It is advisable to chase the poor bravely, and not to sell the name of the overlord.

Yangzhou has been down, and most of the north of the Yangtze River has been decided, and Li Xiao's next goal now is to cross the river to attack Nanjing, the capital of the Hongguang puppet dynasty.

And how to attack Nanjing, how to capture the nest and heart of the Hongguang puppet dynasty, Li Xiao has his own unique ideas.

Different from the traditional thinking of crossing the river as required by his generals, such as urgently collecting ferries by the river or building temporary pontoon bridges, Li Xiao once again showed his unique innovation.

That is, Li Xiao planned to use his own naval division as the main force to attack the city in the river-crossing operation against Nanjing, supplemented by the army's river-crossing attack, in this way, to strive to take Nanjing with the minimum loss.

The specific mode of operation was that Li Xiao concentrated the main ships of his naval division on the river outside Nanjing and carried out intensive artillery bombardment and intimidation against Nanjing, hoping to make Nanjing a chaotic city without a fight, and there was no way to make a suitable means of defense.

At the same time, the rest of the small ships of all kinds were loaded with land forces to cross the river and surround the entire city of Nanjing, so as to prevent the city of Nanjing, from Zhu Yousong to all the ministers from escaping from the city of Nanjing, and finally wipe them out without leaving any trouble.

As soon as Li Xiao's plan was proposed, many of his subordinates felt fresh. However, after Li Xiao finished talking about his plan for using troops, almost all his subordinates praised and agreed with Li Xiao's plan.

With such a new siege method, everyone can't wait to see the actual effect.

In fact, long before Li Xiao went southeast from Shandong, he thought about the issue of crossing the river to fight in the future. Therefore, Li Xiao took precautions, and before setting off from Shandong, Li Xiao notified his own sailors in the form of flying pigeons and sent a message, and immediately mobilized warships to the entrance of the Yangtze River.

Because Li Xiao had already made arrangements in advance, after the surrender of Yangzhou, he only needed to wait for a very short time for the Tang army's sailors to gather at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and then sail together to the Yangtze River outside Nanjing.

Moreover, Li Xiao suddenly and secretly ordered the sailors to be mobilized here for another important purpose, that is, to hide people's eyes and ears and confuse the enemy as much as possible.

After all, the current power on the sea, with the largest number of ships and the largest number of ships, is Zheng Zhilong, the maritime overlord who occupies the southeast area and is loyal to the Hongguang puppet dynasty. This force is Li Xiao's biggest worry.

If Zheng Zhilong got the news in advance and knew that the main warships of the Tang Army's naval division would all concentrate on the Yangtze River to attack Nanjing City, then Zheng Zhilong would definitely also dispatch a large number of main warships to the mouth of the Yangtze River to fight the main decisive battle with the Tang Army's naval division. So in this battle, it is really difficult to say who will die in the end.

Therefore, Li Xiao's secret and unpublicized quietly mobilizing the naval warships to fight should be the best way to deal with it.

In this case, even if the main force of the Tang Army's naval division reached the mouth of the Yangtze River, Zheng Zhilong did not prepare in advance, and it would be extremely difficult for him to mobilize all his large number of large ships scattered in the vast area from Japan to Southeast Asia in a short period of time.

What's more, while waiting for the sailors to gather at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Li Xiao can also make full use of this time to urgently reorganize the troops of Liu Zehan and Huang Degong, so that they can serve the Tang army better and more effectively.

Li Xiao's plan was to reorganize the troops of Liu Zehan's troops into the Eighth Town of the Tang Army, and the troops of Huang Degong's troops would be reorganized into the Ninth Town of the Tang Army.

Of course, because in a short period of time, it is impossible to produce such a large number of artillery guns to equip the soldiers and horses of these two towns, so the two towns are still mainly equipped with the previous equipment, and when there is a sufficient number of artillery guns, and then like the regular Tang Army, the corresponding reorganization and transformation will be carried out.

It's just that the personnel structure of the new two towns is still basically similar to the regular Tang Army's soldiers and horses, and it is also organized into one town and three battalions.

These three battalions of soldiers and horses, each battalion is about 20,000 people, and each town has about 60,000 soldiers and horses, and the number of soldiers is quite considerable.

The reason why such an establishment was adopted to make the number of soldiers and horses in each town of the Tang Army more than that of each town of the Tang Army was because Li Xiao considered that their equipment was backward and they did not have time to replenish all kinds of new firearms of the Tang Army, so in order to maintain their basic combat effectiveness, the number of soldiers and horses in each town was about 20,000 more than that of the Tang Army, which was a last resort.

Of course, there is also an advantage of such an establishment, that is, it can fully digest and absorb the surrender of Liu Zehan and Huang Degong. Of the 130,000-strong troops of Liu and Huang's two units, except for more than 10,000 of them who were old, weak and disabled, who were paid and dismissed, most of the rest of the troops were successfully resettled.

