Dongchang Prefecture, Xihe, when the mist in the morning gradually dissipated, a banging gong sound suddenly came from Dadong Town on the east bank of the Xihe River. The sound of gongs immediately made the quiet Dadong Town boil like a pot of boiling water.

The Xihe River is a boundary river. The east bank of the river belongs to Dongchang Prefecture, Xihe County, and the west bank of the river is the jurisdiction of Songling Prefecture. The water surface of the Xihe River is not wide, but it is more than 20 meters wide during the flood season. The main bridges across the river have long been destroyed, and the fishing boats on the river have disappeared in the past six months.

There is still a Tang army in Dongchang Prefecture, but this Tang army does not belong to the 72 Zhechong Prefectures in the Tang Dynasty, but the Preparatory Prefectures, which are temporarily organized as auxiliary soldiers and supplies. When the Tang army went south to occupy the three prefectures of Guangling, Dongchang, Xiaoxiang and other counties, most of them were stationed in the Preparatory Prefectures as the left-behind.

During the major change at the end of last year, the Tang army of Dongchang Prefecture had never been here, because Dongchang Prefecture was facing the Tianhe north, and could cross the river and retreat to the north bank. Although the Xiangyang Navy was on the Tianhe River and suppressed the Tang Navy, the Tang Navy was not destroyed for a day, and the main force of the Xiangyang Navy would be around Xiangyang one day, and the waters of Dongchang were in the blank area.

Because of this, the Tang army in Dongchang Prefecture still stayed in Dongchang and did not retreat across the river bank, and the Tang Dynasty did not want to return to the north. It seemed that they still had the intention to intervene in Chuzhou.

After Leng Zhuo seized the ten prefectures of Chuzhou, he did not rush to retake Dongchang Prefecture. Naturally, he had his considerations. Chuzhou and Yangzhou were separated by a mountain range, but in Dongchang Prefecture, it bordered Yangzhou and there was no natural danger. Taking Dongchang Prefecture means opening up with Yangzhou. At this time, the southern part of Qingzhou and the northern part of Yangzhou were in the hands of the Qingzhou Army.

Leng Zhuo didn't want to get involved with the Qingzhou army, so he left Dongchang Prefecture as a separation.

But obviously the geographical role of Dongchang Prefecture has disappeared now. Qingzhou army retreated to Qingzhou and gave up Yangzhou. Leng Zhuo would not miss this great opportunity. In the past, he did not have the strength to attack Yangzhou. First, his strength was not enough, and second, he did not want to deal with those princes so early and was called by someone. But now these two points do not exist, and taking Yangzhou is also a matter of following the trend.

The sound of gongs in Dadong Town shook the sky, and it also broke the peace that lasted for more than a year. The Nanwu Legion was stationed on one of the other side of the river.

After receiving the order from General Li Mu, the troops launched the Battle of Transition River at dawn.

Dadong Town has not been idle for more than a year, and it sank many horses along the river bank. Many wooden towers have been built on the shore to monitor the movements opposite the river, but these sentry towers have not played any role. Although a river can stop a large group of soldiers from crossing the river, for the water-based psychics, this river is their toy. Not only does it not hinder, it can help them perform better.

The sound of gongs in the town was still the strange thing found by people on the arrow tower at the entrance of the town. When the sound of gongs sounded, hundreds of soldiers from the Nanwu Army had already crossed the river embankment and rushed straight to the entrance of the town.

At this time, the patrol team in the town arrived first, and collided with the Nanwu Army soldiers at the entrance of the town, and the armor and armor were collided together.

After reorganization, the Nanwu Legion has been filled with a large number of elite troops from the northern imperial guards and even local legions. After several months of adaptation and training, these soldiers who came to the exchange have been integrated into the Chuzhou army. This time, they have once again confronted the Tang army head-on since they were captured.

Chen Wuyang served in the Youzhou Legion for five years. Because he was not a psychic and a civilian, although he had made many contributions to the Beihu battlefield, he was still just a team leader. With his identity as a battalion lieutenant in his life, he was a battalion lieutenant in his position, and the position of this battalion lieutenant depends on luck.

From the northern battlefield to Zhongzhou to the rebellion suppression, two years of being captured, I thought it would end like this, but I didn't expect that when I came to Chuzhou, his life was the fate of a team leader, he changed his fortune all at once and became the commander of the camp lieutenant. The feeling of suffering and suffering made Chen Wuyang completely devote himself to the Nanwu Army.

What excited him the most was that after becoming a camp lieutenant, he received three pills, and these three pills once again changed his destiny. He fought on the battlefield for eight years and in the Tang Dynasty for two years, he even did heavy physical labor. Unexpectedly, his body recovered and he actually broke through the limit of his body and became a warrior circulating in the army.

"Kill!" After another fight, the blood in Chen Wuyang's body was boiling. He was looking forward to his first battle like rebirth. A bright blood-like battle knife in his hand cut through a red light. The air was like a piece of soft tofu, cut by the blade. The roar of the knife sounded in his ears. The sword light flashed, and the bamboo armor of the soldier opposite broke in response, and then the shoulder and chest were directly slanted, and blood splattered from the chest.

In the past, although this kind of bamboo armor is simple, it is difficult to seriously injure the opponent with this kind of chopping. However, after the breakthrough, the knife is even sharper, and there is even a faint light on the knife. This kind of bamboo armor cuts without any obstacles.

The blood splattered, but Chen Wuyang roared loudly. The depression in his heart was breathed in vain. He raised his sword again. Chen Wuyang had no enemies under his command. The battle at the entrance of the town was approaching the end, but some soldiers had gathered in the town.

