Bu Tianzhi first clarified the changes in the situation in the south after Yang Guang's death, and the general situation was the same as the original plot progression, Li Zitong occupied Jiangdu, Du Fuwei took Danyang, and Shen Faxing occupied Biling......

After the introduction, Bu Tianzhi said: "After Li Zitong went south to Jiangdu, his hometown Donghai was empty, with our position at this time, I suggest going north and taking Pi, Donghai and even Pengcheng, these are all easy places to capture, with our troops, it should be easy to get it." ”

Long Tao thought to himself, this is exactly the place where Kou Zhong launched the young marshal's army in the original book, and they are all places where there is no danger to defend, and asked Sima Dejiao: "What does General Sima propose?" ”

Sima Dejiao glanced at Zhao Xingshu and other generals, and replied respectfully: "Back to the king, we think that we should take advantage of Li Zitong's unstable foothold, capture Jiangdu, occupy one of the three major cities in the world, and establish a solid foundation for our army!" ”

Long Tao said in his heart, the soldier is really very different from the gang characters, with a hard-core style and daring to take risks.

It's a pity that he already has a plan in mind, but he still has to try to convince everyone, and he can't leave the impression of being arbitrary to his subordinates as soon as he comes up, so he has to look at Yun Yuzhen and ask, "Does Yuzhen know the movements of the Bamboo Flower Gang?" ”

The crowd didn't understand why he had suddenly joined a gang, but they were all accustomed to his unfathomable thoughts and eyes, so they all listened quietly.

Yun Yuzhen said: "After the death of the faint king, the Bamboo Flower Gang wanted to occupy Danyang, but Du Fuwei's army was killed, so they had to retreat to Jiangyin, at this moment, Jiangyin should be under their control." ”

Zhao Xingshu couldn't help but ask: "Doesn't the king want to take Jiangyin?" ”

Long Tao smiled and said, "Why don't I talk about the reason for not taking Jiangdu first." First, the city of Jiangdu is strong, and Li Zitong has more than 60,000 troops, and he has always attacked the city, and the number of people is more than the defender to have the possibility of success, even if we can use a strategy, if we really want to take it, we have only 30,000 soldiers and horses, there must be a lot of damage, and the price is too great for a new weak force. ”

"Second, you are all following Yu Culture and retreating from Jiangdu, naturally you know what the chaos will be like after the death of the faint king, if we take over at this time, it will definitely take a long period of operation to completely control it, and Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing are eyeing Jiangdu, on the one hand, to stabilize the inside, and on the other hand, to resist strong enemies outside, such a hot potato, why don't we let Li Zitong take charge for a while first."

Sima Dejiao nodded and said: "What the king said is indeed reasonable, although we are confident that we can capture Jiangdu, but after the soldiers are damaged, they will have to face Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing, which is indeed difficult to support." ”

Bu Tianzhi said: "Since this is the case, why not go north to occupy those easy places, accumulate strength, and then slowly expand outward?" ”

Long Tao replied: "Because I don't want to border Li Mi too early, so that he will be on guard, and I dare not attack Luoyang, and I will suffer a defeat in his life." ”

Zhao Xingshu said curiously: "The king seems to expect that Li Mi will attack Luoyang, and he will definitely be defeated, I don't know what the basis is?" ”

Long Taoxin said that the basis is that Lao Tzu has read the original work, but he slowly explained: "Li Mi has great ambitions, and he is by no means the lord of partial peace, if he wants to win the world, Luoyang is a place to fight, and after the great victory over Yu Culture, the Wagang army is mighty, and the heroes from all over the world come to vote, if no one drags him back, Li Mi will definitely seek Luoyang next." ”

Sima Dejiao asked, "Then why is he bound to be defeated?" ”

"It's all because although Li Mi defeated Yu Wenhua, it was a miserable victory, and most of the elite of the Wagang army were lost, and if he attacked Luoyang, he would just kill himself. However, Li Mi used tactics to win against the Sui army before, and this time against Wang Shichong, he will definitely use tactics. ”

Sima Dejiao asked, "If this is the case, why does the king say that he will be defeated?" ”

Long Tao said in his heart because Kou Boy would go to expose his treacherous scheme, but he said: "I will go to Luoyang in person then, no matter what Li Mi arranges, he can't hide it from me, I have my own way to let Wang Shichong defeat him." ”

Sima Dejiao and Zhao Xingshu remembered his ability to sneak hundreds of miles with 5,000 people, and they both nodded secretly.

"If the prince goes, it can indeed make Li Mi suffer a big defeat."

Long Tao continued: "As soon as Li Mi is defeated, we can go north to develop with peace of mind, otherwise if we occupy the Pengcheng area too early, with Li Mi's character, maybe we will be cleaned up first, and then attack Luoyang." ”

After explaining this, everyone finally began to feel that it was indeed not suitable to attack Jiangdu or go north at the moment.

Zhao Xingshu asked, "Even so, why did the king take Jiangyin?" Jiangyin is in the lower reaches of Jiangdu, the city wall is weak, not conducive to defense, Li Zitong and Shen Faxing can attack along the river at any time, it is not the best place to establish a country. ”

Long Tao shook his head and said: "Jiangyin is not used as a foundation for the founding of the country, but only as a temporary shelter for our army. Then he slowly glanced at everyone and said solemnly: "Tell me, what is the foundation of the country?" ”

Everyone looked at each other blankly, not knowing how to answer for a while.

