As the end of the year approaches, no matter north or south, it is full of tension.

The four southern countries were all mobilizing troops and recruiting food and supplies, and the atmosphere of the war could not be concealed.

The Yuan army in the north was not idle, and a large number of cavalry and Han army began to mobilize.

The Zhao Song, Dali and Liang courts both learned that the Tang army was struggling in Annan.

At the beginning, Wen Tianxiang first landed north of Xiangzhou and isolated the Yuan army in Jiaozhou from Xiangzhou. After that, Wen Tianxiang's army headed south and simply defeated the 30,000 Han soldiers stationed in Xiangzhou.

At this point, Xiangzhou fell into the hands of the Tang army.

But by the end of October, when the Tang army attacked Jiaozhou in the north, they never took advantage of it. The Yuan army used the Yue army that surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty and relied on the mountains and forests to eluddle him, which made Wen Tianxiang at a loss and was unable to fight the decisive battle with the Yuan army for a long time.

In early November, the Tang army was not accustomed to the local conditions, and a plague broke out in the army. It is said that hundreds of corpses were cremated every day.

For a time, the morale of the Tang army was sluggish.

The spies reported that the Tang army's ship transporting gunpowder sank in the sea, which caused the power of the Tang army's firearms in Annan to be greatly reduced.

Under the command of Pingzhang Yaomushu in Jiaozhou, the Yuan army took the opportunity to attack the low-spirited Tang army. Wen Tianxiang was unable to resist and retreated again and again. In the end, he had to retreat north of Xiangzhou to confront the Yuan army, Han soldiers and Yue soldiers.

The Yuan army in Jiaozhou had 40,000 Han troops, 20,000 chieftain barbarian soldiers, and 80,000 Vietnamese traitors, and there were more than 100,000 troops. Not only were there a large number of people, they also occupied a geographical advantage.

The Tang army fought south for more than two months, and the plague was spreading, and the spirit was lost. This battle was already difficult to get rid of.

Unless there will be a large number of troops again, this will lead to even fewer troops in the Tang State.

"Hahaha! The Tang army has today too!" In the palace of Liang State in Jiangling, Prince Xiao Yan laughed loudly, "Dali will definitely send troops! Half a month later, the Dali army will attack Sichuan and Shu in the north, which is the opportunity for Daliang!"

Xu Yi, the minister of the wealthy family and the Minister of Personnel, stepped out and said: "Your Highness, the 300,000 troops of Daliang are now ready, just wait for your highness to give the order."

In this war, the gentry and wealthy families took out a lot of money and food, which was extremely generous. Not only that, they also organized manpower and material resources, provided tens of thousands of mules, horses and a large number of civilians to transport food and grass.

It would be difficult to change any dynasty if hundreds of thousands of troops went to war. Logistics transportation alone could make a group of court officials worry about their old age. However, it took only two months for the Liang Kingdom to be ready.

It can be seen that once the gentry and powerful masters at the grassroots level exert their strength, what a terrifying force can burst out.

In order to defend their power, wealth, land and property? In order not to let Li Tang destroy the Liang Kingdom and revolutionize their lives, they were really active and enthusiastic? "Destroy the family and relieve the difficulties."

Xiao Yan looked shaking when he heard Xu Yi's words, "These 300,000 troops are the main force of Daliang? There must be no mistakes in this battle."

The Liang army is preparing to send 300,000 troops? Is this the largest force that can be used to attack the Tang Dynasty? After all, cities in various places still need troops to be stationed. Among these 300,000 troops, a total of 100,000 are regiments of the 300,000, and the generals are also children of the tyrants.

In order to deal with Li Tang, the rich people of Liang State invested a lot.

After Xiao Yan came to power, what was unexpected to the wealthy family? He actually took the initiative to improve relations with the wealthy family, and accepted the women from the wealthy family, and made the daughter of the Yan family the crown princess.

As a result, the rich families were relieved. At least I believe that Xiao Yan would not promote the equalization of fields and the distribution of people to the acres like the Tang Dynasty.

