The sun had sunset beneath the hillsides, houses, treetops, and so on, and everything around it was still visible, but it was slowly becoming slightly blurred. Zhu Gaoxu walked to the blue-tiled pavilion built by civil engineering.

The Sichuan political envoy is a basin terrain, but the plain area seems to be small, and Zhu Gaoxu has not seen the real plain so far; There are also mountains in the city of Luzhou. Standing on the pavilion, you can see the garden outside, the very characteristic streets...... The narrow hillside road paved with old stone slabs, lined with small shops, makes people feel very quiet and lonely.

There are some large houses with large green tiles on the roof, which appear small and dense, and people who are densely afraid of it will be uncomfortable to look at. Such a big roof, so small and so many green tiles, always make people worry that they will collapse; However, the houses looked old and were clearly quite solid.

Miaojin took her leave, leaving Zhu Gaoxu to stand alone behind the wooden railing. There were many sergeants around who were slowly walking and observing, but they were doing their own business, and Zhu Gaoxu thought about his own business and did not interfere with each other.

What Miaojin said just now is a bit mysterious, but there is some truth, and Zhu Gaoxu also thinks that things in this world are not all things that can be explained by real things. It's like he suddenly became a member of the Ming Dynasty, and he can't figure it out.

But those abstract things seem to have to go deep into a certain level before they can be revealed; For example, the evil in people's hearts, and the things that bring about killing the whole family of the loser at every turn, are completely unreasonable. On a more superficial level, Zhu Gaoxu still generally only believes in things that can be seen with the eyes and things that have logical principles.

So there are many things that can be thought about.

Qu Neng speculated that Xue Lu would almost definitely go to Yazhou, and this probability was very high. Zhu Gaoxu's coping strategy has two paths.

The first is to follow Xue Lu to Yazhou, and the battle will be decided in Yazhou. However, there is some abstract fog ahead of this road: Zhu Gaoxu gave up the initiative to choose the battlefield; And that place in Yazhou always makes Zhu Gaoxu think of the Wenlou in the palace for no reason.

The second is to "encircle Wei and save Zhao", divert the Tuojiang River, and directly attack Chengdu Mansion, so as to force Xue Lu to return to help. This road seems to be very clever at first glance, and it must be saved; But it can't stand thinking about it, and it's scary to think about it.

Xue Lu will definitely be rerouted to Chengdu? Zhu Gaoxu really can't decide this matter for Xue Lu, after all, his head grows on someone else's neck.

Chengdu is a big city, and the city fortifications are by no means comparable to those ordinary prefectures and counties and acropolis in the southwest mountains; From a tactical point of view, defense is inherently cheaper than siege.

Although Guo Zi, the political envoy of Sichuan, is a civil official, he has a lot of experience in city defense, and he may be in Chengdu now. At the beginning, Gao Chi was in Beiping, and he listened to many suggestions from Guo Zi in the city defense. As long as Guo Zi can have 20,000 regular troops in his hands and mobilize some surplus soldiers to help defend the city, he should be able to barely maintain the city defense of Chengdu City.

And Zhu Gaoxu's question at this time is not whether he can capture Chengdu, but what to capture! Time is of the essence. Zhu Gaoxu remembered this sentence in his heart at this time.

Xue Lu was originally about five days earlier than Zhu Gaoxu in terms of marching time and distance. If Xue Lu was given enough time, would Xue Lu choose to kill Mu Sheng in Yazhou first, and then turn around and go to Chengdu?

Zhu Gaoxu doesn't even have decent heavy weapons in the army now, how long will it take to take Chengdu?

He was a little hesitant, and occasionally thought about it, and it seemed that it was safer to go to Yazhou. At least after joining forces with Mu Sheng, he will set up a decisive battle against Xue Lu, and he will not suffer a loss in terms of troops. But?

Wenlou! In the palace building, what are the things arranged by those old fritters?

…… Zhu Gaoxu tried to think about some good aspects. For example, he guessed Xue Luzhi's destination here, so as to gain the time to choose.

Although it was only one night, it was much more stable than those temporary decisions on the battlefield.

This kind of strategic stuff can be decided a little slower. However, the disadvantage is that once the decision is wrong, it will be quite slow to change, or there is no way to change it at all; I can only watch helplessly, and things go where they right, just like watching the river flow eastward.

After all, bullets also have to "fly for a while", and anything that is visible and logical to the eye will always have an evolutionary process, whether long or short; The more people involved in a thing, the slower it evolves......

Night has completely fallen, and lanterns are hung everywhere in the South Park, which looks a little extravagant. The antique garden building, under the lights, has another style; Many things are really wonderful, but they are even more beautiful when they can't see clearly.

It's dark, but it's still early tomorrow's fifth, so Zhu Gaoxu can think about it more.

What kind of person is Xue Lu, the commander of the official army? Zhu Gaochu was not impressed at all, during the "Battle of Jingjing", Zhu Gaochu fought a lot of battles, but it seems that he cleverly avoided the opportunity to cooperate with Xue Lu. This person seems to have made some military exploits in the "Battle of Jingjing", but when the first emperor made a meritorious hero, Xue Lu didn't even get a marquis; I don't know why.

