"Your Majesty, the commander of Luodu outside the tent wants to see you!"
Guo Rong, who was thinking about the battle situation in his tent, suddenly received unexpected news.
I’ve heard a lot about losing battles lately, and for a moment, a thought flashed through my mind: I’m sure I’ll be defeated even if I don’t have Youdu!
Pooh!
Guo Rong couldn't help but spat at himself, and strode out of the imperial tent without calling him.
Seeing Guo Rong come out in person, Luo Youdu quickly bowed and said hello.
"I have met His Majesty!"
"No need to be polite!" Guo Rong laughed, took Luo Youdu's hand and said, "Let's go into the account and talk in detail."
Although he felt that he was worrying too much, Guo Rong couldn't help but ask after checking in: "Youdu came to see me here, are you okay in Luzhou?"
Luo Youdu nodded and said: "I have everything arranged properly. Guohua guards Hezhou, Zhongxun guards Shuzhou, Shiduxiao and Kexiang are responsible for the military affairs of Luzhou respectively. I will leave for a while and it will not hinder things."
"That's good, that's good!"
Guo Rong felt at ease. Both Cao Bin and Pan Mei had worked with him in the early years, and they naturally knew their potential. He said: "These two people have shown great talents back then. It is my greatest honor to be able to develop them under your hands."
A big blessing on Monday.”
As he spoke, he praised and said: "It would be great if everyone in the army were as young as they were. How could we be in the situation we are in today?"
The corruption of Huainan East Road and Huainan West Road was due to the Zhou generals underestimating the enemy. In addition to the excellent ability of the generals currently in charge of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the most critical thing was that they were unable to calm the people and fell into the quagmire of the White Armored Army.
Zhu Yuan took advantage of Si Chao's exhaustion in dealing with the white-armored soldiers and killed him to a great defeat.
Luo Youdu thought he was deaf and did not continue the topic.
This is a taboo.
Luo Youdu knew one thing when he was doing business in later generations, not to go against his boss.
The boss is always right.
This is true for bosses, let alone the emperor?
Even if I didn’t listen to you and did the wrong multiple-choice question, it was still right.
Holding the correct answer and flaunting it in front of the emperor is no different than seeking death.
Naturally, Luo Youdu didn't know how to do anything. He didn't show any intention of being superior in skills, and he never mentioned old things. Instead, he talked about his purpose of coming and said: "Your Majesty, I had a few chats with Lu Mengjun today. From his mouth
I found some useful things..."
Guo Rong was very interested and said: "Speak quickly, sit down and talk."
Luo Youdu asked: "Your Majesty should have heard the news of Wu Yue's defeat!"
Guo Rong nodded and said: "Not only Wu Yue was defeated, but Wang Kui was also defeated."
Luo Youdu looked surprised.
Guo Rong said with a bit of a wry smile: "Wang Kui led his army to attack Ezhou on my orders. His generals passed by Yuezhou when transporting grain and grass, and asked Pan Shusi, the governor of Yuezhou, for a bribe. Pan Shusi did not agree.
The general complained to Wang Kui, and Wang Kui reprimanded Pan Shusi indiscriminately. Pan Shusi took advantage of Wang Kui's attack on the Southern Tang Dynasty to lead his troops to attack Wuling. After Wang Kui heard the news, he led his troops back and was killed by Pan Shusi.
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Okay!
Originally there were three routes to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, but now only the Zhou route is left.
Luo Youdu said helplessly: "Fortunately, we really don't put our hope on them." He paused and then said: "I learned some interesting things from Lu Mengjun about the Southern Tang Dynasty's victory over Changzhou. This time, the Southern Tang Dynasty can defeat Changzhou first.
The hero is undoubtedly the Governor of Runzhou in Xuanzhou, King Yan Li Hongji, the second hero is the veteran Chai Kehong, and the third hero is Lu Mengjun. This guy still thinks that he is the first hero."
"Facing Wu Yue's advancing troops, Lu Mengjun's troops were partly Yuanzhou's city defenders and partly brave men temporarily recruited from the local area."
"And the veteran general Chai Kehong only has a group of old and weak soldiers, the oldest of whom is even over fifty years old."
"Chai Kehong was a man of great ability. He used these three melons and two dates to command the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty to defeat Wu and Yue. According to legend, he cut off tens of thousands of heads alone. But this was said to be deceived by Lu Mengjun, who let it slip.
, they only took 3,000 heads, and the remaining 7,000 people were disrupted and assigned to various armies. The so-called tens of thousands of heads are false..."
"As soon as they defeated Wu Yue, Li Jing immediately transferred Lu Mengjun to Jiangbei to join Li Jingda."
Guo Rong understood what he heard, his eyes flashed with heat, and he said: "There are no more soldiers in Jiangnan!"
Luo Youdu said solemnly: "It's time to run out of troops. Under your Majesty's command, our army has captured or killed more than 100,000 Southern Tang soldiers since November last year."
"Now Li Jingda has 40,000 in his hands. Zhu Yuan has recruited Li Fu's soldiers and horses in Qizhou, and he also has 10,000 in his hands. These 50,000 should be the final offensive force in Jiangnan."
"As long as we eat them, the entire Jianghuai River will be ours."
"The Southern Tang Dynasty no longer has any force to organize offensive troops, unless the final defense force south of the Yangtze River is also transferred to the north of the Yangtze River. If Li Jing dares to do this, I will congratulate your majesty for taking all the south of the Yangtze River."
Guo Rong clenched his fist and lightly knocked on the case: "I understand what you mean. If they want to save Shouzhou, let them do it. We will shrink our troops and recharge our batteries. We will fight them decisively under Shouzhou City.
As long as we win, Jianghuai will be ours. There is no need to attack Shouzhou, just trap them until they run out of food."
Luo Youdu paid homage: "Your Majesty is wise. But in fact, we don't have to rush to a decisive battle with them and wait for them to attack."
"We have been surrounding Shouzhou for half a year. Although I don't know how much food is left in the city, I don't believe that the remaining food is enough for them to feed them for a year and a half."
"It's not us who are anxious, it's them. As long as we wait and wait until they get tired of fighting, this will be our opportunity. We can also take advantage of their attack and spend time training a naval force that can compete with them.
The navy of the First World War. To prevent them from seeing that the momentum was not right and fleeing directly by boat."
"Therefore, I sincerely request your Majesty to return to Bianjing for the time being. Train the navy in Bian River. When the time is right, go south again to settle the overall situation."
Guo Rong looked at Luo Youdu and smiled: "Do you think I can't bear the pain of joining the army?"
Luo Youdu hurriedly shook his head and said: "That's not true. Your Majesty, the next generation of British Lords, has shouldered the responsibility for the civil and military affairs of our Great Zhou Dynasty since he came to the throne. He is very unusual compared to the Lord who defends the city."
"I just feel a little sorry for Your Majesty. The environment on the front line is harsh, and now it's hot weather. The climate in the Jianghuai River is weird, and there are heavy rains from time to time. Your Majesty has to worry about the military and handle state affairs. In such an environment, it's so hard to work so hard.
, it’s really not easy.”
Guo Rong's face was a little moved and he said: "I also want to enjoy it. But if I don't personally take charge here, Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde, the enemies, wouldn't they be in trouble?"
"I am in my prime, and for the great Zhou Dynasty, it doesn't matter if I am a little tired."
"However, the training of naval forces cannot be taken carelessly. It must be put on the agenda as soon as possible!"
"You came at the right time today. I appointed you as the envoy along the river and the commander of the navy to train the navy in Chaohu Lake."