Xiao Ye's words caused a lot of waves in the court, Xiao Yu did not judge him right or wrong, but avoided this topic and discussed with Duanmuyang and Chu Cheng what happened in Sizhou City, and finally they agreed that Xuanjun's move was an insult to Daning, but it could not be attacked for the time being, and it was written down first.

There was no decision on the issue of Yu Qingwu and Changsun Ji's march, and after retreating from the court, Xiao Yu returned to the apse to discuss with Zhong Roulan.

Zhong Roulan smiled slightly, and said: "I think what King Ying said is right, I read the military report, and now Yu Qingwu and Changsun Ji's army has moved to the vicinity of Feng County, not far away is the main force of the Xuan army in Dingyuan, and the people of the East China Sea are also gathering after the Battle of Sizhou, but the direction is not clear." ”

"Yu Qingwu's attitude I asked, don't talk about it." Xiao Yu felt that Zhong Roulan was completely answering the question.

"Hehe, Yu Qingwu's attitude is obvious! Although he did not inform the imperial court of the unauthorized march in time, his itinerary was a daily report! I envy his loyalty to you! ”

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, suddenly smiled, and said: "Yes, it's me who is suspicious, I shouldn't doubt Yu Qingwu's loyalty, okay, continue your analysis." ”

Zhong Roulan glanced at it, and then said: "The people of the East China Sea have now mobilized nearly 100,000 troops from the mainland, and at the same time formed 400,000 troops from Youji, Liaodong and the occupied areas. ”

Xiao Yu touched his chin, looked at the geographical map of mountains and rivers presented by Meng Yan, thought for a while and said, "Gather in Jinling, Luzhou?" Or Xizhou? ”

Zhong Roulan was also silent, "It's thankless to go up the river and march into Xizhou, and Chen Zhiqing in Jiangxia has already made a move, blockading both sides of the strait, it is impossible for the East China Sea division on the river to go ashore, and the East China Sea people are not so stupid." ”

"Luzhou? Xiao Zhan is very confident in Luzhou's defense, I have seen the deployment map he sent, and you have also seen it, there should be no problem. ”

"Otherwise, what do you think of summoning King Ying over? Maybe we're trapped in it, and he'll have a different perspective when he's young. Zhong Roulan suggested, because he also couldn't understand the meaning of Donghai not hesitating to transfer troops from Youji and Liaodong to Jinling.

Xiao Yu nodded, and immediately sent someone to summon King Ying into the palace to face the saint.

Xiao Ye calmly followed the inner servant into the palace, the calm on the surface does not mean that he is fearless in his heart, he is still afraid of his father, especially after Zhong Roulan became his new mother, he is even more afraid, this is a problem that has fallen since childhood.

After entering the main hall and not seeing Zhong Roulan, Xiao Ye's heart was a little more stable, he probably guessed that his father should have summoned him for today's court dispute.

"With such a big snowfall, how can you get a lot of snow?" Xiao Yu said with a frown.

Xiao Ye was stunned, his father had never cared about him, this was the first time, I don't know why, but thank you is a must, so he hurriedly bowed: "Thank you father for your concern, there are not many ways to come from the palace, and the sons are young and practice martial arts all year round, so it will not hinder them." ”

"When you are young, you should also pay attention to your body, and you should not be careless." Xiao Yu said with concern.

"Sons obey orders!" Xiao Ye once again bowed to the shrine.

"Get up, summon you into the palace, you should be able to guess what's going on, right?" Xiao Yu suddenly wanted to test his son's changes.

"Presumably, my father summoned his sons to attack for the sake of the battle ahead." Xiao Ye didn't freeze, and replied loudly.

