The eight thousand soldiers from Jiangdu were led by Lin Zhan and left the city. After leaving the city, the army marched straight south and went directly to the aid food route.

This time, the soldiers and horses of Jiangdu attack seemed to be hidden, but were directly exposed to the sight of the Northern King Army. Whether it was intelligence or the scout investigation, the direction of the troops were clearly displayed.

The cavalry of the Northern King's Mansion is about 6,000, and it has been more than three months since it has arrived in Jiang. This line of troops is not absolutely elite in the Northern King's Mansion, but it is also the main cavalry regiment. The general who led the troops is named Lin Shi, who is "the same clan" as Lin Zhan. When Lin Shi learned that Lin Zhan, the Shaofu of Luoyang, was responsible for leading troops to protect the food route, he still showed enough caution.

As the commander of the first army, Lin Shi knew her current situation very well. Although Jiangdu has been defending all over the city and has not left, this does not mean that Jiangdu will not take the initiative. The 6,000 cavalry led by Lin Shi has reached a bottleneck of fatigue. If it lasts for more than half a month, the soldiers will inevitably be dragged down by the war.

Therefore, Lin Mu Shi really wanted to fight quickly and decided quickly. She had earlier interfered with this batch of Southern Qi supplies and wanted to lead her troops to retreat north. At this time, the rainy rain made the roads in Jiangnan muddy, which brought many inconveniences to the march.

On April 29th, it was raining heavily. Lin Mu Mu hid in a tent and looked at the topographic map of Jiangnan. Even on the grassland, he had a good understanding of the terrain. But after coming to Jiangnan this time, he realized that the Jiangnan water town was completely different from the vast desert. Even if he knew the direction, the ditches were intertwined, and the cavalry would have many inconveniences to march. If he had a choice, he would rather choose to fight in the bitter and cold desert.

"General Lin, Jiangdu sent troops to protect the food route this time, and was afraid that there would be any conspiracy."

There were only two people in the tent, except Lin Mu, Lin Mu's deputy general Lian Chengju. Lian Chengju was the deputy general who promoted him. Over the years, he fought against the Xianbei cavalry with him on the Great Wall. Lian Chengju helped him a lot, mainly because Lian Chengju lived on the grassland and knew a lot about horse habits. Lian Chengju could not get off the horse for half a month. Whether it was food, drink, defecation, or urination, it could be solved on the horse's back, which made Lin Mu admire him very much.

But this time I arrived in Jiangnan. Even Lian Chengju, who has always been strong and strong, couldn't stand it. Lian Chengju has been in a cold for many days, and it is sometimes good and sometimes bad. The military doctors who followed the army could not help.

"The East Prince's Mansion wants to block our retreat." Lin Moe pointed to the map and said, "This road is all waterways. If you want to cross the river, you need a boat. But we lack ships. If we are blocked south of Jiangdu, we will not even be able to reach reinforcements. At that time, we may fall into a tough battle."

"General, why not... withdraw your troops here to avoid being ambushed." Liancheng raised his hand.

"No." Lin Mu Shi said firmly, "Before the war started, she admitted defeat. How can she explain to the prince after she went back? Even if there is a conspiracy in the Eastern Palace, as long as we can be prepared in advance, we can destroy this batch of food and grass first and then go north. In this way, our colleagues have nothing to say."

Lianchengju didn't speak much, and he understood the current situation of the entire army. It was originally a chore. When he came to the south of Jiangdu, he was still short of supplies and reinforcements. Even if Jiangdu City had not been able to stand firm, it was still deep in the enemy's territory. It was difficult to advance and retreat. There were many generals in the Northern King's Mansion. Now that Xiaobei King was about to succeed, many people were eyeing the position of the leading general. If Lin Mu had no contributions and went back, it was difficult to guarantee that he would not be held accountable.

On the battlefield, if you want to maintain your power, you must make military achievements.

"What will General Lin do to deal with it?" Lian Chengju asked.

"This army will be ignored for the time being. Once you leave the Jiangdu area, you will attack with common sense. At that time, pretend to retreat and set up an ambush, and you will be able to win in one fell swoop."

Lian Chengju thought about it. Lin Mu's plan was good, but the key point was that this was not the Great Wall, nor the bitter and cold desert, but the territory of the Jiangdu people. It was difficult to fully grasp the terrain on the enemy's territory.

"General Lin, please assign the troops and horses of his subordinates to the vanguard, and the subordinates will take responsibility." Lian Chengzu took the initiative to volunteer.

Lin Shi was also moved when she looked at her most capable subordinates. After all, Lian Chengju was sick, but she knew how to share his worries.

