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The Wu Yong Army and Yun Hai Army are the same as those of the Hu Lie Army. The reorganization is very fast. The most critical issue here is the ownership of the army. Once Zhang Guanyu and Wu Chitian accept the reorganization, they will lose ownership of the army, and Li Hu can transfer them from the army at any time.

Of course, Li Hu would not miss this opportunity and immediately accepted the reorganization request of the two.

"Since it's reorganized, it will take some time. Dao Shuai and Long Shuai followed me, and Mao Shuai led Abaddon's Tiger Lie 2nd Army, Wang Gui's Tiger Lie 10th Army, Eleventh Army, and Roland's Tiger Lie 12th Army as the selection army. They set out from Changsha on the 15th to attack Hongzhou."

Mao Jun, Zhang Guanyu and Wu Caitian accepted Li Hu's arrangement without hesitation.

Two days ago, Li Hu ordered the reorganization of the Wu Yong Army and the Yun Hai Army, the Wu Yong Army was reorganized into the Hu Lie 41st Army, and the Yun Hai Army was reorganized into the Hu Lie 42nd Army. Wang Yuan reorganized the troops of Xin Xingzong, Wang De and Liu Yu in Shandong, with a total of seven armies ranging from the 34th Army of Hu Lie to the 40th Army, so the numbers of these two armies were closely followed.

On February 15, Mao's army led the front-superior army to set off from Changsha and headed south through Liling to Yuanzhou on Jiangnan West Road.

Abaddon and Roland led the horse army to gallop day and night, and the speed was extremely fast. The Yuanzhou defenders caught off guard and the governor Yichun was defeated within one day. The Yuanzhou magistrate Xiancheng surrendered.

Immediately afterwards, the army marched into the Linjiang Army along the Yu River. The Linjiang Army's government was defeated by Qingjiang, and the officials and defenders in the city fled when they heard the news.

On February 23, the Tiger and Martyrs rushed into Hongzhou and headed towards Nanchang, the Hongzhou Prefecture.

The Nanchang defenders were shocked and urgently reported to the Xuanfu envoy Tong Shimin. Tong Shimin was in Jiangzhou at this moment, personally commanding Liu Qi and two large armies of Quqi guarding the Yangtze River defense line. Suddenly, they heard that the Huliu Army had advanced by land and had already captured Yuanzhou and Linjiang Army, and killed Nanchang with steadfast. They immediately panicked and didn't know what to do.

Liu Qi advised him to lead his army back to defense and be sure to defend Nanchang. If Nanchang is lost, the army's retreat will be cut off and he will fall into a dilemma of being attacked by the enemy from both sides. In the end, the entire Jiangnan West Road will be lost. The Jiangnan West Road will be completely exposed to the attack of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army, so the entire Yangtze River defense line is in danger.

Liu Qi took the initiative to lead the army back to defense, but was rejected by Tong Shimin.

In the Central Plains War, Xin Xingzong and Wang De led 80,000 main forces to surrender to the Huli Army, resulting in the loss of Yingtian Prefecture, the Huaihe Defense Line, and a large area of ​​Jianghuai territory changed hands. What's even more fatal is that the Shandong Jin army was wiped out as a result. Jiangning's strategy of joining the Jin Dynasty to fight against Li Hu was declared a failure, and the entire Southeast situation was in danger. The old emperor of Hangzhou, Tong Guan and others did not review their mistakes, but instead pushed all the blame to the people of the Northwest, believing that it was the betrayal of the Northwest people that made the great Song Dynasty even worse and crumbling. This view was passed on to the front line, and the people of the Northwest immediately became the target of defense. Therefore, when Liu Qi proposed to return to Nanchang to support, he was flatly rejected by Tong Shimin.

"This is the Tiger Lie Army's plan to lure the tiger out of the mountain." Tong Shimin didn't know whether he was deceived or talk nonsense. In short, he was unwilling to draw troops back to Nanchang. He believed that the Tiger Lie Army, which attacked Nanchang by land, was just a small force with limited troops. It was okay to attack small places like Yuanzhou and Linjiang Army, but it was impossible to capture Nanchang, an important town in Jiangnan.

