The first snow finally fell down. The winter in the north is definitely a super difficult existence. Birds fly thousands of miles away and people die, which is a true portrayal of it. In such a season, let alone marching and fighting, even working outdoors simply can only be done at a few specific times of the day, and at other times, everyone should be in a warm room.

The first stage of the Wuwei battle against Lu Long came to an end. In the showdown between the two sides, Wuwei won a decisive victory. Although it only took Zhuozhou, it was very symbolic. Tens of thousands of troops entered Zhuozhou, which was almost close to Jicheng, the capital of Youzhou.

On the canal, ships shuttled back and forth, transporting ships of materials from Wuwei to Zhuozhou City, gathering them up to prepare for winter. After completely seizing Zhuozhou, this section of the canal was completely controlled, which made Wuwei more convenient in the transportation of food and food.

Cao Xin set up his left governor's yamen in Zhuozhou City, while Shi Zhuang and Wang Sili captured Guangyang and Tongxian near Jicheng, respectively. Together with Zhuo County, the capital of Zhuozhou, they formed a three-sided siege on Jicheng.

In Weizhou, Zhang Jia's five thousand elite troops, who received a large amount of assistance from Li Ze, approached the border of Guizhou and set up camps, posed a restraining threat to Guizhou, which made the Lulong army in Guizhou not dare to act rashly.

Half a month later, heavy snow and cold wind cut off traffic, and Jicheng became a de facto lonely city.

At this time, Zhang Zhongwu, who had retreated to Jicheng, had already withdrawn from Youzhou with his main force and arrived in Yingzhou. He began to stabilize his position in Yingzhou again. The one who stayed in Youzhou Jicheng became a local man with the powerful family of Youzhou, the powerful family of Fei. The military advisor and the Central Army General Fei Zhong became the only one who stayed in Jicheng.

The news of the great victory of Wuwei spread all over the world. When Zhang Zhongwu was in charge, many powerful people in the world were not optimistic, because around him, there were many powerful towns, Hedong and Chengde, which were all famous towns with great soldiers and horses. In fact, Zhang Zhongwu did not break through the encirclement from these two powerful towns and directly attack the Central Plains. Now that the world has changed, he has lost his fundamental important place Youzhou.

Gao Pian died, and Hedong was disbanded, but the lean camel was bigger than a horse. What shocked the world even more was that during the war, a Wuwei town that was much stronger than Chengde suddenly rose, and it was his own strength that defeated Zhang Zhongwu.

If there were many towns who disagreed with Wuwei earlier, the battle on the Yishui River made the reputation of Wuwei's military soldiers spread all over the world. Not all troops could fight against Zhang Zhongwu with more than 10,000 people, and finally win the battle. Thinking about the appearance of 20,000 cavalry coming from the mountains and fields like a tide, many people could panic.

In December, a lot of things happened.

When Li Ze defeated Zhang Zhongwu on the banks of the Yishui River, Han Qi and Li Cunzhong from Hedong joined forces to abolish the Kelan Army and Xinzhou Army. When Li Ze wrote a letter to the court to report the victory, Han Qi's memorial from Hedong also came to Chang'an.

Han Qi was the heir recommended by Gao Pian before his death. At that time, the court appointed Han Qi as the Hedong Jie Town as the only one who stayed in Hedong Jie Town, which means acting as the governor of Hedong Jie Town. Now, after Han Qi annexed the Kelan Army and Xin Army, he formally requested to be the governor of Hedong Jie Town, and Li Cunzhong was appointed as the deputy envoy.

Chang'an, the imperial city.

Li Yan's mood has been really good these days. The great victory on the banks of the Yishui River and the great victory in Zhuojun, and the good news that connected the entire Chang'an City has boiled.

Although the Tang Dynasty is actually falling apart, in name, everyone still believes in Chang'an. This is why Li Yan is still eager to repeat the glory of his ancestors. Zhang Zhongwu was the first to jump out and raise the flag to rebel. If such a person is not eliminated in time and instead let him become a big shot, he is afraid that the governors of the world will come to fruition.

It’s a pity that he has the will but lacks the ability.

A Gao Pian is far from enough to defeat Zhang Zhongwu.

Li Ze's Wuwei emerged, and Li Yan felt that he had simply pulled it up by himself. He did not agree to the merger of the three towns and build a super town. How could he achieve a decisive victory so quickly?

Li Yan, who is familiar with Lu Long's geographical location and strategic points, naturally understood what it meant to Lu Long after winning Zhuo County.

"What a pity, now there must be a lot of people who have to stop moving forward due to the weather. Otherwise, if you take advantage of the situation to fight the enemy, you will be able to recover Jicheng and restore Youzhou in one fell swoop!" Li Yan, standing on the Wufeng Tower, holding the railings with both hands, and a thick layer of snowflakes on the cloak, still said to Tian Lingzi next to him with great enthusiasm.

