Li Ze looked at Liu Ruyan opposite him in a dumbfounded manner.

This is not in the bedroom of the two, but in Li Ze's general. There are not only couples in the hall, but also senior officials from various departments. Liu Ruyan is not in casual clothes at home, but is wearing her military robe and uniform of General Qianniu Guard.

"Are you going to Yangzhou?" Li Ze asked again in surprise. Liu Ruyan did not discuss this matter with him privately, but instead raised it directly at such a serious meeting.

"Yes, I'll go to Yangzhou." Liu Ruyan nodded and said, "The layout of the Yangtze River Basin is crucial, and now they have reached an extremely critical moment, and whether it is Ding Jian or Qian Biao, they have reached the most critical moment. If they can't stand it, years of hard work will inevitably be ruined. It is almost impossible to manage the scale that appears again."

What we are discussing today is how to support Yueyang, Jingnan and other places.

It was the consensus of everyone here to send a reinforcement there, but no one expected that Liu Ruyan would go in person.

"Why should the princess go in person? Just select a general." Cao Xin subconsciously opposed it directly. "The army is full of talents, and there is no shortage of good generals."

"But they don't have my status!" Liu Ruyan retorted: "There is now a person with a high enough status to make them motivate again. Who else can be better besides me? Count it carefully, from west to east, Tu Lichun, Wang Sili, Shi Zhuang, Tian Ping, my brother Liu Chenglin, You Yong, who can get rid of it?"

Everyone couldn't help but feel silent.

Tu Lichun and Wang Sili's troops were the next sharp sword to attack Chang'an. Shi Zhuang, Tian Ping, Liu Chenglin, You Yong, all attacked Henan and then attacked Luoyang and attacked Chang'an. The court could not transfer them away at this time. Shen Congxing stayed in Cangzhou, but this person lacked the ability to stand alone. What he needed to go to Jiangnan was even more decisive. He could not. After counting, everyone could not find a more suitable candidate than Liu Ruyan. Of course, this was put aside his identity as Mrs. Li Ze.

Liu Ruyan was not only Li Ze's wife, but also the General of the Right Qianniu Guard. More importantly, she was also a general with the courage to the three armies. She led her troops from Chang'an to protect the emperor and returned to Wuyi, and her reputation shocked the whole world.

The south needs a person with enough weight to go to the scene to cheer up Yueyang and Jingnan. Let those who are struggling to see hope, and also let those who are already shaking at both ends of the rat. In this regard, Liu Ruyan's identity can indeed maximize this effect.

"I will be able to effectively integrate Jingnan, Yueyang and Yangzhou. At the same time, I will be able to make Gong Yunda, who has been swaying, make up his mind. Only by the promise given by my identity can Gong Yunda be convinced. Only by going can I make western Zhejiang, Xuanzhou and other places submit as soon as possible." Liu Ruyan's tone was firm and she looked at everyone and said loudly.

Li Ze pondered for a while, "But when we go to Yangzhou, we cannot send too many troops. With the current transportation capacity, three thousand people are already the limit, and they can only be infantry."

Liu Ruyan smiled and said, "When I left Chang'an, I had only three thousand troops under my command. The situation at that time was much worse than it is now. Now we have opened up the situation in the Yangtze River Basin. This is just a matter of expanding the victory."

"I support the princess!" Gongsun Changming said loudly: "As the princess said, once the princess landed in Yangzhou, Gong Yunda from Huainan may fall to us. Once he falls to us, Zhu Youzhen will be in a wax, which will inevitably force this person to shrink his troops, and the crisis in Yueyang will be resolved. Once Yueyang recovers, he will be able to support Jingnan vigorously. After taking over western Zhejiang and Xuanzhou, Yangzhou will be as stable as Mount Tai."

"Now Jin Mantang's fleet is still anchored in Haixing. If it is all requisitioned, plus Pan Motang's navy, it should be able to transport 5,000 elite troops." Although Cao Xin is the Minister of Personnel, he is also a veteran on the battlefield. When his eyes turned, he thought of a way to increase his capacity: "Including the troops and horses in the early stage, we have tens of thousands of troops in Yangzhou, which is enough to deal with any enemy."

The number of additional troops to Yangzhou is not just about stabilizing the front lines of Yangzhou, Yueyang and Jingnan. The biggest purpose is to compete with Xiang Xun for territory.

Now in the south, with Xiang Xun in conjunction with Fujian Observer, Rongguan Administration and Guiguan Administration and Guiguan Administration, the next goal has been to the jurisdiction of Hunan Observer. With Xiang Xun's current strength, I am afraid that Hunan Observer Liu Chong will directly choose to turn to Xiang Xun. Because the court in the south, except for Ding Jian, there is some weight, others are far from being in terms of strength and status.

Therefore, the court needs to have an existence in Yangzhou who can compete with Xiang Xun. This is also a place where the officials in the hall are in a difficult situation. The generals with great weight are really unable to be sent out now.

But if Liu Ruyan goes, it will be completely different.

