The New Year is approaching, just returned from Langya, and is about to lead the army south to Huainan, Deputy Director Tao, who has long been looking forward to the demolition of Jiangnan, is not too hard, but the second wife Cao Ling and Xiao Mizhen, who have been idle for a long time by Deputy Director Tao, have not done it, although they did not dare to oppose it openly, but they also did not blow the pillow wind on the bed, and strongly persuaded Deputy Director Tao to live at home for a longer period of time, and also seize the time to make a few more sons to inherit the great cause.

There is also Deputy Director Tao's pre-booked little four Lu Die, who also did the ceremony in September, and when he reached the age where he could officially get married, Yan and Diao Chan, the wives of Lu Bu under the fence, also sent people to pass the word, hoping that Deputy Director Tao would use a sedan chair to carry Lu Die into the side door as soon as possible, and officially marry the round house, so that Yan and Diao Chan can continue to eat their son-in-law with a son-in-law with peace of mind, and let their son-in-law retire in the future.

The second grandmother Cao Ling even gave birth to a daughter, the third Mizhen has already arrived, although the fourth Lu Die has not yet had a round house, the fifth grandson Shangxiang, the sixth Huang Yueying and the seventh Xiahou Juan are still slowly growing, but they can't run away, it doesn't matter if the round house is early or late, so for the sake of the little eight and nine Qiao sisters and more numbers to arrange and achieve the great cause of the harem, our deputy director Tao refused the retention of the second mother and the third child very righteously, and also decided to wait for the return from Huainan to have a round house with the little four, insisted on leading the army south to Huainan and personally inspect the formation of the Xuzhou Water Division.

At the same time, it is very fortunate that since ancient times, it is Lai Han who has married a good wife, although Deputy Director Tao's character has always been criticized, the wife Yuan Fang married is a typical model of a good wife and mother, even if she is pregnant and only two months before she can give birth, Yuan Fang still does not hesitate to support her husband to focus on national affairs, and strongly advises Deputy Director Tao's several difficult side rooms to follow his own example and do his duty as a virtuous helper, so that Deputy Director Tao can devote himself to the cause of demolition and relocation without worry, and it is also very grateful and fortunate for Deputy Director Tao - It's hard to find such a good wife.

So, with the support of his virtuous wife, and after some careful arrangements and arrangements, on the second day of the lunar month, Deputy Director Tao finally personally led 20,000 Xuzhou elites to the south, accompanied by Jia Xu and Liu Ye, two powerful strategists, and the generals of the army mainly include Xu Chu, Gao Shun, Wei Yan, Xu Sheng, Qin Yi, Yin Li and Chang Feng and others, in addition, because the northern front has been temporarily worry-free, the former Huainan general Qiao Rui was also brought to the army by Deputy Director Tao, because Qiao Rui is not only extremely good at fighting defensive warfare, but also has quite rich experience in water warfare. Going south with the army is naturally very useful.

By the way, the poor and cute little girl Sun Shangxiang was also able to go south with Deputy Director Tao this time, and Sun Shangxiang's little sister, who was left as a hostage in Deputy Director Tao's harem and slowly cultivated, of course, missed her relatives, so she begged Deputy Director Tao to take her with her, Deputy Director Tao considered that the old Sun family and the old Wu family still have a certain amount of family power in Jiangnan, and bringing this Sun family hostage might come in handy, so she also agreed to Sun Shangxiang's plea in the suspicious eyes of the second mother and the third child.

Different from the last time he went south to Huainan, during the demolition, he liked to sneak into the village and shoot the deputy director Tao, probably because of the recent successes in the war, this time he finally plucked the iron rooster, and according to the highest standard of his title, he bought himself a set of quite luxurious outfits, fought a full guard of honor, and sat on the four-horse golden chariot that he never liked, leading 20,000 Xuzhou elites who could definitely bully and abuse any of the Jiangnan princes in land warfare, and went south in a mighty and majestic manner. Take Peiguo's official road straight down to Huainan.

