Chapter 464 Lone City

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The cold wind at night poured in through the window, and two booklets on the table were flirting with sloppy words, one of which was full of various sloppy words, mostly Guo Shao's summary and thoughts of the Jingkou Battle; in the past, the war was a battle and struggle in front of him, but now the war is a ink trace written on paper.

Another booklet is a specific observation of water war tactics written by Guo Shao. He had never experienced a decent water war before, so he recorded some of his own experiences... In fact, he recorded a lot of things, but after the incident, he almost never looked back or sorted them out. Others couldn't understand his ghost painting talismans, but for some reason he always wanted to write them down.

Guo Shao was lying on the bed, a little excited and not being able to adapt to the shaking of the ship, which made him unable to fall asleep for a long time.

Cramp... Guo Shao turned over and shook the wooden bed.

He couldn't help but pick up the map of ink on the picture again to see. The ink filled with paper was very light in color, and the original lines and place names on it were still very clear.

The question is, are these things mine?What I want to do in the future, can I still have the final say?

The more Guo Shao thought about it, the harder it was to fall asleep, so he put on his clothes and got up.

Only when you leave the bed can you truly feel the chill of winter, especially floating on the riverside.

However, winter went and spring came very quickly. He remembered his wife and concubine who were pregnant in Tokyo, so he sat down at the table and wrote a letter again.

The letter to Fu Ermei is easy to write, and you can also care about other family members in the letter.

But Guo Shao wrote two pages of the letter to Fu Jinzhan, but after thinking about it, he still tore it off... In the end, he only wrote about the progress of the war ahead, which was a good news.

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The 20th day of the twelfth lunar month is approaching, but this year's New Year is destined to be a peaceful festival for many people.There are 200,000 or 300,000 people from all over the Zhou army, who are definitely unable to go home to reunite.

Good news kept flying towards Guo Shao's central army tent.

There are some surprises that have laid the foundation for the victory.

Cao Bin and the Wuyue army successively captured Changzhou and Runzhou (Zhenjiang); Jingkou South Tang Army Navy was besieged and defeated, and it was difficult to know the number for a while.

Han Tong, Li Chuyun, Gao Yanqi and other generals all came to the Zhou army camp outside Jiangning City, and Guo Shao and several others were waiting to meet in the camp.

At this moment, a general and a few soldiers came first with a captive, and behind him was a horse holding something, as if it was the captive's horse.

Report to Marshal Guo, this person was caught by our scout ten miles away.He claimed to be Liu Cheng, a general of the Southern Tang Army, and came to surrender specifically.The general clasped his fists and said.

After hearing this, Guo Shao and the few people around him were immediately attracted to the attention and looked at the man who was being held in the middle.

The man was wearing armor, but his helmet went anywhere, looking dejected.

Guo Shao walked up and asked: Are you really Liu Cheng?

The man said: I have a seal on me... Are you the famous commander of the Great Zhou army General Guo?

It's just a despicable person.Guo Shao responded casually and looked at Liu Cheng again.

I thought about Liu Cheng’s respectful title and kindness in his words, which was quite pleasant.

He thought to himself: After Huangfu Jixun was defeated, he returned to Jiangning City and was said to have been slaughtered. The guy in front of him was not as good as Huangfu Jixun. Is he coming for fear of his crime?

However, Liu Cheng led the battlefield on the eastern front of the Southern Tang Kingdom, and his performance was really good. He first acted rashly and dispatched troops, resulting in the loss of Jiangyin and ambushing reinforcements, and then lost the entire battle.

Guo Shao really didn't see any outstanding things in the war. No matter how high his official position in the Southern Tang Kingdom was, he had lost interest.

Guo Shao's attitude towards Liu Cheng was obviously much worse than Lin Renzhao. He even said in a mocking tone: General Liu is quite generous. He lost three big cities for us and ruined the entire downstream river of the Southern Tang Kingdom. He lost 100,000 troops in the water and land.Should I still thank you?

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing, and their mocking looks were not concealed.

Liu Cheng's face was unstable and embarrassed.Finally, he was not angry and embarrassed, but said: The defeated general is deeply admired by General Guo, who is using his troops like a god...

After hearing this, Shi Yanchao was even more disdainful and said coldly: Li Yu is really blind, let such a person take charge of the soldiers.This guy is simply inferior to a dog!

Liu Cheng's face suddenly changed drastically, as red as a pig's liver... Although Guo Shao mocked him, he was still quite tactful. Shi Yanchao's words were a little ugly!

Shi Yanchao said again: Why don’t you die? You lose so many people and have the face to live without losing?

Guo Shao didn't say anything. He not only turned his head to look at the vast Yangtze River in the distance to the west, but also how many lives and national strength were ruined under the vast water surface; but the people who controlled the lives of countless soldiers lived here alone.

Guo Shao was a little unhappy, but he didn't have much hostility at this time. After a while, he took a breath to stop Shi Yanchao: Forget it, forgot.Someone came and found a place to settle General Liu.

After Liu Cheng was taken away, not long after, a group of military generals outside entered the headquarters of the Central Army.After meeting and greetings, the generals went to the Central Army tent with Guo Shao.

