The news of the unfavorable war in southern Henan cast a haze on Shi Zhao's trip to the south to boast of his might. Not only Shi Hu, the king of Zhongshan, was furious, but the rest of the main generals also blamed Shi Cong, who was defeated and humiliated the country, and even scolded him.

The insults against Shi Cong in the army were not limited to high-level generals, and soon spread to lower-level commanders. After the news came, the army began to speed up its march, military discipline became stricter, and the atmosphere became extremely solemn for a while.

As a result, the generals who were accustomed to a relaxed and casual march naturally felt uncomfortable, and their mentality was not completely adjusted for a while, and many of the generals violated the ban, and then suffered severe punishments in the art of war, and even Zhongshan Wang Yi was not spared from the army. For example, the previous safari or the free movement of the army were strictly forbidden, and if anyone violated the ban, the most serious case was even the commander of the army was beheaded and sent to the army as a warning.

For the first two days, the ministries were unimpressed. Shi Cong is a mediocre and inferior talent, and he actually lost to the weak army of the Nanren, which can only prove that his people are too unbearable, and it does not mean how strong the Nanren army is.

Why are they so nervous, they are still nearly a thousand miles away from Huaishui, and they have not even seen the shadow of the southerners, so there is really no need to put on a posture as if they are facing a great enemy, which will only increase the arrogance of the southerners.

However, when a Zhongshan Wang Yi was beheaded for violating military orders, and the first was reported to the troops, the soldiers finally realized that this was not a joke, so they were busy restraining their subordinates and restraining their actions. In this way, military discipline was greatly eliminated for a while, and it also saved the rural families along the way from many inhumane disasters.

The soldiers of the country were greatly restrained, but many of the army became ready to move. These Hu tribes are already complex, Xiongnu, Xianbei, Diqiang, Lingding, Yuezhi, etc., all Hu have both, some are like the Hu for a long time, take advantage of the chaos and then return to the Hu, and some were captured by the defeated opponent in the early years.

Among them, there are nearly 30,000 people in the old Han and Zhao departments in the early years, and more than 20,000 Xianbei in Liaoxi.

These armies gathered in the same clan and maintained the original tribal structure, even the current Shi Zhao court, and even Shi Hu, the king of Zhongshan who is currently leading the army, can interfere very little in their internal affairs.

It is a semi-independent existence, and there is no loyalty to Shi Zhao, as long as the supply of money and food is in place, it doesn't make much sense for them to be loyal to or where to attack. Even in my heart, there is always the idea of waiting for the current situation to change again. After all, in essence, they are the same kind of people as Zhao Zhushile in the early years, and they probably also have a thought in their hearts, what can they do, why can't I?

Therefore, Shi Cong's defeat by the Huainan Jin army in southern Henan this time had a very bad impact on the entire Qianhu southward army. The Hu Yi servants accounted for nearly one-third of the army, and when they subconsciously had a wait-and-see heart, the impact on the morale of the entire army was too serious.

Regarding these undercurrents emerging within the army, Shi Hu, as the commander of the army, also felt that many Hu tribes were inflexible in scheduling, and military orders were sluggish, and the demand for grain and grass resources also increased greatly.

Shi Hu has been in trouble for a long time, and he is naturally no stranger to this phenomenon, so he quickly has a countermeasure. He first sent his henchmen to the supervisors of each army, and then ordered each army to send elite troops into the Chinese army to replenish the army.

Although the means were mainly tough, there was no lack of gentleness, and although it aroused some complaints and riots, it made the cohesion of the army a little stronger on the whole. This is also because of his high prestige in the army, almost second only to Zhao Zhushile. If another general is in charge of the army, it may not be possible to remove these uneasy factors so drastically.

At the same time as the army was being reorganized, Shi Hu sent rangers to the countryside of the counties along the road, and ordered these local officials and local tycoons to be ready to receive the army, and at the same time they must come to the army to meet them. And for these magistrates and portals, he also gave instructions and showed favor, instead of blindly tyrannizing and humiliating. Even for some local gateways with an attitude that caters to the eagerness, all those who have local gateway children who join the army will stay in the town as captains, and the reward is not heavy.

Of course, Shi Hu also understood that the land of southern Henan was by no means a good land, and in the early years, the beggar army and the Zu clan alternately entrenched here. Moreover, the remnants of the Jin Dynasty that survived in Jiangbiao also sent many envoys to lobby in this realm, which made the realm very centrifuged. These local gateways may be forced to cater to the military situation, but in fact, it is still unpredictable to see what their intentions are.

But it doesn't matter, even if these people have different intentions, they will never dare to directly raise troops against the army. In front of his huge army, even if there are any conspiracies and tricks, there is no chance to show them at all. And when he went south to break through the Jin army entrenched in Huainan, and directly attacked the river, even if those who were second-hearted were still loyal to Jin Zuo, there was no way to confide in this loyalty, and finally they had to bow their heads.

