Li Ze and Gongsun Changming looked at each other.

"In this way, Jiangxi has completely fallen into Xiang Zhen's control and has become a reliable part of his command." Sun Ze said.

"It should be like this." Gongsun Changming nodded and said, "Otherwise, it would be impossible for both sides to cooperate so perfectly. The Lingnan Army remained quiet after Xiang Jun's death, which is a clear proof."

"Who is the actual controller of the Lingnan Army now?"

"Ji Zhijiang!" Gongsun Changming looked through the information in his hand and said: "A veteran general in Lingnan. Judging from his resume, he served under Xiang Zhen for ten years."

"This is the match. It seems that when this Lingnan army set out for Jiangxi, they already knew what they were going to do." Li Ze breathed out a long breath. "Is there any abnormal movement in Hunan?"

Gongsun Changming shook his head: "No. Everything is normal in Hunan. Shi Zhuang's troops maintain military pressure on the direction of Yiyang. Although Ding Taiyi is not in Hunan, his eldest son Ding Sheng is in charge of Yiyang and everything is stable. Our plan to drive tigers and wolfs is in charge of normal development. Liu Xinda has left Pingxiang and sent troops to Zhuzhou. The troops of his vanguard troops Liu An have already made Zhuzhou storm. Ding Taiyi's second son Ding Hao leads another Hunan army to sit in Xiangtan and Zhuzhou, waiting for the battle."

Li Ze stood up, walked back and forth in the room for several circles, suddenly stood still, and asked, "Is there any other information?"

"Yes." Gongsun Changming said: "Originally, Xiang Xun invited all the governors of the Southern Alliance to go to Guangzhou City to discuss politics. After the incident, except for Sheng Zhonghuai, the special envoy of King Liang Zhu Youzhen, who had left Guangzhou City and was on his way back to Yizhou, the other governors and the observer were still detained in Guangzhou City."

"The fake Liang King Zhu Youzhen is incompatible with us, and it is impossible to have peace with us, so Sheng Zhonghuai can leave!" Li Ze said thoughtfully: "And the other Jiedushis are very likely to sway between us and Guangzhou, so Xiang Zhen detains them all. It seems that Xiang Zhen plays a big game, not just to control Lingnan, but his goal is the entire south."

"I'm afraid it's because of his high expectations and low skills!" Gongsun Changming shook his head and said, "Even if Jiangxi fully supports him, they will not be able to crush other allies. Even if these important figures are detained, what can we do?"

"This may be possible!" Li Ze said: "Xiang Zhen can suddenly launch a silent move, which means that this matter is definitely not simple. If, I mean, if, he has the ability to control the overall situation, or is it possible? In this way, the Southern Alliance, which was originally a mess, could be made into a whole by him."

Gongsun Changming thought for a moment: "There is such a possibility. But this requires subsequent information to prove it. Your Majesty, the best way to deal with it at present is that I think we should respond to changes in the same way as the constant, first watch the development of the situation, and then decide on the next strategy."

Li Ze nodded. To be honest, this incident was beyond the expectations of Chang'an. After E Yue's defeat, Xiang Zhen was like a half-beaten snake, but suddenly, the half-dead snake suddenly raised its head and spitted out a seductive letter, showing a ferocious look. As soon as it took action, it caused a shocking event, which really caught people off guard.

It has to be said that the style of a leader will determine the style of a group.

For example, although Xiang Xun is ambitious, he tends to be more conservative in his actions. He always wants to prepare some way out for everything. If he doesn't force him to the dead end, he will have to just live by and not jump up and bite people without any trouble.

But people like Xiang Zhen are different.

This person is younger, and has a full understanding of Northern Tang. He has a bolder style of acting, dares to take risks, and dares to fight for everything to bet on a possibility.

If Xiang Xun ruled the Southern Confederacy, then if the North did not take the initiative, he would not deliberately provoke, because where the North's military strength was far superior to the Southern Confederacy.

The current advantages of the Southern Alliance are, first, the complex geographical conditions, which are much more complex than those in the north. Second, the clan forces in the south are extremely powerful, and the internal structure of these local tribe forces based on clan forces is quite stable.

Li Ze was unwilling to launch an attack on the south with such military advantage now, and what he was concerned about was these two points. For example, the existing artillery in the north was indeed a powerful tool for siege cities and territories, but the heavy artillery body was extremely difficult to carry. It was almost a waste of money for the field army. The transportation conditions in the south were far inferior to those in the north. How to carry such heavy weapons is an insurmountable problem.

The combat methods and combat concepts of the two regions in the north and south are too different. The generals who are used to fighting in the north are likely to be dissatisfied with the local conditions when they arrive in the south.

