Chapter 443: Ending the War with War (1st Update)
Su Bai's body leaned forward slightly, and his body was majestic, "Liang Changshi take a closer look, is this king real or fake? Or maybe it's not like the ghost-faced general?"
That's right.
Ye Chang also admired Su Bai a little at this time, and even felt that he was the prince. He sighed again, if it weren't for the fact that his princess was so powerful that he could distinguish the real from the fake prince, he was really worried that he would be exploited by this kid.
Liang Zhong usually met King Jin a few times, and had secretly been to Jinzhou to investigate King Jin's whereabouts before, so he was more familiar with King Jin than others. With such a powerful King of Jin, I'm afraid no one can pretend to be it.
He bowed his hand and knelt on one knee, "The lower officials don't dare! It's just that now the situation in the northwest is really critical, and the imperial court refuses to send troops to reinforce it, and the officers and men of the Northwest Army have been blocking the gate with their lives, and there will always be a time when they can't stop it in the end."
Su Bai frowned, he roughly knew about the crisis in the northwest, but he didn't expect it to be so critical. This is still the case of Zhao Chengyuan in the northwest, if he hadn't gotten there, wouldn't the northwest have opened the door of the country now?
Zhao Chengyuan, even if he is in a desperate situation, I am afraid he will not say that he is in a difficult situation. If the court has been unwilling to increase the troops, and Xiliang has increased the troops, one will eliminate the other, and the Great Zhou will be in danger.
He softened his tone, "Get up."
Liang Zhong thanked him and stood up, "Now the Dingbei Army, the Southwest Army, and the Liangchuan Battalion are all fully armed, but they don't dare to gallop to help without the Holy Decree. The prince has transferred all the soldiers and guards of the prince's mansion to the northwest, but it is only a drop in the bucket......
The prince asked him to come to Xiangping Mansion this time, mainly for temptation. But since King Jin is true, he still hopes to ask for a useful idea to go back, saying that he can't solve the crisis in the northwest.
King Jin and Anling Houfu are close to each other, and he will not be indifferent to watching the Northwest Army in a deep predicament no matter what.
Su Bai actually knew that most of the prince's intentions were probably tentative. If you want to ask for help, it will not be the turn of the prince, if you talk about intimacy, An Linghou may be closer.
It's just that since the prince has spoken, if he doesn't do anything, it is not in line with Zhao Chengyuan's style.
On the other hand, although this Great Zhou Emperor is really not a good thing, he also broke his country and raided his home. But the people are innocent, and he has to do something.
Not because he is the king of Jin, but because he is Su Bai, he has tasted the pain of the country's destruction.
Su Bai pondered for a long time and looked at Han Youning, "The prince is in the Jianzhou military camp now, right?"
Han Youning could roughly guess the difficulty of this battle, after all, if he could make Da Zhou agree to negotiate peace, there would definitely be a danger of breaking the country. But listening to Liang Zhong talk about the process of the war, she was still frightened, and she suddenly had a guess that the ghost-faced general might really be Zhao Chengyuan.
He runs between the two cities, and he has to take care of both ends, how can he hold on to it in the long run? If the Xiliang Army had understood his approach and intercepted it on the way, wouldn't it be dangerous?
Han Youning nodded and said, "Uncle Chen said that after the eldest brother buried the eldest cousin, he went directly to the Jianzhou military camp."
Su Bai said, "Jianzhou and Xiliang border each other, although they are separated by lofty mountains and mountains, they have always been safe with each other, but if you want to cross the mountains, it is not too difficult."
Jianzhou was originally subordinate to Southern Chu, bordering Xiliang to the west and Xiyong to the south. Now that Southern Chu has returned to Zhou, the military camp of the Southwest Army has moved hundreds of miles from Xiangping Mansion to the southwest and settled in Jianzhou. ….
