This time, it was not only Zhao Ziyi who came in, but also Ding Yao and his three brothers. Originally, Li Gengyun planned to arrange separate troop training for the three of them, but after returning to Xiangzhou, he encountered Fang Tong's rebellion, and as a result, the military system of the Xiangzhou Army was also a little messy, so after the rebellion was quelled, Huaishui Sanding also became Zhao Ziyi's subordinate, and now he is also incorporated into the troops of the Xiangyang defenders.

"Here, sit down!"

At this time, four more people came, and there were already seven people in Li Gengyun's room, and at this time they brought their own guards, so the Li Mansion was now much more lively than usual.

"Mr. Li, we'll put these gifts here!"

Zhao Ziyi and the others did not come empty-handed, everyone brought a lot of gifts, they put the things in their hands into the room, and then saluted Li Gengyun and the three of them to show respect, and then sat down generously, looking like waiting to listen to the teachings.

"Yo, why are you so polite, we just had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner here, and you guys are a little late." Do you want to set up another table for supper? ”

Li Gengyun also had a smile on his face, and joked with Zhao Ziyi and the others if they were going to set up a table for supper, and everyone would eat a little more.

"You're welcome. We've all eaten almost. Today, I waited to come here, in addition to greeting Mr. Li for the New Year, and then I wanted to listen to Mr. Li's arrangements for the new year. ”

Zhao Ziyi put on a very sincere attitude when he spoke, and the attitude of the three brothers of the Ding family behind him was even more sincere, it seemed that they sincerely wanted to consult Li Gengyun.

"Hehe, let's stay a little longer. I guess the queen and they should be here soon. Now that the situation in Xiangzhou is clear, I believe that the queen will definitely come to me to discuss how to implement the military and political affairs next year. Come on, come on, all sit, there's hot tea on this table, let's drink some tea! ”

"Yes!"

What Li Gengyun expected in his heart was not only that Zhao Ziyi would come, but he also concluded that Zhao Zhen and them would definitely come over in a while. Zhao Zhen is now the lord of Xiangzhou, and now it is the New Year season, and things in the palace will naturally be a little complicated, but after calculating the time, it shouldn't be long before they come.

"Mr. Li is really clever!"

As soon as Li Gengyun's voice fell, he heard Zhao Zhen's voice coming from outside the door, and then Lin Sen pushed open the door of the room, and several guards carried in two large boxes of gifts under his command and placed them in Li Gengyun's room. And Zhao Zhen and Xiangrui walked into the room after they left.

"Hehe, I've seen the queen!"

"See the Queen!"

"There's no need to set another table, I've already had some pastries and dried fruits ready for everyone to try together."

Zhao Zhen had a smile on her face, and then whispered a few words to Xiangrui, and then arranged for her to go outside and let those guards bring in the dried fruit pastries and the like that were originally used to prepare for Li Gengyun's New Year.

"Everyone, please use it, this is in Mr. Li's family, all of them are your own family, you don't have to be polite!" Zhao Zhen said with a smile, and then said to everyone, of course, the most important thing is that Zhao Zhen originally wanted to give Li Gengyun all this food, but just now I heard Li Gengyun say that he wanted to set another table for everyone to have supper, and he thought that he would get these things out directly.

"Mr. Li doesn't mind, right?!"

"Of course I don't mind, everyone was born and died together, sharing joys and sorrows, it's rare to get together today, I should have a good talk, some dried fruit and pastries, how can I be reluctant?"

"Everyone's free!"

Everyone sat down, some drinking tea and some eating pastries, and sat there chatting with each other in perfect harmony, and there seemed to be no other intention.

"I ate the food, drank the tea, it was getting late, I don't know ......"

It was indeed a little late, but seeing that Zhao Zhen and the others were still drinking tea and chatting with great interest, it also made Li Gengyun a little depressed, so he opened his mouth to express to everyone that he was going to rest.

"It's getting late, it's true, well, it's time for us to get down to business!"

Zhao Zhen said with a smile, and then he motioned to Lin Sen and Xiangrui, asking the two of them to observe the surrounding situation, and if there was any abnormality, they would deal with it immediately, and if there was no abnormality, they would continue to guard.

"Queen, there is no abnormality!"

"Hmm!"

Here comes the topic, Li Gengyun knows that if they simply come to visit their subordinates for the New Year, Zhao Zhen and they should not be able to stay for so long, obviously the other party just wants to make a major decision on this important day.

"Mr. Li, a few days ago, I have arranged all the personnel to implement the policy of Dingbang, and I believe that the strategic deployment of Xiangzhou cities will be fully implemented after the year, and then it will be the time for us to develop. What I wonder in my heart is, will Beiyuan allow us to develop with such peace of mind? ”

Zhao Zhen's doubts in his heart are also the doubts in everyone's hearts, the Northern Yuan Dynasty has now won half of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Central Plains are all in his hands, and when the spring opens after the year, the Northern Yuan Dynasty will inevitably move south, and Xiangzhou, which borders Lizhou, will definitely be a very prominent target at that time. Although Li Gengyun's strategy is a very good strategy, it takes time to deploy and adjust, and it will take at least a year to recuperate before it can achieve initial results. Even if the Northern Yuan Dynasty doesn't, what about Southern Chu, which is eyeing the south? Could it be that they would let go of such a big piece of fat in Xiangzhou?

"Okay, now that everyone is here, then our main lineup is almost complete. The answer I can give is that the Northern Yuan will definitely not let us develop, so we must strike first and attack Lizhou after the year. First, it is to boost morale, secondly, it is also to show the strength of our Xiangzhou army, and thirdly, it is to involve the White Lotus Sect in Jiangzhou and Huateng in Nanzhou. ”

"Nan Chu's side, I have already arranged for someone to disrupt their layout, if it goes well, at least for five years, Nan Chu will not do anything to us. If it doesn't go well, there's at least a year to give us a breather. So, this time we're in a race against time. The first goal after the year is to take Lizhou, even if you can't take the entire territory of Lizhou, you must also control the only way between Pingyang Mountain and Xizhou. In this way we have enough iron for the production of weapons and armor. ”

"Take Lizhou!"

As soon as Li Gengyun's strategy was exported, everyone present was stunned, although they all knew that the geographical location of Lizhou was quite important, and they also knew that Li Gengyun had ambushes in Lizhou, but these ambushes were not all for the preparation of a full-scale counterattack in the future. A few days ago, Li Gengyun's transfer had already made them feel a little confused, and now it has been confirmed from his mouth, it seems that Li Gengyun is going to do it in advance!