"I really underestimated Zhu Youzhen!" Li Ze shook his head and said.

"I did underestimate Zhu Youzhen." Gongsun Changming's face was also not very good-looking.

After Li Ze decided on how to take advantage of the situation and beat the dog in the water for less than ten days, the information from Yangzhou caused him to be hit by the head.

Huainan is lost.

Everyone thinks that at such an occasion, Zhu Youzhen would concentrate the strength he could gather back to Chang'an to grab the chair of the fake Liang. From the current strength comparison, his elder brother Zhu Youyu was indeed unable to compete with him, but in a slight way, this guy actually attacked Huainan as soon as possible.

"It's no wonder that Madam, we didn't expect it!" Gongsun Changming said: "It seems that this kid is growing up now. After taking Huainan, he immediately stopped and stopped when he saw it. He did not lengthen the front line. At the same time, he posed a big problem for us, and he easily pulled away."

"A good opponent." Li Ze didn't care. "Huainan was lost, but Yangzhou, Lianshui and other places were still in our hands. Our strength was not damaged. It was just that the time to open up the Yangtze River was delayed."

"Zhu Youzhen gathered tens of thousands of troops in Huainan, but he turned around alone. It seems that he is confident about the attack on Zhu Youyu." Gongsun Changming looked at the map and said, "Once he easily solved Zhu Youyu, next year, while ensuring that Huainan is not lost, he can gather the power of E Yue and compete with Qian Biao for the Dongting Lake Basin. Now he has a good navy force, and he can also look at the east road of Shannan. If Zhu Yougui of Shannan West Road also surrenders to him, then his plan to retake Shannan East Road is not without hope."

"The plan on paper." Li Ze smiled and said, "Once Zhu Youzhen's army is under Chang'an City, Dai Chao from Xiangyang will inevitably abandon Xiangyang and return to Chang'an. Tian Guofeng's troops will take down Xiangyang without any effort and bring the entire Shandong East Road under our rule. At the same time, by next year, our rule in Shandong East Road and Jingnan has been solid, and this area is connected. On the land, there are Tian Guofeng, Ding Jian and Qian Biao's troops, and they can easily mobilize more than 100,000 people. On the water, there are Zheng Wenchang's navy. If he wants to peek at this place, he must also see whether his teeth are hard?"

Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "I just said a possibility. Always prevent any accidents. Just like this time in Huainan, the cooked duck made him fly away again, which made people feel bored. Li Xiang, the wife wants to retake the Huainan area again. What do you think?"

"Didn't you be confident long ago?" Li Ze glared at him: "Of course, I don't allow it."

"It's true that there is no need for this. Now Zhu Youzhen's troops are waiting for us to compete with them. We don't take advantage of the right time and place. At this time, we will not gain anything except for a hard nail. Once something goes wrong, Yangzhou's deployment will inevitably be wasted. So, at this time, I think the goal should still be on the east and west Zhejiang."

"Yes. The secretary-general next document will hold Yangzhou accountable for this matter in Huainan, especially Liu Ruyan and Mei Jiu." Li Ze said: "At the same time, it will also make them clear that they can never make the same mistakes on the issue of east and west Zhejiang. When it is time to start, they must not hesitate. The situation in these two places is much more complicated than Huainan."

"With the madam's character, I suffered a loss in Huainan this time, and I'm afraid I'll cut the mess quickly next time." Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "But that's good."

"Although the matter in Huainan is somewhat unexpected, it does not hinder the overall situation." Li Ze said: "When we take down the Balance, Gunhai and other places, the army is approaching the core areas of Zhu Youzhen like Xuanwu and Wuning, he has to give up the Che Baoshang, and will naturally withdraw his troops. If these places are lost, the pseudo-liang will be over. Gongsun, you can actually think about Xiang Xun in the south now."

"Jiangxi has all been criticized by Xiang Xun," Gongsun Changming said: "Next, this person will definitely fight with us in eastern Zhejiang and western Zhejiang, but I am afraid that conflict will be inevitable."

"So, to take these two places before them, it is called taking action first. When these two places have fallen into our hands, if he wants to reach out, we have a lot of reasons to talk to him." Li Ze smiled. "Now he has just taken Hongzhou, and he is exhausted and needs rest, so we still have a little advantage in time."

"But this person has probably put a lot of effort into these two places, especially in eastern Zhejiang!" Gongsun Changming reminded.

"Pan Motang is still there!" Li Ze said quietly.

In the snow, Zhu Youzhen rushed into Luoyang with only a hundred cavalry guards.

"Uncle." Looking at Xu Fu and Xu Chong, who were greeting him outside the government office, Zhu Youzhen turned over and got off the horse, clasped his fists and bowed to the ground.

