Gong'an County is located at the entrance of the Youjiang River, fifty miles from Jiangling. It is an important place to control the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and a key place to defend Jiangling. Therefore, on that day, Murong Yanzhao led his army to Jiangling, and Gao Baorong had not yet surrendered.
When the situation stabilized, Li Jun led 3,000 state troops to garrison. As for the original 2,000 Jingnan garrison, they were also recruited by Li Jun.
But for Li Jun, this southern expedition was to make achievements, and he did not want to be a defender. Especially after Han Tong led his army to cross the border east to Yuezhou, he was even more envious.
Therefore, after reorganizing the army, he sent three letters of invitation to Murong Yanzhao in succession. However, Murong Yanzhao suppressed him and did not dare to launch troops without permission, which made Li Jun anxious. He could call himself a "guilty general",
After receiving the emperor's first permission to join the expedition, he expected to achieve military exploits and rejoin the upper echelons of the Han military circles.
It was already April 12th, and he was still being suppressed. How could he be willing to do so? However, no matter how restless his heart was, he did not dare to ignore the wishes of the Chinese army. Fortunately, the big news from Jiangling gave him a good signal.
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Groups of warships and warehouse ships headed southeast one after another. Standing at the port of Youkou, what Li Jun wanted to see was the fleet docked at the shore.
When the big ship docked, he walked off the deck first and ran and jumped ashore. Shi Yanchao's face turned pale and he cursed: "If I had known that taking a boat would be so difficult, I would rather cross the river in Jiangling and run for dozens of times."
Why do you have to suffer like this! After this, why are you talking about saving energy and horsepower?"
"Pass my order to all battalions to disembark immediately and assemble their troops!" Shi Yanchao turned his head and ordered an officer who was following him.
"yes!"
He twisted his upper body and jumped on the spot again, feeling sullen. Looking around, he saw that the police garrison was closely guarding the place, and there were hundreds of coolies waiting early to unload food and ordnance.
Li Jun, who was on the bank, also rushed over. Before he got close, he already said: "General Shi, I have been waiting for a long time!"
Looking at Li Jun who was a little over-enthusiastic, Shi Yanchao secretly thought that he had no friendship with him, but he held out his hand to avoid hitting the smiling man, and still had the patience to greet him: "Shi is not talented, how can I bother the general to treat him personally?"
"It doesn't matter! I've been stationed at the police station for these days, so I have nothing to do!" Li Jun said.
After hearing what he said, Shi Yanchao said: "We are in war now, but the general is so leisurely. He is worthy of being a veteran general who has weathered many storms!"
Hearing this, Li Jun seemed to spread his hands helplessly: "We, the generals, are like goshawks and lackeys, but they are restrained by the reins. The person holding the rope is Murong Dushuai. He won't let go, so how can we hunt for prey!"
Hearing what Li Jun said, Shi Yanchao felt the same and nodded subconsciously.
"However, General Shi's visit must have brought me some good news!" Li Jun said while looking at Shi Yanchao.
Shi Yanchao raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "What good news does the general want to hear?"
Li Jun pointed directly at the cavalry troops who were disembarking from the ship, and said with a smile: "Since noon, there have been many fully loaded ships going eastward, and the first part of the Jingnan Navy has already gone to Yuezhou. Murong Dushuai is obviously preparing to attack the Hunan Zhou Dynasty.
A big move has been made against the enemy, and the general is now leading his cavalry to the police station. I think it is for the rebels in Liyang!"
Noticing the expectant look in Li Jun's eyes, Shi Yanchao wiped his rough stubble and said with a grin: "The general's analysis is good, but it's a pity that it is somewhat different from what Du Shuai planned!"
"What? Did I guess wrong?" Li Jun frowned and said with an unexpected solemnity, "That makes no sense! The Gao family has surrendered and Jingnan has been pacified. Why don't we attack Zhou Xingfeng's rebel army?" , pacify Hunan as soon as possible, what are you waiting for!"
Seeing this, Shi Yanchao immediately conveyed the "spirit of the meeting" held by Murong Dushuai in the Jiangling Yamen. When Li Jun heard this, he was immediately furious: "What is it about subduing the enemy's army without fighting? The army is coming from the south, and there is no fighting." , come for an outing? Zhou Ni claims to have fifty thousand, but he is just a mob, why should he consider so much!"
Seeing that Li Jun was a little excited, although he agreed with his idea, Shi Yanchao still spoke out to defend the commander-in-chief with a serious expression. No matter what, Murong Yanzhao still put a lot of emphasis on him during this trip south.
Li Jun vented his anger. Seeing the situation, he could only keep his depression in his heart for the time being. He turned around and looked at the soldiers and horses disembarking one after another at the pier, and said: "Then what is General Shi doing here at the police station? Stay with me." city?"
"No one else! The commander-in-chief planned the war, used strategies flexibly, and was determined to defeat the enemy in Liyang. That's why I came with the military order, joined forces with the general, and marched south to relieve the siege of Liyang!" Finally, Shi Yanchao smiled. .
