At the banquet, the atmosphere was as cold as ice in an instant.

There was a trace of coldness in Yan Zhengfang's gentle face, which Shen Zhengnan deliberately provoked between him and Yuan Ci.

If he can't say that he is ugly today, and let Shen Zhengnan frame him on the spot, it will inevitably cause Yuan Ci to be dissatisfied.

As he expected, Yuan Ci leaned on the soft couch, raising his glass and hanging in the air, staring at him with angry eyes, clearly waiting for an explanation.

Yan Zhengfang got up from the cushion, hurriedly walked to the hall, bowed and said softly: "My lord, Wei Chen privately thinks that there are at least three drawbacks? ”

"Zhengfang, tell me about it!" Yuan Ci asked.

Yan Zhengfang and Huang Haoran are his right-hand men, one is far-sighted and has a great sense of the overall situation, and the other is good at planning and decisiveness.

Today, Huang Haoran is presiding over the battle in the north, and the only people he can rely on are Yan Zhengfang, Shen Zhengnan, Xu Wennuo, Liu Zongtao and other advisers.

Yan Zhengfang's suggestion, dare not take it lightly!

"The lord, Dong Chang brought disaster to the country, the imperial power collapsed, but the princes of all walks of life are still nominally the sons of Dakang, no matter what grand plans everyone has, they are still expanding under the banner of crusading against Dong Chang, and there are few princes fighting.

In the spring of last year, the lord led an army to conquer Gongyang Yue, weakening the power of the princes, which has caused dissatisfaction among the princes from all walks of life.

Not to mention the remaining serious impact on the lord, many capable officials who wanted to take refuge in the lord and were determined to revive Dakang, brave and fierce generals, have taken refuge in Zhao Rui, the king of Yong.

Today, Zhang Tang, Kong Sheng, and Huang Fuxiong conquered Dong Chang and rescued the emperor's army, but the lord did not help, but fell into the well and occupied the territory of the three people, which became more and more immoral, and would encounter condemnation and even siege by princes from all walks of life.

In the future, when Longdong encounters danger, the princes of all parties will definitely choose to watch the fire from the other side.

Both, Ram Yue conspired with Qin State, sent Lin Jianlu and Guo Jikang to lead the troops to the east, wanting to recover Fengzhou, General Lu led the troops to resist, and General Gongsun led the army to conquer Qin, which has contained many troops in Longdong.

If troops are sent to seize the territory of Zhang Tang, Kong Sheng, and Huang Fuxiong, in the short term, Longdong will fight on the third front, and the troops, grain and grass, I am afraid it will be difficult to continue!

Three, if Zhang Tang, Sun Sheng, and Huang Fuxiong defeated Dong Chang and rescued the emperor, the lord sent General Ju to the south, and he was no longer afraid of Dong Chang. However, Zhang Tang and the three of them were defeated, and Dong Chang led the troops in Xijing.

The Central Plains War weakened the military and financial resources of the northern princes, which would only allow Dong Chang and King Yong to reap the benefits of the fishermen. Yan Zhengfang talked eloquently, Dao Ming waved the disadvantages of the southern expedition.

Hearing this, Yuan Ci frowned slightly, sincerely dissatisfied, and turned his head to ask Wen Chen at the bottom of the right side of the banquet: "Wen Ruo, three-line combat, Longdong grain, ordnance, how long can it last?" ”

"Lord, if you fight on three roads, the consumption of grain and grass will be extremely high, and the grain and grass and ordnance stored in Longdong will last for three months at most?"

Xu Wenruo replied loudly that he was specifically responsible for Longdong's armaments, money, food, horses and other internal affairs, and helped Yuan Ci share a lot of pressure.

