After Li Xiaogong's army quelled the rebellion of Jianghuai Fugongyou in one fell swoop, it continued to wave its army to the east to attack the Kou Zhong separatist forces entrenched in the coastal area of Jianghuai.

However, at this critical time, the Song valve in Lingnan finally took action, and the warlords of all walks of life in the south formed an army of more than 100,000 people under the personal leadership of Song Que, the lord of the Song valve, and rushed from Jiangnan to support Kou Zhong, in this case, Li Xiaogong is facing the danger of fighting on two fronts, and whether it is Kou Zhong or Song Que, they are all famous generals on the battlefield, the reason why Li Xiaogong was able to comprehensively suppress Kou Zhong was because he thought that the Tang army had an absolute advantage in strength, but at this time, the advantage of the Tang army was no longer there, Li Xiaogong was also not sure that he would be able to defeat Kou Zhong and Song Que at the same time, so he had to shrink his forces, turn attack into defense, and closely monitor the movements of the Jiangnan coalition forces.

Song Que did not move, and when he moved, the world shook, especially this time when he sent troops, he actually made a bold statement that he would fight a decisive battle with the Li Tang Dynasty and Luoyang City in one fell swoop, and in terms of Song Que's strength at this time, he did have this qualification, after all, the Tang Dynasty at this time was affected by the invasion of the northern Turks, most of the troops were delayed, and the remaining part of the troops had to be scattered in Hebei, the Central Plains, Bashu and other places to be responsible for maintaining law and order. The army commanded by Li Xiaogong at this time can be said to be one of the few mobile troops in the Tang Dynasty at this time, but even so, it is still responsible for attacking the warlords from all walks of life in the south of the Yangtze River, so that when Song Que went north, the Tang Dynasty's troops immediately seemed to be stretched, and Li Xiaogong was able to face Song Que who took advantage of the situation. It can only be said that the defense is more than enough, and the offense is insufficient.

According to the intelligence collected by the Tang army, the various armies south of the Yangtze River to Lingnan are still being mobilized, which shows that Song Que's rhetoric at this time is not false, he really wants to concentrate all the forces in his hands, and then fight to the death with the Tang army in the Central Plains. And being able to make such a move undoubtedly shows that Song Que is also extremely confident in his strategic plan.

If Li Xiaogong was able to rely on his nearly 100,000 troops and his own talents to deal with Song Que before, then there is no doubt that when Song Que's army was all assembled and reached the front line, the outnumbered Li Xiaogong would definitely be invincible, so. As a last resort, he sent all the information he had collected to Chang'an and asked Tang Emperor Li Yuan for support. And when his information was sent to Chang'an, for such a piece of information, the ministers of the Li Tang Dynasty naturally also expressed great importance. Song Que was a powerful enemy, and with his ability and courage, he had already said such things. Then, it will inevitably be implemented. Even if there are many dangers, not to mention that the main force of the Tang army is pinned down on the border line at this time, and the interior is empty, for Song Que, this is an excellent opportunity to attack.

However, for the Li Tang Dynasty, it was even more terrifying. But it was the Turks in the north, who may have united with the Song Dynasty at this time, and were about to want to attack the north and south and jointly attack the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, and if that was the case. What the Tang Dynasty will face this time is indeed an unprecedented crisis.

And this time, it was Li Shimin who spoke out against it, thinking that although this possibility existed, the probability was not great, for two reasons, first, Song Que, the lord of the Song Dynasty, had always claimed to be a descendant of the orthodoxy of the Han family, and a person with a strict personality and self-discipline like him, once he decided on something, he would often stick to it to the end, and since he claimed to have inherited the orthodoxy of the Han family, there was no doubt that it was impossible for him to form an alliance with the Turkic steppe tribe that he regarded as the Hu people in his eyes.

And the grassland, is another situation, although the Turks at this time are strong, but because of the reason why the Turks are fighting with each other, and split into two parts, the Tang Dynasty is okay to invade, really want a large-scale invasion, it is not enough, and the Jieli is greedy but short-sighted, the reason why it will continue to enter China in the near future is just to see the strength of the Tang Dynasty gradually become stronger, worried that the future will not be able to blackmail the Central Plains, compared to the Lingnan Song valve in the south, The Tang Dynasty undoubtedly had much more dealings with Jieli.

Therefore, even if Song Que really did not expect Li Shimin, and actively contacted Jieli Khan, Jieli is very likely to really cooperate with Song Que and send troops to harass the northern border. However, if he is allowed to drive straight into and attack the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, Jieli will inevitably refuse, in this case, although the north will be harassed by the Turks, the main enemy that the main force of the Tang army will face is still the Jiangnan coalition army with the Song valve as the core!!

