Li Jing won the first battle on the Yiling River, and he released 200 weak soldiers and asked them to return to Jiangling City to report the news of the defeat.

The soldiers had already been frightened by the Tang Army, and they portrayed the courage of the Tang soldiers as if they were descending from the heavens.

Xiao Milling was at the head of Jiangling City, looking at the floating corpses on the river, bleeding and drifting, and his heart was terrified.

He could never have imagined that the navy army, which had been carefully operated for three or four years, would collapse under the blow of the Tang army in just one day.

After coming back to his senses a little, he hurriedly ordered Zhongshu Ling Cen to write an edict and asked the troops stationed in Lingnan to come to support as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Faming, the governor of Huangzhou, announced that the land of the four states would be surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

This sudden news made Xiao Mo panic!

As soon as Huangzhou was lost, the gate of Jiangling City was wide open, and the warships of the Tang army could go down the river and drive straight in.

Xiao Mo couldn't help but be disheartened, he hid in the temple and prayed for the protection of the Buddha and gods.

So, he fasted and recited the Buddha all day long, praying for reinforcements to arrive quickly, so he no longer paid attention to the government.

On the Tang side, Li Jing and Li Xiaogong did not rest for a moment, and after winning the first battle, they camped on the bank of the Yangtze River that night and continued to discuss the war.

By the time the moon was in the middle of the sky, the soldiers were already asleep.

Li Jing asked Li Xiaogong, "Does King Zhao know the story of the Battle of Changping?" ”

Li Xiaogong replied briskly: "Qin Wu Anjun killed 400,000 Zhao troops in a pit, this is a battle that shocks the past and the present, how can I not know?" ”

Li Jing said regretfully: "Wu Anjun could have taken advantage of the situation to attack Handan in one fell swoop and destroy the Zhao State. ”

Li Xiaogong understood and asked, "General Li is saying that you are going to capture Gangneung City?" ”

Li Jing nodded and said, "At this moment, everyone in Jiangling City is frightened, and everyone is scattered, and our army can go down in one fell swoop!" ”

Li Xiaogong laughed and said: "General Li is worthy of being a famous general in the world, although you give it a go, Huangzhou has been attached to the Tang Dynasty, and this trip to Jiangling will be unimpeded." It's up to you to defeat the enemy under Gangneung City. ”

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In the coming day, Li Jing personally selected 3,000 elite soldiers in the battalion, and asked them all to change into white battle robes, wear white battle armor, and ride white war horses.

After that, Li Jing led 3,000 white-robed troops to march day and night, and it took only two days to reach the city of Jiangling.

Famous teachers and generals are not imprisoned, and thousands of troops avoid white robes.

Li Jing emulated the attire of Chen Qingzhi, a famous general of the Southern Dynasty, with the intention of deterring the enemy army, especially Xiao Mo.

Chen Qingzhi was the god of war in the era of Emperor Wu of Liang and Xiao Yan. He once set an indomitable war record of destroying tens of thousands of enemy troops with 3,000 white-robed troops, leveling 32 cities and fighting 47 battles.

Such a record is unprecedented, and it will be difficult to have anyone in the future.

As a descendant of Emperor Wu of Liang, it is impossible for Xiao Mo not to know Chen Qingzhi. Li Jing compared himself to Chen Qingzhi to tell Xiao Mo that he conquered Jiangling City like a bag to get something.

After two days of rapid marching, it was already the third watch when Li Jing arrived at the city of Jiangling, and Li Jing ordered the soldiers to light torches and shout to the city - open the door and surrender to ensure that the whole city is safe! Otherwise, after the city is broken, there will be no mention of killing!

Xiao Mo is a kind-hearted person, and he can't bear to have innocent people die for war.

In addition, the unification of rivers and mountains by the Tang Dynasty has been the trend of the times, and everyone expects it.

Zhongshu Ling Cen Wenwen strongly persuaded him to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, because even if reinforcements arrived, it would only delay the time of the war and add some innocent souls.

Seeing that the Tang Dynasty's unification of rivers and mountains was unstoppable, Xiao Mo led hundreds of officials out of the city to surrender, and the Later Liang State perished.

The Tang army entered Jiangling City, the military discipline was strict, and there was no crime in the autumn, and the people welcomed it.

A few days later, the hundreds of thousands of reinforcements who rushed to Jiangling City from Lingnan heard that Jiangling City had been broken by the Tang army, and knew that it was meaningless to go to the rescue again. So they stopped halfway and went home again.