A Yang Xingmi fought in Huaiyin for a whole day, capturing 24 generals of Sun Ru and below, killing 23,000 of Sun Ru's army, capturing more than 30,000 people, and only a few thousand people left in the rest fled from Huaiyin into Chuzhou. After Yang Xingmi cleaned up the battlefield, he immediately asked Li Shenfu to lead the army to Chuzhou and other places as soon as possible, and left Dai Yougui and others to escort the captives back to Luzhou, the place of Huainan Zhi, and followed after reorganizing his troops and horses.

The defeat of Sun Ru in the first battle on the southern front also allowed Li Jipeng to quickly summarize and transmit the intelligence to the base camp and the Central Plains Headquarters. After Xu Tianxiang got the news of the victory on the southern front, he immediately asked the forward force Chen Yu's corps to quickly collect all the ships and freighters of the Xujia Inland River Shipping Company along the southern line of the canal, and then more than 30,000 troops rushed through Jingzhou under the escort of Guo Chongtao, and appeared outside Dezhou City along the canal.

There is a difference between the canal at the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Henan and Shandong, the center point of the Grand Canal built by Emperor Yang of Sui is in Luoyang, and the north and south lines are centered on Luoyang, and the whole canal presents a trumpet. This section of the canal from Jingzhou to Dezhou was almost abandoned before, and when Hu Xiaosi organized the canal trade route, Xie Tong also repaired the canal that had fallen into disrepair in the territory of the Xuanwu Army.

However, this canal, which brought huge profits to the Xuanwu army at that time, became a sharp weapon for the Tiance army to march at this time. Under the opening of the way of the three warships of the navy, they broke through the front line of Jingzhou, directly breaking up the fleet gathered by Xie Tong during this time. Moreover, for the sake of the army on the troop carrier behind, Guo Chongtao decisively used the new weapon developed by the equipment department - artillery. For the first time, this kind of large-scale killing weapon that truly transcended the times showed its hideous face in front of the world. With Guo Chongtao's order, the nine guns arranged on the bow of the three warships were stuffed into the shells that already had the appearance of the future, and after the fuse was ignited, only to hear the sudden "boom boom" Nine earth-shattering loud noises were heard, white smoke rose from the bow of the ship, and the fiery red projectiles flew out like arrows from the string, towards the Xuanwu Army fleet that had already set sail for the Tiance Army fleet.

After the night, nine shells fell, among which Liu Ke fell into the water, causing a shocking wave, and one of the remaining three grazed the mast of one of the opponent's warships and exploded, completely shattering the entire mast, and the ship also suddenly fell back, and a boat of Xuanwu soldiers was shaken to the ground, and several people fell into the water. This time the real results of the artillery were the last two shells, these two shells accurately concentrated the two warships in the vanguard, only two huge explosions were heard, sawdust figures flew, the bows of the two warships were penetrated and the shells exploded on the spot, completely blowing up the entire bow, and the boiling water quickly poured into the hull. Almost all the soldiers and sailors of the Xuanwu Army in the warship fell into the water except for the bombing, and they were pressed into the water by the ensuing capsizing.

The first appearance of new weapons was not only the Xuanwu Army in the shore defense and other warships dumbfounded, but even the soldiers of the Tiance Army themselves were amazed, they didn't know that they had such a powerful weapon, and if it wasn't for the navy to use it this time, they wouldn't know that the logistics department had saved so many good things. As a result of this battle, many soldiers went to the logistics department after the war to find out how many weapons were still manufactured.

The huge explosion surprised both sides, but Guo Chongtao, the initiator, was not satisfied, and he led his team to train in the Bohai Sea for several months for the first time to use such a low hit rate, which made him feel embarrassed, and he almost jumped to his feet and scolded the newly established artillery commander.

After being scolded by their bosses, the artillery captains of the three warships invariably stepped forward to operate the guns themselves, and as the new shells were brought up and stuffed into the guns, the gunners began to adjust the firing range and focus according to the instructions of the artillery commander, and fired again. In terms of calibration and aiming, the sights and adjusters prepared by the Tiance Army are all new equipment summarized and manufactured after long-term use of ballistas, and they are also the most essential part of this set of artillery pirated by Li Xuanqing. After the flowering shells were manufactured in advance, the artillery finally blossomed and bore fruit in the land of China ahead of schedule.

The bloody artillery commander who was scolded by Guo Chongtao finally handed over a satisfactory answer this time, six of the nine shells concentrated on the Xuanwu Army warships, and the continuous explosions destroyed the fighting spirit of the Xuanwu Army, and the other ships had no intention of stopping the pace of the Tiance Army after seeing their companions being blown to pieces.

This kind of upheaval made Zhu Quanzhong, who was watching the battle on the shore and from the city tower, not know what to do for a while, Chen Yu took this opportunity to let the rear-speed troop transport ship speed up the docking, Guo Chongtao also began to turn the bow of the ship to the position of the Xuanwu Army on the shore, and used artillery bombardment to disperse the interception troops arranged on the shore by the other side to cover the landing of the army.

