The art of war is cloudy: ten are to surround it, five to attack it, and if it is multiplied, it will be divided, and the enemy will be able to fight, if it is less, it can be escaped, and if it is not, it can be avoided.

Thus.

If you want to surround and defeat the enemy in the city, you need to have more soldiers and horses than the enemy.

Therefore.

When Li Feng sent troops and horses to besiege Linshui City, he arranged heavy troops from all walks of life to attack in all directions.

But.

In the waterfront city.

Chen Lie and Chen Yong brothers were very brave, and they were also well guarded, Li Feng and others could not attack repeatedly, so they could only retreat temporarily.

It's night.

Li Feng convened all the generals to discuss together.

He said to Wu Yunzhao, Wu Tianxi, and Xiong Kuohai: "Generals, I can't hide it, this time we went south to attack the Yangtze River, which has attracted the attention of many righteous people in the south of the Yangtze River...... Not long ago, the lord had received a letter from Yang Tong and Yang Liechen, the king of Zhenshan, promising to raise troops to echo us. ”

"Old Prince Yang Tong is strong in martial arts, and there are hundreds of thousands of male soldiers under his command, if he can support, it is really a thousand blessings!"

When Wu Yunzhao heard this, he was overjoyed, and said to Li Feng.

"Yes, exactly...... But the lord has his own decision. ”

When Li Feng heard Wu Yunzhao's words, he bowed slightly, and then his face sank, and he said in a low voice.

"I wonder what the lord thinks?"

Wu Yunzhao asked suspiciously.

Li Feng replied: "On the lord's side, he naturally wants to become the leader of the Jiangnan Righteous Army, so we need the soldiers in front of us to make more meritorious contributions, so that the lord can have more say in Yangtong."

Hear here.

Wu Yunzhao probably understood the meaning.

Today's Jiangnan area can be described as an undercurrent.

According to the anti-Sui forces that have surfaced, they are roughly divided into three armies.

One is the Shouzhou Army led by Li Zitong, Wu Yunzhao, Xiong Kuohai, and Wu Tianxi.

One is the army of the Zhenshan King's cronies led by Yang Tong and Gao Gong.

One is the Lanling Xiao clan on the surface, but it is actually the Shuizhai force controlled by the Iron Hand Regiment.

Although these three soldiers and horses were all armies that rebelled against the Sui Dynasty, the Lanling Xiao clan could not hide, and Yang Tong and Li Zitong each claimed their own strength and helped each other.

Thereupon.

Whoever can unite the Shouzhou Army and the Zhenshan King will be the leader of the Jiangnan Righteous Army.

Back to the present.

Seeing that several generals under his command showed eager expressions on their faces.

Li Feng was also quite happy in his heart.

He paused, and then said: "Therefore, the merit of capturing Linshui City is our latest great feat, we must plan well, try to capture Linshui as quickly as possible, and gain a firm foothold in the land south of the Yangtze River."

When Xiong Kuohai heard this, he immediately stood up and said: "Don't worry, the boss will hand over the siege of the city to the last general tomorrow, and the last general will definitely work hard to overcome it!"

Li Feng waved his hand and said, "Eh! The siege of the city is not the power of one person! We still need to study carefully before we can make a decision! ”

When the majestic sea heard this, he had to retreat indignantly.

……

Next.

It's just dawn.

Li Feng led Wu Yunzhao and others, led many soldiers and horses, and came to Linshui City again.

With a call from him.

Countless soldiers rushed out in an overwhelming manner, and rushed towards the wall of Linshui City.

On the castle tower.

Chen Lie and Chen Yong still arranged countless archers to swish down with arrows.

Accompanied by a dense rain of arrows.

The corporals under Li Feng's command below, like a wheat field, fell to the ground one after another.

Apparently.

This kind of desperate hard battle can't take the walls of Linshui City.

Behind the military formation.

Xiong Kuohai carried a cooked copper stick, dipped in a golden axe hanging from his waist, and stared closely at the battle situation ahead.

Not for a while.

The news of the failure of the siege at the front came.

He snorted coldly, took a step, carried the cooked copper rod, and flew forward.

While galloping forward, the majestic sea danced the cooked copper stick to resist the arrows in the sky.

