Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 133
and states.

With Wu Han's help, Luo Youdu took over Hezhou smoothly.

Wu Han's appearance is somewhat handsome, he seems to have inherited his father's scholarly demeanor, but he is dressed in a military uniform, which gives him the feeling of being both civil and military.

"Thanks to the great help of the defense envoy Wu, Hezhou was able to take it without bloodshed. I have reported the merits of the defense envoy to the officials. The officials also praised the defense envoy full of praise, and specially named him the commander of the Qingsai army. .From now on, I will call Commander Wu instead."

A gleam of joy flashed in Wu Han's eyes. He bowed in the direction of Shouzhou and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generous reward."

After receiving the letter from his uncle Fang Huizhen, Wu Han struggled a lot, no one was willing to be surrendered.

But he is 41 this year and has served as the state defense commissioner for eight years.His highly respected boss died of illness six years ago, and there is no one in court, so he has no hope of promotion.

This time the battle with the Zhou army was in full swing, and no one mentioned his name.

He didn't want to be in office like this forever, and he was also shocked by the terrifying strength of Da Zhou. Now Da Zhou actually has a feeling of destroying Southern Tang.

In the end, Wu Han couldn't stand the temptation and chose to surrender to Da Zhou.

Sure enough, after receiving the title of command envoy, he made great strides forward, and the little shame in his heart disappeared.

Luo Youdu said: "After a few days of recuperation in Hezhou, I plan to send troops to Shuzhou. At that time, I need to rely on the strength of the commander."

Wu Han didn't hesitate for a moment, and said directly: "I would like to listen to the command of the commander."

The two walked towards the Hezhou government office together.

At this time, Shi Songrong, the governor, came face to face in a hurry.

The governor of Hezhou asked Wu Han to lead his troops to kill, and Song Rong, the chief minister, was so frightened that he surrendered directly.

Luo Youdu needed him to stabilize the situation in the state, and did not withdraw his position, but continued to let him be the chief secretary.

"Commander of the capital, all the gentry and wealthy merchants in the city gathered outside the government office, saying that they have prepared wine and meat to welcome Master Wang..."

Song Rong was a little ashamed when he said this, and he couldn't help sighing secretly: "The Southern Tang Dynasty is really over."

Luo Youdu laughed dumbfounded when he saw this, and couldn't help thinking of the meeting with Luzhou merchants before.

When he was in Luzhou, he discovered the value of Huaiyan, but he emptied the treasury to reward the army, and had no money to buy Huaiyan, so he called merchants in Luzhou to negotiate business with them.

Luo Youdu regained his original feeling, talking about prospects and profits, and spit all over the place.

However, the response was mediocre.

Luo Youdu instantly understood, and immediately ordered everyone to hand in three thousand guan.

A group of businessmen saw that the amount was not much, so they paid the money happily, and everything was fine.

They knew the rules and paid money to keep them safe, and they didn't expect Luo Youdu to pay back the money at all.

But as the situation developed, the businessmen couldn't sit still.

It wasn't until Luo Youdu returned the investment money to them that he regretted why he only paid three thousand guan.

Now that the reputation has been spread, there is no need for too much publicity, and the big and wealthy businessmen came to the door in person.

Luo Youdu patiently met with gentry and wealthy businessmen, reassuring their hearts and souls.

The stability of gentry and wealthy businessmen is the key to protecting the state.

Luo Youdu appeased the gentry and rich businessman, and led Zhang Qiong to the southern city tower of Hezhou.

"Go and call Cao Duxiao here!"

Luo Youdu ordered someone to call Cao Bin, and at the same time asked Zhang Qiong to guard the tower. He had something to say to Cao Bin alone.

Luo Youdu stood on the city tower and looked southward at the looming Yangtze River in the distance.

This Hezhou was named Liyang in ancient times. It was named after Lishui in the south of the county. It belongs to Huainan Road and governs Liyang and Wujiang counties.