Xiao Yu was very satisfied with his son's performance, and said: "There is a lot of chaos in the court today, you can't talk well, presumably you haven't finished your words, tell me your opinion." ”

Xiao Ye's mind was racing rapidly, but he paused slightly for a moment and said, "Erchen thinks that the goal of the people of the East China Sea is Shouchun!" ”

"Oh? Let's talk about your reasoning, military affairs are not child's play, you have to be responsible for what you say, be careful! ”

"Father, the people of the East China Sea have been stagnant since they captured Jinling, but they have been using troops in the Youji area, and now they suddenly gather a large army to Jinling, it should be because of the inducement for Sizhou to be broken through by the Xuan army, but their true purpose has already been decided, and the matter of Sizhou is just ahead of their pace."

Xiao Yu became interested, sat up straight, and said, "Go on, after talking about your judgment, you and my father and son will take a good look at it!" ”

"Father, the East China Sea people are strong, but they want to go deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains, land battles cannot be avoided, whether it is our army or the Xuan army, the strength of land warfare is not weak, what the East China Sea people want most is to destroy our main force in one fell swoop."

"You're saying they want to find us for a decisive battle?"

"Yes, they have no follow-up along the river, coupled with the deployment of the Xuan army on both sides of the river, they will not go south, their main force is in the north of the river, so Huaishui is the place they want to occupy, once the Huaishui area is occupied by them, the army of Youji can quickly connect with the soldiers and horses in Jiangdong."

"So you judge it's Shouchun?"

"Yes, in fact, Xuanjun probably thinks about it this way, otherwise how could the main force stay in Dingyuan."

Xiao Yu fell into deep thought, this is a big game of chess, if it is really like his son's analysis, the purpose of the East China Sea people is very clear, it is to eliminate themselves as soon as possible.

Xiao Yu didn't talk to Xiao Ye anymore, but asked him to go back to the house and wait for His Majesty to see him again.

"King Ying's thinking is very likely, and the military report submitted by Yuan Huaiying when he entered the palace the day before yesterday seems to confirm this, I suggest that Yu Qingwu and Changsun Ji move closer to Dingyuan, and at the same time let Xiao Zhan transfer an army to support." Zhong Roulan quietly appeared behind Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu was not surprised by Zhong Roulan's sudden appearance, he was used to indulging Zhong Roulan's unscrupulousness, and slowly spoke: "I also think so, in fact, Meng Yan has already reminded me in the military reports that come and go, but what I was concerned about at that time was the movement of Yu Qingwu and Changsun Ji. ”

"So that's it?" Zhong Roulan felt Xiao Yu's decision.

Xiao Yu got up and stretched, and said: "It's decided, Meng Yan said that he wanted to grab time with the people of the East China Sea, it should be what he meant, tomorrow summon Yuan Huaiying into the palace to make a battle plan, and we will fight a decisive battle with the people of the East China Sea in Dingyuan!" ”

"But you'd better send someone over to supervise the army, Yu Qingwu is nothing, this eldest grandson Ji is becoming more and more disobedient to the edict." Zhong Roulan reminded.

"Humph! The eldest grandson Ji Zhen is still not in his eyes, but you are right, you have to give him some deterrence, just let Ye'er go, the prince supervises the army, it is appropriate! ”

On the 10th of the lunar month, Xiao Ye arrived in Feng County before the second heavy snowfall, and Yu Qingwu and Changsun Ji were waiting outside the gate of Feng County early.

"Why are the two generals waiting here?" Xiao Ye saw Yu Qingwu and the eldest grandson Ji and trotted over a few steps.

"Subordinate to Qingwu, the minister Sun Ji greets His Royal Highness King Ying, Chitose Chitose Chitose!" The two of them bowed respectfully.

Xiao Ye hurriedly stepped forward to support the two of them and said, "One of the two is my Daning's Optimus White Jade Pillar, and the other is the Purple Gold Beam of the Sea, I am the junior, and I should salute first." Immediately, Xiao Ye bowed over to the two.

Yu Qingwu seemed to see Prince Xuan Meng Jingyan when he was captured, and he was humble and polite, but then he let go of this thought, Meng Jingyan is the prince of Daxuan, and he will inherit the unification in the future, and the one in front of him is just a prince, not the same day.

