Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Six: Sweepstakes
"What can you bear the temporary humiliation? You can change the sun and the moon to the new sky!" Suning looked around at his generals in the house, his face as if the bottom of a pot." I'm afraid that Cheng De's master would be replaced by the bastard Li Ze, and he would ride on my head, Su, and he would stiletto and pee."
Since regaining his freedom, Suning has never moved into the governor's mansion, but stayed in the military camp. As his most powerful subordinate, Du Teng did not give up his efforts to regain his strength even during Suning's house arrest. His work was very effective. When Suning gained power again, Du Teng had reorganized an army of about 5,000 people for him.
Among them, there are naturally one thousand soldiers led by Hu Shier.
Don’t underestimate these 5,000 people. This is a group of troops that have experienced a long fierce battle, which is very different from the government soldiers that gather on weekdays.
After several cruel battles to defend the city and the battle to turn defeat into victory, those who survive can basically be considered elite.
Among these five thousand people, as many as three thousand people have now been upgraded to soldiers.
In addition to the 1,000 people led by Hu Shier, Suning's original about 300 veterans, there were also 1,000 soldiers led by Du Teng himself, and 1,000 soldiers led by Huang Cheng, the son of the Chief Secretary Huang Shang.
The Chengde area is not short of people, nor is it short of armor or other things. When they recovered, the potential for war was revealed step by step.
In order to prepare for this war, Cheng De gathered a large amount of military supplies in Shenzhou. When re-arming, Du Teng, who had mastered these supplies, naturally got the moon first and armed his people first. However, Cao Xin later received even fewer supplements.
But this was in Shenzhou after all, so Cao Xin couldn't say much. The 20,000 government soldiers he brought, now 3,000 elite soldiers have been upgraded to armored soldiers, which has actually satisfied him. After all, these armor and weapons are all the old capitals of the Jiedushi Li Anguo. After returning to Yizhou, he can naturally use his old capital to arm more people.
Chengde's policy of rescheduling troops and supporting the people over the past ten years has ended. Next, it will enter a period of cruel military struggle. Chengde not only needs to guard against Lu Long, but must also take revenge on Zhenwu and Henghai.
This is the grudges and hatred between the governors. If you are bullied, if you do not take revenge, you will be regarded as a bully. The so-called "people are bullied" and "people are bullied" by horses. This is what it means. Only by fighting for tooth and blood for blood can you shock other people.
Hu Shier naturally was not qualified to sit in front of the meeting chaired by the Jiedushi, but now he has the full qualification to sit in front of Suning. He is now a soldier under Suning. In terms of strength, he is slightly worse than Huang Shang and Du Teng. After all, these two people have been in Shenzhou for many years, so their foundation is naturally far from what he can compare with.
Suning stared at Huang Shang with fierce eyes.
He was not completely relieved about Huang Shang, because Huang Shang was sent by Li Anguo to assist him in governing Shenzhou, but in fact he was one of Li Anguo's confidants. Unlike Du Teng, he promoted him, and he was both prosperous and both lost.
Huang Shang sighed, stood up, and bowed: "Brother Su, I have been in Shenzhou for more than ten years, and the Huang family has also taken root in Shenzhou. The interests of the Huang family have long been entangled with the interests of the Su family. I am loyal to the Jiedushi, but I have no different intentions towards you, Brother Su. So no matter when, I always support you. If you can't get the benefits, can Huang be able to get it?"
Suning nodded with satisfaction, "Brother Huang said this, I feel relieved. Today I call you all over to discuss a countermeasure. Li Ze's dog bastard won a big victory in Texas, and his momentum rose sharply. What should we do next? We must discuss a charter. Otherwise, if he is on the throne, we will die without a place to die. Huang Shang, you are not both martial artists like Du Teng. You read a lot of books and see far from the problem. Tell me, what should we do next?"
Huang Shang nodded. Haven't he thought about this question these days? Speaking of which, he is a military governor, but as he just said to Suning, over the years, his interests with the Su family have been entangled and it is difficult to distinguish each other. Li Ze came to power, how can a person like him get the benefit?
"Governor, the overall situation is now very obvious. Lu Long has a high probability of making peace with us, but the two sides will not ease their relationship because of making peace. It is a matter of caution for each other. Shi Yi and Deng Jingshan's army will definitely be eyeing us in Yingzhou, and guarding against their tasks will undoubtedly fall on us."
He paused and continued: "Governor, this is a thankless task. Lu Long is strong, and it will inevitably be difficult for us to deal with it in the future, but this is also an opportunity. We can use this excuse to ask the governor for more resources and support and expand our strength."
