After arranging the water transportation matters, Zhao Zhuan held discussions about recruiting troops from various places.
After finalizing the decision to train 500,000 elite soldiers like Beiliang in three years from Li Yanghua, Zhao Zhuan finally carried out the top priority of this early dynasty and discussed the military strategies of Beiliang and Western Chu in the future.
Chief Assistant Qi Yanglong came out and said: "Your Majesty, Gu Jiantang reported that he has completed mobilizing the border troops of the two Liao Dynasties and will move south in the near future."
Zhao Zhuan made arrangements: "Okay, let the general lead the army directly to Jing'an Road. There is no need to come to the capital to report on his duties."
The young emperor did this to block Gu Jiantang's way of returning from the north.
However, the Beiliang army was mostly cavalry. Even if Gu Jiantang led all elite Liao soldiers, it would be difficult for Xu Fengnian to stay in Beiliang as long as he deliberately avoided the edge.
This move was more to save Li Yang's face.
The young emperor said: "Beiliang has nothing to fear. Western Chu is my confidant in Liyang. Xu Gong."
"I'm here."
"You will also serve as General of Jizhou."
"I obey."
Xu Gong, the Minister of War, was ordered to be transferred to Jizhou, obviously to let him preside over the reconstruction and strengthening of Jizhou's defense line.
"Writing the edict of Zhongshu Province, Lu Xiangsheng is loyal to the country and has performed many military exploits. Starting today, he will be promoted to General of the Southern Conquest, in charge of wiping out the remnants of Western Chu."
During this court meeting, Li Yang formally formulated a strategy of defending from the north and advancing from the south. He must first concentrate his forces to destroy Western Chu.
Lu Shengxiang, who suffered consecutive defeats on the southern front, was promoted instead of downgraded and became the head coach of the imperial court's southern expedition.
Compared with the last time when he was constrained everywhere, this time His Majesty the Emperor not only gave Lu Shengxiang the power to act expediently in Wuying Palace.
Half of the military headquarters and the entire Gyeonggi military force were tilted towards him, and he also had control over the vast territory of the fourteen states of the Central Plains, including Jing'an Road. He also casually said, half truthfully and half falsely, "The general is out there, and the emperor's orders are not accepted." .
In this way, Lu Shengxiang seemed to have become a Jiedushi above the Jiedushi. After stepping out of the Yang Temple today, he almost controlled half of the Liyang Dynasty's troops.
However, the white-robed soldiers stationed at the West Barrier and the villain Tu Chen Zhibao were not under the jurisdiction of Lu Xiangsheng.
In case there was a rift between the two, the imperial court sent more troops to Chen Zhibao to 80,000. A dedicated person was responsible for the supply of food and grass, and was given the exclusive power to act on his own initiative. He and Lu Xiangsheng were not under each other's control.
Afterwards, Zhao Zhuan made a decision and said: "We should start training the troops first and destroy the rebellion of Western Chu. By then, Beiliang will surely understand its position."
With his words, it seemed as if Beiliang could be wiped out with a snap of his fingers.
After the morning court, Zhao Zhuan left Qi Yanglong, Chen Wang, Sun Yin, Lu Xu and others to hold another small court meeting in Yangshen Temple.
Since the matter was confidential, and the people attending the meeting were all important officials of the court and close ministers of the emperor, the details of what was discussed could not be disclosed.
But after the meeting, when the eunuch on duty entered the palace to clean up, he glanced secretly and vaguely saw the face of Emperor Liyang, but he was very green.
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In the upper reaches of the Guangling River, several large-scale ships flying the Xu flag sailed upstream, followed by hundreds of Mengchong small boats, forming a scene of hundreds of boats vying for the current and thousands of sails competing on the river.
The first few large ships were built quickly by Li Yang and stored in Jing'an Road to rebuild the Qingzhou Navy. ….
