After interrogating Song Li's crime, Han Liangchen beheaded the general under King Guangling who helped Zhou to commit crimes in accordance with the Xing Law, and showed the official punishment.
The meaning behind Song Li's execution was not only that King Guangling's confidants were killed, but also that Li Yang's foundation for rule in Guangling Road was lost.
Song Li's death was just the beginning.
Taking advantage of the confrontation between Zhao Yi and the Chu army, Kou Jianghuai personally led 3,000 elite troops from the Modao Battalion and formally broke into the territory under the jurisdiction of King Guangling.
Modaoying is a new unit created after the improvement of the great soldiers of the Western Chu Dynasty. It is based on the strong-armed sergeants in the army and holds a unified long-handled broadsword.
This double-edged sword is one foot long, and some weigh as much as fifteen kilograms.
Those selected as Mo Dao soldiers must undergo strict training and selection. Only those who are skilled in bow and horse can be qualified.
When facing the enemy, you can shoot with a crossbow from a distance, or use a sword to attack the enemy from a distance.
If you encounter cavalry, both men and horses will be shattered under the sword.
It belongs to the elite combat power of Xi Chu Zui who can attack from a distance or fight at close range.
The entire country of Western Chu could only train 5,000 people as the imperial guards of Jiang Si, the empress of Western Chu.
This time, in order to quickly capture Guangling Road, Jiang Si personally mobilized three thousand soldiers to fight with Jiang Huai.
After Kou Jianghuai broke into Guangling Road, he gathered and organized the rebels from all over Guangling Road while attacking the city.
In just over twenty days, Kou Jianghuai had more than 100,000 troops and built more than 50 large and small cities and villages.
Guangling Road is basically in the hands of Western Chu.
On the western front, Xie Xijie also defeated Lu Xiangsheng, who had a weak army, and captured Youlu Pass.
Lu Xiangsheng could only gather the remaining troops and retreat to the Dengzhou line.
Xi Chu's momentum surged, and Liyang's court and the public were shaken for a while.
Although Liyang intended to use the help of Western Chu to reduce the military power of the vassal kings in various places.
But I didn't expect that Xichu would advance so fast.
Except for Zhao Yi, the king of Guangling, who was struggling to support himself, the other three-line armies were defeated.
The Western Chu Dynasty broke into King Guangling's territory. In just three months, the situation in the southeast half of the country was ruined.
Under this situation, Emperor Zhao Zhuan of Liyang personally issued an order to order Guangling Navy and Qingzhou Navy, the two top naval forces in Liyang, to go south. At the same time, he ordered the border vassal king Yanchi Wang Zhao Bing to lead one hundred thousand wolves in southern Xinjiang. Soldiers, cooperate with the navy, and fight against Xi Chu again.
The emperor Zhao Zhuan was worried that if the southern Xinjiang army crossed the river and surrounded the capital of Western Chu, it would form a powerful force like the Northern Liang.
Yanchi King Zhao Bing, as a member of the Liyang royal family, had worked hard in southern Xinjiang for more than ten years, but he was more troublesome to Liyang than Xu Xiao.
Therefore, in order to mobilize the southern Xinjiang army, Lu Baijie, the minister of the Ministry of War, was specially transferred to the southern Xinjiang Festival. When he met Wu Chongxuan, the deputy commander of the southern Xinjiang army, he was moved by affection, understood by reason, and promised benefits.
As for Chen Zhibao, Minister of War, Zhao Zhuan chose to abandon him.
Unlike the late emperor who thought he was wise and powerful, Zhao Zhuan was extremely afraid of this white-robed soldier.
He didn't mind letting Chen Zhibao win the final victory in Western Chu's destruction of the country, but he would never let Chen Zhibao win the title of king.
Zhao Zhuan made up his mind that even if he asked Chen Zhibao to lead the army, he would only allocate 50,000 to him.
In this case, Guangling Navy and Qingzhou Navy were mobilized.
Guangling Navy is the first navy in Liyang, and Guangling King Zhao Yi has devoted all his efforts to it. The navy has thirty-five large-scale warships of three types: Huanglong, Fengyi, and Fuyao; there are seven types of medium-sized warships including Miaokan, Maotu, and Xianden, totaling more than 140 ships; and the small ships are Red Horse Boat, There are twelve types of scouts, about 400 ships, and a total of 80,000 people.
