The north camp of the Han army, the imperial tent of the Chinese army, the generals of the expedition, all the neatly present, regardless of the fatigue of running and fighting, the Han Emperor Liu Chengyou held a military meeting in front of the palace. First, he commended Xiang Xun for the garrison of the Han generals, and then deployed Wang Jun to preside over the military meeting.

That's right, after two and a half months of idle in front of the army, Liu Chengyou used Wang Dushuai again. One is that Wang Junan has divided a lot, and the other is that the overall situation of Huainan is under control, plus Wang Shu's advice.

Wang Shu didn't say much, but just reminded Liu Chengyou sideways, hinting at him, saying that Wang Jun was personally appointed by him after all, and he had the merit of a handsome teacher to break the thief, and the crime of being an unknown person, and idling the heroes in front of the army, which would inevitably cause criticism and hurt the sainthood of the Son of Heaven.

This king's book, Liu Chengyou doesn't know whether it is a true scholar or a pampered and arrogant, he dares to say anything and dare to enter anything. Although there is some loyalty, but for the emperor, it is obviously a little less awe, the first time, Liu Chengyou severely reprimanded Wang Zhu, dismissed his officials, dismissed his post, and still stayed in front of the army to listen to it.

In this way, Wang Langguan, who was originally a saint and had a bright future, and could be described as an upstart in the court, was suddenly disappointed, very suddenly. At the same time, for Wang Shu's suggestion, Liu Chengyou chose to adopt it.

In the imperial tent, Wang Jun regained some of his spirit, and the mood on his face became a little more restrained, and he said loudly: "At the same time that Your Majesty attacked Chen and Xu Ershi in the south, Huaidong Jingluo Guo Rong's side should take the initiative to deal with the Huai thief reinforcements on the two roads of Huang Fuhui and Yao Feng. Guo Rong led 4,000 steps to ride in the territory of Lai'an, Chuzhou, broke 30,000 Huai thieves, captured Huangfu Hui alive, and even took the opportunity to seize Qingliu Pass.

Zhao Kuangyin led the army east into Shanyang, first broke Yao Feng's 5,000 partial division, and then went south to bypass Baoying, nearly 100 miles from north to south, and then attacked the Tang camp at night with a few soldiers, and cooperated with Chen Sirang, who was defending the city, to relieve the siege of Shanyang. The Tang army lost 15,000 soldiers before and after, and Yao Feng led the defeated troops to return to Gaoyou in a hurry.

Huang and Guang inspected Si Chao, and Kaichun also defeated the Huai thieves in Gushi, annihilated the remnants of the Shouzhou naval army, and captured 50 warships. Now the troops have entered Jeongseong County, and Gwangju can go down. ”

After Wang Jun finished speaking, there was a cheer in the imperial tent, and Sun Li said bluntly that within half a month, Huainan can be taken, and within a month, Jinling can be entered, the pseudo-Tang Dynasty can be destroyed, and Jianghuai can be completely recovered. Obviously, the generals of the camp are a little floating.

It is no wonder that since the Southern Expedition, although the Northern Han Dynasty has not yet reached the point of being invincible and invincible, it has also won many battles, with frequent successes and almost no defeats. Among the soldiers, it is inevitable that they will be arrogant, and the reason why Liu Chengyou can still remain calm is because his ambition is too great, and these achievements in Huainan are far from satisfying his ambition for fame and great cause.

Wang Jun also said: "Since the mobilization of troops last year, in four months, our army has successively gone through the battle of Duhuai, the great victory of Wukou and Xiacai, the attack of Zhongli and Shanyang, and now there is the great victory of Weishui, the great victory of Lai'an, and the attack and defense of Shanyang and the battle of Gushi. I have conquered all the troops of the Huai army, and have annihilated more than 200,000 Huai thieves and civilians before and after, and captured hundreds of thousands of soldiers and grains, which can be described as brilliant results.

Even with the national strength of the puppet Tang Dynasty, suffering from this loss, it is exhausted, and the military, people, and financial resources are greatly damaged. It can be said that the Jiangbei states have no strength to resist our army, and the armies of Shouchun and Xuyi, although they are stubbornly resistant, are just the battle of trapped beasts. Once the city is broken, our army can go south, easily sweep Huainan, and look at Jinling across the river! ”

There was another cheer, Liu Chengyou smiled, and looked at the generals calmly. Seeing the appearance of the Son of Heaven, he gradually converged, and the generals subconsciously looked solemn.

"What I just said is good news!" Liu Chengyou finally spoke, motioned to Murong Yanzhao and said, "There are still a few defeats, let's talk about them with the generals as well!" ”

"Yes!" Murong Yanzhao got up and said: "There is a report of defeat at the mouth of the vortex, and the Tang army of Sizhou sent a division to the west to raid the camp at the mouth of the vortex, and the floating beams were destroyed, and nearly half of the food and ordnance hoarded at the mouth of the vortex were destroyed. Guo Rong, the envoy of Huaidong Economic Strategy, also reported that when he went south to meet the enemy, Guo Tingwei, the general of Xuyi, led his army to attack and raided the Xuzhou army outside the city, and our army was defeated and lost more than half. Subsequently, Guo Tingwei personally led the boat division eastward, intending to help fight Shanyang, but fortunately, he returned in vain......"

