"Lord Situ, the most important thing is that if I can successfully attack Murong Cheng's rear wing, then, in the future, the prince behind Lord Situ will be the prince with the greatest meritorious service among the sons of His Royal Highness King Yong. Then, in the future, he will succeed His Royal Highness King Yong, and the one who will replace the Situ family will be the one you support, Lord Situ. If you support the ascendant, Lord Situ still doesn't have great merit, and he is one of the forces of the Yongwang Army, and he is above 10,000 people? ”

As soon as these words came out, Situ Wen's face suddenly became excited. Zhao Xun's words made Situ Wen's heart beat involuntarily. If Murong Cheng's crusade fails in the end, then King Yong's forces will have the upper hand, and it is very likely that he and the prince who has made the greatest contribution and the prince who supports him behind him will succeed King Yong.

For Zhao Xun's words, if he was just used as a pawn to connect the two sides, Situ Wen would naturally not be so tempted. However, when it comes to the powerful position of taking over King Yong, he can't help but be indifferent.

Murong Cheng is now more than fifty years old, and he is not young, and his children are concerned about the position of this prince. However, Situ Lei never proposed who could succeed him, so all the princes had the heart to rush to this position. You know, this is one of the best positions in the world, and the power is monstrous, and no one can compare. How could he not be tempted? Now that he is raised by Zhao Xun, he naturally can't settle down. Although he can't take over, the prince he supports is on the throne, and he can naturally follow the throne. Conversely, if other princes ascend to the throne, he Situ Wen will be finished. Even if you don't die, you have to live with your tail between your legs in the future.

"How? Would you like to cooperate with me? Zhao Xun said slowly, his eyes full of smiles.

Situ Wen struggled for a while, and said, "Okay, I am willing to cooperate with you, but I need you to let me go back first, and I will tell His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"Excellent! I'm waiting for Lord Situ's reply! Zhao Xun said with a smile.

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At the beginning of May, Murong Cheng waved an army of 180,000 troops from Yangzhou to the west, stationed with Yuzhou, and prepared to march to Yongzhou. In addition, Murong Cheng was stationed here to deter the rest of the princes and wait for the rest of the princes' soldiers and horses to arrive.

Subsequently, the Xuzhou army sent an army of 30,000, led by Li Yu. The Shanyang Army sent an army of 25,000, led by Tang Bin, and the Tang Army was also an army of 20,000. A total of 300,000, known as 500,000 troops, conquest of Situ Lei.

In Luoyang, Situ Lei transferred the army eastward to defend against the invading land, and on the other hand, began to support a new monarch to succeed him. As planned by Lin Shiwen, Prince Rui Murong De succeeded to the throne, but less than a month, he died of exhaustion and excitement at the funeral of Emperor Yanming, that is, Emperor Xuanwu. In front of everyone's eyes, naturally nothing happened. Although many people have doubts in their hearts, there is no actual evidence. Subsequently, Murong De's son, twelve-year-old Murong Lin, succeeded to the throne, and the country name was Changping, which was the first year of Changping.

After Murong Cheng of Yuzhou received the holy decree of the imperial court ordering him to withdraw his troops, he shouted angrily and scolded non-stop. I don't know that this is just Situ Lei's reason for cutting off his position and better controlling the government. But what about being in the outside world? I can only make up my mind and conquer it.

Youzhou City.

"Meet Father!" As soon as Zhao Xun rushed back to Zhao Wangfu, his wife and children greeted him.

Looking at the children, Zhao Xun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Okay, let's be free of courtesy, they are all a family, they don't have to be too formal, and they are not used to looking awkward." ”

"I've seen His Royal Highness King Zhao, thank you His Royal Highness King Zhao for saving me!" Just as he was about to enter the house with his wives, he saw Murong Xiyue standing on the side of the crowd.

"Princess Yuzuki? Are you here? Zhao Xun looked sideways slightly.

Su Ziyan's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "Her Royal Highness the princess is lonely, and we can't let her live alone, so she has been living in the mansion all these times." We accompany the princess so that Her Royal Highness can forget the sad things of the past. ”

Zhao Xun was silent, now he already knew that of the five princesses, only two survived in the end, and as for the rest, he was only afraid...... His parents died in front of him, and his sisters died one after another. Such a thing cannot help but make a person stressed.

