Shi Ziling asked: "Isn't there a Ruyi Gate Fang Wuming over there in Tang Ying, although Fang Wuming is a little unworthy of the name, but it is more than enough to deal with Luo Linhai, if he makes a sneak attack on Luo Linhai, the imperial army should not dare to force it too tightly, right?"

Ma Yu said: "This time, the imperial court's crusade army is fully prepared, and before leaving, the three major monks were specially invited from the Huguo Temple.

"It is said that these two monks have the strength of the top ten in the world, but they don't seek to be heard in the world, and they have been unknown. Luo Linhai himself is also a first-class master, and with these two great monks by his side, he naturally has nothing to fear. If it weren't for the fact that he was afraid that there was a Yuan Shi Tianzun behind the Tang camp and didn't dare to attack too tightly, maybe Zhongzhou City would have been broken by now. ”

Speaking of Yuan Shi Tianzun, Ma Yu asked: "Have you seen Yuan Shi Tianzun, do you think Tianzun will personally go out to defend Tang Jingtian?"

Shi Ziling thought for a while and replied: "Yuan Shi Tianzun probably only has the Nine Yuan Customs Clearance Diagram that he can't put down in his heart, and as for the secular hegemony, I don't think he will be interested." As long as Luo Linhai's crusading army does not stir up public resentment in Zhongzhou, I think Yuan Shi Tianzun and his Shangqing Sect will not directly intervene in the battle between the Tang camp and the imperial court's crusade army. ”

Ma Yu nodded and said: "I also speculate, the Upper Qing Sect is similar to Caiyunxuan, and it has rarely been directly involved in secular battles, and it is not very likely that they will help Tang Jingtian." ”

It is said that Luo Linhai listened to the advice of Elder Dian, and sent people to shout under Zhongzhou City every day, saying that as long as the soldiers of the Tang Battalion gave up resistance and confessed their guilt and surrendered, the imperial court would definitely be punished lightly, so as to break the military spirit of the Tang Battalion, and also took the opportunity to show that the imperial army had no intention of killing them all, hoping not to provoke Yuan Shi Tianzun to take action. ”

Shi Ziling said with a smile: "This Elder is also smart, and he knows how to attack the heart when he has an advantage, so as not to attract the enemy's desperate counterattack." ”

Ma Yu agreed: "That's true, people say that Elder Dian knows everything about astronomy and geography, and he is a first-class Unaiqi person, and he can't imagine that he is also quite clever against the enemy, if we meet him in the future, we must be very careful." ”

Shi Ziling couldn't help but be a little amused when he thought of Dian Weiye's drunken and crazy appearance, and said with a smile: "I've seen the Tang brothers, but I think they are not easy to deal with, and I don't think they will be broken by Luo Linhai so quickly." As for Elder Dian, if we do run into him, I'll deal with him personally, hehe......"

Ma Yu didn't quite understand what Shi Ziling meant, and thought that Shi Ziling intended to assassinate Elder Tuan in person, thinking that if Shi Ziling was really willing to surrender his identity as an assassin, he would definitely be able to remove Elder Tuan's confidant. He couldn't have imagined that Elder Xuan and Shi Ziling were both executors of the Star Continent, and the two had been secretly in contact.

Ma Yu said: "Although the Tang brothers are extraordinary, they are still inferior to Li Yuanlai. The Tang family originally thought that even if the imperial army sent troops to attack them, it would just be a formality, and once they encountered setbacks, they would definitely go home, but they never thought that this time the imperial court would gather 300,000 troops to come over, and also sent a combination of Luo Linhai and the three major monks, which is almost the strongest lineup that the imperial court can send. ”

"And the Ruyi real person Fang Wuming's reputation has plummeted since the defeat to you, and there is a gap between him and the Tang family, although the disciples of the Ruyi Sect are also helping to defend the city, they are not very attentive, and Fang Wuming has not personally helped. I think that even if the Tang camp can still hold on for some time, it will be broken by Luo Linhai sooner or later. ”

Shi Ziling knew that Ma Yu's vision of judging the general trend was very accurate, and asked: "Then in your opinion, if we want to take the initiative, when is the best time?"

Ma Yu stretched out the paper fan in his hand and said confidently: "Just wait for Xiahou Yuan to come to us again to ask for help, and we can justifiably send troops." ”

"Here in Zhongzhou City, although the situation in the Tang camp is unfavorable, I think that as long as they don't take the initiative to surrender, with their years of grain, grass and ordnance reserves, they should be able to drag on for a lot of time. And Luo Linhai was afraid of the existence of Yuan Shi Tianzun, and he didn't dare to force it too hard. ”

"The ideal situation is that we wait for Li Yuan and Xiahou Yuan to fight until the net is broken, and suddenly kill, defeat Li Yuan's army in one fell swoop, and then take advantage of the situation to march into Zhongzhou to deal with Luo Linhai. But this is just my hope, the so-called planning is in the people, and the success is in the sky, and we don't know if we have such good luck. ”

Shi Ziling said: "If we lead an expedition to the north, it will inevitably cause the entire Mingyue Continent to shake, and it seems unlikely that we want to reach the north unknowingly to reap the benefits of the fisherman." As for Zhongzhou, it seems that we don't need to think too much about it until we pacify the northwest. ”

Ma Yu nodded and said, "That's true." I have thought about it, you have a good relationship with Nangong Xia, Xiahou Yuan is asking for help everywhere this time, and there is a chance that he will also ask for help from the Nangong family. We can pretend to go to the south and join forces with Nangong Xia to go to the northwest. ”

Shi Ziling's eyes lit up and said, "You mean to take a detour to the south and take Li Yuan's old nest in the west, Mijing City?"

