"Between Jianghuai and Huai, a group of thieves are divided. When it comes to the good fighting of the soldiers, Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang are not comparable; If you talk about wealth, you will be called Zhang Shicheng. And to be stronger than the four stoppers, Shuzhong Ming Yuzhen should be the first. But, sir, do you know which of the four thieves the old man values the most? ”

"Ming Yuzhen and Zhang Shicheng, one occupies a favorable area, and the other occupies wealth, but it is a pity that either they are short-sighted, or they lack elite soldiers and fierce generals, and they are not afraid. Chen You forgave the thief and killed the master, and many of his subordinates were not convinced, and even the soldiers were not afraid to fight. Only Zhu Yuanzhang, with a large number of generals under his command, also brought Song Lian and Liu Ji to the shogunate a few years ago, which can be described as both civil and military, and has great ambitions, and is a strong opponent. ”

"Not bad. Among the four thieves, the old man values Zhu Yuanzhang the most. Do you remember, sir? Just last year, Zhu Yuanzhang sent envoys to see the old man many times, humbly resigned and befriended me. But at the same time, a secret report came from Taizhou, saying that he had given Fang Guozhen a document, but the words in the book were extremely arrogant, and Fang Guozhen was treated like a pawn. When it should be extended, it should be extended, and when it should be bent. This person is really not to be underestimated! ”

"What do you want to say?"

"Zhu Yuanzhang has always been fierce with soldiers, and his subordinates Xu Da and Chang Yuchun are all famous generals, if he is really moved by Deng Thief and wants to take me Henan,......, hehe, I'm afraid it's really a trouble."

"So, what should we do?"

"In short, you can't be unprepared."

"However, half of the Henan army has been divided into Jining, and there are no more than 10,000 people left. How to prepare? ”

Although Chahan forced Polo to make peace, he still can't take Datong lightly; Moreover, on the one hand, he fought for Dizhou, and on the other hand, he had to reinforce Jining. In other words, he now has no ability to enrich Henan's defense capability. Unless there is one way, that is, to transfer troops from Shaanxi.

However, Shaanxi also has problems.

Shaanxi's Chahan Army can barely be said to have two divisions, one is his descendant, and the other is Li Siqi's department. Now that it is known that Zhang Liangbi has the intention of establishing his own door, his descendants must not be able to move. Li Siqi's department can't move, first, Li Siqi has to watch Yan'an and threaten Datong; The two, Li Siqi's territory borders Sichuan, and he still needs to watch Ming Yuzhen.

No matter how weak Ming Yuzhen is, there are tens of thousands of horses. Just two days ago, Li Siqi also sent a military report, saying that Sichuan seemed to be a little ready to move, and intended to use troops in Jiaxing. Chahan looked at the map and whispered, "'The trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop.'" But he made the same exclamation as Dunshe.

It's no wonder he sighed.

Thinking back to the beginning of this battle, he originally just wanted to teach Polo a good lesson, to see if there was a chance to swallow it, so as to stabilize the rear. But with Haidong's sudden entry into the war, this fierce battle seems to be getting out of control and intensifying. Jinling moved, Shuzhong moved.

He laughed again and said, "What a group of demons dancing." ”

"My lord?"

"Huh?"

"If Zhu Yuanzhang's attack on my Henan is true, how should our army prepare for it?"

"There is no danger in Jinji, Guanzhong is the foundation of our army. Therefore, the Shaanxi army must not move. Although Polo bowed his head to the courtiers, the old man knew a lot about this son, and he was a wolf! As long as we don't die, we may be bitten at any time. The Jin and Hebei armies can't move all of them, and they must leave a group to keep an eye on Datong. ”

"In this case, our army has no troops to adjust."

The Jin and Hebei armies were divided into three parts, one went to fight Dizhou, one went to aid Jining, and one stayed to keep an eye on Datong.

"Although our army has no troops to adjust, it ,......。" Chahan pointed to the map and said, "There are soldiers to be adjusted here!" ”

Li Weixin looked at it fixedly, both shocked and surprised, and said in disbelief: "Songjiang Mansion? ”

"Exactly!"

"Although Zhang Shicheng nominally demoted my emperor, he is actually a thief in his bones! Lord, do you want to transfer him? ......, it is true that he is close to Zhu Yuanzhang. If he is willing to move, Zhu Yuanzhang's threat will be reduced a lot, but from the perspective of the lord and the minister, he may not necessarily obey our military orders, right? ”

"Of course, he is inseparable from my emperor, but his enmity with Zhu Yuanzhang is even greater! How did his younger brother Nine-Six die? Died in Jinling! Give him a promise, if he is willing to send an army, after the old man recaptures Jining and repels the Yidu thief army, he will send an army from Henan to help him eliminate Zhu Yuanzhang! ”

"Although Shicheng is unwise, but with all due respect, this wish of yours, my lord, is there some?"

