Chapter 56 To Fight or Not to Fight
Yang Jianchu, who was standing behind Yang Wu, was also stunned when she heard the title of "Little Huahua", but then she couldn't help but laugh out loud at first.
"Ahem...... Well! Yang Wu knew that the clan discussion was too unserious to laugh lightly, so he reminded him unhappily. ......"Yang Wu originally thought that the old man was messing around, but when he thought about it, he thought that maybe the old man was venting his dissatisfaction, and blamed himself for not informing him in advance and came up with an idea to make him the patriarch - so he also acquiesced in this approach.
"What are you doing? Let's tell us what you think! Seeing that the flowers hated the willows, the old man teased again: "Aren't you already scared by our group of old guys?" β
As he spoke, he led the crowd out laughing.
"Grandpa said he was laughing!" Hua Hate Liu had already recovered from his surprise at this time, and knew that this was the old man's trick on himself to get angry, and he slandered many times in his heart, "What is it to bully me if you want to be angry with Yang Wu", and finally took over helplessly.
Yang Jun and the others were still wondering which branch this young man called "Little Huahua" came from - could it be something else? But after hearing Hua Hate Liu shout "Grandpa", his eyes became solemn when he looked at Hua Hate Liu again: I haven't heard that Yang Duan has such a grandson, looking at the situation today, it is impossible for him to accompany him to attend the clan meeting, why haven't you heard any rumors before? Could this be the hole card of Yang Duan's side?
Thinking of this, his originally slightly gloomy eyes became even more gloomy: all things that did not appear within his expectations, even if there was one more person at the scene, or someone broke a cup while drinking tea, as long as it exceeded Yang Jun's expectations, it was the initial cause that could bring about great changes.
At this time, Hua Hate Liu was such a person who should not have appeared at the scene, but was actually the one who was named and asked to speak.
"This person is really annoying!" Yang Jun felt anxious for a while, and his judgment on the flower hating willow had already been made.
Hua Hate Liu didn't know what Yang Jun thought, he was trying to organize language at this time to talk about how imperative it was to elect a new patriarch.
"Two days ago, Song Jixu, the king of Guangling, and Song Changgong, the king of Lanling, had just signed an offensive and defensive alliance agreement, and they had even jointly drawn up a document - and this document, except for the name position at the beginning was empty, the rest of the content had been filled in." As soon as it opened, Hua Hate Liu dropped such a bombshell.
"What! Already in the Union? Immediately, someone shouted in the hall that had exploded.
"Is this a sign that you are going to take our Xizhou first?"
"Is the news true or false? You're not alarmist, are you? β
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Hua Hate Liu wrote down these questions one by one, and when his voice gradually calmed down, he said: "It's hard to say whether to take Xizhou first, after all, there are other forces such as Rao and Weizhou, and Guanrao Erzhou, which is in the north, is now keeping an eye on Queensland, the imperial capital of Dashu, and the threat should be greater than elsewhere." As for the truth of the news, I can guarantee that in less than three days, the whole world will spread the news of the alliance, and I will tell you here today, just because I will know it from a friend by fate - this friend of mine, it is inconvenient to tell you his name at this time, but the authenticity of the news is absolutely true. β
Having said this, it seems to be somewhat convincing, but in fact, there is still no definite statement whether the aforementioned is aimed at Xizhou and whether it is credible or not.
"I can testify to that." Just as the whispers started again, Yang Junhou, who had been silent since the clan discussion began, suddenly spoke. "The spies sent the news back from the Lanling King's tent this morning, and I haven't reported it to you, it's my mistake."
This also surprised Yang Duan and Yang Jun. Yang Duan was surprised that he and Yang Wu had only heard the news from Hua Hate Liu yesterday morning, and the source of Hua Hate Liu's information was naturally Hua Yu, who had already returned from the camp of the Lanling King; Yang Jun was surprised by another detail: the news came back from the big tent of the King of Lanling? In other words, has his Yang Junhou's power infiltrated Song Changgong's side? If this is the case, it is difficult to guarantee that Yang Junhou will not infiltrate the spies into other places - such as Yang Wu's camp outside the city, such as his own caravan, or the Qinglou of the eighth Yang Xingquan......
