Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 134 Seeking Shuzhou Jinling Night Talk
The battle progressed too fast.

It was so fast that Luo Youdu was a little worried.

Luo Youdu's biggest advantage as a time traveler is his foresight. He knew that the Southern Tang Dynasty was not that weak. The Southern Tang Dynasty in history was also passive at the beginning, but after recovering, it even fought well with Zhou Jun for a period of time. There is a return.

Now because of my appearance, the situation has changed drastically, and I can no longer judge the trend of the battle situation based on the plausible impression in my memory.

Losing this greatest advantage, Luo Youdu decided not to be radical anymore, let go of the mentality of competing with Zhao Kuangyin for a while, sit and watch the situation, see the direction clearly before making a move.

He wants to hold his hand.

Luo Youdu took out the map from his pocket, spread it on the tower, and said, "Guohua, look. This is the topographic map of Huainan. Judging from the current situation, the entire Huainan can be divided into four war zones."

Pointing his finger at Shouzhou, he said: "The main battlefield is in Shouzhou, and this is the core. No matter what the battle looks like, the winner will be in Shouzhou. Therefore, the officials lead the most powerful guards and pro-military commanders." Chief Li Envoy and Chief Secretary Li Du are in charge of checking the most difficult bones."

"Then there are three theaters on Huainan West Road, Huainan Middle Road, and Huainan East Road."

As he spoke, he divided the flat and long Huainan into three places on the map.

"Among them, Huainan West Road is currently dominated by Si Chaosi's Zhao'an Inspection Envoy, Qi Zangzhen Qi Liuzhai Envoy, and Li Fuli's Commander, while Huainan East Road is dominated by Zhao Kuangyin Zhao Zhizhou, Guo Lingtu Guo Cishi, and Zhao Hongyin Zhao Du Commander. .”

"And we are responsible for guarding Luzhou and Hezhou on Huainan Middle Road."

Cao Bin looked at the map and said, "So sir, if you want to take Shuzhou, if you don't take Shuzhou, Hezhou will be hard to defend."

Luo Youdu smiled and said: "That's right, the reaction is fast enough. Zhongxun is inferior to you in this respect. There is Chaohu Lake between Luzhou and Hezhou. As long as the navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty controls Chaohu Lake, it will be able to cut off Luzhou and Hezhou. The connection with the state. Huainan Middle Road is only our army, once the connection with the state is severed, it will be dangerous."

When Cao Bin heard the praise, he felt a little joy in his heart.

Luo Youdu patted Cao Bin on the shoulder, indicating that it was up to him next.

The geographical location of Luzhou is not important, but the existence of Hezhou can threaten Jinling, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and it will inevitably be attacked.

Shuzhou is located at the southeast foot of the Dabie Mountains and on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It forms a large triangle with Luzhou and Hezhou.

This triangle just encloses Chaohu Lake.

As long as Shuzhou is taken, it is equivalent to controlling the Chaohu water system.

In this way, he doesn't have to worry about the enemy occupying Chaohu and cutting off the communication between Luzhou and Hezhou, but he can also use the Chaohu water system to support back and forth among the three states.

Unless the Southern Tang Dynasty chose to aggressively attack Huainan Middle Road, the three prefectures of Lu, He, and Shu would be able to withstand a strong attack of less than [-] soldiers.

Of course, the key to all this is that he wants to win Shuzhou.

The strength in his hands is not very sufficient, only [-].

Among them, Guo Rong gave [-] soldiers and horses, Zhang Xiong's [-] new troops and [-] surrendered troops, and Wu Han's [-] surrendered troops from Hezhou.

Luo Youdu could only give Cao Bin two thousand troops on average.

Before he captured Shuzhou, Hezhou was the most dangerous.

But as long as Shuzhou is won, the foundation can be established around Chaohu Lake, the battle situation in Huainan Middle Road can be stabilized, and the navy can be trained on Chaohu Lake to make up for the lack of Zhou Jun's navy.

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Jinling.

Ever since Luo Youdu captured Hezhou, Li Jing felt restless sleeping and eating.

