"Dou Jiande wants to fight Boling?" ”

"How is this possible?"

"When?"

"This old Dou, why hasn't any news leaked out at all?"

Before Cheng Mingzhen and Wang Ermao analyzed the clue in front of the map, the generals under their command had already gathered around and talked about it.

Cheng Mingzhen's face was pale and he opened his mouth, but he didn't give any answer.

The first glimpse of the way to judge the situation, at this moment, his heart is also turbulent. There seemed to be countless thunderbolts falling on the side of the ears, and each one of them made people's souls fly!

If Liu Wuzhou and Xue Ju joined forces to attack Li Yuan, whether it was with public or private, Li Zhongjian would have to be saved. As soon as the Boling army crossed the Flying Fox Ridge, the Dou family's army could go straight to the valley and block Li Zhongjian's way back. This is a good opportunity that can't be found even with a lantern, it is a matter of survival and survival, and he, a second-rate character who steals teachers behind Dou Jiande, can see it, and Dou Jiande himself can't miss it.

As for when, of course, it was after Xue Ju and Liu Wuzhou's soldiers and horses joined forces to attack Shanxi. And the reason why Dou Jiande did not disclose this plan to the Zhaozhou battalion is also very simple, first, this is almost the most critical step for the Dou family army to cover Hebei and then compete for the world. Secondly, for the Dou family's army, the Zhaozhou battalion is only a peripheral dependent force after all. Even Cheng Mingzhen himself has never entered the inner circle of Dou Jiajun, and others will not be trusted by Dou Jiande unreservedly!

"I can't guess wrong! I see it! Only by defeating Li Zhongjian can Dou Jiajun have the possibility of winning the championship. Otherwise, even if he recruited more soldiers and horses, no matter how many heroes in the rivers and lakes, the Dou family army would not dare to leave Hebei for half a step! "There has never been a moment like now, Cheng Mingzhen's grasp of the situation is so clear. But he still couldn't speak, and he couldn't hear what the group was saying. The instant realization brought him more than just shock and joy. With the thunder rolling in his ears, there was a voice in his heart that kept screaming. Hoarseness and incoherent speech.

Judge the situation and take advantage of the situation. This is the heavenly machine that many people have been talking about! The time for Xue Ju, Liu Wuzhou and others to send troops should be after the summer grain is put into storage. It is at least two months away. And more than two months ago, he guessed the upcoming operation of the Dou Jiajun!

If this ability had been mastered back then, the Xuzhou Army would never have ended up being annexed by others. At the time of Zhang Jin's defeat, the strength of the Zhaozhou army was not much worse than that of the Dou family's army. However, the Zhaozhou army never seized the opportunity, but the Dou Jiajun became the overlord of southern Hebei.

It's only now that I realize it, it's indeed a little late, Cheng Mingzhen knows. It's a bit of a pity, there are a lot of unwillingness. Cheng Mingzhen could feel the struggle in the depths of his soul. But after a few wry smiles, his eyes gradually cleared again. The expression on his face gradually returned to calm.

At least, after learning Dou Jiande's art of judging the situation and sizing up the situation, the road will be more stable in the future. He comforted himself in his heart. At the same time, the discussion of the generals also came to his ears again, although it was still chaotic, but it did not fall.

"Old Dou can't afford to lose. Last time, I planted face in the hands of Boling Army, of course, I have to find a way to get the field back! This is the view of Xiong Kuohai, which is a little vulgar, but it also accurately explains Dou Jiande's ** feelings.

In contrast, once escorted grain

The team went to the Great Wall, and Wu Tianxi, who witnessed the fierce battle, saw the problem much more deeply than the vast sea. "It's not just a question of whether to find a place or not, but Prince Dou has always liked to be opportunistic. Fight with the Boling army in a dignified manner, even if we can defeat Boling, the losses on our side are extremely huge. So it's better to fish in muddy waters! ”

"That being said, I haven't fought last time, so can I get something cheap this time?" Although he was nominally a member of the Dou family's army, Wang Fei's impression of Dou Jiande was not very good, he glanced at Wu Tianxi and asked with a sneer.

"The reason why Prince Dou was defeated last time was not entirely because his strength and tactics were inferior!" Wu Tianxi is now quite a general, and he doesn't care about the tone of Wang Fei's speech, he turned his head and explained to everyone very patiently, "Last time, the Dou family's army first attacked the county town of Hejian for a long time, and it was sharp. In addition, Hejian Lao Dou didn't expect that the Boling army had just returned from Saishang, and he still had the strength to intercept and kill everyone halfway. And Wang Cong's soldiers and horses surrendered, and there was still resentment in his heart, and he collapsed before fighting. In addition, many people under General Wang Fubao have just fought side by side with the Boling Army, and they are very reluctant to turn their faces so quickly! ”

"That's right. Except for Lao Dou, there are really few people who are so thick-skinned. As soon as the front foot removed the soldiers and horses from the Great Wall, the back foot attacked the lair of the allies! Wang Fei pursed his lips and nodded to admit that what Wu Tianxi said had some truth.

