Song Wensong suddenly appeared in Bingzhou, which undoubtedly gave the Northwest Army a blow. Cheng Ting's defeat made the Northwest Army even more anxious. Song Wenjie couldn't help but be furious, and he was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He never expected that Song Wensong was besieged in the capital and had more than a mile to rescue Bingzhou.

This time, Song Wenjie led 100,000 troops to attack Bingzhou. He had an absolute advantage and could definitely be taken over in time. However, now Song Wensong's sudden appearance caused a subtle change in the situation.

After the battle, Song Wenjie lost 20,000 troops, and Song Wensong instead added 10,000 elite troops. As one goes up and down, the strength of both sides was quickly brought closer.

What's even more terrifying is morale. Song Wensong's sudden appearance made the comments that Song Wenjie had previously promoted in the army about Song Wensong's death in the capital all lies, and the generals under his command lost trust in him.

It has to be said that Song Wensong is too famous in the territory of Longyou. The third general is the god of war in Longyou. In comparison, the brothers Song Wenjie and Song Wenhua obviously have a much weaker presence.

In this situation, the strategist Sun Ging gave Song Wenjie advice and said, "General, the situation is so strong that this battle has been exhausted. Instead of continuing to consume it, it is better to retreat temporarily. As the saying goes, victory or defeat is common in military affairs. This time the defeat is not the general, but in Cao Weiming's betrayal and actually released the three generals from the capital. After this battle, we will slowly follow it up and Bingzhou will sooner or later be the general's belongings in your pocket!"

Sun Bing's words were obviously nonsense. He didn't win the Battle of Bingzhou. He let Cao Weiming, who was thousands of miles away, take the blame. He could think of it. However, this was a lot easier to hear in Song Wenjie's ears. Song Wenjie had already felt a desire to retreat: "Mr. Sun, this time, the third brother did not beat him under internal and external troubles. I'm afraid it will be difficult to win in the future! Bingzhou strangled the throats of the north and south, making me unable to connect with the inner and inner gates of Longyou. This situation is really not good and must be broken!"

Sun Bing said: "Why should the general worry? For the third general, the more ruthless the outside, he will be able to burst out with terrible power. Once we retreat, he will fall into a passive state!

General, you think that the journey from the capital to Bingzhou is not close. The three generals have insufficient troops and it is difficult to take care of both north and south. He is unwilling to lose both sides, so he will inevitably fall into a situation of losing his power!

Let’s look at the third general who is now in good terms with Jiangnan. That’s because he is attacked from both sides and is willing to send all his war horses to Jiangnan. Once this situation changes, he will inevitably have conflicts with Jiangnan. By that time, the war will definitely rise again. We just need to wait for the opportunity to send troops, and the overall situation will still be in our hands!"

Sun Bing's boastful talk was just an excuse for failure. Song Wenjie was a fool. He led a hundred thousand troops to attack Bingzhou and was very excited at the beginning. After fighting for so many days, he had already felt a desire to retreat. His ambitions were now thrown away...

Retreat! Song Wenjie ordered the withdrawal of troops, but tens of thousands of troops were lost, and retreated to Longyou in shame. At this point, Song Wensong's crisis was completely resolved, and the war in Jiangbei finally stopped.

Jiangnan, Jinling, and Lu Zheng came from Jiangning and took Zhang Pinghua and Tongzi to meet Lu Shanchang. Lu Shanchang was completely responsible for the affairs in the court, so Lu Zheng was able to hide behind the scenes to control the situation.

Recently, Lu Zheng and Song Wensong completed a series of amazing deals, and he was very satisfied with it. He looked through a lot of history and carefully studied and pondered the situation that Jiangnan had been difficult to train troops, and found that Jiangnan lacked horses was the first reason.

In ancient wars, the role of horses was really critical. Although there were many classic tactics of infantry against cavalry in history, cavalry was still invincible. Therefore, the biggest challenge for Lu Zheng to establish the Nanfu Army was the construction of cavalry.

Now, he can get 30,000 war horses, but Lu Zheng can't buy these 30,000 horses for three million taels of silver, nor can he buy them! With such a foundation, with horses, the strength of the Nanfu Army is just around the corner!

"Master, young master, the situation is really not peaceful now. Jiangnan seems to be calm, but the court is full of disputes and the situation of fighting for power and profit is not stopped, so it is difficult to form a joint force.

In addition, the elite troops of the Southern Prefecture Army have now gone to the two rivers. If there is a change in Jiangnan, General Liu from Yuzhou may not be able to rescue him in time. In this case, the war in Jiangnan may be the foundation of the crisis!" Zhang Pinghua spoke first, expressing his worries.

