In order to determine who to pursue next, Li Hao called everyone to the newly built tent to discuss what to do next.

As a result, everyone's opinions differed greatly on this point.

One group was headed by Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan, supported by Yuan Wenshao and Li Yixing, and was determined to lead the army south to Lingnan to pursue Wu Tianchi.

The other group was headed by Sun Hu and Chen Xian, and also supported by Hu Hai, Cao Xing and others, who were determined not to go to Lingnan.

Others, like Zhu Liangzu and Zhang Wen, remained silent and just watched the excitement inside the camp.

Among them, Gu Tingye and the others reasoned that Wu Tianqi, who fled to Lingnan, had already made a name for himself as the successor to Emperor Wang Zewulie, and was gathering the bandits that had been scattered along the way. If they were not cleared up quickly, they might become bigger.

Sun Hu and the others simply didn't want to go to Lingnan. After all, it was too difficult in the harsh mountains and rivers of Lingnan today.

As for Li Hao, he didn't want to run to Lingnan in his heart. When he was about to think of a way to guide him, he saw Xu Ning beside him, hesitant to speak.

Then he asked: "Deputy Commander Xu, do you think we should pursue Wu Tianqi or Sheng Sen?"

After listening to Li Hao's question, Xu Ning replied: "I am still thinking about this, and I have no idea at the moment."

Li Hao certainly didn't believe this. Among the people present, he was the only one who had experienced many battles. He had followed Gu Yankai through life and death countless times, so he had no idea about this.

But seeing that Xu Ning didn't want to speak in public, and Li Hao didn't like the noise, he asked everyone to leave, leaving Xu Ning alone to talk.

After everyone left, Li Hao said: "Now that everyone has left, it's just you and me here. If you have any ideas, just tell us."

Xu Ning replied: "Xiaguan is indeed a little short-sighted. I don't want to go to Lingnan this time."

Li Hao asked: "Oh, what's the reason that makes you feel that way?"

Xu Ning replied: "The miasma is rampant in the Lingnan area, the mountains are high and the rivers are dangerous, and in addition, a group of rebels stayed there from the beginning.

This time when Wu Tianchi passes by, the two sides will inevitably join forces, and there will be local people to take care of them. It will take a long time to destroy them.

The troops we brought are all from the north, and they are basically coming to the south for the first time. I am afraid it will be difficult to adapt to the local climate when they go to Lingnan, and the losses will be great."

After hearing this, Li Hao felt that it made sense and was in line with what Li Hao thought.

However, he still joked about Xu Ning not expressing his opinion in public: "So you didn't say it just now because you didn't want to refute Gu Tingye's face in public.

This is not necessary, Gu Tingye is not a stingy person, if you say it in person, he will recognize it as long as it makes sense."

Xu Ning just smiled after hearing this and did not answer the question. Instead, he said: "Actually, Marquis Du Yu was just in a moment of passion and wanted to calm down the war as soon as possible. As long as he calms down, he can figure it out."

Li Hao said: "Even if I can't let him figure it out on his own, I'll come and talk to him later.

As for you, go and arrange the wounded soldiers, and then break camp and return to Linchuan after confirmation."

Xu Ning withdrew after agreeing, so Li Hao ordered people to call Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan.

He told a few people what Xu Ning had just said, and when they were deep in thought, Li Hao said: "I know that you are only thinking about serving the country and establishing meritorious deeds.

But there are real problems. Bandits are easy to deal with, but the environment in Lingnan is really bad. We can't let the sacrifices of the Imperial Army soldiers go in vain.

Of the 2,500 people who came with us from Bianjing, only about 2,000 are left with the army, and we have to take responsibility for the rest.

And even if we don't go, there are people suppressing bandits on the east and west roads of Guangnan, and Xie Youde can still chase them, so Wu Tianchi won't be able to make a big splash."

After hearing this, Gu Tingye said: "Then let's go after Shengsen."

Then Li Hao looked at Yang Wenyuan, Li Yixing, Yuan Wenshao and others beside him, and saw that they also nodded in agreement.

Li Hao said happily: "That's right. I will discuss it with Xie Youde later and let him prepare to go south."

After finishing this matter, Li Hao said to Gu Tingye: "There is another thing you need to do. Let's go after Sheng Sen. There are some seriously injured people who cannot follow us and need to be arranged.

