In September of Daning 246, just after the flood season, the war broke out in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and Zhong Zhenhua led the main force of Jinghu out of Tanzhou to officially attack Qiyunhai on Kuizhou Road.

Wu Zhong walked around the Yangtze River excitedly, looking at the densely arranged Huaidong Army army array behind him, he was even more complacent, he wanted to take these elites he personally trained to cross the river with His Highness, and stand behind His Highness to accept the admiring and envious eyes of the weak chickens in the south of the Yangtze River.

His Royal Highness is coming, Wu Zhong is confident that he will leave a good impression on His Highness, he loves to enjoy people so much, and he actually has the patience to work in the military camp for a year or two, even he himself is surprised, is this really me Wu Zhong?

A few years ago, he was so selfish and greedy for pleasure, and now he is panicked if he doesn't practice for a day, and he can't see his subordinates being lazy, he has a luxury hope, the Huaiyang Army under his command will become the strongest and most capable of fighting the army under His Royal Highness, not only on land, but also on the ship.

It's just that they haven't gone through a brutal war yet, they have fought on Jingdong Road, but they are not in command by themselves, Wu Zhong always feels that there are shortcomings, but it doesn't matter, he can't beat Hu Ren for the time being, you can go south to fight that Zhong Zhenhua to practice his hands.

"Old man, where is Your Highness? It should be almost there! ”

Before Sima Jijun could answer, the scout commander came to report that His Royal Highness King Yan's ship had turned back to Xiangyang, much to the disappointment of Wu Zhong, who was eager to wear it.

Lin Jianyue had no choice but to go back, he had received an urgent shocking news from the Enemy Intelligence Department, Zhong Zhenhua's water division had rebelled and directly surrendered to Qi Yunhai in Kuizhou, and more than 100,000 main force infantry soldiers were trapped in several counties near Yunyang in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, surrounded by more than 200,000 troops, and a large number of Western Army flags appeared.

The Western Army is the name given to the forces of Lin Jian'an and Hanfu in the Central Plains in the past two years.

"Mr. Liu, since the Western Army has arrived at Kuizhou Road, then Shuzhong is also more auspicious, but I don't know if Chengdu Mansion has been lost. Since the civil war has begun, in order to prevent accidents, Qu Shangqun's Wuji army does not have to scruple anymore, and directly along the river to occupy the important town of Yiling, south of Jinghu East Road, Zhennan Army at least 40,000 main forces with the Wuji army, out of Zigui, blocking the passage of Kuizhou Road into Jiangnan. ”

"Your Highness's arrangements are very proper, but Zhong Zhenhua has left Tanzhou, Jinghu West Road is extremely empty, and it cannot be left unattended, our main force is in the Central Plains, it is better for His Highness to order Cao Shaozhen to lead the Jianning Forbidden Army to occupy Jinghu West Road, and it can also prevent Kuizhou Road and the Western Army from crossing the mountains to peep into the south of the Yangtze River."

Lin Jianyue hesitated for a moment and said, "Order? It doesn't seem appropriate, I'm just a vassal king now, how can I order a privy envoy to the court? In addition, the main force of the forbidden army left Jianning, which may cause instability in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are still many people with two hearts. ”

Liu Bingyun sighed: "The Western Army and Kuizhou Road are thousands of miles apart, but the timing is so accurate and timely, I have been planning for a long time, and Kuizhou Road, Jinghu Road, Chengdu Fu Road and other places must also have important internal responses." Your Highness, the timing of the launch of this civil war also coincides with our most critical lack of preparation, so it can be seen that the person in the center must be an important person who is very familiar with the Yan Wangfu and the imperial court. Since Qi Yunji, who stayed in Jianning, is a stand-in, and Qi Yunhai can't be on the stage at all, it seems that we all underestimate Qi Yunji. ”

Lin Jianyue nodded and smiled: "That's true, but Mr. Liu doesn't have to worry too much, judging from the current situation, the Western Army and Qi Yunji are strong, the imperial court has just coup and is internally unstable, and our main force is in the north, so we can occupy most of the rich land on Jinghu Road, but why only seize the poor and remote Kuizhou Road?" It can only show that they are not bold enough to come to Jiangnan to face me directly, and want to use the natural danger of Kuizhou Road to confront us for a long time, so that they can have enough time to use the manpower and material resources of the country of Tianfu in Shuzhong to develop and grow. ”

