Fugu Zhejia.

"His Majesty's order is passed down: Yong'an Army Jiedushi Zhe Deku will immediately organize his troops to prepare for war, lead the troops in Fuzhou, wait for dispatch, and gather with me in Linzhou. From then on, Fuzhou and the Central Plains will be connected as one, allowing free travel."

Zhe Deyi bowed respectfully to receive the order, personally sent the envoy out of the government office, and asked someone to take him down to rest and prepare food and drinks for him.

When he returned to the government office, Zhe Deqian couldn't help but frown slightly and said, "Go and call Dalang!"

Not long after, Zhe Yuxun walked quickly into the hall.

Zhe Deku handed the imperial edict in his hand to his son.

Zhe Yuxun looked at the content of the imperial edict, frowned, and made up his mind, saying: "Father, let me go to visit Linzhou? Persuade my sworn brother to surrender to the Central Plains..."

"Your Majesty sent out troops with the force of thunder, and he must have wanted to fight a vigorous battle to shock the world. The only way for the Han Dynasty to survive was to rely on the Khitan. However, the Khitan was defeated shortly after Yan, and many soldiers and horses were lost.

How many soldiers can be gathered in the short term to help?"

The eldest brother Zhe Yuxun mentioned was Yang Chongxun, the head of the Yang family in Linzhou.

In order to imitate the Zhe family's policies in Fuzhou, Yang Hongxin personally visited Fuzhou.

At that time, the world was still dominated by Liu Zhiyuan of the Later Han Dynasty.

Zhe Deyi and Yang Hongxin were both Han ministers. Their territories were adjacent to each other, and they were both local powerful men, so they joined forces.

The young Zhe Yuxun and the older Yang Chongxun became brothers with different surnames in the presence of each other's parents.

Yang Hongxin died early, and Yang Chongxun became the head of the Yang family in Linzhou at a young age.

Later, the Yang family fell to the Northern Han Dynasty due to Liu Jiye's relationship, but the Zhe family, under the influence of Zhe Congruan, always had great righteousness, guarded the country for the Central Plains, resisted the Khitan and Dangxiang, and disdained the Northern Han Dynasty who recognized the Khitan as their father.

, even if it is isolated in the north and surrounded by enemies, it still struggles to hold on and regards the Central Plains as its orthodoxy.

The two families have different positions, but they have very close contacts in private.

Especially when the Dingnan Army blocked the road between the Zhe family and the Central Plains, the Yang family secretly gave the Zhe family a lot of support.

Anyway, the Zhe family sent troops to attack Dangxiang. During the Khitan period, the rear was empty, and the Yang family never made any move.

At the same time, the Khitans harassed the Zhe family a lot. When they planned to attack Fugu together with the Northern Han Dynasty, the Zhe family could always get the news as soon as possible and take all precautions.

It’s not that Liu Chengjun didn’t know about this, he just turned a blind eye or closed one eye.

He knew deep down in his heart that if there was not Liu Jiye in the court and the Linzhou Yang family and the Fugu Zhe family started to cause trouble together, there would be nothing they could do.

The Yang family was very kind to the Zhe family, but Luo Youdu was also very kind to the Zhe family.

Not to mention Zhe Congruan's personal favor, the Dingnan Army initially launched an attack with the intention of annexing the Zhe family and cutting off the connection between the Zhe family and the Central Plains.

It was Luo Youdu who also came forward to persuade Guo Rong to put pressure on the disaster-defeating army, initiate various sanctions, and force the disaster-defeating army to lift the blockade.

Otherwise, Zhe Congruan's body would not be able to be safely transported to Fuzhou.

What's more, Luo Youdu is now the lord of the Central Plains, and serving the Emperor of the Central Plains is the purpose of their family.

Regardless of their loyalty or righteousness, they could not allow them to refuse this imperial edict, but they really did not want to take action with the Yang family. The only way was to persuade the Yang family to surrender before Luo Youdu's army arrived in Linzhou.

