"Lord, the spy sent by the Jinyiwei to Xiangyang City, Gao Huan's tens of thousands of troops were defeated under Xiangyang City, and his entire army was wiped out. Gao Huan was captured alive by the Northern Palace Army and was invaded into the dungeon."

Zhang Hua led his troops out of Wancheng and marched into Yangdi, joining with Fan Zhongyan and Zhang Xutuo. At the same time, the spy of the Jinyiwei who followed Gao Huan brought back news about Gao Huan as soon as possible.

"Fortunately, I didn't divide my troops to attack Xiangyang, so I knew that Liu Yu was not that easy to deal with, so I would definitely leave a backup plan. If I went forward rashly, it might be Gao Huan's fate..."

Zhang Hua was shocked and sweated coldly.

Xiangyang City seems to have empty defense, but in fact, it is very difficult to defend. The surrounding troops are no less than 100,000, and there are still dangers of mountains and rivers. The Northern Prefecture Army guards. Without sufficient preparation, they attack the main city of a lord-level prince, which is not much different from seeking death.

Emperor Wu of Song, Liu Yu, was the third-generation chief general of the Northern Palace Army, and was a peerless military genius. He defeated the moon formation with his own hands. He defeated the cavalry with his military achievements. With his military achievements, he replaced the Eastern Jin Dynasty and established the Song State, creating the most vast period of the Six Dynasties in Jiangzuo!

Liu Yu suppressed Sun En and Lu Xun's uprising, eliminated competitors such as Huan Xuan, Liu Yi, Sima Xiuzhi, etc. internally, destroyed Western Shu, Nanyan, Later Qin, and recovered Huaibei, Shandong, Central Plains, Guanzhong, and Bashu. He had two opportunities to unify the world and ended the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China.

However, the first time, because the military advisor Liu Muzhi was killed and no one stayed behind, Liu Yu had to return to his army. The second time was because Liu Yu's life was over and his plan to attack the Northern Wei Dynasty was failed.

Liu Yu was the strongest commander in the world at that time. If there were no surprises in these two times, he might have a chance to succeed in the Northern Expedition, unify the world, and become the first emperor to unify the world from the south.

I can only say that the luck is not good.

Maybe, Liu Yu, the third-generation chief general, has the ability to use troops, and is still above the first-generation chief general Xie Xuan and the second-generation chief general Liu Laozhi.

Of course, Liu Yu's ability to achieve this is inseparable from Xie Xuan's establishment of the Northern Prefecture Army.

In Zhang Hua's view, Liu Yu was in charge of the Northern Palace Army. Among all the emperors, only Li Shimin, Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Xiu and others may be compared with Liu Yu.

What's more, Liu Yu, Li Shimin, and Liu Xiu were unable to match, that is, Liu Yu was also good at commanding the navy.

Let Li Shimin and Liu Xiu compete with Liu Yu in the Yangtze River Basin, and Liu Yu is really not afraid of these two people.

A military general from Jiangdong was born in the navy.

This is also the reason why Zhang Hua was not willing to fight with Liu Yu, who was in Jingbei. Before forming a team of naval troops, Zhang Hua did not even have the desire to attack Xinye.

As long as Liu Yu doesn't come to provoke him, he will not take the initiative to provoke Liu Yu.

Liu Yu from Jingbei and Liu Xiu from Hebei are a peerless genius and a son of the plane. Zhang Hua tries to avoid war as much as possible.

Judging from the current situation, Liu Xiu from Hebei still poses a greater threat to Zhang Hua.

The reason is also very simple. Liu Xiu wanted to attack the Central Plains, while Liu Yu took the lead in attacking Jingnan.

"Lord, Sun Ce of Chaoge City, and Zhou Yu of Heyang City were besieged by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's army, asking for help from the lord. Zhou Yu speculated that once Liu Xiu consolidated the northern defense line, he might lead the army in person again."

