Although Zhang Yongde suffered a loss and was punished, he only said that Ye Hua was very good at training troops and his ability to fight might not be possible!

"Champion Marquis, are you afraid of Li Hongji's children? You are not afraid of Zhang. I will twist his head off and offer it to Your Majesty!" Zhang Yongde said angrily: "Your Majesty, as long as you give me 10,000 elite soldiers, you will definitely offer Li Hongji's head!"

Guo Wei had a calm face and did not look at Zhang Yongde, but stared at Ye Hua and asked: "What do you mean by the pattern?"

"Your Majesty, I think that the Southern Tang took the initiative to attack the Great Zhou was actually a test!"

Guo Wei thought about it and nodded slightly, "Continue talking."

"The Southern Tang and the Great Zhou Dynasty were bounded by the Huai River. The Iron Cavalry of the Great Zhou was invincible, while the Southern Tang naval and infantry both had good points. What Li Hongji was most afraid of was that the Great Zhou was unexpected and attacked him with his weak links. What he most hoped was that the Great Zhou army was fighting with him. Once he was in a stalemate, the advantages of the Great Zhou Dynasty would be gone. The Southern Tang could rely on the Navy to continuously transport food, grass and people, and the final victory or defeat was hard to say."

In history, Chai Rong's great talent and strategy launched three attacks before he occupied the entire land of the Southern Tang in Jiangbei. During this period, he was tortuous and complicated, and he also encountered several nails. The Southern Tang was definitely not a weak man!

Ye Hua's words undoubtedly slapped Zhang Yongde in the face.

Li Hongji saw first by recklessness and loss of hard work.

On the battlefield, the more others want you to do, the more they cannot do it! With such a simple truth, what else can you not understand? Zhang Yongde was choked and said nothing. His big eyes turned and said sternly: "Champion Hou, since you can't go to Shouzhou, where do you think you want to hit?"

Ye Hua smiled. He asked someone to spread the map and pointed to a place!

Everyone leaned over to see it, and after watching it, everyone except Wei Renpu shook their heads. Some people were concerned about Ye Hua's face and did not laugh, while others couldn't help but look down on the spot. The place they chose was simply useless!

Zhang Yongde looked down on Ye Hua even more and more. This kid is indeed a fool. He has no real talent and knowledge. As long as he has a little brain, he will not choose such a place!

Then where did Ye Hua choose?

He chose Haizhou!

Haizhou is north of the Huaihe River and is also the only land north of the Huaihe River in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

It is very easy to attack here without crossing the river, almost at your fingertips.

However, no one wants to take over Haizhou. The reason is very simple. This is a useless place! Because it is close to the sea, the sea tides are invading, the soil is poor, and the grain output is very low. People are still unable to support themselves and can only make a living by fishing.

Remote land, wilderness.

What's the use of winning Haizhou?

It’s just good-looking and has no value at all. Even if the Southern Tang lost Haizhou, there wouldn’t be any pain. If you want to really hurt the Southern Tang, you must attack Shouzhou, Chuzhou, and Yangzhou. These are the deadly places!

Ye Hua's vision is so bad, it's extremely different, and it's not enough to discuss it!

Everyone acted like a lofty person and was unwilling to talk nonsense to him. Ye Hua also had a temper, and was looked down upon by a group of big guys with far more muscle content than their brains. He also had a temper. You are fools who don’t know anything!

"There are two benefits to fighting Haizhou. One is easy to take down; the other is it?" Ye Hua deliberately elongated his voice. When everyone was impatient, he said: "The second is that Wu Yue's navy can come and dock to achieve a meeting between the two sides!"

When he heard this, Zhang Yongde and others took a breath. It was true that Haizhou was not good, but it was a good port to meet with Wu Yue.

Yes, but what's the use of meeting a teacher?

Wu Yue's troops were weak, and when they arrived on the battlefield, they not only could not help, but they would also drag down the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. What's the use? Everyone still couldn't agree.

Ye Hua didn't expect them to have much strategic thinking anymore. Facing the map, he talked freely.

