After listening to Baili Yan's detailed words, Zhou Kong was suspicious

"If we send troops now, we may not be able to complete the assembly in late July, is it a bit hasty?"

"First scare and scare Weiguo, and at the same time do the final negotiations, I expect that Weiguo and the eldest grandson will not agree to the conditions, so there are still some days before the real war starts. The most important thing is to bring the patriots back, so that they can be brought closer to clean up. ”

"So, this time you're going to get serious?"

"Yes, either don't move, or move and swallow the mountains and rivers. After your town army arrives in Ganfu, the old troops that were dismantled back then will be rebuilt, and you will be able to replenish new troops. However, your town army now has 12,000 men, and the new army is under my control for the time being, so you will make other arrangements for the old troops and new soldiers that have been rebuilt, and you must be prepared again. ”

In that year's disarmament and reorganization, the Xian Army reduced and withdrew nearly 500,000 soldiers, most of whom were soldiers of the Black Turban Army who had surrendered and rebelled and old and weak soldiers of the Xian Army; more than 300,000 of the more than 1 million soldiers recruited this time were veterans between the ages of Chinese New Year's Eve and 40 years old, and 170,000 were soldiers who had retired from their service since the implementation of the new military system.

After being discharged from military service and dismissed, these re-commissioned soldiers worked in the fields and farmed on weekdays, received regular training, and were re-conscripted into the army.

Although some of them are a little old, this does not prevent these soldiers from playing the role of leading the old and the new as the backbone of the grassroots and the junior officers, and at the same time, the armed battalion will supplement the middle and upper level officers, so as to quickly complete the restructuring in a short period of time.

The next morning, Bailiyan asked to send troops, and one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the prince was the first to stand up against it

"Father, the eldest grandson did not respond to our country's request, and our country sent troops to attack and defend, so there is no benefit at all, it is harmful to our national strength, and my son thinks it is inappropriate to send troops."

At this time, Bai Liyan said

"His Royal Highness the Prince, at this time and that time, now the defense of the country into Fangling, its intention is to block the lower reaches of the Sishui River, take advantage of the main force of our water army has not arrived, first attack the Sishui River, from the north to threaten my Ganfu, Shangguan and other places, at this time do not send troops, our country will completely lose the opportunity to send troops, and border with the country by land, then our country will be attacked on both sides, seriously threatening the security of our hinterland, this can not be investigated."

"Lord Si Nong's words are ridiculous! Our country and Wei Guo signed a letter of mutual goodwill, why did Wei Guo attack our Xian country, if it were not for Lord Si Nong's insistence on sending troops, how would he be the enemy of Wei Guo. ”

The prince's words are wrong. If our country does not attack and defend, the defense of the country will not attack Fangling, Nuotang, Qingtian, and Gaochu, and the ministers will not be able to see it. In the opinion of the ministers, the victory of the Western Front of the Patriotic State is in hand, and it is a matter of time before the Eastern Front sends troops. Even if our country enjoys peace and mutual friendship with the country, the country can let go of the eldest grandson? Instead of praying for the defense of the country to raise a noble hand, it is better for our country to work hard to defend itself against foreign enemies. ”

The crown prince and Baili Yan fought with each other, and King Xian said at this time

"What the prince and the Marquis of Yongxing said are reasonable, does Zhao Qing think it is appropriate to send troops now?"

"King Qiyu, the old minister thinks that the waterway of the lower reaches of the Sishui River is very important, if it is the first to be taken by the Wei Guo, the Wei army will attack Gaochu from the downstream, and then attack Qingtian from Gaochu, and even Sangnan. And these two counties are bordered by Ganfu, Shangguan, Pengyuan, Xianxi and even Qiunan, and the four counties of our country will be directly exposed to the front of the Wei Guo soldiers, so the bad situation is extremely sinister, and the minister agreed to send troops immediately to curb the Wei Guo from the water to cross the river from the downstream. ”

The voice fell, Lu Tingxun said

"The minister also agrees to send troops, the waterway of the lower reaches of the Sishui River is not conducive to the battle of large ships, and it is very easy for the country to cross the river to capture Gaochu and Qingtian before I send troops, and to set up troops in the north of our country, if the country takes the initiative to attack me in the future, it will not only threaten our country, but also seriously threaten our country's trade route to the Central Plains, so it is reasonable to send troops."

Zhao Xun and Lu Tingxun had a clear position, a resolute attitude in sending troops, and the voices of foreign dissent were quickly suppressed

"Both Aiqing agree to send troops, but which Aiqing does not approve of sending troops?"

As soon as the words fell, Dr. Tan Le stepped forward and said

"The minister objected."

"Oh, why is Dr. Tan opposed." King Xian asked in disregard, not very happy in his heart.

