Li Yu had just ascended the throne and had not yet sat firmly, the situation became very chaotic. He paced back and forth in the imperial study, unable to hide his inner wandering.

Compared with other countries, the civil service system of the Southern Tang Kingdom is more mature; it is difficult to easily change politically by military generals in Wu and Yue Kingdom, and it is not easy to change dynasties at any time like the Central Plains dynasty. But because of this, internal game is more complicated. In the world with turbulent wars, arrogant soldiers and generals are still difficult to control.

Lin Renzhao, a surrendered general in Fujian, often acted unscrupulously. Who knows what he thought?

Li Yu thought: Lin Renzhao, a native of Fujian, did not take the country and the country at all. He just regarded the Southern Tang Kingdom as a temporary place to live. Therefore, he pretended to be loyal to a good general while seeking fame and being ready to climb higher.

But Lin Renzhao is indeed a good general in the words of some people. Li Yu does not want to make himself betrayal and lonely, so the situation will be even worse.

...So when he summoned the minister to discuss matters, Li Yu said: Lin Renzhao and Zhennan Jiedushi Zhu Lingyun were disagreeing, so he asked him to be the Nandu Left-behind Association and had a dispute with the Jiedushi Zhu Lingyun, which was even more unfavorable to urge Zhu Lingyun to lead his army to aid.

This reason is reasonable and no one of the ministers objected. Chen Qiao, the assistant to the Kwang-chanyuan, wanted to arrange another dispatch for Lin In-chao, and recommended him to lead his army to quarry to deploy defense.

Li Yu was just wondering when he heard this, Chen Qiao obviously failed to understand the holy heart... What is the excuse for Lin Renzhao and Zhu Lingyun to be in conflict? The fundamental reason is that Li Yu does not trust Lin Renzhao. Quarrying is a very important place on the Yangtze River defense line. What if that guy offered quarrying, wouldn’t it be a great achievement in the Zhou court?

Li Yu pondered for a moment, and on the surface agreed with Chen Qiao's proposal and issued an order: "Replace Lin Renzhao into the Duke of the Divine Guard."

The purpose of this order is very delicate, because the commander of the Shenwei Army was Huangfu Jixun. Even if he wanted to reinforce Caishi in the future, the main general was Huangfu Jixun. In name, he followed Chen Qiao's advice to use Lin Renzhao for Caishi, but in fact, the person in charge of military power was his superior. Compared with Lin Renzhao, Huangfu Jixun was much more reliable... Huangfu Jixun was a loyal descendant of the Southern Tang Kingdom, and all his father and brothers sacrificed their lives for the war in the Southern Tang Kingdom. Even for the sake of his brave father and brother, Huangfu Jixun could not betray the Southern Tang Dynasty.

...

Guo Shao led more than 10,000 elite troops from the front office to Yangzhou, showing signs of a key attack direction in Jingkou; the Hu Ben Army went to the central Huainan area. Along the way, the Jiedushi of each town was ordered to send troops to reinforce, and formed a more than 30,000 troops in the town. There were countless people mobilized by various prefectures and counties. The Eastern Army claimed that 400,000 land and land gathered in Yangzhou.

Guo Shao ordered the arrival of the first person to spread as wide as possible along the river, so the north bank of the Yangtze River camped for dozens of miles, with flags like clouds and people everywhere, and the momentum was very strong.

After doing these things, he went to the water village in Yangzhou East Bank to meet Han Tong.

"General Han should not hold his troops in a row, continue to attack Jingkou and put pressure on the Southern Tang army." Guo Shao urged directly when he met.

Han Tong said with grief: "The Southern Tang Army gathered the navy's heavy troops in Jingkou. The waterway of the canal is narrow, so it is difficult to get the force of attack... I was urged several times a while ago, but in a hurry, I failed the first battle and was burned by the Southern Tang Army. A large ship was destroyed, and the river channel was blocked for several days."

Shi Yanchao, who followed Guo Shao, heard this and snorted: "Han has been negligent. He doesn't look at the direction of the wind and just shifts the responsibility in just one sentence. Is it really light."

Han glared at the sight of his eyes and looked angry: "You can, come and fight!"

Shi Yanchao sneered, not afraid of anyone at all, and said, "I am from the Palace Front Office, but I never said that my opponent was too strong and I would not dare to rush. A man surnamed Han, are you afraid of being in the battle formation and want to find some power in front of me?"

Han Tong was so angry that he glared at the edge of his face, and his fists were clenched. Guo Shao said at the right time: "It's common for victory or defeat, and it's nothing to suffer a little loss. However, General Han should be a little cautious in the future. The soldiers have families and families. Although it is inevitable that people will die in wars, it's best not to let everyone die because of the general's mistake in judgment."

Han Tong was still angry, and had no good attitude in front of Guo Shao, and said with displeasure: "Now the attack is to make the soldiers useless to save their lives!"

"Do you want to disobey?" Shi Yanchao looked at Han Tong with a sneer.

"Shut up!" Guo Shao cursed, took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and handed it over, "General Han may not have figured out the court's strategy yet, so you can keep this one. Remember, this is a military aircraft, and only important generals can refer to it."

Han Tong took the thing and looked around.

Guo Shao said: "We made a sensation on the other side of Jingkou to attract the main force of the Southern Tang naval army here. Although General Han made a small mistake, he achieved his strategic goals in general and did not hide his merits. I placed the army on the bank of the river and urged General Han to attack the water surface. This was the intention... Li Chuyun's troops were relieved so that he could free up his hands to pursue the quarry.