Li Weixin's words in the second half of the sentence didn't come out, and Chahan also knew what he meant, laughed, added for him, and said: "Inevitable 'flower in the water' and 'moon in the well'?" ”

Li Weixin nodded.

"If you promise him again, the old man will help him ask for a reward in the court and give him more real power."

Under Zhang Shicheng's rule, many cities were originally loyal to Meng Yuan. For example, Wuxi Mo Tianci, nicknamed "Mo Laohu", Fang Congzhe's father is now a strategist under this person, and he can also be called a strong soldier. Zhang Shicheng has attacked several times but has not been able to take much advantage, if he hadn't lowered Meng Yuan and won the title of a captain, I am afraid that the two sides are still at war.

Compared with the promise to help eliminate Zhu Yuanzhang, Chahan's wish is much more practical, at least it is more conducive to his disintegration and control of the semi-independent forces in the territory.

However, Li Weixin still shook her head again and again. He said: "Not to mention whether the court will agree or not, even if it does, the minister thinks that this sweetness is still not big enough." ”

"Haha. The old man didn't have to let him go to the army. Honest and indecisive. The old man dared to conclude that as long as these two promises were sent to him, he would definitely meet Hunter Xinxi, and even if he refused to go out into the army, he would hesitate for a long time. What the old man wants is his 'hesitation'. ”

"What do you mean?"

"As long as he is 'hesitant', the slightest disturbance will definitely affect Jinling. If it affects Jinling, it will inevitably delay the speed of Zhu Yuanzhang's army. As long as Zhu Yuanzhang's speed of leaving the army can be delayed, our army will be easy to handle. ”

"How?"

"Fang Congzhe has already gone to Jinling, why didn't Zhu Yuanzhang move until this time? It shows that Zhu Yuanzhang has just made up his mind, and his attitude must be wait-and-see. So, why didn't he make up his mind sooner or later, but now he has made up his mind? The only answer is nothing more than seeing that the Deng thief has captured Juye, and he thinks that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore, as long as Zhang Shicheng can delay his army speed a little, then our army does not need more during this period, it only needs to win a beautiful battle! Nine times out of ten, he'll shrink back! ”

"How can the lord be so sure?"

"Just from his several humble remarks, the old man can conclude so."

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang humble himself? Of course, it was because of deep jealousy of Chahan. Who doesn't know that Chahan is famous in the world? There is a saying that "the tiger will not fall when it dies", not to mention that Chahan has not yet reached that step? As long as he can seize the fighter while Zhang Shicheng is delaying Zhu Yuanzhang and strive to achieve a quick victory, not to mention, Zhu Yuanzhang may really change his mind and withdraw from the war.

"Let's talk about Zhang Shicheng, it turns out that it's just to buy our army a little time to find fighters!" Li Weixin suddenly realized, admired from the bottom of her heart, and said, "The lord is smart! It's in Gaoming! ”

Clever indeed. In a few sentences, the mentality of Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Yuanzhang was clearly analyzed; And "according to people's conditions", a set of completely feasible plans have been formulated. If executed properly, it means that without adding a single soldier, you can defeat a strong enemy all the way and retreat a strong enemy.

Chahan smiled meaningfully and said, "Yes." Don't say that Shicheng is a thief, and he is gentle, he can't make big things with him, he can only borrow a little strength; No matter how reliable an ally is, we can't entrust our lives to it. Don't you hear that 'when people ask for a bodhisattva, who does a bodhisattva ask'? ”

"People ask for Bodhisattvas, and Bodhisattvas ask for whom" is an allusion to Buddhism.

Originally, bodhisattvas were objects of worship; But the Bodhisattva also hangs the rosary and recites the Buddha, so who does the Bodhisattva recite? It's also her who reads. Because "it is better to seek others than yourself".

Asking for people is always unreliable. Only by seeking oneself can we have everything under control. There are no eyes on the battlefield, success or failure involves the life of the family, and naturally you can't rely on external forces to rely on others. Even if you have to find allies because you can't do it, you can use some "wisdom" at most, and you must not "rely on it".

This is especially true for a peerless hero like Chahan.

……

"Chahan has most of the garrisons to help, and the fact of the war in Dizhou is not optimistic. My lord, I wonder what your response is to this? ”

"What do you think, sir?"

"The minister has two strategies."

"Tell me about it."

