"What a decisive battlefield!" Leng Zhuo's eyes lit up when he heard Zhuge Liang analyze it one by one!

In the battlefield of the Vermillion Bird, Leng Zhuo's power was not at all superior in all directions. There were many soldiers from the Holy Sect and the Tang army was elite. The Emperor's Return Army occupied the advantage of the territory, but Leng Zhuo's Ping'an Army did not rely on anything. Although the Ping'an Army could still stay out of the matter and watch the tiger's fight, the Ping'an Army could not really stay out of the matter. The Holy Sect, Tang army, and even the Emperor's Return would not let Leng Zhuo watch it all the time, and finally jumped out to pick peaches.

This is a good thing, only the other party is a fool, but the situation is obviously not. Whether it is the imperial envoy in the city, the two marquises, the commander of the Tang army, or the return master of the Holy Sect, they are all difficult people. Everyone is calculating and ignores them now because it is not the time yet.[]

Once the outer defense line of Zhuque City collapses, the Holy Sect and Tang Army League return to the alliance to the Zhuque City, both of them will definitely kill Leng Zhuo, the tiger, and then eat the peaches that are almost ripe. After all, the Nanpingguan occupied by Leng Zhuo is also a big peach, and it does not have a geographical advantage in the Zhuque Plain, which is flat.

Leng Zhuo really couldn't afford to go back to the alliance with the Tang Army of the Holy Sect. Even if he finally defended Nanping, he would lose the dominance of the Zhuque City.

However, the situation is completely different when gaining the general trend outside the battlefield. In addition to the 200,000 soldiers gathered in Nanpingcang, Leng Zhuo has two cards to play, one is located in Panlong City, Jiuchuan, Qin Liangyu, Liang Hongyu, Qin Qiong, Wei Chigong and other generals, and the other is the navy around Xiangyang City and some left-behind soldiers.

The Holy Cult Army swept across the three prefectures in the west of Chu. Based on the Xiyan, Songling and Jiuchuan Prefectures as the foundation, it initially established a ruling and Huizong. However, the big city in southern Jiuchuan Prefecture, Panlong City, the second largest city in Jiuchuan Prefecture, was captured by the remaining troops of Panshi led by Qin and Liang. Panlong City is the thoroughfare of the two prefectures in the southwest of Chu. It is the key place to go to Jialin Prefecture in the south, to the valley of Jiuchuan, or even to take small paths to attack Xiyan, or to bypass the mountains and rivers of Jiuchuan, and enter Songling Prefecture in the old nest of the Holy Cult.

Jialin Mansion is still entrenched by the noble Hui rebels led by Zi Longfeng. Except for the remote Xili County to the west, all the remaining four counties were included, but Panlong City was lost. This rebel was just a cage bird and could not become a climate, so Leng Zhuo didn't put much thought on it there.

However, according to the plan of Zhuge Liang and other military advisors, they wanted to take advantage of the fact that the soldiers in Chuzhou gathered in the Zhuque Plain and swept across the edge of Chuzhou with lightning speed. This was like playing Go. Tianyuan was located in Zhuque City. Now that all parties gathered in Tianyuan to fight, Leng Zhuo went to manage the border, and the border and corner land was undoubtedly easier to gain a foothold.

Leng Zhuo now occupies the Nanxing Prefecture, one part of Dayuan Prefecture and one part of Nanlin Prefecture. To the north, it can still affect most of Shanglin Prefecture, but the only ones that are really held by Leng Zhuo are Nanxing Prefecture, Wan County of Dayuan Prefecture, and Joseon County of Nanlin Prefecture.

The rebels of the Guihui tribe of the Nanlin Mansion were still arrogant and destroyed Qianyue Bo and had three other forces. Although the Shanglin Mansion was still in the hands of the Emperor's return, the power of the Great Hui had actually fallen into the hands of the major wealthy families in Shanglin. The situation was very similar to the aristocratic army that had been triggered in various places in western Chu. The only difference was that although aristocratic army was formed here, it was still under the banner of the Emperor's return.

