The information about the "Kaifeng Incident" spread to Jiangling in just five or six days.

"Haha! It's interesting. I didn't expect that Zhao Xian was so tough. It's not easy and I want to give him a thumbs up." Li Luo laughed, "The change is favorable, so I can only send troops a few days in advance."

"This is to be strong for a father. There are many parents who dare to fight for their children." Cui Xiuning said happily.

"The plan is smoother than before. The losses caused by the Northern Expedition will be smaller. Do you think, can we plan the Song army we have to turn against each other in the last battle and suddenly attack the Yuan army on the battlefield?"

What the two of them care about the most is the population losses caused by the Northern Expedition.

Li Luo shook his head, "No. The Yuan army is a cavalry, and the Song army is an infantryman. It is impossible to operate the tactics of sudden attacks on the spot."

"However, there must be Song army who are determined to be traitors and can attack them suddenly."

Cui Xiuning thought for a while, "Then I will plan a plan and leave it to you as a tactical reference. We must give the best role of the surrendered Song army. Which unit revolts first, which unit revolts later, where and when the uprising is at, and when the uprising is at, we must come up with the best plan."

Li Luo patted Cui Xiuning on the shoulder: "No further ado, please plan your wife, I will order the troops to be sent in advance. The change will be made to August 12th!"

"We want to fight the Northern Expedition with the least population loss in history!"

Next, Cui Xiuning immediately summoned the spies from the General Affairs Office of the Special Advisory Bureau to urgently modify the plan.

The plan was originally there. However, due to the major changes in Zhao Xian's voluntary surrender to the Tang Dynasty, the plan needed major changes.

On that day, fast horses followed the well-connected post road, carrying the emperor and the queen's secret orders to all places.

In fact, the Tang army units of the Northern Expedition had been ready and were on standby in a fixed position. Even if they sent troops six days in advance, they could be launched at any time.

Such a big move could not be completely hidden from the pseudo-Song Dynasty in Jiangbei. At this time, the pseudo-Song commander and the prefectures in Yanjiang on the other side had discovered an abnormality and immediately reported to Kaifeng and local camps for warning.

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On the seventh day of the eighth month, Zhao Xian and Mo Du went south and finally arrived at Chuzhou, an important town in Huainan.

Chuzhou is not far from Jinling, south of the Yangtze River. It is an important military town in Huainan. It is called "Key of Jinling and the guarantee of Jianghuai". Because Chuzhou is between the two Huaihe Rivers, with Huai Si in the north and controlling the Yangtze River in the south, and with the continuous mountains on the west, the strategic location is very important.

Therefore, the most elite 150,000 Song troops were all stationed in Chuzhou to form a strategic heavy army group.

Stationing here can not only guard the Yangtze River and block the southern army from heading north, but also support Yangzhou, Hanyang, and Anqing at any time!

Although these 150,000 Song troops had served as the Yuan army, they were the most elite Song troops in the two Huai Rivers back then. Many of them were veterans commanded by Lu Wenhuan and Jia Sidao, and their combat effectiveness was good.

But now, even though they have returned to the Song army, the generals above the commander are all Mongolian Semu people. Only middle and low-level officers below the commander are Han people.

In a word, it was nominally the Song army, but the military power was still in the hands of the Mongolian Yuan.

Of course, these Mongolian generals were wearing the armor of the Song army and wearing the Song army's flag. Those who didn't know that they really thought that these were the troops that Zhao Guan family could mobilize.

On this day, the Mongolian general who was in charge of the Song army and the military commander of the Huainan Jiedu was happy. Today he received a message from Modu.

Mo Du said that Liu Xianggong was worried about the Tang army's northern expedition and asked the small official in Kaifeng City to come to Huainan Daying, one to reward the army, and the other to boost morale.

After all, although Zhao Xian is a puppet, it can be used to boost the morale of the Song army, it is still very useful.

After watching Huantuo, he had no doubts and ordered his troops to prepare to welcome the emperor in Chuzhou camp.

