Tian Bo stepped into Li Ze's office with a spring breeze on his face, first bowed to Li Ze as a tribute, then bowed in a group of fists: "Young Master, good news just came, Yangzhou won a great victory. General Li Hao wiped out the Huainan Navy, destroyed dozens of warships, captured nearly thirty, and more importantly, he captured Gong Yunda's son Gong Bin alive."

The entire general was filled with laughter.

Although Yangzhou has been in operation for many years, it is still alone and trapped in the nest of tigers and wolves. Once it fails, the operation will be completely destroyed for several years, which will have a great impact on the entire southern strategy of the Tang Dynasty.

Yangzhou plays an important role in Li Ze's entire southern layout. Now it has finally settled, and the people who are sitting are not happy.

"Congratulations to Lee Sang!"

"Congratulations to Lee Sang!"

Han Qi, Cao Xin, Gongsun Changming, Guo Fengxiao, Yang Kai and others all stood up and congratulated Li Ze.

Li Ze excitedly circled around the room, stopped suddenly, and looked at Han Qi and said, "Ministry of South Korea, although Yangzhou won a great victory, it doesn't mean that they can rest assured. They can only say that their steps have been more stable. Next, we should continue to increase troops to Yangzhou."

"Li Xiang, I think so too." Han Qi nodded and said, "First of all, we must strengthen the power of the navy there and make the Yangzhou navy the only one there. As long as there is a strong navy, anyone who wants to attack Yangzhou again needs to think about the consequences. In addition, I think that since we have already established a foothold in Yangzhou, we cannot be limited to Yangzhou, and we should try our best to expand outward, such as western Zhejiang and Xuanzhou. In this way, our strength in Yangzhou can echo the commander-in-chief of Lingnan. Once these two forces are connected, the court will have an absolute advantage in the southeast direction."

"The navy's strength must be strengthened, but the land army should not be careless." Cao Xin said: "Don't forget that Wuning is close to Yangzhou. Now Zhu Youzhen is attacking E Yue with all his might, and he can't get out of his hands for a while, but once he takes E Yue, how can he let Yangzhou sleep soundly beside his bed?"

"So, we should promote the connection between Xiangxun and Yangzhou as soon as possible. As long as they are connected, Yangzhou will have strong support." Han Qi said excitedly.

Li Ze smiled slightly and said, "I'm afraid Xiang Xun is unwilling. Now he is joining forces with Fujian Rong Hong and is attacking Jiangxi. Of course, if he can successfully take over the entire Jiangxi, it will be of great help to Yangzhou. But at the moment, Yangzhou can only rely on itself. While Zhu Youzhen couldn't make any moves for a while, Gong Yunda was afraid of the opportunity. They laid the foundation a little firmer, and our support must be sent in time. Mobilize a group of ships that are more suitable for inland river combat, and at the same time, let You Yong select another 3,000 elite troops to support Yangzhou!"

"Yes!" Han Qi nodded.

"Yang Kai, Yixing Society has done a good job in Yangzhou in recent years. Now it is clear that it can make the momentum bigger. We can develop members locally."

"Abide by the order!"

"Tian Bo, based on Yangzhou, Neiwei and Yixing Society cooperated with each other and made a large-scale infiltration into Huainan. No matter what method you use, in short, Zhu Youzhen and Gong Yunda should be suspicious and guard against each other."

"yes!"

"The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel select elite military officers and civil servants to enter Yangzhou to enrich the power of Yangzhou."

Han Qi and Cao Xin also bowed to the order.

"Wang Mingyi, by using waterways, we must ensure that Yangzhou's goods can enter and exit, and still maintain its dominant position as a distribution center in Jiangnan."

"Sun Lei injected our gold, silver and copper coins into Yangzhou in large quantities, and implemented our new monetary system in Yangzhou, taking advantage of its Jiangnan cargo distribution center to radiate to the surrounding areas and expand the scope of our currency use."

Wuyi's efficient government agency immediately started running in a very short time. After a few days, the first fleet began to set sail towards Yangzhou.

At this time, Li Ze also welcomed a dusty official in his office.

This official is from Hezhong Prefecture, his surname is Ding and his name is Jian.

"Governor Ding, thank you for your hard work in the river in the past two years!" Li Ze actually stood at the door of his office and welcomed Ding Jian who came from afar. "Didn't you expect you to come back so quickly?"

Ding Jian bowed to the ground, stood up and looked at Li Ze and smiled, "Li Xiang, I also guessed that you should summon me, so I packed up and delivered the salute early, and handed over the work early. As soon as your order arrived, I set off immediately."

"I have a good understanding!" Li Ze laughed and walked into the house with Ding Jian's hand.

