Zhao Junsheng got up and helped Xu Yibao up with a smile and said: "With General Xu here, I believe that my Daqian will soon be able to establish an invincible sailor on the river, come on, get up!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xu Yibao said and saluted Zhao Junsheng.

At this time, Li Bao walked in and hugged his fists to report: "Your Majesty, when Xiao Sihua led the army to attack the front camp of our army yesterday night, Yang Dayan's deputy general Luo Chong actually fled without authorization at a critical juncture, causing chaos, if it wasn't for Yang Dayan leading the army to resist desperately, I am afraid that the front camp has been captured by the Song army!" Luo Chong, who escaped, has been captured and has now been taken outside the tent to wait for His Majesty to dispose of! ”

When Zhao Junsheng heard this, he said to Xu Yibao: "General Xu, sit!" ”

Xu Yibao saluted again and retreated to the next seat and sat down.

Zhao Junsheng returned to the first seat and shouted: "Bring Luo Chong in!" ”

A middle-aged general in his thirties who was tied up with a lot of flowers was escorted in by several armor soldiers, and the armor soldiers escorted Luo Chong to kneel in front of Zhao Junsheng, and then retreated to the side.

Luo Chong saw that Zhao Junsheng's eyes were full of supreme majesty, his whole body trembled, and he trembled: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare your life, the last general knows that he is wrong, as a deputy general, he should not run away without permission to disturb the morale of the army, and the last general deserves death, and please give Your Majesty another chance to the last general, so that the last general can make meritorious contributions!" ”

Zhao Junsheng slapped the table and was furious: "I only have generals who died in battle, and there are no generals who escaped!" Because you fled without authorization, disturbed the morale of the army, and almost made the soldiers in the front camp lose their hearts, in order to block the attack of the Song army, do you know how many soldiers died in the front camp? If I spare you, how can I be worthy of those heroic souls who died in battle? Come on, drag it down, cut it! ”

Several armor soldiers quickly dragged Luo Chong away, no matter how he struggled and shouted, he ignored it, dragged him outside and was pressed and knelt on the ground by two people, and one of them drew his knife and cut it.

Soon, the executing soldier carried Luo Chong's head into the handsome tent to pay the order.

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "Take it out, don't get in the way of my eyes!" ”

Xu Yibao, who was sitting next to him, saw the whole process in his eyes, just now he was a little complacent because he was valued and reused by Zhao Junsheng, but this incident made him feel related, and he didn't dare to be complacent anymore, the level of a former army deputy general is not low, Zhao Junsheng said that he would kill him, without the slightest hesitation, if he, the general, also escaped when he fought with the Song army in the future, he was afraid that Zhao Junsheng's knife would cut faster.

Luo Chong's head was taken away, and Zhao Junsheng said to Xu Yibao: "General Xu, do you think Luo Chong deserves to die?" ”

Xu Yibao hurriedly said: "Running away from the battle, disturbing the morale of the army, the crime should be beheaded, Your Majesty killed it well!" ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "My great cadres have strict military discipline and military law, meritorious service should be rewarded, and the guilty should be punished!" If you make military achievements, there will definitely be a reward, if you are guilty, you will definitely be punished, merit is merit, merit is fault, and it cannot be mixed up, let alone merit and demerit, I appreciate General Xu's talent very much, you can use it to your heart's content, I have an opportunity here. Okay, don't let this matter affect your and my drinking mood, come, let's drink again! ”

"Your Majesty!"

The two drank again, and Zhao Junsheng put down the wine cup and asked: "General Xu, even I, a person who doesn't understand water warfare, knows the danger of sailing at night, but the general takes such a risk to carry out operations with a large number of fleets, it stands to reason that the general is proficient in the art of water warfare, and he shouldn't be so reckless, right, I wonder if the general can solve my doubts?" ”

Xu Yibao patted his thigh and sighed: "Minister······ Chen, this is Wu Daoyan, this dog is a dog! ”

"Who is Wu Daoyan? Can the general tell me what the hell is going on? Zhao Junsheng asked, picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

Xu Yibao hugged his fists: "Wu Daoyan is Xiao Siyan's dog-headed military advisor!" It's a shame to say this, but now there's nothing more to say. Since the death of the first emperor of the Song Dynasty, the ministers have been excluded, and the military rights of his subordinates have been repeatedly deprived, and finally transferred to the Ba County garrison, for many years, the court has ignored the minister's water army, and there is often a shortage of grain and grass materials! This time, the minister was also eager to make meritorious contributions, and wanted to reverse his image in Liu Jun's heart, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to ask to go to war with the army, and the court agreed, so that the minister could return to Xiao Sihua to be moderate! ”

"A few days ago, Wu Daoyan went to the minister's camp to find the minister to eat and drink, and in the gossip, he seized the minister's earnest thoughts of meritorious service, and made a statement to induce me to say to Xiao Siyan, take the waterway to transport troops deep into the rear of His Majesty's army, and wait for an opportunity! The minister shook his head at that time and refused, what are you kidding, how risky is it to sail at night The minister knows very well in his heart, this is something that only a madman dares to do, but Wu Daoyan's next words made the minister unable to refuse, he had to take a risk, he said the embarrassing position of the minister and his subordinate sailors in the Southern Dynasty, if he didn't take the risk to make a great contribution, he was afraid that the minister's sailor would be broken up by the imperial court, and in the end it was difficult to protect himself, and the minister had to agree, which was also a last resort! ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "I appreciate General Xu's familiarity with the hydrological waterways in this area, in fact, if I hadn't ordered to cross the river with iron cables, General Xu's fleet would have really passed quietly!" ”

"The minister is just so capable, it's nothing, Your Majesty praises it!" Xu Yibao hurriedly said.

