Dahua's move of sending troops made the nerves of the princes of all parties sharpened, paid close attention, and constantly sent scouts and spies to the area of Hongnong County to inquire about information, and then transmitted the military information back in time in the form of flying pigeons.

In this era, there is no satellite, network, telephone, etc., can not transmit sound for thousands of miles, if you send information by fast horse, it is likely that the intelligence will be delayed for half a month, or even a month, and the war situation is changing rapidly, so in the way of flying pigeons, although the probability of mistakes is high, but the number of times it is released, there is always a timely feedback back.

Hebei Xia Kingdom.

After Dou Jiande learned the news of Dahua's dispatch of troops, his brows were tightly locked, and he knew in his heart that his Xia State was between Zhuojun and Luoyang, and its development to the north was blocked, and it had not been able to attack the chassis of Zhuojun, where Luo Yi, Mai Tiezhu, Xue Shixiong and others were in charge, and new generals emerged in an endless stream, constantly recruiting and expanding troops, and their strength was getting stronger and stronger, making Dou Jiande powerless and difficult to annex.

The most important thing, with Youzhou Zhuo County as the core, the entire old Yan land, the six major counties were integrated, half of Liaodong was controlled, the new policy was implemented, the officials were appointed by Dahua, more and more formalized, they have no fear, peace of mind development, whether it is armament, grain and grass, military resources, faster than the Xia State, this is what makes Dou Jiande feel helpless.

To the south is Henan County, there is Wang Shichong, a treacherous hero, gathered a group of Sui ministers in the eastern capital, and there are many talents, the generals are mostly the old generals of the Sui army and the generals of Wagang, Luoyang City is extremely strong, there is the Yellow River moat, so Dou Jiande planned several times, and finally did not use troops against Wang Shichong.

Because of the enemy on his abdomen and back, Dou Jiande felt that the odds of victory were not high, and he would only increase casualties, that Wang Shichong was a villain, with a personality like a poisonous snake, once he had a bad relationship, he must always be on guard against his revenge and counterattack.

Now that he learned that Dahua had sent troops and began to crusade against the princes of the Central Plains, Dou Jiande felt that the situation was serious and convened the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss countermeasures.

The left servant shot Qi Shanxing, as well as the six Shangshu Song Zhengben, Ling Jing, Fan Yuan, Liu Ya and other ministers, Liu Heimin, Su Dingfang, Wang Fubao and other military generals, as well as Xu Yuanlang and others who had just returned to obedience, gathered in the main hall to discuss whether they should send troops and unite with Wang Shichong.

Song Zhengben took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and even the famous words, at present, Dahua is powerful, just like the Qin State during the Warring States Period, there is a tendency to sweep Liuhe, any vassal state can not compete, if it cannot be united, it will be wiped out one after another, so we should unite Li Tang, Wang Shichong, and even Du Fuwei, Xiao Liang, Li Zitong, Fu Gongtuo and other overlords, and then use the power of the Turkic Khan to put pressure on Dahua, let him withdraw his troops, and maintain the fact that the vassal kings of the world are divided and go their own way." ”

Qi Shanxing said: "The major events in the world must be divided for a long time, and they must be divided for a long time." Dahua's luck has been achieved, it is very difficult to fight against it, when you find a practical and effective way to block the rise of Dahua, block it in Hangu Pass, however, when today's princes, the development time is still short, the reserves are weak, far less than the prestige and foundation of the six countries back then, and the local people will not identify with their vassal status, more like the eighteen princes of the Chu and Han dynasties, it is easy to be swallowed by the Han. ”

"Lord Servant, you have been talking about this for a long time, but you have destroyed your own ambition and increased the prestige of others, do you want to fight against Dahua? You always give me a good word! Wang Fubao, the general in the army, was a little uncomfortable when he heard this, and immediately stood up and asked.

Qi Shanxing said: "For the time being, Qi has no good way, it is nothing more than to unite all the princes and join forces to resist China, especially Wang Shichong, he must not be allowed to fall, otherwise Dahua's next target must be my Xia Kingdom." ”

At this time, Liu Heimin, who is proficient in some of the art of war, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this Wang Shichong must be saved, but the troops must be just right to be able to attack successfully, and Dahua will be caught off guard, otherwise, we will send troops now, as soon as Wang Shichong's traitorous male is not forced to a desperate situation, he will inevitably be passive and sabotage, and if he does not prepare for the death of the fish, he will overconsume our strength; Second, Dahua was prepared, and when the time came, the northern army would be mobilized to attack our back, and a part of the army would be intercepted, which would not be conducive to our army's participation in the war. ”

Su Dingfang said: "The minister agrees with General Liu's words, and it is much more effective to use elite soldiers to surprise the Yellow River, raid the diagonal rear of the Dahua army, burn its grain and grass, and ambush the military camp in it. ”

After Dou Jiande heard the various statements of the civil and military courtiers, he already had some conclusions in his heart, and said: "What you have said, I also agree, first observe the battle situation, send someone to secretly contact Li Tang, see if they are willing to send troops to contain a part of Dahua's troops, and then wait for Wang Shichong to mobilize all his forces to fight Dahua to the death, and then launch an attack." ”

Ling Jing said: "I heard that Li Jing has a good way of governing the army in the northwest, and everywhere he goes, he has conquered everything, and the people of the Western Regions have compared him to Li Guang, the flying general, and he is the enemy, so be careful." ”

Liu Heimin said: "It's okay, Li Jing wants to command the army to attack forward, we will secretly cross the Yellow River, flank the rear, block its retreat, and when the time comes, we will be able to break it with Wang Shichong's soldiers and horses." ”

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Gangneung Fortress.

Xiao Milling established the capital here, Jianyuan Mingfeng, the country name is Liang, and he has already been called the emperor.

This Xiao clan is originally a descendant of the royal family of the Liang Kingdom, and now that they have reunited and restored the country, they feel overjoyed and return to the drunken gold fans of the former imperial life.

The Xiao clan has developed on the south bank of the Yangtze River and the two lakes area for a long time, gathering a lot of forces, and the strength is stronger than those grassroots princes, at least in terms of intelligence, the intelligence network for decades, and the setting of many green buildings and shops, there are intelligence personnel of the Xiao clan lurking.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Dahua has a new move, it seems that Luo Cheng has great ambitions, to follow the example of Qin Shi Huang and dominate the world. Our Liang Kingdom was destroyed in the Great Sui in the past, and today we must not lose the country again in my hands. ”

"Yes, we can't be slaves anymore, and we swear to resist!"

Yang Daosheng, King of Song, Zhang Xiu, King of Qi, and generals Dong Jingzhen, Ran Zhaoze, Lei Shimeng, Zheng Wenxiu, Xu Xuanche, Yang Junmao, Shen Liusheng, etc., were all enthusiastic.

"Your Majesty, do you want to send troops north to aid Wang Shichong?"

Xiao Mo snorted: "Wang Shichong's traitor, he is of Hu blood, and my descendants of the Central Plains royal family, compared with the nobility of the bloodline, it is far worse, we don't have to rush to send troops, all dynasties, the unification war is first north and then south, Dahua's offensive steps must also be Luoyang first, and then Hebei, let Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande join forces, we will integrate the forces in the south, form an offensive and defensive alliance, expand armaments, and make war deployments, and when Dahua and Xia and Zheng are stalemate and have casualties, we will send troops in the south again to force Dahua back, Order it to withdraw! ”