Zhang Xiao was filled with doubts after hearing what Han Qilue said.
He didn't know much about Li Chengqian's affairs.
But he also knew that the Northeast battlefield was where Li Chengqian became famous.
The few battle achievements that he truly relied on to build his prestige were all achieved on this land.
Zhang Xiao rubbed his chin and said, "What on earth is this place?"
"I actually don't know the specifics."
"But one thing is certain, this place is very important to His Highness."
"He once said that this place is the future of our Datang."
Han Qilue said truthfully: "If one day, our Datang can develop its potential, our Datang will no longer be afraid of invasion by foreign enemies."
"In the past few years, His Highness has dispatched some of the brothers stationed in the Northern Desert to station there."
"After that, Manager Tian from the Ordnance Battalion also came over a few times."
"But His Highness himself has never come here again."
Zhang Xiao was confused when he heard these words.
I don't understand what Li Chengqian means at all, let alone the future that Li Chengqian talks about.
And Zhang Xiao has such an advantage.
He never gets into trouble.
If you don't understand something, just don't think about it.
Zhang Xiao shook his head, collected his thoughts again and asked, "Since you have been to this place, you might as well tell me what the terrain here is like?"
"If I remember correctly."
"There should be a mountain col."
“And it’s a very, very big mountain col!”
Han Qilue said slowly while thinking about it: "Although there are dense forests on the left and right sides, there is no grass growing in the mountain col, which is very strange."
"correct."
"The shape of that mountain col is like the mouth of a gourd."
"The distance just entering is very narrow and can only accommodate two people passing side by side."
Zhang Xiao nodded while listening.
After hearing the end, Zhang Xiao slowly stood up.
His eyes fell on the map in front of him and he said: "If you put it that way, this is really a deserted place where one man can't get through."
"Yes, that's right."
Han Qiluo said: "His Highness also said this before."
"And the reason why we are able to come to this place is for our brothers in the Northern Desert and the Northeast."
"If something happens to these two parties, they can retreat directly here and use this place as a nail driven into the enemy's heart."
As he spoke, Han Qilue was suddenly startled.
He looked at Zhang Xiao and said, "Do you think this Cui Yinghe also chose a place like this and is ready to fight us to the end?"
"Judging from the current situation, it is very possible."
Zhang Xiao rubbed his chin and said: "After all, it is a desperate place, and it is best for people with a small number of people and a belief in death to resist stubbornly."
"But……"
"There are thousands of people guarding the perimeter."
"Then no matter how many people Cui Yinghe has, how can he be the opponent of these people?"
Han Qilue said with a puzzled look on his face: "Cui Yinghe came up with this idea, isn't he just seeking death?"
"The Art of War is clouded."
"Throw yourself into death and live again."
Zhang Xiao said sincerely: "If I were Cui Yinghe, I would make the same choice."
"After all, I have a small number of people and am the disadvantaged party."
"If you are familiar with the terrain and don't have too many worries, it's not a problem to fight guerrillas."
"But Cui Yinghe obviously has concerns."
"Because there are a bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled people around her."
"If you don't want to abandon these people, then Cui Yinghe can only choose a desperate place."
Zhang Xiao said: "In this way, she can not only protect these people, but also gain a chance of survival for herself."
"vitality?"
"Why can't I see any signs of life?"
After all, Han Qilue is not a military commander, and he cannot see the entire battlefield from a third perspective like Zhang Xiao.
So at this moment, he completely couldn't understand Cui Yinghe's purpose of doing this and what Zhang Xiao said.
And this is why Li Chengqian did not send Han Qilue alone, but asked Zhang Xiao to follow him.
Because the current situation is not a wild fight between two groups, but a real battlefield.
It's just on a smaller scale.
"She put herself in a place like this."
Han Qi slightly scratched his head and said, "Aren't you going to trap yourself to death?"
"Old Han."
"If you want to learn the art of war."
Zhang Xiao said with a smile: "Then you have to learn how to take a long view first."
"hehe."
Han Qi slightly smiled bitterly.
"I'm already this old."
"Even if you learn, you won't learn anything."
"And I have already realized that it would be great if I could be a pioneer for His Highness in this life."
Han Qi said bitterly: "Don't try to sell it to me. I really can't guess it."
"Oh well."
Zhang Xiao smiled and said: "Do you still remember how many people we brought this time?"
"Two thousand people in total."
Han Qi slightly said without even thinking about it.
"Then how did our food, grass and baggage arrive?"
"Part of it is carried by myself, and the other part is sent by the brothers at the rear."
Han Qi looked at Zhang Xiao in confusion.
He obviously didn't understand why Zhang Xiao suddenly asked this.
And Zhang Xiao is no longer trying to show off.
He said directly: "We have a total of two thousand brothers. If it were in the past, our food, grass and baggage could be carried by ourselves."
"But because we want to pursue Cui Yinghe, we must travel lightly."
"At the beginning, our brothers just brought some dry food with us."
"The last time we received supplies was two days ago. Our brothers from behind brought them to us."
"But have you ever calculated such an account?"
"After delivering supplies to the two thousand of us, nearly four thousand people were used later."
"And the vast majority of these four thousand people are porters you paid to hire."
"It took them six or seven days to cross the mountains and ridges to reach our place."
"This comes and goes in just half a month."
"Have you calculated how much it will cost us, including supplies, porters, and food and drink for the porters?"
"It would be easier if we could wipe out Cui Yinghe and all of them in one fell swoop."
"But if Cui Yinghe is dragged into a protracted war, what if we fail to win Cui Yinghe?"
"Are we still going to let His Highness continue to take money out of his own pocket to support us and support this war?"
Hear these words.
Han Qilue couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
As the saying goes, when a cannon is fired, gold is worth ten thousand taels, and war is very expensive.
They have been out for less than half a month, but the expenses for these two thousand people alone are already an astronomical figure.
As Zhang Xiao said, no matter how rich Li Chengqian is, he can't afford to burn it.
Han Qilue asked: "Then if we find Cui Yinghe, we will retreat and dispatch the regular army to come on stage?"
"This is even worse."
Zhang Xiao shook his head and said: "His Highness has long said that the impact on Cui Yinghe must be minimized. It is best that the people know about it after the battle is over."
"If you can't use regular troops, don't use them. If you can avoid being noticed by them, then avoid it."
"So, we can only rely on ourselves in this battle..."
