The battle ahead was unfavorable, although the Xuanzhou newspaper had many crooked writings, but the Song army attacked the city and plundered the land, and the Tang army lost troops and retreated, but it was a fact that could not be concealed. In order to boost morale, Li Congyi held a small-scale army parade in Xuancheng every month, especially in leap October, when the soldiers paraded in new-style military uniforms, which showed the prestige of the Ningguo Army. For a while, all kinds of pessimistic atmosphere about the current situation came to a big, and some gentry proposed to take the initiative to ask the Jinling court for war.

Of course, Li Congyi didn't take these nonsense words to heart.

On the one hand, he recruited troops, and on the other hand, he released the captured Wu Yue soldiers and pirates in the East China Sea, and incorporated the garrisons of the two regiments of Guangde and Ningguo, and temporarily supplemented the soldiers of the second division. Wu Yue's soldiers were far away from their hometowns, and they dug mines for several months, which was considered to be a trip from hell, and they would be incorporated into the army again, but they were also relieved, that is, Wang Chi, the commander of the Mingzhou Water Division, was temporarily appointed as the commander of the regiment under a pseudonym in the second division.

Less than the end of the year, without nearly half a year of training, the Second Division would certainly not be able to pull off the battlefield. Therefore, Li Congyi was not in a hurry to build the division headquarters and brigade headquarters of the Second Division, but only stepped up training on the edge of the Xuanzhou Water Camp Mooring. At this time, Cui Feihu's Second Brigade had already been transferred to the Dongmendu Military Camp, and the Shuiying camp was almost empty, and after urgently repairing some tents, he barely squeezed out the nine regiments of the Second Division, which had nearly 10,000 people, to train here.

In any case, until November, even if thousands of healthy soldiers did not dare to return to Jinling and fled into Xuanzhou, Xuanzhou did not feel the breath of war.

Xuancheng was far away from the war, and some wealthy gentry from Chizhou, Taiping Prefecture and even Jinling fled and bought property in Xuancheng, making Xuancheng more prosperous.

Xuancheng County now has a great demand for labor, and it is effortless to absorb and digest some people. By the end of leap October, excluding the labor in the mine, the employment of Xuangang Iron and Steel in iron smelting and machinery was close to 10,000 people, and it was the largest enterprise in the world. Of course, it has to be mentioned that the quarry was put to the end by Li Congyi, and nearly 2,000 iron-smelting craftsmen were forcibly brought to Xuancheng to work in Xuangang. However, many miners were reluctant to go to Xuanzhou, and Li Congyi could only pay severance pay and let them go back to their hometowns.

At this time, the details of Xu Xian and Zhou Weijian's envoy Bianliang's return to Jinling also came over.

In leap October, in the face of a series of defeats from Chizhou to Quarry, Li Yu ordered Xu Xian and Zhou Weijian to go to the Song army camp to discuss peace.

When the pontoon bridge was not completed, Pan Mei's department was still on the north bank, and Cao Bin was convenient for the camp on the north bank to meet the two ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty. After Xu Xian explained his intentions, Cao Bin didn't dare to be specialized, so he hurriedly sent Xu Xian and Zhou Weijian to Bianliang.

After Xu Xian arrived in Bianliang, he met Zhao Kuangyin and cried and said: "Li Yu is not guilty, Your Majesty is unknown." Li Yu and His Majesty are like the earth and the sky, and the son is the same as the father. The sky is overwhelming, and the father blesses the son. This is to say that Zhao Kuangyin should be like a father and should not attack his son.

Zhao Kuangyin replied: "Since it is father and son, why eat in two places." ”

Zhao Kuangyin's attitude was very clear, Li Yu would either surrender or wait for the Song army to break through Jinling.

Xu Xuan and Zhou Weijian have just returned to Jinling. At this time, Fan Ruoshui's pontoon bridge failed, and everyone in the Jincheng court trembled again. Li Yu ordered Xu Xian and Zhou Weijian to go to Bianliang again. However, before the two of them left the city, bad news came.

