As expected, the demon concubine Zhang Lihua took a big step back and directly handed over most of the power of the Yin Kui sect. Zhu Yuyan immediately left Nanchen after taking over. The subsequent takeover was not easy.
The reason why she held on to Zhang Lihua was not only to compete for the title of the number one master of the Yin Kui Sect, but also to seize the power of the Yin Kui Sect from Zhang Lihua.
Now that Zhang Lihua has taken the initiative to give in, she has personally experienced Zhang Lihua's tyrannical strength, and knows that unless her cultivation is promoted to the 18th level of the Demon Master, it will be impossible to defeat Zhang Lihua alone.
Now that Zhang Lihua has given up most of the power of the Yin Kui Sect, Zhu Yuyan's ambitions are not that huge. After taking over, there will naturally be no conflicts. She cannot hold on to Zhang Lihua like a martial arts idiot.
Just as Lei Hu guessed, after Zhu Yuyan withdrew, Shi Zhixuan also disappeared, apparently giving up the idea of going against Zhang Lihua.
"Song Que, why don't you leave and stay in Gusu?"
On this day, Lei Hu was handling military affairs in the military camp. Suddenly, the guards at the door came to report that Song Que, the leader of the Song Dynasty in Lingnan, came to see him. He waved to someone to bring Song Que in. After the meeting, he was not polite at all and asked directly.
"General Lei is so majestic. It's really different to be General Zhennan!"
Song Que had a sarcastic look on his face, and he directly found a chair to sit down, and said angrily: "I would like to ask, what does General Lei want to do?"
"Speak clearly!"
Lei Hu sat on the handsome chair, looking at Song Que with an indifferent expression, and said coldly: "Song Que, you have caused me a lot of trouble recently, and I didn't seek any trouble from you, so you took care of it first!"
"Why, does General Lei still want to capture me?"
Song Que's eyes turned cold, and his swearing surge was like a sharp sword, extremely sharp.
"Don't do this with me!"
Lei Hu said calmly: "If you really want to die, I won't mind helping you!"
The atmosphere in the handsome tent suddenly became tense, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder, as if it would explode at the slightest stirring.
Song Que felt a trace of murderous intention in his heart, and wanted to get angry and strike Lei Hu with a knife to let him know how powerful the Heavenly Sword was, and he was not here to bully!
only……
Lei Hu put a lot of pressure on him. Knowing that he was not his opponent at the moment, he felt unwilling and helpless, but there was nothing he could do.
Lack of strength means lack of strength, no matter how much you say, it’s meaningless!
"General Lei, you are so powerful, why do you still hang out with the demon concubine?"
After letting out a long breath and suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, Song Que said in a deep voice: "You know that the Northern Dynasty will definitely not let the demon concubine go, but you still get involved with her?"
The following words were not spoken, but the meaning was already quite obvious.
He believed that if Lei Hu continued to hang out with the demon concubine Zhang Lihua, he would definitely be in need of a crazy attack from the main force of the Sui army, and he might not be able to withstand it by then.
"Song Que, if I just give up on Concubine Zhang, how will I be able to gain a foothold in the south in the future?"
Lei Hu sneered and said: "Don't just think about the disadvantages. Concubine Zhang's existence is not without any benefits to me. On the contrary, there are many benefits!"
At this point, he pointed to his nose and said with a smile: "How did I get the position of General Zhennan? At least in name I am the leader of the Chen Army. It is very convenient to act in this name. You can't help but clear!"
Song Que smiled without opening his mouth, his meaning was already reflected in his expression.
"It doesn't hurt to tell you!"
Regarding Song Que's disdainful attitude, Lei Hu said with a smile: "I also want to establish a foothold in the south, and even get a piece of land and become a local emperor!"
"Isn't General Lei afraid that the Sui army will not agree?"
Song Que was taken aback. If this was really the case, then some of Lei Hu's actions would be understandable, but he felt very unhappy in his heart. He always had the urge to rush when he encountered a formidable enemy.
He is a direct descendant of the Lingnan Song clan, one of the four great clans in the world. With his current strength and reputation, it will not take long for him to take over the position of leader of the Lingnan Song clan.
At present, the Sui Dynasty's unification of the world has become unstoppable. Although Song Que is dissatisfied, it has not reached the point of dizziness. What he should do now is to seek the transcendent status of the Song clan in Lingnan, at least without the jurisdiction and control of the Sui Dynasty.
Not only that, after the Lingnan Song clan has a transcendent status without jurisdiction, it will naturally continue to develop its power. The southern land is regarded by Song Que as the natural base of the Song clan.
Now, Lei Hu actually said that he also wants to establish a base in the south, which is not fun.
With Lei Hu's strength, even the Lingnan Song clan could not suppress him. At least Song Que was not sure that he could lead the army in battle and have personal martial arts skills to suppress Lei Hu.
If he knew that Lei Hu's ability to govern the place was just as powerful, he might not be able to sit still at all.
"so what?"
Lei Hu sneered and said: "Fight a few victorious battles and let the Sui army know how powerful it is. In order to avoid heavy losses, I believe the Sui Emperor will make the right decision!"
"Are you planning to base yourself in Taihu Lake?"
Song Que was speechless, and after a while he said: "This is not far from the Yangtze River, and it is not a place to establish a foundation at all!"
