Zhao Gou left, and Fang Baihua came, which Liu Zhenglong didn't expect.

Xiao Beisheng is newlywed, let alone separated for several years? The beauty of this is clear only to the person concerned. When Liu Zhenglong and Fang Baihua got it like glue, the war in Jiangnan broke out.

Wang Qing finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he sent Mr. Jin Jian's Li Zhu to lead an army of 50,000 to send troops to Shouchun Mansion.

Shouchun Mansion is Fang La's territory, and now the eldest princess Fang Baihua is in Xiangfan Mansion and Liu Zhenglong Qingqing and me, this is also the time for Wang Qing to choose to make a move, which angered Wang Yin.

After Wang Yin saw the report of the prefect of Shouchun Mansion, Fang 20, he was immediately furious, he patted the table and said: "What a golden sword Mr. Li Zhu, you really treat yourself as a dish, in the eyes of Lao Tzu, you are just a little ant, look at how I pinch you to death." ”

Ke Yin saw that Wang Yin was angry, so he said: "Prime Minister, have you found a problem, why did Wang Qing send troops to attack Shouchun Mansion at this time, the purpose is not to force you out, once you send troops, then that group of users Fang Tianding's people will take the opportunity to make trouble." I can't sit still, you know that. ”

Wang Yin quickly calmed down, and he understood that Wang Qing sent troops to force himself out, and at that time, it was really internal and external troubles.

"So what do you say you should do?"

"You can send Shi Bao to go on the expedition, this guy has been resting for too long, and it is perfect to go on the expedition."

"However, Li Zhu is not easy to mess with, that is not something that Shi Bao can deal with."

Ke Yin smiled and said: "Prime Minister, you are a smart one, and you are confused for a while!" Lord Liu's navy was originally stationed in Jiangling and was ready to fight Jiangling, but it was later denied by Lord Liu. Li Jun led 20,000 sailors less than fifty miles away from Shouchun Mansion, and there were strange soldiers along the way, and he was afraid of Mr. Li Zhu of the Golden Sword. ”

"That's right! However, can Li Jun listen to our command? ”

"Of course not, you can fly a pigeon and pass the book to the eldest princess, the eldest princess will come forward in this matter, and Lord Liu will definitely not refuse." Ke Yin didn't have anything to hide at this time, he told all about his relationship with Liu Zhenglong, of course, he also revealed his identity, and finally said: "It was originally Lord Liu's duty to quell the Jiangnan rebellion, so how could he ignore it?" Besides, we have already decided to submit to obedience, to put it bluntly, we are now an official army, and we can get the cooperation of the local army, and the extermination of Wang Qing is also a merit of ours. ”

"Okay, that's it, you go down and call Shi Bao in first."

Wang Yin can write a letter and ask his subordinates to send a flying pigeon to the eldest princess.

It didn't take long for Shi Bao to come in.

Wang Yin didn't shy away from anything, he said bluntly: "Shi Bao, it's been several years since you abandoned Muzhou, and now it's time to make a contribution." Now that everyone has decided to serve the court under the leadership of the eldest princess, are you ready to continue to be depressed, or are you ready to serve the court. ”

"Shi Bao is willing to follow the prime minister to the death." The reason why Shi Bao was depressed was only because he felt that he had lost Muzhou and caused the Holy Father to lose tens of millions, and he was sorry that the Holy Father was reluctant to come out. Now that the Holy Father is also dead, he will also serve the court in the future, and it is not a shame to lose to Liu Zhenglong before, and he is much more open-minded in his heart.

"Very good, Wang Qing, that bastard doesn't know the times, and he actually sent Li Zhu to attack Shouchun Mansion. Now I will ask you to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to the rescue, don't rush to fight the other side, and wait until the navy arrives to fight. ”

"Shi Bao must guard Shouchun Mansion."

Shi Bao is second only to Wang Yin among the eight heavenly kings under Fang La, and his combat effectiveness is very strong.

Perhaps, Mr. Jin Jian Li Zhu is a character, a top master, and he also has the ability to arrange troops, but Shi Baobai really doesn't take this guy seriously, in his opinion, he can't show his skills to defend Shouchun Mansion, and he must win the other party to prove his strength.

I don't know why, Wang Yin was still a little uneasy in his heart, so he sent Chai Jin over to assist Shi Bao, for fear that Shi Bao would fall for Li Zhu's tricks.

Princess Fang Baihua, who was like glue with her lover, panicked after receiving the news from the flying pigeon, and she hurriedly handed the letter to Liu Zhenglong.