Xu Fu waved his hand and said, "Don't say anything, go and worship first!"

"yes!"

He respectfully worshiped Jingxiang with the etiquette of his sons and nephews. Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but shed tears. It can be said that if it weren't for the person lying in the coffin now, there would never be Zhu Youzhen now. Maybe he would still give up on himself in Chang'an City. Unfortunately, in this sudden incident, his guide and his teacher fell in first, and the initiator of this incident was himself.

"Okay, stop crying. Brother Jing is the most shameful way of being a child in his life." Xu Fu said.

"I killed Jingxiang!" Zhu Youzhen said in tears. "If it weren't for the Jingnan incident, how could this happen?"

"It's not necessarily true!" Xu Fu sneered: "I tried Yang Honggui, there are some other things involved here, but you're dead, so you don't have to know about this matter."

After all, Zhu Wen is his old boss and his benefactor. Xu Fu is unwilling to reveal the scandals of Zhu Wen and his daughter-in-law in front of Zhu Youzhen.

"Besides, Gongsun Changming is sinister and vicious. Only people like him can think of such a trick. Not to mention you, even if I change to your position, I will still be in his way. Brother Jing's life is a prudent plan. It is natural to suffer a loss when he meets a person like Gongsun Changming." Xu Fu said. "But conspiracy is a conspiracy. When it comes to the end, he still has to see the truth on the battlefield. There are still hundreds of thousands of troops in Daliang, but it is not made of clay, plastic and paper, and the Tang army may not be able to get benefits."

"But we are at a disadvantage after all. It is difficult for the south to make any progress for a while. It would be great to be able to keep the fruit in front of us." Zhu Youzhen sighed.

"You have done a good job." Xu Fu nodded: "In this case, you can still think of taking Huainan first. Lao Jing did not choose the wrong person. Compared to Zhu Youyu, you are not a little bit stronger. That dog's mind is full of mud."

"Uncle, what should we do next?"

"The training in the south is not enough, and Zhu Youyu in Chang'an City is not enough!" Xu Fu said proudly: "What we have to do now is to enter Chang'an with lightning speed, take down Zhu Youyu, and then prepare for war, and prepare for the death of the Tang army in the future. If you win, you have no worries and lose, what else can you say?"

"Everything depends on my uncle." Zhu Youzhen bowed and said, "This time my nephew came alone and had nothing."

"Don't ambush with me." Xu Fu looked at Zhu Youzhen and said, "Don't tell me that you have not made any arrangements in the imperial guards. When I was in the imperial guards two years ago, don't think you could hide your little actions from me. Now Fan Sheng is still running for you in Chang'an City. Jing Xiang has helped your father all his life. In addition to the power above the surface, I think Jing Xiang has given all the power under the water to you, right?"

"Uncle, my people are all small schools, and they have limited power. After all, they cannot go to the table and can only make small fuss. The forces of Jingxiang are mostly in the civil service system. When things have come to this point, I am afraid that Zhu Youyu will carry out a major purge in Chang'an. I would rather kill the wrong ones than let it go. Whether he can return to Chang'an this time depends entirely on his uncle's power." Zhu Youzhen said sincerely.

"Don't worry, I have led the imperial guards for many years, and Zhu Youyu has only been in charge of how many years? After he came to power, even though he had been trying hard to replace my old subordinates, how could he be completely eliminated for a while?" Xu Fu said proudly: "The tiger will not lose its power, let alone I am still alive. This year, we will go to Chang'an City to celebrate the New Year."

"Uncle Wu gathered 10,000 troops in Xuanwu, and then he will arrive. This is all I can take out now. The remaining troops, including Uncle Cao of Tianping, really dare not move." Zhu Youzhen said. "Although I stabilized the situation in the south, Li Ze's power is still weak in the south. Xiang Xun is not in the same mind as him, and it may even drag him back. But in the north, it is Li Ze's world. For this reason, this is an excellent opportunity. The Tianping Army is alone. Tian Ping from Weibo and Liu Chenglin from Pinglu land will pose a great threat to the balance. It is already a blessing that Uncle Cao can hold on."

"I am in Luoyang, and there are only 10,000 troops to move." Xu Fu said: "The people in Mengjin Pass are not only unable to move, but they must strictly guard against Shi Zhuang on the opposite side. Only 20,000 troops are enough. I also sent someone to Gunhai to persuade Dai Yue. I promised him that as long as he did not join Dai Chao, I would like to protect his Dai clan's lineage. If he could abandon the darkness and turn to the light, I would like to protect him from the position of Dai Chao after the war."

"I'm afraid it's difficult." Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said, "You can't send hope to him."
Chapter completed!