Jinghu was pacified, and Wang Kunjun led the rest of the soldiers and horses of the "Jinghu Expeditionary Army" to return to Kaifeng to rest and replenish to recover the fatigue of this long-distance campaign. Qian Yuanshan and Zeng Zhilin, who were ordered to guard the land of Hunan, did not have a moment to rest, and the people of Hunan, who had just passed through the war, needed them to appease, the economy needed them to recover, and all parties needed their control, and more importantly, they needed to make necessary preparations for the next step to continue to conquer the world and unify China. Therefore, since the day he served as the chief and deputy envoy of the pacification system of Hunan Province, Qian Yuanshan and Zeng Zhilin have done their best. They issued notices and posters in various prefectures and counties in Hunan, explaining the sins of Zhou Baoquan and his military generals to the local gentry, publicizing the justice and legitimacy of the Great Zhou's troops, and making people believe that the Zhou army was famous; They rectified the original officials in Hunan, and made them understand that they were far more respected and confident as officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty than those of the Wuping Army; On the one hand, they eliminated the old, weak, sick and disabled among them, and improved the overall quality of the local soldiers and horses. On the other hand, it is to enrich some of the veterans of the "Security Army" who stayed in Hunan into the local people of the Wuping Army, so that the former Wuping soldiers will be able to integrate into the Beiping Army system as soon as possible, and they can also control the transformed former Wuping Army in their own hands; With the assistance of key members of the Ministry of Commerce and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and other functional departments, they promoted economic exchanges between Hunan and other regions in the Later Zhou Dynasty, so that they could recover from the blows of the war as soon as possible. After such a pile of work and one work after another, Qian and Zeng were so busy that they almost reached the point where their feet did not touch the ground.

Of course, while making every effort to control and develop Hunan, Qian Yuanshan and Zeng Zhilin did not forget another very important work - shipbuilding and warshipbuilding. The recovery of Jinghu is only the first step to pacify Jiangnan and mix up China, and the Later Shu, Southern Tang, Southern Han, and Wuyue separatist regimes in Jiangnan must be eliminated one by one, but in terms of time, methods, and means, they will be adapted to local conditions and vary from person to person. Therefore, when the committee appointed Xin Feiyu, deputy commander of the Beiping Army and Navy (deputy commander-in-chief of the Navy), and the most familiar with ships in the crossing team, in recent years, nearly 100 famous warships of all kinds were born in the sail era in the Dagu Shipyard for the "Feilong Army" naval fleet.

Seeing that the Great Zhou first took the land of Jinghu with lightning speed, and then sent two generals from the Beiping Army to sit in Hunan, and stationed more than 30,000 soldiers and horses here, including nearly 10,000 "Flying Dragon Army", at this time two large docks were built at the mouth of the Sanjiang River, and all kinds of warships were built day and night, whether it was Houshu in the west or Southern Tang in the east, they were all worried in their hearts, for fear that the Great Zhou court would point the sword of war at their chests next time. If it is said that it is a very difficult thing to go up the Shuojiang River, or to take the Shu Road, which is difficult to go to the blue sky, the Hou Shu Emperor Meng Chang, who is partial to the country of abundance, feels a little more down-to-earth in his heart. Then, as the Zhou army recovered Jinghu Lake and crossed the Great River Moat, the biggest advantage he had relied on before was seriously weakened, and the large amount of wood chips that drifted down from the upstream indicated that the Zhou army was stepping up shipbuilding and large-scale shipbuilding, which made Li Yu, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty who only knew how to write poetry, immediately lost his mind, panicked, and didn't know what to do. In addition to hurriedly sending envoys to Kaifeng to pay tribute and express their submission to the Later Zhou court, they would only hide in the ** to write poems and soothe their mood, so as to "forget" those troubles.

Li Yu tried his best to ease the relationship with the Later Zhou court and forget about the troubles that affected his mood, while Lin Renzhao, a general of the Southern Tang Dynasty who was far away in Hongzhou (Nanchang) and had always advocated a tough attitude towards the Later Zhou court, served as the governor of the Southern Capital and the governor of Nanchang, but while always paying attention to the movements of the Zhou army in Jinghu, he lamented the opportunities to retake Jianghuai that he had lost again and again because of the cowardice of his lord.

In fact, since Zhou Shizong's southern expedition and the seizure of the 14 states of Huainan, Lin Renzhao has proposed to Li Yu and Li Yu's father, Li Jing of the Southern Tang Dynasty, more than once to send troops to Jiangbei and recover Jihua in Huainan, and three of them are the ones he thinks have the greatest chance of success.