"It's okay, it's good to live here, there are many people, so let those troublesome things and painful things go away with the wind." Zhao Xun said with a smile.

"Xie Zhao Wang took it in!" Murong Xiyue gave a salute and said in an astringent voice. Now she has no smile on her face, and her bitter and pale face makes anyone involuntarily want to protect.

After getting together with his family in a hurry, Zhao Xun convened the civil and military officials and began to discuss the important matter.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Central Plains War has begun, and of course, this has nothing to do with us. What we need to do is to cut off the pressure from the north first. I know that many people are puzzled by this, why they should deal with the foreign tribes in the north first, and let the Central Plains fall into the hands of others. ”

"I would say that if we are also involved, then the end result is a three-way scuffle, with no winner or loser for many years. The Turks, on the other hand, attacked and harassed our Dayan again and again, and then grew stronger. After waiting for a few years, after the defeat of our Xiaoguo army, the Qi army, or the surviving army of King Yong, we were unable to face the overturned Turkic army. At that time, all the land of our Han people will fall into the hands of the Turks, and our Han people will either die by the butcher's knife of the Turks or become their slaves. Therefore, I will give them the Central Plains, a place to fight, and we will first cut off the threat from the north, expand our armaments, and expand our territory. Of course, I also let the people know that it was the princes who harmed them, and it was my Xiaoguo army that rescued them. ”

Situ nodded and said: "My subordinates think that what the lord said is very true, and now it is not cost-effective for my Xiaoguo army to participate in it." Instead of fighting with the Qi army and the Yongwang army in the Central Plains, it is better to jump out of the game and first solve this Turkic who needs to be solved sooner or later. In addition, let the Qi army and the Yongwang army also divide the high and low, so that we can go south to conquer. ”

Subsequently, the rest of the people also nodded their heads, in line with the resolution.

"By the way, what do you think of the Liaodong Kingdom and the Su Mo Yan Tribe? The Turks suffered from a snowstorm last year, and this year they are afraid that they have already begun to raid the land of Bingzhou. Although this Tatar is not a big threat now, it is also a scourge to stay behind. Zhao Xun said in a condensed voice.

Lu Ziliang said: "Either get rid of it, or use it for us." If you want to solve them, there are only these two points now. Last year's snow disaster, this 靺鞨 people were also severely affected by the disaster, and they have not reacted yet. I think that if the army is overwhelmed, it will be able to solve it gradually. However, this takes time. If you don't use force, you can try to persuade you to surrender. We can promise that the leader of the two divisions will be the king of the Tata. Of course, there is no real name, and it is not allowed to form an army and the like. Subsequently, we gradually began to move our Hermes-Epitek into it, dismantling the two parts, and reforming them along with the trend. ”

Zhao Xun stroked his palms and smiled: "I can't see it, you have already prepared." Then, in this way, it is more appropriate to persuade to surrender. So be it. Send someone to talk to them, tell them, they don't have a choice. At the same time, the surrounding armies immediately moved and made a move to raise troops to fight, so that they could make the wisest choice. ”

Lu Ziliang said: "We can also announce among the people of the Yan Tatar that if the leaders of the two tribes are willing to accept the conditions of our Xiaoguo Army, then our Xiao Guo Army is willing to treat the Yan people equally, and provide disaster relief and proper resettlement to the Yan Yabu Road." You must know that the victims in these two territories are hundreds of thousands of subordinates. ”

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "This is very good, move immediately, we have to solve this problem in the shortest possible time." As long as these two parts are resolved, our Xiaoguo Army in the north will no longer be a big problem. ”

"Then, let's discuss the preparations for the conquest of the Turks." Glancing at everyone, Zhao Xun said slowly: "This time the plan is to act on the soldiers and horses of the first, third, fourth, and seventh four towns, with a total of 100,000 people. Most of them have now assembled in Dingzhou, waiting for military orders. What we need to do now is to prepare enough food and grass for the soldiers and horses of the four towns. Because Dingzhou is not close to Youzhou, we need to speed up the transportation of grain and grass there. The Department of Commerce issued a notice to the merchants, bidding for them to transport grain and grass for our army to the land of Dingzhou. In addition to transporting things for us, we can also sell grain to Dingzhou, and our Xiaoguo army will buy it at market price. ”

