Using weapons to aid Zhao Song as the southern barrier of the Tang State was obviously a good deal.

First of all, before the restoration of the Central Plains, the Tang State must not take the initiative to attack the Song Dynasty, which will hurt the legal basis of the Tang State against the Yuan Dynasty and cause the rejection of the Tang State by the Han people in the world.

Meng Yuan is so powerful, you just have some strength to attack the Song Dynasty, let the Han forces kill each other, and let Meng Yuan see the joke. It seems that you, Tang Guogong, raised troops just for your own ambitions.

Zhao Liangchuan is a cousin of Song Lizong, a real Zhao Song clan, and his father Zhao Bizhu is still the late Song Dynasty Shangzhuguo and Taichang Siqing. Therefore, Zhao Liangchan is not a grass-headed genius like Xiao Yin, he is fully qualified to inherit the throne of Zhao Song.

It can be seen from the fact that he joined the army and the old and the young rushed to the army, and the small court in Guangzhou was recognized.

Less than ten years after the fall of the Zhao and Song dynasties, because the rule of the Meng Yuan was too cruel, it is a fact that the people still think of the Song Dynasty.

Defeating Zhao and Song is simple, but it will make Li Luo lose the hearts of the Han people.

But if the Tang State does not destroy the Song Dynasty, with the current strength of the small court in Guangzhou, it will be destroyed by the Meng Yuan. Once Meng Yuan destroyed the small imperial court, he could attack the Tang State by entering Jiangxi in the north and Fujian in the east, so that the Tang State had to divide its heavy troops and deploy them in the south.

Therefore, the most cost-effective strategy is to support the small court in Guangzhou and use it as a barrier to disperse the Yuan army's forces attacking Tang. The Tang army could also use Guangdong Road as a battlefield by continuously sending troops to aid the Song Dynasty, so as not to let the flames of war burn into the territory of the Tang State.

And it is absolutely impossible for the Yuan court to tolerate the continued existence of Zhao Song, and it is impossible to let Zhao Song not fight. In this fight, the troops must be divided.

Although Tang, Liang, and Song eliminated a large number of Yuan troops after raising troops, they were mainly traitor troops. The real Mongol cavalry lost only 20,000, and the Semu cavalry lost no more than 50,000.

The strength of the Southern Yuan army was still very strong.

There are more than 100,000 troops of Kudu Timur, more than 100,000 elite soldiers of the King of Yunnan attacking Burma, 100,000 Dali soldiers under the command of Duan, at least 100,000 Tusi barbarian soldiers who listened to the tune, and 30,000 traitor troops in Guangxi Liangjiang Province, 30,000 traitor troops in Yunnan Province, and 70,000 traitor troops in Sichuan Province!

Added up, the total number of troops that the Yuan court could mobilize in the south was still as high as more than 600,000. Among them, there are more than 100,000 cavalry!

This is not counting the 100,000 garrisons of Annam and the 30,000 garrisons of Cham,

Not counting the tens of thousands of Tibetan cavalry that can rush down the plateau and enter Sichuan at any time.

Not to mention that there are hundreds of thousands of Mongolian iron horsemen in the north, as well as hundreds of thousands of traitor troops.

If Naiyan doesn't rebel, then the 100,000 iron horsemen in Liaodong will be counted. In addition, Goryeo was also able to draw 100,000 soldiers and horses.

In this way, the Yuan court can mobilize at least 1.4 million troops, half of which are cavalry!

If the battle is big, Kublai Khan and several khanates put aside their contradictions and jointly deal with the Tang State, then there will be hundreds of thousands of cavalry coming east!

This is still only counting the existing strength of the Yuan court, what if the Yuan court recruits new soldiers? If the Yuan court conscripts troops on a large scale, then hundreds of thousands will be added!

And the enemy is so strong, but the Tang State needs time to digest the newly restored territory. Then the existence of Zhao Song and Xiao Liang is necessary.

Zhao Song took the aid of the Tang State and occupied Guangdong Province, whether they wanted to or not, they had to block the Yuan army from the south for the Tang State, and the pressure on the Tang army would be reduced.

