It's night again, the heat of the day has faded little by little, and the air is a little cool, and today the Tang army and the Three Kingdoms Alliance Army lost the battle, so that the Tang army gave up the battle and turned to stick to Jinling City, a fortified city, stretching under their feet.

And at this moment, the head of the city of Jiangning Mansion is full of Tang soldiers, they are wearing armor, holding weapons, under the dark night, the city tower is also full of many torches, illuminating the whole city is extremely tall, since the truce between the two sides, the Tang army is like a tight string, they close the city gate, looking at the battle line of more than ten miles of the Qinhuai River opposite.

On both sides of the Qinhuai River opposite them, the armies of the three kingdoms have been assembled and stationed, and in the water of the Qinhuai River, the Song army ships are about to crowd this river, and a battle has been set up along the side of the Qinhuai River, and the river surface is also dotted with firelight, like a galaxy.

The armies of the three countries were also stationed on both sides of the Qinhuai River, lined up along the river valley, and beside the tents on the riverside, many soldiers were standing under the night sky, they were laughing and laughing, and they were discussing the attack on Jinling around the bonfire, and now the soldiers thought that the attack on Jinling City was the last big battle.

And at the camp tent of the Three Kingdoms on the shore, the wind was a little cool, and the flags of the Three Kingdoms were also set up outside the camp tent of the Chinese army, all of which were blown away by the wind, and there were many soldiers guarding outside the camp tent.

Tonight, Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Li Hanqiong, Yang Xin, Ding Deyu and the rest of the Song army, Han army, and Wu Yue army are discussing important matters in the camp tent of the Chinese army, and the hearts of the generals are not proud and arrogant because they won a war today, the more critical the time, the more nervous and serious the generals are, and the atmosphere in the small camp tent feels a little panicked, in front of them is a strong city, and there are hundreds of thousands of Tang army soldiers, they are also urgent, take this city as soon as possible, and this battle in the south of the Yangtze River can also end as soon as possible.

After a while, just when everyone was thinking about military affairs, the curtain of the military tent was lifted at this moment, and generally at this time, the generals basically would not let the soldiers below break into it at will, but there was still a general who entered the military tent in a hurry, and it seemed that there was no need to report directly, this person was Cao Bin's general.

"I've seen Cao Deployment." As soon as a general in armor entered the camp tent, he made a salute, and then said, "There is a letter sent by the prince of the protocol courtyard in the city, and he sent General Cao Xiao to ask Cao to come and ask Cao Deployment to come in person." ”

"Oh? Cao Can is now off the books? Cao Bin looked suspicious, and then he instructed the general, "Let him wait outside first, and then call him if there is something." ”

Cao Bin immediately opened the letter, the letter was signed by Wang Pu, and the content of the letter also surprised him, Cao Bin read it, and couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and the generals didn't know why Cao Bin was so excited, so they thought it was Cao Can out of the city.

Cao Bin raised his eyes, his eyes were a little bloated, and the generals were also looking at him enthusiastically, he couldn't help but say immediately: "Wang Pu Wang Taishi sent a letter, saying that soon after, there will be Tang army generals in the city who want to surrender the city, and the puppet emperor Li Congqing is already unconscious, and he can't take care of himself. ”

"Surrender?" When the generals heard this, they were also stunned, and they asked in unison: "Cao Deployment, is this true?" ”

Cao Bin nodded, spread the letter on the table, and said, "That's true, the prince has already explained everything in the letter, and the dedication of the city is just around the corner." ”

Immediately, he let Cao Can enter the camp, and after Cao Can entered the camp, he answered the generals' questions one by one, and the generals became more confident in attacking this fortified city after hearing it.

After the discussion, Cao Can didn't seem to move his feet, he had been waiting for something. And Cao Bin also understood Cao Can's careful thoughts, so he left his son in the camp, and he still had a question.

Cao Bin's two eyes kept looking at his son intently, and Cao Can wondered: "Why does Daddy look at me like this?" ”

Cao Bin touched a short strand of stubble on his chin, and he said, "Can'er, tell me how you got out of the city?" Cao Bin has always been very puzzled about Cao Can's departure from the city.

Cao Can leaned over Cao Bin's ear and whispered: "His Royal Highness informed the child of this matter, and he had the intention of asking his father to take the soldiers and horses to the Yuanshan Temple in Xuanwu Lake a day later, and the child came out of there." "What Cao Can is referring to is the secret passage.

"Xuanwu Lake, Yuanshan Temple?" Cao Bin wondered, "How did you get in?" ”

"It's not on the ground, how does Daddy think it's going to get in and out?"

"You stinky boy, you actually play dumb riddles with your father, not to mention that you are still my subordinate."

"The official level crushes people to death."

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In the Jiangning Mansion at night, the Tang army lost a battle today, and the ministers of the Privy Council temporarily conducted military affairs, so that the forbidden army and the government army began to patrol on various key roads to strictly prevent every move in the city.

