This time it was Zhuge Yu who assisted Liang Xiao in reviewing.
The most nervous person in Yanzhou is Zhuge Yu.
As a veteran, he certainly understands how much it costs to have more than 10,000 cavalry and 15,000 Liang family troops.
Considering only the economic aspect, the cost of these two armies is equivalent to at least 80,000 conventional infantry...
If factors such as popular support and food and grass are taken into account, the consumption of the two armies is equivalent to 60,000 conventional infantry.
In the previous Great Zhou Dynasty, there was no situation where young men were in charge of troops.
Even a talented person like Mu Lingxiao could only serve as a general before he was crowned weak. He could not become a nominal governor of a county or a de facto commander of a military region at the level of Liang Xiao.
Zhuge Yu could imagine that the ministers from the aristocratic families in the capital would inevitably impeach him again and strongly opposed it.
If Duan Yunyi wants to give Liang Xiao such military power, he must be under unimaginable pressure.
For example, Duanmu Yuncheng and Duanmu Yunqing were also promoted to the fifth rank, which was actually the result of a compromise between the two parties.
The court is not afraid of trouble caused by ministers from aristocratic families, but is afraid that they will not cooperate, be passive and slow down work, and blame each other.
There are not enough suitable people available to replace them.
Only Liang Xiao, Zhuge Yu, and Gu Pingxiu were left at the scene.
Zhuge Yu asked worriedly: "How long does the Marquis of Lanling think that Beihu will go south?"
"They must go south before winter this year!"
"Why do you see it?" Zhuge Yu became interested, and all his worries disappeared.
"Beihu was designated as the Xiongnu. Emperor Feng was very happy with his achievements and was eager to establish his authority. There were also two heroes from the Tuoba clan who were eager to prove their worth. Liaodong was firmly defended and protected by the Great Wall. It was not conducive for the cavalry to fight for a long time and was safe. Only the north of Yanzhou was safe. There is a gap in the Great Wall, and there is grassland to the north of Guanlong, so these two places are the easiest to attack."
"But no matter what choice they make, I must let the Beihu people come to Yanzhou. Our country will definitely win!"
Liang Xiao's serious analysis made Zhuge Yu and Gu Pingxiu fall into deep thought.
If Beihu chooses to invade Guanlong, will he also start a war?
Perhaps the best strategy would be to let Guanlong come to the rescue, and the imperial court would send troops to help, work together to attack Beihu, and take the opportunity to conquer the Guanlong nobles.
But Liang Xiao may not intend to do this.
However, considering that Liang Xiao has always been prudent in his actions and not frivolous, both civil and military officials could only choose to support him.
"No matter what happens, Yanzhou can still defend the city..." This was Zhuge Yu's inner voice.
"The battle with Beihu must be a wild battle."
Liang Xiao's next words shocked Zhuge Yu, thinking that he heard his own voice.
"There are so many cavalry in Beihu that it's not easy to fight in the field." Zhuge Yu sighed.
Liang Xiao explained: "There is no constant force in the war. A general should make the best use of the right time, place and people, and make the best use of the situation. I have informed the capital to build more warships to prevent the enemy from crossing the river to attack."
Zhuge Yu was stunned for a moment, then stroked his beard and smiled: "The rest is to search for spies in the city. The knights under the Red Blood Sword are indispensable."
He understood that Liang Xiao had already made a clear and careful plan, and it was not something he needed to worry about.
When Diana arrived at her destination, it was already her fourth day in Yanzhou.
In the early morning, Diana stood in front of a hill, looking at the pass.
This hill does look a bit like a cow or sheep, but it's inconspicuous.
"Does this mountain have a name?" Diana asked.
Female Xuanwei Chen Ling shook her head and said: "No, it is said that the feng shui of this place is not good and it is inaccessible!"
Diana breathed a sigh of relief, looked around, and confirmed that there was only Xuanwei here, and then said with relief: "There is a human-shaped boulder before the mountain pass. You can dig it one mile due south from the starting point of the boulder."