Taking a slight breath, he continued: "My lord, Huang Shilang, General Gongsun led the troops to the Qin State, referring to the time spent in previous years, within a month, General Gongsun will transport back a large amount of grain from the Qin State, and at that time, he will no longer be troubled by grain, grass, and ordnance. ”

"Wen Ruo is right, the Qin army is not worried, General Gongsun and Huang Shilang transported back grain from the Qin State, which is enough to eliminate Zhang Tang, Kong Sheng, and Huangfuxiong." Shen Zhengnan echoed, turned his head to Yan Zhengfang, and then looked at Yuan Ci Yizheng and said: "Lord, the civil war in Dakang continues, and the empire will fall apart sooner or later. ”

"Lord, if the princes from all walks of life want to eliminate Dong Chang, there will inevitably be wolf smoke everywhere, and internal friction will continue, and the ministers privately think that the lord should wait and see the changes, control the land of Longdong, expand the army, store grain, plan and then move." Yan Zhengfang argued.

"Lord, what Yan Zhubo said is true, the wood is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it, the pile is higher than the shore, and the flow will be turbulent. When the princes from all walks of life are vying to expand, the lord should keep his light and prepare for the future blockbuster! Liu Zongtao, who has never spoken out, supports Yan Zhengfang's expansion of the army, storage of grain, and a plan to plan and then move.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Ci did not accept their suggestion, got up and walked to the front of the high platform, and asked: "Yanzhang, how long will it take for you to come to conquer Zhang Tang, Kong Sheng, and Huang Fuxiong?" ”

Ju Yanzhang, Hou Junlie, and Yu Changxiong, who have been in Dengfeng County for more than half a year, have long been looking forward to taking action and seizing the three southern states.

Put the wine glass on the desk, get up in the center of the hall, glanced at Yan Zhengfang, and said with confidence: "Lord Yu, the last general and General Hou, General Yu, in Dengfeng County more than 100,000 troops, Zhang Tang, Kong Sheng, Huangfu Xiong's army is defeated, our soldiers are divided into three routes, within two or three months, the last general is sure to seize the three states, the main open territory." ”

"Okay, you quickly return to Dengfeng County and prepare for the expedition, and I will give you four months, and before winter, you must seize the three states." Now that Ju Yanzhang has the chance to win, Yuan Ci does not want to miss the opportunity.

"Whoa!"

"Lord, fighting on three fronts, I can't help it!"

"Lord, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years."

Yan Zhengfang, Liu Zongtao argued with reason.

"Needless to say, a certain decision has been made!"

Yuan Ci admired Yan Zhengfang, but he was bound to win the territory of Zhang Tang and the three of them, Yan Zhengfang, Liu Zongtao opposed the southern expedition, which made him very dissatisfied, and slapped his wide palm on the desk, angrily scolding.

The angry words fell, and the guards outside the hall turned around and walked into the hall, and saluted respectfully: "My lord, General Lu Kang has sent scouts back and are waiting outside the hall!" ”

Lu Kang?

Yuan Ci heard the sound and hesitated slightly, Gongsun Ang, Huang Haoran presided over the military affairs of Qiushui County, how could it be that the Lu Resistance faction scouts sent a message.

Yan Zhengfang, Liu Zongtao's expression was strange, and he was sad.

"Tell the scouts to come in and report." Yuan Ci commanded.

At this time, Shen Zhengnan turned sideways, clenched his fists and congratulated Yuan Ci: "Lord, General Lu Kang sent scouts back, it must be General Gongsun who led the troops to achieve a great victory in the frontline battle, congratulations!" ”

"Humph!"

"The whisker and the horseman!" Hearing this, Yan Zhengfang glanced at Shen Zhengnan, and snorted lightly, his eyes full of disdain.

When Shen Zhengnan heard the voice and wanted to refute, a scout in a bloody suit broke into the hall out of breath, and after saluting Yuan Ci, he said in a panic: "Lord, Ji Xuanling led the Qin army to drive the imperial expedition in person, outside Yicheng, successively defeated the Tiger Ben army, Yicheng gained and lost, General Lu Kang led the troops to retreat to Baishui County and stationed in Hancheng. ”

"What?"

"What did you say?"

Hearing the sound, Shen Zhengnan reacted first, the smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared instantly, and he rushed forward in stride, grabbed the scout's blood-colored collar, and asked in a panic?

"My lord, the Tiger Ben army has been defeated, retreat to Longdong!" The scout's panicked eyes looked at Shen Zhengnan with fear, and said cautiously.