"Or transfer Chen Ru's head to Dizhou; Or....... ”

Chen Yutou had only arrived in Yidu from the southeast coast not long ago, and after Wang Guoyi and others rushed to aid Dizhou, he could be regarded as the last reserve of Yidu. Deng She's expression did not move, still looking at the map with his hands in his hands, and asked without looking back, "Or what?" ”

Hong Jixun's eyes were scorching, he looked at Deng She's back intently, and gently spit out six words: "Or capture Liaoxi." ”

"Capture Liaoxi?" Deng Shehuo turned around, "Sir, do you want to?" ”

"Under Li Ye's continuous attacks and harassment, the Liaoxi Shijiabao has long been dying, and defeating him is not a problem. As long as Liaoxi is conquered, it is equivalent to opening the way to march from Haidong to Dadu. The garrison of Dadu is only a few thousand, less than 10,000, in the face of such a situation, do you still dare to take my Dizhou? ”

In the past, the reason why Deng She refused to attack Liaoxi was because he did not want to overstimulate Dadu, lest Emperor Mengyuan order Chahan and Polo to fight with all their might. Now, on the one hand, he has completely torn his face with Chahan, and the battle in Dizhou is a matter of life and death, and there is no need to raise him; On the other hand, under Polo's new defeat, it is not easy to turn over, and there will definitely be no effort to manage Dadu.

Take Liaoxi, just in time.

Hong Jixun talked eloquently and said: "Since the war has developed, there have been wars almost everywhere in the land of the northern land for thousands of miles. Lord, since Yongping raised troops and occupied the twin cities, 100,000 red scarf soldiers and millions of Liaodong children have been following each other, not afraid of sacrifice, what have they done? Just as the lord proposed: 'Drive out the Tartars and restore China'! And if you want to restore China, the biggest enemy is Richard. He pondered for a long time, and his tone was resolute, "I think that the time has come to fight a decisive battle!" ”

"Decisive battle with Richard?"

It was just when he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to go to Henan and analyze the war situation, Deng She just thought of this, and just thought of this possibility, and suddenly heard Hong Jixun say this. I have to say that Hong Jixun's proposal is too bold.

The minister looked at the lord and seemed to be shocked. Is it because you think that our army is not ready for a decisive battle? ”

Dunshe was silent.

"It is true that our army is not prepared. Not only was they not prepared, but they were also in a semi-stalemate in various battlefields such as Dizhou and Juye. But my lord, have you ever thought that we are not the only ones who are in a state of 'semi-stalemate'? Then Richard Han is afraid that he will already be in a mess! ”

"Sir has a point."

"For example, when two strong people compete, they are almost exhausted. May I ask my lord, who will win at this time? Who will lose? Hong Jixun asked and answered himself, and without waiting for Deng She to answer, he said loudly, "Again, 'For example, two rats fight in the cave, and the brave wins!'" ......, please analyze for the Lord that the third of our army will win, and the third of Chahan will be defeated. ”

"Sir, please."

"With Wu Guogong as my reinforcement, this is one of the victories of our army. Juye is now in the hands of our army, and the initiative on the battlefield in Jining has been owned by the lord. Liaoyang Chen Hu trained for a thousand days, morale like a rainbow, and Shijiabao early into a tired army, such as the analysis of the minister's suitability, it will be easy to take Liaoxi, and most of them are empty, a blow will be able to hit, this is the third victory of our army. ”

"What are the three defeats of Chahan?"

"The three victories of our army are the three defeats of Chahan. Chahan has no help; Although Datong is defeated, Polo is hateful, and there will always be changes in elbows and armpits; Instead of as a last resort, he will definitely not be transferred by Li Siqi and other troops in Shaanxi, and one of them will be defeated. It seems to threaten Dizhou, but in fact, in order to reverse Jining's passivity, the signs of non-support have appeared, and the second defeat is also. I can't take care of myself, it's difficult to take care of Dadu, and I'm also defeated. ”

"Let me think about it."

"My lord! The minister said: 'The soldier is fast and fast'. The minister also heard: 'If you keep interrupting, you will suffer from its chaos.' If you capture Liaoxi now, you can still catch Chahan off guard. Chen thought that he never expected that the lord would have the courage to open up a third battlefield while trying his best to deal with the two battlefields of Dizhou and Juye. Therefore, now is the right time to go to the army. If he hesitates, he will give Chahan a chance to turn the situation around, whether there is a change in Dizhou or a change in Juye, at that time, I am afraid that even if the lord intends to attack Liaoxi and force Dadu, he will have no spare strength to do it! ”

Yidu temporarily has the upper hand in Juye, and Chahan is pressing forward step by step in Dizhou. At this time, a delicate balance temporarily emerged between the two battlefields of the north and the south. Although Zhu Yuanzhang promised to help in the war, Chakhan Timur was old and scheming, and Hong Jixun thought that he would definitely have a backhand. If Liaoxi is not attacked now, it is very likely that the fighters will be fleeting.

Take Liaoxi? Or don't take Liaoxi?

That's a big bet.

Dunsher fell into deep thought.