"Most of the time in life, you live for yourself, and everything else can be put aside." Although Zhao Guangyi was unhappy that Li Jicao let their Song Army take the blame, he sympathized with this self-interested thought, but he was better at pretending.

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"What do you think, Mr. Fu Yin, when I ascend to the throne one day and kill this beast?" Li Congshan wanted to get rid of this kind of man who was shady and had no bottom line, but he had to consider Zhao Guangyi's

idea.

"As long as the agreement between you and me is fulfilled, I will not interfere with anything beyond the agreement, no matter what you want." Zhao Guangyi didn't care about so much. He wished that the Southern Tang Dynasty would become more chaotic. If Li Jicao, who was in charge of the navy, could force him to

It would be a great joy to have to take refuge in the Song Dynasty.

As soon as he mentioned the agreement, Li Congshan was filled with panic. Asking him to kill Sun Yu would be like cutting his flesh.

When they arrived at the camp, all 50,000 Song troops had already crossed the river and were now getting ready to set off and rapidly advance towards Jiangning.

"Lord Fuyin, what is this?" Cao Bin looked at the blood stains on Zhao Guangyi's body and was quite puzzled. How come he had just arrived in the Southern Tang Dynasty and he hadn't fired an arrow yet. Why did Lord Fuyin seem to have passed through a battle formation?

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"I met a few little thieves and sent the guards away." Zhao Guangyi waved his hand, quite a bit to hide his merit and fame.

"Master Fu Yin, it is better not to stay too far away from the army. If something happens, it is difficult to explain to your Majesty the low-level position." Cao Bin was a young general who was promoted later. He had no interaction with Zhao Guangyi on weekdays. He only thought that Zhao Guangyi was like an ordinary scholar.

"Thank you General Cao for your kindness. King Han and I will go clean up first so that we won't miss the advance of the army." Zhao Guangyi smiled and cupped his hands, then led Li Congshan to the rear.

In the Jiangning Palace, it was quiet at night. The king of the country, Li Yu, had not gone to bed with Concubine Xie recently. Concubine Xie, who had limited mobility, needed more rest.

Lying next to Li Yu now are two beauties, Zhao and Peng. After Concubine Xie became pregnant, these two women were the most favored. Li Yu thought about making the two women concubines more than once, but they rejected them. He said bluntly

They have to wait until Concubine Xie gives birth to Qilin's son, then they will be rewarded.

These two beauties, Zhao and Peng, climbed up the big tree of Concubine Xie to be where they are today. Of course, they knew how to advance and retreat. Once Concubine Xie gave birth to Qilin, they would definitely take another step forward. Coupled with the favor of the king, the harem would be

She has the final say.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something bad has happened." An Jinhai kept knocking on the door, followed by Eunuch Gao.

An Jinhai often claimed to be sick these days and rested. Tonight, he was pulled up by Eunuch Gao. Something big happened.

"Lao An, what's going on?" Li Yu was sleeping soundly, and was suddenly woken up. Naturally, he was very angry. The beauty next to him was also woken up. This was the first time he encountered such a situation, and he was frightened and overwhelmed.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation from the southwest. A large number of soldiers are marching overnight and heading straight for Jiangning. Judging from the attire, they should be the Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty. The checkpoints and posts along the way cannot be stopped at all. They are all destroyed. With the current march,

With the speed, I'm afraid we can reach the outside of the city before dawn..." An Jinhai hurriedly reported the military information that came from him.

"Nonsense, where did the Song Army come from? There is no news from the navy. Is it possible that it flew over?" Li Yu's first reaction was that he didn't believe it. The Yangtze River natural moat was the best defense. The Southern Tang Dynasty had the most powerful navy on the Yangtze River.

, the Song Dynasty would never dare to cross the river before the navy was dealt with.

"Your Majesty, I don't know, but this is news from the front checkpoint, so we have to treat it with caution." An Jinhai also hoped that this was false news, but who would dare to falsely spread such news, wouldn't it cost him his life?

"Where's Xiao Yi?" The person who inquired about the information was the director of the internal security department. Xiao Yi might know something.

"I haven't seen Eunuch Xiao. When the palace gate closed in the evening, I checked the records. Eunuch Xiao has not come back since he left the palace yesterday." An Jinhai thought it was nothing at first and thought he was out on errands. When Li Yu asked,

It made him frightened. It was obvious that even Li Yu hid his whereabouts.

"Then quickly send people out of the palace and go outside the city to find out what is going on. In addition, send people to Jiangbei Camp to prepare them for support." Li Yu thought about it for a moment and understood that Jiangbei Camp should be

It was too late for the soldiers of the battalion to enter the city, so they could only order them to move with their cameras.

An Jinhai took Eunuch Gao and went out after receiving the order. Li Yu sat on the bed, feeling a little dazed. During the day, he was still thinking about when the good news would come from the south, and why such a big thing happened at night.

misfortune.

"Your Majesty, how about you sleep a little longer." Peng Meiren covered her chest with her right hand and pulled Li Yu's arm with her left hand. It was still early before dawn.

As for why she had to cover it up, it was because she knew that the person in front of her liked this look.

In the past, her behavior would definitely arouse Li Yu's interest, but today it failed for the first time.

"You guys go to bed first, I'll go out and take a look." In Li Yu's mind, the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty was like a magic spell. He originally thought that taking South Vietnam would give him a breather, but he didn't expect that he would come in advance.

Li Yu is not stupid. He knows that the news is most likely true, but what can he do now?

After hearing this, the two women hurriedly got up and changed Li Yu's clothes. Under the silky silk cloth, their bodies were exquisite and graceful, but they could no longer arouse any interest in Li Yu.

