Li Zhong really had no intention of attacking Zhou. In his eyes, it didn't matter whether Zhou was attacked or not.

The war situation has developed so far, and its direction has basically followed Li Zhong's imagination and plan.

Li Zhong was in charge of Longyou this time. He had a clear plan, with strategy as the top priority and attack as the bottom priority. He divided the Longyou battlefield into three moves.

The first step was to garrison Huizhou, which gave Gewa enough space and time to stimulate his ambition, prompting him to finally make up his mind to divide the army into two, with Gewa Jiji as the main general to guard the state, and Gewa himself.

He led the main force of 200,000 troops into the western part of Longyou.

In order to achieve the success of the first step, Li Zhong did not hesitate to give up the safety of the seven states in the west of Longyou. The reason is very simple. Although Ge Wa is a traitor, he can be regarded as a hero and has a certain reputation. If he is in the state,

The entire Tubo can form a fist and form a powerful collective, with Gewa as the spiritual leader, united together. In that case, even if he can be defeated in the end, the price paid will definitely be not small. Li Zhong leads the battle with two

This characteristic is either to win by surprise, to make a single throw, to use the small to make a big difference, or else to concentrate the absolutely superior force, to use the big to bully the small, and to fight decisively.

Fighting against each other and attrition is not Li Zhong's style.

After the first step was successful, Li Zhong then launched the second step, which was internal disintegration.

Although Gewa had mastered the military and political power of Tubo, he relied on violence and speculation to obtain it. He was immoral and unrighteous. There were definitely not a few people who disobeyed him. When he was there, he used his absolute power to intimidate no one.

If you dare to act rashly, once he leaves, the shadow above your head dissipates, and your heart will suddenly change.

Therefore, everything is relative. Li Zhong gave Ge Wa time and space at the expense of the safety of the seven states in the west of Longyou. After Ge Wa led the army to leave, he also gave Li Zhong enough time.

and space, Li Zhong used this as a node to successfully persuade Tubo Zampuni Songkunshi and Gewa Xingchi to form an alliance and reach cooperation with him to deal with Gewa together.

Li Zhong once told Huang and Wang Huailie that simple killing can solve the current problem, but what about in the future? Excessive killing will only lead to one result, which is to make Tubo hate the Jin Dynasty even more, in as little as three to five years.

In as long as ten years, when another group of Tubo teenagers grow up, the seeds of hatred will be stirred up again. At that time, Tubo will definitely seek revenge and ambition.

Li Zhong used to sit in Anbei for a long time. When encountering a war, he would only consider military issues. This is why, during the first battle of Longyou, Li Zhong was thinking about how to win the war as quickly as possible at the minimum cost.

He quickly defeated Tubo, ended the war, and finally won a complete victory, killing more than 100,000 enemies.

After the First Battle of Longyou, Li Zhong entered the court as the Left Prime Minister. The things he faced were not just Anbei, but the whole world. During the three years as the Left Prime Minister, Li Zhong's vision had greatly improved.

The openness gave me a deeper understanding of the Jin Dynasty.

Starting from the middle period of Emperor Zhao Zhi of the Jin Dynasty, after going through the White Turban Rebellion, the Battle of Jiangnan, and the Battle of Longyou, for more than ten years, the Jin Dynasty army was invincible and invincible. It seemed that Zhao Zhi, Liu Jie,

Under the leadership of Yang Daosi and others, the Jin Dynasty has moved towards glory and rejuvenation. Everyone in the world is convinced and no one dares to follow.

Li Zhong thought so at first, so before leaving Anbei, he wrote to Emperor Zhao Zhi several times, asking the court to increase Anbei's army by 100,000 troops and 50,000 horses, so that the number of Anbei's troops would reach 300,000.

As long as he has an army of 300,000, Li Zhong is confident that in five to ten years, through a series of wars, even if he cannot destroy the Hu people, he can still cripple them. However, in response to Li Zhong's petition, Zhao Zhi has always been

In a word, the time has not come.

After several petitions and several rejections, Zhao Zhi began to reduce Anbei's military supplies and supplies.

Li Zhong was very puzzled and dissatisfied. He thought that it was his superiority that aroused Zhao Zhi's suspicion. Out of loyalty, Li Zhong accepted it, but one can imagine the depression and indignation in his heart. Until the first Long War

After the war between the right and the left, Zhao Zhi transferred Li Zhong back to Beijing to serve as the left prime minister. After several years of being in power, Li Zhong finally saw clearly the overall situation of the Jin Dynasty.

The Jin Dynasty was glorious on the surface, but in fact it had begun to decline, and this trend was very violent.

As Liu Jie and Yang Daosi, the two political strongmen, completely became history, the court situation became increasingly out of control and chaotic. Zhao Zhi was unable to support himself without the support and assistance of his powerful ministers. Many people

Things have gone beyond Zhao Zhi's ability.

The worst thing is that the finances of the Jin Dynasty were on the verge of collapse and could not support another large-scale war. Taking advantage of the lingering power of the first victory in the Longyou Battle, Zhao Zhi mobilized heavy troops into Hedong Road, seemingly to

He prepared to take action against the towns in Hebei, but the actual situation was probably mostly intimidation. Later, the five major towns in Hebei surrendered, provided a large amount of property, and guaranteed that 50% of the local taxes in the future would be handed over to the court on time. As expected, Zhao Zhi's attitude

began to soften. Although the troops stationed in Hedong Road were not transferred away, their attitude towards the five major vassal towns in Hebei became increasingly gentle.

It was only at this time that many people understood Zhao Zhi's true intention, and the five major feudal towns in Hebei also understood it, but they still did not dare to show any dissatisfaction. The reason is simple. With Zhao Zhi's current strength, if he makes a single move,

It's really not that difficult to destroy the five major feudal towns in Hebei. To put it bluntly, Zhao Zhi has no money and wants to get property from the feudal towns in Hebei. But he is the emperor and it would be too embarrassing to do so, so he should be tactful.

, my fist is bigger than yours, if you don’t want to be beaten, just show it.

Financial difficulties have restricted all military operations, and the turbulence of government affairs has restricted the energy of everyone at the top to a small space. In this case, any big strategic plan can only be placed in a small space.

On the side, there is intention but no power.

Li Zhong also wanted to do his best to stabilize the situation and help the Jin Dynasty get out of the predicament. However, after being the left prime minister for three years, he found that things were getting worse and worse. Even though he saw it,

Despite my best efforts, nothing has been achieved and nothing can be done.

With the unification of the Hu people in the north and south, Li Zhong once tried to persuade Zhao Zhi to focus outside the pass, concentrate the Jin Dynasty's only material and financial resources, and make every effort to consolidate the Anbei and Longyou North Roads to prevent the Hu people from moving south, but Zhao Zhi

Obviously he had his own plans, rejected Li Zhong's suggestion, and made it clear that he would increase development and support for the western part of Longyou in the future.

Of course, these things can be discussed, but at this time, Tubo came and invaded with all the strength of the country. The Jin Dynasty's military power in Longyou Road was in danger and on the verge of collapse. Li Zhong came out again and was entrusted with the important task of governor.

In charge of all military and political affairs outside the customs.

Through the above description, Li Zhong has been the left prime minister for three years, and his thinking has changed. This is why in the second battle of Longyou, Li Zhong changed his previous fighting style, changed from simplicity to complexity, and preferred to give up Longyou.

The seven western states also need to achieve their own strategic goals.
Chapter completed!