Liu Zhenglong laughed after reading it, and he said with a smile: "A little Mr. Jin Jian, Li Zhu, scared me to the point that my baby was discolored, which is also too interesting." ”

"My dear, don't you know how powerful Li Zhu is, legend has it that this guy calls for wind and rain and scatters beans into soldiers. Use soldiers like gods, resourceful. If Wang Yin goes on an expedition, the slave family doesn't have to worry about it. However, although Shi Bao is a fierce general of the three armies, in the face of the sinister and cunning Li Zhu, there is still a big gap in strategy, can the slave family not worry about this situation? ”

I don't know why, Liu Zhenglong's women have learned the word dear, accepted the man's fresh views, and are happy to be called baby.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll send Li Jun to help, and in another half a month, I'll personally lead the army south, it's always okay."

Liu Zhenglong is unwilling to rush out on the expedition, so he is constantly delaying, and now it is December, and it is unreasonable to report to the imperial court without winning a battle before the year, and now since Wang Qing, a fool, has taken the initiative to send it to the door, it is good to go on the expedition.

Seeing that Fang Baihua was still a little uneasy, Liu Zhenglong said: "I sent Yang Zhishuai with an army of 10,000 to go to Yun'an, you should always rest assured." ”

"Hmm." It's not about herself, it's about herself, Fang Baihua is a little too nervous, and now that Liu Zhenglong has taken the test, she has no previous nervousness, she said with a smile: "Husband, that Fang Tianding, what are you going to do?" ”

"If you return to the imperial court, you will keep him suspended overseas and expand the territory for me, and if you insist on going your own way, it is better to destroy him. Leaving Fang Hao can be regarded as leaving blood for your Fang family. "Liu Zhenglong is still soft-hearted in his bones, and he doesn't want to kill his brother-in-law, no matter what, Fang La is also a generation of heroes, so don't kill his descendants as much as possible.

Fang Baihua and Fang Hao are compatriots, and Fang Tianding are half-siblings, and their relationship has been very average since childhood, but to say that killing their brother is really a little unbearable. She whispered, "Is it true that my father is not dead?" ”

"Of course it's true, I have already gone to Nanyang, where I am helping to exterminate the local natives and expand the territory." Liu Zhenglong hugged Fang Baihua in his arms, and he said with a smile: "I can not kill Fang La, the old man, of course, I can also tolerate Fang Tianding, the eldest brother." ”

"Then let him go overseas, my brother is also a tiger general, although he can't catch up with the Eight Heavenly Kings, but he is also a first-class general."

Liu Zhenglong stopped at Xiangfan and did not move forward, ostensibly waiting for the arrival of grain and grass, waiting for the Longxiang army to come from the Western Front, but in fact he was waiting for the opportunity and was unwilling to rush to send troops.

What are you waiting for? In the first month of the sixth year of Xuanhe, the Jin army approached Western Xia, and Yelu Yanxi, the Tianzuo Emperor of Liao, would become a prisoner of Jin, and Yelu Dashi went west to the northwest to establish Western Liao, and the Liao State that lasted for two hundred years came to an end. Only at this time did the Western Front have a chance to fight, although it was not a hard confrontation with the Jin army, at least there was a chance to drive the army into the territory of Western Xia. This is a crucial part for Liu Zheng, if he can't control the Western Xia, once the Jin army goes south, it will be easy to resist.

Historically, the Western Xia Emperor Chongzong Li Qianshun took the initiative to surrender to the Jin State, became a vassal state of the Jin State, and invaded the territory of the Great Song Dynasty from the Western Front, accelerating the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty. Now, Western Xia is the queen Yelu Nanxian is in power, Li Qianshun is seriously ill, and more importantly, Yelu Nanxian is pregnant, this is what Liu Zhenglong is most concerned about, if he does not take this opportunity to control the political situation in Western Xia, I am afraid that his carefully planned situation will be collapsed.

This time, when he went to the south of the Yangtze River, Liu Zhenglong only borrowed 30,000 Long Xiang troops, 30,000 Liu family troops, and 5,000 cavalry. The rest of the Longxiang army and cavalry, with the cooperation of the Zhejia army, could be stationed in Western Xia at any time.

That's why the five tigers of the Pan family didn't go down to the south of the Yangtze River, they were all on the western front, not only that, Gao Chong, Yang Zaixing, Lu Junyi and other fierce generals were all on the western front.

