Yingdu.

As time passed day by day, it soon came to the January deadline set by Xiong Huai.

At this time, in the Chu Palace, Sima Jing reported absently:

"My lord, not long ago, the county soldiers of Zhenxian County, which is the farthest away from Yingdu between Jiang and Han, have also arrived in Yingdu, and so far, the 120,000 troops that the minister was ordered to recruit between Jiang and Han have all arrived in Yingdu two days before the January deadline. Moreover, there was no shortage of fiefdoms in each county, and there were latecomers. ”

"Good." Xiong Huai couldn't help but smile relaxed when he heard that all the armies from all over the country had arrived in Yingdu.

Originally, he thought that the feudal monarch would ignore his orders. However, the reality is that everyone arrived on time.

Smiling, Xiong Huai asked again, "Sima, what about Handong's situation?" ”

Jing Que immediately responded: "Back to the king, as of yesterday's news, 60,000 troops have gathered in Chengyang and Jiangdi in the east of Hanshui, among them, 40,000 troops have gathered in Jiangcheng, where Si Defeated is stationed. At the same time, according to the calculation of the dispatch time from all over the country, I think that the army of Handong is almost ready now.

Wait for the news to reach Yingdu, that is, between the two days after tomorrow. ”

"Okay." Xiong Huai was overjoyed: "Sima, pass the order and tell the soldiers in Yingdu to rest for two days, and the day after tomorrow, the widow will personally lead the army to Jianghuai to quell the rebellion." ”

"Yui."

The next day, the day before the departure of the army, the Great Dynasty.

In the main hall, Xiong Huai looked at the vast and majestic hall, looked at the ministers gathered in the hall, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Perhaps, this time will be the last time he will summon his ministers in this hall that has been passed down for hundreds of years.

Perhaps, today is also the last day he will live in this Chu Palace, and the last day he will live in Yingdu.

Soon, the capital of the Chu State will become, the Shouying he carefully built.

And in today's court meeting, in addition to arranging to stay behind, his main task is to bring as many ministers as possible to Jianghuai.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai coughed lightly twice, and then said with emotion: "Zhuqing, tomorrow the widow will personally lead the army to Jianghuai to quell the rebellion, in order to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, in order to deal with the intervention of other countries." ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai's gaze turned around Ling Yin Zhaoju and the others, and he spoke: "Ling Yin, Zhu Guo, Sima." ”

"The minister is here." The three of them came to the middle of the hall together and saluted.

"Qing and the other three will all go to Huaibei with the widow tomorrow."

"Yui."

Then, Xiong Huai looked at the prince who was silent at the head of the ministers and said, "Prince, this time you go to Jianghuai to quell the rebellion, and you will also go with the widow." ”

"Yes, Father."

Then, Xiong Huai ordered more than a dozen generals and important ministers of the DPRK and China before looking at Qu Yuan: "Zuo disciple, the widow is going to Jianghuai, and you will be responsible for all the major affairs in the country." ”

When Qu Yuan heard this, he immediately replied with a solemn face: "Only." ”

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After arranging the expedition, Xiong Huai took the generals to the side hall.

At this time, Xiong Huai and his ministers stood in front of the giant silk cloth map, looked at the map and asked, "Ling Yin, what is the situation on the Jianghuai side now?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Ju immediately squinted his eyes and smiled: "King, although our army has not yet set off, after the previous measures, the situation has been greatly reversed.

Next, as soon as Wang Shi arrived, the Jianghuai rebellion could be resolved in one fell swoop. ”

"Oh." Xiong Huai was overjoyed and asked, "Ling Yin, tell me, how did the situation in Jianghuai be reversed?" ”

"Yes, my lord." Zhao Ju arched his hand, then came to the map, pointed to Zhong Licheng and said: "King, everyone, according to the report from the spies, not long ago, Jianghuai rebelled and received the news that we will send troops to quell the rebellion within a month, in order to deter the nobles who have not yet rebelled in Jianghuai, the rebellion brazenly sent troops to attack Zhonglijun.

Zhong Lijun had predicted the attack of the rebels, and before the rebels arrived, Zhong Lijun had already gathered all the people of Zhongli in Zhongli City, and when Zhong Lijun got the news that the rebels were sending troops, Zhong Lijun immediately asked for help from the Song prince in the north of Huaishui.

And Gongzifu did not disappoint Zhong Lijun, and immediately led an army of 10,000 into Zhongli City to help defend the city, and also asked Song General Zang Zi to lead an army of 40,000 to echo each other in Huaibei.

In this way, under the strict defense of Zhongli City, although the Qu thief had an army of 150,000, he could not resist attacking Zhongli for three days. The spies came to report that because of the failure of the Qu thieves to attack the city, the enemy's momentum had been greatly bruised because of the light capture of Shouxian, Huaiyin, and Guangling.

It's just that the thieves are powerful, and Zhongli City is in danger, so Zhong Lijun specially sent his son Zhong Lijun to Yingdu for help, and now the prince Zhong Lijun is on the way to Yingdu. ”

At this time, Tang Mo caught a glimpse of the unmoved appearance of his disciple Gongzi Wangcai beside him, and immediately twisted his beard and reminded: "The prince asks for help!" This shows that the Qu thief's offensive is extremely strong, so Zhong Lijun had to send the prince for help in case of accidents. ”

Saying that, Tang Mo looked at the people around him, and did not express Zhong Lijun's concern that he would see that the enemy army was strong, and he was afraid that the king would lose the rebellion.

And Gongzi Wangcai was stunned when he heard this, and then his face showed a sudden realization.

