Lord of the House

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The others retreated. Except for Chen Zishou and Zhou Zhizheng, others such as Tang Shide were Huang Binghao's trusted staff.

Huang Binghao said impatiently, "Luo Xiancheng and Shewenzhuang have already publicly used troops against Nanyang and Xinyang in the north. How do Zhizheng and Zishou view this?"

Zhou Zhizheng was startled, thinking that this moment was finally here, he looked up at Chen Zishou, not only was he not surprised, but there was excitement in his eyes, as if he was waiting for this moment.

Zhou Zhizheng pretended to be surprised and said, "Ah, is the news true or false?"

"No doubt about it!" Huang Binghao said, "It's what I can trust. After seeing the soldiers and horses from Suizhou assembled at Yindian, they came down south to report - the She family did not deceive me in this matter!"

Sure enough, there is a secret contract with the luxury family.

Although Zhou Zhizheng did not lead the army, he had long held important positions such as Jiangzhou government general and Jiangzhou inspector and school censor. Later, he also took charge of Yuanzhou military camps and other matters. In addition, the Zhou clan is also a big family in Jiangzhou. Some middle-level generals in the former Jiangzhou army and the current Yuanzhou army are from the Zhou clan, and they regard Zhou Zhizheng as their leader.

Huang Binghao and Chen Zishou could not completely control Yuanzhou's army without getting rid of Zhou Zhizheng.

However, Zhou Zhizheng was in charge of Jiangzhou prefectural general judge and Jiangzhou inspector and school censor in the early days. Therefore, after Huang Binghao took over the power, Zhou Zhizheng always excluded Huang Binghao from the circle of cronies and had no chance to participate in secret affairs.

This time Huang Binghao was asked to stay, and Zhou Zhizheng could vaguely guess that Huang Binghao was going to show his last cards and pull more people into his boat.

Feeling the pressure from Huang Binghao's gaze, Zhou Zhizheng knew that he could not trust Huang Binghao at this time, at least he didn't know about the secret contract between Huang Binghao and Shewenzhuang.

The people who really trusted Huang Binghao were Chen Zishou, Zhang Xiongshan and other generals who had been picked up by him, as well as those private officials who had been following him for a long time.

Of course, Yuanzhou's army is not monolithic, and Huang Binghao can't say that he has the power to kill everyone. Quite a few generals are afraid of confronting Huaidong.

Huang Binghao really had to make up his mind to fight against the seemingly invincible Huaidong, and he had to win over some hesitant and neutral officials and generals to ensure that Yuanzhou's situation was under his control.

Zhou Zhizheng knew Huang Binghao's state of mind, so he knew that his eagle-eyed gaze was not so much a suspicion of him as it was his last test.

In addition to Huang Binghao staring at Zhou Zhizheng, Chen Zishou, Tang Shide and others also stared at Zhou Zhizheng.

Zhou Zhizheng frowned for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "The She family and the Changle army, after Yanhu, will use troops against Nanyang and Xinyang together. It's too late to stop the Beiyan army from heading south..."

"That's not even possible," Tang Shide, Huang Binghao's aide, smiled and said, "If the Donghai Fox can make a decisive decision, quickly gather troops and horses from Yuzhang, Jiangzhou, and Luzhou to the south of Qichun, and join Deng Yu, The Chizhou army led by Yue Zhi joined forces and marched north along the Han River to attack She and Luowei, and perhaps they could give Nanyang a sigh of relief."

The Huaidong Army had nearly 60,000 elite soldiers in Yuzhang, Jiangzhou, and Luzhou, and there were nearly 20,000 navy troops in Jiangzhou. After joining the Chizhou Army, there were 110,000 soldiers and horses. The army of Hu Wenmu in Jingzhou had a force of 160,000 to 70,000.

If Huaidong can forcibly break through the She family's defenses in Qichun and Hanlu regardless of casualties, and the Liang brothers can last another ten days and eight days in Nanyang, Huaidong may not have the chance to prevent Sheluo and Yanhu from joining forces.

