"But it doesn't hurt for the envoy to say it." Cao Shen raised his hand and said.

Wei Wei nodded and arched his hand: "Before coming, my Great Wei Emperor has a word, begging you not to rob the subjects who originally belonged to my Great Wei land when attacking the city, you can take all the silver, grain and grass in the official palace, and please be merciful for the lives and goods of the people." ”

Saying that, Wei Wei intentionally or unintentionally threw a look at Ruan Funing.

The meaning is obvious, in the four-nation alliance, Nguyen Guo sent one million troops and occupied the majority, and whether this request is agreed or not depends on Ruan Guo's attitude.

There was a strange silence in the tent, and the generals of Cao and Lan also looked like they had nothing to do with themselves, and did not speak quietly.

"Hahaha, the envoy is too worried, the most important thing in this battle is to crusade against the Jin Kingdom, we are the teachers of benevolence and righteousness, if your country wants to recover the lost territory, we will naturally not make a hindrance from it and do the things of the tiger and wolf." Ruan Funing laughed.

Hearing Ruan Funing say this, everyone was relieved.

Wei Wei arched his hand and thanked him, and he didn't specifically thank Ruan Guo.

After all, when it comes to forcibly occupying the land of Wei, in addition to the Jin State, it is the Ruan State, and the Ruan State was also the main force in the original battle against Wei.

The degree of its hatred is not weaker than that of the Jin Kingdom.

It's just that because of the current national strategic needs, the two countries have formed an alliance, and they have tacitly not mentioned the past.

Therefore, even if Ruan Funing promised not to plunder the old land of Wei, Wei Wei would not have the slightest gratitude in his heart.

At midnight, the military banquet dispersed, and the army camp returned to orderly solemnity and quiet.

The military lights in the big tent were extinguished, and a small candle flame remained.

Gongsun Zhi and Wei Wei, who had taken off their armor, talked at night on these few dishes of small dishes while boiling tea.

The relationship between the two was already very good, when Gongsun Zhi came out of Wuguo, traveled to several countries to study, and finally settled in Wei, among those friends he made at the beginning, there was Wei Wei.

In the past twenty years, the two have been brothers, which is one of the reasons why Wei Wei became a special envoy.

The two sat around the fireplace at night, full of emotion.

After all, they are all wise and profound people, and after commenting on the countries and discussing the situation, I suddenly felt that in the past few years, the situation has changed, which is embarrassing.

Suddenly, Wei Wei asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty's will, is it too generous?" ”

Gongsun was stunned for a moment, and naturally understood what his old friend was referring to, and shook his head again and again: "Don't look too close, brother, based on my observation, this will is not Your Majesty's pretense of magnanimity, but for long-term consideration." ”

"Think long-term? I also asked Brother Gongsun for advice. ”

"This time the coalition seems to be in control, but in fact it is like a castle in the air, thanks to the armies of Cangguo and Chu fighting on the front line, stabilizing the morale of the army, and not letting my coalition army collapse, but has my brother thought about it, if the Cangchu coalition army loses in the next big battle, what should the military heart do?"

Wei Wei suddenly realized, and said: "I understand what Brother Gongsun meant, the armies of Cao and Lan have been trapped on the battlefield for a long time, and once they encounter any setbacks, they will definitely collapse the morale of the army, and it is too far away to talk about the partition after the complete capture of the Jin State." ”

Gongsun Zhi nodded, and said: "That's right, the benefits in your hands are real, this time Ruan sent an army of one million, and you may not listen to us at the critical moment, if you can tie the interests of Cao and Lan with us, you can barely compete with them, if you see that there is a big profit, the two countries may have to increase their troops again, which is the most beneficial for our Wei State." Besides, this is just a few goods, there are hundreds of big cities in the Jin Kingdom, and the wealth is unimaginable, that is, the wealth of the Jin City is worth some small countries. ”

"That's right, it seems that Your Majesty's ambition is not in the interests of the battlefield, but the pattern of foolish brothers is small." Wei Wei breathed a long sigh of relief, and then suddenly a spirit stirred up, and said, "Brother Gongsun means that he wants to capture the entire Jin Kingdom?" ”

"What do you think, brother?" Gongsun Zhi glanced at him meaningfully, and said: "After the defeat of my Great Wei, the land was divided by the countries, and the Ruan State alone occupied more than 200 cities, which is to take back all the land occupied by the Jin State, and it is difficult to restore the grand occasion of the year, after all, the stronger the enemy, and the weaker I am, I can only look forward to this opportunity to seize more land of the Jin State in order to make up for the loss." ”

Wei Wei bowed his head and was silent, then raised his head violently and said, "No, this strategy must not be!" ”

"Why not?" Gongsun didn't move his expression and stirred the fire.

"The Jin Kingdom is vast and rich, and the folk customs are not strong, but the military law is integrated and the population is large, so it is easy to recruit a million troops. If our army invades, once it is besieged, it will be too late to regret it! This time, our Wei State dispatched the power of the whole country, if it is once this catastrophe, it is inevitable that the Ruan State will take action, and then my Great Wei will be the real disaster of the country! ”

"What does that brother think?"

"The best strategy is to take advantage of the victory over Yu Wei, seize the eastern part of the Jin State, and then quickly draw troops, no matter how the Ruan State interferes with the Jin State, my Great Wei still adheres to the goal set when the war was made."

What is your goal?

Gongsun Zhi's face moved slightly, the so-called goal of the war was the goal set by Wei when he decided to take revenge on the shame, and the destruction of the Jin State was not in this goal, as long as the lost territory was recovered, he would draw his troops to attack several Jin allies in the north and annex their lands, because of making up for the land taken by the Ruan State.

However, seeing that the Jin Kingdom was like a paper tiger, defeated by the Cangchu Alliance, and the Four-Nation Alliance also had the opportunity to drive straight in, at this time, looking at the original goal, does it seem a little conservative?

After many years of friendship, Wei Wei saw Gongsun Zhi's expression, and he knew what his brother was thinking, so he continued: "Linguo, Yueguo, Song, Yuguo, Hongguo, these five countries are allies of the Jin State, this time they are not among the coalition forces, I heard that when I came this time, although the Wu State did not send troops to attack the Jin this time, but it is also a member of the allies, after hearing that the Jin army was defeated, he was ready to move on the Hongguo, with the current strength of my Great Wei, do not retreat bravely to pinch the soft persimmon, do you have to compete with the Ruan State in this Jin State?" ”

Gongsun Zhi nodded, Wei Wei was indeed right.

With Wei State's current ability, even if he wins the Jin State, there will definitely be friction with Ruan State in the future, and it is better to throw the Jin State with a big tail to Ruan Guo to fiddle with.

It's just that......

The wealth of the Jin Kingdom can not be compared with a few small countries?

Hongguo has already been touched by the Wu Kingdom, and the remaining Linguo, Yueguo, Song, and Yu Kingdoms are not as rich as the hundred cities of the Jin Kingdom, and what they value is nothing more than population.

After thinking about it, Gongsun stopped and said: "Although there is some truth in the words of the virtuous brother, the foolish brother thinks that it is time to judge the situation. If it is according to the previous assumption, it is the right way to retreat from the rapids, but today's situation has become very abnormal, and the Jin Kingdom must be attacked. ”（）