Needless to say, everyone was attracted by Hou Xun's smile.
The chieftains, including Zuo Liangyu, all looked at him and thought he was crazy.
However, Hou Xun quickly stopped laughing and said to all of them: "If you don't go to Sunshine Avenue, there is no door to hell and you come here instead! Well done!"
Hearing this, Zuo Liangyu was a little afraid to confirm, so he asked Hou Xun: "Does the military advisor mean by this, Duke Xingguo?"
"Yes!" Hou Xun glanced at him, then turned to look at the other chieftains, and said to them with a confident look, "Do you think we have arranged something in Jianchang City? Originally we only thought about dealing with Bai Guangen, but Duke Xingguo came here on his own. Think about it, he stationed outside Jianchang City and lost the right time, place and people. As long as we see the right time and coordinate internally and externally, we can kill him If you stay here, it won’t be a big problem, right?”
At this point, he saw that all the people were doubtful, and he knew that they were a little afraid of the 20,000 horses brought by Duke Xingguo, so he continued to say to them: "If we send troops to go around again to harass the food supplies of the imperial officers and soldiers, Dao. As long as food cannot be transported in, the more imperial officers and soldiers come, the more food and grass will be consumed, and the faster they will die, right?"
After hearing this, these chieftains looked at each other. It was obvious that the worry and panic on their faces slowly receded, and instead, they showed the kind of doubtful joy.
However, after all, these chieftains had just experienced a great defeat and had fled back from Chengdu in a hurry. Although what Hou Xun said made sense, they didn't believe it entirely.
One of them opened his mouth and said to Hou Xun: "Sir, after all, Duke Xingguo has brought 20,000 troops, plus Bai Guangen's original troops, this strength is extraordinary!"
Upon hearing this, the other chieftains nodded in agreement.
"Yes! The troops led by Duke Xingguo must be the most elite imperial officers and soldiers!"
"With such a strong strength, we are the only ones doing tricks in Jianchang City. Is it useful?"
"..."
Although Zuo Liangyu said nothing, the worry on his face also showed his attitude.
Seeing this, Hou Xun smiled nonchalantly and said, "Everyone, the number of troops cannot determine the outcome of a war!"
At this point, he raised his fingers and started counting: "In the Battle of Feishui, the former Qin had 950,000 troops, nearly a million men and horses, while the Eastern Jin Dynasty only had 80,000, but they won in one battle!"
"Also, in the Battle of Julu, the 400,000 Qin army faced off against the 200,000 rebel army of the Overlord of Chu. Wasn't it also a complete defeat?"
"The Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Chibi..."
After listing a few, Hou Xun asked sternly: "Everyone, as long as we mobilize all our combat power and fight in a place we are familiar with, what if Duke Xingguo has more troops than us? As long as we keep him here, The situation in Shu will definitely change drastically. This opportunity must not be missed before it comes again. Everyone, you must not miss this great opportunity!"
It is impossible for these chieftains to know so much history, but after listening to Hou Xun's eloquent talk, including places, names, comparisons of military strength, etc., it is not made up at first glance. In addition, they have more or less heard of some of the battles, such as the Battle of Guandu and the Battle of Chibi which are relatively famous.
This gave them the feeling that there were many wars in which a small number defeated a large number, and it was very common.
They thought again, this was still their territory, they had already arranged to deal with Bai Guangen, and now Duke Xingguo was here...
The possibility of leaving Duke Xingguo here stimulated them even more.
Thinking of this, these chieftains were really excited.
However, Hou Xun also made it clear that if they want to win this battle, they need to spend all their capital.
If you can really defeat Duke Xingguo, kill him or capture him, even if you spend all your money, that's not impossible!
As a result, the atmosphere became lively.
Under the leadership of Hou Xun, the chieftains soon decided on a strategy and immediately returned to their respective territories to begin general mobilization.
As soon as they left, Zuo Liangyu, who had not spoken much, confirmed to Hou Xun with an expectant look: "Military advisor, can you really defeat Duke Xingguo?"
Although it sounds like there is no problem, I still feel that it is very unreliable to defeat this Duke Xingguo, and I feel very unsure.
At this time, when there were no outsiders, Hou Xun stopped smiling, let out a long sigh, shook his head and replied to Zuo Liangyu: "It's not easy to defeat Duke Xingguo!"
"Ah?" Zuo Liangyu was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. He had actually believed Hou Xun's talk just now. So, he asked a little hard to accept, "But didn't the military advisor look very confident just now?"
After hearing this, Hou Xun sighed and said, "Didn't the commander see it? I just heard that when Duke Xingguo arrived with his army, some of these people were shouting that they wanted to surrender! Even if they can surrender, can you and I surrender? ?”
