Liu Xinda, who was stationed in Eyue, was in great difficulty.

After the New Year, Zhu Youzhen officially ascended the throne in Chang'an and became the third emperor of the Daliang Dynasty in just a few years. Zhu Youyu's reign lasted for only half a year, and it was too short of life and had little value in comparison. Now, Daliang under Zhu Youzhen's rule is one in the sky and one underground compared to Daliang when Zhu Wen was there.

Zhu Youzhen lost a large area of ​​ruling in the south, and the continuous loss of Gunhai, Wuning and Huainan, leaving only part of the Central Plains and Guanzhong in the ruling area of ​​the Liang Dynasty, and then returned to Shuzhou under Zhu Yougui's rule. But the problem is that the situation in Shuzhou is a bit ambiguous.

When Zhu Youyu and Zhu Youzhen were killing each other, Zhu Yougui took a wait-and-see attitude, neither responding to Zhu Youyu's edict to serve the king nor responding to Zhu Youzhen's proclamation.

When Zhu Youzhen won the victory and ascended the throne, he sent an envoy to Shu, and appointed Zhu Yougui as the King of Shu, the general of the auxiliary country and the secretary of the Central Secretariat. Zhu Yougui also readily accepted the order, as if he had recognized Zhu Youzhen's status as emperor. But the problem was that at the same time, he accepted part of Zhu Youyu's old subordinates led by Sheng Zhonghuai who had collapsed from Chang'an. The most deadly ones were Zhu Youyu's empress, Dai Chao's legitimate daughter Dai Shu and Zhu Youyu's eldest son.

Dai Shu and Zhu Youyu's eldest son were taken to Chengdu by Zhu Yougui, but Sheng Zhonghuai was entrusted with important tasks and became the highest commander stationed in Hanzhong.

This is a bit embarrassing.

Zhu Youzhen, who was in a state of trouble at this moment, was still unable to do anything. In the current situation, he urgently needed Zhu Yougui's support to stabilize the morale of the army and the situation in the southwest.

Zhu Yougui was obviously guilty of evil, so he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb, pretending to be ignorant.

Unlike Zhu Yougui who lives in Shuzhou and does not have to consider who is invading him for the time being, Liu Xinda is being fryed on the stove.

His Majesty the newly appointed Emperor appointed Liu Xinda as General of the Cavalry and commanded E Yue’s military and political affairs. However, at the same time, he came with the envoy and the envoy, and asked Liu Xinda to defend E Yue to the death.

Now Ezhou is in a state of encountering enemies on three sides. Jingnan under Ding Jian's administration is gradually recovering. With Tian Guofeng and Chen Changfu in Xiangyang, Ding Jian can turn his attention to Eyue without any scruples. Qian Biao from Yueyang has never stopped using troops. Even in the coldest season last year, the battle between the two sides has continued. And as Huainan falls into the hands of the Tang army, the threat from the east has become Liu Xinda's biggest confidant.

On the water, Zheng Wenchang from Dongting Lake has been fighting with the Ezhou Navy. I think that soon after, the Tang Army Inland Water Navy led by Li Hao will inevitably go upstream.

From a tactical point of view, E Yue actually has no need to stick to it. Because there is a 90% chance that it cannot be defended. But strategically, the beam must guard this fulcrum at this time. The geographical location of E Yue is too important. If you can defend it, once the beam recovers, you can invest manpower and material resources to manage the south again. Once even this place is lost, the beam will be really locked.

Whether it is Zhu Youzhen or Liu Xinda, their hatred for Tian Guofeng comes from the bottom of their hearts. If Shandong Dongdao is still in the hands of Liang Jun, the situation will be completely different.

Liu Xinda understood this truth, so even though he knew that things could not be done, he still had to do his best for the benefit of Daliang in the south and for the last breath of breath.

In order to boost Liu Xinda's morale, Zhu Youzhen also ordered Kang Zhen, the governor of the Zhongwu Army, to send a 10,000 reinforcements to Eyue to station in Anlu. At the same time, he ordered Kang Zhen's Zhongwu Army's town to be moved to Xinyang to ensure Liu Xinda's retreat. In case of problems, Liu Xinda could retreat all the way to the territory of the Zhongwu Army.

At the same time, it is also guaranteed that there is a channel that can import logistics support to Eyue.

Of course, these measures are all for Liu Xinda to defend Eyue without much scruples. In the edict given to Liu Xinda, the land of Eyue must not be given up until the last moment.

Liu Xinda himself also knew very well that whether it was for the sake of Daliang or for himself, he had to defend E Yue to the future. But he could imagine the difficulties that followed. So Liu Xinda began drastic measures in E Yue.

The first thing is to give up a large tract of land and forcibly migrate farmers to the surrounding areas of major towns. After nearly two years of fighting, the people suffered huge losses. A large amount of land was deserted. Even around the town, there was a lot of land that was uncultivated. In winter, Liu Xinda sent troops to force these people to move. After spring, it happened to catch up with spring plowing. In this way, he could concentrate his power and create a large tract of unmanned land.

