Xiao Ju was also savoring the deep meaning of Yuan Mu's words at this moment.

He knew about Wei Ran's fraudulent death, and now the court has begun to compete for the military power in Wei Ran's hands, which makes Xiao Ju very dissatisfied.

Wei Ran's "bones are not cold", everyone did not threaten to avenge him, but still intrigued here.

is unwilling to use the Hanmen scholar as a general, and wants to grasp the military power in the hands of the big clan.

In the past, the southern faction was powerful, so the northern party held most of the military power for the purpose of counterbalance.

Now that the southern faction is split, it is not suitable for the northern party to hold military power.

Subsequently, Xiao Ju ignored everyone's opposition and decided to drive the expedition in person.

In fact, it was also Wei Ran's idea to drive the expedition in person, and it was also to let Xiao Ju establish a certain prestige in the army.

Now although Xiao Ju and Wei Ran are brothers, but the king is the king, the minister is the minister, Xiao Ju can call Wei Ran Brother Wei, but Wei Ran can never call Xiao Ju Brother Xiao.

In June of the first year of Chiayi, Xiao Ju sent troops in Jiankang, with Yuan Huzhi as the vanguard, led an army of 20,000 to take the lead in Baling, and then Hu Ben general Hu Song led the Yongzhou army of 20,000 from Xiangfan to Jiangzhou, and Xiao Yin, the king of Jiangzhou Assassin Zhao, sent 20,000 troops, combined with 40,000 to march to Yuzhang.

Xiao Ju was the marshal, Heng Xuan was the deputy marshal, and he personally led the army of 50,000 as the rear army, slowly advancing.

Liu Renye was the general of the expedition to the south, and led the troops and horses of his headquarters to rush to Minzhou along the small road, while Zhang Gui directly marched from Huiji County to Linhai County, intending to attack Zhou Xun with Zang Hong on three sides.

The army was all dressed in white silk, which meant revenge for the Duke of Qin.

The Nanqi killer organization Yinyang Lou was also unlucky at the moment, and under Xiao Ju's anger, Yinyang Lou was uprooted by local officers and soldiers, and the so-called masters of the rivers and lakes were not vulnerable at all.

At this time, ten days have passed since Wei Ran's wolf tooth arrow, and although Wei Ran can't throw it, he can barely get off the ground.

Later, Wei Ran recruited Xiao Yi, only to learn that Xiao Zhi's rebels had occupied Luling, and Xiao Yi's vanguard troops had met Xiao Zhi's pioneer Du Wenyu outside Xiangzhou, Du Wenyu was extremely brave and won two games in a row.

Xiao Yi's general Zhang Genxian was beheaded by Du Wenyu, and Xiao Yi ordered the army to stick to the camp and not get out.

After hearing this, Wei Ran said, "How is the grain and grass transported to Gaoyao?" ”

"The grain and grass have been transported to Gaoyao, and it is high enough for Xinning to be used for half a year."

"Changsha City may be held?"

"You can hold on for more than a month, but most of the soldiers and horses in Changsha are new recruits, and their combat effectiveness is average. Xiao Wang didn't dare to guarantee it. ”

Wei Ran had already gotten out of bed at this moment, was standing by the map, and then said: "This prince wants to leave Changsha and secretly go to Gaoyao, if the king of Xiang sees that the situation is not good, he can retreat along the river to Baling, I expect that the two sides will start a big battle in Yuzhang." ”

After hearing this, Xiao Yi hurriedly said, "Doesn't Gong Qin plan to fight Xiao Shi head-on?" In the absence of Duke Qin, who is in command of the war? ”

"Your Majesty has already set out on the expedition, although Xiao Shi's army is huge, but I see it as a chicken and a dog, vulnerable to attack. Your Majesty's personal expedition, how can it be invincible? I decided to go to Gaoyao, and then led the army to attack Panyu and cut off Xiao Zhi's retreat. ”

"If Xiao Che responds to Xiao Zhi and leads the troops to help, at this time, Xiangzhou and Luling are all in the hands of the enemy, won't Duke Qin fall into a desperate situation?" Xiao Yi hurriedly dissuaded.