Therefore, Li Luo also generously lent 500,000 stone grain to the small court for recruitment.

Li Luo was so generous, Luo Tan was overjoyed, and he could only thank him with a thousand thanks. In the end, Luo Tan returned satisfied.

And Li Luo did not guess wrong, after Zhao Song received the assistance of the Tang State, he immediately recruited troops and recovered the 36 prefectures and counties of Guangdong Province. But that's another story.

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"Tang Gong really didn't disappoint the old lady, Meiling has a big victory!" Nangancheng's hard work was very excited to get the news, "Zhang Motou has an army of more than 100,000 troops, and he himself has been captured and will be taken to Lin'an to be executed!" ”

At this time, Hard Work really felt that Li Luo was a good person, a very good person.

The guards were also very happy, "Then is Tang Gong going to rescue the beam?" ”

He nodded hard: "The truth of cold lips and dead teeth, Tang Gong will not be unaware." He will definitely rescue the beam! Thankfully, Tang Gong finally won, and the anti-Yuan is hopeful! ”

The guards said: "The girder is saved!" ”

Is the girder saved? Hearing this, I sneered in my heart. Even if the beam is saved, it will only be a long breath. The Tartars can't destroy the beam, and when the Tang State becomes stronger, it will destroy the beam sooner or later.

There can only be one master in the world, let alone the south?

But as long as the anti-Yuan succeeds, she doesn't care if Daliang dies or not. Whoever can drive away the Tartars will be qualified to sit in the world. That's what she does.

He was about to go to see Li Luo, when suddenly a Tang State guard took the initiative to come and said: "Princess, the king has an order, he promised the princess to personally lead the army west to Huguang and let the princess go along." ”

"Really!" He stood up suddenly, his eyes were shining, and his spirit was flying. "Kudu Timur! Just wait! Tang Gong is pro-Zheng, you just wait for death! ”

Xiao Gongju clenched his two small pink fists tightly, "Go!" Go see Tang Gong! ”

Why did Li Luo take the initiative to attack Timur? Because he doesn't want to fight on his own turf. Second, if you go to Huguang to fight, you can also get Xiao Yin's response, and Kudu Timur will suffer the enemy in the abdomen, which is conducive to reducing the casualties of the Tang army.

At this time, Li Luo had already returned to Nangan City.

"Master..."As soon as he saw Li Luo, he burst into tears, "The slave is really worried about the master, but fortunately, the master turns evil into good, and Zhang Devil can't beat the master......"

As soon as the little thing arrived in front of Li Luo, it became childish.

Li Luo smiled: "The widow promised you that he would rescue Liang Guo after defeating Zhang Hongfan, he didn't lie to you, right?" ”

The bitter pear blossom with the rain broke into laughter, and the chick nodded like a peck of rice. But then he shook his head again and again, looking very embarrassed.

Li Luo couldn't help laughing, "Why are you shaking your head?" ”

He said hard: "The slave wants the master to rescue Jiangling, but Kudu Timur is very powerful, and the slave is worried about the safety of the master, and he doesn't want the master to take risks..."

Li Luo laughed, he was really amused by the hard work.

Sister-in-law, it's really blind to you if you don't act.

"Don't worry, Kudu Timur can't do anything to the master!" Li Luo "comforted" and said, "The master's life is very big. ”

Hard showed a sweet smile, "The master is a good person, and God will definitely bless the master." The slave will also ask Guanyin Niangniang every day to bless the safety of the master. ”

Yang Yan, the captain of the guard next to him, couldn't help but shake his head secretly. This little girl is too good at pretending.

On August 2, the Tang Army, which had been prepared for a long time, set out again. Li Luo personally led an army of 120,000 troops, carrying only one month's military rations, to the north, from the Mufu Valley to the west, into Huguang.

At the same time, Mrs. Xu, Chen Shuzhen, Shang Zhu, and Zha Yinnan led an army of 50,000 to invade Fujian and take advantage of the emptiness of Fujian to recover Fujian. And Wen Tianxiang led an army of 30,000 to guard Jiangxi and presided over the overall situation of Jiangxi.

