When Yan Xing accompanied Yan Shi to fish, in the house not far away, Xi Zhicai and Zhou Liang also surrounded the fire to keep warm.

Since the return of the envoy Bai Bo, Zhou Liang's attitude towards Xi Zhicai has changed, and Xi Zhicai has not taken care of his previous suspicions, and the relationship between the two has gradually become harmonious.

"Tomorrow is spring, there will be a big battle to be fought again, and the text has already arrived in Anyi!"

Zhou Liang leaned his short and fat body close to the stove, stretched out a pair of fat hands, and approached the edge of the flame to keep warm, and his two lips opened and closed.

Xi Zhicai tightened the fur fur on his body, looked at the blazing fire, and said with a smile:

"Today's Kanto Prefecture is in a fight, and the war is as hot as this fire, anyone who sees this situation in Kansai can't help but want to do it, not to mention, Dong Taishi of Chang'an and many generals and colonels of the Xiliang Army, who are not thinking about the humiliation of the defeat in Luoyang before Yixue."

"That's right."

Zhou Liang nodded sympathetically, the proud generals of the Western Liang Army, who did not think very highly of themselves on weekdays, regarded the heroes of the eastern part of the country as nothing, but in the battle of the north of Luoyang, Sun Jian, who was attacked by the wave of the army, had the upper hand and forced them to retreat westward in a hurry.

Now that the former fierce enemy Sun Jian is dead, and the heroes of the Kwantung region are attacking each other for their own territory, in the face of such a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation, how can the Xiliang army be willing to miss it, presumably they are all gearing up, ready to be ashamed.

However, Zhou Liang still had some worries in his heart after all.

"I heard that Zhu Jun led the troops to expel Yin Yangyi from Henan, and there were Xuzhou assassins Shi Taoqian and others for his foreign aid, in addition to sending troops to help, he also played him as a general of the chariot cavalry, and wanted to continue to call on the soldiers and horses of Guandong Prefecture to crusade against Dong Taishi."

"At this pass, if Chang'an sends a large army to the east, will it make the Kwantung Prefectures and counties, which were originally attacking each other, unite again, with Zhu Jun as the leader of the alliance, to jointly resist the army sent by Chang'an?"

Xi Zhicai shook his head slightly.

"In my opinion, it is very easy for the alliance of the Kanto Prefecture to disperse, but it is very difficult to reunite. Not to mention, at present, Yuan Benchu and Gongsun Bogui are fighting for Jizhou with all their might, Yuan Highway is also in a stalemate with Liu Jingsheng, and other states and counties are also at war. ”

"Then it seems that the army of Kaichun is a meritorious soldier."

"If the soldiers are fast, after the beginning of spring, they will wave their troops to attack the eastern part of the country, and the soldiers and horses of Liangzhou will definitely be able to win a big victory!"

"Oh?"

Xi Zhicai concluded that this time the Xiliang Army's eastward attack could win a big victory, such a firm tone made Zhou Liang also a little surprised, although he also knew that the Xiliang Army was strong and strong, and the armor and staff were complete, but the strength of the Kwantung Prefecture was not weak, even if there was no fierce general like Sun Jian, it was not without the strength of a battle.

Xi Zhicai didn't hide his selfishness, so he explained his own views to Zhou Liang.

In Xi Zhicai's view, the key point for the Xiliang Army to win this time lies in the speed of the soldiers. The cavalry of the Western Liang Army is the majority, while the Kwantung Prefecture is dominated by foot soldiers, and the soldiers of the Western Liang Army are pure military men who lick blood with their swords, while the soldiers and horses of the Kwantung Prefecture are mainly recruited county soldiers.

After the beginning of spring, the Kanto Prefecture and County will enter the busy season of farming, and all parts of the country will be busy with agricultural affairs, and it is suddenly difficult to recruit soldiers and horses, and civilian service, while the Xiliang Army is mostly off-duty sergeants, with the war horses that raise fine grain, they can completely do thousands of miles to the enemy, rush forward, and quickly assemble a large army to attack the prefectures and counties of Kanto.

With a strong enemy and a weak enemy, it is not difficult for the Xiliang army to achieve a big victory, speaking of which, the counties of Yuzhou and Yanzhou will inevitably be ravaged and looted by the Xiliang army.

Speaking of this, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but sigh.

He is a native of Yingchuan, Yingchuan is close to Sili, the Xiliang army went east to attack Guandong Prefecture, Yingchuan and other counties in Yuzhou bore the brunt, in the spring of last year, when Xu Rongbing was in Yingchuan, he was in Yangcheng to kill and plunder, thinking of his own Sangzi land, after a lapse of two years, he had to be burned and looted by the Xiliang army, and the villagers who escaped the catastrophe in the first year of Chuping had to face the nightmare of Xiliang Iron Cavalry again, and Xi Zhicai's heart was also uncomfortable.

Zhou Liang also thought of what Xi Zhicai sighed at, he was a little embarrassed, and after being relieved, he changed the topic in time.

"The transfer of troops has also been sent to Anyi, Niu Zhonglang will be transferred to Shaanxi County to preside over the military affairs of the army, I don't know if the captain's soldiers and horses are also in the sequence of transfers, if I want to transfer to Shaanxi County, then this situation in Hedong Jiangyi and Linfen is too much of a pity."

"The captain's soldiers and horses should not be transferred."

Xi Zhicai had predicted this matter with Yan Xing before, so now in front of Zhou Liang, he seems confident.

"Since the captain's soldiers and horses entered Hedong, they have curbed the growth and rage of Bai Bo, and now Bai Bo's situation is becoming more and more embarrassing, and the Chang'an court will never rashly transfer the captain's soldiers and horses for the stability of Hedong."

