Gao Xiangsheng's arrival made Xie Kun feel relieved, and at least he knew that he was not in danger in a short period of time. At least the court and Wang Yikun reached a consensus on this point. As long as Wang Yikun does not betray his companions, his family will not be in any danger. Since Gao Xiangsheng came to capture Wang Yikun himself, based on Xie Kun's understanding of Gao Xiangsheng, this person either remained motionless, and one move would inevitably be killed with one blow.

He was in a state of excitement and his mood for work immediately came up. During the New Year, Xie Kun came to visit door to door with gifts. Although he could not contact the real big shots, many people in Guangzhou who were not famous but had a very important position, but Xie Kun was able to speak.

Just like Huo Chun who came to fight the autumn wind at the end of the New Year, he was a military officer in charge of logistics. Where did he get the news from, for experts like Xie Kun and Gao Xiangsheng, he could easily infer the trends of the Southern Union.

Xie Kun’s gains are very good.

Jiangxi and Hunan were defeated and lost a large area of ​​territory, causing a major earthquake in the Guangzhou court. Xiang Zhen, who had just taken office, almost couldn't stabilize the situation. In the end, with the strong support of Rong Hong, Ding Taiyi and Qian Wenzhong, he struggled to maintain the situation and reached an agreement.

For Ding Taiyi and Qian Wenzhong, there is no other way to imagine except supporting Xiang Zhen. Although they also hated Xiang Zhen in their hearts, which made the situation so uncontrollable, their strength was greatly damaged. At present, there was no other way to go except to hope for the great unity of the Southern Alliance and give their own support.

Ronghong, Fujian has always been one with Lingnan, needless to say, but Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan are not so easy to talk to. What else can you do besides choosing to support Xiang Zhen and suppress the sounds of these places?

"Ding Taiyi is ready to go back!" Xie Kun said. "Xiang Zhen sponsored his military expenses of one million taels of silver and sent Ding Taiyi back. However, the money was left in Guangzhou."

Sitting by the fire pit, Xie Kun said. In the winemaking workshop of the past, all the workers have gone home on holiday. There are all living utensils here and the place is large. It is not eye-catching for a few people to hide.

"This is expected!" Gao Xiangsheng nodded and said, "Ding Hao died in battle. Ding Sheng retreated to Xiangxi. Regarding the people in Xiangxi, Ding Taiyi is not sure how strong is Ding Sheng better than Ding Sheng? The tribe leaders and barbarian chiefs in Xiangxi are willing to sell Ding Taiyi's face, but they may not necessarily pay attention to Ding Sheng. So Ding Taiyi wants to go back and stabilize the form. Xiang Zhen's head is still quite clear."

"What about the money article? This time, the military governors from all over the country who were detained by Xiang Zhen went back, so they left one money article." Xie Kun asked.

Gao Xiangchang smiled and said, "Qian Wenzhong can't go back. Unlike Ding Taiyi, Qian Wenzhong has now taken over his strength by his son Qian Shouyi, and he is already alone. What should I do when I go back? Maybe Qian Shouyi will imitate Xiang Zhen and let him die suddenly? It would be better to stay in Guangzhou and earn more support for Qian Shouyi. As long as he is willing to stay in Guangzhou, Qian Shouyi in Ji'an will not be afraid to play a filial son and grandson."

Xie Kun smiled bitterly and said, "This really corresponds to the saying, there are only melons and seeds in the world, but no seeds and seeds."

"You're thinking too much!" Gao Xiangsheng said lightly: "Chen Shouyi still has a certain amount of capital, which is a fulcrum for Xiang Zhen in Jiangxi, so Xiang Zhen is willing to treat Qian Wen well and give him extremely high treatment. Once Qian Shouyi loses the value of utilization in Jiangxi, Qian Wen will be nothing. Qian Wen understands this truth, so he spares no effort to fight for Qian Shouyi in the following days. This is a situation where two benefits will be gained if they are united, and two defeats will be defeated if they are divided. So what if Qian Wen is unwilling to give up?"

"That's true!"

"What actions will happen to the governors of these places in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi go back?" Gao Xiangsheng said: "Xiang Zhen is willing to let them go back, so there must be conditions."

"Guizhou, Guangxi and Yunnan each sent 20,000 troops to support it, and all military expenses were paid by Xiang Zhen. After these troops arrived, they would be arranged in Huaihua, Shaoyang, Hengyang and other places, forming a complete line of defense with Xiangxi and Ji'an." Xie Kun said: "Listen to Huo Chun, these people have also formulated some targeted tactics in view of the fierce firepower of our Tang army."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Gao Xiangsheng became interested.

