Section XXXII

The two of them have no more mustard in their hearts, and they talk a lot more casually. He Xiaotian said: "Simon's danger, we have to solve it." But Nanning, on the other hand, couldn't provide any help. I'd like to hear your opinion on this matter. ”

Wu Ming thought for a while and said: "Yes, rescuing Simon is not only a matter of morality, but also related to our vital interests, so we have to save it." The son-in-law still insisted on the original proposal, and I led the guard battalion to solve Simon's crisis. ”

He Xiaotian's eyes flashed with different colors, stared at him and said: "Let's go, the first decision of China and the West, you will rush to the northwest with troops, many things are still waiting for you to go back to get ideas, if you go to Simon again, I am afraid that it will be even more wrong." ”

Wu Ming said: "The prime minister extended my footsteps, nothing more than wanting to do something in the southern version and Qingting provinces, and install some of his people." But Liao Gang has been operating in Nanban for many years, and I was able to capture Shuanghui lightly, except for a little luck, it was his friendship with me that played a role, if it didn't have his cooperation, it would have been so easy? The prime minister rashly moved, I am afraid that he will not be able to do so. ”

He smiled slightly, and continued: "As for Qingting, Deng Ge and Zhu Lei are local generals, and they are not fuel-efficient lamps, and Sanmu is not a soft persimmon. When there is no external force, the three of them must be fighting happily. But if the prime minister wants to intervene, the habit he has developed over the years will definitely make these three people hug together and be unanimous with the outside world. So for a while, there is still no need to worry. ”

The corners of He Xiaotian's mouth twitched, and he was about to say something. Wu Ming said with a straight face: "The war in the northwest has just ended, and there are enemies on all sides, and now there are all kinds of wastes waiting to be rebuilt, and you are inseparable from here." And this rescue of Simon must also take the northwest as the rear, so you need to guard it here, and your father-in-law should not shirk it. ”

He Xiaotian was no longer polite, nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Set the tone for sending troops, and at the end of the day, it's time to discuss how to send troops. The conference hall was very large, He Xiaotian took out a wooden box, carefully put away the two iron galls, and then sealed them and put them back on the table. He pulled Wu Ming to the corner of the hall, turned on the oil lamp on the wall, pointed to a sand pit next to him, and said, "You take a look at this first." ”

This is a model of the land made of sand, not only with stones to build fortresses to represent the city, but also with large rivers and mountains, all of which are reflected in sand, which is very detailed. And in this model, there are also various colored flags on it. Wu Ming was surprised: "Is this a sand table?" ”

He Xiaotian was stunned: "Sand table? It's a name that you can't figure out. Have you seen it before? ”

Wu Ming said with some embarrassment: "This is just a name for our hometown." ”

Wu Ming's external identity was from the mainland in the extreme east by boat, and He Xiaotian had conducted an in-depth investigation of him in advance, so there was no reason why he didn't know it. Wen Yan said with some emotion: "The people in your hometown know a lot, and I don't know how big this world is...... but he immediately said: "We originally called this a tactical deduction template, but the title of the sand table is an image, so let's call it the sand table." ”

In the sand table, various flags are staggered and horizontal, making people dazzled. Much like the military map, the blue banner still represents your own power. While the green flag represents the allies, and the red represents the hostile relations. There is a very large map in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it is much more detailed than this sand table, but after all, it is not so three-dimensional, let alone this image. He Xiaotian leaned down and pulled out the green flag representing the allies from the sand table representing the two provinces of Nanban and Qingting, and replaced it with the blue flag representing his own side. Wu Ming glanced a little and found that there were about ten small blue flags at the head of Shuanghui City, while there were only five small blue flags representing Tingya. It seems that the strength of a flag represents about 10,000.

He won Shuanghui almost without damage, and Liao Gang has been in business for many years, so it is not surprising that there are 100,000 heavy soldiers here. And Tingya was hit by a military disaster, first Jiang Huan led the elite to reinforce Chengzhou, and returned defeated. On the north bank of the Tianqing River, the main force was defeated by himself and the Persian coalition army, and in the night of Tingya's rebellion, there was another fire between Deng Ge and Zhu Lei, and now there were still 50,000 troops, which was somewhat unexpected by Wu Ming.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly, he was really a reed on the wall, top-heavy and shallow-rooted. Although these two provinces nominally obey their own orders, if they understand it, I am afraid that they are not as good as any outsider.

After He Xiaotian changed the flags of Shuanghui and Tingya to blue, Wu Ming discovered that although the territory of the central and western regions and the northwest was large, compared to the surrounding environment, the troops were greatly insufficient. In the south-central and southwestern part of the country, the small green flag representing Persia and the red flag representing the Southern Barbarians crisscrossed the Duner steppe and the Jiyu Forest, and fierce battles were in full swing and dazzling. Wu Ming roughly counted that there were nearly 200,000 troops on both sides.