Almost all the generals who sent troops gathered together, happily narrating their contributions in the tent. Even the ordinary soldiers outside the tent were filled with a joyful atmosphere. Some pigs and sheep were carried in, and the army was going to have a tooth sacrifice tonight.

Wang Pu pretended to be calm and said slowly: Jiangning City was captured by our country on all sides, and it was difficult to have reinforcements from far and near, and it had become an isolated city. It was time to completely destroy the Southern Tang Kingdom.

Zuo You asked: The prince thinks, how long can Jiangning City be maintained?

Vulnerable.Wang Pu said without hesitation.

After hearing this, the generals turned to the leader to look at Wang Pu. Guo Shao also agreed with Wang Pu's opinion and listened to his following with great interest.

If others say such words in public, they might be considered arrogant and underestimated by victory, but Wang Pu has always been tricky.

Shi Yanchao said: Jiangning City has high walls and strong walls. If they defend it to the death, it would not be easy to attack the big city.

ha!Wang Pu smiled and said, the Southern Tang army must gather heavy troops outside the city to fight with me; otherwise, it will be faster to trap the city.If General Shi doesn’t believe it, let’s see what happens later.

He paused and said: It is easy to defend the city, but it is difficult to defend the morale.At this time, the Southern Tang Kingdom suffered many defeats, the people in China were dispersed and fell apart, leaving only an isolated city. How many people were willing to defend their king?Let’s send people to persuade the surrender first, then gather all kinds of people to surround the city and attack, and we will surely defeat the city!

After hearing this, everyone nodded and thought it made sense, and Guo Shao nodded as well.

I thought that no matter what city, people must be required to defend and fight. The morale and confidence of the army are very important. Wang Pu is a civil servant, but he can directly point out the key points, which is also considered a person who understands the heart.

If there was morale, the Hukou reinforcements of the Southern Tang Kingdom did not hurt their muscles at all in Ankou, and the losses were very small. In theory, even if they suffered a little loss, they would soon be able to rebuild their combat effectiveness. However, the fact is that there was a chaos over the past period, and it was difficult for the various troops to integrate them, and they completely lost the threat.

Wang Pu turned around and looked at Guo Shao sitting in the front. The battle against the Southern Tang Dynasty was at this point, using troops was no longer the most important thing. General Guo should be considering something else?

Guo Shao felt that Wang Pu's small eyes were very penetrating and was not feeling well when he was seen. He immediately remembered the matter of persuading him to advance and asked: What are you thinking about?

Wang Pu touched his chin and said calmly: To conquer a country, of course, we must also defend and govern it.

After hearing this, Guo Shao suddenly said: It makes sense, what Wang Envoy said is extremely... But he always feels that Wang Pu seems to be teasing something, and of course Wang Pu would not say that in public.

Wang Pu said: General Guo destroyed Shu Kingdom, and his actions were effective. It is strictly forbidden to kill indiscriminately and temporarily maintain the status quo of all parties.In my opinion, this kind of action can be copied to the Southern Tang Kingdom.

Guo Shao nodded seriously.

After a lot of discussion, Guo Shao stood up and left his seat, saying that he would get together with everyone in the evening to hold a banquet at the Central Army tent to celebrate.

Zuo You then followed and said: "The lower official has something to say, can you take a step to speak?"

Guo Shao had probably guessed what Zuo You wanted to say, and looked around and saw that there were people everywhere in the central army's headquarters, and the tent was just a layer of oil cloth.

Two columns of soldiers were patrolling around with long weapons.

He said calmly: At this time, he was interested in carefully observing the momentum of the river.How about Mr. Zuo accompanying me to the riverside?

Zuo You clasped his fist and said: I wish to follow the lord.

The two of them rode in a carriage and left the barracks under the escort of a team of personal soldiers.On a road to the riverside, Guo Shao said to Qin Shitou: Take the groom and the soldiers and brothers around.

Qin Shitou tactfully greeted others to leave the carriage.Soon, the carriage was parked alone on the side of the road, with only one horse left except for two people.

Guo Shao lifted the bamboo curtain and looked at the water surface of the Yangtze River in the carriage.

Zuo You said: The situation in the Southern Tang Dynasty has been a foregone conclusion, and it may be several months before returning to Beijing, but major events are very involved, so the lord should have made a decision early.At this time, the lord brought a large army outside and returned to Beijing with great victory and great achievements!

Guo Shao didn't say anything right away.

Zuo You hurriedly said: The generals dare not talk about such a big deal easily, but they had been looking forward to it in their hearts.The lord delayed for too long, which would be unfavorable.

Of course Guo Shao understood, and he didn't want to. He thought about it for a long time last night... He even felt that there was no emperor in modern society, and that people had become noble. It was really the result of the environment not allowing it, and the repeated battles and games compromises. People who don't want to think about it are mostly unable to reach that position, and they can't even see it.

And now there is a chance, why should I give power, let others check and balance and threaten?

The throne means many things, and almost no one can resist such temptations and desires.

However, since ancient times, there have not been too many people in the world who want to be emperors, and there are very few people who can really sit on it and sit firmly. Guo Shao has to be extra cautious.

His performance at this time is very different from usual, so he asked Zuo You carefully: Mr. Zuo thinks that our time is really ripe?

Zuo You nodded without hesitation: Everything is ready, but the east wind is not needed.