Chen Xuanwu entered the central army tent and looked at his appearance. After a bloody melee, he was covered in blood. The smell of blood and dust made him look horrible.

On his dusty face, his lips were chapped due to long-distance raids, and only his eyes were bright, as if he could speak, and he felt a sense of bravery between his eyes.

He entered the tent, looked around, saw Lu Zheng at first sight, and immediately knelt on the ground without saying a word, saying, "Prince, my subordinates have fulfilled their mission, go and inquire about the enemy's tracks and have news!"

Lu Zheng said: "Okay, Xuanwu, tell me what the situation is. Look at your bloody appearance. You should have experienced a fierce battle. Let me tell you about the situation of this battle!"

Chen Xuanwu said: "The Central Plains Army has advanced north to Huazhou. The leader of the Huazhou Army should be Cao Weiming. Look at the Cao army's formation, there are at least 20,000 to 30,000 people, all of which are cavalry. It is obvious that they rushed over to defend Huazhou to the death!

Since Cao Weiming became the pioneer, Tan Lei may be coming immediately, but now the scouts can't cross Huazhou, and it's difficult to find out about Tan Lei's movement for a while!"

Chen Xuanwu paused and continued: "Our scout team was just about to approach Huazhou, and Cao Weiming's army happened to arrive. When we both accidentally bumped into each other, we naturally had to fight!

However, although Cao's army was known as cavalry, how could their big-butt soldiers know about cavalry? Although we only had a hundred cavalry team, we turned around in the army, killed a bunch of them, and then retreated unscathed.

Because of the urgent military situation, the general dared not stay for too long, so he asked the team to come day and night to report the matter. He also asked the prince to carefully refer to the military situation and plan for our Liaodong Army's next step in attacking the Central Plains!"

Lu Zheng gradually frowned and became a little solemn. Qi Yuanzhi said: "Prince, according to the information provided by Xuanwu, Cao Weiming and Tan Lei should be an alliance! We have also obtained this information from another place. The two confirmed it, so it should be certain!"

"If that's the case, we will encounter difficulties this time! Cao Weiming and Tan Lei went north to guard Huazhou and Wangzhou. They did not seek merit, but wanted no mistakes. It would be difficult for us to go over and win this battle!"

Lu Zheng raised his hand and said, "Come here, I will reward Xuanwu and my scout warriors! Xuanwu is promoted to the level and serve as the general! Xuanwu, you have increased our majesty in this battle. My Liaodong Iron Cavalry entered the Central Plains and defeated their aura in the first battle with the Cao army. You have made military achievements!"

Chen Xuanwu was overjoyed. He was extremely excited and felt that the blood in his body was about to boil. He said passionately: "Prince, don't worry, we are ready to die at any time. This time, the barbarians of the Central Plains are difficult to deal with, but as long as we move forward bravely and do not fear our opponents, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy. I, Chen Xuanwu, are willing to charge to death!"

Lu Zheng laughed and said, "Okay, very good. The Chen family's fierce generals are about to rise. But even if you have the will to fight, you have just passed a big battle and you still have to take a good rest now. Remember, keep your spirits up and be ready at any time. Maybe tomorrow, we will go south to attack. Looking back, this battle will be our life-and-death battle!"

In the afternoon when Chen Xuanwu received the reward, the atmosphere in the conference hall became quiet instantly. Judging from the intelligence, the situation was a bit bad for the Liaodong Army!

The Liaodong Army came from afar, and the most difficult part was the shortage of food and grass, so it was not suitable to fight for a long time. Lu Zheng quickly captured Bingzhou, just to take the opportunity to go south quickly, breaking Miaocheng and then Huazhou, then Wangzhou, Beizhou and other places, and fighting to Beijing or Hebei.

Lu Zheng and the forces in Liaodong and Central Plains are intriguing each other, and it is difficult to form a joint force. Especially Tan Lei and Cao Weiming have had a deep grudge. In recent years, Tan Lei and Cao Weiming have fought many big and small battles, and there have been many situations that have almost lost control.

There is also a force like Long Zhaoyan in the Central Plains. Although the power in the hands of this pseudo-emperor who claims to be a Dagan Dynasty is not strong, he is a good player in the middle. In this situation in the Central Plains, it is not difficult for Lu Zheng to break the Central Plains!

But now the situation in the Central Plains has unexpected situations. Tan Lei and Cao Weiming have formed an alliance, and the two of them acted quickly. The army has arrived in Huazhou, which has blocked Lu Zheng's way forward.

The key to Lu Zheng's attack on the Central Plains is to quickly open up unprecedentedly. If Lu Zheng can go south from Bingzhou, he can gain thousands of miles of land and dozens of cities.

After Lu Zheng got these lands, he could quickly stabilize the army, and then he could migrate the population from Liaodong to the pass. At most, he could make it no longer difficult to raise troops in a year.

He had soldiers in his hands, and he could defend it as long as he stood in the territory. However, he had just taken Bingzhou and the enemy was coming up before he could sit in Miaocheng. And he was prepared. How should Lu Zheng fight this battle?

It is obvious that this situation is not only Lu Zheng’s surprise, but also the strategists and generals at the scene are also surprised. Everyone is talking about it for a while, and most of them are pessimistic.

