The loss of Henan is a loss that the regime of Zhu Youzhen of the Great Liang cannot bear. Now Luoyang, Chang'an and other places can still maintain calm, the biggest reliance is to rely on Caoyun, from Henan to transport a large number of materials, to ensure the basic operation of these two cities, once lost Henan, the fundamental place where the Xuanwu Army started, Daliang is really about to enter the countdown.

Therefore, even in the face of the direct threat of Tu Lichun and Wang Sili's two Tang armies, Zhu Youzhen still transferred an elite forbidden army of 10,000 people, plus Xu Fu's 10,000 soldiers and horses from Luoyang and other places, led by Xu Fu's son Xu Chong, out of Tongguan and galloped to aid Henan.

In the Henan region, it is Cao Xuan who presides over the overall situation.

In the face of the large-scale attack of the Tang army, Cao Xuan, Zhu Chi and others fought the spirit of 120,000 points, and mobilized all, but also formed an army of 200,000 people.

However, although the army has been formed, the situation they are facing is still extremely dangerous. The Tang army launched an attack on the land of Henan from several directions at the same time.

Tian Ping attacked from Weihui, Liu Chenglin approached Xinxiang, You Yong after pacifying Huainan, the army turned and stormed Bozhou, and Liu Ruyan in Eyue took Xinyang directly after connecting and taking Anlu and Guangshui.

Tian Ping's Right Jin Wuwei, You Yong's Left Xiaowei, and Liu Chenglin's You Xiaowei are all fully organized and a whole Wei army, with 30,000 soldiers in each army, plus auxiliary troops and people, each guard has more than 50,000 people, even Liu Ruyan now has more than 20,000 troops.

The 110,000 reorganized Tang Army, plus the auxiliary army and civilian husbands, mobilized more than 200,000 men.

For Cao Xuan and them, it is obviously unrealistic to want to defend on all battlefields. Defending in that direction and counter-attacking in that direction is also a painful choice for them.

In the end, Cao Xuan, Zhu Chi, Xu Chong and others, after weighing it repeatedly, put the main target of their battle on Liu Chenglin's right Xiaowei.

Among these troops, there is no doubt that Liu Chenglin's right Xiaowei is the most powerful, and his combat effectiveness is also the strongest.

Choosing Liu Chenglin is also a last resort.

Liu Ruyan and You Yong's next target must be Xuchang.

But Liu Chenglin and Tian Ping are pointing at Bianzhou. And Bianzhou is the ruling center of the Xuanwu Army.

With the current strength of the Liang army in Henan, it is simply impossible to break through each one, and the only possibility is to concentrate superior forces and choose an enemy to strike in order to achieve victory.

And choose Liu Chenglin, who is the most threatening, as long as he wins the battle, he can effectively revitalize the entire Henan battlefield. In this way, between a game of dead chess, find a space that can be maneuvered.

After deciding on the battle plan, the Henan Liang Army immediately began to deploy operations against Liu Chenglin, and this battle must be fought well and quickly, and it is absolutely impossible to form a stalemate with Liu Chenglin. Once he couldn't win the battle quickly, the head of Tian Ping's office drove straight into Bianzhou, and the whole battle situation was eroded.

In the final decisive battle, Cao Xuan chose Changyuan.

In this battle, Cao Xuan gathered the elite headquarters of the Tianping Army that belonged to him, the 20,000 elite troops brought by Xu Chong from Guanzhong and the 10,000 Xuanwu troops under the command of Zhu Chi, the queen of Xuanwu, totaling 50,000 soldiers and horses. And these 50,000 soldiers and horses are really the essence of the Liang army.

It can be said that if this battle is lost, the Liang army will inevitably suffer a comprehensive rout in Henan, and it is only a matter of time before the land of Henan is lost.

Although it was a great risk, it was also a choice that Liang Jun had to choose.

With the basic formation of the anti-Li Ze alliance in the world, the only hope of the Liang army is to maintain its vitality while holding Henan, and wait for Zhang Zhongwu in the northeast and Xiangxun in the south to contain Li Ze.

If Li Zezhen dies unexpectedly as some people plan, then on the basis of the chaos in the world, the Liang army can only make a comeback on the basis of keeping Henan.

Otherwise, their demise is still a matter of time.

Xiang Xun has a heavy army in the south, but he is obviously sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, this person is now putting his strength on the integration of southern resources, after the Hunan observer announced an alliance with Xiang Xun, Xiang Xun's tentacles once again extended to Annan and Qianzhou.

Xiang Xun's goal is very clear, through the fact that he and Li Ze nominally belong to the Tang Dynasty, and also by virtue of his identity as the future national ruler, he will sit back and watch Li Ze attack Daliang and take advantage of it to expand his power in the south.

If Li Ze does not die, then his power in the south will also have a chance to wrestle with Li Ze. If Li Ze dies and the north is in turmoil, then the strongest force in the world is undoubtedly him.