Ma Yu said: "Exactly." We can divide our troops into two routes, the first route of the Ming Dynasty led by Zhao Xiong and the commander of Zhao Xiong directly went to the north to reinforce Xiahou Yuan, while the Songhu Army under your command made a detour to the south and joined forces with Nangong Xia to attack Li Yuan's lair Mijing City. ”

"Although we are on a long-distance attack, Li Yuan has almost poured out his pockets to attack Xiahou Yuan with all his strength this time, as long as we march secretly, it is entirely possible to take Mijing City in one fell swoop. Once we successfully take Mijing City, we can flank Li Yuan's army with Xiahou Yuan in front and back, and Li Yuanyan has the reason to be undefeated. ”

Shi Ziling clapped his hands and praised: "Good plan! As long as we plan carefully and act confidentially, your plan is completely likely to succeed." We can let Zhao Xiongdutong march slowly under my banner to attract the attention of the outside world, and I will use the banner of Zhao Dutong to sneak attack Li Yuan's lair through the south. In this way, it will be possible to keep our true whereabouts to the bottom of the line. ”

Ma Yu said with a smile: "You are right, we can have a lot of tricks to confuse the outside world when we send troops, so as not to let the outside world see through our true intentions." As long as the plan is carefully planned and kept secret, I am still quite confident in defeating Li Yuan. ”

"As for how long Zhongzhou can support it, then it can only be left to fate, I said that it is up to heaven to make things happen, if the imperial army breaks through Zhongzhou City early to wait for work, then we can't provoke them. ”

Shi Ziling said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this, maybe I have a way to drag down the battle situation in Zhongzhou." ”

Ma Yu was surprised and hurriedly asked the reason.

Shi Ziling said with a smile: "I have a strange soldier in Luo Linhai's army, maybe I can slow down the pace of their attack, but this strange soldier can't be revealed for the time being, and you will naturally know the way in the future." ”

"Odd soldiers?"

Ma Yu naturally couldn't think of the special cooperative relationship between Shi Ziling and Elder Dian, and hurriedly asked for details.

Shi Ziling couldn't explain his identity as a visitor to Dian Weiye, and Ma Yu couldn't understand it, so he simply smiled and said nothing.

Although Ma Yu couldn't guess the mystery, he also knew that Shiziling had never said big things, and since he said that he could drag down the battle situation in Zhongzhou, he should be quite sure. Ma Yu was naturally happy to see this, and expected that Shi Ziling would definitely tell him the details in the future, so he didn't ask anymore.

After the two of them repeatedly discussed the details of the expedition, they gathered all the main generals of the Songhu Army and told them that they had discussed with Su Bairen and decided to wait for the opportunity to send troops to the northwest to fight Li Yuan.

To Shi Ziling's surprise, except for Duanmuxuan and Duanmulun brothers, most of the generals in the legion fully supported the decision to send troops, and even had some eagerness to try.

Wei Song said: "Since General Shi joined the city defenders, we have been seriously practicing the tactics created by the general every day, and we have always been very confident in the combat strength of our legion. In the current troubled times, there must always be the right person to come forward to resolve the chaos, and this candidate is naturally General Shi. ”

"And General Shi will not make a move, as soon as he makes a move, it will be aimed at the strongest Li Yuan army at the moment, once he wins, who in the world will dare not surrender? Even if there are still those who are stubborn and resistant, they will be quickly wiped out by us. For the arrival of the peaceful and prosperous era of the Bright Moon Continent, we are willing to follow General Shi to the death!"

All the generals followed Wei Song and Wei Hu one after another, expressing their determination to follow Shi Ziling to the death.

Shi Ziling was quite moved and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your support to me. I was originally a pure martial artist, but I came to this point by chance, and seeing the increasingly turbulent situation in the troubled times, I had to stand up and do something for the people. I also hope that this expedition will enable the Mingyue Continent to return to peace as soon as possible, so that the people can live a stable and stable life as soon as possible. ”

"However, this expedition to the northwest is bound to be difficult, and I hope everyone is fully prepared. Our opponents are very strong, and although we are well planned, we dare not say that we will win. I plan to select 50,000 elite soldiers for an expedition, and if you have any concerns, even if you can stay in Songhu City, I will never blame you. ”

Yu Wei said with a smile: "We martial arts people have cultivated hard to this day, and we have finally waited for the opportunity to show our strength, who will still nest in Songhu City? If we succeed this time, won't we be the future founding fathers? The opportunity to glorify our ancestors is just around the corner, how can it be that we stay at home!"

The crowd laughed. Although Ma Yu and Shi Ziling did not say it explicitly, these generals knew in their hearts that once this expedition was successful, it would mean a complete change in the pattern of the Mingyue Continent, and the current imperial court would no longer exist, and their meritorious generals would indeed be the founding father-level heroes as Yu Wei said. As a person in Shiziling, he will definitely not treat everyone badly.

For a while, the crowd was excited, and all the generals rushed to ask to go with the army, and even the Duanmu brothers enthusiastically joined them.