Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 406 The Signal to Unify the South
Bianjing, the imperial palace.

Luo Youdu received Lu Duoxun, who came back to his command after he had finished his work, and said with a smile, "Let's sit still! Our army pacified Jiangnan, and this first contribution is Lu Qing's contribution."

Lu Duoxun was elated, but his face pretended to be calm, and he said: "It's all because of His Majesty's prestige. I learned about the details of Zhou Xingfeng and Zhang Wenbiao in Jingnan. I found that there were many conflicts between them. I am afraid of His Majesty. I am afraid that His Majesty will take the opportunity to catch them all."

"For some reason, my subordinates bought the cronies of Zhang Wenbiao and Zhou Xingfeng respectively."

"Let Zhou Xingfeng's cronies tell Zhou Xingfeng that His Majesty is now focusing on the West and won't care about Jingnan in the short term. We can take this opportunity to get rid of Zhang Wenbiao."

"At the same time, let Zhang Wenbiao's cronies tell Zhang Wenbiao that Zhou Xingfeng's deadline is approaching. In order to pave the way for his son, he will definitely remove him when the Central Plains Western Expedition has no time to take care of Jiangnan. We should act first to avoid stepping into the Follow in the footsteps of the other brothers."

Of the ten brothers who worked together with Zhang Wenbiao and Zhou Xingfeng, except for Wang Kui, Zhang Wenbiao and Zhou Xingfeng himself, the remaining seven died at the hands of Zhou Xingfeng.

Lu Duoxun continued: "They were suspicious at first, but after being persuaded by their confidants, they all intended to use force. Zhang Wenbiao is more courageous, and he took the first step to get the first opportunity."

Luo Youdu asked with burning eyes: "Who do you think will win this battle?"

Lu Duoxun said without hesitation: "If the imperial court does not interfere, Zhang Wenbiao will be defeated. After all, Zhang Wenbiao only has one state's soldiers, and Zhou Xingfeng has been in Wuping for many years, and his overall strength cannot be shaken by Zhang Wenbiao. But from the perspective of local battlefields, Zhou Xingfeng is more likely to lose."

Luo Youdu was greatly surprised, and asked: "Why did Lu Qing say that? As far as I know, Zhou Xingfeng has been fighting for many years, and he is good at military strategy, which is far beyond Zhang Wenbiao's comparison."

Lu Duoxun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's words are true. In terms of ability, Zhang Wenbiao is far inferior to Zhou Xingfeng. But it is because of this that Zhou Xingfeng has a reason to lose."

Luo Youdu is also a man who knows how to fight, and instantly understood: "Underestimate the enemy?"

Lu Duoxun made a bow and said, "Your Majesty has learned! Zhou Xingfeng is well aware of Zhang Wenbiao's level, so he sent troops to fight without making any preparations. There is no reason to be invincible if he is so rash."

In fact, he played a trick here.

Covered up his small movements.

Although Zhou Xingfeng's hasty dispatch of troops was careless, part of it was due to the speed of his troops and his belief in his prestige in Jingnan, which put psychological pressure on the rebels.

Lu Duoxun secretly informed Zhang Wenbiao of his plan and helped Zhang Wenbiao gain the upper hand.

Because only when Zhang Wenbiao wins, can he agree with the interests of the imperial court.

Lu Duoxun's intermittent amnesia is to cause himself a very powerful phenomenon.

Luo Youdu didn't care about these details, but said with a smile: "If Zhang Wenbiao wins, I will credit you again!"

Although Zhou Xingfeng was a local warlord, he was also recognized by the court.

And Zhang Wenbiao is the rebel army. The greater the momentum of the rebel army, the more reason the Central Plains court has to intervene.

The battle situation in Jiangnan was just as Lu Duoxun expected.

Zhou Xingfeng was defeated, very badly.

When Zhang Wenbiao heard that Zhou Xingfeng's army had arrived in a short time, he pretended to be terrified and was so frightened that he retreated ten li.

Underestimating the enemy, Zhou Xingfeng did not suspect deceit, so he directly took advantage of the victory and pursued it.

As a result, he missed the ambush and cut off the way back.

