Li Ye agreed to Li Zhen's words, which meant that he had designated the major political direction for future Panglu operations. With this program, there was no need to have any scruples when sending troops to the Central Plains to conquer Zhu Wen.

Li Ye continued: "Zhu Wen's eyes were unable to despise the imperial court, and sent troops to invade neighboring towns in private, causing trouble to the Central Plains for several months, and the people were in vain. He was actually a traitor. The Gu Wang was ordered by His Majesty and had the power to control the military and political affairs of Shandong. Now Zhu Wen has been acting against the enemy. The Central Plains has sent envoys to Qingzhou many times to ask for help from the Gu Wang, and the Gu Wang was responsible for it. At this moment, the Gu Wang was preparing to launch an army to the Central Plains to attack the Gu Wang, and to correct the rules. What do you think?"

Li Zhen, Cui Keli and other civil servants, Liu Dazheng, Shangguan Qingcheng and other military generals all stood up and listened to the order: "I wish to obey Your Highness's order!"

Li Ye shook his sleeves: "Okay! Since that's the case, you just want to speak freely about the strategy of sending troops."

Next, Li Ye discussed in detail the strategy of sending troops with everyone.

After Li Zhen returned to his seat, Cui Keli stood up straight in his seat and said slowly: "For several months, Zhu Wen has relied on the help of Taoist soldiers and used troops from all sides to invade Linzhen. At present, Zhu Wen's situation is generally like this: defeat the Yicheng Jiedushi in Huazhou and the Gunhai Observation Envoy in Gunzhou. These two towns are adjacent to Xue Wei's Tianping Army, so Xue Wei couldn't sleep or eat, so he kept sending envoys to Qingzhou for help and ask for troops to defend Yunzhou; defeat the Heyang Jiedushi in Zhengzhou and the Eastern Capital Defense Envoy in Luoyang; capture the Zhongwu Army in Xuzhou to the south, and capture the Wuning Jiedushi in Xuzhou to the south."

"In addition to the original Xuanwu Army in Bianzhou, Zhu Wen now has seven towns under his command. The control range starts from Tongguan in the west, ends at the seashore in the east, the Yellow River in the north, and the Huai River in the south. The entire Central Plains have all fallen into his hands except the Tianping, Pinglu Towns. At present, Zhu Wen has a million mercenaries, and the Central Plains are densely populated and the people are tens of millions. It can be said that he has a huge power and has the ambition to swallow the world!"

Speaking of this, Trickley paused and glanced at Li Ye.

Li Yan signaled him to continue.

Cui Keli continued: "After pacifying Wei Bo, gaining Hedong and subjugating the entire north, he had Pinglu, Tianping, Henghai, Wei Bo, Zhaoyi, Hedong, Chengde, Yiwu, and Lulong. The nine towns of armored soldiers were over one million and the population was tens of millions. In terms of power, it was not inferior to Zhu Wen, and it was even better. Moreover, there were many brave and good soldiers in Hebei vassal states, especially Hedong, Wei Bo, Chengde, and Lulong. The soldiers and generals were strong and powerful, and they could compete for the world. This was a powerful weapon in His Highness."

Trickli stood up and bowed to Li Ye: "Please show the map of your highness."

Li Ye waved his hand: "Go to the map."

"Yes." A heroic black-faced boy next to him left.

After a moment, the young man took two guards out a rolled map, and the width of the side was far more than one meter.

Li Ye reached out and pointed to the open space in the middle of the hall, "Put it out here."

"Yes." The black-faced boy came to the hall and directed two guards to put the map on the ground. As they bent down and rolled up the layout, a huge square military map of the mountain and river city defense appeared in front of everyone.

The map spread out, and then everyone saw clearly that the surrounding area of ​​this picture was two meters long, and the mountains, rivers and cities were all included.

The geography in the picture starts from Shule in the west, ends at the sea in the east, to the north of the Mobei region, and to Annan in the south, so that every prefecture and county is accurately marked, including the Western Regions, grasslands, Nanzhao and Liaodong, and is magnificent. Just a glance can make people have a heroic spirit that is in the world and looks down on all directions in their lives.

This map was specially drawn by Qingyi Yamen and was personally hosted by Song Jiao. It took five years to complete.

The scope is wide and the geography is several times stronger than the maps stored in the palace. Among them, the Western Regions, Nanzhao, grasslands and other remote places are all scholars who have received special training from Song Jiao in the Qingyi Yamen to survey on the spot, and there are detailed local chronicles and information.

