"Military deployment must be adjusted immediately." In the general office, Li Ze stood in front of the map that occupied the entire wall and used the charcoal pen in his hand to draw a thick black line on the map. "Please ask the Ministry of War Li to tell us about the specific situation."

Li Anmin nodded, stood up, and said, "Everyone, based on the information we received, after Li Ke arrived in Guangzhou, Xiang Xun immediately used it as a sign to convene the military governors in Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Rongguan, Guiguan and other places to hold a conference in Guangzhou. At this meeting, they reached a preliminary agreement, and the most important point was to organize the coalition forces to launch an attack on us."

Walking to the map, Li Anmin pointed to the map and said, "Among them, Ronghong from Fujian is heading to eastern Zhejiang, Chen Shao from Jiangxi is heading to Xuanzhou, Huainan, Qian Chen from Hunan, and Gao Yao from Jiangxi is heading to Ezhou and Jingnan, and Zhu Yougui, who is entrenched in Yizhou, will also launch attacks on Xiangyang and other places at the same time. It can be said that we are now attacking the entire line."

Everyone's faces became serious.

Everyone knew very well that most of the main forces of the court were now restrained in the Guanzhong area to fight the pseudo-liang. The other main forces, the right-leading guard led by Wan Fu, is now far away in Goryeo, Xue Chong's left Jinwu Guard is in Mozhou, Zhang Jia's right Wu Guard is in Ningxia, and Li Cunzhong's left Wu Guard is in Gansu. These four guards' troops can be said to have no help to the current situation.

"This is the enemy's deployment, and what about us?" Li Anmin continued: "In the direction of Xiangyang, we don't have to worry. Zhu Yougui's willingness to fight is not very strong, and his main force has not left Yizhou. It is estimated that the main force of the combat will be the former subordinates of Zhu Youyu, led by Sheng Zhonghuai. In the direction of Ezhou, although Li Gan's troops are elite troops in a hundred battles, and Li Hao's navy as a supporter. Although he was unable to counterattack for a while, he would not suffer a major failure and at least he could defend himself. In the direction of eastern Zhejiang, Xu Xiang has been preparing for the war, and Li De's Ranger Group is also in Zhejiang, so he can make great achievements in this direction. What we are most worried about is Xuanzhou and Huainan. In these two places, we must prepare for the loss."

Li Ze stared at the map and asked in a deep voice: "How long can Li Mi's Right Qianniu Guard take to reach Xuanzhou and Huainan?"

"It will take at least one month." Lee Anmin said: "Thinking about weather, logistics and supplies, this is already the fastest speed."

"In other words, we are very likely to lose Huainan and Xuanzhou?" Li Ze said.

"Yes!" Li Anmin said calmly. "It takes time for our main force to re-design. However, as long as Zhejiang and Jingnan can defend themselves, Li Gan and Li Hao from Eyue can hold on, then losing these two places will not have a fatal impact on the overall trend. As long as we quickly take Chang'an, we can launch a full-scale counterattack."

Li Ze paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, turned around and said, "Let Li Mi and Liu Chenglin guards go to Eyue and Huainan of Xuanzhou. There is no need for so many troops to fight the pseudo-liang. At the same time, he sent a command to Shi Zhuang and Tu Lichun to strengthen the offensive, and sent a command to You Yong and Tian Ping, I will see them take Tongguan and meet with Shi Zhuang and Tu Lichun in Chang'an within half a month."

"yes!"

"This time, you don't have to care about casualties." Li Ze said in a deep voice.

"Understood."

"In this battle, we only need to stabilize the situation and prevent the opponent from taking advantage of it. Once we take Chang'an, we can fight against the Southern Group with all our might. At that time, the offensive and defensive momentum will change." Li Ze said coldly: "So, temporary defeat or certain losses are acceptable."

"Do you want to mobilize?" Cao Xin asked.

"No need!" Li Ze shook his head and said, "This storm is not worth our large-scale mobilization. Now the troops are enough for us to do anything. The other party has just fought a time difference. In Guanzhong, we want to launch the most fierce offensive, while in other places, we will temporarily focus on defending. After this winter, we will deal with them one by one. Although the Southern Group seems to be powerful and has a large number of people, they are not a solid piece of solid piece. Each has their own demands and their own ideas. When we recover, it is not difficult to deal with them."

Everyone nodded and said yes.

Compared with the South's combination of interests, the North has completed a complete unification from top to bottom. With one order, from the court to the local government, from officials to the people, they can strive for a goal, regardless of efficiency or ability, which is not comparable to the South.

And this is also Li Ze's greatest confidence.

When Li Ke (Kuchuan) and Li Ze protected the coffin of the Supreme Emperor Li Yan and marched towards Chang'an in a mighty way, the war machine under Li Ze immediately started to rumble.

The war against the pseudo-liang, which had been temporarily stagnant due to the recent major events, suddenly became fierce.

In Hanzhong, Sheng Zhonghuai was entertaining Sun Tonglin from Chang'an.

