Chapter 390 Plot to Jiangnan
The soldiers wanted to go back, but the soldiers on duty would naturally stop them.
Some soldiers learned through letters from home that their mother was sick, their father accidentally broke his leg during the harvest, and his sister who married into another family was not doing well. There was no one to take care of her parents, and there was no food in the fields. How can one stay in Fengzhou if people are harvesting?
Seeing the soldiers on duty blocking him, he barged in and fought with swords, drawing blood.
When King Huai and others arrived, one or two thousand people had already fled.
There were even some camps, with a thousand people in the camp all running away.
Because the captain in the camp also received a letter from home, and the content of the letter was to urge the captain to go home quickly, saying that his parents missed him.
Although the people who ran away accounted for a small proportion of the tens of thousands of King Huai's army, the impact was huge.
The matter of the family letter has been spread.
The soldiers of the Huai Army learned that Chen Mo did not retaliate against their family members, but instead treated them well. This made the soldiers who had been determined to die and wanted to avenge their families become concerned again.
They didn't dare to work for King Huai anymore. After all, Chen Mo let their family go this time, but what about next time?
They just want to go back and serve their parents as soon as possible.
Therefore, for those Huai soldiers who had escaped, their colleagues would not regard them as deserters. Instead, they envied them and felt that they could finally go back to reunite with their parents.
King Huai was so angry that he fainted again.
Fifth Fusheng’s face was also ugly.
So many letters from Huaizhou appeared in the military camp without anyone noticing, and spread on a large scale in a short period of time.
Obviously, there was a lot of Chen Jun's meticulous work infiltrated into the Huai Army.
However, at this time, instead of thinking about how to eliminate Chen Jun's detailed work and control the influence of family letters, the military began to fight for power.
That's right, it's a fight for power.
Although King Huai just fainted and was not dead, the matter of family letters must be handled by someone, and as soon as possible. An hour later, the impact will be greater, and after King Huai fainted, No one can make the decision.
Someone suggested that Mrs. Hui come.
But there was immediate opposition, saying that women should not be involved in politics.
So the people from the Li family stepped forward and said that His Highness Chu Shou could come forward.
It is said that when His Highness was in Huaizhou City, the Prince asked him to go to the army for training. After the Prince left, he handed over the Guards to His Highness, which is enough to show that His Highness is trusted by the Prince and can take on this important task. .
However, it encountered opposition from the Xiao and Gan families, and even members of the Xiao family.
The reason given was very simple, saying that His Highness had been at the rear and did not know what was going on in the army.
He even directly revealed Chu Shou's scars, saying that he had wiped out the entire Guards army and was captured by Chen Mo.
When the Xiao and Gan families joined forces, the Xiao family was not optimistic about Chu Shou, so the number of people in the army who supported Chu Shou was far outnumbered by those who opposed it.
Chu Ce was a close general of King Huai. When King Huai was in a coma, he would definitely not be able to support any side. Otherwise, it would be equivalent to directly joining one side of the team.
It would also make King Huai dissatisfied.
When Wu Fusheng encountered this kind of thing, he also found it too difficult to get involved, so he had to do it alone.
Fortunately, King Huai did not remain unconscious for long before he woke up.
Knowing that during the few hours he was unconscious, the internal power seizure began, King Huai's nose was almost crooked with anger, he coughed violently, glanced at everyone, and shouted angrily: "I'm not dead yet, you guys What do you want to do, split up the family?"
But at this moment, King Huai also realized that if he was not here, big trouble would happen, so he had to find someone who could take charge of the overall situation in his absence.
And this person must trust himself enough.
King Huai glanced at Chu Ce and Wu Fusheng, but he was not in a hurry to make a decision now and wait and see.
"I have decided to follow Fu Sheng's suggestion and let General Chu Ce lead 20,000 troops to assist Longyou." King Huai said in a deep voice.
Fifth Fusheng said: "The news about this matter must be sealed. It is best to find out the details before sending troops, and then go west to Longyou to avoid letting Chen Mo know in advance."
"Good." King Huai felt that preserving Jiangnan was the top priority. Although the main route to Jiangnan was blocked and the food from Jiangnan could not be transported to Fengzhou, no matter what, Jiangnan could not fall into Chen Mo's hands.
Otherwise, Chen Mo really lacks nothing.
Wuguan.
Chen Mo really wanted to attack Jiangnan, and he recruited Geng Songfu, Liu Ji, and a group of military generals, including the three middle-grade warriors named Song Shiming, Deng Tian, and Luo Hai who had recently joined him.
Among them, Song Shiming is in the fifth grade, and Deng Tian and Luo Hai are in the sixth grade.
They were all from noble families, and each had a family behind them.
There are no soldiers and horses of King Huai in Jiangnan, only local soldiers.
The total number of soldiers from all over Jiangnan was only 20,000. After all, Jiangnan was located in the south and was the center of gravity of the Song Dynasty. Others could not attack here and did not need many troops to garrison.
These town soldiers, even in the seventh year of Xuanhe, obeyed the imperial court's orders. However, with the outbreak of the Emperor's Blood Letter Incident, King Huai sent troops to assist the queen, and these town soldiers were out of the control of the court, because the Xiao family passed the family The influence in Jiangnan, coupled with the help of King Huai, put these soldiers in private hands.
Later, in order to help King Huai, the Xiao family asked Xiao Chongrong to take 10,000 soldiers out of Jiangnan.
But the Xiao family never expected that Xiao Chongrong would be killed by Lu Sheng.
After Xiao Chongren died, these soldiers did not return to Jiangnan and were taken over by King Huai.
In other words, there are currently not even 10,000 defenders in Jiangnan.
And this was what Liu Ji told Chen Mo.
Liu Ji had followed King Huai for so long. This matter was not a secret in King Huai's army at that time.
Jiangnan now is like being in Chen Mo's pocket, and there are not many defenders, so isn't it easy to capture?
If you don’t take this, God will blame you.
Not to mention, Princess Huai is still in his hands and can be used at critical moments.
It was finally decided to attack Jiangnan after next spring.
The reason why we have to wait until next year is because it is already mid-September, and it will take time for the army to rest and prepare for war. After all, this is not Linzhou, and Chen Mo is not particularly familiar with it yet. By the time these are ready, winter will come.
Winter is not suitable for fighting.
In addition, the soldiers in his army have not seen their families for a long time, and it is time to give them a holiday.
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That night.
Chen Mo found Xiao Yunxi.
Xiao Yunxi and her children moved out of the mansion where they were imprisoned, and lived in the same house as Chen Mo and Chu Juan.
As for his current relationship with her, Chen Mo did not hide it from Chu Juan and told her directly.
Although Chu Juan didn't say anything on the surface, she was quite surprised in her heart.
After all, in her heart, Xiao Yunxi is that kind of noble and cannot be blasphemed, but now she has to commit herself to others.
This made Chu Juan's heart suddenly feel balanced.