Chapter 133: Southern Warlord Coalition

"Lin Shihong, Li Zitong, and Chen Faxing have joined forces." The frequent attacks of the Yuwen Clan caused Li Zitong to be defeated and lose territory. In the end, they joined forces with many jianghu sects, led by Lin Shihong, to form the Southern Alliance.

"Southern Coalition?"

"Hehe!"

Su Fan was full of disdain. "Just a bunch of losers."

Ever since Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin joined the Wu Jun army, in order to let them perform meritorious service, Su Fan gave them an army of ten thousand to attack Chen Faxing of Yongjia Commandery.

The two did not disappoint him. In just half a month, they took six county seats in a row, and wherever their blades pointed, everyone surrendered.

Several great generals under Chen Faxing besieged Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin, but they were hammered to death by Pei Yuanqing's silver hammers.

The experts of the Panyang Sect and Huangshan Sect were not even a match for a single blow.

In just half a month, they left behind half of their territory.

The Wu Jun army surged out, scaring Chen Faxing into retreating repeatedly. Because he couldn't block the blade of the Wu Jun army, he finally chose to cooperate with Lin Shihong.

"It seems Qin Qiong didn't apply enough pressure, letting Chen Faxing dare to come out and jump around."

Cold light burst from Su Fan's eyes.

As for Lin Shihong, because the distance was too far, Su Fan could not reach him for the time being. It wasn't that he was afraid; even if he had the support of the Yinkui Sect, so what? In terms of strength, Su Fan was no weaker than them.

Moreover, Su Fan, who held heavy troops, was the number one warlord in the world.

Ever since obtaining the Imperial Jade Seal, Su Fan returned to Wu Jun and expanded his troops again, suddenly adding one hundred thousand elite soldiers.

You must know that the soldiers selected for his army were all chosen from the militia.

Around Wu Jun, many common people, after the farming was finished, often took the village community as the main unit and had military training.

After several years of development, the adult men in these village communities had almost undergone several years of training, comparable to the elite of some warlords.

However, these people, joining Su Fan's army, could only be considered second-level auxiliary soldiers and could not be counted as first-level combat soldiers.

Only after experiencing three major battles could they be considered first-level combat soldiers.

It was precisely because of such strict requirements that the soldiers of Wu Jun were absolutely fierce. In addition to the bravery of the martial generals, there was also the terror of the individual soldiers.

On the battlefield, when two armies fought, the influence of individual martial prowess was reduced, but if the soldiers of one side were all raised by a grade, one could imagine how much their combat power would be improved.

So now Wu Jun was still sweeping the surrounding areas. The first to suffer was Chen Faxing. He originally developed quite well, occupying two or three commanderies, with hundreds of thousands of people under his rule and tens of thousands of troops in his hands.

Unfortunately, facing Su Fan's army, or rather Qin Qiong's ten thousand-strong detachment, he couldn't block it.

Chen Faxing could also be considered a descendant of a famous family. Although the Shen Clan of Wuxing could not compare to the four great noble families of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, they were still a second-tier noble family.

They produced quite a few figures.

Because Chen Faxing came from a famous family and had some family foundation, he raised an army. Compared to Du Fuwei and the others who had experienced countless hardships, Chen Faxing was much simpler.

However, because they had experienced less, they lacked a spirit of perseverance.

Just like Li Mi, Wagang could be said to have occupied a great advantage at the beginning of the end of the Sui Dynasty.

Unfortunately, first there was internal strife for power and profit, and later when they encountered difficulties, they couldn't carry them. Li Mi's failure was destined.

If Li Mi had the spirit of Liu Bei, who became braver the more he fought, he probably wouldn't have been defeated so quickly.

"Let Ling Zhan, Kou Zhong, and the others all move out. I want to take all six commanderies of the ancient Yangzhou, and then send troops to Lin Shihong."

"By then, the Song Clan will probably be unable to resist making a move."

Lu Miaozi said.

"Hmm! As for the Song Clan, I will go there myself. Doesn't Song Que's Mo Dao Tang need someone to sharpen his blade? I will test just how sharp his Heavenly Blade is."

Su Fan said calmly.

He was preparing to have a great battle with Song Que to make the other party give up the idea of fighting for hegemony. After all, apart from Song Que, even Song Zhi was barely super first-rate.

Compared to Song Que, their ability was too far behind.

It could be said that the Song Clan was almost supported by Song Que alone.

"You going there yourself is not bad." Lu Miaozi was stunned for a moment, but then thinking of Song Que's personality, he knew Su Fan's plan was indeed the best.

The Song Clan was not easy to attack because their geographical location made it difficult for a large army to attack.

And even if they took it down, there wasn't much benefit.

After all, compared to Jingxiang, Lingnan had many mountains and forests, not many people, and had been the place where the Nanyue people lived since ancient times.

In the eyes of most people, Lingnan was a barren land. Back then, Yang Jian didn't deal with the Song Clan, besides being wary of Song Que's superb strength and military strategy not being weaker than his own, it was also because taking down the Song Clan of Lingnan didn't actually have much benefit for the Great Sui.

On the contrary, if they got stuck in it, it would be a big blow.

Su Fan naturally knew this too.

The land of Lingnan, let alone the Sui and Tang, even in the Song Dynasty, was not considered a good place. It was underdeveloped and only received the greatest development in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Su Fan didn't want to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to fight with the Song Clan. When he unified the world, wouldn't it be better to develop Lingnan then?

Therefore, he needed a simpler way to take down the Song Clan.

"As for Lin Shihong, I will discuss it with the Yinkui Sect. Without their support, it will be even simpler."

"The Yinkui Sect should still focus on the Buddhist sect. As far as I know, the Buddhist sect has already moved north."

"A large number of warrior monks have already entered Taiyuan. It seems they are going to support the Li Clan."

"At the same time, over at Wang Shichong's, a batch of Confucian experts have moved in, and great Confucian scholars have entered the imperial court one after another."

"Ouyang Xiyi, this great Confucian scholar, has even become the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty."

"Is that so? It seems that Wang Shichong still has some ability, winning over a batch of Confucian disciples so quickly. Then what about the Kong family?"

Su Fan was slightly serious upon hearing this. After all, the Confucian school was still the prominent school of the time, and its strength was not bad, and its influence was naturally even greater.

The Kong family, as the sacred object of the Confucian school, naturally had considerable influence. If even the Kong family was won over, it would mean that half of the Confucian school would likely choose Wang Shichong.

"That hasn't happened. The Kong family is still the same as usual and won't enter the fray." Lu Miaozi shook his head.

"Smart people."

Su Fan nodded upon hearing this. The Kong family, as a thousand-year-old noble family and the mascot leader of the Confucian school, naturally didn't need to make a choice. No matter which side conquered the world, the Kong family's status would not be shaken in the slightest.

On the contrary, if they entered the fray themselves and succeeded, their status wouldn't be raised much higher, but if they failed, the consequences would be a bit serious.

Even if they were the leaders of the Confucian school, if the emperor didn't like them, he could suppress them, which would cause certain losses to the Kong family.

"Over at Wang Shichong's, let him and Wagang fight each other. However, the Li Clan must be taken seriously. I heard that Li Yuan has a son whose strength is very powerful, possessing the courage of ten thousand men."

Su Fan thought of Li Yuanba, the monster in the Sui-Tang Romance.

Now that this guy also showed impressive combat power, it made Su Fan pay some attention. ===== CHAPTER 134 =====