Confidential...

This is not simple yet!

The sky is long.

"The emperor personally commanded the army?"

Chen Go said in surprise.

This is the second day after Xuyi fell.

After the Changsheng Army quickly conquered Xuyi, it did not immediately continue to attack south. In fact, Yang Zaixing and others were also frantically furious by this result. Their original plan was very simple. A brigade raided the city gate, and a subsequent army followed up. Yesterday, they occupied the first mountain area and launched an offensive and defensive battle with the defenders in the city on various hills. At the same time, the main force later transported materials on the Huai River with sledges, and used manpower to drag wooden boats equipped with bamboo sleds under the ships, and set up floating bridges on the ice to prevent the ice from melting and passing through the cavalry.

The key is the cavalry.

Yang Zaixing is the commander of the cavalry, and he will not move forward without a river.

This happened to be the time when the cavalry crossed the river during the battle in the city.

However, the Xuyi defenders collapsed in one morning!

The ever-winning army hasn't even passed all the infantry!

In fact, when the Xuyi defenders collapsed, only one assault brigade entered the city, and the subsequent reinforcements were still on the river. The militia behind them who were preparing to build bridges and transport materials had not moved at all, which made Yang Zaixing extremely confused between chasing and not chasing, but he was still safe and did not take advantage of the situation to pursue.

After all, there are still 10,000 cavalrymen in Tianchang.

This cavalry with Liu Yanqing's three thousand cavalry as its core is not weak in combat.

Their recruits were all sent by the Liu family to Lizhou to recruit, saying that they were recruiting in Hanzhong, but in fact it was hard to say where people were. Anyway, there was Longyou next to them, and there was no border blockade. They just went to Longyou to recruit under the banner of merchants. They were all deserters of the Northwest Imperial Army and Horse Bandits...

There are even foreigners.

And there are quite a few foreigners.

In fact, there were many subordinates of Liu Yanqing, including the messy areas of Longyou, such as Tubo, Dangxiang, late Uighurs, and many tribes were swaying between the Western Xia and the Song Dynasty, including the Dangxiang people and a lot of people who followed the Song Dynasty. These messy people were collectively called the Fan people, and even many Han people were also called Fan people. They had more or less in the Northwest Imperial Army divisions, such as Li Shifu, the Li Xianzhong family. They said they were Han people, but they were still considered Fan soldiers in the Song Dynasty.

In fact, the Liu Yanqing family was also a foreign soldier, and the foreign cavalry was born in the Li Xianzhong family. He said he was a Han Chinese, but he surrendered with the foreigners and became a hereditary official similar to the chieftain, governing his own tribe, and then he was promoted and even promoted his titles with military merits.

Most of the people who Liu Yanqing recruited for great painters were all messy.

In short, the combat effectiveness of their cavalry is at least at the same level as that of the Northwest Imperial Force Cavalry.

Such 10,000 cavalry plus at least 30,000 fully armed infantry, with the Tian Great Wall as the core, and the surrounding Chu, Zhen and Yang state garrisons, Gaoyou and Haozhou troops on the flanks. Yang Zaixing also knew that even those who crossed the Huai River were still very dangerous even if there were those who turned against each other.

In the end, he chose to temporarily guard Xuyi and then complete his subsequent main force's crossing of the river.

Also, Chen Go did not move.

He was also extremely embarrassed. At first, he didn't believe that this would happen. Xuyi was captured one morning, which made him feel so hard that he had worked hard in the past few years. He didn't even have time to organize rescue. Originally, his cavalry did this. Tianchang went to Xuyi only for a day, and his cavalry was actually stationed in Baita Town, which was only seventy miles away. The main reason was that these cavalry needed pastures, and Xuyi to Tianchang were paddy fields.

Those gentry were not allowed to stay.

So many cavalrymen must trampled their crops, so they can only trampled on Baita Town, which is the modern Banta Town, next to it, and there is a mountainous area so that the gentry will not trampled on crops.

And it is close to Xuyi.

As long as the Xuyi defenders persist for a long time, these cavalry could arrive at the attack and restrain the periphery, and then wait for the Tianchang infantry army to go north, and the infantry and cavalry united to fight the Changsheng Army back. This defense system is very scientific and strict, but I didn't expect that Xuyi was captured one morning, and everyone was confused.

Especially after Zhao Mingcheng's true identity was revealed, the morale in the army was hit hard.

It's really hurting morale!

The generals who understood the truth were full of scolding.

However, at this moment, an exciting news came from Zhenjiang...

"After all, the official family is still wise, but I won't come here this day. Just cross the river to Yangzhou. If there is an official family in Yangzhou, we will still swear to take back Xuyi even if we are stained with blood."

Chen Go said slowly.

The great painter wanted to personally fight, but the imperial edict had not been issued yet. Tan Zhen only told the eunuch here by private message Chen Cong that the purpose should be to first seek the opinions of Chen Gou and others. After all, such a big thing cannot be announced rashly. This is the imperial commander. It has not been passed by the Song Dynasty for more than 100 years. The last time the imperial commander was the Emperor Zhenzong, and the Song Dynasty finally resisted the Liao army. Now the great painter personally fights, which can undoubtedly greatly boost morale and wipe out the impact of Zhao Mingcheng's escape at the fortress.

