Yangzhou's reaction was so fierce and the means were so decisive that it greatly surprised Gong Yunda and his son, and at the same time, the military strength displayed by Yangzhou also made them vigilant.

"Father, those assassins in the city and those merchants who secretly support us don't talk about it for the time being, if they are prepared, it is indeed difficult to succeed, but Gong Hao and Yang Guangli led the elite of our Huainan Army, and they died in a battle, and even Gong Hao and Yang Guangli did not escape their lives, which is too abnormal." Gong Bin looked at his father Gong Yunda and said.

Just now, Yangzhou sent people to send Gong Hao, Yang Guangli and the heads of those who have heads and faces in the city, of course, there is also a fierce and tough letter of rupture, in which Gong Yunda is reprimanded for betraying the Tang Dynasty and taking refuge in the pseudo-Liang, which will inevitably be tolerated by heaven and earth.

"We have always known about Li Ze's use of Jin Mantang to secretly infiltrate Yangzhou, but we never expected that their power would be so great." Gong Yunda was also shocked: "We made a mistake, we fell behind in one move, and we fell behind step by step!" ”

"Father, no matter what, we must get Yangzhou back." Gong Bin said categorically: "First, more than half of the essence of Huainan is in Yangzhou, and without Yangzhou, the weight of Huainan Festival will be greatly reduced." This will make His Royal Highness underestimate his father, and it will also make his father lose face in front of His Royal Highness in the future. Second, if Yangzhou is not uprooted as soon as possible, and Li Ze uses Yangzhou as a base to continuously increase the source, the trouble will become bigger and bigger. ”

"Of course I know that!" Gong Yunda said: "But since we have made up our minds to launch a big war to take Yangzhou in one fell swoop, we must be even more anxious, we must prepare carefully, soldiers and horses, grain and grass must be properly raised before we start, otherwise once the fight starts, either there is a problem here or there is a leak there, once the war drags on, I am afraid that there will be more opponents in Huainan." What's more, we can't afford to lose again, lose another game, lose more than just face. ”

Gong Bin nodded.

"Gather the governors of all states and the generals of all ministries to come and discuss! This time, we must gather all the forces that can be gathered, take Yangzhou in one fell swoop, kill Mei Jiu, and make an example. Gong Yunda stood up and said fiercely.

Wuning Festival Town, Xuzhou City.

Looking at the information that had just been sent back from Huainan, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but shake her head, and spit out the word waste in her mouth. Huainan's return to Shun was originally a great joy, but Yangzhou's flag and split made this happy event a little embarrassing. It's like when the young couple is holding a wedding ceremony, and suddenly a person runs out and says that the bride has a leg with him, which is disgusting.

"Gong Yunda made it clear that he doesn't need us to go to support?" Looking at Sun Tonglin, Zhu Youzhen asked. It would be best if you could take this opportunity to get in there.

"Yes, he made it clear that he has the ability to solve this matter himself!" Sun Tonglin said: "At most, in one month, he can let the anti-thief be awarded the head and Yangzhou will return." ”

"I hope so!" Zhu Youzhen said: "Huainan tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and Yangzhou is only a mere place, although rich, but the soldiers and horses have always been weak, even if they get external support, but their strength is limited." However, it can be seen from this incident that Gong Yunda is still wary of us, although he is obedient to us, he still wants to make Huainan his own small kingdom, hehe! ”

"It's inevitable." Sun Tonglin said with a smile: "Your Highness, things have to be done step by step, Huainan is obedient, we can concentrate on dealing with Eyue, now although Huainan still has Yangzhou to do, but it is still feasible to draw out a part of the soldiers and horses, in addition, grain and grass can also provide us with a part, in this way, Eyue is attacked by two ways, it will not take long, it will be in the hands of His Royal Highness, Huainan Eyue Wuning Xuanwu balance is connected, and the three highnesses will have a place for the foundation, and then they can naturally slowly figure it out, Whether it is to continue to the south or to look back at the north, it is always easy to advance and retreat. ”

"Looking north?" Zhu Youzhen took a deep breath, stood up, looked north, and looked at the north for a long time before turning his head and looking at Cao Bin: "General Cao, tell me, after the beginning of spring this year, Li Ze's army on the front line suddenly moved frequently, and there was a great posture for launching a large-scale attack, is he ready to go to war?" ”

This is a big topic, Cao Bin thought for a while, and said: "Your Highness, according to the last general, the possibility of Li Ze launching a large-scale attack on our Daliang this year does not exist. If we really want to fight, it won't be like this and the whole line will move, and the current action, more likely, is to create some pressure on us. Li Ze's subordinates have been fighting, and their opponents are extremely tough, although they all won in the end, but the price they paid was not small. Recuperation should be their main purpose now. However, it is inevitable that some small-scale battles will be fought locally. ”

"Where do you think it would be if it was going to hit it locally?" Zhu Youzhen asked.

