Chapter 34 Lingnan beacon

After the main force of the Huangchao Uprising Army occupied Fuzhou, they divided their troops and robbed the rich to help the poor. The people of Fujian rejoiced, the army and the people were united, and the military strength of Daqi increased sharply, with a total strength of more than 300,000.

One day, Huang Chao and Zhong Wenwu studied military information and formulated a military action plan in Fuzhou government. Huang Chao said, "At present, our army is becoming more and more powerful. If we live in the southeast corner for a long time and may lose the fighter plane, I want to send troops to Guangzhou. Which road do you think is better?"

Zhao Tao said, "I think it's better to enter Guangzhou through Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Chaozhou and Xunzhou along the southeast coast. This route is the shortest and relatively easy."

Niu Feng shouted, "Haha, if you take this road, you can attack Guangzhou as soon as possible. I heard that Guangzhou is the richest area in the south. When they get there, they can eat whatever they want!"

Chai Cunxu said, "I don't think it's appropriate to take this road!"

Everyone was puzzled and looked at Chai Cun.

"Why?" Huang Chao asked.

"The Qiu Tao brothers proposed to take the Quanzhou route, which is the closest to Guangzhou from the distance. But we must soberly see that since our army captured Fujian, Li Yu, the governor of Lingnan Dongdao, must have set up heavy troops in the Xunzhou and Chaozhou areas east of Guangzhou to prevent our army from entering Guangzhou. If we attack, there will be a lot of casualties. Li Tangling's southern soldiers are not so easy to deal with, and their combat strength is stronger than that of Fujian soldiers. Chai Cun explained.

"Brother Chai Cun, how do we enter Guangzhou? Entering southern Xinjiang and attacking Guangzhou is an established strategy, which is not easy to change. Cao Min asked.

Chai Cun smiled and said unhurriedly, "Chai has been thinking about entering Guangzhou for a long time. He dares to recruit strange soldiers with danger. At present, Jizhou and Qianzhou have been controlled by Yue Lingfei Department of Daqi Fourth Village, which provides excellent conditions for our army to enter Guangzhou. The main force of Daqi can be divided into two routes. The main troops depart from Fuzhou, reach Jianzhou, then enter Qianzhou, and then divide the troops into two routes. The first route is to attack Chenzhou. After taking Chenzhou, they go south to occupy Lechang and reach the north of Shaozhou. The second route passes through Nankang, Dayu and Renhua, and meets with the first road in the north of Shaozhou and joins to attack Shaozhou. Then attack Shaozhou and take Shaozhou, then Guangzhou will definitely be able to go down. The advantage of taking this road is that you can go both by water and land, and take a boat to attack from Wuxi to the south, which is as strong as a bamboo! The other way of Daqi's main force is proposed by the Qiu Tao brothers. Starting from Quanzhou, this team can serve as an assist. After the main force takes Guangzhou, the two-way soldiers and horses can besiege the enemies of Xunzhou and Chaozhou, and they can win completely!"

Huang Chao slapped the table, stood up and shouted, "I agree with the Chai Cun brothers' plan to march, so I won't discuss this matter much. I now order: the middle army of Daqi and Meng Kai's army, the first village, went to Qianzhou, and then captured Chenzhou and went south to Shaozhou. Huang Siye's army in the third village quickly withdrew from western Zhejiang to Qianzhou, from Renhua to Shaozhou; Cao Min's army in the second village of Daqi set out from Quanzhou and marched along the coast to cooperate with the main force to attack Guangzhou. This battle must end within three months, and the goal is to eliminate Li Tang's main force in Lingnan.

Hearing this, Wenwu was excited and said that they would obey the orders of the commander-in-chief and take Guangzhou as soon as possible.

A few days later, the generals of Daqi vowed to march west in Fuzhou. According to the wise decisions of Huang Chao and Chai Cun, all kinds of volunteers quickly launched their actions and embarked on the road to Guangzhou. At the same time, Yue Lingfei and Xu Tangju sent troops in many areas on the second bank of the Yangtze River to attack Li Tang's main generals and horses. Gao Qian, Zeng Yuanyu and other Li Tang's main generals were confused by the attack of the Daqi army and couldn't figure out where the main force of the volunteer army was.

In the Xuanzheng Hall of Chang'an Daming Palace, Li Yan discussed the government with his ministers. Li Yan was tired of playing a few days ago and said energetically, "All Aiqing, it's been very outrageous for Huangchao thieves in the south of the Yangtze River and Lingnan area recently. I also heard that Zeng Yuanyu can't help but be a bunch of thieves in the Qilu area. Is there something like this?"

Tian Lingzi replied, "Your Majesty, Zeng Yuanyu has now become an old fool. He is not good at suppressing thieves and often asks God to worship Buddha. Such a commander of thieves should be replaced!" Tian Lingzisu and Zeng Yuanyu were at discord, and they fell into the well at this time.

