shen Chong wanted to stay and fight against the remnant Han Huangbu. At the same time, his army was placed here, which can not only deter Wang Shu of Wujun, but also support Yu Yi of Xingtai, and prevent Huaibei from interfering with Jingkou Xingtai. too much.

In addition, Shen Chong also sent letters to Jingzhou and Jiangzhou.If Su Jun is defeated in the future, he will either go south to Xuancheng to find a fighter, or cross the north of the river to Yuzhou or Huaibei.If he chose the former, Shen Chong took the initiative to apply to Tao Kan for the final encirclement and suppression of Su Jun in Xuancheng.In other words, he assured Tao Kan that he would not go north to divide his work and entrust the safety of Jiankang City and his son to Tao Kan.

Of course, Shen Chong will not be so arrogant that he thinks that the newly formed army of Dongyang can annihilate Liyang's fierce army, so he has to cooperate with Wen Qiao, and Jiangzhou will be responsible for chasing and chasing the defeated army into the predetermined battlefield, while he will be responsible for intercepting The siege is all done in one battle!
(End of this chapter)