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In mid-December, Hexi received the heaviest snow since the beginning of winter this year.

The snow fell so heavily that the ground was more than two feet deep, and even the great river was covered with a thick layer of ice.

Heavy snow covered the fields and cities, and in the midst of the snow, Gu Zang was covered in silver, which looked extremely enchanting.

Due to the approaching Spring Festival, the inside and outside of Guzang City are more lively than in the past.

Outside the city, hundreds of horse-drawn carriages of various colors were parked, loaded with a cart full of goods.

Some are going to go into the city to sell, while others are buying New Year's goods and preparing to go home.

On the icy straights, horses drag wagons laden with goods at a gallop.

The horse's hooves are wrapped with straw to ensure that the horse does not slip when running.

In the city, the streets and markets are filled with tens of thousands of people from all over the world.

They haggle with merchants around the shops to buy the items they need.

All kinds of laughter, shouts, shouts, and bargains are intertwined, like a cheerful music.

Wei Shuo likes this kind of scene full of life the most, in his eyes, this is the so-called Guotai Min'an.

He led the Hexi army to fight in the east and west, didn't he just hope that the people under his rule would live such a life?

After feeling the festive atmosphere on the street, Wei Shuo, under the protection of the guards, came to the mansion of the general in Zhenxi in a happy mood.

Nowadays, there are crises in Hebei, Guanzhong, and Jiangdong one after another, which has plunged Hexi into happy troubles.

With the current strength of Hexi, it is obviously impossible to do everything, and the only choice is to choose a direction to focus on breakthroughs.

Should we continue the plan to enter Guanzhong in the east, or should we first intervene in the dispute over Hebei to prevent the Northern Wei from seizing Jizhou, or should we extend our hand to Jiangdong?

In order to determine the future strategic direction, Wei Shuo specially summoned everyone to the Military Affairs Department for discussion.

As soon as he stepped into the military division, he saw a huge sand table placed in the side compartment.

The whole sand table is several zhang long and wide, and is composed of several small sand tables such as Hebei, Central Plains, Guanlong, Shuzhong, and Jiangdong.

There is a passage in the middle of each small sand table, which is convenient for observing various places at any time.

When Wei Shuo came in, Wang Maide was commanding several soldiers to be busy planting various small flags on the sand table.

The Military Division is similar to the General Staff Department of later generations, shouldering the heavy responsibility of formulating operational plans and coordinating the deployment of troops.

Wei Shuo came to the sand table, and his eyes swept over Hebei, Guanzhong, and Jiangdong one by one.

At this time, Wang Maide quietly walked to Wei Shuo's side and said in a low voice: "My lord, this morning the minister received an urgent report from Bingzhou, saying that Murong De of Nanyan has agreed to attach himself to Hexi. ”

Wei Shuo smiled faintly and said, "Unexpectedly, Maide thinks that Yan Guo can't stop the Wei army from going south?" ”

"I think it's difficult! The Yan army suffered successive defeats, and it was now demoralized. ”

"What's more, without Murong Chui's Commanding Array, it is unknown how much strength Murong De and the others can exert in the end."

"Unless Hexi vigorously assists, the situation in Hebei is likely to get out of control."

"Maide is right." Wei Shuo said worriedly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think we all know that entering Guanzhong in the east has been the goal of Hexi for several years."

"Seeing that my wish will be fulfilled, it is a pity that the heavens do not fulfill people's wishes, and the situation inside and outside has changed dramatically."

"Not only is Hebei torn apart, but even Jiangdong is faintly in turmoil."

"If you continue to enter Guanzhong in the east, you may sit back and watch Wei enter Hebei."

"On the contrary, it will also affect the plan to seize Guanzhong, which really makes Shuo in a dilemma!"

"Where should Hexi go, please give me advice."

When everyone was still thinking, they saw Cui Hao step forward and said: "Lord, the minister has a plan that may solve the current dilemma." ”

"I wish Wen Boyuan high opinion."

"The minister's plan can be summarized as a six-character policy, that is, attacking Qin, helping Yan, and viewing Jin." Cui Hao said word by word.

"Attack Qin, help Yan, and watch the Jin ......"

Wei Shuo pondered the six words carefully, and muttered to himself: "It seems that Bo Yuan is strongly advocating the plan to continue to enter Guanzhong in the east. ”

"Exactly! Entering Guanzhong in the east is the foundation battle of Hexi's unification of the world, and it must not be abandoned halfway. ”

"Only by winning Guanzhong can Hexi be invincible, even if it is because of this, it will not hesitate to let the Northern Wei Dynasty take Hebei."

"What's more, the plan to enter Guanzhong in the east has been planned for a long time, and it is about to be ripe, how can you say that you will give up?"

"Bo Yuan's words are reasonable, but this year, Hexi was attacked by natural disasters and suffered heavy losses, and I am afraid that I will not be able to capture Guanzhong."

"At that time, if Guanzhong fails to win and Hebei falls into the hands of Wei, will Hexi have to fight with chickens and eggs?"

"The lord is not in a hurry, the so-called attack on Qin is not aimed at the entire Guanzhong, but only intends to seize Xiaoguan and Anding County."