Hearing this, Li Jun suddenly felt energetic and glared: "Seriously?"
"Shi, you don't dare to joke about military orders!" Shi Yanchao said seriously.
Li Jun slowly came to his senses and thought to himself, after saying so much, he must have been teased by this guy. His expression suddenly became stiff, but thinking about the good news he brought, he still needed to cooperate with him, so he temporarily Don't compare with it.
"Okay!" Li Jun punched his fist, looked at Shi Yanchao and said, "I've long wanted to go south!"
"It's already late, let's let our army rest for a night before making plans again!" Shi Yanchao looked at Li Jun: "I wonder if the camp has been arranged?"
Like Shi Yanchao, many of the knights who disembarked from the ship could not hide their fatigue. Their condition was obviously not good and they urgently needed a rest. Even their horses needed to be checked for a while.
"Don't worry, General! After receiving the summons, everything has been sorted out!"
After stationing at the Public Security Bureau, Li Jun directly stationed his troops outside the city. On summer nights, lights flashed in the Han camp, dotted like stars, and the gentle night breeze brought the humidity of the river, making people feel cool. Above the river, Reflecting the sparkling moonlight, even without the murderous atmosphere brought by the army, it would still be quiet and peaceful.
The patrolling team passed by the military tent and did not affect the two generals inside the tent who were contemplating the situation of the war. After entering the camp, washing and resting for more than an hour, Shi Yanchao's spirit had improved a lot.
Nibbling on a roasted chicken leg, Shi Yanchao gestured to Li Jun to introduce him. Shi Yanchao looked arrogant in his behavior, but Li Jun didn't like it in his heart. He was not a good-tempered person. Man, for so many years, no matter the ups and downs of fortune, no one has ever been so open-minded and unrestrained in front of him.
Li Jun waited for Shi Yanchao to finish chewing the chicken legs before he said: "According to reports, the Liyang bandit army is about 20,000. After this period of attack and defense, nearly 2,000 people were killed and injured. There is also a navy on the Liyang River. Support.
Among the 20,000 troops, only the 3,000 Langzhou veterans led by Yang Shifan and the 3,000 Yao soldiers commanded by the Yao leader Qin Zaixiong had fighting strength. The rest were worrisome!
After I led the army to take over the public security, Yang Shifan divided a brigade of 3,000 soldiers and went north, stationed in Luanhe Village, thirty miles northeast of Liyang, with the intention of guarding against our army, and then stepped up the attack on Liyang."
Nodding slightly, Shi Yanchao asked: "What is the situation in Liyang City?"
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"The rebel army's strength is difficult to siege the city. We have contacted Pan Mei, who said that the rebel army's offensive has weakened and it is enough to defend the city!" Li Jun said: "Our army's march south has greatly affected Yang Shifan's military strength. I think there will be no problem for the time being.
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"This Pan Mei has some tricks up her sleeve. She was ordered to face danger and faced several times the enemy, but she tried her best to protect the city!" Shi Yanchao's attention was instead focused on Pan Mei.
"Does the cavalry have enough time to rest overnight? Can they go south tomorrow?" Li Jun was thinking about going south to start a group, and he looked at Shi Yanchao intently.
Shi Yanchao asked: "General Li is prepared to fight like this?"
"Liyang is only a hundred and twenty miles away from the Public Security Bureau. Although the road is not smooth, if we speed up the march, we can get there in one day. Tomorrow you and I will join forces and go straight to Luanhe Village. I will deal with the partial division, and you can surround Liyang and contain it.
Keep the rebels under the city to prevent them from retreating! After I deal with the enemy in Chuanhe River, I will go south and join the defenders in the city. We will attack from three sides and the rebel army will be defeated!" Li Yun said seriously.
"The general has a big appetite. Do you plan to devour Yang Shifan's army in one go?" Shi Yanchao said with a grin, as if he was satisfied.
Li Junze reacted as he should: "Isn't General Shi tempted by this great achievement?"
"Done!" Shi Yanchao's big, scarred hands slapped Liyang City on the map hard.
The 3,000 armored cavalry led by Shi Yanchao were a great addition to the Han army's combat operations, and their tactical use would be much more flexible. For the Chu army, which lacked cavalry, it was even more of a killer weapon.
In fact, the cavalry army alone was enough to break the siege of Liyang. However, the second generals Shi and Li were obviously greedy and wanted to complete their victory in one battle.
"Now I am worried that Yang Shifan will withdraw to the south of Lishui when he sees that the situation is not good!" Li Jun frowned and said.
"Then let's speed up. You can send me a guide tomorrow, and I will directly lead the cavalry army to attack outside Liyang!" Shi Yanchao was also decisive.
"Leave three hundred horses with me!" Li Jun said.
After looking at Li Jun, Shi Yanchao thought about it for a while and said, "Okay!"