Thief Emperor

Chapter 624 Li Yun’s ambition!

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Su Sheng pointed his finger on the map, then pointed to another location and said, "We will station troops in these two places to seal the entrances to the five states of Jingxiang."

The two locations Su Sheng referred to were Songzi County in Jingzhou and Gucheng County in Xiangzhou.

These two counties are located in the west of Jingzhou and the north of Xiangzhou, and Jingzhou and Xiangzhou are connected. They plan to use heavy troops in Xiangzhou. As long as they control the west of Jingzhou and the north of Xiangzhou, they can basically blockade the five states including Jingzhou, Xiangzhou, Fuzhou, Suizhou and Yingzhou.

Zhao Cheng also looked at the map and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to deliver the message immediately and send people to station troops in Gucheng. Brother Su, you send people to station troops in Songzi."

After the two reached a consensus, Su Sheng looked at Liu Bo and said, "Liu Sizheng, what is the situation in Shangdi and Jiangbei now? We must have an idea in mind so that we can arrange the subsequent war in Jingxiang and decide whether to rush or slow down."

Liu Bo hesitated for a moment, then looked at the two people and sighed: "The superior led the Jinling Army to Jiangbei and split his troops with General Deng to garrison Fengyang and Chuzhou respectively. You two should know about this."

"The superior was in Chuzhou, and hoisted the general flag, attracting almost all the main forces of the Pinglu Army that crossed the Huai River to Chuzhou. Later, under the siege of the Pinglu Army, even the Nine Departments had no way to communicate with Chuzhou. The news I got here was sent out at the risk of my life during the chaos."

"I don't know what the situation is like when the superior is in Chuzhou."

Liu Bo looked at the two generals and said, "But the superior must want to take Jingxiang. As long as the two generals can occupy Jingxiang and resist the external enemies, they will have completed the superior's order."

Su Sheng's face changed slightly. He looked at Liu Bo and said in a deep voice, "If we don't want a quick battle in Jingxiang, there's no need to deploy so many people. If the situation in Shangdi or Jiangbei is tight, we can send troops out."

Zhao Cheng also hurriedly said: "Liu Sizheng, I can also send troops here to support Jiangbei."

Liu Bo shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice, "You two, I know the temper of the superior very well. If we act on our own without asking for his permission, and end up ruining Jingxiang's plan, he will probably be furious."

"Don't worry about Jiangbei. Although Jiusi doesn't know what's going on in Chuzhou, it's certain that the Pinglu Army must have suffered a great loss from the Thunderbolt in Chuzhou, and up to now, Chuzhou has not been captured by the Pinglu Army."

At this point, Liu Bo glanced at the two generals, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "You two, the plot for the upper position may have always been... not all in Jingxiang."

Zhao Cheng and Su Sheng were both stunned when they heard Liu Bo's words, but they were both smart people and quickly came to their senses. Su Sheng lowered his voice and said softly: "Yes, Jingxiang is only beneficial to us in Jiangdong, not a threat, but the Pinglu Army is a real threat to us in Jiangdong."

Zhao Cheng also nodded slowly and said softly: "I understand too."

Only now did they understand the purpose of Li Yun’s previous unreasonable military arrangements.

The Jingnan Jiedushi has only more than 20,000 people here, and although Jingxiang is important to Jiangdong, it does not mean that Jiangdong will be lost if it is taken.

It would be great if we could take it down, but for Jiangdong, failing to do so would just slow down its pace of expansion, which is no big deal.

However, Li Yun still deployed more than 60% of his troops in Jingxiang, and divided them into two groups with great momentum.

This matter, even just the advance troop mobilization, alarmed the imperial court, which was completely dishonest.

At first, Su Sheng didn't quite understand Li Yun's intention. He thought that Li Yun was just eager to take Jingxiang and seize the subsequent initiative so that he could march into the Central Plains as soon as possible!
But now it seems that Li Yun has transferred all the troops, which can be said to be the main force of Jiangdong, out of Jiangdong. The purpose... is probably to lure the Pinglu Army to the south!

Then give Pinglu Army a hard blow!
If this can be accomplished, Jiangdong will not only gain the advantage, but also be in the right.

More importantly, by crippling this "neighbor" who is only separated from Jiangdong by a river, Li Yun will feel much more at ease no matter what he does in the future.

After the two of them figured it out, Su Sheng looked up at Liu Bo, bowed his head and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Director Liu. If Director Liu can notify the higher-ups, please let him know that I, Su, will definitely complete Jingxiang's mission!"

