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Volume 3: Blue Tile and Red Wall (Part 2) Volume 4: Stormy Jiangnan Chapter 76: Lonely

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    Volume 4: Stormy Jiangnan Chapter 76: Lonely

    No one knows how much impact this pursuit battle that took place near Shuanghuling and east of Puxia Town had.  Even Zhang Zhong and Lin Nan, who had been involved in the battle and personally participated in the pursuit, had no such thoughts at the time.  But as the war ended, the news was quickly reported.  On the one hand, the battle report from Zhang Zhong, the commander of the capital, was reported to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War through the military system of the Capital Command Department; on the other hand, it was sent by Puxia Town and County Prime Minister Fang Tianbai, and was reported through the state and government reports.  It was sent to the desk of Zheng Ci, Chief Secretary of Hannan, and then re-written by Zheng Ci, and finally sent to the General Secretary through the civil service system.

    Before the message to the capital was sent, Zheng Ci, the scheming envoy to Hannan, sent another text. There was no other content. It just described the bloody battle in Xiangyang City, Liulin Town, and the counterattack at Juma River.  The news of the victory in the defense of Puxia Town and the pursuit of Shuanghuling was clearly stated, and the news was deliberately spread widely.  Especially the great victory at Shuanghuling, where more than fifty people annihilated and captured nearly a thousand Huaiwang rebels. Although this news sounds shocking at first, at this moment, for the imperial court, which had always been quite passive,  But it's like a shot in the arm.  There was almost no need for Zheng Ci to exaggerate. More than fifty people faced thousands of people, and the result was an unusual victory!  Qisheng!  No matter how you describe this result, it is an unprecedented victory that inspires and builds morale!

    Such a victory, if used properly, even just a piece of news or a result, may have a profound and huge impact on the ongoing overall war!  Especially for the psychology of the rebels, it is likely to be a heavy blow!  Based on this consideration, Zheng Ci issued this clear message without any hesitation.  Because such a thing naturally spreads as quickly as possible. If it spreads later, it is more likely that the other party will take measures to weaken the impact of this war as much as possible.

    Soon, Zheng Ci¡¯s move showed results.  However, even though Zheng Ci had fully estimated the consequences of doing this beforehand, the fact still exceeded his expectations, and even made him, the initiator, feel shocked and ecstatic!

    The news spread in all directions like it had legs, and soon there were reactions from everywhere.  Due to the overwhelming sharp stones at the beginning of the Three Kings Rebellion, some people who had tilted their hearts toward the rebels began to stop their strange behavior in private.

    The King of Dian, who had originally heard that he had begun to gather men and horses in private to practice secretly, suddenly stopped and dispersed his men and horses; the envoys of the King of Han who had been in frequent private contact with the King of Yue in recent days suddenly disappeared; and in a corner of Pian'an, ranked among the Bashu  The King of Shu in the land has been collecting food and grass, but he didn't make any sound at first, which was quite suspicious.  But as Zheng Ci openly and secretly spread the news, in the next few days, the King of Shu finally spoke: the food was raised for the court, only to solve the floods in the south of the Yangtze River, and had nothing to do with anything else

    The situation that was originally bright or dark seemed to suddenly become clear overnight, and the turnaround was so fast that it was dizzying.  What surprised the ruling and opposition parties even more was that in addition, two other pieces of news came one after another.  Compared to the actions of the other kings, these two pieces of news excited the court even more!

    The king of Yue issued a document of guilt and tied himself outside the palace gate to plead guilty to the court.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT off the rebels suffered consecutive defeats. The king of Yue, who was still far away from the front line of the war, couldn't hold on any longer and surrendered!

    Huaixi.

    King Huai, who had previously reached a secret agreement with King Wu and secretly sent troops to capture Xiangyang City, also started to go downhill.

    First, there was a bloody battle in Xiangyang City, and then they were ambushed when they retreated. In the end, only more than 2,000 soldiers and horses were left out of the 5,000. As the end of the line was approaching, some of the troops attacking Puxia Town were scattered again, and the 5,000 soldiers were finally defeated.  Only a thousand people and horses returned safely.  King Huai, who used to be ambitious and prepared to conquer Jiangnan in one fell swoop and compete with the imperial court, suddenly lost all ambition.  Even though he still has thousands of men and horses under his command, plus the more than a thousand men who have withdrawn, it is enough to resist the imperial army for a period of time!  Together with King Wu's troops, we can still fight to the death!  However, King Huai lost his confidence and courage.

    Seeing the imperial army arriving like a tidal wave, the last trace of King Huai¡¯s fighting spirit disappeared without a trace. King Huai regretted so much that his intestines turned green. Why did he have to get involved in this muddy water?  According to geographical location, he was in the northwest of King Wu. When the imperial army arrived, he was the first to be beaten.  Although King Wu Zhang Xiu sent an envoy urgently from behind, asking him to fight to the death, the loss was not a hair of King Wu. But once the court won, the blame would be all on King Huai himself, and no one could share it with him.  Half past one!