Liu Qi did not dare to fight anymore. He was extremely disappointed, not only with Tong Shimin, but also with the court in Hangzhou. This court, from the old emperor, Tong Guan to local officials, was all greedy for life and death. He fought for power, profit, corruption and abuse of power, but he ran faster than the other when he met a strong enemy. What kind of national fortune and land were far less important to them than their own lives and money.

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On February 26, the Mao army led the Hulien Selected Front Army to surround Nanchang.

Liu Jingyuan, who was with the front-selecting army, immediately contacted his "friends" who arrived outside Nanchang in advance. Three days later, a convoy full of food and supplies appeared outside the camp of the Tiger Lie Army.

On the 29th, Li Hu led the main force to Nanchang and launched an attack on Nanchang.

On the first day of March, in the camp of Tong Shimin in Jiangzhou, Liu Qi and Cookie suggested to Tong Shimin at the military discussion that the army would either return to Nanchang and fight the main force of the Huli Army at the city of Nanchang, or retreat to retreat to Guichi and Tongling, so as to meet with Lu Yi from Jiangning, defend the Yangtze River together, and ensure the safety of Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Tong Shimin was helpless and hesitated.

Facts proved that Liu Qi's initial judgment was correct. The main force of the Hu Lie Army did come from land, and the army on the Yangtze River waterway was just the other party's restraint of troops. However, because Tong Shimin Zhan looked forward and was worried that the people in the northwest were commanding the army alone, he wasted time in vain and gave Nanchang to the Hu Lie Army.

The time to return to Nanchang is very bad. With the strength of the Jiangnan Army, it is impossible to compete with the main force of the Tiger Lie Army. Another Tiger Lie Army on the Yangtze River Waterway is staring at them covetously. The Jiangnan army is being attacked from both sides. It is because of this. Going south to rescue is equivalent to seeking death, and sticking to block the enemy is equivalent to being passively beaten. If you want to turn passive into initiative, the only way is to abandon Jiangnan West Road and quickly retreat to Guichi and Tongling lines, and join the Jiangning army to defend the Yangtze River. However, if you abandon the Jiangnan West Road without authorization, the responsible Tong Shimin cannot afford it.

Tong Shimin lost his mind, the Jiangnan Army was frightened and the situation was extremely critical.

With the guarantee of food and grass, Li Hu commanded a large army to attack Nanchang. Three days later, the Nanchang defenders took the initiative to surrender without waiting for reinforcements.

On the fifth day of the lunar month, Li Hu sent a letter to Jiangzhou Tong Shimin, urging him to surrender.

When in the northwest, Li Hu had close contacts with Tong Guan and his son and were familiar with each other. Therefore, Li Hu repeatedly promised in his letter that if Tong Guan and his son were willing to surrender, Li Hu could guarantee the prosperity of Tong Guan's family.

Tong Shimin had not finished reading this letter, and he had a cold sweat. He never expected that Li Hu personally led the army to the south. And now he is in Nanchang, only more than 300 miles away from him. Tong Shimin did not hesitate and decisively ordered the withdrawal of his troops. He now has reason to repay Hangzhou. Li Hu personally led the army to fight. He had no strength to compete with him, so of course he had to retreat.

Tong Shimin led the Jiangnan Army to evacuate quickly. The Huli Army took more than half a month to easily take down Jiangnan West Road.

Upon hearing the news, Li Hu ordered Mao's army to continue to advance eastward with the selection army and attack Raozhou. At the same time, he wrote to Yang Hua on the Yangtze River Waterway and ordered him to go down the river. He occupied Jiangzhou, headed straight to Guichi and Tongling, and dragged Tong Shimin's army firmly.