Zhang Hua marched to Yangdi and received a letter of help from Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu guarded Hanoi County for Zhang Hua to guard against Liu Xiu. Under Liu Xiu's instructions, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao attacked Hanoi in large numbers.

"Oh, and Yuan Shu."

Zhang Hua almost ignored Liu Xiu's third thug.

Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu were all Han officials, that is, Yuan Shu was so stupid that he was the first to be emperor at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Xiu did not take action personally, which made Zhang Hua feel uneasy.

Liu Xiu is likely to use the same trick again and suddenly appear on the front line. If Liu Xiu summons the meteorite again, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu might be killed.

Currently, the only person who can stop Liu Xiu from summoning meteorites may be Wang Shouren.

Wang Shouren said: "This time Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are in a hurry again. If the lord rushes to Hanoi County again, he can take advantage of the situation to annex Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's power."

"It makes sense."

Zhang Hua agrees with Wang Shouren's statement.

When they first rushed to Sun Ce to support him, the relationship between the two sides was still an allies, and Zhang Hua was still a little nervous.

Now that Zhang Hua's troops are in and out of Sun Ce's territory, Sun Ce has become accustomed to it.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to support Sun Ce, it was completely natural to annex Sun Ce's territory and troops in one fell swoop, and Sun Ce did not dare to say anything.

After all, if Zhang Hua did not send troops to rescue him, Sun Ce's territory would be divided up by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

Sun Ce can compete with any of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but cannot compete with both of them at the same time.

If Sun Ce's forces are completely annexed, Zhang Hua can get the role of Zhou Yu, and he may not be afraid of the Jingzhou Navy at that time, because Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, the Jiangdong generals, water battles are their specialty.

"However, before supporting Sun Ce, we must repel Zhao Kuangyin and lift the siege of Daliang."

Zhang Hua is still trying to deal with Zhao Kuangyin.

He called Fan Zhongyan: "Xiwen, how do I choose between me and Zhao Kuangyin?"

Fan Zhongyan frowned. Zhang Hua wanted to let him choose to take the team.

Fan Zhongyan was a civil official of the Northern Song Dynasty and was not very willing to be enemies with Zhao Kuangyin.

Despite this, Fan Zhongyan replied: "Who can pacify the world and make the people live and work in peace and contentment, the subordinates will help. Judging from the current situation, the lord is more likely."

"I heard that Di Qing and the two generals of Zhong Shiheng were your subordinates, but now they serve Zhao Kuangyin, it would be great if they could serve me."

Zhang Hua finally explained the purpose of summoning Fan Zhongyan.

When the Northern Song Dynasty and Western Xia broke out, Fan Zhongyan once took charge of military affairs in the northwest and promoted Di Qing and Zhong Shiheng of the Northwest Army.

Later, both of them achieved considerable achievements. Di Qing was the hero of Yu Xiao from later generations, and Zhong Shiheng was the first generation of the Zong family army in the Northern Song Dynasty. Even the Zong Shidao and the brothers of Zhong Shiheng who currently serve Zhang Hua are descendants of Zhong Shiheng.

Di Qing and Zhong Shiheng respect Fan Zhongyan very much.

If Fan Zhongyan could persuade Di Qing to surrender, Zhong Shiheng would be the best.

Fan Zhongyan shook his head: "From my understanding of these two people, since the lord is already one step late, they will never turn against each other. Unless they defeat Zhao Kuangyin and capture these two people alive, I may be able to convince them."

"That's fine."

Zhang Hua did not doubt Fan Zhongyan's words.

Di Qing and Zhong Shiheng were both loyal ministers. Zhao Kuangyin took the lead and recruited them under his command. It was difficult for them to turn against him directly with Fan Zhongyan's favor. It was only said that they could capture Di Qing alive. After Zhong Shiheng, Fan Zhongyan had the opportunity to surrender Di Qing and Zhong Shiheng with his personal kindness.

