The Grandmaster Strategist

Pei Yun, the military governor of Huainan, captured Chuzhou and Sizhou lightly, and personally killed Luo Louzhen, the chief general of Huaidong in Southern Chu. All the towns in Huaidong surrendered after hearing the news, but Cai Lin, the deputy general of Huaidong Army, withdrew his troops and defended Guangling. , Yong's army failed to attack, Pei Yun ordered He Ying's troops to detour and attack Gaoyou, cross the water to attack it from the side, Guangling was defeated, reinforcements would not arrive for a long time, and Cai Lin knew that the situation was unstoppable. At this time, Pei Yun used arrows to summon him to surrender, and Cai Lin then led the army out of the city and killed himself. In front of the formation, the generals in Guangling surrendered. On October 29, Yong's army arrived in Yangzhou, but the Yangzhou defenders collapsed without a fight.

——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian Yong Ji III"

The most famous places of interest in Chuzhou are Zhenhuai Tower, Hanhou Temple in the city, and Piaomu Temple and Hanhou Diaoyutai on the outskirts of the city. Gu Yuanyong, the governor of Chuzhou, originally loved Zhenhuai Tower and often held banquets here. Mingshi was here last night to command the Chuzhou garrison to resist the Yong Army's attack. However, within one night, when he came to Zhenhuai Tower again, he was already a prisoner. Although the Yong Army sergeant who was supervising him did not show any disrespect at all. But he couldn't get rid of the bitterness and fear in his heart.

Yesterday at dusk, the defeated troops of the Chuzhou camp came outside the city. They learned that the Yong army had captured the Chuzhou camp and Luo Louzhen had died in the battle. He quickly opened the city gate to let these defeated troops enter the city. , the man leading the charge was none other than Huang Canjun. This man often helped him soften his cheeks in front of Luo Louzhen, so he did not become suspicious. Unexpectedly, it was the evil star who entered the city. Huang Canjun was forced by Yong's army to capture the city. Chuzhou, which could barely fight, fell inexplicably. Finally, Gu Yuanyong was still wary. Although Yong's army entered the city, he retreated to Zhenhuai Tower under the protection of his own soldiers and started a street fight with Yong's army. The Yong's army was powerful, but the Chuzhou defenders were after all. Familiar with geography, the two armies fought for a long time, with no victory or defeat. But that night, 20,000 Yong Army reinforcements poured into Chuzhou City. Gu Yuanyong's last hope was shattered. Seeing that Chuzhou City was full of Yong Army flags, the remaining more than a thousand defenders were surrounded in Zhenhuai Downstairs, he had no choice but to ask for surrender. After that, he was forced to lead Yong's army to pacify the people in the four cities. By dawn, Chuzhou City had been effectively occupied by Dayong.

Gu Yuanyong, who had not slept all night, was summoned to Zhenhuai Tower by Yong Army General Pei Yun. When he walked up to the top floor that he was most familiar with, he saw Pei Yun standing in front of the window, standing with his hands behind his hands, overlooking the scenery downstairs. On both sides behind him, there were two people standing on each side. They were all white-clothed battalion masters in green and black armor and white cloaks. Although Gu Yuanyong didn't know the special status of these personal guards, he could tell that they all had a sharp demeanor and were not like ordinary sergeants. With a bitter expression, he stepped forward and bowed his head to the ground: "Gu Yuanyong, the surrender minister of Southern Chu, pays homage to Lord Jiedushi."

Pei Yun turned around and stretched out his hand to help him. After he stood up, Pei Yun smiled slightly and said: "Pei was ordered by my Majesty, Emperor Yong, to conquer Huaidong. He offended the people of Chuzhou a lot. A bloody battle last night was inevitable. Many innocent people have been hurt. Since you have abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, please give me some comfort."