People will die when fighting. The navy soldiers paid a small amount of casualties to attack the Southern Tang army, but they guaranteed the safety of more than 50,000 people from Li Chuyun, Gao Yanqi and other troops. This price is not a mistake in judgment, but a cost-effective approach. General Han and Li Chuyun's subordinates are both lives.

When the imperial court discusses merits, no matter how many kills and hurts, the most important thing is to win the Battle of Southern Tang. Whoever plays an important role in this battle will have the greatest contribution!”

Han Tong listened silently without saying a word.

Guo Shao also said earnestly to this general who was much older than him: "Soldiers are related to the survival of the country and the life and death of countless people. General Han must not act irresistibly, and should take the decisions made by the court as the key."

Han Tong then clasped his fists and said, "I hope to obey General Guo."

Guo Shao breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Shi Yanchao and Han Tong present were not good friends, and they had bad tempers. Getting along with them really affected their mood... However, Shi Yanchao has not been too arrogant in front of him and only pretended to be too big in front of others, which has relieved Guo Shao a lot of worries. Although these two people are difficult to get along, they are indeed capable. Shi Yanchao is very skilled in martial arts and is very brave, and is the number one general of the Zhou Dynasty. Han Tong is not a false reputation. This person has experienced many battles and has been in charge of the navy army since the Battle of Huainan. He has been very reliable in many cases. Such people will not have big problems in their work, which makes people feel more down-to-earth.

Guo Shao said: "The war has changed so much. General Han doesn't have to wait for a reply to make a decision. It will be fine afterwards. As long as you consider the general intention, you will not be punished."

After hearing this, Han Tong saw that Guo Shao's eyes were a little different, and he bowed and bowed to his mind.

Guo Shao stood up and said, "I won't stay much. General Han is looking for an opportunity to launch an attack as soon as possible to make the Southern Tang army truly feel the threat."

...Guo Shao rode his horse back to the headquarters of the Yangzhou Central Army, and suddenly heard a military report from Li Chuyun.

In the letter, Li Chuyun said that the Southern Tang army found that the defense was relaxed and careless at this time, and the fighter was rare. They wanted to seize the opportunity to enter the quarry as soon as possible. They planned to mobilize Gao Yanqi's Jiannan Army to the west of Ankou defense, leaving Luo Yanhuan to lead thousands of people to defend Chizhou; they led the main force to attack Caishi by land and attacking Caishi.

After reading it, Guo Shao handed the report to Wang Pu. Wang Pu said that he had read it himself and passed it to other civil and military officials.

Wang Pu said bluntly: "Li Chuyun wanted to transfer Gao Yanqi to Wankou (Western Front of Chizhou), which was because he did not trust the Shu army to surrender. Otherwise, he was short of troops now and should not have transferred more than 20,000 Gao Yanqi's heavy troops."

Zuo You said: "The Shu army stayed near Chizhou. If it rebelled, it would not only not help Li Chuyun, but also threatened him. Li Chuyun might be worried about this."

Guo Shao frowned and said, "It is clear that there are heavy troops in Hukou. Nandu (Nanchang) is the capital of the Southern Tang Kingdom. The nearby water and land forces are no less than 100,000. If they want to advance east, the most likely way is to take water routes; and what Wankou lacks most is not soldiers, but reliable warships. Gao Yanqi's infantry and cavalry went to Wankou land, and it was useless; Li Chuyun actually asked them to stay in Jiangbei, which was a waste of troops. Li Chuyun made such a deployment, Chizhou was empty. If Hukou troops arrived and he would lose the city, he would not even retreat..."

Wang Pu said: "Li Chuyun may think that the enemy troops in Hukou cannot come in time, and I also think so."

Guo Shao thought for a long time and said, "Quick Horse ordered Li Chuyun to join the sequence of attacking quarrying. This place is crucial. If you want to fight, you must have sufficient troops. You also ordered the fourth, fifth and sixth army of the Hu Ben Army in Luzhou to rush to Chizhou to provide assistance immediately."

Zuo You reminded: "Is Gao Yanjun going to hold back?"

Guo Shao said without hesitation: "I have figured it out long ago. If I think those gangs are completely unreliable, then there is no need for the Jiannan Army to spend military supplies! Gao Yanqi and his deputy general Hou Mao were not smart in the Battle of Shu Kingdom, but they were definitely not idiots. Don't worry, he would not disappoint me in the Battle of Quarry."

Wang Pu also supported Guo Shao's statement at this time: "Gao Yanqi has just been valued by the court. This time he is the opportunity to make contributions and establish his position. As long as Gao Yanqi is not a foolish person, he should seize this rare opportunity."

Since the Privy Councilor who presided over the "Jiangnan Forecasting Military Office" supported Guo Shao's decision, the military order could be issued immediately.

Guo Shao said again: "Add an attachment to Li Chuyun's letter, so that he could write all the information he collected in Caishi into a report and report to the Central Army Office."

Because the water surfaces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have always been controlled by the Southern Tang Kingdom, the news that Jiangbei needs to know is quite difficult, and it is all information from a long time ago, so it is difficult to understand the movements of the Southern Tang Kingdom in Jiangnan in time. However, it is easier for Li Chuyun to send scouts in Chizhou to do it directly by land.
Chapter completed!