Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 726 Southern Expedition

Large armies gathered towards Luoyang one after another.

Food and grass from various places were also transported to the front line in advance.

Among the three roads, the east road is the easiest. It starts from Luoyang and goes down the Yingshui River to Shouchun.

During the expedition, all the elders in Luoyang came to see him off, and there was a huge crowd.

Under the rule of Daliang, the ancient capital of Luoyang gradually returned to its former prosperity, with a population of more than 700,000. In central Luoyang, there are many villages and villages, with a population of nearly 2 million.

There was an endless flow of business travelers from the east to the west, and goods from the north and the south.

Li Yue carefully told Li Jian not to interfere too much in the war, to focus on stability, and to ask Huan Yi and Liu Ying more when encountering unknown matters.

"My father has good intentions, and I know it." Li Jian was riding on the horse. His body was a little thin and not as good as his brothers.

"Jian'er..." Cui Yansi started crying again. He still hasn't corrected this problem after so many years.

"Why are you crying? It's like going to a funeral." Li Yue became agitated after being teased like this.

Cui Yansi's eyes widened and her tears finally stopped.

"Mother, don't worry, my sons are not really going to fight on the front lines." Li Jian in turn comforted her as a mother.

"Okay, the soldiers have been waiting outside the city for a long time. Let's go early." Li Yue waved his hand.

Every time it feels like parting between life and death, which is unlucky.

As a prince, he has no military achievements to show for it. How can he control the powerful generals in the future?

Not to mention that several of his brothers are quite talented.

Within two months of Li You's arrival in the Western Regions, he fought a victorious battle and defeated the Xiongnu, Rouran, and Gaoche coalition forces. He killed more than 2,000 people and captured 5,000 people. Although it was a small victory, it also allowed Qin to lose control of the Qihe River Basin. Stand up.

In the east, Li Tuan was infected with the ferocious spirit of Liaodong. He often led more than a thousand cavalry to sweep away tribes such as Kumoxi, Khitan, and Xianbei in the north. During the friction with Goguryeo, he planned ambushes and shot enemy generals before returning. He bravely won the three armies and won a short victory. In just three or four years, Li Suan became famous in the Liaodong Army and became Cui Jin's right-hand man.

The other brothers are not ordinary people either.

Li Xin, Li Jun, and Li Ji are also rising to prominence in the Shangwu Hall.

Li Yue definitely put a lot of effort into the training of his descendants. In addition to teaching them through words and deeds, he also hired talented people as their teachers.

However, this also puts Li Jian under great pressure. Behind each brother, there is more or less the support of a force.

The Kanto gentry, Kansai gentry, assimilated tribes, Xunjiu, Hanmen common people, etc. were more or less involved in it, and they adopted another way of fighting.

Li Yue had nothing to do about it. Fortunately, he was strong and strong. As long as he had a little control over his female sex, he could live another thirty years and reach the age of sixty or seventy without much problem.

In thirty years, the prince's foundation is as stable as Mount Tai, and no one can shake it.

"Emperor Father, Queen Mother, and my sons and ministers have gone." Li Jian held his hands on his horse and walked slowly southward without looking back.

Cui Yansi burst into tears again.

"Why are you crying? Why don't I see you cry every time I go on an expedition?"

These words succeeded in getting her to roll her eyes, and she said nonchalantly: "What kind of person is Your Majesty? Why do I need to worry about you?"

"That's heartless to say."

Some women are nothing but dregs after thirty, while others are nothing more than a flower.

All members of the Cui family are good-looking, and Cui Yansi has taken good care of himself. At the age of thirty-four or five, he is becoming more and more elegant.

Li Yue felt hot when he saw it...

Li Jian led 50,000 cavalry to the east. After Li Yue carefully appeased the harem, he led 30,000 troops to the south.

If Jiangdong still has a hard nut to crack, Xie Xuan's Beifu Army must be one of them.

After all, Fu Jian, the most arrogant man in history, was killed by the Beifu Army. However, Fu Jian's mobilization of 800,000 troops at once was a foolhardy act. Apart from increasing the logistical burden, it was of little use. Only 60,000 to 70,000 elite troops could actually fight.

