Everyone was shocked at first when they heard the news. They were whispering to each other for a while, but soon everyone reached a consensus. Once Kasumigaseki's rebels were defeated, their defeat was certain, and all the rebels had to do now was to cooperate.

The government and army attacked, firstly to show their loyalty to the imperial court, and secondly to gain more capital in the future. No one had any objection to this point, and believed that the imperial court would soon have an order. However, everyone had different opinions on how to attack specifically.

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The imperial court headed by Yang Fuchang all advocated directly declaring war on the rebels, attacking Nuanzhou from two directions, Linzhou and Yizhou, and then crossing the river from there to attack Xingjing. Even if they could not conquer it in one fell swoop, they could at least attract some of the rebels.

troops, sharing a lot of pressure for the main force of the official army, but the direct lineage of the rebel army are quite critical of this, because if this method of play is followed, the rebel army is likely to face the main force of the rebel army earlier than the official army.

In this way, the rebel army itself will suffer the loss. This is obviously not worth the loss. This group of people proposed a plan to go south from Yizhou and join forces with Xiahou Suiliang, the king of Dongping, to first annex the entire Hezhou and then attack Songzhou. If they can win, the same will happen.

It can pose a threat to Zhongzhou Prefecture, where Xinjing is located, and play a role in containing the rebel forces. If the war does not go well, Songzhou's terrain advantage is enough to confront the rebels for a long time, which is undoubtedly more secure for the rebel army.

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The two sides were arguing about this. Of course, some people also proposed some other strategies, but they were not more practical than the above two opinions. Lin Yunfei was also in a dilemma for a while. Finally, he saw

He turned to Luo Tianbao, who was standing closest to him, and asked, "Tianbao, what do you think?"

For a time, everyone's eyes were focused on Luo Tianbao. He was Lin Yunfei's only son and a general with numerous rebels. His opinions would undoubtedly influence Lin Yunfei's decision-making, so everyone was waiting to see what he would say. Lin Yunfei

After pondering for a while, he finally said: "Reporting to Commander-in-Chief, in my opinion it is better to go south to capture the river. The two states of Song are the safest at the moment."

Luo Tianbao's words also brought an end to the debate. Some people were happy for a while, while others sighed. Sure enough, Lin Yunfei nodded after hearing this: "My father feels the same way. Since this is the case, we have decided to organize the army immediately."

, just wait for the imperial decree to arrive and then go south to hunt down the thieves!"

After Lin Yunfei made such a decision, even Yang Fuchang and others could no longer insist on their opinions. In the end, everyone took the order and went down to make arrangements overnight. As expected, the envoys sent to the court to report the victory came back less than three days after the incident, and brought them with them

Two imperial edicts came. One was to commend the previous rebel army for conquering Linzhou. Lin Yunfei's title as General of the Zhenjun remained unchanged, but the inspector was promoted from Minister of War to Prince Shaofu, and his title was also changed from Marquis of Weining.

He was promoted to Duke Weining. Although he was only promoted one level, considering that it had only been more than half a year since Lin Yunfei returned to the imperial court, this promotion speed was already exceptional, so Lin Yunfei was still quite happy in his heart.

In addition to Lin Yunfei, other meritorious soldiers who reported the victory together also received different rewards. Luo Tianbao's inspector was promoted from the young eunuch in the palace to the minister Youcheng. Although the inspector has no real power, he can enjoy the salary of the corresponding official title.

As well as treatment, this also shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to Luo Tianbao.

In order to win over the Li Bu brothers, Lin Yunfei and his son specifically mentioned the Li family's life experience when reporting their victory. Therefore, the imperial court also expressed its gratitude and specially awarded the Li Bu brothers' father the posthumous title of General Zuowuwei, the title of baron, and gave him the title of baron.

The murdered family members received certain commendations and pensions. In addition to inheriting his father's title, Li Bu was also given the official position of Captain Fengche. Although this was an idle official and insignificant, it seemed to Li Bu who was loyal to the court.

It is still a huge honor, and although his younger brother Li Guo is still young, he also got the position of Zuowu Wei Zhonghou thanks to his father and brother. Although the official position is not big, it is rare for his age. For this, Li Guo

My brothers are extremely grateful.

As for Gao Yigong and his family, the court knew that Lin Yunfei neither wanted to kill them nor wanted to stay with them, so they gave him a vacant official position in the palace and let him go to Beijing to take up his post. This was considered a trouble for the Lin family and his son, but considering the current situation

The war was in full swing, so the imperial court wanted the Gao Gong clan to move to the capital after a period of time. Lin Yunfei and others did not object to this.

After dealing with the aftermath of the Battle of Linzhou, another decree of the imperial court was to require the rebel army to launch an attack on the rebels. However, the imperial court was relatively knowledgeable about warfare and did not prescribe specific strategies. Instead, it allowed the rebel army to "see opportunities."

"And do it", which also cleared the procedural obstacles for everyone's previous strategy of going south.

Now that there was an order from the court, the actions against the rebels became obviously bolder. On the one hand, Lin Yunfei sent an envoy to Dongzhou to contact Xiahou Suiliang to march together. At the same time, he began to gather troops, considering that he was likely to encounter the rebels this time.

The main force, so this time the rebel army was all-out, and Lin Yunfei personally took charge. Since Ji Baida, Li Congyun and others were now on their own and could not leave easily, Luo Tianbao naturally became the vanguard again, and Lin Yunfei also took the lead this time.

He intended to train his son, so he delegated actual command to him.

Soon after, the envoy sent to Dongzhou came back. Xiahou Suiliang agreed to cooperate with the rebel army in marching, but said that it would take time to mobilize the troops, so he would march later. Lin Yunfei knew his disciple very well, and knew that Xiahou Suiliang was still hesitant.

Wait and see, wanting to see the progress of the war before making a decision, but this time the rebel army is marching under orders, there is no room for maneuver, so Lin Yunfei does not point out these, anyway, as long as the rebel army progresses smoothly, Xiahou Suiliang is good at calculating.

You will definitely not miss the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

In this way, at the end of the year, the rebel army launched an attack on Hezhou. This time they did not make any excuses like they did when they attacked Linzhou. They just had a high-sounding reason and ordered to punish the thieves. This time the rebels did not

Then send people to negotiate with the rebels, because they understand that there is no room for negotiation when the matter has developed to this point. The key is for everyone to let go and fight directly. Therefore, before the main force of the rebels arrives at the front line, the rebels

Gao Ning acted preemptively and took the initiative to attack the Hezhou area controlled by the rebel army. At one time, the vanguard even attacked directly to the gates of Heyang City. However, Gao Ning performed well in the defense of Hezhou and finally held on to Heyang City.

Yang until the main force of the rebel army arrived, and the two sides finally had a head-on confrontation outside Heyang City. Since the rebels had been unable to attack Heyang for a long time, the soldiers were physically and mentally tired, so they faced the menacing rebel force.

In the end, the army was defeated and fled. The rebel army not only solved the siege of Heyang, but also took the initiative in the war in Hezhou.

After that, Lin Yunfei temporarily set up his headquarters in Heyang, and Luo Tianbao and others naturally followed him into the city. Even though Luo Tianbao had served as the governor of Hezhou for so long, he had actually been busy elsewhere and was staying in Heyang.
Chapter completed!