Lu Zheng frowned and nodded, "What Mr. Zhang said is that there is indeed a crisis of internal and external difficulties in Jiangnan. Originally, the Southern Army transferred 30,000 northwards to the limit was already the limit, but who would have thought that Song Wensong would be so ineffective? Cao Weiming was also crazy. If we were not treated, once the north was completely controlled by Cao Weiming, that..."

Lu Zheng waved his hand and said, "The key is still horses. In the long run, the Nanfu Army would not be able to have no horses, so this time I was in danger!

We still have more than 50,000 troops, and it is really thin to defend against the entire Jiangnan. Therefore, we can only focus on Jinling and shrink our fists first to ensure the stability of Jinling and Yangzhou."

Zhang Pinghua nodded and said, "This is the only way to do it now!"

Lu Shanchang said: "Zheng'er, do you have any other thoughts on this arrangement? You should know that the quarrels about the Nanfu Army in the court have been very intense recently. This is mainly because of the Duan family and the Zuo family. They moved closer to Emperor Xinde and needed to form some kind of suppression on our families, so the situation is quite complicated..."

Lu Zheng nodded and said, "I have heard of these things. This is why I am thinking about it. The peaceful days in Jiangnan have been too long! Many people just think that our Jiangnan powers have taken advantage of it. It seems that we are enjoying and freely in the entire Dakang, while they are all in dire straits!

After Liu Song went to Yuzhou, Jiangnan would no longer have good days. Grandfather, look at him. Long Lingxiu would soon be unable to help, and the thieves from Lingnan would also go north. Sun Chongwen of Huainan Road had long been rebellious. They had long been eyeing Jiangnan. Under such circumstances, can they be safe?

The good days in Jiangnan are over. Let everyone see who is protecting Dakang and who is working hard for Dakang's country!"

When Lu Zheng said this, his face instantly showed a murderous intent. The recent incident in Jiangnan really made him angry. He was trying his best to form the Nanfu Army, but Emperor Xinde secretly colluded with the Duan family and the Zuo family, trying to cultivate his own power in the Nanfu Army. The King of Qi, who had been locked in the palace, is now ready to move. He sent people to the army to collude with his old subordinates, promising him with great profit and trying to win him over.

After all, the Nanfu Army is a newly formed army, with unstable morale and weak combat power. In this case, once it is violated from the ideological point of view, the consequences will be very scary!

Therefore, Lu Zheng first transferred the elite troops from Jiangnan and freed up his hands to build the army in Jinling. He knew very well that he could not defend the territory of Jiangnan as big as that of Jiangnan.

Therefore, on the one hand, he used the characteristics of Jinling, Yangzhou and other places being close to each other, intertwined waterways, and strong city defenses to arrange defenses. On the other hand, he planned to use space to exchange time in Jiangnan.

More importantly, he flexibly used troops and never defended the whole place. Once he encountered a desperate battle like Song Wensong, Lu Zheng could mobilize Liu Song to return to the rescue, and then attacked inside and outside, so he would not be as desperate as Liu Song, and even abandoned all the war horses to make a decision to burn the boat.

Anyone who has plans will be established, and no plans will be abandoned. Lu Zheng is based on Jiangnan and is planning a big game of chess. Zhang Pinghua is very worried about this. He pondered for a long time and said:

"Young Master, when there is chaos today, the fate of the Great Kang Kingdom has declined. At this moment, you should raise your arms and call on the heroes of the world to fight for the country and the country. In the Bauhinia Palace, if you break it at the critical moment, you should not lose the opportunity because of temporary hesitation. If that is the case, it will be more than worth the loss!"

He paused and said, "Heroes come from troubled times, and the young master is the best hero in the world. At this time, the young master does not stand up and give it a try. How can the people in the world be safe and healthy?"

Lu Zheng's face changed and he said briskly: "Mr. Zhang, it's fine if you say this today, and you will never mention it again in the future! This is the case in Jiangnan. How can our Lu family do such a traitor? It is even more impossible for one's own interests, like shameless people like Cao Weiming, what does that have to do with seeking death?"

Lu Zheng was really angry because he always thought that Zhang Pinghua was a strategist and had extraordinary knowledge. But after hearing these words, Lu Zheng was really disappointed. Zhang Pinghua meant that Lu Zheng would imprison Emperor Xinde in the palace, and then Lu Zheng himself became king and fought for dominance with Jiangnan as the foundation.

