Lin Shidong, as the envoy of Dongduo, saw the situation in front of him and was even more sure of his father-in-law's speculation. Li Jiuyuan is likely to become Dongduo's first rebel in thousands of years, but the matter has come to this point, and he can only take one step at a time.

They and the Li family are good friends, and after official business, they came to meet Li Yuming and his wife with family courtesy. Li Yuming also held a family banquet for him. Lin Shidong found that under normal conditions, they did not change much from the original, and the previous problems did not change, but Shi Bixia was much shy, not as much as before. As for Ba Niu, that was the most shocking thing for him, except for his appearance, he has not changed much, and the rest of the aspects can be said to have changed in essence. His condescending momentum, far-sighted talk, and self-confidence unintentionally revealed between Gu Pan, he has only seen it from one person, and that is Lu Xinghe. Compared with the two, Lu Xinghe is more calm, and Ba Niu is more aggressive.

"What do I think I'm going to do?" After eating, when the two of them were alone, Ba Niu asked Lin Shidong.

Lin Shidong didn't fully understand what he meant, but just smiled perfunctorily: "With brothers' talents, they will inevitably succeed immediately, so why ask?"

Ba Niu shook his head and said disapprerovingly: "The so-called magic hand rejuvenation must be a person who can be healed, and now that Dong Duo is terminally ill, how can he be saved"? He paused for a moment and continued: "Our side is already lacking in strength, and now that we are fighting on three fronts, won't we be completely defeated? Even Lu Xinghe and I have no power to return to the sky."

"If we don't divide the troops into three routes, once the east and south lines are policed, how can they be saved"? Lin Shidong said.

"This is exactly the problem, if you give up the southeast, you will lose half of the country, and if you don't give up, you will lose all your heads, brother, let you choose, which one will you choose"? Ba Niu didn't look at him, as if he already knew his answer.

"You're going to choose what seems safest, and that's what they're going to do now. But what about the source of soldiers? We can accept the attrition of one battle, two, three, even ten or eight times, but what about the long run? Kangle is a superpower, and their seven or eight towns are equivalent to our entire country, and their population is dozens of times that of ours. We lost one person, they lost ten people, and in the end, there are still the living, they are still them, how can such a war be fought"?

"But we can't let anyone slaughter us, or disarm and surrender! The invaders are indeed powerful, but we must fight to the death"! Lin Shidong was angered by his words, although he didn't flinch from his words, but that kind of fateful argument still made him angry.

Ba Niu suddenly laughed: "Brother, you are still so easy to get enthusiastic." I'm not saying to give up, I'm just laying out the results for you to see."

How could he not know Ba Niu's conclusion? It's just emotionally unacceptable.

"Then brother, what should you do?"

"I've already said that if you give up half of the country, you can keep Dongduo. Now let the eastern front retreat on the whole front, and the western front retreat to Qipan Town to hold on, and clear the field to wait for the incoming army. He can't stand in the wilderness, he can't attack the city, there is no food left, there is no grass in the wilderness, the morale has fallen, and the attack will be broken. Breaking through the eastern front and attacking the western front with all his might, I expect that Chu Han will definitely not be the opponent of the chief of the guard. If the Western Front is broken, the end of the people of health is not far off."

Lin Shidong was amazed by his courage and talent, and he believed that no one would think of such a solution, because it would never be implemented. It's like if a person has poison on his finger and you tell him that he has to cut off his arm to save his life, he won't believe it anyway, and even if he does, he will not make a decision until the poison spreads to his arm.

"Is this the only way"?

"There is no other way".

Both of them fell silent, and after a long time, Lin Shidong sighed and smiled bitterly: "Then, will you still serve the country?"

"Of course I will", he said with certainty: "Although I know that I can't save it, I can't help but do my best, I am also a Dongduo person, and it is my responsibility to protect my family and defend the country."

A few days later, together with Lin Shidong, he took Liu Xilie and more than 200 of his people to Kyoto. He was met by the Iron Staff in the great hall.

"Zuodu Yushi highly recommended son, here today, I don't know what to see"? Mai Tiezhu liked him when he saw him, and he was very kind when he spoke.

"It is the duty of Weichen to be loyal to the country. I really don't dare to take it seriously. However, Wechen still has foolish words, and he is willing to enter the left and right." Ba Niu said extremely cautiously, for fear that it would be self-defeating and negligent.