When the people of Jiangxi, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang received the news of Li Luo's victory, they were jubilant everywhere, and even many people burst into tears of excitement.

"Great victory! What a victory! ”

"Zhang Hongfan's 200,000 troops were killed!"

"I'm Tang Dajie! Mighty! In the first battle of Meiling, 300,000 Tartars were killed! ”

"Have you heard, Zhang Hongfan was defeated, and Jun destroyed 500,000 Tartars in a battle......"

The news of Meiling's victory spread like a wind, and more than 20 million people in Jiangxi, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang finally let go of their uneasy hearts, and their hearts rose sharply. And Li Luo's prestige has also risen several steps.

This battle stabilized the hearts of the people in the Liangjiang region, played the national prestige of the Tang State, and the people's sense of identity with the Tang State skyrocketed. Tang rule in the Liangjiang region really began to consolidate.

The local officials of the Yuan court who learned the news trembled, like mourning. Especially in Hunan, which is close to Jiangxi, the strong and inferior gentry are in full swing to train the militia and the villagers.

At the suggestion of Zhang Puxian, the governor of Tanzhou Road, the Hunan Provincial Propaganda Envoy in Tanzhou (Changsha) was sent to Wuket Mur, and even ordered the Haoqiang of the Hunan Road Nine Road and the Three Prefectures to be compiled... Xiang Yong!

That's right, it's Xiangyong. Because Hunan Province is the land of Sanxiang, it has been called Hunan Chu together with Hubei in later generations since ancient times, and the people of Hunan Province have also been called Hunan people for a long time.

When Li Luo learned that Hunan Province had organized and trained the Hunan Army, he couldn't help but curse secretly.

I'm Nima... Meng Yuan destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty destroyed the Southern Ming Dynasty, but I didn't see your Hunan land editor-in-chief Lian Xiang army resisting. Lao Hong and I made a foreign rebellion, but you jumped out to train the Hunan army!

Wait for me to enter Hunan Road and see if my knife is fast.

In the Phoenix Mountain Palace, Cui Xiuning had already gotten the news. But she didn't need to worry about the war, it was expected.

The woman sits in the side hall of the dormitory and corrects the recital. How to put the food for relief, what materials to transport for the fleet, how to determine the commercial taxes in various places, how to appoint officials, and the operation of the special services of the special inspection bureau... She needs to deal with it.

"Ma'am." Li Zhi came in and reported, "The Yuan court has ordered the warships stationed in Japan to return home. The Japanese garrison should have received news at this time. ”

Cui Xiuning asked, "How many warships are there?" ”

Li Zhidao: "Japan originally stored wood for shipbuilding, and hundreds of ships were built in the past two years. ”

Cui Xiuning thought for a while, "Immediately inform Zheng He, so that he doesn't have to come to see me, and quickly lead 20,000 sailors north to intercept the warships of the Yuan Court." Tell Zheng He again, by the way, the Jianghua Sailor will also be destroyed, and they may help the Yuan Court. ”

"No!" Li Zhi received the order and said, "There is one more thing. In Banzhou, Ma Yang Hanming sent a message saying that preparations were made. And his younger brother is ready to dispatch an army of 50,000 to unite with the Sizhou Tian clan to help the Yuan court attack our Tang. Within a month at the latest, Banzhou will send troops, Yang Hanming asked for instructions, do you want to do it? ”

Cui Xiuning said: "Since everything is ready, Banzhou is going to send troops again, so let's do it immediately." However, he told the county horse that after he got the power of Tusi, he still united with the Tian clan to send troops, and then ......"

Li Zhi smiled, "Madame is smart." The Tian clan was a diehard loyalist of the Yuan court, and he just took the opportunity to destroy it. ”

Cui Xiuning pondered for a moment, "Inform Mrs. Xu, who attacked Fujian, and ask her to transfer three thousand of the most elite She army, hand them over to Zong Day, and disperse to Banzhou to help Yang Hanming control the barbarian army." ”

"No!"

