In Shouchun City, Zhao Kuangyin took a kayak to investigate the moat of Shouchun City.

At this moment, the sound of breaking through the air came, and an arrow as thick as a beam flew past him. It turned out that the city used crossbow arrows to intercept Zhao Kuangyin in succession.

"Swoosh, General, be careful!"

Zhao Kuangyin's tooth general Zhang Qiong flashed and protected him behind him. An arrow hit his thigh, and Zhang Qiong fainted immediately.

"Go back quickly, Zhang Qiong, hold on!"

When he returned to the camp, he immediately called a military doctor to heal Zhang Qiong, but the arrow was inserted into the thigh bone and could not be pulled out. Zhao Kuangyin was very anxious.

At this moment, Zhang Qiong woke up and said to Zhao Kuangyin: "Please give me a pot of wine. After I drink it, I can get the arrow."

Zhao Kuangyin immediately asked someone to bring wine. After Zhang Qiong drank it hard, his expression returned to normal and said, "Come on, you can mess my bones!"

The military doctor was shocked when he heard this, and Zhao Kuangyin was also very shocked, but Zhang Qiong's expression was as normal. The military doctor had no choice but to listen to his words and blood flowed into a small pot, but Zhang Qiong was still calm.

Later, Zhao Kuangyin told Guo Hao about this. After Guo Hao wrote "Three Kingdoms", many people regarded him as the prototype of scraping bones to cure poison.

Next, Guo Hao showed his skills and ordered Gwangju, Shuzhou and Huangzhou to recruit the inspectors of the Gwangju and Gwangju Governor He Chao to lead tens of thousands of troops from Anzhou, Suizhou, Shenzhou and Caizhou to besiege Gwangju.

A few days later, He Chao came to report that Zhang Shao, the governor of Guangzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty, abandoned the city and fled, and the chief supervisor Zhang Chenghan surrendered the city.

The next day, Guo Lingtu, the governor of Shuzhou, captured Shuzhou, and Li Fu, the general of Qizhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty, killed the governor of Qizhou, Wang Chengshi, and surrendered. Guo Hao sent six envoys Qi Zangzhen to attack Huangzhou.

After some action, Li Jing was really scared. Guo Hao fought so smoothly, and each general defeated Huainan almost half.

Now that the strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty was completely exposed. Without Li Hongji, the overall strength of the Tang army was not as strong as that of the Zhou army. It really fits the old saying: It is easy to get a thousand troops, but hard to find a general.

Li Jing was frightened and wanted to seek peace again. He sent Li Deming, Sun Sheng and Guo Hao to negotiate. The envoy came to the Zhou army camp, and Guo Hao received them.

"Foreign ministers Li Deming and Sun Sheng, have met the Duke of Song of the Great Zhou!"

Guo Hao smiled and asked the two to get up, saying, "The two envoys came from afar, but His Majesty the Emperor of your country figured it out."

The two looked at each other and Li Deming said: "Duke of Song, the Tang Dynasty is sincerely seeking peace. As long as your country is willing to withdraw its troops, we are willing to cede land and resign!

Your Majesty will remove his title of emperor and ced the six places of Shouzhou, Haozhou, Sizhou, Chuzhou, Guangzhou and Haizhou, tribute millions of gold and silk every year, only asking the Great Zhou to withdraw his troops."

Guo Hao refused to argue when he heard this. He couldn't make a decision on such a thing, so he asked the two to live in the official residence and reported the news to Chai Rong.

Chai Rong believed that half of the Huainan area had been captured, and every general was progressing smoothly. He would never stop the army if he did not conquer the entire north of the Yangtze River.

Even if the prince is sent back, it will not work. If the prince has something to do, he will directly destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty. Huainan alone will not be enough.

Guo Hao received Chai Rong's decree and an edict, and told the two with a wry smile that Li Deming asked to return to Jinling when he saw this and negotiated with Li Jing about the cemetery of the entire north of the Yangtze River, and obtained Guo Hao's consent.

Sun Sheng requested to return to Jinling with Wang Chongzhi and Li Deming. Guo Hao sent the envoy An Hongdao to send Li Deming and others back to Jinling, and brought Chai Rong's edict, which mentioned that if the Southern Tang promised to abolish the emperor's title and ceded the land, the Later Zhou Dynasty would immediately stop the army.

After returning to Jinling, Li Jing felt relieved when he saw Zhou Jun agreed to ask for peace and wrote back to express his gratitude.

Li Deming said: "Your Majesty, the Zhou army is very strong, the emperor of the Great Zhou is very powerful, and there are also a brave and courageous minister like Guo Hao. Your Majesty should agree to cede the north of the Yangtze River and take the Yangtze River as a natural danger, so that our dynasty can rest assured."

After hearing Li Deming's words, Li Jing did not seem happy. There was an emperor who would be willing to cede his territory unless he was a completely foolish monarch.

Song Qiqiu frowned and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's no good to cede the land. Li Deming exaggerates the facts and is frivolous. Li Deming is impure in his intentions. Your Majesty should not listen to slander!"