As long as the differences between Xiang Xun and Li Ze are clearly visible, they can be seen clearly. Once Liu Ruyan arrives in Yangzhou and leads the Jingnan line in Yueyang, Yangzhou, then the Hunan Observer Liu Chong will consider it carefully.

Li Ze thought about it and it seemed that this solution was the most suitable one.

"Since that's the case, then there's Mrs. Lau." Looking at Liu Ruyan, Li Ze said: "Let Li Mi step down as the Shaoqing of Weiwei Temple to serve as your personal guard commander! Select 5,000 elite soldiers from the Right Thousand Niu Guard and float to the south."

A month later, Haixing, the five thousand elite soldiers of the Right Thousand Niu Guard led by Liu Ruyan boarded the ship one by one, and the huge fleet stretched for dozens of miles and sailed southward.

At the same time, in Lianshui, Huai'an, a great war also kicked off.

After Gong Yunda's navy was destroyed and his son was captured alive, he immediately became a turtle. No matter how Zhu Youzhen forced him, he was just a slander. He would never delay asking for military rations and pay. He would send him in time if he moved them all over the world. However, he was asked to march towards Yangzhou with all his might, but he refused to do his best. Zhu Youzhen was helpless, but he did not dare to force him too much. After all, he still needed a large amount of food and grass from Huainan. If he really wanted to force him to make trouble, Gong Yunda would do it again and again, but he would suffer even greater losses.

But the nail in Yangzhou must be pulled out. It also cut off Gong Yunda's other thoughts and completely tied him to the chariot. As Gong Yunda refused to send troops, Cao Bin, who was stationed in Wuning, personally led 10,000 troops to launch an attack on Yangzhou.

However, Yangzhou was not willing to be outdone. After learning in advance that Wu Ning was sending troops, he took the initiative. Ren Xiaoan gathered 5,000 troops in Yangzhou and took the lead in taking control, occupying Lianshui, Huai'an.

Lianshui is one of the most important salt fields in Jiangnan, and now it is one of Zhu Youzhen’s important tools for making money. The loss of Lianshui’s large amount of salt fields is definitely a huge loss of financial resources for Zhu Youzhen. Moreover, Huai'an is the intersection between the Grand Canal and the Huaihe River, which is related to the continuation of the canal and the salt transportation is about to rush. If Huai'an is lost, it is also a strategic burden that cannot be beared.

Zhu Youzhen never expected that a lonely army in Yangzhou would launch the first place. While Wuning was still preparing for the war against Yangzhou, Yangzhou had already sent troops to Huai'an in lightning and occupied Lianshui. As Lianshui was lost, salt prices rose in the Central Plains.

This made Zhu Youzhen even more determined to win Yangzhou.

Five thousand to ten thousand.

However, Ren Xiaonian did not choose to hold on to Lianshui City, but instead led his army out of the city to prepare for a field battle with his opponent.

"The city of Lianshui County is too small. It will be of no benefit to us if we just huddled into the city and let our opponents surround us." Under the flying flag, Ren Xiaonian said to several generals under his command: "It is better to fight against the opponent and then severely destroy the opponent's spirit, and then discuss the other things. Are you afraid of five thousand to ten thousand?"

Ge Cai rolled his eyes, "General Ren looks down on others, he is just twice the strength of our army."

"This is Xuanwu Army." Ren Xiaonian smiled and said, "There is still a difference from the Huainan Army."

"But the local chicken and tile ears!" Ge Cai stretched out his hand and bounced the big knife in his hand, saying, "Please be the pioneer in the last general."

Ren Xiaonian laughed and said, "Okay, then I think your troops are the vanguard, Liu Yuan, you are the left wing, Qin Chaizi, you are the right wing, Gao Peng, you are the backing of Ge Cai, I am in charge of the central army, so we will give a good reputation. Cao Bin is a veteran on the battlefield and has been famous for many years. This battle is a good opportunity for us to become famous."

"It just happened to be our stepping stone!" Liu Yuan laughed.

"Go all!" Ren Xiaonian looked up, looked at the smoke and dust gradually rising in the distance, looked at his scout running back, waved his hand, and said, "For the ages, peace will be created!"

"For the ages, peace will be created!" Several fists were clenched together and touched heavily, several generals boarded their horses and headed towards their headquarters.

"Ge Cai, be careful." Liu Yuan turned his horse's head and glanced at Ge Cai and said, "I still want to eat your mixed noodles pancake!"

"I can't hold on to you!" Ge Cai spat, but his eyes were filled with smiles. He pulled his horse's head and galloped forward.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and the Xuanwu army of the brigade appeared in the Tang army's sight. About two miles away from the Tang army's main formation, the Xuanwu army stopped and began to rectify the formation.

Cao Bin squinted his eyes and stared at the Tang army in the distance.

The opponent took the initiative to ask for battle, which was beyond his expectations. The lot of preparations made for the siege before seemed useless. If he could defeat his opponent in the field, it would be the best thing. If he had known this, he would not have delayed for a long time. Now their lives are getting harder and harder. In order to raise the food, grass, money and weapons and weapons for this battle, Wuning Governor Xu Xiang took a full month to prepare for the necessary preparations.
Chapter completed!