Li Xiaochang knew that Duan Lun was able to make a high-profile appearance again, on the one hand, because Yang Chong was grateful to Duan Wenzhen for his kindness, and on the other hand, Duan Lun wrote a letter to the general Yu Dashi, and as a result, Yu Dashi led 2,000 elite soldiers to sacrifice Xuanwu County, resulting in the loss of Feiwu and Tongshan counties, and Mianzhu lost all the peripheral cities, forcing Li Yuan's army to confront Zhuge Quan in Mianzhu.

Although Zhuge Quan and Jiang Duo did not have any major victories for more than a year, they successfully consolidated the power in Hanzhong, Brazil, and Bazhong, and relied on the recruited 40,000 wingmen army to fight a bloody battle with Li Jiancheng in Padang for a year. In the end, Li Chen and Li Yang followed Li Xiaogong to defect, Li Jiancheng couldn't stand the loss of troops, so he had to retreat, and was beaten into Badong County by Jiang Duo; Now Li Jiancheng relies on the navy to guard Yuzhou, Luzhou, Baidi, Wushan, Zigui, Badong and other places, while Jiang Duo occupies the four counties of Badong County, which are far away from the river, and looks at the north of the river.

Li Xiaochang took advantage of the excitement and asked Duan Lun in a low voice: "If Li Jingshui attacks the White Emperor, can he hold it?" ”

Duan Lun said gloomily: "If Zhou Shaofan can stop Wang Xiongdan, maybe there will be a battle, and now the general trend is gone." ”

Zhou Shaofan, Qiu He led 20,000 unwilling to surrender Tang Army Naval Division after Li Xiaogong left, trying to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Hexi Army to attack the Hexi Army Naval Division, did not want Li Jing to be prepared, the Tang Army and Wang Xiongdan's army launched a decisive battle, it is said that after two days and two nights, the Hexi Army Su Huer led reinforcements to arrive; In the end, Su Huer killed the Tang general Zhou Shaode, Zhang Shanan shot the Tang general Zhou Xiaojie, and the Tang generals Zhou Shaoze and Qiu He all died in the chaos, and the 20,000 Tang troops were annihilated, and Zhou Shaofan committed suicide.

Xu Xuanche, Liu Bo, Li Guangdu, Wang Renshou, Du Zhisong and others, who were watching in Changsha and other places, immediately led the remaining more than 70,000 people to accept the reorganization, and Li Jing abided by Chang'an's promise and appointed Xu Xuanche as the county guard of Wuling, Li Guangdu as the county guard of Guiyang, Liu Bo as the county guard of Lingling, Wang Renshou as the county guard of Changsha, Wang Xiongdan as the county guard of Jiujiang, Yang Luo as the county guard of Yuzhang, Li Xizhi as the county guard of Wuchang, and Du Zhisong as the county guard of Yong'an.

Nanchang and other places occupied by Lin Shihong were separately divided into Nanchang County, and Lin Shihong's department made Wang Rong the county guard; In addition, Lin Shihong's younger brother Lin Yaoshi was the county guard of Poyang, and several were the county guards of Yi'an, and Lin Shihong was in charge of the four counties as the governor of Guangzhou and the county guard of Nanhai. Now only Ning Changzhen and Feng Ang in Lingnan are still divided, and the two of them are unable to go north at all; As long as Li Jing has time, once the people of Changsha, Wuchang and other counties have gathered their hearts, he can wave his army to attack Badong.

Duan Lun's heart died at this, Li Xiaochang still lowered his voice and said: "Du Zhisong didn't go to Yong'an County to take office at all, King Yue ordered Du Zhisong to be a messenger, secretly went to Badong, and promised that as long as Li Jiancheng was willing to surrender, he would give up his military power and be the king of Yong'an; Li Xiuning was named the lord of Yiyang, and in the future he pardoned Li Yuanji and named Li Yuanji as the marquis. ”

Li Xiujing, who was beside Duan Lun, was shocked when she heard this, Duan Lun and Li Xiaogong's actions had already broken her liver and intestines, whether it was Duan Lun being captured and surrendered, or Li Xiaogong returning to obedience for glory and wealth, it was not as good as Zhou Shaofan's fight on the Yangtze River. However, if Li Jiancheng takes refuge in Chang'an, then Li Yuan will not have a second way to go in Chengdu except for dying in battle; Chengdu is no matter how dangerous it is, under the siege of Zhuge Quan and Li Jing's land and water army, it will definitely support less than a year.

