Seeing the reply from Yangzhou, Fang Xuanling wanted to hit someone after seeing it.

Han Kyoto has already lowered his attitude and has taken the initiative to seek peace, but Zhang Chao said that he was zoning for disaster relief. He also placed his rescue area south of the Yangtze River, and even placed both Huaihe River into his bowl.

This is not taking the imperial court seriously at all.

This is to draw a river and govern it, but it is to embrace half of the Tang Dynasty.

Fang Xuanling sighed.

"Assisted machine, it seems that Wen Yuan is really different now. If it were the past, he would never say such words. He is fearless and obviously he is going to fight to the end."

What can Changsun Wuji say?

"Fang Xiang, do you think Jiangxi and Huaibei can still be defended?"

"It's hard to say." Fang Xuanling shook his head. "Jianghan, Huai and Si are everywhere now, and the court is unable to send troops to reinforce. On the contrary, Zhang Chao, the water is like the help of heaven, and like a fish in water."

"These are secondarily. The military and civilians in various places have no will to resist, which is the most worrying thing."

"Zhang Chao's troops have expanded a bit quickly. It is said that now there have been three major fleets and eighteen armies, one army has 20,000, and the 18th army is 360,000, and the three fleets are 60,000, which is 420,000."

Changsun Wuji said, "The mob is being pieced together."

"But this mob has not been defeated yet. Not to mention the support of Subi and Tuyuhun, there are at least 100,000 people."

"If we propose to Wen Yuan to rule the river with him now, can Wen Yuan agree?" Fang Xuanling asked.

The imperial court is not without soldiers, but now the economy is in chaos and floods are breaking out in various places. It can be said that disaster will not happen alone. At present, those soldiers are not determined to fight. If the internal affairs cannot be well done, the foreign war can be won.

Fang Xuanling hopes to have a truce for the time being.

To fight against foreign countries, we must first settle the country.

"If you want to cut the river and control it, Zhang Chao will definitely open his mouth. At that time, he will ask to divide the south of the Yangtze River, or even more excessively. He will ask the Han River, the south of the Huai River, and even the Huai River. Who can agree to this?" Changsun Wuji said.

The two prime ministers sat in the public room and talked without hiding.

"Even if we don't give it to us, Zhang Chao will come and take it away."

There is no solution, very no solution.

The economic crisis in various places cannot be solved, and the people's hearts are dispersed. Even the army is not interested in fighting, but the imperial court is losing more and more territory, especially the southeast coastal areas, which are both important tax and grain-producing areas.

The longer the time, the greater the subsequent impact.

Then, let alone the army has no desire to fight, it is useless even if it is willing to fight, and it has no money to fight.

And now there is a big flood that has dragged them into the mud.

But the emperor still refused to negotiate.

"In the end, maybe one battle will definitely win the world."

Changsun Wuji said.

However, after this battle, even his uncle was unsure of who was the one who decided on the world. In the court, the emperor was the emperor, as well as famous generals such as Li Ji, Yuchi Gong, and Qu Tutong.

But Zhang Chao was even more powerful, and there were also Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Luo Shixin, Shan Xiong, Niu Jinda and other groups of powerful generals. Zhang Chao's generals were strong and powerful, and his equipment was not weak at all. Most of his hundreds of thousands of troops were the imperial court's soldiers, imperial guards and naval troops.

At the end of July.

Xue Rengui, the youngest commander of the Southern Army, led the 18th Army to 20,000 troops. With the support of the East China Sea Fleet, he entered the Ganjiang River from the mouth of Poyang Lake and marched towards Hongzhou.

The defenders of Hongzhou fought to defend the city rarely.

The two armies fought back and forth, fighting fiercely for three days and three nights.

The governor of Hongzhou and the governor of Hongzhou were both killed in battle. The young Xue Rengui led his 18th Army to attack Hongzhou City at the cost of more than 3,000 casualties with a tenacious style of fearlessness.

The defenders of Hongzhou City paid twice as much casualties as Xue Rengui and eventually lost.

The Hongzhou defenders did not fail to do their best, but the flood besieged the city. The warships of the Southern Army directly approached the city and the naval guns bombed violently. The city walls were bombarded many times, and fierce street battles were launched during the period, but they were still lost.

The governor of Hongzhou led the guards and fought to the death without surrendering, and eventually committed suicide.

After Xue Rengui entered the city, he admired this opponent that severely damaged him and ordered the soldiers who died in battle to curb the injured. He also issued a notice that he would not violate the people, quickly restore order in the city and arrange for the people to fight against floods and disaster relief.