"This is because the salt and iron in the southeast of the river is related to the country's livelihood and people's plan, and there is a school captain guarding the northern border, and the salt ponds and iron mines in Anyi can produce salt and iron in an endless stream to supply the military and government."

"Secondly, it is the geographical shape of the east of the river that wins, if the soldiers and horses of the captain are transferred, so that the Baibo thieves have a chance to recover and grow, then the soldiers and horses of Baibo are likely to cross the river and enter the land of Guanzhong.

The truths analyzed by Xi Zhicai are all simple and easy to understand, Zhou Liang can understand it at a glance, and he also believes that these truths, whether it is the upper echelons of the Xiliang Army or the ministers of the court, can also weigh and understand that the troops and horses they are in happen to be at such a delicate node, and they cannot be mobilized easily.

Zhou Liang was even a little skeptical that in the spring and autumn seasons, when Yan Xing suddenly ordered the withdrawal of the army when the offensive was in full swing, he had the intention of raising his own self-esteem and was waiting for the follow-up opportunity.

But soon Zhou Liang overturned his conjecture, the epidemic in this army is not something that Yan Xing can control in vain, it can only be said that in the dark, everything has already been determined, this Yan Xing is based in Hedong, and the luck of the foundation is really not to be guessed with ordinary ideas.

However, the better Yan Xing's luck, it was also a great thing for Zhou Liang, who followed early, he figured out the stakes, and he was a little excited in his heart, looking at Xi Zhicai and saying:

"In that case, the captain's plan is also inevitable."

Xi Zhicai listened to Zhou Liang's words, but a wry smile appeared on his face.

"It's still too early for us to talk about this, although Niu Zhonglang and his soldiers and horses are likely to be transferred away and go to Shaanxi County, but we still don't know anything about how the imperial court arranges the personnel of Hedong, you don't have to forget, in Hedong, except for Bai Bo in the north, who is our enemy, the surnames in this Anyi city are also full of strong hostility towards these foreign soldiers stationed in Hedong."

Zhou Liang was dumbfounded after hearing this, if it was according to Xi Zhicai's thoughts, then after Niu Fu left, the situation in Hedong would change, and it might not be a good thing for their side, after all, if Niu Fu's army was in Anyi, those big names in Anyi City would not dare to make too obvious moves, but after Niu Fu led the army away, the delicate balance relationship in Hedong would be broken.

Without the buffer of Niu Fu, the local forces in Hedong and the foreign Xiliang army like Yan Xing would collide sharply.

Moreover, the Xiliang Army led by Yan Xing, under the guise of currying thieves and reassuring the people, carried out Tuntian on a large scale in Jiangyi and Linfen, which fundamentally violated the core interests of the local forces in Hedong.

Zhou Liang still remembered that time in the Wei family's manor, the Wei family's aggressive attitude when they asked Yan Xing for the fertile fields along the Fenshui River in the name of receiving food.

The conflict contained in this is not stingy with the rain of bullets and arrows on the battle array.

Zhou Liang listened to Xi Zhicai's analysis of the East and the West and Hedong itself, and the complicated situation also made him feel complicated, but he still smiled reluctantly, and said:

"Although Hedong lacks the army of General Niu Zhonglang, didn't you say that it is very likely that my Xiliang army will win a big victory on the battlefield in Kanto, which is very useful for balancing the situation in Hedong and deterring Xiaoxiao in Hedong!"

Xi Zhicai only smiled lightly when he heard the words this time, and did not talk about the matter with Zhou Liang again.

Like Zhou Liang, he stretched out his hands to the stove to keep warm, but his eyes had already looked through the tongue of fire in the stove, staring at the charcoal that was about to burst in the burning at the bottom of the stove.

The great victory of the Xiliang army in the Kwantung battlefield is indeed conducive to balancing the situation in Hedong and deterring the Xiaoxiao in Hedong, but on the contrary, if the backyard of the Xiliang army catches fire, and the treacherous Chang'an court, what if Wufu assassinates Dong again?

Situ Mansion in Chang'an City

The beautiful silk and bamboo strings of the concerto have all retreated at some point, and the many dancers who sang and danced not long ago also quietly disappeared, and the hall fell into silence for a while, only the sound of water leakage and intermittent water droplets continued to sound, knocking on the hearts of the four people in the hall.

The people in the hall were still whispering, but at this time, the tall and majestic young general in the hall got up and was about to leave, seeing the core figure of today's banquet, he was about to leave, and the other three were all stunned, and two of the old men immediately greeted him and wanted to keep the young general.

The three of them seemed to have disagreements in the successive conversations, and the young general wandered in place, in a dilemma, while the two old men continued to persuade.

In the hesitation, an old man finally touched on a sensitive topic that made the young general change color, after the young general's face changed greatly, his tone finally changed, and the two old men immediately began to agitate vigorously, and another middle-aged man saw this and joined in the sequence of agitation.

Eventually, the four of them sat down again, and after a close conversation in a low voice, the young general finally made up his mind.

Soon, the young general drew his knife in his hand, stabbed his arm and bleed, and the four of them also swore in turn, and in the silent and unmanned hall, they made a blood oath, and they all deliberately lowered their voices, and could only faintly hear the words of "Kuang Fu Sheji, eradicate the national thief" in the oath.

At this time, outside the hall, the stopped heavy snow began to flutter again, and the snowflakes that fell to the ground covered the surface, hiding all traces, and also in this blizzard weather, in Chang'an City, there was a new round of court planning.