After the banquet.

The inner chamber of the city lord's mansion in Anxiang City.

This city lord's mansion originally belonged to Huangxu Dao, and it was requisitioned by Li Zhong when Anxiang City was guarding the city, and now it is occupied by Su Mengzhen, and it will be handed over to Su Guang for a long time afterward.

Su Mengzhen looked at Wu Feng opposite with gentle eyes.

In this battle, Wu Feng only did what he had to do, but he played a key role.

Wu Feng had lived with Li Xun on the grassland for a long time, and he knew Li Xun well enough to guess that Li Xun was soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, and he would not be defeated, but just pretended to be depressed. Moreover, Wu Feng also knew that Li Zhong was likely to die, and Li Xun's parents divorced mostly for this reason.

If it weren't for that, Li Xun's forbearance and killing might really have dealt a fatal blow to the Shentang army. After all, Su Mengzhen didn't know much about this fourteen-year-old boy, and the advantage of age made him likely to have a heart of contempt for the enemy.

Su Mengzhen sighed with his hand: "The Li family kid is indeed a little poundy. ”

He added: "However, he deliberately made my plan to incite the barbarians successful, and then he went to pacify it with a small army, but he also delayed a lot of time. If he is in Anxiang City, he may be able to see through your plan to burn food. ”

Wu Feng nodded: "Moreover, Li Xun is the future hope star of the Three Rivers Sword Sect, but he does not personally participate in the head-on confrontation, which really affects morale." ”

There are always gains and losses in strategy, and there is no completely perfect strategy, so the confrontation of the wise can determine the winner or loser.

Wu Feng's expression suddenly became rare and serious: "Master, I have another opinion. ”

"Anyway, the master listened. "Su Mengzhen is easy-going and authentic.

Wu Feng said: "I thought that Long Aotian was deliberately delaying time and allowing us to conquer Anxiang City. ”

Su Mengzhen was slightly stunned, and then said, "Feng'er...... You mean......"

He was an extremely smart person, and when he heard Wu Feng say this, he immediately figured out something.

Wu Feng said: "The three thousand soldiers who came from Changsha City were too late to rescue Anxiang City, so they were stationed in Xiangyang, saying that they were to guard against our next invasion. ”

"What if they arrive in time?"

Su Mengzhen immediately said: "I will naturally lead the troops to retreat, and I will never fight a battle that should not be fought." ”

Being able to afford to put it down is a necessary quality for a qualified military strategist.

Wu Feng nodded: "And because of the three failures, the morale is low, and the master will definitely break the queen himself." In this way, both Li Xun and Long Aotian will have no gaps. ”

"The Shenxiao Army assisted in defending Anxiang City and completed the task, so there was no reason to stay in Xiangyang County anymore, so they could only withdraw their skills. At most, ask the Li family for a benefit fee. ”

Su Mengzhen sighed: "Long Zhan is a good son. ”

Wu Feng nodded: "Twenty years ago, Li Zhong was attacked by his master, and the Sanhe Sword Sect threw himself into Shenxiao Dao under the suspicion of the lord Shaoguo, internal and external troubles, and became a vassal. But Long Zhanye's control of Sanhe is actually only nominal, and he can only get a very small tribute every year, and he can't even collect taxes, and the two factions are not so much master and slave as allies. ”

"If you want to talk about the actual benefits, it should be that the Jingmen region was taken from the hands of the Sanhe Sword Sect. Li Qing's control over the Jingmen region was extremely weak during his lifetime, and after his death, the lords in this area became independent one after another, and they were taken over by Long Zhanye. ”

Su Mengzhen supported his forehead with his hand and said, "Yes, when I was a teacher, I only conquered a few dock forts, but Long Zhanye rowed away half of the county in one go......"

Wu Feng said: "This time is the same. Long Aotian sent troops to support, which was to make a gesture to express his determination to protect the Three Rivers Sword Sect. Deliberately allowing us to conquer Anxiang City is to make the Three Rivers Sword Sect have to have the protection of Shenxiao to survive. Garrison Xiangyang County to strengthen the control of the Sanhe Sword Sect...... Step by step, no leakage. ”

Su Mengzhen pressed Wu Feng's shoulder and said, "Feng'er, you fought with Long Aotian on the grassland, didn't he defeat you?"

Wu Feng replied yes, but said with a solemn expression: "That victory was very dangerous, and it basically relied on luck. And at that time, I was just a ranger recruiting followers on the grassland, but Long Aotian was just a powerless and powerless fifth son of the Long family. And he is now the master of the entire Jingzhou, with tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands. ”

"This person is really a rare strong enemy that Feng'er has seen in his life, and the master must not take it lightly. ”

Wu Feng belittled Long Aotian as a yellow-mouthed child in front of Shui Xinyuan, which does not mean that he really thinks so.