So now the only force that Daliang can hope for is Zhang Zhongwu in the Northeast, if Zhang Zhongwu wins a big victory in the Northeast, it will force Li Ze to come back to help, and Daliang can get a respite.

But no matter what, on the basis of all this, it is to keep the land of Henan.

In the future game, without strength, farting is not fragrant.

The intentions of Cao Xuan and others were so obvious that when Liu Chenglin launched an attack and was like a bamboo, the Tang army had already discovered Cao Xuan and others' intention to fight a decisive battle.

In this regard, Liu Chenglin was not surprised, and he finished his work in one battle, which is exactly what he wanted to do. If the Liang army divides its troops and defends it, it will give him a headache if they come to attack one city and one place. Now the Liang army has given up most of its territory and concentrated its forces in the Changyuan area, thinking of a battle to determine the outcome of the battle, which is in the arms of Liu Chenglin.

"We don't have to take such risks." Liu Chenglin's decision was opposed by Li Rui, the general under his command. "We only need to work steadily, step by step, and go hand in hand with Tianping's department, so that we can occupy the strategic initiative."

Li Rui, who found Liu Chenglin in private, expressed his opinion bluntly.

When Li Rui was still called Hu Twelve, he was a very good and very adventurous guy, but when he became a general, he became an extremely cautious guy. In his own explanation, that is, when he was called Hu Twelve, the adventure was only his personal matter, and what he could affect was only the small number of secret spies around, even if he failed, the one who died was only he Hu Twelve and a small number of secret spies, but when he became the commander of the army and was responsible for his every move for the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, the more he fought, the more careful his behavior became.

"You're worried we won't win?" For the most important general under his command, who is also a general from the secret camp, Liu Chenglin still respects it very much. Although he doesn't care about Li Rui's identity. Because of his own background, he is much stronger than Li Ruike.

"Not really!" Li Rui shook his head and said: "General, since the enemy wants to fight a decisive battle in Changyuan, we should do the opposite and drag their main force, so as to create an opportunity for Tian Ping, as long as Tian Ping attacks the city of Bianzhou, the battle of Changyuan, we will naturally be able to win easily." There is no need for the general to fight this battle with the enemy at all. ”

"You think I'm fighting for merit?" Liu Chenglin asked.

Li Rui closed his mouth and did not admit it, but he did not deny it.

Liu Chenglin smiled and said, "I don't think Tian Ping can hit the city of Bianzhou very quickly. ”

"The main force of the enemy is now gathering in the Changyuan area." Li Rui said.

"Don't forget, Henan is the root of the pseudo-beam. The people here support the Zhu family from the roots. Liu Chenglin sneered and said: "The local forces relying on the clan forces are extremely strong in their resistance to us, our way, under the situation that the Liang army deliberately gave up, how strong the resistance we encountered was You didn't see it, how many people have we killed along the way?" These heroes gathered the villagers, relying on the towns, dock forts, to resist us step by step, and if we continue to fight like this, Henan will be taken down by then, but we will also be beaten into a blank land, what is the use of a blank land for us? Another decade of reunion? ”

Li Rui couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Liu Chenglin said that the situation is naturally clear to him, he has even witnessed the scene of the gray-haired old man, the staggering old woman, the half-grown child, and the sturdy woman attacking his pro-army, when these people fell under the swords and guns of his army, Li Rui once had a trance.

These people are not rich, and the clothes of the crowd can be seen from their houses and their weak bodies, compared with the people in the north, their days can be described as hard, but how can they be so disgusted with the Tang army that came to liberate them?

O clan!

This thing is too powerful in the land of Henan. Neighbors, relatives, and clans are connected into an impermeable net.

"So Tian Ping will definitely encounter great difficulties. Because Liang Jun will definitely not take a step back easily in front of him, with these local supports, it will be very difficult for Tian Ping to take every step forward. Liu Chenglin said: "And if we have the opportunity to destroy the elite of the Liang army in one battle, the other Liang troops will inevitably be frightened, so how many fewer people can die?" And these people will be transformed by us in the future, and they will become the loyal people of the new Datang. ”

Li Rui took a deep breath.

"More importantly, we also need to take down the pseudo-Liang as soon as possible, at least take the land of Henan first, and remove the ruling foundation of the pseudo-Liang first. I dare to say that even if Luoyang, the land of Chang'an, the Liang army is heavily gathered, but it is easier to fight than in Henan. Li Rui, do you think it's necessary for me to fight for merit? Liu Chenglin sneered and said, "What is my identity?" I am already a general, my sister-in-law must be the new queen of the Tang Dynasty, in the future, people like me, I am afraid that even the command of the army to fight has become a luxury, what need I have to fight for any fart credit! After the world is unified, I will unload my armor and return to the field, and go to Chang'an to be a carefree grandfather or something! ”

Liu Chenglin's words have come to this point, but Li Rui has nothing to say.