Mengjin on the south bank of the Yellow River is a famous ferry through the ages, and it is also the base camp of the Dugi Provincial army to meet the strong enemy and defend the Shendu this time, although this so-called strong enemy still exists in the imagination.

In mid-November, after returning to Shendu to deal with some trivial matters, Li Tong immediately returned to the marching camp on the south bank of the Yellow River and began to formally set up the defensive front.

The Shendu Luoyang is the emperor's house in the sky and the danger of the eight passes, which is a saying from the end of the Han Dynasty. After the turmoil of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, as well as the struggle for hegemony at the end of the Sui Dynasty, it has been more than 70 years since the unification of the national dynasties, and the so-called danger of the eight passes is no longer so accurate.

However, some of the offensive and defensive points in the region have not been weakened much with the passage of time. For example, Mengjin, where the army is stationed at the moment, is one of the important ferries from Hebei to the south.

Whether it is for military needs or to appease people's hearts, it is very necessary to arrange the marching camp here.

But in fact, if we look purely from a military point of view, Heyang on the other side of the Yellow River is the most important stronghold against the enemy in Hebei. This is not the opinion of a military key scholar like Li Tong, but the general proposal of the generals of Dugi Province, and the Anshi Rebellion in history also proves the importance of Heyang's gains and losses to the defense of Luoyang.

The king of Zhou will have 800 princes on the north bank of the Yellow River, that is, Heyang, and the crossing of the river is Mengjin. However, the hunting of the Son of Heaven in Heyang recorded in the "Spring and Autumn Period" was not the hunting activity of Zhou Tianzi to show off his might, but the hegemony of the princes by the Duke of Wen of Jin who slipped Zhou Tianzi to the north bank of the Yellow River and coerced the Son of Heaven to dominate the alliance.

Since ancient times, Heyang has been closely related to the safety of the Central Plains. However, Heyang in the Tang Dynasty was more than 100 miles east of Luoyang, located in Huaizhou, Hanoi, the valley mouth area between Taihang Mountain and the Yellow River, which can be geographically analogous to the Tiger Pass on the other side of the Yellow River, which is a dividing point between Hedong and Hebei.

From the perspective of orthodox military analysis, if Xue Huaiyi's army really attacked south in the name of King Qin, although there was a danger of the Yellow River in Mengjin, Luoyang was too close to the Yellow River, and it was already similar to the army approaching the city.

Moreover, the Yellow River is in front of you, which not only blocks the foreign enemy, but also protects the foreign enemy, and cannot give full play to the advantage of the Tugi Provincial army waiting for work.

Therefore, sufficient troops were deployed in Heyang, backed by Luoyang, which is across the river, and as soon as the foreign enemy arrived, they would take the initiative to attack with ease and work, or defend with Mengjin and Tiger Prison in a corner, and the initiative was in control between attack and defense.

Even a military novice like Li Tong felt that such an offensive and defensive strategy was very reliable, but he still did not cross the river to Heyang to station, but only sent 2,000 Suyue troops and 1,000 elite cavalry to cross the river and settle in Heyang to wait for the enemy.

Luoyang, the capital of the gods, has been peaceful for a long time, although there were two internal rebellions in the vertical arch years, but they were also south of the Yellow River, so the military function of Heyang on the north bank of the Yellow River has not yet been highlighted, and the city defense is not repaired, so it is not suitable for the army to be stationed at all.

Second, how did he go to the north bank of the Yellow River, then the influence and control over the Shendu would inevitably be weakened, and once something happened in the Shendu City, he would not be able to respond in a timely and effective manner.

When it comes to this reason, there is a taste of looking ahead and delaying the fighter. It's clear that the enemy is at present, but the result is still busy with infighting, who will lose if you are not defeated?

But in the final analysis, war is only a continuation of politics, and a war without profit is meaningless and an unjust war.

In fact, as to whether to make such a big deal to guard against Xue Huaiyi's possible move, the court was also divided into two opinions.

One of the factions believes that Xue Huaiyi is just a courtier, although he has the reputation of always winning, but his military exploits are really choking people, and he is by no means a positive person who responds to every call, and he does not have the prestige to bewitch the military in the army.

Now that the chaos in the Shendu City has been put in order, although Xue Huaiyi has a large army wandering outside, it is only rootless water, and he only needs to issue an order, maybe his head will be taken off and sent to the Shendu in the next moment, there is really no need to make a big deal about it because of such an opponent, not to mention the loss of money and money, it will also make the situation in the Shendu people's hearts turbulent.

The other faction is the military generals led by Li Tong, who believe that no matter whether Xue Huaiyi has the motive and ability to call on King Qin or not, the army is located in Luobei and is always prepared.

Moreover, this time, Chen's preparation for war is not only aimed at Xue Huaiyi's army, but also to deter other states and counties from taking advantage of the potential threat in the name of King Qin. In the face of such concealment, only the sword soldier will show it, and it will not be tolerated!

Li Tong insisted on this argument, and the reasons are much more complicated. With the arrangement of the Luobei defense line this time, he could not only empty the treasury of Shendu in the name of military quartermasters, but also slightly integrate the military forces around Dugi.

