Night falls.

An officer rushed over and sent a military message to him.

Li Jing took it and slowly unfolded under the lamp. The military information was very short, but he read it carefully word by word.

"The warrior surrendered without fighting, Li Chao took Yangzhou without bloodshed, and was coming towards Hanjing."

Under the lamp, Li Jing exclaimed softly, "Li Chao is really amazing. He reacted so quickly. In just a short time, he organized a army of kings and came quickly. Although the Supreme Emperor controlled Yangzhou one step ahead, he was persuaded to surrender the warriors in a few words. There was no one in the Jianghuai land to stop Li Chao."

"Will Li Chao underestimate the enemy too much? It is reported that although Li Chao took over the Dengzhou Navy in Dengzhou, he only recruited 3,000 naval soldiers. He brought 8,000 soldiers to serve the king. At the estuary of the Yangtze River, he took over the Yangzhou Navy, but Li Chao had not yet conquered one soldier, leaving all of them to Cheng Yaojin."

Li Jing smiled, "Soldiers are more important than elites, and the more soldiers, the slower they move. Li Chao carried 8,000 soldiers, which was the most powerful. If he had summoned the Dengzhou Navy and Yangzhou Navy, and even recruited the Jianghuai Prefecture soldiers together, he was afraid that he had not set out at Dengzhou Port at this time, so naturally he would not be able to take Yangzhou so quickly."

Although Li Chao took Yangzhou, there was a reason for the warrior surrender, it was also related to the fact that the people sent by the Supreme Emperor were too short and had not yet fully grasped Yangzhou. It was because of the rapid advance of Li Chao's troops, so he could surprise him.

One hundred ships and eight thousand soldiers, Li Chao's tactics are as fast as the wind.

He did not take over the Wu De Dynasty to integrate the defenses along the Yangtze River, and quickly advanced to defeat each one, and headed straight to Hanjing.

"But Li Chao still has to pass our level."

"Duke Wei, are we going to defeat Li Chao?" The young captain couldn't help but feel excited.

There have always been many people in the government and the country to argue whether it is the war god Li Jing who uses more forceful troops or the war god Li Chao who leads troops, but the two have never fought together, let alone fought.

Now that I have the opportunity to see these two fight together, it is still very exciting to think about it.

Many people are looking forward to the showdown between the two most famous generals in the Tang Dynasty military. Li Jing thought to himself that he did not want to fight this battle, but he couldn't fight it.

That night, Li Jing tossed and turned, and did not sleep all night.

It's dawn.

Liu Zhenghui sent someone to invite Li Jing to discuss matters.

Military discussion tent.

Liu Zhenghui, Li Si, Li Gaoqian, Feng Li, Xie Shufang and other generals had already discussed it first. Li Jing came over, and the few people stood up and greeted him, but there was not much respect.

This is not the first time this has happened.

Li Jing was nominally the supreme general of this army, but in fact, these generals put him in vain. He was just a nominal general, but was actually presided over by Deputy Commander Liu Zhenghui.

"Master General, Han Jing has just sent His Majesty's will, so that we can march towards Jiangxia immediately, station Jiangxia and block Li Chao's rebels."

Li Jing walked to his seat and sat down, "Li Chao only has eight thousand soldiers. Actually, I suggest that we should stay in Xiangyang and wait for work."

Xiangyang is originally an important town, and it has been a temporary capital for two years, and it has been built even taller and more solid. There are many surrounding Weicheng fortresses. If Li Chao wants to go to Hanjing, he must pass Xiangyang.

They blocked the enemy in Xiangyang, waiting for work, and approached Hanjing, and could provide reinforcements at any time in the rear. On the other hand, Li Chao's base camp was in Yangzhou, Dengzhou, and his royal army was a child of the Huai Army. He came to Hanjing all the way and was far away, so it would be more difficult to supply. In addition, Xiangyang was far away from Jianghuai, and Li Qiaolai would have no help afterwards.

In terms of military tactics, blocking the enemy in Xiangyang is more beneficial than in Jiangxia.

In addition, Hanjing is relatively empty now. If their tens of thousands of troops are far away from Hanjing, if Li Ji and Yuchi Gong in the north come, they can still return to defend and protect Hanjing in time.

But Liu Zhenghui just sneered a few times.

"Prince Prince, Your Majesty's order is to immediately send troops to Jiangxia to block Li Chao. But the prince said he wanted to defend Xiangyang. What is this intention?"

Li Gaoqian also said, "When he left the capital, His Majesty had already drawn 30,000 troops and horses with us. After arriving in Xiangyang, we mobilized and summoned a lot of troops, and now there are more than 50,000 people. Li Chao is only more than 10,000 people. Is the King of Wu still afraid that Li Chao will not dare to fight?"

"Or, the prince has other thoughts?"

Li Jing was blocked by several people, and he said lightly, "I just talk about the matter and make more appropriate suggestions from the perspective of military use. Since Your Majesty has ordered us to go south to Jiangxia, I will naturally abide by it."

Liu Zhenghui smiled.

"Very good. Since the Prince of Wu also thought Li Chao could be defeated, then let's send troops. Please order the general to send troops immediately and the troops will enter Jiangxia."

Li Jing glanced at the generals in the tent and said, "Send orders to send troops to Jiangxia."

September.

The governor of Shannan and the Prince of Wu, Li Jing, led 50,000 troops, and took a large and small ship to the Han River, heading straight to Jiangxia, Ezhou, an important town in the Han River mouth.

The army sailed down the river and marched quickly and arrived in Jiangxia soon.

After arriving in Jiangxia City, Li Chao also moved very quickly after receiving military information and had arrived in Hongzhou on Jiangnan West Road.

"Li Chao is still the same army, with one hundred ships. In addition to the crew, there are 8,000 soldiers. He has just arrived in Hongzhou and is resting in Hongzhou Port."

Liu Zhenghui heard the newspaper and said with a smile, "Li Chao is so arrogant, that is a way to die. He has such a few soldiers, maybe he is fighting with us? I think we don't have to wait for him to come. We will lead the troops first and directly lead the troops eastward into Hongzhou and destroy him."

The other people also thought that they were sure to win and were ready to attack Li Chao first.

"Everyone, don't underestimate Li Chao. Li Chao has always been steady in his military use, and he has never been defeated yet." Li Jing reminds everyone.

Liu Zhenghui looked at Li Jing, "What suggestions do the Grand Marshal have?"

Li Jing advised him, "Li Chao never fought unprepared battles, nor did he fight unsure. He sent troops and never lost. Since he dared to bring only eight thousand people, it means he is sure to win. Remind everyone that Li Chao is not without soldiers. If he wants to bring more soldiers, it will be fine if he has no problems."

"But Li Chao only brought eight thousand people here, why? Of course, there is a reliance on it, and we cannot be careless."

Li Sixing snorted dissatisfiedly. This Taiyuan Yuancai meritorious official was like Li Jing and was also an official in Hedong at the end of the Sui Dynasty. However, Li Jing was disagreeing with them at the beginning, and he wanted to go to Jiangdu to report them.

"Mr. Don't want to be ambitious and destroy your own prestige," said Magistrate.

Li Chao ignored his sarcasm and said, "Li Chao is a general who is always victorious, and his subordinates are all elite and brave. At present, they are coming quickly. This is a rescue army, and they may be unstoppable. We should temporarily park the ship in the Han River and not fight with Li Chao. When their morale is weak, then they will attack and fight to the decisive battle and will definitely defeat the enemy."

"What else?" Liu Zhenghui asked.

"I suggest that we can also send people to contact the barbarian tribes in the nearby states, promising benefits, and let them send troops to help. As long as these barbarians have benefits, they can use them with confidence and don't worry about turning against each other in the last battle."

"No, we are strong and strong, but we avoid fighting. This is a cowardly enemy." Liu Zhenghui shook his head.

Li Jing said calmly, "What I said makes sense. If you all object, I will reserve my opinion. I will present my opinion to Your Majesty."

Liu Zhenghui didn't care, "If the general is afraid of DDT and is afraid of Li Chao, then it doesn't matter. The general can unify the troops and stay in Jiangxia, and he personally led his troops to Hongzhou to destroy Li Chao."

Li Chao did not object, "After I said this, the general still insisted on going to fight. Then I will follow you and wish you good luck."

On that day, Liu Zhenghui led 50,000 troops to leave Jiangxia and went to Hongzhou to attack Li Chao, leaving only 5,000 troops to guard Jiangxia for Li Jing. Even the five thousand troops, he did not believe Li Jing, and even asked Li Sixing to stay behind to command this army. Li Jing actually had no actual military power.
Chapter completed!