Contrary to the fanfare to go south, Deputy Director Tao's purpose of leading the elite main force south this time was not made public, and in the Xuzhou team that accompanied Deputy Director Tao to the south, not only ordinary soldiers, but even middle-level generals such as General Qu Jiangtun did not know the purpose of the army's southward movement, and the senior generals of Xuzhou who knew the inside story were also tight-lipped at the request of Deputy Director Tao, resulting in rumors in the Xuzhou army and among the people. Deputy Director Tao also deliberately ignored them and allowed these rumors to spread.

After leaving Pengcheng, Sun Shangxiang, who was flustered in the carriage, quietly touched the front of Deputy Director Tao's four-horse golden cart, and after getting Deputy Director Tao's permission, Sun Shangxiang climbed on the four-horse chariot and sat next to Deputy Director Tao, pulled Deputy Director Tao's sleeve, flashed his cute big eyes and begged Deputy Director Tao: "Big brother, can you send someone to send me a letter?" I want my mother, uncle, and brother to know that I am also going to Huainan with you this time, and they will definitely come to visit me. ”

Smelling the sweet fragrance on the little girl's body, Deputy Director Tao pinched Sun Shangxiang's tender face, and said with a smile: "Of course you can, but I don't think it's necessary, I took 20,000 main forces to the south for such a big move, how could your cousin, uncle and mother not know?" How could you not send someone to contact me to find out about your situation? ”

"Really?" Sun Shangxiang's little girl was a little skeptical, and after thinking about it carefully, the little girl still begged for the sake of insurance: "Big brother, I'd better write a letter, so that there may be more people who come to see me." ”

"Okay." Deputy Director Tao nodded lightly in agreement, and then casually ordered: "But you have to add a sentence to the letter, tell your uncle and your cousin, just say that the past is over, if they can let go of their previous grievances and are willing to work for me, I welcome them to vote at any time." ”

"You are dreaming, you killed my brother, and you want my family to let go of their previous grievances and dream." Sun Shangxiang's little girl peeked at Deputy Director Tao and whispered in her heart, "Including me, no matter how good you are to me, I will not forgive you." ”

……………… Okay, now let's give a general introduction to the situation of the princes south of the Yangtze River, because it can't stop the fierce offensive of the Xuzhou Demolition and Relocation Office, Xiao Yuan Sangong listened to Yan Xiang's suggestion, and chose to give up Huainan and cross the river south when there is still the strength of a battle, and go to compete with the old opponent Qu A Liu Miao for the land in the south of the Yangtze River, and although the Huainan Army under the command of Xiao Yuan Sangong is not the opponent of the Xuzhou demolition team, it is still a little sure to bully Liu Xiang, plus Danyang Taishou Zhou Shang and Yuzhang Taishou Zhou Shu's response, The Huainan team, which had little loss in the strength of the water division, also broke through the Yangtze River in one fell swoop and successfully set foot on the land south of the Yangtze River.

After successfully breaking through the Yangtze River, the shameful and brave little Yuan Sangong immediately personally led the main force to reinforce Wanling, and the Wanling defenders attacked inside and outside, defeated the main siege force led by Liu Miao in one fell swoop, forcing Liu Miao to retreat to Wuhu, and the little Yuan Sangong finally took Wanling as a base in the south of the Yangtze River to gain a firm foothold, began to reorganize the team, recruit troops and horses and accumulate grain, and quickly advanced to the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River, attacked the city and expanded the territory, in a vain attempt to take the six counties of Jiangdong Dongshan to make a comeback.

The next situation will be too chaotic, for a while, Liu Miao and Xiao Yuan Sangong will fight and bleed, and the power map will be staggered; One will be that Xiao Yuan Sangong was dissatisfied with Sun Ben and Wu Jing's private retreat from the Hefei battlefield, and attempted to severely punish Sun and Wu, causing Sun Ben and Wu Jing to lead the army to defect; After a while, Yuzhang Taishou Zhou Shu suddenly fell ill and died, and Xiao Yuan Sangong re-recruited Sun Ben and Wu Jing's team under the persuasion of Yan Xiang; After a while, Wang Lang and Yan Baihu were afraid of the threat of Xiao Yuan Sangong and formed an alliance with Liu Miao to resist Yuan; After a while, it was the thief leader Zulang and Jiao in Jing County who were in turmoil, and Shanyue also took the opportunity to jump out and collude with the local clan armed forces to stir up the wind and rain, and finally added Zhang Xian of Changsha who suddenly rebelled and Huang Zu's team who led the army to quell the rebellion, and the entire south of the Yangtze River almost became a boiling porridge.

