He can also leave some people to hold on to Gibran, and naturally lead some people to fight all the way to Dadu. Why didn't he do that? This is a question he has been asking himself all the time. The key question in this plan is who to keep, and logically speaking, Sheng Shiyuan is the most suitable person. But it's important that he's a well-being. Ba Niu can't guarantee that he will go smoothly on his own marching route, and once he encounters setbacks, he doesn't dare to guarantee whether Sheng Shiyuan will guard the rear for him. A person of recreation is a person of recreation, just as a person of Dondor is a person of Dondor, and their hearts are always connected. Even if Sheng Shiyuan didn't betray him, who could guarantee the people under him? When the situation forced him, he had to make a choice. On the other hand, through the incident of Liu Nanshan, it also shows that it is difficult for the Kangle people to get along completely with the Dongduo people, and if they leave their control, there may be chaos. If you want to find him a deputy to control him, it is very likely that there will be a situation where the generals are not in agreement, which will aggravate the intensification of the contradictions.

He also considered Ma Xudong. In terms of ability, there is no problem, but his prestige is not enough. Moreover, this person is soft-hearted, lacks discipline in governing the army, and is easy to be despised by his subordinates, so he can be a very qualified second-in-command, but he is still a little lacking in being a yi handle. The rest of these people, not to mention, basically can't take charge on their own, Qu Boyu, Xu Lishan, Wei Wuzhou, etc., these people are more than enough to be the opponents of ordinary people, and they are far from being the opponents of Gibran.

He thought about it, only Sheng Shiyuan was the general, and then let Ma Xudong be his deputy.

"Call General Chang Lin Chang to come."

As soon as the tent agreed, someone went down to spread the word, and with little effort, Chang Lin came to the big tent. Ba Niu asked him to sit down, and then said: "The current form is not very good for us. If we want to defend Dragonstone Fort and take advantage of Dongduo, then there is no problem, and it will be difficult to attack Dadu if we want to succeed in Changtu and then attack Dadu. Although Gibran is not a famous general in the world, his ability is unmatched, General Chang, do you have any way?"

Chang Lin didn't expect that the first person to come to Ba Niu was him, under normal circumstances, he, the second-in-command of Ba Niu, is only useful when he is charging into battle, and he rarely participates in such decisive major issues in ordinary times. So on the way here, he kept thinking about what Ba Niu was looking for him for, and what kind of task would he give him, but he never expected that he would ask him this question.

Chang Lin hesitated for a while, but still said: "Except for you, Lord Wang, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a person who can become an opponent with Gibran now. This person is very powerful, and he has been operating in Changtu for many years, the city walls are strong, the reserves are sufficient, and the army and the people are united, even if you personally attack the city, you will not dare to protect it, let alone others."

Ba Niu nodded, he completely agreed with Chang Lin's opinion, but immediately after, he changed his words: "If it is General Sheng Shiyuan, plus you and Ma Xudong, the three of you together, will the chances of winning be a little greater?"

"The skin of a raccoon dog is not as good as the armpit of a fox. The prince trusts us, we are grateful, and when it comes to ability, I still think it's a little worse." He was always honest in front of Ba Niu, even though he was an old fox. Of course, this also shows his cunning.

Ba Niu pondered for a long time, then motioned for him to step back, and then summoned Ma Xudong again.

"General Ma, if we attack the city, what do you think our chances are?"

"Lord Wang, you won't go to attack the city."

"Oh"? Ba Niu looked at him and suddenly laughed: "Why do you think I won't attack the city"?

"Attacking the city is the next strategy, and with your wisdom, you will definitely not choose the next strategy."

"So, what's the best policy?"

Ma Xudong is different from Chang Lin, he knows Ba Niu's thoughts very well, and when he heard that he summoned Chang Lin, he knew that he had made a decision, however, as far as he was concerned, he did not agree with this decision.

"The general's best strategy is naturally to leave some people to trap Changtu City, and then personally command the troops to attack Dadu." Speaking of this, he paused slightly, saw that Ba Niu did not react, and then continued: "However, the general's best policy is not the best policy of his subordinates."