"Your Majesty, why are you out here? The night wind is cold." An Jinhai waited anxiously on the palace wall, but was reminded by Eunuch Gao that the king was coming, and hurriedly came down to greet him.

"How can I sleep? Have you notified the Duke of Yu, Liu Cheng?" The person in charge of the defense of Jiangning City is Liu Cheng, the Marquis of Yu of the Guards Army. If he had been notified earlier, he would have been able to make preparations.

"General Liu should have received the news earlier than us. The news came from the southwest. General Liu lives in the south of the city. The city gate guards will definitely send someone to report it." This is the residence of Yuhou Liu Cheng, which is much easier to enter than the palace.

, the news will naturally arrive first. But it’s hard to say how much preparation can be done in such a short period of time.

Sure enough, the entire city became noisy at a speed visible to the naked eye. Groups of soldiers holding torches shuttled back and forth through the city, knocking open the doors of every village's house and asking them to recruit young men to help carry supplies.

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Li Yu looked at everything in front of him, and his tense heart finally relaxed a little. Liu Cheng was also a decisive person.

The rapid sound of horse hooves came from the night. A group of cavalry holding torches ran wildly in the night, and they got to the palace wall and got off their horses.

"Liu Cheng, the Marquis of Yu, the last general guarding the army, would like to see your Majesty!" Liu Cheng didn't know that Li Yu was at the top of the city, so he yelled at the top of the city after dismounting.

Asking the soldiers to recruit young men first was already suspected of overstepping their bounds. Next, he had to mobilize troops and generals, and also recruit supplies from the treasury, all of which required the consent of the leader of the country, Li Yu.

"General Liu, I'm here alone, what's the situation outside the city? Are you sure it's the Song army that's coming?" Li Yu asked with a hint of expectation. Even if there are enemy troops, as long as they are not the Song Dynasty's imperial army, he can breathe a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, we have initially determined that there are more than 40,000 enemy troops, and they are the elite of the Song Dynasty's Forbidden Army. Now the vanguard cavalry has arrived at the city. Time is running out. The generals can only kill them first and then fight." Liu Cheng just saw the enemy troops at the top of Jiangning City.

of cavalry,

Although there were only a few hundred riders, the momentum was still overwhelming.

"General, it's a good idea to defend the city. Now let's summon all the ministers to make plans." Li Yu suddenly didn't know what to say. The enemy troops were approaching the city like this, and he didn't have a good way to deal with it for a while.

In the previous wars, everyone worked step by step and advanced slowly. This time, Sun Yu and Zhao Guangyi unanimously used the strategy of rushing forward quickly and directly penetrating into the enemy's capital. This strategy is suitable for small gains, high risks and high benefits.

The most important thing is to have unexpected means and be able to quickly open the enemy's city gate, otherwise you will inevitably fall into the enemy's siege.

While Li Yu was waiting anxiously, the prime minister and household minister Yan Xu, the imperial censor You Jianyan, the official minister Xu Xuan, the military minister Jia Bin, the newly appointed minister of rites Sun Ju and others entered the palace overnight.

"My dear friends, let us all discuss how to deal with this." Li Yu held a sword in his hand and stared at the people in front of him. Li Yu, who usually holds a wolf hair in his hand and considers himself elegant, once faced with life and death, could not help but bring a killing blow.

spirit.

Although the words were discussed, this momentum clearly told everyone that they must find a way to defend Jiangning City and drive back the enemy.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the first step is to organize as many people as possible to go to the city to make up for our lack of manpower. The second step is to contact the Jiangbei camp outside the city as soon as possible and ask them to send troops to help." You Jianyan

He glanced at Yan Xu sideways. He was like a clay Buddha, so he had no choice but to speak first.

"What Mr. You said is true. A two-pronged approach will ensure that our Jiangning city is impregnable." Sun Ju, the Minister of Rites, knew nothing about war, so he followed behind to express his position, as long as it was conducive to defending the city.

"Your Majesty, I feel uneasy. How can this Song army cross the Yangtze River silently?" Jia Bin couldn't understand. This Song army is not a bird with wings. How can it fly across the Yangtze River? Besides,

Even if so many birds fly across the river, there shouldn't be any news at all.

"Your Majesty, someone stole the Tiger Talisman?" Xu Xuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was also thinking about this matter, revealing a strange feeling. If you don't understand this matter, you may be in trouble. What people fear most is the unknown.

"I've checked alone. The tiger charms are all there." The first thing Li Yu did after getting up was to check the tiger charms. Fortunately, they were all there. But if the tiger charms were there, it would be even weirder. Coupled with Xiao Yi's disappearance,

He always felt that this was not an easy matter.

If Li Yu had to do it over again, he would definitely not leave all the internal guards in the hands of Xiao Yi, especially after King Han left, Xiao Yi became even more unconstrained.

"This is strange." Jia Bin couldn't understand that the mobilization of this large army must have tiger talismans. If there were no tiger talismans, the navy would have been cruising along the river, and it would be impossible for the Song army to come over in such a swagger.

"Could it be that Du Zhen rebelled?" Xu Xuan thought of the most serious result. If Du Zhen, the Marquis of Duyu, surrendered to the enemy, it was possible.

"No, I trust Du Zhen alone. Moreover, it is impossible for Du Zhen to lead his army to the Song Dynasty without the will and the tiger charm." Li Yu flatly did not believe it. The generals under Du Zhen's command were not his private soldiers.

How could tens of thousands of naval forces be mobilized at will? Let alone join the Song Dynasty.

There was silence in the royal study room. Without the will and the tiger talisman, Du Zhen couldn't mobilize the navy master. So where did the navy master go?

"Prime Minister Yan, what do you think?" Li Yu glanced at it. All the ministers were silent and turned to stare at Yan Xu. He didn't say a word, which became the breakthrough point.
Chapter completed!