"Tai'an should be a point of choice for them." Cao Bin thought for a while and said, "In addition, Gon Hai will also be one of their choices, after all, in Pinglu, Li Ze has already assembled two guards' troops, and it is obvious that this has a purpose." And if they attack the sea, it will be tantamount to giving us a problem. ”

"To save or not to save, isn't it?" Zhu Youzhen asked with a smile.

"That's true."

"Of course I want to save it!" Zhu Youzhen said without hesitation: "What a good opportunity to meddle in the sea of gun!" The eldest brother transferred all the elite soldiers and strong generals of Gunhai, and now more than half of them are in Shannan Dongdao, and a small half is around Chang'an, and the base camp of Gunhai has become extremely weak, once Li Ze starts fighting, Gunhai will inevitably be unable to parry, we are close at hand, of course we have the obligation to rescue. My eldest brother is now bent on seeking the position of garrison general in Chang'an, and Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by. ”

"Your Highness is right." Cao Bin hesitated for a moment and said: "But Your Royal Highness, please forgive the last general, although we have trained a large number of troops now, after all, they are all new troops, compared to the Xuanwu Army, the combat effectiveness is not above the same level, if we confront the Tang Army head-on, the chance of victory is not great." ”

Speaking of this issue, Zhu Youzhen was also a little helpless. But if you want to train a strong army, how can it be achieved overnight.

"Next, I will fight Eyue, and I am ready to command it myself." Zhu Youzhen said: "The Xuanwu Army will not move, I will leave it all to you." General Cao, you are in Wuning, ready to rescue Gunhai at any time. ”

"If the Xuanwu army does not move, His Highness is going to transfer that force to fight Eyue?" Cao Bin said.

"Liu Xinda is coming back soon, he has thousands of soldiers and horses, from Pinglu to Tai'an, he has been fighting, his combat effectiveness is not weak, and he is also an experienced general." Zhu Youzhen said: "In addition, the 10,000 people in the department of Diaotian Guofeng are almost enough." At that time, Huainan Gong Yunda also sent troops, and it would take no effort to make a big effort. ”

Cao Bin nodded.

"After fighting Eyue, these soldiers will become veterans, and when the time comes, I will mobilize some more of these veterans for you, and then add some new soldiers." Zhu Youzhen raised his head and thought for a while: "Fighting to the south is to occupy territory, gather the population, and also train troops, and the elite soldiers who have been trained will gather up and prepare to deal with Li Ze." Zhu Youzhen said with a smile.

"In the southeast direction, the training actions are frequent, and when the time comes, it will inevitably intersect with us." Sun Tonglin said on the side: "This point also needs to be taken into account. ”

"This is Li Ze's plan to attack my beam from the north to the south." Zhu Youzhen sneered: "But Xiang Xun is not the master who is willing to bow to him, whether it is Li Ze's help or not, we have to see if it is the time?" Sun Gong, you run for me to observe the Jiangnan Observation Envoy, and the Hunan Observer Envoy to these boundaries. ”

Sun Tonglin nodded.

"A month later, I will send troops to Eyue!" Zhu Youzhen said: "Xu Xiang is about to go to Wuning, General Cao, when the time comes, he will preside over political affairs and revitalize the local economy, and you will preside over the military and always pay attention to Gunhai." ”

"Understood!" Cao Bin said.

Sun Tonglin thought for a while, and arched his hand: "Third Highness, it is undeniable that Xu Xiang is indeed a good hand at governing places, but his actions in Tai'an are quite intense, and his methods, in Wuning, are only afraid that they are out of place." After all, the wealthy families here in Wuning are quite supportive of us. ”

Zhu Youzhen laughed: "When Xu Xiang comes, I will talk to him, let him force it, he will sing this red face, I will pretend to be white, Wu Ning is not Tai'an, of course we want to unite these wealthy families, but we also want to let them know that when it is time to bleed, they must bleed." Xu Xiang's existence is a threat to them in itself, and they will follow me honestly. ”

Sun Tonglin smiled: "It turns out that His Highness has already planned. ”

"Xu Xiang learned the way under Li Ze, but in our place, it is also necessary to divide the place. Where it is broken, it doesn't hurt to do this, but it can't be like Wu Ning. Zhu Youzhen said.

"Your Highness has already made a plan, and I will rest assured, tomorrow I will set off, first go to Huainan, urge Gong Yunda to quickly recover Yangzhou, and then assist His Highness to attack Eyue, and then go to Jiangxi, and then go to Hunan, and strive to promote the two to unite to deal with the threat of Xiang Xun, if the two of them can withstand Xiang Xun, we will have more time." Sun Tonglin said.

"There is Lao Sun Gong." Zhu Youzhen said with a smile. "I want to cheer them up, and after I take Eyue and integrate Eyue and Huainan, I can directly support them. Tell them that if they are willing to cooperate with me, a throne will definitely not be able to run away from them. ”