"Haizhou is the springboard for us to march into the Southern Tang Dynasty, but not by land, but by sea! When the Wuyue navy arrived, we could use Wuyue's ships to attack Yancheng and other places to destroy the salt-producing areas of the Southern Tang Dynasty. As long as the supply of salt is cut off, millions of people in the Southern Tang Dynasty face the dilemma of salt shortage, the people will be unstable and the soldiers will have no fighting spirit."

"Also Li Hongji boasted of being a hero and was arrogant. If there was a stir inside, he could not bear the pressure and would send troops to protect the salt. At this time, we should take action and wait for the effort to defeat Li Hongji." Ye Hua said confidently: "It is not as important as completely disrupting the economy of the Southern Tang Dynasty. When the economy collapses, the people's hearts will collapse. At that time, the Southern Tang Dynasty will be just a piece of meat and can be swallowed at any time!"

Ye Hua said similar suggestions when uniting with Wu and Yue. However, the monarchs and ministers of the Great Zhou were still used to focusing on the land and on the gains and losses of the city and territory.

How to use sea routes and how to play economic wars are all new topics. Many people have never thought about it. Who knows whether Ye Hua is whimsical and polite.

Guo Wei thought for a while and looked at Wei Renpu.

Old Wei grabbed his beard and laughed, "Champion Marquis, I didn't expect you to have read "Guanzi"." Wei Renpu turned to Guo Wei and said, "Sage, Guan Zhong assisted Duke Huan of Qi back then, and once purchased Lu Cai to conquer Lu State, laying the foundation for Duke Huan of Qi to dominate the world. The old minister also did not expect that the Champion Marquis could actually learn and apply it. He was indeed a young hero. I am afraid that Li Hongji is far inferior to our Champion Marquis!"

Guo Wei's eyes lit up, "Mr. Wei, is this plan used?"

"Well, I think I can give it a try. In short, starting with salt is much better than fighting hard in a city and a place!"

Guo Wei thought for a while, and he felt that even if he didn't succeed, he would not suffer any loss. If it succeeds, the Southern Tang Dynasty would be in chaos, and it would be a pie from the sky!

"Zhang Yongde, I will order you to lead 5,000 troops to attack Haizhou immediately!"

It is a good thing to be able to fight, but Ye Hua came up with an idea. Why is it so awkward to do dirty work? Zhang Yongde really doesn't like to play conspiracies. Isn't it good to have the ability to fight head-on? With my ability, I'm not afraid of the Southern Barbarians!

Guo Wei lowered his face, "If you don't want to go, there will naturally be someone else! I remind you that you must follow the strategy of the Champion Hou. If you dare to disobey the military order, you will be killed immediately without mercy!"

Zhang Yongde was so scared that he trembled, and quickly agreed and quickly dispatched troops.

He can't do anything else, he is really a good thug. In terms of his ability to command wars, Yang Ye is half a step higher than Zhao Kuangyin!

It took Zhang Yongde only 3 days to kill outside Haizhou City for 400 miles. He took advantage of the time when the defenders inside did not have time to react, and then rushed in.

The entire battle lasted less than half a day.

Zhang Yongde killed two thousand soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and more than a thousand prisoners were also killed.

If you are Li Hongji, don’t blame me for being the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar!

He killed all the prisoners by the sea, threw the bodies into the sea, attracted many sharks and slew them to swallow them, as if he had arrived at the Shura Field...

The news reached Li Hongji's ears when Haizhou was lost.

He is not old and handsome. If he doesn't know his identity, he will only treat him as a white-faced scholar, rather than a Southern Tang prince with heavy troops!

"Tap on Haizhou?"

"Hahahaha!" Li Hongji laughed to the sky, "Guo Wei is really old and not worth it."

His subordinates were puzzled, and Li Hongji said excitedly: "Haizhou is north of the Huai River, and Guo Wei dared not even pass the Huai River. He only dared to seize a piece of useless land, just to save face and look good. He is still old!"

After Li Hongji finished speaking, he became more and more happy and couldn't help but say, "It's really God bless the Tang Dynasty, God bless the father! Guo Wei loses his ambition and will be defeated in this battle! Pass my order, and the entire army is ready, and I want to defeat the Zhou army!"
Chapter completed!