Zhang Pinghua's proposal is extremely absurd. What Cao Mengde said in history is that if it weren't for him, Cao Mengde, I wonder how many people would have been called kings and emperors, and how many people in the world would have been spitted.

Lu Zheng has also been a human being for two lifetimes, how could he do such stupid things? Look at Cao Weiming, he used the resources of the two rivers to develop in a vulgar way, and maybe he would have the chance to truly rise in time. But after this idiot arrived in the two rivers, he couldn't wait to become king. As soon as he became king, he was a rebel revolution and became a rebellion of Dakang. This undoubtedly made himself an instantly target for the people of the world.

Why did Song Wensong beat him like this? Song Wensong could get closer to Dakang and gain the title of Dakang's minister! Otherwise, how could Cao Weiming lose Yuzhou?

The boy said, "Young Master, Mr. Zhang is also sincere. You don't need to worry too much! The situation is indeed not easy for Jiangnan, and the young master's arrangement is very appropriate. We firmly believe that the difficulties will pass sooner or later..."

Lu Zheng nodded, thinking in his heart that the current Tongzi and others are limited to the times after all, and they don’t know what the world will look like in a thousand years. This is why so many people are eager to be emperor and king.

Lu Zheng, Zhang Pinghua and others were discussing affairs in Jinling. The next day, he received news from Huainan Road that the governor of Huainan Road Sun Chongwen made himself the King of Huainan. He issued a manifesto to fight against Xinde. In the article, he listed the various behaviors that Emperor Xinde had favored sorcerers since he ascended the throne, neglected the government, obsessed with power and tricks, and abandoned the people.

He named Emperor Xinde "Demon Emperor", saying that Emperor Xinde was not a human at all, but a lich who became a spirit. After usurping the throne, his purpose was to harm the people.

When this manifesto was sent out, Sun Chongwen himself led an army of 100,000 to approach the Huaihe River, hoping to attack Jiangnan, threatening to sweep across Jinling within a month!

After Sun Chongwen's manifesto was issued, King Bai Jingzhong of Lingnan responded immediately. King Bai Jingzhong of Lingnan also raised an army in Lingnan, claiming that 200,000 troops crossed the Guanshan Mountains and wanted to invade Jiangnan north. He and Sun Chongwen agreed that once the two captured Jiangnan, they would divide the land of Jiangnan equally.

The Liaodong army in Shandong also gathered south and approached the bank of the river. They were ready to cross the river at any time. As long as they crossed the river and headed south, they could point directly at Jinling. The Jiangnan was in chaos...

The Jiangnan crisis first caused great panic in Jinling. In the court, the six ministers of the cabinet were all in panic all day long. At this moment, everyone finally felt the fear and terror that the building was about to collapse!

Jiangnan is only tens of thousands of troops at present, and the enemy is known to have an army of 300,000 attacks from the south and north. How can Dakang stop such a force?

Emperor Xinde of the Bauhinia Palace could not practice Taoism with peace of mind because the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace were extremely panicked. The little Taoist who accompanied him to practice Taoism escaped within a day. When disaster strikes, many people chose to escape!

Emperor Xinde looked at his old face in the bronze mirror and looked around. He found that there were not many people around him who could trust. He couldn't help but sigh and said:

"Senior Brother Xu, is it really God is going to destroy me in the current situation?"

Xu Tiandao hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you don't need to worry too much. Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, you have experienced so many strong winds and waves. So many strong winds and waves have come. Are you still afraid that you can't stand it this time?"

Emperor Xinde shook his head and said, "This time is different. Even if I encountered setbacks and failures, I can still have other choices. But if Jiangnan is lost this time, where can I go? The world is so big that I will never have my home again..."

A sad look appeared in Emperor Xinde's eyes. After a long time, he said, "Okay, it's time to go out to see the ministers. If Jiangnan can be kept this time, I will not care about the affairs of the court in the future! Lu Shanchang of the Lu family is mediocre, but the Lu family has such amazing genius as Lu Zheng. If he is allowed to play his role and devote himself to the country and the people, he will definitely be of great use! It's just a pity..."

Xu Tiandao said: "It's not too late now. Lu Zheng has been training the Nanfu Army. Although the number of Nanfu Army is not large, they are all well-trained. I believe that if Lu Zheng takes action personally, he will definitely have a plan to defeat the enemy!"

Xu Tiandao took the opportunity to push Lu Zheng out. Emperor Xinde realized at this time that the only thing he could hope for was Lu Zheng. Apart from Lu Zheng, who else in the court could share his worries with him?
Chapter completed!