Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 463 Spreading False News

Jinling Qinhuai River.

Zhao Kuangzan greeted Cao Bin on the pier.

Now the veteran is convinced of Cao Bin, quietly watching Cao Bin's ship from far to near.

"Deploy if you see it!"

As soon as the ship stopped, Cao Bin couldn't wait to get off the ship.

He is very busy now, racing against time.

In this battle against the south of the Yangtze River, since the offensive was launched using the Yangtze River pontoon bridge, the entire battlefield of the Southern Expedition was spread out.

This kind of war cannot be achieved by one or two local victories.

Now the entire Jiangnan battle situation can be divided into five parts.

Lin Renzhao's navy occupied Chizhou to deal with the incoming enemies from Ezhou and Jiangzhou, and guarded the west of the Yangtze River by the way.

Zhang Xiong's navy has entered Caishiji to guard the floating bridge on the east side of the Yangtze River and guard against Chai Kehong's Jiangnan navy.

Han Chongyun, Tang Jingsi, Zhang Cong'en, Zhao Chao and others will blockade the banks of the Yangtze River.

Then Zhao Kuangzan and Zhu Yuanbing trapped the inner city of Jinling.

Finally, Wu Yue was invited to attack Changzhou and Runzhou.

Among them, Lin Renzhao's main purpose was to deal with Jiangnan's counterattack. They used the Yangtze River floating bridge to catch Jiangnan by surprise.

But except for Lin Renzhao who defeated Chen Decheng's more than [-] Chizhou soldiers, the main force in Jiangnan still remained.

Ezhou, Jiangzhou, and Li Jing, who moved his capital to Nanchangfu in Hongzhou, all had soldiers and horses in their hands, and they could support Jinling by water and land.

Chizhou can just stop the water reinforcements from the south of the Yangtze River.

Needless to say, Zhao Kuangzan and Shu Yuan, the task of attacking Jinling is the most important task.

Jinling is not easy to fight, and it is impossible to expect to easily win Jinling with a strong attack.

Wu Yue's task is to contain the soldiers and horses of Changzhou and Runzhou in the eastern part of the south of the Yangtze River, and count on them to win. Cao Bin doesn't like to dream.

The purpose of Zhang Xiong's navy and the four generals Han, Tang, Zhang, and Zhao who blocked the Yangtze River was to deal with Chai Kehong on the Yangtze River.

The [-] navy in the hands of Chai Kehong is one of the core forces in the south of the Yangtze River, so we have to pay attention to it.

But also because of this, Chai Kehong's [-] navy attracted most of Cao Bin's troops.

So much so that the available soldiers in Cao Bin's hands paled in comparison.

This is also the impact of two-front warfare.

It really wants to be like the Sui Dynasty, with 50 troops riding on the face, and beating a Nanchen with a population of only 200 million, even a dog can win.

Cao Bin helped Zhao Kuangzan up, and asked straightforwardly, "How is the matter going?"

Zhao Kuangzan said: "Everything has been arranged according to the order, and our Central Plains flag was planted on the tower of Jinling City. General Shu Yuan was also in the city to appease the people, and he was not in a hurry to attack the city. Elders from the villages and counties around Jinling with a radius of [-] miles were also invited. Qinhuai River, waiting at an inn by the river."

Cao Bin nodded slightly in satisfaction, and said, "Let's go now..."

The current Qinhuai River is far less prosperous than recorded in history.

The most prosperous period of the Qinhuai River in history is the period of the Six Dynasties and the Ming and Qing Dynasties in history.

During the Six Dynasties, aristocratic families lived together on both sides of the Shili Qinhuai River, and literati gathered together.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the rich and rich gathered together, there were many brothels, and the boats were floating, making it a place for beauties in the south of the Yangtze River.

Now it's just a place to play.

Now in wartime, the Qinhuai River is even more deserted.

All the way to the largest inn by the Qinhuai River, Zhao Kuangzan said, "This is it."

Cao Bin walked into the inn with his head held high.

Elderly people gathered around the inn. They were originally gathered in one place, discussing in low voices. Seeing Cao Bin enter, everyone shut up and looked at Cao Bin entering with complicated and frightened eyes.