The right servant shot Yu Cong and said, "Your Majesty, you must not replace Zeng Yuanyu. He has made great contributions to the conquest of Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao thieves in the Tang Dynasty. May I ask, how many generals are in the court now compared with Zeng Yuanyu's military functions? If the generals who have made great achievements are replaced at will, it will inevitably chill the generals of all towns, and they will be separated from virtue. Do you still want the Tang Dynasty?

Li Yan nodded: "Yu Aiqing's words are reasonable. Zeng Yuanyu has worked hard and is not suitable for replacement at present, but he will order him to march into the army as soon as possible and destroy the Qilu thieves to comfort my heart!"

"The old minister obeys the order! I'm going to deal with this!" Yu cong bowed back to his original position.

Tian Lingzi stared at Yu Cong fiercely and said secretly, "Old man, you are too talkative again. Let's see how I deal with you in the future!"

Wang Duo came out of class and said, "Your Majesty, I have been eating Dai Lu of the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and I often think about it. As a senior prime minister, I will share my worries for your majesty at this difficult time. I would like to personally go on an expedition and urge the generals of the Central Plains, Jiangnan and Lingnan to fight against the Huangchao thieves and eliminate them as soon as possible! Your Majesty's permission!"

"Good! Wang Aiqing has such ambition that the Tang Dynasty will definitely turn the crisis into safety. I will allow you to serve as the commander-in-chief of the conquest and suppression of the Central Plains, Jiangnan and Lingnan, and specially grant you royal charms. Gao Yu also has to listen to your orders and start as soon as possible, hehe!" Li Yan regarded the war as a child's play and actually agreed to Wang Duo's request. In fact, Wang Duo is a military blind person. The reason why he asked to lead troops to go on an expedition is completely blind.

Wang Duo was happy and continued to say, "I am very grateful for your kindness and let me serve as the commander-in-chief of the anti-thieves. This time, I was ordered to go to the south of the Yangtze River and wanted to protect one person to go with him. This person is the Taining jiedushi Li family. His great-grandfather is Li Sheng, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. The Li family has a deep understanding of military skills, excellent eloquence, and both literature and martial arts. He is a rare general of the Tang Dynasty. I recommended him to be the deputy commander of the thieves and go to the south of the Yangtze River with me to suppress the Huangchao thieves.

"Well, I agree with Wang Aiqing's request and order Zeng Yuanyu to draw 50,000 horses from Qilu and let Li lead him to Jiangnan to assist Wang Aiqing." Li Jun agreed to Wang Duo's request without thinking.

"Thank you, Lord Longen!" Wang Duo was so excited that he kowtowed repeatedly.

Li Jun yawned and was about to announce his departure from the court. Tian Lingzi said, "Your Majesty, Wang Duo is an important minister of the court. He has gone to Jiangnan. Many military and political affairs in this court have to be handled. It has been several months since Lu Yi offended His Majesty last time and demoted him to the Prince of Dongdu. He has repeatedly asked to return to Beijing and work directly under the leadership of His Majesty. I think Lu can transfer him back with loyal and patriotism!"

"I'm in a good mood today. Since Tian Aiqing said so, let Lu bring it back! This old man is very loyal to me. This time, he has been reinstated as his prime minister. Li Yan opened his golden mouth.

"Your Majesty!" Tian Lingzi squeezed the fish's eyes and smiled mysteriously.

After receiving Huang Chao's order, Huang Siye immediately contacted Xu Tangju and asked Daqi's fifth village soldiers and horses to take over his Muzhou defense. Huang Siye, Lu Jingren and Wang Jian led more than 20,000 people from Daqi's third village to Hongzhou and then went south to Qianzhou.

At this time, the middle army of Daqi and the first village soldiers and horses have arrived in Qianzhou under the leadership of Huang Chao, Chai Cun and Meng Kai. After the soldiers and horses of the third village arrived in Qianzhou, they took a short rest and began to take action according to the arrangements of Huang Chao and Chai Cun.

The Chinese army and the first village soldiers and horses attacked Chenzhou. In less than three days, they broke through the city and got a large amount of military supplies. The poor people warmly welcomed the arrival of the rebels, killed chickens and sheep, and rewarded the rebels.

In Huangshatong, Chenzhou, where the Yao people live, the mountains are dangerous and travel more than 100 miles. The Rebels opened warehouses and released grain in Huangshatong, robbed the rich to help the poor, and were deeply loved by the Yao people. After the Huangchao Uprising Army left, the Yao people built a Huangchao temple in Huangshatong, and a tall fir tree was planted in front of the temple. Every time the Yao people revolt against the feudal government, they must gather in front of the temple and pray for success. On weekdays, the Yao people often go to the temple to sacrifice Huang Chao. It was not until the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty that the temple was burned by the feudal rulers.

The march of Daqi's third village was also quite smooth. Lian Ke Nankang, Dayu and Renhua went straight to the north of Shaozhou and met with the Daqi army and the first village soldiers and horses. The beacon fire in Lingnan ignited again.