"If I ask, what is Bollie's advice?"
Dongfang Jing raised his head seriously and said, "If you ask for my advice, my lord can go to war. The navy in Beiyu is weak now, and the Xiangjiang River is naturally dangerous. As long as the seedlings are left, there will be no worries. Moreover, the Beiyu family is in chaos. If at this time, Giving up a victory will only make the people of Beiyu more united."
"What Bo Lie said is exactly what I meant." Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that my idea is not wrong. The most important thing in war is food and grass.
But now, not only is the harvest of rice grown in Xishu, but also the harvest from the annihilation of the Grain King. Even if a full-scale war breaks out, it will be enough for Xishu to last for three or four years.
And there is a very important point. If the war starts like this, although Xishu is also on the defensive, it will also vaguely break Beidi's army and attack south, turning it into a tug-of-war.
"Yin Hu, what do you mean?"
Yin Hu smiled and said, "My lord, in the past year or so, I have faded away. Fight whenever you want, and let me win a big victory. Isn't it just to gain the prestige of others!"
"Gou Fu, what about you?"
"Although Han Xing is young, he also knows that morale cannot be insulted."
Xu Mu raised his head and leaned on the throne.
Just like these years, he has been surviving in the cracks, needing time, manpower, and food. But now, with the support of many old brothers, it is time for him to take this step.
"Bo Lie, you have a clever plan."
"Don't worry, my lord." Dongfang Jing smiled, "Our first target for this war is Lizhou on the border of the inner city. If I am not wrong, the ever-victorious little military advisor will choose to come from the direction of Dingzhou. , I want to win a big victory."
There are several states in the inner city, among which Li state is the most barren. The border of the state is very small, and Dayuan Pass, where the Tu Guan is applied for, is on the border of Lizhou.
Once Lizhou is captured, we have a bridgehead to invade the inner city. But by the same token, Shen Tu Guan is not an ordinary person, he is very tough.
"Little military advisor, what about Kezhou?"
"Without the navy, Jiang Meng would not dare to enter the river. It is impossible to say that he will be transferred from Kezhou when the time comes."
Yin Hu nodded and continued to ask, "Does this mean that our elite navy in Western Shu will be useless?"
"Don't be anxious." Dongfang Jing smiled and looked at Xu Mu again. They had already discussed the role of the Navy before.
However, this matter requires Lu Xiong to at least build a number of sea ships first, so that the navy can go around Jijiang from the sea.
…
After a discussion, a preliminary plan was made. It was already getting late, and Yin Hu and the puppy Fu both left the palace. Only Dongfang Jing remained sitting on the chair.
"What Bo Lie is worried about is Anzi?"
"Exactly." Dongfang Jing nodded, "The war has started, and the results we want in Xishu have not been achieved yet. Although Anzi can command the army now, he does not have too many soldiers, and these new battalions are , and did not regard Anzi as a military soul. Therefore, I need to think of a way."
"What method?"
Dongfang Jing hesitated, "My lord, do you remember the rebels in Hebei?"
"Remember, there was a letter from Bo Lie. The rebel general's name seems to be Hu Fu."
"Exactly, I plan to sacrifice the rebels and let Anzi make a great contribution. In this way, Anzi will be promoted quickly, whether in terms of reputation or military exploits."
Xu Mu's face was silent.
"My lord, Hu Fu does not want to surrender to Shu, which means that in his heart, he has no feelings for me, Xi Shu. The two parties came together temporarily just for the sake of the common enemy. He had previously He sent me a letter asking me when to attack Beiyu. When the time comes, he will cooperate. As of now, according to him, six to seven thousand more rebels have gathered."
"But this rebel army has broken weapons and negligible armor coverage. Most of them were originally horse bandits and remnants of the four kings of Hebei. They just wanted to capture the city pass and plunder. If we really want to attack Dingzhou, In the attack on Beiyu, the role of this troop will not be very great. The one that is really useful...should be Anzi's troop."
"Bo Lie, let you do it."
Dongfang Jing earnestly handed over his hand, "My lord, you need to understand that no matter who has achieved great things in the past and present, they all stepped on mountains of corpses and seas of blood to reach the ninth position. I have always been used to such things as shortening my life span."
Xu Mu reached out and held Dongfang Jing's thin shoulders, his eyes a little red. Whether it is Jia Zhou or Dongfang Jing, these two great planners in the world have worked hard for the great cause of Western Shu.
"After the war begins, the situation in the world will be confusing, and Anzi also has a great advantage, which can avoid the eyes of many people. However, this time the war begins, the lord needs to be careful and let Beiyu provoke the war first, and then I, Western Shu, send out the proclamation of the world to appease the people, with the intention of doing justice for heaven and becoming a party that holds great righteousness."
"In addition, the deployment of troops can almost begin. By then, Chang Sheng, who has broken the agreement, will definitely not expect that I, Xi Shu, really dare to fight, and it just so happens that I can give him a blow."
"When the war breaks out, I will go to Dingzhou. On the other side of the Yangtze River, let the Huang family worry about it."
The previous plan was to focus on defense. But Xu Mu knew that Dongfang Jing in front of him had never been a stickler, and he liked to use tactics to gauge the situation.
As the night gradually deepened, Dongfang Jing, who was a little tired, said goodbye and left the palace.
Xu Mu did not go back to the backyard, but sat down again. After letting Sun Xun polish it, he wrote a letter and sent it to the Western Regions.
Not only should Yan Yong be transferred back, but also the group of Western Region kings from Lou Zhu should be prepared to cooperate with Xi Shu and gather troops to help in the battle.
The three-year truce agreement has only been more than a year, and the situation between the two sides has begun a new round of fighting with tit-for-tat confrontations one after another.
"Sun Xun, when you send the letter to Ye Xiao, please tell your brother Tiger by the way."
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"Is there a war? Is there going to be a war?" Si Hu, who was holding the baby, suddenly widened his eyes. Next to him, another eldest son, Meng Huo, had just entered Chengdu. After hearing the news, his face was filled with joy.
"I was thinking of having another one this year. These are the plague thieves." Si Hu cursed, but suddenly felt that something was wrong, that he was a bad teacher, and he hurriedly raised his hand and slapped himself.
"Silly tiger, I'm here to deliver the message, why don't you give me a bonus?" Sun Xun stood aside and asked angrily, "If not, when your son grows up, I will tell him that I will visit the Qing Museum When I was there, I caught him."
Si Hu was shocked and turned pale, and hurriedly took out a few taels of broken silver from his arms. Fortunately, Madam Luan Yu is not here, otherwise, I would have to sleep in the old woodshed again tonight.
Sun Xun put away the money with satisfaction, but finally looked at Si Hu seriously.
"Brother Tiger, don't be greedy for merit in a war. If you really die, I will feel so boring."
"Sun Gou'er, if you keep being careless, I, Sihu, will kill someone and silence you!"
Sun Xun turned around and patted Si Hu's butt. He was afraid of being chased and beaten by Si Hu, so he quickly ran out of the general's mansion.
Not long after, dawn was approaching, and a glimmer of light broke out of the darkness in the sky outside the General's Mansion.
