A rectangular table, about five feet long and three feet wide, with a raised circumference.

Bring sand and rocks, and put all kinds of things on the table, including cities, mountains, deserts, rivers, villages, and countless small flags planted on them.

"The situation we are in now is like a game of chess." Chen Mu smiled and said.

Cao Sheng smiled bitterly.

Chen Mu and Cao Shengzi deduced tactics on the sand table, and Cao Sheng held some small red flags in his hands, representing Latif's troops. And Chen Mu held a small black flag in his hand, and was arranging "troops" everywhere, he said that he knew Alando better, and wanted to use the black flag to attack Dawan City, which was guarded by Cao Sheng.

After the two sides set up their positions, Chen Mu began to attack, using the small flag in his hand to hit Cao Sheng's small flag, and then pulled it out. Cao Sheng was not to be outdone. The two sides went back and forth, and finally formed a stalemate. At this time, the victory and defeat have been decided, and this deduction is over.

The lame man watched from the sidelines and remained silent.

Zhao Jin watched with interest, and asked Zhang Han from time to time: Why did Chen Mu pull out Cao Sheng's small flag, and did he say that he could take it if he could take it?

Zhang Han explained something to him, and Zhao Jin kept nodding.

Chen Mu handed over the small flag in his hand to Hu Cong, held the table with both hands, and overlooked the sand table: "Alando is good at using soldiers, don't look at the fact that he doesn't have too decent troops under him, but I think it won't be long before he can take Dawan City." ”

Cao Sheng was also looking down at the sand table, and said a little pessimistically: "Although Latif's reinforcements have arrived, it's a pity that Dawan City has been surrounded by Alando. The valleys were also guarded. No matter which direction the reinforcements rushed from, they could not rush to the key points. If you continue to fight like this, it will really be more than lucky. ”

"If Dawan City is lost, Latif will retreat to the lair." Chen Mu turned his head and asked, "Do you think the Seven Nations Alliance can withstand it?" ”

Cao Sheng left the sand table and turned his gaze to the map on the wall: "As long as Latif can mobilize all the people to participate in the war, I think it will be fine." ”

"It's not enough to just 'feel', we can't trust feelings at this time." Chen Mu rubbed his chin: "I have an idea, even if Latif doesn't invite us, we should go and join in the fun." We now have 40,000 men, including 10,000 cavalry. When the two of them are fighting hard, we attack one of them at will, and we have some chance of winning. The only thing that worries me is the supply problem. After all, the battle line is too long. ”

Cao Sheng was silent.

Chen Mu looked at Cao Sheng's face and felt that Cao Sheng would not agree, so he pinched his fingers and said, "I have another worry, as soon as we pass, neither of them will fight." ”

Hearing Chen Mu turn his words away, Cao Sheng understood that Chen Mu no longer insisted on his original opinion, he smiled and said, "There is such a possibility. Both sides don't trust us. So the attacking ones began to retreat, while the defensive ones continued to retreat into the city. ”

Chen Mu smiled, knowing that Cao Sheng's words were in response to the steps that Chen Mu had just built, so that everyone would end well.

At this time, Zhang Han walked over: "We should mobilize the armies of Daman, Qiannan, and Gulan, and then we will garrison Damancheng, so that we can get closer to the battlefield." ”

Chen Mu smiled and said, "Zhang Han, you have taken the plunge." The end result is to win the battle and lose the strategy. If we plan for the long term, we can't fight like that. We can support the economic development of the three small countries, while the military can only rely on the three of them to keep warm. ”

"The Shepherd wants to give up three small countries?" Zhao Jin's face was solemn.

"It's not that I want to give up on them, it's that it's too far away for us to reach. Our troops, at most, can go to Dunhuang. If it is extended outward, it loses the ability to cooperate with each other. Now that the Liang Dynasty is at war with Donghu, it is the most important task for us to guard the west gate. ”

The lame man didn't speak, and his eyes were a little weird.

After Cao Sheng and the others left, the lame man asked Chen Mu: "What are you doing?" ”

Chen Mu smiled and said, "Cao Sheng seeks stability and doesn't want to go." Since he didn't want to go either, he simply didn't go. After all, that's a big risk. ”

Chen Mu sat down on the table and invited the lame man to drink tea.

The cripple shook his head helplessly: "If I were General Longwu, I would have set off with the troops a long time ago." When we got to the west, there was a stirring. Either you die or I die. But I believe that I have a better chance of winning. ”

"I don't have the confidence to hear you say that."

At this time, Cao Qingling walked over, followed by Mar Lan.

It was really an unexpected thing for the two of them to get together, Chen Mu thought that after marrying Hanxiang, these people would take the initiative to avoid him, but in fact this was not the case. Listening to Xiaohuan, it is because you married the main room that they are more active. Because they knew that they couldn't be the main room, the first thing they stared at was the location of the side room. What do you think, Cao Qingling is a girl from the Cao family, and she has not been recognized by the Cao family in her teens, so it can be said that she has been a maid for more than ten years. And although Mal Lan is beautiful and has a good background, what is the use, she is no longer a royal family, and she has been ruined by those rude people, and it will not be her turn to be the main room at any time. Now that the main room is confirmed, they are more active, including Zhong Lixiang.

Xiaohuan has recently gloated because the Ministry of Rites refused to become the princess, which is said to be the meaning of the Queen Mother. The queen mother said, how can a prostitute born in a thin horse become the concubine of my nephew?

There are two layers of relationship between Chen Mu and the Queen Mother, starting from the mother's side, they are the relationship between nephew and aunt; From his father's side, Chen Mu should also call the queen mother the queen mother. The Queen Mother deliberately said "nephew", but did not say "son", because from the nephew's side, there is a blood relationship between them.

When Hanxiang's application for Concubine Hanxiang was rejected, Xiaohuan often had fun.

was discovered by Chen Mu, and after a lesson by his ears, he said to Xiaohuan, don't be too happy, in the future, after fighting Donghu, you will ask the emperor for approval for the second time. The emperor knew that Hanxiang was Huo Hongxun's daughter, and the Jiangmen Tiger Girl should approve it.

Xiaohuan pouted and said that the queen mother had the final say on the royal wedding, funeral, and wedding, and the emperor couldn't control it.

That day, Xiaohuan's ears were red by Chen Mu.

A few days later, something unexpected happened, and another document from the Ministry of Rites came over, and it actually recognized the identity of Zhong Lixiang's missing pearl. and agreed to Chen Mu's request to make her the county lord of Gaochang.

"It was so unexpected."

Chen Mu couldn't understand what the Ministry of Rites thought:

"It's really unintentional. Originally, I was going to make a show, why did the Ministry of Rites approve it so hastily? ”

The cripple laughed, snatched the documents of the Ministry of Rites and looked at them: "This is atoning for the sins of the first emperor." After all, it is a daughter and not a son, even if the bloodline is wrong, it will not affect the royal inheritance. You have two twists and turns in a row, and the Ministry of Rites rejects the important one, and this is to save face for you. After all, a county lord only has a few taels of silver per month, and I see that the county lord's silver is still borne by the Muwang Mansion. You're not looking for a daughter for the first emperor, you're looking for a sister for yourself. ”

"Play the piano indiscriminately." Chen Mu thought about it and smiled again: "But it's okay this way, it's easier to keep Zhongli by your side." ”

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