Guo Rong took Luo Youdu into the tent, and the emperor and his ministers took their seats.
Guo Rong laughed: "Taking all of Jianghuai is right in front of us. What do you think the next step will be?"
Luo Youdu said resolutely: "Take advantage of his illness to kill him. First send generals to the surrounding states. Your Majesty can drive straight in to the bank of the Yangtze River. Pressure the south of the Yangtze River and wait for the good news from the puppet Tang Dynasty Li Jing begging for surrender."
A trace of excitement flashed in Guo Rong's eyes, and he seemed to be unable to suppress his mood. He stood up and said: "I also have this intention. Not only that, I also want to receive and entertain the envoys of Wu and Yue in Yangzhou. Although they did not help much this time, they did something for me.
I lost tens of thousands of soldiers during the Great Zhou Dynasty, so I deserve a commendation."
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
Luo Youdu was flattering, but said: "Your Majesty will be able to see a good show when he arrives at the bank of the Yangtze River."
Guo Rong said in surprise: "What's the show?"
Luo Youdu said: "Nanping King Zhongshu ordered Gao Baorong to fulfill his duties faithfully and send troops to help our army's performance."
Guo Rong's face instantly became solemn, and he smiled solemnly and said: "I will watch this drama carefully."
This position is different and the attitude is completely different.
Historically, Guo Rong was very tolerant of Nanping.
After all, Nanping Elementary School only has Jiangling, plus Guizhou and Xiazhou.
The entire country is no more than three states, with barely more than 100,000 households. In terms of strength, it is not as powerful as the powerful vassal towns under his control.
With this little strength, Guo Rong really doesn't like him.
Therefore, Gao Baorong acted like a licking dog no matter what, licking Guo Rong and cheering for Da Zhou.
Guo Rong naturally gave endless rewards.
It's different now. Guo Rong takes a fancy to Jiangling's geographical advantages.
Gao Baorong's attitude is a bit annoying.
According to Luo Youdu and Wang Pu's strategy, in order to make the Southern Tang Dynasty honest, in addition to taking all the land of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, they also had to contain the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and control the natural chasms of the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
He needed someone who could put pressure on the Southern Tang Dynasty in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, not a flattering little brother.
"Let's not mention this for now..."
Guo Rong suddenly thought of something, and said with a mysterious smile: "This time when I went south, my husband's military achievements and military equipment were the first, unparalleled. After returning to Bianjing, this reward is indispensable. But before that, I
I have a gift for my husband... let me give it a try. I will know what the gift is when the time comes..."
Luo Youdu looked at Guo Rong inexplicably, always feeling that his smile was a bit mean, as if he had something good in mind.
After resting for five days at Zhaobu Port, Guo Rong arranged for his soldiers who had not yet performed meritorious service to be divided into various places.
Then he led all the civil and military officials and headed south to Hezhou.
Guo Rong always regarded himself as the emperor on horseback. He did not sit in the chariot and enjoy the ride, but wore armor and rode the horse himself.
If it shows that the light armor is full of sarcasm, then Guo Rong's golden armor is not sarcastic, but a show-off.
The whole body is shining with gold, especially powerful and dazzling...
Passing through Luzhou, when the people on both sides of the official road saw the Emperor of Zhou coming in person, they all knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor..."
Seeing the prosperous scene in Luzhou, Guo Rong said with emotion: "It is my husband's indispensable contribution to creating this peace in the chaos of war."
Luo Youdu felt ashamed and said: "Your Majesty's words make me feel ashamed. The methods you use are all your Majesty's benevolent policies. They are caused by your Majesty's benevolence. I am just quoting your Majesty's benevolence and borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha."
Guo Rong was very impressed and nodded and said: "Of course these words are true. Perhaps he is the only one who has implemented the benevolent policy of the Great Zhou Dynasty so well in this war."
The monarch and his ministers flattered each other and entered the boundary of Hezhou together.
During this period, good news about the Great Zhou Dynasty also continued to reach the front lines.
Huainan East Road Battlefield.