At least on the surface, in front of the Song army soldiers, we should show respect for the Zhao official family. Otherwise, wouldn’t the morale be gone?

So, thousands of imperial guards entered Chuzhou camp.

The emperor came to inspect the military and horses in person to boost morale. Not only did the soldiers and horses appear, but all officers of all sizes must be present.

"Woo--"

"Dongdong--"

As soon as the horn and snare drum sounded, all the troops stationed in Chuzhou City came out of the camp and lined up. The Song army flags fluttered in the wind. The soldiers of the Song army were brightly armored and full of energy, and looked good.

When Modu saw the appearance of the Huainan Song army, he couldn't help but nod.

It was indeed a strong soldier who fought a tough battle with the Yuan army back then. He was obviously much stronger than the Southern Han army.

More than 100,000 troops lined up, placing a formation of several miles in size, and were truly powerful.

According to convention, Zhao Xian's imperial guards should pass slowly in front of the army, and the three armies went down to the mountains and shouted in turn, and then the emperor announced the reward.

In this process, the emperor actually didn't speak. As long as he showed his face in front of the soldiers and announced the reward in person, it would be a great encouragement.

Zhao Xian is no stranger to this.

"Long live the Emperor!"

"Long live the Emperor!"

Many veterans even cried while shouting.

That's right, it's called His Majesty the Emperor. The so-called official family is just a common name in less important occasions. If it's a big occasion, it can't be called Official family anymore, but His Majesty the Emperor. In fact, the soldiers and the people do not have the opportunity to call Official family in person. Even if they are in person, they can only call His Majesty.

Whenever Zhao Xian's imperial guards went, the Song army would bow down like the wind blowing wheat waves, and the sound of shouting at the mountains was shocking.

As a guard, Modu stood beside Zhao Xian's imperial guard. Looking at this scene, he couldn't help but feel more confident.

At least in the hearts of the soldiers at the bottom, the Zhao Guan family's signature is still important.

Zhao Xian had actually experienced this kind of scene once. Last time, he was very excited and thought that the morale of the army was with him. But later he realized that there was no morale of the lower class and that he could not control the generals and officials, so he could not mobilize a soldier or a soldier.

They are all false.

So he was not excited at this time.

However, the Mongolian generals such as Huantuo were wary.

The Zhao official family can still make these Han soldiers so popular?

Although it does boost morale, it doesn't seem to be a good thing.

However, in full view of everyone, Huantuo and others couldn't stop Zhao Xian from continuing the inspection, and just hoped that he would end it quickly and then send it back to Kaifeng.

After Zhao Xian finished the review, he announced the reward and immediately came the voice of long live the mountain.

"Okay, call him to the big tent quickly and don't let him show up in front of the Han soldiers." Huan bowed his cold face and ordered a Goshke (personal soldier) to pass the order.

Not long after, Zhao Xian and a group of ministers entered the happy tent this time.

Since there are many Han generals in the tent, the Mongolian generals such as Huantuo were not too presumptuous. At least, even if Zhao Xian was a puppet, he was still the Song Lord in name.

"Official family, after the inspection, let's go back now." Huantuo said in stiff Chinese words, and hugged her fists perfunctorily.

It means that your business is over, get out of here.

Zhao Xian was so scared that he saw the fleshy face and the gloomy eyes of Zhao Xian trembled with fear. At this time, he was no longer afraid.

Modu is ready, and most things will be done, and he is not afraid anymore.

Zhao Xian took a deep breath and winked at a surrendered minister.

The minister took out a roll of rhino horns and shouted: "The official family has an order! All the generals kneel down to receive it!"

What?

The Mongolian generals such as Huantuo looked at each other, what order was? Zhao Xian was just a puppet. When could he issue an order? Could it be that Liu Mengyan asked him to issue an order?

Thinking of this, although Huantuo and others did not bow down, they did not stop them. However, all the generals present bowed down.