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and asked, "Do you think Xiao Sihua sent Wu Daoyan to persuade you to lead a fleet to transport troops to the rear of our army at night and wait for an opportunity, is he intentionally sending the general's sailor to a dead end, or does he have other intentions?" Or is this just his trick, at the expense of the general's fleet, to attract the attention of our army, so as to play a dark trick? ”

Xu Yibao groaned, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, after the defeat last night, the minister lay on the wooden board and floated on the water and thought about it all night, the minister thought that Xiao Siyan would never be untargeted, even if the minister and the water division under his command were the thorns in the eyes and the flesh of the emperor and the court, Xiao Siyan was secretly ordered by the emperor to get rid of the minister and this water division, but if Xiao Siyan is used well, how much can it play some role, right?" He shouldn't sacrifice this fleet of ministers without asking for anything in return, and the ministers think that he must have other ulterior motives! ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded, and asked again: "Last night, the general's fleet stopped in an accident on the river, and the movement at that time was not small, and at the same time, Xiao Siyan led a large number of soldiers and horses to attack the front camp of our army. ”

Xu Yibao clenched his fists: "The minister really doesn't know about this, he hasn't received the slightest rumor, could it be that the purpose of Xiao Si's words is to use the minister's fleet to attract the attention of His Majesty's army, and then storm the front camp?" That's not right, how did he know that something would happen to his minister's fleet? If nothing had happened to the minister's fleet, it would not have attracted the attention of His Majesty's army, and His Majesty would have been able to reinforce it in time when he led his army to attack the former barracks! ”

Zhao Junsheng thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think his purpose is to make two-handed preparations?" If the general's fleet can pass quietly and safely, or if he captures the front camp of our army, he has earned it! ”

Xu Yibao frowned and thought about it, and after a while, he seemed to remember something, and said, "Mr. Chen always thinks that the purpose of Xiao Si's words will not be so simple. Two days ago, there was a discussion on his promotion, and the general Xiao Chengzhi proposed to send a group of men and horses through the Wuling Mountains to attack Ba County, after capturing Ba County, the army could recapture Sichuan and Shu to the west, and to attack Liangzhou in the north, cutting off all the supplies and return routes of His Majesty's army! ”

"At that time, most of the generals were opposed, not to mention how difficult it was for the army to pass through the Wuling Mountains, where poisonous insects and beasts were rampant, and a large number of Wuling barbarians were very hostile to outsiders, maybe the team had been wiped out before they left the Wuling Mountains, or had to return halfway; Even if the army can pass through the Wuling Mountains and go straight to Ba County, in the end, there are only a few soldiers left alive to get to Ba County, how can they fight and attack the city? Therefore, Xiao Chengzhi's proposal was opposed by almost everyone, except for Xiao Siyan! ”

Zhao Junsheng immediately paid attention to this when he heard this, and he said, "Are you saying that Xiao Siyan is very excited about this proposal?" ”

Xu Yibao shook his head and said: "At that time, everyone else was against it, he didn't agree, but he didn't oppose it either!" ”

Zhao Junsheng got up and walked around the tent with his hands behind his back, and after a long time, he stopped and turned around and asked, "General Xu, are you familiar with the Wuling area?" If you send a group of soldiers and horses to Wuling, can you reach Ba County? ”

Xu Yibao got up and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, if you really want to make up your mind to send a group of men and horses, you will definitely be able to pass through the Wuling Mountains to Ba County, no matter what, the Wuling area is still under the rule of the Song State, although the barbarians there are not civilized, but they are still under the rule of the Song State, if you can handle the relationship with the Wuling barbarians there, it is not difficult to borrow the road to the past, but you can definitely only travel lightly, the army can not carry too much grain and grass, let alone carry siege equipment!" Besides, there is a poisonous mist miasma, and the Wuling barbarians have been accustomed to living in that area for a long time, so they will be fine, but if outsiders enter, they will definitely be affected by the poisonous fog miasma, and there may be a large number of personnel losses at that time, but even if they pass through the area of the Wuling barbarians and arrive in Ba County, it is simply a fool's dream to attack the city with their bare hands, unless they seize the opportunity to take advantage of the reduced vigilance of the defenders and sneak attack! ”

"Therefore, as long as the defenders of Ba County remain vigilant and do not let the Song army succeed in a sneak attack, it is absolutely impossible for the Song army to break through Jiangzhou City without siege equipment!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said: "If Xiao Siyan really has the intention of sending a partial division through the Wuling Mountains to attack Jiangzhou, they will definitely sneak attack!" There are quite a few barbarians in Ba County, and the barbarians often go into the city to trade with the Han people, and they can take advantage of this! ”

Xu Yibao said: "Listening to Your Majesty say this, I'm afraid that the real purpose of Xiao Siyan's two actions last night is to cover this partial division, Your Majesty has to guard against it!" ”