After taking Hongzhou, Jiangxi had already captured three important towns, Rao, Jiang and Hong, and the remaining states had no power to resist. Xue Rengui sent troops to quickly divide Yuan and Ji, and successfully joined forces with Gao Kan and Liu Rengui, the 17th Army of the 17th Army of Ganzhou, to capture the entire Jiangxi area.

In early August, the 16th Army led by the butcher Zhu Zhendong also crossed the Dabie Mountains, swept across Qizhou and Huangzhou on the north bank of Jiangzhou, and pointed directly to Jiangxia City on the other side.

Hanjing.

Rumors spread everywhere.

"I heard that the prince has captured Hongzhou."

"I have conquered Hongzhou long ago, and now I have all reached Wuchang."

Last time, for some reason, all groups were disbanded. Today it was rebuilt. For those who are willing to join the group, please add 6556118488 656118488

"Your news is outdated, and it's all over the place."

"Why did I hear that I have arrived in Jingmen?"

"I guess I'll be in Xiangyang City in a few days."

"Oh, I'm really shocked every day."

"No, it's more and more surprises every time. I really hope that His Highness the Crown Prince will be able to fight to Hanjing earlier, so that we can go back to the good days in the past."

"The paper money has depreciated again."

"It's not that the court made a fuss. He actually used banknotes to purchase various supplies, saying that he was preparing for a war. He was a thief, and he came to rob the people's things when he went to war? My brother-in-law's ship was confiscated, so he gave a bunch of banknotes. He felt that it was hard to wipe his butt."

"How much does it cost to change the banknotes now?"

"On the black market, paper money can only be exchanged for two cents of copper coins, donkeys' day."

"Wow, I haven't changed it for a long time, I really don't know how cruel it is."

"Isn't that the iron ball the same? A small iron coin is actually used as ten copper coins. Isn't this the same as robbing?"

"This kind of imperial court will end sooner or later, and fortunately there is a crown prince."

"I heard that life has recovered in all parts of Jiangnan. Those who do business and work in the workshop are still so convenient. You can exchange whenever you want, exchange whenever you want, exchange when you want, exchange when you want, exchange when you want, and exchange when you want, and exchange gold with gold, and silver with silver. If you have great strength, you can exchange as much copper coins as you want."

"Damn it, why is the world so different?"

There were whispers everywhere in Hanjing City, and everyone's low voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement.

Except for a few nobles and senior officials of the court, most of them were looking forward to the arrival of the Southern Army.

When the Southern Army comes, there is no need for gold coupons or iron balls. When the Southern Army comes, there is work.

Five Ridges.

Yuechengling.

In the morning mist.

Li Ji led the forward three thousand light cavalrymen to carry the horse's hooves.

On the ridge, the defenders in the fort were patrolling on guard.

However, they have been here for more than half a year and have never seen a northern soldier before, so they have long been a little lazy. In addition, one after another of the good news has recently been heard, which has made them relax a lot of vigilance.

No one expected that Li Ji, who had a very bad reputation, had actually touched him here recently.

An arrow broke the tranquility.

The raid begins.

Three thousand Li Ji personally selected the most elite light cavalry, and unexpectedly broke out and caught the defenders off guard.

The morning mist was filled with the guards, and they had no idea who was coming and how many people were coming.

Li Ji quickly captured Guanbao at Yuechengling, and the subsequent cavalry arrived, and after a short rest, he went to Guizhou City to kill.

At night, a small team of Li Ji's subordinates pretending to be the Southern Army rushed to the city of Guizhou and reported that soldiers and horses suddenly attacked the north.

The defenders opened the city gate and let them in for inquiries, but the team suddenly launched an attack at the city gate and snatched the city gate.

There were loud sounds of killing in the night outside the city, and Li Ji led the light cavalry to rush to the scene quickly.

The city gate could not be closed, and Li Jiru's cavalry rushed into the city.

A continuous stream of light cavalry entered the city, and a bloody battle began.

It's until dawn.

Li Ji, covered in blood, was already sitting in the Guizhou Governor's Mansion in Guilin City and listening to the report on the war.

Yuechengling was seized and Guizhou was seized. Li Ji's army of 100,000 was left at this time, and more than 100,000 other people were left. He immediately crossed Yuechengling like a tide and poured into Guizhou.

After breaking through the Great Wall-like Wuling Pass, Li Ji took advantage of Zhang Zhongjian's response to the fact that he had led his troops along the Guijiang River and rushed to the southeast.

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Zhongjian hurriedly led the Hezhou troops to intercept them, and the two sides fought on the border of the Guijiang River in Fuzhou.

Li Ji played 80,000 against Zhang Zhongjian for 50,000.

There is no danger to rely on when fighting on the riverside.

In this battle, Li Ji personally led the cavalry to charge, and the Northern Army was full of morale, and the anger that had been aggrieved for half a year suddenly burst out.
To be continued...