Shi Hong and Sun Tonglin were sent by Zhu Youzhen to escort a large amount of grain and grass back to Chang'an. At that time, when the grain prices in Chang'an soared, the entire Guanzhong grain reserves were in full swing. The injection of this batch of grain can be said to be a timely help, greatly alleviating the grain shortage in Chang'an and allowing Jingxiang to struggle to stabilize the precarious situation.

Of course, Zhu Youzhen deliberately chose to send food and grass to Chang'an at this time. In fact, as he expected, his reputation as His Third Prince Zhu was immediately famous in Chang'an. Whether it was the people, officials, or the army, he praised His Third Prince. In this way, he immediately compared his elder brother Zhu Youyu.

In the east of Shandong, Dai Chao was not only asking Chang'an for military pay, but he did not give Chang'an even a piece of food. Compared with the two, it is naturally clear who is loyal to the country and who is the pillar of the country.

"Your Highness, your reputation is now at its peak in Chang'an." Sun Tonglin said excitedly. "I heard that Your Highness has gotten angry in private and smashed a set of glass tea cups purchased from the North to smash them!"

Zhu Youzhen was not happy and asked directly: "Have you sent all those belongings one by one according to the list you gave to you?"

"Of course." Sun Tonglin said: "One is not bad, a lot of money, and they all were sent quietly without attracting anyone's attention. These people were very grateful for the care of the Third Prince. Many of them had a hard time. So the subordinates finally took the initiative and deducted some food and distributed it to these people."

"Well, it's done well." Zhu Youzhen nodded: "It's better to give these people a lot of money by giving the food cheaper. After the boss became the commander of the imperial guards, he has been spared no effort to keep his confidants. How many of them have been affected?"

"Your Highness, the generals and above have not moved yet. Among the intermediate officers, four of us were taken down and transferred to some positions where we did not directly lead troops. It would be fine if we went down. The battalion level officials you are most concerned about basically did not move." Sun Tonglin said.

"That's great. Over the years, I have invested so much money. If it doesn't work, it would be a loss." Zhu Youzhen was very pleased. "I originally thought you would have to be a while before I could come back, but I didn't expect this time to go so smoothly and come back so soon!"

Shi Hong bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, we originally wanted to stay in Chang'an for a while and use our relationship to contact some brothers in the army, but after hearing that General Cao Bin was defeated, Jingxiang asked us to come back immediately."

"How do you think about Jingxiang?" Zhu Youzhen sat upright and asked.

"Respect your best generals to tell Your Highness that victory or defeat is a common matter for military affairs, and there is no need to worry about it." Shi Hong said.

Zhu Youzhen smiled bitterly: "How can you not be cared for? If Jingxiang is not cared for, you two will not be in a hurry to come back!"

Sun Tonglin smiled and said, "Jingxiang is afraid that you will be angry because of this matter and will not launch an army, so we will come back quickly and say that if your highness has such an idea, we must let us dissuade you." As he said that, Sun Tonglin took out a letter from his arms and placed it on Zhu Youzhen's hand: "This is a letter from Jingxiang to you."

"I am not the same as before." Zhu Youzhen smiled, put the letter aside first, and looked at the two of them and said, "You two must have seen General Cao Bin. Have you gone to see if you went there?"

"General Cao Bin is a veteran who has experienced many battles. He is very open to victory or defeat. He is now rectifying his troops in Huai'an." Shi Hong said.

"Shi Hong, Cao Bin said in his letter to me that the main thing about this defeat was to take the opponent's secret moves unexpectedly. This time, what the opponent took out was not the previous irritating oil bomb. Do you have any clues about this?"

Shi Hong shook her head: "After hearing about General Cao, I have arranged for someone to investigate this matter. I personally went to inquire about many soldiers present at that time. They should be medicine-fired puppets, but their power was unexpected. They were much louder than ordinary medicine-fired puppets, and they were accompanied by strong light. The war horses under General Cao can be considered to be experienced in many battles, and the ordinary sounds would not make them so panic. Obviously, the Tang army has made great improvements to it. I have sent the relevant detailed information to Fanzhusi where there are many great craftsmen in Chang'an. I hope they can get a result as soon as possible."

Zhu Youzhen sighed: "Don't expect too much. The Tang army has been using the hot oil bomb for several years. Chang'an generals have not made any mistakes in the prison. The things they made are not on the same level as those of the Tang army."

Speaking of this, the three people in the room were silent. Fighting against the Tang army, it would be easy to say. No matter how good the opponent's armor is, it would be broken by a few more cuts. No matter how sharp the weapon is, it would be a few more people to die. However, the opponent will always have some strange things that will suddenly be used on the battlefield, and the opponent who is unprepared for this will always suffer a great loss.

