Although he didn't know how the imperial army of the Song Dynasty would cross the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, they would definitely do so. Otherwise, it would be a waste of effort and the king of Han would be returned to the Southern Tang Dynasty in vain.

"My lord, what big thing is going to happen?" Cheng Zhenbei asked. The situation is now settled, what else can go wrong?

"I'm afraid things are going to change in Jiangning." Sun Yu took out the fire folder and lit the letter until it turned into ashes.

"Jiang Ning? Even if there is a change, we are beyond our reach." Cheng Zhenbei showed a hint of surprise. It was about to take full effect here. Even if Jiang Ning changed, he couldn't care less.

"Take care of the present first." Sun Yu murmured to himself, he had to take care of everything in Hangzhou City first.

These situations are just speculations. Jiangning is only more than 600 miles away. If the surrender of South Vietnam is properly arranged and the cavalry can move quickly, it will take about three days to arrive.

But right now, there are so many things going on in Hangzhou that have to wait for him to take care of them and not get out.

While Sun Yu was waiting for news from the palace, at the west gate of Jiangning City, Xiao Yi was sitting in a large four-wheeled carriage, accompanied by more than ten people, all of whom were top-notch masters of the inner guard. Going west this time, only

Can succeed but cannot fail.

In the naval camp, Du Zhen, the Marquis of Yu, was convening all his generals to discuss matters, and Li Jicao, the lieutenant general, was among them.

Du Zhen had always been unhappy with Li Jicao, who flew into the navy because of his status as a royal relative, but there was nothing he could do about it, because he had a hard relationship. Moreover, this guy was rich, and he had gained a lot of hearts among the navy.

In this regard, Du Zhen could only turn a blind eye.

"General, we have been training here all day long. Now South Vietnam is about to be destroyed, but we have not achieved any results. Big guys join the army with their heads high, just for fame and money. What's the point of this?" It's difficult for Li Jicao to lead his hair. These days,

Li Jicao frequently encouraged this matter, as did other generals. Money and silk moved people's hearts.

When they thought of the huge rewards that the Forbidden Army received after the war in South Vietnam ended, they became jealous. Everyone was working hard with a sword. The navy was still blocking the front line of the Song Dynasty. Why should they watch others get promoted and make a fortune.

"Everyone, please be patient. We must obey the unified arrangements of the imperial court. Yesterday, I sent a letter to Your Majesty, requesting to send troops to annihilate the South Vietnamese Navy." Du Zhen, the Marquis of Duyu, lied in order to appease the generals. In fact,

He knew very well that the Navy had only one goal, and that was to keep an eye on the Song Dynasty Navy, and nothing else mattered.

The Navy of the Song Dynasty has been surprisingly quiet recently, and all of his subordinates are getting ready to make moves, which has put him under great pressure. The letter to His Majesty is nothing more than random nonsense.

The corners of Li Jicao's mouth raised slightly, Du Zhen was fooled.

"General, there is an order from the imperial court!" Du Zhen's soldiers trotted over to report that Xiao Yi's carriage had already arrived at the gate of the camp.

"Quick, you're invited!" Du Zhen didn't think much about it. He must have come with a document instructing him to protect the natural dangers of the Yangtze River.

"It must be His Majesty's imperial edict that he agreed to go to war. We finally got through it." Li Jicao roared excitedly, and the other generals also burst into joy upon hearing this. Du Zhen secretly hated him, and sooner or later he would have to think of a way to drive Li Jicao out.

, it’s too disturbing.

"I've met Eunuch Xiao!" Du Zhenyi looked at Xiao Yi and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Being able to let Xiao Yi announce the decree was naturally a big deal.

As for the elite internal guards following Xiao Yi, he subconsciously ignored them. Anyone else could be stopped at the entrance of the military camp for interrogation. The eunuchs who announced the decree were all exempt from inspection.

"Your Majesty has an edict, everyone, please accept it!" Xiao Yi nodded, suppressing all the panic in his heart.

"The general will take over the order!"