The first time was when Zhou Shizong went on a northern expedition to Youyun. At that time, the "Qingyuan" brothers sprung up, not only wiped out the Khitan 300,000 army, but also confronted the Northern Expedition army of the Later Zhou Dynasty under the city of Youzhou for a time, until Zhou Shizong accepted his invitation to divide the sixteen states of Youyun into the Beiping Army, and was controlled by the "Qingyuan" brothers, and was able to return to Kaifeng smoothly. When the Zhou army was stationed under the city of Youzhou, and the so-called "Youyun Righteous Army" under the command of the "Qingyuan" brothers in the city confronted each other, and the main force of the "Youyun Righteous Army" was fighting with the Khitan reinforcements on the front line of the Great Wall, Lin Renzhao made a suggestion to Li Jing, the Yuanzong of the Southern Tang Dynasty at that time, and expressed his willingness to lead a large army to cross the river to the north, taking advantage of the opportunity that the main force of the Zhou army was contained in Youyun and the Huainan area was empty, and recaptured the land of Jiangbei and Huainan in one fell swoop, so that the Southern Tang Dynasty changed from a defensive position to an offensive when confronting the Later Zhou, and took the initiative in his own hands.

The second time was when Zhou Shizong made a northern expedition to the Northern Han Dynasty. At that time, the Beiping army secretly helped the Northern Han Dynasty and restrained the Later Zhou, which made the 100,000-strong army of the Later Zhou Dynasty in a dilemma and in a worrying situation, and there was a danger of annihilation if the whole army was not careful. Although they are far apart, as a famous general in a hundred battles, Lin Renzhao still analyzed and judged the discord between the two through limited information and his understanding of the relationship between the Later Zhou and the Beiping Army.

The third time was when Zhang Yongde and Zhao Kuangyin rebelled one after another, and the Beiping Army moved south and entered Kaifeng, and the political situation in the Later Zhou Dynasty became turbulent. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin "yellow robe plus body", soldiers surrounded Kaifeng, the Later Zhou court was in danger, and the feudal towns in the Later Zhou Dynasty paid all their attention to the inside and outside of Kaifeng City. Li Chongjin, who was guarding Huainan, reorganized his troops and horses, and was ready to go north to Kaifeng to participate in the battle for the throne at any time, and he didn't take the Southern Tang in the south to heart at all. Not only was the defense along the Yangtze River far more lax than before, but also after the Beiping army went south, Zhao Kuangyin died, Kaifeng fell into the hands of the Beiping army, and the political situation in the Later Zhou Dynasty changed dramatically, he also took the initiative to contact the Southern Tang Dynasty and expressed his willingness to return the land of Huainan to the Southern Tang Dynasty, so as to obtain the support and assistance of the Southern Tang Dynasty when it rebelled. After receiving this news, Lin Renzhao, who was in Hongzhou, was simply excited, and immediately appealed to Li Yu, who had just succeeded to the throne, believing that the recovery of Huainan was just around the corner, and the imperial court should immediately form an alliance with Li Chongjin, send troops to Jiangbei, and regain the lost territory. Moreover, in order to dispel Li Yu's concerns, Lin Renzhao also deliberately proposed in the recital that if he was worried that he would not be able to be defeated and disadvantageous to the country, he could arrest his dependents and put them in prison on the day he raised his army, and then report to the Later Zhou court to accuse himself of stealing troops and rebelling. If it happens, the country may benefit; If you fail, you are willing to suffer the scourge of killing and exterminating your clan.

But to Lin Renzhao's disappointment, none of his three suggestions were adopted, so that what he thought was a good opportunity to go north slipped away one by one. Especially in the previous year, when he was willing to bear all the charges and bitterly admonish the Northern Expedition to cross the river at the cost of killing himself and exterminating his clan, Li Yu still did not agree with his superiors and refused to form an alliance with Li Chongjin, who took the initiative to ask for surrender, thus missing the best opportunity to recover Huainan, which made Lin Renzhao even more heartbroken and annoyed. So much so that for a period of time afterward, his will was depressed for a while, and he vowed not to mention the matter of crossing the river to the north and recovering Huainan.

just swore an oath, as a loyal and patriotic general, Lin Renzhao could not really be completely dead to the matter of crossing the river and recovering Huainan. In fact, from the time when the Beiping army went south to Kaifeng, Lin Renzhao was very concerned about the movements of the Beiping army and the Later Zhou court. Zhao Kuangyin and his henchmen were forced to commit suicide, Li Chongjin's rebellion was exterminated for half a day, Wuping (Jingnan) was outwitted, and Nanping (Hunan) was defeated in three battles.

Therefore, after getting the news that the Later Zhou Dynasty stationed troops and horses in Hunan and built warships, Lin Renzhao could no longer sit still, and decided to give up the oath he had made at the beginning, and immediately went to the imperial court, proposing to unite all the Liliang who could be contacted, including the Khitan, Houshu, Southern Han, Wuyue and even Dali, Dingyan Army, etc., to jointly confront and confront this Later Zhou court, which was obviously to take the world back to the existing and unify the sea.