Wang Shichong replied without thinking: "How to operate? Do you want to get the Central Plains with Luoyang as the core? ”

Gao Xi nodded: "The Central Plains is the first place you have to take, there is a large population here, and the newly built Huiluocang, Luokoucang and Liyang Cang have a large amount of grain in stock, according to it in troubled times, there are grain and soldiers, which is enough to achieve a hegemony, but you have to remember that you can't win the world by relying only on the Central Plains, you must have another stable base area." ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Do you mean that you want me to seize and merge the state, or to develop south?" ”

Gao Xi shook his head: "It is not advisable to seize the state in the north, so you will be under the attack of the two major forces of Hebei and Guanzhong, Zhongyuan is the land of the four wars, although it is in the center of the world, but it will also become the target of all forces, especially if you have Yang Guang's imperial grandson in your hand, it will become the primary target of others, so after you control the Central Plains, you must quickly control the Lianghuai region to the east, or seize Jingzhou to the south, only by doing this, you can be regarded as consolidating your power, Militarily, it can stand up to the powerful regime in Guanlong. ”

Wang Shichong frowned: "I've been to Jingzhou, and the hearts of the people are towards Xiao Liang, I'm afraid that it will be more difficult to capture than Guanzhong, even if it is defeated, it will require a large number of troops to suppress it, but I'm afraid it is not a good strategic choice." ”

Gao Xi stared at Wang Shichong's eyes tightly: "I know that you have a secret agreement with Xiao Miao, and this time the old man caused a murder disaster that originated from the battle between He Ruobi and Xiao Miao." ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "Not bad." It was precisely because of this that Xiao Mo originally hoped to pass a message to He Ruobi through Guò and ask him to withdraw from Jingzhou. As a result, He Ruobi didn't listen, not only managed his own forces in Xiangzhou, but also shot at Jingzhou, which touched the bottom line of the Xiao family, so they set up a poison plan to get rid of He Ruobi, but I didn't expect it this time. Their actions have involved you in this case. ”

The corners of Gao Xi's mouth hooked: "Time is also fate, the old man can't figure out the position himself." and can't make up his mind to sever the relationship with He Ruobi, it can only be said that he is to blame, but you have to remember that Xiao's ambition is not only in Jingzhou. Instead, I want to restore the power of the Southern Dynasty of the entire Xiao Liang, you can live in peace with them for the time being, but there will be a conflict after all, with the virtue of the Xiao clan that even their own clan kills each other, the old man doesn't think that they will abide by the demarcation agreement with you, so it will be difficult for you to develop to the north, but it will be relatively smooth to march south, you have to think twice about this. ”

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed: "What you mean is that you want me to make a move against the Xiao family in advance." Capture Jingzhou? This difficulty is not small, Qi Guogong, the Xiao family's power in the Jingxiang area is very strong. It is not a simple military can be solved, and the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou army has always been known for its strength, although it is not as good as the elite cavalry of Guanlong and Hebei, but it is very suitable for fighting in the Yangtze River region where the water network is dense, and the Central Plains is the north after all, so send troops to the south. I'm afraid that it may not be successful. ”

Gao Xi smiled: "If you want to seize the world, you have to gnaw a few hard bones." Now that Xiao Mo has gone to Jingzhou, after a few years of operation, it will become a climate, so one thing you need to do before starting the army is to find a way to provoke Yang Guang's vigilance against the Xiao family, even if Xiao Mo is not transferred out of Jingzhou, you can't let the Xiao family's people become officials in Jingzhou on a large scale, in a word, you must find a way to minimize the Xiao family's mobilization ability in Jingzhou. ”

The corners of Wang Shichong's mouth hooked: "What is the best way for the Duke of Qi Guo?" Now that I have formed an alliance with the forces of the Xiao family, especially Empress Xiao, we know each other's roots, if we hack them, I am afraid that they will also do it to me, and when the time comes, we will expose ourselves first, which will only cheapen Yang Guang. ”