The generals had never heard of these situations before, and when they first heard about it, they were in an uproar.

"This Guo Tingwei has such a bold means?" Wang Quanbin, who made great contributions to breaking Chen Juejun, couldn't help but be surprised.

"You can't imagine it! I didn't expect that! Just one Guo Tingwei, alone in a poor city, can set off such waves, gallop on the Huai, and run rampant! Liu Chengyou's calm tone was full of majesty, and he said: "If it weren't for Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Sirang's second general to retreat Yao Fengjun in Shanyang first, it would be a day away. ”

"And this Guo Tingwei, if you give him an extra 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers, I think he dares to take advantage of the emptiness of my Huaibei and lead the army to counterattack!" Liu Chengyou's eyes were cold, he looked around, made the generals bow their heads, and said: "I hope that everyone can remember that although our army has achieved abundant results, it is far from the time to celebrate. If you are arrogant, you will slack off, and if you are slack, you will not be far away. When you do your best to conquer the south, and sacrifice the temple, you will have your own strategy to drink, but for now, I hope you will not lose your vigilance! ”

"Follow Your Majesty's teachings!" A cadre of generals stood up and responded in unison.

"That's it!" After some training, Liu Chengyou regained his composure and said: "Shouchun has been trapped in the city for a long time, and I can't bear its stubborn resistance, next, the whole army should be ready, once the rest is intact, attack with all your strength, and break Shouchun!" ”

"Your Majesty, before the city was broken before, the small army was up and down, and the soldiers were ashamed and ashamed. As long as the edict is issued, the last general will lead the army to break the city and dare to make a military order! Sun Li stood up and looked impassioned.

Seeing this, Liu Chengyou waved his hand to stop Li Chongjin and Wang Yansheng, who were about to move, and said directly: "This time the city is broken, mainly by the Xiaodi Army and the Holy Protector Army, and the rest of the armies are assisted!" ”

Looking at Sun Li, Liu Chengyou said: "I don't need you to make a military order, with the current situation of Shouchun, the poor city is difficult to follow, if you can't break the city, you won't need to see me in the future!" ”

"Yes!" Sun Li arched his hand, his expression was extremely solemn.

"Xingmin!" Liu Chengyou called again.

"The last general!" Xiang Xun immediately responded.

"I've given you a mission!" Liu Chengyou pointed to the northeast and said: "That Guo Tingwei is entrenched in Sizhou, and he has always been a hidden danger to our army. Guo Rong wanted to break Xuyi and pull out this backstab, and I also allowed it. You lead a boat division, go east along the Huai River, annihilate its water division, and help Guo Rong break the city! ”

"Obey!" Xiang Xun doesn't talk nonsense, and his eyebrows are happy.

"If you break Xuyi, if you capture Guo Tingwei, I want to meet this person!" Liu Chengyou said again: "Among the tens of thousands of troops in the pseudo-Tang Dynasty, there are only a few people who can enter the eyes of me......"

"Yes!"

After the tent was dispersed, Li Chongjin and Wang Yansheng returned to the camp together to prepare soldiers and horses.

"Your Majesty too, there have been big victories everywhere, the Huai thief is vulnerable, that Guo Tingwei, no matter how high he can be. The soldiers were just a little happier, why are they so serious, others listened to it, and thought that we had lost the battle......" Wang Yansheng muttered.

Obviously, Wang Yansheng is still worried about Liu Chengyou's admonition, these days, among the proud generals in the army, Wang Yansheng dances the most.

Li Chongjin was beside him, nodded, shook his head again, and said: "Think about it carefully, what Your Majesty said is not unreasonable, under the successive victories, the army is indeed arrogant, and you and I are among them!" ”

Waving his hand, Wang Yansheng looked at Li Chongjin, and suddenly said, "Speaking of which, your cousin really has some means." Leading the party alone, making great achievements repeatedly. Among the generals and commanders of Zhenghuai, only in terms of military achievements, I am afraid that there are few equals! ”

Hearing Wang Yansheng mention Guo Rong, Li Chongjin's face showed a touch of unnaturalness. Although there is a relative, Li Chongjin is actually a little unconvinced about Guo Rong, from childhood to adulthood, Guo Wei has attached more importance to his adopted son than to his own nephew. After leaving the office, there is not much comparison in the official career.

When today's son was still a hidden dragon, he personally recruited Guo Rong to listen to the tent. And Li Chongjin himself, although he made some contributions after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, and had Guo Wei's relationship, in a few years, he became the commander of the forbidden army step by step, which can be regarded as an ambition. But compared with Guo Rong, it pales in comparison......

After a moment of trance, Li Chongjin came back to his senses, deliberately avoided this topic, quickened his pace, and said in a firm tone: "Your Majesty's edict has been issued, and my holy army will definitely fight for him for this city-breaking achievement." Although the small army is shouting loudly, when it comes to fighting, they have to rely on their real skills! ”

In fact, the small bottom and the second army of the Protector are like two fierce beasts trapped in a cage, covering their mouths and binding their hands and feet, they have been suppressing and keeping them hungry, and now they are untying them and letting them out of the cage......