Chang'an was captured by Zhu Youzhen and Xu Fu. After Zhu Youyu was killed, Sheng Zhonghuai took Zhu Youyu's remnants to protect Dai Shu and Zhu Youyu's children and fled to Hanzhong. Zhu Yougui accepted this army and used Hanzhong as a place to resettle them. Sheng Zhonghuai became the highest commander of Hanzhong and also guarded the gateway for Zhu Yougui.

Sheng Zhonghuai did not show hostility towards Sun Tonglin's visit, but instead welcomed him enthusiastically.

For a rational strategist, he never decides his behavior because of past grudges. What can make them decide is the current situation, the situation that is most beneficial to him.

"Your Majesty is very appreciative of Brother Sheng's talent. As long as Brother Sheng is willing, the position of Chief Supervisor of Daliang is in his pocket." Sun Tonglin raised his glass and toasted Sheng Zhonghuai with a glass of wine and said.

Sheng Zhonghuai smiled slightly and said, "Brother Sun, how many days can Daliang exist?"

After being asked by Sheng Zhonghuai's rebellious question, Sun Tonglin suddenly turned red.

Yes, how many days can Daliang exist? Luoyang has been lost, Tongguan is in danger, and two other armies of the Tang Dynasty have approached Chang'an. When Tongguan is lost again, Chang'an will be surrounded by several areas.

"So Your Majesty hopes Brother Sheng can turn the tide." Sun Tonglin took a deep breath and said.

"The Third Highness does not want me to turn the tide, but rather wants to win over me and then plot against Yizhou as his place of residence?" Sheng Zhonghuai made it straight to the point and exposes Zhu Youzhen's final plan: "In fact, the Third Highness also knows that Chang'an must not be defended!"

Sun Tonglin knew that he could not hide it from the other party, so he said straight to the point: "Brother Sheng is a sensible person, and I no longer hide it. Zhu Yougui is not someone who can help. The third prince is different. He has great ambitions and can tolerate others. If we lose Chang'an at the moment, will Zhu Youyu be able to protect himself in Yizhou? Can he defend Yizhou?"

Sheng Zhonghuai sighed deeply.

In terms of talent, among the three brothers of the Zhu family, Zhu Youzhen is really the leader. Zhu Youyu is reckless and does nothing to do things. Zhu Yougui is a petty family, satisfied with the status quo and does not want to make progress. He just wants to be content with the moment and has no long-term plans. Now, what makes Sheng Zhonghuai even more disgusted is that this person actually wants to occupy his brother's wife.

Sheng Zhonghuai was treated very well with Zhu Youyu's courtesy, how could he see such a thing happen? Because of his tough attitude, Dai Shucai was reluctant to be at home. However, because of this incident, Zhu Yougui was very dissatisfied with Sheng Zhonghuai, and the rift between the two had become increasingly greater. If Sheng Zhonghuai had not had a superb method, although it was not long for the governance period, he had already firmly grasped the power of Hanzhong, and Zhu Yougui would have been attacking them long ago.

But even so, Sheng Zhonghuai's life is not easy now.

"Zhu Yougui asked you to attack Tian Guofeng, but he refused to reinforce you or support food, grass and weapons. This is to kill people with a knife." Sun Tonglin said: "Brother Sheng, you are very clear about this. When I came, Your Majesty also said that as long as you are willing to return, Your Majesty will not only reward you with the position of chief minister, but also serve Dai Shu as his sister-in-law. Your Majesty will also regard His Majesty's children as his own. The Third Highness raised an army to attack His Majesty, which was not the Third Highness's fault."

Sheng Zhonghuai laughed: "If the Third Highness had the ambition to help the world, he would not have raised an army to attack the Great Highness back then, otherwise why would Li Ze take such a big advantage? The Third Highness may be stronger than the Second Highness of the Great Highness, but it is also limited in strength. That position is still a mystery to his eyes."

"At present, it's useless to say that these things are going to be helpful!" Sun Tonglin sighed. "Brother Sheng, the current situation can be said to be so bad that it is beyond replenishment. If Chang'an is lost, Hanzhong will not be protected. Will you really retreat to Yizhou? Wherever you go, Zhu Yougui can control you at will."

Sheng Zhonghuai raised his head and drank the wine in his cup without leaving any drops. He looked at Sun Tonglin and said, "You are wrong. Chang'an will definitely be insured, and Daliang will surely destroy the country. Therefore, the third prince wanted me to join him and open the door to Yizhou for him. Only when I did one thing, I would go."

"Brother Sheng told me that no matter what difficult things are, we can do it!" Sun Tonglin said happily.

"Is that true?" Sheng Zhonghuai smiled with a long voice: "I want the third prince to take the imperial title and praise Li Ke from Guangzhou. If the third prince can agree to this, then Sheng Zhonghuai is willing to seize Yizhou for the third prince."

Sun Tonglin was shocked and looked at Sheng Zhonghuai for a while and couldn't speak.

"Go to the emperor's name? I'll be a minister to Li Ke? Li Ke in Guangzhou is fake, she is Xiang Xun's puppet!"
Chapter completed!