Someone said: "Since we can't conquer it now, why not just go back to Bingzhou and go from Bingzhou to Longyou to take the northwest. In this way, the entire north will be mastered by us, which is also a good strategy!

Maybe we took the northwest, and Cao Weiming and Tan Lei in the Central Plains started to get in trouble first. They were flirting with each other. Isn’t it good for us to wait for the opportunity?"

Qi Yuanzhi frowned slightly, and he didn't say much about this. He pondered for a moment, and said, "Prince, no matter what, if the opponent is ready, we may be prepared for what we will do. Although we are not afraid of Tan Lei and Cao Weiming, if we consume too much of this battle, it may not be worth the loss.

I think it is a forced alliance between Cao Weiming and Tan Lei now, because your army is approaching, and they have to form an alliance. As long as your pressure is weakened, they will be in chaos.

In this way, we can pretend to retreat and attack the northwest directly first, so that the Central Plains Army thinks that we really want to take the northwest. If we turn back, we will shoot us back. The morale of Tan Lei and Cao Weiming has been set. Even if they want to form an alliance, I am afraid that there will be no situation today!”

No matter how no matter how quarrels were, Lu Zheng didn't speak. He just paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and countless thoughts arose in his mind. Seeing this scene, Liu Song said:

"We came from Liaodong all the way, and now we are on the ground of our opponent. At this time, we didn't even see what the opponent looked like, and we just went back in shame?

I have been fighting for more than ten years and have led the troops for many years. I have never had such a cowardly experience. I am so heroic and no one can bear this humiliation. If I don’t give up in a battle, I will retreat. What morale will my Liaodong army have in the future?"

"General Liu, you are so bad! It is a bad idea to fight against your opponent to show off your courage. We temporarily retreat to better attack. We take a step back first, then make three steps, and alleviate the difficult situation in one step. How can this strategy be humiliated?"

Liu Song laughed and said, "The Central Plains is not just Tan Lei and Cao Weiming. As far as I know, Su Zhi from Jiangnan led tens of thousands of troops and arrived in the Central Plains. I am afraid that many people know what this person is!

What did such an ungrateful person do in the Central Plains? If we retreat in shame at this time, this person will inevitably ruin the reputation of the prince in the Central Plains. The people in the Central Plains are now afraid of the prince. Once this guy stirs up the storm, once they lose their fear, what will we fight against the Central Plains in the future?"

When Liu Song said this, he picked up a big bowl and poured a bowl of wine, and continued: "There is a saying that those who win the Central Plains will win the world. The Central Plains are rich and densely populated. Their soldiers are like lush leeks. They can grow quickly after cutting them!

As for us, we survive in Liaodong, everything needs to rely on the breath of the Central Plains. We are able to have today's strength because all forces in the Central Plains fight each other, giving us a chance!

If we advance with great fanfare this time and end up in a defeat, for Zhongyuan, they will definitely be more cautious and defending us. In this way, how can we go south? We may always lose the opportunity to attack Zhongyuan!"

Liu Song has never changed his temper over the years. His talk is not to show any weakness, and he has made many strategists in the hall dare not speak out casually.

Now Liu Song is a general under Lu Zheng. He holds military power and is good at fighting. He has a high prestige in the army. On the side of the general, what he says can basically count.

"Mr. Chen, they dare not say anything. At critical moments, you have to stand up and say something!" Liu Song named Chen Lizhong.

Lu Zheng is now the King of Liaodong. The head of the civil servants and military officials under his command is Chen Lizhong. Chen Lizhong is the most cautious and usually speaks little, especially in such occasions, where he often doesn't speak a word.

This kind of personality also gives him another characteristic, that is, as long as he speaks, he often hits the point and speaks the key points. Therefore, he has a very high prestige in Liaodong and is the civil official Lu Zheng relies most on.

Chen Lizhong smiled and said, "It's a pity that Zhang Pinghua is not here. If he were there, he would definitely have a dispute with the general. As for me! Now that things have come, our discussions have become stalemate. General Liu's statement makes sense, but the gentlemen just now have also made famous sayings.

In this way, I feel that the prince still has to be arbitrary. We just need to follow the prince’s will and go all the way to the end. I believe there will be no bad results!"

Liu Song raised his eyebrows and said, "Mr. Chen, even if you are so sleek, it's time to do this. You will be so anxious to death!"

Lu Zheng said: "Liu Song, don't be rude, okay! Today's discussion is like this. I will go on first. I will think carefully. After tonight, I will make a decision tomorrow morning!"

Everyone in the conference hall retreated, and Lu Zheng lay alone on the chair, closing his eyes slightly, and his mood was really hard to calm down. At this moment, the personal guard came to report that it was Sima of Bingzhou who came to ask for a meeting.

"See!" Lu Zheng raised his hand and asked someone to come in.

A young official came in. After entering the door, he bowed his head and said, "Sima of Bingzhou meets the prince, the prince, the prince, the thousand-year-old, the thousand-year-old, the thousand-year-old!"

Lu Zheng was slightly stunned for a moment, and suddenly sat up from the chair and stared at the young official in front of him. After a while, he came to his senses and said, "It's Haoran! Get up quickly! You and my brother, why should you be so polite?"
Chapter completed!