Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 737 Division Strategy
When Su Chen and Lu Jiang were reorganizing their troops in Shezhou, they got another great news. Lin Renzhao led an army to defeat Li Jixun's Song army in Jianzhou area.

Now Li Jixun and Liu Guangyi are leading troops to flee north to Xinzhou.

After Su Chen received the secret letter, he planned to send Tai Shizhao and Lin Juyi to lead [-] troops to Xinzhou to block Li Jixun's retreat, and together with Lin Renzhao to destroy this Song army.

Lu Jiang said: "Li Jixun is also a strong general of the Song Dynasty, so I should go there in person to make sure nothing goes wrong."

Su Chen nodded when he heard the words, and ordered Lu Jiang to be the main general, Tai Shizhao and Lin Juyi to be the deputy generals, and went south to Xinzhou to intercept Li Jixun's troops

Su Chen planned to lead his troops to the north, take down Jinling City first, and then clear the Song army's camp along the river, completely cutting off the Song army's way of retreat across the river.

Tao Ze stayed in Shezhou and continued to comfort the people.

After the division of labor was completed, Su Chen led his troops north to Jinling, and there was Shi Shouxin guarding Jinling City with [-] troops.

But Su Chen led [-] troops, and Lu Chaoqun led troops from Runzhou. Seeing that he could not resist, Shi Shouxin immediately abandoned Jinling City, took a lot of gold and silver jewels from the Southern Tang Dynasty, and retreated westward to Chizhou. Caishiji crossed the river to the north bank, and dared not stay in the south of the river.

The soldiers of Jinling City fell into the hands of Su Chen and Lu Chaoqun without bloodshed.

"Meet General Lu!"

"Haha, General Su is really brave. I heard that you just defeated Pan Mei's [-] troops not long ago. Pan Mei, a famous general of the Song Dynasty, was captured alive by you. It's admirable!" Although Lu Chaoqun said words of admiration, his eyes But a little unnatural, with a bit of jealousy.

Su Chen understood in his heart that Lu Chaoqun and his son had great ambitions, and planned to become powerful ministers and control the government of Wu.

But Su Chen had been prepared for a long time. He placed his trusted generals inside and outside the city of Hangzhou, and the Shence Army guarded the palace. The ministers were also Han Xizai, Xu Xuan and others, so that the court of Wu Kingdom could run normally and orderly.

"General Lu is absurd. We just ambushed the Song army and took advantage of people's unpreparedness. General Lu went north this time and easily took Suzhou, Huzhou, Runzhou and other places, which is also a great contribution."

Su Chen also complimented Lu Chaoqun a lot, and it is inevitable for officials to brag about each other.

Lu Chaoqun smiled and asked, "Next, how do we divide our troops? I wonder if General Su has any arrangements?"

Su Chen hesitated, and said: "I plan to clear the camps of the Song army along the river, and intercept the Song army going northward to cross the river. At that time, the Song army in Hongzhou, Raozhou, Fuzhou and other places can only retreat westward, and retreat to Jingzhou. The Land of Chu."

Lu Chaoqun nodded and said: "General Su's analysis is really in place. Since this is the case, Lu is not talented. He is willing to work hard to clear the Song army's barracks and pontoon bridges along the river, and then go to capture Jingzhou and Ezhou to drive the Song army out of the Southern Tang territory!"

He intends to seize the credit, and if he gets this task, he will get more credit.

Moreover, Lu Chaoqun intends to go to the northwest, and leading troops outside like this will not be accepted by the emperor.

Once it develops and grows, Lu Chaoqun can support his own troops in the land of Jingzhou, and will not be controlled by Wu State.

Lu Chaoqun now feels that he can't place officials in the court, his foundation is too small, and his cronies are not enough, and he has been taken over by Su Chen's faction.

Now, Lu Chaoqun only considers leading troops to remote places, such as Jingzhou, a rich place where soldiers support themselves, and they can become kings on their own in the future, or be conferred kings with different surnames.

