"The minister is willing to try his best, but Kegong and the minister have been separated for a long time, and it is really uncertain whether he can persuade him to surrender to the minister, if he fails, please don't blame Your Majesty." Gao Yi could only agree, but he knew in his heart that it was impossible for Gao Kegong to surrender to the Song Kingdom, so he came with a disclaimer in advance.

Xiao Yan laughed: "This is natural, even if General Kegong is unwilling to come to my Great Song Dynasty, I will never be angry with the Taiwei." ”

After talking about Gao Kegong, Xiao Yan asked Yuan Chengce again: "After the restoration of the Chu State, together with the Qi State, we used troops against the general again, do you say that the general can win this time?" ”

Yuan Chengce was also Xiao Yan's concubine before, so he couldn't hear the meaning of his words: "The general is stealing chickens and rice this time, not only did he fail to kill Yan, but also let Xiang Chu take advantage of a loophole." Now that he is restrained by Tian Wuji and Jiang Huan Chu, if he loses again, we will have a chance to take back control of Chu Land. ”

"Then should I transfer Da Sima back? Now that Da Sima has just opened up the situation in the Qin State, it is really a pity to give up on cutting Qin now. Xiao Yan looked embarrassed.

"But in our Great Song Dynasty, apart from the Great Sima, who else can deal with the Great General Hetian Wuji?" Yuan Chengce was also in a dilemma.

The situation of the Song State was somewhat similar to that of the Qin State, both lacking excellent generals. But the Qin State was caused by the long-term peace, and the Song State was the opposite, because of the long-term war, there were not many excellent generals in the country, but because the military power has always been in the hands of Deng Yuanjue, most of the generals in the army are also his people, which led to the embarrassing situation that Xiao Yan was unavailable.

At this time, Xiao Yin, who had not spoken, stood up: "Your Majesty, please go to Danyang to take charge of the war against Chudi." ”

Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, and he forgot about this imperial brother. Xiao Yin served under Deng Yuanjue in his early years, and followed the generals to resist the attacks of Chu and Qin. Later, he was sent by the former emperor Xiao Daocheng to Chu to balance Deng Yuanjue, and he also fought with the Qi army in Xuchang for three years.

Just when Xiao Yan was about to agree, Yuan Chengce spoke: "Your Highness is indeed brave and good at fighting, and it is also an excellent candidate to be in charge of the war in Chudi." However, before the death of the emperor, he had said that the military power of the Great Song Dynasty was handed over to the Great Sima. The current Danyang stayed behind Wei Zhongxing and was also a confidant of Da Sima, if he sent His Royal Highness over at this time, would Da Sima mistakenly think that His Majesty wanted to take away his military power? In addition, Wu Teng of Jingzhou, who followed the general to fight in the south and north when he was a teenager, and his martial arts came from the Heavenly Sword Gate, so it was not easy for His Royal Highness to defeat him. ”

These words made Xiao Yan shaken again, it is not impossible to let Xiao Yin go to Danyang, but in advance, he must win, but in the face of Wu Teng, who is known for his good defense, the possibility of Xiao Yin being able to win is too small, in case he loses, if he wants to ask Yan Chixing to send troops, he is afraid that he will have to pay some price.

Seeing Xiao Yan's hesitation, Xiao Yin said again: "Prime Minister, I have a question I want to ask you, my Great Song Dynasty has been at war for hundreds of years, why can't I find a person who can lead the army to fight until now?" Is this because no one like this can be found, or is it something else? ”

Yuan Chengce understood the meaning of Xiao Yin's words, so he had to bow his head and stop talking.

Xiao Yin said again: "Now it's not that there are no generals available in my Great Song Kingdom, but that there are no generals available in my Great Song Dynasty, and in terms of the number of generals, even the Qi State may not be able to compare with us, but these people are either under the command of the Great General or under the command of the Great Sima." The minister did not dare to talk about the first emperor, but the minister knew that if Your Majesty still obeyed the last orders of the former emperor, then the future still could not change the current situation. ”

Xiao Yin's words are very bold, if this is placed in normal times, Xiao Yan can completely treat him for a big disrespectful crime, but now that he is in a difficult situation at home and abroad, it makes some sense to taste these words carefully, it is not impossible to hand over all the military to Yan Chixing, but what if he is the same as Deng Yuanjue in the future? What's more, Xiao Daocheng also clearly told Xiao Yan before his death that Yan Chixing is also a careerist.

Xiao Yan still couldn't make up his mind, looked at Gao Yi again, and asked, "Taiwei, you also tell me your opinion, should you send the imperial brother to Danyang to take charge of the war in Chudi, or should you transfer Da Sima back?" ”

Since the fall of the four great families, the court of the Song Kingdom has all been replaced by young faces, whether it is the prime minister Yuan Chengce or the eldest prince Xiao Yin, they are less than forty years old, only Gao Yi, an outsider, has rich experience in governance, he knows that he can't easily express his opinions at this time, no matter who he supports, he is bound to offend the other party, and the forces of these two parties are not something he can provoke.

