"Because only in this way will Tie Xuan Sheng Yong and the others believe that we have not left. What others don't know is that we have quietly taken a detour from the side. By the time we follow the Yangtze River and appear in Yingtian, it will be too late.

Got it!" Zhu Song said.

Zhu Di stood up from his chair with a plop. He hurriedly took out a map and spread it on the ground.

"Old Twenty, you are like my Liu Bowen. This strategy is so good. We can hide it from others and hide it secretly. By the time they realize it, we will already be in the Great South."

"But there is only one problem. We don't have a boat, and most of us are northern soldiers. We are not familiar with water, let alone fighting on ships. This is a difficulty!"

Zhu Song pointed at Fengyang Mansion: "Then we will go down to Zhongdu and go south from Zhongdu. But in the end we still have to face the Yangtze River. As long as we want to land in Yingtian Mansion, whether by land or water, we need a boat.

All require boats to cross the chasm."

"You didn't think of this when you were preparing to rebel at the beginning, right? Yingtian is separated by the Yangtze River. If we can't cross the Yangtze River, how can we talk about peace?"

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Song, and then said: "It's not that I haven't thought about it, of course I have. It's just that when Jingnan was in trouble, I didn't expect that I would be able to get to where I am today, so I really didn't think too much about how to cross the river.

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"But I thought about it. Fengyang is the capital of China. Even if we go by land, we can't go here. Xuzhou is also heavily guarded. But I am more willing to face Xuzhou than Jinan. It's just that Xuzhou is too close to Jinan. If Xuzhou once

If something happens, Tie Xuan will know immediately."

Zhu Song looked at the position of Zhu Di's hand on the map and shook his head.

"Don't worry about this. No matter how close Xuzhou is to Jinan, it is still thousands of miles away. If Xuzhou's ships are not enough, we can leave some people first. These people are the best among the best. After arriving in Yangzhou, these elites will immediately start to carry out all-out operations.

When attacking the city, we must capture Yangzhou and Zhen'an Port."

"After taking Zhen'an Port, we have succeeded half of the way. The following troops can catch up quickly. If the following troops are blocked, the elites in front can also supply in Yangzhou. After the supplies are completed, they can immediately return to the division for rescue.

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"In this way, calculating the time, we will probably arrive at Yingtian at the end of this year or next spring, and that time will be the fourth year of Jianwen."

Although Zhu Di didn't understand why Zhu Song proposed a proposal for four years, the two discussed and went through some details. Both of them felt that this method was feasible. As long as they could capture Yangzhou, it would mean capturing half of Yingtian.

But now there is still a problem, who should be left in Jinan to pretend that Zhu Di and Zhu Song are still there.

"You just said that our troops left here must fight harder, but who do you think we should keep? Feng Cheng is stable enough, but unfortunately lacks some momentum. He can stay and sit in charge, and he can pretend that you are still here

, but who will play the role of the king? Zhang Yu does not have the drive of the king, but Zhu Neng does, but it is a pity that Zhu Neng is too aggressive."

Zhu Song laughed.

"Fourth brother, this is not easy. We can keep my father-in-law. As for who will pretend to be you, isn't there a ready-made one? Not only can I learn some essence from you, but he also looks like you."

Zhu Di suddenly understood what Zhu Song meant.

"You mean the second child?"

Zhu Song nodded.

"It is Gao Xu. When he came to Kaiyuan to look for me, I had tested him. This boy is a good leader in fighting, and his fighting style is very similar to yours. It can almost be said that he is completely

I'm imitating you."

"The most important thing is, don't you often say that your second son looks the most like you? I think if this kid puts on a fake beard and slicks it properly, they will definitely not be able to see it from a distance.

Come out, as for me, I don’t show up often anyway, so they won’t suspect anything.”

"But even so, you and I still don't have enough time. Counting from the day of departure, after we arrive in Yangzhou, we only have two to three months. We must hurry!"

Zhu Di nodded after hearing this.

"I know I will try my best to arrange it as soon as possible. You and I must eat plump crabs in Yangzhou when autumn comes this year!"

…

That night, Zhu Song held a secret meeting in the camp. Zhu Neng, Zhu Gaoxu, and Feng Cheng were left behind in Jinan. The remaining Zhu Song, Zhang Wu, and Zhang Yu were taken away by King Yan and raided Xuzhou thousands of miles away.

After that, they raided Yangzhou thousands of miles away.

It took three days to draw out 100,000 horses from the 300,000-strong army on the first day, 50,000 horses on the second day, and another 50,000 horses on the third day. Now only 100,000 troops were left to attack Jinan.

Thousands of troops, and they are not elite. Although they will be supplemented from Texas, Peking and Liaodong in the future, raising troops and people cannot be accomplished overnight.

Just as Zhu Song said, the Northern Army retreated north, returned to Hejian Prefecture, and then walked southwest from Hejian Prefecture, passing by Shunde Prefecture, which had long surrendered.

After passing Shunde Prefecture, the next step is Daming Prefecture. Daming Prefecture is in the south of Jinan Prefecture, so it is not yet within the territory of King Yan. However, when the officials of Daming Prefecture heard that King Yan led the army, they even resisted.

Without any resistance, they immediately opened the city gate and surrendered.

As Zhu Song said, not all the hearts of the people in the world have turned to the imperial court. From ancient times to the present, King Yan is the only one who has rebelled so fiercely. No wonder those officials left the city when they heard King Yan was coming.

Surrendered.

After taking Daming Mansion, according to the plan, Zhu Di and Zhu Song left a small number of troops in Daming Mansion to occupy the city, and then led an army of 200,000 people to quickly set off from Daming Mansion and attack Xuzhou thousands of miles away.

In order to attract as little attention as possible along the way, the banner carried by Zhu Song and the others was a big word with the characters iron and sheng. Everyone in the world knew that Jinan Tiexuan and Sheng Yong were fighting fiercely, so they carried their banners.

, people who saw it may think that this is Jinan transporting wounded people to Yingtian, or they may think that this is a victory, and they are escorting two rebel princes back to the capital.

So even if someone saw it and some officials learned the news, they didn't think much about it, and no one came out to stop them. They all knew that after this battle, whether it was Tie Xuan, Sheng Yong, or Gao Wei, they would all rise to prominence.

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In order to reach Xuzhou as soon as possible, Zhu Di and Zhu Song basically only stopped on the official road at midnight. They rested for a while without even setting up camp. They rested until early morning. When the fish belly turned white in the east, they immediately started back on the road and continued to the road.

Xuzhou raid.
Chapter completed!