"Your Majesty is so calculating!"

How can Zhe Deke fail to see that this is the true intention of Luo Youdu's imperial edict?

The imperial edict's "gathering together in Linzhou" can be understood as a battle, but it can also be understood as a peaceful meeting.

Zhe Yuxun also understood the key and said with a smile: "Isn't this better? Lord Zhou regrets his early death. If this successor does not have the strength and ability, I am afraid that the world will fall into military disaster and chaos again. Our Queen of Fugu

Aren’t the tombstones on the mountain erected in vain? Only by unifying the Central Plains can it be possible to go to Beijing and avoid the shame of the Khitans taking over the Central Plains."

Zhe Deqing smiled and said: "Dalang is right. As a father, I don't want Fugu's children to be born with bows and horses as companions. I also want them to be able to study in a spacious school like the children in the Central Plains...

Go ahead, it's up to you to decide."

"Are you going to Linzhou? I also want to go see my sister-in-law together. Can I bring my little sister with me?"

A head popped out of the door, looking at his father and brother with a smile, it was Zhe Saihua.

Zhe Deqing said angrily: "Are you embarrassed to go now?"

Zhe Saihua smiled awkwardly: "My brothers from the Yang family have already married sisters from other families, so why should I be embarrassed?"

Zhe Yuxun smiled and said, "It's okay to let my little sister go. She has always been on good terms with my adopted brother's wife, Mrs. Cui, so she might be able to help."

Zhe Dexun has been cultivating Zhe Yuxun's ability to be independent very early. He agrees with most of his opinions and won't say anything else.

Fuzhou and Linzhou are only a few dozen miles apart. Both Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Saihua grew up on horseback, and their riding skills were superb. In less than half a day, they had reached Linzhou.

Due to Luo Youdu's massive invasion, Linzhou was under martial law.

Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Saihua were not under martial law, so they entered the city easily and met Yang Chongxun, the head of the Yang family in Linzhou.

"Sworn brother!"

"Brother!"

Yang Chongxun smiled and welcomed Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Saihua into the mansion and said, "Seeing you coming, I feel relieved, brother."

Zhe Yuxun knew this and asked, "Why did my sworn brother say this?"

Yang Chongxun smiled and said: "Don't pretend to be confused with me. If you don't come, the soldiers and horses from the Central Plains will come. This Linzhou is not your valley. It is built on the mountains, cliffs and the Yellow River."

Yes, there is also the Broken Head Peak. The emperor of the Liu family obviously wants to defend Jinyang City, abandon the surrounding cities, wait for Khitan support, and fight a war of attrition with the Central Plains. If Linzhou is attacked, Jinyang will not even look at it. If I

If you don't know better, the Yang family will be destroyed in my hands."

"Besides, if you have some knowledge, you can negotiate terms. But if you really come to your door, you won't even be qualified to negotiate terms."

Zhe Yuxun asked: "What do you want, my sworn brother?"

Yang Chongxun paused and said: "Nothing else, I just hope that the Emperor of the Central Plains can forgive my brother and spare his life."

Zhe Yuxun said: "What's so difficult about this? With my brother's abilities, as long as he is willing to submit, who can not love him?"

Yang Chongxun said with a grimace: "It would be easy to handle if that were the case. The problem is that my brother has been greatly favored by the Liu family, so I'm afraid he won't compromise easily."

Zhe Saihua, who had been silent until now, suddenly said: "Then let Your Majesty beat him until he compromises."

Zhe Yuxun, Yang Chongxun, look at me.

It seems to make sense.

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Outside the south gate of Jinyang City.

After passing through Tuanbai Valley this morning, it only took less than half a day for Luo Youdu to arrive at the foot of Jinyang City and look at the towering Jinyang City in front of him.

Luo Youdu couldn't help but feel his scalp numb.

The strength of Jinyang City is probably only three points stronger than that of Youzhou, and not even as strong as Bian Jingdu.

Luo Youdu even felt that Bianjing was just a small city compared with Jinyang City.