They are willing to send their own troops to train their armed forces? Accept Xiao Yan's dispatch.

Dong Huanchen, who is also a minister of the noble family, came out and said, "Your Highness, if Dali does not send troops for a day, I cannot send troops from Daliang, otherwise the Tang army in Sichuan, Shu and Tang army in Jiangnan will attack east and west, and Daliang will be in danger."

"Don't worry, I will not start a military campaign first." Xiao Yan Zhizhu said in his hands. "The Tang army in the Southern Expedition was dragged down by the Yuan army, and the advance and retreat were lost. This is the best opportunity to attack the Tang Dynasty!"

"All the ministers are all third-rank and above. The matter of sending troops must be kept secret. Xu Baocheng!"

Xu Baocheng, who was in the middle of the army and was the position of the left general, took the lead, "Your Highness, please give me instructions."

Xu Baocheng is a child of the Xu family, and is also a general of the regiment training army, and is the representative of the regiment training armed forces in the court. This person was once the commander of the Song army camp, and later he was demoted to Yuan and was granted the title of Qianhuguan. Now he has become a general of Liang again.

A real slave of the three surnames.

However, although this person is not very good at fighting, he is not very capable of fighting, so he is considered a good general. He once followed Boyan to conquer Lin'an and captured Anji.

"Xu Qing, is it useful to train troops in the regiment? The next national war is the country. If there is a failure, I can only watch Li Tang unify the southern country." Xiao Yan pretended to be worried.

Xu Baocheng said confidently: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the Crown Prince. Although the 100,000 troops are trained in the army, they are all young and strong. They are also well-fed and well-armed. They are also from the same hometown clan. They are very united and have strong combat power, not under the imperial guards."

His words were faintly satisfied and threatened.

The rich ministers in the hall smiled proudly when they heard this.

Although the Tuanjian was nominally the imperial army, it was actually a private army fed by the Huguang tribes and chieftains. These soldiers were independently organized by the parties of each county and township, and even each clan group was organized as a group. The large clan might be organized into a capital, and the small clan might be organized into a capital.

Most of the officers such as Shi Chang, Dutou, and Bai Chang were clan children. The middle and senior generals were all children of the wealthy clans.

It can be said that it is connected by flesh and blood, extremely united.

These people are usually brave men from the countryside, often trained, and are not unfamiliar with military affairs. Once the armed forces gather, they will be a large army with great combat power.

The only flaw is that because they were not in unity before, they were not good at large-scale combat.

They are the confidence of the powerful people in Huguang.

The 100,000 regiment trained to form two major camps, one was named Xiangying and the other was named Chuying.

Xu Baocheng is the newly appointed Chuying Dushang.

Xiao Yan nodded and said, "That's good. As long as the regiment trains the army without dragging them down, you will be 80% sure to take down Jiangxi! According to the spies' reward, the Tang army in Jiangxi is only 60,000, and I will use five times the strength of the troops, so it is not difficult to defeat it!"

"There are two generals of the Tang army in Jiangxi, one is Xiaobei and the other is Wuyan. Xiaobei is stationed in Hongdu and Wuyan is stationed in Xunyang. We will attack Mufu Mountain first, solve Xiaobei, and then go south to solve Wuyan. In this way, Jiangxi can be determined."

Xu Baocheng was a military general, and soon thought of the problem: "Your Highness, it takes half a month for our army to arrive in Jiangxi. How could the Tang army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang not come to rescue?"

He thought Xiao Yan was too simple.

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Xu Qing's words are reasonable. But the Tang army is short of troops, and even if they come to help, there are up to 30,000 to 50,000 people, and our army's troops are still several times. As long as the soldiers die, are they still afraid that they will not win?"

"The Tang State has more than 100,000 elite troops in Annan, and about 300,000 of the Land Divisions in China. Among them, there are more than 100,000 in Sichuan and Shu alone. Then, Fujian, Jiangxi and Jiangsu and Zhejiang are only at most 170,000 to 180,000."