"Your Majesty, although General Li and Zhang Zhe won a great victory in this battle, it was actually a miserable victory." Tian Lingzi said: "General Li doesn't want His Majesty to be too worried, so he just reports good news but not bad news in the memorial."

"Oh, there is something like this?" Li Yan said in surprise.

"Yes!" Tian Lingzi continued: "I talked about this matter with Gongsun Changming, the left general of Qianniu Guard, during the banquet. In the battle on the Yishui River, General Li was actually alone. His subordinates were lucky and Liang Han's troops were seriously injured and killed. After the war, he had basically lost his combat power and had not had a long rest. It was impossible to enter the battle again. General Li tried his best to build a Thousand-Man Modao Team. In this battle, he lost more than half of it. Even the General's confidant general Li Han was seriously injured and bedridden. I heard that because of this injury, the originally scheduled marriage had to be postponed."

"The loss is so great that the general did not mention it in the memorial. This is a sharp contrast to the fact that this person had a small victory and asked for rewards from the court and asked for official positions. The general's loyalty to the emperor can be seen from this!" Li Yan said with emotion. "Tian Qing, the general is noble, but the court cannot let him down. Of course, he has to give a lot of rewards. However, the general is less than twenty years old and is already in the third rank. How should he be rewarded? He can't be directly named Prince, right? His father Li Anguo is just Prince!"

"The General must not care about this." Tian Lingzi smiled and said, "If your Majesty really wants to reward the General, you might as well give grace to his wife, mother, and his unborn son!"

"How many months will it take! It seems that there are still four months left before his wife can give birth!" Li Yan laughed: "Give her mother first, and her wife some wealth! Be richer, don't let people say that the royal family is poor."

"yes!"

"By the way, what is the result of what Han Qi asked for in Hedong? The three ministers under the Secretary of the Central Secretariat discussed?" Li Yan suddenly remembered something.

"Your Majesty, the three provinces have different opinions. Wang Zhongcheng shut up. Chen Shangshu Ling took it for granted, but I?"

"You object?" Li Yan was a little surprised: "The person Gao Shuai asked for promotion before his death should not be wrong, right?"

Tian Lingzi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I thought so before, but people will change. When Zhang Zhongwu brought troops to Lu Long, he was also a pillar of the country, but what about now?"

Li Yan was shocked: "What do you mean? Is Han Qi a disobedient heart?"

"This minister dare not assert!" Tian Lingzi tried Tai Chi and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Kelan Army and Xinzhou Army fought bravely in the last battle commanded by General Gao, regardless of their safety, fought bravely to chase the enemy, with heavy casualties. After retreating to Hedong, they were forced by Han Qi and Li Cunzhong. Now they were annexed by the two. As for the Hengye Army and Daizhou Army, they were the main force of Gao Shuai's final battle. Instead, they were Datong Army commanded by General Han Qi. In the last battle, they did nothing, but preserved their strength and now they have become the dominant one."

"There is something like this?"

"Your Majesty, and Yunzhong Guard captured Zhang Jia, who was also forced by Han Qi to give up his garrison Yunzhou and move to Weizhou at great risk. If it weren't for General Li's support, he would have been destroyed by Lu Long's army. Now that Zhang Jia has gained a firm foothold, he immediately sent troops to threaten Guizhou and contributed to General Li's besieging Youzhou."

"What does Han Qi want to do?" Li Yan said in anger.

"I don't know!" Tian Lingzi said: "Han Qi wants to be Hedong Jie Town, and Hedong Jie Town is nominally under the command of the General of the Northland Marine General. Why don't your Majesty ask General Li to see what General Li's opinion? This not only shows Your Majesty's respect for General Li, but also avoids making Han Qi complain. If General Li does not agree, Your Majesty just needs to tell Han Qi the result. Anyway, Han Qi is the only one who stays behind and is the responsibility of the governor, so the difference is not big!"

Li Yan was silent for a while, and the difference here was of course big. However, it makes sense for Tian Lingzi to say this. It seems that General Li was very dissatisfied with Han Qi.

"Then do it like this!" Li Yan nodded: "General Li is the chief general of the Northland marching, and Han Qi is also his subordinate. The general said that he would launch a second attack in the beginning of the year, so that Lu Long's rule could not smoothly carry out spring plowing, which would make Lu Long more difficult in the coming year. I hope Han Qi can make more meritorious contributions by then and then he will be appointed as the governor. If General Li thinks, he will have nothing to say."

"This is natural!" Tian Lingzi said with a smile.

Tian Lingzi, who walked out of the palace, was in a very happy mood. This sentence was naturally due to this. In order to make him say this, the left general of Qianniu Guard, Gongsun Changming, paid a price of 100,000 yuan for it.

Han Qi was unable to become the governor of Hedong, so he left hidden dangers for Hedong. Wu Wei still held the card Zhang Jia in his hand, so he could use this as a guide to provoke civil strife in Hedong and finally completely take Hedong into his arms.
Chapter completed!