Long Zhaorui decided to give it a try and immediately wrote a book to Lu Zheng himself. In the letter, he naturally prayed to Lu Zheng in all kinds of ways, which can be said to be sincere.

Lu Zheng has always had a good relationship with him. When he was in the capital, Lu Zheng was even considered a member of the King of Qi. Long Zhaorui was a smart man and told Lu Zheng that he had no hesitation to tell him his difficulties and difficulties. Although he had tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands, he had difficulty replenishing his troops and lived a tight life.

In this case, he did not dare to resist the order, so the southern expedition was inevitable. In the letter, Long Zhaorui prayed that Lu Zheng could prepare food and grass for him in Jiangnan to ensure his smooth southern expedition. Lu Zheng naturally responded positively when he received such a letter. In the reply, Lu Zheng expressed that he would provide money and grain support and urged Long Zhaorui to go south quickly, because the Jiangnan Nanfu Army was first established, and the combat power was not good enough, and it was difficult to withstand the pressure of being attacked from all sides.

Long Zhaorui received a reply from Lu Zheng, laughed and said to the advisers: "Lu Zheng is indeed a rare talent, but a clever wife cannot cook without rice. Now there is no soldier in Jiangnan. The only tens of thousands of people in his hands dare not leave Jiangnan, or even Jinling!

You guys, how vast is the Jiangnan area? Jiangnanhe is three provinces. The Nanfu Army is only an isolated city in Jinling. As long as we cooperate internally and externally, we will win Jinling in one fell swoop, great things will be accomplished!”

Long Zhaorui was full of confidence, and everyone below agreed. The atmosphere was peaceful. At this moment, a strategist stood up and saw that the man had a short figure, rosacea and lameness. He was actually not good-looking, but this man was a member of the Zuo family, named Zuo Mingyue.

Zuo Mingyue said: "Your Highness, I have been thinking about this matter every day these days, and I feel that your Highness may be inconsiderate. Lu Zheng is cunning and wise. How could he not know how to destroy Your Highness's plan to drive the wolf and swallow the tiger? It is very likely that Lu Zheng wanted to slander the highness to the south of the Yangtze River and seize the highness's troops. In this way, Your Highness is afraid of his treacherous plan!"

When Zuo Mingyue said this, Long Zhaorui was shocked and sweated coldly. Zhang Pinghua, who was standing beside him, sneered: "Mr. Zuo is really an alarmist. Lu Zheng only has tens of thousands of new recruits in the Southern Palace. How can he be an enemy with Your Highness? Also, this time we are working internally and externally, and the Chen family has rebelled. With them as an internal and external response, can we not be able to break the city of Jinling?"

Zuo Mingyue sneered: "Mr. Zhang is a good plan, but sir, don't forget the old story of Zhou Yu and Huang Gai of the Three Kingdoms. The nobles in Jiangnan are in unison. The Chen family is very likely to be a fraudulent surrender!"

Zhang Pinghua laughed and said, "Mr. Zuo, it's really funny to say this! I won't argue with you in this theory, just say one thing. Even if the Chen family pretends to surrender, I can immediately distinguish the authenticity when the time comes. Could it be that Mr. Lu Zheng thinks that Lu Zheng dares to attack us on the initiative?

His Highness of the King of Qi was ordered to go south to quell the rebellion. If Lu Zheng took the initiative to attack, he would be sure to win this battle? Even if he could win, it would be a loss. With Lu Zheng's wisdom and plot, would he do such a thing?

Jiangnan now relies on the Nanfu Army. If the Nanfu Army suffers severe damage, Jiangnan will no longer have any danger to defend. Liaodong Army and Northwest Army are all jackals. If they cross the Yangtze River, Jiangnan will inevitably fall!"

Zhang Pinghua talked happily and sorted out all the things. He had to say that he spoke politely and in line with normal circumstances. In addition, Zuo Mingyue is a man who is not good-looking, but is very arrogant. He relies on his origin in the Zuo family in the capital and does not deal with his colleagues very much.

