The three-way Northern Expedition finally ended, Ding Siyu, Chen Yunxuan, and Xie Wenzhou became the winners, and Xiahou Ming was defeated.
Ding Siyu now controls Sichuan Province in the southwest, Longzhou in the northwest, and the western part of Anzhou, while Xie Wenzhou has taken over Huaizhou.
As for Chen Yunxuan, he integrated the Central Plains. In addition to the original Xiangzhou and Lingzhou, he also added Yingzhou, Xinzhou and the eastern part of Anzhou.
Today, Ding, Chen and Xie are still allies. If they continue to expand while maintaining the alliance, they can only continue to move northward.
Ding Siyu could only expand to Guanzhou in the north, while Xie Wenzhou could only focus on Haizhou in the north of Huaizhou.
In order to integrate and digest the northwestern forces, Wang Yanjiang, who was in charge of the military and political affairs of Lie State, chose to recuperate.
After resting for two years, Wang Yanjiang prepared to follow Duanmu Xin's example and submit a petition for a Northern Expedition.
However, before the Northern Expedition, he ignored the problem of factional infighting.
In Yongliang County, northwest of Longzhou, Zhang Mougu had reached the limit of his patience.
"Brother, you have to be the boss of our family!" Zhang Mougu's younger brother cried bitterly.
"Damn it! Not only did this bad boy Yi Yanggong oppose me before, but now he's causing trouble for my family." Zhang Mougu clenched his fists and decided to lead some men to bring him to justice immediately.
Just as Zhang Mougu was leaving, the other generals came looking for him.
"Huh? Why are all of you gathered here?" Zhang Mougu was puzzled.
"General... General Linghu was sentenced to death for killing civilians without authorization." One of the generals replied.
"What... Linghu Liang is dead? What happened? His character was so good that he could be regarded as a model for our army!" Zhang Mougu was shocked.
You must know that Linghu Liang was his confidant who was promoted by him. He was extremely brave in battle, and many of his achievements were due to Linghu Liang's contribution.
If the Prime Minister's successor, Wang Yanjiang, had not ordered the two of them to be separated, Zhang Mougu would have taken him with him no matter what.
Zhang Mougu's expression changed, and he asked coldly, "Who gave the order?"
"The case was handed over to Yi Yanggong... and the man who was killed happened to be Yi Yanggong's brother-in-law. Despite the others' repeated persuasion, Yi Yanggong insisted on killing him." The general continued to answer.
"Why did Linghu Liang want to kill him? Does the general know?" Zhang Mougu suppressed his anger. Before taking action, he had to find out the whole picture.
"It's ridiculous that General Linghu's wife had an affair with his brother-in-law. When the general came back from an outing, he happened to see the two of them committing adultery!" When the general said this, his fists had hardened.
Zhang Mougu no longer suppressed his anger, drew his sword and chopped down the dead tree next to him!
"Damn it! How can Wang Yanjiang be worthy of taking over as Grand General?" Zhang Mougu gritted his teeth and said, "My people fought bravely for these civilian officials to capture Longzhou and western Anzhou, and now they're just sitting back and reaping the benefits. What about us?"
"My life hangs on my head, and I end up being assigned to this godforsaken place!"
"Follow me, the general. I will definitely seek justice for you!"
At this moment, a messenger came running over and reported the situation: "General Zhang, the generals of the five counties have reported that the remaining food is insufficient. We implore General Zhang to come forward and ask General Wang to allocate food!"
"Huh? Insufficient food reserves? Didn't I just tell General Wang about this last time?" Zhang Mougu was confused.
The messenger looked pale and thin, and didn't look like he was lying.
"General, General Wang did say he would provide food, but Yi Yanggong's men interfered. We went to Fengdu to ask him for food, but he delayed giving it to us, saying that the army was short of food and that according to the general's instructions, Anzhou would be given priority."
A civil servant came forward and explained the situation in Anzhou: "General, I am from Fengdu and have been back to Fengdu several times before."
"I've noticed that food supply is smooth in western Anzhou, and even half the price compared to usual. However, food prices here are rising repeatedly."
"And judging by the schedule, the military rations shipped from Chuanzhou should have arrived long ago."
Another general expressed his opinion: "In my opinion, it is Yi Yanggong, who is in charge of transportation, who is withholding military rations and suppressing us Xiangwu faction!"
The so-called Xiangwu School refers to a branch of the Xiangzhou School. The other branch is the Xiangwen School headed by Wang Yanjiang.
"You are just a coward, I won't make plans with you!" Zhang Mougu roared to the sky.
"General... since the general and his men treated me like this, why don't we just go all out and attack Fengdu!" suggested a general who had endured the arrogance of the Xiangwen faction for a long time.
"Attack Fengdu! Chop off Yi Yanggong's head!" Another general also followed suit.
The others also expressed their opinions, and even the civil servant suggested: "General, we have been patient for a long time. That Yi Yanggong is really too much. We can attack Fengdu under the pretext of 'eliminating traitors'!"
"General Wei has led his troops to resist the attacking Guanzhou army, and the remaining garrison is lax in its preparations."
"We can take this opportunity to launch a protest and demand an explanation from General Wang!"
After thinking for a while, Zhang Mougu finally decided to raise an army: "Then let's attack Fengdu and use the murder of Linghu Liang as an excuse to start an uprising!"
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In Xiangjiang County, everyone is ready to go to war with Linzhou.
Xie Wenzhou had died, and his only surviving youngest son, Xie Guanfei, succeeded him.
When a new king ascends the throne, people's hearts are unstable, and it is time to send troops.
"Your Majesty, this opportunity is rare and will never come again. The best time to take Linzhou is now!" Lin Tongxi suggested.
Chen Yunxuan nodded, agreed with Lin Tongxi and others' suggestions, and decided to declare war
Xiangzhou is located upstream, so it naturally has an advantage in attacking Linzhou.
What's more, they have been preparing for war for a long time and their armaments have been upgraded.
The newly conquered Central Plains has also been stabilized. The internal affairs of Xiangzhou, Lingzhou and Anzhou are safe and there is no need to worry.
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