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Gao Jichong, the king of Nanping, would never have thought that the seemingly righteous Lu Huaizhong's main purpose of returning to Beijing was to persuade the court to send troops to Nanping! He said to the emperor and ministers of the Later Zhou Dynasty in the imperial meeting: "Jingnan has only 30,000 soldiers in small countries, most of which are weak and exhausted soldiers, and can only defend the city and cannot fight in the field.-./-./ Moreover, Gao Jichong was young and ignorant, had no military and political talents, did not care about the people's sentiment, and he imposed heavy taxes. The lives of the people of Nanping were very difficult and he was extremely dissatisfied with the Gao regime. As long as our army attacked decisively, we will definitely be able to scoop down the Nanping country!"

In response, Fan Zhi, Dong Zunhui and others agreed. After everyone discussed, they entrusted all the matters of the Nanzheng to Dong Zunhui. First, because Dong Zunhui is currently in the army, the Dianqiansi under his command is the most powerful mobile force in the Later Zhou Dynasty; second, because Fan Zhi, Wei Renpu and others also wanted to transfer Dong Zunhui and the Dianqiansi out of Kaifeng Prefecture and train the guards to prevent all military power from falling into Dong Zunhui's control.

Dong Zunhui immediately issued an order, ordering the Jingnan army to immediately send 3,000 naval troops to rescue the Wuping army. If Gao Jichong obeyed the order, the power of Jingnan would be further weakened, which would be conducive to the pacification of Nanping; if Gao Jichong refused to obey the order, it would be given an excuse for the imperial army to attack, which would be conducive to the smooth pacification of Nanping. After all, Gao Jichong's Nanping Kingdom had three tributes a year, and it would be very respectful. If the Later Zhou stormed for no reason, it would be a detriment to the name of benevolence and righteousness.

Dong Zunhui also appointed Murong Yanzhao as the marshal and Li Chugeng as the army supervisor. He led 20,000 troops to lead the army south and through Jiangling to attack Zhang Wenbiao. As for Dong Zunhui himself, he personally led 10,000 elite troops and 30,000 civilians, claiming to be a 100,000 army. While repairing the post roads, he went south with great fanfare.

When the messenger of the Wuping Army heard the news that the imperial army was dispatched, he was very excited and wanted to report it to his lord. In the eyes of Zhou Baoquan's confidants, even if the Wuping Army was annexed by the court, it would be better than being usurped by Zhang Wenbiao. Surrendering to the court could at least protect everyone's wealth and glory. If Zhang Wenbiao scoops the Wuping Army, they would die without a place to bury them!

Unlike the ecstasy of the Wuping Army messenger, the Jingnan Army messenger was almost stunned when he heard that the imperial army had taken advantage of Jiangling to the south. He immediately remembered the allusion of the false attack on Guo, and couldn't help but curse in his heart: Zhang Wen said, you, the star of the despair, are just staying in Hengzhou. Why do you have to rebel? Now, not only are you in danger, but even our Nanping Kingdom is in danger!

The messenger immediately bought several more horses from the market for a high price and quickly went south to Jiangling to report the message. However, the messenger had just finished reporting everything, Murong Yanzhao sent Ding Deyu to Jiangling and conveyed the court's order to the Nanping Kingdom: the court army would use Jiangling to rush to Hunan to quell the rebellion, hoping that Gao Jichong would immediately send 3,000 naval troops to meet the Wuping Army's headquarters and immediately raise food and grass to provide logistical support for the court's army.

Gao Jichong took over the imperial imperial edict with Guo Xin's jade seal and was stunned. After he ascended the throne, he only cared about food, drink, and had no intention of governing the country. Since Gao Jichong ascended the throne, he handed over all civil affairs to the judge of the governor Sun Guangxian, and entrusted all the matters among the generals to Liang Yansi, the governor of the Yanei. In front of such a crisis, Gao Jichong's first reaction was to convene the ministers to discuss the strategy of responding.

Everyone discussed and discussed, their lips and tongue were dry, and the tea was so cold that they could not come up with a perfect solution. In the end, Gao Jichong could only explain to Ding Deyu: The people of Nanping were afraid of armored soldiers. If the imperial army entered Jiangling, it would likely cause riots. In case of precautions, it would be better for the imperial army to avoid Jiangling and head south. As for the food, grass and supplies needed by the imperial army, the Jingnan army would do its best and would never disappoint General Murong!

Gao Jichong's answer naturally did not satisfy Ding Deyu. He did not return to Murong Yanzhao's headquarters immediately, but instead had the idea of ​​several important officials from Nanping State. Ding Deyu ordered people to pretend to be himself in the inn. However, under the guidance of careful work, he sneaked out of the inn and ran to Sun Guangxian's mansion.

Sun Guangxian welcomed him enthusiastically and said to him: "General Ding, I have tried my best this time, but Gao Baoyin and others tried their best to oppose the royal army entering Jiangling. I am really weak!"

Ding Deyu praised Sun Guangxian's efforts and said to Sun Guangxian: "I have heard that the old man is full of talent. I have been lucky enough to see him today. I heard that the adults have masterpieces such as "Bei Meng Suoyan", "Jingtai Collection", and "Juzhai Collection", but because of the limited local carving technology, they cannot meet the world. When my Dong Shuai sent us south, he specifically reminded us to copy articles to the old man, and then the woodblock printing will be printed by our Great Zhou court in the future, so that the majority of students can appreciate the literary talent. This is also a grand event in the literary world!"

Sun Guangxian was very happy when Ding Deyu said this, and Ding Deyu also hinted that the Later Zhou Dynasty would retain his position and asked him to write books that this was more tempting than a high-ranking official and generous salary. Sun Guangxian immediately promised Ding Deyu that he would do his best to prevent the Nanping Kingdom from blocking the pace of the army's southward advance. He even hinted in his words that if the court took the opportunity to annex Nanping Kingdom, Sun Guangxian could also organize a group of civil officials to flaunt the flag and shout for the imperial army to strengthen his momentum.

Ding Deyu was extremely satisfied with Sun Guangxian's attitude. After leaving Sun's mansion, he came to Liang Yansi's mansion again.

Liang Yansi was in charge of military affairs and knew better the deterrence of the Later Zhou army. There are less than 30,000 old and weak in the entire Nanping Kingdom now, among which there are only more than 3,000 soldiers with complete armor. Relying on such troops to resist the more than 100,000 troops of the Later Zhou army is undoubtedly a mantis armed mantis, overestimating his ability!

 

Under Liang Yansi's flattery, Sun Guangxian and Liang Yansi's guest and host were all happy and returned drunk. Soon, at the request of Li Jingwei, deputy envoy of the military and horses, Gao Jichong held another meeting to discuss the affairs of the military and horses of the Later Zhou Dynasty.

At the meeting, Sun Guangxian and Liang Yansi strongly advocated agreeing to Murong Yanzhao's request. Li Jingwei openly opposed it. He almost cried and said: "If it is just to quell Zhang Wenbiao's rebellion, then the Great Zhou would definitely not need so many people. This is clearly the Great Zhou's false path to destroy Guo. If they were allowed to enter Jiangling, it would be the end of our Nanping Kingdom. The last general requested that the Lord could give me three thousand elite troops and ambush the middle road of Jingmen. If the imperial army went straight south, it would be the best result; otherwise, the last general could also try his best to kill and injure them and buy time for our Nanping Kingdom to defend Jiangling City!"

Facing Li Jingwei who was crying and bitterly advised, Liang Yansi laughed disdainfully! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to shuhaige (shuhaige) to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)-Remember!

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