The imperial palace in Luoyang is about to usher in his new owner, a new person and a new atmosphere, and the mottled old city wall seems to be glowing with a different brilliance.

As the long history of the palace, Liu Bingyun can't just care about the matter of being crowned king, and he is still Lin Jianyue's main think tank.

In recent years, the Central Plains has been in good weather, and Xiangyang, a commodity distribution center, has also begun to provide limited support, and military control has been implemented, and the accumulated materials are piled up, and there is no problem with logistics, but the most important thing is a military problem.

Liu Bingyun accompanied Lin Jianyue to tour and watch everywhere in the palace, and finally couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, Li Chongshan's cavalry has more than 300,000 and more than 100,000 foot soldiers. ”

Lin Jianyue laughed: "I thought you could hold back?" You know that only you will speak first. Also, I'm not a highness yet, don't scream, it'll make people laugh. ”

"Yes, Your Highness, this is not important, Your Highness won't tell me, I don't know the bottom of my heart, don't sleep at night."

Lin Jianyue looked at the north and said with a sigh: "Mr. Liu, the people who helped us in Dadu are very remarkable, and it is a great advantage for us to know the accurate news of Li Chongshan's southward journey so long in advance." You can't be a man without conscience and morality, no matter what position you are in, otherwise you will definitely not be able to go far, this is not the first time that this person who helped us has helped us, I know very well in my heart, although I don't know who he is, but he must be a big man who can participate in the military aircraft. If I accumulate too many troops around Kaifeng Mansion now, the people who help us in Dadu are likely to be exposed to danger, and it will also bring new changes that will catch us off guard. ”

Liu Bingyun was a little ashamed, he really didn't think about this problem, and now the military system has been adjusted in a targeted manner, but there has not been much change in the number of troops, which can also explain its preparations for the attack on Kaifeng.

"The Guards and the Garonjie army are 240,000, the Wuwei army is 100,000, and the cavalry army is 80,000. This is the military strength on the surface, not much different from the Hu people, the offensive ability is indeed insufficient, and the cavalry is even less. However, there are still more than 100,000 hidden Xinyang troops of Sun Zhengyi, and I have given Sun Zhengyi more than 10,000 excellent war horses brought back from Hedong, asking him to increase the cavalry of Xinyang Army to 30,000 before the war, and this is the decisive force at the critical moment. ”

Liu Bingyun said: "Even so, we are still the main infantry regiment, and the battle line is so long, we can't quickly gather troops in one place like the Hu people. ”

Lin Jianyue said with a smile: "Today, we have won several times against the Hu people, and our confidence has risen, and we will no longer be like the previous imperial army that will collapse at the touch of a button, and there will be many surrenderers." Li Chongshan really wants to attack Jingxi Road in an all-round way, we can't look at him, but he has a weakness, even if the siege troops and equipment are combined with infantry and cavalry, they can't keep up with the speed of the cavalry, and the cavalry is not good at attacking the city, I have changed Qu Shangqun's Wuji Army of 80,000 people into an infantry regiment, and is currently assembling in Huaixi, as soon as Li Chongshan goes south, they immediately enter the line from Caizhou to Xuzhou, and participate in the battle of defending the city at key positions, so that our troops have an advantage. In addition, after fighting so many times, Li Chongshan knew that I liked to concentrate my forces to attack his baggage line, and he would not dare to go too deep and cause serious damage to our Jingxi Road. ”

Liu Bingyun was a little relieved when he heard that Lin Jianyue had a way in the general strategic direction, and asked the most critical question: "His Royal Highness has gathered heavy troops around Kaifeng Mansion, and the main force is here, so what should Luoyang do?" The western threat to China, Li Chongshan can take the ice surface of the Yellow River from Kaifeng Mansion and the open areas on both sides to Luoyang, Luoyang is weak in troops, and it is the core, once it falls, the overall situation will not be good. ”

Lin Jianyue stopped, looking at the solemn and atmospheric palace group in front of him, he was a little hesitant, but he had lived and died with Liu Bingyun for many years, and he was the person he trusted the most, so he took a deep breath and said: "With the current situation, what is the best way for Li Chongshan to reoccupy the Central Plains?" Even if you catch me, or kill me, Jingxi will have no core and object of allegiance, and there will be chaos, and there will be no new rulers in the short term, so naturally they will not be able to resist them, and there will be no fewer surrenders. ”

