Sometimes, Tian Guofeng admires Zhu Youzhen quite a bit.

This person is quite heroic, and he has no lack of courage to break when he is cut off. If the emperor says he doesn't want it, he doesn't want it. If he makes a decision like crossing the Qinling Mountains in the middle of winter, he really doesn't dare to make this decision at will. But this person does it as soon as he says it.

Of course, if a hero cuts his arm and breaks one, but if both are broken, the prospect will not be great.

This seems to be the case with Zhu Youzhen now.

He threw away Xuanwu, the old nest of the Zhu family, Guanzhong, Chang'an and Luoyang. He crossed the Qinling Mountains and removed one-third of the last elite of 50,000 Xuanwu.

Although he retreated to Yizhou as he wished, half of his life was removed.

Daliang is now a dying patient.

But even if they were terminally ill, they still had to cheer up Yu Yong and cooperate with the Guangzhou court to launch an attack on Li Ze. The whole country and the Yizhou could see clearly that if Li Ze could not be defeated in this round, gained an advantage, and then took advantage of the situation to fight the northern expedition and completely defeated Li Ze, then everyone's life would not be easy in the future.

If Xiangxun Group still has some unrealistic fantasies, then Zhu Youzhen, who has been confronting face to face with the forces under Li Ze, has a deep pain for this.

The army cannot do it.

Economics cannot be fought.

Daliang and Wuyi Tangting confronted each other for so many years, but the result was that Li Ze became stronger and stronger as he fought, while Zhu Liang became poorer and weaker as he fought.

What scared Zhu Youzhen the most was that while Li Ze confronted them, he still had the time to deal with Zhang Zhongwu in the northeast, to deal with Tubo in the northwest, and then marched into the Western Regions in large numbers.

Obviously, Li Ze did not gather all his strength to deal with them at all.

Now that the northeast has settled, the Western Regions have returned to the Tang Dynasty, the wars in Tubo are chaotic and internal struggles are endless, Li Ze can completely withdraw most of his strength from these places and devote himself to the Civil War.

When Li Ze finishes his deployment, do they still have room for struggle?

So even though Zhu Youzhen had just entered Yizhou and had not completely controlled Yizhou, he still sent two armies to attack the Tang army without hesitation.

One is the 50,000 army led by Cao Bin to attack Xiangyang.

On the other side, another 50,000 army led by Tian Mantang attacked Yiling from Wanxian, but the ultimate goal was Ding Jian from Jingnan.

The 60,000 people in this 100,000 army were under the command of Zhu Yougui, the third son of the Zhu family. About 20,000 of them were the original Xuanwu army, and the other 40,000 were the local army in Yizhou. The remaining part was composed of Zhu Youzhen's command and Sheng Zhonghuai's command.

This move also drew most of the local soldiers in Yizhou. The remaining local soldiers in Yizhou were transferred to Hanzhong by Zhu Youzhen in the name of supplementing the gap in Hanzhong. Zhu Youzhen's troops entered Yizhou.

In this way, within Yizhou, Zhu Youzhen was completely in control of the situation and could carry out the transformation he needed to do whatever he wanted in Yizhou.

Zhu Youzhen must build Yizhou into a solid piece and prepare for the defeat of the army.

When fighting against the Wuyi Tangting under Li Ze's control, even if it seems to have a great advantage, Zhu Youzhen is now used to making the worst plans.

If you really lose, you may even gain a safe situation by relying on Hanzhong as the fortress in front and relying on natural dangers such as Jianmen Pass as a support, and defending Yizhou with all your might.

This was also the first idea that Sheng Zhonghuai gave him.

Do you need a lot of troops to defend Yizhou?

Not needed.

The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to reach the blue sky. It is not the poet's momentary enthusiasm for poetry and chanting verses at will, but the problem that is actually placed in front of him.

If a man blocks the pass, ten thousand men cannot open it. It means the Road to Shu.

Therefore, guarding Yizhou requires only a certain number of elite troops to complete this task.

The factor that truly makes Yizhou a separatist force is a problem within Yizhou.

In other words, after Zhu Youzhen entered Yizhou, the focus was on solving the people's livelihood issues in Yizhou.

Zhu Yougui did nothing good in Yizhou for several years. After colluding with local big families and great wealth, he cruelly exploited and exploited the people of Yizhou. When they gained a lot of wealth, the people were in great pain.

The second idea that Sheng Zhonghuai gave to Zhu Youzhen was to follow Li Ze, attack the powerful and divide the land evenly.

Zhu Youzhen adopted the first suggestion without hesitation, but Zhu Youzhen really hesitated for a while for the second suggestion. In the end, Sheng Zhonghuai successfully convinced him.