Gu Yuanyong promised, but there was hope in his heart. Could it be that the Yong army was not planning to execute him? He resisted the Yong army for nearly half of the night. In the dark night, the Yong army that attacked the city suffered a lot of damage. There were about a thousand people. He originally thought that as long as Chuzhou was pacified, he would be reckoned with by the Queen of Autumn. If he were not worried about the massacre of Chuzhou City in revenge, he would not surrender. Unexpectedly, this Huainan Jiedushi, Yong The military commander didn't seem to blame himself.

Gu Yuanyong had no experience fighting Yong's army before, so naturally he didn't know that in the eyes of Yong's army, it was normal for the enemy to resist. If they surrendered without resistance, would it be strange for them?

Pei Yun comforted Gu Yuanyong a few words, and his gentle words made Gu Yuanyong gradually calm down. At this time, Du Lingfeng walked upstairs angrily, saluted Pei Yun, and said: "General, that Chu Governor Shi was so rude, his subordinates were ordered to collect documents and seals, but he refused to hand them over and cursed you, saying that you used deceit to gain the city and were an insidious villain."

Gu Yuanyong's heart skipped a beat. Shi Jing Changqing, the governor of Chu, was a Jinshi ranked among the top nine in the autumn of the second year of Tongtai. He came to Chuzhou four years ago to take office.

This man is a child of a Jiaxing family. According to his background and talents, he should have a higher official position, or at least be able to enter the Hanlin Academy. However, his official career has been bumpy. Over the years, he has held positions such as joining the army and Sima in various places, and has never been able to do so. After promotion, all the people in the same field as him were already well-established, and only he was appointed as the governor of Chu when he reached his age. After he took office, Gu Yuanyong paid careful attention to the fact that this person acted in a reasonable and orderly manner, advanced and retreated appropriately, fulfilled his duties, was honest and honest, and was indeed a good talent. He once asked him the reason for his bumpy official career, and this person just sighed and said nothing. There is naturally a hidden secret in this, but Gu Yuanyong didn't like to explore other people's privacy, so he just kept it in his heart. Unexpectedly, this man turned out to be so stubborn today. If he offended Yong Jun, he would lose his life. His wife, concubines, and children were all in Chuzhou City. If he didn't do it right, it was possible that the whole family would be wiped out. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

Pei Yun remained calm and said calmly: "Ling Feng, how did you deal with it?"

Du Lingfeng said: "I was so angry that I had someone tie him downstairs. I asked the general to allow his subordinates to behead this man in public, as a warning to anyone who dares to be my enemy, Dayong."

Thinking of Jing Changqing's daily benefits, Gu Yuanyong hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "General, please forgive me. General, please forgive me. Jing Changqing is an upright man by nature, and he may have offended me. General, please forgive him. Please spare his life."

Pei Yun smiled and said: "Bring him here, I want to see this strong person, Chang Shi."

Du Lingfeng was overjoyed and gave the order. Not long after, the guards came up with a man. This man was about forty years old, with a gentle appearance and a peaceful demeanor. However, he was covered in dirt at the moment, and his official hat had fallen to someone unknown, and his forehead was covered with dirt. There were also blood stains, which showed that he had suffered a lot along the way.

When they got upstairs, the man stood up without kneeling, but glared angrily. Seeing him like this, Du Lingfeng said angrily: "I saw my general and didn't kneel down to apologize."

The man said coldly: "Jing is a minister of Southern Chu, why do you want to worship Dayong's general?"

Pei Yun heard the words and said with a smile: "Gu County Governor has led the Chuzhou officials to surrender to me, Dayong. Now you are a surrendered minister, why don't you kneel down?"

The man said angrily: "The governor has requested to surrender, but I have not requested to surrender. You have invaded my land and hurt our common people. The people of Southern Chu all hate you to the core. Although they are forced to surrender temporarily due to the situation, when the king's army goes north, plow Tingsao Acupoint will never let you escape from Huaidong."