Sima Dejiao said: "I wish to hear the king's high opinion." ”

Long Tao's eyes were scorching, and he said in a deep voice: "The foundation of the country is in the hearts of the people, if all the people don't regard you as a king in their hearts, even if you conquer a large territory with strong force, it is just another Yang Guang, unpopular, sooner or later, like today, in the face of the chaos of the rebel army, no matter how big the country will be overthrown." If we just want to be the king and dominate one side, we can naturally choose a place to establish a country immediately, but if we want to finally win the world, we must win the hearts and minds of the people, and the timing and place of the establishment of the country should be carefully chosen! ”

Zhao Xingshu sighed and said: "The king is far-sighted, and he is indeed more far-reaching than we think!" ”

Sima Dejiao said respectfully: "The king has both the ambition of the world and the talent of the emperor, everything can be decided by the king, and we will obey the orders!" ”

Long Tao saw that he finally said that he moved them, and said with a smile of relief: "The predecessor of the Divine Sword Praetorian Guard is the Xiaoguo Army, although the combat power is unparalleled, but it is the old Sui Army, the reputation of the Sui soldiers has been completely ruined in the hands of Yang Guang, and the people are still more afraid of the Sui soldiers than the rogues, therefore, our first task is to recast the prestige of the Divine Sword Army, so that the people of the world know that we are a benevolent and righteous army that not only does not disturb the people, but also loves the people and protects the people!" ”

Everyone was moved together, that is, when the heroes in the world were busy fighting for territory, Long Tao's maverick idea made people feel that he was ambitious and didn't care about the small profits in front of him.

Zhao Xingshu asked respectfully, "Please instruct the king on how to act." ”

Long Tao said resolutely: "The first thing to do is to take military discipline seriously!" Get rid of the bad habits of the old Sui army, and strictly order the whole army, and if there are any more wanton robbers and rapers of the people, they will be beheaded immediately! ”

Sima Dejiao and other generals stood up together to receive the order.

After they sat down again, Long Tao continued: "The second is to eliminate the rogues and thieves and eliminate the harm for the people, of course, the premise is that our army has a place to live. As the deputy leader of my Bamboo Flower Gang, we can enter Jiangyin without bloodshed, without losing our own strength, and without having to attack the city and cause chaos in the lives of residents, which is an important reason why I want to take Jiangyin. ”

"Although the city of Jiangyin is not big, it is an important town at the mouth of the Yangtze River, trade is prosperous, business travel is frequent, we occupy this place, do a good job, not only to increase income, but also to use the business travel around the country to quickly spread the reputation of our army, killing two birds with one stone."

"As for the safety of the city, Li Zitong was restrained by Du Fuwei and Shen Faxing in Jiangdu, he didn't dare to move, how could he have time to pay attention to us, and Shen Faxing I had already laid down the chess piece of the Great River Society, his movements are all under my control, if he dares to cross the river to attack Jiangyin, he will definitely make him look good!"

Seeing that he had already been properly arranged, everyone was still willing to let people express their opinions and explain patiently, and they admired his open-mindedness.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Long Tao immediately issued an order.

Sima Dejiao led the entire Praetorian Guard Mansion to move to Jiangyin, the Shendao Mansion stayed behind to guard the secret nest of the Jukun Gang in Hongze Lake, Chen Laomou was responsible for selecting and recruiting craftsmen and building warships, Bu Tianzhi was responsible for training the navy, and Yun Yuzhen was in charge of intelligence matters.

Long Tao took the first step, preparing to consult Yin Kaishan about entering Jiangyin before the army arrived.

Yun Yuzhen was reluctant to part with him, so she accompanied him all the way, but fortunately, the Giant Kun Gang had established a huge intelligence network in this area, and she didn't have to stay in Hongze Lake to deal with all kinds of information.

The two of them rode the warship of the Giant Kun Gang along the ditch south, except for the sailors who operated the ship, all the beautiful maids on the ship were trained by Yun Yuzhen, Long Tao knew that this was specially arranged by Yun Yuzhen to please him, and he was also happy to enjoy this long-lost Yanfu.

On the third day, the big ship docked at the dock of a large town, Long Tao swept his senses, and found the figure of Ma San in the town, this kid hurried through the town, ready to go north.

Long Tao had him summoned to the ship.

"Boss Yan, I can be regarded as finding you!" When Ma San saw him, he was surprised and excited.

"You've been looking for me? What's wrong? ”

"Boss, come with me to Jiangyin, Shao Junshi is going to hold a bamboo forest conference to elect a new gang leader!"

Long Tao was puzzled: "Why do you say that the person who held the Bamboo Forest Conference was Shao Lingzhou, not Yin Kaishan?" ”

Ma San shook his head and sighed: "The Yin gang leader can't afford to be seriously injured, and the Iron Cavalry Club is eyeing our gang again, so Shao Lingzhou took the opportunity to persuade several hall masters to re-elect the gang leader, I think he just wants to take advantage of the boss's absence, and seek to seize the position of the gang leader!" ”

Long Tao frowned and said, "For such an important event, why didn't I receive a notice from the gang?" How could the hall masters agree to him messing around? ”

Ma San said: "I think it's all Shao Lingzhou who is making a ghost from it, he has recently caught up with Song Valve's people, and his momentum has soared, and several hall masters can't contact you, and the Iron Cavalry will be pressed hard, so I have to focus on helping first." I was helping the insiders to speak softly, no one paid attention to it at all, remembering that you said last time that you were going to Li Mi's territory to hide, I thought about going to the north to inquire about your whereabouts, but I didn't expect to really let me find you! ”

The situation of this bamboo forest conference is very similar to the original plot, but I don't know if Kou Xu's two boys will show up, if Kou Zhong still wants to control the Bamboo Flower Gang through Gui Xiliang, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve.

Thinking of this, Long Tao smiled slightly, "Shao Lingzhou, this villain really can't hold back, so let's go and see what tricks he has, but he is finally very capable, and he has contacted Song Valve's people for me, which saves me a lot of effort, haha......"