Emperor Sui Yang

The one who arrived before Yang Ming was the Xiangyang Navy, because Jiangxia was not far from Jiangnan, not to mention going down the river all the way.

As soon as the navy arrived, the situation immediately changed.

The rebels who were crossing the river from Xuancheng County to Lujiang County were cut off instantly. This stretch of water was not very wide and was suitable for setting up a pontoon bridge. However, the pontoon bridge could not withstand the impact of a large ship.

As Xiao Shilian described, once the navy arrives, the past cannot be brought back, and the past cannot be passed.

After 20 days of fighting, the two armies of Li Jing and Mai Tiezhang completely defeated Zhang Shanan and Kan Ling's tribe, and both of them were captured alive.

The Xiangyang navy brought back by Shen Lun and his two men began to disperse. Seven five-tooth fleets blocked various waters. Each swatting rod was like swatting flies, swatting the ferry boats on the river to pieces.

At the same time, Yang Ming led his army to Huainan County, Zhang Xutuo and Shi Huaiyi entered Jiangdu County, and two huge reinforcements from the imperial court arrived in time.

After receiving Yang Ming's order, Li Jing began to build a pontoon bridge on the left bank of Tong'an County south of Lujiang County. Yang Ming would cross the river from Tong'an County and take the retreat route of Du Fuwei and Feng An.

Du Fuwei would definitely not sit still and wait for death. He urgently mobilized Zhao Pozhen and Wang Xiongdan's troops who had not yet crossed the river to deploy defenses on the other side of the Yangtze River to prevent the other side from crossing the river.

In fact, judging from the entire situation, the rebels are basically doomed. The problem lies with the Xiangyang Navy. Xiao Mian was unable to stop it, but he did not send troops to support the Jiangnan battle. Why?
Because Li Shimin is in Jingzhou.

After entering Jiangxia, Li Shimin did not go to Wuchang, but went directly to Jiangxia County. With 6000 people, he went to attack Xiao Xian's hometown. It sounded incredible.

But Xiao Mian couldn't bear it, because Xuan Jie was crossing the river from Jiangling County. After Xiao Mian learned the news, he transferred all his troops to Baling County on the other side of Jiangling County to deploy defenses. He never imagined that Li Shimin would Appeared in Jiangxia.

Because all the troops south of Jiangxia City were deployed at all levels, they never expected that any fish would slip through the net.

But now it is almost impossible for him to recall the army, because Li Shimin is all about cavalry to besiege the city, and they are besieging but not fighting. Even if you send rangers to inform the various armies, they will not be able to send it out.

Li Shimin was waiting, waiting for the results in Baling County, where there were two main armies, Qiu He and Yang Xuanxiao. If Zhang Zhenzhou could be defeated, Xiao Mian would be completely doomed.

One trick to fighting the rebels is to seize the opponent's general's position and attack, because the rebels are originally scattered and not united. As long as the general is captured, the rest will collapse.

Under Qiu He, Li Shimin left him a few strong men to attack the enemy, Shan Xiongxin, Zhu Can, and Duan Zhixuan.

Xiao Xian, who was besieged in Jiangxia City, could not wait for support for a long time, so he decided to personally lead the [-] defenders in the city to break out of the siege. [-] against [-], he had the advantage, but Xiao Xian had no advantage against Li Shimin.

After a strong attack, 3000 people died, and then they retreated in desperation.

On October 4, Zhang Zhenzhou was shot dead by Zhu Can in the midst of the rebel army. Half of the more than [-] rebels in Baling County were killed or injured, and the rest dispersed.

On October 25, when Yang Xuanjiao and Qiu He's army arrived outside Jiangxia City, Shen Faxing also came with 1 people from Wuchang.

They were surrendering. He knew the news about Jiangxia being besieged, but he did not move because he was also observing. If the army in the south showed signs of returning to reinforcements, he would also return reinforcements, because in that case, Xiao Xian still had some. Save, if not, it's not worth saving.

Li Shimin did not accept surrender at that time and was already preparing to destroy Shen Faxing. Fortunately, Shen Guang came out in time and described the prince's arrangements to Li Shimin, so Shen Faxing was able to save his life.

But it's obvious that he didn't surrender in time, which can only be regarded as the icing on the cake, not a timely help.

Li Shimin sent people to Jiangxia City and asked Xiao Mian to surrender. If Xiao Mian did not surrender at this time, the generals below would kill him. In this fight between trapped beasts, there was no need to struggle anymore.

So Xiao Mian opened the city gate, took the civil and military officials under his command, and surrendered to the court.

Qiu He will continue to travel around to wipe out the remaining rebels in Jingzhou. On the south bank of Jingzhou, the dust has actually settled. Li Shimin revolted in Jingzhou, and only Jiangnan was left in the Sui Dynasty.

"The situation in Jiangnan has reached this point?" Li Shimin sat in the governor's mansion in Jiangxia City with an angry look on his face, his expression solemn.

He is sitting in the main seat. Although his rank is not as high as Xuanjie's, let alone his title, but this time in the Jingzhou Rebellion, it is obvious that he is the head coach, and Qiu He is at his disposal.

The military has military rules. Now that the person has the highest prestige, he is naturally the boss.Xuan Jiao nodded and said: "We need to support Jiangnan as soon as possible. Shimin marches erratically and can fight tough battles. I will allocate 1 people from my subordinates to you. You can go west as soon as possible. Qiu He and I are here in Jingzhou, which is enough. .”

