In the spring of the first year of Zhonghe, Li Ye stood in front of the Qingzhou city tower, looking southwest, extending from his sight, which is the hinterland of the Central Plains.

There are now continuous wars. After Huang Chao conquered Chang'an, many towns in Guanzhong surrendered, and many prefectures and counties depended on them. However, in all directions of the Central Plains, there are also people who are not so loyal to the Tang Dynasty but refuse to surrender to Huang Chao.

The spring breeze blows the hair, and Li Ye’s eyes are deep and his face is normal, and he never says anything. A few steps behind him, the eldest son Siming, who has a very different temperament but is beautiful and charming, stands in a solemn guard on one left and one right.

In front of Li Ye, on the vast land outside Qingzhou City, a hundred thousand troops were divided into both sides of the enemy and us, and were conducting battle formation exercises. There were more than ten thousand people, boundless, and the 100 thousand troops were even more endless. The footsteps of soldiers running in the iron armored ocean, the sound of horse hooves of war horses, mixed with the sound of shouting and killing, like waves, shaking the sky and the earth, and the tide-like smoke and dust rolling around, covering the sky and the sun.

After a moment, Song Jiao, the commander of the Qingyi Yamen, wearing a purple robe, walked with charming steps. When he passed by Da Siming, the latter's fingers moved slightly and showed his head from his sleeve. Song Jiao raised his eyebrows, but his head didn't turn.

Li Ye watched the army practice, and did not ignore Song Jiao's approaching. He took two steps back and sat on the wide and gorgeous seat covered with tiger skin. He leaned slanted against the small table and asked without squinting: "What's the matter?"

Song Jiao's voice was lazy, revealing her charming charm. She smiled and said, "Before leaving Fengxiang, Your Majesty gave all the military power to the Fengxiang Jiedushi Zheng Ting. Now he is the commander of the army camps in all sides of the capital. The troops and horses in the world are controlled by him. Your Majesty's order to appoint you as the envoy to recruit envoys in the east camp is already on the way."

"Zheng Tsang, the governor of Fengxiang, has some impression of this person, but his reputation was not very prominent before. How could he have obtained military power this time? Tell me about the details." Li Ye frowned slightly.

Song Jiao's lips moved slightly, "Before the New Year, Huang Chao captured Tongguan, Tian Lingzi led the Shence Army of 5,000 cavalry to guard His Majesty and guarded His Majesty. When he passed by Fengxiang, the Jiedushi Zheng Ting led the shogunate officials and generals to Luogu to greet him. Zheng Ting asked His Majesty to stay in Fengxiang and command the troops and horses in various towns to fight against the thieves, but His Majesty did not agree. Zheng Ting told His Majesty that Shu was remote and the road was not smooth, so it was inconvenient to report. If Your Majesty asked me to fight against the thieves, he would hand over the military power to the ministers so that he could act according to the opportunity."

Li Ye sneered: "This guy is very good at doing things. Needless to say, after His Majesty handed over the military power to Zheng Qi, he continued to run west into Shu. However, Fengxiang is not far from Chang'an, and millions of chaotic troops are right in front of him. How dare the Fengxiang army soldiers take on the job of fighting against the thieves at this time?"

Song Jiao laughed and said, "At first, Zheng Ting summoned the generals to discuss, but the generals naturally refused. Zheng Ting was angry and yelled and refused to follow the thief to death. He fainted from anger. The generals finally woke him up, but he could no longer move and could not even speak. They just kept crying. Seeing that Zheng Ting was so loyal and righteous, the generals were moved by him and expressed their willingness to serve him. So Zheng Ting jumped up and became an alliance with the generals, and said that the people's hearts were still there, and the thief would die."

After hearing this, Li Ye couldn't help laughing. Instead, he looked solemn. People in this era have generally higher conscience than the earth in the Dharma-Ending Age. However, it can be seen that Zheng Ting still has some tricks. The Qingyi Yamen can find out all these details and do a good job.

When Li Yan appointed Li Ye as the commander of recruiting the east camp and asking him to send troops to attack Huang Chao, he was sent to Qingzhou, the Qingyi Yamen had already reported Feng Xiang's subsequent battle situation.

After Huang Chao ascended the throne in Chang'an, he sent Prime Minister Shang Ren to lead his troops to attack, but was defeated by Wang Jian and Li Maozhen, the capital of the Shence Army who were left in Fengxiang, together with Fengxiang's army. After that, Huang Chao sent people to persuade Zheng Qi to surrender, but Zheng Qi tore the letters to pieces and beheaded the envoy. After that, Wang Jian and Li Maozhen shined, and won consecutive battles with Fengxiang's army to stabilize the situation.

At the same time, the governors of Shuofang, Xiasui, Jingyuan and other towns led their troops to come one after another, and the Fengxiang official army was in full swing.

It was under this situation that Li Ye led the Lu army to 100,000 pacify and leave Qingzhou. His preparation for sending troops had been in progress for half a year. Now everything is ready and is not in a hurry. After the army entered Qizhou, it recruited the Changhe Gang and other river arsenal cargo ships to transport troops, followed the Ji River River to the south and went straight to Bianzhou.

