Song Dynasty

Chapter 309 Great Change ([-])

"Wonderful, this raid on Lianyun village of the demon sect lasted for more than ten days, and it was finally settled in one fell swoop." In Dingzhou City, in the hall where Li Chengda captured and killed the envoy Xingyuan, Li Cheng couldn't help applauding.

"This son only led [-] soldiers, totaling no more than [-] people. He has only been in Dongting Hunan for two months, and he has easily changed the situation of this rotten mess."

"First, team against team, gradually drive out the forces of demons and thieves from the countryside. Then use the official roads of various places as chains and the city walls as locks to divide the thieves into more than a dozen pieces that are not connected with each other, encroaching on the enemy's territory, forcing The main force of Zhong Xiang fled to Nai, and gathered in a rout. In the end, he moved eastward and left Hunan. Taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, he responded with a surprise attack and wiped out the entire false Chu imperial court... One after another, the arrangement is so careful... ..."

"Huh..." A baby stretched its small hands in Li Cheng's mouth and kept pulling Li Cheng's beard.

Li Cheng had a kind smile on his face: "Baby, don't make a fuss, don't make a fuss, grandpa is talking about business... It hurts, it hurts, please forgive me!"

Teased by him, the baby giggled.

That's right, this baby is Chen Lanruo's daughter.

After Chen Lanruo went to war, Li Chengcheng took her and Chen Lanruo's eldest maid, Qiuhua, into the mansion in the name of his grandfather, saying that he could take care of her nearby.

There was also a thin, middle-aged scholar standing in the room, who was none other than Tao Zisi, the mastermind of the Li family army.Hearing Li Cheng's speechless praise, his eyes were full of jealousy.

Seeing the baby making a fuss, his expression became impatient, and he said, "Qiuhua come in and take the young lady away."

"Yes, sir." Qiuhua walked in respectfully. It has only been about ten days, and she is already haggard.

"Hold it down. By the way, the army says that the baby's goat milk will be boiled, and eating it raw will cause stomach trouble." Li Cheng handed the baby to Qiuhua, and when she went out, he sighed again: "The baby should be raided in the future." Zhong Xiang's imperial court is nothing special, but Wang Shen used roads and fortresses as chains to gradually encroach on and squeeze the monster's territory, which is an upright conspiracy. Just imagine, if I were replaced by the old man as Zhong Xiang, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do. I can watch the situation reverse. The wings of our little friend Wang Daosi really grew hard.

Speaking of this, he looked solemn and vigilant, even with a hint of admiration.

That's right, when he met Wang Shen in Huaixi, Li Cheng only thought of him as a young man who could fight.But in the past two years or so, it was this little friend who forcibly made a monstrous fortune on the battlefield.Its power is probably already comparable to that of Liu Guangshi and Zhang Jun.Once he is willing, with Jiang Han's wealth, he can immediately expand the army to a jaw-dropping astronomical figure.

On the other hand, I have traveled thousands of miles to the south of the Yangtze River for more than a year, and the number of elite troops fighting has become less and less, and the spirit of the soldiers is almost exhausted.

If this continues, what is the way out?

The expression on Tao Zisi's face was even more annoyed: "Heavenly King, what is he, Wang Shen? Yes, he can fight, but he can still beat you, Heavenly King. No wonder we didn't meet someone like Du Chong. If we had gone south back then, we would have been able to take the car of Zhang Deyuan and Mr. Zhang. With his support, the Heavenly King’s situation today may be more prosperous than that of Wang. Unfortunately, as soon as the Jurchen crossed the river, the court fled to the sea, and everything was in jeopardy. It's over. When the Jin army retreated to the north, Zhang Xianggong lost his power again and was sent to Jinglue Guanzhong. Time, luck, and fate!"

Hearing what he said, Li Cheng also sighed. This bold man actually felt a little depressed: "Accordingly, it is a good way out for us to vote for Mr. Li Heng and Mr. Li Yanping. As long as we can help Mr. Li win Jinghu , and regained Xiangyang, it is not difficult to enter the political affairs hall to participate in government affairs with this credit. When the time comes, a certain party who builds a festival will be able to display his ambitions. But..."

Tao Zisi: "But what?"

Li Cheng said with a dry face: "From my point of view, Li Xianggong is also a mediocre person without talent. He has been in Huangzhou for so long. He is a dignified court official, but he is firmly suppressed by little friend Wang, and his life is suffocating." It's very wrong! We pin our hopes on him, I'm afraid it won't work. Nowadays, the majesty of the government does not exist, the government orders are not good, and all parties don't take the Zhao family seriously. As far as I know, Sichuan's Brothers Wu Jie and Wu Lin didn’t obey the court’s order. The transfer envoys sent to Sichuan were killed one by one until their heads rolled to the ground. Only Zhang Deyuan could shock them. Li Heng is naturally no match for Zhang Jun I'm afraid that Wang Shen will be annoyed by Li Heng, and find an excuse to kill Li Xianggong. When that day comes, won't all our arrangements be in vain?"