A large number of young and strong E Yue were incorporated into the palace soldiers. They usually farm. Once there is a war, they can immediately gather into an army. When they withdraw their families into the city as hostages, they are not afraid of these people not working hard. Even if they are not able to fight, they are good as cannon fodder that delays the enemy's attack.

The second is to ask the court that Zhu Yougui, who occupied Shu, must send troops to Xiangyang in Jingnan, even if he is in a manner. In this way, the power of Ding Jian and Tian Guofeng can be restrained and he can have enough strength to deal with Qian Biao in Yueyang and the enemies from Huainan.

Otherwise, if he attacked from three sides, even if he had three heads and six arms, he would never be able to deal with it.

After the spring begins, the war in a large area was filled with war, and all of them were silenced. Spring plowing is imminent, and a large number of auxiliary soldiers and civilians are going to return home to prepare for spring plowing. The plan for the year is spring, so no one should miss the farming season. Furthermore, whether it is Li Ze or Zhu Youzhen, they have temporarily achieved their most basic goals. Next, they need to consolidate their rule on the new territory, and no one wants to start another war at this time.

Although Zhu Youzhen lost a large area in the south and fell into an extremely passive situation in its strategy, he still controlled most of Henan and the entire Guanzhong. If Shu was included, he was still strong. Next, it depends on whether he could effectively integrate the power within the entire Daliang. The unstable factors inside were the imperial guards in Chang'an and Zhu Yougui who occupied Shuzhong. Among them, the ambiguous Zhu Yougui was the most difficult to deal with. If Zhu Yougui could sincerely surrender, then with the wealthy Shuzhong as support, Daliang was still Li Ze's strongest opponent.

Li Ze just took over large areas such as Liangzhe, Huainan, Gunhai, and Wuning. It still takes a lot of energy and time to completely incorporate these places into its rule and become the new source of power for the Tang Dynasty.

"The Wuning area, Yangzhou and Suzhou and other places were merged to establish Jiangsu Province." Li Zedao: "Mei Jiu was appointed as the governor of Jiangsu Province. The former Huainan area was reorganized into Anhui Province, and the former governor of Xingzhou, Yang Zhihe, was transferred to Anhui Governor. The merger of Shannan East Road, Jingnan, and Eyue was merged into Hubei Province, and Ding Jian was appointed as the governor of Hubei."

Cao Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Li Xiang, where is Qian Biao? This person's position is critical and has also been making contributions in the past two years."

"Appoint Qian Biao as the governor of Yueyang and be directly responsible to the court." Li Ze smiled and said, "I think he will understand what I mean."

"Is Qian Biao's position a little lower?"

Listening to Cao Xin's words, Gongsun Changming laughed: "Cao Ministry of Personnel, you think about it. Qian Biao, the governor of Yueyang, is directly responsible to Li Xiang, and is not inferior to any other governor in his position. If Qian Biao is smart, he will know what Li Xiang is thinking."

Cao Xin pondered for a moment, his eyes lit up: "Hunan?"

Li Ze nodded: "Liu Xinda is in Eyue, and the rabbit's tail cannot grow. After we complete the integration, we will inevitably chew this bone. Therefore, we should focus part of our attention in Hunan and not rush to let Qian Biao manage it slowly."

"Li Xiang, what about the military command? The entire system in the south is still a little chaotic now!" Han Qi asked.

"All military forces in Gunhai, Wuning, and Huainan are all assigned to Youyong, the Zuo Xiaogu. Youyong reorganized all the troops in these three areas, eliminated redundant and weak soldiers, leaving only the essence. Some of them make up for the vacancies of Zuo Xiaogu's troops, and the Zuo Xiaogu's organization has been expanded to 40,000."

"The troops in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Yueyang and other places were all assigned to the Right Qianniu Guard Liu Ruyan, and the Right Qianniu Guard was re-expanded to 40,000 people."

Han Qi felt a little nervous. The main force of the Right Qianniu Guard was actually still around Wuyi. When Liu Ruyan went south to Yangzhou, she only took away five thousand of them. She still retained more than 20,000 people around Wuyi. Now she expanded the Right Qianniu Guard to full capacity in the south. It is clear who the target is to target.

"Then the Right Qianniu Guards in Wuyi?" he asked tentatively.

"It's time for us to rebuild the imperial guards," Li Ze said with a smile. "Our next goal is to completely destroy the pseudo-liang and take down Chang'an. The original Qianniu Guards in Wuyi will be reorganized into imperial guards."

"Who will command?"

"For a moment, there is really no suitable candidate. I will direct the command for the time being!" Li Ze waved his hand: "Don't worry about this, take your time."

Han Qi lowered his head and didn't say anything.

"Suang Li, whether it is General You or General Liu, this time the reorganization will inevitably require the abolition of a lot of local troops. If you care about this, you may have trouble!" Zhang Hui pondered.
Chapter completed!