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On July 23, Zhe Kecun led his army to the bank of the Huai River and commanded the army to cross the river quickly.

When Helasu arrived near the river embankment, it was already dark, and piles of bonfires were lit on both sides, and blue-black smoke filled the twilight.

Zhe Kecun took Helasu up the river embankment, pointed to the ships passing by and the army vaguely visible on the other side and said, "At the current speed, the army will be able to cross the river tomorrow."

"Is it to Yuanzhen on the other side?" asked Hailasu.

Zhe Kecun nodded, "This morning, Murong led the front-selling army to kill and capture Laiyuan Town."

"Have the enemy in the direction of Shouchun come to kill?"

Shouchun is only sixty miles away from Laiyuan Town, and it is close to the Huaihe River. It is also an important town on the Huaihe River defense line, but strangely, the enemies in the city did not move at all.

"The scouts monitored closely, but have not seen the enemy leave the city so far." Zhe Kecun said, "In my estimate, the enemy troops in Shouzhou are concentrated in Xiacai City, and Chen Zhongjun defends on the south bank of the Huai River."

Hailasu looked around and shook his head, feeling a little incredible, "This section of Huaihe River, which is only more than 100 miles long, has two entrances to Huaihe River. The rebels should build a solid defense line between Xiacai City, Shouchun City and Laiyuan Town to ensure the safety of the Yangtze River defense line Dangtu to Jiangning section." He turned to look at Zhe Kecun and asked, "Is this the rebels' negligence or our luck? I originally thought that there would be a fierce battle between the Huaihe River, and our actions might be exposed, and the itinerary might be delayed, but who knew..." He spread his hands and made an incredible expression, "We have crossed the Huaihe River like this?"

"I have passed by this and went to Jiangnan to suppress the rebel Fang La." Zhe Kecun said, "Jianghuai and Jiangnan are both behind the Song Dynasty. There has been no war for more than 160 years since Taizu pacified the world. Until Songjiang and Fang La rebelled, the people here felt the blood of the war once, but the rebellion lasted very short, and most of the people were still immersed in peace and tranquility, and there was no change in this way." He turned around and pointed behind him, "We have been fighting here from Kaifeng and we have not encountered any obstacles, which is enough to illustrate the problem."

Hailasu thought of what he saw along the way. Those busy people in the fields did not know that the war had come to their side. They were ignorant, and some even waved and cheered at the tiger soldiers holding high the battle flag of the Song Dynasty. The gap between the south and the north of the Song Dynasty was too big, and the north of the Huai River was not south. They were close to the Central Plains and were less than a thousand miles apart, but they gave people the feeling of two worlds.

"Are the troops here not ready for war?" Hailasu then thought of the towns along the way. When the Tiger Lieutenant Army passed by, the city was closed and the defenders in the city did not react. The scouts sent thereafter only followed dozens of miles and gave up. This forced Hailasu to suspect that the news of their attack and killing south had not spread across the Huai River yet, and this may also be the reason why the Huai army guarding the Shouzhou was unprepared.

"The imperial court and the rebels' front-line generals of course were prepared for war, but the soldiers and local people in the army might not have the intention to fight. To be honest, how many people in the southeast and Jianghuai knew that the Song Dynasty had split? At most, they knew that the northern enemy had invaded, and Hebei and the Central Plains were fighting, so they had to pay more taxes." Zhe Kecun smiled, with a hint of bitterness on his face, "In the past, there were Liao Kingdom and Xixia in the north, so there were many troops in the north, so there were many troops in the north.

There were few troops in the south, and the south was too far from the border, so I could not hear the sound of trumpet drums and the neighing of war horses. Over time, the people here forgot about war. They neglected military preparations, and the army was in name only. Suddenly, the enemy invaded and the Song Dynasty split. The people in the south also had to face the battlefield and fight. The army suddenly expanded, but because the time was too short, the soldiers had no experience in fighting, and had not even fought wars. Such an army was brought to the battlefield, and the combat effectiveness could be imagined."

Herasu looked at Zhe Kecun, listened to his generous and slightly sad voice, and gradually realized his complicated mood at this moment.

"If the situation in the south is really as Zhe Shuai said, then we will not only be sure to win this time, but also very likely to kill the Yangtze River and attack Jiangning Prefecture."

Zhe Kecun looked at the dazzling lights on both sides of the straits and did not speak. After a long time, he suddenly said: "Your subordinates are all northerners. This time you go south to fight, you may encounter unacceptable things. You must prepare in advance and never let them lose their lives in vain because of negligence."

"I know, I brought enough doctors and medicinal materials." Hailasu said, "Before leaving Kaifeng, Yue Shuai was also worried about this, so he specially asked Wang Shuai to help me prepare in advance."

"Shistor Yue is really careful and even considers such small things." Zhe Kecun said with a smile, "So, did he ever instruct you not to start a big killing when you arrive in Jianghuai?"

Hailasu is known as a powerful general of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army. All of his subordinates are from the northern barbarians. Under his tempering, everyone is brave and desperate to fight. They are also charging forward, killing and plundering, killing and killing people and slaughtering dogs. What Zhe Kecun is most worried about is these people. He himself finds it difficult to command Hailasu. Once the nine armies are red in their eyes and are unscrupulous, it will definitely bring unexpected trouble to the army.