For the merchants under the name of the Xiaoguo Army, many times, they also make cameo appearances in the role of the baggage team. Of course, this is all of their own volition, and the Xiaoguo Army will pay the money. It is also because of this that many caravans do not go out of business because of poor management. The simplest is to become the army's baggage caravan, in fact, that is, to buy and sell the materials needed by the army. And, of course, take care of the transportation.

These are the flaming unicorn banners with two crossed swords planted in the army. Ordinary people do not dare to arbitrarily attack their ideas. Even if it is a mountain bandit, it will not be provoked lightly. Of course, they can't break the law either.

The political envoy Pei Yi got up and said with a smile: "As for the grain and grass materials, it's still me, this war with the Turks may break out at any time." This battle is not only to win, but also to represent the face of our Han people. In any case, the ministries are tightening this battle. Lord, although last year's winter disaster, our Jizhou, Qingzhou, Tiebei is the land of Youzhou, and the harvest is still good. It can be said that these places have a good harvest of grain. However, we have also paid a lot to stabilize the territory seized from the Yabu Road and to provide disaster relief. Of course, in comparison, the gains are still great. ”

"In addition, we also bought a lot of grain from Yangzhou and other places in the south through guò maritime merchants. Therefore, food and the like are no longer shortcomings. Now, in the big warehouse in the land of Youzhou, more than 800,000 stones of grain are stored, and in addition, there are 500,000 deniers each in the land of Qingzhou and Jizhou to deal with the possible war between the north and the south. In addition, because of the snow disaster, and in order to alleviate the losses of those herders, we also paid for a large number of livestock, so there is no shortage of meat. ”

Lu Ziliang also said in a deep voice: "With the passage of time, the life in the territory under my Xiaoguo Army will get better and better, coupled with the communication of large and small rivers in most places, the fields in many places have been reclaimed. At the end of the year, we will have more harvest, so we will not be nervous about food and grass for the time being. “

"In addition, the replacement armor needed for the 100,000-strong army was also prepared. Especially after the advent of the hydraulic forging press, the forging of armor equipment has become much easier, so there is no need to worry about this. In contrast, our Xiaoguo army has far surpassed the Turks in terms of weapons. In addition, not to mention that we also have a special Skyquake Thunder appearing. When the time comes, they must be good-looking. ”

Zhao Xun couldn't help but smile when he saw that everyone had solved all aspects of the problem one by one. The war is fought on national strength, and the support of soldiers, people, money, food, and various materials must be implemented one by one. If you can make these questions perfect

Now it seems that the effect of the measures that Xiaoguo Army has been steadily developing for so long has finally appeared. The army needs, the soldiers, horses, money and food, the people can be self-sufficient, and even have a surplus, so the army needs to be dispatched without worrying about the rear problem.

Immediately, as the army from the south gathered in Yuzhou. The Xiaoguo army also began to move one after another, the army began to move north, and the grain and grass materials also began to move to Dingzhou, and there were great preparations for a big war with the Turks. Knowing these circumstances, whether it was Tang Jun, Murong Cheng, or Situ Lei, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If the tigers in the north don't go, how dare they act rashly?

The reason why Zhao Xun acted so aggressively was naturally to show them. Of course, it was also for the Turks to see, so as not to harass and annex the Han Chinese. Last winter, the Turks suffered a snowstorm, and now is really the time when they need money, food, and supplies. If it is allowed to go south, it will definitely make the life of the people of Bingzhou worse than death. Therefore, Zhao Xun made a big move, so that the Turks did not dare to move.

As for preparing the Turks, Zhao Xun is not worried about this. If the two sides continue to stalemate like this, the result will only be beneficial to the Xiaoguo army. Because the Xiaoguo army has a strong logistical supply, however, the Turks do not. Therefore, the Xiaoguo army is not afraid to confront the Turks, but the longer the better. For Zhao Xun, it is better to let them stalemate until they are hungry.