To the south of Hezhou is the rolling Yangtze River, and on the other side of the Yangtze River are Ma'anshan, Dangtu, and Wuhu.

To the east of Ma'anshan is Jinling, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Cao Bin, who was called, quickly came behind him: "I have seen you, sir."

Luo Youdu nodded, motioning for him to stand side by side with him.

After estimating the direction, Luo Youdu pointed to the southeast direction and said.

"That should be the direction of Jinling!"

Cao Bin's eyes flashed with excitement, and he said, "If you can drink horses in Jinling, it will be a worthwhile trip."

Luo Youdu said: "There is an opportunity, but not now."

In the history of the battle between the Great Song Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty, Cao Bin led the navy from Jingnan to the east, broke through Xiakou Village, then conquered Chizhou, successively conquered Dangtu and Wuhu counties, entered Qinhuai, and took Jinling directly.

But now Da Zhou does not have the strength to destroy Southern Tang.

When attacking Huainan, the Southern Tang Dynasty fought to defend the country, but once Zhou soldiers invaded Jiangdong, it would be a life-and-death battle to destroy the country.

The meanings of the two are completely different.

No matter how smooth the war is, stopping Jiangbei is the bottom line.

but……

Luo Youdu smiled confidently: "If we don't fight in the past, they may not think so, so as long as we occupy Hezhou and train the water army in Chaohu Lake, Nantang will not dare to give up the defense of the Jiangdong coast, which can effectively contain them part of the force."

"That's why, the geographical location here is very important. Presumably the Southern Tang Dynasty will not just sit back and watch Hezhou in our hands, threatening Jinling from time to time, and will definitely send soldiers to seize it. Next, I will lead my troops to attack Shuzhou. I don’t worry about handing over Hezhou to others, only you have the ability to protect Hezhou.”

Cao Bin has always been unsmiling, and he didn't talk much, he just said "um", and then said after a while: "I live up to my trust, sir."

Luo Youdu smiled and said, "You don't have to be so serious..." After a pause, he said solemnly, "Remember, none of the fifty peace states can compare to one Cao Guohua, if you really can't hold back and withdraw your troops. No way. reluctantly."

Cao Bin is too heavy, as stable as Mount Tai.

No one is more suitable than him to defend Hezhou, but Hezhou is not a military important place like Shouzhou after all.

The battlefield is ever-changing, and it is not possible for a Cao Bin to ensure that a city is not lost.

He was really worried about his great trust, and brought pressure on the other party to come to "the city and the people", that would be bad.

Cao Bin said in a deep voice, "Understood."

The current situation is very good, because Shouzhou has been unable to attack for a long time, and Guo Rong can't just let Luo Youdu and Zhao Kuangyin reap achievements outside. A month ago, he began to expand in all directions and harvest other state capitals in Jianghuai.

So far, Guo Lingtu, the governor of Sizhou, has captured Sizhou.

The Liuzhai sent Qi Zangzhen to attack Huangzhou.

Guangzhou Zhao'an inspection envoy Si Chao defeated more than [-] Huai people in Shengtang County, obtained more than [-] boats, and captured his supervisor Gao Bi and Guo Yi Commander Xu Wan.At the same time, he led troops from Anzhou, Suizhou, Shenzhou and Caizhou to attack Guangzhou.

Li Fu, the general of Qizhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty, saw that the momentum of the Zhou army sweeping the Jianghuai River was unstoppable, so he killed Wang Chengxuan, the magistrate of Qizhou, and surrendered without any persuasion.

Among the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei, Luo Youdu took Luzhou and Hezhou, Zhao Kuangyin took Chuzhou, Guo Lingtu took Sizhou, Qi Zangzhen took Huangzhou, and Li Fu offered Qizhou.

In just over a month, out of the fourteen prefectures, six prefectures fell.

The entire Jianghuai became a mess.

But in this chaotic situation, Luo Youdu had a little ominous premonition.

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