The mobilization of the army was a very large and cumbersome task in ancient times. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThis is true even if Li Qin's subordinates are well-trained and barely have a modern standard.

On the first day after receiving the news of the Jiangdu incident, Li Qin had already conveyed the order.

Through the wireless telegraph machines installed in the barracks, the military towns that had been ordered to participate in the war began to assemble.

Dangtu Town, Saddle Garrison Town, and Shenji Town, which were near the left, all quickly made dressing preparations; The water army of Huyang Town, which was far away in Huyang, also pulled anchor and set sail from Shijiu Lake to the north; As for the cavalry that was farther and more dispersed, they also received an order to return and march towards Jiangning City at the first time.

At the same time, the fleets originally used by the Giant Kun Gang and the Haisha Gang for shipping on the Yangtze River were also urgently requisitioned by Li Qin, and they were ordered to sail to Jiangning Port to assemble.

On the afternoon of the Jiangdu Incident, Li Qin's men had completely taken over Dangtu County and informed the officials of Dangtu County of the news of the Jiangdu Incident. The officials of the county government looked at each other in disbelief. However, when Tu was Li Qin's base camp, the officials in the county town had long been of the same mind as Li Qin. Although they had some doubts in their hearts about whether this was an excuse for Li Chin's rebellion, they still set about mobilizing Li Chin's army with various logistical support.

When the time came to evening, the town of Dangtu, the town of Saddle Garrison, and the town of Shenji near the left had all completed preparations. After they had a hasty dinner, they marched to Jiangning City overnight under Li Qin's orders.

Take over Jiangning City and take this big southern city.

This is Li Qin's main task tonight.

More than 10,000 people marched overnight, and the lit torches formed a long dragon under the black sky, and even the mountain people ten miles away could clearly see it.

At that time, someone informed the people in Jiangning City of the news that the army was advancing eastward, and the officials in the city suddenly panicked.

Danyang Taishou Liu Ziyi is an old and stubborn man, when he heard the news of thieves marching eastward, he hurriedly mobilized the officers and soldiers of Jiangning City to go to the city to garrison, and ordered messengers to gallop in all directions to ask for reinforcements.

This old fellow and Li Qin did not deal with each other very well, and at this time he heard that the thieves were coming from the west, so he thought that Li Qin had either died in battle or surrendered. Therefore, he did not send to the west.

When Tu was not far from Jiangning, only one hundred and fifty miles to the left and right, Li Qin led the army to travel at the same time. Under the leadership of Su Dingfang, the vanguard Shenji Town horse team under his command arrived at the foot of Danyang City three hours later.

At this time, Taishou Liu Ziyi already understood that the people who came were not thieves, but Li Qin's Danyang Town. However, out of his own disgust with Li Qin and Li Qin's rebellious march to expand his army without authorization, Liu Ziyi still ordered the city gate to be closed and ready for battle. He thought that Li Qin had rebelled against the imperial court.

When Su Dingfang arrived at the city, in the dim night, what he saw was such a pair of torches and flags all over the city, knives out of sheaths, and bows and strings, as if facing the enemy.

Su Dingfang frowned, and shouted loudly to order Danyang to guard Liu Ziyi to open the city.

But Liu Ziyi turned a deaf ear to this, and sharply accused Li Qin and Su Dingfang of being rebellious and would not die well in the future.

Su Dingfang had no choice but to inform Liu Ziyi of the news of the Jiangdu mutiny, Yu Wenhua and the murder of the monarch, saying that he was on Li Qin's order to prepare to use Jiangning as a base and go north to crusade against Yu Wenhua.

"Hugh wants to trick me, Jiangdu is closer to me Jiangning. Why haven't I received any news about Jiangdu, but you should know about it? Liu Ziyi stubbornly refused to believe it, "Rebellion is rebellion, and don't want to use false words to kill the city." ”

"You old man!" Su Dingfang was anxious.

What to do?

You can't use the thousand cavalry in your hands to attack the river city of Jiangning. You must know that Jiang Ning has been the imperial capital, and its city wall is more than ten zhang high, and it is five or six zhang thick. If it is a frontal attack, I am afraid that I will not be able to fight with a large army for several months.

"General, send a signal! The most urgent kind...... There are our people in the city. As long as the signal is sent as agreed, they will launch to help us take Jiangning City. The general under Su Dingfang reminded him in a low voice.

"It's good!" After being reminded, Su Dingfang tapped his head, ordered someone to take out the cannon, and put it up in the dark.

Three bright red balls of light shot straight into the night sky dozens of feet high from the ground, emitting the most dazzling and brilliant light above the black curtain. "Boom...... Rumble...... Rumble! The roar of thunder shook the vision, causing both the inside and outside of Jiangning City to be alarmed.

"What are they going to do?" Liu Ziyi was slightly stunned and a little puzzled, but soon came to his senses: "It's not good, they want to inform the people in the city...... Li Yuanhua's thief has helpers in the city. That's the signal they set off. ”

Liu Ziyi was panicked in his heart, he twisted his eyebrows hard, and ordered sharply: "Quickly let the officials of Jiangning City go to seize Li Yuanhua's property and suppress their movements." ”

"Yes!" Liu Ziyi's henchman turned around and gave the order.

But, it's too late!