On the other side, Zhao Ju heard Tang Wu's words, and looked at Gongzi Wangcai who was following Tang Wu's side, and didn't say anything, but said with a smile: "King, everyone, if the Qu thief's setback in Zhongli is only beneficial to us, then the behavior of the six thieves in the six places has fundamentally turned the tide of the battle. ”

Saying that, Zhao Ju's face showed a smile: "At the same time that the Qu thieves sent troops to attack Zhongli before, the six thieves also led an army of 100,000 to conquer Lucheng.

Because of the old city and the disparity in troops, Lu Jun abandoned the city and fled with the people of the city. Then, the rebellious six thieves saw that their goal of killing chickens and monkeys had not been achieved, and at the same time, they also saw that they had taken Lucheng lightly, and they were even more greedy for Liao Cheng.

So, on the day of the attack on Lucheng, the six thieves tricked Liao Jun into getting together, and then killed Liao Jun in the party, and then took advantage of the panic of the people of Liao Cheng to storm Liao Cheng for half a day, and Liao Jun exterminated the clan. ”

When everyone heard that the first feudal monarch to be exterminated had appeared in the land of Jianghuai so soon, they all showed complicated colors.

At this time, Zhao Ju continued: "As soon as the news of Liao Jun's extermination came out, Jianghuai was shaken. Then, the Jianghuai nobles saw that the rebellion was strong, and they moved closer to the rebellion, some paid heavy gifts and bribes to the rebels, some gave a lot of money and food to the rebels, some provided weapons and equipment for the rebels, and some quietly sent troops to aid the rebels.

After Liao Jun was exterminated, the rebels grew in momentum, and in just a few days, the number of rebels increased to 500,000, and the number of rebels is still slowly increasing. ”

When everyone heard this, their faces became heavy.

Now the number of rebels has increased to 500,000, and when the counterinsurgency army arrives in Jianghuai, maybe the rebels will really reach 600,000, or even more, as Ling Yin had predicted before.

The counterinsurgency army was only 300,000.

300,000 against 600,000, plus the possible armies of other countries, this battle was not easy.

"500,000... Hehe, a vulnerable rabble! Tang Yu saw that many people changed their faces when they heard this, so he smiled and said: "The orders are different, the people are not aligned, and the more people there are, the more chaotic they are." Now that the number of rebels has reached 500,000, then the victory rate of our counterinsurgency army will reach 80 percent, and if the number of rebels reaches 600,000, then the victory rate of our army will reach 10 percent. ”

When Zhao Ju heard this, he immediately nodded with a smile and said, "Zhu Guo's words are reasonable. ”

After that, Zhao Ju spoke again: "Because Liao Jun was killed for no reason, it not only terrified the Jianghuai nobles, but also exposed the greedy and rebellious nature of the rebels. Therefore, as soon as Liao Jun's incident came out, almost all the nobles were scolding the rebels as traitors, and no longer called the rebels volunteers.

Therefore, now, except for those nobles who are deeply surrounded by the rebels, almost all the rest of the Jianghuai nobles have announced their break with the rebels.

Because the grandson of Yin Zhaoyang, Bohai Jun Zhaolang, the former commander of Yin Zhaoyang, severely condemned the rebellion at the beginning of the rebellion, and took the lead in recruiting the army to declare that he was not compatible with the rebellion. Therefore, after Liao Jun was exterminated, a large number of Jianghuai nobles gathered around Bohai Jun.

Not only the nobles, but also the big businessmen, heroes, rangers and even ordinary people from all over the world, they spit on the rebellion after hearing that the six thieves had designed to kill their innocent friend Liao Jun.

Nowadays, rebellion in Jianghuai can be said to have lost all the hearts of the people. ”

After a pause, Zhao Ju continued: "According to the spies, in the places occupied by the rebels, including Shou County, which has closed the city gates, a large number of merchants and craftsmen have fled, resulting in a shortage of materials in the rebellious territory, soaring prices, and complaints. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Ju arched his hand and said: "King, the killing of Liao Jun by the six thieves is far more beneficial than disadvantageous for us to counterbalance the rebellion, and this matter can be said to have increased our chances of winning the rebellion by thirty percent." ”

Xiong Huai just smiled slightly, but was noncommittal.

Seeing this, Zhao Ju arched his hand and said: "Great King, the minister has just received a letter from the Bohai Monarch, and the land of Bohai has gathered 30,000 noble armies from all over the world, and the Bohai Monarch Zhaolang asked the king to allow him to lead the army to quell the rebellion, I don't know what the king means?" ”

Xiong Huai was silent for a moment when he heard this.

Although he was dissatisfied with the fact that the Jianghuai nobles gathered around Bohai Jun without the king's order, this was also the tradition of the Chu State and was in line with the national conditions of the Chu State.

What's more, when the Chu State was in turmoil, the first generation of Ye Gong relied on his prestige to directly call the defenders of Fangcheng. Now, the nobles spontaneously gathered around Bohai Jun, which is not a big problem.

The matter is urgent.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai immediately ordered: "Ling Yin, issue an edict, make Bohai Jun Zhaolang a general, and order him to lead the army to Huaiyin to confront the rebels and contain the rebels." ”

"Yui."

"Pass the order, let the sailors gather in Guangling immediately, besiege Guangling, and contain the rebels in Guangling."

"Yui."

"The herald ordered that today's army will have a meal, and each person will be rewarded with two pieces of meat, one piece of fatty meat, and a pot of wine. Early tomorrow morning, the army set off for Jianghuai to quell the rebellion. ”

"Yui."

The next day, Xiong Huai left Qu Yuan in Yingdu, and then personally led the army, taking the crown prince Heng and the prince Wangcai, as well as Ling Yin Zhaoju, Zhuguo Tang Wu, Sima Jingque and other important generals in the court, to Shou County.