In mid-November 245, Liu Jiahao led the Wuwei Army to officially start attacking Yingzhou and Chenzhou.

Because of his early preparation, Sun Masayoshi's main force was unable to resist near Mangdang Mountain in Xuzhou, so he quickly withdrew from the two states, and only set up a large army defense in the Yongcheng area of ​​Haozhou, Huaidong to ensure the southeast flank of Kaifeng Prefecture and his retreat. The Liu family's powerful soldiers were not bloody and occupied all the cities of the two states in early December, and hoarded heavy troops in Chenzhou, directly threatening Kaifeng Prefecture, opening the prelude to the counterattack.

At the end of November, Lin Jianyue arrived in Yancheng and prepared for war. Nearly 100,000 cavalry patrolled back and forth in Xuzhou, Yancheng and Chenzhou. Haci shrank his troops and did not dare to go out. Fortunately, he did not run away, just waiting for Li Chongshan's army to move south.

The news of the upcoming war in the Central Plains reached the south, and Jianning was still quiet. It didn't matter if the wolf came too many times. Anyway, I knew that Lin Jianyue was holding on to him, so I would drink and go to prostitutes if I should go to prostitutes if I should go to. If Lin Jianyue was defeated, he would naturally run away if he should go.

No one cares about the soldiers below, and no one knows how the emperor thinks, no one cares about the people, which is really speechless.

Among the senior officials and ministers in Jianning, in addition to Wang Gui, Li Qinian and Dou Shiquan, there are also people who really care about, such as Cao Shaozhen and Qi Yunji.

Cao Shaozhen was really worried, Qi Yunji hoped that both sides would suffer losses, and it would be best that Lin Jianyue and Li Chongshan would both die in battle.

Zhong Zhenhua from Tanzhou was worried, afraid of Lin Jianyue and Cao Shaozhen, worried that there might be big problems within him.

After his navy arrived in Hanyang, there was no news again. A few days later, the accurate news came. The original Hanyang Military Village defense commander was killed because of Tonghu's family and his nephew was imprisoned for smuggling, leaving him with some thin face. The Hanyang Navy commander became Cao Heng, or Cai Heng. At this time, Zhong Zhenhua understood that Qi Yunji was really unbearable.

The key is how many Cao Heng and Cai Heng are in their army? There is no way, so they can only start a large-scale liquidation. Anyone with some suspicion is imprisoned, which makes everyone in danger and their combat effectiveness is seriously reduced.

Fortunately, my confidants who stayed on Jinghu East Road were all blatantly driven back to Tanzhou by Wang Gui, so I could replenish the army... No, what if there were spies here? Well, now I was also anxious and couldn't even care about the lost naval army and warships.

Cao Shaozhen knew very clearly that people in the family were constantly recruited to work in the Central Plains. This was Lin Jianyue’s response to him. Cao Shaozhen felt very comfortable and felt very comfortable. Lin Jianyue was so young that he was already very considerate in his work. He was completely different from the emperor of Jianning.

Cao Shaozhen was paying more and more attention to the progress of the Central Plains. He always felt that something was wrong. He could become a Privy Councilor for a time and had a strong military strategy. After recalling Lin Jianyue's past battles, Cao Shaozhen became even more worried.

Originally, the court had a rule that important officials were not allowed to meet in private at will, but now it is actually useless. Cao Shaozhen didn't care even more and decided to meet Wang Gui in person. He didn't say some things and wouldn't eat or sleep well.

Cao Shaozhen looked down on Li Qinian and Dou Shiquan. He could engage in political struggles. When it was time to talk about military and national strategies, they were just garbage in Cao Shaozhen's mind.

As soon as he met, Wang Gui joked: "Cao Xiang has always cherished his words like gold, and he cherished his own broom. Why did he start to care about major events in the world?"

Cao Shaozhen said with a dark face: "The Central Plains War is related to the fate of the Han people. Is it not important to have Privy Councilors? I am a Han person, so why can't I care? I wonder how Wang Xiang thinks about His Highness Yan personally taking charge of Yancheng?"

Wang Gui smiled and said, "I will still settle for the political struggle when I say something about the intrigue, but the military strategy is not good, but you still can. Don't you know how to ask me?"

Cao Shaozhen looked angry, and Wang Gui then said, "I know something, of course it's not a problem now. King Yan originally planned to bring tens of thousands of weak troops to defend Nanyang, gathered around Kaifeng Prefecture, and used himself as bait to lure Li Chongshan across the heavy line to besiege Luoyang. He gathered forces from Hedong, Central Plains and even Han Prefecture under Luoyang City, and used the fortification terrain and the Yellow River natural barrier to block Li Chongshan's main force. He fought to determine the Central Plains, but he didn't know why he gave up now."

Cao Shaozhen said worriedly: "I am just worried that although the King of Yan gave up the original Luoyang strategy, his plan to use himself as bait has not changed. Although he is in Yancheng, although there are nearly 100,000 guards by his side, Li Chongshan and Haci's army are nearly 500,000, most of them are elite cavalry who have experienced many battles. With the importance of His Highness of Yan to Li Chongshan, he will be surrounded by groups. If he is not careful, he will have his life worry."

"The King of Yan is very talented and has made great strategies. Since he founded the army in Ruzhou, he has been risking himself for more than once or twice, but he has repeatedly succeeded with the weak to defeat the strong, which shows that he must be sure of his plan in advance, otherwise how could he develop so quickly? Sometimes it is necessary to do it!"

Cao Shaozhen shook his head and said, "It should have been like this before, but now there is no need. With His Highness Yan's current ability and the hope of the world, as long as he is here, even if Li Chongshan gains power for a while, he will eventually be defeated by the King of Yan. Even if his troops in the Central Plains are completely defeated, with the support of you and I in Jiangnan, he can reunite a million troops for the King of Yan at any time. Why should he be so anxious to put himself in a dangerous place?"

Wang Gui looked at Cao Shaozhen with a strange expression and said, "I don't know that you and I will be so powerful. Then why didn't you lead a million troops to recapture the Central Plains before? You know me and will not support this matter."

Cao Shaozhen said awkwardly: "The court did not give me this opportunity before... Although I don't want to say it, I have to admit that it is indeed not as good as His Highness, King Yan, whether it is ability, courage or appeal. The King of Kings doesn't have to squeeze me out. Since His Highness didn't have to be more legitimate name of King Han, but chose King Yan, I know that His Highness's mind and ambition are much bigger than what you and I think."

Wang Gui sighed: "Now I know that my so-called plan was actually very stingy. To be honest, I planned to use the troops of the King of Yan to advise Jianning to clear out some people who disregard the overall situation, so as to show my strength and develop the internal affairs and sort out the army, and be a famous minister of Zhongxing who has been remembered forever. However, Your Highness has never agreed. Now it seems that Your Highness is right. Without internal strife, there will be no chaos and losses. Look, although Jiangnan is still calm on the surface, the momentum of the people's soldiers has been improved. Those families and families who are voluntarily and forced to support Your Highness, the general situation has been achieved. Just as you said, now we can reorganize the army for Your Highness at any time without much resistance, which is incomparable to the past."

Cao Shaozhen immediately said anxiously: "Since that's the case, can you write a letter to persuade the King of Yan to tell me what you and I mean, and send another general to guard the Yancheng for him. Even if the King of Yan doesn't come to Jiangnan, it's good to be in Nanyang or Xiangyang."
Chapter completed!