Chapter 1067 Untitled
Apart from logistics, Tang Kai was most worried about the rear and flanks of his Sixth Division...

Although Lu Yun had the excuse of taking the initiative to attack, Tang Kai did not receive any orders from his superiors before he took the initiative to go to war with the Jiangnan Army!

Therefore, without any backup, once the flanks and rear routes are blocked by the Jiangnan Army, the situation will be extremely dangerous!
After all, the Jiangnan Army is said to have 100,000 troops, and there are hundreds of thousands of young and strong people in various parts of Jiangnan. Once you get trapped, you may not be able to get out!
Tang Kai was also a general who had been in many battles, so he naturally understood this truth. So after defeating Lu Yun's troops, he immediately sent a letter to He Jingyun, informing him of the news of the war and requesting reinforcements!
As the saying goes, when you have to make a decision, you have to make it. Tang Kai knew very well that once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. He cannot hesitate and end up with a whimper. From the moment he decided to ambush Lu Yun's troops, there was no way for him to turn back. He can only bite the bullet and go all the way to the end!
So for the sake of his own wealth and glory, Tang Kai did not wait for He Jingyun's order, but directly led his troops south to attack Jiangnan!

Although this was considered as forcing He Jingyun to abdicate, Tang Kai had no other choice at this time and could only say sorry to his old leader He Jingyun!

These past few days, Tang Kai has been anxiously traveling, wanting to reach the city of Lin'an as soon as possible, while anxiously waiting for He Jingyun's reply!

And just yesterday, Tang Kai finally received a reply from He Jingyun. Just as he hoped, He Jingyun did not let him retreat to Huainan, but ordered Zhang Meng's Fourth Army to attack Jiangnan as well...

After receiving this news, Tang Kai finally felt relieved. He no longer had any scruples and headed all the way to Lin'an!
Everyone knows that speed is of the essence in war. Tang Kai believes that he caught Jiangnan off guard this time. Lu Jianchao would never have thought that his nephew Lu Yun and the tens of thousands of troops under his command would be defeated so quickly by him. Now Lu Jianchao and even the entire Lin'an City must not be prepared for defense.
Therefore, in such a situation, as long as he led his troops to the city of Lin'an as quickly as possible, even though his Sixth Division did not carry heavy siege equipment such as heavy artillery and battering rams, it still had a chance to capture Lin'an, the capital of Jiangnan. Even if he could not take Lin'an, he could cut off Lin'an's connection with other Jiangnan cities, turning Lin'an into an isolated island!
With this in mind, Tang Kai led the Sixth Division in a race against time these days, walking 70 to 80 miles every day.
In order to reach Lin'an faster, Tang Kai released all the other prisoners except Lu Yun after explaining the Fengwu Army's policies to them.
And now they have arrived at Chenjia Town. According to the map in their hands, Chenjia Town is only 150 miles away from Lin'an, which means that they can reach the city of Lin'an in two more days. Thinking of this, Tang Kai was very excited...

Under Tang Kai's order, more than 10,000 Fengwu Army soldiers came to Chenjia Town. At first, the local militia in Chenjia Town thought that the soldiers were robbers and wanted to resist.

But when they saw the flag of the Fengwu Army, they very wisely opened the gate of the town. Chen Xing, the patriarch of Chenjia Town, also personally welcomed these Fengwu Army soldiers who came from afar.

Although the continuous journey made Tang Kai physically and mentally exhausted, he still met with the clan leader named Chen Xing in person!
After simply calming the other party's emotions, Tang Kai also promised that the soldiers of the Fengwu Army would not disturb the people in the town!

But at the same time, Tang Kai also proposed to buy food from Chenjia Town. The people of Chenjia Town all cooked and made dry food for the Fengwu Army.

Of course, Tang Kai would not let the people of Chenjia Town work for nothing. He would buy the dry food at the market price and pay in cash without delay.
Chief Chen Xing, who had been worried about the looting by the Fengwu Army, was relieved at this moment. Seeing that there was still money to be made, he naturally would not refuse Tang Kai's request. He directly led thousands of people from the entire clan to prepare dry food for Tang Kai's Sixth Division soldiers overnight!