Seeing that the Song army was hesitant to advance in quarrying and the army was slow to cross the river, Jinling ordered more than 10,000 people from the Tiande army in Runzhou to fill in the pit of the healthy army and help defend Lishui. He also ordered the Runzhou Town Navy to return to Runzhou, but as soon as he came out of Jinling City, he didn't go far to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and he was intercepted by the Yangzhou Navy of the Song Army. At this time, the Yangzhou Navy was strengthened by the Hongzepu Navy Division stationed in Sizhou, and the strength of the Yangzhou Navy increased greatly. At the critical moment, Hao Shourong led the main force of the Jingnan Naval Division from the upstream, at this time the town navy has also reached the end of the strong crossbow, under the Song army on both sides of the attack immediately defeated, the siege fled to Zhenzhou (now Yizheng) near the river, the town navy Jiedu made Zheng Yanhua die in battle, the ship sank. The town navy was no longer able to resist, and almost all the troops were annihilated. After this battle, the Shenwei Navy division stationed in Jinling did not dare to go out of the Qinhuai River again, and the Yangtze River was controlled by the Song State Navy Division from below the mouth of the lake.

Xu Xuan and Zhou Weijian went to Bianliang in mid-November, and Xu Xian said to Zhao Kuangyin: "Li Yu did not enter the court because he was sick, and he did not dare to refuse the edict. I hope that Your Majesty will suspend the use of troops and take the order of the small states of the whole southern Tang Dynasty. ”

Zhao Kuangyin saw that Xu Xian had nothing new, so he was extremely impatient, pulled out his sword, pointed at Xu Xuan and said, "Don't talk nonsense!" What is the crime of the lord of Jiangnan? It's just a surname in the world, on the side of the couch, no one else is allowed to sleep! ”

Zhao Kuangyin's words were harsh, and the sound shook the roof tiles, Xu Xuan didn't dare to say anything more, so he could only return to Jinling in a gloomy manner.

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In October, when the Song and Tang Dynasties began, Wen Fangfei returned to Hangzhou. stayed with Qian Hailu in Hangzhou for a while, and then returned to Huzhou.

Huzhou's Changxing Coal Mine has huge reserves, and under the operation of Xuan Coal, the monthly output has gradually increased to 200,000 stones, and continues to grow to meet the extremely strong demand around Suzhou-Hangzhou Lake. Suzhou-Hangzhou Lake shows all the states, plus Mingzhou and Yuezhou in the south of the Qiantang River, which are really the world's first-class wealth.

Sun, Wen, Shi several, and in Yuezhou Shaoxing partnership to buy a few porcelain kilns, specializing in imitating the style of Xuan porcelain coal furnaces, the production of all kinds of coal furnaces, after all, it is near the water building, it took a few months, the monthly sales have exceeded the Xuan porcelain coal furnace.

However, Wen Fangfei didn't have much interest in these. It's just that Huzhou is closer to Xuanzhou, and I feel more peaceful in my heart. And the exchange of information is also convenient, after all, Fangfei clothing is its own industry, and it is always necessary to have more snacks in this regard.

Wen Fangfei was listless and had no appetite for eating, so Wen Shaoqi and her mother Shi had no choice but to comfort her.

"The Tang court did not recruit the Ning Guojun, even if the Ning Guojun went to the battlefield, Jiang Guogong was not on the front line of the battlefield, so there is no need to worry about Jiang Guogong at this time." Wen Shaoqi also loves this daughter, so he can tolerate her doing everything out of the ordinary, and at this time, he also acquiesced in her relationship with Jiang Guogong, so he patiently enlightened.

Wen Fangfei put down the dishes and chopsticks and said, "I'm not worried about Jiang Guogong, I'm really worried about my father." ”

Wen Shaoqi was stunned.

"Princess Hailu said that some people slandered His Majesty, saying that Huzhou Changxing Coal Mine imitated that Xuan Coal and sold honeycomb coal, and I am afraid that Huzhou and Xuanzhou have a tacit understanding." Wen Fangfei is serious and authentic.

