Section XXXTI

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Wu Ming had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "There is no perfect strategy, but Sun Du returned to Nanning, in my opinion, the imperial court has a last resort, and it is imperative."

Sun Yunlong never expected that Wu Ming would say such a sentence without saying anything else. He was stunned and said, "What do you say, Lord Wu?" ”

Wu Ming sighed and said: "The imperial court has just swallowed China and the West, and it has not yet eased its breath, and then it will go to the northwest, and the allocation of grain and grass will inevitably be stretched. In my opinion, this battle in the northwest has been extremely reluctant. If you forcibly support Lanning again, I am afraid that it will not be able to catch it. ”

This is really to the point, Sun Yunlong thought about it, and muttered for a long time: "No wonder, no wonder." In the war in Northern Mongolia, I also deduced to the prime minister in my letter, but in his orders, the words were vague, and I only acted cheaply. Now it seems that I am afraid that the treasury is empty, but I am afraid that it will affect the morale of the army, so I didn't mention it to me. His body shook, and he suddenly came to his senses, staring at Wu Ming and said: "Lord Wu is really both civil and military, and he draws inferences from one another, and even this may be thought of." ”

Wu Ming just smiled bitterly, in the battle of the Southern Expedition five years ago, Xuanyuan was defeated in the matter of not continuing the grain and grass. This bloody lesson also caused him to pay special attention to the logistical baggage. It is said that the past is not forgotten, and the teacher of the future is true. He thought for a while and said, "Sun Du praised it. On this expedition to the northwest, the imperial court stationed more than 100,000 troops in Qingting, why did it only send 20,000 reinforcements? ”

Sun Yunlong raised his eyes to the sky and said softly: "In the Prime Minister's order, it is because the Kodel Desert is extremely cold, and the army is inconvenient to travel, so the reinforcements should be fine and not ......."

Wu Ming shook his head and said, "But no matter how good the reinforcements are, it is impossible to send only 20,000 troops." It is also a loss to Zhao Wucan, otherwise, not only will the 20,000 reinforcements not work, but it is possible to be swallowed by the Northern Han army......"

Sun Yunlong understood everything now, but he just said vigorously: "It's very true, no wonder, no wonder, no wonder, no wonder ......"

"No wonder it's a fart." Although He Xiaotian was rude, his brain turned no slower than the two, and he sneered: "Lao Tzu also understands, I wish Lao Er a good calculation, and I want me to send troops to relieve the siege of Lanning, but I don't lose meat, right?" There is such a good thing in this world......"

Speaking of this, he sighed a little dejectedly and said, "Simon is defeated, and I am the first to bear the brunt of the northwest." But if you want me to go to Tian Tai Benshu's ass, I He Xiaotian can't do it. Zhu Lao'er has been fighting with me for most of his life, obviously he has eaten my temper, this siege of Lanning, do you want me to solve it myself? ”

Wu Ming's heart moved, and after he understood, he shouted cold at the same time. The prime minister's trick is confused, pretending to be both high and wonderful. If the alliance is complied with, then Simon will have to be sent in support. Such an order, although the alliance with Simon was all discussed, and the mouth of the world was blocked, but the allocation of grain and grass needed to be the responsibility of the imperial court. Now that China and the West are settled, they are still too busy to take care of themselves, so there is extra money and food for the army to squander? Even if you are reluctant, there is only a limit to what can be saved between your teeth. Therefore, if you really want to send troops to Lanning, the logistics baggage still has to be deployed from the four provinces south of the Yangtze River. However, if it is deployed from the four provinces south of the Yangtze River, it will have to pass through the middle and west on the way, and the mountains are high and the road is far away, and this logistics line is too long. Not to mention that there is no food in the court now, even if he is really rich, with the character of the prime minister, this wronged boss will definitely not be willing to bear it.

No matter from that point of view, it is the best plan to collect food from the northwest and send troops. But the He family operated in the three northwestern provinces for thousands of years, before the Eastern Han Dynasty was divided, the imperial court had a very limited influence here, and after the Eastern Han Dynasty was divided, there were four years of solitude, like an independent kingdom. Now that the war in the northwest has just ended, if the imperial court explicitly orders it to send troops to solve Simon's crisis, he will definitely find all kinds of excuses to shirk it. And even if the army is dispatched, the lion will open its mouth and ask for soldiers and food. This is also a big burden for the imperial court. Therefore, the prime minister took retreat as advance, and simply ignored it. In this way, the dispatch of troops in the northwest has nothing to do with the imperial court, and naturally there is no need to bear the matter of money and food.

Knowing this relationship, Wu Ming was also a little annoyed in his heart, the prime minister did this a little too much. That is, Governor He, he is going to change to another person, maybe he really voted for the Dongmeng side. But the siege of Lanning had to be solved, and he thought for a while and said, "So far, the imperial court has not given any instructions to me. Since it is inconvenient for Sun Du to go, it is better for me to lead the guard battalion to support Lanning. ”

As soon as his words fell, He Xiaotian shook his head and sneered: "No, if you do this, don't you just fall into Zhu Lao'er's calculations?" ”

Wu Ming raised his head and looked at He Xiaotian with some confusion: "Calculation, how can you say this?" ”

He Xiaotian pursed his lips and continued: "You now occupy half of China and the West, and you must be more than Zhu Lao'er expected, if you want to say that he doesn't guard against you, no one will believe it." Now that the war in Northern Mongolia has changed, he did not say a word, and the order was delayed. It's up to you and me to deal with the Lanning crisis together. ”

Wu Ming couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart when he heard this. The prime minister is extremely scheming, every move of chess, it looks idle, and every time it has a deep meaning, the depth of his scheming is staggering. This way to the west, he fought openly and secretly with him, and he must be extremely dissatisfied in his heart. Now, his dissatisfaction has finally exploded, this trick to kill people with a knife, extremely sophisticated, hurting people invisibly, is his consistent style.