Even so, Liu Zhenglong is still not worried about the Western Front, after all, where is there a lack of people to preside over the overall situation, you must know that if the Western Front and the Jin Army are at war, it will be related to the trend of the next few years or even more than ten years, and there must be no mistakes, and it is obvious that what is most lacking now is such a commander.

Liu Fa, the cultivation of the Dao may be possible, but Liu Fa is only in charge of the Liu family army of Xihe Road, and he cannot command the soldiers of other generals, and there is also such a problem in the Dao of the Cultivation. This is the biggest problem with the Western Army.

In fact, the problem of the Western Army is somewhat similar to the division of warlords, which is very similar to the division of feudal towns in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, the only difference is that the Western Army is subject to the jurisdiction and constraints of the imperial court, while the feudal towns are not subject to the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

Mr. Jin Jian Li Zhu is Wang Qing's military advisor, it can be said that he is both civil and military, and he has excellent strategy, and this time he went to Shouchun Mansion. This time, he sent 50,000 troops to attack Shouchun Mansion, Li Zhu just wanted to lay down a piece of his own territory, otherwise, he would always be hanging on other people's territory, and there was a possibility of being abolished at any time.

It's not that Li Zhu is suspicious, but he was humiliated when he fought for a woman with Duan Er and Duan Wu, but Wang Qing was biased towards his brother-in-law, in this case, Li Zhu began to have ideas, of course, he never thought of betraying Wang Qing, but he still had the idea of cultivating his own forces and expanding his territory.

The 50,000-strong army is mighty, although this is only one-sixth of Wang Qing's army, but it is definitely the elite of the elite, and the combat effectiveness is definitely more than half, or even stronger.

The army drove to the weeping willow town ten miles away from Shouchun Mansion and stopped garrisoning, Li Zhu knew that the defenders of Shouchun Mansion were at most 10,000, and the main general Fang Yunkai was a wine bag and rice bag, in this case, even if it was to defeat Shouchun Mansion, it would not be interesting. The point is that once you blindly enter the city and the enemy surrounds you from the outside, you will be suffocated to death.

Shouchun Mansion is a big city, the moat is connected to the Shouyang River, this natural moat is at least three zhang wide, which is not common in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. The moat is not only wide, but also deep.

The city wall is about four zhang high, with a radius of 100 zhang, and it is a large city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, like other state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River, it has an inevitable disadvantage, that is, the water gate is too large and easy to overcome, and the water gate cannot be blocked, and it is destined to be used as an attack point.

There is also a fatal flaw in Shouchun Mansion, that is, in addition to the water gate in the south, only the east gate, the west gate and the north gate are left, and the three gates are connected to the three official roads. The official road is very spacious, suitable for the entry and exit of the attacking side's soldiers and horses.

There is another bad thing about Shouchun Mansion, that is, there is no big city around, and there is no place to garrison, and the side defending the city is far greater than the attacking side. That's why Li Zhu didn't want to attack rashly, he knew that if he wanted to take Shouchun Mansion, that is, he must first deal with the enemy's reinforcements, otherwise, if he blindly entered the city and was besieged, it would be a big trouble.

The 50,000-strong army was entrenched in the weeping willow town, although there was no siege, but Shouchun Mansion was already panicked and chaotic. Not to mention others, Fang Yunkai, the guard of Shouchun Mansion, panicked first, this guy didn't think about how to fight the enemy, but how to escape. It's no wonder that Fang Yunkai wants to escape, this guy is not an official at all, the reason why he fainted and the guard of Shouchun Mansion is mainly because he is the sworn friend of Prince Fang Tianding, plus he followed the Holy Father at the earliest, and he is Fang La's nephew, so he has today's achievements.

Fang Yunkai has infinite strength, second only to Deng Yuanjue, but he is only infinitely powerful, he belongs to a barbarian general with developed limbs and a simple mind, as for arranging troops and leading troops to fight, he doesn't know anything.

Shouchun Mansion has always been a treasure land rich in beauties, and when he came to this place where beauties are like clouds, Fang Yunkai can be regarded as falling into the beauty me, Gentle Township, this guy can't wait to soak in the beauty nest every day, which is a bit similar to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom King Hong Xiuquan in later generations, and he knows that he is looking for fun, almost to the point of staying at home. The only difference is that there are also Yang Xiuqing, the king of the east, Wei Changhui, the king of the north, and Shi Dakai, the king of the wings, under Hong Xiuquan. However, there are not many people under Fang Yunkai who can use it, it can almost be said that there are none, this is the fatal place.