"Say". With just one word, Mai Tie Cane opened a topic.

"Weichen thinks that fighting on three fronts is not good for me, if the first line is not guaranteed, the three lines will be defeated. If you stick to the two lines, you can attack on the first line. After he breaks the enemy, we will see the situation. If the enemy has a line of support on two fronts, I can take advantage of it, and if it does not move, I will not move either, and I will continue to advance on a single line to see the after-effects."

"So Aiqing thinks which two lines should be guarded and which line should be entered"? Lu Xinghe once proposed this plan to him, but he didn't accept it, and now that he sees that the opinions of the two people coincide, he can't help but reconsider it.

"The minister thought that he should guard the east and west lines, and advance from the south line."

"Oh"? Mai Tiezhu was taken aback, this is exactly what Lu Xinghe said to him, but he is an emperor after all, he was at a loss for a moment, and then returned to his original state, but the voice that spoke had already become a little trembling because of excitement: "You might as well talk about it in detail."

Seeing that his face changed, Ba Niu knew that he had guessed correctly, Lu Xinghe must have suggested this plan to him, but he still had to say it again: "There is a sea on the eastern front, and if the enemy comes by boat, he will inevitably abandon his boat to land, but with the lesson of the last time, they will definitely not dare to go deeper, for fear that I will attack them." There is the Qiushui River on the eastern front, and there is Qipan Town behind, even if the enemy breaks through the first line and reaches Qipan Town, it will be difficult to advance quickly. I have the power of the terrain, and he cannot make a detour, nor can he attack the city, but can only hold on to me. As for the southern route, it used to be the old land of the people of Mingsha Mountain, and there was no tall city, it was not difficult to break through, and it was a surprise, and in a short time, it will definitely receive miraculous results."

Mai Tiezhu nodded, still unwilling, and said slowly: "Someone once proposed to the widow that he would attack the western front first, and once the western front was defeated, he could drive straight into it and capture Mingsha Mountain, so that he could combine the strength of the two countries and raise troops to the south, which must be promising, I don't know why Aiqing thinks so?"

As soon as Ba Niu heard this, he knew that it was his own idea, and it was not good to deny it directly, so he turned a corner and said: "This plan is excellent, but there are still difficulties. The minister thought that the person who offered the plan must have thought that the people of Mingsha Mountain are still available now, and if our army can cross the Qiushui River, the people of Mingsha Mountain will inevitably overthrow the people of Kangle and defect to me. However, there are big things that go wrong. All the generals of the defeated army cannot speak bravely, and the doctors who have lost the country cannot try to survive, and they can break their ears with their courage. And there are no people who can achieve anything in Mingsha Mountain, and it is nonsense to want to use the people's hearts. Since ancient times, the so-called those who win the hearts of the people win the world, but it is just ignorant words, more often, it is those who win the hearts of the people who win the hearts of the people, and the people's hearts are turned back, which is completely based on the situation, and there is no morality at all. In addition, it will be difficult to break through on the Western Front. Chu Han and Chu Feng brothers, although they are not famous generals in the world, looking at their measures after the destruction of Ming Shashan, although the ancient name will not be able to pass. It is the marquis of Zhuge Wuhou and Le Yi, and he is on par with the chief of the guard. The enemy will be ten times larger than mine, and even if we are lucky enough to win, we will not be able to move forward. That's why it's not to be heard."

Mai Tie Rods sat on it, and his face was red and white when he heard it, and when he finished speaking, sweat was already on his forehead. In fact, what Lu Xinghe said was more direct than him, but it was in the south study at that time, and there were only the two of them. Now in front of the Manchu Dynasty, it is really a little unsightly. However, what made him happy was that Lin Shidong really recommended people, and he got another usable talent like Lu Xinghe.

"The affairs of the East will be handled by Aiqing", although Mai Tiezhu knew that he was an unusual talent, in view of his lack of combat experience, he planned to let him hold the eastern front first, and as for the extremely important southern front, he planned to let Xihai Hou Zhao Donglou and Huaiyang Hou Kong Lianshun go together. And Lu Xinghe, he sent him Lin Shidong again. This can show that the emperor is strategic, using old adults to do important things, and letting capable people go through the experience, while Ba Niu, although he is conclusive, must put him very important, but it is not a place that can determine success or failure to test. If it's really talented, it's not too late to use it. If it is only on paper, it will not cause much loss.