Gao Xi shook his head: "Xingman, of course, you can't completely uproot the power of the Xiao family, but now Yang Guang has begun to give the Xiao clan's clan children official titles everywhere, Xiao Miao's not to mention this, Xiao Cong in the Eastern Capital also added the internal history order, Xiao Yu is the internal history squire, responsible for the picket of the imperial history, they can use their power very lightly to impeach the officials in Jingzhou, and then replace them with Xiao's sons and nephews, or their old subordinates in the local area, if you get to that point, it will be difficult for you to counterattack Jingzhou again." ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "This is also my headache, in troubled times, the behemoth behind this is like a thorn, but now I can only sit back and watch its development, now that Empress Xiao is favored, it is difficult for me to confront it head-on, Qi Guogong, you can tell me what can be done to restrain them." ”

Gao Xi smiled slightly: "You can find a way to spread rumors, Yang Guang is actually not at ease with the Xiao family, after all, it is the clan of the previous dynasty, this time Xiao Yu came out and hacked us, and hit Yu Wenshu, on the surface, the scenery is infinite, but it will also arouse Yang Guang's vigilance, this time is the best time for you to spread rumors, just say that the Xiao family has the possibility of a resurgence, and the Guan Long family who suffered losses will also help you spread this rumor, so don't worry." ”

Wang Shi nodded meaningfully: "I understand, then use this rumor to make the Xiao family not dare to be too arrogant, at least stop for a few years, so that when they raise troops in troubled times, the power in Jingzhou will not be strong, and there is still a possibility for me to break it." So, where are the two Huai? Does this place need to be developed as a strategic direction? ”

Gao Xi pondered for a moment and said: "Lianghuai has always been a strong army, here is mostly the original Chu State of the old land, the people believe in ghosts and gods, under the stimulation of religion will be very fierce, the left area of the Southern Dynasty Jiangzuo could have produced a brisk and fierce Wu soldiers, combat effectiveness is very strong, is the best infantry, but since the Eastern Jin Dynasty's clothes and crowns crossed to the south, in the south to figure out the way of the Xuan, the folk customs began to become soft, so in the troubled times, you still have to have a strong army, near the eastern capital of the past dynasties difficult to produce strong soldiers, seize the two Huai, you can have a can dominate the worldThis is where you can start your home. If Yang Guang wants you to recruit troops to quell the rebellion in the future, it is the best choice to form your own starting troops from the Lianghuai, and after gaining a foothold in the Central Plains, you can also continuously replenish the source of troops from the Lianghuai region, which is your way to survive in the troubled times. The grain depends on the three granaries of the eastern capital, and the soldiers rely on the Huainan infantry, which can compete for the world! ”

Wang Shichong's brows furrowed slightly: "Only rely on the infantry." Without a titan, how can you compete for the world? ”

Gao Xi sighed: "This is also a matter of no choice, the production area of war horses is mostly in the north." Since you can't base your troops in Hebei, Guanzhong and Bingzhou, you are destined to rely on infantry to fight, relying on the capture in the battle, and your preparation before the chaos in the world, it should still be possible to prepare tens of thousands of war horses. So when you start your army, you have tens of thousands of cavalry. It should be able to deal with it, but the siege of cities and land, especially in the Central Plains and the Jingxiang area south of the Yangtze River, mainly depends on the strength of the infantry. So don't put all your mind on the cavalry. ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Today, I got the guidance of Qi Guogong, and I suddenly opened my mouth in Xiamao, and I also knew what the future was." Or the last question just now, among the generals of the Guanlong Group, who are you more optimistic about will be able to seize the world in the future? Can I strike first and get rid of this person to make it easier to seize the world in the future? ”

Gao Xi shook his head: "In the Guan Long family, there are dozens of upper-level big families. There are also hundreds of middle families, and it's not something you can suppress by getting rid of one or two, and in the end you've overdone it. It will only make the entire Guanlong Group hate you to the bone and deal with you first. So I advise you not to do such stupid things. ”

Wang Shichong's eyes were blazing: "Then a person like Yang Xuangan, if I become friends with him and support him to become the head of the Guanlong family in the future, is it a good way to crack this move?" ”