"you!"

Li Deming wanted to defend himself, but Li Jing stopped him: "Enough, I will decide on this matter, you all go down!"

Such a big thing happened in the country, so the people naturally heard about it. Not many of the people believed it. Privy Councilor Chen Jue and Deputy Inspector Li Zhenggu have always had a bad relationship with Li Deming and Sun Sheng. They instigated Wang Chongzhi to lie to Li Jing and said, "Li Deming sells the country and seeks honor."

Li Jing was very angry and beheaded Li Deming and made public.

The Great Zhou planned to seek peace, but Wu Yue did not stop. Wu Cheng led his army to attack Changzhou, captured the outer wall of Changzhou, and captured Zhao Renze, the envoy of Changzhou's regiment in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Zhao Renze was taken to Qiantang. After seeing Qian Hongchu, he refused to kneel down and scolded Qian Hongchu for betraying his agreement with the Southern Tang Dynasty. In a rage, Qian Hongchu broke Zhao Renze's mouth and the crack extended to the position of his ears.

Yuan Dezhao thought of his loyalty and used good medicine to treat Zhao Renze's injuries, allowing Zhao Renze to eventually escape death.

After learning that the Wu Yue army besieged Changzhou, Li Jing was worried that he would attack Runzhou. The commander-in-chief of Runzhou, Xuanzhou, Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Yu, the king of Yan, was too young and worried that he would not be able to fight, so he recalled Li Yu back to Jinling.

General Zhao Duo said to Li Yu: "You are now the marshal and the object you rely on. If you go back at this time, the front line will be in chaos."

Li Yu also agreed with this view. Although he did not like war, he was not unreasonable, so he refused to return to Jinling and sent generals from all walks of life to guard the important places.

Chai Kehong, the Longwu Duke of Southern Tang Dynasty, was taciturn and generous, and did not like to manage his family property. Although he led troops, he drank with the guests day and night for fun. No one could see that he could fight.

At that time, some people said that Chai Kehong had not been promoted for a long time, so Li Jing gave him a Fuzhou governor, and no one was available at this time.

Chai Kehong asked to serve as a dead man. Chai Kehong's mother also said that he had the style of his father Chai Zaiyeng. If Chai Kehong was not competent for his position, he was willing to apologize for the lives of his whole family.

Li Jing then appointed Chai Kehong as the General of the Right Wu Guard, and rushed to Changzhou with the governor of Yuanzhou Lu Mengjun to support the local Southern Tang army.

At this time, the main forces of the Southern Tang Army were all north of the Yangtze River, and the thousands of Chai Kehong's men were all weak veterans, and the armor distributed by Privy Councilor Li Zhenggu was also rusted.

Chai Kehong asked Li Zhenggu to argue, but Li Zhenggu cursed Chai Kehong instead, which actually aroused the morale of Chai Kehong's tribe.

When Chai Kehong arrived in Runzhou, Li Zhenggu sent an envoy to send a message, asking Zhu Kuangye, the commander of the Shenwei Army, to replace Chai Kehong's position.

Li Yu said to Chai Kehong: "Just fight and I will deal with other things."

Li Yu immediately stated that Chai Kehong was talented and could succeed, and Changzhou was in danger, so it was inappropriate to change generals at this time.

Seeing that the youngest son had an idea, Li Jing thought it was a good thing, so he believed him and Chai Kehong led his troops straight to Changzhou. Li Zhenggu sent an envoy to summon him back.

Chai Kehong said: "I can drive away the enemy in a few days. If you come and call me back, you must be a spy!"

The envoy claimed that he was sent by Li Zhenggu, and Chai Kehong cursed: "Even if it is Li Zhenggu, I dare to kill him!"

Bao Xiurang and Luo Sheng formed a gang in Fuzhou and Wu Cheng in his early years. At this time, they besieged Changzhou. Wu Cheng had been obstructing the two's actions, which made Bao Xiurang and Luo Sheng full of resentment.

In early May, Chai Kehong arrived in Changzhou, covered the curtain on the ship, and asked the soldiers to hide inside, claiming that he was the mission that took back Qiao Kuangshun, who had previously sent to Wu Yue.

The patrol personnel of the Wu Yue army reported the matter to Wu Cheng. Wu Cheng suspected that there was a fraud and warned the army to be careful.

The Southern Tang army went ashore and headed straight for the Wuyue military camp. Luo Sheng's troops did not seriously meet the enemy, but directly led the enemy to Wu Cheng's camp, and Wu Cheng escaped alone.

Chai Kehong defeated the Wu Yue army and killed tens of thousands of people. At this time, Zhu Kuangye came to the Southern Tang army camp. Chai Kehong was very respectful to him. Wu Cheng returned to Qiantang and was removed from all his official positions by Qian Hongchu.

Since Chai Kehong once served as the inspector of Xuanzhou, the city walls of Xuanzhou were greatly strengthened under Chai Kehong's rule, which caused great trouble to the Wu Yue army's attack.
Chapter completed!