Since Li Tianhao was appointed commander-in-chief of the Palchi crusade against Nubia, he was allowed to command the commander Poka and the 10,000 men he led on the southern border of Palchi, and Li Tianhao also asked for the transfer of 3,000 men from Hector and the Royal Cavalry to his command. But for more than half a month, he didn't rush to the southern front, but always stayed in the newly completed lord's mansion and messed with the princess, and he didn't even go out much. In this way, even Airul couldn't help but be a little puzzled, and the captain Horon Dith also complained about this, and as for Hector was even more furious, he was ordered to command three thousand cavalry, which was originally eager to try, but for so long he didn't even have an order to attack, not only he was in a hurry, but the entire cavalry team was about to explode. In front of Irul, Hector accused Li Tianhao of cowering, indulging in alcohol, and ignoring national affairs. In this regard, Airul had to reassure him not to rush it.

When it was a month later, Airul finally couldn't hold back and sent someone to invite Li Tianhao to come to the meeting. Li Tianhao hurriedly came when he heard the news, and before he could speak, Hector spoke first: "It's really strange, isn't Lord Dils supposed to be on the front line?" Why did you rush back in such a short time? ”

In the face of Hector's ridicule, Li Tianhao was unmoved, and said coldly: "Since Your Majesty has appointed Zai Xia to command the crusading army, and your official is subordinate to Zaixia's command, your lord has no right to raise objections to Zai's command, please step back for the time being, and wait for your majesty to make it clear." ”

Hector was angry for a moment, but he couldn't make a counter-argument.

Although Irul agreed with Li Tianhao's statement, he still couldn't help but ask: "The widow actually has doubts, why did the virtuous son-in-law not act for a month?" ”

Li Tianhao smiled and saluted Arour. said: "Father, please rest assured, the sons are not without action. It's just that this action can't be easily revealed. ”

"Oh, what is that?"

"In fact, the news that my father appointed his sons to crusade against Nubia has been somewhat leaked. This was noticed by Jamo, a subordinate of the sons, on the same day, and the father and king should consider that the various tribes of Nubia were scattered all over the country, harassing our borders for profit, and even attacking each other, but if they heard that Palci was interested in pacifying them, they would inevitably unite against them, and it would be difficult for our army to win. But if their tribes were far away, our crusaders would not be able to sweep all of Nubia, even with all their might. Then this war will be protracted again. Therefore, the sons took advantage of the fact that the information had been leaked and deliberately did not move, and the Nubians, when they heard the news that our country was about to make a great crusade, must urgently unite to form a coalition army, but our army did not act for a long time. As a result, the Nubian ministries, which were already hostile and suspicious of each other, had to continue to unite to guard against each other. Nubia lived on nomadism and hunting, and if the young and middle-aged were to assemble for a long time, there would be no one to produce, and the logistical problems would soon be exposed, and the tribes would inevitably be separated from each other. On the same day, Erchen had already sent Yamo, Alam, Tatar, and Agobar, who was born in Nubia, to infiltrate Nubia. On the one hand, to gather intelligence from all sides and the topography of Nubia, and on the other hand, to instigate some wavering tribes in the Nubian tribes to break away from their alliance, and wait until the time is ripe to defeat the Nubian coalition in one fell swoop. ”

After listening to Li Tianhao's words. A satisfied smile appeared on Arul's face, and he looked at Horondis and Hector standing on the left and right, and said, "The virtuous son-in-law is really shrewd. This plan for the defeat of Nubia has been planned for a long time. ”

Hector lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty apologizes to you, Lord Lord. ”

Li Tianhao smiled and said, "Lord Hector is serious. In fact, there is another important link in this plan, which requires the full help of Lord Hector. ”

Hector looked up and said, "Your Excellency, please show me." The lower officials must go all out! ”

"Actually, the reason for staying at the king is to confuse the Nubians, so I need a commander who can fight well to lead the cavalry troops to attack the Nubian coalition army overnight and defeat it in one fell swoop. I would like to ask Lord Hector to be the commander-in-chief of this attack, but I wonder what Lord Hector wants? ”

Hector's expression faltered, he couldn't believe that Li Tianhao actually gave himself a credit: "Xiaguan, Xiaguan obeys orders!" ”

"That's great, please fight then, my lord." After Li Tianhao finished speaking, he turned his face to King Airul and said, "Father, in fact, according to the analysis of the intelligence received by the retainer in the past few days, there is still room for correction in the crusade plan this time, but this matter needs to be decided by the father himself. ”

"Oh? What is the problem? Airul watched his son-in-law subdue his beloved general, his mood was somewhat complicated, and when he saw Li Tianhao say this, he asked casually.

"Father, according to the information of his sons, Nubian gold is mostly produced in the southwest, and although other regions are produced, they are not so large and pure, and the southwest is too far away from Palci, so in fact, the Nubians themselves have similar commercial activities to resell gold from the south to the north. The reason why Nubia was constantly in war and often harassed our country was purely because of the imbalance in the gold trade, and Palci had to restrict the gold trade because of the surplus of gold. In Erchen's view, as our war with Yaki continues, the more land we occupy, the smaller the problem of gold surplus, so the problem of Nubia's gold trade will inevitably be fundamentally solved in the future. At this time, if this crusade is waged and defeated completely, it will inevitably make the Nubian people hateful, and it will not be good for our country at that time, so the retainers think that they should fight a good victory, but it is not advisable to kill too much, so as not to form a deep hatred with the Nubian tribes. ”

Arul frowned when he heard this, and said, "But the virtuous son-in-law himself said that it will take time to accumulate to solve the problem of excess gold, and if the problem still exists in the meantime, the Nubians will inevitably continue to infest our borders, in that case, how can our country free up more troops to fight against the Yaki country?" ”

Li Tianhao saluted again: "Father is wise, but what if we hire Nubians to fight?" ”

The three of them suddenly realized that if the Nubians were to accept Parci's employment, their young men would be eager to participate in the war against Yaki in order to get paid. In this way, Palchi will have an additional force, and Nubia will no longer be able to harass the Palchi border because of the fighting of young and middle-aged people, and the materials brought back by the mercenaries will be able to replenish Nubia's domestic needs, so that they will no longer need to harass Palchi. By the time the war with Yaki is over, Palci's own gold surplus should be resolved, and the normal gold trade can be used to stabilize relations with Nubia. Li Tianhao's method is really based on the long-term and takes into account the present.

The eldest of the three, the Captain Horondis, suddenly stood up and bowed to Li Tianhao, and said, "Lord Lord is concerned about the long-term interests of Palchi, and I only thank you on behalf of the people of Palchi!" ”

Oops, oops. It's only been a long time since his two captains have been subdued by this son-in-law, and this boy may be more suitable to be the king of Palchi than himself. Arul thought to himself. (To be continued......)