Chapter 686： Lost dog!

Long Zhaorui was determined to give it a go and immediately repaired the book to Lu Zheng himself. The letter naturally prayed to Lu Zheng in every possible way, which can be said to be sincere and sincere.

Lu Zheng has always had a good relationship with him. When he was in the capital, Lu Zheng was even considered to be a member of the Qi king. Long Zhaorui is a wise man, and he speaks out about his difficulties and difficulties with no shyness to Lu Zheng. Although he has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, it is difficult to supply them and his life is tight.

In this case, he did not dare to resist the decree in any way, so the southern march was inevitable. In his letter, Long Zhaorui prayed that Lu Zheng could prepare for him in the south of the Yangtze River, so as to ensure the smooth progress of his southern march. When Lu Zheng received such a letter, he gave positive feedback. In his reply, Lu Zheng stated that he would give money and food support, and urged Long Zhaorui to rush south because of the initial construction of the Jiangnan Nanfu Army. The combat strength is not enough and it is difficult to withstand the pressure from all sides. .

Long Zhaorui received Lu Zheng's reply, laughed, and said to the counsellors: "Lu Zheng is indeed a rare talent. However, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Now it is the biggest dilemma that Jiangnan has no soldiers. What is the difference in his hands? Ten thousand horses dare not leave Jiangnan at all, or even Jinling!

You guys, how big is the land of Jiangnan? Jiangnan He is the three provinces, and the Nanfu Army is only an isolated city in Jinling. As long as we cooperate internally and externally and win Jinling in one fell swoop, it will be a big deal! "

Long Zhaorui was full of ambition, everyone below agreed, and the atmosphere was peaceful. Just at this time, one of the counsellors came forward. Seeing that this man has a short stature, rosacea, and lameness, his appearance is really shameful, but this person is from the Zuo family. , Named Zuo Mingyue.

Zuo Mingyue said: "His Royal Highness, I have been thinking about this every day for the past few days, and I feel that Your Highness may not think about it well. Lu Zheng is so cunning and wise, how can he not see His Highness's plan to drive wolf and tiger? It is very possible. It is Lu Zheng who wants His Highness Jiangnan to seize His Highness's soldiers. In this way, His Highness is afraid of his tricks!"

When Zuo Mingyue said this, Long Zhaorui was startled in a cold sweat, and Zhang Pinghua sneered on the side: "Mr. Zuo is really alarmist. Lu Zheng only has tens of thousands of recruits from the Nanfu. How can he be an enemy of His Highness? , This time we are cooperating internally and externally, and the Chen family has already reversed. With them as internal coping, is it possible that we cannot attack the city of Jinling without attacking from inside and outside?

Zuo Mingyue sneered and said: "Mr. Zhang is a good strategy, but don't forget the old story of Zhou Yu and Huang Gai in the Three Kingdoms. The nobles in the south of the Yangtze River are in the same spirit, and the Chen family is very likely to surrender!"

Zhang Pinghua laughed and said, "Mr. Zuo, it's really funny to say that! I won't argue with you about this, but just say one thing. Even if Chen Jianai surrendered, I can tell the truth immediately when the time comes. Is it possible that Mr. Cheng thinks that Lu Zheng dares Take the initiative to attack us?

His Royal Highness Qi is going south to quell the rebellion under the imperial decree. If Lu Zheng takes the initiative to attack, he is sure that he can win this battle? Even if he could win, he would hurt both sides. With Lu Zheng's ingenuity, would he do such a thing?

Jiangnan now relies on the Nanfu Army. If the Nanfu Army is hit hard, there will be no danger in Jiangnan. The Liaodong Army and the Northwest Army are wolves. If they cross the Jiangnan, Jiangnan will inevitably fall! "

Zhang Pinghua talked freely and sorted out all the things. I have to say that he was polite and in line with normalcy. In addition, Zuo Mingyue was a shameless person, but he was very arrogant. He was born in the Zuo family in Beijing, and he didn't deal with his colleagues very much.

