Chuzhou City is located in the south of the Huai River, only more than ten miles away from the river. Looking north from the towering city tower, you can clearly see the hundreds of ships on the river, which form a huge city on the river.
In front of the city composed of ships, there are countless dark tents on the shore, stretching for twenty or thirty miles. At this time, the sky was still early, and the autumn sun had not yet reached the mid-heaven. A torrent of iron armor spread out from the camp, passed through batches of piles of luggage and supplies, and reached the ship, which was spectacular.
In front of the Chuzhou city tower, Wu Wang Gao Pian was wearing a royal robe and looked northward. The magnificent scene in front of him made him feel like swallowing mountains and rivers, as if he could take off the sun above his head with just a slight backhand.
"There are millions of soldiers in the Central Plains, and the Jiedu envoys of all towns are holding the banner of King An at the head of the prefectures and counties. After our envoys went to contact them, without exception, they swore allegiance to King An and refused to give up the land of the city. answer."
The person who was speaking was Gao Pian's number one confidant, the highest-ranking general under his command, and his former minister Zhong Yao who had followed him for more than ten years.
Gao Pian's eyes showed contempt, and he didn't speak.
Zhang Zhongsheng took over the conversation and said calmly: "King An went to the Immortal Realm, Zhu Wen disappeared, the Pinglu army has no leader, and the Central Plains town has lost its master. Those Jiedu envoys will naturally have their own ghosts and want to take advantage of the opportunity. At this time , Of course they will not obediently hand over the power in their hands to the King of Wu, at this time, it is a good cover to use the banner of loyalty to King An."
Gao Pian narrowed his eyes slightly, and let out a soft snort from his nostrils, "Short-sighted people, who want to hold on to gold and silver when they are dying, are extremely ridiculous! When my soldiers and horses from Huainan cross the Hebei River, who can tell where the soldiers are going?" Stop me? Sending envoys to contact them before is to give them a way of life, since they don't know how to cherish, there is only one way to die!"
Zhong Yao clasped his fists and said, "What Your Highness said is true!"
Zhang Zhongsheng was silent for a moment, and said in a righteous tone: "The towns in the Central Plains have nothing to fear. Our real opponent is the Pinglu army. Although King An is not here, according to the report from the spies, the Pinglu army has not caused any chaos. From the bottom of my eyes, even if they There is no longer King An leading, but the soldiers will also guard the city with all their strength in order to protect their own territory and their own interests. It will not be easy for us to defeat them."
Gao Pian frowned.
Zhong Yao was immediately dissatisfied, and glanced at Zhang Zhongsheng: "Why join the army to build up other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige? No matter how good the Pinglu army is at fighting, there are only a few hundred thousand people. Our Huainan army has no fewer than one million. Don't you be afraid of them? ?”
Zhang Zhongsheng didn't look sideways, "General, ask yourself, can you defeat Liu Dazheng and Shangguan Qingcheng?"
Zhong Yao suddenly froze.
In the shadow of a famous tree, no matter how confident Zhong Yao is, he can't deceive himself and others in front of many shocking achievements.
However, as the number one general under Gao Pian's command, he is both a Daoist and a soldier. He is not only a monk in the real world, but also a military general. He does not lack confidence. The chances of winning against them are great!"
There was a smile on Gao Pian's face, "As expected of my general, Gao Pian, he has some courage. But if he wants to fight Liu Dazheng and Shangguan Qingcheng, he has to go to Bianzhou. General Zhong will take Xuzhou first."
Going north from Chuzhou, the first vassal town entered was Wuning Jiedushi. Its governing state, Xuzhou, has always been an important town that must be contested by military strategists, and it is also the gateway that the Huainan army must open for the Northern Expedition.
Zhong Yao clasped his fists and said, "The last general takes orders! Within ten days, the last general will definitely capture Xuzhou and the entire Wuning for His Highness!"
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Dengzhou.
"This is the place where King An and Zhu Wen fought for the first time during the Huangchao Rebellion in the past? Isn't it such a majestic city!" Wang Jian stopped outside the city gate with Qianqi, and looked at the city wall. commented.