When Xiao Yan said this, his heart suddenly thumped and his eyes became brighter and brighter. "These three places require at least tens of thousands of soldiers to guard the place, and a little soldiers to guard the river bank. Those who can actually take out the field to fight will last for 120,000 to 130,000!"

"After the merger of the two Song dynasties, the strength of the Song army increased greatly. The Song army would dispatch at least 200,000 people to attack Fujian! Then Li Luo had to arrange at least 60,000 people in Fujian. Therefore, the maximum number of people to deal with Daliang was 70,000 to 80,000, and there could be no more!"

The ministers of the wealthy family breathed a sigh of relief. The Secretary of State Gao Lang looked at Xiao Yan's expression and frowned slightly.

Xiao Yan, it is possible to change his mind!

After the scattered court, Gao Lang returned to the mansion and then left the city to visit Mingguang in the western suburbs to relax.

In less than two hours, several Xiao Liang ministers also appeared in Mingguang Temple.

Everyone went to the back mountain to climb to see the distance. Gao Lang said in a shocking voice: "Xiao Yan may change his mind."

What?

Everyone looked at each other.

The court officer Zhang Sheng also nodded and frowned, "Today's discussion, I also think something is wrong with Xiao Yan. When he talked about the lack of military strength in the Tang Dynasty, he seemed a little excited, not as if he was pretending. This person really could change his mind."

Gao Lang sneered: "Not afraid. Dong Huchen, Wang Wenyong, Shao Zhong and others have more than 100,000 elite soldiers. Most of Xiao Liang's main force is in our hands. Xiao Yan's change of his mind is indeed a trouble, but he can't make a mistake. Take one step at a time..."

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Xiao Yan was a little excited and locked himself in the bedroom alone, drinking while thinking, sometimes excited, sometimes frowning and gritting his teeth.

He has been in power for several months, and the taste of power is so beautiful. The feeling of being high above, speaking according to the Dharma, and thousands of people kneeling down, anyone who tastes it for a day will be fascinated by it.

This is the power of the emperor!

A man should be like this!

Just one day ago, the strength of the Tang army and the strangeness of Li Luo made him unable to resist. Before that, he was still honestly executing Li Luo's instructions.

But today when he was discussing the court, he suddenly realized that Li Luo might have really made a big mistake!

Li Luo’s big mistake may be that he is too proud and too confident!

If it is a big mistake, it is a fleeting opportunity.

Sending more than 100,000 elite troops to fight south can indeed lure Song and Dali to take the initiative to send troops, but... is this too arrogant?

Since ancient times, it has been said that arrogant soldiers will be defeated. Who dares to say that Li Luo did not make this big mistake?

Perhaps Li Luo is more proud and confident by submitting himself? He believes that he can only be assured and bold as a Nanzheng who is confident in mastering it?

It is difficult to hide the approximate number of soldiers and horses of the Tang State from those who are interested, and this is not a big secret. Today, he helped Li Luo settle the score and found that there were too few mobile soldiers and horses in the southeast Tang Army.

The Liang army and the Song army would dispatch 500,000, while the Tang army had only more than 100,000 mobile troops in the southeast, and a four-fold gap, why...can't we fight once?

With a four-fold advantage, can't we fight once?

Who can say that you will never win?

Why do we have to surrender and abandon the honor and power of the emperor?

How could a mere Duke be able to compare with the feeling of holding power for several months?

As long as the Dali Army drags down the Tang army in Sichuan and Sichuan and the Yuan Army in Annan holds down Wen Tianxiang, then you can bet once!

He now has the strong support of the wealthy family, and there is great potential for war in the Southeast!

Xiao Yan was in a very complicated mood. He wanted to use his tricks, and then he changed his mind, and sang fake operas and really attacked Li Tang.

But Li Luo's accumulated power made him afraid to make this decision.

In a dilemma.

He was still scared.

Xiao Yan held the wine glass in a daze, squinted his eyes and weighed repeatedly.

Should I call my hard work over and discuss it?
To be continued...