Liang Zhong's eyes flashed slightly, "Does the prince mean that the Southwest Army will raid Xiliang in order to attract the strength of the Western Liang Army in the northwest?"
Su Bai bowed, "The duties of the border guards are to guard their home and country, and to expand their territory. The strength of the Xiliang Army is concentrated in the northwest, and it is unable to take care of the southwest, and it is the duty of the Southwest Army to raid Xiliang at this time, and it will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort."
Liang Zhong's face was full of reverence, and he said sincerely, "Lord Wang's plan is wonderful! The lower officials admire!"
This is equivalent to a transfer of troops in disguise! The Southwest Army has 200,000 soldiers and horses! A real 200,000 soldiers!
With the help of the Southwest Army, why should Xiliang be afraid?
Su Bai turned his head to look at Han Youning, and there was some worry and apology in his warm eyes, "It's just that although it makes sense to do this, the emperor will not fail to understand the true intention of the Southwest Army's move. In this way, the Dingguo Mansion will be dragged into a quagmire, and there will be no peace."
Han Youning had a moment of hesitation in her heart, she didn't want her father and brother to suffer anymore, and she didn't want them to fight the battlefield. The Dingguo Mansion and the Chen family once gave everything they had, but no one ended well, and it was not worth it.
But the hesitation was only for a moment, and the next moment, she was extremely determined.
"It is the responsibility of the military generals to guard the Great Zhou, and in the face of the country's righteousness, the honor and disgrace and tranquility of the government and the family are nothing."
Su Bai's eyes were filled with appreciation and admiration, and he said softly, "The princess is righteous."
He was still worried that Han Youning would have a grudge and refused to agree. After all, these days, he thinks she is a little woman who must be compared!
Han Youning sighed secretly, perhaps, Master Xuanzhi's "the common people in the world are important" that Master Xuanzhi often nagged in front of her worked.
But she didn't feel that this was her choice, it was her eldest brother's choice.
She said, "Whether the Southwest Army sends troops or not is up to the eldest brother, not my little woman."
However, she believes that her eldest brother will definitely agree and will not look ahead.
Su Bai nodded approvingly. She learned Zhao Chengyuan's ability to do everything in 10. Women are not allowed to interfere in national affairs, even if they are on the same front as Liang Zhong at this time, they must not be wary.
Of course, he himself also learned Zhao Chengyuan's ability to stay out of the matter, and he said lightly, "This king is just talking on paper, Liang Changshi doesn't have to take it seriously, and take it back to pay the errand."
Where is this on paper? It's a pity that King Jin doesn't go to the border pass to lead the army!
Liang Zhong couldn't stay to observe the King of Jin anymore, after all, except for the King of Jin himself, I'm afraid no one could have such courage. And he looked at it, the husband and wife were flirting, could this still be fake?
He rejected the retention of the king of Jin and hurriedly drove his horse away.
Liang Zhong hesitated on the street, and finally did not go back to the border city to ask the prince, but divided into two ways with the guards, the guards returned to the border city to report, and he went to Jianzhou to lobby the prince of Dingguo.
The situation is urgent, and it is too late to go back and ask for instructions.
The next day, he accompanied Hu Mu to the mountain to apply needles, and Han Youning mentioned the matter to Master Xuanzhi.
"Master, did you say the apprentice did the right thing?"
Master Xuanzhi stroked his beard, "The Buddha said that the abstinence from killing, and the soldiers stop the war with war, and the two go their own way, so how can you put your beak as a teacher."
Han Youning sat next to him and ate snacks, and the master and apprentice ate faster than the other, "Master don't play tricks with the apprentice. Xiliang has already arrived at the doorstep, can we sit still and wait for death?"
Master Xuanzhi took the dim sum box to the other side, stayed away from the little apprentice, and said with a smile, "Stopping the war with war can solve a temporary dilemma, and in the long run, it is not the fundamental method."
Han Youning thought for a moment, "Yes, you can't fight for a lifetime."
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