On the one hand, the Southern Tang promised the envoys of Shu that they were willing to contain the Zhou army in the east; He didn't intend to make any movement at all.

The prince and his wife were summoned by their father on the same day and attended a family banquet. Li Yu was originally loved by his father, but he has been more trusted during this time, and the relationship between father and son is very good; His wife Zhou Xian was also appreciated by the lord of the country before she could marry Li Yu. For a while, the dining room was warm and warm, and it was a very harmonious family banquet.

The gorgeous and comfortable palace, the delicacies of the mountains and the sea, the delicacies and wines, and even the palace maids who pour wine and serve are also wearing beautiful satin.

However, Li Jing, the lord of the country, looked at the things on the table, but suddenly sighed: "Huainan was defeated, the country was in civil strife, and the world criticized me for being content with pleasure and not thinking of making progress, so I suffered defeat." I'm really old. ”

Li Yu suddenly said: "My father is not old, nor has he changed, he is still the king who defeated Fujian and Chu back then. ”

The lord shook his head and said, "Of course you will say that, it is nothing more than a heart of loyalty and filial piety to comfort your father." ”

"What the sons and daughters are not lying about, what has changed is not the father, what has changed is the situation." Li Yu said calmly, "When the Southern Tang Kingdom opened up its territory, the world praised my father, because the opponents faced by the Southern Tang Kingdom at that time were weak. Zhou Shizong worked hard to govern a generation of strong masters, and our country was defeated, and the world criticized his father...... If the opponents like Min and Chu were fighting in Huainan, would the father still lose? ”

When the lord heard this, he nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with his son's words.

Li Yu looked at it and said: "At this time and at that time, people always judge heroes by results. This time the Zhou court attacked Shu is a forced adventure, the Central Plains is in turmoil, wait for the time, my father will send troops to recover Huainan and annex Jingnan, isn't it reinvigorated? ”

The mood of the lord of the country was suddenly provoked by Li Yu, and the decadent atmosphere was swept away, and he said: "Do you really think that the Zhou army will be defeated in Shu?" ”

Even Zhou Xian, who was sitting next to him, was infected by her husband's positive and high-spirited temperament at this time, and cast a little respectful gaze.

Li Yu said: "As Erchen said, the Zhou court launched this battle itself is an adventure. Erchen went to Tokyo last year, and saw and heard along the way that the population of the Zhou Dynasty was withering, the people were poor, but there were more soldiers and horses than other countries, and the situation was almost unsupportable; Coupled with the death of the male lord Zhou Shizong, the prestige of the superior is insufficient and his position is unstable. As soon as the new monarch succeeded to the throne, there was immediately a rebellion by Erli, and although it was quickly pacified, the problem was still far from being solved. Under such a predicament, the Zhou court pinned its hopes on plundering other countries and taking shortcuts to solve the problem in one fell swoop. ”

He continued: "If Guangsha, which was already in turmoil, suffered a defeat in Shudi, the original problems of the Zhou court would explode sharply. When they were too busy to take care of themselves in the civil strife, their father took advantage of the emptiness of Huainan and found a name to take the opportunity to recover, and increased his strength to enter the front line, and major events may not be unexpected. ”

The lord of the country said with a slight excitement: "The ministers all say that you have no military and political talents, ha!" Knowing the son is more than the father! ”

Li Yu hurriedly said: "The one who understands his father's painstaking efforts the most is also his son." ”

Zhou Xian looked at the father and son with relief, but there was always an intuition in his heart that Guo Shao was not so easy to defeat...... Maybe it was in Tokyo that made too much of an impression on her.

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At this time, in the Wuxia Valley, Guo Shao was looking at the Shu military fortifications on the shore on the boat. Suddenly, a burst of stone cannons flew over, but the range was a little lacking, and they fell into the river one after another, splashing white water with a "plop and plop".

The general persuaded: "This place is too close to the Shu army, so the lord will go back first." ”

Guo Shao nodded, and the general ordered the helmsman to turn and return downstream.

Zuo You often followed Guo Shao's side, and the two often chatted even in the battle array. At this time, Zuo You took advantage of the return of the ship and said again: "Yesterday, the lord said that he wanted to be safe. Today, he risked his life regardless of the arrows, so why? ”

The thinking of the ancients is still very different, Guo Shao and Zuo You say safety, and the literal meaning can probably be understood; But when it comes to the word security, he doesn't know how to explain it. However, when I met Zuo You, Guo Shao was still a top ten general, and he really had a good relationship, and he was usually between a staff member and a friend, and Guo Shao was still very willing to communicate and talk with him.

