Chapter 880: The Sorrow of Youzhou

The empire ended in chaos in the north in 559. Leng Zhuo returned to Zhuque City and had a stable year. However, half of the year passed, and a news that broke the sky was smashed.

In December 1959, the Youzhou Army and Qingzhou Army besieged Jingji, and the defenders of Jingji successively turned against each other. Wanlong City was trapped in a heavy siege. However, just when everyone was looking at the imperial capital, Beihu suddenly killed the pass of Tongwan Beast Mountains and entered Youzhou.

The soldiers gathered in the Shennongding area quickly headed north, crossed the Tianhe River directly, crossed Youzhou in the north, and formed a guillotine with the Northern Hu Iron Cavalry in the south and the north, directly breaking Prince You's nest Youzhou.

Everything came so suddenly, just like a blizzard suddenly blowing through the northern grassland. The wind swept across most of Youzhou with residual clouds. The King of Youzhou retreated sadly at the feet of Wanlong City and returned to Youzhou.

When the news came back, Leng Zhuo gathered a group of advisers overnight and laid a map of the north that was not detailed. Although he did not know how many troops the Northern Hu sent or how many troops the Tang army used, the situation in the north was worth exploring.

"Situ Hao just crossed the Qinluo River and surrounded Wanlong City with the Youzhou army, but suddenly learned that the lair in the rear was being dug. Tsk tsk, I don't know what the mood should be like. You think this would be part of Situ Hao's plan!" The timing was too coincidental, which made Leng Zhuo suspect that there was something tricky here.

"I think it should be one of the following ones. Prince Qing Situ Hao gave us a big surprise. If this person sits on the throne, he will probably become a big opponent of the young master!"

"Well, that's right, I resolutely gave up the interests of Yangzhou and led the army north. I even contacted the Japanese at sea and the Tang army in Zhongzhou. I went north with all my bets, using myself as bait, luring Bai Qi's army to cut off its retreat and solve the problems. Then I launched the Japanese card and ambushed the Dongfang family's fleet at sea, crossed the Qinluo natural barrier, entered the capital, and jumped out of the deadlock!"

"In this process, Prince You was plotted in and transferred the tiger away from the mountain, which led to the emptiness of Youzhou. Then the Tang army took advantage of the opportunity to enter Youzhou with the Northern Hu, causing Prince You to return to the army to rescue. The rest is probably to enter the imperial capital and ascend to the throne as the emperor. At the same time, he killed someone with a knife and eliminated Prince You!" Pang Tong also smacked his lips.

"This moment was very straightforward. He killed two brothers, swallowed most of the troops in the capital, and even seized the Youzhou army. At that time, Situ Hao's subordinates would be strong, with a million troops, three points in Youzhou, and Qingzhou Beiding!"

"And he will definitely offer various conditions to recruit Bai Qi. No matter how bad he is, he will recruit the imperial guards under Bai Qi. Most of these imperial guards are in the capital. If no one responds, Bai Qi's army may be dismembered by the other party, and then the army will lead the army south to pacify Qingzhou. At that time, it will be our Chuzhou and Yangzhou!"

"As long as the young master does not rebel, the other party can enter Yangzhou naturally with righteousness and reshuffle Yangzhou again. After all, the young master has no status in Yangzhou. Once the young master cannot stop the other party from going south to Yangzhou, Yangzhou will lose, and Chuzhou will be in danger. With the backhand, Prince Qing will occupy the three eastern states and the small Youzhou!"

"If the other party is in contact with the King of Shu, he might have occupied the five states, which is enough to have the confidence to pacify the world!" Guo Jia said, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. After sorting out such a general context, even Leng Zhuo was frightened.

Leng Zhuo now dominates the two states and looks at the glory, but in fact he is not in power. He is still a commander in Chuzhou, commanding the troops and horses of Chuzhou, with a reputation and division. In addition, Chuzhou's local people are killed and killed, and the strength of the empire is destroyed. Leng Zhuo from Chuzhou does not need to worry about it.

But Yangzhou is different. Leng Zhuo now occupies Yangzhou. But in terms of reputation, the officials in Yangzhou are all local forces. These people can turn to Leng Zhuo and will turn to Situ Hao tomorrow. It depends on who has a bigger fist. The complexity of Yangzhou's local forces makes it difficult for Leng Zhuo to truly control Yangzhou.

The reform of Yangzhou is not something that can be completed in a short time. Ping An Bank's stall has only been rolled out and cannot be effective. After Prince Qing ascended the throne, Leng Zhuo will never give time to digest it.

I originally thought that there would be Prince You and Youzhou Army in the north. Even if Situ Hao was the first to invade Wanlong City in the end, the two of them would have to argue with each other and compete for a year or two. Even if they decided to be high and low, they would have to be in a restraint. Situ Hao, who was like a thorn in his throat, had no energy to deal with the south.

But this time, the last trouble was solved, and the defeat of the Youzhou King was almost certain. The Northern Hu, Tang army, and Qingzhou army, three routes and one siege, and the Youzhou army could not escape from the cage.

"We must come up with a countermeasure! If Yangzhou is not lost, Bai Qi's army in southern Qingzhou is crucial. We must seize the military power of this army. With Bai Qi blocking it openly and we secretly support it, Situ Hao will not be able to go south. He has no troops to go south. It is not that easy to turn the tables in Yangzhou. As long as he can stand for a year or two, the situation in Yangzhou will be slightly stable!"