"King Qiyu, defending the country is a tiger wolf in the West Sea, attacking and defending is really an unwise move, not to mention the loss of life and money in vain the lives of our soldiers, and defeat will also endanger the king Sheji, even if you win, it is not profitable. Rather than this, it is better to continue to reconcile with Wei Guoyan and get back to the old days. ”

Tan Le's words were quickly echoed by the prince, he said

"Father, what Dr. Tan said is to the point, the tiger defending the country is sharp in the West Sea, although our country's national strength is strong, but the population is insufficient to use, and competing with it is like two tigers fighting each other, there must be an injury, even if it is a fluke victory, it is a tragic victory. At that time, it could only be cheaper for other princes, and harmed his father Jiangshan Sheji, and invited his father Mingjian. ”

"What the prince said is not unreasonable." King Xian affirmed, but after a change of words, he said, "But now that the country has sent troops from Dekang to the north to threaten our homeland, how can few people rest assured." Nuoqing, do you think that if our country does not send troops, it is possible for the country to withdraw troops from the Eastern Front. ”

"King Qiyu, it was good that my country could get the six lands of the eldest grandson and take the land of defending the country by sending troops to the army before, which was very profitable. Now, in exchange for the withdrawal of troops on the eastern front of the country, our country will not send troops, which is a big loss.

What's more, our country has not sent troops in the first place, and if we take advantage of this failure to negotiate with the country, wouldn't it be a blackmail to give someone a handle to send it to the door? If they extort money from our country on the condition of withdrawing troops on the Eastern Front, what will they do at that time? This not only made the defense of the country weak and did not dare to use troops, but also encouraged its arrogance, which is really an unwise move.

The minister thought that either he would send troops first and then negotiate, or he would simply not send troops and not negotiate, and let them develop. However, if it is allowed to develop, I am afraid that the result will be that the defense of the country borders our country by land, and if it attacks us in the future, there will be no natural danger to rely on. ”

As soon as Nuo's words fell, Lu Gao stepped forward and said

"King Qiyu, Lord Nuo is reasonable. Compared with the threat of the princes in the future, if the country gets the land of the eldest grandson, it will become the trend of the unification of the world in the future, and if our country does not send troops, it is equivalent to waiting for the country to be annexed by the country in the future. This war is not about how much land and population our country can get, but whether it will survive in the next fifty years, and if we only want to be comfortable in the present, and ignore the blessings and misfortunes of our descendants, we will bring about our own destruction.

It can be seen that from beginning to end, he took advantage of China's immobility to delay time, and when he completed the operation on the Western Front, he immediately sent troops on the Eastern Front to gain geographical advantages, so as to lay the foundation for the complete destruction of Changsun and attack our country in the future.

If it is really sincere, how can it brazenly send troops on the eastern front in disregard of our country's feelings, which shows that it has been planning for a long time. The minister was even worried that after the defeat of the eldest grandson, the next goal of the defense of the country was to destroy our country and seize the rich land of our country, so as to provide financial resources for its destruction of the world. The sinister intentions and despicable means of the king cannot but be guarded against. ”

"What Lu Qing said is reasonable and well-founded, and the widow thinks it deeply." King Xian affirmed, and said to Gao Xun at the next moment, "Gao Qing, how about sending troops?" ”

"Back to the king, the minister also agrees to send troops, regardless of whether the benefits can be obtained, the key is that there are strong neighbors in the east and south of our country, and now only the west is weak, if even the west is replaced by the defense of the country, at that time, our country will really be surrounded by strong enemies The situation is not good, this is the minister's heartfelt words, and please ask the king to know clearly."

Now in the cabinet, except for the crown prince, the rest agree to send troops, and the situation is completely tilted towards the main battle faction, and King Xian thought for a moment and quickly made a decision

"Since most Aiqing thinks that it is more advantageous to send troops, for the long-term planning of the country's fortunes, from now on, the princes of all countries will be edicted that Xianguo will declare war on Wei. Yongxing Hou! ”

"The minister is here."

"The widow appointed Qing as the commander-in-chief, Lu Qing as the deputy commander, and raised my country's troops to attack and defend, and Aiqing can be sure to win."

"Please rest assured that the king will live up to the king's mission. But the minister has something to ask for, and he also asks the king for permission. ”

"Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"King Qiqi, this attack and defense is related to the fortune of the country, and the minister thinks that the nobles from all over the country should join the army to fight against the tyranny, so the minister suggested calling on the nobles to participate in the war to enrich the source of our troops."

King Xian was overjoyed when he heard the news, so he made a promise

"Aiqing's proposal is very good, and the widow is allowed to play."

"The king is wise!"

Bai Liyan echoed, and Zhao Xun said suddenly

"When this is a matter of survival, the old minister, as Sima, has the unshirkable responsibility to go out for the country, and the old minister is ordered to go with the army."

Zhao Xun is old, and King Xian does not plan to arrange for him to go on the expedition, but now that Zhao Xun has taken the initiative to ask for battle, King Xian is not very easy to refute his face, so he said with concern

"Zhao Qing is old, how can he bear it."

"The king rest assured, although the old minister is old, he can still pull the hard bow, step a walk, three catties of cooked meat is more than enough, as long as a breath remains, the old minister's brave loyalty will always be hot, and please allow the king's permission."

"This ......" King Xian hesitated, then looked at Bai Liyan and asked

"What is the meaning of Yongxing Marquis?"

