Behind the martial arts is the Wenpan, two men who look rude and vertical are cautiously cross-legged, sitting down face to face, holding a small teacup, sipping hot bitter water.

"It's finally settled...... It's good. ”

I listened patiently to Ao Xingxing's long narration, and kept that almost numb calm, and the only time I was slightly surprised was when I heard Ao Xingxing talk about the truth of the Lunatic Cult. As for the rest, even the Golden Silkworm King failed to move Yingzheng.

"We cut off one of the things that are fake outside last year, and what if there is one more?"

Even for the Lunatic Cult, for things like "all are one", Yingzheng was only "slightly" surprised, and he didn't particularly care.

"You think too much, unless there is a big family or power to support and use it, unless that's the case."

"On your own? The Great General King has long proved that Baina is just a swarm of mountain ants, even if it is one......"

With a sly smile, he stretched his hand forward, clenched it hard, and released it. Ying Zheng looked at his palm with satisfaction, as if he had broken something.

"How can I be a heavenly soldier?"

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Regarding the matter of Nadi, they didn't spend a lot of time discussing it, and both of them knew that it was just Yingzheng's casual action, and the purpose was more to satisfy Ao Xingxing's willingness to leave the main battlefield, but there was also a certain limit to willfulness, which the two of them also knew very well.

"The situation hasn't changed much in this month."

The Eastern Route Army, as a group, still existed as a whole, and even after Yun Chongbo and He Lingbing left the Eastern Road, they made some progress. But in Yingzheng's eyes, there is no respect or expectation for them.

"Ji Chongguang was defeated, and several seniors of your old Ao family moved to the middle lane, and the bones of the entire Eastern Route Army have been broken...... Now they can still maintain the pressure on the East Road as a whole, which is very good, and the rest, you can't count on it! ”

The Western Route Army has not suffered a major setback, although it has been harassed in various ways, but it still relies on the river and advances steadily, but it is just ...... Judging from the current speed, it is difficult to say whether they will be able to enter the main battlefield by the time the Central Route Army finishes the battle.

"They have the intention of not seeking merit, but they are also, as long as they don't suffer defeat, they will count merit in the future, can they be without him?"

Sneering, Ying Zheng was obviously more disgusted with the cowardly Western Route Army than the soulless Eastern Route Army.

"It's just that even if we don't have these two dishes, we can still have a meal!"

Speaking of this, Ying Zheng's eyebrows were raised, his body was full of fierceness, and he said in a cruel voice: "The strength of the Taiping Dao depends on the pervasiveness and the hearts of those who are intermittent and difficult to survive...... But if you play against the field in a dignified manner...... Hey! ”

The palm of his hand was like a big knife, slashing down with ferocity and cruelty, but he stopped in time when he was about to hit the table, and instead pointed to the map that was lying flat on it.

The map is six feet long, more than three feet wide, it is extremely fine, the mountains are undulating, the big river turns around, the walled city is vividly visible, it is full of dense, all kinds of signs. Yingzheng muttered: "This was relocated according to yesterday's military report...... In the past month, the fronts of the two armies have been generally stable. If we move forward, we can't defend it, but this tacit understanding is there. ”

Condensed in a few feet of wooden plates, in fact, it is a huge area of hundreds of miles from north to south and more than 100 miles from east to west, relying on the huge superiority in the navy and other professional services, the main force of the imperial army's front army had crossed the river in three ways as early as a month ago. Knowing that the Taiping Road on the enemy river could not be resisted, he only used the tactics of choking the ferry and other favorable terrain like the eastern front to block the advance speed of the imperial army layer by layer.

"Half-crossing...... It was a national war. Taiping Dao is very strong, but after all, it is only a bandit army, a chaotic army. ”

Within 30 miles of the south bank of the river, the symbols of the imperial army were basically inserted, and on the front of them, the imprints representing the Taiping Road were scattered, but they were not chaotic, and the chess pieces were scattered among the mountains, forests, and Daze.

"Making full use of the terrain and the communication and intelligence system that is far more efficient than ours, they have stabilized this front by relying on mountains and rivers...... However, that's the limit. ”

Yingzheng is called the vanguard, but in fact, almost all the troops that have crossed the Yangtze River and headed south are under his control, and for Emperor Mufeng, who is still sitting in the big tent of the Chinese army in Jiangbei, his "presidential military" basically only means that he will write the word "know" in the military newspaper submitted by Yingzheng Liushuijie.