"What?!" Wen Shaoqi's chopsticks fell to the ground with a snap. He still has the dream of waiting for the position of Huzhou prefect and then going further to the central government, but who is the only one who is vicious? Could it be Qian Weizhi's group of people who weakened Qian Weijun's current weak forces by attacking his own officials?

was thinking wildly, and forgot to pick up chopsticks for a while, but heard Fang Fei say, "Some people say that Yuezhou Shaoxing is also imitating the coal stove of Xuanzhou, and I am afraid that Yuezhou will also have an affair with Xuanzhou." ”

With a "poof", Shi's mouthful of rice squirted out, but fortunately, he turned his head in time and didn't spray on the table. This counterattack is actually a change of concept, because in essence, the imitation of Xuan porcelain in Shaoxing, Yuezhou, is also this group of people. And this group of people is actually having an affair with Xuanzhou. But this counterattack has infinitely magnified the loopholes of the other party's slander, and it makes people feel untenable. Shi thought that this rebuttal came from Qian Hailu nine times out of ten.

Wen Shaoqi only then remembered that the chopsticks fell to the ground. Then he called the maid to fetch new chopsticks. When the maid walked away, Wen Shaoqi said in a low voice: "Can you persuade Jiang Guogong to surrender to Wu?" ”

Shi Shi felt unreliable when he heard this, and said: "Xianggong, you are old and confused, how can the Duke of Jiang Guo descend to Wu as if he descended to the Song Dynasty?" ”

Wen Shaoqi smiled and didn't explain, just looked at Wen Fangfei.

Wen Fangfei was stunned, and her mind moved, and she understood what her father meant. Wen Shaoqi just wanted Jiangguo Public School Qingyuan Army to divide the story of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, pretend to vote for Wu Yue, and divide Xuanzhou; If Xuanzhou is the table and Huzhou is the inside, and then the Song State is voted again, then the Li and Wen families will no longer have to be afraid of Wu Yue.

It would be good for my father to have this in mind. Wen Fangfei nodded slightly at Wen Shaoqi to show that she understood, and replied: "It's too early to talk at this time, and wait for the opportunity." ”

Shi Shi looked at it and only said, "What are you two fathers and daughters fighting?" ”

But Wen Fangfei diverted from it with a new topic: "The lord of Jiangnan wrote a letter to the lord of Wu Yue, with sincere words, saying that his lips were dead and his teeth were cold, and he asked Wu Yueguo not to send troops. ”

Wen Shaoqi sneered: "How naïve Li Yu is! "Wu Yue's lord Qian Yu's many performances, it is obvious that he has long had the intention of descending the Song Dynasty, and at this time, he can also make a contribution to himself with the Song Dynasty and lay a good foundation for the future Song Dynasty; But if he refuses to send troops after resisting the order, then after the Song army captures the Southern Tang Dynasty, it is estimated that he will not mind attacking Hangzhou again.

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As early as the beginning of October, Ding Deyu, a general of the Song State, led more than 1,000 elites to Suzhou, waiting for the main force of Wu Yue's army to go north from Hangzhou, and then attack Changzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

That's two months.

Qian Yu said that in the hurry of receiving the order, the soldiers and grass in the eight capitals of Hangzhou were not ready, and the weapons were not complete, so it was necessary to give more time to gather soldiers and horses and prepare baggage. In November, Ding Deyu saw that Cao and Pan Zhonglu's armies had won successive battles and were approaching Jinling Mansion, but on his side, he didn't even see the shadow of the main force of Wu Yue's army, so he was anxious every day. When the Yangzhou army planned to cross the river and attack Runzhou in December with the assistance of the naval division, Ding Deyu could not sit still at all.

Immediately take a boat down the canal. When meeting Qian Yu, Ding Deyu asked: "The lord of the country wants to resist the evil?" ”

Qian Yu said again that the grain and grass were not ready, and it would take some time.

Ding Deyu sneered: "The lord of the country thinks that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, so he needs to prepare more winter clothes to be heavy?" ”

Qian Yu was speechless.

In early November, Qian Yu deployed Qian Weizhi as the capital of the Mabu Army, and led the three armies of the Left, Right, and Shangzhi armies totaling about 50,000 people, and went north to Suzhou via the canal, and under the leadership of Ding Deyu, the superintendent of the Song Dynasty, he wanted to attack Changzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty from Suzhou.