"Back to the king, the minister is willing to give up the boss and follow Zhao Shuai, and there will be no complaints."

"That's good, the widow changed the order of the great Sima Yongxingjun as the commander of the three armies, Yongxinghou changed to the deputy marshal, Lu Qing continued to serve as the great Sima envoy with the army, Lu Tingxun General handed over the defense of the city of Chenling to the forbidden army as soon as possible, and the other captain Zhang You, immediately returned to the post of the commander of the army, the governor of all the roads of the army, the grain and grass are heavy, from now on, my country declares war on Wei!"

The unexpected start of the war against Wei was staged, and there was neither a demand for interests nor a clear political proposition, so that after the news spread, the forces of all parties still felt that they were dreaming.

Under the pavilion in the back garden of the Prince's Mansion, not long after the early dynasty dispersed, the news of the declaration of war against Wei spread, and Xihuan was the first person to learn the news of the war.

"What, King Xian has declared war on the defense of the country!"

"Yes, Your Royal Highness the Princess, the news from the crown prince, the cabinet unanimously agreed, declare war on Wei."

Ji Ning said quickly, and his father Ji Jinsheng said

"Could it be that the eldest grandson has compromised!"

"Impossible!" Xihuan denied: "If the eldest grandson compromises, how can there be no news from this palace." ”

Ji Jinsheng said again at this time

"But if it weren't for the eldest grandson's compromise, what would Xianguo do when he sent troops!"

"Father, according to the news from the crown prince, Bailiyan is worried that Weiguo will capture Fangling along the river, and Nuotang will control the downstream waterway and cross the river to capture Gaochu and Qingtian."

"This ...... I'm afraid it's a pretext for Baili Yan, you can deceive the prince and the scribes, but you can't deceive the people in the army. ”

"The main force of Changsun is in the southwest, the southeast defenders are relatively weak, and it is indeed easier for the country to attack Fangling and other counties from the eastern front than to fight on the western front, but the eastern front borders the mostly hilly, even if the country is fiercely attacked, there is no place to take four counties in a year and a half. What's more, it took two years to conquer seven counties, and it will never take less than a year to conquer four counties.

There is no reason for Bailiyan to send troops at this time, even if he is worried that the downstream waterway will be controlled by the defense of the country, and the big ships will be inconvenient to fight, but the Xian army also has three or five thousand stone warships on the inland river, and its combat power is above the defense of the navy, plus there is artillery, and the salty navy does not need to worry about the defense of the country and the control of the downstream. ”

Ji Jinsheng's analysis is good: The Xian Army is a surface force capable of both long-sea operations and inland river operations, and although the large hull size restricts the maneuverability of warships in inland waterways, the Xian Army is also equipped with a large number of 3,000 stone and 5,000 stone warships on inland rivers, and is equipped with 637 type ship steel guns that have been eliminated by the navy, which has an overwhelming advantage.

If the guards wanted to cross the river, they had to take boats, and even if they relied on land artillery support, it was impossible to spread out the whole line. Therefore, it is not impossible for the Xian army to completely block the waterway, prevent the defense of the country from crossing the river, and even take the initiative to completely annihilate the defense of the country.

But the question also arises, what is Bailiyan's motivation for taking the initiative to send troops? Not only did he not get the promise of the eldest grandson, but at the same time, he had to face the guards who were on the defensive, and he could not gain much under the strong attack of the Xian army.

"No, there must be a fraud in it." Secretly thinking in his heart, Ji Jinsheng and Xihuan said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid there is another hidden truth in this, Baili Yan must be a thunderbolt method unknown to us." ”

"What kind of thunder means can he have, is it possible that he is still like the last time he recruited the rebels to recruit the rebels, and bought the guards to surrender, he dreamed!"

The rebels are different from the regular army, and the rebels with low morale are not the regular army. Any normal regular army has its core values and national demands, and it is by no means easy to dismantle, it is easy to dismantle one or two, and it is simply impossible to disintegrate the majority.

The rebels are a group of unorganized and undisciplined mixed organizations, which have no unified command and no core demands and values that can unite the core of the people, so in the face of temptation, the rabble rebels are more likely to be bought by materials, and if they cannot be bought, it also means that they are essentially different from ordinary rebels.

Therefore, it was not wise to continue the bribery policy, and Xihuan immediately rejected it. But Bai Liyan's personality Xihuan knows very well, and she has to believe that Ji Jinsheng's judgment is correct

"When Bailiyan blackmailed the two counties before, General Ji asserted that Bailiyan would not send troops, but now Bailiyan is doing the opposite, what thunderous move does General Ji think he can do?"

"The princess forgives her sins, and her subordinates can't guess what Bailiyan wants, so she can only watch one step at a time and wait and see what happens. rashly intervened again, but I was afraid that Bailiyan would regenerate and fall for his tricks. ”

Xihuan's face was displeased, but she didn't know that Bailiyan was a monster at all.

"That's it, send someone to summon Ma Zhongning immediately, and the palace wants to see him."

"No, my subordinates will do it immediately."

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