After Li Ye arrived in Bianzhou, he ordered the army to camp outside Bianzhou City, and all the soldiers landed. When he arrived here, he could only go by land. The new army of the 100,000 Pinglu Army and 20,000 old army, occupying seven or eight out of the 100,000 Pinglu army, of which the number of cavalry was small, only 20,000, because there were not so many high-quality horse farms in Pinglu territory.

Bianzhou is the territory of Xuanwu Army. Bianzhou is still a distance from Guanzhong. There are no riots here, and Xuanwu Army has not surrendered.

In Bianzhou, Li Ye heard about the news that Li Keyong borrowed tens of thousands of troops from the Tatars, gathered the Shatuo cavalry in the headquarters and went south to serve the king.

Li Ye led the Pinglu army southward, and the situation in Guanzhong was changing all the time.

At night, the tent was brightly lit, and Li Ye was observing the map. Song Jiao took the latest news from the Qingyi Yamen to find out and lifted the curtain to enter the account.

"What's the situation in Guanzhong?" Li Ye looked up and asked when he saw Song Jiao entering the tent.

Song Jiao looked a little tired, her charming face was a little pale at the moment, and she didn't know how long it took to rest, which made her look a little more delicate. Now it was the time when the Qingyi Yamen was operating at the highway. All kinds of news from all directions were gathering, and she needed to organize it in time.

"Zheng Ting was defeated." Song Jiaoyan spoke concisely and said absolutely bad news.

Li Ye was not impatient and signaled Song Jiao to sit down and say that he poured a bowl of water and handed it to the other party. After returning to the Shuai Case, he sat down and was ready to listen carefully: "Tell me specifically."

After drinking the water, Song Jiao put down the tea bowl and breathed a sigh of relief. "After Shuofang, Xia Sui, Jingyuan and other towns, the governors led their troops to Fengxiang, Zheng Ting made a great formation. At that time, Huang Chao was extremely angry and ordered the prime minister Shangrang to lead the main force of the rebellious soldiers to attack Shangrang for the third time. Zheng Ting set up an ambush on Longwei slope, defeated Shangrang, beheaded 200,000 people, and the troops took advantage of the victory and rushed straight to Chang'an."

"At that time, the governor of Hezhong, Wang Chongrong, the governor of Yicheng, Wang Chucun, and Tuoba Sigong, the governor of Xiasui, led his troops to come one after another, only a few dozen miles away from Chang'an and hundreds of thousands of troops. Huang Chao was shocked and led his troops to evacuate Chang'an. Unexpectedly, at this time, the governor of Shuofang and Jingyuan, who arrived first, went to the riverside to avoid being divided by Yicheng and other troops who arrived later, entered Chang'an without notifying the latter. Their soldiers lacked constraints and began to commit robbery and looting after entering Chang'an City, and were in chaos."

"When Huang Chao heard the news, he led his troops back, and the official army was caught off guard and was defeated. Shuofang and Jingyuan Jiedushi were killed one after another. In the river, Yicheng soldiers and horses in various towns were panicked and retreated together and returned to the vassal states. As a result, Huang Chao once again settled in Chang'an, and the forces of the rioters became even more rampant. The Jiedushi of each town surrendered to him. The Taoist in Zhongnan Mountain also gave Huang Chao the title of "Emperor Chengtian Yingyun Qi Shengrui Wenxuanwu"!"

After hearing this, Li Ye felt mixed feelings in his heart and really didn't know what to say.

After a while, he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "After this battle, the troops of each town retreated, and Zheng Ting suffered heavy losses. Even if he was determined to kill the thief, he would be unable to turn the world back. At most, he could only shrink and fly. The power of Huang Chao was consolidated, but he was afraid that he would not be destroyed for a while."

Song Jiao asked, "What should we do if the situation is like this? The army came from afar, and the daily food and grass consumed was a huge amount. The food and fodder were transported along the way, and the civilians ate a lot on the road. Although Pinglu had a lot of food in the past two years, it could not withstand such consumption. If the war lasted for one year or two years, regardless of whether we won or not, Pinglu would be dragged down."

Li Ye did not hesitate, "Of course we can't retreat. It is precisely because the journey is long that we retreated and came out next time. We consumed more food and fodder, which was not good for morale. As for the loss of food and fodder along the way, it was not too serious for Jishui and river aid."

Speaking of this, Li Ye paused for a moment: "Of course, we cannot maintain food and fodder for ourselves. We must provide it with the vassal states along the way."

Song Jiao smiled bitterly and said, "It's not easy to get food from the vassal states."

Li Ye has a grave and awesome: "It's not difficult to convince them."

Song Jiao's eyes lit up: "Do you have an idea?"

Li Ye said: "This idea is not difficult to imagine."

Song Jiao's eyes turned: "You want to fight?"

Li Ye said: "Defeating a strong enemy will bring great achievements and demonstrate their own strength. When they want the vassal states to give food, they will give it as much as they don't want to give it."

Song Jiao asked, "Who are you hit?"