Tao Zisi was shocked: "He, Wang Shengan, wants to rebel?"

"Why didn't he dare, so what about rebellion, not to mention him, even we have rebelled several times." Li Cheng sighed: "Now the imperial court is using troops, and the officials are vigorously enlisting the towns and cities. Jie Shuai. If Wang Shenzhen kills Li Heng, I am afraid that the court will not do anything, but will send an order to comfort him."

Tao Zisi felt anxious for a while: "This Mr. Li, surnamed Wang, has been in Hunan for two months. Why hasn't there been any news about him? What is he doing for food?"

Li Cheng looked contemptuous: "Someone said that this person's talents are really limited, so naturally he can't compare to Zhang Deyuan. As for the Zong Ye, Li Heng is not worthy to carry his shoes for an old man."

"Oh, my heavenly king, what time is it now? Wang Shen took the head of Prime Minister Zhong and is about to return to Anlu. What's the use of criticizing someone?"

At this moment, a flying pigeon flapped its wings and landed on the windowsill.

Tao Zisi froze, grabbed the pigeon in a hurry, took out a piece of white silk from the brass tube on the bird's leg, took a look at it, and then laughed loudly: "It's just in time, King of Heaven, Li Xianggong has brought a letter." Now, it is said that Zhang Yong and Cao Cheng had no other way out, and had already surrendered to the puppet Qi. At the same time, there was also a change in Xijing Jurchen, and the Wushu army had a tendency to go south to Xiangyang. We will immediately lead the army north to Anzhou, and prepare to recover Xiangyang Mansion."

He blushed with excitement: "Why take back Xiangyang, the Jurchens in Xiangyang are so easy to fight with Zhang Yong and Cao Cheng? Li Xianggong's intention is probably to order me to go north to take over the states and counties of Anzhou. It's time to use military means to solve the strange situation of Jianghan area with many political parties."

In a word, it is to completely eradicate Wang Shen's influence in Jianghan and drive him back to Huangzhou.

Li Cheng snatched the letter, his eyes were full of light: "It can be regarded as waiting, this Li Heng has made up his mind. Zhang Yong and Cao Chengnan committed crimes, we can be regarded as famous teachers. Even if Wang Shen knows, There is no power to stop it, Zisi!"

Tao Zisi: "The subordinate is here!"

Li Cheng: "Order the three armies to set off tomorrow to join Li Xianggong in Anlu. Hurry up, you must arrive in Anlu before you arrive at Wang Shen."

"Yes, Heavenly King." Tao Zisi: "But...General Chen Lanruo hasn't come back yet..."

Li Cheng snorted coldly: "Zi Si, you are obsessed with ghosts. You are a confidant of a certain person, and a certain woman can reward you with any kind of woman you want."

"No, no, Heavenly King, you misunderstood." Tao Zisi repeatedly said: "That's five hundred cavalry, don't care about it now, can it be thrown to Wang Shen for nothing?"

"I also feel distressed, but it's important, but I don't care about it so much. Why are you jealous of Wang Shen?" Li Cheng said, "Don't forget, Lan Ruo is my adopted daughter, and Bao Bao is her precious daughter. I believe she will come back."

"My subordinates understand." Tao Zisi suddenly realized, yes, the baby is now in the hands of the Heavenly King.Everyone knows that Chen Lanruo regards the baby as his heart's desire, holding it in his hand for fear of getting cold, and holding it in his mouth for fear of melting.As long as there is a baby as a hostage, there is no fear that Chen Lanruo will not submit.

Tao Zisi continued: "Heavenly King, Du Shu is now stationed outside the city, did we suppress him before we leave?"

Li Cheng thought for a while, then shook his head: "No need, Du Shu is a waste, there are only more than 1000 civilians in his camp, and even if he kills them, he can't hurt Wang Shen. Besides, what I want in the north this time is only the Jianghan Plain. .It’s hard to say, I have to be neighbors with Wang Shen in the future, and I will keep a thread of favor so that we can meet each other in the future.”

"Yes, King."

"It's still the same sentence, you must be quick, and throw away everything you can't take. Tell everyone, don't try to kill someone before leaving. Whoever delays a certain trip will be rectified on the spot." At this moment, he has been dormant for a year. Many times, Li Cheng, who had already looked disheartened, stood up abruptly.

A fierce and awe-inspiring aura emanated from him, and the heavenly king who ruled the world in the past was resurrected.

"In addition, before leaving, I requisitioned all the ships in Dingzhou. Except for those that our army can use, they were all burned, and no boards were left for Wang Daosi."

"Brother Daosi, you are really strong now, I can't wait to compete with you in Jianghan, hahahaha!"

Li Cheng laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)