The sun has set, and the mountains, water, and houses are gradually shrouded in the hazy light. There is a monotonous whistle sound, which is a simple whistle made of grass leaves. It has no melody and is very small, but the hoarse sound is inexplicably sad.

Yao Erniu had already had supper, and the wheat cake was covered with cold water; he was sitting on the thatch under a tree, with his knees on his knees, holding his knees in his hands to keep warm... The soldiers and horses of the Hu Ben Army on Shipo Mountain are unexposed ambushes, and they need to be hidden and not allowed to burn fires. He looked north, and there was a light on the edge of the sky. It was a few miles away and the bonfire was lit. It was early November, and it was very cold at night, and the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty were burning the fire to keep warm.

The soldiers of the Hu Ben Army could only be in the cold.

I heard that the Southern Tang army has 50,000, and there are still twenty miles away to the east! The Southern Tang army on the north bank of the Suoxi River is already very close to you, and even the fire can be seen. I guess it will fight early tomorrow morning.

Several people around were trembling with cold, some were already wrapped around their bodies with quilts, and everyone was silent; some people were whispering in the distance, and from time to time, horses made sneezing sounds. Hiding in the mountains and forests, the main reason was that they could not ignite the fire and smoke, so the sound was not easy to be heard.

At this moment, Yao Erniu took out an embroidered purse from his arms and looked at it in the dim light.

The scene of leaving Tokyo appeared in his mind. Walking through a corner of the alley, a girl suddenly jumped out, stuffed the thing into his hand and turned around and ran away; the moment she passed by, Yao Erniu ran away, she saw that her ears turned red... The girl was his cousin, the daughter brought by the aunt who escaped from the famine.

Maybe my cousin thinks Yao Erniu is very good at making money. In the difficult years, Yao Erniu's military pay rewards are indeed very good.

Yao Erniu rubbed his purse for a while, and then remembered his father who had to stick a wooden stick when walking. Every day, he went to the city gate to collect vegetables from farmers to carry into the city at a low price, and then got them to the mother who sold vegetables at the door and others...

He hopes that he will not die tomorrow's battle, and he hopes to win and get into Jiangning City and share the money.

...

The Central Army Camp in Caishi Pier. Lanterns hung on the walls make the classical buildings look more oriental and elegant, with a contrast between light and dark, making the environment a little heavier.

Li Chuyun said seriously: "Just like Tian Ji's horse racing, our army uses the worst part (Gao Yanqi's troops) to deal with the most elite vanguards of the Southern Tang Army; then use the first-class Ma Hu Ben Army and the second-class elite Long Jie Army to compete with the remaining main forces of the Southern Tang Army. This is a way to win firmly and be invincible first... However, it is impossible to win completely, and the Southern Tang vanguard will break through the defense line and go to Dangtu."

"The main general of the vanguard of the Southern Tang Army was Lin Renzhao, and although the number of people on the Suoxi River was Huangfu Jixun." Guo Shao pondered.

After hearing this, Li Chuyun fell silent. There were other military generals in the lobby, and everyone didn't speak. The atmosphere was a bit solemn, and people inevitably faced such difficult choices.

Guo Shao paced back and forth in the middle of the lobby. There were many people present, but they were very quiet. He spoke as if he was lying: "On the eve of this war, everyone had their own expectations and dreams. The soldiers wanted to make achievements and appreciate them according to their merits..."

He looked back and forth, his eyes were filled with the brilliance of lanterns, "And I want to end the civil war as soon as possible; we still have a lot to do, but life is too short. I hope that one day, the land of Jiuzhou can end chaos, poverty, weakness, and restore the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Every place name with background can be circulated among all nations, everyone can raise their heads and be human, and let their families live a life of food and clothing. This country should have dignity."

Guo Shao was a little moved, without any false sense of play, "We will bleed and die, but it is all worth it!"

His expression and voice were very inciting. Dong Zunhui was relatively young and completely moved. He looked at Guo Shao with admiration. Even Li Chuyun and Shi Yanchao were a little moved.

Dong Zunhui said: "Uncle just orders, no matter how hard you are, you will never question your military orders!"

Guo Shao's face became firm, and he turned around and said decisively to Li Chuyun: "General Li must use more than 10,000 troops to resist Huangfu Jixun's 50,000 troops alone! He will defend Caishi to the death. If he finds it is really difficult to resist, let the navy soldiers land on the shore to form a formation!"

All the generals present were very familiar with Guo Shao and instinctively trusted Guo Shao's decision. Li Chuyun said without saying a word and clasped his fists and said, "Get order!"

Guo Shao said again: "Shi Yanchao and Dong Zunhui led the first, second and third troops to leave Shiposhan early tomorrow morning to reinforce Gao Yanqi to the southeast, and first defeat Lin Renzhao.

When the movement is launched, there should be a lot of movement. Light fireworks on Shipo Mountain; and hold up flags and arrange suspicious soldiers. Huangfu Jixun, who is locked up the river, may be frightened and dare not act rashly... It is best to delay. We can fight a time difference and deal with Huangfu Jixun again."

The generals clasped their fists and responded.