"Mr. Yue has also instructed me." Hailasu has been following the main force these days and has not had a careful conversation with Zhe Kecun. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, he told Zhe Kecun that he would definitely follow Zhe Kecun's orders, resolutely restrain his subordinates, and strictly prohibit them from burning, killing, and looting.

"We brought 30,000 people across the Huai River, hoping that on the day we met with the main force, all 30,000 brothers would be safe and sound." Zhe Kecun said emotionally, "Although this idea is unrealistic, as the head coach, protecting the lives of the brothers is always our highest goal."

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On the morning of July 24, the Tiger and Lieutenant Army found more ships and crossed the river faster and faster.

The troops of Xia Caicheng were dispatched, and in the morning they arrived at Shouchun City. Zhe Ketong led two generals of the Tiger Lie 17th Army to block the attack head-on, but unexpectedly, the rebels did not launch an attack.

On the 24th day and night, the army completed crossing the river.

Zhe can save the order, and Zhe can lead the army of selecting troops to go south overnight and kill Luzhou directly.

Two days later, the rebels made a tentative attack. Zhe Ketong commanded the soldiers and gave the enemy a head-on blow. The rebels hurriedly retreated, closed the city gates and did not go out to fight again.

Zhe Ketong immediately took the army to retreat, chasing the main force and running to Luzhou.

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The enemy troops in Luzhou have received a report from Shouzhou and are in a stable position.

After the Huli Army entered Luzhou, it did not attack Hefei, but instead changed its direction and killed Chuzhou.

On the 28th, the Tiger and Martyrs entered Chuzhou and the troops forced the Qingliu (now Chuxian).

Qingliu City is only more than one hundred miles away from Jiangning Prefecture. When the news of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army rushing to Jiangning reached Jiangning, Jiangning was suddenly in panic.

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The old emperor Zhao Ji did not say anything, packed up his things and walked, and wanted to escape to Hangzhou.

This time no one dissuaded the old emperor from staying in Jiangning. On the contrary, the civil and military ministers ran faster than the old emperor, and most of the officials escaped overnight.

Tong Guan naturally had to follow the army to protect him. Prime Minister Zhang Bangchang and a group of prime ministers were unwilling to stay behind. Finally, they pushed and pushed back and forth, pushing him to the head of Yuwen Xuzhong, the deputy prime minister who was sick and recuperating at home. When Yuwen Xuzhong received the imperial edict, he was inexplicably aware of what was going on. When he dragged his sick body to the palace, the east and west palaces were empty, and there were very few left-behind officials.

Fortunately, Wu Min, the Tongzhi Privy Council, was still there. He explained the current crisis to Yuwen Xuzhong in detail, "There are rumors that Zhang Jun and Xin Xingzong of Yingtian Prefecture surrendered to Li Hu, causing the Huli Army to break through the Huaihe River defense line and fight to the north bank of the Yangtze River."

"How is this possible?" Yuwen Xuzhong sneered, "Where does the rumor come from? The officials and civil and military officials concluded that the Hu Lie Army had broken through the Huaihe River defense line based on this false rumors? This is ridiculous." Yuwen Xuzhong was so angry that he cursed. He could not dream that the old emperor and civil and military officials had become frightened birds now, and they were all soldiers. They ran away before they saw the shadow of the Hu Lie Army. This made the soldiers on the front line guard the Huaihe River defense line?

"Have Zhang Jun and Xin Xingzong ever written a letter?"

"There must be a quick report every day," Wu Min said, "Three days ago, he wrote to the court, saying that the Kaifeng rebels began to attack Shandong."

"Really?" Yuwen Xuzhong asked in surprise.

"There should be no mistake." Wu Min frowned and said in a low voice, "From me, Li Hu is using some of his troops to attack Shandong and use his main force to attack Jianghuai. It seems that Li Hu can't wait to threaten the power of destroying the Western Xia, sweep the Jianghuai, and attack my southeast."

Yuwen Xuzhong shook his hand and vetoed it, "Li Hu had no way to attack the Southeast before he resolved the Jin army in Hebei and Shandong. Li Hu was a trick to attack the west, and attacking the Jianghuai River was a feint. His real purpose was to attack Shandong."

"What do you mean is that Li Hu used a side army to attack Jianghuai to lure the defenders north of the Huaihe River to quickly return to the rescue, and then give his main force time to attack Shandong?"

"Of course that's the case." Yuwen Xuzhong sneered, "Otherwise, why would Tong Guan escape to Hangzhou with the official family? It was precisely because he saw through Li Hu's intention that he threw Jiang Ning to me, intending to kill me."

Wu Min looked at Yuwen Xuzhong and was speechless for a while. He didn't know what to say.

"Is there any movement in Jingxiang?"

"Cookie, Liu Qi reported that the Tiger and Lieutenant Army showed signs of assembly, but did not launch an attack."

"That's right, this is enough to prove that Li Hu has no intention of attacking Jiangning at all." Yuwen Xuzhong said, "If Li Hu wants to attack Jiangning, he will definitely attack in two groups, and he will never gather the main force to attack from the direction of Jianghuai."

"What should I do now? What are my husband's countermeasures?"
Chapter completed!