That night, a mysterious horse team left the south gate of Dongjiang Ningfu, the whole horse team has 5,000 war horses and thousands of mules and horses, two wooden boxes are hung on the body of each mule and horse, and the whole horse team protects a figure wearing ordinary armor in the middle, this person is Emperor Zhao Mao of the Song Dynasty, because he is a fugitive, so Emperor Zhao Mao of the Song Dynasty is very low-key, and the emperor's travel set is all exempted, except for the jade seal and tiger talisman he carries, the rest of the ceremonial guards are all thrown away.
When Tu Taiping Prefecture's capital, Liang King Li De led an army of 200,000 to Dangtu, or to Dangtu, because Li De's Yuzhou army basically did not fight any battles along the way, out of Taiping Prefecture will enter the territory of Jiangning Mansion, which is already under the jurisdiction of the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, as a city next to the Yangtze River, Dangtu is very rich, all thanks to the developed Yangtze River shipping makes Dangtu an important commodity distribution center of the Great Song Dynasty in the south.
"The last general will see the prince."
A Xia army general came in to report.
Li De, the king of Liang, glanced at General Xia and said, "Have you found out the news about Jiangning Mansion?"
"Lord Yu, according to the report, the Song army has gathered 500,000 troops in the area of Jiangning Mansion, and the commander of this army is Li Gang, the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty."
General Xia said to Li De, the king of Liang.
"An army of 500,000 people, this is simply impossible."
Li De, the king of Liang, said accurately: "For the time being, the strength of the Song army in Jiangning Mansion will definitely not exceed 300,000; As for this Li Gangnai is a weak scholar, there is no need to worry at all. ” "Lord Wang, then what should we do next?"
asked Xia Jiang to Li De, the king of Liang.
"The next step is naturally to attack Jiangning Mansion, now that part of our army has landed in Jiangyin, it is just right to attack Jiangning Mansion from the east and west, as long as Jiangning Mansion is taken, then the entire Great Song Dynasty will basically be finished."
Li De, the king of Liang, sneered: "Where is our rear army now?"
"Lord Wang, they can arrive in Dangtu tonight."
The generals of the Xia army reported to Li Deyu, the king of Liang.
"Okay, order all the troops, rest for three days, and in three days the army will attack Jiangning Mansion."
Liang Wang Li De ordered.
"Yes, the last general ordered" General Xia immediately took the military order.
Xuanhua Town Xia Army camp, here is a gathering point for the Xia army to cross the river, and this huge number of Xia army commander is Yan King Li Qing, at this time Yan King Li Qing is full of spirit, many years of fighting can finally taste the fruits of victory, now Jiangning Mansion is in the Great Xia Empire siege on three sides, and the Xia army has completely controlled the Yangtze River channel, has laid the necessary conditions for the final victory of the Xia army.
"Lord Wang, our army's troops crossing the river have been prepared."
Zhao Ge walked to the side of Li Qing, the king of Yan, and said, "General Feng Quan has led part of the main force of the naval division to the shore, General Yan Shu has taken over the defenders of Jiangyin in the river crossing road, and His Royal Highness the King of Liang has arrived in Dangtu. ” Yan Wang Li Qing said with a smile: "Have you found out the security situation of the Song army in Jiangning Mansion?"
"The prince has already found out."
Zhao Ge said to Li Qing, the king of Yan: "It is said that the Song army has prepared an army of 500,000 in Jiangning Mansion, and has a large number of heavy firearms, and the guards are very strong; It's just strange that the commander of this Song army is not a master Dao, but Li Gang, the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty. ” "Li Gang" Yan King Li Qing frowned and said: "How could it be him, you are not mistaken?"
"You can't be mistaken."
Zhao Ge said to Li Qing, the king of Yan.
Li Qing said to himself: "If Li Gang guards Jiangning Mansion, where is that kind of teacher?"
"Lord Yu, according to the report, the remnants of the troops led by the Seed Master Dao landed in Runzhou, it seems that Emperor Zhao Mao of the Song Dynasty wanted the Seed Master Dao to hold Runzhou and block General Yan Shu's westward advance of troops and horses."
Zhao Ge said to Li Qing, the king of Yan.
"This is not right," Li Qing, the king of Yan, said: "If you want to guard the west, how can you guard the east?
Zhao Ge, you send someone to Runzhou to check it out, this king suspects that the Seed Master Dao may no longer be in Runzhou. ” "Yes, the last general commands" Soon the news of the escape of the army led by the master Dao reached the ears of Li Qing, the king of Yan, and at the same time, the news of Emperor Zhao Mao's secret departure from Jiangning Mansion also reached Li Qing, King of Yan, if he couldn't catch Emperor Zhao Mao of Song, even if the Xia army could capture Jiangning Mansion, it would not be enough, although Jiangning Mansion was the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, but if Emperor Zhao Mao of Song Dynasty went to another place, he could still raise the banner of anti-Xia, and he could still gather an army to confront the Xia army, after all, where is the legitimacy of Emperor Zhao Mao of the Song Dynasty Between Jiangning Mansion and Song Emperor Zhao Mao, Yan King Li Qing had to make a choice, Li Qing chose to capture Song Emperor Zhao Mao, but now Song Emperor Zhao Mao has fled from Jiangning Mansion, and the army under the command of Yan King Li Qing has not crossed the Yangtze River, and it is too difficult to capture Song Emperor Zhao Mao, because where Zhao Mao is now, where he is going, Yan King Li Qing does not know any of these.
If you want to catch Emperor Zhao Mao of the Song Dynasty, Li Qing, the king of Yan, is out of reach, and now the one who can count on is Li De, the king of Liang, and the position of Li De, the king of Liang, is very advantageous, because in the south of Li De is the vast Jiangnan West Road that the Great Song Dynasty is still controlling, although it is all hilly and the land is barren, but it is also very likely that this is the direction of the Song Emperor Zhao Mao's escape, because the Fujian Road in the south is already in the hands of the Xia army, and the east is almost finished, and the rest is only this place.
Li Qing, the king of Yan, who thought of this, immediately wrote a letter to Li De, the king of Liang, ordering Li De, the king of Liang, to give up the attack on Jiangning Mansion and turn south to attack Jiangnan West Road, and intercept Zhao Mao, the Song Emperor who might flee here; The letter written by Li Qing, the king of Yan, was sent to Dangtu as soon as possible and to Li De, the king of Liang.
After receiving the letter from Li Qing, the king of Yan, Li De, the king of Liang, attached great importance to it, although it was a great merit to take Jiangning Mansion, but if he could catch Zhao Mao, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, then the credit would be too great, and the big one would be basically boundless, and the merit and glory would be greater than the capture of the Son of Heaven, so after seeing this letter, Li De immediately ordered all the cavalry to assemble.
There were not many cavalry under the command of Li De, the king of Liang, Li De drew 30,000 of the most elite forces from his own cavalry, commanded by himself, and the other armies immediately turned to the south to attack, from Taiping Prefecture to the south to attack Xuanzhou, Shezhou, Xinzhou and other places, which is the only way for Song Emperor Zhao Mao to enter the Jiangnan West Road.
"Report, report, report to the prince, according to the report of the spies of Yipintang, a cavalry unit of the Song army left Jiangning Mansion three days ago and went straight to the southwest."
A Xia army general reports to Li Deyu, the king of Liang.
"It seems that Emperor Zhao Mao of the Song Dynasty must be in this army, and he ordered to search for this cavalry of the Song army strictly, and they must be destroyed."
Li De, the king of Liang, ordered decisively
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