Invincible son

Chapter 828 827 [Fishing]

The sky was dim, and a cavalry was walking slowly on the forest road in the south of the Yangtze River.

Everyone walks with a horse, and so does Pei Yue. Only in this way can the state of the mount be guaranteed. After all, this time they have no conditions for one person and two horses.

In his previous life, Pei Yue was deceived by those film and television dramas, and always thought that cavalry were riding on horses when they marched.

In fact, the marching speed in the era of cold weapons is very slow. Generally speaking, infantry can travel about fifty miles a day, and it can be increased to eighty or even one hundred miles in an emergency.The cavalry should be a little faster. A hundred miles a day is a normal speed, but it can be increased to 150 miles in special periods, and the maximum is no more than two hundred miles. This is the limit of an established cavalry.

In most cases, the cavalry marches at an interval of ten miles, that is, mount the horse and walk ten miles slowly, and then dismount and walk ten miles, so that the mount can get a full rest.Whether it was the thousand cavalry brought by Tang Linfen, or the old soldiers selected by Pei Yue from the Tibetan front guards, these soldiers were already familiar with marching and fighting, and they didn't need the commander to worry about it at all.

Pei Yue glanced at the gradually darkening sky, and gave the order to rest on the spot.

Although they are in a foreign country and may encounter danger at any time, the expressions on everyone's faces are calm and calm.They let their mounts eat grass and drink water without saying a word, sat on the ground, ate dry food, drank the clear water flowing from the mountain stream, and then whispered about today's battle, which shows the strict discipline.

After Tang Linfen arranged the sentry to scout the cavalry, he came to the leeward side of the hillside where Pei Yue was, and said with a smile: "Master Hou, Erlang, who was in charge of delaying, reported that the Southern Zhou people were really frightened and sent out nearly half of their troops to run away. Back to Jiangling City, only three thousand riders are following us, we can eat them at any time."

Pei Yue motioned him to sit down, then gave him half of the food Deng Zai handed over, and said calmly, "Let them follow."

In this team of 2000 people, there are actually only three main generals, Pei Yue, Deng Zai, and Tang Linfen. Now they gather to decide the next move, and it is natural that Pei Yue will make a decision in the end.

Pei Yue ate unhurriedly, and asked Tang Linfen, "How is the situation in Jiangling City?"

Tang Linfen murmured: "There were originally 5000 defenders in the city. General Bo Cai of Baoding should not have had to drink the blood of soldiers and eat empty pay. Even if there were, it was not serious. The actual strength of the troops was at least 2. Master Hou transferred Li to command the envoy. Bringing five thousand Yanshan Guard infantry into the city, coupled with sufficient military equipment, food and grass in the city, blocking Fang Xie Xiao's army should not be a problem."

Pei Yue nodded and said: "Brother Li is honest and humble, Cai Qian will not have any quarrel with him. The only thing I am worried about now is the Marquis Gong Cheng, the coach of Zhennan Daying."

Tang Linfen and Deng Zai looked solemn. The former had been leading troops in the western region, while the latter had always followed Pei Yue. He didn't know the general system of the Daliang Southern Army. Even if he had heard about it, he didn't dare to speak out in front of Pei Yue.

They only know that the commander of Yaoshan Camp is Xiongwu Hou Lanyu, and the commander of Zhennan Camp is Gongcheng Hou Guoxing.Among the five battalions along the southern border, these two have the strongest troops and the highest corresponding status.Referring to the history of the past few decades, the main forces of Daliang's southern expedition were basically the Zhennan Camp and the Yaoshan Camp. In addition, the Gulei Camp, the Prayer Camp, and the Changping Camp all focused on guarding the frontier.

Tang Linfen thought for a while and said, "Master Hou, Mr. Qian went to Gongcheng Hou Tong to pass on your strategy at that time, and he said afterwards that Lord Guo Hou did not show any resistance or evasion."

Pei Yue said calmly: "That's because His Majesty gave me the right to supervise the generals of the Southern Army, and allowed me to mobilize less than [-] troops. If you hadn't received His Majesty's secret decree, do you think Mr. Guo would obey my orders? Although He and Uncle Gu are close friends, but this old man has a tough temper and a hard-core personality, and he looks down on a lucky person like me the most."