"Is this true?" Yang Xingquan, who was sitting under him, was also shocked when he heard this, and when he saw Yang Junhou nodding solemnly, he immediately hurriedly called a woman behind him, and saw the woman leave in a hurry after a few words of soft advice.
"Emperor Shu's great line, the unification is undecided, it is normal for these two to have this reaction, you don't have to be too sensitive." The old man waved his hand to calm down the voice below, and said to Hua Hateful: "You continue to speak." β
"Yes!" Although Hua Hate Liu was dissatisfied with the old man in his heart, he did not lose any etiquette on his face, and continued after saluting several elders: "Although I dare not talk about it elsewhere, Di Xun and Kong Zhongman of Guan Rao Erzhou will never miss the opportunity at this time-everyone in the world knows that these two sons are anti-Shu, and the so-called 'take advantage of your illness to kill you' will definitely be the first to make trouble, and muddy the water of this lake that seems to be calm on the surface of Shu to the greatest extent and to the greatest extent. β
Seeing that everyone present nodded slightly, Hua Hate Liu said in his heart: "At that time, it will not be the time for me to close the door in Xizhou, on the contrary, the reaction we make at that time will also determine the direction of our future destiny." β
"What do you mean by that?" Yang Min doesn't understand this, can't I take the opportunity to make trouble? Guan and Rao are far away from Xizhou, one in the northeast and the other in the southwest, no matter how fast the war burns, when it burns to Xizhou, I don't know if it's the year of the monkey - how can it still be related to fate, life and death, these ethereal things?
"This must be the Fifth Elder of the Township City!" Hua Hate Liu first pointed out the identity of the other party and conveyed a signal of "I have heard of your name", Yang Min really looked happy, and then he bowed to Yang Min lightly and said: "Speaking of which, our reaction at that time will have a greater impact on the countryside than on other cities." β
"What?" Yang Min was reluctant to hear it, why did everyone from Xizhou affect our township and city? Will it be impossible to use the countryside as cannon fodder when the time comes?
"Listen to me analyze and analyze." Hua Hate Liu motioned to Yang Min to be calm for a while, and seeing that the other cities were also waiting to listen with care or pretending not to care, he was slightly happy in his heart, and said, "First of all, why Xizhou's reaction will determine the future direction." As mentioned earlier, King Lanling and King Guangling have such a document, so once it is determined that Guan and Rao are in rebellion against Shu, this document will definitely be issued as soon as possible. If it had been placed in the past, we would not have been the territory of Dashu and would not have been under the jurisdiction of Dashu, so we would not have been obliged to respond to this document - but now it is different, nominally, we are now the people of Dashu, and we must put on an attitude of common hatred and hatred, at least until we are ready, for the time being. β
Speaking of "nominal", Hua Hate Liu emphasized emphasisively.
"It's not easy to put on an attitude, let's just put on an attitude with him." Hua hated Liu Xun and went to the prestige, but it was the tenth elder Yang Qingyu who said there.
Nodding slightly at him, Hua Hate Liu replied: "It's easy to say if you just make an appearance, but if we think about it from another angle, we are on the side of King Guangling and King Lanling, will we tolerate this behemoth next to us who seems to be an ally just shouting and not making a contribution?" I'm afraid that this first document is for Di Xun and Kong Zhongman, and the second is for us Xizhou. β
As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent for a while. The actual situation is still relatively clear, not that Xizhou does not have the strength of a war now, but the simplest truth is in front of you: this is like a group of people fighting, who comes out first, who attracts more fists, at the beginning it may be four to one, and then three to one, two to one, and finally the one who wins in the middle of the remaining two is the one who wins the world - if Guan and Rao Erzhou come out first, it is definitely easier to choose four to fight others than to choose three to two or three to one to be beaten by others.
"Can't you not admit that you have annexed the Shu Kingdom?" Someone said angrily at the bottom.
As soon as the words came out, he was scolded back by the people around him: "Idiot, what is the difference between wanting to be independent and making trouble in Guan and Rao Erzhou at this time?" β
"That's it, there is Xiyue watching next to us, I'm afraid that once we get out of Dashu, Xiyue will have to deal with us!"