However, in Li Xiao's plan, the arrangement of the soldiers and horses of the two towns was not to be reorganized separately, but to disrupt the original structure and then carry out the reorganization arrangement after the two armies of Liu Zehan's department and Huang Degong's department were fully mixed and dispersed.

Li Xiao hoped that in this way, the human feelings and power structures in the original two divisions could be fully dispersed and dissolved, so as to reduce resistance and friction as much as possible for the reorganization of the two towns.

Similarly, among the soldiers and horses of these two towns, like the soldiers and horses of the Tang Army in other towns, a large number of civilian officials of the Supervision and Pacification Department and secret spies of the Security Department were inserted. As a result, the soldiers and horses of the two towns were the same as those of the Tang Army of other departments, and the generals only had the power to command the troops and train personnel, but they did not have the opportunity to reward and punish the good fortune. At the same time, these generals are constantly under the supervision of the civilian officials of the Prison and Pacification Department and the secret sentries of the Security Department to prevent them from harboring dissent and harboring ill intentions.

In the end, the arrangement of the main generals of the eighth and ninth towns was also set by Li Xiao himself.

The mayor of the eighth town is Liu Zehan, the son of Liu Liangzuo, the former general of Huaixu, and the deputy mayor is Ma Degong, a general under the former Huang Degong's department, these two people are also the commanders of the first and second battalions, and the commander of the C battalion is Tuo Xingzhong, the former general commander of the third town.

The mayor of the ninth town is Huang Degong, the former Yangchu commander, the deputy mayor is his former general Weng Zhiqi, and the battalion commander of the C battalion is Liu Liangshun, the younger brother of Liu Liangzuo, the former Huaixu commander.

The reason why Li Xiao deliberately staggered and disrupted the placement of these surrendered generals, and promoted Tuo Xingzhong, a former soldier who had worked step by step from a small soldier, to the commander of the C Battalion, was to better control the generals of each town, so that they would not hold each other together from the beginning and make it difficult to carry out relevant work.

Of course, the major generals above, for the sake of stabilizing people's hearts and external publicity, except for Tuo Xingzhong, who was promoted from a small soldier, Li Xiao was appointed as a general. However, the senior generals above are used interchangeably, while the middle and low-level generals below are all transferred on the spot, and the officers and soldiers in the seventh town of the Tang Army are served.

Li Xiao hopes that in this way, the structure of the new army of the entire Tang Army and the two towns will be rebuilt, so that the combat strength of the entire military town will be formed more quickly, and the internal management of the army can also be better and faster.

For Tang Jun's adaptation, Huang Degong, Liu Zehan and others are all novel, and at the same time, they all secretly praise Li Xiao's strong control over the army in their hearts. It would not be an exaggeration to call Li Xiao's method of governing the army the best in the world.

While the Tang Army was in the vicinity of Yangzhou, nervously and orderly reorganizing the army and training the new army, while waiting for the arrival of the sailors' ships, the city of Nanjing, where the Hongguang puppet dynasty was now located, was already in a panic and became a pot of porridge.

Many rich and wealthy people and local rich people were completely frightened when they heard that the Tang army had persuaded Huang Degong to occupy Yangzhou. In order to protect their property and family members from the plundering of the Tang army, they all dragged their families and carried a large number of goods looted for many years, and they withdrew from the city of Nanjing one after another, hoping that they could escape to a safe place as soon as possible before the arrival of the Tang army.

The ordinary people, who could not escape, spent their days and nights in tea shops and neighborhoods talking about when the Tang army would come and how they would attack and purge the officials in the DPRK and China.

Different from the rich people who fled, these ordinary people who did not have much wealth were full of yearning and expectation for the Tang army after hearing the news that the Tang army was about to cross the river south after taking Yangzhou City.

After all, the Hongguang puppet dynasty had extremely serious raids on the poor, and the people's lives were very difficult. The ordinary people in this city all think that if they can get rid of Zhu Yousong, the Hongguang Prison State, and change to a new master, maybe their hard life will be better again.

And the panic in the city also deeply infected the Hongguang court.

A large number of officials, including Zhu Yousong, the supervisor of Hongguang, were thinking that now that the situation was so critical, the next thing was to quickly escape from the capital, move the capital to other places, and reorganize the imperial court to save their lives and goods.

