Luo Rucai said a lot of things at the beginning, which can actually be said to be nonsense, but the main purpose is to guide Zhang Xianzhong to think about the current situation of the Republic and combine it with the situation in the Later Jin Dynasty. The second is to set the stage for the last sentence.

The meaning of the last sentence is very clear, if you don't fight, everyone won't fight, once the republic relaxes, how many troops can be formed with his territory? If you fight now, you will at least have a chance to teach it a lesson, and even take advantage of it. If it is allowed to develop like this, everyone will be slaughtered.

Zhang Xianzhong could ignore Tiyì, who attacked the republic together, but he could not ignore the republic in its heyday.

If it is really as Luo Rucai said, now is indeed an opportunity, at least you can take advantage of it, and the most unfortunate thing is that the opponent's main force will retreat before it arrives. If you are lucky, not to mention occupying some territory, you can still get a lot of benefits, and you can even suppress the momentum of the development of the republic.

Whether it was out of short-term interests or long-term interests, Zhang Xianzhong did not refuse the possibility of sending troops this time. But there is one thing he can still do, that is, to pull Luo Rucai into the water, he can send troops himself, but he must ensure that Luo Rucai also sends troops, at least not any troops, Chen Bing is on the part of the border with him.

"Brother, it's not impossible for my brother to send troops, but if there is a problem with your intelligence, the republic is not only not weak, but the dragon is fierce, so I will fight directly, but I will lose the city and land, and even lose my hometown, what do you say?" Zhang Xianzhong's words are actually spread out and said, and the meaning is also very clear, that is, it is impossible for him to use Luo Rucai as a knife for free, and even give money, Luo Rucai must pay the same price to be able to let him send troops.

Luo Rucai scolded secretly: The old fox is so thoughtful in just a few years, he is worthy of being the emperor!

"It's very simple, I will send people to spread the news in Daming and the Republic, saying that Daming sees that Shanxi's defense is weak, and wants to attack Shanxi, and then regain the lost territory. Regardless of whether the Ming Dynasty fights or not, this Zhang Hongbin always has to allocate a part of his troops to the border of the Ming Dynasty, so as not to prevent the other party from really attacking Shanxi, right? And Da Ming, in order to worry that the other party would counterattack them because of this news, had to also send troops to the front line to garrison, so that the pressure on you and me can be much less.

When the time comes, you will take the lead in attacking, and the news will inevitably reach the front line within three days, but if you launch an attack in Guizhou, the garrison in Shanxi will be withdrawn, but I am afraid that it will not be so easy. Not to mention, three days later, Da Ming is afraid that he will also receive information, if you can successfully detain the customs and swallow some territory, then as the news reaches Da Ming, the generals on the front line will know what to do.

They will inevitably devote themselves wholeheartedly to the battle against the Republic, and after I have completely gotten rid of the danger from the Ming Dynasty, I will also enter Shanxi in Huguang to support you, brother. When the time comes, Zhang Hongbin will fight on the third line, and I still don't believe that he will not be overwhelmed! With his current strength, it is still extremely difficult to defend one place, and if he directly faces a three-way attack, he will inevitably collapse on all fronts. At that time, even if you and I don't get more land, there will be no shortage of gold and silver financial reports and enough captives! Luo Rucai analyzed it very seriously.

"It's just that you are so calculating, brother, in the end, the most profitable one, and the safest one is yourself, but I have to bear the biggest danger. If that's it, brother, I won't send troops! Zhang Xianzhong turned his head a little angrily.

Luo Ru knew that Zhang Xianzhong was actually planning to send troops, and the main reason for such a move was that the price was not stable.

"Well, no matter how much I loot, I'll give you thirty percent. At the same time, Huguang and I ceded the territory of three counties to you, so it's okay, right? If you don't agree to this, then brother, I'll ...... It's up to the republic to be what it is, everyone is of the same root and origin, I don't believe that the other party can take my brother's life, it's a big deal to be a rich man, and the second half of his life is ordinary! Luo Rucai said with a resolute look.

Zhang Xianzhong couldn't see that he was acting, how could a person who was an emperor give up his identity as an emperor and go back to be a rich man?

Luo Rucai's actions are mainly to tell him: the price code is like this, promise to agree, and can't continue to increase!

Zhang Xianzhong thought about it, took the case, and shouted: "It's done!" ”

The two reached a preliminary consensus, and then entered into an in-depth discussion, and only then did they collect each other's troops and go back on the third day.

After a short time, Luo Rucai really asked the soldiers on the front line to retreat from the three county towns on the front line, and Zhang Xianzhong immediately dispatched to occupy these three cities.

After getting the city, Zhang Xianzhong also fulfilled his promise and began to dispatch troops, preparing 30,000 horses to prepare for tackling key problems!

At the same time, Luo Rucai also began to hold a meeting, and the entire Great Wei also entered a state of combat readiness. Of course, there are also courtiers who ask why they cede the three county seats.

Luo Rucai smiled and didn't say anything, but he bought a pass. Some people who think they are smart say: "These three cities are located in the plains and have no danger to defend, and they are very inappropriate as front-line positions, and now the front line is not only blocked by mountains, but also blocked by a river, but it is a natural barrier." ”

Many people think so, but there is no official statement, and they don't know if it's right or not.