Shenxiao Taoism has a great cause, and Shentang will next fight against the alliance between Shenxiao and Sanhe, if it is defeated, it may be a catastrophe. Therefore, Wu Feng said in front of Su Mengzhen that Long Aotian was strong, and hoped that Su Mengzhen would never have the slightest contempt for the enemy.

Su Mengzhen's eyes also became solemn, patted Wu Feng's shoulder and said: "Long Aotian is only the fifth son, and there are four brothers in front of him, but he can defeat and kill a lot of competitors, stand out in the competition for the big position, and control the Shenxiao faction, of course he will not be an ordinary person." ”

"But Feng'er, don't worry. Since this son is only a posterior boy, I must not lose to a junior, and I will naturally respond to the battle with twenty percent of the importance. ”

Wu Feng nodded, but said again: "Master, this time I defeated the enemy with eleven smashes, although I basically annihilated the blood killing camp and severely damaged the Three Rivers Sword Sect, but in the long run, it was very hurtful. More than 20 years of benevolent government have been stained. ”

When Su Mengzhen heard this, he sighed.

After a long time, he said, "I understand." ”

He added: "But the teacher is already in his forties. ”

Wu Feng was stunned.

Su Mengzhen continued: "Since I succeeded to the throne, it has been more than 20 years, and it can be regarded as a small achievement. Externally, it annexed some small forces, and internally solved the disobedient tribes and wealthy clans, suppressed the Qingzhou Palace, and squeezed the Iwakura Palace. However, for so many years, he has not fought a battle happily, and he has even been ridiculed as only pinching soft persimmons. ”

Wu Feng saw a deep sense of vicissitudes in his master's eyes.

This is an emotion that only middle-aged men have.

Su Mengzhen is already forty-five or sixteen, and he will be fifty in a few years. When a person is over 50, even if his cultivation is still high, his energy and passion will decrease, he will become more comfortable and relaxed, and he will need more time to stabilize his practice, and he will often retreat for a long time.

Twenty years ago, against Li Qing, the ancestor of Sanhe, Su Mengzhen was repeatedly defeated, and later Li Qing was inexplicably killed by his subordinates in a mutiny, and the tide of the war was reversed. Four years ago, Su Mengzhen fought hard again, and connected with the internal response of Tianzi Peak, wanting to destroy Tianzi Peak in one fell swoop, but was defeated by a generation of heroes Xue Yiren, and the soldiers were defeated, and he was almost spared.

It's not that Su Mengzhen's ability is not good, but that he has encountered a stronger and more terrifying opponent. And the frustrations in the past made him eager to prove himself.

His eagerness to make contributions can be imagined.

Therefore, this time the Three Rivers attacked, he used the trick of eleven smash killing, and did not hesitate to use the blood of the veteran to turn it into his own brave and wise name.

"I see. Wu Feng said in a low voice.

Su Mengzhen took a long breath and said, "Feng'er, in fact, I have always wanted to establish a larger cavalry team. In the Central Plains, it is impossible to have tens of thousands of cavalry like the Yanshan Iron Cavalry and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, but it is possible to achieve the establishment of thousands of cavalry and nearly 1,000 soldiers like Sanhe. ”

Wu Feng muttered: "Training an elite cavalry team is not a year or two of work, why hasn't it started yet?"

Su Mengzhen said abruptly: "Because the best candidate for commander is Ruoxue." Her tactics are cavalry tactics. ”

Wu Feng immediately understood.

Among the Three Rivers Sword Sect, the reason why Li Xiao, the lord of Night City, has the strength to fight against the core of the Three Rivers rule is because he has an elite light cavalry team with 3,000 people, including 600 soldiers.

And Ji Hongyan is Su Can's henchman, and she has a good relationship with Su Can. If she was put in control of such a cavalry team, perhaps Su Can would become uncontrollable.

Sometimes political considerations take a much higher priority than the military.

And Su Mengzhen told Wu Feng about this, which also showed that he was not optimistic about Su Can, so that Wu Feng could be the heir with peace of mind, and not be suspicious because he didn't get Anxiang City.

Wu Feng replied immediately: "Cavalry is not omnipotent, and in the Central Plains, foot soldiers are enough. ”

Su Mengzhen smiled approvingly.

He held Wu Feng's hands again and said, "Feng'er, the master is getting old, so please lend your strength to the master and let the master pacify this vast world." ”

His eyes were clear, staring at Wu Feng: "In the future, the world will also be yours." ”

Su Mengzhen's eyes were beating and burning, and it was like fire.

Wu Feng felt flames rise from his chest.

"Doing everything you can. ”

He nodded heavily and said word by word.