From this point of view, Fu Jian is actually not a person who knows military skills, and is very different from his father Fu Xiong.

After the defeat of Feishui, they actually still had a lot of troops in hand, and the basic position in Guanzhong was still there, but even Yao Chang couldn't do it and was killed by him.

After a month of unhurried marching, with constant noise along the way, the so-called 100,000-strong army slowly arrived in Xiangyang, assuming a posture of storming Lexiang.

He also sent an edict to Huan Wen and Xie Xuan, asking them to surrender voluntarily.

Huan Wen stopped pretending this time and abandoned his previous submissiveness. He cursed Daliang as Di Liang and Li Yue as Emperor Hu, and led the beasts from the north to harm the people of Jiangdong...

Xie Xuan's reply was quite Xie An's style, and he very politely advised Li Yue to stop his troops and to make peace between the two families, so as not to lose harmony.

"Give the last general 10,000 elite soldiers. If you don't conquer Jiangnan, come and see me!" Zhang Hao is indispensable for such an occasion.

Li Yue looked at the map. Now Bazhong has been captured. Xue Qiang's 30,000 troops are in the west, and Cao Kan's 20,000 troops are in the north. If they attack by force, Xie Xuan will definitely not be able to withstand it.

The Chu army claims to be an army of 50,000 people, but in fact the only army that can fight is the Beifu army, which Xie Xuan has tens of thousands in hand, and the rest are made up of numbers.

However, there are many fortresses and fortresses in the south of the Yangtze River, all close to the Yangtze River. If you bite them one by one, the losses must be considerable.

Li Yue wouldn't care no matter how many casualties the Yidi Town Army suffered, but Li Yue would feel distressed if the Black Cloud Army suffered one casualty.

They are the foundation of Liang State.

And how to cross the Yangtze River is also a big problem.

Liang's navy was at sea, and half of Jiangdong's navy was in Jingxiang.

"That's not how wars are fought. Besides, why are we fighting against Jiangnan?" Li Yue said with a smile.

"If you don't attack Jiangnan, where can you attack?" Zhang Hao was the bravest of the three armies. He never liked to use his brain and liked to go straight.

Xu Cheng said: "Could it be that His Majesty's intention lies in Wuchang?"

The section from Yiling to Xiakou is full of fortresses and heavily defended, but when it comes to Wuchang, the troops are relatively sparse.

"Not bad." Li Yue nodded.

Xu Chengdao: "The last general has fought with Xie Xuan several times. He is good at military tactics and has great strategies. Since he is defending Jiangnan, he will not neglect Wuchang. Wuchang has few troops because the city is strong and has sufficient food and grass, so he is not afraid of attacks from outside. "

Sun Quan once moved the capital to Wuchang for a period of time, and was later defended by Jiangdong generals such as Lu Xun, Zhuge Ke, and Tao Huang.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wuchang was still an important town, guarded by generals. Xiangyang, Jiangling, and Wuchang formed an iron triangle, guarding the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Jiangdong has lost Xiangyang and Jiangling, and must work hard on Wuchang.

Despise the enemy strategically and value the enemy tactically.

Whatever you can think of, your enemy can definitely think of.

Li Yue stared at the map. The Yangtze River turned from Yiling to the southeast, then turned to the northeast at Dongting Lake and connected with the Han River. Xiangyang was right in the center of the triangle defense, and he immediately had a countermeasure in his mind.

There is only one Xie Xuan and only one Beifu Army, but there are too many areas to defend.

"There is a saying in the art of war that those who are good at fighting will cause harm to others without killing them. Those who can make the enemy come to him will benefit him; those who can prevent the enemy from coming will harm him. Now with the strength of our army and the prosperity of our country, throw a whip at The river is enough to stop its flow, how can Xie Xuan be so dangerous as to rely on it?"

Although Jiangdong has reached the end of his rope, it's hard to say what the outcome will be if he doesn't show some real skills.

Just like the Southern Song Dynasty, they resisted Mongolia for six years.

Li Yue didn't have so much energy to fight for six years, and it was impossible to fight like this. "Let the rats in Jiangdong see what I can do!"

(End of this chapter)