    As the troops from the Jeju Guards, Luocheng Guards, and North and South Navy Camps led by the Sixth Prince Mingzhong from the north advanced toward Huaixi,The last two prefectures and counties in front of them were crushed like rubble. The King of Huai, who was approaching the city, could no longer hold it back and suddenly sent envoys to ask for surrender.  Fight, he didn't dare to fight.  But he didn't dare to surrender!  The reason why the King of Yue left his home and imitated the example of carrying a thorn to plead guilty was because the King of Yue himself had no soldiers and horses, and he was just raising a banner and providing some money and food.  But he, King Huai, recruited troops and rebelled with a clear banner!  Although he wanted to surrender at this moment, he was afraid that if he went out to surrender, he would accidentally lose his life, which would be a bit unwarranted. Therefore, King Huai did not go to the two armies in person, but sent envoys to surrender while still secretly mobilizing his troops.  Horse, for fear of being beheaded by the court.

    But even so, the news of King Huai's surrender still made many people look at him with suspicion.

    The imperial court was naturally very happy. The situation where the three kings rebelled and the kings were ready to take action has now been greatly improved.  The King of Yue has surrendered. If the King of Huai surrenders again, it will be like cutting off Zhang Xiu's arm. The three kings will rebel, and in the end only the King of Wu will be left, alone!  If it goes well, the war may be over soon!

    As for the rebels, the one who was most angry and anxious about King Huai's initiative to surrender was King Wu Zhang Xiu.  At the beginning, Zhang Xiu secretly discussed with King Huai. Zhang Xiu may not have good intentions, but he probably just wanted to help others.  The geographical location of King Huai was even more of a barrier and obstruction to King Wu.  However, now that the army is approaching and King Huai is asking to surrender, if things go wrong, without King Huai's cover and protection, King Wu's situation will definitely become extremely difficult!

    Therefore, while King Wu urgently sent envoys to lobby King Huai and his staff, he secretly stirred up conflicts among King Huai's subordinates and bribed available generals at all levels. At the same time, King Wu also secretly mobilized his troops.  Slowly pressed towards Huaixi.

    Be prepared with both hands. If King Huai listens to his advice and does not surrender but chooses to continue resisting, then everything will be fine. If King Huai insists on going his own way and completely surrenders to the court, then he must take over King Huai's territory and retain it as much as possible.  King Huai's power is used for his own benefit!  Although I have many soldiers and horses at the moment, facing the imperial court's attack from three sides, both public opinion and the situation on the battlefield have become extremely severe. To break this situation, I must strive to turn the battlefield against the enemy again and win a big victory!  As a prerequisite for this, the larger the number of troops, the better!

    After hearing the news that Wu Jun was pressing up from behind, King Huai suddenly became more anxious.  The opinion of the court at the front has not come down yet, but the reaction of King Wu at the rear is very fast!  Although King Huai was timid, he was not a fool. After a brief analysis of King Wu's actions, he already knew what his intentions were.  One after the other, King Huai seemed to be a piece of fat sandwiched between two pieces of pancake, so hot that it was almost oily

    If he insists on surrendering, the angry King Wu may kill himself and gain command of the entire Huaixi.  This sounds scary to say, but the feasibility is still quite high.  In the current situation, everyone is in danger and their lives are precarious. God knows who around him was bribed by the King of Wu and became his person?  Even if King Wu would not kill him due to the pressure of public opinion, it is extremely possible for him to falsely give orders under house arrest!

    But now the surrender envoys have been sent out, and the news has spread all over the country. Now it is too late to change the story.  What's more, although the news from the court has not been transmitted back, the imperial army is close at hand. If he changes his mind temporarily and makes the grumpy sixth prince Ming Zhong really angry, he will still be under the iron hooves of the imperial army.  Can there be a life?

    His left and right, King Huai was difficult to sleep, and his originally abundant posture lost sharply.  As a last resort, while making excuses with King Wu's envoys, King Huai secretly mobilized and hurriedly divided half of the troops to go out. They were not facing the imperial troops, but on the contrary, they were heading towards the rear. It was obvious that  It was guarding against the comrade in the previous trench - King Wu!

    As a result, King Wu was even more furious, but with the imperial army pressing down on the territory, it was not appropriate to start another war. Therefore, King Wu, while condemning King Huai, secretly stepped up his actions to prepare to rebel against King Huai's army.

    The efforts finally paid off. The three thousand soldiers sent by King Huai to the rear to guard against the Wu army suddenly rebelled overnight!  Nearly half of the soldiers fell to King Wu's camp, immediately disrupting King Huai's deployment.  Originally, King Huai had thought of this when he sent troops to retreat, because if he surrendered to the court, his life would definitely be saved, but these soldiers would definitely never be available again.  But he didn't expect that the defection would happen so quickly!  At this time, King Huai was completely confused. He hurriedly summoned his personal bodyguards and escorted him out of the city in the middle of the night. He actually arrived directly at the imperial camp!

    King Huai has completely surrendered!
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