Gao Xi waved his hand: "Actually, I admire you Wang Xingman, you can actually do it in just a few years." can become good friends with Yang Xuangan, who is above the standard Guan Longshizi, this time Yang Xuangan and Yang Guang have a grudge against their father. will be your staunchest ally, and on the face of it, there is a good chance that your plan will succeed. ”

Wang Shichong followed up and asked, "But now I want to hear what Qi Guogong said about the possibility that this plan will not succeed." ”

Gao Xi put away his smile and said: "If this plan is not successful, there is only one reason, that is, Yang Xuangan raised troops just to avenge his father, not to seek benefits for the entire Guanlong Group, if you are a Guanlong family, why follow Yang Xuangan to coax?" Yang Guang didn't kill your father, right? ”

Wang Shichong's heart sank suddenly, this was the thing he had been most worried about for a long time, but today he was broken by Gao Xi's words, he sighed: "Yang Xuangan has also made old friends like Li Mi, I don't think the situation may be as bad as Qi Guogong thinks." ”

Gao Xi smiled and shook his head: "I think that Li Mi is your real rival in the future, his family has been passed down for several generations, and his people are thin, and he has long lost the strength of the Eight Pillars National Clan, the founder of the Western Wei Dynasty, so using the power of the Yang Jiahui family is his first goal." ”

"Li Mi knows very well that Yang Xuangan has no ambition to become the emperor on his own, so he can rest assured that he will join forces with his brave and invincible eldest brother, and he himself will retreat to second place, first in the name of avenging Yang Su, and then quickly enter Guanzhong and capture Daxing, at that time, Li Mi will find a way to gradually replace Yang Xuangan and become the leader of the Guanlong clan, and will also be your Wang Xingman's number one rival."

Wang Shichong gritted his teeth: "Li Mi, this kid, I do feel unfathomable, but now that I have officially formed an alliance with him, it is not good to move him, otherwise my alliance with Yang Xuangan will also break down, how can this be good?" ”

Gao Xi sighed: "Where you shouldn't be, you can't take it all the time, if Guanlong is occupied by Li Mi and Yang Xuangan, it's better than being occupied by others, but it's okay, I regret to tell you, I'm afraid this path won't work, if Li Mi and Yang Xuangan are to raise troops to take revenge, it is likely that they will not go west to Guanzhong, but try their best to seize the eastern capital to find Yang Guang for revenge, or attack Jiangdu, I am afraid that Guanlong will be occupied by others." You have to be mentally prepared for this. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Yang Xuangan is not a brave and unscrupulous person, and Li Mi is a peerless strategist, they will not be so short-sighted and let a place like Guanlong not take it." ”

Gao Xi smiled slightly: "Li Mi may enter the pass, but I just said that Yang Xuangan raised troops just to avenge his father, hatred will overwhelm his reason, and I won't be surprised what choice he makes in the end, so you have to pay attention to this, if Yang Xuangan doesn't wait for the chaos in the world to start the army in advance, you must not blindly follow and disrupt your plan, understand?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded seriously: "Understood." However, as long as Yang Xuangan raised troops, he could also see which of the Guan Long family were following him. Which ones stand on Yang Guang's side and resolutely support the imperial court, and which ones are sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, which can be beneficial to my future choice. ”

Gao Xi stroked his long hair: "The general of the Guan Long family." is also the general of the future Great Sui to fight in all directions, do you know what to expect? ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "It's nothing more than Yuwenshu, Yu Zhongwen, Guo Yan, Yang Yichen, Lai Hu'er, Xue Shixiong." Wang Rengong, Qu Tutong. Pei Renji, Yu Juluo, Mai Tiecane, Zhou Fashang. Li Jing, Li Yuan, Changsun Sheng, Li Hun these generals, oh, by the way, and Zhang Xutuo. ”