Luo Rucai also spread the news that the Ming Dynasty was going to attack Shanxi for the first time, and the whole rumor was said with a nose and eyes, and many people believed it. Not long after, the Republic did increase its troops on the Shanxi border. And even if Da Ming is unwilling, he has to increase his troops to be on guard. In fact, the situation between the two sides is really tense, and there is a tendency to start a war if there is a disagreement.

Seeing this, Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong immediately felt that the time had come and started the final layout.

But they didn't know that this little trick had already been known to the Ming Dynasty and the Republic for a long time. Otherwise, the brocade guards and internal guards will not need to save zài at all.

After the investigation of the internal guards, Luo Rucai believed that the republic was in a weak state at this time, at least there was no way to mobilize a large number of soldiers to guard the front line. Therefore, it is completely certain that a stronghold will be captured, and then it will be driven straight in. Luo Rucai was named Cao Cao in his early years, but he was also a hero-level figure, although he was born as a peasant, but the cunning of the peasant, as well as the scheming cultivated the day after tomorrow, should not be underestimated.

This time, he even pulled Zhang Xianzhong into the chariot. I don't even know what reason was used to make Zhang Xianzhong willing to help him be a pioneer. According to the bureau's intelligence, Zhang Xianzhong has prepared an army of 30,000 troops, equipped with enough artillery and firearms, and is waiting to be detained. Luo Rucai is waiting, waiting for whether we will attack Shanxi, no matter what the outcome is, he will send troops to attack Shanxi from the other way, but Weichen thinks that he will even counterattack Zhang Xianzhong. Li Luo stood on the main hall and told the member of parliament and the Ming Emperor Zhu Youzhen about the information he had gathered in these days.

"Is the republic really in a period of weakness?" Chongzhen's breathing was a little short at the moment, and it could be seen that he really seemed to have the intention of attacking Shanxi.

"It is conservatively estimated that no more than one regiment of non-commissioned officers can be deployed for each stronghold. However, military information has always been the top priority of the country, and even we dare not write it in the newspaper and publish it. Zhang Hongbin released it, will it be the truth? Whether as a qualified official, a soldier, or an emperor, such a thing should not be allowed. Therefore, Weichen can be sure that the republic must have other forces, but they are very hidden, and no one knows. "Li Luo actually has an eyebrow, and there are at least 10,000 or 20,000 troops in this republic that can be deployed, but where these soldiers are, Li Luo doesn't know yet.

Since I don't know, it's naturally impossible to say it, what if my guess is wrong?

"But you must know one thing, and that is that the Republic has developed an artillery that can fire thirty shells in one minute, far faster and more powerful than ours. And they have guns that shoot fast and can fire in bursts, which our craftsmen couldn't have been able to design even if they racked their brains.

Maybe everyone thinks this is nothing remarkable, but what I want to say is that in this year, there is no point in having more soldiers, for example, in the previous battle of Liaodong, our army's arrangement was too tight, so it was destroyed by the opponent's round of bombardment, and three battalions of soldiers were eliminated.

Think about it, what would happen if I led a company of soldiers armed with these bursts of fire, scattered into the battle circle, and then fired at the enemy? And what if all the soldiers of my company are on horseback, and what about shooting after a charge? You know, this kind of gun is much lighter than artillery, not to mention that horses can run faster, and soldiers can even fight with body armor on ships, and the ability to continue fighting is only very strong! "I can't say anything without actual intelligence, but Li Luo can give everyone a wake-up call.

"Indeed, it is very unwise for us to join in the fun!" Chongzhen seemed to have been splashed with a bucket of cold water, and the whole person had to calm down if he wanted to calm down.

"No, at least we can go south to attack Luo Rucai!" Li Luo smiled and gave a new mention.

Chongzhen immediately became interested and immediately inquired about the specific implementation. Li Luo did not hide his selfishness, and spoke his thoughts in the Congress. After three hours of telling and discussing, the Congress passed this mention, and the entire Ming Dynasty began to enter a state of combat readiness.

Zhang Hongbin, who was far away in Chang'an, was also issuing an order for combat readiness.

The whole story was reported by the internal guards, and he was very sure that Da Ming should not be so brain-dead that he would fight with him.

However, Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong, two idiots who don't have any brains and don't do a good job in intelligence work, must be taught a lesson. It's just that as Luo Rucai said, he does not have so many soldiers for the time being. This is not so much reflected in the case of subsequent occupations, rather than in the case of going out to fight.

If you really want to fight, it's not a way for no one to occupy these territories, and even if there are fewer people, it's easy to be beaten back, so it's really a headache.

Zhang Hongbin also had to reflect that his strategy was too fast, and the conscription did not keep up. But just as Li Luo guessed, there are indeed 30,000 soldiers in the republic who have not been announced, and when it comes to military matters, a fool will announce them one by one.

The 30,000 men were not regular troops, but special troops, which were simply prepared to deal with the sudden battle coming from the border. In order to ensure the security of other territories, the troops that can be put into the sanctions against Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai this time are only about 5,000 people.

In addition, there are 3,000 people to deal with the invasion from the Ming Dynasty. Although Zhang Hongbin also knows that this is impossible, he must be guarded against.

It's just that there is one thing that makes Zhang Hongbin a little unhappy, that is, the attack plan against Daming seems to be canceled temporarily. It's rare to prepare for several days, but the result is directly useless. The future strategy is mainly aimed at the two idiots Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai. After all, smart people are easy to deal with, and idiots often make mistakes.

After the target was confirmed, the National Assembly and the military department also began to operate rapidly.

And at this time, Zhang Xianzhong detained as promised!