At Dawan Pass today, the faces of the soldiers who were originally sad finally had a trace of vitality.
Instead, Gao Zhou stood dejectedly by the city gate, just like Chang Sheng before, holding up the military advisor's ribbon in his hand, waiting for the old man in front of him to take it off.
The sheepherder Xun Pingzi, leaning on a cane, silently took a few steps forward and walked to Gao Zhou's side.
As far as Beiyu is concerned, he does not have any background power, but both his own lord and the ever-victorious little strategist have given him enough trust. After losing to Qingfeng before, Chang Sheng didn't hold him accountable, but felt relieved.
It was precisely this kind of person who humiliated the old man in front of him for no reason.
"Commander Gao is very scheming. I heard that he almost defeated the lame man. However, Commander Gao is very old, so you have to take care of yourself." Xun Pingzi said calmly.
This sentence alone won applause from people like Shen Tuguan.
Gao Zhou gritted his teeth and did not dare to answer. Now in Beiyu, he can be regarded as ruined. The most important thing was that shit, which almost ruined his career as a staff member.
After receiving the military advisor's ribbon, Xun Pingzi showed no arrogance and no longer looked at Gao Zhou. Surrounded by soldiers such as Shen Tuguan, Xun Pingzi slowly walked up to the city gate.
From Jiangnan to Lizhou, he will have a good fight with the lame people of Xishu. Of course, following the ever-victorious little strategist's plan, no matter what, the main focus is to defend to avoid falling into the lame man's plan again.
"Everyone... I, Gao Zhou, have to say goodbye." When he was about to board the carriage, Gao Zhou was a little unwilling and raised his head and shouted. He remembered clearly that Chang Sheng also left like this, but many soldiers and people came to see him off.
For a long time, no one paid attention to him.
Only his great-grandson Gao Yong, who had been following him, grabbed his robe with trembling hands.
"I, Gao Zhou, have left!"
The soldiers coming and going, as well as the people walking, were all silent and hurried by without saying a word.
The old military advisor from Beiyu, who had been beaten to pieces, trembled, closed his eyes in pain, and hurriedly got into the carriage without any shame to linger.
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"Sure enough, it's Sheepherd Xun Pingzi!" Chen Zhong came over with the information, and there was a trace of long-lost solemnity on his face.
"In the whole of Beiyu, there are two people who can be called military advisors. One is Chang Sheng, and the other is this old sheepherder. Military advisor, the sheepherder is not easy to deal with!"
Sitting at the top of the city, Dongfang Jing was silent for a while.
"If Chang Sheng cannot come, it can only be the sheepherder. Naturally, the sheepherder cannot be underestimated. If I am not wrong, he will not attack like Gao Zhou, but will follow the strategy left by Chang Sheng and defend to the death. Lord. Fortunately, with Gao Zhou, we, Xi Shu, won a great victory. Even if the war is confrontational, morale will not be low."
"That old man, Gao Zhou, I heard that he has gone back to the inner city. If he goes back to the inner city, he might be skinned by the King of Beiyu!" Chen Zhong laughed, quite angry.
This defeat in Beiyu was ultimately the fault of Gao Zhou alone. If Shen Tu Guan hadn't appeared in the end, I'm afraid the defeat would have been even worse.
"Shen Tu Guan is indeed a famous general in the world." Dongfang Jing's voice sounded regretful. When Donglai was destroyed, he was a step too late, but Lao Zhongde preemptively made the plan and invited Shen Tuguan to join Beiyu.
Of course, if it was Shen Tuguan's temperament, he might choose Beiyu again. After all, no matter how you look at it, Beiyu's momentum to dominate the world is too great.
"Military advisor, my lord, are you also planning to come to Dingzhou?"
Dongfang Jing softened his expression and said, "Exactly. Perhaps once the lord comes, the confrontation between the shepherd and the lord will unravel for some reason."
On the waterway outside Bailu County, more than a dozen warships were returning in the west direction.
Standing at the bow of the boat, Xu Mu looked at the letter in his hand and slowly crumpled it into a ball.
"Si Hu——"
"My lord, why didn't General Tiger come this time?"
Xu Mu laughed to himself and put the paper ball into his cuff.
The letter stated that after the defeat of Gao Zhou, the military advisor at Dawan Pass in Lizhou had been replaced by sheepherders. And the sheepherds are much more powerful than the Gaozhou ones.
If there are no accidents, they will first defend to boost morale, and then find the flaws in Xi Shu to defeat the enemy at once.
In addition, Dongfang Jing also mentioned something about Chang Sheng in his letter. This little strategist from Beiyu, the successor of old Zhongde, was assigned to Hezhou to help Leqing guard the city gate and guard against the rising Sha Rong people in the north.
Deep down, Xu Mu's thoughts were the same as Dongfang Jing's. People like Chang Sheng should not be transferred like this. Moreover, his old friend Chang Laosi is also an eclectic person. But this time, in order to give face to the old aristocratic families, it seemed to be a bit biased.
"Fei Lian, where is Military Advisor Yin?"
"Replying to my lord, we are almost arriving in Hezhou."
Xu Mu nodded and became silent again. This trip was delayed a lot of time due to private visits.
It's time to go back to Dingzhou.
The war in Northern Chongqing and Western Shu will fall into a new round of confrontation. Unless... someone can break this deadlock.
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"Only by breaking the deadlock can Shu be defeated." Turning back again, Chang Sheng in the carriage, his face became extremely serious.
"I already have some ideas in my mind. The only thing I have to do now is to find the loopholes in Xi Shu."
"Little strategist, what is Xi Shu's flaw?" Yan Pi, who was also in the carriage as a loyal guard, spoke seriously.
"What I thought before was that entering Shu with Confucian people would destroy the people of Western Shu. But now it seems that the effect is not great, and it takes too long. I plan to abandon it."
Chang Sheng lowered his head and tapped his fingers on the wooden window.
"If you want to ask about Xi Shu's flaw, there is actually another one."
"Little strategist, what is it?"
"waterway."
"Waterway?" Yan Pi was startled, "This Xiangjiang Navy is the backbone of Western Shu."
"Of course it is. When I made a surprise attack on Chuzhou before, I was also worried about Miao Tong's navy. Yan Pi, I just ask you, no matter how ferocious the fish is, what will happen if it comes ashore?"
"Die of thirst."
"So, just catch the fish and throw it on the ground, and it will become a toothless tiger. What I lack now is a good bait."
Chang Sheng raised his head and looked at the scenery outside the wooden window, his voice extremely calm.
"If there is no other choice, an empty and undefended Kezhou may be used as a bait. But there is a Qingfeng opposite Lingzhou, and I need to think of a way to deal with it."
"Little military advisor... Kezhou?"
"Our navy in Beiyu is not good enough, and the meaning of Kezhou's existence is no longer significant. I said before that no matter how ferocious the fish is, they will die as long as they land on the shore."
It was obvious that Yan Pi had not figured out the key. More often than not, he seems to be the object of conversation.
He turned around and looked at the little strategist in front of him. I found that the little strategist's eyes had regained the slightest sparkle. This kind of look seemed familiar to him. When more than 100,000 troops gathered to attack Chuzhou, the little military advisor had this kind of demeanor.
Little strategist, I want to win!
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