Today, when he said this, everyone only regarded him as a grandstanding and wanted to attract the attention of King Qi, so everyone would not have a good impression of him in the first place.

Zuo Mingyue was refuted in this way by Zhang Pinghua, he especially sneered: "His Royal Highness is also a hero, but like you, this group of counselors is a corpse of vegetarians, you will surely harm King Qi, and your Highness will miss the opportunity!"

Zuo Mingyue's words hit everyone, and all the counsellors fought back, filled with outrage. Long Zhaorui was a little wary at the beginning, but when such a scene appeared in front of him, the vigilance in his heart was also The smoke disappeared. Immediately he passed the military order and ordered the whole army to go straight to the south of the Yangtze River.

Since Long Zhaorui led the troops on the expedition, he had close to 100,000 troops at the time. Among them, 20,000 Jinwuwei was unsure of his control, so he cleverly designed Su Zhi as cannon fodder, and made the so-called Qi Wang defeated Shandong's drama.

In fact, the force in his hand was not lost much at the beginning, and the elite is still there. He has always survived in Huainan Road and Shandong area. After a period of development, the force in his hand has not weakened at all, but has a tendency to increase.

Looking at his 80,000 people, Ma Haohao Tangtang, Long Zhaorui couldn't help but say to the surrounding counselors: "I waited for the elite soldiers and strong generals, trapped in the land of Hezhou, it is really overkill. Jiangnan is the only one who waits for me to display my talents. Stage!"

Zhang Pinghua immediately said: "Hezhou is too small, and Shandong is not big enough. If His Royal Highness can enter Jiangnan, these 80,000 people will become 800,000 in a few years, and His Royal Highness will be able to conquer the world at that time!"

Long Zhaorui raised the horse whip in his hand, laughed, and said: "Okay, take your auspicious words, today we will fight the Huai River directly, and cross the river to the south of the Yangtze River tomorrow!"

Long Zhaorui let the army resist the Huai River within a day. The boats in the south of the Huai River ferry had already been prepared. One hundred large ships were prepared for Long Zhaorui, and he could ferry 20,000 people at a time.

The crossing of the river went smoothly. After arriving in the south of the Yangtze River, what Long Zhaorui saw was the welcome of the common people. The officials of the local counties and counties would like to see him. Where Long Zhaorui went, he was beating gongs and drums, happy, and at first Long Zhaorui was still everywhere Worried that there might be an ambush, and even Lu Zheng might use methods, but after the army had walked in Jiangnan for three days, the army arrived in Yangzhou. Long Zhaorui's mood is completely relaxed!

Yangzhou City is prosperous. Long Zhaorui camped his army outside the city. He took his guards to tour the city. He watched the prosperity of Jiangnan and the undefended situation in Yangzhou City. He sighed and sighed in his heart. Humanity:

"Jiangnan is good. There is gold everywhere. Such a beautiful Jiangnan has no defense against the outside world. If I don't take Jiangnan, if I let the Liaodong thieves take it, or let the Northwest Army take it, it would be a disaster for the people and a disaster for the society!"

The people around him echoed again. At this moment, Chen Zhiwen from the Chen family came to meet again. The two guests and the host met again. Chen Zhiwen asked Long Zhaorui: "His Royal Highness, is your journey going well?"

Long Zhaorui nodded and said: "This trip is all going well, I don't know if we can break through Jinling in one fell swoop. Are the Chen family ready?"

Chen Zhiwen said: "Your Highness can rest assured that the Chen family has secretly assembled an army at Liuhe Wharf. The prince only needs to attack from land and water. The waterway is advanced, and the Liuhe Wharf is approaching Jinling. The land takes the road to Jiangning. This place is Lu Zheng’s lair. He has 20,000. Soldiers and horses are here to guard. If Jiangning is taken, His Highness will be able to drive straight in. My Chen family will respond with lightning speed, and Jinling will definitely be able to win it!"

