"There's nothing wrong with this. This is a wedding hall, not a hell on earth. Besides, Wu and Huaxia are allies. When we get here, it's like we're at our own home." Zhou Yu specifically said the word "ally"
Very heavy, then turned his head and said to Zhuge Liang: "Right, Lord Zhuge?"
Why couldn't Zhuge Liang hear the hidden meaning of Zhou Yu's words? He smiled and said: "What Governor Zhou said is that General Zhou is really too worried. Don't worry. This is a wedding banquet, not a Hongmen banquet. There is no need for Xiangzhuang."
There is no need for Xiang Bo to mediate the sword dance."
"Youping, did you hear everything? Just ask someone to leave the house and wait." Zhou Yu turned to Zhou Tai and said.
Zhou Tai nodded and led the people out of the hall. After arranging guards outside the government office, he walked in with five burly soldiers, still standing beside Zhou Yu and Lu Su.
"Master Zhuge, these people are almost here. If there are no distinguished guests, please start the wedding banquet." Lu Su said impatiently.
"Haha, I can't tell that Mr. Lu is so impatient. Well, since the guests have already arrived, let's get started. I invite the two high-ranking officials from the Huo family..." Zhuge Liang nodded and started immediately.
Wedding officiant.
Afterwards, the wedding was held as scheduled. Lu Su and Huo Jun's sister began to worship heaven and earth according to traditional wedding customs. Everyone present was extremely envious.
At the same time, on the two official roads in the east and west of Qichun City, two armies were rushing on their way. They were subordinate to the left general Li Dian and the right general Le Jin. As soon as they received the news from Zhuge Liang
, take it immediately
Soldiers came to support, each leading 20,000 horse infantry, coming from the station in a mighty manner. Along the way, smoke and dust were raised, the horses neighed, and the people were shouting. All the people in the villages they passed avoided, thinking that another
The war has begun.
Qichun City is one of the bases of the Chinese navy, and it is also a military base to prevent the Wu State on the other side of Xunyang City. Therefore, there are 20,000 troops stationed in small towns fifty miles east and west of Qichun City.
, respectively subordinate to the left general Li Dian and the right general Le Jin. Once the battle begins, the two troops of Li Dian and Le Jin can support Qichun City as follow-up troops and marines for landing operations on the south bank.
Coincidentally, the same is true for Xiajie City, where General Huya Zhang Liao is located. Xiajie City, like Qichun, is a small county town. When the population of the county town is saturated, it can only accommodate 5,000 soldiers. But these two places are
It's very urgent. If we don't garrison troops, we will be attacked.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Gao Fei placed the left general Li Dian and the right general Yue Jin near Qichun City as a corner of the force. He also used the same method to place the former general Yan Yan and the rear general Tian.
Yu arranged it near Xiaji City to cope with emergencies.
In addition, naval bases have been established on the river banks of the two places to fully realize the integration of water and land and control the water transportation arteries.
To the northwest of Qichun City, Li Dian was dressed in military uniform and galloping on his horse. He turned around and looked at the troops advancing behind him. He immediately said to a captain behind him: "I will lead all the cavalry ahead, and you will lead the infantry behind.
Follow closely and reach your destination at noon no matter what."
The captain nodded, clasped his fists and said, "Yes, general."
So, Li Dian led 5,000 cavalry and ran ahead, leaving the school captain behind to run quickly with 15,000 infantry.
The distance of fifty miles is not too far, but it is not too close. For cavalry, it can be reached quickly, but for infantry, it is a little difficult. However, fortunately, all the armies of China responded to the call within a few years.
Strengthen training so that soldiers have a superior physical fitness.
The military had proposed the Southern Expedition five years ago, but the conditions were not yet mature at that time. In addition, the people's sentiments in the newly conquered Jingzhou, Yizhou, Liangzhou, Qinzhou and other places were not stable enough, and the political support of the countries in the Western Regions was not stable enough.
The Huaxia Kingdom was greatly constrained by the wall-worn style, so Gao Fei was unable to free his hands to concentrate on dealing with the Wu Kingdom. He could only secretly issue orders for the soldiers to actively prepare for war and strengthen training.
For this reason, most of the troops Gao Fei used were the original surrendered troops stationed in Jingzhou. The real main force of the Huaxia Kingdom in the southeast was only 50,000 people, and they were scattered in five different places, Wuling, Jiangling, and Xia.
Pheasant, Qichun, and Runan. After the destruction of the Han Dynasty, the surrendered troops were nearly 200,000, so how to make reasonable use of this force became a problem that year.
Finally, several lieutenants from the Privy Council, the highest body of the military, discussed and came up with a result: to train the nearly 200,000 surrendered troops on the spot as the main force for the future southern expedition. So Gao Fei assembled these troops into a
The unified designation is called the Jingnan Army. As the name suggests, it is for the purpose of pacifying the southeast in the future.
