Tian Bo stepped into Li Ze's public hall with a spring breeze on his face, first bowed to Li Ze, and then hugged his fist and made a gesture: "Son, there is good news just now, Yangzhou has won a big victory." General Li Hao completely annihilated the Huainan Naval Division, destroyed dozens of warships, captured nearly 30 ships, and more importantly, he captured Gong Yunda's son Gong Bin alive. ”

The whole hall was filled with laughter.

Although Yangzhou has been operating for many years, after all, it is lonely and trapped in the tiger and wolf's den, once it misses, it will be all in vain for several years, which has a great impact on the entire southern strategy of Datang.

Yangzhou, which plays a pivotal role in Li Ze's entire southern layout, has finally settled down, and no one who can sit there is not rejoicing.

"Congratulations to Li Xiang!"

"Congratulations to Li Xiang!"

Han Qi, Cao Xin, Gongsun Changming, Guo Fengxiao, Yang Kai and others all stood up and congratulated Li Ze.

Li Ze excitedly walked around the room a few times, suddenly stopped, looked at Han Qi and said: "Han Bingbu, although Yangzhou has won a big victory, it doesn't mean that they can rest easy, it can only be said that their footsteps are more stable. Next, we should continue to increase our troops in Yangzhou. ”

"Li Xiang, I think so too." Han Qi nodded and said: "First of all, we have to strengthen the strength of the sailors there, so that the Yangzhou sailors become the only ones there, as long as there is a strong sailor, anyone who wants to attack Yangzhou again needs to think carefully about the consequences." In addition, I think that since we have gained a foothold in Yangzhou, we should not be limited to Yangzhou, but should try our best to expand outward, such as western Zhejiang, for example, Xuanzhou, so that our power in Yangzhou can echo with Lingnan Xiang Dashuai, once these two forces are connected, the imperial court will occupy an absolute advantage in the southeast direction. ”

"The strength of the naval division should be strengthened, but the land army should not be careless." Cao Xin said: "Don't forget, Wu Ning is close to Yangzhou, and now Zhu Youzhen is attacking Eyue with all his might, and he can't pull out for a while, but once he takes Eyue, how can he let Yangzhou sleep next to his couch?" ”

"Therefore, we will promote the connection between Xiangxun and Yangzhou as soon as possible, as long as they are connected, Yangzhou will have a strong boost." Han Qi said excitedly.

Li Ze smiled slightly: "I'm afraid that Xiang Xun is reluctant, right now he is joining forces with Fujian Ronghong and is attacking Jiangxi Zhudi, of course, if he can successfully take the entire Jiangxi, it will also be of great help to Yangzhou." But at the moment, Yangzhou can only rely on itself. Taking advantage of Zhu Youzhen's temporary inability to spare his hand, Gong Yunda threw another mouse trap, they tamped the foundation a little more firmly, and the support from our side should also be sent in time. Mobilize a group of ships that are more suitable for inland river warfare, and at the same time let You Yong select another 3,000 elites to support Yangzhou! ”

"Yes!" Han Qi nodded.

"Yang Kai, the work of Yixing Club in Yangzhou has been done well in the past few years, and now that it is clear, then it can be pulled bigger. You can develop members locally. ”

"Yes!"

"Tian Bo, based on Yangzhou, cooperated with the Neiwei and Yixing Society to infiltrate Huainan on a large scale. No matter what method you use, in short, let Zhu Youzhen and Gong Yunda be suspicious of each other and guard against each other. ”

"Yes!"

"The military department and the official department will select capable military attaches and civilian officials to enter Yangzhou and enrich the strength of Yangzhou."

Han Qi and Cao Xin also gave up their lives.

"Wang Mingyi, using the waterway, to ensure that Yangzhou goods can enter and exit, and still maintain its dominant position as a cargo distribution center in the south of the Yangtze River."

"Sun Lei, inject a large number of our gold dollars, silver dollars, and copper dollars into Yangzhou, implement our new monetary system in Yangzhou, and take advantage of its advantages as a distribution center for goods in the south of the Yangtze River to radiate to the surrounding areas and expand the use of our currency."

Wuyi's efficient government agencies were up and running in a very short time, and a few days later, the first fleet began to set sail in the direction of Yangzhou.

At this time, Li Ze also ushered in a dusty official in his public hall.

This official is from Hezhong Province and has the surname Ding Mingjian.

"Ding Tingshi, in the past two years, I have worked hard for you in the river!" Li Ze actually stood at the door of his public hall in person, greeting Ding Jian who came from afar. "Didn't expect you to come back so quickly?"

Ding Jian fell to the ground, straightened up and looked at Li Ze with a smile: "Li Xiang, I also estimated that you should summon me, so I packed up and saluted early, and handed over the work early, as soon as your order arrived, I set off immediately." ”

"The heart has a soul!" Li Ze laughed and took Ding Jian's hand and walked into the house.