Chen Zhiwen paused at this point, and said, "His Royal Highness Qi is really a blessing this time. In the Jinling court, the power of the Lu family was jealous. His Majesty also became suspicious of the Lu family. Lu Zheng wanted to enter several times. The Bauhinia Palace was rejected. At this moment, he was thinking about how to ease the relationship with His Majesty. He ignored our actions. Therefore, His Royal Highness Qi must be swift. We will win Jinling in one go. Okay!"

Chen Zhiwen’s remarks made Long Zhaorui exhilarated. He laughed and said: "Okay! Very good, in that case, we will start tonight and divide the land and water. I will bring my land army and go straight to Jiangning. General Sun is the waterway general. Use the clippers to take the canal into the big river and head straight to Liuhe. When the Liuhe and Chen Jiajun will meet, we will attack Jinling together!"

Long Zhaorui did what he said, and immediately the army turned around and headed straight for Jinling.

In this battle, Long Zhaorui personally led an army of 60,000 to attack Jiangning. Before the soldiers arrived in Jiangning, the sky was already dark. Zhang Pinghua suggested to him that the army raid Jiangning and concealment was the first priority, so Dangzha operated the riverside at night. It is convenient to fetch water, and secondly, the location of the canal is low, which can conceal the army's whereabouts!

Long Zhaorui adopted Zhang Pinghua’s proposal and ordered the army to camp at the canal. That night, sleeping in a daze until about midnight, Long Zhaorui suddenly heard the loud noise outside the tent, he quickly sat up in shock and shouted: "What's the noise outside. ?"

The guard came to report: "Return to Your Highness, the water of the canal suddenly skyrocketed in the evening, and a torrent of torrents rushed in. Several battalions were flooded, and the tents were in chaos!"

Long Zhaorui was shocked, and shouted: "It's the drought season now. It's already half a month in the south of the Yangtze River. Why is there a flood? This must be deceitful, fast, fast, give me armor, and order the camps to prepare immediately. There may be an enemy attack!"

Long Zhaorui had just put on his armor, and he heard the sound of the horn not far away, and the torch shot up into the sky in the distance, and there seemed to be soldiers and brave kings to kill over the mountains and plains. In the dark, the killing sound shook the sky.

Long Zhaorui’s Hezhou Army had just been submerged, and the deaths and injuries were not counted. The key was that the fear was too great. Before the soldiers recovered, the enemy attack came. What happened to the two armies this time? Can you stop?

Long Zhaorui personally led thousands of people to resist, but the opponent came like wind, and the arrow opened the way. The key is that the Hezhou Army can't see things at night in the dark night, and can only escape by running around. The army is in chaos, and Long Zhaorui is completely lost. With control, he could only be carried by the army and flee to Yangzhou. After three or forty miles, the sky gradually brightened. Long Zhaorui immediately gathered the army, and more than half of the 60,000 horses were killed and injured, and there were only 30,000 horses left!

At this moment, Long Zhaorui's assassin just woke up like a dream, and shouted: "This king has become Lu Zheng's child! Lu Zheng is a traitor of the country. He does not want to rebel against Lingnan. Instead, he kills this king. Such a traitor, I will definitely want it. Kill it!"

Long Zhaorui yelled at him, but the gang of counsellors who usually slid and patted his horse were nowhere to be seen. Zhang Pinghua did not escape with the army and was missing.

At that time, one person shouted: "His Royal Highness, don't panic. At this point, we can only gather the remnants immediately, quickly capture Yangzhou, rely on Yangzhou to question Lu Zheng, and seek justice from the court!

As long as we still have soldiers and horses in our hands, Lu Zheng's children will be thrown out of the rat! "

When Long Zhaorui saw that the speaker was Zuo Mingyue, he immediately rolled off his horse and knelt in front of Zuo Mingyue, howling and crying, saying: "Mr. Zuo, Long Zhaorui hates your warning. defeat!"

Zuo Mingyue helped him up and said, "His Royal Highness, immediately gather the soldiers to attack Yangzhou!"

