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Along the direction of Bianshui River, more than 20,000 troops followed the gradually biting north wind and calmly moved southward, with flags fluttering and marching by land and water. Liu Chengyou's move south this time, in addition to bringing supplementary military strength, also brought a large amount of military supplies, especially Throwing carts, kerosene bombs, powerful crossbows and other siege weapons were transported by more than fifty ships, intending to take advantage of the period before the Huai River froze to allocate as many supplies as possible.
Not many civilians in Huaibei were recruited this time, because for the Huainan War, more than 60,000 people had been recruited in the Central Plains to serve in the front and rear areas. Although the civilian power was enough to support it, the cost was too high for the imperial court. Especially in There is a way to save time, effort and money.
According to the suggestions of his ministers and with Liu Chengyou's permission, it was planned to recruit civilian men from Huainan to supply the army for the subsequent war. This was a direct plan to use Huainan's war potential, and it was also a matter of trade-offs and ebbs and flows.
Although the Northern Han army was strictly ordered not to steal, loot, burn or kill, but the recruitment of corvees was a normal rule behavior. After all, it was a conquest by force. There were not so many gentle and thrifty people. The people of Huainan were traumatized by the war. Things to avoid!
There are dragon boats on the Bianshui River. When Liu Chengyou was in the army, he took a day by boat and a day by car. However, in comparison, he still liked riding a car. Compared with the ups and downs on the water, being on land made him feel more at ease.
Although he was in the midst of a large army, to prevent unexpected events, the emperor still had three vehicles, with a distance of twenty feet between the front and rear. Liu Chengyou would take one of them every time he landed.
The Luanjia is very spacious and comfortably furnished. It can accommodate Liu Chengyou to study, manage politics, discuss the army, sleep, and even...
The virtuous concubine took over the lady, and now she was waiting in the carriage, accompanying Liu Chengyou. It was still warm in the carriage, so she took off her thick fur robe, leaving only two ordinary clothes, which were tight around her body and outlined her graceful figure.
Accompanying Liu Chengyou on the expedition, Lady Zhe was not delighted by the emperor's favor and love, but was excited to be out of the palace and witness the war. She was also a tiger girl, but compared to the noble concubine Gao, Lady Zhe seemed to have a stronger "wildness". It is also more pure. Of course, if the young lady turns into a beautiful girl and quietly caress for her husband and raises her children, she can withstand loneliness. This is the reason why Liu Chengyou likes her even more after getting to know her.
The strong wheels carried the heavy car body, and there were constant bumps during the journey. Although the road traffic in the Central Plains has improved in recent years, it was only an improvement. For the Huainan strategy, the imperial court aimed at the transportation transformation of the Central Plains states. Basically, they were concentrated on a few water transport trunk roads. With the weak financial resources of the imperial court, it could only barely make the basic investment in river channels.
As for the official land routes, only local states and counties responded to the imperial court's call and repaired roads and ditches when farming was slack and there was a little food stored in the warehouses.
Therefore, he almost collapsed in the car, and the bumpy road while driving caused continuous bumps that made him sleepy. This is still official, the situation is so bad, let alone other things.
That is to say, there has been no rain recently, otherwise the road will be muddy and the army will go south, which will cause more trouble.
His body was swaying, and Liu Chengyou couldn't help but said to Lady Zhe beside him: "When I free up my hands, I will definitely repair the roads in the country. If the roads are impassable and the roads are uneven, how can we enrich the world!"
Liu Chengyou has said similar things many times, but due to limitations of national power, he basically just stops talking. In this regard, Liu Chengyou is like a king with a strong mouth.
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhe couldn't help but smile, handed over a winter date, and said to Liu Chengyou: "Officials have their own ambitions, but as you said on weekdays, the food must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step. There is no need to rush. .”
"Am I in a hurry? I'm never in a hurry!" Seeing the young lady admonishing him with her own "quotes", Liu Chengyou hesitated slightly and bit the beauty's hand.
After chewing the dates, they were very crisp and sweet. Liu Chengyou raised his eyes and looked at Madam Zhe, who was charming and graceful. He held her in his arms and said, "I am not in a hurry for anything else, but I need to be anxious at this moment!"
After saying that, he was showing off his sexual and physical desires on Lady Zhe. Although the young lady was ashamed, she just greeted her with a blushing face...
Of course, Liu Chengyou was only aroused temporarily and soon let go of the panting Lady Zhe.
He stretched out his hand to slightly open the curtains and looked outside towards Luan Jia. They were closely guarding the soldiers of Fengchen Camp, each with tall and powerful horses. Outside Fengchen Camp, the cavalry troops were all commanded by Han Tong to deploy and take charge of the camp. Pre-camp affairs.
The cold wind in the air rushed in, lowering the temperature and dissipating the charming atmosphere inside the car. After feeling it for a while, Liu Chengyou immediately ordered Zhang Dejun outside the car: "Zhang Dejun, Chuan Tao Valley" !”
"yes!"
Soon, Tao Sheren, who had made two trips to the Tang Dynasty and was familiar with the national conditions of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Fortunately, he was named to accompany him. He caught up from behind and rode a horse, panting in a hurry.
There were foreign ministers around, so the lady in the car had tidied up her messy clothes early and put on a robe.
"I wonder what your Majesty's orders are?" Tao Gu asked.
