Taking over the Sixth Army of the Forbidden Army at Beiyuan Camp was far easier than imagined.
After getting permission from two royal relatives, King Li Jingda of Qi and King Li Hongji of Yan, Li Yuan pretended to be a reward in the name of the Emperor's Sword in the Beiyuan camp tent, summoned the commanders of the six military camps and the above generals to enter the tent to receive the reward, and then With the help of the royal guards, all the generals were controlled effortlessly. However, this was too easy, which aroused Li Yuan's speculation. Perhaps King Zheng had never thought about rebellion at all, otherwise why did he let it go in vain? Don’t need three hundred thousand elites?
However, there are still some "rat excrement" among the generals of the Sixth Army. Of course, the definition of "rat excrement" comes from the King of Yan, Li Hongji. Li Hongji decisively selected all the generals who had connections with the Privy Councilor Wei Cen and King Zheng's party. There is no need to say clearly what will happen if you come out.
Li Yuan acquiesced to King Yan's selfish motives of taking the opportunity to eliminate dissidents, because the number of these generals who secretly worked with King Zheng's party was not large, so they had little influence. In fact, most of the Jianghuai officers and soldiers were still loyal to the emperor.
After successfully taking over the Sixth Army of the Forbidden Army, Li Yuan did not relax, but paid close attention to the news in Jinling and Hezhou City. In Jinling City, Li Yuan had already foreseen Xu Xuan's fate. His downfall was inevitable, because he was the number one confidant of King Zheng and Li Congjia. He couldn't get rid of this huge blame, let alone Sun Sheng's attention. This The old guy is someone who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. How could Xu Xuan escape?
Later, when he heard the news that Sun Sheng secretly reported Xu Xuan's remarks in Prince Zheng's palace, Li Yuan couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart. This method can be regarded as extremely shameless, seizing on sensitive topics to slander and spread rumors. I am afraid that King Zheng will not be able to clean himself up this time even if he jumps into the Yellow River...
The situation outside Hezhou City also affected Li Yuan's heart, because he had gradually seen the clues. You must know that Jinling was now in chaos, and if the 100,000-strong Zhennan Army really wanted to rebel, why didn't they attack quickly? A rapid attack on Xiahezhoucheng?
And Li Zhenggu was so stupid. He was ready to rebel, but he still acted like "courtesy before fighting" and had the courage to write such an explicit memorial to the emperor. Apart from other things, this was not a deliberate attempt to harm Zheng Zheng in the city. The king's party?
In fact, Emperor Li Jing was already anxious at this time, but what he was worried about was not the situation outside Hezhou City, because the 300,000 forbidden troops had been successfully taken over, and he had no worries. What made Li Jing anxious and uneasy at this time was that he began to I vaguely realize that this so-called "rebellion" may be a shocking conspiracy that hides the truth.
Because things developed so strangely, of course, it was not because Li Jing suddenly discovered that the memorial submitted by Li Zhenggu was a forgery, but because Hu Ze, the governor of Hezhou, had just sent a fast horse. According to reports, the 100,000 Zhennan troops stationed twenty miles south of the city showed no movement at all, and not even a single scout was dispatched.
If they really intend to rebel and seize Hezhou City and march to Jinling, the Zhennan Army should send out a few probing horses, right? Why are one hundred thousand soldiers trembling in the wind and snow at the camp?
Although Li Jing felt something was wrong in his heart, this time it was his personal order after all. He had already conclusively confirmed that King Zheng and his party had conspired with the Zhennan Army to rebel. Sun Sheng and Han Xizai had already launched a large-scale purge in the capital, and had made trouble. There was an uproar, and Xu Xuan was tortured into a human form. Prince Zheng and Li Congjiayi suddenly entered the palace and made a farce of committing suicide in front of the queen. The answer may be riding a tiger with difficulty.
But Li Jing finally found a reason to feel at ease. No matter what, since the situation has developed to this point, he can't slap himself in the face. Why not take advantage of the situation to deal with the Zhennan Army. After all, Song Qiqiu and his son have become his heartache. Fifteen years.
On January 25, Emperor Li Jing officially issued an order to the Beiyuan Camp, appointing Li Yuan, the Governor of Langzhou and the Military Envoy of Wuping Army, as the Marshal of the Counter-Rebellion Army and Horses, and the King of Yan Li Hongji as the Deputy Marshal to lead the army. A total of 200,000 troops from the Shenwu Army, the Xiongwu Army, the Dragon Guard Army, and the Divine Guard Army went to Hezhou to attack the Zhennan Army that had rebelled against Shang.
At the same time, Liu Shaojian brought the emperor's secret order to Li Yuan before he went on the expedition, telling Li Yuan that there was no need to kill everyone in this battle. After all, the 100,000 Zhennan Army were all descendants of Jianghuai. If they could capture Li Zhenggu and Song Mojie, it would be a great success. Once If he wins, he will take advantage of the opportunity to go south to Hongzhou Prefecture and return a town and county in the south of the town to the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court. This can be regarded as Li Jing's advance greeting to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan saw through Li Jing's thoughts at a glance, and was suddenly speechless at His Majesty's actions. Didn't he say with certainty that all the rebels would be killed? When something like this happens at this time, either Li Jing is really a benevolent king, or there is only one possibility. Li Jing has seen the truth of this "rebellion", but because of his face, he can only make mistakes and try his best to make the biggest mistake. profit.
