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When Liu Muzhi negotiated cooperation with Yuan Shansong, the Taishou of Wu County, his letter had been delivered to Guzang in an expedited manner of 800 li.

Wei Shuo opened the letter and looked at it, and was immediately shocked by the contents inside.

From the bottom of his heart, he naturally hoped that the Northern Wei Dynasty would be defeated, and it would be best if Murong Chui successfully captured Tuoba Jue.

However, according to the deduction of the Military Division, this time Wei Yan battle, Hou Yan is likely to suffer heavy losses again.

Fortunately, all the staff members unanimously believed that although Houyan would be defeated, it would not destroy the country in a war, and at most it would turn from offensive to defensive in terms of strategy.

As long as Houyan does not die, the Northern Wei Dynasty will not be able to penetrate deep into Hebei for a while, which is conducive to Hexi to profit from it.

But at present, Sima Yuanxian suddenly wants to promote the Northern Expedition, and he also plans to pull the chariot to Hexi, which will undoubtedly completely disrupt the original plan of Hexi.

Originally, Hou Yan had a hard time dealing with a Northern Wei Dynasty, and even Murong Chui had to give up his life.

If there is another 'joint fight for Yan', Houyan will die if he does not die.

Once the Houyan perishes prematurely, it will allow the Northern Wei Dynasty to reap the benefits, which will be greatly disadvantageous to Hexi.

But if the imperial court is refused, it will obviously affect the relationship between the two sides, in case the southern dynasty cuts off the supply of materials, is it possible that the people will still drink the northwest wind?

Just when Wei Shuo was in a dilemma, Song Miao and Cui Hao walked in.

Seeing the arrival of the two henchmen, Wei Shuo squeezed out a smile on his face.

"Tiye, Boyuan, you are here, please take a seat."

Song and Cui glanced at each other, and couldn't figure out what was going on, which caused most of them to worry about it.

The two of them sat down according to the words, observed the words for a moment, and pretended to be concerned and asked: "The lord's face is ugly, is there something on his mind that is difficult to decide?" ”

Wei Shuo nodded annoyedly, and replied.

Cui Hao's eyes moved a few times when he heard this, and he didn't go around the corner, and asked bluntly: "I don't know what's going on?" Please also speak clearly. ”

Wei Shuo has always regarded Song Miao and Cui Hao as confidants, so naturally he will not hide them from them.

"I just received a letter from Daohe, and there was one thing mentioned in the letter, which made Shuo quite embarrassed."

As he spoke, handing the letter to Cui Hao, Wei Shuo asked with a solemn face, "What do you think about this?" ”

"Shhh It's really not easy. After Cui Hao read the letter, he couldn't help but gasp.

"If Hexi, Southern Dynasties, and Northern Wei work together, even if Murong Chui uses troops like a god again, Houyan will not be able to escape the fall."

"But the key is what to do after the death of Houyan? In case the Northern Wei Dynasty took the opportunity to go south, would the Jin army be able to hold Hebei? ”

"It must be known that the outbreak of locust plagues in Hexi this summer is a certainty, and it is difficult for the Southern Dynasty alone to stop the Wei army's iron cavalry."

After reading Liu Muzhi's letter, Cui Hao strongly opposed Hexi's dispatch of troops to cooperate with the Southern and Northern Expeditions.

In his opinion, the best strategy in Hexi at present should be to wait and see what happens, and even secretly give Houyan some support.

At the very least, Hou Yan could not be allowed to perish in a war, and let Hou Yan continue to act as a buffer force between Hexi and the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Because, once the Houyan perished, Hexi would face the more powerful Northern Wei Dynasty, and the pressure on the border defense would increase greatly.

"What Bo Yuan said, of course, is true!"

"However, Daohe has made it clear in the letter that if Hexi does not cooperate with the imperial court to send troops, Sima Daozi will obstruct Hexi's purchase of grain."

"The power of the king of Huiji is huge, if he gets in the way, then ......"

"Humph! Abominable. ”

Cui Hao couldn't help but scolded in a low voice: "Sima Daozi thinks about his own family, and he doesn't consider the general trend of the world at all. ”

"He also doesn't want to think about how much energy Hexi can devote to dealing with the changes in Hebei in the face of the imminent outbreak of natural disasters?"