"Subordinate... I have restored the Central Plains of the Song Dynasty and should be sovereignty in my country... But the Yuan army is still there, and the national government does not come out of the Zhao family. They are all traitors Liu family, who adhere to the intention of the Yuan court and are good at doing great things... It is tolerant but who is unbearable..."

What? Although the Han generals were extremely shocked, Huantuo and others could barely understand, and they were immediately shocked and angry.

"Come on, take Zhao Xian! Take them all!" Huantuo shouted, "I'm against you!"

At the same time, Modu also shouted: "Take it!"

More than a dozen generals in the big tent drew out their weapons at the same time, and fierce shouts of killing broke out outside the big tent.

"Kill the Tartars! Protect the official family!"

"The commander-in-chief and others are Tartars! Kill them!"

A large number of soldiers popped up from somewhere, roared and swung their swords into the big tent, and stood in a group with Goshk, who was Huantuo and others.

"If you are still ministers of the Song Dynasty, kill them!" Zhao Xian pointed at Huantuo and others and shouted, "The Tang army's northern expedition is right in front of you! Don't be afraid of the Tartars anymore!"

The remaining generals were stunned for a moment, but did not dare to take action immediately.

Zhao Xian's face turned red, "Do you want to resist the order? I ask you to kill the Tartars!"

Without hesitation, the Han generals drew out their swords and led their personal soldiers to participate in the battle group.

The huge military tent was full of swords and swords. Thousands of people on both sides fought fiercely, and only dozens of people protected Zhao Xian, Mo Du and others.

The soldiers outside did not dare to move without orders and did not know what had happened.

But soon, they understood what was going on.

As more and more soldiers attacked the tent to protect the enemy, Huantuo and others were eventually dismembered. Of course, the powerful Mongolian eye-catching soldiers also cost the Song army a lot. Huantuo alone killed seven or eight Song soldiers, which was extremely brave.

After killing all the Mongolian Semu people in the camp, Zhao Xiancai, accompanied by Modu and others, summoned all the generals and appointed a Ma Qiang designated by Modu as the commander-in-chief. After some personnel arrangements, he completely controlled the troops.

Then, Modu ordered the camp to be blocked and no news was allowed to be transmitted.

After making some arrangements, Mo Du took Zhao Xian back to Kaifeng.

All of this did not alarm the Yuan army in Yangzhou.

Even the local officials did not expect that the military power of Chuzhou Camp would change hands.

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The north bank of the Yangtze River, Anqing Prefecture.

Anqing Prefecture is an important town distributed along the river. Today, along the Yangtze River, Anqing Prefecture is managed by the prefect Wang Silang.

After more than a year of hard work by Wang Silang, the river bank of Anqing Prefecture is really a three-mile-one fort and five-mile-one base. All places that are easy to land are full of obstacles and traps. Even the shallow waters on the riverside are covered with dense wooden stakes.

Tens of thousands of township heroes and 50,000 Song troops were arranged on the Anqing defense line, making the Anqing defense line the second largest defense line after the Yangzhou defense line and the backbone of the Huaixi defense line.

This is certainly because Anqing's strategic position is important, and because of the outstanding political achievements of the prefect Wang Silang.

"There are police officers in one place, and the beacon fires will gather together! If the Tang army crosses the river and invades north, it will be difficult to discipline it and advance and retreat!"

"But with this river defense and the soldiers fight to the death, our Song Dynasty will be as stable as a rock!"

"The autumn of life and death of a country is when the ministers are brave! As long as we civil officials do not love money and military generals are not afraid of death, then why is Li Tangnai the Song Dynasty?"

One by one, the words of shocking words were blunt and loud, resounding throughout the two Huaihe Rivers. Now the name of the king's capable ministers and officials has flew out of the two Huai Rivers, and the entire Central Plains know it.

If you are an official, you don’t know the king’s envoy, and you will be a priest.

This sentence is not something to say.

Because the king's envoy worked hard to defend the Huaixi River in order to fight against the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that the yamen of Anqing Prefecture is not in the city, but in Xiaogu Mountain, which is the easiest person to observe the trends of the Tang army.

