There was no way, when the way to escape south was already broken, Murong commented that they had to take another path. That is to take a boat to the north to see if I can go back to my hometown in Pingzhou. Although Pingzhou is not safe now, the problem is that that place is where the Murong clan made their fortune, not to mention, the territory is vast and boundless, as long as he finds an opportunity, maybe he can still run far!

Because the boundary of Qingzhou is not small, although Liu Xiaohai, who hit Guanggu City, they knew that Murong Ping and the others had run away, but they didn't know where they ran for a while. The problem in front of them is now how to quickly take the entire Qingzhou.

The war has gone on so far, and on the whole it has gone smoothly. But at this time, some greater influences had already begun to appear, because Jiang Zuo's side couldn't help but panic when he saw Datang moving south like the autumn wind sweeping away leaves.

After all, after passing Qingzhou, it is the boundary of Xuzhou in Jiangzuo. If you pass this Xuzhou again, it will be until Jiankang's eyes, endangering the entire Jin family. Such a thing must not be allowed to happen.

Therefore, even if it wasn't for the cold of his lips and teeth, or for the reason for Yan Guo's request for help, Jiang Zuo had to send troops.

At this time, Huan Wen, who moved to the town, did not expect Yan Guo to fight so much, so that from the time he got the news and began to prepare, until the Tang army crossed the Yellow River and occupied half of Qingzhou, his order to transfer troops had just arrived at the generals on the front line.

Yuan Zhen and others, who were already a little anxious, immediately began to send troops to attack the Tang army in the north, especially the soldiers and horses in the area of Donghai County, and attacked the area of Dongguan County, hoping to force the Tang army back from here.

In that case, the Jin army would be able to take advantage of the situation and enter the territory of Qingzhou. Whether it is to help Yan Guo hold on, or to directly occupy Qingzhou by himself, there is a lot of leeway.

At the same time, generals such as Huan Chong stationed in Runan County, Huan Huo in Xiangyang, and Deng Yao in Qian County also went north to attack Nanyang, Xingyang, and Liang counties of the Tang army. In short, this is to expand the original war in Qingzhou to the entire north of Huaishui and south of the Yellow River.

After receiving this news, Li Xin ordered Zhao Ji and others to start acting. After all, they had been kept standing still before, just to guard against the Jin army in the south. Now that the other party has come to the door, it is a good time to fight back.

So, after a period of time, the Tang army also began to launch a counteroffensive from Nanyang, Xincai, Chenjun and other places. Especially in the area of Dongguan County, Pang Huixing and others, who were originally going north to join Liu Xiaohai and them, heard that the north was going well, so they simply did not go north, and directly turned around and went south to attack Donghai County.

In addition to these places, Zhou Tong, who was located in Yizhou, ordered Liu Kangdang, who was stationed in Baidi City, to lead his army to attack Jianping County, so as to contain Jiang Zuo's troops in Jingzhou from the west and influence Huan Huo and others on the Xiangyang side.

Moreover, Zhou Tong himself led his army south from Chengdu and launched an attack on Ningzhou in the south. Although he didn't expect to be able to take down Ningzhou in one fell swoop, his big move naturally caused Jiang Zuo's panic.

After all, once Ningzhou also falls into the hands of Datang, it means that Jiangzuo's Yangtze River natural danger will almost be lost.

The intensity of the attack in various places is not too large, and it is basically maintained in a state of counterattack. In other words, if the Jin army did not attack, basically the Tang army would not take the initiative to attack. The reason why this is such a scene is naturally because Li Xin is waiting for the war between Qingzhou and Pingzhou to end.

After all, if the whole front is launched, it will also be a very heavy pressure for the current Datang, and Li Xin is not ready to start a full-scale war with Jiang Zuo now. A small fight is acceptable, and it is almost impossible to destroy a big country like Jiangzuo in one fell swoop.

At the beginning of May, the fighting in Qingzhou was the first to end.

Under the situation that the emperor and the clan all fled, and the army was afraid of war, Liu Xiaohai and the others spent ten days sweeping the entire Qingzhou. So far, the entire Qingzhou has been completely incorporated into the territory of Datang and has become a state of Datang.

The follow-up arrangements followed, and the takeover of Qingzhou was being carried out in an orderly manner. It was under such circumstances that Li Xin moved from Pingyuan County to Xuchang, and his southward movement meant that the counteroffensive against the Jin army would enter a new stage.

"Order Liu Xiaohai to stay in Qingzhou, sweep away the resistance forces in Qingzhou, and send people to the sea to find Murong Ping and the others, they must be caught!"

"Order Zhao Ji, Chen Kang, Lu Guang, Pang Hui, and Shi Yue to immediately launch a counteroffensive, and it is best to drive them back to the south of the Yangtze River, at least, to drive them back to the south of Huaishui!"

Tell them that while the king values the final result, he also values the process. Don't stop at any cost for the sake of momentary gains and losses! We're not there yet, don't make unnecessary sacrifices! ”

After summarizing the news from all parties, Li Xin pondered for a while and instructed Tu Qi.

"Yes, the minister will send someone to pass the order!"

"Now, it's just over there in Pingzhou! If everything goes well over there, the general trend is already obvious, and there is only one thing left for us to do in the future! After a pause, Li Xin said slowly.

"Judging from the previous news, General Li and his team have successfully entered the territory of Pingzhou and are attacking in an orderly manner. And General Liao and the others also successfully landed in Pingguo County and are recovering the counties of Liaodong County. Presumably, it won't be long before the two generals Li and Liao will be able to converge. Tu Qi said busily.

"Send someone to tell them that after taking Pingzhou, we should pay attention to appeasing the localities, especially those Hu people who are willing to surrender, and try to appease them. If we can get their loyalty, we will have a lot to do in the future between the white mountains and black waters! By the way, especially let them pay attention to the Goguryeo side, it is imperative to take back the counties of Obibang, Xuansu, Lelang and so on. If Goguryeo wants to submit but wants to occupy these places, it will definitely not work! Speaking of this, Li Xin remembered some things and hurriedly explained.

"This ..... Looking at Goguryeo, you shouldn't dare to compete with us! If you really dare to block the eastward advance of the army, it is tantamount to killing yourself! Hearing this, Tu Qi couldn't help but wonder.

"Although Goguryeo has always known each other, look at how many territories they have expanded over the years by taking advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains. In the past, in order to appease them, Yan Guo and other forces did not mention the matter of recovery. But this kind of thing must not happen in Datang. The territory of Datang can only be expanded, and it must not be reduced! Li Xin smiled coldly and said categorically.