While pacifying the four counties of Xiangnan, Xiahou Jing was gradually moving south and swallowing up Yuwan County and Fanye County controlled by Ding Yunyi.
As for Mao Dehui, he successfully eliminated dissidents and unified the forces in Xiangbei.
As Xiahou Jing's army was at its peak and he had a righteous cause, Mao Dehui finally decided to surrender to Xiahou Jing with the Xiangbei forces and jointly attack Ding Yunyi.
Ding Yunyi originally had the support of Xiangzhou, but after Ding Nanjing died, Mao Dehui, who was behind Ding Qichong, began to think of attacking Ding Yunyi.
Now being attacked from both sides, Ding Yunyi had no choice but to retreat to Yunmeng County where his nephew Ding Kangan was.
Xiahou Jing should not have gone south so quickly, but Lu Ganyue's mysterious death allowed Xiahou Jing to take advantage of the opportunity to seize the north.
With this capture, Xiahou Jing now had a stable rear base.
After digesting the north, Xiahou Jing prepared his troops and waited for the opportunity to march south.
Ding Nanjing's death just created a perfect opportunity for him.
When Ding Yunyi retreated to Yunmeng County, many people spontaneously followed Ding Yunyi and migrated eastward.
Compared with Xiahou Jing's rule, Ding Yunyi's governance was more popular.
Light taxes and lenient punishments were the guiding principles of Ding Yunyi's rule.
Xiahou Jing's ruling policy was the opposite. In order to quickly gather enough troops to march south and achieve the great cause of unification, he chose to increase taxes and strengthen penalties in order to strengthen his own power as quickly as possible.
In addition, Xiahou Jing committed many massacres during the Great Famine, which frightened many people.
Mao Dehui's rule in the south was even more unpopular. It was said that he was going to surrender to Xiahou Jing and might even join forces with him to attack Ding Yunyi.
By then, Yuwan County and Fanye County will surely be engulfed in war.
Instead of waiting for death, it is better to take the opportunity to follow Ding Yunyi to move east.
This following caused considerable difficulties for Ding Yunyi's eastward migration. Fortunately, with the concerted efforts of military advisor Duanmu Xin and a group of generals, everyone finally succeeded in reaching Yunmeng County.
Many soldiers and civilians died on the way, but there was nothing that could be done about it.
Lin Tongxi and others gathered in the county government to discuss the next steps.
On the map, in addition to Yunmeng County, Xiahou Jing has already captured the northern part of Xiangzhou, and even Jinkang County and Xiangjiang County are included.
During the process of Mao Dehui's unification of the northern part of Xiangzhou, many voices of resistance emerged, but they were all suppressed.
Among them, the relationship between the Xia tribe and the White Tiger tribe broke down again.
Faced with exploitation in the northern part of Xiangzhou, the White Tiger Clan chose to rise up in resistance, but was forced to flee due to lack of strength and went south to surrender to Chen Yunxuan.
On the way, Yan Chenghong of Guangyang County chose to rebel against Mao Dehui's rule and assisted the White Tiger Tribe in their escape.
As Xiahou Jing's army was about to march south, Yan Chenghong had to abandon Guangyang County and lead the people who were willing to follow Chen Yunxuan to Lingwu County.
Yue Lingyun led his troops to support them and repelled the pursuing Mao Dehui army.
"Everyone, now that Mao Dehui has surrendered to Xiahou Jing, the war is about to spread to the southern part of Xiangzhou." Chen Yunxuan explained the situation and pointed to Xiangjiang County which had been occupied by Xiahou Jing.
"If we rely on ourselves, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist Xiahou Jing, who controls the north and the Central Plains." Yue Lingyun added.
"Yes, for this we must unite with other forces to fight against the North." Lin Tongxi pointed out the direction of the next action, and then asked Xiaojiu to report the intelligence his subordinates had obtained.
Xiaojiu stepped forward and shared the information he had: "Yu Xianluo in the west has no intention of submitting to Xiahou Jing yet. He seems to still be under the control of Ding Yijun."
"As for Lord Ding Yunyi in the north, there's no need to say more. He has stated that he will resolutely fight against Xiahou Jing."
"As for Xie Wenzhou in the east...his attitude was very ambiguous and he failed to express his opinion."
"His subordinates were divided into two factions: one led by Le Yuxian, who advocated war, and the other led by Bu Zhaozhang, who advocated surrender."
Everyone looked towards Linzhou in the east. Xie Wenzhou, who controlled this place, obviously had a significant influence on the situation.
If Xie Wenzhou surrendered, Ding Yunyi would be surrounded and unable to escape. It would only be a matter of time before he was eliminated.
In this way, the only force capable of resisting the North is Chen Yunxuan's forces.
At that time, everyone had no choice but to adopt the strategy of surrendering to Xiahou Jing.
There were many voices of surrender among Chen Yunxuan's army, but they were only spread privately.
"There are voices within the army calling for Xiahou Jing's surrender. I've sent people to reprimand them, but similar voices persist." Wei Zhaoshan frowned, expressing his concern. "Everyone, the situation is not optimistic."
"There's no way. Xiahou Jing is too powerful. He has millions of people, and we only have the strength of four counties. It's really difficult to resist..." Ye Moqing also expressed his concerns.
Peng Ziliang advised: "Everyone, please don't encourage others. In my opinion, we still have a chance to defeat Xiahou Jing."
"Yes, we do have a chance." Lin Tongxi continued his analysis: "You know, Xiahou Jing's troops are mostly from the north, while the south is densely networked with waterways."
"If you want to take down our southern forces, you must have a powerful navy."
"In Xiangzhou, the only ones who are good at naval warfare besides us are the Wen Family Army led by General Wen, but they have already been liquidated by Mao Dehui."
"As for Mao Dehui's navy, their quality is not as good as ours, nor as good as Xie Wenzhou and Ding Yunyi."
"As long as our three forces unite, we can stop Xiahou Jing through a naval battle."
After Lin Tongxi finished speaking, Chen Yunxuan helped summarize: "So, the key to the war lies in uniting the three parties."
"As for how to unite... that is the focus of our discussion today. We need to send envoys to the alliance." Lin Tongxi added.
While everyone was discussing the specific matters of the alliance, the envoy sent by Ding Yunyi arrived in Wangchen County.
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