Not all of these soldiers were Tang army, many of them were actually young and strong in the town, but these have been trained by the Tang army to become part of the Tang army. Not every place is attached to the empire. The Tang Dynasty did not implement cruel rule over the occupied land. On the contrary, the Tang Dynasty restored order and resumed production in the occupied land, and even slaughtered local wealthy households. Instead, they actively fought for it. As long as the Tang Dynasty was given time, the occupied land would be quickly digested.

If the Tang army was allowed to stay in Dongchang Prefecture for two or three years, Leng Zhuo would have to spend a considerable price to take back this piece of Chu land.

But in just one year, the Tang army could do so. The soldiers in these towns did not collapse or turn against each other, and they also followed the orders to fight with the Nanwu Army. This was enough to make the Tang army proud. But this place was not an important place for the Tang army to operate. In a short period of time, the Tang army might not be mobilizing troops towards Chuzhou unless another incident occurred in Chuzhou.

The battle in Dongchang Prefecture started from Dadong Town, which was just a clarion call. Behind Chen Wuyang's battalion, there were three battalions, and they could only be regarded as a pioneer. When they crossed the Xihe River, the two divisions of the Nanwu Legion commanded by Li Mu had completed the assembly and began to march towards Dongchang Prefecture.

There is also a Dongchang Prefecture hindrance to enter Yangzhou. This may also be the only battle that requires a big fight to enter Yangzhou, and the scale will not be too large. Li Mu's 50,000 soldiers will face only 10,000 Tang army auxiliary soldiers, and 30,000 local guards trained by the Tang army. Compared with the strength of the two sides, Li Mu completely gained the upper hand, and there was not much suspense in this battle itself.

It was even easier to enter Yang from the south. It gathered from Nanxing Prefecture, then walked through the Qixue Valley, and went directly to the Jinhe Ferry, took a boat, entered the Xiqian Lake in Yangzhou, and got ashore from the Nanhu County Wharf. Then the 50,000 troops were divided into two routes, one way north, entering Jinfeng Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, and then into Yangzhou. The other unit went east and occupied Fuzhou Prefecture and Ningbo Prefecture.

There will be almost no war in the southwest of the five southern prefectures, because most of these places are pro-Leng Zhuo's forces, or they are areas controlled by the Nangong family, and the three prefectures in northern Yangzhou, Suzhou, Taicang and Hangzhou occupied by the Qingzhou army. As the Qingzhou army headed north, Zhou Yu's operations have also begun to take effect over the years, and this part of the troops has also begun to conquer the three prefectures.

Basically, there was no big battle to fight when Leng Zhuo occupied Yangzhou, because Prince Qing Situ Hao knew that if he wanted to seize the throne and went north to Yunzhou, Yangzhou would not be able to defend himself, so he simply gave up here and used this place to talk to Leng Zhuo about conditions.

Leng Zhuo didn't know how big Situ Piaoxue played in this game, but it was a big reality that it could easily occupy Yangzhou. Yangzhou's people were weak in customs and their troops were useless. However, Yangzhou was rich and well-developed, and occupied this place meant that Leng Zhuo had another source of finance, taxation and food.

However, there will be no big battle to occupy Yangzhou, which does not mean smooth sailing. Although Prince Qing left, the forces that had defected to Prince Qing were still quite large. Some of these forces went north, but many of them remained in the place. No matter what the purpose was, these forces had to be cleaned up.

The occupation is not the end, but just the beginning. Compared with Chuzhou, which has experienced several baptisms and swept most prefectures, the problems in Yangzhou are more serious. The wealthy clans and families are mixed up and land annexation is serious. It can be said that there are many contradictions. If one is not handled properly, it may be possible to have a hornet's nest.

Yangzhou looks soft, but once it touches the interests of those forces, it will become a hedgehog. It can be said that if Yangzhou is straightened out, it is the most troublesome.

"The war in Dongchang Prefecture will not be delayed for more than half a month. The Tang army did not intend to defend the enemy. Judging from the information sent back by our spy, the Tang army in Dongchang Prefecture has begun to return north, and the Nanwu Army is progressing rapidly. It is estimated that it will enter Taihu County, Yangzhou at the end of this month!"

"Everything goes well on the South Road is the place we have been running for the longest time. Most of the nobles and wealthy families in the Jinfeng Mansion have a good relationship with us. Therefore, when our army took over the Jinfeng Mansion, we did not encounter any resistance. The local guards were also very assigned to each other. On the other side, we encountered some minor troubles along the way to Fuzhou Prefecture and Ningbo Prefecture, but the problem was not big. We are currently steadily advancing to take over the place!"

"In Suzhou, General Zhou's troops have begun to take over various parts of Suzhou, and Hangzhou is also in progress. The only thing worth worrying is Taicang Mansion. According to the latest news, the power displayed by the landlords of Taicang Mansion in the salt robbery attack is likely to be a problem. When the landlords of the entire Taicang Mansion gather, there are likely to be more than 300,000 elite troops, and their combat effectiveness will not be inferior to the average Tang army!"

"It can be said that Taicang Mansion is one of the biggest problems in Yangzhou. There is no conclusion yet, and the government in the government has no way to start. However, excluding this uncertainty, the entire Yangzhou occupation will end before September. During this period, the young master may have to go to Yangzhou to meet with the Nangong family. After all, Yangzhou is not as easy as Chuzhou. Military occupation, but power acceptance is not easy!"

Leng Zhuo nodded. He already had an understanding of the problem in Yangzhou, and the biggest problem was actually nothing else, the Nangong family!


Chapter completed!