Du Lingfeng was furious. He stepped forward and slapped the man to the ground. He pointed at the man and cursed: "Who knows who the people of Southern Chu hate so much? Who doesn't know that Luo Lou is really wreaking havoc in Huaidong?" , plundered the women of the people, and forcibly confiscated food and wages. Today our army posted a notice mentioning Luo Louzhen’s death. The people of Chuzhou were all happy and excited. Since you are so stubborn, why don’t you have the guts to fight against Luo Louzhen? I hate it the most in my life. You rotten scholar, since you refuse to surrender, then you are a prisoner of our army, and I will not kill you. I will chain you in front of the governor's house for three days to see if you still have the strength to curse." He said this The punch was so heavy that half of the man's face was swollen and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. The man seemed to be willing to take the risk and cursed endlessly. Although his speech was unclear, Du Lingfeng became even more angry. He pulled out his saber and pointed at it. The man said: "Okay, since you seek death yourself, I will help you."

Pei Yun originally just watched Du Lingfeng's actions indifferently, but when he saw that he was really going to kill someone with a knife, he stopped him and said: "Forget it, he is also a loyal person, and it is ominous to kill him. Let's just put him in prison. Don't make it too difficult for him." family."

Du Lingfeng said happily: "I obey my command." After that, he dragged the man downstairs.

Gu Yuanyong was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat. Although Du Lingfeng was beating and scolding the disrespectful Chang Shi, the eyes of the other people were clearly turning on him, clearly intending to scare the monkeys. Seeing his capable subordinate officials being humiliated by the arrogant and domineering Yong Army sergeant, Gu Yuanyong felt humiliated in his heart. He wished he could scold these people too, and then asked Pei Yun to order him to be dragged out and beheaded. This could be regarded as loyalty to the country. . His face turned green and red, which was naturally noticed by Pei Yun, but the most important thing now is to intimidate Chuzhou officials so that they dare not resist, so he pretended not to see Gu Yuanyong's face. The senior officials of Nanchu in Huaidong are all descendants of Nanchu families. Even if they ask for surrender, they are absolutely unreliable. Pei Yun will only wait for Guangling to be captured, and then he will cleanse Huaidong and use it as the front line for Dayong to attack Nanchu. It's just a matter of holding back for now.

One day later, Pei Yun left Wei Ping with 5,000 men to guard Chuzhou. He led his army to join He Ying's tribe and headed for Guangling. At the same time, Zhang Wenxiu's tribe, who had successfully captured Sizhou, also joined Guangling.

Guangling is the last gateway to Yangzhou. This place was originally under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou, and Yangzhou was called Guangling in ancient times. At the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the county Tianchang was established here. Later, Guangling was renamed Yangzhou, and Tianchang was renamed Guangling. It has been decades since then, and people have become accustomed to it. This kind of call. Using Guangling as a barrier to the north of Yangzhou, if Guangling is captured, Yangzhou can be conquered in one fell swoop, so Nanchu set up the Guangling camp here.

Although Cai Lin, the deputy general of the Guangling camp, is also from Shang Weijun's lineage, he is an upright person by nature. He is Shang Weijun's nephew. If it weren't for his disagreement with Shang Weijun, I am afraid that the position of the chief general of Huaidong will not fall. Luo Louzhen, so Luo Louzhen kept a distance from him and turned the Guangling camp into his hands and ignored him. Cai Lin was quite unique in training troops. He restrained the soldiers, never disturbed the people, and often helped those in need. , so it has an excellent reputation in the Guangling area. After the Chuzhou Camp and Sizhou Camp were defeated, many remnant troops fled to Guangling and were taken into the camp by him. After reorganization, there were more than 30,000 people. After reporting the general information to Jianye, he led the army to Guangling City. He knew that if he wanted to confront the Yong Army head-on, he would definitely be defeated, so he was prepared to rely on Guangling City to resist the Yong Army's offensive. He was self-aware and knew that he could not defeat Pei Yun, so he only hoped to defend until the reinforcements from Nanchu arrived.

