? Zhu Jin saw that the generals' opinions were unprecedentedly consistent, and was about to make a decision, but the surrendered minister of Liang, who was leading the way, quickly came to the hall with a hurricane. His heart moved, and the words stopped when he spoke. The surrendered minister walked to Zhu Jin, sang a fat promise, and whispered: "Master General, a cousin from Yuanfang who was originally a member of the Control Crane Capital escaped, saying that there was an emergency military report!"

Zhu Jin was immediately overjoyed and stood up subconsciously: "What? Where is he? Come up!" This time, the Wu army launched a large-scale northward journey. Although the counties and counties of Liang State surrendered along the way and did not encounter fierce resistance, they could be said to be a dark eye to the situation of the real enemy Jin army. Even if some rumors were obtained, they were contradictory and most of them were difficult to distinguish the authenticity and could not be accepted at all. In this case, it was no wonder that a golden ingot fell from the sky.

The surrendered minister hurriedly responded, "That guy is waiting in the hall, and the villain will bring him up immediately!" After that, he turned around and came out of the hall. After a while, he brought a man up. He was more than ten feet away from Zhu Jin and bowed down and said, "The villain controlled the crane capital's left wing, Hong Jiande, the military commander of the Bing army, will pay homage to the chief executive!"

"Get up!" Zhu Jin glanced at Hong Jiande, and saw that this man was not tall, but was described as strong. His face was black and dusty on his national character. Sweat passed through his cheeks, and several sweat marks appeared. Obviously, he suffered a lot along the way. While Hong Jiande stood up, he raised his head carefully and looked at Zhu Jin. The two met. Hong Jiande hurriedly lowered his head.

Zhu Jin said in a deep voice: "You should tell me what you know in detail, don't miss it, I will give you my reward!" He turned his head and ordered the attendant behind him: "Get Zhang Hu's bed for Captain Hong and let him sit down and talk!"

"Thank you, the general manager!" Hong Jiande hurriedly sang a fat promise to Zhu Jin. After sitting down carefully, he thought for a moment and said: "The villain was originally stationed in Gaolingdu, and was recruiting Duan Ning to serve in the north of Liang. After learning that the Jin army crossed the river and attacked Bianjing, Duan Ning hurriedly led the army to cross the river and returned to the army to rescue Bianjing. When the army vanguard arrived at Fengqiu, he learned that Bianjing had been trapped and the saints were at a loss. Duan Ning was at a loss and the army lost control in Fengqiu. Two days later, the Jin thief Li Congke came to talk to Xiang, and Duan Ning actually asked the army on the river to remove the armor and surrender. The villain's family had fought with the Jin army for more than 20 years, and their father and brother were both destroyed under Shatuoma, and they did not want to serve the enemy. He also heard that the family of Bianjing was in trouble and his wife died in a young age, so he waited for an opportunity to escape. He wanted to join his cousin, but he did not want to meet the general manager's army!"

"How many descending troops are Duan Ninghui? Will they all belong to the Jin army? What are the movements of the Jin army before you leave?"

Hong Jiande replied without hesitation: "Report to the Chief Executive, Duan Ning has 50,000 elite troops under his command, plus the troops stationed in various places on the river, with no less than 100,000. When I escaped, most of them had already surrendered to Li Congke. Before I left, Li Congke had already led the surrendered army to the west and prepared to attack Luoyang. He had already passed Xingyang, so I escaped during the march."

"After passing Xingyang? The door of Luoyang has opened. It's strange!" Zhu Jin suddenly frowned and said, "Zhu Youzhen is dead. The Jin army has occupied Hedong, Hebei, Henoi, Bianjing, Luoyang, and Guanzhong. There are no strong vassals, and there is no danger to be taken. But it's within your reach? Why are you in a hurry to go there?"

Hong Jiande bit and looked up and said, "Report to the chief executive, the villain heard in the army that Li Siyuan had ascended the throne and became emperor. Duan Ning and others all called Li Congke the 'Your Highness'."

"What? Li Siyuan ascended the throne and became emperor!" This amazing news made Zhu Jin grow up all of a sudden. He naturally heard the meaning of Hong Jiande's words. After Li Cunxu's death, the one who inherited the position of King Jin was his legitimate son Li Jiji. As the former leader of the Jin army, Li Siyuan and Li Jiji had a very delicate relationship. He used Weizhou as his dominance and commanded nearly 200,000 troops in Wei and Zhao, bordering the great enemy of Liang. Although he nominally recognized Li Jiji as his lord, he had never stepped on him since Li Cunxu's death.

After entering Jinyang, even if Li Jiji succeeded to the throne, he turned it down on the grounds that he was in good health and the Liang army was frequently mobilized, and the rift between the monarch and ministers was really obvious. Now that Li Siyuan crossed the river to conquer Bianjing, ascended the throne and became emperor, he was tearful to the face with Zhou Dewei from Hedong and Youzhou, Hebei. Then his intention to attack Luoyang with surrendered troops was easily explained: occupy Luoyang, block Hangu Pass, prevent the Hedong army from crossing the river from Puban to get out of Hangu Pass, if it goes well, advance to Guanzhong and threaten Hedong from the side, and prepare for the upcoming battle for hegemony.

Zhu Jin pondered silently, and the generals in the hall held their breath, fearing that they would disturb him. After a while, Zhu Jin asked, "How many soldiers did Li Congke bring when he was surrendering?"

