Chen Pu didn't speak right away. She lowered her head, her mind nervously and cautiously thinking about what Shang Cheng had just said.

After a long time, she raised her head and said, "You are right. For the Turks, Blackwater City is far more important than a fangzhou. We can lose Fangzhou, but they don't dare to lose Blackwater City! She now figured out that the reason why Shang Cheng would come up with such a bold military plan was that he saw that the people of Turquoise would never abandon Blackwater City. Once the king of Donglu Valley heard that the royal tent might be in danger, he would definitely go back to rescue at all costs, so that the heavy troops hoarded in Yandong could take the opportunity to send troops to the Bailan River Valley to attack the four left parts of the mountain in the Tuqi Valley, and strive to severely damage or destroy one or two of them, so as to achieve the goal of striking at and weakening the enemy, reduce the military pressure faced by the Yandong area, and at the same time win a relatively favorable situation for the future military operations of Dazhao.

However, she also knew that if she wanted this plan to be implemented smoothly, Yanshan would also face a series of difficulties, and Shang Cheng would also face a lot of difficulties. Not to mention anything else, just because of the comparison of the strength of the enemy and us, Yanshan is at an absolute disadvantage. According to the estimation of the Ministry of War, the Tuqi people in front of Yanshan roughly have 20,000 to 30,000 large tent troops, and the thirteen tribes can also provide about 60,000 soldiers for the king of Donglu Valley, which is almost 100,000 troops; And the three armies of Yanshan Wei are counted even with the border army, and the total strength is less than 45,000. Even if you don't consider the problem that the soldiers of the Turquoise are all cavalry and move far faster than the Zhao army, just thinking that the 40,000 Zhao army is going to fight against the 100,000 Turks, the generals who know this strategy of advancing the army are all worried-one by one, the strength of the two sides was equal during the northern expedition last year, and the Great Zhao was also defeated, and next year Yanshan whimsically wants to deal with the entire left wing of the Turks with the power of one guard, what is the difference between this arrogant move and touching the stone with an egg?

They had already pondered this question repeatedly, and when they heard Chen Pu's questioning at this moment, he smiled and said: "There is a problem with the calculation of the military department, and it is impossible for the people of Tuqi to have so many soldiers. He guessed that this was probably the reason why the military department suddenly summoned him to Beijing. After all, Zhang Shao was a "Wen" general, and he didn't have much say in military affairs, and his words were not so convincing, and the military department probably didn't want to listen to Zhang Shao's explanation.

Chen Pu stared at Shang Cheng, who seemed to be confident, with a complicated expression, and couldn't understand why he was so sure. The Turquoises don't have that many soldiers? So how did last year's Northern Expedition fail? Even if five or six thousand people died when the Turks invaded Yanshan last winter, this was not a painful loss to the left wing of the Turks, and Yanshanwei still had to face twice as many enemies as himself! This is the crux of the plan's delay in being adopted by the imperial court!

She couldn't help but warn Shang Cheng and said, "Zida don't ignore the soldiers because of greed. "Even if you want to earn a big credit, don't risk the lives of your soldiers. And this is not just a simple battle, it is likely to affect Yan Shanwei's comfort. "Also, you don't have to worry about your future. I heard that Tang Xing's old Xiangguo had already made a statement a few days ago, saying that since the situation in Yanshan is very stable now, there is no need to make any major adjustments to Yanshan's personnel for the time being. I think Zida won't understand the meaning of this, right? ”

Shang Cheng was really a little crying and laughing.

Where did Chen Pu go? Could it be that in the eyes of Chen Pu and the Ministry of War, that military plan was that he wanted to do everything possible to gain some military merit for himself? What did they see him as a person? He is already a fake commander now, and with a little effort, he can officially take over Yanshan and become a dignified pillar country. Moreover, as long as he doesn't make any big mistakes in the future, he will definitely be made an earl within five years, and the marquis will have a little bit of political achievements, so where can he dig out his mind to make war achievements? No, he didn't do it to earn more credit for himself, absolutely not! He is not as vulgar as Chen Pu thinks.

Chen Pu didn't say anything. She lowered her eyes, calmly picked up the tea cup on the table, and slowly sipped the tea soup with preserved ginger and brown sugar. It was supposed to be a fragrant tea soup, but she couldn't taste it in her mouth. To be honest, she was a little disappointed in Shang Cheng. Whether you admit it or not, everyone has the idea of going further, but some people are straightforward, and some people are tactful and subtle, like Shang Cheng, who is not right and denies it, it is the first time she has seen it......

Shang Cheng also fell silent. He was a little unhappy. Looking at Chen Pu's expression, he knew that she didn't believe what she said. But he was reluctant to explain more. This is completely unnecessary. He didn't want her to do anything, and he didn't need to turn to her for help, so he didn't care about Chen Pu's impression and evaluation of himself at all, she thought he was a good person, a bad person, a gentleman or a villain, it didn't matter. Chen Pu's sudden cold attitude, he also saw it in his eyes. But what's the big deal? He was not afraid. Even if you offend this Changsha princess, what can you do? He is a border guard general who guards one side, not to mention that he is just a princess in front of him, that is, a prince or a prince, and he doesn't have to look at other people's faces to act......