On October 9th, Pei Yun's army arrived in Guangling. One hundred thousand Yong troops and Chen soldiers were under the Guangling city. At first glance, they were densely packed. The Yong army's camps were connected at the corners. They were so serious that just looking at them gave people a feeling that they could not win. Cai Lin pointed at the Yong Army camp and said: "If Guangling is lost, the Yong Army can march straight into Yangzhou and threaten Jingkou and Jianye. If you don't fight hard, the Huaidong Army will lose its prestige. I have already submitted a letter to Jianye." , ask for help from Shang Xiang and General Lu, we only need to defend for ten days and a half, and we will wait for the reinforcements. If you are willing to die, the officers and soldiers of the Guangling camp were deeply favored by Cai Lin, and they all said loudly when they heard this : "I am willing to die serving the general."

The roar was heard far away, and Yong's army below the city could hear it clearly. Pei Yun frowned and said to He Ying and Zhang Wenxiu behind him: "It seems that Guangling City is not easy to capture!" He Wenxiu was a handsome young general who shouted loudly. He smiled and said: "General, why should you worry? Even if Guangling is difficult to attack, can it still stop my Dayong Iron Cavalry?" All the soldiers also said loudly: "General, please order the attack. If Guangling is not conquered, I swear that I will not be a human being."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yun pointed at Guangling City with his whip and said, "In that case, He Ying, since you haven't made any military exploits this time, how about I let you go first?"

He Ying was overjoyed. Pei Yun rushed to be the vanguard along the way. Instead, he could only follow behind with a large number of people. He was already eager to fight. After hearing this, he respectfully obeyed the order and rode towards the front of the army. After a while, the horn sounded. , the first wave of Yong's siege began.

No one thought that this attack would last for half a month.

Cai Lin was very popular among the people in Guangling, and he was not as incompetent and slack as Luo Louzhen. He had been fully prepared for war over the years, and the food, grass and baggage in Guangling City were very sufficient. Under his leadership, Guangling City unwaveringly held up half of the On the moon, both the upper and lower parts of the city were in a mess. Yong's army's catapults and arrow towers were damaged to an unknown extent. Nanchu's army shot an unknown number of arrows, poured boiling oil, gold and water, and there were countless rolling stones and trees. Later, the houses near the city wall were demolished, and the stones and wood were used to defend the city. The Yong army sent death squads to attack the city several times, but without success. The closest thing to success was on October 19. Pei Yun sent out all the guards from the white battalion. A total of 16 people led 300 brave warriors to the city. Cai Lin led his guards to meet the enemy in person and fought hard for half a day. If not Reinforcements suddenly came from Gaoyou Lake to the east of Guangling City. They were afraid that Guangling City had been lost. In this fierce battle, two people from the Baiyi Battalion died. None of the three hundred warriors survived. Cai Lin's personal guards were also killed and injured. But under the setting sun, the blood-soaked Guangling City still stood tall.

Pei Yun's expression was a little cold. Although he was not prepared to capture Guangling in a few days, the current situation was too unfavorable and the battle must be ended at any time. Du Lingfeng walked over with a tired look. Although he was young, his martial arts skills were among the best in the Baiyi camp. The two of them were uncles and nephews, so Pei Yun was very concerned about him. Seeing that he was covered in blood, Pei Yun frowned. Asked: "How is it? Is the injury serious?"

Du Lingfeng said: "I only received two stabs and no injuries to my muscles or bones. It's a pity for these brothers. The guards around Cai Lin are very skilled in martial arts. If the guards around Luo Louzhen were so skilled, I'm afraid that my uncle and I would They will all be buried in the Chuzhou camp."

Pei Yun sighed: "The Jianye Cai family is a famous family in Southern Chu. Naturally, there are some expert guards. Cai Lin is the direct son of the Cai family, so it is no wonder that this is the case."

Du Lingfeng said: "General, the Gaoyou defenders actually have the courage to come to rescue Guangling. Are the reinforcements from Nanchu already preparing to cross the river?"

