I don’t know who cut out the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors. There are several small rivers in Xuzhou City. The willow trees along the rivers have sprouted new buds. The cold winter is fading away.

Spring is in full bloom, but people have no intention to appreciate this beautiful spring scenery. After the Spring Festival, Xuzhou City has been strengthening its defenses.

In fact, after Ye Chaoxuan raised his troops, Xuzhou City began to deploy defenses and reinforce the city.

But after New Year's Eve, Her Royal Highness the Princess issued an order again to continue to expand the moat outside the city. Everyone knew that there would be a bigger war in Xuzhou next.

Ye Chao

She Yue accepted the suggestion of the ranger Mu Wuming and did not send troops to compete with the Shence Army for Yuzhou. He only sent spies to pay attention to the movements of the Shence Army.

The news from the front kept She Yue in control of the whereabouts of the Shence Army. The Shence Army dispatched troops from Kyoto and was commanded by General Shence He Taiji. After stationing in Yanzhou, there was little rest and recuperation. Deputy General Fang Hui was ordered to lead

Three thousand cavalry attacked Yuzhou.

Zhao Tuo, the governor of Yuzhou, opened the city gate and went out to welcome Fang Hui into the city without making any resistance.

When She Yue heard the news, she was quite angry, and the truth was revealed by Mu Wuming. Although Zhao Tuo, the governor of Yuzhou, had previously expressed his loyalty to She Yue, Zhao Tuo immediately changed his attitude when Shence's troops came to the city.

Fang Hui led his troops to Yuzhou. After He Taiji made some arrangements in Yanzhou, he left two thousand troops to guard Yanzhou, and he led the remaining troops to Yuzhou.

Yuzhou was one of the granaries of the Tang Dynasty. After He Taiji arrived in Yuzhou, the first thing he did was to order officials of all sizes in Yuzhou to collect grain and grass from various counties in Yuzhou for military use, but he did not immediately rush to Xuzhou.

She Yue knew that the Shence Army was working step by step. Before they attacked Xuzhou, they also prepared for the worst. They were worried that the war in Xuzhou would reach a stalemate, so they took precautions and hoarded food and grass in advance. This way, even if they really couldn't conquer Xuzhou quickly, they would still be able to do so.

Enough food and grass to sustain it.

In recent times, two major events have happened to She Yue, one happy and one surprised. According to Mu Wuming's previous suggestion, She Yue finally agreed to launch a surprise attack on the purple-clad supervisors in the three states of Jiangnan during the Lantern Festival.

, this matter was even handed over to Mu Wuming for detailed planning and implementation, while Xiao Jianzhi and others assisted Mu Wuming in completing the plan.

She Yue barely slept a wink in those days, waiting for news. In the end, Mu Wuming did not disappoint She Yue.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, the three states took action at the same time, almost uprooting the forces deployed by the Ziyi Prison in Jiangnan overnight.

This was a thunderous operation. In addition to Xiao Jianzhi gathering a group of people, Mu Wuming also gathered a group of Jianghu friends. The two forces were unified and commanded by Mu Wuming. After a bloodbath, local officials from the three states in the south of the Yangtze River

After receiving She Yue's personal letter, he controlled the situation in Jiangnan as quickly as possible.

Most of the officials in the three states in the south of the Yangtze River are She Yue's old subordinates. These people all know that once She Yue completely collapses, they themselves will be in disaster.

Now that Sheyue and Kyoto have completely broken off, these officials have no choice but to follow Sheyue steadfastly.

This bloodbath started on the Lantern Festival Night and lasted for several days. The reason is very simple. The targets of the Lantern Festival Night were the eunuchs deployed by the Purple Clothes Supervisor in the south of the Yangtze River. As planned, they almost wiped out all the eunuchs. However, after the Jiangnan Rebellion, the imperial court arranged many eunuchs.

However, young officials cannot be completely eliminated overnight.

The task of Mu Wuming, Xiao Jianzhi and others was to get rid of the eunuchs in purple clothes, and to clean up the officials in Kyoto, it was left to the governors of various states to support the process.

Since even She Yue had broken up with Kyoto, the officials of the Jiangnan Princess Faction were naturally not polite. Not only did they pick out all the officials from the Kyoto Faction, but they also publicly executed these people on charges of betraying the party.

For a time, Jiangnan was filled with blood. This operation was naturally of great significance to She Yue. The three states in Jiangnan had long become the sphere of influence of Her Royal Highness, and the officials and wealthy families in Jiangnan already supported She Yue as the empire.

The richest Jiangnan plate has become the most important supporting force for Sheyue's revival of Li and Tang Dynasties.

After She Yue learned that the Jiangnan operation was successful, she was naturally happy and summoned the generals and officials in Xuzhou to inform them of the matter. Everyone was excited.

She Yue knew that the war was coming, so it was natural to use this to boost the morale of the Xuzhou soldiers.

Afterwards, She Yue immediately issued an order to the governors of Jiangnan states. Officials in each state must not only quickly stabilize the situation, but also recruit young men and women as soon as possible, train them into an army, and prepare for defense.

Jiangnan taxes half the world. Since the three states have followed She Yue, they will naturally not pay another copper coin to Kyoto. These tax coins are enough to support the recruitment of soldiers and bravery in the three states.