Zhou Xingfeng has fought all his life, from a scoundrel who did nothing in production, to today, step by step. It is not that he has never suffered a defeat, but it is the first time that he has been defeated so thoroughly.

The point is that he didn't lose to a world-renowned general with outstanding military exploits, but to a brother he looked down on the most.Frightened and angry, his confidence was greatly lost, and he couldn't afford to get sick.

Thanks to General Yang Shifan's ability, he led a small group of troops to break through the siege, and escorted Zhou Xingfeng back to Wuling in Langzhou.

Zhou Xingfeng put his nine-year-old son in charge of the government while on the sickbed, and handed over the task of crusade against Zhang Wenbiao to Yang Shifan, pulling him and saying, "I regret not listening to the general, only to have today's defeat, I hope the general can do it." Destroy Zhang Thief as soon as possible, and protect Jingnan from danger."

Zhou Xingfeng didn't know, when he gave the order.

Luo Youdu, who was far away in Bianjing, Central Plains, was on the court hall, angrily denouncing Zhang Wenbiao, raised his sword, and said loudly: "I will never forgive the rebels and thieves!" Order Li Chongjin, the governor of the Ningjiang Army, and Lin Renzhao, the commander of the navy , Immediately lead the troops south to wipe out the rebels in Jingnan."

Luo Youdu has been emperor for almost two years, the situation in the court has stabilized, and blood rotation has been going on in the temple.

Many veterans were either transferred from Bianjing, or retired to serve as officials, or under the impetus of the current situation, they were completely loyal to the new dynasty, and some bad habits that were difficult to control were also punished accordingly.

Even if Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin joined forces now, it would be difficult to cause great harm to Luo Youdu.

Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde made great efforts to abolish the financial power of the Jiedu Envoy, and they reciprocated, which also gave Li Chongjin the opportunity to lead troops to enjoy themselves.

It is impossible to reuse the commanding army to fight, but it is still possible to deal with some small shrimps and get addicted to leading the army.

For example, cleaning up Jingnan's Zhang Wenbiao and Zhou Xingfeng...

Luo Youdu's crusade against Jingnan was published in newspapers and published to the world on the second day.

The world is moving.

Scholars from the Central Plains scrambled to be the first to celebrate and cheer.

The envoys of Jiangnan, Bashu, Wuyue, Qingyuan Army and other separatist regimes in the Sifang Pavilion looked at the newspaper in their hands, and all of them turned pale with shock.

Where is this an order to go south to seek thieves? This is clearly a signal for the Central Plains court to unify the south.

Although they know this day is inevitable...

Although they knew this day would come sooner or later...

But when this day came, the fear from the bottom of their hearts still made them panic.

Li Congjia looked at the newspaper in his hand, and looked at the current affairs chapter: Luo Youdu's order to send troops to Jingnan, his hands could not help trembling slightly, and his face was pale.

In this winter, traces of sweat appeared between his temples.

It's not that Li Congjia doesn't understand politics, it's just that he doesn't like politics. Compared with political intrigue, he prefers poetry and poetry, and enjoys life with beauties and prostitutes.

But in fact, Li Congjia's achievements in the Southern Tang Dynasty were very good. Compared with Chen Shubao, who only knew how to indulge in pleasure, Li Congjia served the Central Plains outside and light corvée inside. Great achievements greatly eased the impact of his father's fiasco in Huainan.

It's just that the gap in strength is too large, and the trend of unification is inevitable.

Li Congjia's failure is inevitable, and unless he is replaced by the founding monarchs of the past dynasties, it is possible to make a comeback.A different king of ZTE may not be able to do a better job than him.

It has been more than half a year in the Central Plains, what Li Congjia has seen and heard is a scene of prosperity.

Compared with the luxury and exaggeration of Jiangnan, the unpretentious and pragmatic atmosphere of Central Plains made Li Congjia deeply aware of the gap between the two sides.

Don't say that everyone in the court boasted that they were Zhuge Liang's stuff, even if the real Zhuge Liang was resurrected, it would not be able to make up for the terrifying gap between them.

I want to enter the palace!

This thought flashed through Li Jia's mind.

Although the chances are not high, he has to give it a try in order to save the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty from the disaster of war.

(End of this chapter)