When he said this today, everyone only thought that he was sensational and wanted to attract the attention of the King of Qi, so everyone felt bad about him first.

Zuo Mingyue was refuted by Zhang Pinghua, and he sneered, "Your Highness the King of Qi is a hero, but like your strategists, you are a corpse and a corpse. You will definitely harm the King of Qi, and your Highness will definitely miss the opportunity!"

Zuo Mingyue's statement hit everyone, and for a moment, the strategists fought back together, and everyone was filled with righteous indignation. Long Zhaorui was a little alert at first, but when this scene appeared in front of him, the vigilance in his heart also disappeared. He immediately passed the military order and ordered the entire army to set sail straight for Jiangnan.

Since Long Zhaorui led his troops to fight, the troops at that time were nearly 100,000, of which 20,000 were of Jinwu Guard, and he thought he was not sure of controlling them, so he cleverly designed and made Su Zhi become cannon fodder, thus creating the so-called drama of the King of Qi defeating Shandong.

In fact, the troops in his hands were not very much lost, and the elite troops were still there. He has been living in Huainan Road and Shandong. After a period of development, the troops in his hands have not been weakened at all, but have tended to be increasingly strengthened.

Long Zhaorui looked at his 80,000 troops going south in a vast array of ways, and couldn't help but say to the surrounding advisers: "We are so powerful and powerful, trapped in Hezhou, it's really useless. Jiangnan is the stage for us to display our talents!"

Zhang Pinghua immediately said: "Hezhou is too small and Shandong is not big enough. If Your Highness can take over Jiangnan, these 80,000 troops will become 800,000 in a few years. Then Your Highness can conquer the world!"

Long Zhaorui raised the horse whip in his hand, laughed and said, "Okay, accept your auspicious words. Today we will fight against the Huai River directly, and cross the river to the south of the Yangtze River tomorrow!"

Long Zhaorui asked the army to resist the Huaihe River within one day. The boats in Jiangnan at the Huaihe River ferry were already ready. One hundred large ships were prepared for Long Zhaorui, and he could ferry 20,000 people at one time.

The river crossing was smooth. After arriving in Jiangnan, all Long Zhaorui saw were welcomed by the people. The officials from local prefectures and counties respectfully visited him. Wherever Long Zhaorui went, there were gongs and drums everywhere, and he was happy. At first, Long Zhaorui was worried that there might be ambushing, and even Lu Zheng might use his means. However, after the army walked in Jiangnan for three days, the army arrived in Yangzhou. Long Zhaorui felt completely relaxed!

Yangzhou City is as prosperous as a brocade. Long Zhaorui's army camped outside the city, and he took his personal guards to the city to visit. Looking at the prosperity of Jiangnan and the unprepared situation of Yangzhou City, he sighed in his heart and said to the people around him:

"Jiangnan is so good, it's all over the place. Such a beautiful Jiangnan is not guarded against the outside world. If I don't take Jiangnan, or if the thieves in Liaodong take it, or the Northwest Army takes it, it will be a disaster for the people and the country!"

The people around him agreed again. Just then, Chen Zhiwen of the Chen family came to pay a visit again, and the guests and guests of both sides met again. Chen Zhiwen asked Long Zhaorui and said, "Your Highness, have you been going smoothly this time?"

Long Zhaorui nodded and said, "This journey is going well. I don't know if we can break Jinling in one fell swoop. Are the Chen family ready?"

Chen Zhiwen said: "Don't worry, your highness, the Chen family has secretly gathered troops at the Liuhe Wharf. The prince only needs to attack from water and land separately, advance by water, and approach Jinling in Liuhe Wharf. He travels by land, and this place is Lu Zheng's nest. He has 20,000 troops to guard here. If he takes Jiangning, his highness can go straight in. My Chen family will respond with lightning speed, and Jinling will definitely be able to be taken down!"

