Zhengzhou, Heyin, Mengjindu.

The sound of cannons rumbling, blasting the Song army's position on the south bank of Mengjin Dui into chaos. Dozens of 4- and 6-jin cannons were set off on the shore. The gunners took off their arms, fucked the cannons, loaded the cannons into the cannon chamber, and then fired them out.

The officers and soldiers of the Republican Army, in platoons, boarded the Takashi ferry and rushed towards the Mengjin ferry on the other side of the Yellow River.

After the ferry rushed to the beach, the hero wielded axe and gun and jumped off the bow of the boat, rushing towards the ruins defended by the Song army everywhere.

The new army transferred from Moutuogang guarding the Mengjin Ferry was still a certain combat power. However, it was really a bit "new". The soldiers could do whatever they could do when they fought in formation under the organization of officers. However, the continuous shells from the opposite bank of the Yellow River made them unable to line up. They had to rely on the ruins of the ferry to defend the houses.

However, the fighting after the troops scattered often tests the martial arts of officers and soldiers. The best of the "second-generation military citizens" who can use axe and guns must surpass their opponents in terms of martial arts and morale.

And... Wu Yiyong has many people under his command!

His two divisions had 26,700 people, and Cao Xun, who was sent out by the Kaifeng Prefecture court to guard Heyin, had less than 5,000 troops.

Even though General Cao tried his best to put the central army at the forefront of Mengjindu and led his personal soldiers to fight with the enemy from time to time, he still could not resist more and more Republican soldiers crossing the Yellow River.

Whenever the Republican soldiers seized a key place where the Song army was defending, a flag of ten thousand talismans would rise. When they saw the flag of ten thousand talismans rise, the officers and soldiers waiting to cross the river on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the people recruited from Huaizhou and Weizhou, would make a huge cheer!

Near the ferry terminal on the north bank of the river, there were chariots and horses filled with supplies. The civil servants from Huaizhou and Weizhou were transported up from the group of food and supplies. The wounded people who were retreated from Henan were taken care of. The cavalry and horse teams ran around, passed orders and warned the battlefield.

The newly formed Henan Legion (the general of the military commander Wu Yiyong) attacked the southern bank of Mengjindu in full swing!

In late February, when the Kaifeng Prefecture was in trouble, Wu Yiyong was preparing for the battle to cross the river.

Yue He deceived Zhao Ji at that time. On the day of the coup in February, although Wu Yiyong's troops arrived at the north bank of Mengjin Ferry, there were no ships accompanying him.

Moreover, his two divisions have become quite exhausted after continuous marching and are in urgent need of rest.

Therefore, Wu Yiyong had no way to launch a crossing river battle immediately. If there was no February coup, he might have to prepare for the Yellow River until after April.

However, when the Kaifeng incident occurred, Zhao Ji abdicated and the news that Zhao Huan was supported by the new army in Mou Tuogang came.

The people's hearts on the north bank of the Yellow River were once again shaken. Not only were more gentry surrendered to the ground of Huaizhou occupied by the Republican army, but even Weizhou, which had not been completely occupied, also surrendered.

With the support of the gentry officials of Huai and Wei Prefectures, Wu Yiyong naturally quickly got enough ships.

The Battle of Crossing the River can be launched in advance!

On the other side of the Yellow River, the Song Dynasty court in the chaos did not have much strength to deploy defense, but sent Cao Xun, who was more unreliable among the Mutuogang tribes, to be the governor of Zhengzhou and be responsible for defending the Yellow River.

However, Cao Xun's troops were limited and he was not considered elite. He could not resist the Republican army's superior troops' continuous attack.

Seeing that the positions were lost one by one, Cao Xun knew that he could not defend it! There was no choice but to clean up the remaining troops and retreat to Xingyang to dig trenches to defend it. At the same time, he sent people to the Song Dynasty official family in Kaifeng Prefecture to ask for an emergency - your brother-in-law Wu Yiyong has led his troops across the river!

You can make an idea now!

...

"Congratulations to the governor, Song thief ran away!"

At the Mengjin Ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River, the person who was confessing to Wu Yiyong was a Song Dynasty civil servant wearing a scarlet official uniform named Zheng Yinian. He was the son of Zheng Juzhong, the former chief minister of the Privy Council, and a Jinshi in the seventh year of Zhenghe. Not long ago, he was the official governor of the Song Dynasty, Weizhou.

When Li Xiaozhong's army passed through Weizhou, he abandoned the city and fled, hid in Xinxiang (also belonged to Weizhou) on the north bank of the Yellow River. After learning about the Kaifeng Incident, he immediately surrendered to Wu Yiyong - he and Wu Yiyong are relatives, and Zheng Juzhong recognized Empress Zheng as a girl, and Wu Yiyong's wife Zhao Yupan is the daughter of Empress Zheng, which is Zheng Yinian's cousin. So Wu Yiyong is Zheng Yinian's cousin...

Since he is his cousin's husband, of course he is his own. So Zheng Yinian worked very hard with Wu Yiyong. Wu Yiyong could raise enough ships so quickly, and he made great contributions.

"Well." Wu Yiyong nodded and smiled, "Changqing, you are the son of Bianliang. You should know where the fatal hole of Bianliang is about to break into, let's talk about it."

"If you go back to Lieutenant General," Zheng Yinian smiled all over his face, "There are two gates in Kaifeng Prefecture, one is the Yellow River; the other is Chenliu.

The Yellow River is the hanger! As long as the Yellow River embankment is dug, the water can flood the city. If there is gunpowder among the lieutenant general, it should not be difficult to blow up the dam, right?"

Wu Yiyong looked at Zheng Yinian and refused to comment, "Let's talk about Chen Liu."