"It's just a mere partial army. Why did the official family go to the fortification? We are grateful to the official family. At this time, we should die for the official family. If the official family takes risks, I will wait for He Yan to see the official family again? Please sit in the ban, and my father and son of the Liu family should destroy all the thieves."

Liu Yanqing said.

By the way, his life has been very beautiful in the past few years.

There are hundreds of beauties in Jiangnan alone, singing and dancing all day long, and they have gained weight by eating and drinking all kinds of delicacies. Now they have to work hard to get on the horse, but wearing armor can't see a fat body. Just looking at the size of a man, it's a bit of a fierce look, especially with a big belly, which makes people mistakenly think that the accumulated power is actually a pile of compost.

It is not a good thing for a great painter to cross the river. Once a great painter arrives in Yangzhou, he will not be able to escape...

Uh, nonsense!

How could General Liu run away?

He was the prince of Yan'an of the Song Dynasty and the great painter's purple and golden beam.

He won't run away.

However, it is a very troublesome thing to watch from behind, and no one likes the boss to stare at his every move behind his back.

"The King of Yan'an doesn't need to say much. At this time, the official army was in charge of the country and the country!"

Chen Go said expressionlessly.

Of course he knew what Liu Yanqing was thinking.

He also worked as a transshipment officer in Shaanxi, so he didn't know the details of the Liu family's father and son. In fact, it was not just him who knew that these major civil officials in Jiangnan knew, but there was no one available. The Liu family's father and son liked to run away, but they had the ability to fight. But placing their hopes entirely on them is also very naive. Who doesn't know that their father and son like to sell their teammates, so Chen Gou tried his best to support the southern generals over the years.

It is just to prevent the Liu family’s father and son from escaping.

Chen Go is a relatively honest official...

Originally, during Jingkang in history, he succeeded Zhan Du to defend Zhongshan. The Jin army siege was not opened for half a year, but in the end it was useless, because the Jin army escorted the great painter outside Zhongshan City. The latter looked pitifully at Chen Gou and his subordinates who were fighting bloody battles to defend his country and said...

"I am the Emperor Daojun!"

Poor Chen Go was stunned.

"How can you get here?"

He said crying.

What else can a great painter say?

The subordinates who could have been able to defend Chen Gou without hesitation to kill him and surrender to the Jurchens.

He is truly responsible to the great painter, and he is indeed a capable official.

Especially good at financial management...

Of course, it can also be said to be a plunder!

Before, he was the commander of the 7th Road of Jiangnan and the number one tax officer of the great painter. Relying on this ability, in the past few years when he was pacifying the Lianghuai River, he used sufficient money and grain to build a legion of 200,000. From Chuzhou in the east to Guangzhou to the south bank of the long Huai River in Guangzhou, he established a useful line of defense. However, because the great painter used a waste in a treacherous manner, he was torn apart in less than one morning. Now he has reached the point where he has no choice but to fight to the death.

At this time, the great painter crossed the river and headed north, even if he only entered Yangzhou, he could inject fighting spirit into this legion that was about to begin a decisive battle.

Liu Yanqing smiled deeply.

"Then we will report to the official family."

Li Cong said.

Chen Go nodded.

"My grandson, Chuzhou is in a hurry. Han Chang's troops of the bandit army used the Jinan rebels as the vanguard to cross Huai and surround Chuzhou, and asked the regime for help."

An official hurried in to report.

Chuzhou was the commander of the Huaidong appeasement and control system. Xiang Zixian was in charge.

The entire Huai Line was guarded by Xiang Zijun, the Huai East Pacification Commander, Zhao Mingcheng, the Huai West Pacification Commander, Zhao Zisong, the Huai West Pacification Commander, guarded Haozhou. The latter was a royal family, Taizu clan, descendant of Zhao Dezhao, the original Huai Ning prefect, Wang Yue went south during the rebellion of Huai North. These three points constitute the core of the defense along the Huai River, and Chen Go was in charge of Tianchang. After all, everyone knew that once Wang Yue attacked, he would almost certainly go to Xuyi. Another level of the second level might be to go south to Chuzhou or Haozhou.

But the former has passed the Yangzhou point, while the latter has passed the Qingliu Pass point, unlike Xuyi that goes straight to the plain of the Yangtze River.

“Rescue?”

Chen Go smiled bitterly.

He didn't even care about saving Chuzhou, and it didn't matter anymore.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his gaze to Liu Yanqing...

"King of Yan'an, it's time for you to do your best this time. If this battle fails, the bandits will definitely come to the Yangtze River. Although this Yangtze River is called a natural barrier, it has never stopped the south for several times since ancient times."

He said.

Liu Yanqing nodded silently.

Chen Gou’s meaning is very clear. You can’t run away anymore, and you will have nowhere to run.

"If you send an order, the entire army will go north to counterattack Xuyi, and send one million coins from Yangzhou to place it here. Reclaiming Xuyi is to reward the army. In addition, the news that the generals wanted to command the imperial army in person will spread. If the Jiangnan is alive, then make another coffin in this battle. If you are defeated, pretend to be me!"

Chen Go said with a determined look on his face.
Chapter completed!