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The Tang State Peace of the War between Zhou, Tang and Wu and Yue, the Battle of Yangzhou, and Wu and Yue's participation in the war.

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After several battles, the Tang State was defeated.

At the end of March, the Tang State sent Wang Zhilang to the Zhou Army's camp to seek peace with Li Jing's letter of peace, hoping that the Zhou State would withdraw its troops and the two countries would become each other's brotherly countries. However, Guo Rong rejected Li Jing's proposal for peace, so he ordered Han Lingkun's army to set off to Yangzhou, intending to seize the unguarded city of Yangzhou in the Tang State.

Hearing that Guo Rong, the son of heaven, did not agree with this reason, Li Jing sent two more ministers with gifts to personally apologize.

April 8th, this morning, on the edge of the Huai River in April, the wind and waves were high.

The banners of the Zhou army danced wildly, like ghosts, and they were breathtaking.

Zhong Mo, a bachelor of Hanlin and a squire of the household department, and Li Deming, a squire of the Ministry of Engineering and a bachelor of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, entered the scope of the Zhou army camp.

In front was the camp of the Zhou army, and at this moment the intersection was stopped by a few soldiers.

"Who are you?"

"I'm waiting for Zhong Mo (Li Deming), the minister of the Tang Kingdom." Zhong Mo and Li Deming reported their identities.

"What's going on?"

"We are waiting to see the Emperor of Zhou, and here are all gifts from my emperor to the Emperor of Zhou."

"Oh, you wait. I'm going to pass it on. The soldiers hurried to the Emperor's tent.

Guo Rong and other generals were discussing the attack on Yangzhou and Shouzhou in the tent, and on April 5, Han Lingkun led his troops to march in the direction of Yangzhou.

At this moment, seeing the soldier's panicked appearance, he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the envoys of the Tang Kingdom, Zhong Mo and Li Deming, have come to see you!"

"Zhong Mo, Li Deming? Oh, let them wait for a while, and then we'll talk about it later. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Wen Su, Zhong Mo and Li Deming, have you ever heard of them?"

"Your Majesty, I heard that these two people are both known for their eloquence, and it is estimated that they will go to our army's position this time, and I am afraid that they will beg for peace?"

"Oh? That's a lot of fun. Then I will be stubborn and stubborn, and meet them in person, so that they can have a good look at the majesty of my Great Zhou. ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Zhong Mo and Li Deming waited outside the tent of the Zhou military camp, and they were very disturbed in each other's hearts.

After the Zhou army's marching meeting, Guo Rong, the son of heaven, came out of the tent with a strong and resolute attitude.

Zhong Mo and Li Deming hurriedly stepped forward to visit Guo Rong, the son of heaven.

"Tang envoys Zhong Mo and Li Deming participate in His Majesty the Great Zhou Emperor!" Zhong Mo and Li Deming are not like the previous Wang Zhilang, who rely on the different identities of the two countries, but grovel.

"What are you? I don't know what Li Jing is bothering me this time? ”

"I, Your Majesty the Tang Kingdom, personally asked my subordinates to escort this batch of congratulatory gifts to your Majesty the Emperor."

"Oh?! That's what you're talking about? However, your Tang royal family claims to be descendants of the Miao people of the Tang Dynasty royal family, and the Tang Kingdom and my Great Zhou are only separated by the Huai River, but they have never lived in peace. You are waiting for the convenience of shipping, fornicating with the Liao State at sea, alienating the Central Plains, and befriending the barbarians, where is this to put my Han people. What else is there about etiquette in such countries? Now, I am not one of the six eastern countries, how can a small interest touch my heart? Go back and tell Li Jing that when Jiangning Mansion is captured, then the Tang Kingdom will come and give it to me. ”

Zhong Mo and Li Deming looked trembling, and they were too frightened to speak.

Guo Rong said: "The two of you will bring my words to Li Jing and let him do it himself." ”

Zhong Mo and Li Deming took Li Jing's congratulatory gift and returned to Jiangning Mansion along the long road.

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Three days ago, Guo Rong had already sent Han Lingkun's army to Yangzhou, and Han Lingkun's army over there set off all the way and was already on the road to Chuzhou.

A few days ago, Guo Rong heard that the various systems in Chuzhou City had begun to show results, and Zhao Kuangyin's father, Zhao Hongyin, was injured by an arrow some time ago, and he was still recuperating from his injuries during this time, so he let him stay in Chuzhou temporarily, and then sent Zhao Kuangyin to lead the army to support Han Lingkun's department.

After Han Lingkun got the news, he rushed to Chuzhou City.

Zhao Dezhao heard that Zhao Kuangyin was going to leave Chuzhou to attack Yangzhou, and he said that he would also follow. But Zhao Kuangyin insisted on refusing to let him accompany him, and let him stay in Chuzhou City with peace of mind.

Zhao Dezhao had no choice but to do this, and could only secretly help him do things through Lao Jiu's spies and warriors.

When night falls, it is the beginning of Zhao Dezhao's plan.

On April 8, Han Lingkun's troops had arrived outside Chuzhou, and then Zhao Kuangyin led a part of the army to support Han Lingkun's troops.

The two armies converged and set off towards Yangzhou.

And after Zhao Dezhao said goodbye to his father, he accompanied Zhao Hongyin for a walk in the yard.

Two days later, on April 10, the army had arrived far outside the city of Yangzhou.