In fact, what Xiao Yi said was not unreasonable, once Xiao Zhi occupied Xiangzhou, it would cut off the north-south connection between Southern Qi, and the supply and reinforcements of Wei Ran and Zhang Da's 50,000 troops were cut off, and the situation was extremely difficult.

"In June, there was biogas in the mountains and forests of Jiaozhou. Xiao Che's army will not be able to come to Guangzhou unless he risks death. I chose to attack Panyu at this time for this reason. I have made up my mind, the king of Xiang does not need to mention it again, he just needs to hold on to Xiangzhou, delay Xiao Shi's army, and then withdraw to Baling. ”

When Xiao Yi heard this, he no longer stopped him, so he went to prepare soldiers and horses.

Yuan Shu came in at this time and said, "My husband has not recovered from his serious injury, how can he go into battle to kill the enemy?" ”

Wei Ran just waved his hand slightly, and then said with a smile: "There is still a long way to go to the highest place here, and it will take me time to rush to the highest, so I can make a little repair at the highest." ”

Then Wei Ran called Cui He and asked him to stay in the city to assist Xiao Yi: "Xiao Yi, although he has no objection, his ability is mediocre. Mr. Cui is a good student to assist Xiao Yi, and it is very important to delay time. Xiao Zhi rebelled and wanted to fight quickly, I have ordered Xiao Yi to transport the grain of Xiangzhou and Yuzhang to Baling in advance, and the enemy army has no food, so he must seek a quick battle. ”

Cui Huan suddenly realized at this time that the place where Xiao Shi was located was not rich in grain and grass, and the population was not prosperous, and now most of the men were recruited into the army, and the supply of grain and grass was a big problem.

If Xiao Shi is delayed for a longer time, Xiao Shi will mobilize more soldiers from Panyu, and then the whole territory of Guangzhou will be empty, and Wei Ran's 50,000 troops in Gaoyao will be able to enter Guangzhou directly.

"Duke Qin, how could Xiao Shi not be on guard against Gao?" Cui He reminded.

"The main culprit is Xiao Shi, the commander is not here, how can the soldiers in the city fight to the death? At that time, the attack will be the main, the siege will be supplemented, and the two-pronged approach will be broken. ”

That night, Wei Ran took Yuan Shu, a thousand elites sent by Xiao Yi, and left Changsha at night, heading straight for Gaoyao.

In the direction of Minzhou, Zhou Xun has besieged Fuzhou for half a month, but there has been no progress, and the city wall of Fuzhou is already impregnable.

Zang Hong deserves to be a top guard, and he asked people to find a huge wooden plank, which was filled with spikes, which was used by several soldiers, and smashed the plank from top to bottom, killing and injuring a group of rebels in an instant.

What's even more exaggerated is that Zang Hong actually had the leisure to go out of the city at night to attack Zhou Xun, Zhou Xun was frightened at night, and had to retreat to camp ten miles away, and then attack during the day.

Zang Hong looked at Zhou Xun's rebels on the city tower at this time and laughed, and then said: "I used to confront Emperor Yuan Jian of Northern Qin Wu in Pengcheng, Yuan saw that the soldiers were strong and strong, and the 100,000 army could not attack me, so I had to bypass Pengcheng and bully Lao Tzu and the soldiers could not pursue. Now I have an army of 30,000, so why not be afraid of this little thief. ”

The Minzhou soldiers also laughed, and after half a month of fighting, the Minzhou army only lost more than 1,000 people, but the Zhou Xun rebels had lost nearly 10,000 people.

"My lord, Zhou Xun has sent people to attack other counties. How is it good now. ”

Zang Hong was unimpressed, and said: "Zhou Xun is incompetent after all, although I am in Fuzhou, but how can Minzhou be so easy to be attacked." Most of the soldiers were bandits, and it has become a habit to rob on weekdays. ”

Zang Hong sneered at this time and said: "There are many ethnic minorities in Minzhou, such as the She nationality, the Gaoshan nationality, and the Hui nationality, all of which are Tusi tribal systems. It is difficult for me to give orders even to them to plunder the lands of these people, just in time, to bear the wrath of these tribes for me. ”

Everything was as Zang Hong expected, and the army sent by Zhou Xun to attack the rest of the counties had been defeated.