But as a colleague in the army, he still patiently explained to Chen Pu: "I said that the planning of the Ministry of War is biased, and I have a reason. In times of emergency, the left flank of the Turks could indeed gather an army of 100,000 or even 200,000, but the most effective of them was still the elite Great Horde Army. Our estimate is similar to that of the military department, and the left flank of the Great Tent Army, which is under the direct command of the King of Donglu Valley, should be between 30,000 and 40,000 people. However, these 40,000 big tent soldiers are not all in a small city like Blackwater City, and it is impossible to station so many soldiers. According to our analysis, half of the 40,000 big tent soldiers are stationed in the east to guard the rest of the people, and the remaining 20,000 people are scattered and stationed in Heishui City, mainly to contain our Bohai, Yanshan and Dingjin Sanwei. From this point of view, the big tent soldiers in front of Yanshan, including the garrison of Blackwater City, are around 10,000 people. The number of herdsmen that the thirteen tribes can recruit at any time is about 20,000, and it may reach 50,000 to 70,000 after full mobilization. One by one, however, please note that I am talking about 'full mobilization,' on a scale similar to the one launched last year when the Turbulents were dealing with our northern expedition. At that critical juncture where either you die or I die, I am not surprised at all that the people of Tuqi are mobilizing the strength of the whole clan......"

Chen Pu lowered his head and held the teacup and listened silently. Although for her, there are many words in Shang Cheng's words that she doesn't understand too much, but on the whole, she has understood and understood. She admits that what Shang Cheng said makes a lot of sense. But she still has a very sharp question to ask.

"During the Northern Expedition last year, the Turks dispatched so many soldiers, how can you guarantee that they will not be able to mobilize next year......" she asked aggressively, borrowing a new vocabulary she had just learned from Shang Cheng, "...... Can't mobilize 100,000 people? Even if there are no 100,000 people, 10,000 big tent troops and 20,000 or 30,000 tribal soldiers, it will be almost on par with you, and you still have to divide the troops into two ways and ask Yan Du about it, how do you fight this battle? ”

Shang Cheng glared at Chen Pu, and his mind quickly pondered whether he needed to tell Chen Pu more detailed plans. I've never seen such a woman, how could she be so concerned about fighting and killing? She can't learn from other women, she has nothing to embroider a purse or a window grille, that kind of life is more suitable for her. She shouldn't mix it up with this war......

He quickly made up his mind. If she doesn't say it now, she will know sooner or later. Who made her a soldier in the army? If he can convince her, then he can convince the military department and the imperial court. So he simply told the details of the plan in one go.

The most critical details are actually two. First of all, the battle next spring is not a regional decisive battle, so the imperial court does not need to increase the number of troops to Yanshan on a large scale, so as to avoid startling the snake, and secondly, it will not affect the transmission of orders in the army. Secondly, Yanshan needs the cooperation of Bohai and Dingjin, and the two Wei towns should carry out a series of feints on the border after the New Year, attracting the attention of the Turks, and at the same time containing the enemy's forces, which can not only reduce the pressure on Yanshan to the greatest extent, but also turn from feints to actual attacks when necessary, and strive to expand the results of the battle. Especially Bohaiwei, they can completely arrange a considerable cavalry army in the west, and when the time comes, they will work together with Li Shen's Yandong army to attack the four left divisions of Tuqi Mountain from the east and west, even if they can't completely defeat these four tribes, at least they will not be able to recover for a long time in the future......

…… It was late at night, and Shang Cheng hadn't slept yet. He walked up and down the hall with his brazier removed, his mind thinking about many things.

He did not enter Beijing this time only to explain to the imperial court the military plans for next spring, he had many other things to do. He wanted to ask the household department to approve a sum of money and grain, so that the official road from Yanzhou to Quzhou through Dun'an could be repaired. Now, a section of this road in Yanshan has been unblocked, but there is a long section in Quzhou that is dilapidated because of disrepair, and Quzhou is unwilling to pay money, no way, in order to make the road smooth as soon as possible, he had to come forward to the court for the court to find the court for the Quzhou government to ask for money. In addition, he also had to find three provinces to approve a slip in order to increase the annual pig iron quota flowing into Yanshan. He also had to find the Ministry of Industry to see if they could transfer a Ministry of Industry workshop in Yanzhou to the local area, because he had some novel ideas and wanted to do some experiments, and he needed a site and a group of skilled craftsmen. There are also officials...... There were so many things that he didn't know if he could do them all before he left Shangjing.

He also needs to take time to visit the old handsome Xiao Jian, and he also needs to meet Wang Yi. And Ran Linde them......

The next afternoon, the snow finally stopped. The official of the Ministry of Rites who received the news also came.

On the evening of the third day, he finally entered the capital.