"The military deployment must be adjusted immediately." In the public hall, Li Ze stood in front of the map that occupied the entire wall, and drew a thick black line on the map with the charcoal pen in his hand. "First of all, please ask Li Bingbu to tell me the specific situation."

Li Anmin nodded, stood up, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, according to the information we have obtained, after Li Ke arrived in Guangzhou, Xiang Xun immediately used it as a signboard and summoned the envoys from Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Rongguan, Guiguan and other places to hold a meeting in Guangzhou. At this meeting, they reached a preliminary agreement, the most important of which was to organize an attack on our side by coalition forces. ”

Walking to the map, Li Anmin pointed to the map and said: "Among them, Ronghong in Fujian is going to eastern Zhejiang, Chen Shao in Jiangxi is going to Xuanzhou and Huainan, Qianchen in Hunan, and Gaoyao in Jiangxi is going to Ezhou and Jingnan respectively, and Zhu Youqi, who is entrenched in Yizhou, will also attack Xiangyang and other places at the same time. Suffice it to say, we are now under attack on all fronts. ”

The faces of everyone in the room turned serious.

Everyone knows very well in their hearts that most of the main forces of the imperial court are now pinned down in the Guanzhong area for the final decisive battle with the pseudo-Liang. As for the other main forces, the right leading army led by Wan Fu is now far away in Goryeo, Xue Chong's left Jin Wuwei is in Mozhou, Zhang Jia's right military guard is in Ningxia, and Li Cunzhong's left military guard is in Gansu.

"This is the enemy's deployment, and what about us?" Li Anmin continued: "In the direction of Xiangyang, we don't have to worry, Zhu Youjue's willingness to fight is not very strong, and his main force has not left Yizhou, it is estimated that the main force of the battle will be the original Zhu Youyu's subordinates led by Sheng Zhonghuai. In the direction of Ezhou, although it was the main force of the enemy in two directions, Li Kang's department was the elite of a hundred battles, and Li Hao's sailors were used as Austrian reinforcements, although they were unable to counterattack for a while, but they would not suffer a big defeat, at least they could be defended. In the east of Zhejiang, Xu Xiang has been preparing for the war, and Li De's Ranger group is also in Zhejiang, so he can make a lot of achievements in this direction. And what worries us the most is Xuanzhou, Huainan direction. In both places, we need to be prepared to suffer. ”

Li Ze stared at the map and asked in a deep voice, "How long can Li Yu's Right Qianniu Wei reach Xuanzhou, Huainan direction?" ”

"At least a month." Li Anmin said: "Considering the weather, logistics, supply, etc., this is already the fastest speed. ”

"In other words, it is very likely that we will lose Huainan and Xuanzhou?" Li Zedao.

"Yes!" Li Anmin said calmly. "It will take time for our main team to be redeployed. However, as long as Zhejiang and Jingnan can hold on, and Li Dang and Li Hao of Eyue can hold on, then the loss of these two places will not have a fatal impact on the entire general trend, as long as we quickly take Chang'an, we can launch a counterattack on the whole front. ”

Li Ze paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, turned around, and said, "Let Li Mi and Liu Chenglin's two guard armies, one to go to Eyue, and the other to Xuanzhou Huainan." There is no need for so many troops to fight fake beams. At the same time, I ordered Shi Zhuang and Tu Lichun to strengthen the offensive, and ordered You Yong and Tian Ping, I want to see them take Tongguan within half a month, and join Shi Zhuang and Tu Lichun in Chang'an. ”

"Yes!"

"This time, don't care about casualties." Li Ze said in a deep voice.

"Understood."

"In this battle, as long as we stabilize the situation and not let the other side take a big advantage, once we take Chang'an, we can go all out to deal with the southern group, and at that time, the offensive and defensive momentum will be easy to turn." Li Ze said coldly: "Therefore, a temporary loss or a certain loss is acceptable. ”

"Do you want a general mobilization?" Cao Xin asked.

"There's no need!" Li Ze shook his head and said: "This little wind and wave is not worth our large-scale mobilization, and now the strength is enough for us to do anything." The other side is just playing a time gap, in Guanzhong, we have to launch the most fierce offensive, and in other places, for the time being, we will focus on defense. Survive this winter, and we'll clean them up one by one. Don't look at the Southern Bloc seems to be powerful and numerous, but they are not monolithic, each has its own demands, each has its own ideas, and it is not difficult for us to ease up and clean them up. ”

Everyone nodded yes.

Compared with the combination of interests in the south, the north has completed complete reunification from top to bottom, and under an order, from the imperial court to the local government, from the officials to the common people, they can strive to move forward for a goal, and neither efficiency nor ability can be compared with the south.

And this is also Li Ze's greatest confidence.

When Li Ke (Gu Chuan) and Li Ze guarded the coffin of Emperor Li Yan and marched all the way towards Chang'an, the war machine under Li Ze's command immediately rumbled.

The war against the pseudo-Liang, which had been temporarily suspended due to the recent successive events, suddenly became fierce.

In Hanzhong, Sheng Zhonghuai was entertaining Sun Tonglin from Chang'an.