Su Chen had another idea. Lu Chaoqun and his son dangling in front of them were quite an eyesore. It was always a factor of uneasiness. If they led their own troops to the land of Jingchu, it would be obvious to separate one side, and it would not affect the Wu Kingdom in the east. Stable, when the court is strong enough in the future, Lu Chaoqun and his son will not dare to rebel.

So, after Su Chen expressed these thoughts, Lu Chaoqun decided to choose to lead the troops westward, and Su Chen readily agreed.

The two have their own scheming plans, and at this time they have their own ideas.

A few days later, LV Chaoqun and LV Zheng were in charge of leading [-] soldiers, and with some food and grass, they left Jinling City in a mighty way and marched towards Chizhou.

Lu Zheng asked: "Father, why did we abandon the prosperous Jinling City and choose to fight against the Song Dynasty in the land of Jingchu?"

Lu Chaoqun explained: "We have a lot of soldiers and horses, but they are soldiers and horses of the imperial court after all. Now the officials of the imperial court are all from the old Tang faction and have a deep relationship with Su Chen. They gradually control the government. The status of our father and son in the court will only increase. It's getting lower and lower, it's quite different from what we imagined before, and it's beyond our expectations, so for the time being, go to the frontier to develop, build up troops and expand the army, and reserve strength, and then, even if you support your own self-respect, you will be able to stand on your own as a king."

"I see." Lu Zheng already understood his father's good intentions.

The father and son of the Lu family led their troops westward, and along the way they found that the riverside camps and pontoon bridges of the Song army were demolished, and then left manpower to occupy the beacon tower. If there was a war, they would light the beacon fire at any time to send out a signal.

Su Chen occupied Jinling City, took over Jinling, Runzhou and other places, and settled down to stabilize the place and develop the economy.

He restored his life to the outside world, and many people in Jinling learned that Jiang Zuo Sulang had returned, took over Jinling City, drove away the Song army, and won the unanimous support of Jinling people and wealthy households.

During this period, Lin Renzhao led troops like gods, defeated the troops of Li Jixun and Liu Guangyi, and besieged Xinzhou City.

Li Jixun and others led [-] remnant soldiers to defend to the death, and found that Lu Jiang led troops from the north to block the back road, causing complete chaos. They were originally from the Song Dynasty, and there was no military-civilian connection here in the Southern Tang Dynasty. in the end.

Soldiers of the Song Army who went out alone were easily assassinated by civilians and secret spies in the city. They were worried that someone would poison drinking water and food.

Li Jixun worried: "No, we can't hold on to Xinzhou, we need to withdraw immediately!"

Liu Guangyi replied: "The north is blocked by Lu Jiang's army. We can only retreat westward and meet General Cao Bin."

Li Jixun said: "Yes, I heard that the army led by General Pan Mei has been destroyed, and we are left with only remnant soldiers and defeated generals. It is equivalent to the defeat of two soldiers and horses. Only General Cao Bin's army and horses are left. Let's meet up and retreat to Jiangbei together."

Liu Guangyi said: "It's not too late, let's withdraw tonight, otherwise, it will be detrimental to our army if it is delayed for a long time. It is said that Lu Jiang led [-] troops and arrived at the city of Xinzhou in one day."

Li Jixun nodded, seeing that the general situation was over, he chose to break out of the siege before Lu Jiang led his troops to Xinzhou, and went all the way west to Cao Bin's army in Hongzhou.

During the breakout, Lieutenant General Liu Guangyi fell from his horse with an arrow in the rebellious army and was captured.

In the end, Li Jixun took only [-] remnant soldiers, broke through the encirclement, and went to Hongzhou.

In this battle, Lin Renzhao won a complete victory. He seized the weapons and equipment of the Song army, as well as countless food and grass. After resting in Xinzhou, he merged with Lu Jiang and gathered [-] troops. Tens of thousands of troops clashed.

(End of this chapter)