Chen Zhiwen paused again when he said this, "This time, His Highness King Qi is really a blessing. In the Jinling court, the Lu family's power was jealous, and Your Majesty also became suspicious of the Lu family. Lu Zheng wanted to enter the Zijing Palace several times but was rejected. At this moment, he was thinking about how to ease his relationship with His Majesty, and just ignored our actions. Therefore, please ask Your Highness King Qi to be quick and we will take down Jinling in one go. The big thing can be decided!"

Chen Zhiwen said this and Long Zhaorui was overjoyed. He laughed and said, "Okay! Very good. Since that's the case, we will set out tonight, divide the troops from the water and land. I will lead the land army to Jiangning. General Sun is the water general. He uses a speedboat to walk the canal into the river and head straight to Liuhe. When he arrives at Liuhe and the Chen family army, we will attack Jinling together!"

Long Zhaorui did it as soon as he said that, and the army suddenly turned and headed straight for Jinling.

In this battle, Long Zhaorui personally led an army of 60,000 to attack Jiangning. Before the troops arrived in Jiangning, it was already dark. Zhang Pinghua suggested to him that the army was raiding Jiangning and concealing was the top priority. Therefore, at night, it would be built on the canal to facilitate water collection, and the second was that the canal was located at a low position, so the whereabouts of the army could be hidden!

Long Zhaorui adopted Zhang Pinghua's proposal and ordered the army to camp in the canal. That night, he slept until about midnight. Long Zhaorui suddenly heard loud noises outside the tent. He quickly sat up and shouted, "What's the noise outside?"

The guards came to report: "Report to Your Highness, the water of the canal suddenly surged at night, and the torrents rushed in. Several camps of military camps were flooded, and the tents were already in chaos!"

Long Zhaorui was shocked and shouted: "It's the dry season now. It's half a month since the south of Jiangnan, so how can there be a flood? There must be a fraud. Hurry, hurry up, put on my armor and order each battalion to prepare immediately, and there may be an enemy attack!"

Long Zhaorui had just put on his armor when he heard the sound of trumpets not far away. Torches soared into the sky in the distance. It seemed that there were soldiers and brave kings coming here in the mountains. In the dark night, the sound of killing was shocking the sky.

Long Zhaorui's Hezhou army had just been flooded, and there were no casualties. The key was that the fear caused to people was too great. Before the soldiers could come back to their senses, the enemy attack came. How could they stop the two armies from encountering?

Long Zhaorui personally led a thousand people to resist, but the opponent was like the wind, and the arrows were clearing the way. The key was that the Hezhou army could not see things at night in the dark, so they could only rely on running around to escape. The army was in chaos, and Long Zhaorui completely lost control and could only be swept to Yangzhou by the army. They fled thirty or forty miles. The sky gradually became brighter, and Long Zhaorui immediately gathered the army. More than half of the 60,000 people were killed or injured, and the remaining one was only 30,000 people!

At this moment, Long Zhaorui's assassin woke up as a dream and shouted, "I have been fooled by Lu Zheng's son! This traitor from the country, Lu Zheng, does not want to suppress the rebellion of Lingnan, but will kill me. I will definitely kill such traitors!"

Long Zhaorui cursed, but the strategists who were usually flattering around him disappeared. Zhang Pinghua did not escape with the army and disappeared.

At that time, someone shouted: "Your Highness, don't panic. Now that we have come to this point, we can only immediately gather the remaining troops and quickly capture Yangzhou. With Yangzhou support, we will then ask Lu Zheng for guilt and seek justice from the court!

As long as we have troops in our hands, Lu Zheng will throw himself into a rat and be afraid of weapons!"

When Long Zhaorui saw that the person who was talking was Zuo Mingyue, he immediately rolled down from his horse, knelt in front of Zuo Mingyue, howled and cried, saying, "Mr. Zuo, Long Zhaorui wished he would not listen to your warning, and he suffered this defeat!"