After careful questioning, Zhou Xun learned that he had already taken several cities, but Feng Gan connived at his subordinates to plunder the people and insult women, causing a strong resistance from the tribe.

These tribes have grown up in the mountains since they were children, and their bravery is abnormal, Feng Gan and others are not opponents at all, and they are beaten and rushed back in embarrassment.

Zhou Xun was furious when he heard this, although he became a pirate, but after all, he was also a son of a family. Feng Gan was about to be beheaded on the spot, but fortunately Zhou Ke stopped Zhou Xun: "Don't do this, General Feng and others are mostly pirate leaders, if they are killed, people's hearts will be scattered." ”

"What should I do now, this Fuzhou has not been able to be attacked for a long time, and the rest of the counties have rebelled, if we retreat to Linhai, we will repeat the mistakes of my father." Zhou Xun was helpless at this time.

"I heard that Xiao Shi has rushed to Yuzhang, and the rear spies have come to report that Zhang Gui has led the army out of Huiji County to enter Linhai, and we can only sneak attack Panyu and seize Xiao Shi's base camp, and then send a messenger to inform Xiao Shi that the two sides are merged. At that time, the relatives of General Xiao will be in my hands, and our side will occupy the dominant power and attack Jiankang together. ”

After listening to Zhou Ke's words, Zhou Xun was also shocked in his heart, this was to backstab Xiao Xun.

Seeing that Zhou Xun was still hesitating, Zhou Ke hurriedly said: "The son can't be a woman's kindness, Xiao Zhi is treacherous first, let me wait here to block Zang Hong for him, and he himself took the opportunity to go north, it was a plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative to change." ”

After hearing this, Zhou Xun thought so. Then the army was reorganized, and the waterway marched to Guangzhou.

On the second day, Zang Hong didn't see Zhou Xun's army, and he was also puzzled, and then asked people to go to investigate.

After a long time, the spies came back and learned that Zhou Xun had led the army to retreat westward, which made Zang Hong unclear Zhou Xun's intentions for a while.

However, after all, Zhou Xun was outnumbered, and Zang Hong's troops were not as good as Zhou Xun in the field, so Zang Hong then thought for a long time and decided to march east and attack in the direction of Linhai.

At this time, Liu Renye's troops had been marching by land for more than ten days and rushed to Minzhou, but they did not find Zhou Xun's figure.

The people of Minzhou saw that Liu Renye was also quite guarded, Liu Renye was puzzled, and suddenly killed a pair of people at this time, led by a female general.

Liu Renye was suspicious in his heart, and immediately shouted: "I am Liu Renye, the general of the Great Qi Expedition to the South, dare to ask you?" ”

The woman was dressed in light armor, her heroic posture was sassy, and she didn't stop Liu Renye talking, and she slashed at Liu Renye with two knives in her hand, and Liu Renye hurriedly raised her gun to resist.

The women's double knife swung up and down, Liu Renye resisted left and right, and after a few rounds, Liu Renye gradually gained the upper hand.

At this time, Liu Renye still thought that this woman was Zhou Xun's subordinates, so he no longer showed mercy, and the killing opportunities appeared frequently, and the woman who was beaten after a short time was embarrassed.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the woman slapped the horse and withdrew, Liu Renye took the lead, but the woman suddenly turned around with a dart, Liu Renye couldn't dodge, and was hit in the chest by a dart and fell off the horse.

Fortunately, with armor to protect the body, Liu Renye is fine, but he has been dragged back to the army by the soldiers led by this woman, Liu Renye's personal guards saw this, and hurriedly came up to rescue, but Liu Renye took a small road, mostly tribal, after shooting several guards in a row, the woman took Liu Renye away.

As soon as he arrived in Minzhou, the main general was arrested, leaving only Liu Renye's 30,000 Huainan troops there with wide eyes.