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In August, Zhe Kecun's army advanced to Tangquan Town. It was only sixty miles away from Jiangning.

The rebels from Hezhou, Zhenzhou and Jiangning quickly assembled to block the line in Tangquan Town.

The Tiger and Lieutenant Army had been south for more than half a month, and only then did it encounter a small-scale battle.

Zhe Kezhi commanded the 16th Army of Hulien to launch an attack first, and then Zhe Ketong's 17th Army of Hulien also entered the battlefield. Two hours later, Hailasu led the 9th Army of Hulien to the battlefield, and the 10,000 horses launched a fierce attack on the flanks of the rebels.

The rebels had no advantage in military strength, and most of the soldiers had no combat experience. Although some generals participated in the battle to attack Fang La, their opponents at that time were a group of rebel peasants, and their combat effectiveness was simply incomparable to the battle-hardened Tiger and Lieutenant Army. Therefore, when the horse army of Hailasu entered the battlefield like a sea of ​​rushing into the battlefield, the terrified rebels quickly collapsed.

The battle in Tangquan Town only lasted for more than two hours. The Huli Army defeated the rebels with absolute advantage, beheaded more than 4,000 levels, captured nearly 10,000 prisoners, and the rest of them scattered and fled.

Hailasu and a group of foreign generals fought with the southern army at one time. Before that, they heard countless warnings, such as the dense southern water networks were not conducive to the battle of the horse army, such as the number and strength of the southern army increased rapidly. So for this, they were very careful. Unexpectedly, a battle would destroy the enemy and their opponents were vulnerable, which made them even more arrogant and their confidence expanded violently.

At night, in the tent of the commander, not only did Helasu be arrogant, but he had the courage to take advantage of the opportunity to cross the river and kill Jiangning directly. Even Zhe Kezhi, Zhe Ke and his brothers changed their past caution and directly suggested that Zhe Kecun cross the river to fight.

"The Yangtze River has been controlled by Jiangning, and we are not able to cross the river and fight at present." Zhe Kecun had to pour cold water on his men. "In the past two years, Jiangning's navy developed very rapidly. The Chenghai Hepinghai Navy, which was stationed in Shandong, moved south into the Yangtze River and guarded the Yangtze River defense line. In addition, everyone knows that the shipbuilding level in the south of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangnan in the south is very high. It is said that the number of warships of the Yangtze River Navy's large and small in the past two years has reached more than 2,000. You can imagine how many ships can be collected with our 30,000 troops in the short term? Can these ordinary ships only withstand the attacks of warships?"

These few sentences have reached the point. The Zhe brothers and Hailasu realized that they were hot-headed. Although Jiangning was close and could be seen across the river in a few days, it was difficult to hit the sky if they wanted to hit him.

"What should we do next?" Zhe Kezhi asked, "We can drink the Yangtze River immediately, and then? Are we waiting here for the rebels to come from all directions?"

"The rebels' counterattack speed is very slow, which is very different from what we had expected."

Zhe Kecun spread the map out. Hailasu and several people surrounded him. Zhe Kecun continued: "At present, we don't know how many rebels there are in the Jianghuai area, but based on the number of rebels in Yingtian Prefecture, in addition to the Huaihe River, the number of local troops guarding the Huai River in each prefecture should be very limited in the number of local troops in each prefecture and county, except for Shouzhou, Sizhou and Huaiyin line, the number of local troops in each prefecture and county should be very limited."

Zhe Kecun pointed to Yingtian Mansion on the map, and drew a line on the Huai River and drew another line on the Yangtze River. "The main force of the rebels is distributed on these three defensive lines. If I make a good judgment, there should be no imperial guards in the prefectures and counties between the Jianghuai River, and at most there are only some wing troops. Otherwise, the rebels' reaction would not be so slow."

"Now, we can guess that in order to block us on the north bank of the Yangtze River, Jiangning has only three methods: one is to send troops back to help from Yingtian Prefecture, the other is to order the navy to guard the natural danger of the Yangtze River, and at the same time to dispatch troops from all directions to guard Jiangning from the southeast. The third is to order the troops on the front line of the Jianghuai line to attack us." Zhe Kecun looked at everyone and smiled, "In the short term, our opponent is the troops on the front line of the Jianghuai line, but it may take some time to wait until these troops gather and then surround them from all directions. Therefore, in the near future, we must take the initiative to attack, disrupt the deployment of the rebels, further threaten Jiangning, and force Jiangning to send troops back to help from Yingtian Prefecture immediately."

"Brother, what are your attack strategies?" Zhe Ketong asked.

Zhe Kecun points to Yangzhou on the map, "Yangzhou is an important town in the Jianghuai River, and its wealth is even more famous all over the world, and it is just on the central road of the Grand Canal."

"Getting to Yangzhou?" Zhe Ketong asked in surprise.

"Yes, attacking Yangzhou and capturing Yangzhou is equivalent to cutting off the water connection between the north and the south. Yingtianfu and prefectures and counties north of the Huaihe River will lose support from the southeast. The main forces of the rebels' front line will definitely return to the rescue. Otherwise, if the time goes by, if the food and grass are not enough, they will be finished." Zhe Kecun sneered, "Yangzhou is equivalent to seven inches of the Grand Canal. If we stably penetrate this seven inches, the transportation of the Grand Canal will be paralyzed, so the situation is under our control."

"Yangzhou is richest in the world. When we arrived in Yangzhou, we were just plundering and replenishing military supplies." Hailasu said happily.

Zhe Kecun nodded. "If we conquer Yangzhou, it is unimaginable that we will gain a lot. If we take a step back, even if we have not conquer Yangzhou and have just swept its periphery, the gain will be amazing, enough for the army to need in the next few months."