Saying that, Cui Hao got up and came to the sand table, and pointed to the area of Xiaoguan and Anding County in Guanzhong with a bamboo pole: "Lord, as the old saying goes: 'Those who win Longlong win, and those who abandon Longlong lose!'" ’”

"Longdong Anding County is the back of Chang'an, and only Longdong can defend Qinye."

"If Hexi wants to take Guanzhong, he must first get Longdong."

"Once Longdong, Shangjun, and Longyou all belong to Hexi, Hou Qin will no longer have to worry."

"Right now, the Qin Longxi Army is rushing to Wuguan day and night to meet the Jin army, resulting in a shortage of troops on the Western Front."

"It was Hexi that sent troops to Xiaoguan and took a good opportunity to win Anding County in one fell swoop."

"If you don't take it today, when Yao Shuode returns with the army, you will definitely pay a hundred times the price in the future."

"Bo Yuan knows that once Hexi attacks Longdong and Xiaoguan, he will not be able to take care of Hebei, so how can he talk about this Zhuyan?"

"Back to the lord, the so-called Zhuyan of the minister does not rely on the Hexi family alone."

"In fact, speaking of which, uniting several separatist forces in Houyan may not be able to stop the Wei army."

"What? How is this possible? Wei Shuo frowned.

The others couldn't help but look at each other, feeling very puzzled and suspicious of what Cui Hao said.

With the current filthy relationship between Murong Lin, Murong De, and Murong Sheng, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve one heart and one mind.

Even if there is a Hexi thread in the middle, they may not be willing to come together.

"I'm afraid this is not easy, not to mention Murong Lin's killing of Murong Bao, which has made him isolate himself from the Murong family."

"And that Murong Sheng, I heard that he is fighting hotly with Tuobaju."

"It would be good if he didn't unite with the Wei army to go south, and it might not be realistic to expect the other party to unite against Wei."

"It is indeed impossible for Murong Sheng and Murong Lin to unite, but they did not put the group heating object on the two of them."

"Not Murong Sheng? It's rare to be Liaodong Murong Society? Song Miao frowned.

"Exactly! Murong Hui is located behind Youzhou, if he is willing to send troops to help, it will definitely greatly contain the strength of the Wei army, so that it will not be able to go south with all its strength in a short time, and will buy time for Hexi to seek Guanzhong. ”

"It would naturally be good if we could pull Murong Hui over, but now that it is far away in Liaodong, how should Hexi contact him?"

"Hahaha, my lord, have you forgotten the Dao Peace far away in Jiangdong? Hasn't he already assembled a fleet? ”

"Now that the natural disaster has passed, it doesn't make much sense for Daohe to continue to stay in Jiangdong, so it's better to go to Liaodong."

"Are you going to let Mu Zhi go to Liaodong?"

To be honest, Wei Shuo was a little moved by Cui Hao's proposal.

At present, Liu Muzhi has successfully completed the task of raising grain, and now his focus is on operating the Yizhou base.

As early as November, Sun Chu had personally taken a boat to Yizhou, and now he has a firm foothold in Yizhou.

On the whole, Jiangdong affairs have been formalized, even if Liu Muzhi is not there, Sima Xiuzhi, Fu Long and others can deal with it.

If Liu Muzhi goes on a trip, not to mention whether he can persuade Murong to cooperate, at least let Hexi have a correct understanding of Liaodong.

"Well, Bo Yuan is really wise, and the strategies of attacking Qin and helping Yan are very appropriate."

"However, does Hexi's wait-and-see attitude towards Jiangdong's changes seem too negative?"

"Is the lord worried that the change in Jiangdong will make the Wei and Jin Dynasty unbalanced, thus inducing the Wei State to go south to Hebei?"

"Yes!"

"Actually, the lord doesn't have to worry too much about the situation in Jiangdong, according to the minister's judgment, Jiangdong will not be in chaos in a short period of time."

"Don't look at the party of King Huiji, they have formulated a strict plan, and they want to eradicate the Son of Heaven, as if Jiangdong is about to be in chaos."

"But please think about it carefully, in fact, even if the Son of Heaven dies, Jiangdong will not be in chaos for a while."

"Why? First of all, the forces need time to buffer, and they all need time to come up with countermeasures. ”

"According to the minister's estimate, even the hardcore Wang Gong of the Son of Heaven will not raise troops immediately after the death of the Son of Heaven, at least he will not do it until the King of Huiji shows his feet."

"There is at least a half-year buffer in the middle, and even if Wang Gong gets into trouble, it is impossible to distinguish the winner in a short period of time."

"In this way, from the violent death of the Son of Heaven to the Jiangdong chaos, there will be at least half a year in between."

"If you wait until Huan Xuan, Heavenly Master Dao and other forces enter the game, then I don't know if it will be the Year of the Monkey."

"Therefore, there is no need for Hexi to waste energy on Jiangdong, and after cleaning up Houqin and solving Hebei, it is too late to turn around and pay attention to Jiangdong."

Wei Shuo pondered carefully when he heard this, so that he could take into account all aspects, and couldn't help but secretly scream: Wonderful!

"Right Changshi is right, next, please come up with a battle plan for capturing Xiaoguan and Anding County as soon as possible."

"Then Yin Zhongkan always complains, saying that we can't work in Hexi, what else can he say now?!"