Li Chongjin defeated Haozhou, Wang Shenqi captured Sizhou, Wang Hanzhang defeated Haizhou, Xiang Xun conquered Chuzhou, and Ma Renyu captured Chuzhou.
On the Huainan West Road battlefield, Zhang Yongde and Zhao Kuangyin led the Dianqian army to retake Guangzhou, Huangzhou and Qizhou.
In this series of captures of cities, except for the slight resistance from Chuzhou and Haizhou, the remaining state capitals and the generals of the Zhou Dynasty hardly exerted any effort.
After a series of major defeats in the Southern Tang Dynasty, there was not much resistance among the various states.
And this time, with the precedent of the White Armor Army, the generals of the Zhou Dynasty did not dare to embarrass the people too much.
Wherever Zhou soldiers went, Qiu did not invade them.
Some generals with poor restraint did not even dare to enter the city, fearing that their soldiers would cause trouble.
Guo Rong was very satisfied with this situation, and almost all the generals who restrained the soldiers received letters of commendation from Guo Rong.
Upon entering Dehezhou, Guo Rong received a piece of news.
Nanping King Gao Baorong sent commander Wei Lin to lead one hundred warships and three thousand soldiers from Xiakou, eastward along the Yangtze River to assist the Later Zhou Dynasty in attacking the Southern Tang Dynasty, and reached Ezhou.
When the Zhou Dynasty entered Jianghuai and was in a bitter battle, there was no news at all from Nanping.
Now that he has gained a decisive advantage, Nanping really wants to send troops as Luo Youdu said.
What he did was thought-provoking.
Guo Rong looked at the movements in Nanping Kingdom, thinking about what Luo Youdu said about watching a show, with a trace of anger in his eyes, but also a little bit of expectation.
Let’s see what tricks Gao Baorong can play.
At this moment, Li Jing, who learned that the Great Wednesday Army was approaching Jiangbei, could not sit still at all.
He looked pitifully at the civil and military ministers like a sailor, but asked for a way to defeat the enemy and a strategy to retreat from it.
Finally, his eyes fell on Chai Kehong.
"General..."
Chai Kehong looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "I am willing to fight to the death to defend the Yangtze River defense line!"
Fight to the death, there is nothing but fight to the death.
The defeat of Zijin Mountain had a comprehensive impact on the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Just like when Liu Bei defeated Soochow in the past, he completely destroyed his entire family.
Veterans who can fight and young rookies will either die or be demoted.
All the elites that could be mobilized in the Southern Tang Dynasty were lost on the land of Jiangbei.
Now the Southern Tang Dynasty can no longer produce decent generals, let alone a force capable of attacking.
Liu Bei was lucky, he had Zhuge Liang in charge, and he was able to revitalize the collapsed Shu Kingdom.
Where is Li Jing?
There is Chen Jue!
Chen Jue had made such a big mistake that he was not demoted but still held the position of privy envoy.
In Li Jing's eyes, everything was the result of Zhu Yuan's betrayal. Even if Chen Jue was at fault, he failed to discover Zhu Yuan's second thoughts in time.
Chai Kehong integrated the military forces of the Southern Tang Dynasty and found that the crooked melons and split dates in his hands were only suitable for defending the Yangtze River and Jinling.
Without twenty years of recuperation, Southern Tang would have no chance of counterattack.
The question is, will Zhou Dynasty on the other side of the Yangtze River give them twenty years?
Judging from the situation, the momentum will sweep across Jiangnan today...
This great general is about to collapse.
When no one spoke, Li Jing sighed: "I have a letter from King Nanping in my hand urging surrender. What do you think of it?"
Feng Yansi said bravely: "The Zhou army is powerful and cannot be defeated. It is better to surrender and respect Zhengshuo."
At this time, Feng Yansi no longer dared to speak of the Northern traitors.
Li Jing hurriedly asked: "Who is willing to go?"
Feng Yansi continued: "I recommend Prime Minister Sun. Prime Minister Sun is the most talented person in our dynasty. He cannot take on this important task."
As long as the Southern Tang Dynasty was not destroyed, internal fighting would continue!!!