Kaifeng Prefecture has a population of more than one million, and the water is flooded... Wu Yiyong is not that cruel, and he clearly is the winner, so why bother to do such a self-inflicted thing?

"Chenliu guards the Bian River waterway, which is the key to the sixth southeastern routes of rice and grain entering Kaifeng Prefecture." Zheng Yinian said, "As long as the lieutenant general leads his troops around Kaifeng, occupy Chenliu, and then sends cavalry to hijack the gang ship and seize the rice and grain, he can stay in Chenliu for a long time. He can even use the snatched Southeast wealth to lure the heroes from Jingdong and all the way to expand his momentum and scare away the Song Lord Zhao Huan."

"This is better!" Wu Yiyong nodded.

"In addition," Zheng Yinian said, "Zhao Huan is not brave enough, and is no different from his father. If he hears that the heavenly soldiers cross the river, he will definitely be frightened, and he will most likely send envoys to discuss peace."

"Party discussion?" Wu Yiyong was stunned. He never asked for instructions on how to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty.

Zheng Yinian smiled: "Our Great Zhou Dynasty naturally wants to destroy Song and unify the world, but it might as well coax Zhao Huan first and offer a condition that makes Zhao Huan itchy... In this way, the lieutenant general's troops will easily gain a foothold in Chenliu."

"It's also a solution!" Wu Yiyong thought for a while, "What are the conditions that make Zhao Huan itchy?"

"This... Xiaguan doesn't know," Zheng Yinian smiled, "but Xiaguan can go and try it out for the lieutenant general."

"Okay!" Wu Yiyong smiled and said, "Changqing, do your best. When I take Kaifeng Prefecture, I will recommend you to be the official Kaifeng Prefecture!"

"Thank you, Lieutenant General." Zheng Yinian smiled all over his face and bowed to Wu Yiyong with a bow.

...

The bad news that Wu Yiyong's army crossed the Yellow River and advanced rapidly towards Kaifeng Prefecture reached Zhao Huan's ears on the third day of the March.

This time, Zhao Huan did not discuss this matter publicly, but called Geng Nanzhong and He Li to Chongzheng Palace to discuss countermeasures in private.

"Your Majesty, you can't fight!" Geng Nanzhong just shook his head, "I still have to make peace... Even if Hebei and Hedong are cut off, as long as we can pass the retro method for a few years, we will not be afraid of not being able to fight back."

"No, absolutely not!" He Li shook his head and said, "The strong soldiers in the world are nothing more than Yan, Zhao, Qin and Jin. He ceded Hebei, Hedong, Yan, Zhao and Jin all belonged to Zhou! There was a unique Qin area in the Song Dynasty. How could one fight three?"

"But now most of Hedong and most of Hebei are already owned by the enemy." Geng Nanzhong said, "It is only a matter of time to take all of them. If peace is not discussed, Kaifeng Prefecture will be gone!"

"Your Majesty," He Li said, "You can negotiate peace, but you can't cede land... at least you can't really cede! Otherwise, the morale of the people and the army in Kaifeng Prefecture will be turbulent again!"

When Zhao Huan heard the hearts of the people and the morale of the army in Kaifeng Prefecture, he was frightened.

"If the Eastern thieves attack the city, can they be defended?" Zhao Huan asked again.

He Li nodded, but Geng Nanzhong shook his head.

He Li said: "There are millions of people in Kaifeng Prefecture, of which there are no less than 200,000 people. In addition, the imperial court can also recruit soldiers from all directions to serve the king."

Geng Nanzhong asked: "Is there any food? Are there any equipment? There are only 200,000 strong men. What are the uses of equipment without food and wages?

As for the soldiers who are helping the king in the world... Now the attack on the barbarians is not the barbarians; the other is not the bandits. What does it have to do with the people in the world?"

There were too many examples of the Han people's separatist regimes during the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, and there were few times when they could call on the Qin Kings in the world.

From this point of view, the current situation of the Song Dynasty is not as good as when he was beaten by the Jin Kingdom in history!

At that time, at least many civil rebels assisted in the war. Now, we only see the royal army everywhere... Rebel army? What is good about the Song Dynasty? What is wrong with the Zhou State?

What does the surname Wu and Zhao have to do with the Republic of China?

Now it is not the rise and fall of the world, but the rise and fall of the country.

For all the people in the world, Zhou Xing and Song Destruction were actually quite good. Not to mention anything else, because Zhou State has a land military service system and has a stronger ability to manage the government, the burden of private land in Zhou State is much lighter than that in Song State. There is no summer money, only autumn taxes, and the tax rate is within the affordable range.

"Where is moving the capital?" Zhao Huan asked the most concerned thing, "When can you leave? Kaifeng Prefecture can't be held for too long!"

"Your Majesty," He Li said, "Everyone must be moved, but it's not possible now!"

Geng Nanzhong also recognized He Li's view, "If you move west now, the King of East China might assemble the throne in the southeast! And the Supreme Emperor may also restore the throne, and the Song Dynasty will be divided into three at that time."

“When will it be possible to move?”

He Li said: "We must first win the hearts of the world before we can move the capital."

"How to win people's hearts?"

"Your Majesty must implement some of the propositions in the "Ten Strategies for Anti-Enemy"!" He Li said, "You must also get the support of the Western Army generals! Your Majesty wants to travel to Juntian Mansion in Guanlong, and it would be impossible without their support."

"Will they support me?" Zhao Huan felt a little sad.

"Yes!" He Li gritted his teeth, "Your Majesty is based on Guanlong. They are the nobles of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. How can you not follow Your Majesty? As for the land... Your Majesty can transfer the gold, silver and copper coins from Xuzhou to compensate them."

Zhao Huan asked: "There are many gold, silver and copper coins in Xuzhou?"

He Li said: "Yes! It's the money in the Song Dynasty bank!"
Chapter completed!