There were 300,000 garrisons in the capital, and Han Fei left 100,000 to defend the city to prevent the rebels from raiding the capital, and led 200,000 elite Beijing battalions to swear south to conquer the rebels. During the preparation for the possible rebellion of Fanwang, the Shenji Battalion was expanded to 50,000 people, and three months of intensive training were carried out, and the combat effectiveness was basically formed. This time to conquer the rebels, the Shenji Battalion is a magic weapon that Han Fei values very much.

Among the seven kings of the rebellion, King Huainan was the younger brother of the first emperor, and it can be said that he was the closest person to the throne, so he naturally became the leader of the rebels, and because of this, many speculative local civil and military officials took refuge in King Huainan. After meeting to raise troops, the king of Fengyang, the king of Changsha, the king of Linjiang, the king of Qingyuan, the king of Guangnan, and the king of Luzhou successively led the gathered soldiers and horses, rushed to the agreed place to meet with the king of Huainan, and killed the white horse to sacrifice the flag and raise the army.

The rebels gathered 300,000 soldiers and horses for the first time, and the momentum was huge, and the county governments in the Jianghuai region handed over their vassals to the king of Huainan. The rebels marched north, all the way like a bamboo, and some county governments did not see the shadow of the rebels, so they sent people in advance to express their intention to surrender to the rebels.

The successive military victories have further boosted the prestige of the Fanwang rebels, and more and more people in the world are optimistic about the success of the Huainan Wang, and public opinion has also changed from the initial condemnation to support and opposition, and the overall atmosphere of wait-and-see is getting stronger and stronger.

King Huainan's self-confidence is also getting bigger and bigger, if it weren't for the fact that there is still a legal procedure left, he would already consider himself the emperor. The more he felt that the throne was within reach, the more eager he was to get the throne, so he led the rebels straight to the capital, believing that as long as he took control of the capital, the world would naturally obey.

The facts of the past dynasties have proved that this is indeed the case, the battle between the king and the imperial court, it is a royal family matter, no matter who wins, the banner of Dahua will not change, and officials from all over the country will continue to be their own officials.

During the march, Ling'er, who was in charge of intelligence work, summarized the information transmitted by the Jinyi Mansion, the Purple Mansion and the White Lotus Sect Beggars, and reported to Han Fei: "Grandpa, the rebels are now more powerful, and the original 300,000 has rapidly increased to 500,000, and the goal of the rebels is directly to the capital!" ”

Han Fei looked at the information passed on, and said lightly: "Although the number of rebels is large, the real combat effectiveness is the Seven Kings' guards, as well as the guards who have taken refuge in various places, there are about 200,000 people, and the rest are just local village soldiers and large private armies, a rabble, so there is no need to worry!" ”

Ling'er hesitated for a moment and said, "Grandpa, why has the imperial army been marching so unhurriedly? Now, it seems that the imperial court is not confident enough, which has further fueled the arrogance of the rebels, and more and more speculators have defected to the rebels! ”

"The proud army will be defeated!" Han Fei smiled and said: "I deliberately slowed down the speed of the march, the purpose is to breed the arrogance of the rebels, once the king of Huainan feels that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are not to worry, he will not divide his troops to attack other places, and it will reduce the losses caused by the military disaster." As for those speculators, they are also not loyal to the king of Fan, and once the situation changes, they will instantly abandon the rebels of the king. ”

"However, the rebel vanguard is about to arrive in Kaifeng Mansion, once they cross the Yellow River, the threat to the capital will be great, which will inevitably cause instability in the people of the capital, and it is necessary to prevent changes in the capital!"

"Well, your concerns are also reasonable, then let's give the rebels a thunderous blow in Kaifeng Mansion, and let the self-confidence accumulated by the rebels be wiped out!"

"Grandpa is saying that there is going to be a decisive battle with the rebels?"

"Yes, the first battle is a decisive battle, we must completely break the will of the rebels and create conditions for a quick victory! This civil war can't drag on for too long, otherwise, the internal will affect the agricultural time, and Beihu is about to move, which will hurt Dahua too much! ”

"Grandpa is right, but after all, the rebels are numerous, and I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat them in a battle!"

"We have to adopt a variety of tactics, the imperial army is a frontal battlefield, and at the same time, we can also open up a second front!"

"Second front?" Ling'er had never heard of this mention, and said in amazement: "Grandpa, what is the second front?" ”

"The second front is to carry out a series of special tactics in the hinterland of the rebels, such as the beheading of the king and important generals of the rebels, the destruction of the rebels' food routes, the attack and killing of the families of the king and important leaders, and the instigation of local officials and people to oppose the rebels, etc., this tactic requires extremely strong concealment and speed, so leave it to the White Lotus Sect of the Purple Mansion and the beggars to do! After the frontal battlefield starts, the second front is launched at the same time, completely destroying the willpower of the rebels, compressing them into one place, and then annihilating them in one fell swoop! ”

"Great, the old lady also had this idea, for fear that the grandfather would blame her, the old lady didn't let the slave tell you, since the grandfather also had this intention, then the purple mansion could also participate!"

"Ci is not in charge of the army, I will not have the kindness of a woman on the battlefield, do everything possible to destroy the enemy, what I want is to pacify the rebels as soon as possible!"

"The slave knows what to do!"

Knowing the movements of the Fanwang rebels, Han Fei immediately ordered the imperial army to speed up the march and rush straight to the Yellow River, deciding to strike a shocking blow to the Fanwang rebels along the Yellow River.

King Huainan was also always paying attention to the movements of the imperial army, and when he learned that the commander of the imperial army was Han Fei, he was more confident in defeating the imperial army. Han Fei is a world-famous talent, and his ability to make money is very high, but he has never heard of his outstanding performance in military affairs.

A scholar who doesn't know how to fight leads the army, what is there to fear? The speed of the slow march of the imperial army also seems to indicate that the imperial army does not have the courage to fight a decisive battle with the rebels, which makes the king of Huainan more confident.

The king of Huainan went straight to the capital, the purpose was to fight a decisive battle with the imperial army as soon as possible, as long as the imperial army was defeated, the capital would be at his fingertips. He even thought that after defeating the imperial army, as long as Han Fei surrendered, he would be pardoned for his crimes, after all, Han Fei was a well-known talent in the world, and King Huainan needed such a great talent to be in charge of court affairs to establish a new dynasty.

The king of Huainan understood that Han Fei wanted to take advantage of the danger of the Yellow River to stop the rebels of Fanwang, and immediately ordered the army to speed up and rush to the Yellow River to fight a decisive battle with the imperial army.

The imperial army and the rebel army of Fanwang rushed to the edge of the Yellow River almost at the same time, and the two armies faced each other across the river, and they were not in a hurry to force the Yellow River, so they each camped along the Yellow River.

Han Fei stood on the bank of the Yellow River and looked at the rebels opposite, and suddenly found that the rebels' camps were densely connected, and he couldn't help but move in his heart. He visually measured the distance of the rebel camp and said to the generals beside him: "Let's set off some fireworks for the rebels tonight!" ”

The generals were stunned when they heard this, and then they understood that they were all laughing.

That night, the 1,000 artillery pieces brought by the Shenji battalion were lined up along the banks of the Yellow River, and the muzzles of the guns were aimed at the rebel camp.

"The loyal country has an order, a thousand cannons are fired in a volley, and the rebel camp is leveled!"

Suddenly, a thousand artillery pieces roared, and one by one, fire dragons crossed the Yellow River and rushed straight to the rebel camp, and the entire night sky was illuminated.

(End of chapter)