"In the past two years, the river has changed a lot!" The two sat down across a coffee table, "Governor Ding has changed a lot."

"How can there be no big change?" Ding Jian smiled and said, "From Yizhou to Hezhong, I have seen too much and experienced too much. Now I finally understand what Li Xiang said. If you want to reconstruct a new world, you have to break the old world. Even in this process, we will feel heart-wrenching pain, but the pus is the pus. If you don't squeeze it out, the new body will never grow. The river is a living typical. In two years, he has regained vitality. I see a new force, where it is growing vigorously."

Li Ze laughed loudly. He had put a lot of thought into Ding Jian. Now he was very relieved to see Ding Jian’s changes. His efforts were finally in vain.

"Do you know what I called you back for?" Li Ze asked.

"The battle for the south has become increasingly fierce. The pseudo-liang is desperately expanding to the south, and Xiang Xun is also trying hard to grab the territory. Since Li Xiang has been in Yangzhou for a long time in advance, he has gained a lot now. I think you should make some moves in the central part." Ding Jian smiled and said, "It just so happens that I am a child of Jingxiang. Wherever my home is, my roots are also there. Our Ding family also has considerable power and influence there. Now, it is time for me to go back to Jingxiang."

"What is certain is that this trip will inevitably be difficult and dangerous, and there are many thorns. Even though your Ding family is quite powerful in the Jingxiang area, they may not agree with your point of view. And we have received reliable news that Dai Chao has replaced Zhu Youyu in charge of Shandong East Road, and is now preparing to attack Jingnanjie Town. Zhu Youzhen's main force is attacking Eyuejie Town. Ding Jian, you may still have life in danger when you go back this time, so you can refuse." Li Ze said seriously.

Ding Jian smiled: "Li Xiang, a junior brother from Wuwei Academy, is now playing at the Zuo Xiaowei of Pinglu. Not long ago, he went there. He told me about the battles against Pinglu, especially the battles that broke through the Yellow River defense line. He told me that when thousands of soldiers shouted the slogan of peace for the world and launched charges one after another, he had goose bumps all over his body. At that moment, he forgot everything, and only knew to charge forward with a knife. In fact, let alone him, even if I listened to him, I would still be on my body with a deep hair."

Li Ze nodded slightly.

"Set up your destiny for the people, establish your mind for the heaven and earth, inherit your unique knowledge for the past sages, and bring peace to the ages." Ding Jian chanted slowly: "Those ordinary soldiers who can't recognize many big words can ignore life and death for this goal. How can people like us dare to cherish their bodies and not move forward bravely?"

Li Ze took a deep breath and said, "Since that is the case, I won't say much pretentious words. We really need you to go back now, organize the forces of Jingnan to fight Dai Chao's upcoming attack. At the same time, you must also work hard to win over these forces of Hunan Observation and Qianzhou Observation and these forces."

"Ding Jian has already had some general plans for these, but the specific ones can only be done after returning." Ding Jian said.

"Over the years, the Inner Guard has been in Jingnan and other places. When you set off, all the list of these people will be handed over to you, and they will be under your command."

Since Li Ze had long been trying to attack Jingnan and other places, he naturally would not make any moves in Jingnan and other places, but it was impossible to have such a big deal like Yangzhou.

"In addition, in the eight hundred miles of Dongting, we have prepared another team for you." Li Ze smiled and said, "That is a water bandit, about a thousand people. There are many water bandits in the Dongting Lake basin, and they are just one of them. In recent years, they have been tolerant and unreleased, giving outsiders the feeling that it is a reflection of neither up nor down. But in fact, the backbone of them is the elite among the inner guards, and their command is all given to you."

"In Jingnan, I hope you can withstand Dai Chao, and in the Dongting Lake Basin, I hope you can make Zhu Youzhen feel anxious! How to do it, you have your own ideas and will be outside, and your order will not be accepted. Therefore, I grant you full authority to this trip. You don't have to ask for instructions in everything. As long as you feel it is beneficial to the overall situation, you will do it first."

"Thank you, Li, trust." Ding Jian stood up and saluted Li Ze seriously.

"Dai Chao and Zhu Youzhen from the East of Shannan Road have fundamental contradictions. Dai Chao may not be willing to see Zhu Youzhen win a great victory in the Eyue area, because the more successful Zhu Youzhen is, the more troublesome it will be for Dai Chao and Zhu Youyu. You can make good use of this, and maybe there will be a lottery in it." Li Ze said: "Mr. Gongsun came to a somewhat mysterious conclusion after combining various information. He believed that there will inevitably be major changes in Chang'an within one to two years. However, he cannot provide strong evidence now."

"Mr. Gongsun is still very talented in this way." Ding Jian said with a smile.
Chapter completed!