In addition, as for the money obtained from the bandits' den this time, it should also be distributed to the soldiers.

What I mean is to bring the seriously injured soldiers to Linchuan and let them recuperate in Linchuan. At the same time, I will distribute the rewards to the soldiers in Linchuan so that they can send them home.

I want you to handle this matter and distribute every penny that should be paid to the soldiers. I still trust you in this regard. After all, you are a rich man and you look down on these melons and dates."

After listening to Li Hao's words, Gu Tingye replied: "Don't worry about this, I guarantee that they will all get what they deserve."

Li Hao was happy after hearing this and asked them to inform them, and then went to pursue Sheng Sen.

After they left, Li Hao sent someone to invite Xie Youde over and waited for them to arrive.

Li Hao said: "I have already planned to pursue Sheng Sen. I don't know which way General Xie plans to go next.

I suggested that General Xie pursue Wu Tianchi, after all, he has openly taken over the position of Wang Ze, if we can capture him, the general will have made a great contribution."

When Xie Youde heard this, he was a little speechless, thinking that you had already thought about it for me, and you still asked me why.

Then he answered and said: "Since Mr. Li has decided to chase Sheng Sen, then I will chase Wu Tianqi, and I must wipe them out completely to avoid a resurgence."

Li Hao said: "Sure enough, General Xie and I thought of going together. If we pursue each other in the south and north, we will be successful immediately. I am here to wish General Xie in advance."

Xie Youde replied: "Where, where."

After confirming Xie Youde's whereabouts, Li Hao invited him away.

Next, the imperial army first broke up camp and returned to Linchuan. When Gu Tingye handed out the rewards to the soldiers, their morale was immediately boosted.

Then the whole army headed for Jiangnan East Road. On the way, they got the news that Shengsen had conquered Dexing County, so they hurried straight towards it.

By the time they arrived at Dexing, Sheng Sen's rebels had gathered 3,000 people. Seeing that Li Hao and his imperial army were chasing after only 2,000 people, they actually wanted to annihilate Li Hao and others and get their weapons.

So he led all the troops out of the city and formed a formation to fight Li Hao head-on.

This was exactly what Li Hao wanted. After all, the losses would be great after a siege. In the wild battlefield, Li Hao was not afraid of this newly gathered mob.

So there was only one battle, and the rebels under Sheng Sen were easily defeated.

It's just that Sheng Sen was very clever. When the battle situation was unfavorable, he immediately abandoned the others and escaped with only his old team, running all the way into Shezhou.

This time, Li Hao didn't want to give Sheng Sen another chance to escape, so he led his men in hot pursuit.

But Sheng Sen was not one to give up easily. Along the way, he gathered bandits from all walks of life to fight against Li Hao, and then turned around and ran away every time he saw the situation was not going well.

Fighting and fighting along the way created a lot of trouble for Li Hao. Finally, he chased and killed all the way along Shezhou, Xuanzhou, Guangde Army, and Jiangning Mansion, and finally annihilated most of Shengsen on the bank of the Yangtze River.

Unfortunately, Sheng Sen still found an opportunity and escaped across the Yangtze River with a few people and entered Yangzhou.

Along the way, Li Hao saw Sheng Sen's ability to confuse people, so he naturally refused to let the tiger go back to the mountain, and immediately led his army across the Yangtze River to continue tracking Sheng Sen's whereabouts.

However, there were still news from time to time, but until they entered the territory of Gaoyou Army, there was no trace of Sheng Sen at all.

Li Hao and the others had no choice but to ask the government to post official notices of the sea arrest everywhere to see if they could gain anything.

At the same time, the imperial army stationed itself at Gaoyou Army and began to repair it.

There had been no movement for several days, and there were not many people around Sheng Sen. Li Hao planned to leave this matter to the local command battalion.

After all, the imperial army could not stay here forever, so just to catch one person, they went to Shubianjing to explain the situation and ask what the next step should be.

After finishing all these tasks, Li Hao was free.

Thinking that Youyang is not far from Gaoyoujun, I can go and have a look while I have nothing to do. It just so happens that Li Hao also wants to see Zhang Hanyun, or Shulan, in person.
Chapter completed!