In short, the situation is so chaotic that it is dizzying and dazzling, and it is also so chaotic that even Xuzhou has no time to sort out the news and report it to Deputy Director Tao, and the reason why Deputy Director Tao decided to go to Huainan to inspect in person is that one of the very important purposes is to go to the scene and personally understand the situation in Jiangnan, so as to facilitate the formulation of strategies and tactics for demolishing and relieving Jiangnan.

But then again, the more chaotic Jiangnan is, the more beneficial it is to our Deputy Director Tao, no, when Deputy Director Tao personally led the news of 20,000 Xuzhou main forces to the south, through various channels successively sent to the Jiangnan princes, the Jiangnan princes who were fighting in the dark and the world were all panicked, scrambling to make adjustments, and speculated in horror that Deputy Director Tao was coming, and they all prayed that Deputy Director Tao would not come south at the invitation of the enemy to find trouble for themselves............ Let's take a look at the situation of Xiao Yuan Sangong first, when he received the news that Deputy Director Tao led the army south, Xiao Yuan Sangong, who was personally leading the army to confront Liu Xian near Danyang County, suddenly jumped up and shouted in disbelief: "Tao Ying thief is coming to Huainan again?" And brought 20,000 main forces? What did he plan to do in Huainan? Is this deceitful thief colluding with Liu Xiangpifu again? ”

"The lord forgives the sin, the intention of the pottery thief is not known for the time being." Yan Xiang replied honestly.

"Still not clear? What do your men eat? Xiao Yuan Sangong shouted angrily: "The pottery thief led the army south with such a big movement, how could he not even detect his intention? Could it be that when the pottery thief set off, he didn't announce the dispatch document? ”

"It was guessed by the lord, and the pottery thief did not announce the dispatch of troops this time." Yan Xiang replied with a wry smile: "Our army has also tried to find out the situation from the Xuzhou army and the people, but the news heard is inconsistent and disorganized, some say that it is to attack our army, and some say that the Tao thief was sent by Yuan Shao to help our army attack Liu Xuan, of course, it is also said that the Tao thief was directly invited by Liu Xiang to send troops to Jiangdong, and some people say that Zhang Xian asked for help from the Tao thief and surrendered, and the Tao thief sent troops to help Zhang Xian deal with Liu Biao, but some people say that the Tao thief has formed an alliance with Liu Biao and sent troops to help Liu Biao quell the rebellion. ”

"There is also a rumor that is even more exaggerated, saying that Tao Qian's old subordinate Huiji Taishou Wang Lang missed his old master, and sent his henchmen and cronies to send a letter to Tao Ying thief, begging to return to Tao's command, and also begging Tao thief to send troops to help Wang Lang resist our army's ......."

"The team of pottery thieves can fly?!" Xiao Yuan Sangong roared angrily, "It's ridiculous! Between Wang Lang's old puppet and the pottery thief, not only across the Yangtze River, but also across the team of Gu and Liu Xuan, how did the pottery thief bring him back under his command? How can you help Wang Lang's old puppet directly resist our army?! Is it the news that the details have found out? Arrest and behead for the guilt! ”

"My lord, please calm your anger, this detail is just a truthful report of the news he has discovered, although it is absurd, it has nothing to do with him." Yan Xiang dissuaded Xiao Yuan Sangong from indiscriminately opening the killing ring, and then suggested: "Lord, since the pottery thief's intention is not clear at present, then our army had better prepare for both. ”

"In addition, I heard that Yuan Fang, the wife of the pottery thief and your niece of the lord, is already pregnant, so the lord may wish to use the excuse of condolences to his niece and send an envoy to cross the river to the north with fetal protection drugs to contact the pottery thief, and take the opportunity to listen to the intention of the pottery thief's army, and when we find out the intention of the pottery thief, our army can also formulate a countermeasure."

