Kou Zhong withdrew his troops very simply, and Li Shimin also refused to chase after him as he said.

Zhao Deyan and Pi Chen and other people in the Demon Sect also knew that they were not welcomed, and carried wealth that did not touch Li Shimin's bottom line and left before dawn.

Li Shimin did not expect that Luoyang could fall into the control of Zhou State so easily, and what surprised him even more was that the battle between Chu State in the south was also easy.

On the way back to the court, he received a war report from the court, describing the battle in detail.

Li Jing formulated a strategy to attack Baling in three ways, and Qu Tutong restrained him. He led his main force down the river. Two disciples Su Dingfang and Hou Junji crossed the Yangtze River and went deep into the hinterland of Chu to invade. The battle would take a few months to go on.

Just as he confronted Liang State, Su Dingfang and Hou Junji competed for credit, and the latter took the lead and went south to break through five cities in one day.

Seeing that Su Dingfang was unable to fight, he couldn't help but be anxious and turned his troops around the opposite side of the Yangtze River to attack from behind Baling City. He had the idea of ​​becoming a good man if he didn't succeed, but he ran all the way without any obstacles, so he asked him to easily attack Baling City.

When Xiao Xian opened the city and fled, he was intercepted by him, and then rushed into the city, causing chaos. Li Jing took the opportunity to attack the city, and it was decided to fight.

After seeing it, Li Shimin laughed and said, "General Su is really a blessing in all the world. The Xiang family was originally buried in the Liang Dynasty court and restrained Xiao Xian's chess piece. In the critical moment, Shi Zhixuan appeared for a long time, so he had a different idea, wanting to kill Xiao Xian and take over the power. I think his family expected that the wood was already done, and Shi Zhixuan would give in.

The disciple of the Evil King Hou Xibai was really naive. At this time, she was deceived by Xiang Yushan, a son of the Xiang family, to see some beauty. She knew nothing about this and almost died after the coup. I heard that he was kind to Kou Zhong, and birds of birds of feathers flocked together."

Baling City was broken, Xiao Xian was executed, and Xiang's family was eliminated.

Hou Junji was dissatisfied and took advantage of the confrontation between Fu Gongyou and Xu's army in Jiujiang and sent surprise troops to capture Yuzhang. This move helped Du Fuwei a lot and quickly took Fu Gongyou.

The two countries in the south were overthrown, and although there were four forces, namely the Lingnan Song ranks, as well as the Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou, Luo Yi and Gao Kaidao, the general trend of confrontation between the east and the west has been laid. Unless one of them makes a big mistake, the situation will last for many years.

The Zhou army had already taken the initiative, forming a semicircle from south to north to surround the enemy. Although the State of Xu was obviously in decline, the forces within it became more united.

If Shen Yuanjing and Li Shimin were asked to seize the world, they would lose all their power and wealth one by one. Wouldn't it be more unacceptable than losing their lives?

In the late spring of the following year, the Zhou army divided into three routes to attack Xu. Qu Tutong in the north was the commander, leading Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin, Luo Shixin and others to attack Pengcheng; Li Jing in the south was the commander, leading Su Dingfang and Hou Junji, from Jiangxia and Yuzhang to attack Jiujiang, and attacked Yuhang with a partial army.

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Li Shimin personally led a large army and led Liu Heita and others out of Luoyang and rushed straight to Jiangdu. A war to unify the world began.

The routes of the Zhou State's middle route were mostly Du Fuwei's sphere of influence, and he focused his main energy on Jiujiang. The rescuer of Xu State was the Yuwen family's Xiaoguo Army, and he refused to take his heart.

The Zhou army drove in and attacked Shouchun all the way. Yang Gongqing rushed to help and stalked in Luzhou to form a confrontation.

Li Shimin set up a camp beside the Huai River, set up a banquet, and said with a smile: "During the Later Han Dynasty, the Yuan family of Runan was four generations and three nobles, and they were not uncommon. Yuan Gonglu seized Huaiyang. As soon as he obtained the Heshi Bi, he thought it was the destiny of heaven. He immediately became emperor and became famous for a while, but it perished in a daze. Why?

Relying on family power, I can’t get the scholars and love the people, and even the people betray their relatives. Now I understand why Mr. dares to suppress the aristocratic families, dismiss the family, and expel the martial arts forces. Even if these can control the situation for a while, they will eventually be dispersed."

The ministers and generals around him praised them, and for a while, the king and his subjects were all happy and were full of momentum. After the banquet, they divided their troops to attack Luzhou and Shouchun. Although they failed to capture them, they greatly shocked the defenders of the two cities.

Yang Gongqing's army left his hometown, people's hearts were fluctuating, and his morale was depressed for a while; on the other hand, the Xiaoguo army was defeated repeatedly, and it had long since lost its momentum as the elite Yang and Sui. Seeing that the Zhou army was strong and timid, it shrank.