Li Shimin's idea was unanimously agreed by the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, so Li Yuan asked him again how to formulate a strategic plan to prepare to eliminate the Jiangnan coalition army of the Song lord, but this time, Li Shimin's construction did not immediately mobilize the army to the south to support Li Xiaogong, and at the same time to attack the Song Que army that entered the Jianghuai generation at this time, he instead built yì, let Li Xiaogong stick to the reinforcements, until waiting for Song Que's army to be assembled, and then attack in a big way, he will mobilize the main force of the Tang army. Fight to the death with Song Que.

The reason is that the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is not only humid and hot, but also densely covered with water networks, and because most of the soldiers of the Tang Army are northerners, they are not used to water warfare, so when the Tang Army in the north and the Jiangnan coalition army fight in the south of the Yangtze River, the shape will be unfavorable to the Tang Army - this is also the reason why during the Six Dynasties of the previous dynasty, even if the unified dynasty in the north was strong, it still could not completely eliminate the Southern Dynasty. Therefore, even if Song Que did not have the idea of the Northern Expedition, and if the Tang Army could sweep away the various forces in the south of the Yangtze River one by one, it would not take a few years to sweep them away. And in the end, it is estimated that he will have to learn from the practice of Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui in the previous dynasty, and continue to canonize Song Que, so that he can lead Lingnan to become a courtier of the Li Tang Dynasty in name, but he is actually the uncrowned king!

But now, since Song Que himself wants to lead the army in the south of the Yangtze River to the north and come to the Central Plains to fight to the death with the Tang army, it is completely his own destruction, the northerners are not accustomed to water warfare, but in the same way, because of the lack of horses in the south, therefore, the army in the south of the Yangtze River is almost all composed of foot soldiers, just imagine that when these armies composed of foot soldiers arrive in the north, when they encounter the charge of the cavalry group in the Tang army, regardless of victory or defeat, even if it is psychological pressure, It was also enough for the Jiangnan coalition army to be overwhelmed by the Tang army in terms of morale.

In addition, most of the soldiers of the Jiangnan coalition army are composed of southerners, and the southerners have never lost to the northern soldiers, but in the same way, compared with the northern soldiers, the endurance of the southern soldiers is generally not as good as that of the north, so when the two armies meet and fight to the death and fall into a stalemate, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable the shape will be to the Jiangnan coalition army.

There is no doubt that Song Que is indeed a very far-sighted and courageous commander, so of course he is well aware of the difficulties he is facing at this time, but instead of choosing to continue to hide in Lingnan and hold his troops, or send troops to consolidate Jiangnan and rule the river, he finally chose to compete with Li Tang for the whole world, and since he made such a choice, then he can only choose to wave his army north at this time, and then fight with the Tang army in the north. Because for Song Que, who has always cherished the glory of the orthodox Qin and Han dynasties of the Han family, this is his best opportunity.

Therefore, this time the southern army went north, it was not an opportunity for the Tang army, an opportunity to cleanly solve the hidden dangers in the south of the Yangtze River, in other words, both sides saw the same opportunity and the same danger, however, they never flinched.

Li Shimin's correct analysis of the battle situation was unanimously agreed by everyone, so Li Yuan completely adopted Li Shimin's Jianyì, and ordered Li Xiaogong to contain Song Que in Jianghuai, while the main force of the Tang army remained unchanged in the Central Plains, preparing to wait until all Song Que's troops were assembled and led the army north, and then ordered the main force of the Tang Army to attack and fight Song Que in the north! However, somewhat different from Li Shimin's original plan, because Li Yuan was worried that Li Xiaogong's strength at this time would not be able to block Song Que's attack, he ordered a Tang army that remained in Shandong after eliminating Xu Yuanlang in Shandong, and ordered this Tang army to go south and join Li Xiaogong's army to increase Li Xiaogong's strength......

Under the decision of the imperial court, the territory in the Tang Dynasty began to operate rapidly, and the Tang army was actively accumulating supplies, repairing the city, resting weapons and weapons and armor, and waiting for the arrival of the enemy. Seeing that most of the autumn is about to pass, but the Song army is still confronting Li Xiaogong under the leadership of Song Que, and it even seems that there is no intention of attacking the north at all.

At this time, even Li Shimin had to have some admiration for the lord of the Song valve, no matter what the senior's thoughts were, there is no doubt that his strong mind is far beyond ordinary people, and because of this, he will be so calm and calm, and he did not rashly go north to fight a decisive battle with the Tang army.

This is a struggle of wisdom and strength, and even, it will last for a long time without being able to distinguish the winner or loser, because in the north, the Tang Dynasty will face the harassment of the Turks in the south for a long time, and in the south, with the destruction of countless large and small forces, at this time has completely formed a situation in which the Li Tang Dynasty occupies the north and the large and small divided coalition led by the Song valve occupies the south of the Yangtze River, and also has the prerequisites that can send troops first. (To be continued......)

PS: Ps: Riman is getting more and more wasted, so much so that a few days ago, I watched two episodes of Balala Little Demon Fairy with my niece, and then I actually felt that it was much stronger than the average Japanese man! Embarrassment......