"Be careful on the road." Before seeing Lian Chengqi off, Lin Mu patted Lian Chengqi's shoulder and said.

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The heavy rain is still continuous.

In the Jiangdu area, there is a lot of rain this year. The rain keeps falling, and many things are also blocked.

On the first day of May, on the third day after the army left the city, a very ordinary meeting was held in the Dongwang Mansion. The main content of the meeting was to summarize the recent situation in the city, but after all, it was also a shortage of supplies in Jiangdu in the past or two months.

The meeting was not very formal. There were some office models, many people said, and many people were discussing. Finally, some officials recorded on paper, preparing for the distribution of food in Southern Qi after it was transported to Jiangdu.

Before the grain comes, Jiangdu has already made quotas for the surrounding cities. If the food is tight in the city, it will transport more people over. If it is not too tight, it will transport less people over.

Han Jian listened for a while and found it boring. After all, he knew very well that this batch of food was difficult to transport to Jiangdu.

Han Jianli was standing at the window, looking at the continuous rain outside, thinking that the war should have started within one or two days. But at this time, there was still no news in the city.

Now the troops have been sent out, and the eight thousand Jiangdu soldiers led by Lin Zhan are not considered to be old, weak and disabled troops, but when they really start the war, they are easily dispersed by the cavalry of the Northern King Army. This is also what Han Jian is most worried about.

Once the team is scattered and unable to form a lineup, it is meaningless to pretend to retreat or anything else. Whether Lin Zhan can deal with the disabled is also a question. A war often determines the ending from the beginning. Han Jian told Yang Ronger that he could win almost everything, but only he knew in his heart that this battle was very dangerous.

"Your Highness Dongwang, you have already agreed. Look?" An official in charge of military supplies and logistics from the Dongwangfu handed over the contents of the sorted meeting.

Han Jian didn't answer and said casually: "You can leave it to Butler Lin."

"Yes." The official didn't say much. Now everyone in Jiangdu knows that Han Jian trusts Lin Xiaosu very much. Now Lin Xiaosu can be said to be the actual prime minister of Jiangdu, and many things will not happen without Lin Xiaosu's approval.

Although many people think that Han Jian trusts a female person and it is a bit ridiculous to have a fight, and no one will really care about this with Han Jian. Even some Luoyang faction officials who were still quite criticized about this did not say much after the food in various cities was tight. Lin Xiaosu's work is almost perfect and there is nothing to be demanding.

As the commander of the general of the Eastern Prince's Mansion, Han Jian was in real time in the battle. He was also a little impatient to leave the city and participate in it. After all, he was the planner of the business war. But he knew that he could not be impatient now. Luoyang and the Northern Prince's Mansion had many eyeliners in the river, staring at his every move. Once he was too radical, it would make people think that this was not a simple small battle to protect the food road.

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A hundred miles south of Jiangdu City and within the Yuzhou military camp, some people have been impetuous in recent days.

It has been half a year since Yang Luochuan personally brought 10,000 cavalry to Jiangdu. The 10,000 cavalry stationed in Jiangdu seemed to have taken root. The soldiers who have been away for a long time can't help but miss their hometown and their hearts are a little unstable.

Even under such circumstances, the Southern Prince's Mansion still had no intention of recalling this army, so many military generals also had a lot of opinions, believing that this was a chore.

The soldiers who led the troops in this line were named Li Qian, who was also quite famous among the generals of Yuzhou, but they had a bad temper. Originally, it was not a bad thing for those who were in the army to have a bad temper, but Li Qian also made considerable achievements in several small battles between Yuzhou and Southern Qi in the past few years, and was even treated as Huang Shilang's successor to train him.

But after Li Qian and these ten thousand soldiers were abandoned outside Jiangdu this time, Li Qian felt that he was exiled because he could not see the consequences of this war.

It is said that they are here to rescue Jiangdu, but Luoyang Army and Beiwang Army have been in Jiang for four months, and Jiangdu himself stayed in the door. How can we talk about rescue?

It was said that he was here to compete for Jiangdu, but ten thousand soldiers were indeed not at stake. What's more, after Yang Luochuan left the military camp at the end of the year and returned to Yuzhou, the Southern Prince's Mansion not only issued a few military orders to keep him, but it was said that he didn't care about them. Even the food and supplies for the past two months were delayed for a long time before transporting them. The military pay and food pay have not been issued yet.

"Old Li, what do you mean by our Lord? We have been here for more than half a year. In the end, is it the young wife waiting to get married, and wait until her hair is gray and she is looking for her husband's cliff?"