I remember that the first time that the harsh tincture bomb was under Zhang Zhongwu's command. In that battle, Liu Chenglin almost wiped out the entire army. But since then, the application of harsh tincture oil has made rapid progress in the Tang army. On the banks of the Yishui River, Zhang Zhongwu was tied up in a cocoon and was discovered by his own subordinates. One Buddha ascended to heaven, and the two Buddhas entered the ground, and lost a lot. He lost the capital to compete with Li Ze, and then he lost again and again. Finally, Li Ze drove to the northeast, and Gou Yan was breathing.

"You don't have to pay too much attention to this kind of thing. Although it sounds loud, it can only scare people. It's not really powerful, it's much worse than a fierce turbulent bomb." Shi Hong said.

"I don't dare to be careless." Zhu Youzhen turned around, took out a box from the bookshelf, opened it, and there were some medicine-haired puppets inside. This thing is not uncommon, and you can see it everywhere during the Chinese New Year.

"Just this thing, if you ignite it, it can hurt people if you hold it in your hand. If it expands its power several times, it is not uncommon to kill people." Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said, "I am worried now that they have also achieved extremely high accomplishments in this area. Shi Hong, you must keep a close eye on it."

"I will understand."

"What is Jing's view of the current situation? What are the arrangements?" Zhu Youzhen asked.

Sun Tonglin cleared his throat and said, "The first thing Jingxiang said is about Huai'an. Please ask the third prince to stabilize Huai'an Gong Yunda at this time. Never force him too much, so that he counterattacked. Now his prime minister is deeply trapped in the Eyue area and cannot get out. Cao Bin is defeated again, and no one can restrain Gong Yunda. Once he turns against him, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"I know this."

"And we have also received the news that Yangzhou has released Gong Bin. Obviously, they also want to win over Gong Yunda, so at this time, Your Highness must comfort him more. Jingxiang has already reported to His Majesty, and he has appointed Gong Yunda as the prince of Huainan County, and his decree will arrive in Chuzhou soon." Shi Hong continued.

"Just just getting promoted to the title, I'm afraid that it won't be a pity!" Zhu Youzhen sighed.

"Of course it's not just an increase in the title!" Sun Tonglin said: "Now, the Luoyang Navy will arrive in Chuzhou along the canal. More than 100 warships and 5,000 navy soldiers. Even if Gong Yunda is really ill-behaved, he is afraid he will not dare to move at will. When the navy arrives, General Cao Bin can regain his power, and then he will have the strength to force Gong Yunda to raise all the Huaian army and attack Yangzhou with us."

"Luoyang Navy?" Zhu Youzhen was happy, "Brother is willing to hand them over to me?"

"It's not the Great Your Highness, but the decision made by Your Majesty himself after Jingxiang and Your Majesty was very painful. I heard that in the court, the Great Your Highness and his team were trying their best to oppose it. However, firstly, we really need a navy here. Secondly, it's time for your highness to send your food and grass to Chang'an. Your Majesty was very happy, but the dynasty rejected their objections. The Sacred Heart was arbitrary. At the moment, Luoyang Navy was preparing. Jingxiang sent people to stare at it, and it would definitely not give them the chance to delay and do something bad. It's probably after the New Year, you can arrive in Chuzhou."

"That's great!" Zhu Youzhen applauded and laughed. Finally, he heard the good news. After a powerful navy, the battle with Yangzhou would not appear so passive. "Now the navy I trained in Ezhou has begun to take shape. When the Luoyang navy arrives, we will have the spare time whether it is in Yangzhou or Dongting Lake."

After suffering a loss in Dongting Lake, Zhu Youzhen vigorously collected ships, recruited sailors, and trained naval troops in Ezhou. Many old subordinates of Dongting Lake bandit Pang Wen were killed by Zheng Wenchang and their families were destroyed. However, they also came to join the crowd under Zhu Youzhen's strong recruitment, but now they have some atmosphere. Of course, it is still too far to compete with their opponents, so Zhu Youzhen never dared to send them to the front line. After all, he finally got such a little foundation and was reluctant to send them out until the critical moment.

Once the Luoyang Navy comes, the two are added together, and it will be completely different.

"In addition, Jingxiang also reached an agreement with His Highness." Shi Hong continued.

"What agreement was reached with my elder brother?"

"The Third Highness sent an army into Jingnan to assist Dai Chao to take down Jingnanjie Town as quickly as possible." Shi Hong said. "I heard that this is also what Your Majesty meant. Although E Yue is still unstable, he is generally under our control. Your Majesty is very dissatisfied with the delay in the Jingnan war."

"Why should I take the blame for the boss?" Zhu Youzhen said dissatisfiedly.
Chapter completed!