A few simple sentences have determined the recent development direction of Yongan.

This is not only because Yong'an's position is too passive, but also because it has to adapt to the changes in the current situation.

At this time of chaos, the princes supported the army to stand on their own, the emperor died, and the rebels held a succession edict on the side.

It is not difficult to foresee that there will be a war in the imperial capital in the near future, and it doesn't matter who wins or loses, but as long as this battle starts, the world will definitely shake.

Chen Ziqian even had a hunch that this battle would be a stepping stone to provoke chaos in the world.

And at this juncture, if Chen Ziqian is still unable to gain a firm foothold, the situation will be even more difficult in the face of chaos in the future.

Of course, if you want to raise troops, you don't have to choose Huaihua, such as conforming to the meaning of Tongzhou's assassination history, sending troops to fight against Zeng Yuanqi, and such as cross-border conquest of Ningzhou Governor Lu.

These are all options, but the rebellion of the Shi clan in Ningzhou is not over yet, the water is already muddy enough, and now if you get involved, not only will you not be able to change the passive situation, but there will be several new enemies, which is really unwise.

At the same time, it is not a good choice to attack Pingyong, after all, even if you win, sitting on the land of Pingyong and Yong'an, in the end, it will only change from being trapped in Yong'an to being trapped in Yong'an and Pingyong, and there is no change in the general direction.

The use of troops in Huaihua is different, first, it can try to promote an alliance with Zeng Yuanqi, so that the defensive pressure east of Yong'an will be reduced a lot.

Second, the south of Huaihua is close to the barbarian land in the south, where fierce horses are abundant, as long as trade relations are promoted, cavalry can be vigorously developed in the future, and at the same time, the combat effectiveness of the army can be improved, and the achievement of trade relations can also effectively promote the economic development of the territory.

The most important point is to occupy the land of Huaihua, which can directly threaten the Changling County of the Tongzhou Shogunate.

The world is in turmoil, if the Tongzhou Thorn Shi wants to let go of the world, he needs to make friends with Huaihua, otherwise Chen Ziqian can take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Tongzhou Thorn Shi at any time to go up and stab the other party's stomach.

Moreover, geographically Huaihua and Yunzhou are also very close, and the occupation of Huaihua can be said to be beneficial and harmless, and in a strategic sense, the scope of activities that can be carried out in the future will be greater.

Unlike the occupation of Yongan and Pingyong, which are completely surrounded on all sides, they are always faced with the problem of 'chaos if they move, and if they don't move, they will sit and wait for death'.

It can be said that if this battle is won, the initiative will be in Chen Ziqian's hands, and if he loses, everything he has now will be overturned and restarted.

Chen Ziqian obviously won't let such a situation happen, even if he uses all means!

However, although this development direction is good, it is quite difficult to implement it with the current situation of Yongan.

At present, grain, grass and ordnance are not a big problem, Tongzhou is rich in minerals, and there are sufficient iron mines in Anyi to build armaments, in fact, Pang Jianchu has never stopped building armaments since he took refuge in Chen Ziqian.

In addition, the grain in the treasury is also quite abundant, hundreds of thousands of stone tun grain is enough for Chen Ziqian to squander, and there are so many family granaries to spare, it is not a problem to support Yong'an to launch a campaign.

However, the grain and grass are rich, but there are many soldiers and horses, and the treasury has recently paid military salaries, and implemented many policies to benefit the people, plus the Shadow Guard has been sent to various states and counties to set up an intelligence network, and the original remaining 300,000 funds have been squandered, hoping to use the money to temporarily recruit troops, although it can supplement some soldiers, but the number will definitely not be too much.

And after such a consumption, it is inevitable that the finances will be red, and I am afraid that I will not be able to come up with money to supplement the military salary in the next few months, which can be regarded as laying a fixed time for the army in advance, and sooner or later it will be a trouble.

In addition, there are hidden dangers in border defense, Zeng Yuanqi still doesn't know what attitude is, if he can't reach an alliance before sending troops, I'm afraid that there will inevitably be a defense crisis later.

