The news of the capture of Jinling Pegasus spread to the Hangzhou Imperial Palace, and Lu Yuan was overjoyed when he learned that one Jinling Mansion was equivalent to three states, and with this populous city, his strength was further strengthened.

He immediately issued a military order to expand the size of the army, allowing the first army to expand to 50,000 horses from the fifth army, and 50,000 troops on land and water.

In this way, if the establishment is full, the future strength of Wu will reach 350,000.

At the same time as the number of troops expanded, Lu Yuan also planned to adjust the structure of each army, set up two more marquis of Du Yu in each army, and change the name of the supreme commander from the commander to the marshal.

Lu Yuan is well aware of the dangers of the Jiedu Envoy, so he hopes that this change in name will make all the commanders understand that he does not intend to set up another Jiedu Envoy.

Not long after the herald's guards left, Qin Youyu entered the study with a solemn expression on his face.

"Lu Lang, Zhao Kuangyin landed in Chizhou, and Lu Weiyi sent someone to ask for help." She said succinctly.

Lu Yuan slapped the handrail hard and sighed: "It's better to let him cross the river, it's not easy to do now." ”

"You don't have to worry too much, there is also news, Xiao Shilang defeated the Zhou army on the Yangtze River again, we still have a very good advantage in water battles." Qin Youyu comforted.

"Well, he didn't disappoint me!" Lu Yuan bowed slightly, Xiao Shilang, a young general, had defeated the Zhou army for the third time, which was enough to prove that it was of great use.

The strong achievements of the navy army strengthened Lu Yuan's confidence, and his heart moved, and he said: "Concubine Yu, you said that if you let Xiao Shilang lead the troops to block the Yangtze River, can he do it?" ”

Qin Youyu hugged her chest and groaned, and after a while, she spoke: "Zhao Kuangyin's army is relatively concentrated in Jiangbei, and Xiao Shilang has more than 10,000 sailors under him, if you add Jinling City as a supply, it should be possible." ”

"What about Yu Xunbu?" Lu Yuan's eyes burned.

"Then it's foolproof."

"Okay, you immediately give an order to transfer Yu Xun's troops into the Yangtze River, and I will let Zhao Kuangyin not be supplied."

Qin Youyu hesitated for a moment: "Lu Lang, in this way, the Dengzhou plan may be postponed again." ”

"I know, but now Zhao Kuangyin's threat is greater, Dengzhou plans to let it go first."

"What about Chizhou? Do you want to send troops to the rescue? Qin Yu asked.

"Of course you have to save it, otherwise if you let Zhao Kuangyin gain a firm foothold, it will directly threaten Hui'an Mansion and Jinling."

"The land battle of the Zhou army is very strong, if it is rescued, there will be a hard battle." Qin Youyu's tone was solemn.

"This is inevitable, in the future, we will have to fight with the Liao people, if even the Zhou army can't win, then how can we do it?" Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"Yes." Qin Youyu smiled and bowed: "Then which army are you going to send to the rescue?" ”

"What do you think?"

Qin Youyu muttered: "The second army is in Yuezhou, and it can't be separated lightly, so the third army can only be sent." ”

Originally, Lu Yuan initially intended to make the forbidden army the trump card of land warfare, but so far, the performance of the forbidden army in land warfare has been unsatisfactory, and the most elite army under Lu Yuan is still the second army and the third army.

"Okay, let the Third Army rush to the aid from Jinling." Lu Yuan's jaw head.

"Lu Lang, Zhao Kuangyin has a lot of generals, I'm afraid it's not enough to rely on Meng Xiao all the way."

"And what do you mean?"

"Dispatch 20,000 forbidden troops to Hui'an Mansion as the second support army to respond to Mengxiao!" Qin Youyu said the plan in his heart.

"Yes, but who's in charge?"

Qin Youyu pondered: "Now in Hangzhou City, the most capable general should be Song Xuan. ”

"Isn't Chu Xiong as good as him?" Lu Yuan was a little surprised.

"Chu Xiong is good at attacking but not good at defending, not as comprehensive as Song Xuan." When Qin Youyu talks about problems, he rarely brings personal feelings, which is why Lu Yuan likes to discuss things with her.

"Then send Song Xuan, will he take the opportunity to rebel?" Lu Yuan was a little worried, Song Xuan was a demoted general after all.

Qin Youyu raised his eyebrows: "Lu Lang, the soldiers of the forbidden army are all trained by me, as long as Song Xuan has the slightest objection, the officers below will control him." ”

Lu Yuan smiled: "Then I'll rest assured, the deputy general will send Geng Qing, so it will be more secure." ”

"No." Qin Youyu hurriedly said: "If Geng Qing is the deputy general, the command is likely to fall into his hands, although he is brave in battle, he is too impulsive to be a commander." ”

"Then who do you think is suitable to be the lieutenant?"

