Chapter 408: General Zhennan
Because they had already prepared to 'turn in', the 30,000 troops of Qingxu Lao Dao and Lei Hu quickly packed their luggage, and on the day that the Sui army broke through the Yangtze River defense line and completely took Jiankang, they marched towards the Taihu Lake area, without the slightest cover along the way.
That's the case, the nearly 100,000 elite of the Sui army who had already taken Jiankang didn't dare to act rashly, and watched the Lei Hu Department protect the demon concubine and the prince of Nanchen, and a group of palace people left.
It's not that they don't want to pursue, but that several generals of the unified army are either seriously injured or disabled, and there is no general in charge at all.
Anyway, the great credit for winning the Jiankang of Nanchen Capital has already been shared, and there is no need to continue to accumulate credit with his own life, not to mention not much benefit, and he has to risk his life at any time.
Shi Wansui, Han Baohu, He Ruobi and Yu Wenshu, which one of them are all famous generals in the Sui army, but what is their current situation?
All seriously wounded and dying!
The lesson from the past is so miserable, the fool will ignore it and lead his men to pursue Nan Chen's 'defeated army' of the Thunder Tiger Department, anyway, they will scare Nan Chen's 'defeated army' away, which is also a credit.
It was Yang Su, the boss in charge of the various departments of the Sui Army, who rushed to Jiankangzhi to know the situation and didn't say anything, as if nothing had happened.
How else could it be?
You can't know the danger and insist on crossing the river with the general of the Sui army leading the army to pursue, right?
If it goes well, it's fine, but once it fails and even the leading generals are finished, Yang Su can't afford such a notoriety at this time, isn't it obvious to eradicate dissidents?
He was not the later minister of Chu Guogong, and he did not have such a big face in front of Emperor Yang Jian of Sui, once something happened, Yang Jian's suspicious nature might even be in danger of his life.
Anyway, Jiankang has already taken it, it's better to be hello, I'm good, everyone, haven't you seen that the fiercest generals in the Sui army have fallen into blood mold, who dares not to take their own lives seriously?
Until......
"What, the demon concubine Zhang Lihua took away the collection of He's bi in the Nanchen Palace?"
Yang Su had a good tour in the Nanchen Palace, and after instructing his generals to finish well, he was suddenly shocked when he heard the bad news.
After confirming the authenticity of the matter, even if he was reluctant in his heart, he had to take 100,000 Sui troops and chase after him along the route of Lei Hu's retreat, no matter how his posture was, he would have to put his feet up, otherwise he would have an excuse to get out when Emperor Yang Jian of Sui investigated in the future.
He's Bi, he definitely won't be able to get it back.
It's not that he is really jealous of Chen General Lei Hu, who has been unknown before, but He's Bi is not only a symbol of the Son of Heaven, but also an extremely rare treasure.
It is rumored that the Heshi Bi contains extremely special strange energy, which can affect the operation of the true qi in the martial artist's body if it is close, and may even directly cause the martial artist's true qi riot.
Needless to say, He's Bi is also a rare treasure for martial artists.
Let's not talk about whether it can be snatched back, the competitors that may be encountered alone are not the powerful forces that Yang Su dares to offend indiscriminately.
Buddhism, Buddhism!
As a powerful minister after the Sui Dynasty, he was afraid of Yang Guang to the bone but did not dare to kill him directly, and finally thought of a way to force him to death, Yang Su is definitely a smart person.
He was quite familiar with the distribution of forces in the Northland, and he also knew that Yang Jian was able to successfully replace the Zhou Dynasty, and the Buddhism Sect had made a lot of efforts behind it.
It's a pity that Yang Jian was not very 'obedient' after becoming the emperor, and he was quite jealous of the powerful Buddhism, but he didn't suppress it openly.
Buddhism is naturally unwilling to let Yang Jian get out of control, and they don't have Yang Jian's major handle, and they don't dare to make too much trouble, but He's Bi is a good containment item.
Since they can support Yang Jian, they can naturally support the leaders of other forces to take the position.
With He's Bi in hand, Buddhism has one more card in his hand called Yang Jian's jealousy.
Unless Yang Jian can completely suppress the power of the gate lord family, especially the Guanlong military group, the Sui Dynasty is still in danger of overturning.
Yang Su was clear about these situations, and he believed that Yang Jian was also clear in his heart, but he didn't put them on the surface, so he was not willing to participate in the battle between Buddhism and Yang Jian.
If the Buddhism Gate is defeated, it is a big deal to take a step back, Yang Jian can't really take the Buddhism Gate, but if he blindly participates in and is caught by Yang Jian, he is likely to worry about his life.
Therefore, don't look at his aggressive leadership, he is actually very unwilling to confront Chen Jun of the Thunder Tiger Department.
Not to mention whether it will be difficult to get out of the huge whirlpool because of this, just from the fact that those Sui army generals were seriously injured and defeated at the hands of Lei Hu, Yang Su knew that this unknown Chen general was not easy to provoke.
Especially the terrifying Mo knife team circulating in the army, although Yang Su did not witness its majesty, he also deduced that it was definitely a terrifying weapon that charged into battle, and the elite of the Sui army confronted it head-on, even if the number of people was several times larger, there was no certainty of victory.
