After gradually understanding the emperor's intentions, he naturally became even more unswervingly loyal to this Bole, which also allowed him to gradually take control of the power near Jiangnan.
Emperor Li Jing even delegated power to major decisions, as long as they were beneficial to the court. He will support it, which will naturally be more beneficial to this side!
This time, he is naturally one of the main participants in the encirclement plan in the southern part of the Northland. Not only was he responsible for monitoring the Tang State, he was also responsible for attacking Huaibei in the Central Plains.
After receiving a secret report that Zhang Wenbiao left the city, Yongzhou City was responsible for blocking and intercepting Zhang Wenbiao. Shaozhou used Guo Jing as the main force to exert pressure to prevent Zhou Xingfeng from going south to reinforce the secret party and carry out the assassination operation. Then Pan Chongche rushed to Hengzhou City to seize the city.
Everything in Tang State is relatively stable at present, and there is no possibility of any unusual movement. This was also the main reason why Qu Quji and Pan Chongche boldly marched north. If you advance from the north to the south, you can have a solid backing. If Guo Jing from the Chu region moves, it is very likely that he will be outflanked by Zhou Xingfeng.
After receiving the message from Pan Chongche, Qu Quji was inevitably filled with passion. After all, it was the emperor's plan to march north to Chu, and it was also a huge change in Qu Quji's life. Regardless of whether it is successful or not, it will cause a sensation in the world.
Jinling City has always been a small imperial court in the south. It is a nightmare that it cannot move northward. Since ancient times, there has been no precedent for entering the Central Plains from the north and the south. When I think of this, I cannot help but feel uneasy.
Arrangements were made for deputy general Ye Doo to guard Suizhou, and Qu Quji personally led a team to rush to Hengzhou City for reinforcements. Hengzhou City is known as the South Gate of the Chu Land. It is guarded by Zhang Wenbiao, Zhou Xingfeng's number one general, which is a symbol of the undefeated Chu Land.
While following Pan Chongche, Qu Quji had studied Zhang Wenbiao in depth. Zhang Wenbiao was a rising general in the Chu region. After Ma Chu withdrew from the Chu region, he became known as a fierce general among the ten brothers in the Chu region.
This person was very loyal to Zhou Xingfeng. When Pan Chongche was stationed in Chenzhou, he had many conflicts with Zhang Wenbiao in Guiyang Prison. However, due to the terrain of Wuling and the changing pattern of the Chu region, and more importantly, Pan Chongche was afraid of the court's suspicion, there was no in-depth result.
But now with the instructions from Emperor Liu Jixing and the emperor's personal layout, it is inevitable to attack Hengzhou City. The passion in Qu Quji's heart was naturally unlimited. It was the honor of a minister to open up new territories for the emperor and the court.
Although the number of men and horses they brought this time was not too many, after all, Suizhou City had just been established, and there were still too many unstable factors around it. But for the current military strength of the Chu region, and the current situation in Hengzhou City, the thousand men following Qu Qujiji were still powerful.
The mountains in the Wuling area are special and form many complex terrains with Chu. It not only hinders the normal movement of the team, but also facilitates sneak attacks during the march.
As early as two months ago, Pan Chongche arranged spies to cooperate with the secret parties in Chu Territory and found a shortcut to penetrate into Chu Territory. Nowadays, this mountain road that villagers usually walk has undoubtedly become the key to entering Chu.
No matter how smart Zhang Wenbiao was, he could not have imagined that Qu Quji would quickly march on land and water to break through the defense line. What's more, because the dividing line between Chu and Lingnan is too long, it is impossible to defend each place with a large number of troops. Qu Quji led his team in, and it was almost an unobstructed intrusion.
Even if someone sees Yanling and Anren counties passing by along the way, they may not be able to stop this force. What's more, Qu Quji cleverly avoided the passes and water villages. In the face of the general trend, these small forces did not need to uproot themselves.
However, in order to avoid affecting his schedule, Qu Quji naturally could not enter Chu Land blatantly, so Qu Quji led his bodyguard to go ahead, clearing the way for the thousand soldiers behind him. The thousand soldiers behind him avoided unnecessary complications, but followed up quickly after traveling a long distance.
Although this journey involves marching by foot, it is actually only a few dozen miles of mountain road, plus nearly a hundred miles of bamboo rafts on land and water. However, considering the supervision of Pan Chongche in Hengzhou City, if he arrived in Hengzhou City earlier, he would naturally be able to retain more power in the city.
Naturally, I believe in Pan Chongche's ability, but I also know that there are not many people following him. What's more, Hengzhou City is Zhang Wenbiao's hometown. Although he temporarily occupies this city, Zhang Wenbiao will definitely have a trump card.
Seeing that Hengzhou City was not too far away, Qu Quji was praying in his heart, hoping that nothing would happen to Pan Chongche. Occupying Hengzhou City is an important part of this plan. It will not only completely lock Zhang Wenbiao, but also determine whether Chunan can be completely occupied.
Hanging on his side is a special nine-foot sword with a blade length of four feet and a handle of five feet. This sword was forged by Emperor Liu Jixing himself. It is two feet longer than the standard seven-foot horse-cutting sword. Using hundreds of refined steel and secret casting techniques, the entire Southern Han Dynasty only had two.
It is said that Pan Chongche personally asked the emperor for the horse-cutting sword in Qu Quji's hand, so that it could be used as a horse weapon for Qu Quji. Pan Chongche said that Qu Quji was born with divine power and had an excellent talent for the art of swordsmanship.
The weapons used in the past were thick-backed knives passed down from the ancestors of the Qu family. Because of this inheritance, Qu Quji has been questioned a lot in the Qu family. Of course, it is also for this reason that Qu Quji is somewhat aloof among the Qu family.
Many people questioned how this thick-backed sword came into the hands of Qu Quji. Not to mention the direct descendants of the Qu family, there were also many descendants of concubines. This thick-backed sword was the weapon that accompanied King Jiaozhou from Jiaozhou to King Xing's Mansion.
As the founding king of the Southern Han Dynasty with a different surname, Quhao, the king of Jiaozhou, was well known for his aloofness. He followed the great ancestor Liu Yan in various battles and won hereditary favors for the Qu family. And this thick-backed sword has also become a symbol of King Jiaozhou. If King Jiaozhou hadn't handed it over to Qu Quji before he died, I'm afraid Qu Quji would have been quartered by the Qu family's children.
To become one of the top ten elites of the Qu family is a natural envy for outsiders, but for many disciples of the Qu family, they feel aggrieved and helpless. Even though Qu Quji originally followed Qu Ju, many of his disciples were deeply hostile to Qu Quji.
However, since Qu Quji joined the emperor, gained the emperor's appreciation and entered the Dongguan Military Academy, and personally trained him for several months, and was given an important position, this sword can truly belong to Qu Quji.
Nowadays, this thick-backed sword is always carried on the waist. The Zhanma Dao has become Qu Quji's main weapon. Even if Qu Quji keeps practicing his sword skills, he rarely uses it because there are many tooth soldiers around him. .
There are similarities between the thick-backed sword and Pan Chongche's tyrant sword. They are both short-weapon swords. Qu Quji failed to get the special skills taught by King Jiaozhou, but unexpectedly he got close to Pan Chongche.