"His Majesty the King issued an edict: Take the capital of Yuhou Du Zhen, quickly raise troops to march eastward, and eradicate the people who are entrenched in Shazhou Town.

Nanyue Navy..." Xiao Yi followed the imperial edict and read it word for word. In order to avoid revealing the secret, he had already understood the contents of the edict in advance.

The content of the imperial edict is very simple, which is to let Du Zhen lead most of the navy to immediately march eastward, destroy the South Vietnamese navy at the entrance to the sea, and then land to assist Zheng Yanhua who is attacking Suzhou.

Du Zhen was very confused. If he did this, wouldn't it put Jiang Ning in danger if there was any change in the Song Dynasty on the other side of the river?

"General, you still don't accept the order?" Xiao Yi rolled up the imperial order and stared at Du Zhen, who was kneeling on one knee. His heart was beating wildly and a layer of sweat had formed on his back.

"Eunuch Xiao, when deploying troops, there must be a tiger talisman. Where is the tiger talisman? Otherwise, it will be difficult to obey the order." Du Zhen took a deep breath. This imperial edict was a bit strange, and he became suspicious.

The generals behind Du Zhen were all dissatisfied. You clearly submitted a letter requesting to go to war, and your majesty also agreed. How could you still resist?

This is not to station at the border, far away from the center. What kind of tiger talisman do you want?

"There is no tiger talisman. His Majesty did not give it to our family. General, do you mean to resist the decree?" Xiao Yi stared at Du Zhen and thought to himself, why bother to seek death.

"I don't dare to resist the edict. Just to be on the safe side, I want to go to the palace in person." Du Zhen was naturally unwilling to accept the charge of resisting the edict.

"Come here, this person intends to resist the order and be disrespectful, so you can take him down!" Xiao Yi waved his hand, and the inner guards rushed towards Du Zhen.

"How presumptuous!" Du Zhen stood up immediately, drew his long sword from its sheath, and actually wanted to capture him in his central army tent. He was simply arrogant.

"Puff~" The sound of a sharp weapon breaking armor reached everyone's ears.

Xiao Yi's fingers kept trembling. He didn't want to do this, but the situation forced him to do this. He just wanted to take down Du Zhen, but he didn't expect that man to have such ambitions.

According to the prior agreement, this was a last resort. Unexpectedly, from the beginning, Li Jicao had no intention of saving Du Zhen's life.

Du Zhen looked at the dagger that came out of his chest and pierced his heart. Now it was difficult to even breathe. There were blood drops slowly dripping from the tip of the sword.

"You..." Du Zhen turned around and wanted to question Li Jicao.

Li Jicao violently stirred up the dagger, and then quickly pulled it out, taking away Du Zhen's vitality. The first general of the Southern Tang Navy died here in an unknown manner.

"General! Get them all and chop them to death!" Du Zhen's soldiers roared. They are Du Zhen's true confidants, how can they just give up?

"Du Zhen is a bastard who secretly communicated with South Vietnam and refused to obey the decree. I am following His Majesty's secret order to kill this person. The decree just now was just a test. Everyone, follow me to quell the chaos." Li Jicao shouted loudly and directly

Throw away the dagger and take out the long knife from your waist. These Du Zhen soldiers must be cleaned up.

This is the main tent of Du Zhen's Chinese army. He can't do anything at all. Wealth and honor can only be gained in danger. This is why Xiao Yi brought so many masters of internal defense here.

"What General Li said is true. Your Majesty has decreed that Li Jicao, the lieutenant general, will temporarily take over the post of Marquis of Yu. Once the Nanyue Navy is defeated, everyone will be rewarded." Xiao Yi hurriedly led people to get closer to Li Jicao.

The generals who were still hesitant at first finally made up their minds and gave it a go.

"Kill!" Li Jicao stepped out from the crowd and killed directly towards the rushing soldiers.

When all the generals came to the Chinese army's tent, they all brought two or three close followers to follow them. They immediately followed their own generals and fought together with Du Zhen's personal soldiers.

Xiao Yi hid in the back, trembling. He usually claimed to be proficient in fists and kicks, but he didn't dare to step forward at all. With this kind of real sword and gun fighting posture, he would simply die if he went up.

