Han Qi lost a lot of weight.

After a turmoil, the royalist faction suffered a huge blow, Xue Ping was exiled, Qin Zhao was resigned, and for a while, for the royalist party, all the horses were together. After Xue Ping left, as the only remaining leader of the royalist faction, Han Qi had to cheer up, at least in the eyes of outsiders, he was still highly motivated.

In fact, no one knows the torment in his heart.

On the outside, it may seem like the turmoil has passed, but in reality, the purge continues. After You Yong took up the post of Zuo Xiaowei, a large number of officers of the Genshin Ce Army were retired, and the officers mobilized from other guards were rapidly filling the entire Zuo Xiaowei, which made the last military force that the royalist faction could rely on in the entire Central Plains region was also wiped out.

Now, the only hope is Lingnan's Xiang Xun.

But Xiang Xun is far away in the southeast corner, and he really can play a role, and I don't know when it will have to wait.

The turmoil caused by His Majesty the Emperor's departure from Wuwei Academy to see off Xue Ping is still fermenting, and many people who have been close to His Majesty the Emperor are dismissed for violating the rules of Wuwei Academy or failing to meet academic standards. Even those who were very good at their studies were assigned to places such as Mozhou, Fuzhou, and even sent to places such as Monan and Mobei to open up land. Unless they have made great achievements on the ground, they will never be able to come back.

In the darkest of times, Han Qi felt that he had to straighten his spine.

Stepping into Li Ze's public hall, he glanced at Yang Kai and Gongsun Changming, who had been waiting here for a long time, and nodded at them, Han Qi found his place and sat down, looking at his nose and his nose.

A moment later, the sound of footsteps sounded behind the screen, and all three of them stood up,

Li Ze walked in through the side door behind the screen, walked straight to the public desk and sat down.

"Today's meeting is mainly aimed at the situation in the south, Mr. Gongsun, you can talk about it first, and introduce the overall situation." Li Zedao.

Gongsun Changming nodded and said: "Li Xiang, Zhu Youzhen's movements are still extremely fast, and now Wu Ning has fallen into his hands, and Tianping Town, Xuanwu Town has clearly expressed their support for him, this person has jumped to another powerful force within the Great Liang, coupled with the support of Jing Xiang, Fan Sheng and others above the Great Liang court, it is no exaggeration to say that this person has grown into a force not inferior to Zhu Youyu." ”

"Future development!" Li Zedao.

"According to our judgment, Zhu Youzhen is the most likely to become our most powerful opponent in the future." Gongsun Changming continued: "Now Zhu Youzhen's strategy is obvious, he will expand to the south based on Tianping, Xuanwu, and Wuning, and the next target will definitely be Huainan Jiezhen." Once his people take Huainan, Eyue will be the food in his mouth. If this person wins the battle of the Great Liang Dynasty after taking these places, this person will become our first fierce enemy. ”

"Time!"

"Zhu Youzhen will inevitably launch an attack on Huainan at the beginning of spring next year." Gongsun Changming continued: "They are not like us, laying a ground, passing through a place, laying a solid foundation and then trying to move forward. They plundered one land, plundered it and obtained enough military resources, and then immediately marched to the next place, and then used the resources of the next place to return to the management of the land that had been laid. The reason why Zhu Youzhen was in a hurry to take Huainan was because Huainan's wealth could greatly alleviate his financial crisis. ”

"Our response!" Li Ze then asked.

Yang Kai cleared his throat and said, "Li Xiang, since we cooperated with Jin Mantang back then, the internal guard has begun to lay out in Yangzhou. Ninety percent of the essence of Huainan is in Yangzhou, and holding Yangzhou will greatly reduce Zhu Youzhen's strategy. Mei Jiu, the governor of Yangzhou, don't stand Su Bao and others, have all been rebelled by us. Over the years, the internal guards have arranged a total of 3,000 armor soldiers in Yangzhou, and these people are drawn from various armies. They are all members of the Yixing Society, and after withdrawing from the various units in the name of retirement, they were sent to Yangzhou to lurk, and now they have begun to assemble. At the same time, there are more than 10,000 members of the Yixing Society in Yangzhou, who are not combatants, and these people can also be converted into fighters when necessary. ”

Han Qi was slightly shocked in his heart, he really didn't know that Li Ze had been in Yangzhou for several years, and he was worried that sending troops to Yangzhou at this time would be sending heads to the enemy in vain, but now it seems that everything has long been in Li Ze's control.