Zhao Cheng didn't say anything, he just bowed his head deeply and clasped his fists.

Liu Bo also clasped his fists in return, then took a deep breath and said, "The Nine Departments are very busy right now, I can't stay here for long, the two generals please take care!"

He paused and added, "After the battle, I returned to Jinling and invited the two generals to have a drink."

Su Sheng laughed: "When the time comes, the two of us will treat you, Si Zheng, to a drink!"

Liu Bo smiled, turned around and left.

Su Sheng and Zhao Cheng saw him off. When they got outside the tent and watched Liu Bo leave, Su Sheng couldn't help but say, "It seems like there really is destiny. Liu Sizheng, who is so thoughtful and prudent in his work, is actually the brother who grew up with me."

Zhao Cheng nodded, and then said softly: "Brother, let's take Xiangzhou as soon as possible, but Jingzhou... we are not in such a hurry." He looked at Su Sheng and said: "After taking Xiangzhou, as long as half of our troops stay, or even about 30%, we can defend Jingxiang. At that time, if the Pinglu army advances deep into Jiangbei, or the upper position can delay these Pinglu troops."

Zhao Cheng whispered, "If we fight, we can make the Pinglu Army suffer for three to five years, and they won't dare to look south again."

"it is good."

Su Sheng narrowed his eyes and said, "You go back to Xiangzhou first. I will spend at most three days in Jingzhou to make arrangements. I will also lead half of the troops north to Xiangzhou. Together, we will take Xiangzhou first."

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Xuzhou, the garrison of the Hedong Army.

Pei Huang looked at the indifferent young man in front of him, his face livid with anger. He clenched his fist and said, "Major General, Li's troops have besieged Jingxiang, and the Pinglu army has also moved south to Jiangbei. At this time, if our army does not support them, it won't be long before Jingxiang falls, and Li's Jiangdong troops will return to Jiangbei. He will gain five more states out of thin air and be able to dominate Jingxiang!"

"At that time, who can stop him?"

"Major General, this matter is not just about Yang Min of Jingnan, nor is it just about Zhou Xu of Pinglu, and it is not even just about the imperial court. This thief Li is very ambitious. Once he becomes powerful, he will inevitably start conquering everywhere, and no one can escape!"

"General Li, we can't delay any longer!"

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The young man in front of him was none other than Li Yu, the son of the governor of Hedong.

He was also the leader of the 20,000 Hedong troops stationed in Tongguan.

Following his father's orders, he led his troops out of Tongguan. Before he returned to Hedong Road, he received a personal letter from General Li Tong, ordering him to go south to assist the court and pacify Jingxiang.

This "major general" who had been away from home for more than two years was naturally unhappy. He had led the troops all the way and had just arrived in Xuzhou, which was still hundreds of miles away from Xiangzhou.

Seeing that he was being urged by Pei Huang, he felt even worse and said in a deep voice: "Third Master, we came all the way from Tongguan. The soldiers below have no home to return to, and they are already angry."

"But since it is father's order, we have no complaints. We have been following you to rescue Jingxiang without stopping for a single day. How much faster do you want us to go?"

Pei Huang shouted angrily: "You only moved twenty miles the whole day yesterday!"

"too tired."

Li Hao responded bluntly: "That's the speed."

"Jingzhou and Xiangzhou are not small cities, and the Jingnan Army has a lot of people. Could it be that they are missing these few days?"

He said coldly: "If we arrive a few days later, Jingxiang will fall. I think there is no need for our 20,000 people to go there. It will be useless if we really get there."

"We may not be able to defeat the Jiangdong soldiers."

Pei Huang was furious. After a long time, he finally calmed down and said through gritted teeth: "Major General, I'm not sending you to defeat the Jiangdong troops. I just want to hold their main force in Jingxiang so that they can't take Jingxiang."

"In Jiangdong, Li Yun couldn't stand it very soon."

"By then, the Jiangdong soldiers in Jingxiang will retreat without a fight!"

Li Hao had a blank expression on his face. Just as he was about to speak, a personal guard came running in and handed a document to Li Hao: "Fifth Master, this is the master's letter."

Li Hao took the letter sent by his brother Li Zhen, turned his head, opened it and read it. After reading only a few lines, his face changed.

After a long time, he turned around and looked straight at Pei Huang, his voice full of doubt.

"Master Pei, Zhou Xu of the Pinglu Army led tens of thousands of troops to besiege Chuzhou, and at least nearly 10,000 troops were lost. Such a loss of troops and generals."

"Chuzhou...didn't move at all."

(End of this chapter)