Qin Youyu put his crooked index finger to his mouth and muttered, "You can let Luo Tai, the guard of the Qimen of Hui'an Mansion, be the guard." ”

"Rotai?" Lu Yuan blinked, this name is so familiar.

"Is there anything wrong with him?" Qin Yu asked.

"No, no." Lu Yuan waved his hand again and again: "Then listen to you, let Song Xuan be the main general, and Luo Tai be the deputy general." ”

……

Soon a decree reached the Privy Council.

Feng Zhixiao walked quickly through the lobby of the Privy Council, entered a room, and after seeing the familiar figure in the room, he said happily: "General! ”

Song Xuan stood up and said with a smile: "You are here." ”

"General, I heard that the king wants you to lead the troops."

Song Xuan walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder and said: "That's the case, Chizhou Lu Weiyi is surrounded by Zhao Kuangyin, and the king plans to send me to lead 20,000 horses to the rescue, when the king asks me what I want, I didn't mention anything else, only said that I hope to transfer you into the expedition team." ”

"General!" Feng Zhixiao fell to his knees, grateful.

After he defected to the state of Wu, he was not reused, and was arranged in the logistics department of the Privy Council as a logistics general, and he could return to the battlefield, which was exactly what he hoped for.

Song Xuan helped him up and said in a deep voice: "Effect, our opponent this time is the famous Zhao Kuangyin, I don't want to live up to the trust that the king has in me, I hope you can help me." ”

Hearing Zhao Kuangyin's name, Feng Xiao's heart sank, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, the general will definitely do his best." ”

A day later, Song Xuan led the army by boat to Hui'an Mansion.

……

Hui'an Prefecture, Qimen County.

Luo Tai also thought that he had been forgotten by His Royal Highness King Wu, and since Jiedu Mansion moved to Hangzhou, he had been left in Hui'an Mansion to guard Qimen City.

Unlike several other border counties in Hui'an, Qimen City today is rarely in the face of war.

Fu Lei of Jixi in the north fought a battle with the Tang army, and Xu Qian and Wei Chidan of Wuyuan and Kaihua in the south also fought with the Tang army.

And Luo Tai took 3,000 guards to guard Qimen, and the only possible enemy was Ning Guojun, however, even if Ning Guojun was given a bold, they would not dare to make a move with Wu Guo at this moment.

This puts Rotai in a predicament where he has no fight to fight.

If you can't fight, you won't have military achievements, and the colleagues of the Second Army and the Third Army have been promoted to official positions, and the original rival Jin Yuanwu has been promoted to the Marquis of Duyu, but he is still just a general.

Even a young general like Xiao Shilang was promoted to the Marquis of Duyu, and he continued to shine on the battlefield, which made Luo Tai envious and jealous.

In order to hone his will, he could only wield a spear in the courtyard every day so as not to be depressed.

Until today, his chance finally came.

His Royal Highness King Wu did not forget him, not only appointed him as the deputy general of the reinforcements, but also promoted his actual position from general to right commander, it seems that he was just honing himself before.

In the face of this war, Luo Tai was eager to try, and although the enemy was the famous Zhao Kuangyin, he was fearless.

A few days later, Song Xuan's army came to Qimen County and brought three artillery pieces, which were used to strengthen the defense of Qimen County.

After a few more days, the army still stopped at Qimen, which made Luo Tai, who was eager to fight, a little dissatisfied.

He entered the camp and questioned Song Xuan: "General Song, when are you going to march to Chizhou?" ”

In the tent, Song Xuan and Feng Zhixiao were discussing the map, and when they heard Luo Tai's question, Song Xuan frowned: "What does General Yiluo mean?" ”

"Immediately march!" Luo Tai did not hesitate.

"Does General Luo know the current situation in Chizhou?" Song Xuan asked.

Luo Tai was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "We can send scouts to inquire about the news while marching." ”

"Has General Luo ever thought that if Zhao Kuangyin plans to surround the point and send reinforcements, we are likely to be ambushed?" Feng Zhixiao interjected.

"Send more scouts, just be careful when passing through dangerous places." Rotai disagreed.

Song Xuan said in a deep voice: "General Luo said lightly, have you ever thought that if we are defeated by Zhao Kuangyin, Hui'an Mansion is likely to fall into danger?" Your Majesty asked us not only to come as reinforcements from Chizhou, but also to strengthen the defense of Hui'an Mansion! ”

Luo Tai took a deep breath, nodded and said, "I see." ”

Although he is eager to fight, after all, he still has a sense of the overall situation, and what the other party said is reasonable, and he can't refute it.

Two days later, the scout reported an important piece of news that Song Xuan had to send troops.

Meng Xiao had already encountered the Zhou army north of Chizhou, and Song Xuan, as the countermeasure force, had to play the role of sharing Zhao Kuangyin's forces at this time to prevent him from using all his forces against Meng Xiao's Third Army.