"The weather is very cold, and it will only get colder in the future. We plan to send them back to Tokyo with more warm clothes, shoes, socks, gloves, and coal and charcoal for heating. The soldiers will be exposed to frost, wind, ice and snow, and prepare for During the war, we must try our best to ensure that the country suffers less from the cold!" Liu Chengyou directly ordered.
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Tao Gu responded quickly.
"The officials are so considerate of their subordinates. How can the officers and soldiers not be kind-hearted and try their best to die when they hear this?" Lady Zhe, who was standing by, couldn't help but sigh.
"I just did what I had to do. The soldiers left their hometowns, separated their flesh and blood, their lives were intertwined, and they shed blood for the country. How could I not treat them favorably?" Liu Chengyou said with some emotion, but a wry smile soon appeared on his face: "It's just not Knowing how long the national treasury can sustain, the ministers in Tokyo and the staff of the Third Division are anxious to grow old again..."
"Where are you?" Liu Cheng calmed down and asked outside.
"Back to Guan's house, there are still more than twenty miles to go, and we will arrive at Yongcheng. After Yongcheng, we will reach Suzhou!" Zhang Dejun did his homework and replied in time.
Liu Chengyou looked at the sky, the sun was setting in the west, it was still early, and said: "Send the order, we will camp in Yongcheng tonight, and set out for Suzhou tomorrow morning. Local officials do not need to greet us!"
"yes!"
After Shenshi, the army arrived at Yongcheng and camped on the left side of the city. The navy carried the baggage and sent out Fu Li first.
Liu Chengyou personally inspected the Longqi Army and was warmly cheered by the soldiers. After all, it was an army that started from the beginning. No matter when, with this relationship, Liu Chengyou is a trustworthy army. For the Longqi Army , Liu Chengyou has always been kind to me.
Returning to the imperial tent, Liu Chengyou was about to check whether there was any latest news from the front line, when he received a piece of good news. Guo Rong went to camp and captured Zhongli in Haozhou on the 24th, captured He Yanxi, the puppet warden of the Tang Dynasty, and killed the enemy. Seven hundred and fifty-one, one thousand two hundred and thirty were captured, and seventy warships were captured. Guo Tingwei, the regiment commander of Haozhou in the Tang Dynasty, led the remaining troops of the Haozhou navy and went east to Sizhou.
Liu Chengyou was overjoyed when he heard the report, and came to the envoy to report the details of the battle. It turned out that the Tang army in Haosi had made a sudden move, and the Haozhou army had marched westward to threaten the mouth of the vortex. On the order of the imperial court, Guo Rong led Xu Yi's army to march westward to monitor Haosi. The army will defend the canal and support the rear.
At this time, it happened that Zhao Kuangyin took the initiative to attack at the mouth of the vortex and won a great victory. Haozhou's troops and horses suffered heavy losses and their combat power was almost gone.
At that time, Guo Rongzheng led his army to inspect Linhuai. When he heard about the battle at Wukou, he immediately became interested and left Xuzhou Jiedu deputy envoy Cheng Deqin to patrol between Huaisu. He and Yizhou regiment training envoy Chen Sirang unified the six thousand army. Heading west, after crossing the Huan River, we headed south towards Zhongli, hoping to take advantage of the heavy losses in Haozhou to seize this important place in the shadow of the Huai River.
Guo Tingwei and He Yanxi evacuated to Haozhou very quickly, failing to allow Guo Rong to take advantage of the opportunity. After understanding the enemy's situation, Guo Rong discussed with Chen Sirang, the training envoy of the Yizhou regiment, and Chen Sirang led the three battalions of soldiers to search for shallow water at night. After crossing the Huaihe River, we circled to Zhongli. After the Battle of Wukou, the Haozhou navy suffered serious losses and the monitoring of the Huaihe River was greatly reduced.
After Chen Sirang successfully crossed the river, Guo Rong led most of his troops to pretend to move in the Huaiyang area northeast of Zhongli. This move immediately attracted the attention of the Haozhou defenders. Afterwards, Guo Rong made bamboo rafts, gathered boats, and built a great momentum. He made a move to cross the river, and even though he hesitated, he still did not dare to be rash and led two thousand boatmen to intercept him.
Originally, the purpose of Guo Rong and Chen Sirang was to mobilize the Haozhou army to annihilate and eliminate its effective strength. However, Chen Sirang was in the south and learned that Guo Tingwei was leading his army to set off, leaving He Yanxi alone to guard Zhongli, and decisively raided the city.
Sure enough, He Yanxi was unprepared. He defended the east and the west, but failed to defend the south. Chen Sirang led his army to break the city with one blow and occupied the state government office. When He Yanxi was captured alive, he had not yet reacted. He did not stop after that. Chen Sirang led the army and took advantage of the situation to attack Zhongli Water Village and capture all its camps and ships.
What happened next was a matter of course. After learning of the changes at the rear, Guo Tingwei had no choice but to lead the remaining naval forces in his hands and flow eastward to Sizhou, joining the Sizhou regiment training envoy Feng Yanlu.
After learning the details of the battle report, Liu Chengyou was in an extremely happy mood and said with emotion: "Zhao Kuangyin won the battle at Wukou, and Guo Rong gave me another surprise at Zhongli."
"I think the key to these two battles is He Yanxi, the military commander. This man is really a lucky general in our dynasty!" As he said this, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but tease.
Wang Zhu, who was accompanying him, was also smiling and congratulated Liu Chengyou: "Good news comes frequently. Our army has won consecutive battles and conquered cities and territories. The Huainan prefectures are about to be conquered soon!"