Tang Linfen smiled wryly: "Why does he think that Lord Hou is the lucky one?"

Pei Yue said slowly: "Because he was only a second-class prince all his life as a soldier."

Tang Linfen showed displeasure, and Deng Zai also had a complicated expression, and he couldn't help feeling angry for Pei Yue.Although the first-class marquis is indeed enviable, Pei Yue relied on his life and death to be invincible. Even if he didn't mention his suppression of rebellion and relief of the people, he was worthy of the status of marquis in terms of military achievements.

Tang Linfen said in a deep voice: "Master Hou is worried that the Marquis of Gongcheng will send troops across the river to rescue Jiangling City?"

Pei Yue said noncommittally: "Now that the Southern Zhou Dynasty took the initiative to provoke, the two sides have already torn their faces, and there is no more sympathy. Fang Xiexiao's purpose is very clear. He wants to take back the three cities of Jiangling, and set the future battlefield in the sky. On the Cangjiang River. Mr. Guo will face a very difficult situation, and he cannot bear the responsibility of losing Jiangling."

Tang Linfen thought about the siege battle in the east, and said worriedly: "I'm afraid that Fang Xiexiao will attack three times and release one, deliberately revealing a way out in the north, so as to lure the Marquis of Gongcheng to send troops to rescue, and then attack it halfway through."

Deng Zai's heart moved, and he said nervously: "Since the Southern Zhou Dynasty sent troops to attack the city, they would definitely not miss the pontoon bridge between Jiangling City and Puqi City on the north bank. After all, this is the key reason why Jiangling was able to defend it for so many years. If they want to To destroy this way of life—”

He and Tang Linfen looked at each other, and they said almost in unison: "Nan Zhou Navy!"

Pei Yue swallowed the last sip of dry food, and said calmly: "You are right. The Southern Zhou Dynasty wants to capture Jiangling City, the first thing is to isolate the support of the Zhennan Camp. To do this, the Southern Zhou Navy must be here. A piece of water broke through the interception of our Dingzhou Navy. Past facts have proved that the Dingzhou Navy built by Uncle Gu with the strength of the five states in the southern border is very difficult to deal with, unless Fang Xiexiao abandons part of the defense line on the river and goes all out to attack Dingzhou waters .”

He paused, then smiled lightly: "You guessed wrong, I asked Qian Bing to tell Mr. Guo that if Nan Zhou really launched a war, he must find a way to rescue Jiangling City."

Tang Linfen and Deng Zai looked at each other, completely unable to turn the corner for a moment.

Since Jiangling City can be defended, why should the Zhennan Camp take the risk of sending troops?
Pei Yue glanced at the two of them, and said with a bit of a hint: "Most things in this world affect the whole body, just like when I built An City in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, if Xu Huiyan and Fang Xiexiao's attitudes were not completely opposite, Coupled with the fact that Emperor Qingyuan acted too close, it was hard for me to guess that they planned to attack Jiangling City. Of course, this was just my guess, so I could only make some arrangements in secret, and it was impossible to initiate a war on my own initiative. end."

Tang Linfen said with admiration: "The development of the current situation has proved that Lord Hou is correct."

Pei Yue lightly smiled and said, "Back to the question just now, if Fang Xiexiao can't attack Jiangling for a long time, and Mr. Guo remains on the sidelines, how can the battle on the river start? If most of the main force of the Southern Zhou Navy didn't rush to the vicinity of Dingzhou waters, how would I go?" Can you continue to plan for the next step? You are all my confidantes, you must remember this, those who don’t plan for the overall situation can’t plan for a region, understand?”

The two quickly straightened their backs and said solemnly: "Humble and remember!"

The night has fallen, and the autumn wind in the mountains is refreshing.

Pei Yue got up and patted the dirt and grass clippings on his sleeves, and said softly: "The soldiers have rested for so long, it's time to move around. Although the Southern Zhou cavalry didn't dare to approach us, we can't make it too easy for them. Let's go, Let's take them to visit the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Southern Zhou Dynasty."

"Follow the order!"

(End of this chapter)