"Then in your opinion, we have to follow the Song clan to shout and contribute?" It was "Yang Sanlang" Yang Yanshuo who said this. Hua Hate Liu doesn't know how this innocent old man can have such an unthinkable nickname - according to that tossing method, he won't have this spiritual head!
"This ......" Hua Hate Liu was about to answer, but Yang Min on the side couldn't hold it back, and said to Yang Yanshuo: "Third brother, don't interject first, let him say why my township is most affected?" After speaking, he turned his face to look at Hua Hate Liu: "Little brother...... No, you...... It's just a small flower, but you can tell me why our township is the most affected? β
Hua hated Liu with a wry smile, and the old man just said the word "little Huahua" was terrifying enough, and at this moment, Yang Min said it so that Hua Hate Liu had the feeling of being late when he first saw Hua Yu.
"I don't know if the five elders think it's better to fight for the countryside or not to fight for the countryside?" Hua Hate Liu asked rhetorically.
"What are you talking about!" When Yang Min heard this, he thought to himself if he still needed to ask me such a naΓ―ve question, "Everyone knows, of course it's better not to fight!" β
"I think it's better to fight." Hua hated Liu as if he was speechless and endless, and when he said this, not only Yang Min was stunned, but even Yang Duan and Yang Wu looked at him with a bright eye.
This man doesn't look like a belligerent man...... How could there be such an idea? Yang Jian didn't understand why Hua Qiliu, who usually looked elegant, gave such an unexpected answer at this time - is this because he has been suppressed for a long time, and there have been some changes in his psychology?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little more vigilant when she looked at Hua Hate Liu.
Hua Hate Liu naturally didn't have time to pay attention to what Yang Jian thought of himself now, he ignored the noise of everyone, and asked Yang Min directly: "I don't know how much the countryside and city are attacked and plundered by the West Vietnam?" β
"Huh?" At first glance, Yang Min didn't understand what it meant, and it wasn't until Yang Rui, who was beside him, whispered a few words that he reacted: "Oh, you said that the influence of Xiyue on us is at least four or five times a month, because the township is in the west of Xizhou, and it is rich in grain, and those poor ghosts come to scratch some from time to time, which is really annoying!" Speaking of this, Yang Min seemed to remember something, and said to Yang Wu: "City Lord! I don't call you patriarch and seventh brother, but call you the city lord, because this matter needs your help to solve it, such as strengthening the frontier defense, allocating more military salaries or something, anyway, the township is now a young man, no defense soldiers, last month in my township and city there were hundreds of villagers were slaughtered and plundered by the Xiyue people, this matter must be done as soon as possible! In the end, Yang Min's eyes were red, and he really burst into tears.
"I don't know how many troops to add and how much money is appropriate?" Flower hated Liu asked.
"Three thousand guards, fifty thousand silver!" Seeing that there was hope in this matter, Yang Min responded with joy.
"It's better to go to war!" As soon as Yang Min's words fell, Hua Hate Liu immediately threw out a categorical sentence.
"You!" Yang Min's joy just now was furious after hearing this, wouldn't it be worse to start a war?
"The township is the grain depot of Xizhou, and the cities can basically be self-sufficient in peacetime, but once they enter the war, the agricultural affairs of the rest of the cities will be delayed, and in order to keep this grain depot, I don't know how many people and horses need to be sent?"
"If it is a war of three or two years, thirty thousand is enough; If it is ten or eight years, there are no 100,000 male soldiers stationed, Xizhou will not be consumed on the battlefield and will be starved to death in logistics. After listening to Hua Hating Liu's words, Yang Wu understood what he meant by this, and immediately replied.
"How, Fifth Elder? Is the general trend of the world something that can be determined in three or two years? Hua Hate Liu asked Yang Min with a smile.
"This ...... It is categorically impossible, and it is said that ten or eight years is also under the condition that everything is going well. Yang Min thought about it, and finally had to admit it.
"100,000 male soldiers, not only to prevent the guerrillas from West Vietnam, but also to solve the dilemma of no male in the countryside, wouldn't the war have the greatest impact on the countryside?"
In the end, Hua Hate Liu smiled slightly: Who said that the impact must be a bad thing?