Zhao Pu comes to vote

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Dong Zunhui almost successfully completed the task assigned to him by Guo Rong, wiped out the Tushan Nantang army, and led the troops to return to the city of Shouzhou in a low-key manner. Although Dong Zunhui was very low-key, everyone who had heard of his achievements was shocked. With 5,000 enemies and 20,000, and the army basically did not suffer major casualties, everyone seemed to see a brilliant general rising in the Later Zhou Dynasty!

Guo Rong was also very pleased. Dong Zunhui is indeed my confidant general, and the Palace Front Office is indeed worthy of entrusting the heavy responsibility! It seems that the general left by his father is indeed capable and can put more burdens on him in the future and give him heavier and more difficult tasks.

Thinking of this, Guo Rong said to Dong Zunhui: "Your dear will not disappoint me. Now our army is victorious everywhere and morale is greatly boosted. However, Shouzhou has been unable to capture it for a long time, delaying the pace of our Great Zhou march into Jiangnan. I am going to work together to attack Shouzhou and send you to attack Qingliu Pass and take down Chuzhou City to intimidate the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty!"

Speaking of this, Guo Rong lowered his voice again and whispered to Dong Zunhui: "Of course, even if Daoan cannot take Qingliu Pass here, as long as he can maintain confrontation with the enemy and prevent 100,000 enemy troops from coming to Shouzhou easily, it will be considered as completing the task. As long as we gain enough time for the main force of our army, we will lead the army to support us immediately after I take Shouzhou!"

Dong Zunhui fell to the ground, "Your Majesty, the last general will do his best to conquer Qingliu Pass, take down Chuzhou City, and make achievements for Your Majesty!"

Guo Rong repeatedly praised him, so he allocated 20,000 elite soldiers to Dong Zunhui and ordered him to rest in Shouzhou for a day and then go to war.

Dong Zunhui took Guo Rong's imperial edict and set up 20,000 elite troops to the single village. Then he summoned all the generals and rewarded the meritorious soldiers. Shi Shouxin, Han Chongyun, Zhang Yi, Wang Shenqi, Zhang Yi, Cao Quan and others were all on the list. Everyone was able to share the contributions and was very grateful to Dong Zunhui. Dong Zunhui entrusted Wang Zhengzhong to manage his wealth over the years, and his family was very rich. Not only did he not deduct military pay, but he also rewarded the soldiers very generously, which deeply won the morale of the army.

All the orders were made. Dong Zunhui was about to arrange an attack when suddenly a guard came forward to report that the Yuan Yongxing Army was engaged in Zhao Pu's request for a meeting.

As a time traveler in later generations, Dong Zunhui certainly heard of Zhao Pu, who "half the Analects of Confucius ruled the world", but he didn't expect that this guy has not been promoted yet. It seems that he still has a wasted experience. When Dong Zunhui thought of this, he thought about it and actually led the generals to come out of the account!

Zhao Pu started to walk and stood at the gate of the camp. He was a little nervous. He was originally from Youzhou, but his father moved to Changshan and then to Luoyang, Henan. When Zhao Pu grew up, he was deposed as an employee by Liu Ci, the governor of Yongxing Army. Just when his future was bright, Zhao Pu's father passed away. Zhao Pu returned to his hometown to mourn his father. When he returned to the army, things had changed. Liu Ci passed away. Zhao Pu, who was not yet well-versed in his knowledge, could not get the value of his successor, and he could only return home in disgrace. Later, he fell to the point of relying on being a private school teacher to make up for his family. This time, he heard that Guo Rong sent Dong Zunhui to lead his army eastward and Zhao Pu, who had detected the top secret information in Qingliu Pass, came immediately, hoping to use this information to get the value of Dong Zunhui.

February is just around the corner, and the weather is very cold. Zhao Pu wrapped his worn fur, and the cold wind kept coming in through the insect-eaten hole. Just as he was trembling with coldness, the camp gate opposite suddenly opened wide, and Dong Zunhui personally led the generals to welcome him out!