Just like the two armies of Li Mi and Shi Zhuang, a large number of northern soldiers are completely unacceptable to the humid and hot climate in the south. It is said that northerners are not afraid of cold, but in the south, people with frostbite and frostbite have become the main reason for the reduction in the army. At the same time, they are completely unaccustomed to their diet.

And these all take time to overcome and get used to.

Another reason why Li Ze was unwilling to go to war was the clan power. Li Ze hated clan power, but he had to admit that the combat effectiveness of the army with clan power as the link should not be underestimated. If the brothers fighting tigers, father-son soldiers are in battle, and everyone in an army, whether they are relatives or neighbors, their combat effectiveness can indeed rise to several levels.

If the battle starts now, the north may also win, but the price will inevitably be very high. More importantly, if it causes huge damage to the people in the south, it will be more costly.

What's the use of Li Ze's white space?

The grass is cut today and next year, when the spring breeze blows, it will be green again.

If human life is gone, it will take at least ten years to grow into a man again.

Now that he is firmly better than the book, Li Ze is more willing to stew this pot of dish slowly.

The South was forced to force the changes within them with absolute military and economic pressure, and then exchanged for national unity at the lowest cost.

Even if war is inevitable, Li Ze wants to limit such war intensity to a lower dimension.

As for such peaceful evolution, the Northern Tang has been working tirelessly. The merchants in the south and the proletariat in the south are the key business objects of the Northern Tang. In terms of economy, the Northern Tang is also silently invading. Now, the three types of gold, silver and copper issued by the Northern Tang have become hard currency in the south, and are gradually replacing the copper coins issued by the Southern itself. Once the banknotes Xu Xiang is circulating, this matter will be easier. The purpose of doing these is to continuously extract the blood from the South.

Xiang Xun felt that Li Ze gave him time to build a stronger army.

Little did he know that Li Ze was using this time to hollow out the foundation of the Southern Alliance.

Both sides think they have the plan.

But Xiang Zhen will come to the stage, that will be different.

"We need to remind the army ahead to be careful. Xiang Zhen is a person who is not afraid of military adventure!" Li Ze said to Gongsun Changming.

"In this season, it is unlikely that Xiang Zhen even wants to take military adventures, and large-scale military mobilizations cannot be concealed from our intelligence system!" Gongsun Changming said: "Of course, the necessary reminders are still necessary."

Lu Lin, who was taking the transcript, suddenly stopped writing and looked at Li Ze and said, "Your Majesty, today I just received a military report about Jiangxi from the Military Commission. It was sent by General Li Mi. You have been outside today, so you have not reviewed it yet."

Li Ze turned to look at him, "What are you talking about?"

"General Li Mi's report is accompanied by a military plan of General Ren Xiaonian." Lu Lin said: "In this military plan, the military coup of Qian Shouyi in Jiangxi was also mentioned. General Ren Xiaonian believed that the Jiangxi incident made it impossible for the Jiangxi army to threaten the rear of the Right Qianniu Guard in a short period of time. Therefore, General Ren decided to lead his troops deep into Hunan and then advance to Xiangtan after driving Liu Xinda's troops to take Zhuzhou. In this way, Ding Sheng's troops in Yiyang could be involved and Ding Sheng could be forced to transfer the main force back to Changsha. In this way, he could create fighter opportunities for General Shi Zhuang's troops."

Li Ze frowned and said, "Ren Xiaonian's entire army attacks, who will support him?"

"General Li Mi said in the letter that General Ren Xiaonian felt that time was tight, so he had already started to take action after issuing the report. General Yu Xiaowen's troops were being renovated, so he could only gather a part of them to take over the space left by General Ren after he was dispatched."

"Will there be a period of time to make up for this gap?" Li Ze interrupted the other party and said.

"Yes, ten days!" Lu Lin said.

"Nonsense!" Li Ze said: "Tell Li Mi that we don't need to take risks."

"Although the report was sent back in a hurry by eight hundred miles, due to weather and road reasons, this report was sent half a month ago. Now I am afraid that the Right Qianniu Guard will have launched a military operation long ago. It will be half a month later when we send the order back here."

"That's a gift!" Li Ze snorted coldly.

"Your Majesty, no problem should be there." Gongsun Changming said: "Jiangxi suffered a great loss in our hands. Qian Shouyi launched a coup in Jiangxi, and it also took time to consolidate his rule. Our army left Jiangxi, I am afraid he would be unlucky."

"After that being said, everything is afraid of accidents." Li Ze shook his head and said, "In our current situation, there is no need to take any risks. Just advance step by step and advance step by step."

"Are you worried?"
Chapter completed!