The artillery performance on the side of this farce not only brought heavy pressure to the Xuanwu Army, but also taught a lesson to all the officers and men of the Tiance Army.

However, at this time, Chen Yu's original preparation of the landing operation turned into an empty one, after being bombarded by artillery continuously, the tidal flat position prepared by the Xuanwu Army was blown to pieces, and it was impossible to organize an effective blocking and defense, Chen Yu personally led the forward to the shore after blocking the way of the last part of the Xuanwu Army, intercepting the reinforcements sent out of the city of Dezhou, and the follow-up ships also quickly rushed to the beach, 30,000 troops went ashore one after another to join the battlefield, and the troop carrier turned around and returned to Jingzhou to continue transporting troops after the entire forward troops went ashore. The three warships adjusted the firing range of their guns to the maximum and the firing angle to the maximum to assist Chen Yu in stabilizing the situation. At this point, the landing battle of Texas was successfully completed, and the landing prepared by the Tiance Army became extremely simple, but the blocking of the Xuanwu Army was beaten into a pot of porridge. Zhu Quanzhong saw that there was nothing to do, and the arrival of the Tiance army in Texas was already overwhelming, so he had no choice but to withdraw the attacking troops and watch the Tiance army continue to come ashore.

In the next three days, the 300,000 horses of the Tiance Army arrived in Dezhou with all the follow-up baggage, relying on the canal to set up camp, and the joint camp for dozens of miles to compete with the Xuanwu Army, and the war enveloped this vast Central Plains.

After escorting the army ashore, Guo Chongtao began to attack the logistics ships of the Xuanwu Army along the way south of the canal, and once approached Bianzhou to shell the Bianzhou wharf, and after many years, the people of Bianzhou once again smelled the smell of war. It was also the first time that I was shocked by the thunder weapon of the Tiance Army.

At this time, he had already gone to the park at the end of July 891, Li Xuanqing, who was far away in Lishan, put down everything and concentrated on accompanying Qiaoxi, according to the date, Qiaoxi's delivery date was approaching, and even Li Xuanqing did not dare to have the slightest contempt for women's childbirth in this era, and transferred the best doctors from the General Medical Hospital and the Medical College early, and Hu Xiaosi and Cen Tianshi directly brought people to the door after hearing that the General Medical Hospital had opened a women's medical department, and all the female doctors, whether they were doctors or apprentices, were brought to Lishan. The Tiance Army guard battalion stationed near Chang'an, and even the whole army urgently gathered around Lishan to be on full alert.

It's no wonder that these two people are so aggressive, as the area ruled by Tiance Mansion is getting bigger and bigger, the issue of Li Xuanqing's identity and heirs is becoming more and more important, and for the people of this era, the ruler can only represent the long-term stability of the regime if he has descendants.

"I said Tianshi, don't follow Xiaosi, this stinky boy, what are you doing with the army? And the guard battalion, what is this going to do? There are also roadblocks, and even the old guy and I dare to block the road? Zhang Tianhu and Ma Laosan rushed over from Chang'an, but they were stopped by the soldiers of the guard battalion on the road, if it weren't for Hu Xiaosi and Cen Tianshi happened to pass by, it would have really washed the Dragon King Temple.

"Xuanqing, why is this here? Why don't you go to the Palace of Eternal Life to accompany Qiaoxi? After a few people went up to Lishan, they found that Li Xuanqing was on the side of Changle Palace. Since Li Xuanqing and Qiaoxi came to Lishan, Changle Hall has been changed into a temporary office. Zhang Tianhu saw that Li Xuanqing was actually here, and immediately asked.

"Qiaoxi, how's that girl? How are these two days? Ma Laosan leaned over and asked.

Li Xuanqing couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw everyone's gossip: "Two teachers, Mr. Xiaosi, everyone sits, it's not bad." Feixue's girl also rushed over, although there was some fetal movement in the past two days, but overall it was quite stable. The people at the General Medical Hospital are ready and there should be no problem. ”

"That's good, a few of us will stay in Lishan for the next few days, and we will leave after Qiaoxi has given birth." Ma Laosan said with a smile: "I heard Xiaosi on the road just now that Tianxiang has been very lively over there, and it is estimated that after Qiaoxi gave birth to a child, it should start fighting." Xuanqing, have you decided what to name the little guy? ”

Li Xuanqing shook his head and smiled: "Boys and girls don't know yet, when the time comes, it seems that Qiaoxi has already thought about it, and when the time comes, just listen to him." ”

When a few people were giggling and saying the child's name in Lishan, Xu Tianxiang on the Jingzhou side had already moved the Central Plains Headquarters to the camp of the Tiance Army outside Dezhou City. Under the joint command of Yang Tiancheng and Wang Houchun, 300,000 soldiers and horses were arranged into a half-moon-shaped array, forcing the Dezhou Xuanwu Army to defend the city in a joint camp.

