In the battle situation in Jiangnan, one place is the most important. If we capture this place, the situation will basically be stable.
Laihu'er was captured two months ago. At that time, everyone thought that the situation was under control. However, no one expected that Lingnan would rebel and Yang Jian would make frequent moves, ruining the main army.
This place is Jiangning. To the northwest of Jiangning City, there is a very large ruins with ruins everywhere. However, you can see from these ruins how prosperous this place once was.
In the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Yang Jian ordered the destruction of this place.
Yes, thirty miles northwest of Jiangning City is Jiankang City, the capital of the old Chen Dynasty, Jianye City, the capital of the Wu State, and Nanjing City in later generations.
The battle of the Sui Dynasty to destroy Chen Dynasty ended with the attack on Jiankang, because at that time the main force of the Chen army was concentrated on the Yangtze River, and the emperor Chen Shubao was in the capital. Taking it here would mean pacifying the south of the Yangtze River.
But now, Du Fuwei is here. He knows the importance of this place well, and the 50,000 most elite people under his command are hoarded in Jiangxia City.
After Yang Ming crosses the river from Tong'an County, he will enter Xuancheng County. To the north of Xuancheng County is Danyang County, where Jiangxia City is located.
So whose hand the south will fall in the end depends on the final battle between Danyang and Xuancheng.
Having trouble crossing the river, Feng Ang turned south and headed towards the direction of Yang Ming. He and his son-in-law were going to have a life-and-death battle.
Yang Ming's 50,000-strong army will face Du Fuwei and Feng Ang's 100,000-strong coalition.
"General, don't hesitate any longer. Only you can control the entire battle situation now. If you can do this, the history books will be waiting for you," Xiao Shilian persuaded Lin Shihong after receiving the news.
Lin Shihong frowned and said: "The commander is watching me in the north. If I change, I'm afraid he will attack me behind my back. I quickly send someone to contact me to protect my son and ask him to leave Changshu and go north. Help me drag the commander to beg. I will do it myself."
Send troops to rescue the prince."
He used to be called Yang Ming, but now he plans to surrender and changes his name to Prince.
Xiao Shilian was overjoyed: "Send my entourage. If the prince knows him, he will know the general's sincerity."
Lin Shihong took a deep breath: "The winner is the king and the loser is today."
After that, Lin Shihong summoned the generals, and then described how unfavorable the current situation was. If the brothers want to survive, they can only surrender to me. The prince, among them, Guan Chong is really afraid. He has already been a traitor once and dare not
Already.
However, Xiao Shilian stood up to comfort him and said: "Don't worry, General Guan. I will protect you with all my strength in front of the prince. If you violate this, heaven and earth will not tolerate it."
It's like making an oath. At this time, even if Xiao Shilian doesn't like the other party, he still has to stabilize the person first. Everyone must be united in order to effectively help the prince resolve the crisis.
And since he is the son of the famous Xiao Maha, his oath is still very valuable.
One day later, Lin Shihong's 50,000-strong army set out for Xuancheng County to join the largest decisive battle in the south of the Yangtze River.
Sixty thousand reinforcements from Lingnan also arrived, and the entire northern part of Xuancheng County was crowded with people.
The battle around here lasted for twenty-four days. Because Yang Ming had the support and supplies from the Yangtze River and the elite soldiers under his command, he was able to hold on until Li Shimin, Lai Huer and Zhang Xutuo arrived.
moment.
At this point, the protracted battle that took place in the southern part of Liyang County and the northern part of Xuancheng County to determine the ownership of Jiangnan came to an end. Because the decisive battle took place downstream of the Qingyi River, it was also called the Battle of the Qingyi River.
Du Fuwei's entire army was wiped out, Feng Ang was defeated and captured, and Yang Ming entered Jiangxia City.
As Lin Shihong entered the lobby, Yang Ming stood up and walked down the steps, quickly stepped forward to hold Lin Shihong before he knelt down, and said with a smile:
"If there is no Shihong, I will be alone and in danger. Please take a seat!"
After that, Yang Ming personally took the other party's hand and asked Lin Shihong to sit in a higher position than Lai Huer.
Lin Shihong proved himself to be an extremely discerning speculator, and the timing of his choice to join the imperial court was extremely wonderful.
Yang Ming was at a disadvantage with 50,000 vs. 100,000, but Lingnan's new force of 60,000 also came up. If it weren't for Lin Shihong, he would have been really in trouble.
Because of Lin Shihong's move, Lai Hu'er was liberated. Most of Cao Shiqi's army crossed the river, and the rest were no longer opponents of Lai Hu'er. Lai Hu'er was easily defeated, and then they hurried south to support Yang.
Ming.
This time, Yang Ming was indeed too risky, but the risk was worth it. Without Lin Shihong, he would have been able to drag Li Shimin over, but he would have definitely suffered heavy losses. Lin Shihong's appearance avoided this loss and maximized the fruits of victory.
Hua, this contribution is definitely great.
But it is definitely not enough to be crowned king. Xiao Shilian went too far to fool Lin Shihong.
Fortunately, Lin Shihong doesn't have anything else, and he definitely has self-knowledge.
At this time, Lai Hu'er also looked at the other party with a smile and said: "Poyang has outstanding people. It is not surprising that there is a person like Shihong. I also want to thank you for your mercy."
Yang Ming was stunned: "What do you mean?"
