Jingnan and Yueyang are fighting in full swing.

The war in Jingnan broke out for more than a month. As Bai Minzhong and Ding Ci were worried, the soldiers who had been pacified for a long time in Jingnan were far from being the opponent of the pseudo-liang army that had been refined for a long time. When facing the pseudo-liang army with Gunhai as the main force, the soldiers of Jingnan retreated step by step, lost consecutive battles, and lost a large area of ​​territory. The situation was extremely critical. Now they have retreated to Dangyang, and Xinye has struggled to support it.

"Can Ding Jian hold on?" Looking at these military newspapers, Li Ze frowned.

"It should be said that the most dangerous time has passed." Gongsun Changming seemed relatively relaxed. "Bai Minzhong and Ding Ci, they understood that since they got on our ship, they wanted to go down halfway and then board the pseudo-liang ship, which was definitely not a pleasing thing at both ends. Therefore, they tried their best and even took out their old capital. Now the one stationed in Dangyang is Bai Qian, the eldest son of Bai Minzhong, who led the most Jingrui core force in Jingnan. In Xinye, the armed force led by Ding Wei and Ding Xiong, with Ding's private soldiers as the core. Although it is still difficult to move, it still stabilized the front line. In addition, the Jingnan Navy still has the advantage and can transport landing along the Han River at any time, attack Dai Chao's rear, attack their supply line, and restrain Dai Chao's large amount of energy, so it has now entered a stalemate."

"What is Dai Chao doing now?"

"Dai Chao has realized that there is no unit that can block the Jingnan Navy, so it is difficult for him to go further, so he is now preparing to build a navy, and he has gathered some ships. Of course, there is still some time before he can form combat power." Gongsun Changming said.

"What is the situation inside Jingnan?"

"In this regard, Ding Jian did a good job." Gongsun Changming said: "At present, Bai Minzhong has devoted all his energy to military affairs, and civil affairs have been handed over to Ding Jian's full responsibility. The first thing Ding Jian did was to reduce rent and interest rates. The landlords led by the Bai family and the Ding family reduced the land rent in the territory from 60% to 30%. This measure greatly increased the support of the local people for them. Ding Jian even blatantly burned all the people's loan notes under the name of Ding's family to ashes. According to the spy detectives from the inner guards, the situation was extremely spectacular at that time. The loan notes were piled up like mountains, and all the fires were gone."

"It seems that Ding suffered heavy losses this time!" Li Ze said with a smile.

"If you are willing to give up, you will get what you want!" Gongsun Changming said: "Now Jingnan needs everyone to be united. Ding's move will still make the people's support for them reach a new level. I guess Bai's family will follow up next. After all, in Jingnan, Ding's family and Bai's family occupy an absolute dominant force."

"Ding family, Bai family does this, I'm afraid the other landlords in Jingnan are quite dissatisfied, right?"

"Of course, with the continuous defeats on the front line, different voices in Jingnan also sounded, and more and more people secretly colluded with Dai Chao." Gongsun Changming sneered: "But in this regard, the work of the inner guard is extremely outstanding. After experiencing the incident in the river, Ding Jian was not ruthless this time. He crushed such things with thunder without mercy. He found that one thing was to kill one. In the past two months, five families have been destroyed and hundreds of people have been killed. "

"There is no way to be able to do it with cruel means. Will the people rebound?"

"Liu Jing, who is specialized in public opinion control, has successfully exaggerated the brutality of the fake Liang in Jingnan through various means. Now in Jingnan, ordinary people are very afraid of the fake Liang, so they still support Ding Jian's relatively strict wartime policies in Jingnan for the time being." Gongsun Changming said: "Of course, in the end, all these things must be reflected in the victory on the battlefield. If Dangyang and Xinye are defeated again, then it may still be shaken."

Li Ze nodded, "Where is Yueyang?"

"The overall situation of Yueyang is much better than Jingnan." Gongsun Changming said: "After all, Yueyang Qian Biao needs to protect only Yueyang. His territory is small, and he gathered many soldiers. More importantly, he received strong support from Zheng Wenchang. Zheng Wenchang swept several counties around Xidongting, plundered a large amount of food, grass and wealth, all concentrated in Yueyang. Liu Xinda's troops, who were mainly attacking Yueyang, were attacked by Zheng Wen's army during the attack on Yueyang.

Chang attacked the rear route many times, suffered huge losses, and had to retreat. Yueyang was in a great way. Currently, relying on the navy, it still retains a strong influence in the entire Dongting Lake basin. Although Zhu Youzhen has controlled other areas except for Yueyang, these places dare not be too much about Yueyang, because Zheng Wenchang's navy can attack this area at any time. Overall, Yueyang's situation is much better than Jingnan."

