Zhending County is the capital of Zhenzhou, and it is also the most prosperous city in Zhenzhou, where more than 50,000 people live, which can be ranked among the top ten in the state and county at that time.

The Jiedu Embassy in the south of the city is the power center of the entire Chengde, and the whole street, in addition to the Jiedu Embassy and other yamen, the rest are barracks, and the pro-soldiers and guards of the Jiedu Envoy are stationed. And in the northern city, as well as in the east and west cities, there are three military camps with 3,000 armor soldiers stationed. It is these people who are responsible for the security and defense of the entire Zhending County.

Outside the city, there are also two large battalions, but these two battalions are usually stationed with more than 100 people responsible for cleaning and daily maintenance of houses, and there are generally no soldiers and horses stationed. That is, before the great war, after the government soldiers were conscripted, these two large battalions would be filled.

But now, these two camps are now overcrowded.

The design of the two large battalions was originally capable of accommodating a maximum of about 30,000 people, but after the Battle of the Deep State this time, it was a full 50,000 troops that returned, although it had begun to be disbanded, but the dissolution was carried out step by step, and most of the people were still waiting for the order to disband.

And among these people, 10,000 will be retained as a standing army, and these people will be promoted to armor.

This expansion of Chengde represents the beginning of a change in Chengde's foreign strategy, which has lasted for nearly ten years, and also means that the war in the north will be further expanded and spread.

"Gao Biao has sent a letter, hoping that we will launch an offensive against Zhenwu as soon as possible." Li Anguo looked at Gongsun Changming, Li Anmin and You Yong in front of him, "Although he didn't say it explicitly, it should be that the form of his battle with Zhang Zhongwu is not optimistic."

Gongsun Changming nodded and said, "Although there is no clearer information yet, it is obviously as analyzed by the section marshal. Although Gao Biao commanded 50,000 armor soldiers, these people could not all be used against Zhang Zhongwu, because he also had to guard against the Turks. The Turks are different from the Khitans, they have never really surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, once they find an opportunity, they will inevitably have a sudden plan, and the Khitans have almost been beaten down by Zhang Zhongwu now, the big tribes have fled away from the wind, and the small tribes have been forced to submit to Zhang Zhongwu, and the Turks have been fighting with Gao Biao, and one peace, Gao Biao has never really subdued them. Now that Zhang Zhongwu is attacking, once Gao Biao encounters a crisis, the Turks will definitely take advantage of the fire to rob him. Therefore, Gao Yu still has a considerable amount of energy to focus on the Turks, and it is also appropriate to deal with it."

"When we were in difficulty, Gao Biao knew that he would lose the battle or send troops to fight Zhang Zhongwu, which objectively reduced the pressure on us. Therefore, in this battle, whether it is public or private, we must send troops to Zhenwu as soon as possible and defeat Zhenwu, so as to share some of the pressure of Gao Yu, and it can be regarded as returning his affection." Li Anguo coughed in a low voice, covered his mouth with his hands, and his face flushed.

The other three people in the room all nodded in agreement. This is not just a moral issue, defeating Zhenwu can not only avenge the defeat caused by Zhenwu's backlash, but also take the opportunity to annex Zhenwu and take the opportunity to expand its own power.

"An Min, you are mainly attacking Dingzhou, You Yong, you are mainly attacking Yizhou, and the two roads are going together." Li Anguo continued: "An Min, you don't have to worry about Li Bo's safety, the more this time, the more Wang Feng dare not touch Li Bo."

Li Anmin nodded: "Big brother, don't worry, I will never have any scruples just because Bo'er is in their hands."

Li Anguo nodded. Now the situation is getting better and better for us. Cao Xin's side sent the letter quickly, and there is no need for us to worry about it on the Henghai side. Li Ze successfully turned Zhu Shou and Liu Chenglin against each other with a divisive strategy, Liu Chenglin had already killed Jingzhou Assassin Shi Lujin to declare self-reliance, Cao Xin said in the letter, in fact, Jingzhou can already be regarded as our Chengde family. Zhu Shou has already sent troops to attack Liu Chenglin, even if Zhu Shou wins this battle, he will no longer be able to pose a threat to us in a short period of time, and if he loses, Henghai will almost be over."

Gongsun Changming said with a smile: "Marshal, if my expectations are right, Henghai will not survive this year, and his battle against Jingzhou will inevitably end in failure, because the little prince will never sit back and watch such a good opportunity slip away from his hands."

Li Anguo snorted: "That little brute... Huh-huh...... So you urge me to keep Suning in Zhenzhou for a while longer and not let him go?"

Gongsun Changming smiled: "That's right. The little boy came to the brilliant, and a marriage made Liu Chenglin have to throw himself into our Chengde, laying the foundation for the victory of the autumn queen to fight across the sea. Yingzhou Shi Yi will definitely not sit idly by, and will definitely send troops to assist Zhu Shou to quell the rebellion. If Suning is not in Shenzhou, Shenzhou will send troops to coerce Shi Yi, and Shi Yi is afraid that there will be no Mingzi to swagger to help Zhu Shou."