"So, tell me about your best policy." Ba Niu looked at him with interest, and he liked his courage to speak, sometimes even exceeding his expectations of him.

"The best policy of my subordinates is to abandon Changtu Castle, return to Kyoto, and then set out from the sea to eat away at recreation little by little."

Ba Niu naturally considered this plan, and he shook his head: "Withdrawing to Kyoto, Gibran naturally cannot come to attack Dragonstone Fort, but the retreat of 200,000 people requires manpower and material resources, which is definitely a large amount." Attack from the sea, protracted. And we don't have ships, and when we build enough ships, it's at least five years from now, and no one can predict what the world will become in five years. In addition, when attacking from the sea, the route is relatively long, and when you reach Dadu, you will encounter many more obstacles. Actually, not only this route, but also another route that I have considered, which is also from Kyoto and along the west road north, is also very difficult to do. We don't have a lot of men and horses now, and we can attack the city, but we can't defend it. No matter which way it is, you must advance as fast as possible to reach your destination, and you can't drag mud and water and get stuck in the quagmire of entanglement. It's a risky walk, but I think it's worth a try."

Only Ba Niu's decision-making is the best decision, and Ma Xudong is naturally very clear about this.

"Who, then, is the general going to use against Gibran? General Chang obviously can't do it, I can't do it either, and the two of us together can't do it either."

"General Sheng Shiyuan, what about the three of you combined"? Ba Niu was not tempting, but asking for his opinion.

Ma Xudong thought for a long time before he said cautiously: "Will General Qu Boyu be better?" Or is it better for General Qu Boyu and the four of us, headed by General Qu, to do so?"

Ba Niu shook his head: "It's not necessary at all, General Sheng Shiyuan plus the two of you are completely enough, General Qu Boyu and I have other uses." Moreover, I asked you to stay, not to let you spy on General Sheng Shiyuan, but to ask you to assist him."

Ma Xudong nodded yes, and then retreated. Next, naturally, the protagonist is about to appear. As soon as Ba Niu's herald arrived, Sheng Shiyuan immediately followed, he had already put on his court clothes and was waiting there.

"Is the general impatient to wait for a long time"? Ba Niu said with a smile, and Sheng Shiyuan also laughed: "How dare Weichen?" Even the concubines also have a time when the order is reversed, not to mention that everyone's interests are different"?

The two of them burst into laughter again.

"General, this time the responsibility is very heavy, you have to be 10,000 careful."

Sheng Shiyuan hurriedly said yes.

"General, which one do you think is stronger than you or Gibran"? For the sake of prudence, Ba Niu still had to test his thoughts.

Sheng Shiyuan immediately replied almost without thinking: "Of course Gibran is better, we haven't noticed this person, just because he is not famous enough, and his ability can already be judged through actual combat, general, although you can rest assured, I still have self-knowledge."

Ba Niu smiled and nodded, he was satisfied with this answer. The most rare thing for people is self-knowledge, and even more rarely, to admit their own shortcomings.

"I will lead a large army around Changtu and attack Dadu, and the matter of holding off with Gibran will be left to you. You must remember that you can just hold on to him, hold him back, and prevent him from making any moves behind me?"

In all the previous battles, Ba Niu had never told him like this repeatedly, and this time, he had reminded him three times in a row in a short period of time, which showed that he attached great importance to Gibran and was worried about this matter.

"Lord Wang, don't worry, although I can't defeat Gibran, if you want to defeat me, he shouldn't be able to do it."

Ba Niu nodded again, and then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he called Sheng Shiyuan to him again: "You have to be careful of that cavalry, the Asiks are still there, their butcher's knives are still very sharp, and in addition, you must not go head-to-head with them."

"Subordinates know"!

Ba Niu watched Sheng Shiyuan leave the big tent, and an ominous premonition suddenly came to his heart, he always felt that he had ignored something, but he couldn't remember it for a while.