"What the King of Shu said is that Dengzhou City has few people and is not a place of wealth." In front of Wang Jian, a middle-aged civil servant with a fat face was bending over with a flattering smile on his face.
Wang Jian glanced sideways at the other party, "What the governor said is wrong. Although Dengzhou is not a big city, it is also an important town. How could there be less money and food reserves? The food and salary that the governor promised to the king before, is it because he wants to go back on his word?"
"Don't dare, the king of Shu is joking." Dengzhou Inspector smiled awkwardly, quickly took a booklet from an official beside him, turned around and handed it to Wang Jian, "This is the list, please read it to the king of Shu."
Wang Jian took it over and browsed through it, with a smile on his face, "This is more or less the same."
Dengzhou belongs to the Jiedushi of Shannan Dongdao, and its governing state is Xiangyang—that is, Xiang in the so-called "Jingxiang". Jingzhou was called Jiangling at this time, and it was the governing state of Jingnan Jiedushi.
Neither Shannan Dongdao Jiedu Envoy nor Jingnan Jiedu Envoy belonged to any of the five major princes, and they were regarded as small local powers and small princes.
This time Wang Jian led his troops out of Shu, via the Yangtze River, and after landing in Jiangling, he went all the way north to this point.
The reason why he didn't choose to go out of Shu from the north and take Hanzhong was because if he entered the Central Plains by that road, his flank would inevitably be threatened by Guanzhong. Wang Jian didn't dare to pass under Li Maozhen's nose openly.
That is to say, the soldiers of Shu successively borrowed from Jingnan and Shannan Dongdao Jiedushi's territory.
The two Jiedu envoys were naturally unwilling to use the excuse, they were all afraid that Gao Pian would kill them along the way.
However, reluctance is useless, the Jiedu envoys of the two towns are only real people in Lingchi, and the monks on the left and right are basically only in the Qi training period, so they are no match for the real people led by Wang Jian. After they were "visited" by Wang Jian in the mansion one after another, they had to obediently give way.
Not only that, but they also had to provide food and salaries to the Shu soldiers along the way.
The reason why the five great princes are recognized as the five great princes is the result of comparing them with the smaller princes from all walks of life. There is a huge gap in strength in nature.
The reason why the little princes can still exist is not that the five princes cannot destroy them, but that the big princes restrain each other, which gives them a chance to survive.
"Report! The envoys of King Shu and King Wu have arrived!"
Wang Jian put away the list and looked to the east, and saw several long rainbows flying across the sky.
Changhong quickly landed in front of Wang Jian, revealing three monks. The leader was Wang Jian's man who led the way. Wang Jian had met the other two more than once, and they were always responsible for his contact with Gao Pian.
The governor of Dengzhou saw the three rainbows fall, and his bent body couldn't help shivering, his fear was beyond words. He, a monk in the middle stage of Qi training, is an existence at the top of the pyramid in Dengzhou, but he is nothing more than an ant in the face of real people.
"A real person can only be a messenger, and there are only a few people when they come. The vassal kings really can't afford to provoke..." Dengzhou governor thought.
"Huainan soldiers and horses are ready to cross the river. The king of Wu sent me to ask the king of Shu, when will the soldiers of Shu enter the territory of Xuzhou?" An envoy clasped his fists and asked Wang Jian.
Coordinating actions with Gao Pian is Wang Jian's established strategy, and it is also the meaning of the title of the Shu-Wu alliance. Wang Jian took a horsewhip and nodded the governor of Dengzhou, "When the king collects Dengzhou's food and salary, enter Xuzhou immediately. .”
Envoy Gao Pian nodded, exchanged some details with Wang Jian, and left here from time to time.
Wang Jian hit the top pocket with a whip, and asked left and right: "Is Li Maozhen doing anything?"
A real person monk beside him replied: "The latest report received today is that the Fengxiang Army has completed its assembly in Chang'an, but it has not yet launched."
Wang Jian curled his lips, "Why is Li Maozhen so slow this time, and what the hell is he thinking?"