"Mr. Gongsun, are you sure that if Suning is not here, Shenzhou will be like this? As far as I know, Suning has no problem mastering the Deep State." You Yong was deeply skeptical.

Gongsun Changming said with a smile: "General You, don't forget, Shenzhou killed 2,000 armor soldiers and tens of thousands of soldiers in the battle this time, if you really want to talk about the hatred for the Yingzhou army, the generals of the Shenzhou army are definitely much deeper than you and me. If they had the chance, wouldn't they have thought about revenge? Suning is here, you can restrain them, Suning is not there, Du Teng alone, obviously can't completely control these generals, and more importantly, although Huang Shang has a deep friendship with Suning, this person's overall view and strategic awareness are still outstanding. Moreover, this person has also received great favor from the marshal, so I dare to assert that in such a situation, this person will definitely consider the problem from the standpoint of Chengde, so Du Teng will have to agree to send troops in the end."

You Yong thought for a while, and had to agree, the same general, the defeat of Yingzhou, there were many casualties, that kind of unforgettable pain, and only these warriors will have a personal experience.

"So Jieshuai, once we take Zhenwu, which side of the little prince joins forces with Cao Xin to win Henghai, then Chengde's strength will grow by leaps and bounds, as long as it is managed properly, the new Dingzhou, Yizhou, Jingzhou, Cangzhou, Dizhou and Chengde in the land of Dezhou will form a three-legged trend with Hedong and Lulong, and our geographical conditions are much better than Hedong and Lulong." Gongsun Changmingdao.

"But let's wait until then!" Li Anguo snorted coldly and said, "Cao Xin actually handed over all the military power of Yizhou to that little brute, it's really nonsense."

Gongsun Changming listened to Li Anguo's words as if he was reprimanding Cao Xin, but he smiled and said nothing.

"You Yong, An Min, you two act as soon as possible. Don't let that little brute take the lead, if he takes the lead in conquering Henghai with just one place in Yizhou, you won't be able to hang your face." Li Anguo knocked on the table and said, "When the time comes, he will make him laugh at me, and the veteran Chengde is all wine bags and rice bags."

You Yong Huoran stood up: "Don't worry, Zhenzhou and Zhaozhou work together, how can they fall behind the little boy?" You Yongke is not old enough to wield a sword."

Li Anmin also smiled: "Big brother, don't worry, I, the second uncle, will never let my little nephew look down on me."

The two left together, and only Li Anguo and Gongsun Changming were left in the house.

Looking at Li Anguo, who coughed violently from time to time, Gongsun Changming was a little worried, after returning from Shenzhou, Li Anguo's physical condition did not improve, but became more and more serious.

"What did the doctor say?" He asked with concern.

Li Anguo waved his hand: "Old problem, when I was young, I didn't care about my body too much, I had a dark disease on my body, I was old, and finally retribution came, but don't worry, my husband and grandson, I won't die for a while."

Gongsun Changming nodded: "It's better for An Min to leave Zhenzhou earlier, and also, Li Tao and Li Yuan had better leave quickly. Li Gong, I've heard that during these days, Li Yuan has been living in the back hall of the Jiedu Envoy. There's a lot of talk out there, you don't know it, do you?"

Li Anguo was stunned for a while, and then said faintly: "That Li Yuan's appearance really looks a little similar to Che'er's appearance when she was a child."

Gongsun Changming laughed for a while: "What's so strange about this. You and An Min's mother's compatriots are Li Bo and Li Tao, and your appearance when you were a child is also a little similar to Li Che, Li Yuan is just young, and if you grow older, it will naturally be very different, just look at Li Bo and Li Tao."

"Madame can't bear Li Yuan, as long as she sees Li Yuan moving in her sight, although she is stunned, and sometimes she smirks inexplicably, but it's better than crying, right? After Che'er died, her mind seemed to be a little unclear, and I was really worried that if she continued like this, she would go crazy. Since this Li Yuan can make his wife quieter and make her body better, it doesn't hurt to stay for a while longer."

Gongsun Changming looked at Li Anguo silently, but the dissatisfaction in his eyes was self-evident.

"Gong Li, you're playing with fire."

Li Anguo smiled, stood up, and patted Gongsun Changming's shoulder: "Don't worry, I'm not old and confused to that point, the rumors outside that I want to pass the heir Li Yuan should have been spread by Suning, right?" I know it."

"I know you know what you know, but I'm afraid that some of your old subordinates don't know it, Suning has been here for more than a month, don't you know?"

"You Yong went out to master 10,000 armor soldiers, and Min Rou controlled the soldiers of the Jiedu Embassy, what do I have to worry about?" Li Anguo looked at Gongsun Changming, "If you are really worried, there is a vacancy in the garrison of Dongcheng, why don't you let Liang Han go to serve as the commander of the army?"

"Isn't Dongcheng Tan Guang?"

"Tan Guang is almost sixty years old this year, it's time to give way to young people." Li Anguo said lightly.

Gongsun Changming suddenly realized that Tan Guang was a distant relative of the Su family, and Li Anguo was quietly cleaning the Su family's power in Zhenzhou.