Cao Bin walked unceremoniously at the top of the inn lobby, first glanced around with the victor's eyes, and then showed a smile that made people feel like a spring breeze.

Cao Bin has a dull and steady temper, and he doesn't like to laugh, but he is still very handsome when he smiles.

"Cao Bin met all the elders..."

He bowed politely and said hello.

The goodwill of the victor wins the favor most.

The originally restless elders felt great peace in their hearts and returned their salutes one after another.

Cao Bin said: "The elders are all people of high virtue and respect in the counties and villages. Bin should have sent people to the counties and villages one by one to comfort them, but the war is urgent and there is a slight shortage of manpower, so I can only invite you here to show our army's attitude. .”

One person said in an unhappy tone: "What's your attitude? The Central Plains invaded Jiangnan, what can I say?"

Cao Bin didn't take it seriously, and said: "Could it be that the elders have forgotten that your Jiangnan prince started the war? But it is meaningless to pursue these, and I will not hide it from the elders. Your Majesty has the ambition of Emperor Qin and Han Wu. Even without Li Hongji's provocation, sending troops Jiangnan is also a matter of time."

He glanced at the crowd and said: "There is no need to learn from the juniors to elaborate on the right and wrong of it. No matter whether the elders accept Jiangnan's change of ownership or not, the facts are right in front of us, and the elders cannot help but not accept it."

As soon as this remark came out, the surroundings were stunned.

Cao Bin continued: "Unification of the Yu Dynasty is the general trend. Jinling thinks our army has broken through, and I will escort Li Hongji to Hongzhou soon. I don't have time to stay too long."

Hearing this, the astonishment turned into an uproar.

The old man with a displeased tone said in amazement: "Jinling has fallen?"

Under the escort of soldiers, they passed by the outer city of Jinling, looked at the Central Plains banner on the top of Jinling city, and secretly guessed the situation of Jinling.

At this time, most of the words from Cao Bin's mouth showed a look of shock.

It's only been a few days!
Jinling lost?
Compared with Nanchang Mansion in Hongzhou where Li Jing is now, Jinling is the sacred place in the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River.

Cao Bin briefly explained: "I restored the land of Yan in the north, smashed Khitan, settled Lianglong in the west, and expelled Tubo. I regained my old homeland of China from the foreigners. I also took the Northern Han Dynasty and settled in the middle of Shu. The unification is inevitable. Avoid. In the Jiangnan Dynasty, there are many good birds who choose their trees and rest, adapt to the current situation, and take it easy."

This is of course a lie, so he didn't say much about this matter, but changed the subject, saying: "You elders, you should think about the people in the south of the Yangtze River. It is well known that I am benevolent to Your Majesty. This expedition is undeniable. To avoid affecting the people's livelihood in Jiangnan, tax relief is granted. At the same time, Jiangnan will adopt our Central Plains tax law in the future, and those exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes in Jiangnan will be completely abandoned. I also hope that all elders will consider the people and stabilize the people's livelihood."

"Thank you, Cao Bin!"

Cao Bin's polite and humble demeanor won the favor of most elders.

This Jinling is gone, and we still expect us, old bones, to go to battle and kill the enemy?
Even the old man with an unhappy tone shut his mouth.

In all fairness, although Li Jingxumi is not as good as Meng Chang, he is also a spender.

Li Hongji is not extravagant, but his unrestrained development of armaments has more influence on the people than his father.

The taxation in the Central Plains is not low, but it is still much better than that in the south of the Yangtze River. The key is that Luo Yu’s new dynasty has a lot of officials. Corruption is not without it, but they are all in the dark, and they will be caught one by one.

Compared with Jiangnan who is clearly greedy, it is much better.

The tax system in the Central Plains still makes the elderly in these places very excited.

Jinling is gone, so why persist?

Express cooperation one by one.

Satisfied, Cao Bin ordered these elders to be sent back to the local area.

Ever since, although Jinling has not fallen, all the villages and counties around Jinling feel that Jinling has fallen.

(End of this chapter)