Pei Yun shook his head and said: "Si Wen heard the news from Cao that Lu Can is now in Jianye asking to take over the military power in Huaidong, but Shang Weijun still refuses."

Du Lingfeng said in shock: "Don't Shang Weijun know that Huaidong is in danger now?"

Pei Yun smiled and said: "This matter is a bit strange. It seems that someone has cut off the exchange of information between Huaidong and Jianye. Guangling's request for help did not reach Jianye at all."

Du Lingfeng was confused, but he quickly put the matter behind him and said: "Uncle Master, what should we do now? The Gaoyou defenders dare to go out of the city to fight?"

Just as Pei Yun was about to answer him, a scout came over and reported: "General, it has been found out that those people are not Gaoyou defenders, but Gaoyou Lake water bandits. The leader is named Guan Feng. This man has excellent water skills and is second to none in Gaoyou. Because he resisted Luo Lou Zhenqiang was forced to join the lake as a bandit only after collecting food and wages. He usually robbed the rich and helped the poor, which won the hearts of the people of Gaoyou. However, he and Cai Lin of the Guangling camp were close friends of life and death. If Cai Lin had not been so gentle, Luo Louzhen would have been transferred. The navy came to clear Gaoyou Lake, and it was he who led his troops to rescue Guangling today."

Pei Yun said with a smile: "This man is also loyal, but it's just a mantis' arm used as a cart. He Ying, you go to Gaoyou tomorrow. Ling Feng, go to Chuzhou to pass my military order and transfer a battalion of navy to Gaoyou to be on standby. When the time comes, Under the protection of the navy, He Ying crossed the water and attacked the east side of Guangling. If he was unable to defend himself, Guangling could be defeated overnight."

The generals suddenly accepted the order. On October 20, He Ying attacked Gaoyou. On October 21, a battalion of naval forces arrived at Gaoyou Lake. Originally, they were not prepared to use the navy before capturing Yangzhou, so the navy was in Chuzhou Hongze Lake was on standby. Now the situation has changed, and a battalion of navy troops had to be transferred to Gaoyou Lake to deal with the water bandits.

On October 22nd, the decisive battle in Guangling began. This time the Yong army came well prepared. When Guan Feng went out of the city to attack the Yong army on the shore, the Dayong navy suddenly appeared. Dayong had been confronting Nanchu in Jianghuai for many years. The elite army was not much worse than that of Nan Chu. Compared with these ragtag water bandits, it was a world of difference. After a hard battle, the water bandits were completely destroyed. Except for Guan Feng who luckily escaped back to Guangling, no one survived. Yong's army had already cut off the passage between Guangling and Yangzhou, and now Gaoyou Lake to the east was also under the control of Yong's army. He Ying used the navy to attack Dongcheng repeatedly. This time, Guangling really became an isolated city.

On October 23, under the continuous fierce attacks of the Yong Army, Guangling City finally lost the ability to resist. Although the Yong Army soldiers strongly urged Pei Yun to capture Guangling in one fell swoop, it would be best to massacre the city to vent his anger, but Pei Yun stopped him. , people shot arrows into the city to invite surrender.

Cai Lin, who has aged more than ten years in ten months, looked at the arrow book in his hand. His expression was strangely indifferent. Looking at the generals in front of him, they were all exhausted, and almost everyone was injured. Now Guangling There were only more than 10,000 remnant troops in the city, and a full 20,000 soldiers died on the top of the city. Guangling's soldiers and civilians suffered numerous casualties, and it was really impossible to fight anymore. On the contrary, the Yong army outside the city relied on sufficient siege equipment and strong combat power. Although it was the siege party, it only lost more than 15,000 people, and the main force was still intact. Why haven't reinforcements arrived yet? Cai Lin could see such doubts in the eyes of his soldiers. The city defenses were in ruins, there were no reinforcements, and the soldiers were exhausted. Even a famous general could not continue to defend the city. What's more, Cai Lin thought he was just a mediocre person. He smiled bitterly. He said sadly: "Please surrender when you leave the city tomorrow."

