Niu Hong patted the young man who was squatting in the corner and didn't see it at first: "You don't believe your uncle, don't you still believe Uncle Niu?" ”

The young man shook his head decisively: "Uncle Niu is not as powerful as his uncle." ”

Niu Hongdeng's face couldn't hold it, it was true that although he was a mighty general in the Northern Zhou Dynasty as a guard in Hanzhong, and he also had a time when he was in charge, but this time the leader was led by Yang Su and surrendered without a fight, in contrast, at least Han Baohu also had a relationship with Xiao Shilian in Yangping Pass.

"Li Jing, how can you speak!" Han Baohu snorted coldly.

The boy stuck out his tongue and bowed his head.

And Niu Hong laughed and said: "Okay, don't be like a child, besides, there is nothing wrong with what he said, or he will be the main general." ”

Han Baohu waved his hand: "This kid even dares to sow discord, how can he spare him!" ”

Niu Hong saw Han Baohu stretching out his hand to fight, and hurriedly stopped: "Zitong (Han Baohu's table)!" Jokes, don't take it seriously, what should you take seriously! What's more, a certain person has always studied military books but has no experience in commanding operations, but he is just a Zhao Kuo, and he has to learn from you in this actual combat, so what the child said is right, you can't use this as an excuse not to give a chance! ”

And Han Baohu stretched out his hand to lift Li Jing's collar, and said helplessly: "I told you before, this kid is not very old, and he has a lot of eyes. ”

Li Jing stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to say more.

Niu Hong looked at this young boy with a smile, he was not very old, but his height was not short: "Li Jing, you should tell me, what do you want to do here, if you can't say it, then Uncle Niu won't intercede with you." ”

Li Jing hurriedly said: "Uncle, Uncle Niu, little nephew heard that the front line has made progress, and wants to come in to see what we should do next." ”

"Oh?" Niu Hong raised his tone with interest, "Then what do you think?" ”

Han Baohu also knew that his nephew liked to study the art of war since he was a child, and he often had amazing words, which was quite surprising, so Li Jing's father also let him follow Han Baohu to practice, but Li Jing was young after all, so he naturally didn't need to talk about going to the battlefield. Later, Li Jing followed Han Baohu to the south, and he was a little older, so this time Han Baohu did not throw him at home, but took him with him.

Seeing that he looked confident, Han Baohu also let go of his hand.

Li Jing took a step forward: "Two generals, please look, we have now broken through the Bao Chuan Road, Qizhou is ahead, and Sanfu is to the west, but have you ever considered a question?" ”

"Don't sell it!" Han Baohu said unhappily.

And Li Jing hurriedly said: "Here, Xiao Guan, is actually a better threat to us than the right wind in front of us. ”

Han Baohu and Niu Hong glanced at each other, both a little surprised. This is indeed a problem that they are beginning to realize as well, and they didn't expect this little guy to see it at a glance.

"Xiao Guan," Li Jing said in a deep voice, "Although it is in the northwest, as long as Xiao Pass is still there, our soldiers and horses in the northwest cannot be fully moved, and there are many plains and wilderness in Guanzhong, and the cavalry is naturally better than the foot soldiers in the battle, the cavalry under Li Yan should be between five thousand and six thousand, and Yang Jian must have to reinforce another three or four thousand, and the number of cavalry under the command of the two generals should only be a fraction of it. ”

Indeed, the best way to deal with cavalry is cavalry, and any other class will have all kinds of shortcomings, which also means that there will be greater sacrifices.

Han Baohu pondered and said, "But can we withstand Li Yan's attack, and still be able to divide our forces to take Xiao Pass?" ”

And Niu Hong is not without worries: "This Liang Rui is not an easy character to deal with. ”

Compared with Li Yan and others, Liang Rui can be said to have switched to the north and south and has rich experience, plus he is a diehard loyalist of Yang Jian, so this battle must not be so easy.

"If you can't take Xiaoguan, it will be difficult for the Northwest Army, especially the cavalry, to enter the Guanzhong, so how can we gain a foothold in the Guanzhong just by relying on our army?" Li Jing said without hesitation, "What's more······ It is foreseeable that within two years, Your Majesty will definitely launch the last battle against Yang Jian, and we will gnaw off the hard bones now, and what will be left to Your Majesty at that time is the credit for sweeping the world. ”

Niu Hong and Han Baohu were stunned for a moment, if they had also considered the strategic importance of winning Xiao Pass before, then this political factor after that had never been expected.

There seems to be some truth to that······ Niu Hongmo rubbed his chin, now that they have taken advantage of all the advantages, will it be time for His Majesty to roll up his sleeves and gnaw hard bones? Isn't this a blatant attempt to find fault with yourself?

After a pause, Li Jing smiled and said: "And if we can take Xiaoguan, then we can go along Qizhou, Xiaoguan and then Pinggao County, all the way north to connect Lingwu County, and build a flat defense line, and now we have actually gained the upper hand, as long as we can flatten this front, then we can naturally attack with the whole army." ”

Han Baohu bowed slightly, he had to admit that he had been persuaded by Li Jing. Although military is an extension of politics, as the chief general on the battlefield, his goal is to make the soldiers bleed less and strive for greater victory, and the affairs in the court are still far away, and Han Baohu does not plan to consider it at this time. However, simply excluding political factors, the reasons given by Li Jing still made him agree with this plan.

In fact, the war situation in the northwest is extremely chaotic now, the Han Dynasty controls Tianshui, Anding and Lingwu on the eastern front, while Xiaoguan and Pinggao County, which are located in the northwest of Anding and southeast of Lingwu, are in the hands of Liang Rui, and the entire Xiaoguan is like a salient to the northwest, not only blocking the connection between Lingwu and Anding, but also threatening the flank of Anding all the time, if it were not for a Liupan Mountain lying here, I am afraid that the two sides would have already fought.

But it was also because of this Liupan Mountain that Xiaoguan became the top priority of the Guanzhong defense line, and it also made the Han army helpless without concentrating heavy troops.

But if Xiao Pass can be opened, plus Wuguan in the southeast, then the Han army can continue to pass from the three roads of Xiegu, Xiao Pass, and Wuguan to directly put Guanzhong to death. Moreover, Xiaoguan is now the last nail of the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the northwest, if it is eradicated, Yang Jian's army in the entire north, including the Hetao region, will be under the front of the Han army, and at that time, whether Yang Jian wants Hetao, Yinzhou and other northern border towns, or Guanzhong, the foundation of the place, will naturally become a new problem.

To cause trouble for the enemy is to solve the problem for yourself.

"And how do you think it should be fought?" Han Baohu has already made up his mind.