Lai Hu'er smiled and then told him about Lin Shihong's secret message. Lai Kai, the eldest son, suddenly realized: "No wonder my father refused to leave. It turns out that someone left a way out. You also hid it from me."
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Everyone burst into laughter.
"Shihong has long been committed to the imperial court. I will definitely report this to Your Majesty and ask for credit for you, but before that, there is one more thing I want to entrust to you," Yang Ming said.
In fact, he knew in his heart that Xiao Shilian must have made great efforts behind Lin Shihong's choice, but that was the way it was. Some people could only contribute in obscurity in secret, and he could not judge their merits.
By criticizing Xiao Shilian's merits, you have wronged Lin Shihong. You can't do that now. It doesn't matter. Xiao Shilian is one of his own and will make up for it in the future.
Lin Shihong said seriously: "Please give me the prince's instructions."
Yang Ming said: "I canonize you as the Grand Controller of the March to the East of the Yangtze River, and Xiao Shilian as the General Controller. I will continue to go south to suppress the rebellion and recruit various rebels. When you succeed, I will be waiting for you in the capital alone."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lin Shihong stood up with a respectful look on his face and said: "I will obey your orders."
If he handles this matter well, he will meet the conditions for becoming king.
"Li Shimin!" Yang Ming said.
Li Shimin stood up and said, "I'm here."
Yang Ming said: "The Feng family is finished. I will appoint you as the general manager of the march to the south of the Yangtze River and the governor of Lingnan Town. You will pacify the place immediately."
Li Shimin and Lin Shihong sent troops east and west to conquer the south, but Li Shimin still had a task, which was to completely suppress Lingnan.
Li Jing asked: "What should be done with the surrendered rebels? Du Fuwei's tribe has 23,000 people, and Feng An's tribe has 60,000 people."
Lai Hu'er suggested: "I believe that the sores in Lingnan will be eradicated today. If the people want to control Lingnan, these rebels cannot be let go. As for the surrender troops under Du Fuwei, they can be dispersed on the spot."
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What he meant was to surrender the Lingnan troops and kill them all.
Killing so many people is not an easy task. Historically, Bai Qi killed 300,000 Zhao soldiers in a trap, which also took a long time to kill.
You can only bury them alive. If you use weapons, they will be completely useless.
Yang Ming didn't want to kill like this, but as Lai Hu'er said, if these people don't kill, the problem in Lingnan will never be solved. Just like if Bai Qi didn't kill Zhao Jun, Qin would not be able to do anything to Zhao in the future.
easy.
At that time, the State of Zhao had two famous generals, Lian Po and Li Mu. If the troops were sufficient and the King of Zhao did not act indiscriminately, Qin would be really difficult to deal with.
Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, so Li Shimin also agreed to kill them all.
After a long silence, Yang Ming nodded: "Leave this matter to Zhu Can."
On the other side of Jiangdu, the fighting was still in full swing, but a large five-tooth ship suddenly appeared on the river. On the mast of the ship, Feng Ang, with disheveled hair, was tied.
Seeing this scene, Feng Xuan's army collapsed immediately, and they all knelt down towards Wu Ya, crying for Feng Ang.
Feng Xuan surrendered. He knew that he was finished. If he didn't surrender, all his Lingnan disciples would be killed.
In fact, whether he surrendered or not, the result would be the same. However, his surrender also caused chaos in the position of other rebels crossing the river. They surrendered and were defeated.
At this point, less than two months after Yang Ming arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, Du Fuwei, Feng Ang, Cao Shiqi and the three rebels were wiped out.
At the end of November, Yang Ming entered Jiangdu City.
Before he collapsed from the illness, Yu Wenshu seemed to be having a comeback. A long-lost blush appeared on his face. He held Yang Ming's hand and said with tears in his eyes:
"The south of the Yangtze River is settled, and I will have a peaceful mind even if I die."
In fact, Yang Ming has always admired Yu Wenshu, and only disliked his three sons.
But now, he could no longer hate Huaji, because he suddenly felt that Huaji's regicide in history was somewhat righteous.
Even if he didn't kill Yang Guang, someone else would kill him, because at that time Yang Guang was really angry with both humans and gods.
Yang Ming patted the back of Yu Wenshu's hand and said, "Mr. Xu, please take care of yourself. I hope you and I still have the opportunity to sit down and have a drink. Don't you like to sit on the floor with me the most, with a solitary lamp, a pot of hot wine, and discussing the world?"
A hero?"
Yu Wenshu forced a smile and said: "Yuan Tiangang is still very powerful. I went to see him privately. He once said that fortune starts from water and will fall from water. He will not enter the river after he is seventy. I am exactly seventy-one this year. This is a good choice.
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After that, Yuwenshu called his three sons, held Yang Ming's hand tightly and said:
"I only have these three sons. I hope Your Highness will pity you..." Yu Wenshu's eyes were full of tears.
Yang Ming thought of his deceased master, Shi Wansui, with a sad expression. He borrowed the four words of Yang Guang in history and replied:
"I won't forget it."
Yu Wenshu, who held his breath and insisted on seeing Yang Ming and entrusting him with the funeral arrangements, finally got his wish. Two tears fell down his face, his mouth opened, his neck tilted, and he fell into Hua Ji's arms.
The three brothers suddenly collapsed and cried loudly.
Yang Ming covered his face with his hands...
During the Daye Year, the only two military leaders who were responsible for destroying the country passed away. The moment Lai Huer learned the news, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. After a moment, he fainted to the ground.