Toyoshu, Toyoyo Castle.

"Fifth brother, your trouble will come soon."

In the lobby of the City Lord's Mansion, Li Yuan, Cheng Yu, King Ming, and Gong Hong gathered together to say their final goodbyes.

In the past few days, they have dealt with the affairs of Fengyu City clearly, and those soldiers who can stay will stay, and the wounded soldiers have also settled down and are about to leave for the Yizhou border.

Hearing King Ming's words, Li Yuan smiled, his face was calm, he was about to take the two states of Feng and Yi, naturally some people were unhappy, and it was impossible to watch his strength become stronger and stronger.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and you will naturally have to bear the risks it brings when you get so many benefits yourself.

Li Yuan, whether on the surface or in his heart, showed full confidence in the face of the arrival of the powerful: "The so-called soldiers will block, water will cover the earth, and they will wait for them to come!" ”

Gong Hong, who was beside King Ming, reminded: "The imperial court has already sent a million troops to Danzhou, and in addition to the 600,000 troops led by Fang Wuhou in Qingzhou before, the imperial court should not come to attack alone, so it is very likely that they will contact King Yu to send troops together." ”

"Originally, King Yu was in the middle of the choice between Yanzhou and Zhongzhou, but now King Chu, your strength has seriously threatened the entire situation, and in the face of the invitation of the imperial court, King Yu has no reason to refuse."

Now in the situation of the Dayu Dynasty, it is impossible for King Yu to sit back and watch the King of Chu stabilize and become stronger in the rear.

The imperial court and King Yu are indeed a very strong opponent, but I don't know how the King of Chu should deal with it.

Gong Hong looked at Li Yuan's gaze with a hint of exploration, this King of Chu is not simple, as a future opponent before, he has done a lot of research, and there are many capable people under the command of King Chu.

Li Si and Xun Yu, the two major internal affairs talents, now govern Huanzhou and Lingzhou in an orderly manner, so that the king of Chu does not have to worry about the future at all.

Jia Xu stayed at the border of Lingzhou, and unknowingly cracked the hidden danger of the Black Jin Dynasty to the border, as the so-called good fighters have no outstanding achievements.

In addition, Zhong Liyi, Ma Chao and other generals guarded the major military places, and the land of the two states was impregnable.

Coupled with the unfathomable means of the King of Chu himself, he has been poor in talents, but in a few years, he has made a former outcast himself the most threatening opponent to the forces of the Dayu Dynasty.

This King of Chu is really mysterious.

This Lu Bu alone shocked countless people, and it is hard to imagine where the King of Chu found these talents, especially the Ah Qing who now doesn't know where he was sent by the King of Chu, these two are peerless Tianjiao who are famous all over the world.

Another example is the burly scribe Cheng Yu next to the King of Chu, who thought he was a military general at the beginning on the battlefield, but he didn't expect to be a strategist.

"Old Five, what are you going to do, let me be prepared, I don't want to face the victorious face of King Yu." King Ming spoke very directly, the three of them had been fighting for so many years, although he was the first to go out, but he was not defeated by one of them, and he was not so embarrassed when facing them.

This is also the reason why he and Gong Hong are here to remind Li Yuan.

King Ming did not intend to meddle in the battle between Li Yuan and the imperial court, now that King Ming has decided to guard the border of Yizhou, it is already out by default, if he helps Li Yuan, then the nature is different, if the court and King Yu defeat Li Yuan, they will not leave King Ming to guard the border of Yizhou, but let King Ming return to Kyoto.

Li Yuan faced King Ming's question, smiled without saying a word, and looked at Cheng Yu next to him.

Cheng Yu mentioned this issue with Li Yuan yesterday, and they have been talking for a long time and are ready.

Cheng Yu understood, and smiled at the two Ming Wangs: "Thank you for the reminder from His Royal Highness King Ming, when the news spreads, we are ready to deal with their joint attack." ”

Cheng Yu waved the feather fan in his hand slightly, and a puff of smoke emerged, forming a map of the entire Dayu Dynasty in the eyes of everyone, and each state contained various forces.

The most central is Zhongzhou, and then the five adjacent states.

They are Lianzhou in the east, Fengzhou in the south, Yangzhou in the north, Yanzhou in the northwest, and Qingzhou in the southwest.

Lianzhou is adjacent to Lingzhou, Fengzhou is adjacent to Yizhou, Yangzhou is adjacent to Liangzhou, and Qingzhou is adjacent to Danzhou.

Huanzhou is located in Lianzhou, Fengzhou, Yizhou, and Lingzhou.

Now in the entire five southeastern states of the Dayu Dynasty, Fengzhou, Huanzhou, Yizhou, and Lingzhou are all in the power of the King of Chu.

Only the remaining Lianzhou has five forces inserted on it, two of which belong to the imperial court.

