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Chapter 1289 Wang Shinan Expedition

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    It has to be said that Liu Yuanjin and Zhu Xie¡¯s rebellion was in line with the current situation and even in compliance with destiny.  Otherwise, it would not have attracted the response of the entire Jiangnan scholar community.

    But the two were still too impatient and proclaimed themselves emperor directly. Although it inspired people and established orthodoxy, it would inevitably lead to the fiercest counterattack by the Sui government.

    The rebellion in Jiangnan gained such momentum not because the rebels were so powerful, but because under the planning of Ou Yan and Huang Mingxiang, the government deliberately reacted slowly.  Even after Zhao Liuer was defeated and fled back to Jiangdu, Li Yuan, who was only across the river from Yanling City, was not in a hurry to invite troops to suppress the bandits.

    At this time, the eyes of the Sui Dynasty were still focused on the rebellious Yang Xuangan, and even on dealing with everything after Yang Xuangan's rebellion, no one could care about some small troubles in the south.

    But the matter of Liu Yuanjin proclaiming himself emperor was so important that Li Yuan could no longer conceal the matter.  Yang Guangxing was rushed to Yang Guangxing six hundred miles from Jiangdu. Many horses ran to death.

    At this time, Yang Guang was rejoicing because of Yang Xuangan's defeat, and was about to settle down for a while. Suddenly, he heard that someone in the south of the Yangtze River was proclaimed emperor, which was like a thunderbolt.

    In Yang Guang¡¯s heart, he has certain feelings for Jiangnan.

    Because he has lived in Yangzhou for many years, Yang Guang loves Jiangnan culture.  Especially in order to fight against and suppress the Guanlong family, Yang Guangda wantonly promoted Jiangnan scholars, such as Pei Yun (Southern Chenchen), Yu Shiji, Xu Shanxin, Lai Huer, Mai Tiezhang and others. He had a lot of affection for Jiangnan scholars in his heart.  for approval.

    But at this time, Jiang Nan's betrayal when he was at his most dangerous was tantamount to a stab in his back, which was unbearable.  This kind of discomfort must be eliminated quickly.

    Yang Guang immediately summoned ministers to discuss the conquest of Jiangnan.

    To be honest, Huang Mingyuan or Lai Huer are the most suitable people to conquer Jiangnan, because they are familiar with Jiangnan and have participated in the counterinsurgency in the second year of Daye.  However, one of the two was responsible for wiping out the remnants of Yang Xuangan's rebels, while the other was cleaning out the bandits in Henan, and they were both inseparable.  Finally, Yang Guang appointed Tu Wanxu, the general of Zuotunwei, as the general manager of the Piling Road march to conquer the rebels in the south of the Yangtze River.

    He also appointed Yu Juluo, who had just put down the Feishan barbarian rebellion in Yuexun County, as the prefect of Yuhang County and the deputy general manager of the march, as his assistant to Tu Wanxu.

    Both Tu Wanxu and Yu Juluo are good generals of the country. Tu Wanxu even served as the general manager of Xiangzhou after Yang Jian ascended the throne. His qualifications are scary.

    The two were ordered to fight against the thieves. Before leaving, Yang Guang ordered the two to suppress the rebellion in Jiangnan as soon as possible.

    In fact, in Yang Guang's mind, he regarded the rebellion in Jiangnan as a chaotic incident and didn't take it to heart.  He always believed that these chaos were just caused by scabies, and he would put them down as soon as the army came out.  As for why he was so angry, it was not that the rebellion in Jiangnan threatened his rule, but that he believed that the people of Jiangnan had failed him.

    Under this idea, any disadvantage in the expedition was not allowed, which also doomed Tuwanxu and Yuguluo to their tragic fate.

    After Tuwanxu and Yujuluo were ordered to do so, they headed south.  In addition to some Zuotunwei officers and soldiers and Guanzhong Fu soldiers, they also recruited 30,000 soldiers from Huaibei and Huainan counties and arrived at Jiangdu along the canal.  After their troops replenished their weapons, food and supplies in Jiangdu, they began to prepare to cross the river.

    The imperial court and the main force of Jiangnan bandits face each other across the river, and a decisive battle is about to begin.

