The sky has gradually brightened, and at this moment, in the direction of Linxiang, an army of more than 50,000 people is coming in the direction of Miluo County.

Their formation was unusually neat, and no whispers could be heard during the march, only the sound of moving footsteps.

It was only in the morning that they stopped marching for an hour, that is, two hours.

After that they rested for an hour, went on, and then walked for another hour, stopping in a village.

Compared to the speed of this army in the past, their current speed can only be described as "turtle speed"!

However, there is no way to do this, if they march at their normal speed, they are afraid that when they reach Miluo, the rebels of Dongting Lake have not yet arrived. They had to look for an opportunity to settle the battle of the main force of Dongting Lake, so the speed of the march could not be too fast. Their current speed is not much different from that of the Liu Jiajun on a normal march.

Naturally, they are not Liu Jiajun, but the Yangtze River Navy led by Wu Jue!

At this moment, Wu Jue is in the army, and Zhao Chen is also in the army!

As the sun set, the army had already begun to rest on the spot, and Zhao Chen and Wu Jue came to a high slope outside the town at this moment.

Behind them was a man who was incomparably handsome, almost the most handsome man of his time. It was Liu Guangshi.

It's just that Liu Guangshi followed behind the two of them, with a worried expression on his face.

"The villages and towns here are completely dilapidated, and there is no trace of anyone in them." Zhao Chen said.

There was desolation all around, there was wasteland everywhere, and there was no one at all.

"Dongting Lake is in turmoil, and the people have long escaped from these places! Now in the entire Dongting Lake area, only Yueyang City is better, and that is because the Liu family army was stationed in Yueyang City at the beginning. Wu Jue said.

"The people are suffering, and the people are suffering! I hope to calm down the bandits in Dongting Lake as soon as possible! Zhao Chen sighed softly.

"Your Majesty, when I was outside Xiangzhou City, I didn't know Mount Tai with my eyes, and I was bewitched by King Kang's traitors and tried to murder Your Majesty! I deserve death! At this time, Liu Guangshi knelt down abruptly and said.

Although he had surrendered for two or three months, Wu Lin wanted to tell him that Zhao Chen would forgive his sins, but he was still uneasy in his heart! What he is most worried about is that Zhao Chen will hold a grudge! If Zhao Chen still keeps the things outside Xiangzhou City firmly in his heart, then he will be finished!

"Hurry up! Outside Xiangzhou City, you didn't kill me either! I have decreed that the entire Jiangnan, all Jiangnan officials, as long as they are willing to surrender, will not be blamed in the past! You're no exception! You have led the army for so many years, you must also have a certain talent, and in the future, I will still use you! Zhao Chen said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is the will of the people, and the traitors of Dongting Lake want to oppose Your Majesty, they are really impatient. Liu Guangshi stood up happily and said.

"Not bad! This is the most powerful weapon in our hands! The world has experienced many great turmoil, and now the people are determined! My Zhao and Song royal family has ruled the Central Plains for more than 100 years, and the people have completely agreed with us! After I killed King Kang's traitors, and then implemented benevolent government, the people of the world will definitely not have the heart to rebel! My holy decree must have reached Dongting Lake, I wonder what the reaction of those 'rebels' in Dongting Lake was? Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Where are they rebels, they are bandits! They are in trouble for Jiangnan, and the people around Dongting Lake have hated them! Your Majesty, I don't think they should be forgiven! All the bandits in Dongting Lake should be killed! Liu Guangshi said.

"They used to be ordinary people, but then they just couldn't live, and they were persecuted by King Kang's traitors, so they were bewitched by the White Lotus Sect, and then they rebelled. They are still my people, and I cannot kill them indiscriminately. Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty is merciful, and the last general will admire!" Liu Guangshi hurriedly said.

With him like this, Zhao Chen couldn't help but laugh again.

"By the way, Your Majesty, we only have 50,000 people, this time we deliberately let Wang Boyan spread the news, just afraid that the Dongting Lake bandits will use a large army to deal with our 50,000 people! Although General Wu has elite soldiers and horses, our troops are too small after all, and if Your Majesty follows us to the front line, I am afraid that it will be too dangerous! Your Majesty, I think you should stay in Linxiang and wait for news from us. Liu Guangshi said again.

"Although there are hundreds of thousands of bandits, they are all a rabble, and they are vulnerable! Our 50,000 people are enough to wipe out these hundreds of thousands of bandits! General Liu can rest assured that we can protect Your Majesty. Wu Jue said.

Wu Jue spoke, Liu Guangshi didn't dare to refute, so he had to nod at the moment.