Gao Xi nodded: "Needless to say, Yuwen Shu and Yu Zhongwen are all good generals, even your good friend Mai Tiecan." When the world is in turmoil, it will not be on your side, and you should not be lucky at that time. ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "I have also tried the iron rod several times over the years. However, he was very satisfied with the current situation, and even very grateful to Yang Guang for now promoting him to be the general of the Right Tunwei, although this was also Yang Guang's move to divide the Guanlong family and transfer the military power to the generals of the Southern Dynasty, but the iron rod was an upright rough man and did not know this. I will only be grateful for the grace of the army, but I am afraid that in the future, our brotherhood will turn against each other on the battlefield. ”

Gao Xi smiled: "Mai Tie Cane does not have a high military talent. Don't worry too much, what you really need to pay attention to in the future is Zhang Xutuo, Xue Shixiong, and Li Yuan! ”

Wang Shichong was slightly stunned: "Why do you only need to pay attention to these three people?" ”

Gao Xi nodded: "Most of these people were raised by the old man, and the old man is very clear about their ability and strength, you listen to me one by one." ”

"First of all, Yuwen Shu, greedy and shallow, has a bad relationship with all his colleagues, and he commands Yang Guang's guards and generally does not send out, so this person can be excluded. Yu Zhongwen is the person who Yang Guang kept to contain Yuwenshu, and his military strategy is not too high, far inferior to his father Yu Jin. Although these two people are famous, I believe that they are not your opponents, and the chances of meeting them are not too great. ”

"Yang Yichen is the adopted son of the former emperor, very loyal to the Sui family, but because of this, Yang Guang is afraid of it, after eliminating Yang Liang, he summoned him to the court and relieved him of military power, although this person is well versed in the art of war, but his power for many years is in the area of Mayi, once those fierce and fierce Mayi cavalry are not under his name, then he can't make big waves, so don't worry too much."

"Guo Yan and Li Jing are old, it is difficult to charge into battle anymore, even if they suppress the rebellion, Yang Guang will not use them as the main force in charge alone, you don't have to worry."

"Yu Juluo, Mai Tiezhu and Wang Rengong's abilities are average, and almost all of them follow generals like Yang Su and Shi Wansui, and they lack the level to take charge and turn the tide, these three people will not be your opponents."

"The rest is to protect the children, Zhou Fashang, a pair of generals from the Southern Dynasty, Yang Guang will give them some high-level military positions in the Taiping period, in order to contain the Guanlong family, but when it comes to the troubled times, these two people are unlikely to be reused, to protect the children in Minyue for more than ten years, Zhou Fashang has also made many great achievements but cannot be promoted, if it is not for the right play in front of Yang Guang this time, even a general of Zuo Wuwei can't mix, so in the troubled times, they are unlikely to get the opportunity to take charge of the army alone, you don't have to worry."

"Li Hun's problem is similar to that of Changsun Sheng, although he now has a senior military position, but they have all offended Yuwenshu, and the relationship with Yang Guang is not very good, and Yuwenshu will be excluded and suppressed all the time, it will be difficult to make great achievements in the future, and it will be good to be able to protect the family."

"Finally, Qu Tutong and Pei Renji, they are both from middle-class families in Guanlong and Bingzhou, and they will be authorized by Yang Guang to lead an army to quell the rebellion, and their status should be equivalent to yours, but the two of them have no big ambitions, and they have never had an army of their own, these two should take the army of the Great Sui to fight to the end to maintain the Great Sui, but they are not a decisive force that can compete in the world."

Wang Shichong gritted his teeth: "There are only three people left, why does Qi Guogong value it so much?" ”

Gao Xi said slowly: "Let's talk about Xue Shixiong first, you should know that as early as the period of the first emperor, he was arranged to be an assassin in Hebei, on the horse to manage the army, off the horse to manage the people, although there is no government soldier in Hebei, but there have always been 20,000 elite soldiers stationed under him, when Yang Liang was pacified, he and Li Zixiong, the governor of Youzhou, joined forces together, and made war achievements, Li Zixiong was dismissed because of Yang Su's affairs, and all the elites of Hebei were under the control of Xue Shixiong, and this army was also the main force of Yang Guang's vanguard when he was preparing to conquer Goguryeo, In the future, in Hebei, this army will also be the main force to suppress the peasant army, if it is not bad, Xue Shixiong will develop and expand the army while exterminating the peasant army, and become a general who may divide Hebei in the future, this person, you must not be guarded against! ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "I understand, I have seen Xue's father and son before, and his sons are also fierce generals with the courage of ten thousand people, Hebei has many strong soldiers and good horses, this person is indeed a fierce enemy in troubled times." ”