Seeing the relieved expressions of the generals, Cai Lin knew that they were not happy because they could save their lives. No one knew whether Yong's army would retaliate because of the heavy losses, but as long as they could be freed from the endless siege battle, , this is enough. If there are no soldiers who must be rescued, there is no city that must be defended. The morale of the soldiers and people in Guangling has collapsed, and there is really no possibility of holding it.

After the generals left, a bronze-skinned young man standing in the corner of the room came over and said, "Brother Cai, do you really want to surrender?"

Cai Lin glanced at him and said, "Brother Guan Xian, you have shown the utmost kindness to Cai. You can escape from Gaoyou Lake tonight."

The young man said angrily: "Brother Cai, if it weren't for your help in the past, my parents would have been killed by the government long ago. When the two elders were dying, they ordered me to sacrifice my life to repay their kindness. How could I escape alone? If you die, I will still have Why do you have the face to meet your parents?"

Cai Lin said sadly: "I just did a little work that day, why should you take it to heart? Besides, I asked you to see General Lu and ask him to prepare to meet the enemy at Jingkou as soon as possible. Tomorrow I will just ask for surrender. With Pei Yun's voice You won't embarrass me because of my name. This matter is very important and more important than my life. You can take my token."

Guan Feng hesitated again and again, and said: "Since Brother Cai said so, I will go to see General Lu. Don't worry, brother, I will return to Huaidong when I see General Lu and find a way to rescue you."

Cai Lin smiled and said: "Okay, I will wait for you to rescue me. You can leave at night. I am very tired and ready to have a good rest. It is rare these days that I don't have to worry about the Yong army attacking the city at night. I should also have a good rest." One night."

Guan Feng saw that he looked haggard, so he said goodbye: "Brother, please take care of me, so I won't come to say goodbye tonight. Don't worry, I will be back in five or six days at most, and I will definitely come to find you then. In Jianghuai, I can do it alone." You can come and go as you please, and you will never be discovered by Yong’s army.”

Cai Lin nodded and turned back to the inner room. When Guan Feng left Guangling at night, there was only one battalion of the Dayong Navy and the defense was not tight, so Guan Feng successfully sneaked into Gaoyou Lake, swam all night, landed on the shore and headed south.

On October 24th, after a good night's sleep, Cai Lin shaved his face, took a bath and changed into a pair of green clothes. He was originally from a famous family and had achieved great fame. Although he changed his military position, he was still not the same. Without his literary popularity and wearing a green shirt, he does not look like a military general guarding the city in blood, but like a scholar traveling on a study tour. He looks different from the embarrassed appearance of the past few days. Looking at the thin but energetic appearance in the bronze mirror, he Smile slightly. After breakfast, the generals and Guangling officials were already waiting outside. He glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone. The one who led the stubborn resistance is Cai. If the Yong army wants to hold him accountable, Cai will be the one to answer." "Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Seeing Cai Lin's magnanimous expression, everyone felt relieved.

At the beginning of Sishi, Cai Lin asked people to open the North City Gate, and he led his generals and Guangling officials to walk to Yongying to ask for surrender. At this time, Pei Yun had already received the report, and he felt quite sorry for this Nanchu general who had resisted the army for half a month. In order to show his respect, he also led his generals to line up to greet him. The two sides stopped when they were twenty feet apart. The generals of Yong's army looked at Cai Lin and were secretly amazed. This man looked like a white-faced scholar. They didn't expect that he could defend the isolated city for half a month under the fierce attack of Yong's army.

