Liu Xinda, who was stationed in Eyue, fell into a great predicament.

After the New Year, Zhu Youzhen officially ascended the throne in Chang'an and became the third emperor of the Liang Dynasty in just a few years. Zhu Youyu has only been in power for half a year, which is too short-lived and has little comparative value. And now the girder under Zhu Youzhen's rule, compared to the girder when Zhu Wen was there, can be described as a heaven and an underground.

Zhu Youzhen lost a large area of rule in the south, and Gunhai, Wuning, and Huainan were lost continuously, so that the Liang Dynasty's ruling area was only a part of the Central Plains and Guanzhong, and then returned to Shuzhou under Zhu Youqi. But the problem is that the situation in Shuzhou is a little warm.

When Zhu Youyu and Zhu Youzhen killed each other, Zhu Youzhen adhered to a wait-and-see attitude, neither responding to Zhu Youyu's edict of King Qin, nor responding to Zhu Youzhen's crusade.

And Zhu Youzhen won the throne, sent an envoy to Shuzhong, and crowned Zhu Youzhen as the king of Shu, the general of the auxiliary state and the Zhongshu order, Zhu Youzhen also gladly accepted the order, and seemed to recognize Zhu Youzhen's status as the emperor, but the problem is that at the same time, he accepted a part of Zhu Youyu's old department led by Sheng Zhonghuai who broke away from Chang'an, the most important of which is Zhu Youyu's queen, Dai Chao's daughter Dai Shu and Zhu Youyu's eldest son.

Dai Shu and Zhu Youyu's eldest son were taken to Chengdu by Zhu Youqi to settle down, but Sheng Zhonghuai was entrusted with an important task and became the highest governor stationed in Hanzhong.

It's a little awkward.

Zhu Youzhen, who was born at this moment, is still unable to attack, and in the current situation, he urgently needs Zhu Youzhen's support to stabilize the morale of the army and stabilize the situation in the southwest.

Obviously, Zhu Youqi harbored evil intentions, but he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb, pretending not to know.

Unlike Zhu Youqi, who sits in Shuzhou and doesn't have to think about who is violated for the time being, Liu Xinda is being fried on the stove.

His Majesty, the newly appointed emperor, crowned Liu Xinda as the general of the hussars, and the commander-in-chief of the military and political affairs of Eyue. But at the same time, along with the sealing edict, Liu Xinda was also required to defend Eyue.

Now Ezhou is already in a state of encountering enemies on three sides, Jingnan under Ding Jian's rule has gradually recovered its vitality, with Tian Guofeng and Chen Changfu in Xiangyang, Ding Jian can set his sights on Eyue without scruples. Yueyang's Qian Biao has never stopped using troops, and even in the coldest season of last year, the battle between the two sides has continued. With Huainan falling into the hands of the Tang army, the threat from the east has become Liu Xinda's biggest confidant.

On the water, Zheng Wenchang of Dongting Lake has been fighting with the Ezhou Naval Division, and in the near future, the Tang Army's inland water division under the command of Li Hao will inevitably swim upstream.

Tactically speaking, there is actually no need to hold on to Eyue. Because there is a ninety percent probability, it can't be kept. But strategically speaking, at this time, the girder must hold this fulcrum to the south. The geographical location of Mount Eyue is too important, if it can be defended here, once the girder is relieved, he can reinvest manpower and material resources to manage the south, and once even this place is lost, the girder will really be locked.

Whether it is Zhu Youzhen or Liu Xinda, the hatred for Tian Guofeng is from the bottom of his heart, if Shannan Dongdao is still in the hands of Liang Jun, the situation is completely different.

Liu Xinda understands this truth, so he knows that he can't do anything, but he still has to do his best for the interests of Daliang in the south and for the last breath of shame.

In order to boost Liu Xinda's morale, Zhu Youzhen also ordered the Loyal Army to send Kang Zhen to Eyue with a reinforcement of 10,000 people to Anlu, and at the same time ordered Kang Zhen's Loyal Army to move to Xinyang to ensure Liu Xinda's retreat, and in case of problems, Liu Xinda could retreat all the way to the territory of the Loyal Army.

At the same time, it is also guaranteed that there is a channel that can import logistics and material support to Eyue.

Of course, these measures are all so that Liu Xinda can defend Eyue without much scruples, and in the edict to Liu Xinda, he must not give up the land of Eyue until the last moment.

Liu Xinda himself also knows very well that whether it is for the sake of Daliang or for himself, he must defend Eyue in order to plan for the future. But you can imagine the difficulties ahead. So Liu Xinda began to take drastic measures in Eyue.

First of all, it is to give up a large area of land, forcibly relocate the peasants to the periphery of the main towns, after nearly two years of fighting, the people have suffered great losses, a large amount of land is barren, even around the town, there is a lot of land uncultivated, in the winter, Liu Xinda sent an army, forcibly relocated these people, after the beginning of spring, just in time for spring ploughing. In this way, he can concentrate his power and use it, while also creating a large area of no man's land.

A large number of young and strong people were incorporated into the government soldiers, who cultivated in peacetime, and in the event of war, they could immediately assemble into an army, and in the case of withdrawing their families into the city as hostages, they were not afraid that these people would not sell their lives. Even if the combat effectiveness is not successful, it is good as cannon fodder to delay the enemy's attack.

