Li Hongji retreated to Yangzhou with his remnants of defeat.

He really wanted to cross the river immediately and return to Jiangnan.

However, just as he forced himself to arrange for the stay and left behind to cut off his descendants, another bad news came. Zhu Lingyun was defeated and surrendered, and Feng Yanji and Song Qiqiu presented Jinling.

If the capital is lost, where else can he go?

Li Hongji is really desperate.

He opened his mouth, squirted blood, and fell straight to the ground.

He could not bear the bad news one after another. When he saw the dragon flag falling at the gate of the city, Li Hongji was about to vomit blood, but he endured it and finally swallowed it.

But when he heard that Jinling was lost, the Emperor of Southern Tang could no longer hold on and he fainted.

The people under Li Hongji were in chaos and they were completely panicked.

There are also Dazhou people siege the city outside, so the best choice is to cross the river quickly and escape back to your hometown.

Due to Li Hongji's tight blockade, the soldiers were not aware of the situation in Jiangnan. However, when Li Hongji fell, the news could not be hidden. Jinling was lost, and all the important officials and prime ministers in the court betrayed the emperor and surrendered to the Great Zhou.

Their retreat has been cut off, and they have all become stray dogs and are desperate!

It's over, it's completely over!

Sitting in the city of distress!

what to do?

Many people thought of surrendering. The Southern Tang soldiers of three or three groups sneaked out of Yangzhou and asked for surrender to the Great Zhou Dynasty. The whole Yangzhou was like a leaf in the strong wind, which could fall at any time.

Fortunately, the Divine Guards were still loyal to Li Hongji. They tried their best to maintain order and could barely support them in the city. However, Li Hongji fell into a coma. The offensive outside the city was so urgent that no one knew what would happen in the next second. They were even more panicked and chaotic than the ants on the hot pan.

Chai Rong stood on the horse's back, and a fierce rush, the light golden sweat-like horse oozed out red sweat, its strong muscles kept shaking, and its four slender legs were trembling.

Chai Rong went to the saddle with his own hands, untied the reins, then hugged the big head of the sweaty horse, whispered a few words in his ear, and then asked the horse to go to the hills to chew some grass and slowly recover his strength.

After settling down the war horse, Chai Rong exclaimed.

Li Hongji was defeated!

Three hundred thousand people are over!

The biggest stumbling block in unification has disappeared.

Chai Rong felt relieved.

But when he thought about it, he shook his head again, probably not that simple.

If we want to truly unify the world, it is definitely not a victory on the battlefield. If we rely on wars, we can govern the country. I am afraid that Xiang Yu would have destroyed Liu Bang long ago.

How to end the chaos and how to establish a long-term solution is the key!

Although Li Hongji was defeated, he was a mirror, and Chai Rong saw too much from him.

Establishing a country depends on the people, not the scholars!

National strength is not about wealth but about strength!

Li Hongji placed his ruling foundation on a few scholars and wealthy merchants, but this group of people was the least loyal. At a critical moment, they abandoned their emperor without hesitation.

Moreover, Li Hongji completely misled the key points in his pursuit of enriching the country and strengthening the army. He thought that the treasury was rich and he was taxed more. With money, he had everything.

But he forgot that increasing wealth alone is not enough, and it must be distributed well.

Only when the distribution is appropriate, fair and reasonable can the people be convinced, strong cohesion can be generated, and strong mobilization ability can be achieved. The strength of a country, that is, the ability to organize and mobilize the people!

These principles are not complicated at all, but they are easily ignored by rulers... For example, in the early Tang Dynasty, when they had just experienced wars and all industries were in decline, the country's wealth was definitely not as good as that of Xuanzong, but Emperor Taizong could sweep the Turks and fight out a Tiankang! And what about Xuanzong, even though he was prosperous, what could it be? He was still beaten to pieces by an Anshi Rebellion.

If Ye Hua were here, he would definitely agree with Chai Rong's view.

There was once a country, facing the joint suppression of the great powers and white bandits, hungry workers and peasants drove away the enemy with their hammers and sickles. Twenty years later, they sacrificed more than 20 million yuan, defeated the most vicious and powerful opponents, and won the awe of the world. But in the next few decades, they looked forward to it, and everything was moving forward, and no one dared to drive the army to their territory again... But this country collapsed and disappeared completely.