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On the tenth day of March, the Mao army set out from Nanchang and attacked Raozhou. When Raozhou officials learned that the Tiger Lieutenant Army was coming, they immediately abandoned the guardian government, Poyang and fled eastward.

The Huli Lie Army rushed for more than 600 miles and captured Fuliang (now Jingdezhen), an important town in Raozhou on the 16th. Then he rushed into Shezhou and captured Qimen. Shezhou was mountainous and difficult to travel, so the speed of the Huli Lie Army slowed down.

On March 22, the Huliwei Army arrived in Shezhou's prefecture Shezhou. The officials of Shezhou had already fled, and the army had no bloodshed and entered She County.

There are more than 400 miles away from Hangzhou, but we have to cross mountains and ridges all the way. If everything goes well, we can kill the city of Hangzhou at the end of this month. Considering that the Hangzhou rebels have received news, they must intercept them heavily, so the Mao army ordered to rest on the spot and wait for the main force to come and meet.

On the 24th, Li Hu led the main force to She County.

At the military discussion, the Mao army proposed two plans. One was to continue to advance eastward, but the road to advance eastward was difficult. If the rebels seized the danger, the Tiger and Lieutenant Army would be difficult to make a move. Therefore, the Mao army suggested that while attacking Hangzhou, a force would be sent northward, pass through Xuanzhou to the Yangtze River, and first capture Wuhu, and cut the rebels' Yangtze River defense line into two parts. Once the main force attacked Hangzhou was blocked, it would go north quickly and attack with Yue Fei from Jiangbei. After the army met, it roared down the canal and killed Hangzhou.

Li Hu accepted this attack plan.

The southern expedition was too smooth. I thought I would fight a fierce battle under the city of Nanchang, but Tong Shimin retreated without fighting, so that the Huli Army could easily kill Shezhou in the shortest time at the fastest speed. It was only more than 400 miles away from Hangzhou. If it weren't for the dangerous terrain and the mountain roads were difficult to walk, I might have reached the city of Hangzhou. The problem now is that because the main force of the Huli Army's attack speed was too fast, it had already penetrated into the hinterland of the southeast, and Yue Fei from Jiangbei had to wait until May, which was a month later before launching an attack. This led to the main force of the Huli Army's army being surrounded by the rebels and being trapped in a dangerous place surrounded by mountains in Shezhou.

"Please ask Luo Shuai, Lang Shuai leads the second army of Hu Lie. The 12th army immediately goes north, and passes Jixi to enter Xuanzhou, capture Ningguo and Xuancheng, and approaches the Yangtze River defense line, attracting the rebels guarding the river to Wuhu and Dangtu, thus destroying the rebels' defense deployment and winning the initiative for Yue Fei to cross the river to fight."

Mao Jun stopped for a moment and said to Roland: "After capturing Xuanzhou, I will send someone to report to Yue Fei immediately and ask him to cross the river in advance, the faster the better. There is no need to delay any further, so as not to let the rebels flee south. Once the rebels flee to Fujian and Guangnan, the later counter-insurgency combat will be very difficult, which is not conducive to our complete control of the Southeast machine."

Roland nodded repeatedly, "Please rest assured, wait until I reach Xuancheng, and send someone to Jiangbei immediately." After hesitating for a moment, he asked in a low voice, "If I successfully take Xuancheng, will I continue to go north and attack Wuhu?"

"It depends on whether the rebels' reaction is quick." Mao Jun said with a finger on the map. "Now Tong Shimin's army is on the Guichi and Tongling lines in Chizhou, and Lu Yi's army is on the Jiangning and Dangtu lines. Wuhu is their junction. If they react slowly, Tong Shimin did not retreat in time, and Lu Yi did not block it in time, then you are very likely to capture Wuhu, cut off the rebels' Yangtze River defense line in half, and give the rebels a fatal blow."

"Then I'll be faster." Roland smiled, "I wonder if Mao Shuai is willing to transfer Helasu's Nine Army to me?"
Chapter completed!