Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 433: The battle of quarrying (2)

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The defeat of the Southern Tang Army is not an immediate collapse, but it has not gone through any difficult tug-of-war.

Above the wilderness, the roaring people and horses are like people fleeing from floods. People are everywhere. At noon, the Zhou army chased Dangtu city with infantry, and the ambushes waiting for the north left wing army also rushed over... But the city gate was closed, neither the defeated soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty nor the Zhou army could enter.

So the people outside the Southern Tang Army City had nowhere to go, nowhere to rely on, and most of them knelt down and begged for mercy.

Li Chuyun rode his horse to the city and watched the situation. Although the result was a big victory, the war did not develop in the direction he had foreseen, and he did not achieve the purpose of seizing the opportunity to capture Dangtu city.

Li Chuyun shook his head and said, “It’s hard to understand when Tu’s commander Yang Shuai uses troops! Why did he move his troops out of the city, but also defend the city? Now the Southern Tang Army has lost most of its troops in vain. Going out of the city to counterattack threatens my stomach and back, what's the use of defending the city?"

Zhang Lingduo echoed: "When Tucheng has no effect, we can just go straight to quarrying."

"It's just what I want." Li Chuyun said decisively, "Leave a thousand cavalry camp on the west side to monitor the movement of Dangtu City, and the army goes straight into the quarry!"

When there was still a mess around Tucheng, the scattered soldiers of Sergeant Zhou and the lost soldiers who surrendered in a mess were not rectified, and Li Chuyun ordered the vanguard to go directly north in the afternoon. He himself rode northward.

Zhou Jun’s advance is very fast, and Li Chuyun’s approach in this battle is also very radical.

...There are still dozens of miles away from Dangtu to the quarrying. Li Chuyun and the forward horsemen moved quickly and arrived near the quarrying in the afternoon. There was no large-scale resistance, and only a few sporadic scouts dispelled them.

(Stone quarrying, by the Yangtze River on the west side of Ma'anshan City today, but at this time there is no Ma'anshan City, not even a city. The rule of this area is Dangtu City.)

There is a military village near the quarry, but no one is stationed at this time. The Southern Tang Army retreated to the Caishiji Junzhai...a mountain abruptly in the middle of the river (due to the impact of the sand, the Caishiji at this time is slightly different from the modern one).

The small river Li Chuyun faces on horseback is Suoxi River. This river is narrower and shallower than the moat of Dangtu City. In winter, the water is shallow and it seems that it can be directly waded across the river. Standing by the river and looking west, you can see lush and lush mountains, even in winter, you can see large forests. There is a famous building on the top of the mountain: Taibai Tower. There is a port and a low hill on the northeast side of the mountain, and there is a ferry.

Li Chuyun rode along the Suoxi River and continued northward to see the Yangtze River. The large piece of land on the opposite side of the Yangtze River is Jiangxinzhou. Observing from here with the naked eye, it is easy to mistakenly think that the opposite bank is the river bank. According to Zhou Jun's topography, if you continue to go north, you can see the north end of Jiangxinzhou.

The main quarrying mountain is densely covered with jungle, and no road is visible; but there is a Taibai building on the top of the mountain, and it is estimated that there will be a small road leading up. The Southern Tang Army was stationed at the Caishiji Port. There were a small number of warships and naval forces on the shore, but inside and outside the military village, there were many flags and crowds.

"This place is not difficult to attack." Li Chuyun observed for a long time, then turned to his staff and said, "Suoxi River is shallow, and the navy of the Southern Tang Army cannot enter; the military village is low and not strong, and the mountains here are not dangerous. From There is no danger for the Southern Tang Army to attack Jiangdong land."

As for the defenders of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Chuyun has neglected their combat power, only considering whether they have the necessary evidence for danger.

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Li Chuyun didn't know that Guo Shaozheng was facing him across the river, but across the wide Yangtze River and Jiang Xinzhou, neither of them could see each other. There are continents here, and the river surface is not wide; but looking north, looking at the Yangtze River from the north end of Jiangxinzhou, it is like standing on the seashore.

The navy division of Li Chuyun controlled the water surface of the Yangtze River and reported directly to cross the river to convey the Hezhou army. Guo Shao already knew that Li Chuyun had defeated the Southern Tang army outside Dangtu city. Li Chuyun's department was constantly pushing for quarrying.

Guo Shao is on the Yangtze River on the other side of the quarry, but he cannot see the legendary famous ferry now. Although there is only a Yangtze River, the distance is too far, out of sight...Two continents in the heart of the river are formed" "刂" font.

Now Guo Shao looks to the east of the river. In the past, it was a sandy beach... It was bare and looked like land. Maybe the sand is too soft and the water is constantly rising. It is not suitable for building houses and planting trees. It is so empty; otherwise, the land in such a good location must be used by the people.

The beach is of no value to the people, but it is very useful in the military. Boats can be pulled into the sandy beach at the north end to establish a leverage point in the middle of the river; the boats have a foothold on the beach and rely on piling and other means to be more stable than in the water...it can be used when building a floating bridge.

The beach can't block the line of sight. Looking at the past, it is another river; because it is blocked by the beach, the second river is not wide.

Continue to look into the distance, and you can faintly see hillsides, trees and even villages, where is Jiangxinzhou. Jiangxinzhou, whose terrain is not very flat, is very deep, and you can't see farther...but the survey map here has records that there was a river in Jiangxinzhou in the past, and the opposite bank was Caishiji.