In order to ensure the important tasks of river defense, the king's envoy could patrol the river bank every day, strengthen fortifications, and train the village heroes, so that they would forget to eat and sleep, and pass by the house three times without entering.

Who can do it?

I heard that even the Taishi in the capital was very satisfied with the King's envoy, and soon promoted the King's envoy to the commander of the Yangtze River and also served as the commander of the Huaixi! The governor of Huaixi military and political power.

This is a vassal official!

But the king's envoy was about to be promoted soon, but he was still committed to Jiangfang. His ambition was as strong as iron, and his fame and fortune could not be changed. He was really a model for Gancheng.

At this time, the famous and rising king envoy was observing the enemy situation on the other side of Xiaogu Mountain as always.

The river wind blew Wang Silang's black lean and lean face, blowing his worn-out official uniform, making him look more rugged and tough.

Wang Silang's eyes were withdrawn from the other side and said to the large group of officials behind him: "What is Huaixi? Huaixi was called the nemesis of the northern country in ancient times, and the three imperial families of the Song Dynasty!"

"Do you know why?" Wang Enjun's strong Sichuan-Shu accent not only did not make people feel interesting at this time, but also made people feel more excited.

"That's because the man in Huaixi can fight! A well-known man! No matter how much he is, no matter how much he is, as long as you act, the Tang army of the Turtle Son will not be able to fight Huaixi!"

"The more you can't bear to leave your head, the faster it will fall! If you are not afraid of him, then your head will not fall! Why? When you meet on a narrow road, the brave will win!"

All the officials bowed: "I have written down the words of the envoy! The defense of the Huaixi River is now as solid as the Tang army cannot cross the river!"

Wang Silang nodded, and his face tanned by the sun sank, "So, good! I'll be relieved! I'll tell you, read sages and rats, and you must know honor, disgrace and shame! Now the Tang army may cross the river at any time to invade the north. If you escape at the battle, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Don't worry, I'm going to eat the Great Yuan... The salary of the Great Song Dynasty is, I'm a minister of the Great Song Dynasty, and I'm a ghost of the Great Song Dynasty when I die!" The officials expressed their opinions together.

Tongzhi Wang Qingdao said with admiration: "Maintai official, you have been patrolling the river bank for several days and have not returned to the city. You should go back to the city to rest for a day. The river defense of more than 200 miles, so many soldiers and horses in the town need to be adjusted by the Futai. The Futai is full of the overall situation in Huaixi, so please take care of your precious body."

Wang Silang nodded, he really needed to go back to the city to rest.

Alas, when will I get through this period of time and be transferred to Kaifeng?

Every night, I dreamed that the Tang army was the country. When would it be so worried?

Wang Silang inspected the neighborhood again, and then returned to the city to rest in a war of honor.

At night, the prefect's yamen was still brightly lit. After enjoying a fifteen-year-old gentleman, Wang Envoy did not sleep with the fragrance and felt satisfied, but got up in the clothes and continued to work.

He lit a candle and looked at the huge river defense map hanging in the official room, falling into deep thought.

Will the Tang army cross the river from Anqing Prefecture?

If you cross the river from Anqing Prefecture, wouldn’t your hard work be wasted?

That's right. The reason why the King Envoy made such a big defense in Jiangjiang was indeed effective, but his purpose was not to resist the Tang army's landing.

His real purpose was to make Tang Jun feel that it was not easy to cross the river in Anqing, so he retreated and instead landed in other places. In this way, he had time to escape calmly.

If Tang Jun still landed in Anqing, his efforts would be in vain.

Of course, this reason must not be made public.

"Even if the Tang army of Turtle son landed in Anqing Mansion, I hope that the soldiers on the Jiang'an can resist. It is always the best way to go."

Wang Silang thought to himself.

A gust of autumn wind blew, and Wang Silang went out of the room to look up at the bright moon, sighing: "Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, but unfortunately he is not at ease at night and has no intention of watching the moon."

Wang Silang finished his "official affairs" in the middle of the night, and then he hugged the little woman and fell asleep.