Cui Xiuning asked again: "Is there any news about the people who were placed in the Duan Clan's Governor's Mansion in Dali?" ”

Li Zhi replied: "The news is there, but it doesn't matter. The Duan clan is definitely going to send troops. But the preparation is very slow, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to attack me Tang within three months. ”

Cui Xiuning said: "Hunan Province's Uketemor and Zhang Puxian are training the Hunan army, do you know what to do?" ”

Li Zhi said with a smile: "Madame, don't worry, the manpower is being prepared, the twenty people are all reliable, and they are all Hunan people, with their ability, once they apply, they will soon be able to stand out." ”

Cui Xiuning nodded, "It's hard work, you go down and get busy." At present, the focus is the intelligence of the Huguang Yuan Army, and every move must be reported to the king at any time. ”

When Li Zhi retreated, Cui Xiuning turned out the information of the Southern Toast and couldn't help frowning.

There are too many Tusi forces in Huguang, Yunnan, and Sichuan. And almost all of them were dispatched by the Yuan court.

Even if each Tusi only sent a few thousand soldiers, it could gather 100,000 fierce brute soldiers.

However, it is difficult to take the initiative to hit them. Because the terrain was too unfavorable for the Don army.

But when they came to the southeast to fight the Tang army, it was easy.

I hope everything goes well with my brother-in-law Yang Hanming. Otherwise, the Southwest Toast alone would be enough for Tang Guo to have a headache.

After a long time, Cui Xiuning put down the pen and couldn't help but think of Haidong's three children.

I haven't seen them for a few months, and Cui Xiuning misses them very much. But now that there is a big mess to deal with, she has no time to return to Haidong.

Well, when the man killed Kudu Timur, she would return to Haidong. The child is so young that he can't see his mother for too long, and he will definitely not succeed.

Why is Cui Xiuning so sure that Li Luo will definitely win?

Because the military intelligence of Kudu Timur was completely penetrated by the Special Investigation Bureau, there was no secret about the Tang Army at all.

A series of arrangements have long been customized for Kudu Timur.

As long as there are no accidents, Kudu Timur will definitely be defeated.

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Jiangling, is an important town of Jingchu, a big city in the south, has always been as famous as Jiankang, it was the former capital of the ten countries in history, and the Chu country has been the capital here for hundreds of years (Yingdu). During the Tang Dynasty, Jiangling belonged to the southern capital, and its status was second only to the eastern capital Luoyang.

Jiangling is also the former capital of Xiao Liang in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and has a deep relationship with the Xiao family.

This is also the reason why Xiao Yin took Jiangling as his capital after raising his army.

After Xiao Yin ascended the throne in Jiangling, there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses at that time, although most of them were rabble, Xiao Yin was still complacent. He set up hundreds of officials and rewarded them lavishly, thinking that he would soon be able to sweep the southern kingdom and rule across the river from the Yuan court.

The temporary strength confused Xiao Yin. Less than half a month after he ascended the throne, he issued an edict to select beauties and enrich the harem. In his opinion, the admission of concubines is not only for pleasure, but also to show the dignity and prestige of the Son of Heaven, which is the same reason that Liu Bang built Weiyang Palace.

However, beauty is not only a steel knife that scrapes bones, but also a poison that wears down the will. The beautiful women in various postures and competing for beauty make Xiao Yin addicted day by day, gradually becoming obsessed with military and political affairs, indulging in wine, and unable to extricate himself.

As a hero, Xiao Yin is certainly not an idiot. He knew very well that what he did was not done by Ming Jun. However, it is one thing for this man to understand the truth, but it is another thing whether he can get rid of the temptation of Gentle Township.

Xiao Yin didn't get complacent for long, and all parts of the country were defeated. Dozens of prefectures and counties that had been occupied were all recaptured by the Yuan army. By the time Xiao Yin wanted to cheer up, it was too late.

In fact, with the strength of Hu Guangyuan's army, even if he cheered up, it would be useless.

I really can't beat it.