In a nutshell, the map of the "four square abbot" in front of me is not only the territory map of the Tang Dynasty, but also the map of the world in Li Ye's heart.

Seeing this map, the civil officials and generals present could see the vastness of Li Ye’s mind.

They couldn't help but look at Li Ye, who was in high position at the throne, and looked in awe.

The black-faced boy bowed and handed a long pole. Cui Keli shook his sleeves. After taking it, he came to the map and pointed to the center of the map. He was full of energy and said: "The nine towns under His Highness are mostly north of the Yellow River. From Hebei to the south, the Yellow River is a natural barrier. Zhu Wen only needs to defend a few important gates to curb our troops and make it impossible for the army to launch an effective offensive."

"However, Pinglu and Tianping Towns are south of the Yellow River. Although they are in the corners, they can also become the bridgehead for us to use the Central Plains. This provides us with the possibility of quickly and effectively launching an offensive. In particular, Caozhou, southwest of the Tianping Army, is shaped like a wedge, convex towards the Central Plains, bordering Bianzhou. If you gather elite troops to set off from Caozhou and go straight toward the Central Plains, you may gain unexpected results!"

As Cui Keli finished speaking, Liu Dazheng suddenly spoke, took his words and said solemnly: "The three states of Tianping Army are lined up in the northeast and southwest directions. Because of the narrow and long terrain, it is now surrounded on three sides - Gunzhou Gunhai Observation Envoy to the east, Yicheng Jiedushi to the west, and Xuanwu Jiedushi to the south."

"These are all Zhu Wen's forces, especially the Caozhou area. They go deep into the Central Plains too deep. If they use troops from here to advance to the Central Plains, Zhu Wen can surround the two wings of Huazhou and Gunzhou, break into the Tianping Army to cut off the connection between Caozhou and Yunzhou in the rear, and even directly capture Yunzhou. At that time, the food route on the front line will be cut off, which is extremely dangerous!"

Tricky glanced at Liu Dazheng.

Liu Dazheng continued: "Although Pinglu borders with the balance, the five prefectures of Pinglu are lined up on the southern bank of the Bohai Sea, and are generally straight in line with the three prefectures of the balance, with very small angles. If Zhu Wen gathers heavy troops to capture Yunzhou, we will have only one direction to rescue from Pinglu, and it will be easy to be intercepted by Zhu Wen's troops."

"And although the Gunhai Observer in the south of Pinglu has a large territory, although there are not many prefectures and counties, it has a wide territory, bordering our Qizhou, Zibo, Qingzhou and Laizhou. When our heavy troops gather in the Yunzhou area and are entangled by the enemy, Zhu Wen's troops can easily enter Pinglu from Gunhai, posing a serious threat to our backs!"

Trickli put away his long pole and asked Liu Dazheng: "What does the general mean?"

Liu Dazheng came to the map, took the long pole from Cui Keli's hand, and pointed it in the direction of Gunzhou.

He said: "Caozhou of the Tianping Army is like a wedge, which is the only place to use troops to the Central Plains. However, to use troops from Caozhou, one must first ensure the comprehensive balance, and the enemy cannot be given the opportunity to detour from both wings and encircle the rear route. The two wings of the balance are facing the Yellow River on the right, and the north is Wei Bo. There is no need to worry, but it is a little stable to the left. Therefore, the general's meaning is that to use troops from Caozhou, one must first stabilize the balance. To stabilize the balance, one must first occupy Gunzhou!"

Tricky nodded, expressing his general agreement with Liu Dazheng's intention.

Then he asked: "Although most of the right wing territory is adjacent to the Yellow River, Caozhou is the Yicheng Army of Huazhou on the right side. Even if our army captures Gunzhou, Zhu Wen can still use troops from Huazhou and break into the back of Caozhou."

Liu Dazheng said seriously: "So the second opinion of this general is that when using troops from Caozhou, he should not directly attack Bianzhou of Xuanwu's army, but instead capture Huazhou of the right wing!"

He pointed the long pole in his hand to the north of Bianzhou and drew a straight line from the Yellow River to the east. "If we can take the Gunzhou Gunzhou Gunzhou Gang Navy and the Huazhou Yicheng Army, then the entire northeast of the Central Plains will fall into our control. At that time, we will be allowed to use our troops to move south in the vast area of ​​seven or eight hundred miles east and west!"