The two of them are plotting rebellion and calling for the Qingjun side. This kind of nature is different from that of the thieves. Zuo Liangyu has not yet become narcissistic, and the court will let them both go.
Therefore, after hearing Hou Xun's words, he roughly understood, and he couldn't help but sigh deeply, with a sad face, as if he really saw the coffin board.
Seeing this, Hou Xun comforted him and said: "But Duke Xingguo dared to lead the army here. We won't be able to fight before we try. This is not Chengdu!"
Upon hearing this, Zuo Liangyu cheered up and immediately nodded and said: "The military advisor is right! As long as all these chieftains are willing to risk their lives and gather all our troops, we may not be able to fight a dozen of them!"
"That's what it means!" After hearing this, Hou Xun nodded and said, "We have to risk our lives, otherwise, there will really be no place to go."
Zuo Liangyu nodded and began to mobilize.
Just like that, the chieftain's territory immediately started fighting again. All money, food, materials, etc. were confiscated by the chieftain, and all men from each family, including young and old, were recruited. All of a sudden, everything was going crazy, and it was a bit chaotic.
Of course, there are exceptions. For example, Zuo Liangyu's son Zuo Mengeng, and Hou Xun's sons Hou Fangxia and Hou Fangyu, they had nothing to do and were still eating, drinking, having fun, and playing with women with their guards.
Speaking of which, Zuo Mengeng has been following Zuo Liangyu for a long time and is quite familiar with war. Relatively speaking, he knows the severity. However, his playmates, Hou Fangyu and Hou Fangxia, who couldn't resist him, were both ignorant and incompetent, so they led him astray.
However, for Hou Fangyu and Hou Fangxia, this actually felt aggrieved!
Originally, they were a family of officials, a powerful family in the Central Plains. Who would dare to offend someone who was his little overlord in Nanyang? The other one went to the south of the Yangtze River to be cool and charming, so happy!
As a result, all this became a thing of the past. When Hou Xun took Hou Fangyu over from Jiangnan, Hou Fangyu really wanted to kill Hou Fangxia.
Afterwards, they followed the follow-up and ran around. This kind of life was really enough, and it was not what they had thought about.
So they started playing harder.
There were many beauties in Shu, which made Hou Fangxia and Hou Fangyu happy, and they took Zuo Mengeng with them. At first, they were just looking for rebels. After all, the plundered population is not small. No one dares to stop them.
Later, they fell in love with the women in the chieftain's territory and thought they had a special flavor. The chieftains didn't care about this, but thought they could build a good relationship with Zuo Liangyu and Hou Xun. As for those women, they were all serfs of the chieftain, so they didn't care.
No, after escaping to Sichuan Xingdusi, these three young masters still went their own way, as if they were seizing the time to enjoy themselves.
Regarding their behavior, Zuo Liangyu and others didn't care, the chieftain didn't care, but the serfs did. It's just that I can't resist, or if I resist, the whole family will die, so I can only secretly hate it.
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While Zuo Liangyu and the chieftains were doing their best to mobilize their war potential to deal with the imperial army, Zhang Mingwei also led the army to Jianchang City.
Although Bai Guangen gave up the government office, Zhang Mingwei did not enter the city in the end, but led the army to station outside the city.
Because if he led the army into the city, Bai Guangen's troops would have to leave the city. Otherwise, would they drive out the people in Jianchang City?
None of this is what Zhang Mingwei wants, and according to Bai Guangen, the unruly people in the city mean that the situation is not good. Martial law is enforced every day to ensure safety, so it is better to live in a Chinese military tent with peace of mind!
So, just like that, the 20,000 troops brought by Zhang Mingwei were stationed outside Jianchang City.
Subsequently, Zhang Mingwei did not rush to send troops to attack south, but began to investigate the public sentiment in Jianchang. How to win the hearts and minds of the people in Jianchang is what he is most concerned about.
The Xingdusi side of Sichuan is naturally centered on Jianchang City, and it is also the most prosperous side. If there is any business in the nearby chieftain territory, or people going to the market, they will come to Jianchang City. Therefore, the people living in Jianchang City are very complex, including people from various chieftain territories.
After on-site confirmation, Bai Guangen's department did indeed carry out united front work. However, the people here seemed to be very resistant and the effect was not obvious. Even Zhang Mingwei could see that when he was patrolling, the eyes of the people who were pushed aside had, if not hatred, then very unfriendly looks.
Even Princess Kunxing felt this.
Because she tried to send art soldiers, newly recruited from Sichuan, to perform in the city. However, no people came to see it at all, but Bai Guangen's men were interested in it!
Is there any way to change this situation in a short period of time?
Zhang Mingwei was thinking about this problem, but he didn't expect that suddenly, he lost his balance and almost fell!
