"Little prince, the soldiers are in danger and the war is fierce, so the war cannot be lightly started, but sometimes blindly appeasement will only make the problem more and more serious in the end.

Although Xizhou has been peaceful for a long time, the people may not be willing to change the yamen, in fact, this is not a question of who will govern Xizhou, but what the people who govern Xizhou will do. Xiao Yao said it very bluntly.

"Presumably, the little prince has also heard all kinds of rumors about the officialdom of the Central Plains, those officials will not get better because they arrive in Miaojiang, but will only be more unscrupulous, because this is not a Han region, the emperor is far away, they will become the emperor of the soil here, think about what it will become. Therefore, even if the people of Xizhou do not like war, they will have no choice when the time comes. Xiao Yao continued to say bluntly.

Hearing that Xiao Yao finally directly said his judgment on the form, Peng Shan was also very happy, although he only consulted Xiao Yao's opinion, and the final decision was not in his own hands, but Peng Shan still had a feeling of pointing out the country.

Peng Shan liked this feeling very much, and he was very much looking forward to it, "Brother Xiao, it's just that the imperial court has two large battalions in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, each with 10,000 elite battalions, and in the provinces near the four provinces of Jianghuai, there are nearly 40,000 government soldiers, which are far stronger than our Miao Jiang." ”

"Although the natives of Xizhou can be soldiers in the past, according to such a call-up, they can barely gather an army, but these small people in the market are almost sent to death when they go to the battlefield." Peng Shan voiced another concern of his own.

The imperial army's army not only had an advantage in numbers and training, but also had a large Jianghuai region and the Central Plains region as a supplement.

Due to the backward economy, the population of the four provinces of Miaojiang has always been small, and although many tribes are half-soldiers and half-farmers, the actual military level is pitifully low, and they have not experienced any decent military training at all.

Such an army is easy to handle if it is defeated, but once it is defeated, it will be like a mountain of defeat, and it will be almost difficult to contain.

Xiao Yao saw those improvised patchwork Bai Miao patrols under the main peak of Phoenix Mountain is such a military ability, although those peasants are organized, but obviously have no actual combat effectiveness, even the basic weapons are very lacking, iron ore is scarce in Miaojiang, and bronze utensils are even used in some places, and now the imperial court has tightened the supply of salt and iron, which is to cut off the possibility of expanding the army of various departments in Miaojiang.

And even if the army is reluctantly expanded, there is not enough iron ore, and even the most basic training cannot be satisfied, how can it resist the pressure of the imperial army, which is not only Peng Shan's concern, but also the advantage that the imperial court can rely on.

"Little prince, many times, the war may not be a direct confrontation head-on, if the imperial court sends troops to Miaojiang, at least three ancient roads into Miaojiang must be blocked in the early stage, and the front can only be entered from the front line of Xizhou, then attacking Xizhou City and entering the hinterland of Miaojiang requires at least 30,000 battalion troops, and then supplemented by at least 50,000 government soldiers, so so close to 100,000 troops, thousands of miles away, the required supplies are even more gold." Xiao Yao began to analyze from a military point of view.

"And every time you occupy a city, you also need to divide troops to garrison in case the supply line is broken, the food of the various tribes in Miao Jiang is very limited, and the imperial army cannot take food on the spot at all, so this kind of attack will slowly turn into a confrontation, so it is the best choice for the Miao Jiang departments not to let the imperial army surround and break it quickly. Entering the 100,000 Great Mountain, the army of the imperial court had no choice. Xiao Yao began to inspire Peng Shan with modern military theory.

"Then should we take the initiative to give up Xizhou City?" Peng Shan asked a key thing.

"The city of Xizhou is backed by mountains and rivers, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so we must not give up lightly, stick to Xizhou, in order to unite the people, of course, the imperial court will definitely want to capture Xizhou with the power of thunder, so the back road of Xizhou must be arranged as soon as possible, but must not give up too early, but to make the imperial army, after the momentum becomes weaker, and then leave an empty city to them. As long as people are there, Xizhou City is there, and if people are not there, Xizhou City is really not there. Xiao Yao understood the purpose of Peng Shan's question.

Everyone knows that Xizhou City cannot be defended, but giving up Xizhou means that this Peng family toast will give up the thousand-year-old foundation, and if you stick to Xizhou, you will be completely annihilated by the imperial court in one fell swoop.

Xizhou is not only a mirror of Miaojiang's future war, but also a weather vane, take Xizhou City, the imperial court's army can be directed to Phoenix, so that entering the hinterland of Miaojiang will be barrier-free, so the imperial court's army must be inevitable.

Giving up Xizhou City directly will inevitably get the opposition of many Peng's Tusi insiders, and if you give up Xizhou City after sticking to it for a period of time, the timing becomes extremely critical.