Looking at the mighty 200,000 forbidden troops in front of him, Li Yuan also felt a little regretful, because he thought of his Wuping Army far away in Chu. If the Wuping Army was ordered to participate in this counter-insurgency war, what would it be like for him? He said that was extremely beneficial, as it meant that he could openly and openly ask for supplies, weapons, armor, and horses from the court, and make a lot of money from the war.
Maybe he could take the opportunity to ask for more troops again. In short, Li Yuan definitely wanted to use this opportunity to make a fortune, but it was a pity that this time he was leading the Imperial Forbidden Army. But in the final analysis, if Wu Pingjun really went out to quell the rebellion, he would not be willing to do so. After all, the territory acquired this time would definitely not belong to him. Thinking about this, Li Yuan felt relieved...
At 6 o'clock on January 27, Li Yuan and King Yan Li Hongji led the 200,000 imperial troops to formally swear to go out for battle. They formed an extremely large team and left the Beiyuan camp and headed southwest to Hezhou. The large army of soldiers and horses arrived at Danyang Mountain early the next morning. At the foot of the mountain stood Hezhou City, which took more than two years to build by the Liezu Dynasty.
The land south of the Yangtze River is full of plains, with few winding and lofty mountains, but only the unknown Danyang Mountains have continuous peaks, criss-crossing from east to west, like a natural barrier blocking the north and south. The mountains here are also very unique. They are not high but dangerous, and they are endless and endless.
The Danyang Valley is criss-crossed and has a huge area. The trees and shrubs are dense and airtight. They look shaky under the howling cold wind in winter. It seems easy to walk through, but once you enter it, you will find that it is difficult to move. Hezhou City has become the only land that connects the north and south. Go up the main road.
Since the third year of Shengyuan, Tang Liezu Li Min has been working hard on this natural line of defense. Hezhou is the forefront of defending the capital Jinling in the south, and is also the channel connecting the rear of Jiangxi.
At the beginning of the Southern Tang Dynasty, both the Central Plains Dynasty and the Wuyue Kingdom were eyeing it. In order to quickly support the military supplies of Jinling, the capital, and to have an indestructible pass to resist the southward enemies once Jinling fell, the former Song Dynasty Duke Qiqiu It was proposed to build Hezhou City at Danyang Pass and stockpile supplies and troops to support the capital Jinling when advancing, and to ensure that the pass to the south was not lost when retreating, which served as a link between the past and the future.
Of course Li Min, the great ancestor, agreed with this plan. The peace of the capital has always been the emperor's greatest concern, not to mention the first adviser Song Qiqiu who promised that as long as Hezhou City is built, Jinling will have peace of mind. Li Min trusted Song Qiqiu very much at that time, so he approved the establishment of the city under his leadership.
It can be imagined that the manpower and material resources required to build a city were extremely huge, but Li Min responded to every request and approved almost all of Song Qiqiu's requests. Large sums of material resources were continuously shipped to Danyang Pass to support the construction of the city. .
Of course Song Qiqiu did not dare to be careless, because in Song Qiqiu's heart, Hezhou City was not only a safe city for the capital of Jinling. The careerist Song Qiqiu certainly had another purpose in building it, but he did not expect it. After Li Jing ascended the throne, he did not trust him as much as the former emperor Li Min.
All in all, when Hezhou City was finally completed after two years, Song Qiqiu also made a fortune. After two years of careful planning, he had packed all the large quantities of war horses, weapons, food and supplies requested from the imperial court into his own town. Hoarding in Jie Town, Hongzhou Prefecture is now the largest warehouse of grain, grass, materials and war horses in the country besides the capital Jinling, and it is also beyond the scope of the imperial court...
At noon, all the 200,000 forbidden troops finally arrived in the north of Hezhou City. Li Yuan rode his horse and stood at the front of the team, leading the army slowly toward the majestic city under the Danyang Pass.
King Yan Li Hongji pointed to the tall Hezhou City in front of him and proudly introduced: "Li Yuan, this is Hezhou City. It took the emperor's grandfather two years of hard work to build this city, and he encountered many hardships during the process." , it is difficult for ordinary people to imagine.
After the establishment of this majestic city, the capital of the country has been impregnable. It should be noted that Hezhou City has 10,000 troops, which is enough to defend 100,000 enemies. Presumably the rebels also thought of this.
, so they dare not attack rashly. "
Are you too into the drama? Of course, Li Yuan did not say what he was saying, but just smiled and nodded in agreement: "Well, it is indeed a majestic city. It can be seen that the late emperor built such a majestic city under the Danyang Pass. It’s really unbelievable. It’s probably going to cost a lot of manpower and material resources.”
