(3rd Update)

On the eighth day of the fourth month of the second year of Changxing, Wang Shi fought a decisive battle with a total of 80,000 soldiers of the Huainan Wang Club between Chu and the two states. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info is a battle, Wang Shi first defeated 40,000 people in the headquarters of the Wang Hui outside the city of Chuzhou, Meng Ping led the Hundred Battles Army to defeat Han Xizai's 20,000 soldiers in Jiangpu, and then An Chongrong and Zhao Hongyin led a Hundred Battles Army, and the West Ye, Li Yanqing besieged Quanjiao County, and intercepted the Wang Hui Department retreating south in the north of the city, and when the Chuzhou Wang Division arrived, the two joined forces to capture the Wang Hui in the array, and the main force of Huainan died, and there was no Huainan soldier in Chu, and Erzhou.

Two days later, the Western Ye led 5,000 elite cavalry, rushed to Liuhe, defeated Liu Rengan's troops with Liuhe's guard general Li Yanchao, captured Huainan Xiao's general Liu Renzhen alive, and Huainan Wang Yan's troops of 3,000 men and horses, led the army to flee from Guabu to the south of the Yangtze River.

Two days later, Li Congke led the main force of the guards to conquer Yangzhou City, and Zhang Yanhan, the defender of Yangzhou, fell to his death.

So far, in the early spring of the second year of Changxing, there were 80,000 soldiers from Huainan who crossed the river to the north, and only nearly 10,000 soldiers from Ma Renyu's department were left, and they were in the area of Shucheng and Lujiang in Luzhou.

On 15 April, Jianghuai summoned the commander of the parallel battalion to order the main force of the Wang Division, totaling 70,000 soldiers, to assemble in the area of Quanjiao and Hezhou, and attack the western part of Jianghuai.

Shi Mo said to the officers and soldiers of the three armies: "Since last year, the Wang division sent troops to Jianghuai, it has been more than October, when the prince commanded the three armies, the Wang division did not reach March and obtained the six states in the east of Jianghuai, and the two states of Shen and Guang in the west were also peaceful. Since this year, Huainan has sent divisions to the north several times, especially in March to raise 80,000 troops for the prosperity, fortunately relying on the generals to conquer in all directions, the soldiers fought hard, to this day, the Huainan soldiers and horses of Jianghuai, or death or surrender, has ceased to be the trouble of the king's division. Only the five states of Shu, Qi, Huang, An, and Chu in the west have not yet been decided, and they can be worried about me. ”

"It is the duty of Lixi to recruit envoys for Jianghuai and pacify the fourteen states of Jianghuai, dare not die? At present, when the king and the division are winning successive battles and are showing their strength, don't you think about making meritorious contributions to the country again? Shu, Qi, Huang, An, Wei and other states, there are few soldiers and horses, and the people are panicked, if we make our king's division go to the elite of a hundred battles, how dare the officials of the other place dare not sacrifice their land to wait for the king's arrival, how can the people of the other place not eat pot pulp to welcome the king's master? ”

On April 25, Wang Shi went to Shuzhou, when Ma Renyu led his troops in Shuzhou, Wang Shi attacked the city for three days, pulled it out, and Shi Yanchao fought Ma Renyu.

At the beginning of May, the history of Qizhou was dedicated to the city.

In mid-May, Kehuang Prefecture.

In late May, Anzhou and Chuzhou were decided.

Since then, Wang Shi used troops in Jianghuai for a year, and the 14 states of Jianghuai were all in my hands.

In early June, Huainan sent an envoy to Luoyang to sue for peace.

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In early May, Jinling.

The prime minister's mansion is full of people coming and going, the footsteps are hurried, and all kinds of people in the verandah are all solemn, holding their breath and not daring to take a breath, if there is a scorching sun in the eaves on weekdays, the glamorous prime minister's mansion is like a cloud, but at this time there is a cloud shrouded, which makes everyone's hearts seem to have a big stone, and even breathing is extremely difficult.

Xu Zhihe's east study room for handling government affairs is very large, half of the office area and half of the discussion area, at this time, there are several people standing in the discussion area with their heads bowed and their hands tied, all of them have a look of swords and axes, and they don't even dare to move their brows. Xu Zhihe, who was sitting on the main seat, was silent for a long time, and the good sunshine of May sprinkled down from the door and window in the hall, illuminating the hall very brightly, but in the perception of everyone, Xu Zhihe sitting on the main seat was like an iceberg, exuding a chilling chill.