"If you want to defeat Zhao Kuangyin, you have to use Chai Rong's trump card."

Zhang Hua deployed Chai Rong in Daliang in advance. As long as Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin showdown, the Song army was shaken, Zhang Hua was confident of defeating Zhao Kuangyin.

"Fan Zhongyan follows me to deal with Zhao Kuangyin and Luozhou Legion, and Wu Jie is temporarily the chief general."

Zhang Hua took Di Qing away, and Zhong Shiheng's superior Fan Zhongyan. I believe Di Qing and Zhong Shiheng's mood would be extremely complicated when they saw Fan Zhongyan.

Zhang Hua left Zhuge Liang as the military advisor of the Xia army along the way, helping Zhang Xutuo and Wu Jie to deal with their old enemy Sima Yi, commanding the Imperial Guards himself, using Wang Shouren as the military advisor, and heading north to deal with Zhao Kuangyin.

After Zhuge Liang joined, Zhang Hua finally had another military advisor who could stand alone.

With Zhuge Liang as the military advisor, Zhang Xutuo and Wu Jie did not have to be played with by Sima Yi.

...

In Dongting Lake, two huge fleets met. The fleet located in the north, the "Song" army flag roared in the breeze on the lake.

However, this Song is not the same Song, this is the Liu Song of the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

Liu Yu, the third-generation chief general of the Northern Mansion Army, was located on one of the largest five-deck building ships, overlooking the entire huge fleet.

In order to eliminate the princes in Jingnan, Liu Yu mobilized 300,000 soldiers, more than 10,000 warships, and countless strong men. He made a huge noise and set off a stance in Dongting Lake with the princes who were separating Changsha County.

A trench from Jiangling was close to the giant tower ship. The messenger was sitting in a bamboo basket and was pulled up by the armor on the tower ship. He met Emperor Wu of Song Liu Yu, who was attacking all directions: "Lord, news came from Xiangyang City that Gao Huan, who invaded Xiangyang, was besieged by Tan Daoji and his entire army was wiped out. The thief Gao Huan was thrown into the dungeon. Lord Liu Muzhi wrote a letter claiming that the rear was safe, so the lord could rest assured that the south expedition would be safe."

"Tan Daoji did not disappoint me. It's just that Gao Huan, who is in Nanyang, has hundreds of thousands of troops. Why is he so stupid that he thinks that Xiangyang is empty in defense and can force his submarine to Xiangyang by using only tens of thousands of troops?"

"Mr. Liu Muzhi has another secret letter to explain the situation."

The messenger respectfully presented the secret letter sent by military advisor Liu Muzhi with both hands.

The person in front of him was Liu Yu, the commander of the Northern Army, the Emperor Wu of Song.

Liu Yu has fought in this world for four years, fought more than 100 times, and has never failed! He has established supreme prestige in Jingbei, and everyone is afraid of it!

"So that's it. Gao Huan, who has hundreds of thousands of armor, was actually destroyed by the overlord of Guanzhong. It seems that I must sweep Jingnan as soon as possible, otherwise I will fall behind... Xie Xuan and Liu Laozhi actually also serve this person!"

Liu Yu's majestic body shook, and the information brought by Liu Muzhi who was left behind mentioned at the end, Xie Xuan, the first generation chief general of the Northern Palace Army, and Liu Laozhi, these two familiar figures, all served under Zhang Hua's command!

Liu Yu was once recommended by Sun Wuzhong, a military general of the Northern Prefecture Army, and transferred to Liu Laozhi to join the army. With the Northern Prefecture Army, he began his military career of invincible and invincible.

It can be said that without Xie Xuan's Northern Prefecture Army and without Liu Laozhi's appreciation, there would be no Liu Yu who later established Liu Song.

"Maybe one day, it will be really exciting to be able to fight these two people."

Liu Yu, who felt that it was not difficult to sweep Jingzhou, suddenly felt excited.
Chapter completed!