"The strength of the Black Flag Army lies in quick victory, and the disadvantage lies in durability, once the firearms are used up, the supply is the problem, and if the firearms are not replenished, the combat strength of the Black Flag Army will be reduced by half. Therefore, if the lord only wants to capture a few states, then this battle will be cut down Shu, although there is a notoriety for betraying the agreement, but at present, Qingzhou has divided Qianzhou and Shizhou in the south of Shu and Tongzhou and Quzhou in the north, as long as Zizhong County sends troops, Fuzhou can be captured in a few days, and then Qianzhou and Shizhou will become isolated cities, and it is not difficult to surrender with a little inducement. Compared with the attack on Chu, if the troops are sent from Wanxian, the road is far away, and the march is not easy, and when the Black Flag Army marches into Chu for several months, it is no longer a surprise attack, but a national battle. If the army is sent from Jingzhou, then it needs to obtain the consent of the king of Nanping, if he does not agree, the Black Flag Army wants to conquer Chu is Huang Liang's dream. After Shu was robbed of Fu, Qian, and Shi by me, it is likely that Shu still does not dare to have a decisive battle with my Qingzhou, after all, there is still the Jin State eyeing it. Therefore, there is only Shu, and the chance of winning is more than eighty percent. ”

Baili Wuji nodded, Xu Shiming analyzed it well. Gao Congzhi fainted and lost such a pillar of talent.

"Sir, tell me what would happen if a certain decision was made to destroy the country?"

"If the lord decides to destroy the country, he can only conquer Chu. If the name of Shu is not correct, it will not go well. ”

"Oh, where does that begin?"

"If you destroy the kingdom of people, you must succeed to the throne. If the lord destroys the Shu kingdom and succeeds to the throne of Shu, he will first break the covenant first, and then the lord will destroy Shu in the name of Nanping State or in the name of Gyeongju? ”

"What's the difference?"

"In the name of Nanping Kingdom, then make a wedding dress for the king of Nanping, but the notoriety of breaking the contract is borne by the lord. Why bother? ”

"Didn't Sir, just now, say that if you capture several states, you will cut down Shu? Isn't it a bad deal? ”

"Naturally, there is also notoriety, but the lord conquered Shu with the name of the king of Nanping, and the notoriety is naturally borne by the king of Nanping, but the benefits of the land of several states are accepted by the lord with a smile. If the country is not destroyed, there will be no succession, the king of Nanping is still the king of Nanping, and the emperor of Shu is still the emperor of Shu. ”

"Sir is really talented, admire, admire. Then please tell me what reason there is to destroy the country and conquer Chu, won't Zheng Chu make wedding clothes for the king of Nanping? ”

"Still. But Chu is different from Shu, Shu has inherited the throne of the emperor, Chu is just the throne, no one can canonize the emperor's position, and no one is willing to canonize the emperor's throne. But the throne is different, just imagine, if the lord destroys the state of Chu, will the emperor of the Jin state canonize the king of Nanping as the king of Chu, or will he canonize the lord as the king of Chu? Thinking that the Emperor of Jin would definitely canonize the lord as the king of Chu, let the king of Nanping and the lord contain each other. Nominally, they are all under the Jin Emperor, and the lord has the name of orthodoxy, and he is afraid that the king of Nanping will dare to come and rob the king of Chu? ”

"Smack."

With a crisp sound, Baili Wuji smashed the teacup in his hand on the table.

also interrupted Xu Shiming's gushing words.

Seeing Baili Wuji's face was angry.

Xu Shiming was stunned at first, and then realized in an instant.

I touched the taboo that I couldn't figure out - I never had anything to do with Shi Jingtang.

"My lord, I know that I am wrong."

"Don't take it as an example." Baili Wuji's face gradually returned to normal.

"Yes."

"Lord, if this is not the case, then the state of Chu will be destroyed, but the throne of the king of Chu may be taken out of thin air by the king of Nanping."

"What if so-and-so recruits Chu in his own name?"

"Lord, it's useless, unless the lord is in the world before sending troops, breaking away from the jurisdiction of the king of Nanping, or conquering the state of Chu and establishing himself as the king. But the above two items are related to the reputation of the lord, after all, Huaxia pays attention to an orthodoxy. ”

"Orthodoxy? Shi Jin's emperor is orthodox? Or is it orthodox that changed the name of the Southern Tang Dynasty? Han Chinese orthodoxy? ”

Baili Wuji twitched the corners of his mouth with disdain.

Ay....... Xu Shiming saw that he couldn't persuade Baili Wuji to change his mind, and he sighed secretly, what a good cause, after destroying Chu, he can succeed as the king of Chu in a dignified manner, I really can't figure out how he is incompatible with Shi Jingtang.

"Sir, with the power of the Black Flag Army, how sure is it that Chu will be destroyed?"

"Fifty percent. The Black Flag Army quickly captured the capital of Chu State, and thought that there was a seventy percent certainty, although the Chu army was numerous, but scattered all over the country, and the training was insufficient, not only Chu State, most of the other countries were, except for individual forbidden troops, after the local government army recruited farmers, they were given equipment, trained for more than ten days, or did not train at all, and went directly to the battlefield. However, the destruction of the country cannot be estimated by military strength alone, there is also the will of the people, and there is also a foundation. So, I thought, at most, fifty percent. ”

Yes, in this era, there is no formal canonization, and he can really destroy the Chu State and establish himself as the king with a slight name, but in the eyes of the people, it is just a group of bandits who robbed the temple of the temple.

But what better way is there, to bow down to Shi Jingtang by himself, Baili Wuji asked himself if he really couldn't do it, he would rather die than reluctantly, thinking of this hatred, Baili Wuji couldn't help but slam the table.

Xu Shiming cautiously asked: "Lord, there is another method, which is to damage the reputation of the lord, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?" ”

"Speak."

"The lord, in addition to Shi Jin, there are also the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Shu Kingdom, all of whom have ascended the throne as emperors, if they are canonized, they can also be justified, but the lord is afraid that he will be suspected of betraying the old lord."

In Xu Shiming's view, the king of Nanping is under the jurisdiction of the Jin State, under the same emperor, it is naturally best for Shi Jin to canonize Baili Wuji as the king, then all disputes will be solved, and the same lord wants to canonize his subordinates, and Baili Wuji naturally has no name to abandon. But since Baili Wuji refuses to return to Shi Jingtang, he can only make this decision, I don't know if Baili Wuji will agree.

Xu Shiming was worried in his heart.

"Then according to Mr. Will, to whom should he be a minister?" Baili Wuji knows that this level must be passed, and he doesn't want to make wedding clothes for Gao Congzhi, since he must be called a minister, then choose a force that does not affect the strategy in his heart.

Seeing that Baili Wuji did not object, Xu Shiming replied: "I think that I should be a vassal to the Southern Tang Dynasty, after all, Shu has just been seized by me in the land of Sanzhou, although there is an armistice agreement, but it is difficult to guarantee that I will not hold a grudge." ”

Baili Wuji didn't think so.

"Southern Tang ...... No. Baili Wuji shook his head.

"Then it can only be the Shu Kingdom."

Baili Wuji thought about it again and again, nodded and said, "That's it." Immediately send someone to Shu to negotiate, Gyeongju can be attributed to the territory of Shu, but listen to the Xuan or not, the matter must be kept secret, send a secret envoy to go, and never leak the news. ”

"Yes, I'll arrange it."

"Wait, sir, the matter of the war must also be kept strictly secret, except for the three people present, I don't want a fourth person to know."

"Yes."