"If the other party wants to dismember General Bai Qi, he will definitely attack those generals with family members in Gyeonggi. Most of these generals have families, big or small, behind them. Once Gyeonggi changes hands, these families will be the biggest bargaining chips!"

"If you want to ensure the strength of Bai Qijun, you can only work in two ways, contact our people in Jingji and persuade these families to go south, so that you will have no worries. For the families of generals who cannot be persuaded, you will find ways to control them, either let them go, or put them under house arrest, so as to ensure that no established troops will turn against you!"

"Well, the government will issue an order immediately, and send a letter to Bai Qi and Dijing. We don't have enough time. Qingzhou army may enter Wanlong City at any time, and all we can use is that chaotic period!"

Because of this news in the north, Leng Zhuo and others did not sleep all night, and they dug up the leaks and speculated about all possible situations and confirmed that everything was foolproof. Leng Zhuo then went back to rest, but the government in the government was filled with pigeons flying all over the sky.

Not only those who lead to the north, but also those in Yangzhou, the government's steps in Yangzhou must also accelerate. They no longer use various means to those families who had defected to Situ Hao at the beginning. They simply use the means of raiding houses and cleaning them first, and eliminate some of them first.

Kong Mingchen also came up with a trick that was somewhat insidious, which was to ask some families to assist in raiding their homes and divide most of the families' industries to these people. First, to win over these forces, and second, to let these people stand opposite Situ Hao, and then they can only stand on Leng Zhuo's side wholeheartedly.

It can be said that because of the relay of this message, many strategies are making changes.

The Tang army, who had eaten a piece of meat in Youzhou, was once again placed on the desk by Leng Zhuo. It was obvious that the Tang army was not a lord who was content with Zhongzhou. This time, taking advantage of this northern change, the Tang army captured several counties in Qingzhou. This was nothing. The most terrifying thing was that it occupied the southern part of Youzhou and was associated with the Beihu.

The Tang army and the Hu people are natural allies. It is said that Princess Li Tang is still a saint on the grassland. This identity is recognized by the Hu people. In other words, the Tang army is no longer fighting alone and being besieged on the land of Zhongzhou. With the Hu people going south, this cage is broken.

There are likely to be a large number of Hu people joining the Tang army. The flat land of Zhongzhou is more suitable for cavalry and mobile combat, and the Tang army's military strength will be greatly expanded and its foundation will be stronger. At that time, the Tang army will inevitably send troops to Chuzhou again to avenge the previous revenge. Even if it does not attack Chuzhou, it will be quite a death-like attack on Qingzhou.

Of course, the Tang army had a better choice, or had an agreement with Prince Qing Situ Hao, not to attack the eastern and southern states, but chose to sweep Liang and Yong states. Although these two states were considered barren states in the empire, the environment in these two places was harsh, but they produced strong soldiers.

Especially when opening up Liangzhou, it is equivalent to opening up the channel with the Sixteen tribes of the Western Hu. Taking down Yongzhou will give Li Tang a vast hinterland. At that time, the Tang Dynasty will have the capital to conquer the world.

Leng Zhuo did not think that Prince Liang and Prince Yong could compete with the cooperation between the Tang army and the Northern Hu. If the situation develops, the world would become a situation of three kingdoms. The Tang army occupied Zhongzhou and the northwest, the empire that occupied half of the western Beijing capital, Youzhou and Qingzhou, and the Chu, Yang and southern Qingzhou where Leng Zhuo occupied.

This kind of ending seems to be the most likely, and of course, there are no other changes. The ownership of Shuzhou is also a problem. Once the Tang army occupied Yongzhou, it can bypass the mountains from the north and enter Shuzhou from the plateau. In other words, if Leng Zhuo does not seize the time to take down Shuzhou, Shuzhou will be fought for by several forces, which is extremely chaotic.

Leng Zhuo couldn't help much about Bai Qi's army, and he had to deal with it. Yangzhou also had the Nangong family to help him, so Leng Zhuo didn't have to stare at it. Only Shuzhou, Leng Zhuo had a place to use it.

There are 100,000 mountains, there are many monsters, and there are many king beasts. I heard Guo Jia say that it is opening a mountain tunnel here, Leng Zhuo also found it quite interesting. He is a background in architecture, which may be helpful. Moreover, Leng Zhuo hasn't moved for a long time, so it was a good idea to practice with the monsters in the mountains in the past.

Leng Zhuo took care of most of the things he had. In fact, he didn't need to do much. He had a government outside and a secretariat inside, so he didn't worry about it. After the sorting was completed, Leng Zhuo took Xu Chu, Li Yuanba, Dian Wei and other guards and generals to kill the 100,000 mountains.

"I heard that there are many monsters in the 100,000 mountains, and there are many powerful king beasts appearing. They had caught a golden pangolin before and threw the pangolin in the air for several days before conquering it. If I were there, how could I use such a hard work!" Li Yuanba had already started to be excited before he arrived at the place.

"After you said this, my whole body was itchy. Why don't we go into the mountains to compete and see who hunted the most monsters and the strongest!"

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