Subsequently, Lu Ping'an, Hu Xian and others began to analyze and discuss the situation they would face next.

According to the limited information obtained by Cangwu Kingdom before, coupled with the calculations of several generals and strategists, the conclusion reached is that this time the Dongyu Kingdom is likely to send 100,000 troops!

Of course, this is not the entire force of Dongyu State, only a part of it, but even so, from the point of view of paper strength, it is completely sufficient to deal with Cangwu State.

Because all the soldiers of Cangwu Country together are only more than 100,000 people, and only about 60,000 people can be mobilized to the battlefield in these two days.

In addition to the numerical inferiority, the overall strength of the two armies is far from the same.

For example, in the army of Cangwu Kingdom, there are only a few monks who can reach the reincarnation realm in the realm, but among the 100,000 troops in the Dongyu Kingdom, let alone the reincarnation realm, even the monks of the Xuanyin Realm can find several of them.

The strong men in the armies of both sides are still like this, and the realm gap between ordinary soldiers is even greater.

What's more, the realm is only a part of the strength, and the battle between the two armies also involves factors such as weapons and equipment, formation tactics, logistics, grain and grass, etc., and in these aspects, Cangwu Country is not a star and a half worse than Dongyu Kingdom.

Moreover, Qi Zhu also announced that this was his first battle since he ascended the throne, so he wanted to conquer in person, which also meant that there would be many strong men and Praetorian Guards involved in the war, forming an extremely powerful threat.

In short, the Cangwu Kingdom will face a war with a huge disparity in strength and a slim chance of victory, no matter from which point of view, the Cangwu Kingdom may not be able to resist the attack of the Dongyu Army.

After learning of these circumstances, Lu Ping'an's face couldn't help but sink, and he said: "It seems that this battle is indeed very difficult for our Cangwu Kingdom!"

Hu Xian said: "If we start a frontal war, it is indeed difficult for us to win, but as long as we make good use of the art of war and seek to outwit, it is not completely impossible to win more with less." ”

Lu Ping'an said: "Your Majesty has a clever plan?"

Hu Xian shook his head and said, "There is no clever plan, but there is a key point in this war that can be used, and it depends on whether you can come up with any way from this." ”

Lu Ping'an's eyes lit up slightly, and he said, "Oh, what's the key?"

Hu Xian said: "Honglingjiang." ”

Hearing these three words, Lu Ping'an suddenly realized.

Dongyu and Cangwu are bounded by the Hongling River, and if Dongyu wants to attack Cangwu, it must pass through the turbulent and choppy river.

Under normal circumstances, as long as a monk who has reached the Yuanwu realm and has mastered the ability to fly in the sky, he can fly through the Hongling River smoothly.

However, it was not easy for the army of Dongyu to cross the river.

One is that no matter how strong the Dongyu army is, most of the 100,000 people in the army will definitely not reach the Yuanwu realm, which means that they must use other methods to cross the river.

The second is that there are 100,000 people, and accidents can easily occur during the entire process of crossing the river, and it will take a long time.

But for Cangwu Kingdom, this is a big opportunity, as long as you make good use of it, maybe you can hit the army of Dongyu Kingdom hard!

Lu Ping'an said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, Honglingjiang is indeed too critical, and it may even determine the outcome of the entire war!"

Hu Xian said: "But the question is, what do we have to do to make it impossible for the army of Dongyu to cross the river smoothly?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience fell into thought.

After a while, Tian He said: "I do have some formations that can control the river, and they can be very hidden. ”

Guan Xiantu shook his head and said: "I have thought about similar methods before, theoretically there is no problem, but it is really difficult to implement, on the one hand, it is not easy to set up a formation in Honglingjiang, on the other hand, we can't judge at all where the army of Dongyu Kingdom will come from in Honglingjiang, so there is no way to deploy the formation in advance." ”

Tian He thought for a moment and said: "Well, it makes sense, our Cangwu Kingdom and Dongyu Kingdom use the Hongling River as the border line, but it is impossible for us to set up a formation in the rivers along the entire border line. ”

After that, everyone thought of several more methods, but in the end they were all rejected.

After a while, Luo Yi asked, "Regarding this matter, do those generals and strategists of Cangwu Country have any strategies? After all, they are the ones who are familiar with military books and have more combat experience. ”

Hu Xian shook his head and said: "Our soldiers of Cangwu Country have never encountered a war of this level, and those previous combat experiences have not played a big role, and in history, Cangwu Country has not been invaded by Dongyu Kingdom, so there is no strategy for reference in the art of war." ”

Guan Xiantu said: "In the final analysis, it is still a matter of strength, if the cultivation realm is not high enough, the ability is very limited, no matter how you think of a way, it is difficult to break through your own limitations." ”

Hu Xian said: "This is not wrong, if there are strong people in our army, and any general has the ability to turn the river and the sea, how can he not think of a way to successfully implement it?"