"Puff!" Li Jicao stabbed Du Zhen with the long knife in his hand.

He declared the end of this war in the belly of his personal soldier Colonel.

"Today we are able to quell the chaos because of your strong help. I, Li Jicao, will never forget this. When the war is over, I will definitely write to the court and ask for your merits together. Tonight, I will reward the army, and tomorrow morning, I will march eastward along the river to win military merits.

"Li Jicao sheathed the long sword that was still dripping with blood. Those who were able to climb up to the generals were all talented men. After a hard fight, no one died.

"I obey the general's orders!" all the generals responded.

Success or failure, Du Zhen's body has long been drained of blood, and what awaits him is just a pile of loess.

At the gate of the naval camp, Li Jicao personally saw Xiao Yi off. Xiao Yi was also accompanied by his confidants, who wanted to spread the news to the north bank of the Yangtze River.

Xiao Yi was lying in the carriage, feeling scared for a while. What he had to do now was to hide in Li Jicao's manor and wait for the weather to change.

In Jiangbei Camp, when Zhao Guangyi got the news, it was already sunset. Gu Yun checked the news personally. Everything was OK. It was time to take action.

"Go find Generals Cao Bin and Pan Mei!" Zhao Guangyi said to the entourage beside him.

Cao Bin, Pan Mei's second general, was a close confidant promoted by Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Guangyi came here and tried his best to win over him, but unfortunately the two responded poorly.

Cao Bin and Pan Mei are not stupid. This Zhao Guangyi is jumping up and down for the sake of ascending to a big position in the future. Zhao Guangyi, who is the governor of Kaifeng, is indeed the nominal heir. This is an unspoken rule.

But in their opinion, this is because the son of the official family is too young, and they are afraid of being usurped like Shizong of Zhou Dynasty, so they have no choice but to do it. Once the son of the official family reaches adulthood, there will be a way to stabilize the overall situation.

Capital, Zhao Guangyi should find a place to keep him in captivity. They have a bright future. How could they be so close to Zhao Guangyi?

The attitude of the two of them now is also very clear. Zhao Guangyi came with the official will. He will definitely cooperate on the surface and try not to have contact in private.

"Two generals, please come in quickly!" Zhao Guangyi was waiting outside the camp in person. When he saw the two men coming hand in hand, he walked directly forward to greet them.

The two of them didn't dare to say anything, so they asked Zhao Guangyi to go first, and they followed behind.

"According to the latest intelligence, most of the Southern Tang Navy will leave Caishiji early tomorrow morning. At that time, it will be a good opportunity for our army to quickly cross the river." Zhao Guangyi pointed heavily on the map. The military situation was urgent and they needed to march overnight.

We will rush to the ferry before noon tomorrow, and all 50,000 troops will have crossed the Yangtze River before sunset.

Cao Bin and Pan Mei looked at each other. They had really underestimated this Lord Fu Yin before, but he actually did it. They didn't know what was going on on the other side. Are they looking for death?

"General Cao is the commander-in-chief of this trip. I leave it to the general to set up the army." Zhao Guangyi didn't mention anything else. He has a very clear understanding of himself. Compared with these two people, he is a scumbag.

.

"Don't worry, Mr. Fu Yin, the general will do his best." Cao Bin is still a little confused now. The Yangtze River is laxly guarded, and most of the imperial troops near Jiangning have been deployed, leaving them empty of strength. Fighting all the way to the city of Jiangning is not even half a degree of difficulty.

No, it’s all for nothing.

Pan Mei was a little envious of Cao Bin's bad luck, but she had no choice but to appoint Cao Bin by name.

"General Pan, Jiangbei is entrusted to you." Zhao Guangyi stood up and saluted, somewhat like a polite corporal.

"Lord Fu Yin, don't try to defeat the general, this is your duty." The unhappiness in Pan Mei's heart finally eased a little with Zhao Guangyi's gift.

Two hours later, Cao Bin mobilized 50,000 elite troops and set out on the road. This speed was second to none in the world.
Chapter completed!