Chapter 8 Ordered

Huang Chao was in Raozhou and was shocked to learn that Cao Shixiong died at the foot of Huiji Mountain. He cried all day long and rode his horse wildly. All the generals could not stop him.

By the Po water, the yellow nest was gloomy and sad. Looking at the vast river, but it saw the waves, the water and the sky were connected, the weeds were lush, and the reeds; overlooking the peaks and mountains, the fertile fields, the migratory birds flying, and the cattle and sheep.

This wonderful scenery, Huang Chao turned a blind eye and didn't hear it. He just talked about Cao Shixiong's name over and over again, recalling the past with Cao Shixiong. It's really heartbroken! Huang Chao picked up the wine pot and drank the wine inside in a few mouths, and then threw the wine pot into the river. He pointed to the sky and shouted sadly, "Master-Xiong! My good brother, where are you? Brother Huang Chao saw you coming! Today, we will drink enough by this Po water, and then jump into the river and wash enough together!

Suddenly, Huang Chao jumped into the Po water. At this time, it was early autumn. The river was cold and clear, and Huang Chao completely ignored it. He rowed hard in the water and roared while rowing: "Give me back my master!" Give it back to my teacher!"

Yellow Nest's tears were like rain, mixed with the river, and flowed eastward. As the so-called waves washed away the heroes, a river surged over. Huang Chao was not in the water, and then came out of the water again.

Chai Cun took several of his own soldiers and rushed to the water and saw Huang Chao "swimming" in the river. Fortunately, not far away, there was a volunteer water village. Chai Cun beat his horse whips and rushed to the water village. He ordered the sailors to row to the yellow nest and pull Huang Chao up the boat. Huang Chao refused and shouted, "I'm drinking and talking with Shi Xiong. What are you doing here?"

"General, the river is too cold. You'd better get on the boat!" Seeing that Huang Chao did not cooperate with them, the sailors were so anxious that they stamped their feet on the boat board.

"Brother Huang, you have been in the water for a long time and frozen your body. How can you avenge your teacher? Li Tang recently mobilized heavy troops to carry out a new encirclement and suppressing people from all walks of life in Daqi. The military situation is urgent. You sigh alone in this Poshui. Can you repel Li Tang's encirclement and suppress the army? Chai Cun stood in the bow of the boat, shook the feather fan and said slowly.

After all, Huang Chao is a great hero of a generation and an outstanding leader of the peasant uprising in Chinese history. After listening to Chai Cun's words, he immediately woke up and immediately cooperated with the navy and climbed onto the boat like a child. I went to the cabin to change a clean suit of clothes, squatted by the stove and asked, "Brother Chai Cun, talk about the enemy."

According to the Ma Feibao, Li Jun recently re-used the main war generals, followed Zheng Wei's suggestion, and urgently transferred Gao Yu, the envoy of Xichuan, to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Central Plains war zone, and restrained the Tang army in various towns of the Central Plains. Zhang Zimian was still the deputy. Zeng Yuanyu was transferred to Pinglu jiedushi to restrain the Tang army in various towns of Qilu. He spared no effort to transfer elite soldiers and strong generals from various towns and went to the Central Plains and Qilu areas to find the main force of Daqi in a decisive battle, in an attempt to break the main force of Daqi in one fell swoop. I have made a comprehensive analysis of the military strength of Daqi and the villages. I believe that the time for Daqi and Li Tang to have a strategic decisive battle is not yet ripe, so we should avoid its edge and move to other places. Chai Cun picked up his short beard and said with a board and eyes.

"The black clouds want to destroy the city. Li Tang besieged and suppressed our army this time. He really made a lot of money and did not hesitate to gamble. The Chai Cun brothers are right. If our army fights hard with the Tang army, it will certainly hurt their vitality. Our army's combat equipment needs to be improved. Many volunteers used agricultural tools to fight with Tang soldiers. The siege equipment is seriously insufficient, and the grain and fodder reserves are insufficient. A considerable number of recruits do not have a strong sense of attack and defense, and their collaborative combat ability is poor. There are still many problems that need to be solved by taking time to train. So my army must move to a relatively safe area for rest and training. I have thought about it for a long time, but I haven't found such an area so far. Huang Chao frowned and said.