After resting for a night in Chenjia Town, Tang Kai once again led the Sixth Division’s troops on the journey to Lin’an. However, this time, after only walking twenty miles, he encountered a group of Jiangnan troops. Seeing this, Tang Kai immediately planned to have his men destroy them...

However, what Tang Kai did not expect was that the men he sent did not kill the other party, but brought the person back to him!

Just when Tang Kai was puzzled, the visitor bowed and introduced himself to him:

"I am Lu Houde from Jiangnan, and I am here to negotiate with your tribe in the name of my father!"

Hearing this, Tang Kai did not react for a moment, and asked without thinking:

"Your father's order? Who is your father?"

Lu Houde was also stunned when he heard this, and at this time the guard beside Tang Kai also whispered in his ear:

"Sir, the eldest son of Jiangnan Governor Lu Jianchao is named Lu Houde!"

After being reminded by the guard, Tang Kai suddenly realized what was going on and immediately shouted at Lu Houde:
"Master Lu, what else can your father, Lu Jianchao, say now? Are you, the Jiangnan Army, so bold as to take the initiative to invade and attack Xuancheng?"

Facing Tang Kai's rebuke, Lu Houde frowned slightly. Ever since his father Lu Jianchao took charge of Jiangnan, no one had dared to talk to him for a long time!
Although he disliked Tang Kai, Lu Houde also understood that one has to bow his head under someone's roof, so he said again:

“General Tang, this is a misunderstanding. At that time, the gunpowder depot in Guangshou City exploded. My cousin Lu Yun thought it was your army’s fault, so he wanted to ask for an explanation from your army. He did not intend to attack Guangshou. I hope General Tang will understand…”

Tang Kai snorted coldly upon hearing this:

"You want an explanation? You need to bring more than 30,000 people to give an explanation. Lu Houde, are you treating me like a three-year-old child?"

"As for the gunpowder magazine explosion, I think this is just an excuse you made up!"

Although the explosion of the Guangshou gunpowder depot was large in scale, Tang Kai was more than 100 miles away from Xuancheng, Guangshou City, so he did not know that the Guangshou gunpowder depot had exploded.
Tang Kai learned about this incident after defeating Lu Yun's troops. Although Tang Kai was also curious about who sent people to blow up Guangshou's gunpowder depot, at this moment he still insisted that this incident was directed and acted by Lu Yun's troops.

Feeling his unreasonable attitude at the beginning, Lu Houde sighed secretly in his heart, knowing that it was impossible to reason with Tang Kai, so he could only change the subject and say:
“General Tang, my father Lu Jianchao wants to hand over Lin’an City and entrust the people of Jiangnan to Marshal Ye!”

Tang Kai was a little surprised when he heard this. He thought for a moment and said to Lu Houde:
"Mr. Lu, you are here to surrender?"

Although the word "surrender" made Lu Houde feel a little ashamed, he still nodded and said vaguely in response to Tang Kai's gaze:
“I guess so…”

However, Tang Kai was somewhat dissatisfied with his answer:

"Mr. Lu, I have never been to a private school and I am a rough man. I don't know what "count" means. For this kind of question, it is, and it is not, so what does "count" mean? Can you explain it to me?"

Lu Houde ignored Tang Kai's question and said to Tang Kai: "My father is willing to accept the conditions set by Marshal Ye. As long as Marshal Ye can guarantee the safety of our Lu family and some of our property, as well as the title of Duke of Wu, my father is willing to order the Jiangnan Army to give up resistance and entrust Jiangnan to Marshal Ye!"

Hearing that Lu Houde wanted the title of Duke of Wu, Tang Kai was very envious. He had made many military achievements in the Fengwu Army over the years and finally became the general of the Sixth Division, but he had not yet obtained the title!
And now these defeated generals are talking about the Duke, which really makes Tang Kai a little unhappy. He also said directly:
"I am not an official of the Foreign Affairs Bureau. I don't understand how to negotiate with you. I am just a soldier. The Marshal said that it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders. My current order is to surround Lin'an!"

