On April 16, Liu Yu left Jiankang City and officially led his troops south. Four armies launched together, claiming to be 300,000 to suppress the rebellion.

But no one knows who this "rebellion" is to pacify, even Liu Yu himself is covered in his head.

Liu Yu had not much military supplies on hand, no money or military rations. At most, this battle was just a sensation, and Liu Yu was not prepared to fight.

Although it is 300,000 to the outside world, Liu Yu knew that there were only 50,000 soldiers and horses. Originally, with Liu Yu's money, 10,000 soldiers could barely fight in southern Xinjiang for half a year, but now 50,000 soldiers and horses are released at once, which means that it is necessary to fight quickly and resolve within one month.

Of course, Liu Yu also knew that it was a fantasy to calm the south in one month.

Among these 50,000 soldiers, more than 40,000 were the local garrison troops in Jiangnan, which brought their own food. They were the ones whom Liu Yu gathered to make a name for himself. Among them, thousands of soldiers were garrison troops from Jiangnan. In the battle to pacify Huainan, they belonged to the palace behind the palace. They said that they had insufficient experience on the battlefield and were also the ones who made up the numbers. Among these "300,000 troops", there were only two thousand.

However, Liu Yu's dispatch of troops still scared people from various forces in the south.

The momentum is too great, and Liu Yu's reputation is too great. People from all forces in the south are afraid that they will be the one who is surrounded and suppressed.

Liu Yu said he wanted to go south to quell the rebellion, but everything in the south was calm. Only a group of "bandits of unknown origin" around Yuzhou City in the north of the ridge was in a difficult situation with General Huo and Zhang Wuzhu's troops, and no force claimed to be responsible for this group of "bandits of unknown origin". They all refused to send troops to assist Yuzhou City on the grounds that "the alien race in the southern border is a disaster and cannot draw troops." This made it clear that there were court troops everywhere around Yuzhou City. It was not until Huo Bing was surrounded. No reinforcements were sent to aid.

Rather than saying that Liu Yu came to quell the rebellion, it is better to say that Liu Yu came to settle the score after the autumn.

Less than three days after Liu Yu set out, no less than five forces in the south announced that they would support the court to "put the rebellion". They said that they would send reinforcements to help the court eliminate the "alien tribes". According to the tone of their memorial, the group of "unknown bandits" had already classified the "alien bandits" as "alien tribes". Later, they clearly stated in the memorial that it was undoubtedly a group of alien tribes.

To be honest, they were all avoiding one question. That is, how the armed armed forces of the southern ethnic minorities crossed the numerous levels they set up in the Wuling River to the north. If there were only ten or eight intruders, it would be fine. This group of "bandits of unknown origin" was not below a thousand people. Perhaps later they felt that they would definitely not buy it by pushing Liu Yu like this, so they simply blamed the charge of "negative precautions" on other forces.

In short, before coming, the armed forces of various southern forces were trying their best to clear their relationship with the "rebels" and strongly supported Liu Yu's army to fight against the rebels south.

But in Liu Yu's heart, no matter what these people say, he was determined to capture them in one fell swoop. No matter whose sins were, it would be impossible to take them all. Then the south was stable and there would be no rebellion or rebellion. Later, consider the matter of incorporating ethnic minorities. This requires the use of grace and power, and military operations should be carried out in parallel to achieve the goal of resolving national grudges.

In Jiangbei, Liu Yu followed the emperor's carriage. He walked along the way as if he was wandering around the mountains and rivers. People from various forces in the south thought that Liu Yu was going south, so he did not pay enough attention. However, after Liu Yu crossed the Yangtze River, the speed of the march exceeded the expectations of the people of various forces in the south. In just four days, Liu Yu was less than 200 miles away from Yuzhou City. It can be said that Liu Yu could kill any of the five ridges at any time.

However, after four days of rapid march, Liu Yu temporarily entered a one-day rest period, and only 50 miles were traveling within this day, mainly because the roads and mountains are mostly roads south, with few gentle official roads, and Liu Yu's army's baggage was not a small number. At the same time, Liu Yu was also preventing attacks from "bandits of unknown origin".

People from all forces in the south were wondering which direction Liu Yu would start from in Wuling, but Liu Yu did not consider this issue. Liu Yu's first destination for this trip was Yuzhou City. He wanted to fish Huo Bing out of the pit first. Although it was a pit and he might not be able to get out after he passed, he was still confident that he could be a "fisherman on the pit."

After April, there was more rain in the south of the Yangtze River, especially when it was approaching Wuling, it looked like it was continuous when the rain fell. Liu Yu did not rush to ask the vanguard troops to aid Yuzhou, but instead took one step at a time and used a large-scale strategy to push forward. Every time he passed, he had to ensure that there were no rebels or unidentified armed forces in the local area. He simply went south to save a mere Yuzhou city.

Liu Yu left all his female relatives in Jiankang City, but he did not leave his trusted senior military general to guard Jiankang City. Xu Xuanzhu is now completely responsible for the garrison of Jiankang City. With Xu Xuanzhu guarding his rear, Liu Yu also felt at ease. What Xu Xuanzhu could mobilize were about 10,000 defenders around Jiankang City, as well as thousands of soldiers in the female army.

There was only one woman in the entire army heading south, and Qu Ning, who was specially recruited by Liu Yu to "work the army". Liu Yu said that he would take her to find Liu Liniang, but now it is just fulfilling his promise.

At this time, Qu Ning, after several days of marching, her body was obviously unable to hold on. Although she looked strong, she was just a little woman. She supported her to go south with Liu Yu in one breath and miss her dream lover. In the past few days, she has experienced the hardships of the journey.

After a slow march for half a day, at noon, Liu Yu camped in the mountains and fields about 170 miles north of Yuzhou City. Because the rain was getting heavier and heavier, Liu Yu was about to set out again on the second day. In the mountains and fields, Liu Yu was afraid of being attacked, so he first arranged a defense line about 20 miles long and a reconnaissance line of hundreds of miles deep before returning to the main camp. At this time, Qu Ning was dragging his tired body and wearing a hat to make fire alone in front of the camp.

Because Qu Ning is the only woman in the army, other male soldiers dare not approach her, so she can only do whatever she does. Of course, there are many inconveniences along the way, such as saying respect. In the past few days, she has not even had the chance to take a shower. When she was hit by this rain, she also suffered from a minor illness.

"How is it, Miss Qu, it's not easy to follow the army, it's not good to feel good, right?" Liu Yu went up to the front and laughed sarcastically, "If you can't hold on, you should have time to go back. Go south and enter the war zone, you can't just turn around and just want to turn back."

Qu Ning heard Liu Yu's voice, and he was full of hatred. This time Liu Yu said he wanted to take her to find "Young Master Liu". He thought that Young Master Liu was in Jiankang City, but who knew that Liu Yu said "Young Master Liu" was in the south when he arrived in Jiankang City. He also asked her if she dared to go south like a provocative person. Of course, Qu Ning refused to bow her head in front of Liu Yu. So she made the biggest mistake in her life and actually chose to be a military doctor with the army.

"Your Highness doesn't need to pretend to be kind." Qu Ning stood up and said, "The little woman can hold on, but I hope her highness has not deceived the little woman..."

"How could you lie to you? Your Young Master Liu is indeed in the south, otherwise why would I bring you here? Would you let you work hard?"

Qu Ning's face was a little ugly when he heard the word "dedicated military service". Although there was no woman who "dedicated military service" in Shun Dynasty, in the previous dynasty, saying that a woman "dedicated military service" was equivalent to saying that she was a prostitute in the army. Liu Yu said this to show that she was about to give her face (to be continued...)
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