Strength determines success or failure, and tactics determine victory or defeat.

From the moment when the twelve Shenwu cannons opened fire on the ships of the Southern Naval Division, a war that completely lost its suspense set the rhythm early.

This rhythm was completely mastered by Wu Luan, who was standing at the bow of the boat. This kind of rhythm is like a series of life talismans, urging one after another the warships of the Southern Dynasty sailors and the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty on board to be sent into the Netherworld Mansion, and to the belly of the Dragon King's shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

There is no suspense in the war, Wu Lan is unwilling to fight, and I believe that no general who is really capable will not be willing to fight.

But in the battle in front of him, Wu Xuan had to continue to fight, because this would be the decision to determine whether King Xin's army could completely suppress King Kang's Zhao Gou, and whether Zhao Gou would not dare to covet the country that King Xin had already occupied after the first battle.

In order not to let the opponent have any more illusions, Wu Lan commanded the Ninghai Division in an hour and a half like a tsunami, and swept all the ships and soldiers of the Southern Korean Navy Division into the bottom of the sea.

In order not to let the opponent have any more illusions, as soon as he destroyed the enemy on the water, Wu Lan immediately asked all the ships to turn their bows again and aimed their guns at the head of Haizhou City.

However, what Wu Lan didn't expect was that when he fired three rounds of cannonballs on Haizhou City again, a white flag was suddenly hung on the city wall.

It turned out that after seeing the battle on the sea completely dominated by Wu Lan, they clearly realized in their hearts that there was no point in fighting this war any longer.

However, when several generals went to persuade the defenders to surrender in Kaecheng, the guards were stupid and did not know whether to live or die, and they refused categorically, and they also brandished their knives to kill those generals who wanted to surrender.

Chose the right path. but was blocked. If you don't kill, you will be killed. The generals were in a hurry, and in a hurry, several people rushed up and cut off the head of the guard.

The Lord was about to be killed, and the other Southern Dynasty soldiers in the city who originally wanted to continue to resist immediately scattered when they saw this. The remaining defenders who were willing to submit to the Northern Dynasty soon let the gates open. Holding a white flag, he greeted the beach and surrendered to Wu Luan......

News of the Battle of Haizhou. Soon spread all over the world.

When the news reached Zhao Gou's golden palace in Lin'an City, it was exchanged for the wails of the Manchu Dynasty and the exclamations and screams of Zhao Gou.

Knowing that Haizhou was lost, the entire Southern Dynasty was shocked. The edifice toppled and the whole country collapsed. But at the most critical time, it was Zhao Gou who was the first to wake up when the Manchu Dynasty was in turmoil.

He looked at the panicked, earth-colored ministers in the Golden Palace, and roared violently, making all the ministers stunned.

At the moment when the ministers were stunned, Zhao Gou stood up from the dragon chair and issued a series of orders outside the hall: transfer Han Shizhong's troops to the south of Lianshui and withdraw the defenders in Lianshui City. Let go of the city on the north bank of the river in Lianshui and give it to the soldiers of King Xin, who are killing the general in the direction of the fierce there.

As soon as the ministers heard the emperor's series of orders. At first, they were all shocked. But soon they all understood that Zhao Gou knew that whether it was the sailors or the Ma Bu army under his command, they could no longer stop the offensive of the Xinwang soldiers of the Northern Dynasty.

Rather than fighting to the death if you can't fight, it is better to find a place that can be guarded to borrow geographical advantages, use people and help each other, and maybe you can also block the fierce Xinwang soldiers who are like mountain tigers.

Zhao Gou's decision was correct, and the ministers of the Southern Dynasty thought so.

And when Liu Xing, who was thousands of miles away, learned that Wu Lan had captured Ning Haijun and Haizhou City in a row in just four days, and was leading an army of 80,000 to attack Lianshui City at full speed, Liu Xing also thought that Zhao Gou's response was correct.

It's just that Zhao Gou's correct choice is exactly what Liu Xing wants, and he has already been in the entire strategy to suppress the Southern Dynasty.

After learning that Zhao Gou ordered a concession, Liu Xing quickly sent a letter to Wu Lan Feige, and the letter was written like this: Brother Wu Lan! King Kang is afraid of you. Don't be too greedy. Don't go to learn from Yang, just take Lianshui City. After driving King Kang's soldiers south of the river, your Shandong Admiral's Yamen will be placed there for the time being!

Why does Liu Xing's flying book mention Yang Yizhong, and what does this mean? Liu Xing is telling Wu Lan: You are not Yang Yizhong, no sister can be my sweetheart, you are not Yang Yizhong, and I have followed me early without him. If you dare to disobey, I will not tolerate it......

Although it is also considered small, Wu Ling immediately understood the meaning of Liu Xing's words after seeing this letter. He knew very well that his brother had won a big battle in Dongchuan now, and his side was also victorious, but if he dared to disobey his orders, Liu Xing would never leave half a point of affection for his brother and him.

What happens if you don't show mercy? Judging from Liu Xing's evil and crazy nature, Wu Xuan has every reason to believe that he will die a miserable death, and even his brother can't lose his temper after being killed by Liu Xing.

It is a blessing to keep up with such a clever and decisive coach, and it is also a sadness to resist such a fierce and deceitful coach who is very sharp in conspiracy and conspiracy.

