The evening breeze in February was slightly cool, and the candlelight was swaying, shaking the faces of Gao Huan and Gao Cheng's father and son alternately between light and dark.

The atmosphere cooled down because Gao Cheng resolutely opposed the increase in factions and pre-taxation.

The two looked at each other solemnly for a long time, but no one was willing to back down, Gao Huan suddenly eased his expression and sighed:

"Ah Hui Nianhua is just right, naturally I can't feel the eagerness of being a father, I'm old, time is running out, and I'm in a hurry to go west just to pull out the thorns on the thorns for you."

"The father is the lord of the world, but the child is not a mediocre person, he went to the west in the year, and the father was in danger of being harmed by the west first, and Cheng was the son of a man, so he couldn't see his father in danger."

If it was something else, Gao Cheng could respond to Gao Huan's white hair and words like him, even if he was recruited for the Guangxiu Palace and personal pleasure, Gao Cheng would admit it.

But it was to prepare for the Western Expedition, and Gao Cheng was unwilling to give in to this point.

The first western expedition failed, there was a shock but no danger, and it was not unacceptable to seize Tongguan and Yubi, and block Yuwentai at the cost of 30,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of people.

can let Lao Gao send another wave, who knows what the situation will be.

It is impossible for Gao Huan to know Gao Cheng's true thoughts, he really thought that his good son was worried about his safety because of last year's incident, and said with a smile:

"The defeat of Shayuan, the sin is arrogant and unprepared, after this catastrophe, the three armies have the ambition of shame, no arrogance, the bee chrysalis marches westward, grinding it like powder, Ah Hui don't worry."

Gao Huan still didn't realize that his problem was that he lacked the ability to command operations in a large corps, not only him, but also Yuwentai and the current Gao Cheng, none of whom had this ability.

In the Battle of Bishan, Yuwentai's troops were on a par with Gao Huan, although Zhao Gui was holding back, but on the side of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the commander Gao Huan abandoned the army and fled for more than 20 miles.

In this case, the Western Wei Dynasty could still be beaten to almost annihilation.

To put it mildly, they are not used to fighting rich battles, and to put it mildly, in military terms, both of them are just a strengthened version of Gao Cheng's love general, Hou Yuan.

Er Zhurong's evaluation of Hou Yuan is:

'Hou Yuan's temporary change is his strength, and if the general public, he may not be able to use it. ’

So Hou Yuan was able to break through the tens of thousands of soldiers of Hanlou with 700 horses, and captured and killed Liu Ling, the god operator, with 1,000 horses, to help shock Hebei.

It is not impossible to put Er Zhurong's evaluation of Hou Yuan on Gao Huan and Yu Wentai.

Looking back on the history of the two families, Gao Huan separated the Erzhu clan with two rumors in the Battle of Guang'a, forcing its forces to withdraw from Hebei.

The battle of Hanling was a conspiracy with the generals of the Erzhu clan, Hu Sichun, He Batsheng, Du De and others.

In the Battle of Xiaoguan, Yuwentai faced the Eastern Wei Third Route Army and chose to ambush Dou Tai, forcing Gao Huan to retreat from the remaining Second Routes.

The battle of Shayuan in history used itself as bait to induce the generals of the Eastern Wei Dynasty to compete for merit and advance before they could win.

When the two soldiers were few, they were able to win by strategy, and after the crowd, they faced each other with a dignified and upright division, but they fought a confused battle of Bishan.

If it weren't for Peng Le's unpredictable mind and letting Yuwentai go, the Western Wei Dynasty would not only lose the Xianbei elite, but also lose the country.

Of course, it's one thing to know it in your heart, but you can't say it on the surface, otherwise Gao Huan will be angry and ashamed, and if you can't say it, you will have to go your own way, and you have to prove your ability.

Gao Cheng said euphemistically:

"There are only more than 300,000 people in Kansai, but there are 20 million people in Kanto, and the soil is barren, and Kanto is rich in products.

"The father rode the jade with the fine, and the children transferred the soldiers to Tongguan, ploughing in the spring and harvesting in the autumn, and disturbed the pass from time to time.

