Li Xun, Fan Zhongyun, Sima Tu, Chen and the four of them gathered around the charcoal stove to keep warm.

There were a few sweet potatoes on the charcoal stove, and as the temperature slowly rose, a burst of fragrance came out, Li Xun picked up the sweet potatoes and gave them to Fan Zhongyun, Sima Tu, and Chen He, Li Xun himself didn't eat them, he was not cold to sweet potatoes.

"I said Lao Fan, have you ever thought of this situation?"

Li Xun asked with a smile.

To tell the truth, Li Xun never had this idea at all from the beginning to the end, it was Fan Zhongyun who persuaded him, Li Xun felt that what Fan Zhongyun said was reasonable, and the explanation was reasonable, so he had this thought, and finally decided to send troops to the Western Regions.

Li Xun is such a person, he doesn't have so many complicated ideas, but as long as what others say makes sense, Li Xun can think clearly about the reason, he will do it, and do it decisively.

Fan Zhongyun took the sweet potato, smelled the taste, but didn't eat it, listening to Li Xun's question, Fan Zhongyun shrugged his shoulders with a smile, and said: "The matter of war is changing, it lies in the opportunity, I am not a god, how can I think of anything?" However, this land of the Seven Kingdoms in the eastern part of the Western Regions, with the power of Chen Tu, can be easily taken, I have thought of this, and I am sure that we can do it, as for the formation of today's situation, I have conjectures in this regard, but it is just a conjecture, if Zhan Bai advances lightly and is defeated by us in one fell swoop, this Western Regions may also be easily taken, right and wrong, change and change, who can know? ”

"Now it seems that Jamber is not a fool, at least he has smart people around him to give him advice, and now although our two sides have formed a confrontation, but Jamber's forces are in an advantage after all, and it is convenient to occupy the home field, where is our hope of winning?"

Li Xun looked at Fan Zhongyun, the two have been friends for so many years, for Fan Zhongyun, Li Xun is very clear, this time to send troops to the Western Regions, such a big move, Fan Zhongyun thinks and thinks, it can never be simple, there must be his deep-seated thoughts and intentions.

Fan Zhongyun glanced at Li Xun, was silent for a moment, and then stretched out three fingers: "Three points, people's hearts, nature, and the overall situation." ”

Li Xun nodded: "I would like to hear about it." ”

"After the Second Longyou War, Longyou Road was dilapidated, the people were killed and injured countless times, the internal should not be enough, the imperial court was also suffering, and could not help us, this is internal, but external, the imperial court gave you the military power to manage the western part of Longyou, and sent 50,000 elite soldiers, which gave us a chance, what is an opportunity? If you want to get out of the breakthrough, you can only go outside, where is this outside? Tubo is difficult to forge ahead, can not do it for the time being, the Hu people are powerful, and it is not something we can consider in a short time, in this way, we have only one goal, that is, the Western Regions, as long as we take the Western Regions, we have everything, we can get great development, the power extends to the outside world, Zhan Bai's mind is the same as ours, the Persian Empire has just been established, the limelight is flourishing, he does not dare to compete with it, and the western part of Longyou has just ended the war with Tubo, the losses are great, the strength is weak, in Zhan Bai's view, this is also an excellent opportunity, If we can defeat the western part of Longyou, Zhan Bai will have an excuse to continue to take sole control of the military, which will give him an immeasurable impetus to unify the Western Regions, so we will have a war with Zhan Bai sooner or later. ”

Fan Zhongyun once said this, and in fact, it has been confirmed from Chen Tu, if it weren't for some internal problems, Zhan Bai would have been ready to do it as early as two months ago.