It happened to be the middle of the night, and there was only the sound of horses' hooves, and if there was no one in the forest, then they would not care about these sounds.

At this moment, Zhao Kuangyin and Han Lingkun had already come to a dense forest not far from Yangzhou, where they ordered everyone to rest in place, and sent scouts to inquire about the news of Yangzhou City.

Soon after, the scouts reported that the Tang army patrolled the city walls, but the soldiers were very small, and the defenders of the city were intermittent, and seemed to be indifferent to the city defenses.

According to the news from the secret agents in the city, Yangzhou is now Feng Yanlu and others.

Zhao Kuangyin asked everyone to rest in place for the time being, and when the city gate opened at dawn tomorrow, he asked Bai Yanyu to lead the cavalry and rush into the city.

The soldiers unanimously agreed that this was a very good plan.

The next day, April 11, in the early morning, the wind was bleak and the wind horses were howling.

In the east, the Tang army opened the city gate, and Bai Yanyu, who was waiting on the side at this moment, led hundreds of elite cavalry to rush into the city. There was little resistance, and the cavalry had already stormed the city.

Then Han Lingkun ordered his troops and horses to attack Yangzhou, and the officials were all captured in their sleep.

Then Zhao Kuangyin and Han Lingkun took the emperor's edict, and immediately ordered the soldiers not to harass the people in the city, and the violators were severely punished.

At this moment, there was thick smoke billowing from the south of the city, and a fire broke out, and the generals immediately rushed over.

It was a windy day, and there were many houses here, and the fire was terrible, and the people fled from their houses to fight the fire.

Zhao Kuangyin ordered his soldiers to help extinguish the fire, and later learned that the fire was released by Jia Chong, the envoy of Yingtun, the eastern capital of the Tang State, and he could take advantage of the chaos to escape, but the people were innocent! The eastern capital Yingtun made Jia Chong disregard the safety of the people for his own selfishness, and it was only a matter of time before Li Jing, a minister of the Tang Kingdom, was defeated.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now Yangzhou has been included in my Great Zhou, and from now on, you and others are all the people of the Great Zhou, according to the order of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou, you will be exempted from paying taxes for one year, and you can go home with peace of mind."

In fact, Guo Rong didn't say anything about tax exemption, but Zhao Kuangyin reported to Guo Rong afterwards, and Guo Rong would definitely agree.

The people in Yangzhou City heard that Zhou Junqiu did not commit any crimes, and they were exempted from paying taxes, and they were all overjoyed when they heard it at this moment.

Subsequently, Han Lingkun and Zhao Kuangyin respectively began to purge the deserters in the city and restore order in Yangzhou City as soon as possible.

Later, a person was arrested in the temple in Yangzhou, and this person acted suspiciously, and it was later learned that this person was Feng Yanlu, the deputy commander of the city and the squire of the Ministry of Works. He took advantage of the Zhou army to invade Yangzhou City, so he quietly disguised himself as a monk and hid in the temple, but he was still searched out by the Later Zhou army. Later, Feng Yanlu was captured by Zhou and stayed in Kaifeng for three years.

At this moment, Yangzhou has been captured, Zhao and Han pacified the local people, let them restore normal life order, and then reported the battle report to Guo Rong, the son of heaven.

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South of the Yangtze River, above the borders of the Wu Yue and Tang states.

Previously, Qian Hongyu, the king of Wuyue, had been in Xifu, and after receiving Rong's order, he immediately stationed troops on the border with Tang State to prepare for war, preparing to go north, and send troops to attack Tang State together with Zhou State.

However, at this time, he had to wait for the edict of the Zhou State to send troops, so that Qian Hongyu could wave his army north and attack the Tang State with the Zhou State.

At this moment, Chen Man, the commander of Suzhou Yingtian, suggested to Wu Cheng, the prime minister of Wu Yueguo, to attack Changzhou.

At that time, the Tang lord had an edict to appease the people of Jiangyin, and Chen Man falsely reported to Wu Cheng that the edict of the Zhou State had arrived.

Wu Cheng, the prime minister of Wu Yueguo, relayed Chen Man's original words to Qian Hongyu, hoping that Qian Hongyu would send troops immediately.

But Prime Minister Yuan Dezhao said: "Tang is a big country, how can you despise it? If there is no Zhou army's response, it is very dangerous to go deep into the Tang Kingdom alone. Whoever works together can ensure safety! Let's wait for the order of the Zhou army to send troops. ”

Wu Cheng thought that the opportunity could not be lost, and continued to ask for troops.

In the end, Qian Hongyu adopted Wu Cheng's opinion.

On April 9, Qian Hongyu sent Wu Cheng as the supervisor of Luo Sheng, the commander of Bao Xiurang, the assassin of Quzhou, and the commander of the Central Command, and sent troops to Changzhou.

Wu Cheng said to the soldiers, "Prime Minister Yuan does not want to send troops", which made the whole army indignant.

The soldiers were angry, and the rumors wanted to hit Dezhao.

Qian Hongyu hid Yuan Dezhao in his mansion and sent people to arrest the person who said that he wanted to kill Yuan Dezhao.

Qian Hongyu sighed, at this juncture, acting like this is indeed not a good sign.

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In Chuzhou City, at night, on the mansion where Zhao Dezhao temporarily lived, the man in black entered the backyard, and when he saw Zhao Dezhao, he announced: "Young master, the latest news, our people have mixed into Yangzhou City, waiting for the young master's order." ”

"You're doing a great job!"

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