After Guo Wei moved to Xuzhou, the army did not start.

In contrast, Li Hongji, the prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty, seemed to take too much initiative, he mobilized elites, relied on the power of sailors, and frequently crossed the Huai River to harass the Great Zhou side.

The farthest even hit Suzhou, and the generals Chai Kehong and Zhao Duo attacked the Zhenhuai army continuously, and the Great Zhou lost troops and almost lost their positions. The Central Plains soldiers, who were recognized as having strong combat power, were actually pressed and beaten by the Southern Tang Dynasty infantry soldiers, and they had no power to fight back, which made everyone's jaws drop.

Faced with this situation, almost everyone had such a delusion.

Guo Wei is indeed old, just like Zhu Wen, Li Cunqiao, Liu Zhiyuan and others, who sat on the dragon chair and became the emperor, he was discouraged, became inactive, and did not want to forge ahead.

A few months ago, Guo Wei was so domineering that he threatened the envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, but what was the result! It took a few months to delay the dispatch of troops, and by the time the Great Zhou Kill came, the elite of the Southern Tang Dynasty had already been assembled, and the daylilies were cold.

Then he didn't move forward again, except for taking Haizhou, there was no result at all.

Many of the important ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty judged that when the winter came, Guo Wei would retreat, and the Southern Tang Dynasty would win.

The eldest prince Li Hongji was a young hero, and he defeated Guo Wei with his soldiers like a god.

With his military merits, he is the best candidate for the crown prince, and as for the imperial brother, he should get out of the way as soon as possible and leave the position to the more capable nephew!

In Jiangning, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, in a magnificent mansion, there was an old man with extraordinary appearance, walking in the garden, his expression was solemn, melancholy and sad, and his brows were furrowed like autumn water.

At his side, his daughter held his arm and walked slowly.

"Someone persuaded him to be a father to snatch the crown prince for His Royal Highness, and once he became a hero of the decision, he would have a chance to show his ambitions for his father! Li Gu and I have been separated for many years, and he has been in the ascendancy, and he is dying of old age for his father, and he has achieved nothing! ”

It turns out that this old man is the famous Han Xizai!

The daughter frowned and said in a low voice, "Father agreed?" ”

"Nope!"

Han Xizai shook his head, "The Tang Dynasty seems to be prosperous and prosperous, but in fact it is full of crises, swallowing the Fujian country, destroying Ma Chu, losing tens of thousands of soldiers, only getting face, not getting the inside, but making countless enemies." And the princes of the court, they can only share hardships, not wealth and prosperity, they have just gained the upper hand, and they have not defeated Guo Wei yet, so they think about internal fighting and easy storage, and they are really worried about their father! ”

The daughter lowered her head, her eyes rolled back and forth, and then she said: "Father, after the Great Zhou Emperor succeeded to the throne, he practiced frugality, appointed virtuous ministers, and aspired to the world, which is different from the emperors of previous dynasties. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, there are many talents, virtuous and foolish, and my daughter is worried that His Royal Highness is only gaining momentum for a while, and maybe, perhaps, maybe he will be defeated in the hands of Da Zhou! ”

After Han Xizai listened, he groaned, suddenly his face became solemn, and he warned sharply: "Girl, you can also say this kind of thing?" Remember to your father, from now on, you are not allowed to mention half a word of Da Zhou, otherwise our family will be in a catastrophe! ”

The daughter noticed the panic in her father's expression, it turned out that she had gone to the north for a trip, and someone had already secretly stabbed her out, and there were many spies inside and outside the Han family, staring at them from morning to night.

My daughter suddenly felt the urge to cry!

His father was famous and talented, but he was treated as a prisoner and depressed. If he had chosen to stay in the Central Plains, he might not have been like this for a long time...... What a wrong step, and you lose everything!

Compared with the jubilation on the side of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Guo Wei seems to be too calm, as a veteran of the battlefield, Guo Wei is like a veteran hunter with excellent patience.

At the beginning, he dealt with Li Shouzhen's rebellion, and he was able to spend a year less to build a walled city and fatigue the rebels, but now it has only been a month or two, and the old god Guo Wei is here.

He took Wei Renpu with him, and under the twilight, he rode a horse and galloped to enjoy the scenery. While watching, chatting.

"Li Hongji is indeed like a fierce tiger, Li Jing is so weak, he gave birth to such a son, it's not simple, it's not simple!"

Wei Renpu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, as far as the ministers are concerned, Li Hongji is at most a newborn calf, and he is much worse than the champion Hou!" ”

Guo Wei smiled, "That is, you can afford Ye Hua, now in the military camp, how many people say that the champion Hou is not as brave as Prince Li, and he does not dare to fight against the enemy, weakening the prestige of the Great Zhou!" ”

"Hahaha, what do they know, fighting is not vindictive." Wei Renpu looked up at the sky and said with a smile: "Based on the old minister's calculations, the champion Hou should send troops in the next few days, but the old minister is worried that the horses may not obey the order, if they don't get along, I'm afraid it will ......."

Guo Wei waved his hand, "Don't worry, I gave the champion Hou Mizhi, if Zhang Yongde is disobedient, he can take it immediately-alas, I don't have many relatives left in the world, I don't want to watch them fight, can I resolve it, or ...... it" At this time, Guo Wei looked very lonely, the sun was westward, and the hero had white hair.

Even Wei Renpu didn't know what to say, I hope that Your Majesty can live a long life, see the unification of the world, and the day when your long-cherished wish is fulfilled!

