Chapter 154: Hold on
This is the second obstacle that Ba Niu encountered after entering the Eastern Dor, the first being Yu Huiwen. Unlike Yu Huiwen, it was the Dongduo people who caused him trouble this time. The Recreation people are their enemies, and it is not an exaggeration to use any means, but the Dondorians are their own people, and they need to be extremely careful in dealing with their own people. Therefore, when the envoy brought Jiang Dunhao's words to him, he did not rush to reply. War may have been what Chiang Dunhao expected, but it was by no means what Ba Niu expected.
For several days, there was no movement in the camp of Ba Niu, and they were in no hurry to move forward or retreat, as if they had come here to camp. At the same time, they were not in a hurry to solve the problem, they were just waiting, as for what they were waiting for, Jiang Dunhao had no way of knowing, and neither could his two ministers. But they knew that they were no match for Ba Niu, and so, despite their suspicions, they kept their doors shut and did not dare to make a temptation. This is basically the same situation that Ba Niu expected, he calculated that Jiang Dunhao would not dare to act rashly, so he chose a risky move. He had Liu Nanshan stationed in the camp under his banner, while he led the rest of his team around the back of Kew Gardens and occupied the granary on which they depended, the forest.
The disease of the heart requires emergency medicine, which Ma Xudong and Tu Su know better than Jiang Dunhao, but the final choice is in Jiang Dunhao's hands. Jiang Dunhao is a good person, but he is timid. The faint of heart will inevitably back down, especially at such a critical moment.
"If we go out of the city, we will most likely fall into the trap of the enemy. Especially if you don't know where their main force is." His analysis is plausible, but not profound.
"With Li Jiuyuan's ability, under the situation of completely taking the initiative, he did not choose to face us head-on, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't." Tu Su knocked on the table and said.
Jiang Dunhao didn't understand what he meant, so he asked: "His strength is indeed stronger than ours, but we are defending the city, they are attacking from the back, and this advantage almost does not exist." Isn't it an exaggeration to say that you are completely dominant? As for saying that he can't go head-to-head with us, I can't understand that."
Tu Su had no choice but to break the words and tell him: "How strong the city of Kew Garden Mansion is, Lord Taishou must know very well, and we also know very well. Such a city, in the face of Li Jiuyuan's tiger and wolf army, is almost useless, - I say so, you should not object to Lord Taishou."
Of course, Jiang Dunhao will not refute this, and he can't refute it, he is timid, but he is not confused.
"Our army is more composed of peasants, in the final analysis, it is not a complete regular army, compared with a battle-hardened elite army like Li Jiuyuan, it is tantamount to driving sheep and wolves, and the final result can be imagined."
Jiang Dunhao also can't refute this.
"For these two reasons, we have almost no chance of winning against him, and I know this, Taishou-sama knows it, and he naturally knows it very well. And the reason why he gave up the simplest way and chose to attack our grain and grass was naturally to force us to surrender, so as to avoid a confrontation with us."
Jiang Dunhao listened quietly, and his greatest merit was also here, that he could listen to other people's opinions and adopt them with an open mind.
When Tu Su saw the change in his face, he knew what he was thinking, so he continued: "There is actually only one reason why he is doing this, - we are all Dongduo people."
"So what's the difference"? Jiang Dunhao didn't understand again, but fortunately, he didn't care about his identity, and he didn't have any arrogance, so he asked if he didn't understand.
"A big difference"! Tu Su said extremely seriously: "Judging from the news I got yesterday, Chu Jiajun, the defender of Shangshan Port, has been defeated and killed, and most of his army has also been slaughtered. If Li Jiuyuan can kill Chu Jiajun, he will naturally be able to kill us, but he didn't do this, just because, Chu Jiajun is a Kangle person, and we are Dongduo people. We are Dondorites, and he is also Dordorians, and Dordorians can kill Kangle, but they must not kill Dordorians, that's what he thinks."