Du Teng nodded repeatedly: "Governor, if you want to protect yourself, your fist will be hard first. Shenzhou suffered the biggest losses this time, and the next step is to fight against Lu Long. We have reason to ask the Jiedushi for more things."
"You two make sense. Shenzhou has no choice because of geographical reasons. Huang Shang, you continue." Suning looked at Huang Shang and said.
"From the current situation, the next step is that Li Anmin, Zhaozhou, will definitely be revenge against Zhenwu. Zhenzhou led by the Jieduan, will definitely join. If Zhenwu faces us Chengde alone, they will have no chance of winning." Huang Shang said: "Henghai wants to take advantage of the situation, so we Chengde will naturally not be rewarded. Now their Dezhou has been beaten by Li Ze. Judging from what Wang Mingyi said, Li Ze is clearly planning to fight against Henghai next time, but because of his lack of strength, he is not able to endure it. But once Cao Xin leads his troops back to Yizhou, the situation will be very different. In my opinion, Henghai may collapse first."
"Even if Zhu Shou suffered a great loss, he still has the land of the Three States. Does that bastard Li Ze have such skills?" Suning said gloomyly.
"It's not that Li Ze is very capable, but that Zhu Shou's Henghai area is not calm in itself." Huang Shang shook his head and said, "Under Henghai's rule, people are living in poverty, their strength is limited, and their potential for war is not much, which is much worse than Zhenwu. Of course, I'm just a guess, or there may be any other changes."
“If what you said is true, so what?”
"If it is true, then we will no longer be able to stop Li Ze from entering Zhenzhou." Huang Shang sighed. "Cao Xin sat down next to Li Ze, and there is no doubt about this. If Li Ze wants to fight Henghai, this person will definitely support him with all his strength. Governor, if Li Ze takes over Henghai and controls the four prefectures of Henghai, what else can we fight with him?"
Suning's teeth were chewing.
"As you say that, can we just wait for death?"
"Of course not." Huang Shang said: "Governor, now we can only join forces with the governor Li Anmin of Zhaozhou."
"What's the use of contacting him?" Suning said dejectedly: "He was afraid of my brother-in-law like a tiger. When his brother-in-law glared at him, he became a sick cat."
Huang Shang sneered: "The tiger has become a sick tiger now, but the cat is in its prime, and it is also the same time. Governor, you must persuade your wife to do your best to stop the Jiedushi from recruiting Li Ze into Zhenzhou. As long as Li Ze does not go to worship the ancestors of the Li family and is not written into the Li family genealogy, then as you said, he is just a wild breed and will not be recognized by most people. The wife is now suffering from the loss of her son. The Su family is very kind to the Jiedushi, and the Jiedushi is also a person who values love and righteousness. He will definitely not sprinkle salt on the wife's wound at this time."
"What's the use of this? It's just delaying the time." Suning said dejectedly.
"It is to delay the time." Huang Shang said loudly: "During this period, we must fully support Li Anmin's war against Zhenwu, and at the same time lobbying vigorously such as Wang Sili, You Yong and others. The governor should not forget that these old people were all desperate in the battle with Wang. I don't believe that they would have no doubts about Li Ze's impending rise."
"You want to..."
Huang Shang nodded heavily: "It is, governor, we vigorously promote one of the sons of the governor Li Anmin to become the heir. Li Anmin currently has three characters, the eldest son Li Bo, who is now captured and has a huge reputation. The legitimate son Li Tao cannot pass the heir, but the youngest son Li Yuan, who is still seven years old, is just born to a maid, and is the best candidate. The wife comes forward and adopts him as a son. I think Li Anmin will definitely be happy to see him."
Suning was thrilled.
If the success of the inheritance is really successful, it is good in a legal sense or in a clan perspective, the inheritance and the parent-child are exactly the same, and there are also legitimate reasons for inheriting virtue. In this way, not only will the Su family have a new foundation, but Zhaozhou will also fully support it. The veterans of Chengde who were in a panic because of Li Che's death also have a target for re-establishment. The three parties are united. Even if Li Ze has the support of Cao Xin and even if he wins Henghai in the future, the two sides will eventually be just a confrontation.
The crowd in the room nodded repeatedly, all of whom were happy, but Hu Shier, who attended the meeting, was shocked and thought that this scholar was vicious. This strategy was really a big hit. I thought that once Li Che died, the young master would naturally become the Lord of Chengde. Now it seems that he is afraid that he still has a long way to go.
"I will send someone to Zhenzhou to discuss this matter with my sister." Suning said.
Chapter completed!