If you want to take the general trend and end up in Zhuque City, as the Nanlin Mansion of the three southeastern Chu prefectures, Dayuan Mansion must be taken over, and Jialin Mansion in the southwest of Chu also needs to be taken over. In this way, Leng Zhuo will occupy the four southern southern Chu prefectures.

There were 13 prefectures in Chuzhou, and the Holy Sect occupied three of them. The Tang army occupied more than two and a half. The emperor’s return to the country was openly occupied three and a half, but in fact there was only half left. As long as Leng Zhuo first occupied Chu Nan and then occupied Chu Donglin’s mansion, he could then threaten Dongchang in the north and Guangling in the northwest.

In the north of Chu, Poyang Prefecture is still in the hands of the emperor's return country. It is second only to the Zhuque City. There are no less than 100,000 troops entrenched in Xiangyang City. Among them, the two navy troops belonging to Leng Zhuo's forces and some city guards occupy a considerable proportion. If Xiangyang City can be controlled, it can threaten Guangling Prefecture and Xiaoxiang Prefecture from the west, and then cut off the Tang army's retreat.

If you are confused about the Zhuque Plain where the Zhuque City is located, Leng Zhuo’s Ping An Army can play a very little role, but if you focus on the entire Chuzhou level, the Ping An Army has great potential.

For a big plan, Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia and other five military advisors had already made plans. Even if Leng Zhuo did not come, he would report it to Leng Zhuo. Leng Zhuo saw the big fight in Zhuque City. Although he was so excited that he couldn't help but want to mix it up, he had not lost his mind. Compared to trying hard at Zhuque City, according to this plan, even if something unexpected happened in Zhuque City, he could not escape from his palm in the end.

"The first step is to pacify Nanlin and Jialin's two prefectures first, and how many soldiers and horses are planned to be dispatched!"

"Pingnan Linfu, it is enough to only transfer the troops of the Annan camp!"

"Well, by the way, I occupied Jokyuan County before and also incorporated some soldiers and horses under Qianyuebo to make meritorious service. The number of soldiers and horses is also seven or eight thousand. Why not join the Annan camp as well!"

"How many soldiers should be sent to Jialin Mansion? The noble Hui rebels in Jialin Mansion are much more powerful than those in Nanlin Mansion!"

"Always let Annan Camp take action. The troops in Nanping Camp should be less powerful. Moreover, the messages sent back from Panlong City from Jiuchuan Prefecture are not bad. Especially when General Qin, General Yuchi and General Han gathered three groups of troops. Panlong City has more than 20,000 defenders. In addition, General Shi of Xili County has also recruited a large number of Li clan brave soldiers. In fact, there are 40,000 to 50,000 people. Just wait for Annan Camp to settle Nanlin Prefecture, you can attack Jialin Prefecture on three sides!"

"In the east, the capture of Shanglin Mansion requires the young master to go there in person. With the support of Mrs. Lu's family, and with the trade of Jinhe, I brought some troops over, and returned softly and hard to return, and win over interests, and the Shanglin Mansion can be put in every possible way!"

Leng Zhuo nodded. Leng Zhuo had dealt with some wealthy families in Shanglin Mansion. Even if there weren't, he had a lot of contacts in business and maintained a good relationship. He tempted these people to benefit and supplement them with power. Perhaps he could take down Shanglin Mansion without using troops.

"The most troublesome of the three places is Xiangyang! According to the information sent back by Xiangyang City a few days ago, for the sake of military power, there was almost a fight in internal conflict. Now the city is divided into three groups of forces, each occupying a corner of the city. However, Lu Xun, Yue Fei and the others are mixing the mud, and finally did not detonate the fire back to the medicine barrel!"

"Oh!" Leng Zhuo really didn't know the news about Xiangyang City. It was half a month ago when he was fighting Dayuan City: "What the hell is going on!"