"At that time, whether we are taking the Xuanwu Army of Bianzhou directly, or going to Xuzhou, Xuzhou, and Zhengzhou in the north, Luoyang in the north, and cooperating with the army of various northern vassal states to enter the Central Plains, surround and isolate Bianzhou, and then gathering heavy troops to defeat them in one fell swoop! If this is possible, Bianzhou will become a turtle in the jar, and the great potential of the Central Plains can be determined. Even if Zhu Wen resists stubbornly, he will inevitably be defeated!"

As soon as Liu Dazheng finished speaking, the generals in the hall immediately cheered.

Even Li Zhen and Cui Keli looked at Liu Dazheng with appreciation and admiration, and obviously agreed with the opinions of the number one general in the army.

As the highest-ranking and most powerful general under Li Ye, Liu Dazheng is often the candidate to command the army, especially when Li Ye needs to take the monks alone to deal with the other party's great monks.

This middle-aged general once followed Li Xian to fight north and was influenced by Li Xian. He was extraordinary in both arrangements and military strategies. He is now the number one military general under Li Ye's command. He is about to break through to the realm of a general and catch up with Li Cunxiao in the past.

Although Li Ye did not speak immediately and rashly decided on the plan to send troops, he deeply agreed with Liu Dazheng's opinion on using troops.

However, at this moment, a faint voice sounded, with a bit of killing spirit, and slowly said: "If Zhu Wen took the initiative and led his troops to invade Caozhou, and then besieged Yunzhou, what should he do?"

As soon as this rather inappropriate voice sounded, it immediately attracted everyone's attention. Everyone turned around and looked in the sound, and saw that the person who was speaking had already stood up and was walking towards the map with indifferent expressions.

Shangguan Qingcheng.

She did not ask Liu Dazheng for the long pole in his hand, and stretched out his arm straight and pointed to the direction of the Central Plains from afar. "Zhu Wen invaded the nearby towns and intended to include the entire Central Plains. For him, only by taking all the territory south of the Yellow River, north of the Huai River, and east of Tongguan under his command will he have a stable foundation. At that time, he will occupy the Yellow River in the north to resist Hebei, overlook the Huai River in the south to resist Huainan, place heavy troops in the west to prevent Tongguan, and face the sea in the east to consolidate the sea defense. The Central Plains will be considered solid and can be called the foundation of hegemony."

"Only by realizing this premise can Zhu Wen stabilize the four realms and station grain and repair troops. If this is achieved, with the human and material resources of the Central Plains, Zhu Wen will be able to be strong and strong in just three or five years, and he will be as confident as he will be in the sky. At that time, whether he will go west to Guanzhong or northern Hebei, he will be quite sure. If he can get Guanzhong or the north for several battles, then Zhu Wen's momentum will be like Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty and Gaozu of this dynasty, he will be unstoppable. In this way, the cause of kings and dominance can be achieved."

Shangguan Qingcheng looked at Li Ye, and his beautiful face was still filled with emotion, and his voice was like reading. However, the words that popped out from his fiery red lips had shocking power.

She said: "With Zhu Wen's talent, if he wants to achieve great things, he must have such a plan. Then Caozhou and even the entire three states of Tianping are all thorns in his eyes, and they must be removed and quickly. Only by obtaining the balance can he force Pinglu, drive His Highness to Hebei, and then occupy the entire Central Plains, and realize the great cause of fighting for the world. If he does not have the balance, he will be threatened and restrained by His Highness everywhere, and his actions are difficult. The situation is like a tiger sleeping soundly beside his bed. How can he be at ease?"

"After several months of war, Zhu Wen's power in the Central Plains has now been established. He must face the power of His Highness directly, and there is no longer any delay or luck to avoid His Highness. Since the dispute with His Highness is imminent, he will be the last general. As long as Zhu Wen is not willing to be killed, he will send troops quickly and attack Caozhou!"

"And he has the help of the Taoist soldiers. It is not difficult to get Caozhou or Tianping's three states, so he will definitely take action immediately!"

Speaking of this, Shangguan Qingcheng leaned over and held his fists, "As Mr. Cui and General Liu said, Caozhou is a wedge that bulged into the Central Plains, and the balance is the bridgehead for the large army to use troops to the Central Plains. It is related to Your Highness's plan to sank the Central Plains. It must not be missed. If Caozhou is present, major events can be expected; if Caozhou is lost, once Zhu Wen defends the important Jinkou of the Yellow River and cuts off the connection between Pinglu and the Hebei vassal states, Pinglu will be in a corner of the sea, and there is no room for the troops to move and transfer, and he will not be able to get rescue from the Hubei vassal states. The defeat is decided!"
Chapter completed!