In the end, Xiao Yin could only shrink across the board and hold on to the only territory: Jiangling City.

With the strong city defense of Jiangling City, the population of more than 100,000 people in the city, and the grain captured before, Xiao Yin defended it for four months.

In fact, if it weren't for the Tang State spies who burned the grain and grass of the Yuan army in Huguang, and the temporary retreat of the Yuan army gave Xiao Yin a chance to breathe, Jiangling City would have been captured long ago.

Now, Xiao Yin only has 70,000 soldiers and horses left, the morale of the army is weak, the morale is sluggish, the grain, grass and arrows are about to run out, and he can no longer hold on.

Although there are still more than 100,000 people in the city, food is running out.

Xiao Yin simply collected all the food of the people in the city, and only set up a porridge shack to let the people drink gruel to ensure the rations of Xiao Liang's officials and soldiers.

The city suddenly complained, and many people cursed Xiao Yin. However, no one wanted the Yuan army to come in.

Because of the words of Kudu Timur, Jiangling will not surrender, and once the city is broken, the sword will not be sealed for three days.

Gangneung City has fallen into a desperate situation, the city is constantly wailing every day, crying one after another, and even many people have prepared ropes for themselves to hang, planning to hang themselves when the Yuan army breaks the city.

Xiao Yin also punished a group of people for shaking the morale of the army at the beginning, but he couldn't stop the sorrow of the people in the city at all, he could only pretend not to see, hide in the palace as an ostrich all day long, anesthetize himself with alcoholic beauties, and break jars.

The girder is finished.

It's over.

This is clear not only to Xiao Yin himself, but also to the civil and military officials, even his concubines.

But no one can help it.

Let's count it as a day. Xiao Yin also "realized" in despair, life should be happy in time, although he is going to die, but after all, he was once the emperor, and he once had a big fight with the Tartars, and it was worth it to die.

Enough, enough. Ha ha.

At this time, the night was deep, the autumn wind was gradually rising, and a cold moon shone obliquely on the dangerous city, as if with an indescribable sarcasm, with a kind of evil omen.

"Come, beauty, have another drink!"

On the moon platform in Xiao Liang Palace, Xiao Yin was wearing an embroidered dragon single robe, stomping his feet and draping his hair, holding a golden cup for a few beauties to drink.

A beautiful woman drank the wine in the cup with a sad face, shed two lines of tears, and swallowed and said: "Your Majesty, the city is about to be broken by the Tartars, please cheer up..."

Perk?

"Hahaha!" Xiao Yin laughed loudly, "Why don't you become an emperor for a day!" I am the emperor, within a few months, enjoy all the glory and wealth, hundreds of millions of people in the world, how many people know the dignity of the emperor? And I know it! What is the fear of death, and what a pity to die! Hahaha! ”

A group of concubines wept, but they didn't dare to advise again. Thinking of the terrible fate after the city was broken, they were like quails in the cold wind, and they couldn't help but tremble, and their hearts were cold.

Xiao Yin was drunk, slanting at the cold moon in the sky, and couldn't help but be full of sorrow, and his eyes were confused like smoke. Wine, after all, can't make him forget the cruel reality.

Why not be happy in the rivers and lakes, and the end of the world!

Now, how can it be obtained!

"Get pen and ink!" Xiao Yin shouted.

After a while, the pen and ink were ready, Xiao Yin held a wine glass in one hand and wrote in the other:

"The oblique moon shines on Jiangling, and the dream is tight on the west wind. I don't know where to find my home and country, and the world is cold. ”

"Whoever sits in the morning, there is no need to wake up this night. The ghost who told his ambition didn't listen, and the lonely palace was cold. ”

(It's not well written, forgive me)

Xiao Yin has literary talent, he wrote this poem "Fortune Operator", licked the pen with satisfaction, threw the pen again, and laughed wildly again.

PS: Everyone, on a business trip today, that's all for it, and I'll write more tomorrow. Today is 918, don't forget the national shame and encourage it! Crab everyone supports, begs for subscriptions, tickets. Good night!

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