"In case the Northern Wei Dynasty takes advantage of the situation to sweep Hebei, who will stop the Xianbei Iron Cavalry? Do you rely on the Beifu soldiers who are no longer what they used to be? ”

"Maybe the Southern Korean army will run faster than rabbits and lose Hebei to the Northern Wei Dynasty."

"In this way, the advantages that Hexi has accumulated over the years over Hulu will be wiped out."

In Cui Hao's series of questions, Wei Shuo and Song Xuan's faces became more and more ugly.

"My lord, what Lord Cui said is very true, Hexi has no power to interfere with the outside world this year."

"If you forcibly cooperate with the Northern Expedition of the imperial court, even if you destroy Houyan and recover Hebei, it is just a wedding dress for the Northern Wei Dynasty, which is a complete failure in terms of strategy."

"Alas, what you say, don't you know? However, the matter has come to this point, does Hexi dare to refuse Sima Daozi's request? ”

Of course, Wei Shuo knew that it was not appropriate for Hexi to send troops this year, not because he couldn't defeat or destroy Houyan, but it was more beneficial for Hexi to keep Houyan than to destroy the other party.

However, if he did not respect Sima Daozi's wishes, Hexi would face a comprehensive suppression by the imperial court, and even the danger of severing diplomatic relations with the Jin family.

At that time, there will be the Jin Dynasty in the southwest of the river and the Northern Wei Dynasty in the east, and it may be another situation of confrontation between the three kingdoms.

Moreover, without the grain input from Jiangdong, how should Hexi survive natural disasters?

Thinking of this, Wei Shuo shook his head and said with a difficult face: "Right now, Shuo is also very conflicted in his heart, but Hexi has no choice but to respond to the Northern Expedition of the Imperial Court. ”

"Otherwise, if you refuse the court's request, then Sima Daozi will definitely not give up."

"In case Sima Daozi orders the border to be blocked, so that not a grain of grain can flow into Hexi, where should Hexi go to get grain?"

"Shuo thinks that at present, Hexi still needs to rely on Jiangdong, and it should not be at odds with the imperial court for the time being."

"Next, I would like to ask you two to think carefully and see if there is any way to avoid major losses in the future."

Cui Hao and Song Miao fell into deep thought when they heard this, and after a while, they saw Song Miao holding a thick long beard and said in a deep voice: "Since the Northern Expedition of the Imperial Court is unstoppable, then Hexi can only take advantage of the trend and try his best to make the imperial court stronger, and only in this way can it contain the Northern Wei Dynasty." ”

"Go with the flow? Make the court stronger? ”

"Looking around today, apart from Pontus and Murong Trai, who else can fight with Tuoba Jue?"

"Hahaha, the lord's words are wrong, and he omitted an important person in the Southern Dynasty."

"If this person is able to guard Hebei, maybe he will be able to block the Northern Wei Dynasty for Hexi."

"Could it be that the physical industry refers to Liu Yu?"

"It is this person who was Liu Yu who solved the crisis in Xuzhou at the beginning."

"This person is resolute and decisive, and he is the first hero of the Southern Dynasty."

"The new army under his command is strong, enough to block the Northern Wei soldiers for Hexi after the destruction of Houyan."

Liu Yu ...... Well, he's very capable, it's just ......" Wei Shuo hesitated.

"The lord is worried that his tail will not fall off?"

"Yes!"

"Hahaha, the lord doesn't need to worry about this."

"Then Liu Yu's foundation is in Jiangdong, and the minister expects that Liu Yu will not live in the north for a long time, and will definitely return to Jiangdong at the right time."

"Hexi helped Liu Yu just to use his prestige to curb the expansion of the Northern Wei Dynasty and prevent Hebei from falling into the hands of the Northern Wei Dynasty after the fall of the Later Yan."

"When Liu Yu returns to Jiangdong in the future, the lord can easily accept Liu Yu's power in the north under the banner of the Jin family."

Song Xuan's suggestion made Wei Shuo suddenly think of Liu Yu's Northern Expedition in history, which is very similar to today's situation.

At that time, Liu Yu wiped out Hou Qin all the way, but later because of the changes in the rear, he had to abandon Guanzhong and return.

As a result, Liu Yuxin worked hard to eliminate Hou Qin, but in the end he was cheaper than Helian Bobo.