Li Qin led his army south from the capital.
After joining forces with Qin Chenyao and Zhang Hengshuo in Shandong, the allied forces' strength expanded once again.
Li Qin looked at the map in front of him, based on the intelligence sent from Jiangnan.
The Jiangnan court has basically shifted its defensive focus in the Jiangbei region to Huainan.
The troops originally stationed in Huaibei have gradually withdrawn to Huainan to strengthen the defenses of Huainan.
Li Qin looked at the map in front of him and asked the person next to him:
"Didn't Hong Chengchou's army say they had already left Shaanxi?"
Last time I reported that we were almost at Runing.
Where are they now?
After Li Qin finished asking his question, one of his aides immediately said:
"Your Majesty, according to Hong Chengchou's latest report, he has led his army to the Huai River and will soon be able to cross the Huai River and enter Runing in Henan."
Upon hearing that Hong Chengchou was about to arrive in Runing, Li Qin nodded.
He was very satisfied with Hong Chengchou's performance this time.
He originally thought that Hong Chengchou would be passive and reluctant to fight, and that although he sent troops, he would lead his army to march at a snail's pace.
That makes sense, given the scale of his southward campaign this time; in the eyes of many, the Jiangnan court is destined to perish.
Once the Jiangnan court falls, he will be the most powerful force in the world, the only true court.
If you slack off at this time, you'll be the first to be punished in the future.
After learning Hong Chengchou's location, Li Qin immediately said to his advisors:
"Give Hong Chengchou an order to lead his troops to conquer various parts of Runing after he enters Runing."
This tied down Yang Zhiyong's troops in Runing.
After giving the order, he looked at the location of Runing on the map.
Once Hong Chengchou leads his army into Runing, it will probably be difficult for him to escape.
Yang Zhiyong, a member of the Yang family, has a blood feud with Hong Chengchou.
The two met and clashed in Runing. They wouldn't stop until they fought to the death in Runing.
This was exactly what he wanted.
Whether it's Yang Zhiyong or Hong Chengchou, let's fight.
Yang Zhiyong defeated Hong Chengchou, an internal threat, while Hong Chengchou defeated Yang Zhiyong, an external threat.
After giving orders to Hong Chengchou's army.
Li Qin also continued to issue orders to Jiang Xiangyang, who had accompanied him to Datong.
He was instructed to lead his 40,000-strong Datong army as the vanguard, cross the Huai River first, and head to Huai'an in Huainan to distract and draw Hu Zongxian's attention.
At the same time, he also inquired about the strength of the defenses deployed in Huainan.
He then ordered Zhang Hengshuo and Qin Chenyao, the warlord who was most obedient to him among the feudal lords, to lead their troops to attack the now-empty Huaibei region.
Meanwhile, he led the main army to support them from behind.
After Li Qin's order was conveyed.
Jiang Xiangyang angrily slammed Li Qin's order on the table and said:
“Li Qin is going too far. He actually made us the vanguard to cross the Huai River first and attack the Huainan region, which is heavily fortified with troops.”
"Yes, Li Qin has gone too far in bullying us. Commander, why don't we take the army back to Datong?"
At this moment, one of Jiang Xiangyang's subordinates stepped forward and spoke.
After the general finished speaking, Jiang Xiangyang's advisor immediately stepped forward and said:
"General, you must not!"
Li Qin's hundreds of thousands of troops are now on our side, while we only have 40,000 troops.
Moreover, we are located in Shandong, not Datong, so we lack favorable timing and location.
If we try to return to Datong with our army, Li Qin will immediately label us as rebels.
With a wave of his hand, he could lead his massive army to annihilate us.
After the aide finished speaking, Jiang Xiangyang also sighed.
His advisor was absolutely right.
Now Li Qin commands hundreds of thousands of troops, wielding the most powerful violent machine in the world.
Violence creates power; whoever controls violence controls power.
The gap between the violent machines in his hands and those in his hands was too great.
He could easily compel him to carry out his orders using the violence at his disposal.
Because he knew that if he didn't comply, Li Qin would soon use the violent machinery in his hands to destroy him and kill him.
This is why he led his army out of Datong to follow Li Qin.
He feared that Li Qin would destroy him before destroying the Jiangnan court.
Although the feudal lords of the land could unite to resist Li Qin, such an alliance was easier said than done.
The internal contradictions among them were enormous. Qin Chenyao in Shandong followed Li Qin's lead and was at his beck and call.
Li Qin had stationed troops in Shandong, which made him dare not disobey Li Qin's orders in any way.
If it weren't for Li Qin's suppression, the relationship between Hong Chengchou and Liu Sixiu would have been different.
It's estimated that they already started fighting over the Hanzhong issue.
How could these people possibly risk going to war with Li Qin for their own sake, who was far away in Datong?
After letting out a helpless sigh, Jiang Xiangyang said to the person beside him:
"Order the army to march south."
After Jiang Xiangyang finished speaking, everyone present sighed and went to carry out his orders.
He began leading his large army south.
Behind them were Zhang Hengshuo and Qin Chenyao's troops, who were preparing to attack Huaibei.
On either side of them were tens of thousands of Tatar cavalrymen reorganized by Li Qin.
As for Li Qin, he led his personal army to hold the line from behind.
At the same time, the deployment of Li Qin's direct army also followed this principle.
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