……

Outside Haizhou City, in the Great Zhou military camp, Zhang Yongde and Ye Hua sat opposite each other, and there was a huge brazier in front of the two of them, with an iron shelf on it, and a wild boar that was not big or small was wearing on the shelf.

Since Ye Hua was ordered to rush to Haizhou a few days ago, this is the first time to receive the wind.

Neither of them said anything, just turned the handle in boredom, brushing a little spice from time to time.

Seeing the pigskin turn brown and drop drops of grease fall into the brazier, the ground is cleared, the flames jump from the flames, and then disappear without a trace.

Finally, when the wild boar was almost roasted, Ye Hua first gave a piece of meat skin on the pig's belly, which was crispy and brown on the outside, fat and juicy on the inside, and was the most delicious part.

He wanted to stuff it in his mouth, but he put it on a plate and sent it to Zhang Yongde.

Zhang Yongde pursed his lips and was reluctant to answer.

"You are Your Majesty's son-in-law!"

Zhang Yongde said with a dark face: "Do you want to say that I am here today because of the princess?" ”

"You're Brother Yuki's brother-in-law!"

Zhang Yongde's face changed suddenly, his stiff facial features eased, he slowly stretched out his hand, took the pigskin, and ate it in a big gulp, not even a little meat residue left.

Then Zhang Yongde said very seriously: "You saved Brother Xing, I am grateful to you, the previous offenses, just write off!"

A write-off, are you taking advantage of it?

Ye Hua didn't bother to bother with him, but sighed: "Brother Xing is actually not lucky, he has only been a few months and has no mother." has the blood of the heavenly family, but he did not have the throne. I don't want to fight for him, it's all fate. But I won't allow others to hurt him. I'd like to ask you to make a promise, colt! ”

"Speak!"

"No matter what time it is, you have to keep Brother Xing's safety, as a brother-in-law, can you do it?"

"I ...... Yes! Zhang Yongde gritted his teeth and said: "The princess and Brother Xing are the last two bloodlines of the Guo family, I, Zhang Yongde, swear to the sky, whoever dares to hurt Brother Xing will be my enemy!" ”

As he spoke, he grabbed an arrow, broke it with force, and threw it into the brazier.

The two of them have a very tacit understanding, munching on barbecue, and their stomachs are bulging, as if a ball is stuffed inside.

Sleep when you are full, eat again when you are full, live like a pig, Ye Hua is a big stronger circle than before, and he finally has meat on his body.

He patted his stomach happily and said, "I've grown enough, I'm ready to fight!" ”

Sure enough, his subordinates sent good news, with the arrival of late autumn, the Huaishui water fell rapidly, and the tidal flats on both sides of the bank were exposed.

Ye Hua gathered all the planks and stakes he had collected a few days ago.

Zhang Yongde commanded the soldiers and the people, set up a pontoon bridge overnight, and crossed the Huai River with 5,000 men and horses.

When he stepped on the land on the south bank, Zhang Yongde smiled, and there was a flat river in front of him, unobstructed!

Nantang is indeed confused, they can't imagine that Da Zhou will take the sword sideways, and it will be so biased! Starting from Haizhou, Ye Hua can figure it out!

"Quick, quick!"

Zhang Yongde took the head, galloped wildly, and happened to meet a small group of people and horses in the Southern Tang Dynasty along the way, he didn't care, he was directly scattered, and the people and horses traveled day and night.

After running wild for two days and three nights, he finally appeared outside a city!

This kind of city is prosperous with "salt", and it is also named after "salt", so it is called Yancheng!

As early as the Warring States period, here is "boiling the sea for salt", and the "Historical Records" contains "the East China Sea has the rao of sea salt". During the Qin and Han dynasties, it was "boiling the sea for profit, passing through the canal and transporting", and it has become a prosperous place for fishing and salt.

When it came to the Tang Dynasty, it was even more remarkable, "the wealth of the southeast of Jia, and half of the border salary came from the Huainan salt field", and there were "one hundred and twenty-three salt pavilions" in Yancheng alone.

During the Tang Baoying period, there are Hailing Supervisor and Yancheng Supervisor in the territory, and more than 100,000 stones of salt are boiled every year, and Yancheng is already the center of salt production in Lianghuai.

It's a city where there's nothing but salt!

All of them are either salt makers who boil salt, or people who carry salt, and then there are merchants who sell salt...... Everything revolves around "salt"!

As far as Zhang Yongde could see, thick smoke was billowing everywhere in the villages and towns, all of them were boiling salt, and many people were carrying hundreds of catties of brine to their homes.

The people and horses of the Great Zhou appeared, and they didn't even notice it, and they thought it was their own soldiers!

Unsuspecting, at your fingertips.

Ye Hua, this kid, really has some doorways!

"Kill!"

Zhang Yongde roared, the people and horses cheered up, and struggled to attack, the city gate did not have time to close, the people and horses entered Yancheng, Zhang Yongde took the lead, rushed to the government office, and the Southern Tang generals who were responsible for guarding Yancheng were still drinking and having fun last night, hugging the two beautiful girls, unable to sleep, no matter how their subordinates shouted, they did not get up.

I had no choice but to pour a bucket of cold water!

The guy sat up in shock, "Who wouldn't dare to tease your grandfather?" ”

He was shouting, Zhang Yongde had already rushed in, and with a wave of the knife in his hand, blood splattered, and a head flew up and fell heavily to the ground with a snapping sound.

Zhang Yongde raised his foot, kicked his head outside again, and asked his soldiers to hang on the flagpole!

Facing the headless corpse, Zhang Yongde scolded: "You are like this, you are only worthy of being a grandson!" ”