Li Shimin did not stop for much, and passed between the two and rushed straight to Jinling. The two armies did not dare to fight, allowing them to arrive smoothly.

This action was like a sharp knife, inserted into the hinterland of Xu State, completely disrupting the plans formulated by Kou Zhong and Lu Miaozi, and breaking the balance between the two sides.

The Zhou army was in great momentum. When they besieged Jinling with equal numbers of troops and horses, they dared to send troops to disturb the capital of the Jianghuai army, Liyang.

Du Fuwei, who was far away in Jiujiang, was shocked and asked Xu Guogong to send troops to help. However, a group of people from the former Wagang Village in the north fought against Qu Tutong, while Lin Shihong was sneak attacked by Hou Junji in the south and was too busy to take care of himself.

Kou Zhong wanted to provide all the elite soldiers who followed him to help, but Cihang Jingzhai and Lu Miaozi thought it was impossible and forced him to hoard heavily in Jiangzhou to wait for his labor. At the same time, he colluded with the outside of the border, and Fan Qinghui went to Lingnan in person to persuade the Song family to send troops.

Li Shimin laughed when he heard this and comforted his subordinates, "Sir and I have expected it, and have arranged a large army to set up a border. Besides, there are too many people talking about war on Xu. Don't you know that the Hulu will be able to reproduce in winter and get the spring when the people are trapped and horses are too scarce. How can you send troops? I think it's just a small battle that keeps going, and it's not worth worrying."

The border reported, and it was indeed the case. There was also a message from Lingnan that Song Que was unwilling to send troops because Xu State colluded with foreign captives. Kou Zhong had no choice but to order Du Fuwei to give up Jiujiang and turn to Liyang.

Du Fuwei was furious and helpless, so he had to give up Jiujiang and head down the river by boat. When he arrived in Liyang, he had not yet informed his friendly troops. He suddenly entered Zhou camp alone and asked to see Shen Yuanjing and Li Shimin.

He said: "Du was overestimating his abilities and thought he could compete in this troubled times. However, in the future, his great cause was not achieved and his glory was not achieved, and he first separated from his brothers of life and death, and turned against him. Now he is even more embarrassed and is in a dilemma. It is better to surrender early, and ask His Majesty to give the brothers of the Jianghuai Army a way out."

Li Shimin said happily: "Mr. Du's wish to surrender is a great thing. He will not pursue all the past, as long as he follows the rules and regulations from now on."

Du Fuwei also knew that Zhou State had always restricted the martial arts forces, and would not have come here unless it was absolutely necessary. He sighed in his heart and said, "I will accept the order!"

When Shen Yuanjing asked about Xu Guo, he said indignantly: "I was blind and believed in that kid Kou Zhong incorrectly. He acted too freely and was not like a ruler. I repeatedly advised him not to obey his trust in Cihang Jingzhai and Lu Miaozi, gather more power and strengthen centralization.

But he didn't listen, but instead thought I was absent from his relationship with the nuns and Lu Miaozi. Although he was called father and son, he was actually a passerby. Thanks to my army, I was not hurt by the villains around him.

Now it is true. He was impulsive in the early days, and repeatedly made dangers alone and made big mistakes. Now he is in person to fight to increase morale and shrink, and stay in Jiangdu.

It’s not that I underestimate Your Majesty. If he is willing to send troops to the front line, Pengcheng, Shouchun, Hefei, Jiujiang and Yuhang will be connected. Not to mention the decisive battle between Jiangdu in May, even in three years, he may not be able to do anything. But at this time, what can you do if you are reserved?"

Shen Yuanjing shook his head and said, "You are not one and you are pursuing it. You are not one. Even if I don't confuse you with the words of the May decisive battle, the destruction will only be the year."

Du Fuwei thought about it carefully, but it was like this, and he couldn't help but feel depressed. He said again, "I have another thing to ask for. I am willing to come this time, but I am actually a servant who cares about my old love and cannot bear to burn my jade and stones, so I advise me to return to Zhou. I am willing to use the glory and wealth that Your Majesty rewards to offset his sins."

Li Shimin pondered for a while and said, "Since Du Gong guaranteed that as long as he no longer commits crimes, the court will never order a pursuit."

Du Fuwei was convinced and presented to the city that night and was granted the title of Duke of Liyang County.

A few days later, Li Jing followed closely and learned that the news of Li Yang's resignation had not yet been heard, so he offered a plan to make the Jianghuai army ships in the city dilapidated and flowed to Jinling along the water.

Dugu Feng thought that Liyang City was broken, so he panicked and ran away overnight without inquiring. Jinling did not decide to fight.

Five more days later, the Zhou army besieged Jiangdu.
Chapter completed!