After the Political Affairs Hall and the Ministry of Justice reported the current affairs, Luo Zhaoyun asked about the Ministry of War and the Privy Council again, there were several battles at present, as well as the military garrisons in border areas. This national defense force and war mattered to the life and death of the court.

Qu Tutong, Minister of War, stood up and said, "Return to Your Majesty, according to the latest war report, Li Jing's army had just won the Jingmen Mountain Victory and encircled and annihilated the Liang army in the Jingmen Mountain Camp. Hou Junji led his troops across the Yangtze River. The two armies gathered north and south, with great power, and had reached 150,000 troops. Now they have taken over 30,000 troops and stationed in the Qingjiangkou area, waiting for subsequent food and grass supplies. After repair, they can march towards the capital of Liang."

"A great victory in Jingmen Mountain!" Luo Zhaoyun showed a look of relief when he heard the news.

As a master of military strategy in the Sui and Tang dynasties, Li Jing still has unique features in using troops. He is unstoppable and has approached Jiangling, the capital of Liang State from west to east.

"Does there be any details about using troops?"

Qu Tutong replied concisely: "In the letter, Chen reported that Hou Junji led his troops to cross Qingjiangkou to attract the main force of the Liang Navy, and then sent cavalry to log in from the downstream to attack the barracks on the shore, causing the navy to be attacked from both sides. After taking down the remaining troops from Qingjiangkou, he cut off the supply route of the Liang army in the Jingmen Mountain. Li Jing sent troops to encircle on three sides and sent the navy to attack the ferry on the back of Jingmen Mountain, restraining each other's forces, and at the same time fought a propaganda war. Finally, the Liang generals in the city felt that there was no hope and did not want to cut off themselves in the city, so they abandoned the darkness and turned against the city, and cooperated with the inside and outside, and took the Xiongguan Pass."

Luo Zhaoyun nodded and was sure of the situation in Xiao Liang. If this momentum continues, the Liang Kingdom may be able to be destroyed within a year. As long as you attack Huanglong and take down Jiangling City, it will be almost done. The other southern cities lack the control of the royal family, and it is like a pile of sand that can easily sweep over.

It depends on whether the Xiao family of Lanling has a killer weapon and trump card. If it is based on its current combat power, it will be difficult to resist Li Jing's 150,000 army.

Luo Zhaoyun pondered for a moment and said, "The Privy Council is in the middle to coordinate with the Ministry of Revenue. It is necessary to meet the materials and supplies that General Li Jing needs on the front line. It must not delay, delay military information and fighter jets, and Wei Er and others are held accountable."

"I understand!" Officials from the Privy Council, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of War all bowed and responded.

"Where did Xu Shiji lead his troops south?" Luo Zhaoyun asked about the progress of another army's southward journey.

Chen Xu, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, according to the latest marching report sent back from Luoyang yesterday, Xu Shiji led 80,000 troops and had already left Luoyang for three days and arrived in Pengcheng, where he rectified his troops and recruited some new troops, and then entered the Huainan area to confront Du Fuwei."

"How strong is Du Fuwei's troops?" Luo Zhaoyun asked.

Chen Yu replied: "When you go back to your Majesty, Du Fuwei used 150,000 troops, claiming to be 200,000 troops. He has territory in Huainan and Jiangzuo, and has the greatest influence in the south. Secondly, Shen Faxing, Fu Gongtuo and Du Fuwei echoed, forming a tripod. Together, the troops were close to 300,000. Last year, the imperial court was busy fighting with Li Tang and had no time to look south, so the four teams in Huainan and Jiangzuo were often competing."

"However, Fu Gongtuo was separated from Du Fuwei's account. Shen Faxing and Du Fuwei are old friends, only Li Zitong is the opponent of these three teams. Two months ago, Li Zitong led his troops to attack Shen Faxing's Wujun and succeeded. The team had grown stronger, but was defeated and retreated by Wang Xiongdan, the general sent by Du Fuwei. Therefore, Li Zitong is currently shrinking into a corner of Jiangdong and can no longer compete with Du Fuwei's team."

After hearing this, Luo Zhaoyun began to ponder. Du Fuwei's reputation was so powerful. Can Xu Shiji defeat them?

Although he had some confidence in Xu Shiji and knew that he would definitely become the main general of Dahua in the future, Xu Shiji was still young and had not had enough experience. He directly fought with Du Fuwei, a hero, and had a long journey without the advantage of geographical advantages and harmony in people. It is hard to say whether he could sweep away a strong enemy and appease Jianghuai and Jiangdong.

Other ministers in the court also had concerns about this, and some censors had come forward to express their opinions.

"I report to Your Majesty. I think that Xu Shiji was born in a poor family and stood in Wagang and a vast military general. Before attacking Jinyang, he did not have the experience of leading the army alone. Even if he was a general under Li Mi's account, he was stationed in Liyangcang, rather than charging into battle, and confronting Wang Shichong head-on. Therefore, I feel that it is inappropriate to use Xu Shiji as the commander of the army alone to pacify Du Fuwei in Jiangdong, Huainan, and Shen Faxing and assist Gongtuo."

"Soldiers are major issues of the country. Xu Shiji is not well-known and has insufficient qualifications. It is indeed worrying that a person is a commander at the moment. If you send all the veteran generals to take charge, you can be safe enough."

"I also agree that we should send generals and supervisors to Huainan to supervise the war."

Someone from the Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Hanlin Academy stood up and opposed Xu Shiji's separate representatives entering Huainan to fight Du Fuwei. They all believed that he was not qualified and was much inferior to Du Fuwei's fame.

Luo Zhaoyun swept away the ranks of military generals. In the court, there were veteran generals such as Lai Hu'er, Qu Tutong, and Chen Yu. However, they were all in the Privy Council and the Ministry of War had their positions. They were old and were not easily suitable for appointing an expedition.

After thinking for a while, Luo Zhaoyun suddenly had the idea of ​​being the emperor personally expedition. This time, it might be the last battle to pacify the world, resolve Huainan and Jiangdong, and obtain the rich Jiangnan land, thus connecting the old lands of Wu and Yue, completely engraving the southeast coast into his own country.

Another reason is that he plans to establish shipyards, naval navy, new trading cities, maritime surveillance branches, etc. along the coast to establish the beginning of maritime trade and navigation.

I have been in Guanzhong for a year and Luoyang has also been stable. The north can be said to be his territory, but the south has not been to the south since he returned to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. He did not follow Yang Guang when he went to Jiangdu. This time, he passed through Luoyang and then went south to Jiangdu. In order to fight and pacify the south, it was also an investigation into Jiangnan, pacifying the hearts of the local people, and gaining more support and support from the south.
Chapter completed!