Gao Xi continued: "The second one is Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Guo, although the Li family is among the nobles of Guanlong, they have not been in charge of the army for many years, and they have no military power, but their prestige is extremely high, this time in the process of abolishing Yang Su, Li Yuan is very smart to stand on Yang Guang's side, and it is also possible to gain Yang Guang's trust because of this, in the future, Yang Guang may give Li Yuan the head of Daxing or Guanzhong to stay in the important task, if Li Yuan takes the opportunity to stand on his own, it will be a very terrible force, Li Yuan himself is all-round in civil and military affairs, and the power of the son and nephew clan is also very strongThere are many marriages with the middle families of the Guanlong family, this person you must pay attention to, if it is convenient, you can make friends with this person through guò Yang Xuangan, thinking that the alliance is good. ”

Wang Shichong smiled bitterly: "In order to clear his suspicions, Yang Xuangan divorced Li Yuan's daughter early, and now the two families are afraid that they have turned their faces and are unlikely to become allies." ”

Gao Xi sighed: "You can figure out this yourself, I'll talk about the third person, Zhang Xutuo, this person and you have been on an expedition to the Nanban under Shi Wansui, you should know him better." ”

Wang Shichong thought of Zhang Xutuo's great might in that battle, and the sword and axe slashed like a god, so he sighed: "Sutuo is indeed one of the fierce generals in a million, but after all, his position is not high, and he has never been the commander of the first army, to say that he is the person who poses the greatest threat to me in the future, I am afraid it is a bit exaggerated." ”

Gao Xi shook his head: "This person is by no means a brave man, I have seen the information of his independent management of the army, the camp is orderly, the secret formation method, the military discipline is strict, and what is even more rare is that he can get the sincere respect of the soldiers of the department, and is willing to die for it, this person is loyal to the Great Sui, and it is impossible to betray, in the future, he will either lead the army to quell the rebellion of the whole country, or he will be martyred, there will be no third way, the line is full, with Xue Shixiong and Li Yuan, maybe you still have room for compromise, and there is the possibility of demarcation and autonomy, but with Zhang Xutuo, as long as you are self-reliant, It's definitely the result of your life and death, death and no life! ”

Wang Shichong moved his mouth: "Then what if I set up an imperial grandson of Yang Guang, as you said just now, to give orders to Zhang Xutuo in his name?" ”

Gao Xi laughed: "Okay, the reason why I said that Zhang Xutuo is your number one rival is because of this, Li Yuan and Xue Shixiong are unlikely to have a direct conflict with your interests in the future, if there is no accident, one of them will be in Hebei, and the other will be in Guanzhong, and they will not compete with you for the task of crusading against the Central Plains to change the people's army, but Zhang Xutuo is different, if Yang Guang wants to send generals out to quell the rebellion in the Central Plains, you and Zhang Xutuo may be his two choices, who will be the main one in the future, it depends on your achievements, If you play the trick of raising self-respect with the mutant army forces in the Central Plains, and Zhang Xutuo exerts his strength to eliminate one by one mutant army, do you think Yang Guang will give you or give him the military power of the last crusading general? ”

Wang Shichong gasped: "Then what should I do?" is also like Zhang Xutuo to grab war achievements? ”

Gao Xi sighed: "To be honest, I don't have a very good way, a person like Zhang Xutuo may make great achievements in the conquest of Goguryeo, get promoted, and be full, if you want to compete with this person, then you have to start with the possible conquest of Goguryeo, as long as there is an opportunity to lead the troops, you have to hurry up." ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Thank you, Duke Qi, I have written down all your teachings." (To be continued) R580