On the top of Ezhou City, Xiang Zhen and Liu Xinda sat opposite each other and drank.

Xiang Zhen, who was full of ambition, drank a glass of wine and said to Liu Xinda with a smile: "General Liu, this Ezhou City, it will naturally be guarded by you in the future, and this Ezhou City will also be yours." ”

Liu Xinda looked up at the Tang flag fluttering on the top of the newly repaired city gate building, but he sighed in his heart. Not so long ago, there were still flags flying here.

It's really the changing king flag at the head of the city.

It's funny to say, but the people are still the same people as they used to be, but with a different flag.

"The current Eyue can be regarded as three points." Picking up the wine glass and taking a shallow sip, Liu Xinda said: "Speaking of which, Qian Biao has the majority, we have a part, and Li Dang controls the other part." ”

Xiang Zhen smiled slightly and said, "The land occupied by Li Dang is just to facilitate the attack on the Zhongwu army. As for that Qian Biao, do you think he deserves too much attention? ”

"Now he can be regarded as a strong soldier." Liu Xinda said.

Xiang Zhen said twice: "The reason why he is strong and strong is just because he took refuge in Li Ze, he rises because of people, but he will also fall because of people." So, once the time is ripe, I think with General Liu's ability, dealing with him is just a matter of turning the palm of his hand. ”

Liu Xinda smiled slightly, raised his glass to invite a drink, touched the cup with Xiang Zhending, and drank the wine in the cup with his head up. Speaking of which, Liu Xinda really didn't take Qian Biao in his eyes.

Carrying the pot and pouring wine for Xiang Zhen, Liu Xinda said: "I don't understand some things, since Xiang Shuai intends to clear the monarch's side, isn't it a great opportunity now?" Li Ze's army gathered in Henan, and the land of Guanzhong confronted Daliang, and at this time Zhang Zhongwu came from the northeast, and Zhu Youqi would also go out of Shuzhong. ”

Xiang Zhen smiled: "General Liu, this is still a big beam!" ”

Liu Xinda put down the wine glass and said: "Although Xinda has returned to Xiang Shuai, there is always a friendship for the old master." Mr. Xiang won't be blamed for this, right? ”

Xiang Zhen waved his hand generously, "Naturally not." It is precisely because General Liu has this feeling that he values someone more and believes that General Liu is a promise. ”

"Thank you for your trust."

"What General Liu said, in fact, we haven't thought about it." Xiang Zhen said: "It's just that Li Ze's army is strong, and the twelve guards of the Tang Dynasty, aside from Xue Chong, Li Cunchong, Zhang Jia, and the other nine guards, all of them have been assembled this time." More than 300,000 horses! These 300,000 people, all of them are armor soldiers, and all of them are elite armed forces. And that's not counting their sailors. ”

Liu Xinda was also silent.

Raise soldiers, ask for money. Raising troops like Li Ze requires a lot of money. If there is another person, where does he have the financial resources to raise such a strong army, it is when the Tang Dynasty was at its peak, there were not so many standing soldiers and horses.

Li Ze's skill of governing the people and his ability to make money are indeed unprecedented.

"Li Ze is alive, the soldiers and horses under his rule will be like an iron plate, and all the places under his rule will unite as one, and it is almost impossible to defeat such a Tang army." Xiang Zhen shook his head and said, "Even if it's us, plus Zhu Youzhen, it's impossible." General Liu, you have fought with the Tang army several times, and you should have a sense that this time the right thousand Niu Wei who attacked you is not all their main force, there are only a few thousand of them, and the remaining tens of thousands of right thousand Niu Wei are still in Wuyi! ”

Liu Xinda nodded with emotion, how could he not feel the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army?

"So, we have to have that relationship with him now." Xiang Zhen stood up, leaned against the wall and said: "Let the Tang Army fight to the death with the pseudo-Liang, the hundred-legged insect of the pseudo-Liang, die but not stiff, Cao Xuan, Xu Fu and others are all famous generals in the world, and they have both geographical advantages, the land of Henan, the big cities are numerous, Luoyang is well defended, the four passes around Chang'an, the mill that is not flesh and blood, the Tang army fought all the way, and it really arrived under the city of Chang'an, but I am afraid that it will also be a heavy loss." ”

Liu Xinda nodded.

"If at this time, Li Ze is dead again!" Xiang Zhen Huoran turned around, "Then the world is really going to change." ”

"If it is true as the governor said, then the Tang army will inevitably be torn apart." Liu Xinda said. Xiang Zhen didn't make it clear how Li Ze would die, but obviously, Xiang must have made some arrangements, otherwise Xiang Zhen wouldn't have said so surely. As far as the Xiang clan is concerned, he is just an object that can be used cooperatively, not a confidant, and such a confidential matter will naturally not be told to him clearly.

If it really succeeds, then there is no doubt that the Xiang clan will definitely become the most powerful force in the world. The Liang army was defeated by the Tang army first, and even if Chang'an was not broken in the end, it was only trapped in the lonely city, which was not worth mentioning.

Li Ze is dead, even if the Tang army is not as divided as Xiang Zhen said, it will definitely be much worse than before, the leader is dead, and it is so difficult to re-establish a leader.

Just think about the girders.

As soon as Zhu Wen died, the once prosperous Liang suddenly broke out in internal strife, and after a big battle, the third killed the boss, and the second one seized one side, and all of a sudden he fell.