Zuo Mingyue helped him up and said, "Your Highness, King Qi, immediately gather the soldiers to attack Yangzhou!"

Only then did Long Zhaorui forcefully make up his spirits and gather the deserters. A total of 35,000 people were barely able to reach 35,000 people. Long Zhaorui personally led the more than 30,000 people to Yangzhou. The four gates of Yangzhou were closed, and the city was no longer as unprepared as yesterday. Instead, a flag was inserted with the word "Liu" written on it.

A young general stood proudly on the top of the city and said, "Your Highness, King Qi, we have been waiting for you here for a long time on the order of the Grand Commander! The Grand Commander said that this road is not open, so please take another way!"

Long Zhaorui was furious and said, "Children Huangkou, who are you?"

The young general said: "My surname is Liu and Song. An unknown person cannot be seen by Your Highness!"

Long Zhaorui snorted and said, "Since he is an unknown person, why do you still speak wildly? Today I will capture Yangzhou City and level your city gate so that you can know what crimes should be committed by the following people!"

Long Zhaorui immediately ordered the siege. He thought that the defense of Yangzhou City was just like this. Who knew that the young general gave the order, the rolling stones on the top of the city, the arrows and crossbows were extremely powerful. The Hezhou army was newly defeated and the morale was not high. When he was hit by the attack, he was defeated without persisting for half an hour.

Long Zhaorui was so angry that he pulled out his sword and killed several deserters in a row to stabilize the situation. He was about to organize another attack, but at that time he heard a cannon sound. The Yangzhou city gate actually opened wide, and Liu Song actually led a group of troops to kill from the city gate.

Look at this squad, everyone has war horses under their crotch, and they are all wearing iron armor, and they are actually heavy riders!

Long Zhaorui immediately broke his heart and wanted to let his subordinates retreat, but the other party had already come over. In this battle, Long Zhaorui was killed and defeated. He could only go north to go north, but Liu Song did not relax and chased him all the way. Long Zhaorui fled to the edge of the Huai River, and all the ships crossing the river were destroyed. At this time, he had no way to go north, surrounded by enemy troops, and counted the soldiers around him only more than 10,000 people.

He leaned against the Huai River and received another news in the evening that after the 20,000 troops led by Sun Chuan arrived in Liuhe, they were all captured and none of them escaped. Sun Chuan surrendered to the enemy!

Another news came, saying that the Southern Prefecture Army had collected more than 20,000 fugitive soldiers in Luohezhou near Yangzhou. These 20,000 troops were transported to Jinling by Lu Zheng and rushed into the Southern Prefecture Army. The Southern Prefecture Army instantly increased its strength.

When Long Zhaorui received this news, he was so angry that one Buddha was born, and the two Buddhas ascended to heaven, but he could do nothing! Only then did he realize that he had ended his footsteps and was ashamed and ashamed. He raised his sword and wanted to wipe his neck, but Zuo Mingyue asked his personal guard to stop him. Zuo Mingyue said:

"Your Highness, you have the truth to keep the green mountains without worrying about burning firewood. Why did your Highness commit suicide when encountering setbacks? In the current situation in Jiangnan, as long as your Highness keeps a useful body, you may not be ineffective!"

Long Zhaorui's eyes were red and said, "Does he want me to surrender? Will this thief Lu Zheng spare me? Will the father spare me?"

"Your Highness, the capital is in trouble now, and there is no one around Your Majesty who can trust! After you go to Jinling, your Majesty will definitely not blame you! Now the Lu family in Jiangnan is in power, but no one is good for thousands of days, and no flowers are red for a hundred days. The Lu family may not be able to be in power for the rest of their lives. As long as Your Majesty waits patiently, there may not be no chance in the future!" Zuo Mingyue said.

Long Zhaorui smiled miserably and said, "The future? Is there still a future? I am almost fifty years old! I have not achieved anything in my fifty years. I still need to become a prisoner of others. Is there still a future?"
Chapter completed!