Chen Ling immediately went to notify other Xuanwei.
Everyone escorted Diana and Weiss to the mountain pass. Sure enough, they saw a two-foot-high boulder, which looked like a person standing and waving. The boulder was already covered with moss.
After measuring for a mile, the Xuanwei finally found a grassy area.
"It's right here, dig down, thank you all." Diana was full of expectations.
In order to keep it secret, Liang Xiao even prohibited Liang Jiajun from approaching the destination at will.
Two hundred Xuanwei brought various digging tools and hunting dogs, including shovels specially designed for digging graves.
The grass was not as soft as expected. After digging three feet, they found that there was still a layer of hard soil underneath.
"It does seem to be artificially filled in." Weiss was extremely excited.
Wen Renshi’s treasure is real!
Even though there was a female guard holding an umbrella for Diana, there was still sweat on her forehead.
This treasure is related to the relationship between the two countries, and may also determine her future happiness...
In the afternoon, everyone dug a foot into the ground, and the pit suddenly collapsed. The two Xuanwei guards were caught by their companions with quick eyesight and hands, and kept them from falling.
"Dig it up!"
Chen Ling immediately came to report.
Diana wanted to take a closer look, but Chen Ling reminded: "It will take a long time, and there may be poisonous gas inside."
Hearing this, Weiss was a little depressed.
Out of the most malicious speculation, he was worried that Dazhou would embezzle Wenren's treasure.
After all, the Xuanwei of Dazhou are terrifying to look at, and many of them are eunuchs.
"The cave has been sealed for a long time, and some bad things may indeed breed inside. You are right to be worried." Diana said softly.
Xuanwei immediately took candles and hounds to explore the cave, and came to report a quarter of an hour later.
"All the candles have been extinguished! If you enter hastily, you may fall into coma or even suffocate!"
Weiss knew that he had mistakenly blamed Xuanwei, who was more professional, and felt extremely ashamed.
"Ventilate first!"
A captain of the Xuan Guards gave an order, and the Xuan Guards dug more holes.
According to Diana, there are only some normal treasures and books hidden inside, and there are no mechanisms, so they only need to pay attention to proper ventilation.
After the ventilation was completed, a large gap was dug in the tunnel, leaking out the space inside.
"Princess Diana, as you said, the floor is laid inside and the walls are plastered with plaster and other materials. They are quite strong!"
The crowd dug another three feet deep, until at dusk, they finally dug out the entire hole and saw clearly what was hidden inside.
Hundreds of rusty iron boxes lay there.
"There are a total of 700 iron boxes, large and small, and at least 500 of them are quite heavy. They may contain gold and silver!"
Diana said happily: "They are all here! Of the five hundred boxes, four hundred are filled with silver, and one hundred are filled with gold..."
The Xuan Guards were surprised: "There must be millions of taels of silver and hundreds of thousands of taels of gold??"
Diana nodded and walked towards the iron box in the center.
The word "Emperor Wu" is faintly visible in the writing on it.
"I want to take a look at this first. It's full of classics. Please be careful..."
Xuanwei carefully pried open the iron box and took a closer look.
Sure enough, there were a large number of classics placed inside, and half of the space was filled with jade, and the jade was also engraved with words.
The words "Emperor Wu" are indispensable on every piece of jade.
And between the jade and the classics, there is a roll of paper.
Everyone consciously avoided it.
"This is the portrait of Lord Wu. The name of the unknown Lord Wu is recorded in these secret books, and these books record the details of the war between Wu Dynasty, Tianri Kingdom and Beihu..."
Diana murmured to herself, taking the roll of paper with trembling hands, unfolding it, and took a closer look.
This is a color painting, and the three columns of text on the edge are in Wu Dynasty font.
[The Holy Ancestor of this Dynasty, the Eternal Heavenly Saint Martial Emperor]
【Liang】
【Xiao】
The man in the painting rides a giant snow-white horse, carries a halberd, and has a red divine sword hanging from his waist. He is majestic.
Look at his face again...
Very similar to Lanling Marquis Liang Xiao.