Although the opportunity is slim, after all, it involves the issue of cooperating with the Chizhou Army and the Jinghu Army, but it is not impossible.

In fact, even if the Chizhou Army and the Jinghu Army were put aside, the Huaidong Army gathered nearly 80,000 soldiers from Yuzhang, Jiangzhou, and Luzhou, and pressed them between Qichun and Hanjin. Will you cooperate with Yan Hu to attack Nanyang and Xinyang with all your scruples?

Zhou Zhi patted his thigh with his forehand, as if he had figured out a joint, and said straight to Huang Binghao: "Zhizheng asks your lord to agree to Huaidong's conditions for recruiting and surrender first, and keep your troops in Yuanzhou. No matter how the situation develops, it will be beneficial to your lord!"

Zhou Zhizheng said that, although it was not in Huang Binghao's mind, Huang Binghao's doubts about him were greatly reduced. Although Zhou Zhizheng's advice is conservative, it does not sound harmful to Huang Binghao.

Huang Binghao's suspicion was greatly reduced, so he retracted his gaze from Zhou Zhizheng, shook his head and said, "If we agree to Huaidong's conditions, Huaidong will send three to five thousand elites in Xinyu, and we will be able to suffocate us in Yuanzhou; Thousands of soldiers and horses will not affect Huaidong's drawing troops from Jiangxi to cross the river to force Xiangsui. Taking a step back, he said that after Beiyan won Nanyang, the next step must be to cross the Han River and send troops to Jingzhou. Even if Huaidong does not protect Nanyang If you want Huaidong to mobilize the main force to the north shore at the fastest speed, even if Shera cooperates with Beiyan to win Nanyang, it will be difficult to quickly use troops against Jingzhou."

Huang Binghao's power at this time naturally also has his extraordinary insight.

The general situation in the world in front of us is already a battle between Huaidong and Yanhu.

In order for Yanhu to gain a strategic advantage over Huaidong, with the cooperation of the Sheluo family, even if they successfully win Nanyang and Xiangyang, it is still far from enough.

Jingzhou is also a key point for controlling the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Only by crossing the Han River and winning Jingzhou can Yanhu gain a strategic advantage over Huaidong in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

At present, although the Jinghu Army under Hu Wenmu has 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers and horses, but in the early stage, the troops and horses were scattered in Jiangxia, Ezhou, Jingzhou and other places for the remnants of the extravagant family. As long as Yanhu can quickly open the Nanyang channel with the cooperation of the Sheluo family, gather hundreds of thousands of troops or even more, and attack Jingzhou city with the momentum of thunder, then he can overcome Jingzhou in one fell swoop, and then completely control it. The Jingxiang area controls the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

But as long as Huaidong responds immediately at this time, before Nanyang falls, 80,000 elites will be dispatched to cross the river between Qichun and Hanjin, and then drive the water camp into the Han River to fight against the Shejia Navy, even if called She and Luo cooperated with Yanhu to take Nanyang and open the passage to the south, which would also miss the opportunity to take Jingzhou in one go.

With the situation developing to this stage, it is hard to say who will die.

Once Huaidong fought against Yanhu in the Jingxiang area, Huang Binghao had only 40,000 troops in Yuanzhou, especially when the passage from Yuanzhou to the east was blocked by Huaidong, it would be difficult to do anything.

This is not what Huang Binghao wanted.

"According to your view, how should Yuanzhou respond?" Zhou Zhizheng asked.

Huang Binghao didn't answer directly, but asked Chen Zishou, "Zishou, what do you think?"

"When troops are dispatched from Yuanzhou to capture Xinyu and Qingjiang, cut off the Ganjiang, cut off the communication between Fuzhou, Ganzhou and Henan, and restrain Huaidong's troops and horses in the hinterland of Jiangxi, so that they cannot be transferred to Jiangbei to join the war. Even if Beiyan is called to conquer the world in the future, the adults will inevitably have a different surname and a king..." Chen Zishou said.

This is the secret contract between Huang Binghao and Shewenzhuang, right? It was really time to show all the cards, and he really couldn't get rid of greed, Zhou Zhizheng thought to himself, but he quickly refuted Chen Zishou, saying, "It's not right..."