However, to Wu Ming's surprise, although there were only four blue flags in Shacheng, there were still several blue flags scattered in various parts of the northwest. After He Xiaotian changed the flags of Shuanghui and Tingya to blue, he saw Wu Ming staring at the northwest area with a thoughtful look. simply explained: "My He family has been operating in the northwest for thousands of years, and naturally there are also hole cards, and these blue flags are all some big tribes or aliens who have been accused by me." ”

Speaking of this, he said a little proudly: "Don't look at the tens of thousands of horses in my hands now, it is really a matter of life and death." If you don't care about the quality, it is possible to pull out hundreds of thousands of troops. ”

Wu Ming was still staring at those flags: "So, last time the Northern Han Dynasty invaded, my father-in-law didn't do his best?" ”

He Xiaotian slammed his mouth and snorted: "Yes, but this is also something that can't be helped." You must know that the enemies I am facing are not only on the surface, but also on the dark side, and I have to be cautious. ”

Wu Ming was silent. The so-called enemy in the shadows is nothing more than the pressure of the imperial court. Although He Xiaotian didn't say this, the meaning of his words almost didn't need to be guessed. Although it is now in troubled times, Nanning needs a stable northwest as a barrier for the imperial court, but if the three northwestern provinces are too damaged, the imperial court will naturally not mind taking over from the He family to complete the redistribution of power.

This may be an objective condition that prompts Governor He to become one with himself. Wu Ming sighed and changed the subject: "In the Western Regions, how can the forces be so complicated? ”

There are many soldiers in the Westland, and there are hundreds of large and small cities, which are scattered all over it. Among them, most of them are yellow cities, and several small countries near the three northwestern provinces, and the capitals representing the national power are all green. But it's no wonder that the He family has been operating in the northwest for so long, and if you want to say that there are few puppet regimes, no one will believe it. Those small countries are close to the three northwestern provinces, and without He Xiaotian's support, they will definitely not be able to build a country, which is also expected. The three major powers in the West have several castles, and several flags are planted on them, showing their strength. Among them, Louju and Lanshan are yellow, while Xiyi is red.

Xiyi was a force established by the orphans of the Great Jin Dynasty in the previous dynasty, while He Xiaotian was sent by the Eastern Han Dynasty to guard the northwest. The two sides are inherently at odds, and their hostile relationship is understandable. It seems that the last time Xiyi captured He Yi, the Holy Mother, not only could he complete his ambition of unifying the West through the Guò Bailing Sect, but also took the opportunity to weaken the He clan in the northwest, which was obviously well thought out.

The further west you go, the more small towns there are, and the map is almost yellow, indicating that the Ho clan has limited influence on the land. Under the sandwich of a large yellow city, there are two cities that are brightly colored, and they obviously have an alliance with He Xiaotian. Wu Ming fixed his eyes and saw that these two cities belonged to a country called Yu Chen, and above one of the cities, there was even a flag planted, and there were more than 10,000 troops. Wu Ming's eyes lit up, and he pointed to the two cities and said, "This country is also a friendly army?" ”

In the West, the three major powers only have tens of thousands of troops, and with more than 10,000 combat strengths, they are already a force that should not be underestimated. He Xiaotian smiled proudly: "Exactly, Yu Chen is a country established with the support of the ancestors of the He family, and it has a history of more than two hundred years. Seeing that the imperial court's control over various places was weakening day by day, and one generation was not as good as the next, the seventeenth generation of ancestors made up their minds to reserve a way back. So he secretly sent a part of the elite samurai to the west to re-establish a base in the west. Na Zhi unintentionally planted willows and willows, and the country of Yuchen is getting stronger and stronger, and now it is in the top ten of the countries in the West. ”

This is the essence, maybe these forces are not all of the He family. But revealing such a corner has surprised Wu Ming. This kind of thousand-year-old military family is really not comparable to an upstart like himself. After watching so much, Wu Ming gradually relieved the little bit he had about He Xiaotian. These forces may seem powerful, but they also represent burdens. If it is really handed over to a good-for-nothing fool, it will only kill everyone, and it is reasonable that Governor He had reservations about himself before. To put it bluntly, the old man in front of him is equivalent to putting the future of the northwest into his own hands, but can he really do it? For a moment, he only felt heavy in his heart.

After He Xiaotian finished speaking, with a wave of his hand, he replaced most of the central and northern cities of the Western Land with green. Seeing that he was carefully changing the flags and city outlines there, Wu Ming was a little confused, and said in a deep voice: "Father-in-law, why is this?" ”

He Xiaotian stopped his hand, pointed to a large area of Greentown models, and said, "These small countries are all affiliated with Simon. Simon and we are allies now, so at least they won't be embarrassed by me. My He family has been operating in the northwest for thousands of years, and the trade route is also a big income, although these countries are small, if they join forces to make a difference, it is also a headache force. ”

Wu Ming looked at the map and fell into deep thought, and only said after a while: "Is this also a reason for my father-in-law to send troops to Lanning?" ”

"So to speak." After the replacement, He Xiaotian clapped his hands and stood up: "If Dongmeng wins, then this large green country will switch to Dongmeng, and if it is not good, it will lose Simon's control, and there is no longer anything to talk about now." As far as the northwest is concerned, it can be said that there are enemies on all sides, and the situation is also very bad. In addition to Zhongxi, even if I want to retreat to Yuchen, it has become extremely difficult. ”