The half-million-strong army of the Northern Sui Dynasty marched north of the Yangtze River, and the atmosphere in Jiankang suddenly became tense!
Qingxu Laodao did not receive orders from the Nanchen court to move his troops to the riverside, but he was frequently invited by the top officials of the Yinkui sect in the city to suppress the restless heroes who suddenly poured into the city recently.
I don’t know if it was the work of the Northern Sui Dynasty. In short, as the Northern Sui Dynasty deployed 500,000 troops on the north bank of the Yangtze River, many northern martial arts heroes suddenly crossed the river and came to Jiankang, causing a series of troubles in the city.
As the most powerful Jianghu force in Jiankang City, the demon concubine Zhang Lihua and her Yinkui faction were naturally not happy to see problems with the order of the city, especially if they were caused by the Jianghu heroes from the north.
It seems that every time there is a turbulent moment, there are always all kinds of monsters and ghosts at the cusp of the storm, making the already chaotic situation even more chaotic.
Although the Yinkui sect is powerful, it is not so overbearing that it would not allow the martial arts heroes of the North to enter the city.
In order to deter the evil heroes in the city, it is obvious that Zhang Lihua and her family are seriously lacking in manpower. Therefore, Master Qingxu and Master Lei Hu took turns to come to the city to help and deal with possible conflicts in time. It was really tiring.
Be tough enough.
I don’t know if it’s because the Yinkui sect’s deterrence is enough, or if the gang of heroes who poured into the city are waiting for something. They are surprisingly honest and peaceful, not at all as rough and wild as usual, but the atmosphere in the city is
It has become extremely weird, and anyone with a keen mind can detect something wrong.
The more this happened, the more the Yin Kui faction, led by the demon concubine Zhang Lihua, did not dare to neglect.
After many efforts, the demon concubine used many tricks to finally dethrone the legitimate son born to the queen and successfully promoted her biological son to the crown prince. At this time, she naturally focused on stability and did not want to cause any evil moths.
It would be best if the Northern Sui Dynasty and Chen troops on the north bank of the Yangtze River were just a show of force, while the Southern Chen Dynasty could still maintain its position.
Obviously, as her son became the crown prince of Nanchen, the demon concubine Zhang Lihua's thoughts have turned from the martial arts world to fighting in the court, and she is bound to protect her son and her own status.
In this way, she has some scruples in her heart. She is also a figure who has become a monk by the way. Not only is she blind to the struggle for power in the court, but she is definitely not the opponent of those old foxes. She will inevitably be timid in doing things.
Domineering and ruthless.
"Why are you in so much trouble?"
Privately, Lei Hu often complained: "Send troops directly into the city. All heroes with northern accents will be escorted to the military camp for guarding at this critical moment. Anyone who dares to resist will have the brothers use their swords."
, let’s see if it’s their martial arts that are more powerful, or the brothers’ swords that are sharper!”
It's no wonder that he was like this. The demon concubine Zhang Lihua seemed to have lost an inch. In addition to asking the senior officials of the Yinkui faction under her to take action, she also asked Qingxu Lao Dao and Lei Hu to take turns entering the city to intimidate Xiao Xiao.
Such a move is not very meaningful, but it involves most of the energy of the master and the apprentice in Jiankang City, and most of the remaining energy is focused on the drill sergeant, but there is not much energy to take into account the situation in the north.
, this is not a good thing.
The army of 500,000 was not a decoration. Since the Northern Sui Dynasty had shown its sharp fangs, it was natural that they would not take it back easily. They were just playing a scaring trick with Nan Chen.
You must know that the daily food and grass consumption of half a million generals is not a small amount, and even the family wealth of the Northern Sui Dynasty cannot support it for long.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this battle in the south is full of danger and danger.
The entire population of Nanchen was less than 3 million. Even if a large number of hermits and mountain people were included, the number would not exceed 5 million. The Northern Sui Dynasty had about one-fifth of the population of Nanchen.
What to resist?
If all the people in Nanchen were united, whether it was the imperial court or the local gentry's powerful forces, and even the mountain people's strength would be added together, coupled with the geographical advantages, they might still be able to compete. However, at the moment, Nanchen's monarchs and ministers are still in a state of intoxication, and the local gentry's powerful and powerful people are still fighting.
The mountain people are constantly attacking each other, and it is quite difficult not to secretly hold back. As for all the southern forces working together as one, it is simply a dream.
At this critical moment, if it were Lei Hu, he would just fight to the death, and use ruthless and decisive means to clean up all the dissidents in several major southern cities, including Jiankang City.
Then he gathered all the power the court could muster and had a showdown with the Northern Sui army.
After all, with the natural barrier of the Yangtze River blocking the way, Nanchen's navy still had a considerable advantage.
Even if part of the Yangtze River defense line is broken, as long as the Yangtze River Navy intercepts it effectively and blocks the Northern Sui Dynasty's follow-up troops on the north bank, the Nanchen side can even create a favorable environment where more troops can defeat fewer troops.
Regardless of the fact that the Northern Sui Dynasty brought out an army of 500,000 in one breath, at least most of them were baggage troops used for logistics and transportation. As long as the Northern Sui soldiers could have more than 50,000 casualties or casualties, the morale of the Northern Sui army could be completely shaken.
The Nanchen court could still survive for a while.