There are only a very small number of powerful people, and they cannot become Zhu Youzhen's support. These people are essentially grass on the wall and wind blowing. They value their families far more than their loyalty to a powerful person. These people may be able to help them for a while, but once they show their decline, these people will definitely become confidants.

Thinking about the hugely successful national policy implemented by Li Ze in the north, Zhu Youzhen was moved. The second-five-child Xu Xiang, who was once extremely relied on, was also Li Ze's style when he was in Tai'an. In just one year, Tai'an changed his old appearance. When he arrived in Wuning, Xu Xiang still did this style. In two years, Wu Ning became his powerful support for managing the south.

Whenever Zhu Youzhen thought of this, he felt his heart twitching.

Now that he has reached this point, what are the concerns? What can’t he try? Sheng Zhonghuai’s talent must definitely surpass Xu Xiang. If he can promote Li Ze’s trick in Yizhou, he will benefit himself once he succeeds.

Now that the local soldiers in Yizhou have already gone to the front line, is there any better opportunity to promote all this in Yizhou than now?

Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish.

Zhu Youzhen, who was named King of Liang by the Guangzhou court, appointed Sheng Zhonghuai as the chief minister of Yizhou, presided over the political affairs of Yizhou, and led the reforms of Yizhou. Cao Xuan was Sima and controlled the Yizhou army. The first priority of the army in Yizhou was to suppress bandits, and the second priority was to train a new army.

After these public personnel appointments, Hao Ren became the intelligence officer in Yizhou. Now he has two main tasks. The first is to cooperate with Sheng Zhonghuai to carry out land reform in Yizhou, and the second is to provide intelligence support for Cao Xuan's bandit suppression operation.

Hao Ren successfully entered the leadership core of Zhu Youzhen's group for his contributions to Chang'an and his family who finally protected Zhu Youzhen's family to successfully cross the Qinling Mountains.

The prospect that Sheng Zhonghuai portrayed for Zhu Youzhen is that if the Southern Alliance attacked Li Ze successfully, Zhu Youzhen, who owned Yizhou, Jingnan and other places, would regain the capital to compete for the world, because Yizhou is commonly known as the country of Tianfu. As long as it is managed properly, it will definitely become a powerful person. In addition, the vast grain-producing area in Jingnan area, the strength of the Yizhou Group will grow exponentially.

Once the Southern Alliance fails, the Yizhou army will immediately shrink its front line and retreat back to Yizhou. While defending Hanzhong, it will strive to ensure that Yizhou can cut off the attack.

If you take a step back, you may be able to have a deal with Li Ze in the end.

"How to do it?" Hao Ren looked at Gao Xiangsheng in front of him. Not long after the latter had just sneaked into Yizhou, the intelligence leader Hao Ren, Gao Xiangsheng successfully obtained an open identity in Yizhou.

After listening to Zhu Youzhen's entire plan and future plans, Gao Xiangsheng couldn't help but nodded slightly. It has to be said that Sheng Zhonghuai is an amazing talent. This plan is a pragmatic thing that is really possible and in line with Zhu Youzhen's current strength.

"Faoran is to cooperate with them with all their strength!" Gao Xiangsheng said.

"Once Sheng Zhonghuai really makes these things, maybe Yizhou will really become a major concern in the future." Hao Ren was a little worried.

Gao Xiang burst into laughter.

"First, don't think too simple about this. Yizhou is essentially still a place controlled by the landlords and wealthy families. This time, Zhu Youzhen offended them so hard. The two sides must have a life-and-death battle. I don't know how much blood will be shed to complete all of this, so even if they do it, it can really work, and it will not be able to play a huge role in three to five years."

Hao Ren nodded.

"Second, Zhu Youzhen is now willing to clear the big landlords and wealthy families here for us. We should slap in the face to welcome them, so that we will save a lot of trouble when we come in in the future! And their set is basically copying our Northland policy plan, and we can accept it directly at that time."

"Third, in this process, Yixing Society needs to vigorously enter Yizhou, and you need your assistance. Now Yixing Society is preparing. Some of those people are locals in Yizhou, and some of them are sent by us. After entering Yizhou, they need a legitimate identity and can move openly."

Hao Ren smiled and said, "There is no problem. With my current identity, doing these things is just a trivial matter. General Gao, is that just that? Li Xiang has no other instructions?"

"No more, just wait and see what happens!" Gao Xiangsheng smiled and said, "Your position is crucial. Without my permission, you cannot act rashly."

"Okay. This time the Southern Alliance launched a full-scale attack on us. I heard that the entire front is in full swing. Can we hold on?" Hao Ren was a little worried.

"Don't worry. This battle won't last long." Gao Xiangsheng smiled and said, "Soon Alliance will soon be over."

Hao Ren blinked and was puzzled.
Chapter completed!