Guo Shao pondered for a moment, and when he saw Zuo You's deferential look, he said, "I'm not afraid of being hit by a cannon shot if I'm unlucky. Sometimes feeling insecure is a mood, a state. Occasionally, when you are depressed, you are always worried that something is wrong or wrong, and there will be serious consequences, and then you will not feel safe. Soldiers, the land of death and life, the way of survival, any war will be risky, not to mention that the road to Shu is dangerous and difficult.

However, I now feel that my physical strength and energy are very good, my fighting spirit is high, and the soldiers are also very combative, and we have our own strength and are constantly advancing, so naturally we don't have to worry about anything, and at this time, ...... 'it's not a good thing to think too much'. Guo Shao said with a smile: "What we should think about is what we want after getting the Shu Kingdom?" How to fulfill your heart's desire......"

Both of them looked down at what they wanted, looked up at each other, and laughed together. Guo Shao smiled: "The scenery in front is better. ”

At this time, the ship had just docked, Shi Yanchao, Yang Biao and other generals greeted them on the shore, and when they saw Guo Shao and Zuo You laughing, Yang Biao said loudly: "Big brother came back from watching the camp and talked and laughed with Zuo You, he must have thought of a way to break the defense." ”

Guo Shao said: "Let's go to the Chinese military camp tent and say." ”

…… The vanguard and the generals of the Chinese army were summoned to the camp between the valleys, and Guo Shao said directly: "The front fortifications of the Shu army are, in the final analysis, a row of earthen forts. Build a fort on high ground and dig a wide ditch in front; A frontal assault by our army is the same as a siege. The attacking equipment of the forward Dong Zunzhi Department was poor, and due to the limitation of the terrain, it could only attack from one place, and the Shu army on the opposite side was densely armed, so it was naturally difficult to break through. ”

Guo Shao took out a picture and stood among the soldiers, and everyone looked confused. Guo Shaoqing knew that he was not good at painting, so he explained: "This is a deep ditch, and behind it is a fortress. Two layers of arrow holes, the top nun wall, the Shu army defended with dense infantry; It seems that there are also caves dug on the side of the mountain for the defenders to avoid the projectiles of our weapons. There are also a large number of stone cannons at the rear of the Shu army, and there may be a naval army coming down the river to counterattack our naval division at any time on the Suojiang pontoon bridge.

Dong Zunzhi's troops attacked from a narrow front, and were first killed and wounded by stone cannons and arrows; In front of the fort, the wooden bridge ladder was erected, and finally some soldiers rushed up the women's wall, but they had to face a dense queue of infantry. With a messy handful of men against the infantry ranks, you should know what the outcome will be. ”

Guo Shao said: "But this kind of fortification is different from the city. The advantage is that there is only a short fortress, which is conducive to the concentration of forces of the defenders. The shortcomings are also obvious, it was temporarily built not as high as the city wall, and only by digging wide ditches to keep the attackers in place; It also restricts its own mobility and is in a situation of passive defense. **Can be broken. ”

When the generals heard the use of **, they immediately felt a little more confident, because Guo Shao did a very good job of bombing the city in Shouzhou.

Guo Shao said with a smile: "Li Jixun tried to learn from me to bomb the city in Jinzhou, but it didn't work." I'm going to use that stuff in a different way today...... After the explosion, the elite needs to seize the opportunity to attack, and there are not many soldiers, but the elite needs to be beaten to the head! ”

After reviewing the generals, Yang Biao immediately stepped forward to ask for battle: "The last general is willing to go!" ”

Shi Yanchao slapped his palm on his thigh and stood up, squinted his eyes and said, "It's better for me to go and teach the juniors how to lead the soldiers." ”

Dong Zunzhi didn't enter an inch of land for a few days, and his face showed shame when he heard this. Yesterday, Shi Yanchao said: When the striker can't play, he should play...... It seems that this way can highlight that he is more powerful.

"The second brother and General Shi are not suitable, your position is too high, and it is a bit of a loss of identity to bring a few hundred people to kill." Guo Shao's words made the two of them speechless to refute. He turned his head to look at Dong Zunzhi: "Is Colonel Dong willing to try again?" ”

Shi Yanchao suddenly said: "No, no, why does Guo Du have to let him bother?" ”

Guo Shao ignored Shi Yanchao and looked at the young Dong Zunzhi with encouraging eyes: "Where you suffer, get up from there." ”

"Uncle......" Dong Zunzhi was moved by this sentence, and immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "The little nephew is willing to go, if it is not successful this time, he will be disposed of by the former self-binding army!" ”

"There is no joke in the army." Guo Shaozheng said, "There is only a general here, no uncle." ”

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