Under Li Qin's command, it was established by Jinling Town. There are 4,000 people in Jinling Town, divided into two parts, one part is rampant in the name of the Purple Mountain bandits, and the other part is arranged as a secret camp and ambushed in the city.

As one of the earliest military towns under Li Qin's command, the dark camp of Jinling Town has been laid out in Jiangning City for a long time. After nearly three years of arrangement, they have spread all over the west of Jiangning City in various identities. Some of them guarded the city gate as soldiers, and some bought storefronts, started small businesses, and made their homes near the city gates......

They are all hidden shadows, and they are the group of people who are most loyal to Li Qin. On weekdays, in order to keep secrets, they had little contact with Li Qin's industries in the city. Except for their chief and themselves, as well as a few colleagues, no one knew that they were actually Li Qin's men.

When the huge ball of light rose into the sky, when the thunderous roar rang out three times in a row, these dark camp soldiers who were still in the city knew that the time had come to launch.

"Come on! The general wants to take Jiangning City, and now is the time for us to be loyal to him. With a loud cry, they rushed out from all over the west of the city, and quickly gathered together to kill the city gates.

For a while, there was a loud shout of killing near the city gate.

Where are those county soldiers in Jiangning City who are the opponents of Li Qin, these tiger and wolf soldiers?

Liu Ziyi's cronies were about to rush to the city to convey the order, but they didn't want Li Qin's secret camp to be killed. But after two or three strokes, Liu Ziyi and his cronies were defeated. The people in the dark camp knew that he was too guarded, and did not do anything to him, but just tied him up on the spot, and then lowered the drawbridge of the city gate.

As a result, Su Dingfang rode into the city, and under the guidance of the soldiers of the hidden camp, he quickly controlled all the key points in the city and accepted the surrender of the defenders of Jiangning City.

In just an hour, Jiangning City had already settled down.

Su Dingfang posted a notice on the one hand, and on the other hand, he sent someone to give Li Qin an urgent report here.

Li Qin arrived in Jiangning City on the afternoon of the second day, and at this time, refugees from Jiangdu had already appeared in Jiangning City.

These lucky people who fled first brought terrible news about Jiangdu: "Jiangdu has become hell, and those soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army have become even more terrible than the devil. They rob, kill, ** women...... Jiangdu is already finished. ”

"It's horrible!" The people in Jiangning City sighed, and they also understood Li Qin's move to occupy Jiangning City to some extent—at least Li Qin's occupation of Jiangning City did not turn Jiangning City into a hell like Jiangdu.

As the number of refugees increased, Su Dingyi intercepted several refugees, brought them to Liu Ziyi, and asked them to explain the situation in Jiangdu to Liu Ziyi.

"What?" Liu Ziyi was taken aback.

If it's just one person and two people saying this, Liu Ziyi can also reprimand Su Dingfang for cheating. But when more than a dozen refugees told him so, he couldn't help but believe it.

After all, Li Qin's soldiers and horses had only just entered Jiangning City, and it was impossible to find out so many people and make up such detailed reasons in such a short time.

In Jiangdu, when Liu Zi used to supervise the grain and grass for Emperor Yi, he went there several times. He was also very familiar with some things in Jiangdu, and when he was interrogated, Liu Ziyi inquired in detail about all kinds of things in Jiangducheng, and also asked these refugees about some things about their families. The refugees replied fluently, which further shows that Jiangdu is indeed in a big situation.

"Looks like I did something wrong!" Liu Ziyi sighed.

When Li Qin entered the lobby, he knelt down in front of Li Qin with a look of self-reproach and pleaded guilty to him.

Li Qin knew that Liu Ziyi was known for his reputation and was quite effective in governing Danyang, so he asked Liu Ziyi to continue to stay in the rear and wait for the arrival of his ministers.

At the end of the afternoon, ten warships of the Huyang Water Battalion arrived at the river. Li Qin ordered the fleet to cruise the river and guard against possible enemies on the Jiangbei side.

By the third quarter of the Shen hour, the merchant ships of the Giant Kun Gang and the Haisha Gang had also arrived.

Li Qin sent all his soldiers, horses, food, and grass onto the ship, and slowly headed north under the escort of ten warships.

After that, Li Chin's expeditionary fleet spent an evening above the Great River.

As the moon set and the sun rose, when the golden light of the sun splashed again on the heavens and the earth, Li Qin's fleet had already arrived five miles north of Jiangdu City.

This section of the river is gentle and the tidal flats are not large, which is most suitable for soldiers to wade ashore.

Li Qin let the army go ashore here and prepare to march to Jiangdu.

At this time, the Jiangdu city still knew nothing about Li Qin's actions, and those Xiaoguo troops were busy with the last feast before returning to the north.

They want to go home, and they want to get more money to go home after venting.

Jiangdu City, as the southern capital built by Yang Guang with great effort, has too many good things in the city. Many of them are Yang Guang, serving those dignitaries.

Now that Yang Guang is dead, those high-ranking officials and nobles have also become hairless phoenixes, and they are completely slaughtered by these people.

Killing an emperor is a big deal, and killing a tyrant is considered to be a credit to the world. It was these heroes who thought they could claim more from everything in the city. They consider it the prerogative of the heroes.

They never imagined that while they were enjoying themselves, one of the forces had already decided to take advantage of them.

This is the fifth day of the third month of the fourteenth year of the great cause, and the hour is six.