Deep Sycamore City.

Daliang moved its capital to Jizhou Shenwu, and with it, the political, economic and military center of gravity of Daliang was also transferred here.

Shenwu is the largest city in Jizhou and one of the most famous cities in the world. Yuan Cheng rose up that year, and after capturing Jizhou, he established the base camp here.

After several changes since then, after Huan Wu defeated the Lu clan, he took this city into his hands.

Jizhou was originally the palace of the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty who went north, and a complete palace was established. Not only that, the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty also built the imperial tomb near Shenwu.

Recently, after the death of Emperor Xia Yunqi of Zhou, her imperial tomb was near Shenwu City. Fang Chang attendants around Xia Yunqi and dozens of chamberlains who were loyal to her guarded the mausoleum for her.

After the Huan clan moved the capital, Huan Qi sent hundreds of guards to guard Xia Yunqi's mausoleum.

It took half a year for the Huan clan to finally complete the task of moving the capital. But before they could breathe a sigh of relief, news came from the north that the demon clan was heading south.

In the main hall, Huan Qi, who was sitting on the throne, frowned, looking at the information sent by Zheng Da from Youzhou, his face was very ugly.

Zheng Da said above that three dragon hunters almost destroyed a military village guarded by 600 sergeants. The military fortresses, passes, and cities in the northern part of Youzhou lacked enough ordnance to deal with the dragoons, so Zheng Da wanted to mobilize a thousand long crossbows from the rear to guard against possible threats.

Huan Qi frowned not because he didn't have this thousand long crossbows, on the contrary, with the financial and material resources of the Liang army, it could be easily transferred. What really worries Huan Qi is the combat power of the demon army.

Xie Niuwei has sent detailed information about the combat power of the demon and barbarian clans, and the authenticity of the content of this information has been confirmed from Zheng Da's letter.

This alien army is no longer the rabble of the past experience, but a great enemy that the Liang army needs to deal with head-on.

But the problem is that with the surrender of Wu and Chu to the Great Zhou, the Great Liang has actually fallen into the situation of being surrounded by the Zhou army. And now the demon clan's southward movement is even worse.

"Your Majesty, alien races are rampant, but after all, it is only a disease of mustard, and the traitor Yang Xian is our henchman. Sending an envoy to form a good alliance with the Demon Emperor is really the etiquette that the kingdom should have, and it can also use the power of foreign races to deal with the traitor Yang Xian. Waiting for the return of the envoy, Your Majesty does not have to worry too much. ”

Huan Li stood up, looked at Huan Qi's face, and arched his hand.

Huan Qi smiled in his heart, of course, laughing at Huan Li's ignorance. If it was possible, Huan Qi would of course want to get along with Wu Hao, after all, he didn't want to make another strong enemy at such a time.

But in fact, judging from the military movements of the demon clan, Wu Hao obviously had no intention of making friends. He came this time to annex the world.

And Wu Hao's main direction of attack is the beam.

Huan Qi sent an envoy to the demon clan's royal tent, and he had a heart for what happened, and he was able to find out the reality of the demon clan at the worst time.

It's just that what awaits Huan Qi is by no means goodwill.

Outside the palace, the drums were beating, and Huan Li's face was full of joy.

"Your Majesty, the messenger has returned."

"Hurry up!"

The ministers in the palace were also waiting, because the result of this envoy's envoy greatly determined the situation of the Liang army. The ministers in the palace watched the envoy enter the hall, but they had already discovered the abnormality.

There were three envoys, one chief envoy and two deputy envoys, but now only one has returned.

"Your Majesty!"

The only deputy envoy fell to his knees, his face full of anger.

"Alien barbarians, who don't know etiquette. The Demon Emperor even killed Sun Changshi, saying that he wanted His Majesty to bathe and bestow his head! ”

"Arrogance!"

Huan Qi's angry voice spread throughout the entire hall, making Huan Li, who was still beaming just now, extremely pale. He came up with the idea of sending an envoy to marry Wu Hao, and now that the situation has become what it is now, he has to bear a lot of responsibility.

It's just that Huan Qi didn't pay attention to his thoughts, and when his voice calmed down again, he asked, "What is the countermeasure of Zhuqing?" ”

Huan Zhong walked out and said, "The strategy now is to mobilize a large army to defend against the demon clan." The Demon Emperor poured out of the nest this time, I'm afraid it won't be good. Today's strategy is to transfer Zhu Jian back from Hedong County, and join forces with Yang Jian and Zheng Da to defend the northern border. ”

"But in this way, it is equivalent to sending the entire Yongzhou to Yang Xian's hands."

Huan Qi's worried voice sounded, but Huan Gong walked out from the side and said, "Your Majesty, if the war breaks out, Hedong County will be acquired by Yang Xian sooner or later." Instead of this, our army should take the initiative to withdraw to Huokou. As long as Huokou is guarded, then the state will not be a thief, and the state will not be lost, and the gods will naturally be worry-free. ”

Unlike Huan Li, the two generals of the Liang army had already made specific military plans.

The Zhou army has already been outside Hedong County, and the 100,000 Changce army is ready to go, and I am afraid that it will cross the river to attack in the autumn at the latest. Hedong County is a large county, with a population of hundreds of thousands, but Zhu Jian's 20,000 righteous soldiers alone are not enough to defend it.

Avoiding excessive consumption and taking the initiative to withdraw troops will bring local advantages to the Liang army.

Huan Qi nodded, but heard Huan Zhong continue: "Although the two armies of Wu and Chu are attached to the rebel army, with their combat strength, they do not have the strength to advance north. Zhang Ruizhen guarded Yangzhai, Huan Yi garrisoned Luyang, and Zhao Gong garrisoned Xuzhou, which was enough to deal with the situation in the south. Yang Xian trained his army in the land of Hehuang and restarted the Huangshui defense line, afraid that he had realized the threat of the demon clan. In a way, he is the same threat that we face. And Yang Xian is hypocritical, if the demon army really goes south, he will definitely not go east and tell the truth. ”

Because of Wu Chu's surrender, the Zhou army has already encircled Daliang. With the combat strength of the Wu and Chu armies, it was not enough to complete this grand strategic offensive.

At this time, the Liang army had already completed its military deployment to deal with the Great Zhou. The real threat to the Liang army came from the two directions of Nanyang and Shendu, and the other was Hedong County.

Yang Xian has integrated the military strength of Yong, Liang, and Yi at this moment, so the loss of Hedong is also at any time. The abandonment of Hedong County was to better deal with the Zhou army.

Shendu gathered an army of 100,000 troops, plus the Liang army in Bingzhou, which was enough to stop the offensive of the Zhou army. Once the Zhou army went east and the battle turned into a full-scale battle between Zhou and Liang, then the central army of Shenwu City could also support it at any time.

But once the demon clan goes south, Yang Xian will inevitably not send a large army to the east, but will send an army to the north, and Zhou and Liang will also enter a period of evenly matched confrontation, which is the unanimous conclusion within the Liang court. So in the face of the offensive of the demon clan, the Liang army was more than enough to deal with them.

"In this way, when you send an envoy to Yan Kingdom, you will get married to Jingyun, and accept Youning Iron Cavalry as foreign aid."

Finally, Huan Qi made a summary.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"