I don’t know how long it took, but Wang Silang suddenly sat up, his head covered in sweat. He looked at the windows that were already shining with great relief.

Fortunately, it was a dream. His ancestors were so scared to death.

Wang Silang smiled lost his own smile, and looked at the little woman with black hair exposed in the quilt, and couldn't help but feel interested again.

However, at this moment, a slave suddenly rushed in and shouted before Wang Silang got angry: "The official is not good! The Tang army has crossed the river, and all kinds of artillery have sounded! People from the river bank ask the official to take charge of the overall situation immediately!"

What!?

Wang Silang jumped up like a rabbit, put on his clothes and rushed out.

"The king is five, the king is six! Hurry! Horses! I want horses and horses!" Wang Silang shouted loudly, his eyes red, "The king is seven, the king is eight! Pull out things quickly!"

The slave named Wu Ba immediately sang aloud, and rolled and crawled to take people to pull the gold, silver and soft soft materials that had been prepared long ago.

Over the past year, the king's envoy has made a lot of investments. He is a magistrate in the important town and has hundreds of thousands of people in his jurisdiction, but he can't make any money?

Because he was prepared, more than a dozen horses and all the fines were soon in place. Wang Silang was frightened and stepped on a horse and led a dozen confidants out of the prefect's office.

"The King of Envoys is out!" The person who came to Jiang'an to report the news was overjoyed, "As long as the envoys go to the shore, why not be afraid of the Tang army landing on the shore!"

However, the next moment, this person was stunned.

Although the king's envoy beats the horse and whips and gallops hard, he doesn't go south at all, but north at all. He also bows with a bunch, and looks in a panic.

Is this...escape?

With a loud bang, the tall image of the King Envoy immediately collapsed in the hearts of the officials who reported the news.

The report official was stunned for a long time before he realized that after confirming that Wang Silang was indeed running for his life, the man did something.

He shouted "The King of Kings has escaped" and rushed towards his home in a hurry.

Wouldn't you be stupid if you don't run away at this time? Originally, with the effectiveness of Anqing River defense, the Tang army would not be so easy even if they cross the river. But even the backbone escaped, how could they resist the Tang army?

"Boom!" Because the river surface of Xiaogushan was very narrow, the Tang army directly bombarded the other shore.

Originally, there were still many soldiers defending. When the beacon was a little, the Song army and the townsmen from other places on both sides also came closer, preparing to stop the Tang army from crossing the river under the leadership of the envoy of the king.

But when the news of Wang Silang's escape came and the Tang army's artillery bombardment, the originally "fierce" Jiang Fang broke like a piece of paper.

A large number of Tang army warships blocked the floating bridge on the Xiaogushan River, and the Tang army of the brigade crossed the river along the floating bridge.

A big "Chen" flag and a phoenix-fire Tang army battle flag appeared on the south bank. A female general wearing gorgeous black armor surrounded her guards and came to the river bank.

It is Mrs. Xu, the head coach who guided Huaixi.

"Master General, will the entire army cross the river?" The general pointed to the other side of the shore to report.

"Cross the river!"

"Ode to the Lord!"

With a command, 50,000 Tang troops crossed the river in a mighty manner.

At the same time, Wen Tianxiang from Guanzhong led an army of 70,000 out of Tongguan and attacked Luoyang.

Jiang Jun led his army of 50,000 to cross the river in Jinling and attack Yangzhou.

Tang lord Li Luo personally led an army of 100,000 to cross the river from Ezhou.

Yang Xu's army east of the Yalu River also acted as if he had crossed the Yalu River.

Liu Tuo, the governor of the Navy Division of the East China Sea Fleet, led 20,000 naval divisions and 30,000 land divisions to attack Haijin (Tianjin).

In 3986, the fourth year of Hongwu in the Tang Dynasty, and on August 12, the 26th year of the Yuan Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty Lord Li Luola began the Northern Expedition!

At the same time as the Northern Expedition, a manifesto was promulgated to the world!
Chapter completed!