Chai Cun pondered for a while and suddenly shouted, "Brother Huang, there is a way!" I thought of a place!"

Huang Chao was overjoyed and urged, "Brother, say it, don't sell it, hehe!"

Chai Cun said excitedly, "The main force of our army has been promoted to Fuzhou and Guangzhou, where we will rest and replenish, strengthen military preparations, and accumulate materials!" It is far away from the central area of Li Tang, as the so-called emperor. As long as we build these two areas, there will be a good development environment!"

Huang Chao nodded: "The Chai Cun brothers are worthy of Daqi's think tanks. Everything is far-reaching. There is a lot of work to be done to realize Daqi's southward strategy and successfully enter southern Xinjiang. The Tang army will definitely pursue and intercept our army, so we should use flexible tactics to smash the pursuit and interception of the Tang army!"

"I think that in this march into southern Xinjiang, our army will also have a few eyes in the Central Plains, Qilu, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. On the one hand, it will contain Li Tang's encirclement and suppress the army, and on the other hand, when our army's main force started the northern expedition from southern Xinjiang, it is also a good to take care." Chai Cun said.

"Yes, this strategy of marching into southern Xinjiang is another major strategic measure after the Jiangnan strategy, which is not a small matter! The main forces of each village must be concentrated in order to implement it smoothly. I think Lingfei will lead the fourth village soldiers and horses to move around the Central Plains and Qilu, especially the base area of Qilu Mountain, which must not fall into the hands of Li Tang. According to the requirements of the fifth village soldiers of the Rebel Army, the fifth village was led by Xu Tangju and moved around Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The first, second and third village soldiers and horses accompanied the Chinese army to march into southern Xinjiang together!" Huang Chao patted his thigh with a firm look.

"I think that in order to improve the efficiency and resist the encirclement and suppress of the Tang army, the rebels in southern Xinjiang were unified to Shezhou and concentrated on standby. At present, the second village soldiers led by Cao Min are stationed in Shezhou and have formed a state of adherence. Meng Kai's soldiers and horses in the first village are now stationed in Yuezhou, and they can urgently order the department to rush to Shezhou day and night. Before Huang Siye's soldiers and horses in the third village left Lulong Mountain for Shezhou, Yue Lingfei had to arrange for the soldiers and horses in the fourth village to be stationed in Lushan. Sun Mei and Shang let the soldiers and horses of the Chinese army now be stationed in Jiangzhou, and also let Yue Lingfei station troops. Chai Cun pinched his finger and said.

Huang Chao's face was solemn, and he walked out of the cabin, let the river wind blow his clothes and meditated silently. Chai Cun came over, and the two outstanding leaders stood side by side, looking at the endless river and continuing to discuss the action strategy of the righteous...

After receiving a warrant from Huang Chao in Qianligang Village, Xu Tangjun ordered his own soldiers to call Fei Chuangu to come and discuss with each other. After a while, Fei Chuangu walked into the cottage hall, and Xu Tangjun quickly stood up to greet him. After the cold noise, Xu Tangju went straight to the point: "Mr. Fei, I just received a warrant from General Huang Chao and appointed me as the owner of the fifth village of Daqi, asking our army to operate in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and cooperate closely with Yueling, the fourth village of Daqi, which is active in the Central Plains and Qilu, to cover the first, second and third villages of Daqi. The army marched into southern Xinjiang.

Fei Chuangu asked, "Has General Huang Chao determined the route of marching into southern Xinjiang?"

"No!" Xu Tangyu replied.

Fei Chuangu stood up, paced back and forth, lowered his head for a while, stopped, and slowly said, "According to the deployment analysis of Li Tang's towns, there are currently two routes to march into southern Xinjiang. One is from Tanzhou, through Hengzhou, Yongzhou and Guizhou, and goes straight to Guangzhou; the other is from Shezhou, through Quzhou, Xianxialing, Jianzhou and Fuzhou, and arrives in Guangzhou. According to the current military situation of Daqi, I think that although the road is difficult and dangerous, it is safe and reliable to attack Hengzhou, take Quzhou, and take Zhejiang and Fujian Road.