In front of Xu Zhihe, books, inkstones, and jade pens were scattered all over the ground, and even the desk fell to the ground, a mess, but no one dared to go up to clean it up at this time, and Xu Zhihe, who was sitting there with heavy breathing, was like an angry tiger wolf, as if he could jump up at any time and choose someone to devour.

The atmosphere in the hall was too depressing, even Zhou Zong also felt like a hanging sword above his head, Rao is he is Xu Zhihe's most powerful henchman, and he is the one who can dance with Xu Zhihe at the banquet, and he doesn't dare to make any superfluous movements at this time, and he doesn't even dare to persuade a word or two.

"80,000 brave people crossed the river to the north, without a victory, without a city, and the whole army was wiped out in October, such a record is unheard of, it is really an eternal shame!" This is a sentence that Xu Zhihe said through gritted teeth after hearing that Ma Renyu was destroyed, before he slashed the desk in anger.

I don't know how long it took, everyone in the hall was standing stiffly, even their robes were soaked with sweat, and the original noon sun was already slanting eastward on the ground, Xu Zhihe finally moved, resumed his normal sitting posture, and waved his hand slowly, his voice was indescribably heavy and obscure, "Come on, clean up." ”

Hearing this, everyone's hearts were greatly relieved, like a carp that was about to dry up and die on the shore, and finally jumped back into the water, Zhou Zong hurriedly turned around and motioned to the waiters waiting outside the door, asking them to pack up the books and other things scattered on the ground.

When the Prime Minister ...... raised his head and looked at Xu Zhihe again, Zhou Zong's words were not spoken, and suddenly his throat was as hard as a rock, and it was extremely difficult, and he couldn't say a word when it came to his mouth.

I don't know if it's because I've been staring at the light and shadow on the ground for too long, but at this time, I saw Xu Zhihe at the end of the sunset, his figure was buried in the shadows, and his whole popularity was extremely tired, as if he was twenty years old in an instant.

Zhou Zong's nose was sore, his legs were weak, and he fell to the ground almost uncontrollably, and said sadly: "Prime Minister take care of your body!" ”

Everyone in the hall, all of whom are Xu Zhihe's confidants, have seen Xu Zhihe's appearance clearly, felt the breath on Xu Zhihe's body, and they all fell to the ground, crying out in grief, "Prime Minister Wan Wang, take care of your body!" ”

"Get up." Xu Zhihe let out a heavy sigh like coming from the ground, and his voice was indescribably tired of vicissitudes of life, no matter how he sounded, he looked like an old man who was about to die.

"All take your seats." The desk in front of him was re-tidied up, but Xu Zhihe's spirit was not uplifted, he looked at these Xiangfu humerus in the hall, and the meaning in his eyes was indescribable, "The king will be defeated in Chuzhou, 80,000 soldiers and horses will be put into flowing water, and the fourteen states of Jianghuai will ...... I can't hold it anymore. The state affairs are difficult, not because you have not fulfilled your duties, but because the front-line commanders are too incompetent, and the prime minister has no intention of blaming you......"

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Xu Zhihe also fell silent. At this moment, he felt exhausted, and all the strength in his body seemed to be drained cleanly, and every word he said made him feel extremely laborious, and he collapsed on the collapse of his sitting.

It was summer now, and the sun had not yet set, but everyone felt that the wind blowing through the door was cold and chilling.

I don't know how long it took, Xu Zhihe reluctantly said: "I lost Jianghuai, and my heart is like a knife...... However, since Jianghuai is no longer defensible, what should be done in the future has to be discussed. ”

Zhou Zong collected his emotions, and also knew that he should share his worries for Xu Zhihe at this time, so he carefully said: "The northern thieves have won Jianghuai, and their power has risen greatly, and now they have gathered more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jianghuai, and they are bound to reinforce Chu...... Jianghuai has been lost, Chu land can no longer be lost, according to Zong's foolish opinion, at this time should send Luoyang to negotiate peace with the Central Plains. ”

"Negotiate peace...... How to negotiate? Xu Zhihe asked.

Zhou Zong glanced at Xu Zhihe's expression, and said tentatively in a low voice: "I, Dawu, am willing to give up Jianghuai, and only ask Chu to rest the army......"

Xu Zhihe smiled bitterly, somewhat weak, "Will Li Siyuan's father and son agree?" ”

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At this time, the Jinling Imperial Palace.