    Liu Yuanjin, Zhu Xie, and Lu Kai had a combined army of nearly 200,000 troops, but this still could not stop their fear of the official army.  This fear was built up bit by bit through the brutal suppression of the Jiangnan rebellion in the Sui Dynasty for more than 20 years.  Both Liu Yuanjin and Zhu Xie grew up hearing the bad reputation of Northerners when they were young.  Zhu Xie even still remembers the despair and helplessness of the Jiangnan scholars after the news that Wu Mingche, the famous general of Chen State, was captured in the Northern Expedition thirty-five years ago. This fear and hatred of the northerners penetrated into their bones.

    Hearing that the main force of the Sui army had arrived in Jiangdu and the battle had not yet begun, Liu Yuanjin and Zhu Xie immediately became nervous.

    No wonder the two of them were so nervous, so neither of them expected that the main force of the Sui army would arrive so quickly, and the planned Yangtze River defense line was not arranged so smoothly.

    The march to seize the south bank of the Yangtze River did not go smoothly. Zhulang, who was in charge of the westward advance, failed to attack Danyang County and was blocked by the prefect Yuanren to the east of Jiangshan (today's Zijin Mountain northeast of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province). This made Zhu Xie's planning impossible.  Half of the long-standing Yangtze River defense line was lost.  Even if they stopped the Sui army north of the Yangtze River, the Sui army could easily bypass the Yanling City in front and choose to cross the river calmly from Jiangning (now Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province) to Dangtu.

    It just takes a little more time.

    Zhu Xie had already predicted that the boat would move to the south and the horse would move north.  If you want to defeat the enemy, it is not realistic to fight head-on. It is best to use the strengths of the Southern Army to engage in water battles with the Sui Army and stop the Sui Army in Jiangbei.The longer they are, the more prepared they will be in Jiangdong.

    But now everything has become a fantasy.

    Zhu Xie planned for a long time, and finally made up his mind and said: "Since it is difficult for our army to prevent the Sui army's landing, we will take the initiative to attack. The Sui army is arrogant and has always looked down on our rebel army. Our navy sneaked across at night and raided the Sui army's navy  , it must be unprepared, and our army will definitely be able to defeat its army. Without the navy, I see how the Sui army will cross the river."

    Liu Yuanjin had no other solution, so he agreed to Zhu Xie's plan.

    Liu Yuanjin and Zhu Xie had not started the rebellion for a long time, and they did not have a truly established naval force on hand.  However, there are many water bandits in the south of the Yangtze River, and some big families also have many ships and sailors.  Therefore, the two surrendered and accepted the rebels, and reluctantly formed a navy of 20,000 people, with more than a thousand large and small ships available.

    Liu Yuanjin¡¯s navy chief was named Liu Heilong. Legend has it that when Liu Heilong was born, his mother dreamed of a black dragon flying into her belly, and she was born with the feeling, hence the name Black Dragon.  Of course, Liu Heilong did not become a dragon or a phoenix when he grew up. Instead, he became a water bandit in Zhejiang.  However, he has excellent water skills and is brave and brave. He is a famous water bandit in the south of the Yangtze River.

    After Liu Yuanjin¡¯s uprising, Liu Heilong led his people to defect and became Liu Yuanjin¡¯s naval leader.  After Liu Yuanjin became emperor, the underwater humans, chickens and dogs ascended to heaven, and Liu Heilong, the water bandit, became some kind of bullshit manager.

    Liu Heilong's deputy is called Zhu Dang, who is Zhu Xie's younger brother.

    The navy of the two was pieced together by both parties. Naturally, one leader from each family completed the nominal joint effort.

    That night, the two men mobilized 20,000 navy troops and set out from Maopu Port (now east of Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province) to the north.

    The vast river stretches for thousands of miles with no end or end in sight.  Standing on the riverside, looking at the river from a distance, it is a vast expanse, shrouded in the boundless night.

    Twenty thousand naval troops and nearly a thousand warships were lined up densely on the river.  Liu Heilong stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the shadowy figures in the north, high-spirited.  Thinking back to when Liu Yu led his army in the Northern Expedition, the situation was probably like this.

    There was silence above the river, except for the sound of paddling, which was so long in the silence that it spread far and wide.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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