When he is killed at the foot of the waterfront city.

Chen Lie and Chen Yong, who were on the tower of the city, discovered this person's abnormality, so they concentrated their firepower and fired fiercely at the vast sea.

But.

At this moment.

With a single step in the majestic sea, he flashed to the left of the city gate.

He carried a cooked brass rod in his left hand, and with his right hand, he drew a golden axe from his waist and struck it heavily on the iron chain that held the gate in place.

But I heard a "dang long" sound.

Where the golden axe passed, the thick iron chains broke in his hand.

Followed by.

The city gate, which is like an iron wall, is also in front of the majestic sea, squeaking and slowly opening.

"The thieves have entered the city!"

"The thieves have entered the city!"

"The thieves have entered the city!"

Let's say that after the mighty sea cut the iron chain and pushed open the city gate, the soldiers outside rushed to respond.

They rushed to the edge of the city, cut down the gates, broke the locks, opened the gates, lowered the drawbridges, blew their trumpets, and a large detachment of soldiers and horses followed, and rushed out, and immediately took possession of the gates.

And the city is upstairs.

Chen Lie and Chen Yong naturally heard the commotion below.

The two of them looked at each other, and their faces were full of misery.

Chen Lie said to his brother: "This city has been lost, how can I survive?" Naturally, I am loyal to the country! ”

Chen Yong said: "My brother is loyal to the country, and my brother should also go with my brother."

Chen Lie said: "You are the only seedling of my Chen family, how can you die here with me?" After a while, he fought hard to get out of the city, went straight to Chuzhou, and reported to the two generals Yang Tuo and Li Mi, asking them to repair a book and send it to the Son of Heaven, and transfer General Yang Xuangan back...... This is a great event, and you must remember not to waste your life! ”

Seeing his brother speak like that.

Chen Yonghu had tears in his eyes, so he had to nod heavily.

Immediately, he walked down the city tower quickly, carried a gun in his hand, and after killing several enemy soldiers in a row, he got on his horse, crashed out of Linshui City by himself, and headed for Chuzhou.

As for Chen Lie.

After seeing his brother Chen Yong leave.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he suddenly drew his sword in his hand, killing himself.

"General!"

A group of personal soldiers behind him, seeing the master kill himself, were naturally very sad, and they also raised their weapons and committed suicide on the city tower together.

Since then.

Linshui City fell into the hands of Li Zitong's soldiers and horses.

……

Two days later.

Li Zitong led a large group of soldiers and horses into Linshui City, and finally stabilized his position in the south of the Yangtze River.

Then.

He repaired a letter and sent it to Yang Tong, the king of Zhenshan, and invited Yang Tong to lead the soldiers and horses to come to Linshui City to discuss important matters.

Meanwhile.

Li Feng's vanguard soldiers and horses are not idle.

He sent Wu Yunzhao, Wu Tianxi, and Xiong Kuohai to each lead his own men and horses to attack from all directions and sweep all the prefectures and counties.

All of a sudden, Tong'an City, Huaining City, Taihu City, and Wangjiang City all fell into the hands of Li Feng's soldiers and horses.

And the emergency documents from other states and counties, like snowflakes, were all sent to Chuzhou City and placed on the tables of Li Mi and Yang Tuo.

……

Li Mi, the word Xuandi, a native of Jingzhao Chang'an, his ancestral home is Liaodong, he is the great-grandson of Li Bi, a famous general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he is good at reading since he was a child, he likes the art of war, he grew up in Yang Su's mansion, and Yang Xuangan is friendly, and now he is sitting in Chuzhou, serving as a long history, and handling all the large and small government affairs in the state.

Yang Tuo, an outstanding son of the younger generation of the Hongnong Yang family, was favored by Yang Su and arranged to be by Yang Xuangan's side as a general of his relatives - because of his extraordinary martial arts and resourcefulness, he won Yang Xuangan's trust and made him manage the large and small military of Chuzhou.

Now.

Li Zitong, Yang Tong and others were fierce, and the soldiers swept across the south of the Yangtze River.

After the two learned of this, they did not dare to slack off, and immediately gathered many generals and officials in the city to discuss countermeasures.