If you don't get it right, Peng's Tusi will lose its old capital, and the imperial court may really occupy Xizhou for a long time as a bridgehead to control Zì Miaojiang.

Therefore, how to make the imperial court obtain a Xizhou that has no strategic value, but must be garrisoned by troops, is the best choice.

"Brother Xiao, once Xizhou is lost and the door of Miaojiang is opened, the army can drive straight in, and before Phoenix City, there is no more suitable place to block the direction of the imperial court's troops." Peng Shan asked the next question.

"The deeper the imperial army goes deep into Miao Jiang, the longer the supply line will be, and they need to rely on the official horse team for supply, so when the imperial court soldiers reach Phoenix, that is, when they begin to become weak, they will work far away, which is the worst choice, but as the symbol and center of Miaojiang's rule, if the imperial court wants to abolish the Tusi system in Miaojiang, it can only take Phoenix City and directly control Phoenix Mountain, there is no other choice. Moreover, after occupying Xizhou, they were arrogant and arrogant, and they might not care about the problems caused by such a long supply line. Therefore, the most important thing is to follow this official road, clear the wilderness, and not give the imperial army the possibility of getting supplies along the way, so that the retreat is just around the corner. ”

Xiao Yao clearly stated the very likely future development of the war, and used a protracted war to drag down the imperial army.

Peng Shan nodded secretly, agreeing with Xiao Yao's point of view. But there is a problem here, that is, from Xizhou to Phoenix, many tribes do not belong to Peng's Tusi, and they will not obey Peng's Tusi orders at all.

Once some small tribes surrender to the imperial court, it may form a demonstration effect, and once the four Miao descendants surrender, Peng's Tusi Ke will be attacked on their backs.

Peng Shan did not directly say this deepest concern, but looked at Xiao Yao, expecting what else he would say.

Seeing that Peng Shan did not continue to ask questions, Xiao Yao knew that he must still have deep concerns, but it was not easy to ask directly, but this concern would directly affect the development of the war.

Xiao Yao thought for a while and immediately understood the key.

What Pengshan needs is a banner, a banner that can unite the righteousness of all ethnic groups in Miaojiang, so that the Peng clan can be famous in this war, but there can be no rebellion.

If you do that, it will be tantamount to forcing the court to fight to the end and never die.

Secondly, it can lead and unite all ethnic groups in Miao Xinjiang to resist the imperial army, and the most important thing is to lead and unite the four major Miao tribes other than Peng's Tusi.

"Sometimes, Miao Jiang needs a hero, a legend, a miracle, a call in the name of God." Xiao Yao directly said his own construction.

I believe that this guy Peng Shan will definitely understand the meaning, this matter is not good for him to participate in, this kind of thing in the name of the gods, it is estimated that they Peng's toast has not done it.

And at this time, the will of the gods is the most convincing, if it is a hero who is given a mission by the gods to save Miaojiang, then he can cross the restrictions of the tribe, and he can openly call on all the people of all ethnic groups in Miaojiang to jointly defend their homeland.

When Peng Shan heard this, he fell into deep thought, and he naturally understood the deeper meaning hidden in Xiao Yao's words.

Whoever is this hero, then who is very likely to be the future co-owner of Miao Jiang and become a veritable Miao king.

This temptation is too great, but if this thing is done too early, it will also become the person who other tribes in Miao Jiang are opposed, and it is the person that the imperial court wants to kill the most.

Peng Shan naturally knew that the construction given by Xiao Yao was different from the previous ones, this was definitely a naked temptation, and this construction might push himself to a higher position, maybe he would push himself to the crater.

It's hard to say what this problem will eventually turn into, and although almost all the staff members of the Tusi Mansion agree that war is inevitable, there are still many people who are lucky. And they're not toasts, so they don't really care about changing the land at all.

But he is different, if he changes the land and returns to the stream, then he will lose a qiē, and after changing the land and returning to the stream, he may not be able to exchange for the peace and prosperity of Miaojiang.

Peng Shan was struggling, but Xiao Yao didn't want to break this point directly.

It will be difficult for a person like Peng Shan to grow up in a future war without experiencing such painful entanglements.

Once a war starts, it is nine deaths, and without enough courage, it is impossible to achieve the final victory by relying only on cleverness.

And the initial stage of the war at the beginning may be the most tragic, Peng's Tusi Mansion is estimated to be not monolithic, Peng Shan needs to face many problems, only after this layer of testing, he can finally get the victory he expects in this cruel war.

Xiao Yao can't help him through this process, he can only help him see the direction ahead, as for the upcoming changes, this is a big chess game, and Peng Shan is bound to be in it.

Xiao Yao, on the other hand, is just a chess watcher.

Since the moment Xiao Yao killed Kang Qincha in Phoenix Mountain, Xiao Yao had already made a move for Peng Shan, and the choice behind it was entirely up to him to play.