Zhao Pu subconsciously looked around to see if a first-rank official came from behind, otherwise how could Dong Zunhui lead the crowd to greet him? Unexpectedly, Zhao Pu turned around and found that there was no one around. Could it be that they were here to welcome him?

Zhao Pu looked at Dong Zunhui with flattery. How could this be possible? He is an unknown person, how could he dare to receive such respect?! Who is Dong Zunhui? He is the newly-established founding marquis (Dong Zunhui has made great contributions recently, and Guo Rong promoted him from the founding marquis to the founding marquis), and he was also the emperor's confidant. He had a bright future in the Great Zhou Dynasty!

Dong Zunhui saluted him and asked respectfully: "But Mr. Zeping face to face?"

Zhao Pu did not dare to accept the courtesy, so he avoided the side and said respectfully: "It's just me, how can the general know the font size below?"

Dong Zunhui smiled and said, "I fought side by side with the veteran General Liu (ci) that day and formed a deep friendship. Later, we often communicated, and the veteran General Liu praised you in his letter, saying that you have the talent of heaven and earth! I wanted to ask the veteran general for help, but I didn't expect you to leave the army and had no news. It was really my loss if I didn't get your help!"

Zhao Pu only felt a sore nose. The wasted years of years have wiped out all his arrogance. Even his wife felt that she was just a material for a teacher! In this world, there are people who value me more than me, and in the end, there are people who know my value!

Zhao Pu then bowed deeply to Dong Zunhui and said to Dong Zunhui: "General, I'm here to join you, please take care of you."

At this moment, Zhao Pu gave up the idea of ​​being valued by Qingliuguan information. He was just moved by Dong Zunhui's respect for him, so he let go of his modesty and turned to him.

Dong Zunhui was very happy, of course he agreed and quickly welcomed Zhao Pu into the tent. Seeing him trembling, he put his brand new fur coat on Zhao Pu's shoulders.

Zhao Pu did not specifically thank him, but put all this in his heart. After a brief greeting, Zhao Pu said to Dong Zunhui: "General, Chuzhou is located east of Shouzhou, guarding the northwest gateway of Jinling, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty. It is an important town in Jiangbei, second only to Shouzhou. However, Chuzhou's danger is more than ten thousand generations more dangerous than Shouzhou. The gateway to Chuzhou is two mountains, Chushan and Shituo Mountain. The mountains are extremely steep, and at the joint of the two mountains is Qingliu Pass.

If you want to take Chuzhou, you have to take Qingliu Pass! This Qingliu Pass looks south at the Yangtze River and controls the Jianghuai River in the north. It is a must-pass place to enter and exit Jinling. It is known as the "Key of Jinling"! The terrain here is dangerous, with cliffs everywhere, and the mountains are high and deep valleys, which has the momentum of being a one-man pass and ten thousand men cannot open it!

Moreover, there are now 100,000 Tang troops stationed in Qingliu Pass, and the generals guarding the pass are Huangfu Hui and Yao Feng. It’s okay for Yao Feng, but Huangfu Hui is extraordinary. He was originally a powerful general in the Jin Dynasty who stationed at Waqiao Pass in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. He specialized in fighting the Khitans. Even the Liao army dared not confront his troops head-on! Later, General Huangfu Hui couldn’t stand Shi Jingtang, who sold his ancestors and sought honor, recognized Liao as his father, so he defected to the Southern Tang Dynasty.

And even if the general can compete head-on with Huangfu Hui, he is as brave as possible, but he has 100,000 soldiers in his hands! With a small number of attacks, the general's chance of winning is too small!"

Seeing Dong Zunhui listening carefully, Zhao Pu smiled slightly and suddenly said loudly: "I have a plan to break the Qingliu Pass!"

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Chapter completed!