He placed the Green Standard Army at the front and his own elite troops at the rear.
Huai'an.
Hu Zongxian sat in his main seat with a worried expression, listening to his subordinates report on the situation in Huaibei, pointing to a map in front of them.
"According to reports from the front, Li's army has officially left Shandong and entered Huaibei."
Their army split into three routes.
Zhang Hengshuo and Qin Chenyao's troops from Shandong were attacking the prefectures and counties north of the Huai River.
Xuzhou and other places were in dire need of help, and at the same time, some prefectures and counties in Huaibei surrendered one after another in the face of Li's personal southward advance.
After entering the Huai River region, Jiang Xiangyang of Datong headed south, showing signs of breaking through the Huai River and entering our Huainan region.
Li Ze, on the other hand, personally led one large army at the rear.
After his subordinates finished their report, Hu Zongxian looked serious, his hands clenching involuntarily.
Li Qin led hundreds of thousands of troops south, and he was responsible for the first line of defense against Li Qin.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous.
After the imperial court set the policy, he withdrew the troops from Huaibei to Huainan.
The defenses of Xuzhou and other areas in the Huaibei region are now far weaker than before.
They couldn't hold out for long against Zhang Hengshuo and his men's renewed attack.
The fall of Huaibei was only a matter of time.
What he needs to do now is figure out how to prevent Huainan from being completely captured by Li Qin.
However, facing Li Qin's army marching south, he was not very confident in holding onto Huainan.
He also knew about the debate in the court, in which a minister named Sun Kaiyang had previously submitted a memorial advocating for the abandonment of Huainan.
Faced with the comparison of military strength between the two sides.
From a military perspective, he believed that Sun Kaiyang's strategy was very effective.
However, due to political reasons, better military plans could not be implemented.
Thinking of the internal strife within the Jiangnan court, Hu Zongxian sighed and looked south with a bewildered expression.
At the same time, there is concern about the direction of Huguang, especially Jinhu Prefecture in Jiangxi.
He remained skeptical of the submission of Jinhu Prefecture in Jiangxi.
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