"In this way, once Zhang Zhongwu wins a big victory in the Northeast, our biggest enemy in the future will be Zhang Zhongwu." Liu Xinda said.

"Zhang Zhongwu tried his courage in the northeast, and finally regained his strength, this time he launched a large-scale counterattack, how could Xue Chong be this person's opponent? A guy who betrays the family's top position, haha, I'm afraid that as soon as I fight, I will be defeated by Zhang Zhongwu. But we don't need to worry too much about Zhang Zhongwu, before he wants to fight us, he has to defeat the Tang army in the middle, even without Li Ze, it will not be easy for Zhang Zhongwu to easily defeat the Tang army! Xiang Zhen smiled: "When the time comes, it will be really a big mess in the world, and the eight immortals will cross the river and show their magical powers." ”

"Xiang Shuai is calculating!" Liu Xinda stood up and walked to Xiang Zhen's side, and said sincerely: "Although I am not 100% sure of this, if I defeat the most powerful party, the rest of the people will have a chance." And Xiang is indeed the one with the greatest opportunity. After all, the Xiang clan has already integrated the forces in the southeast direction. ”

"So General Liu, it is the most correct choice for you to defect to us." Xiang Zhen smiled: "In the future, glory and wealth will be far more than that!" ”

Liu Xinda smiled and nodded.

There was a sound of hooves outside the city, and the two of them looked up, only to see a big banner with the word money coming from far and near, but after a while, they arrived under the city tower. More than 100 cavalrymen, standing on horseback, the first person is Qian Biao.

At this moment, Qian Biao pulled the horse, his eyes widened, and he was looking at the two people on the city tower angrily.

Xiang Zhen smiled slightly, turned around, picked up the wine glass from the table, raised the wine glass at Qian Biao under the city, and laughed: "Qian Observer, Xiang has all the wine and food here, why don't you come up and have a drink?" ”

Qian Biao snorted coldly, but he didn't bother to answer, clamped the war horse between his legs, and walked away with the guards.

Looking at Qian Biao who was far away, Xiang Zhen raised his glass and drank it all, and said lightly: "Such a busy person, why bother to take it to heart?" General Liu, next, you can slowly lay out, hoping that when the time comes, you will come out and swallow it up. ”

"Be as it is!" Liu Xinda said.

Pingzhou, right Jin Wuwei Xingyuan.

Since Zhang Zhongwu began to deploy troops on a large scale and skirmishes broke out on the border between Pingzhou and Liaozhou, Xue Chong moved his generals forward to Jianchang. Tens of thousands of right Jin Wuwei took Jianchang as the hub and built a defensive line in Jianping, Lingyuan, and Suizhong, and were ready to confront the invading enemy at any time.

Although Xiang Zhen looked down on Xue Chong very much, Xue Chong was also ambitious and ready to do a big career. Seeing that Li Ze's great cause is about to be accomplished, if he can block Zhang Zhongwu for Li Ze in the process of Li Ze's attack on Chang'an, then at that time, he will naturally have a heavy stroke on the credit book.

But Xue Chong is also very aware of his ability, compared to Zhang Zhongwu, he is indeed lacking in talent, but this does not mean that he does not have the idea of defeating the other party.

And this idea comes from the strength of the soldiers and horses under his command and the efforts made by Pingzhou Mozhou for this war over the years.

What he and Li Anmin have done over the years is all for this moment.

Xue Chong knew that his foundation was shallow, and in the court, there was also Xue Ping, a great enemy. Although Xue Ping has always been at odds with Li Xiang, Li Xiang has not treated him well, but has repeatedly entrusted him with important tasks, and now Xue Ping has made great contributions in the Western Regions, which makes Xue Chong even more vigilant, if he can't go further, he will always press Xue Ping, I am afraid that the future will be difficult.

Therefore, when Li Anmin was there, he always took Li Anmin as the mainstay. Wang Wenshu came, and he still cooperated happily with him. Because these two people, one is Li Ze's second uncle and the other is Cao Xin's in-laws, they are both powerful characters with strong backgrounds, and they are combined with these people, and they will naturally have another guarantee in the future.

It's just that he didn't expect that at this critical moment, Li Ze actually sent Han Qi again.

Although the pacification of the Northeast made this official position unheard of, and it was clearly a false position, Li Ze's letter to him clearly stated that this time the war was dominated by Han Qi.

This made him feel very uncomfortable.

Li Xiang still can't rest assured of him after all.

Wang Wenshu looked at Xue Chong, who was frowning opposite, and said with a smile: "Brother Xue, you think too much. Lee's trust in you has never changed. ”

"In that case, why did you send Han Qi here?"

"I also received a letter from Lee Sang." Wang Wenshu said: "Brother Xue, Han Qi has dealt with Zhang Zhongwu for many years, and when it comes to military talent, this person is indeed above us. ”

"But this person is not loyal to Li Xiang."

"Li Xiang's employment has its own profound meaning." Wang Wenshu said: "Brother Xue, for so many years, I haven't seen Li Xiang miss it, so I also want to advise you here, since it is him the main thing, then the two of us, even if we are uncomfortable in our hearts, we must also focus on official affairs, and we must not be rash." In any case, when the time comes, you will still use your soldiers, and if you win, your credit will not be able to run. ”

"Xue will not harm public affairs because of his private intentions, but he will always feel uncomfortable in his heart." Xue Chong said sullenly.