Duan Lun couldn't believe it, and looked at Li Xiaochang deadly, Li Xiaochang said disappreciably: "The Zheng family has been running at both ends for a long time, do you think Zheng Yuanshou is really being coerced in Li Jiancheng's army?" Just to keep in touch. The Zheng family, the Wei family, and the Wang family are all betting on both ends, and now that the overall situation has been decided, they all want to get the most outstanding children back to Chang'an. ”

Li Xiujing stretched out her hand and wanted to grab a wine glass and throw it, but Gongsun Huilan grabbed her wrist and slowly pressed it under the table; Gongsun Huilan said softly: "You should be glad that Yang Chong doesn't want to kill them all, except for your father and the people, everyone else can still live, and the family will not die." If you were your father, would you treat Yang Chong like this? ”

Li Xiujing calmed down, who said no, if it was Li Yuan, even if 100,000 more people died, Yang Chong would not be allowed to live, Wang Shichong and Li Zitong, who were captured alive by Yang Chong, including Xue Renyue and others, are still alive and well, but Xiao Mo and Dou Jiande, who were caught by Li Yuan and Li Shimin, the grass on the grave is already higher than people. It's Li Xiuning, Guanyin and others, if they change positions, I'm afraid they would have been bullied so much that they have no dignity, but Yang Chong still let them retain the last trace of dignity.

But after thinking about it, it is precisely because of Yang Chong that Du Fuwei, Li Xiaogong, and Lin Shihong believe that Chang'an will not go back on its word and is willing to sacrifice its land and return to obedience. Li Xiujing was thinking nonsense, Shangshu Zuocheng Duhu Huaien had already walked to the banquet hall and announced that Chongming and Huating counties were divided into Huating County, and Jinling County was formed with Stone Town and Dangtu County; Meng Translation, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, then said that he would set up municipal shipping divisions in Huating, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou to encourage private shipbuilding and trade by sea; Shangshu Zuo Cheng Duhu Huaien announced that the three counties of Chongming and Huating were divided into Huating County.

Immediately, Li Keshi passed the word for Yang Chong, the king of Yue, the king of Chu, and the king of Jiujiang would join forces to build a shipyard in Huating, and the Huijishi clan led by the Gu family would build a shipyard in Wengzhou, and the scale was not under the two shipyards of the Jiangdu government office and the Wei family; The hall applauded like thunder, the world will be decided, and ships will be shipped, although it is trade, but the military target is Goguryeo. Yang Chong was willing to recruit Li Jiancheng and Tang Jun, and the explanation in the political hall was also for this reason, in order to ensure that in the future, the Han people could die one less.

Li Xiujing gritted her teeth and said, "Aren't they afraid of planting in Goguryeo?" ”

Gongsun Huilan replied: "No, the Hexi Army has been able to build a bridge over the Yangtze River, and the Liao River is not a problem; Yang Chong also has the airship Tianlei, so he is not worried about not being able to cover the troops, plus the five infantry armies of Yang Yanwu, Yang Yanshi, Bald Kulin, Li Duan, and Xiang Shanzhi, at least they can successfully take Liaodong City. As long as the Turks are defeated and there are no worries, Yang Chong does not need to be in a hurry, he can fight slowly. ”

Jili Khan fought hard against the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo; In the northeast, the Xi and Khitan have lost their place to live, and Tuli has to be exploited, and now they are also in a mess. If it weren't for Zhuge Quan and Li Jing's army in the south and Bashu, I'm afraid that Yang Chong would have ordered to kill the Great Wall and give Jieli a little color; Duan Lun had actually been paying attention to his wife's actions, and turned around and said, "Yang Gongqing's army has begun to be transferred back to Chang'an one after another. ”

Li Xiaochang dragged Duan Lun, and it turned out that it was the head of the household department who came forward and announced that the Wuchuan Iron Works would be returned to the Ministry of Households, and that a fourth large iron plant would be built in Jinling County, called Jinling Iron Works; The household department will send officials from the Salt and Iron Division to the southern counties of Huating, Jinling, and Huiji.

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