People form a country, in the final analysis, it is this country that can make most people live better. Once a few people seize all their wealth and power, most people are exploited, life becomes more and more difficult, and there is no hope, the country is going to be over...

Throughout history, there are no exceptions.

Li Hongji didn't understand this principle, so he failed, failed miserably, and didn't even have the chance to make a comeback!

"Your Majesty, the Champion Hou urgently reported that he had led his troops to Jinling, and the entire Jiangnan, except Runzhou, fell into the hands of the Great Zhou!"

"I see!"

Chai Rong nodded with a smile. No wonder Li Hongji chose to retreat. It turned out that Ye Hua occupied Jinling!

Hands and feet are really fast!

Chai Rong guessed that Ye Hua made a fuss and forced Li Hongji to withdraw his troops, but he did not expect that he would win Jinling so quickly, and he really deserved to be the champion!

This kid is full of tricks!

Chai Rong smiled. Since that's the case, there is no need to attack Yangzhou. In short, the cooked duck cannot fly!

"Go and pass on my will and let General Zhao, General Han, General Zhang and others stop attacking and withdraw!"

"yes!"

The subordinates went to issue the order. About half an hour later, Zhao Kuangyin and others came back one after another. They were covered in blood, but they were all excited and smiling.

According to the rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if you win a battle, you will have to be granted titles and divided into land. I am afraid that there will be a large number of soldiers who can change their destiny.

As the Lord General, the brothers below can live a good life, so of course they are happy.

Zhao Kuangyin was puzzled and said, "Your Majesty, just add another effort and you can enter Yangzhou. Why stop?"

Chai Rong smiled indifferently and handed Ye Hua's good news to Zhao Da.

Zhao Kuangyin took it and saw a few lines of words almost swearing!

His eyes widened, rubbed and rubbed, and then he was sure that he was not wrong!

"Good! The Marquis actually entered Jinling!"

"What?" Zhang Yongde and Han Tong were both shocked!

They knew Ye Hua was attacking Jinling, but with Ye Hua's troops, if you want to break through the defense of Jinling City, you should not think about it! These people were thinking about defeating Li Hongji first, then heading south, meeting Ye Hua, and fighting Jinling together!

"Is the Marquis too powerful, or is the people from the Southern Tang Dynasty too pig?" Zhang Yongde screamed strangely.

Han Tong said in a muffled voice, "I think they are just a group of pigs, a complete pig!"

Zhao Da shook his head and sighed, "It's all because they are pigs. Pigs are heartless, but they have ruined their conscience! Li Hongji is also unlucky enough, why did he promote such a group of people? The country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, and there is not even a minister who sacrifices his country. It's sad enough!"

They were talking, and Chai Rong smiled slightly.

"General Zhao is right, I really sympathize with Li Hongji." Chai Rong suddenly said, "You choose an envoy, go to Yangzhou and tell Li Hongji that as long as he is willing to surrender, I will give him a suitable official position. He is talented but not virtuous and cannot be the emperor, but being a minister is still qualified. I am willing to give him a chance!"

Zhao Kuangyin couldn't believe his ears. The other party was an emperor, how could he surrender!

This is a plan!

Zhao Da thought to himself, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid Li Hongji won't be fooled, right?"

Chai Rong stretched out and asked with a smile, "Do you think I'm cheating on Li Hongji?"

Not?

Zhao Da widened his eyes.

Chai Rong laughed loudly, "Li Hongji was defeated from beginning to end, and what ability did he have to threaten my country! I want to surrender him. With him for one day, I can remind me at all times not to make his mistakes and not to forget my original intention! Moreover, if this person is used well, it will inevitably be a magical sword to rectify the administration. No one is more painful than him! What's more, with him, who dares to be honest in the officials in Jiangnan!"

Chai Rong looked at Zhao Da who was stunned and couldn't help but shake his head, "You, your mind is still too bad, not open enough! It's far from enough! Ye Hua can tolerate the prime minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty. If I can't tolerate Li Hongji, wouldn't it be even worse than Ye Hua!"
Chapter completed!