"Since you repaired this palace, I have had such an idea to transfer all the main forces to the vicinity of Kaifeng, which is the proper response. Leaving a relatively empty Luoyang, there is a palace that costs a lot of money, plus I myself am here, and the capable people among the Hu people will definitely see this loophole like you, and they can sneak attack Luoyang through the frozen Yellow River. We've succeeded several times with me as bait, and that's the best strategy, and it's still the same. Even if the enemy realizes that it may be a trap, they can't help but fall for it. ”

Liu Bingyun was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

"If only the Hu troops who went to the Central Plains came over, the army in Hedong could not come, and Zahemin in Guanzhong could not come, then the main force of the Jinning army would be killed, and I would order Tie Qinglin to lead the Longjie army to block the main road of the Yellow River with all his might, and the Guards and Wuwei Army would all surround it, Sun Zhengyi would break through Kaifeng, and Li Chongshan's army of three or four hundred thousand would lose the advantage of rapid mobility, and would gradually be trapped near Luoyang or the remnants of the army would retreat to the east of Guanzhong. The area south of the Yellow River belongs to us, and the enemy of Jingdong and Jingdong alone is not my opponent. ”

"If Li Chongshan orders the enemies in Hedong and Guanzhong to be killed, Your Highness, what should you do? The army under the command of King Yan's Mansion will also be defeated, and it will be all over. ”

Lin Jianyue laughed and said: "If that's the case, it's better, Liu Hesheng and your Liu family will unite to take Hedong, my eldest brother will take Guanzhong, and I will also order Long Jie's army to build fortresses on both sides of Xuzhou and the Yellow River to defend with all their might, Wuwei Army will join the Huxiang Army to defend Nanyang, the Guards Army will guard Yancheng, and Sun Zhengyi and the cavalry regiment will take Kaifeng and sweep Jingdong Road." I used 40,000 defenders and guards cavalry to drag Li Chongshan's million-strong army in Luoyang Ruzhou, a land of four wars, surrounded by Han troops, how long can the millions of people hold out? Our Han people defeat the Hu people just around the corner. ”

Liu Bingyun knelt down and hugged Lin Jianyue's leg and shouted, "Then what about Your Highness?" Is this a martyr for the fight against Hu? I will never agree, and neither will the people in the Yanwang Mansion. Your Highness, let's take our time, we don't have to take such risks, we have the strength, time and space to slowly consume with the Hu people, with the wisdom and martial arts of Your Highness, we will be able to win in the end. ”

"Don't be afraid, as if I must be dead, Luoyang is a strong city in the world, and there is a large army to accompany me. The reason why I transferred Wang Lizheng to Nanyang to serve as the commander of the Huxiang Army was because he was particularly good at training troops, and he would continue to replenish the defenders for me, and he would definitely be able to spend Li Chongshan in Luoyang and Ruzhou all the time. ”

Lin Jianyue squatted down to help Liu Bingyun and said: "Mr. Liu, as I said earlier, to be a man, we must emphasize morality, not only to people, in the position of you and me today, but also to the world, not only about personal gains and losses. In Luoyang and Ruzhou, there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians accompanying me, are they insignificant and damned? Should tens of millions of people in the Central Plains suffer? I have to believe that they have the ability and courage to protect me. What's more, Li Chongshan and his subordinates should not dare to make such a desperate bet, this is the best strategy in a weak situation. Mr. Liu, do you know? Nearly 200,000 troops have been transferred to Hebei outside the Guanwai, and it is already difficult to deal with them by normal means. As long as we win this time, no matter how much the Hu people's military strength is, they can't withstand such consumption, and the Hu cavalry will not be so strong in the future. Mr. Liu, we have known each other for many years, and I absolutely trust you, and the reason why I say this to you first is that I hope you can understand me and help me convince other generals. Will you help me? ”

Liu Bingyun just shook his head and wept and muttered to himself.