"With the current military strength, if a general offensive is launched, there is still a chance of victory."

Frowning, looking at the latest and most detailed map of the situation, Ao Xingxing also agreed with Yingzheng's judgment, but added a few precautions in terms of logistics and supply.

"So, are you waiting for the third prince now?"

“…… It can also be said to be. ”

Although he has a considerable degree of real power in his hands, from the perspective of the situation, it is just a matter of improvisation, and if he really wants to launch this kind of battle with all his work and one battle, he must still be recognized by the Chinese army, and it is ...... Although Emperor Mufeng approved of Yingzheng's casual mobilization and placement of the troops who had crossed the river, he always rejected his proposal to launch a battle.

“…… Is he going to wait? ”

Leaning lower, Ao Xingxing carefully observed the twists and turns of the terrain and the details of the distribution, and for a while, he got up and said: "He still has to wait for the Western Route Army, at least until the other party can enter the battlefield." ”

“…… What a smart man. ”

The last sentence was spoken, but it was with three points of sarcasm, Yingzheng glanced at him and did not answer.

Emperor Mufeng's intentions are not difficult to predict for them, who have a large number of intelligence resources: he wants to do all the work, but not alone, he has to wait for the eastern and western armies to enter the battlefield, and then come to carry out the final blow.

He wants all people to share the credit in the most natural way, and at the same time make sure that everything is in his own hands, he wants to be human, and he wants others to suffer in the most natural and least embarrassing way.

（…… What a smart man. ）

Silent, Ao happily drank the tea in the cup before saying, "In this case, it is estimated that it will take more than a month...... And during this month, what you have to do is to slowly tighten it to ensure that you can capture the main force of Taiping Dao in the battle. ”

He poked and poked on the map, and muttered: "Seventeen Liping, Shizhou, City of Hundred People...... Good eyesight, so poisonous! ”

Obviously, he did not agree with the "overall consideration" of the emperor's style, but Yingzheng's arrangement was completely in line with his thinking: it seemed that the sluggish branch was slowly advancing, but it also effectively attracted the army of Taiping Dao, so that they had to stay in the mountains and forests, on the banks of Daze, and could not retreat.

And the series of place names pointed out by Ao Xingxing include mountain passes, stone cities, and the confluence of rivers...... Every point is a key road from the main battlefield in a radius of hundreds of miles in front of you.

"The most important thing is only one battle, a decisive battle, to break their bones and break their centers...... And then. ”

Clenched his palms hard again, Yingzheng said: "Then, it's just a queue to shoot and kill." ”

“…… This is the way to hunt in the mountains. ”

Looking down at the map, Ao Xingxing suddenly said.

"But not in the sea, there's always deeper water, there's always bigger fish."

Looking up, he looked at Yingzheng, and his expression was surprisingly serious.

"It's so big that you can't hold it, so you can only let it go."

“…… You say the undead? ”

"So what?"

"We may have failures like the Eastern Route Army, and we may even have more than one failure, but they will lose in the end."

Frowning, Yingzheng said: "We all know very well that this is not a war that Taiping Dao wants...... This is a war that was ignited by Confucianism and expected by Yuntai Mountain. ”

"Unless that fool is going to order troops to enter the customs now...... Otherwise, I don't see any chance that Taiping Dao will win this battle. ”

"The undead can't change this trend...... Unless he is too peaceful. ”

Regarding Yun Chongbo's appearance and performance at the last moment, Ao Xingxing relayed all of it to Yingzheng, and even Dongshan, he didn't make any reservations...... Except, that gift.

"But what you said is still very important, I will try to restrain myself and not be impulsive enough to go alone with him."

This promise seemed to come at a great price for Yingzheng, and even his voice seemed more muffled and cautious. And the flickering in his eyes is no longer just a fierce light, it seems to be a little more depressed or angry.

But it seemed to remind him of something, and he began to smile, a cruel and expectant smile carved on his lips.

“…… Anyway, someone has been waiting for him, and he has been waiting for a long time. ”

"Huh?"

Facing Ao Xingxing's questioning gaze, Ying Zheng smiled fiercely: "That's the opponent of the undead placenta...... Thousands of years! ”