Fan Zhongyun stood up and said loudly: "The thirty-six countries of the Western Regions have different thoughts, this is related to their concept of governing the country, and their political interests, Zhan Bai was able to gather all the military forces of the Western Regions, relying on extraordinary means, and the Dashi Empire fought fiercely for three years, and the nobles of the Western Regions suffered heavy losses, which is not in line with their interests, we are not willing to continue to wage war at all, we are not willing to continue to wage war at all, our trip is coming, the countries of the Western Regions do not know their intentions, so they can only gather together and seek safety." ”

Sima Tu interjected at this time and said: "The countries of the Western Regions are very profitable, the first Lunar Eclipse Empire, the later Chu Dynasty, or the Dashi Empire, no matter who rules the Western Regions, they don't care, they just care whether their interests will be harmed, so we fully clarify their intentions, let them be autonomous, and never harm the interests and politics of all countries." ”

Li Xun nodded: "I'm afraid it doesn't make much sense to say this now, Zhan Bai, the roadblocker, will never sit back and watch the situation develop in this direction." ”

Fan Zhongyun said in a deep voice: "What you said is right, so we must defeat Zhan Bai's roadblock and force peace by war." ”

After speaking, Fan Zhongyun continued: "Second, nature, between people, most of the time you can share hardships and hardships, but it is difficult to share wealth and prosperity, before Zhan Bai, the countries of the Western Regions did not care about the size of the country, under the rule of the Dashi Empire, everyone was equal, and now Zhan Bai defeated the Dashi Empire as the leader, firmly grasped the military power, and had the idea and idea of unifying the Western Regions, I am afraid that it will be difficult to balance in the hearts of the high-level leaders of the Western Regions, because once Zhan Bai unifies the Western Regions, he will definitely implement the centralized dictatorship emperor system, a country with dictatorship and centralized power, I'm afraid that most of the high-level leaders in the Western Regions don't want to see it. ”

Li Xun said: "A unified dictatorship and centralized power in the Western Regions, the people at the bottom of the Western Regions may yearn for it. ”

Sima Tu said with a smile: "My lord, the main financial resources of the Western Regions are in the hands of a few high-level people, if Zhan Bai does not have the support and help of these people, he will not be able to do great things by relying on the people at the bottom alone." ”

Li Xun nodded, what Sima Tu said made sense, whether it was the ancient times of that world or the ancient times of this world, several large-scale people's riots, although they shook the foundation of the country, and even the Chu Dynasty directly destroyed the country in the people's rebellion, but most of the regimes established by the people were eventually defeated, what is the reason? Without the support of the nobles and the landlord and aristocracy, their regime could not last long, as is the case in all countries.

Fan Zhongyun stretched out his third finger: "Third, the overall situation, what is the overall situation of the Western Regions?" Although the countries of the Western Regions defeated the Dashi Empire under the leadership of Zhan Bai, what is the future direction of development? For this point, Zhan Bai has ideas in planning, but it is just Zhan Bai's wishful thinking, the thinking of the Western Regions countries is still inherent, that is, not wanting to forge ahead, to protect their own interests, Zhan Bai recruited troops on a large scale, fought with the Dashi Empire, and now is fighting with us again, where does this money and food come from? It is not from the high-level nobles of the Western Regions, after the war in the past few years, Zhan Bai has achieved great success and prestige, but what about the high-level nobles of the Western Regions? What do they gain in addition to losing a lot of money and food? ”

Li Xun smiled: "Listen to what you mean, or prepare to disintegrate Zhan Bai from the inside." ”

Fan Zhongyun smiled faintly: "A soldier who surrenders without a fight, and a good person who is good." ”

Sima Tu also smiled: "Although the Dashi Empire is in ashes, there are still a large number of Dashi people in the Western Regions, coupled with the invasion of the Persian Empire, a large number of Dashi refugees poured into the Western Regions, for these Dashi people, the countries of the Western Regions have adopted cruel oppressive methods, and the Dashi people are like pigs and dogs, and now the main forces of the Western Regions are all concentrated here, and the strength of the countries is empty, we only need to provoke ..... slightly."

Sima Tu didn't finish, but the meaning was already clear.

Li Xun squinted, a smile appeared on his face, and many thoughts suddenly appeared in his heart.

Chen He, who was sitting on the side, watched a few people talk in general, that is, the overall situation of the Western Regions and the follow-up plan were all clear, and his face suddenly had admiration.