Zhuge Liang told the whole story and the consequences, but Leng Zhuo was a little silent. Xiangyang City was divided into several forces, and there was no reason for him. Although the lord of Xiangyang City was a member of the Huang family, the main military power was in the hands of the Chen family. Because Chen Nan was the commander of Chuzhou's rebellion at that time, he nominally controlled all the troops in Chuzhou. Therefore, when the interests were divided, the Huang family seized the lord and the Chen family dominated the military power.

Although Leng Zhuo was the first contribution to quelling Xiangyang, his foundation was not solid at that time, so he could only retreat and seized some military power from both. Of course, before the two entered the city, Leng Zhuo also integrated the small and medium-sized families in Xiangyang City to form a local interest group, which was considered as a backup. After each army returned to his garrison, the troops in Xiangyang City were divided into three groups, the strongest of which was the guards controlled by the Chen family, followed by the navy troops controlled by Leng Zhuo in secret, and the city lord guards of the Huang family.

When the Chen family was defeated in western Chu, in Xiangyang, the Huang family took advantage of the situation to win over and generals, but instead took over the Chen family. They not only had the power to return government affairs, but also had most of the military power. When the ambitions expanded, they naturally suppressed the forces in the city that were unwilling to attach themselves to their wings, so they had the situation mentioned before.

"How to play this chess in Xiangyang?" Leng Zhuo pondered for a while, but he really didn't know how to break the situation, so he asked Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Although we know the general situation, it is difficult to grasp how to break the situation without being in it. Therefore, I have to go there in person in Xiangyang to make a decision!"

Leng Zhuo nodded, and it was right. What others said was not as profound as being in it. But with Zhuge Liang's ability, there was no need to worry about how to break the situation: "Then it depends on the military advisor!"

In addition to strengthening one's own power, this capture of power also requires the enemy's power. The power of the Holy Church is large and its foundation depends entirely on the three prefectures in Chuxi, especially Xiyan Prefecture. This time, it is one of the three major grain-producing lands in Chuzhou and has a dense population. Therefore, when Jiuchuan Prefecture besieged the Guihui rebels, it also needs to send a small number of elite troops to enter Chuxi, and the task is to cut off the logistics supply of the Saint Sect army.

The army of the Holy Sect has millions of troops, which is an advantage and a shortcoming. The advantage lies in the fact that there are many people and the sea of ​​people is also very large. The daily consumption is also very large. Fortunately, Xiyan Prefecture is a grain-producing mansion, and it is only separated from the Suzaku Prefecture by Xiangshui, otherwise it would be difficult to support the use of these million soldiers and horses.

Blocking food and grass and tightening the neck of the Holy Church is undoubtedly the most fatal weakness of the Holy Church. Moreover, although most of the clans in the three prefectures of Chuxi were swept and echoed, some of them were still active. Contacting these clans and causing fire to arise in the rear of the Holy Church is also one of them.

The same is true for the Tang army, sending elite cavalry into Guangling and Xiaoxiang prefectures to attack the logistics of the Tang army. In terms of logistics, the problems of the Tang army were far more serious than those of the Holy Sect. Because the emperor returned to the country to clear the three prefectures in the north. Although the Tang army went south very quickly, the deeper it went into Chuzhou, the more complete the stable clear the fields. Therefore, if the Tang army wanted food and grass, they could only transport the south from the north of the three prefectures.

The distance between them is four or five thousand miles. With such a long distance, although the Tang army captured the counties along the way, its control power was very weak. This is the disadvantage of the Tang army. Therefore, in the three prefectures in the north, more than a dozen elite cavalry camps will be dispatched specifically to break the battle and disrupt the chaos in the rear of the Tang army.

Openly and secretly, this game of chess can be played big enough, but Leng Zhuo knew that once this game was done, the general trend would be the one who really controlled the fate of Chuzhou. No matter whether the emperor returned to the country, the Tang army, or the Holy Sect, they had to stand aside. Unless the Tang army sent more troops into Chuzhou, no one could compete with Leng Zhuo.
Chapter completed!