"What's wrong?" Chen Zishou looked at Zhou Zhizheng, and his eyes were full of ferocity at this time, maybe it was greed in his heart that made him do this.

Huang Binghao, Tang Shide and others also stared at Zhou Zhizheng. It seemed that as long as Zhou Zhizheng talked about surrendering to Huaidong at this time, he would be the first to be **** and taken to sacrifice the battle flag.

Zhou Zhizheng was also sweating coldly down his back. He forced himself to remain calm, ignored Chen Zishou, and said to Huang Binghao: "Yan and Huai are fighting each other, how can you know that Huaidong will be defeated and the Yan army will win quickly? The Yan army was a little late along the Han River, unable to take Jingzhou in one go, and Yuanzhou will advance and retreat and lose ground..."

Seeing that Zhou Zhizheng was only worried about Huaidong's power, but he was not interested in Huaidong, and what Zhou Zhizheng said was also what he was worried about, Huang Binghao's face softened.

Tang Shide asked from the side, "You can't hold your troops in Yuanzhou, and it would be dangerous to enter Qingjiang at this time. According to what Lord Zhou sees, how should you deal with it?"

Zhou Zhizheng said without hesitation: "It's enough to capture Xinyu! Although Lin Bie gave an ultimatum, Yuanzhou never responded. The last time Yuanzhou sent an envoy to Yuzhang, he insisted on acquiring Xinyu—this is When we sent troops to capture Xinyu, although it would anger Huaidong, we did not break our promises or break our promises. Xinyu is the gateway to the east of Yuanzhou. Once Xinyu is obtained, there are roads leading in all directions, and it is possible to go to southern Jiangxi and Jiangxi. North, you can go to western Jiangxi. At this time, we do not need to declare war, and we can contain Huaidong troops and horses in the hinterland of Jiangxi. In the future, Huaidong must first solve the threat of the northern line. Jiangcheng, Huaidong's reaction is bound to be much stronger, what do you think?"

"Great kindness!" Huang Binghao's doubts disappeared at this time, patted Zhou Zhizheng on the shoulder and praised him for the good strategy, and asked Tang Shide, "Mr. Tang, what do you think of what Zhizheng said?"

"Da Shan," Tang Shide is Huang Binghao's chief staff. Zhou Zhizheng's judgment made him feel a little jealous. If Huang Binghao trusts Zhou Zhizheng, it will definitely affect his status in Huang Binghao's heart, but he still speaks out at this time. Praise Zhou Zhizheng.

Huang Binghao laughed and said, "It is said that Lord Zhou is the head of Jiangzhou's civil servants, and his reputation is well-deserved..."

At this time, Huang Binghao can be sure that Nanyang will inevitably be captured by Yanhu, but in the future, Huaidong and Yanhu will face off in Jinghu. Forced into the endless Jedi with Huaidong.

In the discussion down to the present, the final disagreement is whether to stay or stay in Xinyu.

Huang Binghao sent troops to take Xinyu first. Although he stepped on the line, it was not a face-off. After all, Xinyu belonged to Yuanzhou Prefecture, and since May, neither side has sent troops to Xinyu.

Huang Binghao, Chen Zishou, and Tang Shide have been trying to figure out this matter for several months, and finally judged that the bottom line that Huaidong can endure is that Qingjiang City will not be lost instead of fighting for Xinyu City.

The Yanhu army, with the cooperation of the Sheluo family, advanced to the north bank of the Yangtze River. Even if they could not capture Jingzhou in one fell swoop, they would still be a great threat to Huaidong's troops in Jiangzhou.

Although Huaidong would be annoyed that Yuanzhou took Xinyu without telling him, he would most likely be able to take a sigh of relief against Yuanzhou and adopt an appropriate policy of peace. for important.

However, Qingjiang City, located in the middle reaches of the Ganjiang River, is related to the connection and communication of the three places of southern Gansu, western Gansu and northern Jiangxi. In this case, except for Luzhou and Jiangzhou, which are more important than Qingjiang, other areas in Huaidong can be temporarily abandoned first, and Yuanzhou must be pacified first.