In the Battle of Jing'an Road, after Xu Fengnian defeated the Qingzhou Army of King Zhao Xun of Jing'an, as soon as he captured the water transport, he divided 5,000 Liangzhou right cavalry and headed for the Qingzhou Navy garrison.
The Qingzhou Navy had just been rebuilt, and most of its soldiers had not been in battle and lacked combat strength. They also learned from prisoners that the Qingzhou Army was defeated.
So when the Beiliang Army first surrounded them, the Qingzhou Navy Commander chose to surrender.
The last seed of the Qingzhou Navy was absorbed by Beiliang without any bloodshed.
And several large ships that were supposed to exert great power in the future war southward changed owners intact.
Xu Fengnian integrated the local Qingzhou Navy and recruited boatmen and crews, and chose to take the Guangling River waterway to bring more than 30,000 Beiliang cavalry and 800,000 stones of grain back to Beiliang.
Unable to leave Yang as hoped, he returned to Beiliang by land.
On a towering ship in the middle, Xu Fengnian stood leaning on the railing surrounded by a group of guards, admiring the scenery on the river.
Xu Yanbing arrived and whispered: "Gu Jiantang has led one hundred thousand elite troops south. Emperor Liyang asked him to come directly to Jing'an Road."
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "It seems that the person sitting in the Temple of Yang still didn't want to watch me take away 800,000 stones of grain, so he sent Gu Jiantang to lead the troops to intercept it. Unfortunately, what he did was destined to be attacked. null."
Xu Yanbing suddenly realized: "It turns out that the prince sent General Yu south to Xishu and force the Qingzhou navy to surrender and collect ships. From the beginning, he was determined not to go to Jizhou and return to Beiliang."
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "Since Liyang established his capital in Tai'an City, he has never been attacked here. That arrow has hit Liyang hard in the face. As long as he is an emperor, he will not let us go so easily. Go back to Beiliang."
Looking at the scenery on the river bank, Xu Fengnian said with emotion: "Amidst the colorful clouds of the White Emperor, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are returned in one day. This poem by the ancients is so good! I think that back then, Xi Shu dug out a stone wall and hung three iron cables to block the river, trying to stop me from going north. Liang improvised a navy. He never thought that the water battle would end before it even started, and all the natural barriers along the river would be destroyed by the Beiliang army. It took Beiliang less than two months to destroy Xishu. "
Xu Yanbing said: "From now on, if we, Beiliang, want to go to Jing'an and Lianghuai, we don't need to go up Qingcheng, we can take the waterway."
Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "People from the north ride horses, and people from the south ride boats. Now that you have come to the south, you should follow the local customs. Let people know that I in Beiliang can not only ride a horse, but also row slowly."
Xu Yanbing said calmly: "There is also news. Zhao Xun, who was thrown into Spring God Lake by Li Hanlin, became seriously ill after being rescued by Princess Jing'an."
"I haven't seen this King Jing'an for half a year or ten months, and his illness will not be cured." Xu Fengnian naturally knew what Xu Yanbing meant when he told him this news.
If you lose the deer from Liyang, the whole world will chase it away.
Among the competing forces, Beiliang, the most powerful, seems to be the most qualified to ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor, and share the world equally with Liyang Zhengtong.
But in fact, it's just the opposite. Xu Fengnian is the most unsuitable to change the python robe into a dragon robe early.
This time the troops were sent to occupy Beiliang to defend the border for the world, but Liyang humiliated the late king, ignored the hatred of the soldiers who buried Chen Bian's bones, and took advantage of the righteousness
No matter how unbearable Xu Weixiong described the Liyang royal family in that edict, the government and the public, especially the people of the world, still yearned for Tai'an City.
Whether he was considering the need for development in Beiliang or dealing with the immortals in the heaven, Xu Fengnian was not willing to be the one who stood out at this time.
Originally, according to Xu Weixiong's intention, Xu Fengnian was allowed to go south this time and take the opportunity to bring the King of Jing'an, Zhao Xun, back to Beiliang.
Thanks for the reward from Li Meng, the God of Death.
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