From the perspective of righteousness, solving the hidden danger of Xue Huaiyi was caused by the coercion of his army, not the power of the imperial heir.

From the aspect of people's hearts, it is necessary to make the people of Heluo feel that His Royal Highness King Yongwang is the protector of this realm, and it is precisely because His Royal Highness King Yongwang is actively defending and fighting on the front line that he can protect the enemy and protect the safety of Heluo.

Especially at this latter point, if the people have such a concept in their hearts, then Li Tong will lead the army back to Luo in the future, and a lot of resistance and resistance will be eliminated invisibly.

Basically, both the north and south of the Shendu agreed with Li Tong's proposition, not that he had already subdued all the soldiers of the Southern Ya with his personality charm, but that these military officers and soldiers needed meritorious service.

The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the general trend has been decided, which is really a bit embarrassing for them, and it is not conducive to integrating into the new order of changing the dynasty and putting things in order as soon as possible.

When there is chaos and turmoil in order, naturally whoever has the biggest fist will have a loud voice. Although the former faction's proposition of focusing on Fu is more reasonable and the reasons are more sufficient, after all, Xue Huaiyi is really not an opponent who can be respected and taken seriously.

But all they can rely on is a few mouths, and they really can't handle the two generals led by King Yong, so they can only let the troops of Dugi Province be mobilized on both sides of the river.

However, an advocacy is an advocacy, and from the bottom of his heart, Li Tong still agrees with the solution of the previous faction, and feels that it is better to try to turn hostility into friendship.

Xue Huaiyi is admittedly not worried, but the tens of thousands of troops he leads and the head of the Seventeenth Route are a great variable.

Although Li Tong didn't think that Xue Huaiyi had enough prestige and ability to integrate all these people's hearts, so as to unite as one to go south to the king of Qin. But the current situation is that the army is wandering outside, but the dynasty has changed, those soldiers who are outside, will they worry about the next placement of them by the imperial court?

If there are a few smart people among them, who can lobby and integrate the commanders of the armies, and negotiate with the imperial court in a group, it will be fun. At present, Li Tong is a dominant power in the Shendu City, and the imperial court urgently needs to introduce another force to form a balance and even suppression.

If the Daibei Provincial Army really has a tendency to assemble and hit it off with the bigwigs of the DPRK and China, then the situation of Li Tong, who was squeezed in the middle, will become embarrassing.

Today, there are more than 40,000 troops in Kinai, and this is still in addition to the soldiers recruited by the prefectures after the coup d'état. However, when the Daibei Dao army marched north, there were already more than 40,000, plus some of the border troops and servant troops in the north, it was more than enough to make up 60,000 or 70,000 troops.

Of course, as the center of the empire, Shendu has the entire world for blood transfusion, even if it is slightly inferior in strength, it can continue to be replenished. The Anshi Rebellion was so big that it was finally put down.

But the problem is that if the war really wants to rise to that level, then it is not Li Tong who can decide with one word.

Previously, in Shendu City, the reason why Li Tong came forward to protect Wang Meichang was naturally because he liked Wang Meichang's ability to stir up, and on the other hand, it was to avoid having a bad relationship with his fourth uncle.

If his fourth uncle feels too directly threatened from him, he may take some extraordinary measures to bypass him and make direct contact with the Daibei Provincial Army.

After all, it was during the reign of his fourth uncle that the Jiedu envoy was established, and although it was only a name established, it was still not the same as the unusually powerful feudal towns of later generations.

But Li Tong didn't want to let this sign appear in advance because of the conflict between his uncle and nephew. His request to his fourth uncle is that he doesn't need you to be so wise and martial and prosperous as the Tang family, but you can't decentralize power for the sake of temporary comfort, and you can't control it to me.

Once the fight starts, whether it is Li Tong or his fourth uncle, including those ministers in the court, no one can ensure that they can still control the situation. Fu's words, Li Tong was unwilling to be dealt with by the imperial court, and summoned the army back to stab him.

To be honest, this situation is actually quite dangerous. The Jinai army was arranged along the river, with a posture of waiting for the day and being ready to fly. And the tens of thousands of Northern Dao troops wandering outside don't know where to go, so there is a high chance that they will misfire.

Of course, although the situation is not good, it will not cause a catastrophe like the Anshi Rebellion, after all, the Daibei army is only a transit division, they have no foundation in the north, and they do not have a leader, no righteous name, can support their army to reach the bank of the Yellow River intact.

Therefore, Li Tong is in Mengjin, and there is no shortage of anxiety waiting for the news from the north shore to be delivered. At the same time, it is also stepping up the transportation of various materials in the Shendu City. If the matter can be properly resolved, then it is naturally the best, and you can pat your ass and go to Guanzhong.

If it is going to develop to the worst, then he really has to put aside the strife in the Divine Capital City and cross the river to prepare for a battle.

When Li Tong was still preparing in Mengjin, there had been a change in the camp of the Daibei Road march.