"Huo Chun said that the most troublesome thing about our Tang army now is gunpowder weapons such as artillery and grenades. Therefore, the idea of ​​sticking to cities is no longer realistic. If you are trapped in a place, you can only be passively beaten. When facing the attack of artillery, you still have no way to use it. Therefore, they have to use the complex terrain of the south to take the initiative to attack and fight in the movement. Even if you have to stick to it, cities and other places are no longer necessary, and some dangerous mountains and ridges are more suitable for fighting against our army. In their opinion, our Northern Army is far inferior to the Southern Army in combat on complex terrain. Moreover, the artillery is heavy, and there is no room for use in these places with complex terrain. The only thing that can be considered is grenades, but this thing is limited after all."

Gao Xiangsheng nodded: "It hit the nail on the head. Their thinking is still very clear."

"General Gao, this time the troops that Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi are basically all Yi soldiers. I heard that these people have lived in the mountains for a long time, walking on the steep mountains, cliffs and cliffs as if walking on flat ground, which is extremely difficult to deal with!" Xie Kun said: "These foreign soldiers are basically poor at home. They work hard for money and rely on the plunder of combat and rewards they have won for their military achievements. The battle is quite fierce. These people were originally unstable factors locally, but this time these governors pushed them out, which was really a killing of two birds with one stone. We should be careful."

"Try to find a way to touch the combat characteristics, strengths and advantages of these foreign soldiers so that the army can study targeted countermeasures!" Gao Xiangsheng said: "We have never fought with these people before, and we don't know the details."

"Yes!" Xie Kun said.

"Why did Xiang Zhen suddenly get rich? The cost of the 60,000 to 70,000 troops is quite high. Didn't he say he is still training the new army?" Gao Xiangsheng asked curiously.

Speaking of this, Xie Kun couldn't help but laugh: "Xiang Zhen killed all his two younger brothers. He confiscated all their property. Huo Chun said that the harvest was so good that everyone was shocked. Xiang Jun's family was even richer than the treasury of the Lingnan Jiedu. Xiang Zheng was not inferior to the treasury. After scouting these two families, Xiang Zhenjing had tens of millions of taels of gold and silver, and there were also as many as millions of acres of land."

"No wonder Xiang Zhen is so rich!" Gao Xiangsheng shook his head and said. "It turns out that he made a fortune."

"This person trained the army completely according to the path of our Tang Dynasty. This time, Xiang Jun and Xiang Zheng's large amount of land was confiscated. Without touching the interests of other landlords, he harvested a lot of land, so it was still very smooth to recruit soldiers. These newly trained soldiers, both morale and fighting will, were very good. Xiang Zhen put forward the slogan of defending his home, which was quite popular. In their propaganda, if we fight, the land and property they owned will be confiscated."

"Yixing Society has been operating here for a long time, how effective is it?"

"In the city, among those handicraft practitioners, it is still very good. It has a lot of foundation, but in the countryside, the effect is not obvious. In those places, the clan power is too strong, and more than 90% of our spy detectives' losses occurred in the countryside." Xie Kun was a little helpless: "General Gao, the clan power in the south is far more difficult to deal with than imagined."

"So we have to destroy them!" Gao Xiangsheng sneered. "Xiang Zhen's thinking is also changing. He wants to use the complex geographical forms of the south to deal with us. In the past, he wanted to have a strategic decisive battle with us, but through Jiangxi and Hunan, these battles made him understand that such a decisive battle is what we like. They have no chance of winning at all. We didn't even spend much effort to make them lose. Since there is no chance of winning in the front-line decisive battle, he will fight with us in mountain wars and guerrilla warfare."

"It's almost the same!" Xie Kun said: "Xiang Zhen also ordered that the trade between the north and the south be completely cut off. No goods from the north be sold in the south be sold in the south, and our coins are not allowed to be circulated in the south. Once smuggling is caught, there is no reason to be beheaded immediately. He even gave the department the privilege of executing the local area without reporting. He is preparing to completely cut off the economic exchange between the south."

"The economic exchanges between the two sides are inherently unequal." Gao Xiangsheng said with a smile: "Silver and money have been flowing from the south to the north. Xiang Zhen is a last resort. If it continues for a long time, the south will become poorer and poorer. To be honest, if his policy can be persisted and they can also block our attack, then this policy is still very useful."

"The flow of commodities from the north into the south has a considerable economic destruction effect on the south. In this way, we will lose a very powerful weapon." As a businessman, Xie Kun was deeply touched by this.
Chapter completed!