"Now, Liu Xiu has sent Liao Li to ask for help from Yangzhou. Do you think we are going to help or not?"
After Xiao Xiao complained a few times, Zhu Yuanzhang started talking about business. In fact, what he said was just a subconscious question. He already knew what to do.
Among the monarch and his ministers, the monarch is the one who truly steers the ship. As long as the monarch can grasp the direction well, the remaining detailed matters can be left to the ministers below!
Since ancient times, the south has its own advantages and the north has its own advantages. However, the south is not without its strengths. When it comes to water power, the North is far inferior to the South.
Despite the existence of Jinyiwei, Zhu Yuanzhang already knew that among the northern princes, Li Xiang, Liu Bei, and Qin Zheng had all formed water forces.
Among them, Li Xiang and Liu Bei developed their naval forces earlier, while Qin Zheng developed their navy later, which was only in the past few years. Moreover, Dou Jiande, who was in Qingzhou with Liu Bei, seemed to have begun to organize a naval army.
But even so, Zhu Yuanzhang did not believe that the navy in the north could compare with the navy in the south.
It is indeed true that there are specialties in the art industry. Whether it is in terms of soldier selection or training time, the north cannot compare with the south. Therefore, compared with the southern navy, the northern navy is indeed not as good as the navy.
But it would be different if the Jin army occupied the land of Jingxiang. Relying on Jingxiang, the Jin army would definitely have a huge shortage of naval power if it took a certain amount of time. Moreover, Jingxiang is located upstream of Yangzhou and downstream, Yangzhou is at a disadvantage.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to sit back and watch the Forbidden Army occupy the land of Jingxiang. If the Jin army captured Jingxiang, Zhu Yuanzhang would also face the threat of the Jin army.
"My lord, the King of Jin dominates the five states, and the strength of the Jin army is known to the world. We must not let it continue to grow stronger!" Yao Guangxiao, the prime minister in black, couldn't help but add.
It is indeed true that with the power of the Jin army, if it occupies the northern part of Jingzhou, the next step is whether it is to occupy Jingzhou and then attack Yangzhou to block the danger of the Yangtze River, or it is to attack Bashu and invade the land of Tianfu. Regardless of these two routes, Whichever way they go, as long as they succeed, the Jin army will not be afraid of fighting the princes of the world alone.
"It's just, my lord, even if we send troops, we can never send them in vain. If we want to make profits at this time, Liu Xiu dare not refuse to agree!" Zhu Sheng stepped forward and spoke.
At this time, even if Zhu Yuanzhang made some slightly excessive demands, Liu Xiu would most likely just grit his teeth and comply.
"That's right, Yun Sheng, go talk to the people sent by Liu Xiu and tell them that it's not impossible for us to send troops. They have to cover the food and grass for sending troops this time, and they have to pay us 200,000 yuan later. Stone grain and grass.
In addition, we must find a way to secretly reach an agreement with the other party. We will send troops to help him repel the Jin army, and Liu Xiu will help us send troops to Jingnan later! Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes and said with a smile.
"My lord is wise!" Yao Guangxiao flattered him at the right moment.
Yao Guangxiao could see the intention behind Zhu Yuanzhang's conditions at a glance. In terms of the interests of sending troops, if they directly requested to cede territory, Liu Xiu would never agree. If it were to cede territory, it would definitely be Jiangxia, but this would be tantamount to cutting off Liu Xiu's lifeblood.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang retreated and asked Liu Xiu to help them attack Jingnan and help them win the remaining territory in Jingnan. In the past few years, if Liu Xiu hadn't kept secretly making small moves, their gains would definitely have been greater.
As for food and grass, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care much about it. Yangzhou was not short of food. Liu Xiu was asked to pay them so much food and grass just to let Liu Xiu bargain on this condition.
Jingbei may have food, but the next war is likely to be a war involving hundreds of thousands of troops.
After this battle, no matter how much food and grass Jingbei had, it would be consumed. Therefore, Liu Xiu would soon be out of food, and naturally it would be impossible to pay them so much food and grass.
Since Zhu Yuanzhang gave Liu Xiu the right to bargain on the matter of grain and grass, another condition would not give him any room for bargaining.
"It's just, my lord, if you want to send troops, how many troops should you send?" Wu Zixu asked as he stepped out of the queue.
Wu Zixu, who has been very prosperous with Zhu Yuanzhang in recent years, performed very well in the battle with Xiang Yu a few years ago. He taught Xiang Yu's number one general Long Qie several times how to behave, and he was in the limelight. Overshadowed all the veterans. Therefore, he was quickly promoted by Zhu Yuanzhang.
"One hundred thousand, just send one hundred thousand troops!" After a moment of silence, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly spit out a number.
On the one hand, he also has to protect his family and ensure the absolute safety of his home base. He cannot go all out for Liu Xiu.
On the other hand, not to mention that Jin Yiwei had already reported to him, even if there was no news about Jin Yiwei, Zhu Yuanzhang could guess that Liu Xiu was definitely not the only one seeking help.
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Zhu Yuanzhang in Yangzhou was talking a lot about the war in Jingbei, and Liu Che in Yizhou was also making concessions.
"My lord, if the Jin army captures Jingbei, our Bashu land will be surrounded by the Jin army from the east and north. The road to Shu will be owned by the Jin army. Our army must guard against it!"
Xu Shiji was worthy of being a famous general in the world. He analyzed the problem from the perspective of a commander, and saw the crisis behind these things faster than the counselors.
"Yes, this matter must be guarded against!" Liu Che nodded. After Xu Shiji's reminder, he became more and more aware of the seriousness behind this matter.
"Xu Shiji obeys the order!" Liu Che always did things vigorously and resolutely. After he had an idea in his mind, he immediately began to mobilize his troops.
"The general is here!" Xu Shiji responded and came out, also full of fighting spirit.
He has long wanted to learn a lesson from the world's famous generals, and now, it seems that this opportunity is about to come.
"I order you to lead an army of one hundred thousand, with Dongfang Bo, Liu Zhiyuan, Jiufeng, Yushi, Pang De, Zhang Ren, Zhao Chongguo, Han Zeng, Yan Yan, Wu Ban, Lei Tong and others as generals, to go out of Chencang Road and attack Sanguan. !”
"Where is Zhou Yafu!" Liu Che once again pointed out General Escape.
"I order you to lead an army of 100,000 men, with Yang Jian, Zhang Yi, Li Yan, Cheng Bushi, Jimo, Chen Qingzhi, and Dou Yihu as generals, to go out of Qishan Road and contain the Jin army Su Lie's troops in Liangzhou."
"The last general takes orders!" Zhou Yafu said with a bright look.
In previous battles, Xu Shiji was mostly the commander of an army. Now it was finally his turn to lead an army alone. Moreover, this was an army of 100,000 people.
"Where is Yang Su..." This time, Liu Che prepared three armies to send out. The first two were mostly for containment, and the last one was for direct support.