"In the past two years, the river has changed a lot!" The two sat down across a coffee table, "Ding Thorn History has also changed a lot." ”

"How can it not change much?" Ding Jian said with a smile: "From Yizhou to Hezhong, I have seen too much and experienced too much, and now I finally understand what Li Xiang said, if you want to reconstruct a new world, you have to break the old world, even in this process, we will also feel the pain of the heart, but the pustule is the pustule, if you don't squeeze him out, the new body can't grow out." River is a living example, in two years, he has been rejuvenated, and I see a new force, where it is thriving. ”

Li Ze laughed, he had put a lot of thought into Ding Jian, and now he was relieved to see Ding Jian's changes, and the investment in this person was finally not in vain.

"Do you know what I called you back for?" Li Ze asked.

"The competition in the south has become white-hot, pseudo-Liang is desperately expanding to the south, Xiang Xun is also trying to grab the territory, since Li Xiang has been in Yangzhou for a long time in advance, and now it is very rich, I think, in the middle, you should also make a move." Ding Jian said with a smile: "It just so happens that I am a disciple of Jing Xiang, where my home is, where my roots are, our Ding family, there is still considerable power and influence over there." Now, it's time for me to go back to Jingxiang. ”

"What is certain is that this journey will be difficult and thorny. Even though your Ding clan has a lot of power in the Jingxiang area, they may not be able to agree with your point of view, and we have received reliable information that Dai Chao has replaced Zhu Youyu in charge of Shannan Dongdao, and is now preparing to attack Jingnanjie Town, and Zhu Youzhen's main force is attacking Eyuejie Town. Ding Jian, if you go back this time, maybe your life will be in danger, so you can refuse. Li Zezheng said.

Ding Jian smiled: "Li Xiang, a former junior disciple of Wuwei Academy, is now serving on the side of Pinglu Zuo Xiaowei, not long ago he went to my place, he told me about the battles of Pinglu, especially the battle to break through the Yellow River defense line, he told me that when thousands of soldiers shouted the slogan of opening peace for all generations, and went forward to charge one after another, goosebumps rose all over his body. At that moment, he forgot nothing but to charge forward with his sword. In fact, don't say it's him, even if I listen to him, I'm also deeply cold. ”

Li Ze nodded slightly.

"Establish a life for the people, establish a heart for heaven and earth, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations." Ding Jian chanted slowly: "Those ordinary soldiers who can't read many big characters can do anything about life and death for this goal, how dare people like us spare their lives and not move forward bravely?" ”

Li Ze took a deep breath and said, "That being the case, I won't say anything more hypocritical, we really need you to go back now, organize Jingnan's forces, and resist Dai Chao's upcoming attack." At the same time, you also have to work hard to win over these forces from Hunan and Qianzhou. ”

"Ding Jian already has some rough plans for these, but the specifics can only be done after he goes back." Ding Jiandao.

"Over the years, the internal guards have still inserted some people in Jingnan and other places, and the list of these people will all be handed over to you when you set off, and they will be under your command."

Since Li Ze has long been fighting the idea of Jingnan and other places, he naturally will not settle in Jingnan and other places, but it is impossible to have such a big stroke like Yangzhou.

"In addition, in the Eight Hundred Miles Cave Court, we have prepared another team of men and horses for you." Li Ze smiled: "That's a water bandit, about a thousand people." In the Dongting Lake Basin, there are many water bandits, they are just one of them, in the past few years, they have been forbearing, giving outsiders the feeling that it is a reflection that is not up or down, but in fact, the backbone of them are the elite of the internal guard, and their command is all given to you. ”

"In Jingnan, I hope you can withstand Dai Chao, and in the Dongting Lake Basin, I hope you can make Zhu Youzhen anxious! How to do it, you make your own decision, you will be outside, the king's order is not subject to it, so, I give you full authority for this trip, you don't have to ask for instructions on everything, as long as you feel that it is beneficial to the overall situation, you will do it first. ”

"Thank you, Lee, for believing in Ren." Ding Jian stood up and saluted Li Ze seriously.

"There is a fundamental contradiction between Dai Chao and Zhu Youzhen of Shannan Dongdao, and Dai Chao may not be willing to see Zhu Youzhen win a big victory in the Eyue region, because the more successful Zhu Youzhen is, the more troublesome it will be for Dai Chao and Zhu Youyu. You can make good use of this, and you may have a lot of money to get in it. Li Zedao: "Mr. Gongsun has come to a somewhat mysterious conclusion after synthesizing various intelligence, he believes that Chang'an will inevitably have a relatively big change in one to two years. But he doesn't have any strong evidence right now. ”

"Mr. Gongsun is still extremely talented in this way." Ding Jian said with a smile.

"I think so too, so I'd rather believe it and make more preparations so as not to be caught off guard." Li Zedao: "Rest in Wuyi for two days, go to Wuwei Academy to give a few lessons to the junior disciples, and then set off, when the time comes, I will see you off." ”