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"However, the Western Xia knew that the Central Plains had undergone a dynastic change,"
"They will surely come to invade again,"
"At that time, regardless of whether the Western Army can annihilate Fang La,"
"They will all return to the Northwest."
"And most of the prefectures in the Northwest are barren lands,"
"Once war breaks out, we will need to supply money and food from the rear."
"If our Great Liang has sufficient funds and provisions,"
"Your Majesty can exchange money and provisions for the support of military families."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhishen
He scratched his head and said,
"Jiangnan is the truly prosperous region,"
"Won't they ask Jiangnan to provide money and provisions?"
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "Not to mention that the various regions in Jiangnan have already been utterly ravaged by Fang La and Tong Guan,"
"Now that the Song Dynasty has been destroyed,"
"Each prefecture will inevitably be unwilling to obey anyone else's orders,"
"How can we transport money and grain?"
Lu Zhishen nodded and said, "What Your Majesty says is true, unless a member of the Song Dynasty royal family emerges,"
"Otherwise, the prefectures and counties of the Song Dynasty would probably have seen the emergence of many powerful regional warlords, just like in the Tang Dynasty, who would then fight each other."
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "The Song Dynasty did this to prevent rebellions by regional military governors,"
"Implement a policy of strengthening the trunk and weakening the branches,"
"The troops in each prefecture and state are only a few thousand,"
"Plus, there are the forces of my Great Liang, Wang Qing, Tian Hu, and Fang La,"
"Some people want to take advantage of this opportunity to expand their power."
"I'm afraid they haven't grown up yet."
"Then we wiped them out."
"Within a few months, the prefectures north of the Yangtze River will inevitably be divided up by our Great Liang, Wang Qing, and Tian Hu,"
"Although Fang La's actions severely damaged the vitality of Jiangnan,"
"But if Fang La had not died,"
"I'm afraid that once the Western Army leaves,"
"Manichaeism was then able to sweep across Jiangnan again."
"By then, the only remaining force of the Song Dynasty will probably be the Western Army."
Lu Zhishen nodded and said, "If Tong Guan cannot eliminate Fang La,"
"The situation in the world will most likely be as Your Majesty has said."
"But I heard a few days ago that Tong Guan's army has already surrounded Muzhou,"
"How could those Manichaean rabble possibly withstand the elite troops of the Western Army?"
"At this point, Fang La has probably already passed away."
"If Fang La dies, the remaining forces of Manichaeism will not be able to accomplish anything significant."
"With such a vast territory as Jiangnan, it is inevitable that several powerful regional military governors will emerge."
When Zhao Yuan heard Lu Zhishen say this,
He couldn't help but worry about Fang Baihua again.
He had previously sent Li Jun and Shi Bao to Jiangnan to search for Fang Baihua.
But the two of them haven't returned yet.
It's unclear whether they brought Fang Baihua back with them.
After he captured Tokyo
It was also learned that Emperor Huizong of Song had sent someone to summon Tong Guan back to the capital.
However, news came back from Jiangnan.
Tong Guan did not obey the imperial order to return to his post.
Instead, they intensified their siege of Muzhou.
Fang La, on the other hand, rallied Manichaeans from nearby prefectures to defend Muzhou to the death.
One can imagine how fierce the battle of Muzhou would be.
One side must defend its religious holy sites.
One side aims to achieve its goal in one decisive battle.
Zhao Yuan also felt that Tong Guan's army was unable to eliminate Fang La in a short time.
After all, Muzhou was Fang La's base of operations.
Even if Muzhou City is lost,
He could also retreat to the countryside again.
They held their ground, taking advantage of their location.
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Zhao Yuan only hoped that Tong Guan would return to the capital after learning that the Great Liang had captured Tokyo.
That way, Fang La might be able to escape disaster.
Otherwise, they would probably still be wiped out by Tong Guan's army in the end.
Wu Song thought for a moment,
"In that case, the Western Army has surrendered."
"I'm afraid they're only paying lip service to our Great Liang court."
"And they also had to guard against attacks from the Western Xia,"
"They cannot attack us."
"Then why should we give them money and food?"
"It means we won't contribute money or supplies,"
"They did it to protect their home,"
"We must fight the Western Xia to the death."
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "The emperor doesn't starve his soldiers."
"If the Western Army runs out of money and supplies,"
"I'm afraid we won't be able to handle the Western Xia attack,"
"Consider it all for the sake of the Han people."
When everyone heard Zhao Yuan say this,
They couldn't help but feel a deep sense of respect.
.....
Zhao Yuan, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, and Shi Xiu traveled together.
Then he hurried on horseback to Weizhou.
After Zhong Shidao was dismissed from his post,
They disappeared without a trace.
Weizhou was where Zhong Shizhong, the Junior Military Strategist, served.
Therefore, everyone could only seek out Master Zhong through Xiao Zhong, the strategist.
It took another five or six days on the road.
The four of them then arrived in Weizhou.
Lu Zhishen had been out of Weizhou for many years.
The soldiers guarding the city did not recognize Lu Zhishen, the officer who had killed Zhen Guanxi years ago.
Lu Zhishen served in the military governor's office for a long time.
You don't need to ask for directions once you enter the city.
They arrived at the governor's mansion with ease.
Lu Zhishen stepped forward,
To the guards,
"Please inform General Zhong, the junior commander."
"Then it was said that Lu Zhishen, the envoy from Daliang, requested an audience."
Although Lu Zhishen had not been in the Northwest for many years,
But the legend of this once-fierce general of the Western Army clearly still exists.
The two soldiers heard the name Lu Zhishen.
He was so frightened that he took a few steps back.
He drew his knife.
Lu Zhishen laughed and said, "I was also under the command of the Generalissimo back then."
"There was no malicious intent,"
"I've come here today to discuss an important matter with the Grand Coordinator,"
"Please inform him, young man."
After the two sergeants were shocked,
I also think it's a bit of an overreaction.
Although the Liang dynasty captured Tokyo,
But Weizhou was still their territory.
Lu Zhishen and his party consisted of only four people.
They are the ones who should be afraid.
A soldier sheathed his sword.
He clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lu Zhishen and said,
"Please wait a moment, General, I will go and inform them immediately."
After saying that, he turned and went inside.
Another sergeant looked at Lu Zhishen.
They also felt that if Lu Zhishen wanted to use force,
He couldn't stop this former top general of the Western Army.
He immediately put away his knife.
Soon,
Then the soldier who had gone in to report came out.