The monk said with a smile: "His Highness joined hands with the King of Wu to enter the Central Plains, and we have already agreed to deal with King Qi. I think King Qi is timid and dare not act rashly, so he is uncertain and moves slowly."
"It makes sense." Wang Jian nodded, showing his white teeth in a smile: "If he is sensible, he should not come to the Central Plains to meddle, so that he can enjoy a few more days of happiness in Guanzhong. If he can't control his greed, This king and Wu Wang have to start digging his grave."
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Bianzhou, where the Xuanwu Army ruled the state, used to be and still is. It's just that the current Xuanwu Army has already changed masters, and the current Xuanwu Army's Jiedushi is Liu Dazheng.
At this moment, Liu Dazheng bowed his knees in the lobby of the main courtyard of Jiedushi's Mansion.
Beside him, there are no officers or generals of Pinglu, nor officers or generals of Xuanwu.
There are quite a few monks, there is a row of women on the left, except for the leader, the rest are all dressed in green and blue uniforms; there is also a row on the right, a total of three people, all of them are women, Liu Dazheng is quite familiar.
The former is the second commander of Huanyinfang, Miss Xu and others, and the latter is Song Jiao and the young master.
The one sitting in the main seat is naturally Li Ye, the true and false Wang An Li Ye.
Li Ye signaled Liu Dazheng to get up, looked at him and smiled and said, "General Liu has worked hard these days when the lonely king is away. I'll talk about the gossip later, and let's talk about the situation in each town first."
The excitement of seeing Li Ye for the first time gradually faded away, and Liu Dazheng's expression gradually returned to normal. Hearing this, he immediately said: "After the news that His Highness went to the Immortal Realm was deliberately spread, the soldiers and horses from various towns in Hebei who followed us to fight returned one after another. In addition to Bianzhou, all the towns in the Central Plains have also expelled the generals sent by His Highness one after another. Right now, there are nine towns in Henan and seven towns in Hebei. Except for Pinglu, Weibo, Hedong, and Bianzhou, which are under our control, the rest of the towns are Jiedu Let each one do his own thing."
Li Ye nodded without commenting.
These changes were all within his expectation.
He captured the Central Plains very quickly, and there were not many battles, especially after Zhu Wen escaped, and the towns surrendered. Li Ye took care of the order of the towns, so he did not rush to replace Jiedu envoys. Therefore, only Bianzhou is currently under the control of Li Ye's old department, which can be regarded as a newly added sphere of influence.
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Liu Dazheng continued: "The towns in the Central Plains still respect His Highness on the surface, but they are only using His Highness's banner to resist Gao Pian and Wang Jian."
Li Ye was noncommittal and fell silent.
In fact, he has known these things for a long time, and now he is telling the people in Huanyinfang.
In response to these situations, he passed on the arrangements through Da Si Ming on the way.
The arrangement is actually very simple, and the Jiedu envoys from all towns are secretly called to gather in Bianzhou.
The reason is also very simple. To the Jiedu envoys of the towns in Hebei, it is natural that King An has returned, so let them come to see them quickly - it doesn't matter if they don't want to come, the masters of the Tsingyi Yamen will press them down.
For the Jiedu envoys of the towns in the Central Plains, they were called in the name of Liu Dazheng and Shangguan Qingcheng. The reason was that the Pinglu Army and the Xuanwu Army would help them defend their territory against Gao Pian and Wang Jian's soldiers and horses, and let them come to discuss details.
There are two reasons for this, because the situation in Hebei and Henan is different.
The towns in Hebei belonged to Li Ye earlier, and they can generally be convened in the name of Li Ye. Moreover, these places are far away from Huainan and Shuzhong, and Gao Pian and Wang Jian's meticulous work has not yet penetrated, so there is no need to worry about news leaking out soon.
The towns in the Central Plains are now worried about being attacked by Gao Pian and Wang Jian. If the Pinglu Army and the Bianzhou Army are willing to help, it is undoubtedly what they wish for.
As for the arrival of the Jiedu envoys from various towns—Of course Li Ye summoned them together.