Cheng Yu waved his finger at the map and said confidently: "If nothing else, once King Yu agrees to cooperate with the imperial court, he will immediately send troops from Yangzhou to the north into Lianzhou, and the imperial court is likely to send another army to attack Fengzhou from the south, attacking in two ways." ”

Gong Hong on the side nodded, attacking from two sides, as long as there is one way to break through the defense of the King of Chu, it can set off a chain reaction, devouring the four states step by step, and it can also separate the imperial army from the army of King Yu to avoid disputes, which is the most suitable offensive plan.

Even if they only win Fengzhou and Yizhou, it will be a victory.

So how should the king of Chu deal with it?

Cheng Yu continued: "Your Highness intends to have General Lu Bu unite the forces of Feng and Yi to defend Fengzhou, and use the border between Zhong and Feng as the battlefield. ”

"For Lianzhou, we will take the initiative to attack, before the army of King Yu enters Lianzhou, we will enter Lianhuan Mansion in Lianzhou, and use Lianhuan Mansion as a battlefield to resist King Yu's army."

Lianhuan Mansion is a province adjacent to Lianzhou and Huanzhou.

"Okay, seeing that you are prepared, fifth brother, I am relieved." When King Ming heard Cheng Yu's plan, he knew that Li Yuan was ready, so he didn't ask any more.

How can there be such a thing as a war, how can it be said that it can be won, only when it is a battle, it is clear, and various strategies are formulated according to the changes in the battlefield.

King Ming thought of the smile that King Yu often showed in his mind, and snorted coldly in his heart, and said: "Fifth brother, you should be careful about King Yu, he chose Yang and Liang states, but in fact, there are no opponents at all, so he has more time to lay out in various states." ”

Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, nodded heavily, and showed a trace of jealousy towards King Yu in his eyes, the imperial army was not terrible, and the real enemy this time was King Yu.

From the beginning of the Huanzhou Alliance, there has been a top big force that is the shadow son of King Yu, which also illustrates King Yu's unfathomable means from the side.

Li Yuan raised his head slightly, looking at King Ming thoughtfully, King Xuan was able to pull the imperial lieutenant over, so who is King Yu, who is also one of the three kings, who is his real backhand in the imperial court?

King Ming saw Li Yuan's thoughtful eyes, and said with a trace of sadness: "Father and Emperor are really accurate, fortunately, Father and Emperor chose you, if it is Li Yao, it may be Chu Junyan and Chu Qingyan who occupy Lingzhou now, if they occupy Lingzhou, I am afraid that they will not even be able to take Fengzhou." ”

Zhenguo Mansion belongs to the rebel forces, if Lingzhou is taken by Chu Junyan and Chu Qingyan, their first step to take Lingzhou is very likely to unite with the Huanzhou Alliance and the Fengzhou Alliance to solve the Ming King together.

"If they really take Lingzhou, it is impossible for the imperial court not to take action, and the methods of the imperial brother, Lone is also very admired." Li Yuan showed confidence in the royal family and King Ming, who dared to go to Yizhou and had already considered this issue.

Zhongzhou and Lianzhou must still have the layout of King Ming!

It's a pity that King Ming lost to the dark chess player he believed in the most.

King Ming is still too anxious, if He Mingchang is loyal to King Ming, King Ming will not be defeated.

If Lingzhou is the sister of the Chu family, King Ming will not fight to the death, relying on Yizhou, as well as the secret hands of Zhongzhou, Lianzhou, and Huanzhou, King Ming still has a chance to turn the tables.

It's just a pity that creation makes people.

"Fifth brother, are you thinking about me and King Yu's real backhand in the imperial court?" King Ming understood Li Yuan's inner thoughts, and did not hide it:

"Let's put it this way, King Yu and I have at least one of the six Shangshu in the court!"

"Six Shangshu!"

Li Yuan and Cheng Yu were shocked, so fierce?

"This used to be what my father recognized." King Ming's eyelids drooped, and he said in a low voice: "When Chu Junyan entered Beijing, my father and emperor had already made preparations and predicted the future, in order to make up for our deficit in the foreign campaign, we were allowed to recruit ministers from the court and China in this year, anyone could, as long as these ministers approved, with their own means." ”

Li Yuan's eyes widened, he was really shocked.

Emperor Yu is domineering!

He finally relieved the doubts in his heart, why could King Xuan recruit Taiwei Qin Yi, it turned out that all this was acquiesced by Emperor Yu.

"Your Royal Highness the King of Naming, your ............"

Cheng Yu glanced at Li Yuan and asked the question Li Yuan wanted to ask in a timely manner.

Unexpectedly, King Ming waved his hand and said: "He doesn't belong to me now, I'm already out, according to the agreement, once the prince is out, the ministers recruited in the court will be automatically neutral, and we will not expose anyone, and the letters that contact the ministers of the court will be destroyed one by one, without showing traces."

