I have to admit that Nanyang does have a strength worthy of the attention of the feudal domains, and the large population also provides sufficient resources for the Nanyang army, and the developed economy also allows Nanyang to support such a large army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Especially in areas such as Nanyang, which are not the most productive horses, the entire Nanyang Army still maintains 20,000 cavalry, which also means that the Nanyang Army alone has more than 40,000 war horses, and the number of horses in the entire Nanyang area is much higher than that of places such as Guangshen and Huaibei at the same latitude, which is difficult to achieve without strong enough economic strength.

The Nanyang army is in the hands of Erliu, almost divided in half, each in the hands of their own cronies, including military generals, civil servants and magicians, after so many years of tacit development, but also gradually formed two groups headed by Liu Tong and Liu Xuan.

However, before this, the two groups still maintained a relatively close relationship, and the Duke of Tong and the Duke of Xuan were still the lords in the mouths of these civil and military generals, but they already had a clear boundary in their hearts.

But if he is facing a foreign enemy, Er Liu will still join hands without hesitation, which seems to be evident from Er Liu's attitude towards the Xiao family.

Xue Mingdong is right, if Caizhou cedes Gwangzhou, more than 40,000 troops, especially when there are still 8,000 elite cavalry, Liu Xuan only needs to retain 3,000 or 5,000 troops to stay in Gwangzhou, and he can still draw out 40,000 troops to attack Caizhou.

The south of Caizhou is full of plains, and a flat river cannot support the attack of such a large army at all, and with the current weak defensive strength in the south of Caizhou, the Nanyang Army can easily sweep the entire southern Caizhou.

Wei Chi Wuxian nodded silently and fell into deep thought, Xue Chan and Xue Mingdong did not dare to speak, for fear of disturbing Wei Chi Wuxi's thinking.

"Ming Dong, let me ask you, when your Caizhou army attacked Gushi that day, Yuan Wuwei, Yuan Wuxing, and Yuan Wushu led the troops, as well as other people from the Eight Pillars of Ruyang, who attacked the Gushi Army with only four or five thousand troops with 13,000 troops, but they were all unable to overcome it in one fell swoop, how do you explain it yourself? How do you sum it up?"

Wei Chi Wuxian suddenly raised his head and threw out such a question, "It stands to reason that the Gushi Army was still a worthless county army a few months ago, even if it includes the remnants of Gwangju and Shenzhou, it is difficult to compare with your Caizhou elite soldiers, and isn't the Yuan Sanju known as the leader in Henan Road? Why did it end up with such a result? As far as I know, there are no figures worth mentioning in the Gushi Army, except for one Yang Kan, who is said to hold the Ice King Halberd, one of the twelve blades of Bianliang, but he alone has the ability to turn the tide?" I can't believe it. ”

Xue Mingdong didn't expect Wei Chi Wuxian to ask about this matter abruptly, this was originally a scar in Caizhou, although Yuan Wuwei took the main responsibility in the letter to Yuan Huaihe, but still talked about the good things of Gu Shijun in the letter.

Zhao Lan was killed in the Eight Pillars of Ruyang, Yuan Wenbai and Yuan Wenyu were seriously injured, and thousands of troops were lost.

Knowing that at this time, he can't have the slightest lie in front of Wei Chi Wu's illness, and Wei Chi Wu's illness will not be untargeted, and there is a reason to ask this question at this time, so Xue Mingdong also thought about it for a while and answered honestly: "I have discussed with Wen Ji and Wen Huai, and I have also asked Brother Qi, I know a little, but their opinions are not consistent." ”

"Tell me about it. Wei Chi was disease-free and raised his eyebrows again, "Don't shy away from illness and avoid doctors, what is is what it is!"

"Yes, Uncle Wei Chi. Xue Mingdong hurriedly nodded: "Wen Ji and Wen Huai feel that the Gu Shi Army can defeat our Caizhou Army, mainly because we did not collect the information in place in the early stage, which caused us to be inappropriate in dealing with the arrangement, and did not give full play to the advantages of our Caizhou Army in overcoming difficulties, like the third brother and the nineteenth brother were entangled by the other three for too long, and the sudden appearance of the Xu clan made the seventh brother and the ninth uncle unable to achieve a breakthrough on the western city wall, plus the Gu Shi army was beyond imagination in the arrangement of the power of magic equipment, which caused us a lot of passivity. ”

"Insufficient intelligence?The magic equipment is too strong?" Wei Chi Wuxian muttered for a moment, "Then how can Yuan Wuxing explain it?"

"Brother Qi's opinion is a little more complicated, he thinks that the growth rate of Gu Shijun is far beyond our expectations. At first, when the Gushi Army was divided, although it was passable in the county and state army, it was far from being comparable to our Caizhou army, so he said that he didn't think it was a big deal when he abandoned the Gushi army, and several commanders of the Gushi army who followed him back to Gwangju also performed mediocre, it should be a vicious battle with the ant thieves that made the Gushi army have been reborn, plus the addition of the old army of Gwangju and the Shenzhou army, with the enrichment of a large number of Liang officers and veterans, the strength of the Gushi army has been greatly improved,......"