When Liu Bingyun heard Lin Jianyue say this, he immediately took over the conversation and said: "In this case, Your Highness doesn't need to go back to Xiangyang to deter them, it's better to continue to go to Jiangnan to appease people's hearts!" ”

"Mr. Liu, if you want to unify Jiangnan, I have to behave! Xiangyang can not go back, but the main force of the Zhennan Army can follow me south to pacify Jinghu West Road, so that the people in the south of the Yangtze River can see how bold our Central Plains anti-Hu heroes are? Let these places feel our majesty. ”

In fact, what Liu Bingyun wants to say is to directly cross the river and ascend the throne, but it seems that His Royal Highness does not have this meaning for the time being.

"How about transferring the Huaiyang army to cross the river and integrate the two Zhejiang roads to deter the east and west roads in the south of the Yangtze River? You can also let Cao Shaozhen free up his hands! ”

Lin Jianyue shook his head and said: "In this way, I don't believe that Wang Xiangcao is privy to them, and it is a period of civil war, and the people will also have doubts, so it is better to let them do it themselves, and it is easy to accept." ”

Lu Jinshan had already divided the hundreds of thousands of troops on the Liangzhejiang Road into three parts according to Lin Jianyue's requirements, and only waited for Lin Jianyue to cross the river to receive it, but unexpectedly, Zhong Zhenhua took the lead in causing infighting to change Lin Jianyue's itinerary, Lu Jinshan became anxious all of a sudden, and he was ready to attack Fujian Road and Dongyi Island.

Lu Jinshan hurriedly summoned his subordinates to discuss countermeasures, and before Lu Jinshan could speak, one or two generals of the unified army hurriedly proposed that since the civil war had begun, there was no need to take refuge in Lin Jianyue on the two Zhejiang roads, so it was better to take this opportunity to expand southward, and with the wealth of the two Zhejiang roads, maybe they could also achieve a hegemony.

Lu Jinshan remained silent, he wanted to see who else had other ideas besides these two, Lu Bangyan fixed his eyes, and sure enough, it was the people who were usually wavering and ambitious who were eager to try, and they were about to speak out, but they were stopped by Lu Jinshan.

In the end, only four or five generals of the unified army had this idea, Lu Jinshan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I, Lu Jinshan, have stood on the two Zhejiang roads for so many years, what is the basis?" It's Xinyi, you don't say that you want to contribute to the people of the country, but you still want to cause chaos in the world, what do you want to do? In that case, don't blame me for ignoring my love for many years. ”

In the camp of the Jianning Forbidden Army, Cao Shaozhen was boosting morale and asked everyone to strengthen training and go out to make contributions at any time.

It's a pity that he didn't wait for Lin Jianyue's order to let him go on the expedition, but instead received the news that Lin Jianyue returned to Jinghu East Road to lead the Zhennan Army south to Jinghu South Road, which made him a little depressed, doesn't His Highness want to believe me?

After thinking about it, Cao Shaozhen decided to take a light horse to Tanzhou to meet Lin Jianyue, but he was stopped by Wang Gui before he left the city.

"Lao Cao, what are you doing in such a hurry? It is better to control the forbidden army in Jianning, and it can also ensure the stability of the two roads in the south of the Yangtze River. Lu Jinshan sent me a letter, the Liangzhejiang Road is very stable, and I have sent someone to verify it, and at the same time he told me that the Liangzhejiang Road will send no less than 50,000 troops south to the border of the Fujian Road, warning them not to act rashly. ”

Cao Shaozhen said with a sad face: "I just went to Tanzhou to meet His Highness, and by the way, I just asked for war, otherwise what do you think I am going to do?" ”

Wang Gui said with a smile: "Lao Cao, you don't want to know how big a thing can be done on Kuizhou Road in a day?" But now is also the time to show faithfulness, not to move, but also not to move. In this way, isn't your son Cao Sheng in charge of the army on Jiangnan West Road? Let him lead at least 50,000 troops to Yuanzhou to garrison, which is not far from Tanzhou, and wait for His Highness's order on the spot, and you will quickly write a letter to Your Highness, you must explain that you are worried that Your Highness's Zhennan Army may be threatened by the Western Army, so you sent Cao Sheng to obey the orders to act in order to be safe, and to ensure that Jiangnan will not be affected by the civil war, and only wait for His Highness's review in Jianning, do you understand? ”