The capital city.
Li Qin looked at the stories circulating in Jiangnan about his army's disastrous defeat in the Huai River region and their hasty northward escape.
I couldn't help but smile.
If I hadn't taken the initiative to order Zhang Hengshuo to retreat, he would still be wreaking havoc in the Huai River region, unstoppable.
However, Zhang Hengshuo was thoroughly smeared by the literati and scholars of Jiangnan this time.
The story of his crushing defeat in the Huai River region will likely circulate in Jiangnan for quite some time.
Some well-crafted stories can even be passed down for hundreds of years.
Li Qin didn't care about any of this.
Because the balance of power between the two sides has not changed with these stories.
This time, Zhang Hengshuo's southward journey to Lianghuai brought him a lot of information.
One of these tests was to determine the true combat effectiveness of the Huai Army trained by Hu Zongxian.
In conclusion, they were good at defending the city, but when it came to open field battles, they were no match for them.
As long as they dare to leave the city, they are confident that they can easily defeat these so-called Huai Army.
During this battle, Yang Zhiyong's Shanxi army remained at its garrison.
There was absolutely no movement.
It seems that Hu Zongxian will not easily deploy this army, after all, it is considered to be the most combat-effective army under his command.
Although this army was a bit troublesome, it was nothing to him.
Hu Zongxian from Lianghuai is quite capable.
However, if he were to launch a full-scale attack on Lianghuai, he still wouldn't be able to hold out.
There was nothing I could do; the cards I had were far better than the cards he had.
No matter how good his card skills are, he is powerless to turn the tide when faced with a weak hand.
He has elite troops from the border regions and hundreds of thousands of mercenaries under his command. Moreover, he has already gained control of the northern Central Plains and Huguang, and Sichuan has also submitted.
His army consisted mostly of refugees, relying solely on support from a small corner of the southeast.
To confront oneself is like a mayfly trying to shake a tree.
Thinking about his current advantages, Li Qin couldn't help but feel arrogant.
If he were to attack the Huai River region, he could have his army throw their horsewhips into the Huai River and stop it from flowing.
Even the Yangtze River is an option.
However, Li Qin soon put away his arrogance.
He might just be one step away from unifying the world.
We can't let anything happen.
You must be extremely careful.
Make thorough preparations and strive to advance from both the north and south to wipe out the Jinling court in one fell swoop.
Li Qin then continued to process the memorials submitted from the surrounding area.
Li Hongji, who had appointed himself Governor-General of Henan, actually looted Wuchang completely.
He then led his army back to Henan, leaving Zhang Bingwu, the only person in the Henan army who could threaten him, in Hankou.
They ostensibly asked him to assist in the defense of Hubei and Hunan.
Li Qin was also very angry about his unauthorized return to Henan without orders.
In the end, he was not punished.
He knew now was not the time to deal with these warlords.
They are still useful.
Now that he has returned to Henan, when I go south to the Huai River region, I will let him go and attack Yang Zhiyong in Runan.
According to intelligence, he has greatly expanded his forces during his southward journey to Huguang.
According to the report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he incorporated a large number of surrendered officers from Huguang into his own ranks.
He then selected the strongest men from his peasant army to form the veterans' camp.
The number of people was about 60,000, and they were equipped with all the good weapons and equipment captured along the way.
And because he had been fighting alongside his own army, he began to emulate his army's military orders, laws, and so on, and started to govern his army.
They also eat differently from others, often having meat.
They now possess a certain level of combat capability.
His combat effectiveness will continue to improve as he continues to train.
By the time I head south, I should have a certain level of combat capability.
Even if we can't defeat Yang Zhiyong, holding him off shouldn't be a problem.
Li Qin then saw a memorial presented to him by a Tatar tribe on the grassland.
Li Qin opened it and saw that it was a memorial from the chief of a tribe called Wengnut to the Great Khan.
He took a closer look at the contents.
The tribe's chief said they had captured a general named You Chu.
It was on the advice of the former Tatar Khan that he turned to go to Liaodong.
It was mentioned in this memorial.
After his initial defeat, You Chu had been trying to gather his scattered former troops and some scattered Tatars.
And they remained determined to continue fighting him.
However, his former subordinates betrayed him after hearing his words.
After experiencing a series of failures, they had become utterly desperate.
Especially after the defeat of the Tatar army.
In addition, his momentum in the Central Plains was unstoppable.
Their last glimmer of hope was shattered.
They were human too, initially following You Chu because of ideals, feelings, or speculation.
Now, after a series of defeats, they are living a life of hardship, constantly being besieged and hunted down.
Their ideals and emotions have also been completely exhausted.
So they decided to betray him in exchange for being able to return to Da Wu and continue living there.
Li Qin looked at the memorial in front of him.
You Chu was actually caught.
So sudden.
But in the stories written by those literary figures, he should continue to cause trouble after his own story.
What a pity.
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