"And that's not all!" The more Wu Tianxi explained to everyone, the clearer his thinking became. "Li Zhongjian is a hurdle for Prince Dou to compete for the world. If he doesn't defeat Li Zhongjian, he won't be able to give everyone the confidence to compete for the world. So as long as there is a chance, even if it is only a slight chance, he must try! ”

This conclusion is similar to the views of Cheng Mingzhen and Wang Ermao. The Dou Jiajun and the Boling Army will have a battle later this year, and it is impossible to retain any strength. As a force attached to the Dou family's army, it is impossible for the Yuzhou battalion to stay out of the matter. And once the battalion of Zhaozhou crossed the Baigou River, the mutual trust relationship that Cheng Mingzhen had previously established by asking Li Zhongjian for advice on Tuntian's strategy also completely collapsed. In the past, Xiangguo County adopted a similar strategy of supporting the people in Tuntian as the six counties of Boling, and as the county guard, Cheng Mingzhen also kept showing goodwill to the Boling army. Therefore, with Li Zhongjian's ** style of selling his reputation and reputation, he may not be able to pull his face down to invade the south. And since the Zhaozhou battalion took the initiative to attack north, there was no longer anything that Cheng Mingzhen could bind Li Zhongjian. Since the two sides are enemy countries, as long as the Dou family army can't take the six counties in one fell swoop, the Boling army will kill Juluze sooner or later!

Thinking of this, Cheng Mingzhen cleared his throat and interrupted everyone's discussion with a smile, "What we said today is all speculation, and it may not be accurate." So after you go back, no one should leak today's words. But we still have to make the necessary preparations, in the final analysis, we are also part of the Dou family's army, once there is a military order from above, everyone has to carry it out! ”

"Subordinates obey the number one order!" With Wang Ermao and Wu Tianxi as the two people, the generals of the camp in Zhaozhou agreed in unison. Then, Wang Ermao hesitated for a moment and reminded in a low voice, "Why don't you write a letter to Brother Wang later and probe his tone?" ”

"I guess I can't find anything. Although Brother Wang is straightforward, he will never tell us what he shouldn't say! Cheng Mingzhen nodded, then shook his head with a smile. It's better to be on your own. Don't go back to Handan, you have worked hard for the past two months, and you and Tianxi, Kuohai and others should hurry up and train their troops. After a while, I will give the order to transfer Duan Qing back, although there are not many soldiers and horses in our Zhaozhou battalion at the moment, but the armor and equipment can be prepared a little more sufficiently! ”

"That's all I can do!" The generals nodded slightly, feeling awkward in their hearts. If the war breaks out within three months and the army is expanded now, the combat effectiveness of the battalion may not be much improved. On the contrary, he had to waste a lot of words to explain to Dou Jiande the reasons for the expansion of armament warfare. Therefore, it is better to put more effort into equipment and training to improve the survivability of the soldiers on the battlefield. In this way, even if the northern expedition fails, everyone will have a little more chance of safely withdrawing to the old nest.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the council chamber became a little oppressive again. As the peripheral members of the Dou family's army, everyone can't talk about much loyalty to Dou Jiande. But now that the crowd is competing, everyone can't see who will be the final winner. The reason why I have persisted until now and has not put down the knife is just to fight for myself and the people I care about. But how long it can last, no one has an answer in their hearts.

"It would be nice if you married Dou Hongxian as a flat wife that day!" Feeling that the atmosphere was wrong, Wang Ermao joked with a smile. "At least sacrificing you can make Lao Dou trust us a little more!"

"How can there be such a cheap thing in the world!" Cheng Mingzhen smiled dumbly, "Who doesn't want to have three wives and four concubines, but you have to have that ability first." I always hope that I will be reduced to the share of those who cannot afford to eat. There can also be two wives who are like flowers, one begging in the east of the city, and the other is performing in the west of the city, and all the money earned will be handed over, and they will raise themselves like an uncle. Isn't that a pipe dream! ”

When everyone heard this, they first shook their heads, and then they were amused to laugh. is so poor that he needs to eat, and no one will ever fall to that point again in his life. But without a certain strength and ability to support, the greater a person's ambition, the faster he may die. It's almost the same as a beggar who always dreams of having two beautiful wives to feed himself.

After laughing, the atmosphere in the room immediately relaxed a lot. Wang Fei shook his head and asked with a wry smile, "I don't know what the odds of Lao Dou will be if he goes north this time?" Don't steal chickens and rice, we don't have much money to toss with him. ”

This is the question that is the focus of everyone's worries at the moment. Everyone raised their heads and looked at Cheng Mingzhen. Although he guessed the upcoming war, Cheng Mingzhen was not sure about the outcome of the war. After thinking about it, he turned his gaze to Wu Tianxi again, "Let's talk about it first, you are the only one here who has dealt with the Boling Army and understands the true strength of both the enemy and us!" ”

"The Boling army suffered huge losses in the first battle of the Great Wall, but those who survived were all veterans of a hundred battles!" Wu Tianxi hesitated, strode to the map, and pointed to the cities above to introduce to everyone. "With its post-war strength, it will definitely be difficult to defend the six counties. If some more soldiers and horses were dispatched to rescue Li Yuan, the defense would indeed be very empty. If Prince Dou goes north with the strength of the country, at the beginning of the war, he may be able to catch the generals who stayed in Boling off guard. But the further the battle line is pushed north, the greater the resistance our army will encounter. Especially when facing siege warfare, a large number of people is not very useful. And once it is blocked under the fortified city, it cannot be decided. At that time, Li Zhongjian returned to the army to save himself, and Luo Yi took the tiger and the iron horse to kill him."

Wu Tianxi shook his head with a smile, and his fingers redrew two crossed black lines on the map.