He smiled bitterly and said: "No wonder Shizong was defeated at the foot of Jinyang City. If we really want to attack this city, even if we have ten times the number of soldiers, we will have to break a lot of teeth."

Li Jun was still frightened. He had also participated in that battle, and there was no hope of breaking the city.

He said: "This Jinyang City is made up of six cities. At the beginning, we only captured the simplest east city, and we were no longer able to attack it."

The huge Jinyang City is not just a city, it is built with a structure of three floors inside and three floors outside.

During the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Gao regime used Jinyang City as its other capital and built the Ming Dynasty City on the east bank of the Fen River. In the 16th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian built Cang City. In the third year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty built the Jinyang Palace City. In the northwest of Jinyang City, there is a pin-shaped palace area formed by Jinyang Palace City, Daming City, and Cang City.

In the early years of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Li Ji, the governor, built the east city. In the first year of longevity, Wu Zetian established the northern capital, and governor Shi Cui Shenqing built the middle city, which was connected across the water and connected the east and west cities. At this point, in the Taiyuan Basin, In the north, there are three inner cities: Cangcheng, Xincheng, and Daming City; three outer cities: West City, Middle City, and East City.

There are six inner and outer cities in a huge city that are dependent on each other. If you want to completely capture it, you have to gnaw at each city...

Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps.

No wonder Zhao Kuangyi had so much resentment against Jinyang in history. He burned the city and flooded it. He also cut off the dragon's horns and nailed its veins, destroying this great masterpiece and a thousand-year-old city in one fell swoop.

The third son of the Zhao family is really indifferent to human affairs.

The emperor Liu Jiyuan at that time had surrendered, but he still wanted to do this, and then spent a huge amount of wealth to rebuild Taiyuan City...

This operation, taking off the pants and farting, is absolutely amazing.

Luo Youdu secretly rejoiced that he was not planning to attack the city.

Otherwise, he would be like Zhao Kuangyin, who would be knocked all over his head.

In an instant, a question flashed through Luo Youdu's mind.

"What will happen if Liu Chengjun refuses to surrender?"

Looking at the huge city and thinking about the extremely poor Northern Han Dynasty, several plans gradually emerged in Luo Youdu's mind.

Jinyang City Tower.

Liu Chengjun squinted his eyes and looked south, his face a little solemn and annoyed, but then he smiled and said: "Does the opponent only have such a small number of troops? With just such a small number of troops, do you still want to attack Jinyang? Even a siege is not enough!"

Guo Wuwei saw the problem and said solemnly: "Their purpose is not to come to Jinyang City. This army is to prevent us from dividing our troops to rescue the states. We have fallen into the trap... The other party is planning to conquer the surrounding counties. Seize them one by one, collect our food, and surround them for reinforcements."

Liu Chengjun laughed and said: "It is said that Luo Youdu is good at using troops, but I can't see it like this! Dividing the troops to attack the city means dividing the troops to defend. How many troops and horses do they have available? There are about 30,000 troops on the opposite side. Counting him to double the number, Sixty thousand, give him 80,000. There are so many states in Hedong, and he has to defend them one by one. How many are left? We have 30,000 soldiers in Jinyang City, and there are as many as 50,000 in the direction of Yunzhou in Datong. Liao only needs to send them casually. Thirty to fifty thousand people are enough to crush the other side. Don't wait for the cities to fall. When the Liao reinforcements arrive, they will be able to take back all the cities with overwhelming force. There is no guarantee that the entire Hedong can be restored."

Guo Wuwei praised: "Your Majesty is wise!"

When Liu Jiye saw the two men singing harmoniously to stabilize the morale of the army, he couldn't help but feel strange. Liu Chengjun and Guo Wuwei's questions and answers were not nonsense.

Luo Youdu was internally unstable and had just ascended the throne. It was impossible to mobilize all the imperial guards from Beijing: Why did he think he could fight two people?

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Chapter completed!