And the Qingzhou Navy, known as the second largest navy in Liyang, has been declining day by day like the Qingdang in the court despite Xu Fengnian's turmoil on Spring God Lake in the past.
Even so, it is the second largest navy in Liyang, with a total of 40,000 people. Led by the new King Jing'an himself, they went down the river to meet up with the Guangling Navy.
As for Western Chu, the navy had just been established, with a total of more than 56,000 people. Most of them were recruited by Western Chu and included fishermen and water thieves on the Guangling River.
The number of warships is about 700, but there are only 18 large-scale warships, and there are only more than 70 medium-sized battleships such as the Kuangmaotu. There are even no less than 200 crudely improved fishing boats among them, and their military strength is very low. Dominate.
According to the plan of the Liyang Imperial Court, the Qingzhou Navy Pioneer has successfully controlled the Baotaji area where the Guangling River and Bailu Lake intersect, and together with the Guangling Navy, they are outflanking the Xichu Navy.
After making the following arrangements, the second round of the Chuli Battle officially began.
The key point of this battle lies in Bailu Lake.
In order to cooperate with the upcoming Qingzhou Navy, the Guangling Navy, which arrived first, chose to build a stronghold on the lake facing the wind, waiting for the Xichu Navy to arrive.
What the commander of the Guangling Navy did not expect was that the Xichu Navy, which had arrived from afar, instead of taking defense, took the initiative to attack.
Western Chu took advantage of the favorable wind and water to defeat Guangling Navy's water stronghold in one fell swoop.
After breaking through the water stronghold, the Xichu Navy did not pursue the victory. Instead, they sunk more than ten stern boats and captured a Huanglong before retreating.
The commander of the Guangling Navy did not want the water stronghold to be breached. When he gathered the navy and prepared to counterattack, the Xichu Navy left.
Since its establishment, the Guangling Navy has never suffered such a big loss.
Immediately, he personally led more than 20 large-scale building ships, Huanglong, Fengyi and Fuyao, and more than 50 stern ships out of the water village.
It was evening, and mist appeared on the river.
It was too late when General Guangling realized that something was wrong. He was surrounded by the Xichu Navy on three sides.
The man who commanded the Xichu Navy was named Gu Dazu.
In the past, Li Yang went south to destroy the country, and after recruiting and surrendering Gu Zhunzi, the commander-in-chief of the Dongyue Navy, he became more powerful and powerful all the way.
But at Boyang Lake, he was defeated by the Southern Tang guards Gu Dazu and Du Jiankang.
After the success of this battle, the navy of Boyang Lake landed, and Du Jiankang rushed to the aid of the capital with a certain death ambition.
Little did he know that the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty had already been tempted by Li Yang's surrender and rewarded Duke Nan. He angrily accused him of being disloyal and sent an emissary to give him two pots of poisonous wine. The navy of Boyang Lake surrendered without a fight. Du Jiankang, an 80-year-old veteran, was beheaded after his death and put in a box. The leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty opened the city gate wearing sackcloth, held the box to plead guilty, and knelt to greet the imperial army. That day the Southern Tang Kingdom was destroyed. .
It was rumored that after the incident, the ignorant king of the Southern Tang Dynasty rushed to Tai'an City with his fellow sufferers from other countries in the Spring and Autumn Period. The late Emperor Liyang laughed and said that hundreds of thousands of navy soldiers died in the battle, so he killed Du Jiankang alone, but he still owes me a head.
On that day, the king of the Southern Tang Dynasty was granted the title of Duke of Nanguo. He died in the Duke of Nanguo's palace that day and became a joke. The old master of the Song family was compiling the history of the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a dispute with the old chief minister about whether Nan Guogong should give an evil posthumous title or a good posthumous title. In the end, he compromised and just gave him a fair posthumous title, which was neither evil nor beautiful. People with the surname Hong in the Southern Tang Dynasty were the country's surname back then, but now everyone is ashamed of their surname.
Xu Xiao once said that Gu Dazu was full of courage, and he was far better at visiting the south than the north. He was Li Chungang above the temple. Li Yishan also highly praised "Wu Ji Hui Ji Ji" written by Gu Dazu, calling it the best military book in the contemporary era, higher than that of the ancients.