After all, Lei Hu achieved a high position as the chief minister of the Central Plains Dynasty in his previous life. Later, he went out to fight in the outer seas and commanded troops across the South China Sea all year round. He had a very clear understanding of the overall situation and the combat power of the army in the feudal era. It is a pity that this
His status in this world is not enough.
Moreover, Nan Chen Chaotang is so bad that he doesn't want to die for Nan Chen. He can only say that he can do his best within his ability. As for things beyond his ability, don't count on him.
The main reason is that the demon concubine Zhang Lihua has returned with great momentum. Unfortunately, she relied on the favor of Master Chen Shubao and has no foundation in the court. Even if Lei Hu expressed all his thoughts and got the approval and support of the demon concubine,
It may not be possible to pass in court.
The current Nanchen is such a fucked up environment!
Originally, Qingxu Lao Dao and Lei Hu had 30,000 troops, which was the military strength that Yao Fei could rely on. Unfortunately, when the situation was urgent, Yao Fei and the senior officials of Yin Kui faction still did not change their habits and paid more attention to suppressing the heroes of the Northland.
, rather than dealing with the current situation with a holistic view.
To put it bluntly, now that the biological son of the demon concubine has become the crown prince and the legitimate heir to Nan Chen, Chen Shubao, the master of Chen, is of little use.
Anyway, this guy has been addicted to drinking and sex. If the demon concubine is smart and ruthless, she can just put Chen Shubao under house arrest instead of resorting to military tactics. She just needs to cut off his contact with the outside world. I guess Chen Shubao is still eager to do this, right?
Then, the demon concubine can intimidate the government in the name of the prince, and integrate the power of Nanchen according to Lei Hu's ideas to deal with the war of annihilation launched by the Northern Sui Dynasty.
Lei Hu was very courageous, and through his master Qingxu Lao Tao, he tactfully informed Yao Fei of this idea, but unfortunately Yao Fei did not adopt it.
"Ahu, please stop complaining. Since our master and disciple took the initiative to defect to the demon concubine, then we should act honestly. As for the final situation, it is beyond our control!"
Old Taoist Qingxu rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Besides, if you dare to be so tough on the heroes in the city, I'm afraid it will cause turmoil in advance!"
"It's better to trigger it in advance than to be stabbed at the critical moment, right?"
Lei Hu didn't take it seriously and reluctantly changed the subject, saying depressedly: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this. Master, we should be careful and don't let the people from the Northern Sui Dynasty take advantage of us!"
Without a capable general under his command, the 30,000-strong army could only huddle in one place and be under his unified command.
Otherwise, Lei Hu wanted to divide his men into two and send a team of capable men to directly block the common city gates, preventing the Northern Sui army from taking advantage.
While Nanchen Junchen was still drunk and dreaming, the Northern Sui army finally moved.
The soldiers and horses distributed in the Sichuan, Shu and Han River areas took the lead in launching their attacks, and they defeated the local Nanchen army in a hurry. Even the Yangtze River Navy there was overthrown and directly occupied several Yangtze River strongholds with good terrain.
Put on a posture that you can cross the river at any time.
At this time, Nan Chen Junchen, who was pretending to be an ostrich, panicked. He thought that the Yangtze River defense line was impregnable, but he did not expect that the Northern Sui people and horses were so powerful. Seeing that the opponent had a foothold across the Yangtze River, if Nan Chen did not do something
If we react, I am afraid that the Northern Sui people will actually cross the Yangtze River.
In a hurry!
The performance of Nanchen Junchen can only be described in these four words, regardless of the military deployment of the entire Yangtze River defense line, the Nanchen official army in the Han River area, or part of the Yangtze River Navy were mobilized to garrison there.
There was even a bastard who didn't know what he had in mind. He even suggested to Master Chen Shubao that he should transfer the Qingxu Taoist troops to Hanshui to garrison. If it weren't for the demon concubine Zhang Lihua's pillow breeze, I'm afraid that Qingxu Taoist and Lei Hushi would have been killed.
The disciples had to be transferred away from the Jiankang defense line at this critical moment.
"From what I see, many ministers in the city are thinking of surrendering!"
Returning to the military camp from Jiankang City, when talking to his master Qingxu Lao Tao, he sneered: "As long as you surrender in time, you might be able to get a good position in the Northern Sui Dynasty Hall!"
"Even if they are left idle by the Northern Sui Dynasty, they and the family behind them can still live a comfortable life with their power in the south, and they are still the masters that the people look up to!"
"And all they have to do is to present Master Chen!"
These words were really said in an extremely harsh way. If spread, it would definitely cause some troubles. However, Qingxu Qingxu showed his approval at the moment and sighed: "If the demon concubine hasn't made up her mind yet, I'm afraid she will have to do it this time."
What a miserable loss!”
"No matter what, master, let's just be ready to do it!"
Lei Hu pressed his palm on the table in front of him, and directly smashed a hardwood table into pieces. A strong bloody aura erupted from his body, and he said sternly: "The matter has come to this, no matter how much you say, it is useless!"
After saying that, he looked at Master Qingxu and said slowly: "This time we must kill people with their backs on their backs and make rivers of blood flow, to ensure that the demon concubine leaves Jiankang safely. In this way, we masters and disciples can be regarded as repaying the kindness of the demon concubine for taking her in."
, I don’t care about so many other things!”
In his heart, his ambitions were swelling and his blood was boiling. The battle between Sui Dynasty and Chen Dynasty was about to begin. Lei Hu decided to seize this opportunity.