Two days later.

The upper reaches of the river.

Wei Qing was overjoyed when he received the battle report from Gongsun Ao.

Gongsun Ao dispersed 3,000 Fengcheng soldiers and horses, and killed the general of Fengcheng. He destroyed several guard posts along the way and killed thousands of enemies, but his own losses were only more than a hundred.

Most of them were affected during the battle across the river, when General Fengcheng shot one of his own men.

At this moment, Gongsun Ao was being chased and intercepted by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from several cities in the south of the Yangtze River.

Among them were nearly half the cavalry.

This made Wei Qing certain that the scouts in the Jiangnan area had all gone after Gongsun Ao, leaving no room for patrolling the river.

He immediately called for Huo Qubing and asked him to lead five thousand Qingqi across the river.

On the same day, in the evening, Wei Qing assembled the three armies and announced the order to cross the river.

One night passed.

When Zhao Kuangyin's soldiers and horses discovered that the Daxia army was crossing the river, it was too late and they had to report the matter to Yangzhou.

…

"What, the Daxia army has crossed the river?!"

Jianghe is hundreds of miles away from Yangzhou,

When Zhao Kuangyin learned the news, it was already the day when Wei Qing was preparing to cross the river.

He was anxious and immediately sent for a messenger to inquire.

"How many men and horses are there to cross the river?"

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the people crossing the river should have two to three thousand cavalry, and they are all elites. General Fengcheng led his troops and horses to intercept, but they were scattered. General Fengcheng was killed by the leader of the cavalry crossing the river. Three thousand Fengcheng were killed.

The city's soldiers died and fled."

"What about the casualties of the Daxia army?"

"Great Xia Army..."

The messenger took a careful look at Zhao Kuangyin.

"Say!" Zhao Kuangyin shouted angrily.

"The Daxia army suffered nearly a hundred casualties..."

The messenger reported truthfully that Zhao Kuangyin felt a rush of blood rushing straight to his forehead.

"This waste!"

"Three thousand people intercepted three thousand cavalry crossing the river. Not only were they scattered, but they also killed hundreds of enemies!"

He cursed repeatedly, wishing he could drag General Fengcheng back to whip his corpse.

At this time, Zhao Gou and Zhao Kuangyin's generals also came after hearing the news.

"Father, I heard that the Daxia army has crossed the river!"

After Zhao Gou finished asking, he realized that his father's face was ugly. After careful questioning, his blood started to surge.

"Father, I'm going to hunt down the Daxia cavalry!" Zhao Gou clasped his fists and begged for orders.

The other generals were silent at this moment.

Although they are all old subordinates of Zhao Kuangyin, there is no need for them to get involved when the crown prince Zhao Gou takes action.

Not to mention that they were only 3,000 Daxia cavalry, not 30,000 Daxia cavalry. They could not make a splash in the south of the Yangtze River where hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops were entrenched.

"good."

Zhao Kuangyin said: "You will personally lead 10,000 elite cavalry, together with the encircling and intercepting troops, to hunt down the Daxia cavalry."

"Got the order!"

Zhao Gou left in a hurry, and Zhao Kuangyin sat back down, took two breaths, and finally regained his composure.

He thought this was just a test from Daxia.

But one day later, the messenger was asked to report back.

Zhao Kuangyin immediately felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

"Commander, there are a large number of Xia troops in Jiangbei, and they have begun to ferry across the river."

Zhao Kuangyin stood up from his position.

"How many people were there? Did anyone stop them?" he asked hurriedly.

The messenger hesitated for a moment, then confessed honestly.

"When the villain came, more than 20,000 troops had already crossed the river and set up camp. General Mengcheng said that he only had 5,000 troops and did not dare to intercept them."

Zhao Kuangyin almost fainted from anger.

What made him angry was not that General Mengcheng didn't dare to intercept.

It was only after more than 20,000 Xia troops came ashore that this was discovered.

What do patrolling scouts eat? More than 20,000 people cross the river, not more than 20,000 ants. It takes at least several hours. How could it be missed?

Then he thought that the Daxia cavalry on the lower reaches crossed the river yesterday.

Not to mention the scouts, even the cavalry from the coastal cities may have rushed to chase the Daxia cavalry.

Make a sound in the east and attack in the west!

These four words appeared in Zhao Kuangyin's mind and couldn't be removed.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses landed on the south bank, and they were still crossing the river later. I don't know how many more soldiers and horses were ready to come.

Zhao Kuangyin knew that the Emperor of Daxia was serious and really wanted to take action against him!

"Send a message to Gou'er and ask him to lead eight thousand elites to Mengcheng!"

One of the soldiers left quickly.

Zhao Kuangyin stood up immediately.

Go out of the camp and gather your troops.

He did not dare to be careless. After leaving more than a thousand people to defend the city in Yangzhou, he immediately integrated the Yangzhou camp with 100,000 soldiers and horses and headed straight to the north of the Yangtze River. At the same time, he ordered the generals stationed in cities in the south of the Yangtze River to lead their troops to gather in the north of the Yangtze River.

The south of the Yangtze River is rich and full of mulberry farmers.

Although Jiangnan belongs to Daxia, it belongs to him now.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't want to make a detour with Daxia, nor did he want to stick to it. In that case, this year's harvest would be ruined.

Only by having a head-on fight with Daxia can we keep our harvest!

…

Half a month passed in a hurry.

In the capital city of Daxia.

Li Ye put down the battle report in his hand and felt comfortable.

He knew that Zhao Kuangyin was no match for the Xiongnu, no match for the Jurchens, and he might not be a match for Dong Zhuo of Xiliang.

I never expected that the war would go so smoothly.

Before this battle report was issued, 80,000 people from Wei Qing had landed in Jiangnan and were confronting Zhao Kuangyin's 200,000 men.

Zhao Kuangyin's troops are still arriving in a steady stream, and may have exceeded the 250,000 mark at this moment.

"Little Haruko."

Not far away from Li Ye, Xiao Chunzi, who was standing with his head bowed, stepped forward quickly.

"His Majesty."

"Memorize this battle report and tell the queen later so that she will be happy too."

The main reason why Li Ye purchased Wei Zifu was to bet on the joint relationship and acquire Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Huo Guang.

But this doesn't mean that he doesn't care about Wei Zifu.

After omitting the details, the relationship between him and Wei Zifu is still very good.

Now Wei Qing and Huo Qubing are about to make new achievements.

Especially the former, who would definitely become a marquis after this battle, so he didn't mind making Wei Zifu happy in advance.

As for whether Wei Qing would be defeated, Li Ye was not worried at all.

Wei Qing didn't ask him for anyone, which meant that Wei Qing was sure that he could win.

Don't be suspicious when you employ people, don't use people when you are suspicious.

This is the principle that Li Ye always practices.

Xiao Chunzi silently recited the battle report beside him, and Li Ye got up and walked to the door of the imperial study room.

The sky in the capital is very blue, and the sun is shining brightly in the sky.

Just like Daxia now.

"I don't know how Deng Tong and Shen Wansan are progressing."

"If they don't start over there, Hai Rui won't be able to use it easily..."
Chapter completed!