At this time, in Zhu Quanzhong's camp in Dezhou, almost all the high-level civil and military forces of the Xuanwu Army were gathered at this time, and Zhu Quanzhong stared at Ge Cunzhou with a gloomy face and asked him to come up with a way immediately.

As the former generalissimo of the army, the actual commander of almost all the soldiers and horses on the northern front of the Xuanwu Army, Ge Cunzhou's face was also ugly, but it was almost impossible for him, the marshal, to lead the battle. But since Zhu Quanzhong became the emperor, his temper has become more moody than before, and everyone didn't dare to squeak when they saw Zhu Quanzhong sending fire to Ge Cunzhou.

The silence of everyone present made Zhu Quanzhong even more angry, but there was no way, at this moment, the main force of the Tiance Army had already moved south, and what was waiting for him was either to fight to the death, or to retreat to the hinterland to resist step by step.

"How's going on over there Kang Huaiying? When will Cangzhou City be won? How many days has it been for him to give him an army of 100,000? I didn't let him fish there. Zhu Quanzhong said, and suddenly remembered that Kang Huaiying had already led the army to Cangzhou, and immediately shouted angrily.

"Kang Huaiying's side is fighting day and night with Li Tianyi of the Tiance Army, and outside Cangzhou City is now fighting day and night." Xie Tong stood up and said, "The main force of the Tiance Army going south to Texas is the same as we expected. Marshal Ge, before Cangzhou decided the victory, the main force of our army was on defense, and all the transportation of baggage and materials should also avoid the canal and avoid the opponent's warships. ”

Ge Cunzhou nodded and said: "Dezhou has concentrated 250,000 soldiers and horses of my main force of Daliang, which is not far from the troops assembled by the Tiance Army at the moment, so we don't need to worry about the Tiance Army outside the city." Your Majesty, the last general thought that before the end of the war in Huaiying Cangzhou, the main force of our army was mainly defensive, and the small force should continue to attack to test the opponent's combat strength, and second, to use the offensive to assist in defense and prevent the opponent's cavalry brigade from bypassing Texas and attacking the inner area of our Daliang. ”

The words of the two of them were very well analyzed for the current situation, but they did not take into account Zhu Quanzhong's face. Since coming to Texas, these former generals have not had a clear understanding of their identity as the emperor because of the unpredictable situation, so many times the etiquette is still according to the past. It's just that Zhu Quanzhong is no longer the Zhu Quanzhong of the past, anyway, he, the emperor of the Great Liang, has been doing it for many months.

"You are the former generalissimo of the army, and this is your duty. It is your remiss to march against the army. I don't bother to talk nonsense with you in the military emergency, hurry up and deploy the war to make meritorious contributions, otherwise I will never forgive. Zhu Quanzhong dropped a sentence and walked away.

As soon as he left, everyone else looked at each other and parted unhappily. Ge Cunzhou glanced at Xie Tong beside him, and wanted to stop talking, but after all, he sighed, and after the two returned to the barracks, Ge Cunzhou said with a worried face: "What does the military advisor think about today's plan?" ”

"The congenital defeat of our army and the fact that the lord killed the emperor to seize the national fortune of the Tang family, in fact, we have already lost in the general righteousness." Xie Tong knew what Ge Cunzhou was worried about, and he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Now my Liang Dynasty is also turbulent, and it can't be compared with the momentum of the Tiance Mansion at all. And what worries me the most is not that our military is weak at the moment. ”

"The military advisor is worried that the other party has begun to recover the vitality of the people, right?" Ge Cunzhou took over and said: "I have always been in the army and have no understanding of civilian affairs, but this time I saw on the front line that the other party's logistics and material resources continue to flow south along the canal. As a result, the balance of power between the two armies will change drastically over time. ”

"This is Yangmou, and it is also the most terrifying place for Li Xuanqing, in just a few years, the entire north has undergone earth-shaking changes, but when we are still immersed in the victory of conquering the city, the civil officials led by Cen Tianshi on the other side are already in a solid way to govern the people's livelihood and restore the economy." Xie Tong smiled bitterly: "Actually, even if we win this battle by luck, we can't hurt the vitality of Tiance Mansion." In a few years, the other party will inevitably be able to make a comeback, and I am afraid that the Tang Guozuo will be transferred to Li Xuanqing. ”

Xie Tong's discouraged words made Ge Cunzhou also silent for a while, as the commander of the army, he was powerless for things outside the battlefield, and the other party was able to spare energy to restore the economy and develop agriculture and commerce under the condition of continuous battles all year round, which made him unable to figure it out.

"I'm afraid the sky in Texas is about to change." Xie Tong quietly looked at the night sky and sighed leisurely. But listening to it in Ge Cunzhou's ears was a pun, which made him frightened.