Seeing that the enemy was coming, Fang Yunkai panicked, this guy originally wanted to run, but thinking about his so many women, so many gold and silver treasures, he was reluctant for a while, in this case, he could only find a way to ask for help.

rescue, Shi Bao personally led an army of 20,000 to rescue, but he did not immediately lead the army to Shouchun, because on the opposite side was Li Zhu's 50,000 elite soldiers, and there was no good fruit to eat. Of course, that's not the main reason. The most fundamental reason is that Chai Jin did not let Shi Bao send troops, but let him be stationed in Miyang County first, and wait for Li Jun's 20,000 sailors to arrive before fighting Li Zhu in a decisive battle.

Shi Bao wanted to make a contribution and go directly to Shouchun Mansion, but he didn't know much about Chai Jin's suggestion.

Chai Jin did this only after receiving Liu Zhenglong's secret order. Facing Shi Bao's questioning, he said: "Shouyang Mansion is surrounded by a flat river, which is the most suitable for field battles. It is difficult to bargain in the face of a fierce enemy, and don't forget that the 50,000 soldiers led by Li Zhu are elite soldiers, and the combat effectiveness is not something that our 20,000 soldiers can fight against. Besides, once we enter Shouchun Mansion and the enemy besieges the city, what will we do, and Li Jun's army will not be able to help. ”

"But, but, if we don't enter the city and face off against Li Zhu outside the city, we still can't get a bargain." Shi Bao still didn't understand and felt that something was wrong.

"Our army entered Miyang County and waited for the arrival of Li Jun's army, whether it was a decisive battle with Li Zhu in Miyang County or a counterattack on Shouchun Mansion. It can be said that the advance can be attacked, and the retreat can be defended, so that Li Zhu may not dare to enter the Shouchun Mansion, so the longer the entanglement, the more beneficial it is for us, and it is best to be able to consume the arrival of the army led by Lord Liu himself. ”

Chai Jin still has a deep-seated reason that he didn't say, that is, Lord Liu's request in this battle is not as simple as defeating Li Zhu, but to drag Wang Qing to death. You must know that these 50,000 elite soldiers are very important to Wang Qing, once they are lost, it is equivalent to the loss of most of their combat effectiveness, and Wang Qing will not sit idly by no matter how stupid he is.

If you want to use Shouchun Mansion to drag Li Zhu and bring down Wang Qing, then Li Zhu must take Shouchun Mansion and then trap it in the city with a large army.

Although Shouchun Mansion is a big city, there is not much grain in stock, once it is besieged, it is destined to not hold on for too long, and Wang Qing's reinforcements will soon be killed, so it will really be dragged to death by the official army.

In addition, Fang Yunkai is a close confidant of the crown prince Fang Tianding, so he is destined not to stay, these words cannot be said to Shi Bao, so Chai Jin downplayed them.

After the 20,000 troops were stationed in Miyang County, Shi Bao began to send people into Shouchun Mansion to tell Fang Yunkai that he must hold on to the city and wait until the arrival of the final resentment army.

These days, Fang Yunkai can be said to be living like a year, and he is not even bothered to go to the thirteenth aunt's room, hiding in the room and drinking all day, hoping that reinforcements will arrive soon.

"What, that bastard actually garrisoned Miyang County." After hearing the news, Fang Yunkai's nose was crooked, and he was so angry that he kicked the messenger who delivered the letter to the ground, and said angrily: "Come on, pull this bastard out and feed the dog." ”

The master next to him, Li Fu, was frightened, and he hurriedly persuaded: "No, no, my lord, you can't do this, it was sent by General Shi Bao, if you feed him to the dog, then it will anger General Shi Bao." ”

"What can you do to annoy him?" Fang Yunkai's anger was hard to dissipate, he said angrily: "Speaking of which, isn't it because Lao Tzu is the prince's henchman, now that the prince has been deposed, he is going to take Lao Tzu under the knife, and I am in a hurry, so I will take refuge in Wang Qing and see what that little woman can do to me." ”

Fang Yunkai's younger brother Fang Yunbin persuaded: "Big brother, you can't say that, the army has arrived in Miyang County, and it will come soon, in this case, don't fall out with Shi Bao, let alone say anything to join Wang Qing, it won't be good for you to spread the word." ”

Fang Yunkai has always been obedient to his younger brother's words, and at this time he was somewhat calmer, he said: "Forget it, let's release that bastard with thirty lashes." ”