Among Li Qian's subordinates, there was a general named Hu Si. Hu Si was also a famous general in the Southern Prince's Mansion. However, he offended Yang Yi, the prince of the Southern Prince's Mansion, so he was not valued. This time he was in the army with Li Qian.

"Yesterday a messenger came to report that the Lord would mobilize us in the next two days, so wait and see." Li Qian said, actually a little impatient.

At this time, there was constant rainy weather outside. There was no plum rain season in the Nanwang Mansion, so there would be no sunshine for so many days. When the rain continued, I would be more irritable.

"Mobilize? Mobilize his bird egg. Since he wants to be mobilized, why don't he send an envoy to make it clear at once? Instead, send an envoy to the bird egg first to say what to do if there is a transfer. Isn't this a pleasure to us?" Hu Si complained and cursed.

Li Qian was already accustomed to the temper of this fellow villager, so he was not surprised. At this time, he himself complained about the Nanwang Mansion and the Nanwang, so he had no reason to argue with Hu Si.

"I really hope the Lord will transfer us back soon." Li Qian said.

Li Qian has learned from the scouts in the past few days that the Dongwang Mansion has taken the initiative to send troops. Judging from his experience, this is not a good sign. Once the Dongwang Mansion sends troops, it means that the war will change. It is no longer an offensive and defensive battle, but a tug-of-war, and it is also likely to be a one-sided war.

In this case, no matter where his ten thousand soldiers are mixed, they will not end up well.

When the two were talking, a guard came to report to the door, saying that an envoy came from the Nanwang Mansion.

"Where is the envoy?" Li Qian asked.

"Return to the general, the messenger was injured in an arrow while coming. He is now in a tent. It seems that he is not long after his death." The guard replied.

Li Qian frowned slightly. There shouldn't be only one envoy sent by the Southern Prince's Mansion. In this case, there would be only one messenger coming and he would be seriously injured? Does this mean that his ten thousand soldiers were also targeted?

Li Qian hurried to the tent where the messenger was located. The messenger was hit by three arrows and it was a miracle that he could hold him in the military camp. In this case, it was unlikely that he would ask him what he wanted to ask him.

"General, here is a letter from the Lord." said a guard.

"Bring it." Li Qian said, snatching the letter into his hand. After he finished reading it, his brows were locked.

"Old Li, what did the master say?" Hu Si looked around for a long time and asked hurriedly.

Li Qian thought for a moment and said, "Master, let us go back to Yuzhou earlier."

"Really? You have a good relationship and finally don't have to stay in this ghost place anymore. Wait, Lao Li, when will we leave? Before leaving, the master didn't arrange anything else?" Hu Si suddenly said uneasy.

"What else will happen to the team? Let's go and we will pull out the village tonight." Li Qian ordered.

"Okay, brothers, let's go back and prepare now. We can finally go back to see the aunt and the little boys."

Hu Si went outside happily to spread the news that the entire army had gone. Li Qian also waved his hand and asked all the guards to leave, leaving only him and a half-dead messenger in the tent.

"General...General..." The messenger rushed in with his last trace of strength and called out.

"You have done a good job. I will remember you when I return to Yuzhou in the future." Li Qian suddenly pulled out his sword and pierced the messenger's chest with one sword.

The messenger closed his eyes and died with some fear of regret.

Li Qian pulled out the sword, wiped the sword, and threw the cloth in his hand to the ground. The so-called letter from the King of Southern was just a word written on the cloth. Although the cloth was wrapped in oil cloth, the messenger ran away all the way. The oil cloth had been damaged long ago, and the cloth had been soaked in rain and blood, and there was no word on it.

Li Qian was in the same place. He had been in the army for more than ten years. This was the first time he had killed a soldier who had no fault. But he knew that if the messenger had not died, he would not have the chance to go back to Yuzhou. He had been waiting for him for half a year.

"Old Li, what happened?"

Hu Si went out to notify the military generals below. When he returned to the tent, he saw a bloody scene. He looked at Li Qian in surprise, with confusion in his eyes.

"Watching him suffer, it's not good to send him a ride?" Li Qian said.

"Oh! Yes, if you can come alive, this kid is also in a tough life. He will end him earlier and let him go to peace." Hu Si thought, and was turning around and about to go out, suddenly feeling a pain behind his back, and a long sword pierced through his chest.

The sword that was originally held in Li Qian's hand actually penetrated his chest.

"Old Li, you..." Hu Si turned around and looked at his fellow villager and his good brother Li Qian with disbelief.
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