At this time, Lu Ping'an said: "Actually, if I take action in person, I should be able to prevent the army of Dongyu Kingdom from crossing the river, but the problem is that if the other party also sends a transcendent realm powerhouse, then I may be contained." ”

More than two years ago, Yan Laoba once split the river of Hongling River with a sword, and the scene at that time was quite spectacular, which impressed Lu Ping'an deeply, and he still remembers it vividly.

And now Lu Ping'an's strength is much stronger than Yan Laoba at that time, which means that he can do something more destructive than "opening the river with a sword".

But the premise of all this is that he has to have a chance to make a move.

But in this regard, Guan Xiantu and Tian He and others are even more helpless.

Guan Xiantu sighed and said, "We want to help you, but we don't have enough power, after all, the level of a transcendent realm powerhouse is not something we can interfere in." ”

Tian He smiled bitterly and said, "It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the other party comes out with a transcendent realm powerhouse, he can kill all of us with a wave of his hand, so we are really powerless about this matter." ”

Meng Shaoyuan suddenly thought of something and said, "Why don't you call my master for help?"

Lu Ping'an said: "I'll tell you nothing, I have long thought about whether to ask the people from the division to help, but then I feel that it is better not to involve the division." After all, our Cloud Sword Sect is a sect located in the Dongyu Kingdom, even if we win this time with the help of the sect, we are afraid that it will bring a lot of trouble to the sect in the future. I've already been involved in the Cangwu Kingdom, and I don't want to drag the sect into this muddy water. ”

Guan Xiantu nodded, and said: "Lu Xiaoyou's concerns are not unreasonable, hundreds of years ago, your sect had a rather fierce conflict with the royal family of Dongyu Kingdom, and that struggle directly led to your sect from the Jiangshan Sword Sect back then to the Cloud Sword Sect, and if the Cloud Sword Sect goes against the royal family of Dongyu Kingdom now, I am afraid that the consequences are unimaginable!"

Hu Xian also said: "If someone is willing to help, of course we are willing to accept it and be grateful, but if after helping, it will make it difficult for the other party to protect itself, then there is no need, and our own difficulties in Cangwu cannot be passed on to other forces." ”

Meng Shaoyuan said: "I also know very well about the historical past of Yunjianmen, but if we don't do this, how can we resist the army of Dongyu Kingdom this time? Moreover, I don't mean to let my master bring the people of Yunjianmen over, as long as she comes alone, she can solve a big problem for us." ”

Lu Ping'an said: "It's still very dangerous to do this, Senior Sister Mu, no matter what she says, she is also the peak master of Cloud Sword Gate, every word and deed is enough to represent the will of Cloud Sword Gate, even if she can hide her true identity as much as possible, but if someone recognizes her, it will be troublesome." ”

Meng Shaoyuan said: "Brother Lu, do you remember that when we left the Cloud Sword Gate, my master once said that if we encounter any difficulties that we can't solve, we should contact her as soon as possible? Even if you are thoughtful, you have to listen to what she has to say, right? Moreover, do you think that after the news of Dongyu Kingdom's declaration of war against Cangwu Kingdom spreads, she will not know?"

Of course, Lu Ping'an remembered what Mu Qing said, and he also promised Mu Qing at that time.

It's just that this matter is not trivial, and Lu Ping'an still thought about it silently for a while before making a decision.

Lu Ping'an said to Meng Shaoyuan: "You're right, Senior Sister Mu, she will know about this sooner or later, if I don't tell her personally, she will definitely blame me again." ”

Meng Shaoyuan said: "Then you mean, you're going to talk to her?"

Lu Ping'an nodded and said: "Just like you said, let's see what she thinks first, help or not, I believe she will have her own decision, if she really wants to help, even if I don't let her come, it is estimated that she will come by herself." ”

Meng Shaoyuan said: "Of course, you don't know my master's character, sometimes even the head of the family can't control her." ”

Hu Xian said: "If there is really a strong person to help, it will naturally be a good thing, but don't force it." ”

Lu Ping'an said: "Well, I have my own measure. Then I'll go outside first and contact my senior sister, and I'll be back later......"

Hu Xian didn't ask much, waved his hand, "Go ahead." ”

Lu Ping'an arched his hand to Hu Xian and the others, then turned around and walked out.

"Brother Lu, I'll go too. ”

Meng Shaoyuan said and followed out.

Then, Lu Ping'an and Meng Shaoyuan walked to the corridor outside the imperial study together.

In fact, what Lu Ping'an was worried about was that with Mu Qing's informal character, he might say something casually, and it would not be good if he was heard by Hu Xian and others.

So he chose to avoid it, and after laying out the silent formation outside, he and Mu Qing carried out a thousand-mile transmission......