After Guo Shao deployed the tactics, he and the generals of the Hall Front Office rushed to Shiposhan overnight. Guo Shao was usually cautious in his work, but at some point, he was still very brave... He was not brave enough and did not dare to launch a mutiny last year.

Ten thousand people were deployed in the entire forest of Shipo Mountain, but I couldn't see it at night. Several mountains were pitch black. Guo Shao and others followed a road in the forest to the Central Army of the Third Army, and inspected the situation of the soldiers along the way.

It was really bitter that the soldiers were sleeping in the open and they were not allowed to burn fire. The soldiers were full of hay in the tent, and then wrapped them with blankets and quilts, so that they could barely keep the cold. When Guo Shao walked to a camp, he approached with the moonlight and saw some soldiers trembling with cold.

"Meet Marshal Guo." said a burly man.

Guo Shao recognized the person: "You are Zhang Jiankui."

"Yes, it's the last general." Zhang Jiankui said hurriedly, "The last general strictly follows the orders of the Central Army, prohibiting the soldiers from igniting fires and making noises. Look at this, the Southern Tang Army still doesn't know that we are here. There are several low mountains here, and no scouts come nearby."

Guo Shao praised: "You did a good job." He turned around and said to Dong Zunhui: "You can't light the fire tonight, just in case Lin Renzhao knows the ambush here overnight, so that he can guess our possible intentions. Lin Renzhao seems to be very good at using troops."

Dong Zunhui said: "What my uncle said is very true."

Guo Shao said: "We can raise the fire and cook tomorrow morning, so we can have a hot meal before the war."

After a few people said a few words, Guo Shao followed Zhang Jiankui to the camp to see the soldiers. Some of them were already asleep, and they stretched out their heads without sleep. When they saw that it was the commander, they got up to pay their respects.

"Master Guo comes to see the soldiers." Zhang Jiankui said in his voice.

At this time, many people gathered around. Guo Shao said, "The weather is cold, so don't get up. You go to bed."

After saying that, he saw a soldier standing behind him with a quilt wrapped around him. Guo Shao noticed him and asked, "Can you take it over tonight?"

The soldier stammered and said no complete words.

"Ask you!" Zhang Jiankui said angrily, "Yao Erniu, you are again. No one else is wearing a quilt, but you are the most precious! Can you freeze you to death in a while?"

When Yao Erniu heard this, he quickly threw the quilt on the ground and stuttered: "Commander Zhang... tell me not to talk too much..."

Zhang Jiankui said annoyedly: "He, you, this wooden fish lump, I told you not to talk too much, it's not that you are not asking you to not answer!"

Guo Shao hurriedly stopped Zhang Jiankui: "Stop scolding. We are either on the battlefield, we just come and have a look, there is no need to be so strict."

He walked over, picked up the quilt on the ground with his own hands, wrapped it around Yao Erniu, and said, "It's cold, everyone raised by his parents, who is not afraid of the cold?" The soldiers around him looked at each other.

Yao Erniu stood there and seemed very nervous, but she still didn't know how to speak.

Guo Shao patted Yao Erniu on the shoulder and said, "As long as you do not violate military discipline, you will not make any mistakes in the battle formation. Don't say that you will see me wearing a quilt, even if you scold me in person, I will not find a reason to punish you... Which military discipline says that you are not allowed to wear a quilt when you meet someone at night?"

After hearing this, the soldiers burst into laughter.

Guo Shao reviewed the generals and said, "You have followed me to fight in the south for several years, and have countless big and big battles. I know my character. Whoever has made merits and has done anything, no matter whether they are close or alienated or private affairs, they are treated equally! No matter who they are, they will be rewarded if they make merits, and if they make great contributions, they can be generals!"

He also said to the middle and lower-level military generals around him: "Brothers are bleeding for the sake of the world and sacrifice for others. As long as you are not ignoring the military law, you must treat your soldiers well."

After Guo Shao said that, he left here and changed places to see. The troops respectfully called "Master Guo" and said goodbye.

...

At this time, in the Jiannan Army camp, Gao Yanqi was also inciting the soldiers of the Shu army, commanding and commanding the generals above were in the central army, and the fires were swelling up to the sky, and many soldiers were here.

Gao Yanqiu said loudly: "Shu will return to the court sooner or later. Now Shu no longer exists, but the people of Shu and our fellow villagers have not been slaughtered and robbed in their hometowns, and everyone is living a good life. Restoring in this way is the best result.

Mr. Gao is also a general of Shu. His brothers are not only from Shu, but also from the descendants of Yan and Huang in China. Now the imperial court wants to unify the world is to end the separatist war between the same clan and the same clan! We are not working for others, but for the people of the same clan in the whole world."

People listened silently, maybe many people didn't care about this, but at least no one would hate the Great Zhou court and did not reject it. As Gao Yanqi said, Central Plains and Shu were not alien races after all, unless the rulers were too cruel and violent, the Shu people never felt uncomfortable.

Gao Yanqi continued: "After we Shu people join the Great Zhou court, tomorrow will be the first battle. Brothers must come out with blood and courage. Don't let the court look down on us Shu people, don't let the Southern Tang people despise us.
Chapter completed!