The second is to ask the imperial court that Zhu Youqi, who occupies Shu land, must be allowed to send troops to Jingnan Xiangyang Prefecture, even if it is a good appearance, so that the power of Ding Jian and Tian Guofeng can be contained, so that he can have enough strength to deal with Yueyang Qian Biao and the enemy from Huainan upward.

Otherwise, if he attacked from three sides, even if he Liu Xinda had three heads and six arms, he would never be able to deal with it.

After the beginning of spring, the flames of war pervaded large areas, and all of them died down for a while. Spring ploughing is imminent, a large number of auxiliary soldiers, people, must return home to prepare for spring ploughing, the plan of the year lies in the spring, no one should miss the agricultural time. Moreover, both Li Ze and Zhu Youzhen have temporarily achieved their most basic goals, and next, they need to consolidate their rule over the new territory, and no one wants to start another war at this time.

Although Zhu Youzhen lost a large area in the south and fell into an extremely passive situation strategically, he still controls most of Henan and the entire Guanzhong. And the instability factors within it are the forbidden army of Chang'an and Zhu Youqi, who occupies Shuzhong. And among them, the warm and ambiguous Zhu Youqi is the most difficult, if Zhu Youqi can submit sincerely, then with the rich Shuzhong as support, Daliang is still Li Ze's strongest opponent.

And Li Ze has just taken over Liangzhejiang, Huainan, Gunhai, Wuning and other large areas, and it still takes a lot of energy and time to fully bring these places under his rule and become a new source of power for the Tang Dynasty.

"Merge the Wuning region, Yangzhou and Suzhou to prepare for the establishment of Jiangsu Province." Li Zedao: "With Mei Jiu as the governor of Jiangsu Province. The original Huainan region was reorganized into Anhui Province, and Yang Zhihe, the former assassin of Xingzhou, was transferred to be the governor of Anhui. Merge Shannan Dongdao, Jingnan, and parts of Eyue as Hubei Province, with Ding Jian as the governor of Hubei. ”

Cao Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Li Xiang, what about Qian Biao?" This person is in a key position, and in the past two years, he has also made meritorious contributions. ”

"Appoint Qian Biao as the assassin of Yueyang and be directly responsible to the imperial court." Li Ze smiled: "I think he will understand what I mean." ”

"Is Qian Biao's position a little lower?"

Hearing Cao Xin say this, Gongsun Changming on the side laughed: "Cao Ministry, you think left, Qian Biao, the Yueyang Thorn History, is directly responsible for Li Xiang, and he is not inferior to any other governor in terms of status, if Qian Biao is smart, he knows what Li Xiang thinks." ”

Cao Xin groaned for a moment, and his eyes lit up: "Hunan? ”

Li Ze nodded: "Liu Xinda is in Eyue, and the rabbit's tail can't grow, and when we complete the integration, we will inevitably gnaw this bone, so we should focus part of our attention on Hunan, and let Qian Biao run slowly." ”

"Li Xiang, what about the command above the military? Now the whole system in the south is still a bit chaotic! Han Qi asked.

"All the military forces of Gunhai, Wuning, and Huainan are all assigned to Zuo Xiaowei You Yong, and You Yong will reorganize all the soldiers and horses in these three areas, eliminate redundant soldiers and weak soldiers, and leave only the essence, some of which will make up for the vacancy of Zuo Xiaowei's troops, and the establishment of Zuo Xiaowei will be expanded to 40,000 people."

"The troops of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Yueyang and other places are all assigned to the right Qianniuwei Liu Ruyan, and the right Qianniuwei is re-expanded to 40,000 people."

Han Qi's heart was slightly cold, the main force of the Right Qianniuwei was actually still around Wuyi, when Liu Ruyan went south to Yangzhou, he just took away 5,000 of them, and around Wuyi, he still retained the main force of more than 20,000 people, but now he has expanded the right Qianniuwei in the south to full strength, and it is clear who the target is.

"What about the right Qianniu guards and horses in Wuyi?" He asked tentatively.

"It's time for us to rebuild the Praetorian Army." Li Ze smiled and said, "Our next goal is to completely destroy the pseudo-Liang and take Chang'an." The original Qianniu Guards and Horses in Wuyi will be reorganized into the forbidden army next. ”

"Who's in charge?"

"For a while, there is really no suitable candidate, so I will directly command it for the time being!" Li Ze waved his hand: "Don't be in a hurry about this, take your time." ”

Han Qi lowered his head and did not speak again.

"Li Xiang, no matter which side is General You or General Liu, this reorganization will inevitably lead to the reduction of a lot of local troops, and if you are not careful, there may be trouble!" Zhang Hui groaned.

"The abolition and reorganization cannot be achieved overnight, part of it is reorganized into the guards, part of it is reorganized for local security, and the other part is distributed to the fields, let them go back to their hometowns to farm, the secretary will take a specific plan for the ministries to discuss, see how much money is needed, in principle, it will be raised by the ideas of each locality itself, and the insufficient part of the imperial court will be replenished, and everything will be based on stability."