After the group arrived at the Fengxian hall, Xiao Ye was not polite, and immediately read out the will of the imperial court, and then said: "Two generals, Your Majesty has informed the Xuan army that all the troops will gather around Dingyuan before the fifteenth day of the lunar month. ”

Yu Qingwu and Eldest Sun Ji glanced at each other, and the heart that had been hanging in their throats for many days finally let go, and His Majesty did not reprimand the two, but praised the two.

"Your Highness, the armies from all walks of life have assembled in Fengxian, and an army from Xuzhou and Luzhou is also on the way here." Yu Qingwu reported back.

"That's fine, what are the people of the East China Sea doing now?" Xiao Ye desperately wanted to know if his judgment was correct.

"Your Majesty is wise, judging from the actions of the Donghai people in recent days, the purpose of their move to Huaishui is very clear, the day before yesterday, the Donghai people have launched an attack on Sizhou City, but the resistance of the Xuan army is very firm, and Sizhou is still in the hands of the Xuan army, but..." Changsun Ji and Xuan Song have always maintained a good relationship, and at the same time, Changsun Ji, as the commander of the Jiangdong Theater, also has the responsibility of explaining.

"General Eldest Sun, but what is difficult to say, might as well say it and refer to it together?" Xiao Ye saw that Changsun Ji was in a dilemma, and he guessed that it should be the problem of the Xuan Army, although the two armies were united, the relationship between them was very ordinary, especially on the side of the Ning Army.

"Dingyuan's Zhuge Chen Department put forward two requirements to us, one is to ask us to allocate enough ordnance and grain and grass to Dingyuan; The second is to ask the king of Dongchang to open the pass, and Jin Fu, the Xuanjun in the Dahe area, asked to participate in the war. ”

"Grain, grass and ordnance can be given, but only the far Xuan army, they occupy Licheng Cang after taking Sizhou City, otherwise where can they hold out until now with that little manpower, as for the Xuanjun Jin Auxiliary Department wants to participate in the war, this matter still needs to be reported to the court to ask the father to decide."

Yu Qingwu has been observing Xiao Ye, and he feels more and more that Xiao Ye is forgotten, his decisiveness and clear thinking are definitely second to none in the younger generation, even the crown prince will not make such a calm judgment so calmly before such a big war is imminent.

"The old minister thinks that the Xuanjun Jin Auxiliary Department can enter Shouchun along the Huai, and there are our people monitoring along the way, and it is still good as a backup force." Yu Qingwu said his suggestion.

"General Yu, it's not that the king is hypocritical, the people of the East China Sea are entangled in an army of 400,000, and our side adds up to at least 500,000, don't you have confidence?" Xiao Ye asked.

"Huaishui! Huaishui is the key, if we fight a decisive battle with the people of the East China Sea in Dingyuan, once their sailors go up along the Huaishui, it will be too late for us to come back to help, so the old minister thought that he could let Jin Fubu garrison Linhuai Pass. Yu Qingwu said with a clear conscience.

Xiao Ye thought for a moment, and then apologized to Qingwu: "Little nephew Meng Lang, please don't be surprised by General Yu." ”

Yu Qingwu said with a smile: "Your Highness is serious, whether it is Linhuai Pass or Dingyuan, the Xuan army cannot be stationed, this Jiangdong is still our territory after all, and the Xuan army is stationed in Dingyuan and Sizhou, which is the center of this decisive battle, and it is impossible to say how many people will be left after this battle." ”

Eldest Sun Ji was a little chilled when he heard this, this Yu Qingwu is the best commander in Daning, and he is also the most fond of soldiers like a son, and being able to say such words shows his disgust and ruthlessness towards Xuanjun in his heart.

"In this case, the three of us will make this clear to my father, and I believe that my father will let my uncle give way."

"Your Highness, there is one more thing, please ask General Teng of Jinan to approach Haizhou to make Huaishui nervous." Yu Qingwu said.

Xiao Ye pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The general is powerful!" ”