"I don't know about the villain, but not many. Judging from the size of the camp, there are only two thousand people at most!"

"Two thousand people!" Zhu Jin nodded and said to Hong Jiande: "You go down first and have a good rest!"

Hong Jiande hurriedly stood up and knelt down and carefully retreated. After this person retreated, Zhu Jin sat upright on the head seat with a gloomy face. The generals of the Wu army felt the atmosphere in the hall becoming more serious. After a while, Zhu Jin stood up and said word by word: "The shape of a soldier should avoid the real and attack the virtual. What do you think?"

The generals in the hall were confused by Zhu Jin's unconscious words. Several clever ones had guessed what he was thinking, but when they thought about what they were involved, they lowered their heads and exchanged colors. Zhu Jin also saw the actions of those people, and sighed in his heart, saying, "Li Siyuan defeated Bianjing, and his horse Tengshi was full. It was winter again. It was just suitable for the people in Shuobei. If you take Bianjing directly, you will be at the forefront. Now Li Congke drives suspicious people and advances to Xijing. If I lead my troops north and take Luoyang directly, it will be difficult for them to be my forefront. After taking Luoyang, I can join forces with Hedong. I cross the river from Mengjin, go to Taihang and attack Henoi. Although Li Siyuan is strong, he will only be defeated if he is defeated!"

After Zhu Jin finished speaking, the hall was quiet and no one of the generals responded. To be honest, Zhu Jin's plan was very outstanding in military terms: according to the previous strategy, Zhu Jin's generals headed northeast to attack Bianjing with the Wu army on the east route. The route of the march had to cross many rivers and hostile areas. The two armies had to coordinate their maneuvers and finally defeat the Shatu army with the advantage of cavalry. This was very difficult in military terms; even if this could be done,

It is difficult to gain a decisive advantage against Li Siyuan. Li Siyuan, who has the advantage of cavalry, can retreat to Bianjing and fight again, and at most retreat to Hebei. The frozen Yellow River in winter is not enough to hinder the impact of the northern cavalry. The Wu army can only obtain some strongholds on the south bank of the Yellow River. But if according to Zhu Jin's strategy, the main force turns northwest, passes through the Luyuan Pass, and enters the Luoyang Basin, there are no major obstacles on the marching route. As long as you defeat Li Congke, who is almost all newly surrendered Liang army under your command.

The Ministry of Justice can control the Luoyang Basin. At that time, as long as he crosses Mengjin, he can enter Li Siyuan's concise area. Li Siyuan, who was threatened, had no choice but to give up the choice of Bianjing to retreat to Hebei. At this time, the land of Henan could go down without a fight. More importantly, Li Siyuan, who had already broken his face with the old master of Hedong, would fall into the trap of being attacked from all sides. In this case, he would not have time to protect himself, so how could he have the energy to compete with Lu Wu for the land of Henan? But this strategy is in place

There is a prerequisite for the conduct, that is, the Eastern Army led by Lu Runxing will face Li Siyuan's Shatuo army alone for a long time. If there is a mistake, I am afraid that Lu Fang will take his anger on Zhu Jin who changed his strategy without authorization and the Western Army generals. Even if everything goes well, Lu Runxing, as the crown prince of Lu Wu, will probably hold a grudge because he is in such a dangerous situation. Even if it does not happen now, after ascending the throne in the future, these people in the hall will not have good results.

A general finally advised Ai Ai: "The chief executive, this matter is of great importance. It is better to report to Your Majesty first and then make a decision!"

"Not bad! You should report to Your Majesty first!"

"This matter is related to the safety of the crown prince, so it's better to be cautious!"

"That's right, Zhou Du led 10,000 people to take Sanya Road anyway, and they also entered Xijing. It's better for the army to take the east road!"

There was a sudden echo in the hall. Obviously, everyone had a consensus that winning a battle was good, but if you offend the crown prince, it would be more than worth the loss. Anyway, marching according to the pre-determined strategy, even if you lose, everyone will take responsibility together. If you change the strategy without authorization, it would be nothing if you win. If you lose, the outcome would be extremely miserable and no one would want to be the first to be the one who stands out.

"All nonsense!"

A cold shout interrupted everyone's words, and Zhu Jin's eyes swept over the generals, his face as iron as iron.

"It will take twenty days to travel back and forth from Jianye here. The two armies face off against each other and the opportunity to fight is fleeting. How can I send an envoy back to the capital to ask for instructions? Military tactics are only profitable, so why ask more? Before leaving the army, Your Majesty will give a certain family an axe and a halberd, and the army will turn northwest tomorrow. If there are people who do not obey military orders, will the family not be able to perform military laws?"

After Zhu Jin's words, the generals suddenly felt awe and agreed in unison. In fact, everyone felt a sense of relief. Zhu Jin suppressed everyone's objections and insisted on his own. In the future, Lu Runxing knew about it, so naturally he would not blame them for their subordinates. The Wu army was rewarded with great military merits. If they followed Zhu Jin's previous words and pacified the Central Plains in one fell swoop, I was afraid that six or seven more robes would be released in this hall. How could they not be willing to do such a real thing?

Zhu Jin looked at the energetic backs of the generals, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Wouldn't he know the pros and cons of it? If the generals in the hall rushed up and did not obey the military order, he would not be able to suppress it, but he finally survived. At this time, he suddenly remembered the consequences of the decision and frowned.
Chapter completed!