Li Ye said: "Zhu Wen."

Song Jiao was stunned and soon realized that Zhu Wen was a top figure. She recorded him in detail based on the intelligence work of the Qingyi Yamen. She quickly poured beans and introduced Zhu Wen's background: "Zhu Wen was originally just a rogue, with three brothers, known as Zhu A San. She died of her father since childhood, and followed her mother to live under someone else's roof, but she became lazy and did not do her job. She often stole the things of the master's family, causing trouble every few days, and was often beaten and scolded by the master."

"The master scolded him for not farming. Instead, he said that mediocre people know how to farm. Good men should have ambitions. Will I farm for people all my life? However, the master's mother took good care of him and felt that Zhu Wen was not an ordinary person, so he was not driven away. After becoming an adult, Zhu Wen asked the master's mother for a deputy arrow, and went hunting with his second brother in the mountains for nothing. He actually returned with a full load every time, and his life became free and easy."

"Later, Huang Chao was involved in the matter, Zhu Wen told his second brother that a real man would achieve great things, either join the army or be a thief. Now the opportunity has come. His second brother thought he made a point, so he joined Huang Chao with him, leaving only the eldest brother to take care of his mother."

"After following Huang Chao, Zhu Wen performed well and was soon appreciated by Huang Chao. He became the commander of the personal army step by step and made many military achievements. After Huang Chao occupied Chang'an, he first asked Zhu Wen to station troops in Weiqiao, and later he was appointed as the vanguard of the southeast camp. After he led his troops out of Tongguan, he captured cities and land, and rarely suffered defeat. Now he has captured the important town of Dengzhou."

After saying this, Song Jiao concluded: "In short, Zhu Wen is a long-time general in the army. He became famous in bloody battles and was not easy to join. Now he has won consecutive battles and is in full swing, and he is in full swing, and there are many soldiers. It is not easy to fight him."

Li Ye didn't expect that Song Jiao's intelligence work was so meticulous. Before traveling through time, he only knew that Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty and established the Later Liang Dynasty. He was the most famous hero in the late Tang Dynasty. He smiled and said, "Can you find out what happened when he was a child?"

Song Jiao raised her delicate chin and said proudly: "There are our spies in Zhu Wen's army. When did he drink too much and not brag? These words were heard by my people. Not only that, I also know that Zhu Wen took Liu Xiu as an example in private and often talked about Liu Xiu's words, "Being an official is a Jinwu, and marrying a wife and marrying Yin Lihua."

"According to Zhu Wen's second brother, he had not yet become a thief and was just a little thug, and he fell in love with the daughter of the governor of Songzhou and threatened to marry him in this life. Now Zhu Wen and his second brother have a high status. His second brother has married, but he has not. He probably has to wait to find that woman."

Li Ye was so shocked that his chin was about to fall to the ground: "Is this kind of thing there actually happening?"

Song Jiao stared at him and said, "Why can't this happen? Do you suspect that the information I collected is not true?"

"I dare not, don't dare." Li Ye laughed and said seriously: "It turns out that it's not an ordinary person, and what he does is not ordinary."

Song Jiao snorted coldly: "Then do you want to hit him?"

"Fight! Of course you have to fight!" Li Ye said confidently, "The current chaos in the Central Plains is Zhu Wen's strongest. Who will he fight if he doesn't beat him? I'm not an old woman eating persimmons, and I'm just picking soft ones. The reason why Zhu Wen captured Dengzhou was to guard against the government troops heading north from Xiangyang. As long as Zhu Wen was defeated, there would be no big enemies outside Tongguan. At that time, the troops from various towns would be gathered and the troops could go straight to Guanzhong and fight with Huang Chao in Chang'an!"

Song Jiao saw that Li Ye was serious, "I really want to fight?"

Li Ye nodded, stood up and walked to the map, looked for a moment, and said, "To attack Dengzhou, you need to pass through the territory of Xuanwu Army. I heard that Xuanwu Army has defected to Huang Chao?"

Song Jiao came to the map, leaned forward and looked at it for a few times, and suddenly smiled and said, "If you really want to attack Zhu Wen, Xuanwu Army can fight for it. Now the supervisor of Xuanwu Army is Yang Fuguang, the eunuch who once wanted to recruit Wang Xianzhi. Although he was a eunuch, he was a loyal and courageous person. If you can meet Yang Fuguang, you may not be able to join forces with him and convince the governor of Xuanwu Army to stand on your side."

Li Ye said suspiciously: "Xuanwujun is so easy to convince?"

Song Jiao rolled her eyes at Li Ye: "Although Xuanwu's army surrendered to Huang Chao, is he loyal to Huang Chao? It was just last year when Huang Chao passed by Xuanwu. It is not impossible for you to convince him to be loyal to the court as the emperor of King An, joining 100,000 troops, joining Yang Fuguang.

Li Ye nodded: "Since that's the case, let Liu Dazheng lead the army and slow down. Shangguan Qingcheng leads the elite cavalry to help you and I go to Xuzhou to meet Yang Fuguang."
Chapter completed!