Approaching Ningzhou Governor Lu's side also had to be guarded, although Ningzhou is chaotic now, but the more this time, the more likely the war disaster will spread.

These are all issues that Chen Ziqian needs to consider, and of course, he is not just thinking about it and not taking action.

After instructing Luo Taibai and Tan Wenhao to prepare for the army, Chen Ziqian transferred Dian Jitong, who had just returned from Ningzhou two days ago.

This guy seems to have been born to run errands, he just helped Tan Wenhao pick up his younger brothers and sisters, and now he has to be sent out on a mission.

In the palace, Dian Jitong changed the dress of the Japanese scribe in the green shirt, learned Chen Ziqian's dressing style, and wore a blue suit, which was quite angry.

"Lord!" Dian Jitong came in and arched his hand, and he was given tasks by Chen Ziqian alone many times, which made him feel quite honored.

Especially on this trip to Ningzhou, he handed over the task of picking up Tan Wenhao's younger brothers and sisters to him, because of this incident, his relationship with Tan Wenhao has become much closer.

You must know that Tan Wenhao is now a county under one person, and he has been in a high position since he first came, which shows how much Chen Ziqian attaches importance to Tan Wenhao.

In the future, Tan Wenhao will be brilliant, can he forget how good he is?

Chen Ziqian didn't know that Dian Jitong had so much careful thinking, so he went straight to the point and said: "There is a tricky task that you need to do right now, this task is dangerous, but there is no other suitable candidate except for you, are you willing to run for me?" ”

"But please tell the lord, Longtan Tiger's Den, humble duty!" Dian Jitong agreed very happily, but in his heart he was panicked, and the expression on his face became serious.

Chen Ziqian nodded with satisfaction, he just values Dian Jitong's diligence and progress, this kind of person will be able to take charge of himself in the future.

"I just discussed with Changshi Juncheng and decided that in five days the army will be recruited to Huaihua, in order to avoid problems in the rear defense at that time, we must reach an alliance with Pingyong Zeng Yuanqi, you will run Pingyong for me and find a way to promote this alliance, is there a problem?" Chen Ziqian was concise and directly threw out the question.

Dian Jitong swallowed a mouthful of saliva after listening to it, who doesn't know that Yongan and Zeng Yuanqi are mortal enemies, and sending him to talk about forming an alliance at this time is to send him to death?

He hasn't done anything wrong lately, why did the lord treat him like this?

No, five days later, you will raise troops to recruit Huaihua?

Does this mean to expand the territory and entrust him with important tasks?

"If you have any questions, just say it." Chen Ziqian saw that Dian Jitong did not respond, and his face was slightly gloomy.

Dian Jitong immediately came to his senses and arched his hand: "The lord has an order, and he must do his best, but what if Zeng Yuanqi takes this opportunity to open his mouth to our lion?" ”

"You just need to tell him that if you cooperate, you will benefit both, and if you divide it, you will burn all the jade, and after our army successfully captures Huaihua, I can also promise him that I will return the entire Zeng clan to him intact." Chen Ziqian said with a slight squint.

Tongzhou Thorn Shi can't give Zeng Yuan any sweetness, just like Tongzhou Thorn Shi did to him, just wrote to the imperial court to give him a letter of appointment, it's all a false name, and there is no substantial help in the current situation, but what he promised to Zeng Yuanqi here is really related to the future survival.

Which is more important, even if Zeng Yuanqi can't understand it, doesn't there be a talent under his command who can understand current affairs?

Dian Jitong pondered for a moment in his heart, with these concessions, this trip was more certain, but for the sake of insurance, he still felt that it was necessary to add more bargaining chips: "There is a reluctant request from the lowly position, this trip is to persuade Zeng Yuanqi to form an alliance, since the lord intends to return the Zeng clan people afterwards, it is better to take this opportunity to escort a few Zeng Yuanqi's descendants to the past to show sincerity, and at the same time, the Zeng clan can also help promote this alliance." ”

"Well, this is very good, in terms of candidates, you will personally go to the Zeng Mansion to choose later, in order not to delay the army, you need to leave as soon as possible." Chen Ziqian nodded, self-motivated people got things done, and they were really more motivated.