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Chapter 211 Conspiracy
In Chen Xun's view, Zongze is very strong in personal abilities, but he is not necessary for Chen Jiajun.But he has one thing that is similar to Li Gang, and that is fame.

Li Gang was able to help Chen Jiajun deal with the King Qin's army that besieged Kaifeng before, and Zongze had a similar use.

With Zongze's reputation, if he surrendered to Chen's army, then most of the rebels in Hebei and a small part of the Song army could be directly drawn over, avoiding the pain of many sword conquests.

"I've heard about this." Zongze continued to chat in a coping style.

"Mr. Zong doesn't know much about our Chen Jiajun yet. I can wait for you to make a decision. However, I can't let you go home until the war between our Chen Jiajun and the Song Dynasty is over, so I have to ask you to bear with me during this period." , just follow us. During this period, except that you cannot leave, Chen Jiajun will not impose any other restrictions on you." Seeing that he was out of luck, Chen Xun simply stopped persuading him: "If you are idle and bored, you can give it to your family and friends. If your colleague writes a letter, we can send someone to help you deliver the letter back and forth."

According to Song Ting's previous behavior style, if Zong Ze is captured, his result in Song Ting will be very embarrassing. If others don't believe what they say, Chen Xun intends to let him personally experience what royal ruthlessness is, so as to completely cut off the last trace in his heart Think about it.

"Thank you." Zongze finally felt Chen Xun's kindness.

"No need to thank you first. I will also send someone to send a letter to Zhao Gou, asking him to exchange ten ministers including Wang Boyan for you. If he is willing, I will send you back immediately." Chen Xun directly said that he Disgusting Zhao Gou's plan: "It won't be too late for you to thank me when the time comes."

After speaking, leaving Zong Ze stunned, Chen Xun walked directly towards Chuqiu City.

Chen Xun will definitely implement this strategy. Among the ten ministers in exchange, except for Wang Boyan, a courtier, the other nine can be regarded as the backbone generals of the Song Dynasty.

For example, Wu Jie, Han Shizhong, Liu Kai, etc., these nine people are the more capable generals of the Southern Song Dynasty collected by intelligence agencies over the years, but have not yet been reused.

In Zhao Gou's eyes, the other nine people together may not be as important as Wang Boyan, but in Chen Xun's view, ten Wang Boyans are not as important as any one of them.

If Zhao Gou is really willing to change, Chen Xun will keep his word and send Zongze back.

Because of this kind of exchange, Chen Xun can directly avoid the process of defeating these nine people first and then recruiting them to surrender, and can get nine handsome talents at one time, which is very cost-effective.

Moreover, without these pillars of support, even if Zongze goes back, he will be unable to make a living without straw.

……

At night, in Daming Mansion, Wang Yuan's general Liu Zhengyan was flipping through a letter in his tent, surrounded by a circle of confidants.

"General, what General Miao said is too...ridiculous...and we cannot agree." A close aide advised.

"How is this ridiculous?" Liu Zhengyan asked.

"The three thousand elites under our command are all assigned by General Wang Yuan. If we follow General Wang closely, we can still command them, otherwise there will definitely be big trouble." The confidant explained.

"Well, you're right." Liu Zhengyan replied, but there was no intention of listening in his tone.

"General, it's too difficult for Master Sun to accomplish this with just his mouth." Another confidant advised.

"Fu Sun is not just a mouthful, he also has Prince Zhao Chen." Liu Zhengyan retorted.

"General, think twice. Zhao Chen was just the prince of the previous dynasty, and now he is just a prince under house arrest." The confidants clearly felt that Liu Zhengyan had made up his mind and could only make a last-ditch effort.

"As an emperor and a courtier, who do I, Liu Zhengyan, mean to the official family?" The more Liu Zhengyan thought about it, the more he felt that this opportunity was the best time for him to make a comeback: "Once Yingtian Mansion is lost, the official family's journey south will be bumpy. Maybe one day we will be caught by Thief Chen, so we have to make plans early."

The ship sank, and only the foolish and loyal people drowned, those who were in the wrong team.Liu Zhengyan didn't want to sink with Zhao Gou's broken ship.

"Reply to Sun Fu and ask him to find two or three more armies to cooperate."

"Ok."

……

For the next period of time, the Xuzhou Group Army's offensive went very smoothly.

With the reputation of defeating Jinren and Zongze successively, and the lower reaches of the Yellow River (Huaihe River, Sishui River) being severely damaged and still not recovering, every time Chen's army came to the city, the defenders almost always surrendered easily after a little resistance.

The counties of Xuzhou, the Huaiyang Army in the lower reaches of Sishui, the Lianshui Army after the Yellow River entered Huaihe, and Chuzhou, the four states were all captured by Chen's army within half a month.

It can be regarded as officially opening up the waterway between Kaifeng and the East China Sea. There is no need to send a large number of warships to escort every cargo ship passing through.

On June [-], a piece of information came from Daming Mansion.

Wang Yuan's three generals, including Liu Zhengyan, rebelled with their men and kidnapped Zhao Chen, who was under house arrest by Zhao Gou. Some of the officials who followed Zhao Chen were also taken away in one fell swoop.

Due to the large number of people, this wave of rebel generals did not escape the tracking of the intelligence department. According to the intelligence department's report, these people kidnapped Zhao Chen and headed west, crossing the border between Xiangzhou and Cizhou via the Zhang River.

The main force of Lai Qingyun's Hebei Group Army was in Zhending Mansion, the northernmost part of Hebei West Road, which allowed him to take advantage of a loophole.

Wang Yuanjun, who was chasing after him, was directly blocked by the returning Lai Qingyun in Cheng'an (the junction of Damingfu, Cizhou, and Xiangzhou). After a small defeat, he decisively returned to Damingfu.

This time, the military operations of the Hebei Group Army were directly exposed to Zhao Gou's sight, letting him know that the way to go south through a detour from the west was also blocked.

At the same time, Yue Fei went all the way north, finally penetrated Hebei West Road, reached the northernmost side of Zhending Mansion, saw the Great Wall, and made the Chen Family Army's sphere of influence officially border on the Kingdom of Jin.

"Is Zhao Gou confirmed to set off?" Chen Xun asked Jia Tao.

"Confirmed, we set off from Daming Mansion on June [-], and after entering Pingyin eastward, we have been marching downstream along the Beiqing River. The destination is most likely Qingzhou." Jia Tao replied.

"Is the intelligence accurate? Is it confirmed that Zhao Gou is in the evacuation team?" Chen Xun couldn't believe it. It was so simple, and the opportunity was right in front of him.

"Confirmed, we bribed some eunuchs and maids." Jia Tao replied.

The Zhao Gou court was in a state of turmoil, and most people inside inevitably had their own agendas. The intelligence channels that were difficult to open before have now become very simple.

Not only the inner court, but also some officials from the outer court were able to provide Jia Tao with all kinds of information just to obtain Jia Tao's promise.

Jia Tao even contacted some military generals. If Zhao Gou continued to stay in Daming Mansion, Jia Tao would be able to overthrow Zhao Gou's court without Chen Xun sending people.

"It just so happens that the war on the Yellow River has ended. Ke Lei's first navy group will be vacated. Wang Yuan's second navy group has also set off from Guangzhou and headed north. We will have a battle with Zhao Gou's court in Qingzhou. A decisive battle to completely eliminate the 'hope' of the Song Dynasty." Chen Xun slapped the table.

(End of this chapter)