So, on the first day after getting the news that Yangzhou City had fallen to Li Xiao's hands, in the court that day, Emperor Hongguang, who was as fat as a pig, rubbed his back that was sore and sore due to excessive indulgence last night, stared at a pair of swollen and godless fish bubble eyes, and then slowly said his thoughts to the courtiers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since the fortunate position, I have been sleeping at night, working hard for state affairs every day, and I dare not slack off. Lonely is so hard, just hope that the world is peaceful, and the army and the people are safe, so he is very relieved and has nothing to ask for. Unexpectedly, Lonely's wish was completely destroyed by Li Xiao, the Tang King who had great ambitions in his heart. This person wants to coerce the puppet who does not know the world to rejuvenate the emperor, reckless selfish desires, raise an army to cause chaos, and invade the land south of the Yangtze River in the south. ”

When Hongguang said this, he paused intentionally, and he stared at the reaction of the ministers under the ranks.

He saw that the ministers below immediately began to talk to each other, like a swarm of buzzing flies, noisy, but unable to hear any of them.

Zhu Yousong, the superintendent of Hongguang, stiffened his face, coughed lightly, and continued: "Everyone, now that the Jiangbei lands have fallen into their hands, the pain of loneliness, how can I say it. Li Xiao's more than 100,000 wolf-like soldiers and horses were afraid that they would quickly cross the river and take Nanjing directly. From Gu's point of view, now there are few soldiers and few defenders in Nanjing, but how can he be Li Xiao's opponent! I am afraid that as soon as its army arrives, the defense of Nanjing will collapse rapidly. Therefore, from Gu's point of view, the most urgent task now is to move the capital immediately, leave this dangerous city of Nanjing, and choose another stable place to re-establish the imperial court. ”

As soon as Zhu Yousong's words came out, the discussion under the steps suddenly became more chaotic and intensive, and the Chinese Wu Qunchen became more and more nervous to talk endlessly, and this fly-like buzzing sound became louder and louder, making Hongguang's heart even more irritable.

"How about it, what is Lone's idea, don't talk nonsense, has anyone come out to make a statement, huh?"

Seeing that they were talking endlessly, but no one came out to express their position, Zhu Yousong, the superintendent of Hongguang, was very annoyed and anxious, and he asked them loudly.

As soon as his words fell, Liu Kongzhao, the sincere uncle, took the lead and said loudly to Hongguang: "The prison country has a very good intention, and Weichen also looks at it the same." ”

"Oh, is it? So, do you agree? ”

Zhu Yousong saw this important minister of the DPRK and the central government, and took the lead in expressing his support, and his heart was very happy, and a smile bloomed on his face.

Liu Kongzhao nodded, squeezed out a smile on his face, and arched his hand: "It is really a smart and wise move to supervise the country and assess the situation and move the capital in time. There is a way, stay in the green mountains, and you are not afraid of no firewood. Now that I am in charge of the country, I will leave Nanjing for the time being, sow more and more places, accumulate strength in the future, make a comeback, defeat Li Xiao again, regain the lost territory, and return to Nanjing, what does it matter? ”

After Liu Kongzhao finished speaking, Ruan Dacheng, the right attendant of the military department, who was also an important minister in the court, also hurriedly left the shift and echoed in a loud voice: "Yes, yes, sincerity is right!" As long as we can rush before the Tang army arrives in Nanjing, we will leave Nanjing as soon as possible, which is the best strategy to protect the imperial court. You must know that when the interruption continues, you will suffer from the chaos, and when the Tang army's soldiers and horses gather under the city of Nanjing, we and other monarchs and officials, I am afraid that none of them will be able to escape, and they will all be served by Li Xiao's wife. ”

Ruan Dacheng's words were rude and direct, so that Zhu Yousong, the supervisor of Hongguang, didn't feel that his face was hot, and his brows were furrowed.

Listening to his words, the voices of the courtiers became louder and louder.

At this time, Zhao Zhilong, the uncle of Xincheng, also came out of the court and said loudly to Zhu Yousong, the supervisor of Hongguang: "The intention of the prison is very wise, and the rest of the intention is also very agreeable. Thinking of the first emperor Chongzhen, it was because of the stupid opposition of the villain Chen Yan and the ministers of the court, and they missed the opportunity to move south in vain, so that they died in Beijing and martyred the capital, how pitiful it is! Subsequently, the Liukou was blazing, swept across the north, my Ming country was ruined, the people were displaced, and the prince Zhu Cihong was coerced by the Tang King Li Xiao who had a ghost in his heart, and became a puppet under his rule, and the situation was afraid that even Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was not as good as it. Isn't it painful to teach such a lesson? Now that the prison is able to judge the situation and escape from this treacherous place in Nanjing as soon as possible, it is very wise and decisive. ”

Zhu Yousong was relieved to hear that these important ministers of the DPRK and the central government had expressed their approval, and he was about to officially order the relocation of the capital to Beijing, but he heard a voice coming coldly.

"If the prison country leaves Beijing like this, Weichen is only afraid that if the prison country does not go elsewhere, he will have the worry of leaving the chaos in the middle of the way, and even his life will not be saved."