"This reason can't stand up to scrutiny!" Wei Chi Wuxian unceremoniously interrupted: "Only a few days after the addition of the officers and veterans of the Great Liang, your Caizhou Army launched an attack on Gushi, and in just ten days of running-in and tempering, Gushi Army can become so strong?

was speechless by Wei Chi Wu's words, Xue Mingdong could only say: "This is the explanation of the seventh brother, but the seventh brother also said a little, he said that Jiang Feng is extremely cunning and cautious, and he plans and then acts, which can be said to be a last resort, and the battle of our Caizhou army should have been considered after many considerations, and enough targeted arrangements have been made,......

Hearing Xue Mingdong say this, Wei Chi Wuxian stroked his beard under his chin, as if weighing the weight of this judgment, "This judgment is relatively reliable, I have long known this kid is an extraordinary person, how can the golden scales be a thing in the pool, and they will turn into dragons when they encounter a storm." ”

Xue Chan and Xue Mingdong heard that Wei Chi Wuzhi actually used words like "The golden scales are not things in the pool, and they will turn into dragons when they encounter wind and clouds", and they both felt that it was a bit exaggerated, but they were lucky enough to catch up with this opportunity, even now, the thousands of troops of the Gushi Army are not ranked in this land.

Seeing Xue Chan and Xue Mingdong's disapproving expressions, Wei Chi Wuxian also sighed secretly in his heart, but ignored the two: "Xue Chan, you go to see Jiang Feng immediately, just say that I invited him to see him." ”

Standing in front of the window with his hands in his hands, Jiang Feng was also thinking about the purpose of his trip to Nanyang.

Fighting the autumn wind is the main purpose, and the object of the autumn wind is Liu Xuan, but judging from the current situation, Liu Xuan has become a grinding heart and a focus, I am afraid that he has been thinking about things with all his might in the past few days, and whether he has the heart to pay attention to himself is a problem.

The situation in the Central Plains has evolved into such a situation, which is also beyond my expectations, but with the strength of the current Gushi Army, even if you want to participate, it is not qualified, you can only watch the forces of all parties sing and I will appear.

Strength, strength, or strength, otherwise he can take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to swallow the entire Shouzhou in one bite, which is like now I have to think about how to take the most barren Shengtang and Huoshan counties in Shouzhou without letting the ant thieves eat back.

Speaking of which, he expanded the army of four armies at once, and now under Yang Kan's "instigation", he has set up two cantonment armies, and his strength seems to have swelled a lot all of a sudden.

Before he left, the two cantonment armies had already been formed, and they were completely formed in accordance with the establishment of a full-fledged army, with 2,500 men in an army, but now the armor, winter clothes, weapons and other things have not yet been completed.

He Decai had already put the entire Gushi workshop into full operation again, stepping up the production of armor, but weapons could only be purchased from Huangzhou or Nanyang.

Nanyang has always been an iron-smelting center, and the weapons produced are excellent, if you can get a batch of weapons from Liu Xuan, you can save a lot.

The prayer post has been handed over to Liu Xuan's mansion, and I don't know when I will get a meeting.

According to Zhang Wanshan, Liu Xuan has been going out early and returning late for the past two days, and even if he comes back, he is either discussing affairs or meeting guests, and he estimates that he will have to wait enough to see Liu Xuan.

However, Liu Xuan's housekeeper is also a shrewd person, as soon as Zhang Wanshan sent the post, he said that he would send it to Liu Xuan as soon as possible, and he would come to the State Guest House to inform him as soon as there was news.

Jiang Feng knew that his goal was too big, and there were many forces from all sides in Nanyang City, Zhang Wanshan had a shrewd temperament and a flexible mind, so it was quite appropriate to arrange for him to go out to find out the news.

Although he didn't see Liu Lan in the guest house, if it was just Xue Mingdong, he wouldn't dare to provoke, and if Yuan Wuwei came in person, it would be almost the same.

"Erlang, why don't you breathe first, this trip will have to be busy for several days, you can deal with it if you have enough energy. Ju Rui is still dressed in plain clothes, except for Jiang Feng and his room, he is wearing a cloak and hat even in the courtyard.

"Hey, Hui Niang, I'm ashamed to say it, I have long said that I want to treat this face injury for you, but it is always unfortunate, I have arranged for someone to go to Yangzhou and Hangzhou to buy this white otter fat, and I also asked Chang Kun to help me watch it over there in Bianliang, if there is, I will definitely buy it and send it to me, and then I will be able to refine the ointment to heal your wounds." ”

"Don't worry, I've been injured for so long, and it's not bad for a few days. ”

Ju Hui is in a good mood, as long as she can be alone with Jiang Feng, Ju Hui finds that her mood will become very good, like this, when she is alone with Jiang Feng, she always feels that time flies quickly, and she especially hates others to disturb her.

She didn't know what her feelings for Jiang Feng were, but she felt that it might be really difficult for her to leave Jiang Feng again, just like vines and trees that couldn't do without a tree. (To be continued.) )