A few days later, Yang Guang's chariot and team finally arrived in Jiankang. Yang Su and others led the entire army to greet them. That night, Yang Guang held a banquet in the Nanchen Palace to represent the emperor to reward the generals for their hard work. All the generals sang praises together.

Thanks to the emperor's merits, the banquet began in earnest.

The singers and dancers from Nanchen Palace performed songs and dances for everyone. Everyone drank and chatted while enjoying the songs and dances. The atmosphere was warm and harmonious.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone was already feeling drunk. Yang Guang suddenly put down his wine glass and shouted at Li Yuan: "Li Yuan, do you think you are guilty of disobeying my military order?" As soon as these words came out, everyone was startled.

The singers and dancers stopped one after another, looking at a loss, and the atmosphere at the banquet suddenly changed.

However, Li Yuan calmly held his fists and said: "How dare you disobey the military order! Your Highness said that the general disobeyed the military order. I don't know what you mean?" At this time, Gao Jiao, Yang Su and others already knew that the incident was caused by Zhang Lihua's incident, and they all

He remained silent, wanting to see how things would develop.

Yang Guang thought, uh, the reason why he suddenly got into trouble at the celebration banquet was indeed because of Zhang Lihua's matter, but how could he say this? Yang Guang's face darkened and he said sternly: "I said that you disobeyed military orders, is there anything else?

Is it fake?" Then he raised his voice and shouted: "Where are the warriors in front of the palace?"

The soldiers of Prince Jin's Mansion who were guarding the door immediately rushed in.

Yang Guang pointed at Li Yuan and shouted: "Drag this guy who dares to disobey my military order and chop him down!"

All the soldiers knew about Li Yuan. When they suddenly heard such an order, they couldn't help but look at each other and didn't dare to take action for a while.

Gao Jiao stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, please calm down! As the saying goes, if the name is not justified, it will not be right. If your Highness wants to punish Li Yuan, you must make it clear. If you want to push the hero out and behead him in such an inexplicable way, doesn't it make people feel chilled and self-conscious?"

Yang Su also stood up and said: "If your highness cannot clarify the canonical punishment, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to your majesty. Please think twice about this matter." Then He Ruobi and others also stood up to intercede for Li Yuan.

Seeing that everyone was pleading for Li Yuan, Yang Guang was afraid that he would lose popularity because of his treatment of Li Yuan, and he was also worried that he would not be able to explain to his father and that his efforts in the past few years would be wasted, so he reluctantly swallowed this sigh of relief.

, said: "I don't really want to deal with Li Yuan. It's just because Li Yuan is often rude to me, so I want to take this opportunity to let him know the dignity and inferiority."

When everyone saw what Yang Guang said and knew that the matter had been revealed, they couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. Yang Su quickly said to Li Yuan: "Master Li, why don't you quickly thank Your Highness for your magnanimity?" Li Yuan did not need him to remind him, he had already knelt down and knelt down.

He thanked him and said, "Thank you for your generosity, Your Highness. Li Yuan is very grateful." Yang Guang hummed.

Li Yuan returned to his seat, the banquet started again, the singing and dancing continued, and the atmosphere became lively again, as if nothing had happened.

Zhang Lang looked at the scene just now and felt funny in his heart: This is the leader trying to show off to his subordinates who are not very obedient.

The Sui army stationed its troops in Jiankang to rest and recuperate, while waiting for news from the envoy.

Unconsciously, half a month passed. The envoy returned to Jiankang and reported the results of the negotiations with Mrs. Shilong and the Duan family to Yang Guang and others: "Mrs. Shilong and the head of the Duan family proposed that as long as they stay in Lingnan for the rest of their lives,

All counties, and they do not obey the orders of the imperial court, they are willing to submit to the Sui Dynasty."

Yang Guangmao was angry and cursed: "What kind of surrender to the Sui Dynasty does this mean? How are they different from foreign countries?"

Yang Su frowned and said, "They are asking for such a high price! I wonder what they have to back it up?"

Gao Jiong said: "We can't make the decision on this matter. We still need to report it to Your Majesty, who will make the decision."

Yang Su frowned and shook his head, saying: "This matter should indeed be decided by Your Majesty, but I think it is impossible for Your Majesty to accept such conditions. A war is inevitable. If we wait for His Majesty's decision, this back and forth will take at least several months.

At that time, they must be more fully prepared, and our army's casualties will be even greater, and the cost of money and food will be countless." Then he looked at Yang Guang, clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, you are the commander, as the saying goes, the general will be at your command.

I don't mind. Now that the situation is here, if we don't send troops decisively at the right time, it will be even more disadvantageous for us in the future. Please make a decision, Your Highness." Yang Su's words were to ask Yang Guangxing to take advantage.

Yang Guang was a little hesitant.

Gao Yan cupped his fists and said, "What Mr. Yang said is absolutely true. Please make a quick decision, Your Highness."

Seeing that Gao Jiong also agreed, Yang Guang hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay, then send troops to wipe out Lingnan immediately!" Yang Sugao Jiong was overjoyed, and they all clasped their fists and praised: "Your Highness is wise!"

Soon, Yang Guang's military order was issued, and he was stationed in Jiankang, while Yang Su and others led an army of 300,000 people to go south to sweep Lingnan. In Yang Guang's opinion, the enemy had less than 80,000 troops, and his own army of 300,000 soldiers was determined to move south.

It can sweep away Lingnan like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

As the army marched all the way south, the counties in the south of the Yangtze River received orders to provide supplies for the army along the way and prepare pontoons and boats. However, except for the waterways, most of the other places in the south of the Yangtze River were still overgrown and difficult to navigate. After half a month, the army

Only then did we arrive at the foot of Jiuyi Mountain, the junction with Lingnan.

Yang Su's strategy is very clear, which is to break through Jiuyi Mountain and take the shortest path directly to Cangwu. Cangwu is the core of the southern counties and the seat of Mrs. Shilong. As long as Cangwu is captured in one fell swoop, it will be like cutting off the head of a snake.

, the Lingnan counties can be considered to have been pacified.

The army came to the foot of Jiuyi Mountain and looked at the Jiuyi Mountain lying in front of them. They saw clouds and mist. Jiuyi Mountain was sky-high and grounded, like a huge screen blocking the front. A steep official road wound up and disappeared into the sky.

In the thick fog of the mountains, Jiuyi Mountain is very quiet, and not a single human voice can be heard.

Han Qinhu was severely reprimanded by the emperor's imperial edict for his misdeeds in Jiankang. At this moment, he was eager to make meritorious service, so he impatiently asked Yang Su for a battle: "Commander, I am willing to lead the army to break through Jiuyi Mountain!"

Yang Suzheng wanted to test the situation in Jiuyi Mountain, so he nodded and said: "Go ahead. First use 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack in three groups. Check the situation first and don't waste the battle."

Han Qinhu was overjoyed, accepted the promise, and ran down. Immediately, his shouts were heard, and 10,000 soldiers and horses came out and were divided into three teams. One team went up the pipe, and the other two teams followed closely as a response.

The group of soldiers and horses in front quickly disappeared into the mountains shrouded in thick fog. Suddenly, a loud rumbling sound was heard, like the roar of a monster, and almost at the same time, screams sounded continuously. Soon after

, only a few hundred remnants of the 4,000 soldiers and horses who first entered the mountain were left, crawling on the ground and escaping. Seeing this scene, the officers and soldiers of the Sui army couldn't help but feel frightened.
Chapter completed!