With Wu Han's help, Luo Youdu successfully took over Hezhou.
Wu Han's appearance is somewhat handsome, and he seems to have inherited his father's scholarly demeanor, but he is dressed in military uniform and has the feeling of being both civil and military.
"Thanks to the great help of the Wu Defense Envoy, Hezhou was able to take it without any blood. I have reported the achievements of the Defense Envoy to the official family. The officials also praised the Defense Envoy full of praise and specially named him the Commander of the Qing Sai Army.
.From now on, we must change our name to Commander Wu."
A trace of joy flashed in Wu Han's eyes. He bowed solemnly in the direction of Shouzhou and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the generous reward."
After receiving a letter from his uncle Fang Huizhen, Wu Han struggled a lot, but no one was willing to surrender.
But he is forty-one years old and has served as the defense envoy of Hezhou for eight years. His boss who valued him died of illness six years ago, and there is no one in the government, so he has no hope of promotion.
This time the battle with the Zhou army was in full swing, and no one mentioned his name.
He did not want to stay in office like this for the rest of his life, but he was also shocked by the terrifying strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now the Great Zhou Dynasty actually felt as if he had destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty.
In the end, Wu Han could not resist the temptation and chose to surrender to Zhou Dynasty.
Sure enough, after being awarded the title of Commander, I made further progress, and the little guilt in my heart disappeared.
Luo Youdu said: "After repairing in Hezhou for a few days, I plan to send troops to Shuzhou. When the time comes, I will need the help of the commander."
Wu Han hesitated for a moment and said directly: "I am willing to listen to the commander's orders."
The two of them walked to Hezhoufu Yamen together.
At this time, Governor Shi Songrong hurriedly came towards him.
The governor of Hezhou asked Wu Han to lead his troops to kill him. Upon seeing this, the chief governor Song Rong was so frightened that he surrendered.
Luo Youdu needed him to stabilize the situation in Hezhou, so he did not remove him from his position, but continued to make him the chief historian.
"Informing the capital commander, all the gentry, rich and merchants in the city gathered outside the government office, saying that they had prepared wine and meat to welcome Master Wang..."
Song Rong was a little ashamed when he said this, and couldn't help but secretly sigh: "The Southern Tang Dynasty is really over."
Luo Youdu burst out laughing when he saw this, and couldn't help but think of his previous meeting with the Luzhou merchants.
When he was in Luzhou, he discovered the value of Huaiyan salt, but in order to reward the army, he emptied his treasury and had no money to purchase Huaiyan salt, so he summoned merchants from Luzhou to discuss business with them.
Luo Youdu regained his original feeling, talking about prospects and profits, and spitting.
However, the response was mediocre.
Luo Youdu understood instantly, and immediately ordered everyone to hand over three thousand guan of money.
Seeing that the amount was not much, the businessmen happily paid the money and everything was fine.
They knew the rules and paid money to ensure safety, but they didn't expect Luo Youdu to pay back the money.
But as the situation developed, the businessmen could no longer sit still.
It wasn't until Luo Youdu returned the investment money to them that he regretted why he only paid 3,000 guan.
Now that the reputation has been established, there is no need for too much publicity, and large and wealthy businessmen have come to visit in person.
Luo Youdu patiently met with the gentry and wealthy businessmen, calming their hearts and calming their souls.
The stability of the gentry and wealthy businessmen is the key to protecting Hezhou.
Luo Youdu appeased the gentry and wealthy merchants, and led Zhang Qiong to the Hezhou South City Tower.
"Go and call Colonel Cao Du!"
Luo Youdu ordered people to call Cao Bin and asked Zhang Qiong to guard the tower. He had something to say to Cao Bin alone.
Luo Youdu stood on the tower and looked southward at the looming Yangtze River in the distance.
This Hezhou was named Liyang in ancient times because of the Li River in the south of the county. It belongs to Huainan Road and governs Liyang and Wujiang counties. It is also the place where Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, fell.