"What else Zhu Youzhen does?"

"Like Dai Chao, he was preparing to build a navy in Ezhou. After E Yue Tiefeng's death, the remaining power of the E Yue Navy surrendered to Zhu Youzhen. Zhu Youzhen still attached great importance to this surrendered navy because of the lack of a navy. Now, with this remaining navy force as the core, nearly a hundred ships have been gathered. The next step is probably to enter the Dongting Lake Basin to compete with Zheng Wenchang." Gongsun Changming said.

"Can Zheng Wenchang draw strength to support Jingnan under such circumstances?" Li Ze was a little worried.

"Li Xiang, Jingnan Navy, actually, there is not much problem now. The land power is a bit in danger, so the Ministry of War hopes to draw a force from Yueyang to support Jingnan. Now Yueyang Qian Biao has gathered nearly 30,000 people under his command, and the area they defend is not large. One can be drawn to Jingnan."

"For Jingnan, if reinforcements arrive, they can greatly boost morale and enhance their determination to resist to the end." Li Ze pondered for a moment: "For Yueyang, we don't need them to launch a counterattack at this time, we just need to defend the nail in Yueyang. This matter should be arranged as soon as possible."

"Yes! In addition, is it necessary to allocate some troops from Yangzhou?" Gongsun Changming said.

"Yangzhou is quite far from Jingzhou, and along the way, there are all enemy-occupied areas. It is not easy for us to travel through such a long distance to transport troops, even if we have an absolute advantage on the water!" Li Ze stood up, looked at the map on the side, and said.

"Li Xiang, but considering the political significance, it is very different. Even if there is a slight loss, it is a matter of gain or loss." Gongsun Changming said: "Now our navy in Yangzhou has eight specialized inland warships. In addition, the Huainan navy captured earlier, there are nearly 200 large and large warships. Even if the troops are not transported, the symbolic meaning is extremely obvious. It not only declares our absolute control over the Yangtze River waterway, but also gives the Jingnan people unparalleled confidence."

"What is Gong Yunda in Huainan now?"

"Although this person still gathers a large number of troops around Yangzhou, this person neither fights nor fights with Yangzhou. In addition, his son is still in our hands. Although Zhu Youzhen repeatedly urges him to take action, he turns a deaf ear. Interestingly, in addition to advancing, he does his best to satisfy Zhu Youzhen's other requirements. In the past few months, Huainan has sent millions of stones to Zhu Youzhen's army and Guanzhong, causing a sharp rise in grain prices in Huainan."

"How many navy forces are there in Huainan now?"

"There are less than a hundred ships! And there are even fewer experienced generals and sailors." Gongsun Changming said: "Are you worried that once Li Hao and others leave, Gong Yunda will take the opportunity to attack Yangzhou?"

"This cannot be ignored. Moreover, Cao Bin, who is stationed in Wuning, may also launch an attack on Yangzhou." Li Ze said: "Send someone to talk to Gong Yunda."

"I think so too. When Gong Yunda saw the current situation, he must have regretted plunging into Zhu Youzhen's arms." Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "If this guy can fight back, the situation will change drastically."

"That's true." Gongsun Changming said: "And Li Xiang, we buried a big nail in Zhu Youzhen. If the situation in Yueyang and Jingnan is really critical, we might as well let them move."

Speaking of this, Gongsun Changming smiled: "This is a winner. Once activated, the form of the entire Yangtze River Basin will be reversed."

"Are you talking about Tian Guofeng and Chen Changfu?"

"Yes. They were quite trusted by Zhu Youzhen, and they led 10,000 troops and stationed in Tongshan. Originally, Zhu Youzhen probably wanted them to enter Jiangnan and compete with Xiang Xun for Jiangxi territory. Now Yueyang cannot capture it for a long time, and Dai Chao is blocked in Jingnan. Maybe Zhu Youzhen will send them to Yueyang or Jingnan. After all, Jingnan, Eyue and other places are more important than Jiangxi now. If he completely takes down Eyue and Jingnan, he can not only control these grain production areas, but also slaps his elder brother in the face, increasing his weight in the pseudo-liang."

"This piece is crucial. Don't use it easily until the winner is defeated!" Li Ze smiled and said, "Of course, if the interests are big enough, if it is really as you said, their army arrives in Jingnan, then you might as well use it and defeat the Dai Chao's troops in Jingnan in one fell swoop. In this way, the Zhu brothers will be completely turned against each other."

"It's a wonderful idea to do Dai Chao under the banner of Zhu Youzhen!" Gongsun Changming laughed.

"But before doing this, we must notify Xu Xiangzhi and completely disappear from Zhu Youzhen's sight. These people are great heroes and we must not let them fall into Zhu Youzhen's hands."
Chapter completed!