Originally, Wu Luan really wanted to kill the Yangtze River directly, and it was best to fight all the way to Lin'an City. But when he saw Liu Xing's letter, he could only reluctantly choose to only fight Lianshui and not go south, and not to be the disobedient general who died to die.

Wu Luan, who did not dare to disobey the order, took his army of 80,000 troops to divide the troops by land and water, and it took another day to rush to the city of Lianshui. However, when Wu Lan saw Lianshui City, he couldn't help but smile.

He laughed merrily, shaking his shoulders and laughing maniacally.

What makes him laugh so much? It turned out that there was not even half of the enemy on the head of Lianshui City, and all that remained was a city with the gates wide open and only the people entering and exiting in panic.

It stands to reason that it is a good thing not to waste a soldier and take another city of great strategic significance. But Wu Lan knew what a high chance he had lost, so he smiled and said at the end, that smile was even uglier than crying......

Within ten days, from Dongchuan in the west to Shandong in the east, Liu Ziyu in the middle of the road. The three-way army of King Xin's army destroyed the withering and decaying, and the autumn wind swept away the leaves, and all the soldiers of King Kang were driven to the territory actually controlled by King Kang, and there was no longer any King Kang soldiers inserted in the land of King Xin.

On the surface, such a major battle on the central front, which took only ten days to complete, was a complete victory for Liu Xing and a victory for the entire army of King Xin.

But the hidden strategic significance is what Liu Xing is most satisfied with. From then on, Zhao Gou wanted to come to the little master's squeaky womb to tickle if he had something to do, he had to think about it first, and think about whether the little master would give him a big battle like this at any time with such a front running through the entire central axis of the Central Plains, and he had to think about whether the next time the master would really not let Wu Ling stop at the critical moment, but directly send troops to his Lin'an City.

Liu Xing was very satisfied with the performance of the three generals in this battle.

Satisfied Liu Xing naturally would not be stingy, and on the evening of the day when Wu Lan led his troops into Lianshui City, Liu Xing asked Lei Zhen's Communication Department to issue a commendation order in the joint name of the Heavenly Privy Council, the Cabinet and the Privy Council.

In the commendation order, Liu Xing told the world: Wu Jue, the governor of Dongchuan, swept away the thieves and pacified Dongchuan, and was promoted to the third-class Marquis of Kewu and awarded a silver shield medal.

Liu Ziyu, the governor of Henan, was awarded the title of first-class earl and a silver shield medal. Shandong Governor Wu Lan swept Shandong, captured Haizhou and Lianshui for meritorious service, and was promoted to the rank of first-class earl and awarded a silver shield medal.

A great reward, the Shield Medal was awarded for the first time since the implementation of the new law of the Northern Dynasties. This reward is undoubtedly a great affirmation and encouragement for Wu Ling, Wu Jue and Liu Ziyu.

However, after the three of them received the commendation order, they were quickly confused. Why the confusion? It is the title that Liu Xing gave them this time.

Wu Jue was originally a marquis, how did he become a third-class Marquis of Kewu, and he also carried the word "worldly position". has only heard of the founding marquis, the county marquis and the county marquis, Wu Jue doesn't understand whether he, the third-class Marquis of Kewu, has risen in title, or has risen and fallen secretly.

Like Wu Jue, Liu Ziyu and Wu Lu were also puzzled by their respective titles after receiving the award.

Just when they were puzzled, Liu Xing's latest new law decree was promulgated.

The name of this new decree is "The Great Song Jue Lu Zhang". According to the provisions of this new chapter, the title system inherited from the Han and Tang dynasties to the Great Song Dynasty in the past was comprehensively reformed by Liu Xing.

From top to bottom, the prince and the prince of the county are super ranked, and there is no need to bow down like the minister after the last dynasty, but only to worship. It is no longer as in the past that real estate and grain are to do the standard of Yulu, this time Liu Xing directly became the prince Yuelu 1,000 dragon yuan and the county king 800. In the future, there will be no fiefdom, so I will buy the land myself.

Under the prince and the prince of the county, the new law provided for the first, second, and third class dukes. Further down are the three ranks of Marquis, Viscount, Baron, Cavalry Lieutenant and Cloud Cavalry Lieutenant, for a total of seven lords and twenty-one ranks.

In the past, most of the titles of the past dynasties were hereditary, at most they were inherited from generation to generation, and the Great Song Dynasty also had a hereditary position in the past, but it was never clearly reflected in the laws and regulations of the imperial court, and this time Liu Xing made it clear.

How is it clear? Liu Xing stipulated that all those who hold the hereditary position are not hereditary, those who are not replaced are hereditary, and those who inherit the hereditary title will be demoted to the third rank when they inherit the title.

In other words, his father is a first-class duke, and when his father dies and his son comes to inherit the title, he can only inherit the first-class marquis.

And those princes will not be crowned princes directly as adults. This time, Liu Xing set a new rule for them, and those who had no military exploits and political achievements were first awarded the third-class earl, and then the second-class earl in the year of the weak crown, and only when they had children could they be awarded the first-class earl.

If the prince wants a higher title, he can only work in the court like the ministers. Those who have completed ten years and have no fault can be awarded a third-class marquis, and those who have been awarded the title of second-class marquis and thirty years can be named a first-class marquis.

And once he is awarded the title of first-class marquis, unless he has military exploits and special political achievements, no matter which prince will only be a marquis in the future, and he will become an earl immediately when he passes it on to his son. (To be continued......)