Xu Tangjun nodded repeatedly: "Mr. Fei is really Sun Wu's reincarnation, and the enemy is expected to be like a god. This time, the main force of the righteous division entered southern Xinjiang, which is indeed a good move. Southern Xinjiang is a weak area ruled by Li Tang. If you occupy southern Xinjiang, you can become bigger calmly. When the time was ripe, he marched north, captured the Central Plains and various local towns, and attacked Luoyang and Chang'an. Taking retreat as progress and being oblique as straightforward, it seems that there is great hope for the unification of China!"

"Lord Xu Zhai agrees with my suggestion, so I will draft it. You can quickly send your confidant to Raozhou and give it to General Huang Chao for his reference." Fei Chuangu smiled.

"Good! Mr. Fei, thank you for your hard work. Go and write it, hehe!" Xu Tangjun also smiled.

Fei Chuangu wrote a letter, and quickly drew up the suggestion, put it in the envelope, and handed it to Xu Tangjun in person. Xu Tangyu looked at it and was quite satisfied. He put the letter in the envelope and sealed it. Then he called Chang Hong and Wang Mei, took out the envelope and ordered, "I'll allocate two 500 light riders for you. Take this letter and go to Raozhou quickly and give it to General Huang Chao in person."

"Yes!" Chang Hong and Wang Mei said loudly.

Chang Hong and Wang Mei led 500 light cavalry day and night, and soon arrived in Raozhou and personally handed over the letter to Huang Chao. Huang Chao read and said, "Chang Hong and Wang Mei have worked hard all the way! It's almost noon. You two will have dinner with me, have a few drinks, and stay in Raozhou for one night before leaving.

"Thank you, General, for your hospitality!" Chang Hong and Wang Mei are very happy.

"Don't call me General, just call me Brother Huang. I don't want to be a general. It's not easy for our brothers. Now that Shixiong has left us, there are not many good generals in Daqi. You are not only good generals of the fifth village, but also good generals of Daqi. Over the years, you have all been injured. It's really hard for you. Huang Chao has thanked you here!" After Huang Chao finished speaking, he saluted Chang Hong and Wang Mei deeply.

"Brother Huang, we will always follow you to fight the world, save the people from water and fire, and realize the ideal of 'the balance of heaven and equal peace'!" Chang Hong and Wang Mei both burst into tears and were deeply moved.

At this time, the dishes were ready, and Chai Cun also came over. Huang Chao called several generals and accompanied Chang Hong and Wang Mei to drink with him.

During the banquet, Huang Chao couldn't help persuading him to drink and sighed, "It's not easy for Tang Ju to be ordered in danger! The attack on eastern Zhejiang suffered a setback and suffered great losses. I decided to allocate 10,000 troops to the fifth village and allocate some military supplies to let Tang Ju develop well in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. We must greatly frustrate the spirit of Li Tangjiang and Zhejiang troops! Play a big voice! I believe that Tang Ju must have the ability to turn the tide!"

Chang Hong and Wang Mei left the table to thank them: "Thank you, Brother Huang, for your strong support. We will definitely hit the Tang army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang! Let's make a big voice!"

A few days later, Chang Hong and Wang Mei led Huang Chao to allocate 10,000 soldiers and horses to the fifth village and returned to Qianligang. Xu Tangjun was overjoyed to hear the news, and Gai Hong, Fei Chuangu, Liu Ying, Ye Xiang and other generals were very surprised. The soldiers of Daqi's fifth village saw that a lot of military supplies were continuously brought into the cottage, and their confidence doubled!

Xu Tangju sat on the handsome chair in the Shanzhai Hall of Qianligang and said loudly in front of the generals present, "I swear that I will live up to the trust of General Huang Chao. I will work hard in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to completely defeat the Tang army and raise my prestige!"