After striking down the Nan Qi Flame, Shi Hu would have plenty of time and energy to clear the place and wipe out those potential threats!

Although the Chinese army sent several light cavalry units to the south and merged into the forward to accelerate the march, because of the replenishment of other divisions, the scale increased instead of decreasing. After passing Wuchang and marching into Yingshui, the army divided into more than 30,000 people, and then turned to Nanyang, where it joined the army of Jingzhou and Guanzhong, and was led by Shi Shengtong, the king of Hedong, to lead the counterattack on Xiangyang and Hanchao.

Although Hedong Wang Shisheng is far less famous than Zhongshan King Shihu, he is also a brave and good fighter among the kings of Shizhao Zongzhong, with Guanzhong and Jingzhou already having soldiers, plus these 30,000 reinforcements in the country, they may not be able to break through the southern thief Lao Gou, but it should not be a big problem to recover Xiangyang.

This division of troops was not what Shi Hu meant, but the arrangement that Zhao Zhu Shile had earlier. Although Shi Hu was dissatisfied with this, he did not dare to speak out at that time, otherwise if he angered the lord, he was afraid that he would even be deprived of his military position again.

Therefore, for this division along the way, Shi Hu is also extremely mean, all of them are scattered soldiers in the county, and they don't give much armor and weapons, and even food and grass are deducted.

Although Shi Sheng is his cousin, there is really no family affection between the two, and even resentment of each other. Shi Sheng resented him for being in the limelight, and the Lord loved him and reused it in the country. And he was dissatisfied that Shi Sheng was able to stay away from Guanzhong, the old hometown of the royal industry, and became a fence alone. If he can get the town of the Han and Zhao homeland, hold heavy troops, suppress the Guanzhong Zhuyi, and seem to be able to stand on his own, why not be trapped in the country, depending on the faces of others, and even framed by Cheng Yao and other Jin slave traitors!

In fact, when Shi Hu went abroad this time, what he wanted to remove most was not Shi Lang and other domestic slaves, but the king of the border town like Shi Sheng. So at the beginning, he hoped that the army would go straight to Nanyang, take advantage of the situation to seize Shisheng's soldiers and horses, and after taking Xiangyang, he rushed directly down the river from the upper reaches, surrounded on both sides, and hanged the Jin army in Huainan who did not know whether to live or die, so that the Jin people would never dare to cross the river again.

At the same time, it greatly deterred the Guanzhong Zhuyi, and took it for his own use, and when he returned to the country with this general trend, the lord would no longer be able to give him too much restraint. At that time, the big position will be taken, and then the Yiyi of Guanzhong will sweep the Liao land and win the Xianbei people. At that time, the army will be more than a million, and several roads will be used to destroy Wu, and the world will be unified and achieve an immortal cause!

However, the Lord was too wary of him, so that his ambitions were empty but difficult to display, so he could only retreat and rush to Shouchun.

But if the Lord thinks that in this way he can be clamped to the death, and fight for his life for the inferior son born to his slave and maidservant, it is a dream!

Shi Hu went abroad this time, although his wife and family stayed in Xiangguo, but his sons were all grown up, so he also had to seek merit with the army. As early as when he left Xiangguo, Shi Hu sent his second son to Qingzhou secretly under the escort of his confidants and cronies to summon strong forces.

When he captures Shouchun, he will naturally take advantage of the situation to attack eastward, and if Shi Kan, the king of Pengcheng who is sitting in Xu Fang, is unwilling to cooperate, he can win Shi Kan with a big victory. When the time comes, his army will advance eastward, and the sons will attack Qingzhou, and the enemy will be attacked on the back of the abdomen, and Shikan will not be in trouble!

At that time, the power he has is by no means controllable by the Lord, and he supports the people to negotiate with the Lord, if it is not in agreement, he can sit here, and wait until the Lord dies of old age, then it will naturally be a different situation.

Therefore, for Shi Hu, this time in the south is not just as simple as Liwei, but also related to his future, so there is absolutely no room for loss. So after Xuchang and when he was approaching Yingchuan, Shi Hu repeatedly ordered Shi Cong to come to see him quickly, on the one hand, to inquire in detail about the reality of the Huainan Jin Army, who was the commander of the army, and he dared to make trouble in the south at the moment when he was about to go south, which was really hateful!

On the other hand, Shi Cong, a thief who insults the country, must be severely punished! If it weren't for the defeat of this slave Yunan, he would not have been so passive recently, and his frequent actions barely eliminated the hidden worries caused by this defeat to the army. If you don't punish this thief severely, it will be hard to eliminate the hatred in your heart!