The importance of food is self-evident. Ensuring food rations for the military, civilians and people is what a court must do, especially now that it is after the autumn harvest and when food prices are low, it is precisely the time to set up Changpingcang and military warehouses.

when.

At this time, Li Jia began to reward a large amount of land, money and grain according to his meritorious service. Since the manor owners moved in large numbers, the grain could not be taken away. Li Jia spent a lot of money to buy grain. Then the Dongting Navy led the Changsha Mansion, where there were still people waiting to be fed.

of soldiers.

After all the rewards were spent, officials were arranged to investigate the local gangsters and crack down hard to ensure order was maintained. One-third of the seized supplies were consumed.

The rest was also a huge amount of income, and the people from Shaofu Temple immediately rushed over to control this wealth for the emperor.

The atmosphere of celebration in the army is very strong, and the soldiers are in high spirits... The return date after victory is always a happy one. As for who stays behind, they don't like it at the moment, they are just enjoying themselves in time.

The wealth gained from destroying the country in this battle was huge, and the imperial court would reward the soldiers for their merits. This was why people quickly forgot about the cruelty of the battle, even though it was not very cruel in the first place, which was one of the reasons why they were so happy.

After Li Jia finally completed the integration of the various armies in Nanping, he was ready to return to Changsha.

The total number of soldiers and horses in Nanping's prefectures and counties is about 30,000, including 20,000 in Jiangling City. Some died, and after excluding some old, weak, sick, disabled, gangsters, etc., there were still 20,000 left, plus 20,000

The imperial army has a total of 40,000 soldiers and horses.

The 20,000 Nanping Army will be trained for two or three months, and then they will temporarily accept the leadership of Jiangling Bo Li Xin. Li Jia suddenly felt that 10,000 people were not enough, so he added 5,000 more. One guard horse is 15,000.

people.

Five thousand troops were stationed in Guizhou, and Ma Dong was commanded by the Huainan military capital to garrison in defense of Houshu.

Five thousand troops were stationed in Xiazhou, and Hou Peng, who had five hundred troops to rebel against Nanping, was stationed there to support each other in Jingzhou.

As for Li Xin, he led 15,000 troops to garrison Jiangling in Jingzhou to defend against the Northern Song Dynasty.

Five days after the capture of Jiangling City, the city gates were wide open and travel was no longer restricted. The stranded merchants were finally able to get out of the city for some fresh air and were busy getting the news out.

The world was shaken.

The first person to know was the Zhao Guan family in Tokyo. Thanks to the report from Murong Yanzhao of Xiangzhou, he knew about the fall of Nanping in less than two days.

"Little Li Jia, you are so bold!" Zhao Kuangyin felt his head hurt when he saw this secret letter. He fell directly on the table and stood up immediately, walking back and forth.

"Let Privy Zhao come here!" Zhao Guanjia rubbed his head and said.

"Nuo——" The eunuch on the side stepped forward to help with a wink, while the other one quickly left the palace to find Privy Zhao who was the beloved.

"Nanping has already fallen, and he succeeded as expected. It's a pity that Mr. Murong was timid and fearful and failed to stop it in time. Where is the direction of the Song Dynasty?"

Soon, there was a sound of hurried footsteps, and Zhao Pu saw Zhao Guan's family again. Looking at his face, he became more and more gloomy. His heart suddenly moved, and he remembered the discussion about Nanping not long ago, and he suddenly began to think about it.

"I have seen your Majesty——" Zhao Pu bent down and saluted.

"Sit down, Qing! Take a look at this letter!" Zhao Kuangyin asked the eunuch to deliver the secret message, and his mood suddenly calmed down a little.

Zhao Pu had already made a guess in his mind and read it carefully. He was confident that although he was not good at military affairs, he knew a little about it. Jiangling City had always been majestic. Previously, the Gao family had robbed Ma Chu's tribute and was besieged by an army of 80,000 soldiers.