The slowly flowing river water is because the entire river surface of this place is very wide; but it is divided into three waterways, resulting in a narrow river surface...the river surface is narrow, the river water is slow, and there are deep-water ports; these factors are all available, and the entire lower Yangtze River is covered. It's hard to find such an appropriate place. No wonder the quarrying is always going to cross the river. In fact, without Guo Shao pondering, he can be sure that this place is convenient for communication between the two sides of the Yangtze River. After all, there is always reason for so many people to cross the Yangtze River from here through the ages.

Two horses galloped in the direction of Hezhou, with the sound of horse hooves from far and near, but Guo Shao still looked at the Yangtze River for a long time.

At this time, Zuo You reminded: "Master, you have come to report with the state."

Guo Shao came back to his senses and ordered someone to take the report and open it. Guo Shao suddenly smiled, and his expression seemed to be relieved: "Wuchang victory!"

Wuchang reported that the soldiers from the West Road of the Zhou Army captured Wuchang and continued to advance towards Jiangzhou (Jiujiang) as the Chinese army planned to deploy. Guo Shao showed the memorial to Zuo You and the generals, and the atmosphere suddenly became enthusiastic, and everyone congratulated.

"In the big city of Jiangzhou, the water is in the hands of the Southern Tang Army. The people of Xiangzhou Jiedu can not conquer this place; the mouth of the lake is separated from Poyang Lake, and the mouth of the lake cannot be threatened without controlling the waterway..." Guo Shao said, "But it doesn't matter. Jiangzhou and Hukou are across the lake, and they are very close, which will inevitably make Zhu Lingyun (the Southern Jiedu Ambassador of Nantang Junzhen) feel a lot of pressure, and create worries for him to reinforce the downstream." /

Zuo You echoed: "In front of Zhu Lingyun, there are two layers of Wankou and Chizhou interceptions. They thought it was not easy to come to Caishiji."

"It depends on Zhu Lingyun's determination." Guo Shao said, "The two defenses in front of him are not strong. If the Southern Tang Army fights hard, the two defenses can only play a role of intimidation, delay and warning. Hukou is The main force of the Southern Tang Dynasty’s Yangtze River defense line is the main force of the Southern Tang Army’s naval forces in Poyang Lake; while the materials used for the newly built warships in Wankou are substandard, the hull is not strong enough, and the navy lacks training. , Most of the navy was transferred to Caishiji by Li Chuyun, and the surface was even more unable to resist the Southern Tang Army.

However, the Hukou Army has difficulty in raiding quarrying; and as Wang Pu said, Zhu Lingyun may not have that determination and ability. "

At this moment, another messenger came on the main road towards Hezhou.

The military newspapers of the generals in various places first report to the Hezhou Zhongjun Junfu; because the messengers from other places come, I don't know where Guo Shao is, but the military residence is fixed. Wang Pu, who stayed in the army, knew where Guo Shao had gone at any time.

Hezhou was on the west side of the river bank. At this time, the sun was already hanging on the western horizon. Guo Shao faced that direction, the sun was dazzling, and he squinted at the horse, waiting for them to come.

Guo Shao is the commander of the entire army. The attention of everyone around him is on him, and when he sees it, he also pays attention to the people who report the letter. People don't know whether they report happiness or worry.

When Guo Shao got the things, he took a look. It was not the military situation of the war, it turned out to be Gao Yanjian's letter.

The main force of Gao Yanjian finally crossed the Yangtze River and marched towards Tongling. After the pontoon bridge in Chizhou was easily damaged, the Jiannan Army transported troops across the river by boat... At this time, Li Chuyun had already fought from Chizhou to Tongling and from Tongling. After arriving in Wuhu, it was another battle to enter the battle. The striker had already arrived at Caishiji on the opposite bank! Gao Yanjian did not catch up with the previous wars.

In addition to reporting his itinerary, Gao Yanjian mainly asked for orders: he wanted to seize more than two hundred Southern Tang Army warships at Tongling Water Village.

The reason is that most of the Jiannan Army soldiers under him have worked in the navy, and they understand water and naval warfare; the captured Nantang Army warships were idled and wasted in Tongling.

Guo Shao passed the letter to Zuo You and others, saying: "The warship is not idle. Now the east and west sides of Hukou and Jingkou are blocked. It is very difficult to transfer the warship to the center; I am planning to get it from Hantong. Transfer soldiers over to increase the strength of the quarrying navy."

Zuo You smiled and said: "In the battle against Southern Tang, the water battle is particularly important. Moreover, Gao Yanjian has not been taken seriously by Li Chuyun on land. He is thinking about the opportunity to perform meritorious service... but I don't know whether the soldiers of the Shu army are really like that. Gao Yanjian said he is good at water warfare?"

Guo Shao thought for a while: "We should give him a chance for those who want to make meritorious deeds; besides, if Gao Yanjian can deploy some of his troops to expand the quarrying navy, he will save Hantong’s troops. Write immediately. The letter was sent to Gao Yanjun overnight, agreeing to his request."

At this time, the sun was about to set, and Guo Shao glanced back at the other side of the Yangtze River, greeted the people around him to mount, leave the river bank, and return to Hezhou.

The Li Chuyun of the quarrying department is still the key to the overall situation. Guo Shao has always been thinking about this feeling like a high-risk business person thinking whether he will lose money and debt. This kind of continuous psychological pressure, It feels like the heart is hanging in the air.

The key to Caishiji is not whether Li Chuyun takes down the dock; Jiangning Mansion, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, will definitely respond after this important site is attacked. The key is how the main force of the Southern Tang Army reinforces and deploys... After all, the Zhou army on the other side The troops are relatively thin.

If you want to sleep more, someone will tell him that he has won.

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