In order to determine who to pursue next, Li Hao called everyone to the newly built tent to discuss what to do next.
As a result, everyone's opinions differed greatly on this point.
One group was headed by Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan, supported by Yuan Wenshao and Li Yixing, and was determined to lead the army south to Lingnan to pursue Wu Tianchi.
The other group was led by Sun Hu and Chen Xian, and also supported by Hu Hai and Cao Xing. They were determined not to go to Lingnan.
Others like Zhu Liangzu and Zhang Wen remained silent and just watched the excitement in the camp.
Among them, the reason for Gu Tingye and the others was that Wu Tianchi, who fled to Lingnan, had already made a name for himself as the successor to Emperor Wang Zewulie, and was gathering the bandits that had been scattered along the way. If they were not cleared up quickly, they might become bigger.
Sun Hu and the others simply didn't want to go to Lingnan. After all, it was too difficult in the harsh mountains and rivers of Lingnan today.
As for Li Hao, he didn't want to run to Lingnan in his heart. When he was about to think of a way to guide him, he saw Xu Ning hesitated to speak next to him.
Then he asked: "Deputy Commander Xu, do you think we should pursue Wu Tianqi or Sheng Sen."
After listening to Li Hao's question, Xu Ning replied: "I am still thinking about this, and I have no idea for the time being."
Li Hao certainly didn't believe this. Among the people present, he was the only one who had experienced many battles. He had followed Gu Yankai through life and death countless times, so he had no idea about this.
But seeing that Xu Ning didn't want to speak in public, Li Hao also disliked the noise, so he asked everyone to leave, leaving Xu Ning alone to talk.
After everyone left, Li Hao said: "Now that everyone has left, it's just you and me here. If you have any ideas, just tell us."
Xu Ning replied: "Xiaguan is indeed a little short-sighted. I don't want to go to Lingnan this time."
Li Hao asked: "Oh, what's the reason that makes you feel that way?"
Xu Ning replied: "The miasma is rampant in Lingnan, the mountains are high and the rivers are dangerous, and a group of rebels stayed there from the beginning.
This time when Wu Tianchi passes by, the two sides will inevitably join forces, and there will be local people to take care of them. It will take a long time to destroy them.
The troops we brought are all from the north. They are basically coming to the south for the first time. I am afraid it will be difficult to adapt to the local climate when they go to Lingnan, and the losses will be great. "
After hearing this, Li Hao felt that it made sense and was in line with what Li Hao thought.
However, he still joked about Xu Ning not expressing his opinion in public: "So you didn't say it just now because you didn't want to refute Gu Tingye's face in public.
This is not necessary. Gu Tingye is not a stingy person. If you say it in person, he will recognize it as long as it makes sense. "
Xu Ning just smiled and did not answer the question. Instead, he said: "Actually, Marquis Du Yu was just in a fit of passion and wanted to calm down the war as soon as possible. He can figure it out as long as he calms down."
Li Hao said: "Even if I can't let him figure it out on his own, I'll come and talk to him later.
As for you, go and arrange the injured soldiers, and then break camp and return to Linchuan after confirmation. "
Xu Ning withdrew after agreeing, so Li Hao ordered people to call Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan.
He told a few people what Xu Ning just said, and when they were deep in thought, Li Hao said: "I know that you are only thinking about serving the country and establishing meritorious deeds.
But there are real problems. Bandits are easy to deal with, but the environment in Lingnan is really bad. We can't let the sacrifices of the Imperial Army soldiers be in vain.
Of the 2,500 people who came with us from Bianjing, only about 2,000 are left with the army. We have to take responsibility for the rest.
And even if we don't go, there are people suppressing bandits on the east and west roads of Guangnan, and Xie Youde can chase them, so Wu Tianchi can't make a big splash. "
After hearing this, Gu Tingye said, "Then let's go after Sheng Sen."
Then Li Hao looked at Yang Wenyuan, Li Yixing, and Yuan Wenshao beside him, and saw that they also nodded in agreement.
Li Hao said happily: "That's right. I will discuss it with Xie Youde later and let him prepare to go south."
After finishing this matter, Li Hao said to Gu Tingye: "There is another thing you need to do. Let's go after Sheng Sen. There are some seriously injured people who cannot follow us and need to be arranged.