Only then did Long Zhaorui force the spirit and bring the deserters together. He barely managed to win a total of 35,000 people. Long Zhaorui personally led the more than 30,000 people and marched towards Yangzhou. The four gates of Yangzhou were closed. It was as defenseless as yesterday, but a flag was planted with the word "willow" written on it.

A young general stood proudly at the head of the city and said: "His Royal Highness, I have been waiting for you to be here for a long time on the order of the Governor! The Governor said, this is nowhere, please go through another way!"

Long Zhaorui furiously said: "Yellow mouth boy, who are you?"

The young general said: "My surname is Liu Mingsong, an unknown person, I cannot enter the eyes of your Highness!"

Long Zhaorui snorted, and said, "Since I am an unknown person, why do I still have to speak wildly? Today I will take the city of Yangzhou and level down your city gate, so that you know what crime you should be guilty of!"

Long Zhaorui immediately ordered the siege of the city. He thought that the defense of Yangzhou City was nothing more than that. Who knew that the young general gave an order, and the wood rolling stone above the city head, and the arrow and arrow crossbow were unmatched, and the Hezhou Army was newly defeated. Morale was not high at first, but he was defeated without insisting on half an hour when he suffered a smashing attack on the city.

Long Zhaorui was so angry that he drew out his sword and killed several deserters in a row to stabilize the situation. He was about to organize another attack. At that time, only one cannon was heard. The gates of Yangzhou city opened wide, and Liu Song led a hustle and bustle. Killed out of the city gate.

Look at this husky horse, everyone is a war horse under the crotch, all wearing iron armor, turned out to be heavy riders!

Long Zhaorui immediately broke his nerves and wanted to let his subordinates retreat, but the opponent had already killed him. After this fight, Long Zhaorui was defeated. With this defeat, he could only go north. Liu Song did not relax. He chased him all the way. Long Zhaorui fled to the edge of the Huai River. All the boats crossing the river were destroyed. At this time, he had nowhere to go north. The army, after counting the soldiers around him, there are only more than 10,000 men.

Leaning on the Huai River and camping, I received news in the evening that after Sun Chuan's 20,000 horses arrived in Liuhe, they were all captured, none of them escaped. Sun Chuan had surrendered to the enemy!

There was also news that the Nanfu Army had collected more than 20,000 soldiers from Luohezhou near Yangzhou. The 20,000 horses were transported by Lu Zheng to Jinling and rushed into the Nanfu Army. The Nanfu Army's strength instantly increased.

When Long Zhaorui received this kind of news, he was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, but he was helpless! At this point, he knew that he was exhausted, and ashamed and ashamed, he raised his sword to wipe his neck, but Zuo Mingyue asked his guards to stop him, Zuo Mingyue said:

"His Royal Highness, there is a saying that there is no need to worry about the green hills without firewood. Why does your Highness have to slay himself when he encounters setbacks? In the current situation in Jiangnan, as long as your Highness keeps a useful body, it may not be ineffective!"

Long Zhaorui's eyes were red and said: "Is it possible that I must surrender? Lu Zheng, this thief will spare me? Father, will forgive me?"

"His Majesty, Beijing is now in troubled times, and there is no one around your Majesty to trust! After your Highness is in Jinling, your Majesty will not accuse you! Now the Lu family of Jiangnan is in charge, but no one is good for a thousand days, and no one spends a hundred days. Red, the Lu family may not be able to be in power for a lifetime, as long as your Highness waits patiently, there may not be no chance in the future!" Zuo Mingyue said.

Long Zhaorui smiled miserably, and said, "In the future? Is there a future? This king is almost 50 years old! He hasn't achieved anything in the year of 50 years, and he still needs to be a prisoner of others. Is there a future? "

When Long Zhaorui said this, Zuo Mingyue was speechless, and Long Zhaorui couldn't find the courage to commit suicide after all. Yu Yu spent the night in Huai Shui!