, I persisted for a long time and never broke it.

"Reply to Your Majesty, I already know it!" Zhao Pu put down the letter and said:

"Jiangling City was forced, and even in two days there was no support. Although the Gao family is a rogue, he is good at controlling the people. Relying on the strong city to defend it, not to mention a few days, even a few months will be enough. I am afraid that the Puppet Tang Dynasty has other ways.

, I’m afraid it will be detrimental to the imperial court!”

"I don't care how he captures Jiangling City, the Forbidden Army can also capture it, it just depends on the length of time, but I am worried that if there is such a problem in the south, it will be really detrimental to the great cause of unifying the world!" Zhao Kuangyin said in a deep voice.

"That's enough if we have the Southern Tang Dynasty. If we add another Tang Dynasty..."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the soldiers of the puppet Tang Dynasty are just weak soldiers of the Chu Kingdom in Lingnan. They have never been enemies of the Central Plains. Even if Huainan and other defeated troops are included in the surrender, they are nothing more than that. Since ancient times, the Central Plains has been fertile soil. After a while,

If you nourish the people and use them, you will be able to unify the world!"

Zhao Pu spoke unswervingly about his strategy of going south first and then north:

"Jiangnan is already terrified. The Pseudo-Tang Dynasty is just a defeated and weak force, not worth mentioning. Moreover, destroying two countries in one year may be majestic, but the foundation is unstable. As long as their elites are destroyed, the rest of the land will surely fall! Take advantage of the opportunity.

If its momentum breaks through Jiangnan, it will surely be unified!"

"General Murong is always strong and cautious. As for letting him defend to the death, the puppet Tang Dynasty has nothing to worry about. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Your Majesty will unite the vassal town and cultivate with the people. In a few years, he will be like a tiger out of the mountain, unstoppable!"

Hearing Zhao Pu's words, Zhao Kuangyin instantly became confident. It was indeed true. The Puppet Tang Dynasty held only soldiers and generals, but in the battle between the north and the south, he didn't know anyone who could defeat the enemy's imperial army. Even the Khitans, he dared to touch them.

One touch.

Moreover, since ancient times, the southern army has been weak and lacks war horses. They only rely on ships. As long as they recharge their batteries, they will surely destroy their country.

Although the pseudo-Tang destroyed the country, it was majestic, but its foundation was unstable. Under external forces, the tower would inevitably collapse. He was overly worried.

"Hahaha!" Zhao Kuangyin laughed and said boldly: "After hearing what Mr. Zhao said, we suddenly became enlightened. Come and set up a table of wine and food. I want to have a good drink with Mr. Zhao!"

For a moment, the oppressive atmosphere was relieved instantly, and the eunuchs and maids in the palace also walked a little more briskly.

Jiangxi, Hongdu.

After moving to Hongzhou and changing his name to Hongdu, Li Jing did not find the peace and tranquility he expected, and instead became more and more irritable.

Lingnan suddenly pretended to be a descendant of the Tang Dynasty, and then called it the Tang Dynasty. He deliberately taught a lesson, captured Qianzhou, and plundered the soldiers and civilians before returning.

Later, I heard that this pseudo-Tang Dynasty had captured Hunan again. Damn it, I sent troops to fish in troubled waters, but they returned without success and lost some troops.

Our king was already in a bad mood. The Hongdu Palace was narrow, often leaking and damp. Now, Li Jing missed Jinling even more.

Moreover, in September, his prince Li Hongji passed away. Now, he was lying on the hospital bed, feeling depressed and uncomfortable.

He raised his head and recalled Jinling City.

Although it is dangerous there, it is prosperous, with many beautiful girls, spacious palaces, and literati who recite poems and compose poems.

Then, a piece of military information came. Li Jing frowned instantly. He couldn't help but look at it. His internal organs were instantly turned upside down, his throat felt sweet, and he vomited a mouthful of blood:
Chapter completed!