When the uncle's condolences and nieces give gifts, it is a matter of course, and there is no shame at all, so Xiao Yuan Sangong, who loves face like Da Yuan Sangong, also accepted Yan Xiang's suggestion without hesitation, and then after a little calculation, Xiao Yuan Sangong hesitated and said: "Yan Gong, Lone still has an idea, can you take this opportunity to try to make an alliance with the pottery thieves, promise benefits, and borrow troops from him to eradicate the Jiangdong thieves?" Does Yan Gong think it is possible? ”

"Never! The lord must not lure a wolf into the house! Yan Xiang was shocked, and hurriedly reminded: "Lord, the overall strength of our army is far less than the pottery thief team, the only thing that can stop the pottery thief from annexing our army is the Yangtze River natural danger, if the lord asks the pottery thief for help, the subordinate dares to take the head guarantee, the pottery thief will definitely agree and will definitely send troops to cross the river to help our army deal with Liu Xuan, but the subordinate dares to take the head of the whole family to guarantee, after the pottery thief's team crosses the Yangtze River, it will definitely not go again, he is forming a Xuzhou water division in training, and will also send more Xuzhou thief army across the Yangtze River!" ”

Xiao Yuan Sangong, who had already been cheated by Uncle Liu Huang once, nodded slowly, and quickly gave up the idea of looking for death by himself, but after a little calculation, Xiao Yuan Sangong became worried again and asked, "But, what if Liu Xuan's side does this?" Liu Xiangpifu had colluded with the pottery thief before, and now the pottery thief sent troops south with an unknown intention, maybe it was invited by Liu Xiangpifu? ”

Because this may be quite large, resourceful as Yan Xiang will inevitably frown, after thinking for a long time, Yan Xiang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty thinks it may not be big, Liu Xiang made an alliance with the pottery thief before, and was finally betrayed by the pottery thief shamelessly, even if this puppet is stupid, it is impossible to take the initiative to run to suffer another loss and be fooled again." Therefore, his subordinates believe that before finding out the intention of the pottery thief, it is best for our army to respond to all changes with the same, and must not mess up its position, but give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of. ”

Yan Xiang's words Xiao Yuan Sangong could still listen to a few words, and considering that if Deputy Director Tao was really invited by Liu Xuan to deal with him, there was nothing he could do to change this fact, so after thinking about it again, Xiao Yuan Sangong finally nodded helplessly, and said helplessly: "It's just like this, first arrange for the envoy to go north to contact Tao Ying's thief, find out the Tao thief's intentions, and then discuss, see which team to send back to the Spring Valley, and prevent the Tao thief from crossing the river from the mouth of the river." ”

……………… The reaction of the soy sauce character Liu Miao is similar to that of Xiao Yuan Sangong, and he is also afraid and worried about the sudden unclear arrival of Deputy Director Tao, not only afraid that Deputy Director Tao will take advantage of the fire to rob and cross the river to attack him, but also worried that Xiao Yuan Sangong and his niece and son-in-law Deputy Director Tao will be embarrassed and join forces to destroy themselves. At the same time, of course, Liu Xiang also moved the mind of killing Xiao Yuan Sangong with Deputy Director Tao, but this point was naturally resolutely opposed by Xue Li and Shiyi, Xue Li opposed it because he had a grudge against the old Tao family, and Shiyi objected to it because he and Yan Xiang concluded that inviting Deputy Director Tao to send troops across the river was to lure wolves into the house, and strongly advised Liu Xiang not to make mistakes again and again.

Although he has never attached much importance to Shiyi's opinions and suggestions, after all, Liu Miao suffered a big loss when he formed an alliance with Deputy Director Tao, not only did he not get any benefits, but also attracted Xiao Yuan Sangong, a sworn enemy who did not share the sky, to cross the river and fight to the death with himself, so Liu Miao quickly took a decision similar to that of Xiao Yuan Sangong, while dividing his troops to be tightly deployed at Niuzhu Ferry, and at the same time strengthening the defense of Dantu, on the other hand, he tried every means to find an excuse to send an envoy to contact Deputy Director Tao and find out Deputy Director Tao's intentions.

