Li Ze stared at the map on the wall for a long time.

"Tian Bo, what is the situation over there in Pingzhou?" He didn't look back and asked directly.

Tian Bo took a step forward: "Marshal, Deng Jingshan in Pingzhou is already recruiting government soldiers, and in addition, although there is no conclusive evidence, we believe that Zhang Zhongwu himself should also be in Pingzhou." ”

"Zhang Zhongwu should be in Pingzhou!" Li Ze turned his head and said affirmatively: "He wants to see how I deal with this incident and see if it is possible to launch a counterattack against us." ”

"Do you want to make a trap for him?" Tian Bo asked.

Li Ze smiled and shook his head: "How to make a trap?" Let him mistakenly think that we have withdrawn the main forces of the army from Mozhou? How is this possible? In my opinion, Zhang Zhongwu didn't have a lot of hope for this, he just came to see and confirm our policy, and then determine his next response. Or, he reached a certain tacit agreement with Zhu Wen and made this move to contain us. ”

"Highly likely!" Tian Bo said: "According to the intelligence from Pinglu, a month ago, several large ships set sail from Pinglu, but their final destination is a mystery. ”

"It should be going to Liaozhou." Li Zedao: "Zhang Zhongwu is now in urgent need of financial support, and Zhu Wen needs him to contain us, not to mention that between Zhang Zhongwu and Zhu Wen, separated by our martial arts, this is the so-called long-distance and close attack, and it is not surprising that they have formed an alliance." ”

"Jie Shuai, then we just watch all this happen and don't make any moves?" Min Rou said a little unwillingly: "Now that Zhaoyi is in chaos, Xingzhou is close to us, not to mention where Xue Ping and Xue Shilang are still there." ”

"Move, of course, you have to move." Li Ze took a deep breath: "Zhu Wen has eaten meat, is he not allowed to drink a little soup?" ”

"So, we're going to send troops to Zhaoyi?" Shi Zhuang smiled when he heard this.

Now stationed in Yizhou, only the 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command are waiting for him, and if he wants to send troops, he is naturally the only one.

Li Ze didn't answer directly, but said: "Although Tian Chengsi is dead, his final arrangement before his death has to be said to be extremely wise, at least, he made his Wei Bo forces safe in a short period of time." And it will be strongly supported by Zhu Wen. ”

Pointing to the map, Li Ze said: "Now Zhaoyi is indeed very chaotic, you come and see, Wei Bo's main forces are all concentrated in Zhaoyi, Tian Ping is in Xingzhou, Tian Yue is in Luzhou, plus Xue Jian, Xue Xiong, Xue Chong, Pei Zhiqing, Shi Zhuang of Zhaoyi, even if you lead 20,000 soldiers and horses into Zhaoyi, can you be sure of victory?" ”

Shi Zhuang pondered for a long time and said: "Our army has been fighting for nearly two years, and the soldiers will be tired, especially the people are gradually tired of war, and they are all looking forward to the children being safe and sound, for them, the chaos in the Central Plains does not seem to have much meaning to us." ”

"yes. Fighting, where is it just a matter of the army? Li Ze sighed.

"But even so, in Zhaoyi, now there is still the Hedong Army, the two join forces, it is not without a chance to win, if we can defeat Wei Bo and Zhaoyi's army in a very short time, there is still a chance to save the situation." Chun Yuyue came over and said, "Maybe we can keep Chang'an and Luoyang." ”

"It's just one possibility, and it's not very likely." Li Ze said categorically: "The enemy will not be so stupid, I am sure that Zhu Wen will definitely order the Tian brothers to defend the fortress of Jiancheng and hold on to us to isolate our interference with his next actions, and he will definitely take Luoyang as quickly as possible and conquer Chang'an." What about the fortified fortress? How long will it take to conquer? And is it facing the Weibo elite? ”

"What does the festival marshal think Han Qi will do?" Zhang Hui asked suddenly.

"This man is a loyal servant!" Li Ze shrugged his shoulders, "Now he must be very hesitant, but after hesitation, he will definitely launch an attack on Luzhou and other places, just like Chun Yuyue said, Xitu defeated the Tian brothers as quickly as possible, and then rescued the imperial army." ”

"If Han Qi does this, and we don't send a single soldier, I'm afraid it will affect the image of the festival commander." Zhang replied: "So, there must be some action." ”

"Of course." Li Ze nodded: "Min Rou, you and Tu Lichun led three thousand cavalry, including Chengde wolf cavalry, into Xingzhou to help Han Qi drag Tian Ping's department, if it is possible, it is not impossible to eat Tian Ping's department, but this possibility does not seem to be too big." Shi Zhuang, your unit has moved to Nangong County and prepared for battle. ”

Min Rou, Tu Lichun, and Shi Zhuang all nodded their heads.

"Give Liu Chenglin an order to launch an attack on Pingzhou." Li Ze continued: "Let the world also see, it's not that I, Li Ze, don't care about the crisis in the imperial court, it's really Zhang Zhongwu who has restrained my power and made me have no clone." ”

"It's a way." Zhang replied.