Xuan Jiao will not regard Li Shimin as an outsider, because Li Shimin is Yang Rui's person.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "As long as the prince goes south, the affairs in Jiangnan will be solved quickly. Without the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, the land of Jiangnan is just flat plains. Feng An, this piece of shit, I know he must be rebelling."

Yang Tan, the Duke of Jingling County, was also frightened for a while and said: "Thankfully Shimin reacted quickly, otherwise we might not have been able to leave if we had taken one step too late. Cangwu Chen Xiong, Gangzhou Feng Zhisu and others seemed to be staying to deal with us. , but they didn’t expect us to leave so fast.”

Murong Sanzang said: "The Lingnan rebels are strong and have formed an alliance with Du Fuwei and others. Although they do not have the natural danger of the Yangtze River, they can retreat to the south of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River and become self-reliant mercenaries. The prince has no plans left and he will definitely not give them this opportunity. If you can divide the dissension, you can achieve miraculous results."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Don't think so much. We are just talking on paper here. The real situation can only be known by seeing it with your own eyes. I will leave in three days, and the affairs here will be entrusted to Qinghe Gong."

"The people of the world may feel at ease," Yang Xuan said, "Jingzhou is absolutely safe."

Three days later, Li Shimin set off for the Jiangnan battlefield with a total of [-] troops including Shen Faxing, Pang Tao, and Dugu Lingyun, and sent people to spread the news of Xiao Mian's capture.

In Jiangdu, Yu Wenshu has been too worried recently. He has been presiding over the overall situation day and night, and his body is exhausted. Now he is half-lying in the meeting hall, arranging various arrangements with his weak body.

Brother Yuwen, who had been exiled by the emperor's decree, was not expelled because his father was seriously ill. He stayed to take care of his old father who was seriously ill.

This custom was relatively common in the Sui Dynasty, because filial piety was important. No matter how serious the crime was, sometimes filial piety had to be fulfilled first.

"The prince has arrived, and now there are naval forces. Ahem, there are naval forces blocking the Yangtze River. It's time to take back Jiangyang County. The rebels who crossed the river are now gathered in the Jiangyang, Liuhe and Guabu Mountain areas. A rough estimate is, There are [-] people. Dong Chun attacks Jiangyang, Xue Shixiong attacks Liuhe, and Guabu Mountain is handed over to Huaiyi. There will be a big battle after the prince crosses the river. We cannot let the prince take risks. We must destroy the bandits crossing the river as soon as possible, and then go south to support Prince."

After saying that, Yu Wenshu looked at Zhang Xutuo and said, "Immediately lead your troops and horses to the sea ship, go to Wu Commandery to support and protect the son, and tell him to bring back Jinling and Wu Commandery to me."

"I will obey your orders!" Zhang Xutuo said seriously.

Yu Wenshu was extremely exhausted and could no longer hold on. He waved his hands to signal everyone to hurry up and organize important matters. Then, he looked at his eldest son Huaji and said with pale lips:
"The prince is already here. When I see the prince, I will intercede for you. I hope that the prince will keep your brothers safe for the rest of their lives for the sake of our past friendship."

Yu Wenhuaji looked at his father's gray face and couldn't bear to say: "Father, please rest in peace. Now that the prince is here, you can worry less. The King of Qi once sent someone privately to tell his son that he will keep us safe."

Yu Wenshu was stunned for a moment, then he forced himself to sit up and said, "Confused, does he have the ability? Does he have the credibility? You guys believe him too easily. King Qi is the most unreliable person."

Yuwen Zhiji said helplessly: "But the prince doesn't want to see our brothers. It's not that Shuyi didn't say good things to us, but the prince still doesn't have a good look when he sees us."

"Just because I don't have a good face doesn't mean I will touch you," Yu Wenshu said, "The prince is a man who misses old friendships. This time when I went south to Jiangdu, I didn't do anything to respect King Qi. I just did it to show to the prince. Even Shi Wansui is dead. How long can I live? If you don't think of a way to join the prince now, you won't have a chance in the future."

Yu Wenhuaji whispered: "But King Qi hinted to us that His Majesty has the idea of ​​​​moving the Crown Prince. If we depend on the Crown Prince, we may be in trouble."

Yu Wenshu seemed to have heard something extremely ridiculous and said with a smile: "Do you think that with the prince's current power, His Majesty can do anything? I tell you the truth, the clan is secretly on the side of the prince. In today's world, there is no one. People can pose a threat to him."

Yu Wenhua and his brothers were dumbfounded: "You mean, there is a possibility that the prince will be forced into the palace?"

Yu Wenshu sighed: "Your Majesty really dares to touch the prince, and the prince really dares to force the palace. With your majesty's talent and strategy, he will not take this step. You and my father and son are different from your majesty and his son. I have never been wary of your brothers." You brothers will not do anything unfilial, but father and son are always wary of each other. The prince will not fall into the trap, and your majesty will not be able to do anything."

Yu Wenhuaji was completely confused, he couldn't understand.

In the past, Yu Wenshu would not have said this to his sons, but now, he is afraid that he will not live long. His body knows that after a lifetime of fighting in the north and south, he will suffer from all kinds of old diseases. Once a serious illness relapses, he will That's about it.

"You all should seal your mouths tightly. There are only four words in this world: think forward and think back. If I am gone one day, you will have to rely on yourselves." Yu Wenshu slowly closed his eyes and said slowly:

"If you want to die without worries, you should take it lightly while you are still alive. You guys, please pray for your own blessings. If you don't suffer losses, you won't have a long memory. I can't teach you."