Not to mention, General Chen Lei Hu is definitely a fierce man, fighting alone with several congenital masters in the world without falling behind, and also repeatedly hitting the first-class generals of the Sui army on the way to the army, Yang Su does not think that he will have a good end.
In this world, the court is closely connected with the rivers and lakes, and the masters of martial arts can definitely make the court jealous and dare not act rashly.
Why can the status of Buddhism be so transcendent, in addition to the huge power of Buddhism, the most important thing is that there are many masters in Buddhism, and it is difficult for the imperial court to completely suppress it even if it does its best.
Why can the gate valve be so bullish, in addition to their own strong heritage, they naturally have to sit in high-end force to deter Xiaoxiao.
In this battle of Jiankang, Yuwen Valve dispatched two congenital masters at once, among which there was a strong player in the middle of the congenital period, and the other commander Yuwenshu was also a good player in the early stage of congenital, and he was a strong man who could form his own faction on the rivers and lakes.
Dugu Luo and You Chuhong of Dugu Valve are both good at the middle of the congenital period, and they are also famous gate valve masters in the North, and they exist for a while.
Li Valve also has many masters, but most of them are either low-key, or hidden in the army and not famous, but no one dares to underestimate Li Valve's strength.
There are also those families, don't look at the low-key behavior on weekdays, it doesn't seem to be very good, in fact, the high-end force in their hands is not bad at all, otherwise they would have been swallowed up to the point that there would be no bones left.
Yang Su hoped that he would not face Chen General Lei Hu head-on, but with the 100,000 Sui troops in his hands at this time, he really didn't have much confidence in his heart.
Obviously, not only did Yang Su not want to fight with Chen Jun's Lei Hu Department at this time, but even Lei Hu was willing to fight with the elite of the Sui Army?
An army of 30,000 seems like a lot, but compared to the 500,000 Sui army, it is still too little.
Once the Sui army was completely provoked, hundreds of thousands of troops attacked together, and then he had to strategically 'turn around', which was inconsistent with the plan he had already thought of.
With the demon concubine Zhang Lihua with him, and more importantly, Prince Nanchen was also in the army, so that the 'transfer' of the 30,000 troops under Lei Hu was quite smooth, and even a few small local defenders of Nanchen were abducted and left along the way.
The number of these defenders in Nanchen is almost twenty or thirty thousand, which is a gift that Lei Hu intends to give to the demon concubine and the crown prince, so that they can have enough men and horses to toss, instead of keeping an eye on the elite of their own troops.
It is said that the Sui army raided on Chinese New Year's Eve, although more than 100,000 troops successfully crossed the Yangtze River defense line by separate routes, and most of them were concentrated in Jiankang, which was opened by the party leading the way, so that the Sui army easily took the southern Chen capital.
But in fact, because of distance and transportation, the garrisons in the rest of Nanchen did not get the news, and they did not know that Chen Shubao was dead, and Jiankang City had been taken by the Sui army.
Lei Hu made a fuss in Jiankang City is not without effect, not only the demon concubine Zhang Lihua and the prince were successfully rescued, but also by the way hit several famous pioneer generals of the Sui army, and at the same time killed a dry into the city The morale of the Sui army was in turmoil, and when Yang Su led the army to pursue, these frightened soldiers naturally subconsciously played some small tricks, so that the Lei Hu Department 'turned in' without much trouble.
On the way to the Taihu Lake area, a company received more than 20,000 local defenders in the name of the prince, Lei Hu immediately sensed the opportunity, hurriedly discussed with the demon concubine Zhang Lihua, and sent his henchmen to carry tokens to various places in Nanchen, and contacted the generals of the garrisons to deal with the fierce Sui army.
According to his estimates, as long as the action is fast enough, before the elite of the Sui army occupies the entire territory of Nanchen, as long as the speed is fast enough, at least nearly 100,000 garrisons from all over the country can be gathered.
With such a strong military support, no matter where the demon concubine and the crown prince regroup, there is no need to worry about not being able to stand on their feet, but in this way, the attention of the main force of the Sui army will be attracted to the past, and it is still a question of how long they can hold out.
Of course, Lei Hu wished that the demon concubine would leave with the prince as soon as possible, and it would save them from becoming the target of the Sui army's assistants, he was not afraid of the elite of the Sui army, but he didn't want to lose the 30,000 elites in his hands for no reason.
It's just a pity that the demon concubine Zhang Lihua is too shrewd, or her previous experience frightened her, and she subconsciously moved closer to a strong man like Lei Hu, although Lei Hu has already explained that the 20,000 troops that have been collected will be under the command of the prince, but she still has no idea of leaving.
That's not going to be easy!
If people don't leave, he is embarrassed to force the other party to leave, and the existence of the demon concubine and Prince Nanchen also gives him great convenience for completely controlling the Taihu Lake area.
When the army arrived in the Taihu Lake area, with the help of Prince Nan Chen, it was easy to take over the defense of the Taihu Lake area, and even the military and political power fell into the hands of Lei Hu.
The demon concubine Zhang Lihua was also enough to save money, and when she arrived in the Taihu Lake area, she breathed a sigh of relief, and directly gave Lei Hu an official position as a general in Zhennan, with the right to control all the local garrisons in Nanchen and be responsible for the battle with the Sui army.