He cleared his throat and said, "You Yong, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, has sent his subordinate lieutenant general Li Hao to lead two thousand people to rush along the waterway to aid Yangzhou, among the two thousand people, one thousand are naval troops and one thousand are army troops. The whole fleet was mixed with the fleet that we had gone south to Canton to pick up our relatives, and they would split lanes halfway through. Combined with what Dr. Yang just said, then we have gathered a full 5,000 armor soldiers in Yangzhou, supplemented by the local armed forces in Yangzhou, and in addition to the military, we already have the ability to hold on to the enemy. Of course, once Zhu Youzhen discovers this situation, he will definitely attack Yangzhou at any cost, after all, fighting Huainan and not taking Yangzhou will be equivalent to the failure of his strategic planning, and it can be expected that the future war in Yangzhou will be very cruel. ”

"Not only brutal, but almost alone!" Li Ze muttered: "When the time comes, the only thing we can support them is the waterway, but the waterway is long, and the assistance needs a cycle. In general, it's up to them. We must keep the nail of Yangzhou. What kind of attitude does Huainan Jiedu make Gong Yunda have? ”

"Now Huainan is divided into three factions, one faction is of course the main battle faction based on Yangzhou, Gong Yunda is inclined to maintain the status quo, and the other faction is the surrender faction. But Huainan soldiers are difficult to be the opponents of those arrogant soldiers and fierce generals in Xuanwu Town, with the development of the form, I estimate that Gong Yunda will succumb, after all, in his opinion, we are the emperor of the mountain is far away, and the Great Liang is a real threat to him. Once this threat has crossed his tipping point, it is inevitable that he will give in to the pseudo-beam. ”

"What did Li Hao say?" Li Ze asked.

"Li Xiang, after the end of the Pinglu Campaign, Li Hao received this new task, and he also made a detailed study of the Yangzhou form, and judging from the report he submitted, he was still very confident. The battle of Yangzhou that he prepared should not only be held firmly, but also strengthened the offensive. ”

"How?"

"Sailor!" Han Qi said: "At present, our naval warships are still quite strong, professional warships, not those warships in the south that are transformed from ordinary ships, there are ten shipyards in Yangzhou, and there are four shipyards that are completely controlled by us, Li Hao has applied to transfer a large number of masters from Haixing Shipyard to Yangzhou to guide the production of various types of warships, and Yangzhou is not short of good sailors." Defend on land and attack on water. As long as we gain control of the water, then we can advance and retreat freely, we can land and fight at any point in Huainan, and leave with one blow, and at the same time, we can also cut the opponent's offensive system or military deployment into pieces, making it difficult for them to form a joint force. ”

"It's a good idea!" Li Ze nodded with satisfaction: "The water system in the south of the Yangtze River is developed, and the water division is very important, so tell the Ministry of Industry and the craftsman supervisor to fully support Li Hao's construction of the water division in Yangzhou." ”

"Yes!" Han Qi nodded: "Li Xiang, I think that after Zhu Youzhen launches the plan to march south next year, we should launch a comprehensive oppression on the border with the Puppet Liang, forcing the Puppet Liang Imperial Court to mobilize a large army to be on guard, so that even if the Puppet Liang Imperial Court sees the possibility that Zhu Youzhen has great success in the south, it is impossible to have large-scale support for him, so as to reduce the pressure on the south, if Yangzhou can hold it at that time, it will definitely give great encouragement to other places." ”

"You go on!"

"Tu Lichun in the river and Shi Zhuang in Luzhou can directly form huge pressure on Chang'an and Luoyang. Tian Ping in Bozhou can increase the pressure on Cao Xuan in Tianping, Liu Chenglin in Pinglu can launch an attack on Tai'an, and You Yong in Laiyang can put pressure on Gunhai. Li Xiang, I suggest that the generals at the front be given greater autonomy, and once they find an opportunity to take advantage of the pressure process, they might as well take advantage of the situation and take advantage of everything. At the same time, we asked Lingnan Xiangxun to immediately start his northward strategy, which made Zhu Youzhen feel anxious, if Zhu Youzhen failed to attack Yangzhou repeatedly, he was likely to divide his troops to attack other places, and control more southern territory before Xiangxun, so that the pressure on Yangzhou could also be reduced. ”

"Send your plan to the generals everywhere and see what they have to say!" Li Ze nodded: "Now according to the situation gathered from all sides, after the beginning of spring next year, a major drought is inevitable, how long this drought will last and how much impact it will cause, it is not yet known, but it is obvious that we will have a hard time next year." It is very likely that we will not be able to support a large-scale war, so the scale of the battle must be controlled. ”

"Yes!"

"Yang Kai, order the internal guards to belong, and try their best to cause the civil strife of the pseudo-Liang, and the rise of Zhu Youzhen is not good news for Zhu Youyu. If we can increase their internal friction and make changes, it is the best news for us. Li Zedao.

"We have already arranged this matter, not only to create rumors about their two brothers, but also to create rumors between their father and son, and rumors about Jingxiang and other important ministers. At the same time, we also bribed a large number of officials in the pseudo-Liang, not to ask them to surrender to us, but only to let them contribute to these turmoil. ”