"So don't come to me for the negotiations with Mr. Lu. Go talk to the officials from the Foreign Affairs Bureau. After you have negotiated, let my superiors give me the order!"

“But before that, I still have to carry out my mission and encircle Lin’an. Master Lu, do you understand?”

Seeing Tang Kai who refused to budge, Lu Houde was helpless. Although he wanted to get angry, when he thought that he was in someone else's military camp and the other party was a brutal and unreasonable warrior, the anger in his heart immediately dissipated!
Lu Houde took a deep breath, looked at Tang Kai and said in a deep voice:

"Excuse me, General, where is Lord He Jingyun from your department? And how is my cousin Lu Yun doing?"

Tang Kai said calmly:
"Lord He Jingyun should still be in Lin'an now. As for your cousin Lu Yun, after I captured him, I had him taken back to Huainan!"

"You don't have to worry about Lu Yun. His arms and legs are all intact, but his mouth stinks after he got beaten up. However, he is very tough and is still alive and kicking!"

Hearing this, Lu Houde felt relieved. Although Lu Yun was only his cousin, Lu Houde always treated him as his own brother. This time, when he heard that he was captured by the Fengwu Army, Lu Houde was very worried about his safety. Now that he heard that he was still alive, Lu Yun felt much more relieved.

After talking about Lu Yun, Lu Houde saluted Tang Kai again and spoke earnestly:

“General Tang, I will go find Lord He Jingyun right now. Please don’t hurt the people of Jiangnan…”

Tang Kai snorted coldly upon hearing this:

"We in the Fengwu Army have our own disciplines. Master Lu, just do your own thing. You shouldn't worry about other things!"

Hearing this, Lu Houde apologized and asked Tang Kai to arrange for someone to take him to find He Jingyun. After he left, Deputy General Sun Qing came to Tang Kai and said in confusion:
"General, why don't you accept Lu Houde's surrender? As long as they surrender, we won't have to fight anymore!"

Hearing Sun Qing's words, Tang Kai glanced at him but said nothing. He couldn't tell Sun Qing that he was jealous of Lu Houde, a defeated general, for he had fought for the Fengwu Army for so many years and still hadn't even become a Duke.

Seeing that Tang Kai didn't say anything, Sun Qing was very tactful and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he changed the subject and asked:
"General, are we still going to attack Lin'an now?"

Faced with this problem, Tang Kai fell into deep thought. Although he was envious of the Marshal for giving the Lu family the title of Duke, he wanted to trip up Lu Houde.

But after all, the Lu family is willing to surrender now, so further fighting would be a meaningless sacrifice. Although Tang Kai does not love his soldiers like his own sons, many of the men in the Sixth Division were brought up by him, and Tang Kai is not willing to stain his official hat with their blood.

Thinking of this, Tang Kai instructed Sun Qing:
“First, attack the city of Lin’an and cut off its connection with other cities in the south of the Yangtze River. As for siege, wait for Lord He’s order…”

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Lin'an, in a mansion

Murong Zhengshan sat in a rocking chair, looking at the gray sky and couldn't help but sigh, although he tried his best to avoid a direct war between the Fengwu Army and Jiangnan!

However, his father-in-law Lu Jianchao's impulsive behavior not only destroyed his efforts, but also completely disrupted the plans of their Murong family!
Just when Murong Zhengshan was feeling a little depressed and didn't know what the future held, his trusted subordinate Lu Zheng came to report:

"Sir, Wang Le is here. Do you want to see him?"

Hearing this name, Murong Zhengshan raised his eyebrows and asked immediately:
"What is he here for?"

Lu Zheng shook his head and said:

"He didn't say anything, but just told me that he had something important to discuss with you, young master?"

Murong Zhengshan thought about it for a moment and then nodded slightly. Lu Zheng also understood what he meant. A moment later, Wang Le came to Murong Zhengshan.

Looking at Wang Le who looked calm in front of him, Murong Zhengshan said calmly:
"Boss Wang, I have to admire your courage. You still dare to stay in Lin'an City. Needless to say, the Fengwu Army will soon reach Lin'an, right?"

“Once they know you are in the city, I don’t need to tell Mr. Wang what will happen then…”

(End of this chapter)