Although the insightful people in the Southern Tang Dynasty made Li Jing not to panic and pointed out the key to him.

There is no navy in Dazhou, and without a navy, logistics cannot be guaranteed.

Crossing the river is tantamount to self-destruction, not to mention that the upper reaches of the Yangtze River still have advantages, even if Dazhou has a navy, it is useless.

Southern Tang can take advantage of the upper reaches to easily cut off Dazhou's logistics.

The upper reaches of water warfare cannot be reversed by relying on the strength of soldiers.

But Li Jing couldn't listen to it, and couldn't sit still. He always felt uneasy, so after thinking about it, he called Zhou Zong to the palace to chat and relieve the pressure.

Zhou Zong entered the palace.

The two have a common topic, just like confidants, and there is not much etiquette between monarchs and ministers in private.

"Situ, the Jianghuai war has been defeated again and again. This Jinling is very dangerous. How about moving to Hongzhou?"

Zhou Zong's face changed suddenly, and he said: "Your Majesty, you must not. Your Majesty is the courage of the army. If you retreat, Huainan soldiers will be greatly affected, and it will be even more difficult to win."

Li Jing said angrily: "If I'm in Jinling, they will be able to win? How about King Qi? Twenty thousand troops crossed the river, and within half a day, they were rushed back. It's a shame and a shame... If it wasn't for the bad luck of changing the commander before the battle, I wish I could immediately replaced him."

Zhou Zong understood Li Jing's temperament, so he didn't speak.

Li Jing paused for a while, and said: "I have no intention of reprimanding Situ, but I'm really depressed in my heart after losing consecutively."

Zhou Zong said with a smile: "Of course, the old minister understands His Majesty's feelings. He only regrets that I am too old to wear armor. Otherwise, I will fight for Your Majesty even if I die."

Li Jing said with relief from the bottom of his heart: "Situ is still the most loyal..." He paused and said, "By the way, I heard that Situ has a deep relationship with Luo Youdu, who is under Guo Bandit?"

Zhou Zong's face paled in an instant, and he knelt down and said, "I really don't know. When Lie Zu retired to the mansion, I and Brother Luo were side by side. It's just that he was squeezed out by Song Gong and cut off contact with him. Is Luo Youdu really Brother Luo?" Son, I really don’t know.”

"Get up, get up!"

Li Jing got up to help him up, and said: "I don't have any doubts about Situ's heart, but I just envy Guo Bandit's subordinates who can come out in large numbers. One Luo Youdu and the other Zhao Kuangyin can do whatever they want in Huainan, and no one can stop them. It's really abominable. Ruo Luo Youdu If he really has a relationship with Situ, it is better to write a book to recruit him. If he is willing to return to my Tang Dynasty, I will use him as respectfully as Emperor Zhaolie did to Prime Minister Zhuge. It can be a beautiful thing.”

With bitterness in his mouth, Zhou Zong greeted all eighteen generations of Song Qiqiu's ancestors in his heart, and cried out sadly in his heart: I have not married my daughter for a long time because I want to marry my daughter into the royal family. Your Majesty doesn't understand the old minister.

He couldn't refuse directly, so he could only say: "If he is really Brother Luo's son, I am willing to give it a try."

After a pause, he said: "The old minister thinks that my Tang Dynasty is not without talent, but I haven't fought for a long time, and I haven't noticed it. The old minister feels that the current situation is so bad, and those who are still willing to ask for orders to fight must have great wisdom and courage, which can be of great use."

Hearing what Zhou Zong said, Li Jing suddenly thought of someone, and said, "Situ said this, I really thought of someone. He is Li Shouzhen's subordinate. In the past, when Guo Wei conquered Li Shouzhen, he was ordered to come to our court for help. It's just that Li Shouzhen was defeated. It was too fast, and the news of the destruction came before I decided whether to send troops."

"He also stayed in my Tang Dynasty because of this. I didn't dare to use it. I gave him an official position and asked him to stay in our court. During the Huainan war, he repeatedly asked for a war, but I never gave him permission. Now that I think about it, this person may be It can really defeat the enemy, what is it called? It seems that the surname is Zhu..."

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