"We are flying day and night from here to Yangzhou. It's enough for a day and a half to catch the rebels off guard." Zhe Kezhi was very excited and said loudly, "Brother, when will we set off?"

"The importance of Yangzhou is self-evident. Once the news of our attack on Yangzhou spread, rebels from all over the country will definitely support it quickly." Zhe Kecun did not reply directly, but hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly, "Rebels from all over the Jianghuai River are flocking to us, and we can attack the enemy more actively. This is a good opportunity to severely damage the enemy, and we must not miss it."

The Zhe brothers and Hailasu immediately understood the meaning of Zhe Kecun. To attack Yangzhou, it not only cut off the Grand Canal and supplement military supplies, but also attracted rebels from all over the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers. Rebels from all over the country came one after another, and lacked effective cooperation and support from each other, so the Huli Army could capture the fighter. As long as one or two wins, the goal of fighting south will be basically achieved.

"Order the soldiers to hurry up and rest, and tomorrow morning, we will fight to Yangzhou."

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The tiger army rushed to Yangzhou and was shocked in the southeast.

The Grand Canal was cut off and Yangzhou was looted, and its impact was too great.

When Wu Min got the news from Yuwen Xuzhong in Jiangning, he hurriedly ordered troops from all over the Jianghuai region to gather in Yangzhou and siege the Tiger and Lie Army, but both of them understood that the possibility of this order was slim. The defeat in Tangquan Town actually proved that the combat effectiveness of the southern army was extremely low. Most of them were not useful and were not the opponent of the Tiger and Lie Army on the battlefield. The Tiger and Lie Army was a division of battles, with soldiers like wolves and tigers, and the southern army was like weak prey. The two armies were in battle and could only die.

Wu Min begs Yuwen Xuzhong to order to mobilize the main force from Yingtian Mansion to return to the rescue.

The Yingtian Prefecture garrison army was huge, and the old teams were Xin Xingzong's Northwest Army. The troops recruited thereafter also participated in several battles. If you want to ensure the safety of the Jianghuai River, you can only transfer this army to Yangzhou to fight.

Yuwen Xuzhong was hesitant. According to his judgment, the number of Tiger Lieutenant soldiers who suddenly entered Jianghuai and threatened Jiangning was limited. The main purpose was to lure the main force in the southeast direction of Yingtian Prefecture to return to the rescue, and then create opportunities for the Tiger Lieutenant Army to attack Shandong. Therefore, Yuwen Xuzhong's order to Yingtian Prefecture was to immediately attack and open the seal and drag the main force of the Tiger Lieutenant Army.

"Have Zhang Jun and Xin Xingzong launched an attack?" Yuwen Xuzhong asked.

"Zhang Jun replied to the letter and said that he planned to launch an attack on the fourth day of the lunar month, but Xin Xingzong did not agree." Wu Min said, "Xin Xingzong believes that judging from the current battlefield situation, the Huli Army used a partial army to cross the Huai River to fight, and also attacked Shandong with some main forces in the east. The target of its attack is most likely to be the Huai River defense line, not Shandong." Wu Min looked at Yuwen Xuzhong with a cold face and continued, "Xin Xingzong obviously did not agree with his husband's judgment. For this reason, he and Zhang Jun were quarreled with him. Zhang Jun had just been valued by the court, had little qualifications, and had no prestige in the army, so..."

"So there has not been an attack yet, right?" Yuwen Xuzhong snorted coldly, "Xin Xingzong is timid and timid. This excuse is too clumsy."

Wu Min smiled bitterly. Xin Xingzong was Tong Guan's confidant. How could he obey Yuwen Xuzhong's orders? "Xin Xingzong's considerations also make sense." Wu Ming advised tactfully, "The army of Yingtian Prefecture, without the cooperation of the Shandong Jin army, will have certain risks of attacking north alone. Once it is surrounded by the Tiger and Lieutenant Army, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"So, do you agree with Xin Xingzong's judgment on the battle situation?" Yuwen Xuzhong asked without hesitation, "You also think that the target of the Tiger Lieutenant Army is Yingtian Prefecture, the Huaihe River defense line, so you hope that Xin Xingzong will lead his army south to support immediately, right?"

Wu Ming was a little embarrassed, "My husband, Tangquan Town was defeated, which seriously damaged the morale and morale of the army. Besides, can the local troops in the southern prefectures and counties of Huaihe besieged and killed the Tiger Lie Army? From the facts, we really need Xin Xingzong to lead the army back to aid in order to defeat the Tiger Lie Army as soon as possible and stabilize the situation in Jiangning."

"Do you still want Yingtian Mansion? Do you still want the Huaihe River defense line?" Yuwen Xuzhong was furious and pointed at Wu Min's nose and cursed, "Jiangning has natural dangers in the Yangtze River, and there is no danger yet, but once Yingtian Mansion and Huaihe River defense line are lost, Jiangning will be in danger. You don't understand such a simple truth? As long as we attack Kaifeng and stick to the Huaihe River defense line, this lonely Tiger Lie Army will do nothing. At most, it will burn, kill, plunder and eventually have to withdraw. Therefore, I insist on my order and ask Zhang Jun and Xin Xingzong to attack Kaifeng immediately."

Wu Min looked at Yuwen Xuzhong who was stubborn and looked helpless.

"If you think my order is wrong, then you urgently report to Hangzhou and ask the officials and Tong Guan to order Xin Xingzong to quickly return to help." Yuwen Xuzhong said angrily, "In the future, Yingtian Mansion will be lost and the Huaihe defense line will be lost, so it is not my responsibility."
Chapter completed!