Cai Lin looked at the stern Yong Army formation in front of him and smiled faintly. He was originally a child of an aristocratic family and a scholarly family. He had always valued literature over martial arts. He was the only one who failed to study and changed to swordsmanship. He even went against his father's orders and joined the army. It was a pity that he had the talent. It's so mediocre that even after the army is defeated, how can you have the face to surrender and survive? He raised his hand to stop the Southern Chu generals and stepped forward alone, a few feet away from the Yong army's formation. He stopped, looked at the Yong army's general Pei Yun, and said loudly: "General Pei, Cai Lin has a wishful thinking and leads his people to resist your army. , in half a month, blood spattered the isolated city. If the general wants to blame, Cai Lin will shoulder the blame. Please forgive the soldiers and people of Guangling."

Pei Yun also said loudly: "The war between the two countries should be like this. Pei is not talented and will not retaliate against the soldiers and civilians of Guangling for this matter."

Cai Lin laughed loudly and unsheathed his sword. Deputy General Huang Cheng only said that he wanted to offer the sword seal to show his surrender, so he held the general seal over. Unexpectedly, Cai Lin drew the sword and said, "Cai is from Nanchu." I have no reason to ask for surrender, so I will die today to apologize, and Lieutenant General Huang will decide what happens after his death." After saying this, he drew his sword and killed himself in the voice of Pei Yun: "No!" Blood dripped and Cai Lin's body fell to the ground.

Everyone in Nanchu was shocked, and Deputy General Huang even shouted loudly, threw himself in front of Cai Lin's body and cried bitterly. Even though the generals of Yong's army had originally harbored hatred, their resentment was gone at this moment, and they looked at Cai Lin's corpse and sighed.

After a long time, the deputy general burst into tears. He took Cai Lin's bloody sword and the sword seal and went forward to bow down and said: "General Huang Cheng, deputy general of the Guangling camp of the Huaidong Army of the Southern Chu, on behalf of the Guangling army and people, would like to send General Pei as the military envoy to Huainan." Please surrender, but I ask the general to forgive the soldiers and the people, and leave all the generals at your mercy."

Pei Yun dismounted from his horse and stepped forward, took the sword seal and said: "Pei Yun, the envoy of the Great Yong Huainan Festival and General Pingwei, would like to accept the surrender of the Guangling soldiers and civilians on behalf of my emperor. General, please be at ease. Pei will not kill the Guangling soldiers and civilians to vent his anger."

The deputy general kowtowed and said, "I thank you, General, for your forgiveness." Behind him, all the generals and officials in Guangling bowed down and apologized. At this point, the bloodiest scene of the Battle of Huaidong has finally passed.

After Pei Yun comforted the generals and officials of Guangling's surrender, he returned to the camp and was preparing to march into Yangzhou. At this time, a messenger from Chuzhou sent a letter from Weiping. Pei Yun opened it, frowned, and handed the letter to the generals for circulation. .

Du Lingfeng, who was accompanying him, also read the letter. He was the most impatient and exclaimed: "How is it possible? Jing Changqing is already in prison and his family is still involved, but the whole family has disappeared without a trace. How is this possible?"

Zhang Wenxiu, He Ying and other generals also looked at each other in confusion. Pei Yun said calmly: "Jing Changqing is nothing, but this incident shows that our army is too hasty. Send my order, He Ying will follow me to take Yangzhou first, and Wenxiu will be responsible for the generals in Huaidong." The town has been cleaned, and everyone who has a close relationship with Nanchu must be investigated thoroughly. No more trouble can be caused. It is better to leave some gaps to allow those officials and people who are loyal to Nanchu to flee south. In this way, Huaidong will be quieter, and the emperor's The meaning is to secure Huaisikou, even if we can't cross the river smoothly, we can't lose Huaidong again." The generals agreed loudly.

After Yong's army had been renovating in Guangling for three days, Pei Yun led his army to Yangzhou. On October 29, Yong's army arrived at the outskirts of Yangzhou. The Yangzhou county guard abandoned the city and fled. Yong's army captured Yangzhou without bloodshed. At this point, the entire territory of Huaidong fell. .