"Your Majesty! The army was defeated in Jianghuai! Yang Pu was playing with the chess pieces alone in the hall, and his confidant eunuch Cheng Xian Shan hurriedly came in to give a confession, mixed with a trembling voice, unable to tell whether it was grief or excitement.

The chess pieces in Yang Pu's hand fell on the chessboard with a snap, he stood up in surprise, leaned forward and asked, "Really?" ”

"It's true!" Cheng Xian Shan bowed to the ground, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!" After this defeat, the Xu thief is bound to lose people's hearts, and His Majesty's major events can be expected! ”

"Good! Good! Yang Pu paced back and forth, his right hand into a fist and kept hitting the palm of his left hand, and his excited facial features were a little distorted, "Sure enough, God helps me!" Ha ha! Xu Zhihe, you old horseman, you call yourself a hero in vain, but what is going on now, haven't you been beaten all over the ground by Li Siyuan's father and son? It's really a pleasure, when the floating is white! ”

Cheng Xian Shan was also overjoyed, and said excitedly: "Take advantage of this opportunity, Your Majesty should show up more, now Your Majesty is the Majesty of Da Wu after all, let the courtiers see Your Majesty, presumably many people know what to do!" ”

"Exactly! This is very true! Yang Pu thought as he paced, and from time to time he had an idea, "Now that the army has lost the battle in Jianghuai, how can I not gather my ministers to discuss the gains and losses?" At that time, the reward that should be rewarded, the punishment that should be punished, and it is time for people to see my grace! ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Cheng Xian Shan bowed down and said goodbye.

Yang Pu hurriedly walked over and helped Cheng Xian Shan up, "You are loyal, I keep it in my heart, he will achieve great things every day, and you will be the first hero!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!"

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The Great Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Whether Li Siyuan's father and son agree or not, we should give it a try, now the country is in crisis, the soldiers and horses of Chu are the last reliance, and the newly acquired land of Chu is the last barrier, and there is no room for mistakes." Zhou Zong said.

Xu Zhihe nodded and waved his hand, "Let's deal with this matter like this." ”

After the discussion, everyone saw that Xu Zhihe was really tired, so they didn't want to talk about other things today, and it was better to postpone the matter of the end of the Jianghuai Battle for two days before discussing it.

After everyone left, Xu Zhihe left Zhou Zong, got up and left his seat, "Come with me." ”

"Yes, Prime Minister."

The two of them walked slowly to a courtyard, seeing that the rockery lake was extremely beautiful in the sunset, Xu Zhihe stopped and sighed, "I knew that now, I should have listened to Shi Xubai's words and took the initiative to give up Jianghuai, and my Dawu also has the spare strength to protect Chudi, how can I fall to this step of the field!" ”

Hearing Xu Zhihe mention Shi Xubai, Zhou Zong's face was a little strange, and he stopped talking.

His appearance naturally couldn't escape Xu Zhihe's eyes, and the latter frowned, "If you have something to say, just say it." ”

"Yes." Zhou Zong bowed slightly, his eyes were a little complicated, "I have to report today, Shi Xubai crossed the river and went north a few days ago and went to Jianghuai ......."

"What?" Xu Zhihe was stunned, "What did he do when he went to Jianghuai at this time?" ”

"I don't know. But ......" Zhou Zong opened his mouth, and when he saw Xu Zhihe's sharp eyes, he had to bite the bullet and continue to say, "Walking with Shi Xubai, there is also Lin Si Shou ......."

"Lin Anxin?" After Xu Zhihe was stunned for a short time, his face became gloomy, "Two useless people, after the defeat of the army, went to Jianghuai alone, are they planning to join the enemy?" ”

Zhou Zong bowed his head and couldn't speak.

Xu Zhihe snorted coldly, glanced at Zhou Zong, and said in a cold tone, "Bring back their corpses!" ”

Zhou Zong's heart was awe-inspiring, Shi Xubai and Lin Anxin crossed the river to the north at this time, no matter what their intentions were, Xu Zhihe had no heart to study it carefully, but the army was newly defeated, and the imperial court was destined to lose Jianghuai, at this time it was the time when the people's hearts were panicking, if some courtiers defected to the enemy, what kind of impact would it have on the people's hearts? At this moment, Xu Zhihe needs to use the heads of Shi Xubai and Lin Anxin to deter those who are unstable, in this case, the lives of Shi Xubai and Lin Anxin, two people who cannot be used, are insignificant, and bringing back the corpses is more deterrent than bringing back the living.

"Yes!"