Moreover, the Lin family in Hangzhou was die-hard loyalists to She Yue. Under She Yue's instructions, Lin Hong returned to Jiangnan and joined forces with the Jiangnan aristocratic families to provide money and food to support the various states in recruiting troops.

She Yue knew very well that once the Shence Army failed to capture Xuzhou, Kyoto would definitely continue to mobilize or even recruit troops from various states to encircle and suppress it.

If the consumption continues, it will be absolutely impossible to rely only on Xuzhou. If we are to fight for consumption, Jiangnan will naturally be the most powerful backup.

If Kyoto is determined to conquer Xuzhou and continuously dispatch troops and generals from other states to transport grain and grass, then Xuzhou can completely rely on Jiangnan as its rear area to continuously supply money, grain, soldiers and horses.

She Yue was naturally happy to have Jiangnan in her pocket, but the latest news that came from Yuzhou not long ago really surprised She Yue.

Because after repeated confirmations, She Yue learned that Tantai Xuanye had actually gone to the front line of Yuzhou in person, and had taken over the military power of the Shence Army. He Taiji, the chief general in the attack on Xuzhou, had become Tantai Xuanye.

When she got the news, She Yue didn't believe it at all. She knew better than anyone else that although many of the things involved were very complicated, Tantai Xuanye did hold the saint in his hands, holding the emperor under his command to order the world.

Tantai Xuanye not only hated the Taishi family deeply, but also hated the saint because the Wuchuan army was abandoned.

If it weren't for the existence of that child, Tantai Xuanye might have teamed up with Dongji Tianzhai to get rid of the saint.

But Tantai Xuanye betrayed Tao Zun because of that child and killed the great master with his own hands.

Because of this, the saint was obviously aware of Tantai Xuanye's weakness, and took advantage of Tantai Xuanye's ties to the child, still dreaming of the dream of ruling the world.

But in She Yue's view, Tantai Xuanye was using the child to hold the saint hostage. Both of them had interests and concerns, but in fact Tantai Xuanye obviously had the more initiative.

He planned carefully, and the soldiers and horses inside and outside the capital were under his control. With a knife in his hand, the life and death of the saint was also in his hands. As long as he sat in Kyoto, he also controlled the saint and the court.

Under such circumstances, it was of course impossible for Tantai Xuanye to stay away from Kyoto. So when the news came that Tantai Xuanye had come to Yuzhou in person, She Yue only found it incredible, and even thought that the information was wrong. However, after repeated confirmations from the front, the news was confirmed to be accurate.

Only then did She Yue truly believe that the most unlikely thing happened.

She didn't know what happened in Kyoto, but compared to He Taiji, Tantai Xuanye was obviously a much more powerful and terrifying enemy.

Tantai Xuanye has followed his father in the frontier army since he was a child, and he has been exposed to the military affairs. Not only is this man extremely talented, but he has also been truly tempered in the frontier army.

The deeds of the grassland became famous all over the world, and he once became a great hero praised by the soldiers of the Tang army.

If Xuzhou's soldiers knew that the enemy they were about to face was Tantai Xuanye, it would definitely have a great impact on their morale.

What makes She Yue even more worried is that the previous rumors that Tantai Xuanye held the emperor hostage and controlled Kyoto began to spread all over the world. Many local officials also judged from the clues in Kyoto that the saint had become a puppet. If this is the case, if She Yue really

After repelling the Shence Army in Xuzhou and stabilizing their position, it was easy to gain followers and support from many forces.

But when Tantai Xuanye left the capital, the emperor was stationed in the capital. In this way, the rumor that Tantai Xuanye used the emperor to control the world was self-defeating.

If he really held the emperor hostage, there was no way that Tantai Xuanye would leave Kyoto and lead the troops to fight in person. The saint was sitting safely on the dragon throne, and the officials and generals in various states in the Tang Dynasty who were supported by the saint and the Xiahou family would naturally continue to be loyal to Kyoto.

In the past twenty years, there have been countless officials and generals who have been promoted by the saints and the Xiahou family. If these people still swear allegiance to Kyoto, the pressure She Yue will face will naturally be greater. In this duel, she will be in a critical position.

Dangerous situation.

After all, if She Yue succeeds in restoring Li Tang, then the saint and the Xiahou family will naturally be traitors to usurp the country. The officials and generals promoted by the Xiahou family are also rebels. In order to protect themselves, those people will definitely follow the saint to the end.

Otherwise, when She Yue gains power, those people will of course worry that Li Tang will settle accounts later and liquidate them.

Tantai Xuanye came to the front line in person, but it extinguished She Yue's joy at taking back Jiangnan. Perhaps deep down in his heart, he was really afraid of Tantai Xuanye. These days, She Yue has been having trouble sleeping and eating.

Feeling restless.

Changsun Meier, who was accompanying her, was very smart. Of course, she could tell that Sheyue started to change her mood after knowing that Tantai Xuanye was at the front line. Maybe the two of them had the same feelings, even if Changsun Meier thought of Tantai Xuanye.

There was also a shuddering feeling on Zhang's cold face.

But she understood better that if even She Yue was afraid of Tantai Xuanye, then this confrontation would definitely be a disaster.
Chapter completed!