But Xiao Yan personally asked, naturally he couldn't be silent anymore, Gao Yi had to take out what he was best at, and instead of directly stating his views, he asked: "His Royal Highness just raised a question, and the minister also wanted to ask a question, if you want to start a war against Jingzhou now, what strategy will Your Highness or Da Sima take?" ”

Xiao Yin thought for a while and said: "Jingzhou has 200,000 troops, we only have 100,000 in Danyang, if we choose to attack head-on, our army has almost no chance of winning, if I lead the army, I will choose to wait, wait until the general is defeated by the Qichu coalition army, and then find an opportunity to attack the city." ”

Gao Yi smiled and clapped his hands and praised: "Yes, I believe that even if the Great Sima leads the army, the choice he makes is the same as that of Your Highness." Since it is not up to us to be able to take Jingzhou, but in the Qichu coalition army, then why are we in a hurry to use troops? ”

Everyone felt that it made sense when they heard it, and Yuan Chengce asked again: "Taiwei means that we don't do anything, and wait until the general and Qi Chu first divide the victory and defeat before acting?" ”

"It's not that you don't do nothing, Your Majesty can order Wei Zhongxing to increase the intensity of military training, and put on an intention that we may send troops to Jingzhou at any time, so that the general can have a little more worries, and the Qichu coalition army will naturally have a better chance of winning." Gao Yi explained: "If the general is really defeated, he will definitely transfer Wu Teng's army to the rescue, and then we will have a chance to take Jingzhou?" ”

"The captain still didn't say who we should send to lead the army when the general is defeated?" Although Xiao Yin listened to Gao Yi for most of the day, he felt that it made sense, but Gao Yi didn't mention anything about his own concerns, so he had to ask again.

This is the case in the court, it seems that he has said a lot of things, but after thinking about it, he found that he didn't say anything, Gao Yi thought that everyone was confused, and it should be easy to fool him, but he didn't expect Xiao Yin to bite because it involved his own vital interests.

Gao Yi smiled awkwardly: "The minister thinks it's better to wait for the general to divide the victory and defeat before making a decision, then see how many people Wu Teng will leave to defend the city, if there are few soldiers, His Royal Highness will be responsible for leading the troops, if there are many soldiers, you might as well let His Highness and Da Sima switch up, His Highness will go to Qin, and Da Sima will return to Danyang, after all, the battlefield of Qin State has opened up the situation now, and it is a pity to give up." Gao Yi said while observing Xiao Yin's face, and seeing that his face was not good, he hurriedly made another suggestion to make peace with the mud.

Xiao Yin wanted to say a few sarcastic words, but when he heard that he was going to Qin State, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Everyone knows that the battle situation in Chu is too chaotic, and none of Deng Yuanjue, Tian Wuji, Xiang Chu, and Jiang Huan Chu are easy to deal with. But the Qin State is different, Bai Mengqi is trapped in Handan, and the other generals who can be called are Lin Peiyuan, but he was also dragged by Deng Wenying. Now even Gao Kegong, who has never won a battle before, can sweep Jizhou County in the Qin State, so he will not be worse than him if he goes.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yin hurriedly seconded the proposal: "What Lord Taiwei said is very true, if Your Majesty lets the minister and the Great Sima be transferred, I believe it will be a decision to have the best of both worlds." ”

"Since the imperial brother also agrees with what Taiwei said, then wait for the victory and defeat on the Chudi battlefield, and then you will switch with Da Sima." Although Xiao Yan knew that Xiao Yin was selfish, he also agreed with the plan. Yan Chixing is a careerist, and it is difficult to put him in the Qin State to ensure that he will not be divided from one side like Deng Yuanjue in the future, and he will still be transferred to Chu to be safe. Although Xiao Yin is selfish, his ability and prestige cannot be compared with Yan Chixing, even if he has a heart of disobedience, he can't set off a big storm.

Under the city of Zhoukou, the three kingdoms of Song, Qi and Chu fell into a stalemate, just because Deng Yuanjue did not dare to attack the city with all his strength, so Jiang Huan Chu, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, could not find a flaw, so he had to continue to wait for the opportunity in Kaifeng. And Xiang Chutuoqi's blessing can barely be held.

On the battlefield of the Qin State, Yan Chixing followed Deng Yuanjue's example, dragging Bai Mengqi while slowly encroaching on Yanzhou. In the face of Deng Wenying's offensive, Lin Peiyuan could only be trapped and supported, and he couldn't spare himself to support Handan.

The situation of the Tianluo Sect is the best among the three parties, Wang Chiji not only won Yangquan, but most of the merged states were also included in the territory of the Tianluo Sect. And on Gao Kegong's side, taking Bazhou is just around the corner.

"Bazhou Taishou Hu Feiyang has asked me for help for the sixth time, the first few times I heard from you that I didn't send troops to save me, and now I see that I can't hold it, you all hurry up and give me an idea." In the Sucheng Imperial Palace, Emperor Feng Bomou of Qin felt the crisis for the first time in so many years.

When Gao Kegong first began to attack Bazhou, Hu Feiyang asked Sucheng for help, but the ministers thought that Bazhou had an army of 30,000 enough to block the Tianluo army, and Sucheng's 50,000 army was used for emergency at the last moment, and could not be put into the battlefield casually.

Feng Bomou didn't want to easily play the last card in his hand, so he thought that after Bai Mengqi repelled the Song army, he would clean up Gao Kegong together. But half a year has passed, Bai Mengqi not only did not repel the Song army, but he was trapped in Handan by Yan Chixing, and pointed to Sucheng to send troops to the rescue.

Prime Minister Li Shirong stubbornly persuaded: "Now that Bazhou will be broken, and the city is in tatters, even if you send troops to rescue, the odds of victory will not be too high." It is better to simply stay in Sucheng and take advantage of the thick walls of Sucheng City to fight the enemy army. ”

Da Sima Liu Hongyu has always been afraid that Feng Bomou will send himself to the rescue with troops, and he also suggested that he should not move.