"That's the right idea, isn't it?" Jiang Dunhao nodded and said: "If the Dongduo people kill each other, then what are they talking about recovering the country and revenge?"
"Of course, there is nothing wrong with saying this, but Li Jiuyuan's purpose is not the same as ours"! He stared at Jiang Dunhao with sharp eyes, and continued: "Although he is also a native of Dongduo, his purpose is to be the master of Dongduo himself, and our purpose is to restore the Mai family dynasty!"
Of course Jiang Dunhao understood what he meant, such a simple truth, expressed in such a straightforward way, who could not understand? But he still has some questions that he can't understand: "What does he want to get after all this effort?" As you said, to get Kew Gardens, he only needs to attack the city, and we can't stop him at all. If we want to move on, we can take a detour, and we don't have the ability to attack his back, so why does he have to subdue us"?
Tu Su looked at him with a smile and shook his head: "Lord Taishou really can't figure it out"?
Jiang Dunhao shook his head.
"To buy people's hearts"!
"Buying people's hearts"?
"Yes, buy people's hearts"! Tu Su nodded firmly: "If you want to unify Dongduo, or even unify the world, it is impossible to do it by killing alone, and he has been very clear about this very early on, so he subdued Sheng Shiyuan and reused him." The effect of this was evident, as many of the Kang Le people surrendered to him after the defeat and became his subordinates. It is the same reason that he wants to subdue us, but the meaning is completely different. The Kanglemen were his enemies, and they were subdued only for his use. The Todorians are his people, and the Todors are his home, and he can't stretch his limbs in a small land like the Akiyama Peninsula, and only a vast land like Todor's can allow him to make great progress. He wanted to make Dondor his base, and as long as the base was strong enough, he could free himself to do whatever he wanted. And the only way to keep this strong is to use the most reliable people, and the Dondorians are undoubtedly the most reliable people for him. If he subdues us, more Domorians will come to him and become his roots. On the contrary, if he crushes us by force, then most of the Dondorians will regard him as an enemy, or at least maintain a wait-and-see attitude, so that even if he unifies the Dondor, it will be a Domor whose situation will change at any time, and it will be impossible to conquer the world."
Jiang Dunhao let out a long sigh and said, "Li Jiuyuan is indeed a great person, his ambition and his ability are indeed rare in the world. How can we stop such a person?"
Tu Su couldn't help but be silent, what Jiang Dunhao said was indeed the truth, they couldn't stop Ba Niu's plan at all, and it was almost a fool's dream to restore the Mai family dynasty. But he still has to make a last stand.
"It's true that our chances are small, but it's not impossible." Tu Su said in a heavy tone: "But it takes great courage."
At the mention of the word courage, Jiang Dunhao's heart trembled: "What kind of courage do you want?"
"The courage to die with the enemy"! He knew that this sentence would scare Jiang Dunhao, so he immediately explained: "Of course, I don't want to really die with him, I'm talking about this kind of courage, real strategy, but I don't need to fight life and death."
Jiang Dunhao wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at Tu Su, hoping that he would give him an explanation as soon as possible. He also quickly gave an answer: "Since Li Jiuyuan wants to trap us, we might as well let him trap." But his camp is still outside our city, and my suggestion is to concentrate all his forces and make a surprise attack on his camp. Of course, this is very risky, because we don't know who the main commander in charge of defending the battalion is, what their strength is, and we don't know if they will have rescue, if there will be an ambush. However, as long as we can defeat the enemy in front of us, the enemy in the forest will naturally collapse on its own. This is a very risky option, but it is also the most feasible one. I don't know if you'd like to try?"
Of course he didn't want to, and now, no matter who it was, he didn't want to let him leave Kew Gardens for half a step. Ever since Ba Niu's army had been stationed under the city, he had been vigilant about his safety, and any disturbance was enough to tempt him. How could he risk his life?
"We'll talk about this ...... later. Our current reserves can hold out for at least three months, and after three months, maybe Li Jiuyuan will retreat"?