"Even if it is consumed twice, its land cannot be satisfied with production, and Yuwentai is tired of running.

"In the poor land of Kansai, within a few years, the soldiers and the people will be tired, and what is the difficulty in pacifying Kansai!"

Gao Huan's military strength is stretched, but his strategic vision is online, and Gao Cheng clearly wants to fight with Yuwentai for national strength, which is indeed the most prudent strategy.

20 million to 3 million, how to lose the flying dragon riding face!

But Gao Huan's problem is that he can't wait so long, and last winter's frequent head illnesses made him feel painful.

A few more times, Gao Huan was very sure that he would walk in front of Yuwentai.

"Ah Hui, my father was born from a humble background, and he has today's power, so he shouldn't have extravagant hopes, but if he doesn't take a look at Chang'an, he won't be blind to his father's death."

Gao Cheng saw that Gao Huan's attitude was resolute, and he even said the words of not blinking his eyes, and he had to say in an accentuated tone:

"For his own selfish desires, my father ignored all the people in the world, and levied violently, but the army marched westward, and the consumption was not mentioned for the time being.

"Now Yuwentai has not lost the power of a battle, the victory is inseparable, once the defeat of Shayuan is repeated, Cheng is afraid that the world will fall, and the Kanto region will be a disaster.

"My father had a difficult business (participated in the Duluo Zhou Uprising in 525), and thirteen years of hard work to have today's situation, but he was in a hurry, regardless of putting the foundation in danger, but if there was a change, who could treat the Tianzhu family as well as his father and leave me and my family's life!"

When Gao Huan heard this, his face turned from red to blue and then to purple, if he had caught Gao Cheng in the past, he would have been beaten badly, but now his body is not as good as before, and secondly, Gao Cheng is eighteen years old and can no longer be beaten at will.

In fact, Gao Cheng is indeed exaggerating, Gao Huan just wants to increase taxes to invest in the west, which is far from being arbitrary.

But the truth is such a reason, the western expedition is risky, and you need to be cautious when entering the customs, there is obviously a perfect strategy, you can consume Yuwentai, but you don't need it, you have to fight a wave, give a chance, no wonder Gao Cheng's words are fierce.

"You don't believe I can pacify Guan Long?"

Gao Huan no longer called Gao Cheng's nickname, and asked with a gloomy face.

Gao Cheng's face was calm, and he asked rhetorically:

"Is my father sure of victory?"

This question stopped Gao Huan, before the Western Expedition, because of the death of He Bayue, even if Yuwentai quickly eliminated Hou Mo Chen Yue, and even ambushed Dou Tai in Tongguan, Gao Huan still had a little contempt for him.

But the failure of the Western Expedition made Gao Huan face up to this opponent, whether it was to give up holding on to Wentai, actively seeking fighters, or the result of that battle.

They all clearly told Gao Huan that after instigating Hou Mo Chen Yue to kill He Batyue, he found himself an opponent who was not inferior and even surpassed He Batyue.

Now Yuwentai has no less than 40,000 soldiers, which is not enough to see compared to Gao Huan's Hezhou Hu.

However, Yuwentai fought on his own territory and could gather state and county soldiers to assist, but Gao Huan could no longer carry a large number of state and county soldiers to the west.

The first is naturally to guard against Nanliang and Rouran, and the second is that the financial resources cannot support such a large-scale army to the west.

Gao Huan asked himself, with the experience of Shayuan, he really has no certainty of victory, so the question returns to what Gao Cheng said, whether he really wants to make up for his regret and ignore the danger of his family business.

After a long time, Gao Huan asked:

"If I insist on paying more taxes to fund the westward expedition, what should Ah Hui do?"

"The father has a word first, Jinyang governs the army, Luoyang is administrative, the power of the child comes from the father, if the father wants to interfere in government affairs, please remove the child from power first."

Gao Cheng bowed solemnly.

Also, stay up late tonight, a chapter at 2 o'clock in the morning, a chapter at 4 o'clock, a chapter at 6 o'clock, and a chapter at 8 o'clock, and don't sleep if you don't write 8,000 words.

(End of chapter)