Zhang Xian, Liu Qi, Huang Zu, Wang Lang and Yan Baihu and other soy sauce men are relatively far away, and here I will not go into detail about their reaction to Deputy Director Tao personally leading the army south, but there is a smaller soy sauce man's reaction, but I have to introduce it carefully here - this little soy sauce man is no one else, it is one of the brothers-in-law of our Deputy Director Tao, surnamed Sun Mingquan!

The reason why Sun Quan was able to know that Deputy Director Tao personally led the army south was not that his sister Sun Shangxiang's letter had been sent to him, but because Yuan Shujun's fine work when he came back from Jiangbei did not keep his mouth shut, and spread the news he heard to the army, and it happened to be heard by Sun Quan, who was usually very attentive to the world's major events, and after learning the news, Sun Quan, who served as a county magistrate at the age of fifteen in history, was first taken aback, and after a little thought, Sun Quan was immediately overjoyed, and then hurried back to the camp of his uncle Wu Jing and cousin Sun Ben. Secretly reported the matter to Wu Jing, Sun Ben, Sun Jing and other elder brothers.

"The pottery thief is here again? What did he do in the south? Is it trying to capture Koto? ”

Like Xiao Yuan Sangong, after hearing the news, Wu Jing, Sun Ben and Sun Jing were of course also taken aback, but after a little thought, Wu Jing and Sun Ben, who were already three out of three into Yuan Shujun's army, quickly relaxed again, and said indifferently, "What does he do with the pottery thief, it has nothing to do with us anyway, this is a problem that Yuan Shu and Liu Xuan should worry about, and we can't worry about them." ”

"Uncle, uncle, brother, how can this matter be said to have nothing to do with us?! This is a precious opportunity given by the heavens to our Sun and Wu families to make a comeback! Sun Quan, who was young and old, stomped his feet vigorously, which can be regarded as convincing his elders and brothers.

"What does Brother Quan mean by this?" Sun Ben asked suspiciously.

"Brother, please think about it, Huainan has been pacified, what is the purpose of the pottery thief personally leading the army south to Huainan this time? What else can there be besides the land castle in Koto? Sun Quan asked repeatedly, and then said in a low voice: "But if the pottery thief wants to seize Jiangdong, it is definitely not so easy, because although his land battle is strong, the sailors are very weak, and it is very difficult to break through the Yangtze River." Please think about it again, if the two families of Sun and Wu secretly sent envoys to contact them, volunteered to serve as internal responses, and received the pottery thief's horse infantry cavalry across the river, how could the pottery thief not be allowed? ”

"What good can it do us to receive the pottery thief to cross the river?" Sun Ben asked angrily, and said hatefully: "The pottery thief has a deep enmity with my Sun family, why should you help this thief?" ”

"Yes, the hatred of killing brothers and sisters is not shared, we should not serve the enemy and work hard." Sun Quan nodded, and then said gloomily: "But after the pottery thief's team crossed the river, if his sailor was defeated in front of Yuan Shu or Liu Xuan's sailor, then his river-crossing team would be cut off from the backup, and he could only be self-reliant and self-reliant. Do you still need to be under the command of Yuan Shu Pifu to be angry with his puffer? ”

Sun Ben, Wu Jing and Sun Jing glanced at each other in surprise, and after thinking about it carefully, Wu Jing ordered: "Quan'er, listen to your plan carefully and see if it is feasible." ”

"No." Sun Quan happily agreed, and hurriedly whispered: "First of all, the little nephew expected that in order to prevent the pottery thieves from crossing the river, Yuan Shupifu would inevitably increase his troops in Chungu, and beware of the pottery thieves stationed in Chaohu Lake, so the little nephew thought that the uncle and brother must use the excuse of killing relatives and hatred to share the sky, and volunteered to lead the army to reinforce Chungu, if this matter is successful, the little nephew's strategy will be half successful............ ”

(To be continued)