"At the same time, give Zhang Jia an order, if there is a chance, I hope he can take Daizhou and other places." Li Ze said: "Han Qi is bound to suffer in Zhaoyi this time. We might as well take these vacuum areas that he left behind, but tell Zhang Jia that this time should be handled properly, well, let him discuss with Xu Ziyuan a lot, when to move, he can only act after Xu Ziyuan's consent. ”

"Jie Shuai, if Zhu Wen really captured Luoyang, Chang'an, the old lady, the lady and the little prince are all in Chang'an, what should I do? They must not fall into the hands of Zhu Wen. Tu Lichun said.

"I told Mr. Gongsun earlier that once Luoyang falls, they will leave Chang'an immediately." Li Ze's face was a little heavy, this was what he was most worried about at the moment.

"How do you get back? Kill all the way back? Tu Lichun took a breath.

"Kill all the way back, that's why I let you and Min Rou both go to Xingzhou." Li Zedao: "Chang'an has 5,000 Niu Wei, and the combat effectiveness is not bad now, since this year, the secret camp has been sending remnants to which side, and Tuhu has also been making arrangements along the line, and they will probably be able to gather six to seven thousand people, including one thousand people sent by us, and these people will become the vanguard and core of the battle." ”

"Go Zhaoyi?" Min Rou said with some horror.

"Yes, go to Zhaoyi." Li Ze said affirmatively: "Zhaoyi at that time was the most chaotic time, the people of Hedong, the Xue family, and the Tian family, were tangled and mixed together, and the more chaotic they were, the more opportunities they had." ”

"As long as Madame and they appear in Zhaoyi, we can pick them up and greet them." Min Rou narrowed her eyes, "As long as we don't attack cities and plunder land, if we are simply fighting in the field, we are not afraid of anyone." ”

"There are still a lot of people who can take advantage of it." Li Ze smiled: "Are the Tian family and the Xue family the same heart?" Not necessarily, right? Tian, will the Xue clan carry out every order to Zhu Wen? Not necessarily. Of course, the key is that when the time comes, Mr. Gongsun can fight a few beautiful battles, intimidate the opponents, and make them understand that if they want to stop us, they will have to pay a price that they cannot afford, and then the chances of a smooth escape will be greater. ”

"We, the Chengde Wolf Rider, will let them know how miserable the end will be when we go against us!" Min Rou laughed.

"Let's all go and get ready!" Li Ze waved his hand: "In the second half of this year, the form of the world will be so big that it will be clear, and the chaotic situation will settle down after this year, so everyone will work hard!" ”

A group of civil and military officials left one after another, and only Li Ze, Zhang Hui, and Tian Bo were left in the room.

"Tian Bo, go and find Gao Xiangsheng, I have something to tell him." Li Zedao.

"Yes!"

"Marshal, why don't you explain all your plans to them?" Zhang Hui asked.

"I'm afraid to scare them." Li Ze laughed, "Now I don't want them to think too much." ”

"If you want to get the emperor to Wuwei, it will be very difficult, and it will even endanger the safe return of the old lady. If I were Zhu Wen, just the old lady and them, I would definitely sell the marshal to you a face, so that they can return safely, and the marshal would have to accept his favor, but if the emperor is added, he will definitely stop it desperately. Zhang replied.

"Of course I know the dangers." Li Ze nodded and said, "But compared to the huge gains after getting the emperor to Wuwei, I think this risk should still be taken." ”

"It's an overcomplicated game of usually simple chess." Zhang Hui groaned: "If Zhu Wen enters Chang'an, will he really directly replace the Tang family?" ”

"If I get the Emperor away, he will definitely do it. If he doesn't get rid of it, he may come to a coercive son of heaven to order the princes, and it will be difficult for me to do it when the time comes. Li Ze said: "It is to force him to stand on his own, to force him to tear off the last fig leaf, when the emperor is in my hands, this banner can still be waved, at least, I can use the name of the emperor to force the northern land to fall under my jurisdiction, if I don't want to, I can naturally crusade in the name of the Son of Heaven openly." ”

"All the land of the Central Plains is east of Zhu Wen's hands?"

"It doesn't matter, when the time comes, I will have me to compete with the north, and those festival towns in the south will not be under Zhu Wen, and the south will definitely oppose it at that time, and Zhu Wen, who is sandwiched in the middle, will never have a good time."

"If there is also a hero in the south who can unify all forces, it will be three points in the world." Zhang sighed back.

"It's hard for the South to do that." Li Zedao: "Once Zhu Wen stands on his own, the south will definitely be in turmoil, although there will be people who stand out, but it is impossible to form a situation like the Central Plains and the north." It will be very difficult for them to truly unite as one, and in my opinion, it will only be a loose alliance to unite and protect themselves. ”

"If that's the case, then the emperor's banner will be of great use." Zhang Hui nodded his head.

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Hunt for Tang