However, thinking of what he saw and heard along the way, this army was far more disciplined than any army he had ever seen. If they are able to achieve military discipline on the battlefield, then it should not be a problem to deal with an enemy who is several times more than ten times larger. It was the first time Liu Guangshi had seen such a disciplined army, and he could not imagine how such an army could be trained.

After they had been here for a while, it was getting dark, and they finally returned to the town.

After that, intelligence officers continued to come from the direction of Miluo County, and the news of the Dongting Lake Rebels in Miluo County kept coming.

It wasn't until early the next morning that they continued to set off towards Miluo County.

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On the Yangtze River, another line of soldiers and horses is moving along the Yangtze River in the direction of Yueyang!

They were the rest of the "Liu Family Army" that the White Lotus Sect had scouted before!

But their number is not 60,000, but 100,000!

At the beginning, in Xiakou, they were indeed 60,000 Liu Jiajun, and they were also in a small boat!

It's just that halfway to Honghu, the 40,000 Yangtze River naval army led by Wu Lin joined this army, and those soldiers of the Liu family army also came up from the small boat and came to the big boat.

At this moment, the soldiers of the Liu family army looked at the big ships around them curiously, and they were all amazed.

"Such a big ship, mighty, if this enters Dongting Lake, who is the opponent?"

"Look! There are a lot of powerful crossbows here! This crossbow is eight feet long, how far can it shoot? ”

"Don't say it's hit! If this boat rushes up, those small boats of the bandits in Dongting Lake will be smashed! ”

The soldiers of the Liu family army were pleasantly surprised!

At this moment, a general in silver armor came up and shouted, "Don't even speak!" Take a look at those Yangtze River sailors, if you are half as powerful as them, it would be great! ”

The soldiers of Liu Jiajun stopped one by one, they looked at the Yangtze River Navy soldiers on the boat next door, those people were wearing black armor one by one, they stood on the boat, without saying a word, just looking around from time to time to prevent accidents. The soldiers of the Liu family army were a little frightened in their hearts! Three months ago, they were easily defeated by more than 20,000 soldiers of the Yangtze River Navy! None of their Liu family's more than 100,000 people are their opponents of 20,000 people! The Yangtze River Navy is so powerful on land, it can be imagined on the boat!

"Learn from them!" The general snorted coldly.

The soldiers of the Liu family army drooped their heads and did not dare to speak again, and the general came from this ship to another ship.

Wu Lin is here!

After receiving the report, the general entered Wu Lin's room.

Wu Lin was standing in front of a table with a map of Dongting Lake.

"The last general will see the general!" The general hurriedly knelt down and said.

"You don't have to kneel in the army! Unless it's to see Your Majesty! Alright, get up, let's talk about the war together! Wu Lin said.

"Yes!" The general quickly stood up.

The generals were surprised that there was no kneeling in the army.

He is none other than Li Qiong, the general of the Liu family's army.

The reason why Zhao Chen called Liu Guangshi away from Liu Jiajun was also to prevent accidents, and Liu Guangshi was also a "hostage" to a certain extent. The private army system of the Western Army is not trivial, and Zhao Chen is not particularly at ease with Liu Jiajun, so he called Liu Guangshi away. Although Li Qiong also has prestige, she is far inferior to Liu Guangshi.

"Your Majesty and my eldest brother led 50,000 Yangtze River naval troops to Miluo County, and they will definitely be able to defeat the main force of Dongting Lake in one fell swoop! In addition, if we go from the Yangtze River to Yueyang, and from Yueyang to Junshan Island, Qingshan Island and other places, we can also defeat the bandits in Dongting Lake! Now my only fear is that after the bandits are defeated, they will flee in all directions, and at that time there will be a plague of bandits everywhere in the future! Therefore, when the time comes, only our Yangtze River Navy will enter Dongting Lake, and you, Liu Jiajun, will immediately go to the east of Dongting Lake and wait for the remnants of the bandits there! Remember, His Majesty decreed that if those surrendered, their sins would be forgiven immediately! You ask them to assemble, and the Propaganda Department under Lord Wang Shu is now on board, and they will go and convince those who surrender! Also, when Liu Jiajun arrived at the eastern shore of Dongting Lake, he would never dare to burn, kill and loot, otherwise His Majesty would not let you go. Wu Lin said.

"General rest assured, Liu Jiajun will never dare to be like before! Moreover, the area around Dongting Lake is already empty, even if we want to burn, kill and loot, we can't find anyone. Li Qiong smiled bitterly.

Hearing this, Wu Lin couldn't help laughing.

Their speed is extremely fast, day and night, and they are getting closer and closer to Dongting Lake.