From then on, both the navy and the army in the Jingnan Army began to strengthen their training. In addition, they were subordinate to Zhang He, Zhang Liao, Chen Dao, Wenpin and other famous generals from China, so they also paid more attention to it. Five years of hard work
With one sword, it finally became another iron army comparable to the Northwest Field Army and the Kwantung Army, the main force of the Chinese Kingdom.
The men led by Li Dian are part of this iron army, so even if they are not cavalry, the soldiers can run very fast. However, no matter how fast a person runs, there is still a certain gap compared with a four-legged war horse.
So, it only took a short while for the cavalry led by Li Dian to separate from the infantry, and the distance became farther and farther.
Before noon, Li Dian arrived at his destination with five thousand cavalry. After reining in the horses, he asked his men to dismount and rest where they were, waiting for new orders.
Not long after, Le Jin came from the northeast with five thousand cavalry, and the two groups met on this wide official road.
Le Jin asked his men to rest and rode his horse to Li Dian's side. He jumped off the horse and landed directly in front of Li Dian. He said to Li Dian: "Mancheng, is Zhuge Kongming going to do this this time?"
Are you serious about it?"
"I guess so. Otherwise, the letter to me wouldn't be so urgent. As soon as I received the letter, I immediately ordered my troops and horses to gallop all the way. On the way, I was still thinking about it.
, he should also ask you to come with him. Who knew that you would actually come within a few minutes of my arrival." There was a hint of joy on Li Dian's face.
Le Jin said with a smile: "You and I have always been ordered at the same time, so naturally I will be with you. As soon as the infantry from behind arrives, we will join forces and go directly to Qichun City."
"Well, we are brothers in tiger hunting. Although you and I are not real brothers, our relationship is closer than that of real brothers. After a while, our brothers will let go and have a good fight." Li Dian's eyes showed a trace of joy.
, since he and Le Jin surrendered to Gao Fei, they had participated in many battles, big and small, but they had only been used as the main force in few battles. Most of them were used as backup. Before they could get there, the battle in front of them was already over.
Once they arrived, all that was left was to clean up the battlefield.
Since the formation of the Jingnan Army five years ago, the two of them have been promoted from general generals to real generals. One on the left and one on the right, they support a small part of the Jingnan Army. They must be present at every military meeting.
They have a great expectation. Except for the two of them,
All the surrendered troops and generals in the Jingnan Army also had a glimmer of hope. Moreover, news came from the imperial capital not long ago that the main force of the southern expedition was the Jingnan Army, which made these people gear up and wish they could be there as soon as possible.
Go into battle and kill the enemy to gain the military merit you deserve.
Li Dian and Le Jin were patiently waiting for the arrival of the large army. During this period, they received a carrier pigeon from Huo Jun again. After reading the letter, they learned that Wu State had 29,000 soldiers in the north of Qichun City.
They were stationed on the hillside five miles away and asked them to surround the hillside at noon.
Li Dian raised his head, looked at the sky, and saw that the sun was about to reach the middle position, so he said to Le Jin: "There is still half an hour, which is enough to wait for the large army to arrive. However, the letter said that we can't just surround it."
Attack, what on earth is Zhuge Liang doing?"
Le Jin said: "Zhuge Liang used chicken feathers as command arrows. He never discussed this matter with us at all. He is just a prefect. Without that imperial edict, how could we obey him? Since the emperor asked us to obey orders temporarily
As for him, then don’t ask so many questions. It doesn’t matter what his tricks are. In short, after the Southern Expedition, we must show off our skills and let those self-righteous people like us see how powerful we are."
Li Dian said: "Yeah."
At this moment, on the bank of the Xunyang River, Huo Du and five hundred soldiers were sitting on a canoe, rocking the oar, and sailing bit by bit towards the Wu warship docked in the middle of the river.
Following Zhuge Liang's instructions, Huo Du arrived at the river bank and asked the soldiers on the river defense. Knowing that there were some sailors on Wu's warships, he had some wine and food prepared and placed on the river bank to entertain these people.
"Brothers on the ship, you generals of chariots and cavalry are getting married today. Your chief governor is taking his soldiers to drink and have fun in the city. Our magistrate has ordered you to stay here and work hard, so we are here to pick you up. There are already people on the shore.
allow
We have prepared fine wine and food, just waiting for you to go ashore to eat and drink. Come down, come down and give some blessings to your cavalry general." Huo Du stood at the bow of the ship, and after he was about to sail into Wu's warship, he rushed to the warship.
shouted the sailor standing on the deck.
When the sailors heard Huo Du's shouts, they felt itchy in their hearts. When they saw that there was indeed a lot of food and wine prepared on the shore, many people couldn't resist the temptation and got off the warship one after another and went ashore in the light boats brought by Huo Du.
(ps: The other two updates will be updated later, probably after 5 pm...)