In addition, regarding the money obtained from the bandits' den this time, it is time to give the soldiers their share.
What I mean is to bring the seriously wounded to Linchuan and let them recuperate in Linchuan. At the same time, we will distribute the rewards to the soldiers in Linchuan so that they can send them home.
I want you to handle this matter and send every penny that should be paid to the soldiers. I still trust you in this regard. After all, you are a rich man and you don't look down on these three melons and two dates. "
After listening to Li Hao's words, Gu Tingye replied: "Don't worry about this, I guarantee that they will get what they deserve."
Li Hao was happy after hearing this and asked them to inform them, and then went to pursue Sheng Sen.
After they left, Li Hao sent someone to invite Xie Youde over and waited for them to arrive.
Li Hao said: "I have already planned to pursue Sheng Sen. I don't know which way General Xie is going to go next.
I suggested that General Xie pursue Wu Tianchi. After all, he had openly taken over the position of Wang Ze. If he could be captured, the general would have made a great contribution. "
When Xie Youde heard this, he was a little speechless, thinking that you had already thought about it for me, and you still asked me why.
Then he answered and said: "Since Mr. Li has decided to chase Sheng Sen, then I will chase Wu Tianqi, and I must wipe them out completely to avoid a resurgence."
Li Hao said: "Sure enough, General Xie and I thought of going together. If we pursue each other in the south and north, we will succeed immediately. I am here to wish General Xie in advance."
Xie Youde replied: "Where is it?"
After confirming Xie Youde's whereabouts, Li Hao invited him away.
Next, the imperial army first broke up camp and returned to Linchuan. When Gu Tingye handed out the rewards to the soldiers, their morale was immediately boosted.
Then the whole army headed for Jiangnan East Road. On the way, they got the news that Shengsen had conquered Dexing County, so they hurried straight towards it.
By the time they arrived at Dexing, Sheng Sen's rebels had gathered 3,000 people. Seeing that Li Hao and his imperial army were chasing after only 2,000 people, they actually planned to annihilate Li Hao and others and obtain Li Hao's ordnance.
So he led all the troops out of the city and formed a formation to have a head-on fight with Li Hao.
This was exactly what Li Hao wanted. After all, the losses would be great after a siege. In the wild battlefield, Li Hao was not afraid of this newly gathered mob.
So there was only one battle, and the rebels under Sheng Sen were easily defeated.
It's just that Sheng Sen was very clever. When the battle situation was unfavorable, he immediately abandoned the others and escaped with only his old team, running all the way into Shezhou.
This time, Li Hao didn't want to give Sheng Sen another chance to escape, so he led his men in hot pursuit.
But Sheng Sen was not one to give up easily. Along the way, he gathered bandits from all walks of life to fight against Li Hao, and then turned around and ran away every time he saw the situation was not going well.
Fighting and fighting along the way created a lot of trouble for Li Hao. In the end, he chased and killed all the way along Shezhou, Xuanzhou, Guangde Army, and Jiangning Mansion, and finally annihilated most of Shengsen on the bank of the Yangtze River.
Unfortunately, Sheng Sen still found an opportunity and escaped across the Yangtze River with a few people and entered Yangzhou.
Along the way, Li Hao saw Sheng Sen's ability to confuse people, so he naturally refused to let the tiger go back to the mountain, and immediately led his army across the Yangtze River to continue tracking Sheng Sen's whereabouts.
But there were still news from time to time, until they entered the territory of Gaoyou Army, there was no trace of Sheng Sen at all.
Li Hao and the others had no choice but to ask the government to post official documents about the sea arrest everywhere to see if they could gain anything.
At the same time, the imperial army stationed itself at Gaoyou Army and began to repair it.
There had been no movement for several days, and there were not many people around Sheng Sen. Li Hao planned to leave this matter to the local command battalion.
After all, the imperial army could not stay here forever, so just to catch one person, they went to Shubianjing to explain the situation and ask what the next step would be.
After finishing all these tasks, Li Hao was free.
Thinking that Youyang was not far from Gaoyoujun, he could go and have a look while he had nothing to do. It happened that Li Hao also wanted to see Zhang Hanyun, or Shulan, with his own eyes.
I had no chance to see this in reality, and I didn’t expect to be able to see it with my own eyes after traveling through time.