Taking one step further and marching into the Qingjiang River also meant that Yuanzhou's troops and horses would be extremely open. To invade Xinyu, just show a head in front of the Huaidong Army, and Xinyu City can be defended, and the troops and horses will be safer.

Huang Binghao's doubts about Zhou Zhizheng were all gone, but Zhou Zhizheng, an important person, was rarely involved in major affairs.

From the selection of generals, the deployment of troops, the preparation of rations, and the monitoring and defense of the generals and officials sent by the Lord, Huang Binghao kept Zhou Zhizheng as his advisor. After all, in trivial military affairs, Zhou Zhizheng's ability was unmatched by others.

Zhou Zhi was discussing in Huang Binghao's house all night, and did not return to the mansion until the early morning. He washed his face, and as soon as he returned to the study and sat down, a middle-aged man walked in and asked, "Master Zhou hasn't returned from Huang Binghao's mansion overnight. Is Yuanzhou going to send troops to the east in the near future?"

This middle-aged man is not someone else, it is Wu Jingze, the commander of the Huaidong Military Intelligence Department in charge of southern Jiangxi affairs.

Regarding the recruitment of Huang Binghao's subordinates to surrender, Lin Fu took two lines of light and dark. On the one hand, he sent an upright envoy to discuss the recruitment and surrender with Yuanzhou. .

In addition to worrying about the purge, Huang Binghao also had a greed for power, which made it difficult for him to give up his military power and tell Huaidong to surrender.

For example, officials and generals such as Zhou Cheng, a former Jiangzhou man who joined the army and joined the army, were the open main descendants of the Yuanzhou army. For them, even if they were worried that they would be liquidated afterwards, the possibility of losing their lives was still extremely difficult, and following Huang Binghao all the way to the dark and confronting Huaidong had no inevitable benefits.

However, Huang Binghao was very vigilant about Zhou Cheng's main descendants~www.wuxiaspot.com~ secretly sent people to monitor them, making it even more difficult to participate in the secret core of Yuanzhou's army. After Wu Jingze persuaded Zhou Zhizheng to be used by Huaidong, he deliberately asked Zhou Zhizheng to maintain a neutral position. With his status, he could only relax Huang Binghao's vigilance and be able to access the core military secrets of Yuanzhou Army.

Seeing Wu Jingze dressed as a servant come in, Zhou Zhizheng cheered up his tired look a little and said, "At present, the troops and horses are mainly assembled in Yuanzhou City. Huang Binghao will first send a small number of elites to block the mountain road east of Yuanzhou City to prevent the news from leaking. Zhang Chuanxin must leave immediately. In addition, Yuanzhou will use three days to secretly transfer its troops to Xiayuan City, and then Chen Zishou will send troops to attack Xinyu. Soldiers and horses to cooperate with Sheluo and Yanhu's war in Jingxiang... However, in three days, is Yuzhang too late? Yuzhang is too early to send troops, Chen Zishou will lead his troops to retreat to Yuanyuan If you send troops too late, you will not succeed. Once Chen Zishou is called to lead 20,000 troops into Xinyu, Huaidong will only have more than 10,000 elites in Yuzhang, and it will be difficult to attack Xinyu city by force."

"This is not something we can consider," Wu Jingze said, "This is my one-line contact, Huaidong's dark line in Yuanzhou, I don't know that Master Zhou is actually used by Huaidong. Master Zhou wants not to reveal his identity, maybe It's useful in the end."

Zhou Zhizheng nodded, Wu Jingze immediately wrote three identical secret letters in secret language in Zhou Zhizheng's study, sealed Lacai and went out of the house to contact the hidden dark pile and immediately dived out of Yuanzhou City to report to Yuzhang.

Wu Jingze was worried that Huang Binghao had already sent someone to block the channel and that there was a possibility that he might be caught and exposed, so instead of returning to Zhou Zhizheng's house, he settled down at a distant relative's house in Yuanzhou City and waited for the situation to change. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter