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Song Yanwo has been in Jiangnan for this period. As the head of the navy stationed in the Yangtze River Basin in the Later Zhou Dynasty, his position is crucial. (1_1).

Since Li Chongjin arrived in Yangzhou, he has noticed the importance of Song Yanwo. He also ordered people to bring a lot of money to Kaifeng Prefecture to move, trying to let his confidants replace Song Yanwo in charge of the navy. But who is Song Yanwo? He was the veteran officials who founded the Later Zhou Dynasty with Guo Wei, and with the strong support of Dong Zunhui and others, Li Chongjin's tricks were not successful at all.

In desperation, Li Chongjin could only win over Song Yanwo, but Song Yanwo had not fallen for three dynasties, so how could he buy it with a little favor? What's more, he didn't know about Li Chongjin's small moves! So Song Yanwo happily accepted the gifts given by Li Chongjin, hugged the beauty sent by Li Chongjin, and made waves of words that made Li Chongjin warm, but turned around but told all of Li Chongjin's performances to the center of Beijing.

This time he was appointed as the commander of the capital lineup by the court, Song Yanwo immediately ordered the navy to carry out a general mobilization. Before Li Chongjin could react, he launched a raid on several of Li Chongjin's trusted men who were stationed outside. Li Chongjin was planning a confrontation with the court. Due to the asymmetry of the news, he did not even know that the court had put down Li Yun's rebellion, and he did not expect the court to suddenly take action. Li Chongjin was not mentally prepared, not to mention his close confidants. These people were not prepared for Song Yanwo's raid and had almost no ability to resist. Soon they were captured by Song Yanwo and were soon captured into the prisoner-of-war camp.

By the time Li Chongjin learned the news, Song Yanwo's navy had already blocked the vicinity of Yangzhou City. Li Chongjin sent troops several times. However, Song Yanwo was all navy troops, and even if he didn't get ashore, Li Chongjin's troops were all landslides, so he could only return to the city in shame. After this battle, the morale of Li Chongjin's troops fell even more.

Xiang Mei spoke to Li Chongjin: "Master, the morale in the army is very low now. Song Yanwo is really bullying! When the food escorted by the Tang Kingdom arrived, I will be the first to settle the score with Song Yanwo!"

Li Chongjin looked at him weakly and sneered, "Just just got the news that Li Yu, a bastard, sold us. The court has formed a Yangzhou camp and went south to quell the rebellion, and the court's army has arrived in Huainan. Otherwise, Song Yanwo would not have such confidence?!"

"What?" Zhan Jing asked in surprise: "Where did the army come from the court? Didn't this guy Li Yun drag down Dong Zunhui?!"

Zhang Chonggu sighed, "We are all caught up with the court's delaying strategy! A few days ago, the court defeated Li Yun's main force in Nianzi Valley. *1*1* and then broke through Zezhou. Li Yun was forced to die! Now even Li Yun's son Li Shoujie has surrendered to the court, and the main force of the court's troops has quietly gone south!"

Li Chongjin said angrily: "Kaifeng Prefecture has appointed Shi Shouxin as the Yangzhou Camp Capital and the governor of Yangzhou Camp; appointed Wang Shenqi as the deputy chief of Yangzhou Camp; appointed Li Chugeng as the chief supervisor, and Song Yanwo as the chief commander. Such important information. We have no idea about anything in detail. I actually learned from the letter of persuasion sent by Song Yanwo, what are you doing for?!"

All the generals were so scared that they all fell to their knees, and Zhang Chonggu, the chief think tank, was no exception. During this period, Li Chongjin carried out a major purge inside and outside the city. Although the generals were loyal to Li Chongjin, they also felt sad that the fox died and the rabbit died. They were even more awe of Li Chongjin.

Li Chongjin sighed: "Everyone is up, Fan Zhi and others are all old foxes. If you are scheming, how can we generals catch up with them? Now Dong Zunhui has led a 100,000 army south, and there are only more than 20,000 people in Yangzhou City. Let's talk about what we should do! (Dong Zunhui personally led six soldiers to about 15,000 people, and Shi Shouxin's troops have about 40,000 people, and the two sides have a total of 55,000 troops, and they are pretending to be a 100,000 army!)"

When the generals heard that the court had mobilized so many people, they were all stunned. Even Zhan Jing, who was calling the most arrogantly some time ago, lowered his head. Seeing everyone's morale depressed, Li Chongjin quickly gave Zhang Chonggu a wink and asked him to think of a solution.

Zhang Chonggu is worthy of being the first counselor under Li Chongjin's tent. He laughed and said loudly: "Hahaha, it's so ridiculous! Everyone was deceived by the bluffing Dong Zunhui, which is really ridiculous!"

Seeing that everyone was very confused, Zhang Chonggu smiled and said, "Li Yun is a veteran who has been fighting on the battlefield for many years. He has 30,000 elite troops under his command. Even if the court wins the battle in the Nianzi Valley, he will have to pay a heavy price! Moreover, the terrain of Zezhou is dangerous. Since Li Yun is in Zezhou, he will definitely urge his subordinates to deal a heavy blow to the Zhou army and make them pay a heavy price further! Although there are rumors that Li Shoujie in Luzhou surrenders without fighting, everyone has to move themselves.

Thinking about it, Li Yun is Li Shoujie's biological father. Will he not avenge his father as a son? Besides, Li Shoujie and Han State have aid. Even if Dong Zunhui can take Luzhou, he will definitely pay a significant price. After all, even though the imperial army is elite, he will be defeated into a tired army! Therefore, this time the imperial court nominally mobilized a 100,000 army to move south. In my opinion, there are only 30,000 people at most, and there are also young and strong people who are just making up for the numbers."

After Zhang Chonggu said this, everyone's faces were a little bloody. Li Chongjin sneered: "Look at your prospects! I also know that the morale in the army has been relatively low recently, which affects combat effectiveness. In this way, on this critical autumn, I announce a curfew on Yangzhou City. In the future, everyone will divide the responsible areas, conduct a centralized inspection of the people in the area, and arrest the spies in Kaifeng Prefecture!"

Li Chongjin is worthy of being a powerful general who has led troops for many years, and he is very clear about what kind of soldiers under his command are. Unlike Dong Zunhui's strict military discipline in the army, Li Chongjin's military discipline is a decoration. In the past, when Guo Wei died, Li Chongjin's troops were a bit disciplined. After Guo Wei's death, Li Chongjin felt that he was very frustrated and did not restrict his subordinates. The military discipline was a mess! Now that Li Chongjin announced a curfew like this, the soldiers would turn Yangzhou City upside down and grab all the women and wealth that could see in the city into the military camp! When the soldiers eat, drink and have fun for a while, their morale will naturally be restored!

Everyone was discussing with a smile, thinking about which big family to enjoy themselves in a while. Li Chongjin frowned quietly. Yangzhou City had been burned when the Southern Tang Dynasty was forced to give up. There were really a number of people in the Yangzhou City that had just been rebuilt. Moreover, the city defense fortifications were even weaker and could not resist the imperial army at all! Moreover, he only had 20,000 so-called army, and the imperial army was all elite! But he could not tell these things, otherwise the morale of the army would be even more difficult to lead!

After a while, the generals finished the division and all left happily. Zhang Chonggu and they were hugged and went out together. Soon after, they sneaked back and whispered to Li Chongjin: "Master, half of my words were true just now, and they were just to cheer the generals. But I guess no matter how unbearable Li Yun was, there was a 30,000 army, and the court would definitely pay the corresponding price. In addition, the terrain of Zezhou was dangerous, and even if the court successfully attacked, the army would have to pay a heavy price. However, Li Shoujie was weak and incompetent and had no military ability. If Dong Zunhui threatened the army, this guy would definitely beg for surrender!

In my opinion, although the court cannot send a hundred thousand troops, it can always send 50,000 or 60,000 people, but our Yangzhou city has 20,000 soldiers. As long as the soldiers work together, they can always spend some time with the court's troops! I don't believe that the Liao Kingdom and the Northern Han are so honest, watching the center quell the civil strife! After they intervene, we will get a chance to breathe, and maybe we can share the world with the court! Moreover, I have some experience in how to deal with Dong Zunhui."

Li Chongjin quickly asked for advice and his attitude was very low. Zhang Chonggu sneered and whispered: "Dong Zunhui has a high status now, and it is absolutely impossible to lead the vanguard troops here. If we can launch a decisive attack on his vanguard troops when the court goes south and destroy their aura, Yangzhou City can still make the general fight with Kaifeng Prefecture!"

Hearing this, Li Chongjin's heart ignited a glimmer of hope. He just gave the soldiers the opportunity to plunder freely. According to past experience, when the imperial army came to Yangzhou, the morale of the soldiers under his command returned to the top. If he selected elite soldiers and generals himself, he might be able to defeat the imperial army!

Li Chongjin looked at Zhang Chonggu as he was still talking and asked again. Zhang Chonggu looked at Li Chongjin's lifeless look and wanted to give him some comfort. Zhang Chonggu looked around and saw that there was no one else, whispered: "Master General, even if we cannot defeat the imperial army at that time, we have a way out! Song Yanwo only has thousands of naval troops in his hands, and cannot strictly block the Yangtze River. Even if the battle fails, we can cross the Yangtze River at night and go to the Tang Kingdom to avoid disaster!"

Li Chongjin laughed a little. Zhang Chonggu still couldn't change his old habits. Before he could fight, he considered a retreat. He smiled and said, "If we can defeat the Zhou army, or be able to stalemate with the Zhou army, then we will defend Yangzhou to the death. But if the battle fails, I would rather die in battle than cross the river. Then the Tang king Li Yu is not a responsible guy. If we surrender to him, I am afraid that the court will threaten him and he will take the initiative to offer our heads!"

Zhang Chonggu whispered: "The general does not need to worry. Although Li Yu is stupid and incompetent, there are still people who understand it in the Tang Dynasty. I heard that the governor of Wuchang, Lin Renzhao, was brave and good at fighting. He had fought many times with the soldiers of the late emperors, fought repeatedly and defeated repeatedly, and maintained his fighting spirit. He was a rare warrior. If it was a time of crisis, Lin Renzhao would definitely dare to take us in, so the general had no worries about retreating, and he only needed to compete with Dong Zunhui!"

Li Chongjin sighed after hearing this. Li Chongjin was also a veteran in the battlefield and had fought with the Southern Tang soldiers many times. How could he surrender to a defeated soldier? If the city was broken on the day, Li Chongjin would rather follow Li Yun** than live in vain!
Chapter completed!