But I've heard some anecdotes. Xue Lu and Ji Gang competed for a beautiful Taoist, which was originally a matter of taking the lead, but he didn't win Ji Gang, and Ji Gang was beaten in the head and almost died. This world is so strange, how Xue Lu fought and made meritorious contributions, few people mention it; On the contrary, it is so common that there are beautiful women mixed with bad things, people talk about it, and it is easy to hear.

Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath, in the abstract world, he seemed to have crossed into Xue Lu, and began to taste the feeling of Xue Lu being robbed of a woman and almost being beaten to death, as well as the state of mind when he was arguing with Ji Gang.

He pondered for a long time, and his sober and orderly mind at the beginning gradually became confused, and the things flashing in his mind became more and more mixed. It seems that the human senses are mutually inhibited, and at this time, the light is dim and the vision is not clear, but there are more and more thoughts.

Chinese New Year's Eve wells, mud pigs...... Zhu Gaoxu closed his eyes, and suddenly thought of a person: Wan Quan!

His chaotic thoughts began to gather, and on the Chinese New Year's Eve spent in Annan Kingdom, Sergeant Jin Shi sent a muddy pig, pinched vividly. Later, a military general named Wan Quan came in, and Wan Quan curiously glanced at the mud pig and pleaded guilty for his drunken gaffe during the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Wan Quan also said one thing, Zhu Gaoxu didn't pay much attention to it at that time, and almost forgot about it. At this time, it was turned out from the heavy dust of memory.

Wan Quan was a guard commander of the Shu Palace, and one of his relatives was the cousin of Zhu Gaoxu and the eldest son of the King of Shu; I can't remember what the name of Zhu Gaoxu's cousin is, there are too many cousins, anyway, he is the king of Huayang County.

The identity of the king of Huayang County is embarrassing, and he seems to want to be the son of the king of Shu and inherit the family business in the future; promoted Wan Quan's relatives to be thousands of households without authorization. The result was very serious, the king of Huayang County took off a layer of skin, and Wan Quan was also implicated.

Zhu Gaoxu brought the hand behind his back to the front and subconsciously rubbed his hands. This thing can make a fuss!

It's hard to know where the article can go. How will the King of Huayang County and Wan Quan decide, their heads still grow on their necks; And how capable are these two?

However, Zhu Gaoxu needs such hope and possibility to help him decide to choose between two lost paths!

…… Zhu Gaoxu didn't sleep all night, and he couldn't sleep at all. Perhaps this choice is directly related to life and death. Rebellion is like this, it can't be defeated at all, especially if it is defeated once in the early stage, it will be doomed!

The fifth watch day has arrived unconsciously, and the sound of drums and horns has awakened this ancient and lonely wine city.

The generals, civil officials and others came to the attic one after another, put their swords and swords neatly on the table outside, and walked in. Zhu Gaoxu was sitting on a chair in front of him, his face seemed a little haggard. Miaojin also got up early and made a cup of strong tea for Zhu Gaoxu and brought it to her, she didn't show up all night, but she seemed to know that Zhu Gaoxu hadn't slept all night.

After everyone saw the salute, everyone saw that Zhu Gaoxu was silent, and quickly began to discuss.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly spoke: "Go to Chengdu!" ”

The chatter died down. Qu Neng stepped forward, hugged his fists and said, "King Han thinks twice!" If Xue Lu does not return to Chengdu, Mu Sheng will also be in danger; And if our troops can't take Chengdu City immediately, they will definitely fall into the predicament of internal and external attacks by officials and troops under the city. ”

Other people's suggestions will not affect Zhu Gaoxu too much, but Qu can fight well and is familiar with Sichuan, Zhu Gaoxu listened to these words very carefully. But at this moment, Zhu Gaoxu felt that his determination should not be affected by anyone's advice. After all, it's a decision that I've been thinking about all night, and I have to believe in myself!

Liu Ying said: "Yazhou is staggered with mountains and rivers, the terrain is complex, and our troops are coming back, but I am afraid of being calculated by the enemy." The Sichuan army has many princes and the old troops of General Qu, or they may be able to find an internal response to capture Chengdu! Xue Lu is also afraid of this, how can he not save it? ”

Wei Da also then said: "Nearly 70,000 people in our department and Mu Sheng's army attacked Xue Lu in Yazhou, and the combat strength did not have a disadvantage, and the last general felt that he could defeat Xue Lu in a dignified formation!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu beckoned, and everyone walked in. Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the map and said: "General Qu led 8,000 cavalry, lightly armed and simple, took the Tuojiang road, and quickly advanced to Chengdu. I led the main force of the army, and then marched. ”

He had already begun to deploy his forces, so the generals stopped making suggestions. Qu Neng hugged his fists and said: "The last general will be ordered!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and said: "This king has made up his mind, and he will not regret it!" Whether it is a good fruit or a bad fruit, this king will swallow it, and he will not blame you for it. ”

As soon as these words came out, Miaojin immediately turned her head to look at Zhu Gaoxu, her gaze was a little strange, as if with some kind of scrutiny, as if she knew Zhu Gaoxu for the first time.

The generals also looked awe-inched, and they all hugged their fists and said: "The last general is willing to drive forward for the prince!" "The end will be the king's death......"

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the strong tea on the table, took a sip, and pressed his palm on the table, and the person stood up agilely, waved his hand: "Whole army, sunrise camp!" ”

"Order!"

Zhu Gaoxu strode out of the attic, and the war drums and horns near and far became louder.