Chang'an was broken by Zhu Youzhen and Xu Fu, and after Zhu Youyu was killed, Sheng Zhonghuai took the remnants of Zhu Youyu's army, protecting Dai Shu and Zhu Youyu's children, and fled all the way to Hanzhong.

Regarding Sun Tonglin's visit, Sheng Zhonghuai did not show hostility, but warmly received him.

For a rational strategist, he will never decide his actions because of past grievances. The only thing that can make them decide is the current situation, the one that is most beneficial to them.

"Your Majesty greatly appreciates Brother Sheng's talent, as long as Brother Sheng is willing, the position of the first assistant of the Great Liang is in Brother Sheng's bag." Sun Tonglin raised his glass and toasted Sheng Zhonghuai with a glass of wine and said.

Sheng Zhonghuai smiled slightly and said, "Brother Sun, how many days can the beam exist?" ”

was asked by Sheng Zhonghuai, and Sun Tonglin suddenly blushed.

yes, how many more days can the girder exist? Luoyang has been lost, Tongguan is in danger, and the other two armies of the Tang Dynasty have approached Chang'an, and when Tongguan is lost again, Chang'an will be surrounded by several sides.

"So Your Majesty hopes that Brother Sheng can turn the tide." Sun Tonglin took a deep breath and said.

"Your Royal Highness doesn't want me to turn the tide, but as if you want to win me over and then plot Yizhou as your place of existence, right?" Sheng Zhonghuai got straight to the point, and pierced Zhu Youzhen's final plot with one sentence: "In fact, the Third Highness also knows that Chang'an must not be defended!" ”

Sun Tonglin knew that he couldn't hide it from the other party, so he said straight to the point: "Brother Sheng is a person who understands, and I don't hide it anymore, Zhu Youqi is not a person who can help, His Royal Highness is different, he is ambitious, and he can tolerate people." Now, if we lose Chang'an, will Zhu Youyu be able to stand alone in Yizhou? Can he hold Yizhou? ”

Sheng Zhonghuai let out a long sigh.

When it comes to talent strategy, among the three brothers of the Zhu family, Zhu Youzhen is really the leader, Zhu Youyu is reckless and reckless, and Zhu Youqi is a small family, satisfied with the status quo and does not want to forge ahead. just wants to be at peace for a while, without any long-term planning, and now, what disgusts Sheng Zhonghuai even more is that this person actually wants to occupy his brother's wife.

Sheng Zhonghuai was a guest of Zhu Youyu, and was very courteous to Zhu Youyu, how could he see such a thing happen? Because of his tough attitude, Dai Shucai reluctantly settled in Hanzhong, but also because of this incident, Zhu Youqi was very dissatisfied with Sheng Zhonghuai, and the gap between the two had become bigger and bigger.

But even so, Sheng Zhonghuai's life is not easy now.

"Zhu Youqi asked you to attack Tian Guofeng, but he refused to reinforce with you, and refused to support grain and grass weapons, this is killing people with a knife." Sun Tonglin said: "Brother Sheng, you know this very well. When I came, Your Majesty also said that as long as you are willing to return, then Your Majesty will not only reward you with the position of first assistant, but also still serve as your sister-in-law, and your Highness's children will also regard them as your own. Back then, the Three Highnesses raised troops to crusade against His Highness, and it was not the fault of the Three Highnesses. ”

Sheng Zhonghuai laughed: "If His Royal Highness really has the ambition to help the world, he shouldn't have raised an army to fight against His Highness back then, otherwise why would Li Ze take such a big advantage?" The Third Highness may be stronger than the Second Highness of the Great Highness, but it is also limited, and that position still dazzles his eyes. ”

"At this point, it's useless to talk about it!" Sun Tonglin sighed. "Brother Sheng, the current situation can be said to be so bad that it can't be worsened, if Chang'an is lost, Hanzhong will not be guaranteed, will you really retreat to Yizhou at that time? Wherever you go, Zhu Youqi can take care of you casually. ”

Sheng Zhonghuai raised his head and drank the wine in the cup to a trickle, looked at Sun Tonglin and said: "You are wrong, Chang'an will definitely not be guaranteed, and Daliang will also perish, so His Royal Highness wants me to defect to him and open the door to Yizhou for him, and I am willing to go only if I do one thing." ”

"Brother Sheng, no matter what is difficult to do, we can do it!" Sun Tonglin said overjoyed.

"Really?" Sheng Zhonghuai dragged out his voice and smiled: "I want the Third Highness to go to the emperor and claim the title of minister to Li Ke in Guangzhou, if the Third Highness can agree to this, then Sheng Zhonghuai is willing to seek Yizhou for the Third Highness." ”

Sun Tonglin was shocked, and looked at Sheng Zhonghuai for a long time.

"To the Emperor? And Li Ke is a minister? That Li Ke in Guangzhou is a fake, a puppet of Xiang Xun! ”

"It's really fake, how can it be so important!" Sheng Zhonghuai said lightly: "Strength determines everything. Li Ze is the strongest, and Daliang is now the weakest, either surrender to Li Ze, or unite with Xiang Xun to fight with Li Ze, otherwise, even if the Third Highness wins Yizhou, what can he do? ”