"Haha, precisely because this is not a place to establish a foundation, it is more likely to succeed!"
Lei Hu opened his mouth with a smile and pointedly said: "As long as I want Qiantang County and Taihu Lake, I will see how I can fight for it when the time comes!"
"Aren't you afraid that if I leak it out, your plan will fail completely?"
Song Que suddenly said: "I don't want there to be a strong competitor like you in the south!"
"If I can't survive anymore, the worst possible outcome is that I can defect to the Sui Dynasty. I won't have no place to live!"
Lei Hu didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "Perhaps Emperor Sui will ask me to deal with the Lingnan Song clan. It would be interesting if that happens!"
So funny!
Song Que finally realized that Lei Hu was definitely not a good guy. He even talked about defecting to the Sui Dynasty openly, which made him feel quite unhappy.
But it is impossible to say that it is not worried about Lei Hu. If the Sui Dynasty has a strong man like Lei Hu joining them, its strength will be even higher.
Not only will the national power be strong, but the suppression of Jianghu will also be much stronger.
Lei Hu alone can almost match the combined strength of a family of martial arts masters. He can help the Sui Emperor suppress the northern wealthy families and completely consolidate their foundation and rule. This is not what Song Que, who is bent on restoring Han unification, is willing to do.
The results seen.
The lesser of two evils!
Instead of such a bad situation, it would be better for Leihu to successfully establish a foundation in the south and become the local emperor of Taihu and Qiantang.
Even so, if the Lingnan Song Dynasty develops its power in the south in the future, it will have a strong competitor, but it is better than directly strengthening the Sui Dynasty's foundation and force, right?
After thinking about it, at this time, Lei Hu, the demon concubine Zhang Lihua, and Prince Nan Chen were mixed together, which was actually quite beneficial to Song Que.
At the very least, even if Emperor Sui gave Lei Hu and Prince Nanchen a chance to breathe out of concern for the casualties of the army, he would still regard them as a firm enemy and would not allow them to expand and develop at all.
Opportunities for power.
This is indeed a good thing for Song Que, who is about to take over the position of leader of the Lingnan Song Dynasty.
The troubles in his heart immediately stopped, and he did not intend to continue to cause trouble for the demon concubine Zhang Lihua. Their presence was quite beneficial to the Lingnan Song clan in alleviating the attention from the Sui army.
Naturally, the meeting broke up unhappily. Song Que did not continue to hide in Gusu to sneak attack on the demon concubine Zhang Lihua, but returned directly to Lingnan to take over the power of the Song clan and deal with the upcoming Sui army's crusade.
Lei Hu didn't know what he was doing, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much.
At this time, the situation in the south had completely collapsed. The news that Jiankang had been conquered by the Sui army and that Chen Shubao, the leader of Chen, had died, spread throughout the south immediately. Everyone with some power and connections knew this shocking news.
The situation in the Taihu area under Leihu's control is better. After all, the demon concubine Zhang Lihua and Prince Nanchen are here, and tens of thousands of troops are stationed to stabilize the situation.
But it's different in other places in the south, it's a complete mess.
The royal flag erected in the Taihu area has limited effect. The forces and talents who are still somewhat loyal to the Nanchen court have basically gathered together. As for the other forces, they naturally become emperors on their own.
Although there is only the Lingnan Song Clan in Nanchen, one of the world-famous clans, there are many noble families and aristocratic families from all over the country, and there are also many ambitious people.
"There are too many bastards in the shallow pool, and there are many demons in the temple." This is the current situation in Nanchen.
The imperial court officially controls a population of less than three million. Even if you include the hidden population of noble families and the barbarian tribes in the mountains and forests, the total population will not exceed five million.
With such a small population, scattered across the vast southern land, there are all kinds of weird people and forces. Some of them are confused. Even if they just heard the news that Uncle Chen and Chen Shubao died, they didn't even ask if there are any other members of the Nanchen royal family.
With no bloodline left, he could not wait to raise the royal flag and stand on his own feet.
There were also quite a few people who were sitting on the fence to see which direction the wind was blowing, causing the entire southern border to be filled with smoke and chaos, creating many obstacles for the Sui army to occupy the Nanchen territory.
Yang Su saw that this was not going to work. The main force of the Southern Expedition Army was being held back in the Taihu Lake area and could not move. To guard against the threat of suppressing the Thunder Tiger Division, it would definitely not work if there were fewer troops and horses.
However, the entire Nanchen territory was vast, and the remaining Sui armies across the Yangtze River were dispersed. Although they could still suppress the local forces in Nanchen with their strength, it was more difficult to completely eliminate the opposition forces and occupy the territory in various places.
The longer the time dragged on, the more disadvantageous it became for the Sui army. After all, they were guest troops and were not familiar with the environment and terrain of Jiangnan. In addition, at this time, the southern border was full of primitive jungles, which was very detrimental to the development of the Sui army.
Yang Su was in a dilemma. The Thunder Tiger Division was like a nail in the Taihu Lake area. If it was not pulled out, there would be endless troubles. If you wanted to pull it out, you would have to pay a high price.
No way, as a smart man, he would naturally not take the initiative to take such a responsibility, so let's pass the matter to Jin Wang Yang Guang, the commander of the Sui army that destroyed Chen. Of course, Yang Su, who had organized his troops before that, was ready to follow Lei again.