Immediately on the side of the Qinhuai River, the lights are not bright tonight. At this moment, in the Qingyin Pavilion, since Zhao Dezhao became the master of Changchun Hall, after mastering the real power of Changchun Hall, and after obtaining the Tiger Talisman to mobilize the military power of the Tang State, now he has summoned the warriors of Changchun Hall to carry out the next plan.

In the hall, everyone has come one after another, they have been very difficult in the past few days, because to complete the next plan, everyone also knows about their generals in each army in the Tang army, for the army, as long as they control the leader, they can control their siblings, and for them at the moment, at least some of the generals can still be used, which is also useful for their plans.

Yang Meng, Yang Che, Lao Jiu, Black-clothed Tanhua, Wan Song, Yang Guang, Shang Haobin and others also sat on one side, everyone already knew Zhao Dezhao's plan, they were looking forward to what would happen in the future, and because the tiger talisman was in hand, Zhao Dezhao could transfer generals in the Tang army at will.

Zhao Dezhao saw that everyone had already waited, so he said: "The forbidden army in the city is heavily guarded tonight, but the more critical it is, the more calm we must be, and those Tang Army soldiers who can rebel are our reliable backups, and we can start acting tonight, and use the night to implement our actions." ”

When everyone saw Zhao Dezhao say this, they also acquiesced to what he said, but how to act had to rely on careful planning.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the Qingyin Pavilion is also tense, after all, the stakes are very high, at this time Zhao Dezhao raised his eyes, glanced into the distance, looked back left and right, and said: "Now that victory is imminent, there is no need to sacrifice so many men and horses on both sides, and I have obtained the tiger talisman to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Tang army, and it is much easier to act at this moment, and the battle to recover Jiangnan is just around the corner." ”

Immediately, he pulled out his sword again and said loudly: "The king is unjust, the world is unified, and my Great Song will win!" ”

The crowd also shouted: "The Great Song will win!" The Great Song will win! The Great Song will win! ”

Then, after Zhao Dezhao consulted with everyone, he acted according to the precise deployment plan, and in the dark of night, the warriors of Changchun Hall were already active in various places in Jinling City, and the places they went were also the families of the generals who led the troops.

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And now Li Congqing's illness is worse, he can't afford to fall into a coma, under this illness, the entire Tang court is gloomy, and its decay is fully revealed, all of which are displayed, and the army of 100,000 is urgent, and the army of the Three Kingdoms suddenly gathered outside Jinling City, Jiangning Prefecture, and severely defeated the Tang Navy army, and the entire government and the opposition have lost confidence in Li Congqing.

The imperial doctor Liu Deren and other imperial doctors were waiting in the Zhaoqing Hall for a long time, they looked left and right, and sighed secretly, while Li Congqing on the dragon couch looked like a dead corpse, covered with a quilt like a dead corpse, as if he would never wake up again.

And Liu Deren and other imperial doctors also shook their heads, because the lord Li Congqing has been unconscious since he was hit on the head, and it has been several days now, Liu Deren pretended to be panicked, but in fact, he was secretly happy in his heart, and Zhao Dezhao did not regard Li Congqing as an opponent, but as a pawn to use. Li Congqing's chess piece has been abolished, whether it is good or bad is another matter, and the most important role is only the role of captive and deposed emperor.

Li Congqing doesn't have to worry about it anymore, as long as he hangs his life with precious medicinal materials, it is enough for him to save his life, after the diagnosis, Liu Deren and other imperial doctors came out of the Zhaoqing Palace and saw many officials waiting outside.

As soon as these officials saw the imperial doctor, they asked long and short questions, the imperial doctor had no choice, just said a few words in a compromise, Liu Deren looked at the faces of these officials with a pair of small eyes, and he secretly thought that now the Privy Council has become a pot of porridge, and the first thing to bear the brunt is the city defense of Jiangning Mansion, and the rest of Zhongshu Province and other imperial court institutions are also busy, outside the Zhaoqing Palace, some ministers are also looking at the situation inside the palace.

The emperor of the Tang State couldn't afford to be ill, and the officials below were also anxious, Liu Deren secretly observed, but found that the expressions on the faces of those officials had betrayed their thoughts.

The tree is falling apart, and one's own interests are the most important thing...... Once Li Congqing dies, I don't know what will happen to the situation in the (Southern) Tang? Therefore, choosing a host is the most important thing.

Liu Deren walked to Han Xizai's side, and then nodded and signaled, after Liu Deren went to the Hanlin Medical Hospital to dispense medicine, these officials were still standing outside the Zhaoqing Palace, and in these officials, Han Xizai was also standing, although he was in an important official position, but he was also a courtier.

However, Han Xizai seems to have a good complexion today, because he has also secretly observed for a long time, and he has also seen through his ministers, and their thoughts can't escape his eyes, but Han Xizai also has his own thoughts,

Han Xizai approached an official's side, and the official saw Han Xizai coming over, and did not make any moves, Han Xizai walked past him, just said a few words, and showed a sigh on his face.