This is indeed a great joy, no less than taking Jiangnan at a very small price.

The enemy of Huaibei, or rather, the Zonghenghui, has always been a force that Sun Ning is most wary of.

It's not that the strength of the Zonghenghui is really strong enough to make Sun Ning feel jealous. If it was a head-on battle, he believed that with his own strength, it would not be too difficult to defeat the hidden forces of this side.

But the problem is that the other party's hidden head and tail are exposed, and the power of the Zonghenghui is more under the water, and they will use various conspiracies to obstruct the army from pacifying Huaibei, and at that time, the loss of the imperial court will be great.

Moreover, with the conspiracy methods that the Zonghenghui has always used, when the war really starts, I don't know how many unexpected changes and sabotage the Jiangnan and Southwest as the rear will encounter.

Just like the chaos that happened in the Jiangnan territory before, it is really impossible for people to guard against it, and they don't know how to fight back with just the strength.

How to get rid of the Zonghenghui at the lowest cost is a problem that Sun Ning has often thought about recently.

And now, the best answer has emerged - borrow a knife to kill someone, let someone else do it on their behalf, and kill in a lightning-fast way.

In this way, the rudder center of the Zongheng Society was broken, which meant that their vitality was greatly damaged, and it became very difficult to make moves as calmly as before. What's more, with the Liangzhou army taking Hengzhou, it means that the two sides of them have become mortal enemies, and the remaining forces of the Zongheng Society will only put more means on the Liangzhou army, thus giving the imperial court more opportunities and loopholes.

Many thoughts flashed quickly in Sun Ning's mind, and a more joyful smile appeared on his face: "Okay, this is really a great happy event." Today is really a double happiness! ”

The ministers were also smiling at this time, and they all opened their mouths to congratulate the emperor again.

In fact, everyone is the same in their hearts, after knowing that Hengzhou was captured by the Liangzhou army, there is also a sense of relief.

The more you don't know where it is and what it will do, the deeper your fear of it becomes.

After a lot of laughter, Sun Ning put away his expression and asked, "By the way, what are the details of the Liangzhou army's successful entry into Hengzhou this time?" ”

Chen Qingyun took a step forward and said carefully: "A few months ago, didn't Your Majesty already say that several forces in Liangzhou and Huainan had rebelled? As a result, Guo Yan, the commander of the Liangzhou Army north of the Yangtze River, had to consider his own safety.

"So after learning that there was a change in Liangzhou, he decisively chose to retreat, and in the middle of the road, he suddenly made a move, killing all the eyeliners of some of the vertical and horizontal associations around him, and then in the name of the chaos in Huaibei, he led the army straight away!"

Although this matter was really guided by Sun Ning, after hearing the changes that he didn't know later, he still sighed in surprise: "I really didn't expect it, this Guo Yan has become smart and decisive after many years."

"Thinking that he was secretly controlled everywhere in Liangzhou, it was really like two people."

"This should have something to do with the fact that he no longer has a choice, and that as time goes on, he has far greater ambitions than he did at the beginning." Shen Zhou reasoned.

"Well, it's possible. If it were me, I would not have been at the mercy of others before, and I would not have felt happy. As long as there is a chance, there will always be a fight. What's more, this time, it was his son in Liangzhou who personally lit the fire, if he didn't fight, I am afraid that the entire Guo family would be wiped out because of this. ”

Sun Ning smiled knowingly, so speaking of which, Guo Han also played a considerable role this time, of course, there should also be Guo Chong's contribution to the trouble.

After a moment, he asked again, "And then?" He waved his army into Huaibei, and he really achieved his wish so easily? ”

"Of course, it's not so easy, Huaibei is the heartland of the Zonghenghui, and it has been in business for dozens or hundreds of years, even if it is a sudden change, those soldiers and horses who stay in the cities can still respond quickly and organize tens of thousands of people to intercept and quell the rebellion.

In particular, more than thirty percent of Guo Yan's soldiers and horses came from the Huaibei Army, so even internal contradictions appeared, which slowed down his original surprise attack.

"Originally, it could have been killed in Hengzhou in ten days, but it dragged on for nearly a month, and it was blocked by the ...... outside"

"After all, the Zonghenghui still has some ability, although they are not as good as generals like Guo Yan in terms of frontal battles, but in terms of messing with people's military hearts, and then taking advantage of the chaos, I'm afraid Guo Yan will not be their opponent." Sun Ning had a deep understanding.

Chen Qingyun nodded: "The situation at that time was indeed as Your Majesty said. No matter how difficult it is for the Liangzhou army to penetrate, it is because it is accused of being a rebel, and from time to time there are soldiers and horses who escape, and it looks like it is about to fall apart.

"At that time, I heard that all the forces of Huaibei had gathered from all sides and wanted to completely annihilate Guo Yan and them, so as to warn all those who dared to betray them."

"All the troops were sent?" Sun Ning's eyes flashed, and he already understood the key.

This is the same as taking Jiangnan easily this time, there are empty loopholes inside, and I can't imagine that people from the Zongheng Society will make the same mistakes!

"Your Majesty is wise, those guys have indeed fallen for Guo Yan's plan." Chen Qingyun opened his mouth and said, "Those guys in the Zonghenghui think they have no last resort, but in fact, they are just some cleverness that can't be put on the table. In terms of the way of using soldiers, they are still far from Guo Yan.

"They didn't know at all that some of the Liangzhou troops who defected before may have really lost confidence and left, but the vast majority of them were ordered by Guo Yan to deliberately break into pieces and get out of the confrontation battlefield.

Even Guo Yan himself left from under the noses of the enemy after disguise.

Then these horses slowly gathered under the city of Hengzhou after half a month of hiding, and after assembling again, they suddenly launched a sneak attack.

At that time, Hengzhou City was already empty and defenseless, and it only took half a day to be taken by Guo Yan and his army. I heard that the Liangzhou army that entered the city was only two or three thousand people, but they knocked down this most important city of the Zonghenghui.

"After that, it was naturally a defeat like a mountain, not only did the front-line army collapse when they heard the news, but the cities in Huaibei were also lost one after another, and they were easily broken by the Liangzhou army, until the forces of the Zonghenghui in Huaibei were all uprooted, and there were more than 10,000 or 20,000 people killed......

Sun Ning didn't bear it at all when he heard this, only a faint sneer, this is the cycle of cause and effect.

The people of the Zonghenghui have gained a lot of benefits at the beginning and continue to absorb benefits, so after the defeat, what awaits them will inevitably be the destruction of their families and their lives.

"The only regret is that those who are in charge of the Zongheng Society, such as President Li Shoumin and others, escaped without a trace when the city was broken, and were not captured and killed by the Liangzhou army." Chen Qingyun finally sighed.