If this continues, the more he talks, the more stiff he becomes, and he may not be able to say the opposite of the current pair of Weng sons-in-law. Sun Yunlong couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly jumped out to play a round: "Governor He, dissipate your anger." These are all speculations made by you out of thin air, and besides, we only got the news of the war in Gambiga today. The prime minister is far away in Nanning, so it is impossible to know in advance, let alone make such careful arrangements......"

Before he finished speaking, He Xiaotian's bronze eyes glared: "Impossible, impossible fart." As soon as Yan Da was injured, everyone knew that the future war would be unfavorable to Simon, and with Zhu Lao'er's shrewdness, he wouldn't be able to see it? Hehe, if he left Wu Xiaozi in the northwest and didn't move, I'm afraid he didn't have any good intentions. Good strategy, good strategy, we have to save the siege of Lanning, once the troops are dispatched, your Sun Dadu Governor wants to bring the main force back, then it can only be Wu Xiaozi and I send troops. Now that China and the West are not stable, this can not only delay Wu Xiaozi from going back to deal with Chinese and Western affairs, but also use this battle to weaken the two of us, and really kill two birds with one stone. ”

Sun Yunlong opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed and didn't say anything. He Xiaotian waved his hand and said to Sun Yunlong: "Okay, our son-in-law is going to discuss the military plane, you can't help much anyway, let's go and rest first." ”

This was too rude, but Sun Yunlong had long been accustomed to He Xiaotian's unscrupulous speech, so he stood up and said, "Okay, then I'll leave first." With that, he walked straight out.

When he walked to the door, he turned his head and looked at Wu Ming and said, "Master Wu, remember what I said to you, take stability as the first priority in everything, old man, please." ”

Wu Ming glanced at He Xiaotian, who was blank, and didn't know how to interface. Sun Yunlong had turned his head and walked outside a little lonely. At this time, the sky was dark, the twilight was fading, and when his figure disappeared around the corner, Dao Yun stood up, stretched his waist and said, "He Lao'er, it's time for me to leave." ”

He Xiaotian didn't dare to be careless about him, and hurriedly said: "It's okay for the master to sit down, if you feel bored, I can serve you more good wine." ”

Dao Yun shook his head, and said with a straight face: "Governor He, you and I have been friends for many years, but Lao Dao still has to remind you." ”

He Xiaotian said: "Master, please speak!" ”

"If you are not of my race, their hearts will be different, whether you form an alliance with the East and West and Mongolia, or use them, these are harmless, but you must not cede land to them. Otherwise, even if it is really unified in the future, it will be difficult to get the former territory back from Cold Moon Peak. Master, even I can't help you. ”

Wu Ming's heart moved. The Holy Land seems to be infinitely beautiful, but in fact, to maintain this scale, it still needs land and people. Because no matter how powerful a martial artist is, after all, ordinary people can practice it. Once there is no mass base and no fresh blood injection, its influence and strength will gradually weaken, or even be greatly reduced. No matter how fierce the Southern Han and Northern Han fights, for Cangsong Pavilion, it is just an internal struggle for power and profit, and these holy places can tolerate it. But if they openly throw themselves into a hostile country and take away their territory and people, over time, this land will really become the other party's sphere of influence, which is unacceptable to them.

The prime minister expected that He Xiaotian would not dare to take risks and throw himself into Dongmeng, and he must have seen this.

He Xiaotian also said: "The He family has stood in the northwest for thousands of years, and it is relying on the courage to fight and dare to play this golden signboard, how can it be smashed in my hands?" I, He Xiaotian, have been crisscrossing the northwest for decades, what to do and what not to do, and I still have a number in my heart. Please also rest assured that the master. ”

Dao Yun smiled and said: "That's good, I was here just now, it's just to make a round and be a peacemaker." But Lao Dao didn't know anything about military and political affairs, so he no longer showed his ugliness and said goodbye. After speaking, he didn't wait for He Xiaotian to stay, and walked straight outside.

When he walked to the door, he also turned his head and blinked a little narrowly: "It is said that when people are leaving, it is easy for people to remember what they explain, and He Lao'er is obviously a master who knows this well." Now that the old man is parroting, Lord Wu has to remember it. ”

Wu Ming couldn't help laughing, but still saluted respectfully and said, "Master, please speak." ”

"It's time here, Lord Wu is free, please go to Gehan as much as possible, it will be good for the country and yourself."

Go to Gehan? I told Esther about this a long time ago, how did Dao Yun know? Yes, it's a big deal to keep the dead wood alive. He and the priest had just returned from Persia, and they must have known about it. Deadwood can't wait, so ask him to pass the word. It's just that this is a benefit for the country and himself, although Wu Ming understands it a little, but he doesn't want to understand it, and just about to ask again, Dao Yun has already smiled "haha" and strode into the darkness.