And those ministers can also choose their lords anew. ”

"I see." Li Yuan nodded, no wonder the entire court ministers were so loyal to the royal family.

"On the Zhongzhou side, I also recruited a few big forces, but now that I'm out, they have also cut off contact with me." King Ming smiled, smiling freely.

It is normal for people to take tea and cool.

"Brother Huang, is there anything that needs Lone's attention in Lianzhou?" Li Yuan looked at King Ming and asked, he was about to attack Lianzhou, if there was still King Ming's secret son in Lianzhou, it would be a pity to kill the wrong one at that time.

King Ming took the initiative to let the two states to Li Yuan, and guarded the border of Yizhou, which made Li Yuan very grateful to King Ming in his heart, so for King Ming's love for the house and Wu, and the power of King Ming, he could give them a chance.

"No, I'm out, all the big forces that are secretly in contact with me will cut off contact with me, if they choose you now, they will take the initiative to contact you." King Ming waved his hand very freely.

Gong Hong, who was on the side, smiled and said, "With His Royal Highness the King of Chu, you should have received a lot of friendly letters from various state forces. ”

"Haha, there are indeed a lot, but what they mean is very clear, and only after they get to their state will they be used by Gu."

Li Yuan showed a hearty smile, but there was a trace of worry in his heart.

The example of King Ming is close at hand, and he really can't believe the refuge of these big forces.

Therefore, Li Yuan's current idea is to fight steadily and slowly, as long as he completely controls the four states, he will have a steady stream of talents and troops, which is enough to start the final battle, and push all the way.

Fighting for territory is not yours immediately after the battle is won, you still have to manage and govern to completely control it.

It took a year for Huanzhou to control, and it took at least a year for Fengzhou and Yizhou to take control.

The middle and grass-roots management talents trained by Xun Yu in Lingzhou have set off from Lingzhou and followed Cheng Yanjin and Xu Chu's army into Fengzhou and Yizhou.

"Fifth brother, you have a group of elite soldiers and strong generals, and you will definitely become the biggest winner."

King Ming got up and raised a cup of tea to Li Yuan, with a look of expectation in his eyes.

"Lonely!"

Li Yuan showed a hint of domineering in his eyes, and smiled confidently.

Gong Hong also smiled at Cheng Yu on the side and toasted him.

If the king of Chu becomes the lord of the Dayu dynasty, it will also be of great benefit to them.

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Outside the gate of Fengyu City, smoke and dust billowed out.

King Ming and Gong Hong led the last 200,000 troops and went to the Yizhou border to defend it.

Above the city gate, Li Yuan quietly watched them leave, and behind him, in addition to Lu Bu and Cheng Yu, there were four venerables with weak breaths.

They are the Venerables of the four top forces in Yizhou.

Zheng Yanyi, the peak of the Fazun Realm, Liu Wanchang in the middle of the Fazun Realm, Tan Nan and Wen Chengyang in the early stage of the Fazun Realm.

"Four Venerables, you go down to recuperate first, and the lonely ones will send a doctor to help you treat your internal injuries."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The four of them glanced at each other, responded in unison, and stepped back respectfully.

Seeing the four of them leaving, the power on Li Yuan's body gradually subsided, and he looked at Lu Bu and Cheng Yu and smiled kindly:

"Fengxian and Zhongde will see you in Fengzhou next."

"Your Highness, rest assured, Fengzhou has me, and no one can enter!"

Lu Bu's eyes showed a trace of evil energy, his fist was clenched, and it was horizontal in front of his chest, and the air in his fist exploded directly, clicking, showing Lu Bu's confidence.

"My subordinates will do their best!" Cheng Yu looked solemn.

"This king believes you, this decisive battle in Fengzhou is beyond everyone's expectations, thanks to you."

Li Yuan patted the shoulders of the two cordially, Cheng Yanjin and Jiang Gan had already come over.

Fengzhou has Lu Bu, Cheng Yanjin, Cheng Yu, and Jiang Gan, who are enough to resist the imperial army.

The next focus will be on Lianzhou, dealing with King Yu!

Li Yuan looked up into the distance, revealing deep thought.

I don't know how Shangguan Wan'er is doing now, and whether she can gain Li Mujun's trust.

Shangguan Wan'er is the reward that Li Yuan won by controlling Huanzhou, and made a designated summon.

The best human in history, Li Yuan has never been summoned, so he gave it a try.

I didn't expect to really summon Shangguan Wan'er.

Seeing Shangguan Wan'er, Li Yuan instantly had another idea, he was still worried about what to do with Li Mujun before, but now Shangguan Wan'er is at ease.

In addition to Shangguan Wan'er, Li Yuan also prepared another hole card, that is, after the development of An Daoquan and Jia Xu, they have successfully developed an antidote to the sleeping soul, and it only takes three days to wake up Li Yao.

This is another hole card that Li Yuan gave to Liu Jin. (End of chapter)