To the south of Hezhou is the rolling Yangtze River, and on the other side of the Yangtze River are Ma'anshan, Dangtu, and Wuhu.
To the east of Ma'anshan is Jinling, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
After receiving the call, Cao Bin quickly came behind him: "I've seen you, sir."
Luo Youdu nodded and motioned for him to stand side by side with him.
After estimating the direction, Luo Youdu pointed to the southeast and said.
"That side should be the direction of Jinling!"
Cao Bin's eyes flashed with excitement and he said: "If you can drink Ma Jinling, your trip will be worthwhile."
Luo Youdu said: "There is an opportunity, but it's just not now."
Historically, in the battle of the Song Dynasty to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, Cao Bin led the navy from Jingnan to the east, defeated Xiakou Village, then conquered Chizhou, successively conquered Dangtu and Wuhu counties, stationed in Qinhuai, and captured Jinling.
But now the Great Zhou Dynasty does not have the strength to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty.
The attack on Huainan and the Southern Tang Dynasty was to defend the country. But once the Zhou soldiers invaded Jiangdong, it would be a life-and-death war to destroy the country.
The meanings of these two sentences are completely different.
Even if the war goes smoothly, the bottom line is to stop at Jiangbei.
but……
Luo Youdu smiled confidently: "If we don't fight, they may not think so, so as long as we occupy Hezhou and train the navy in Chaohu, the Southern Tang Dynasty will not dare to give up its defenses along the Jiangdong coast, and we can effectively contain them.
Part of the force."
"That's why the geographical location here is particularly important. I believe that the Southern Tang Dynasty will not sit back and watch Hezhou in our hands. It threatens Jinling from time to time, and will definitely send soldiers to capture it. Next, I will lead my troops to attack Shuzhou. This
I don’t trust Hezhou if it is left to anyone else, you are the only one who has the ability to protect Hezhou.”
Cao Bin was always serious in speech and did not talk much. He just said "hmm" and then said after a while: "I will live up to your trust, sir."
Luo Youdu smiled and said: "You don't have to be so serious..." After a pause, he said seriously: "Remember, none of the fifty Hezhous can compare to one Cao Guohua. If you really can't defend it, you will have to withdraw your troops. You can't.
reluctantly."
Cao Bin is too heavy and as stable as Mount Tai.
No one is more suitable to guard Hezhou than him, but Hezhou is not a military important place like Shouzhou after all.
The battlefield is ever-changing, and Cao Bin cannot guarantee that a city will not be lost.
He is really worried about his trust and putting pressure on the other party to "the city is here and the people are here", which would not be good.
Cao Bin said in a deep voice: "I know."
The current situation is excellent, because Shouzhou has been unable to be captured for a long time, Guo Rong cannot just let Luo Youdu and Zhao Kuangyin reap their achievements. A month ago, he began to expand to all directions and harvest other state capitals in Jianghuai.
So far, Guo Lingtu, the governor of Sizhou, has captured Sizhou.
Liu Zhai sent Qi Zangzhen to capture Huangzhou.
In Guangzhou, the security inspection envoy He Chao led Si Chao to defeat more than 3,000 Huai people in Shengtang County, and captured more than 40 ships. Gao Bi, the supervisor of the army, and Guo Yi commanded the envoy Xu Wan. At the same time, he led Anzhou.
Suizhou, Shenzhou and Caizhou troops attacked Guangzhou.
Li Fu, the general of Qizhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty, saw that the Zhou army was sweeping across the Jianghuai River and was unstoppable. Without anyone's advice, he killed Wang Chengxi, the governor of Qizhou, and surrendered the state.
Among the fourteen prefectures in the north of the Yangtze River, Luo Youdu took Luzhou and Hezhou, Zhao Kuangyin took Chuzhou, Guo Lingtu took Sizhou, Qizangzhen took Huangzhou, and Li Fu offered Qizhou.
In just over a month, six of the fourteen states fell.
The whole Jianghuai River became a mess.
But amidst this chaos, Luo Youdu had a small foreboding feeling.