Leaving the city, Luo Chuan and Su Yiming sat opposite each other in the pavilion in the garden of the prefect's palace. Siqi bought tea for them, while the young female Taoist stood on the side of the pavilion and looked into the sky.
Luo Chuan leaned back in the chair and put a thick cushion behind him. The sun was shining brightly and the breeze was blowing. He squinted his eyes comfortably as if he was about to fall asleep. "So in Mr. Su's opinion, this Ambassador Zhang Ziheng has Why bother?"
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Su Yiming took the tea from Siqi's hand and thanked him, and then said softly, "Everyone in the world knows that Master is a very powerful practitioner, but they don't know that Master is actually just a scholar at heart, and he has been recruiting disciples all his life. There are more than a hundred of them, none of them are exceptionally talented in cultivation, but they are all people who like to read."
He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then continued, "When it comes to more than a hundred disciples talking about knowledge, Master once commented that there are only four people who can be said to have entered the hall, and this senior brother Zhang Ziheng is one of them. He is good at rhetoric, good at adaptability, and good at changing things. Understanding the current situation is better than grasping people's hearts. In addition, he was born in a wealthy family in Jiangzhou, and the people he made friends with were all dignitaries from various states and counties. If they gain influence from each other, the things they do will often get twice the result with half the effort."
Su Yiming put down his tea cup and sighed softly, "When I left the army, I walked with this senior brother Zhang for hundreds of miles and then separated. I went to the northern border of Changzhou in the northeast, and he went to Lingjun in Wuzhou in the northwest. He bluntly said that all the destiny of the world will return to the northwest. , but now he has also come to Hanzhou in the southwest and rushed to Guang County. It is really unpredictable. "
Luo Chuan drank up the tea in front of him in one gulp and handed the teacup back to Siqi. Then he smiled at Su Yiming and said, "Luck is illusory and the world's general situation changes rapidly. This is something that no one can determine, but with Su Yiming Sir, in your opinion, what is the purpose of envoy Zhang Ziheng coming here on behalf of Guangjun?"
Su Yiming answered without even thinking about it. He had obviously thought about it all the way, "Now Guang County has a lot of food but few soldiers. It is located in a plain and there is no danger to defend. It is inevitable that it will be coveted by all parties. It is just a matter of borrowing money." With a powerful naval force, relying on the convenient geographical location of Han River and Ya River, they can barely hold on to the wealth. If Anling is captured by them, no one can restrain Hanzhou in the southwest. Sitting north and looking south, he can take advantage of it. Xu Tu went south as Nanyi took the opportunity to move north, but Anling is now in the hands of Lijun, so the west gate of the hinterland of Guangjun plain is completely open, and Lijun's army can reach Jincheng or even Huaicheng directly without crossing the river! This forced Guangjun to deploy heavy troops in the plains on the western front all year round. In addition, there was a small half of Hanoi County in the east supported by Jiangzhou that resisted stubbornly. Such a huge defensive pressure unless Guangjun controlled that half of Hanoi County Harmony, otherwise it won't last long at all, and if you want to completely control that half of Hanoi County, Guang County will need more time."
"But will Lijun give them this time? This spring, when Nanyi moved northward, Guangjun took advantage of my crisis to attack Roucheng. When Nanyi's troubles are temporarily relieved, I, Lijun, must send troops northward to respond. If I choose to If we join forces with Yongchang and Anyang County to launch an attack this fall or even summer, or even invite Jiangzhou to synchronize, there is no guarantee that Guang County, a newly emerging county, will not fall apart and be divided up by many forces, and its prosperity will be fleeting," Su Yiming shook his head and said , "So the most important thing for Guang County at the moment is to stabilize Li County so that Li County cannot go north in the short term!"
When Su Yiming saw Luo Chuan smiling, he became more serious, "One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Everyone knows that there will be a battle between Li County and Guang County. Guang County has more food and Li County has more soldiers. The longer this battle is delayed, the better it is for Guangjun, and the sooner this battle is won, the better it is for Lijun. Therefore, it seems almost impossible to stabilize Lijun, but... in fact, it is not the case! "
"Oh?" Luochuan once again picked up the tea cup and drank it down. "Now that the trouble of Nanyi in Li County has been temporarily eliminated, the newly acquired land has been stabilized. It has formed an alliance with Yongchang and Anyang counties, and also formed an alliance with Hanoi County with the support of Jiangzhou. We have begun to form a tacit understanding, and it is said that there is a lively fight between the two sides on the Han River, and it is really unreasonable for me to leave the county and not get involved."
Su Yiming shook his head expressionlessly, looked at Luochuan and said slowly, "Lijun is short of food, so there is a high probability that he will not go north before the autumn harvest. If the Jiangzhou navy and Guangjun fight back and forth, they will continue to fight. If it continues until autumn, there is nothing much to say. But in fact, Guangjun will be entangled with Jiangzhou all summer? If the battle on the Han River ends hastily, in autumn, facing a complete Guangjun, especially With its naval forces freed up, how confident is Lijun that he can win the battle without injuring himself and capture a large amount of food and grass?"
Luochuan reached out and played with the tea cup, his expression unchanged. Su Yiming added, "Let's talk about Yongchang and Anyang counties. These two counties were also important forces in Southwest Hanzhou, but now they have their own difficulties, not to mention how much they are under the pressure of Nanyi. Yu Li is involved in the affairs between Guangjun and Lijun. Even if they are willing to participate, for them now, wouldn't the best situation be for the two counties to be evenly matched or even lose both sides? If they help one side to attack the other side, the remaining What can happen to these two families? This is something that ordinary people can figure out. Moreover, the prefects of these two counties are not very courageous people. As long as Senior Brother Zhang came to Ancheng and met me before I left the county, Yicheng, maybe Guangjun has signed another covenant with them now, so what’s the problem?”
Luochuan nodded and said "yes".
Su Yiming nodded to Si Qi who was refilling his tea, and then continued, "In addition, Guang County may also do some transactions with my Li County, such as grain and grass transactions, Ruoli County and my Southwest Hanzhou If the other three counties jointly sign a peace treaty, Guang County is willing to continue to provide food supplies to Li County. This approach is very strategic. If you make peace, you can get a huge amount of food and grass without spending a single soldier. If you If you want to fight, you will have to lose your troops and lose a grain of rice. Or maybe Guangjun recognizes that the western part of Anling where Liu Feixu is located belongs to Lijun, and Lijun sends troops to conquer Guangjun without intervening. As long as it can welcome Guangjun this autumn, Come to some peace, these are things that can be given up.”
Luo Chuan raised his head and thought for a while, "It seems to be the case, but it doesn't seem to be the case. If Lijun goes north just for food, then I should agree after saying this, but Mr. Su knows that I have To win a glimmer of hope for the people of Hanzhou in southwest China, the battle with Guangjun is the only way to go. It is difficult, but it is a step that must be taken. Ordinary people may not understand these things, but Yun Bailou can definitely think of them. I understand, so, can Zhang Ziheng still have any contingency plan?"
Su Yiming frowned slightly and said one word, "Yes," he added after thinking for a moment, "Judging from the current situation in Li County, the only people who can interrupt the slim chance of life are Fangzhou and County. It’s ‘potential’ in the true sense, but if this kind of thing is really brought to the table...then it’s really hard to predict what the world will become..."
