In terms of prestige, Zhang Zhaoda may be the first general of Nan Chen Hu, Rong Ma has a lifetime of meritorious service. Several generations of Chen Guojun have relied on it, and if it is said that Chen Guo is planning a large-scale war, Zhang Zhaoda is definitely the best choice for the coach.

Therefore, when facing the prince, this veteran is also full of confidence and does not give face at all. He circled around the war horses and said with great care: "Here, these horses are indeed not of great use, but if one day our royal division hits the northland, they will be of great use...... The combat strength of our army can at least be improved, and it will not be so passive. ”

“…… It is not unreasonable for those northerners to occupy Jiangling, Huaibei, and Shuzhong, their combat power should not be underestimated, especially the cavalry, among the three kingdoms under Fang today, our Southern Dynasty military strength is the weakest, but the weaker it is, the more we must do everything we can to make up for our shortcomings. Now this opportunity ...... How good! ”

“…… Although it is good to have war horses, there are few suitable places for horse grazing in our dynasty," said another person at this time, "I have many rivers, mountains and forests, and are extremely rich, but there is no abundant pasture, and I am afraid that even if I buy good horses, I will not be able to breed them on a large scale. ”

The person who spoke was Wu Mingche, the general of Nan Chen, who was taciturn and looked slightly younger than Zhang Zhaoda, but in fact he was four or five years older than Zhang Zhaoda, although his status and prestige were not as good as Zhang Zhaoda, but he was also a heavy general that Chen Zhao relied on.

"Most of the horses sold to us by the Northern Dynasty are inferior horses, and most of the stallions among the excellent war horses have been instigated, how can they be bred into excellent horse breeds? Raising them, just the cost of chewing will cost a lot, so the minister has always felt that exchanging grain for horses is not an advantage for my dynasty......

"The northerners are good at riding and shooting, and they grow on horseback when they are young, and they rely on horses for transportation, transportation, hunting, and conquest...... There are about 50,000 or 60,000 cavalry in Daqi, and the Great Zhou is slightly inferior, but there are no less than 20,000 or 30,000 cavalry troops......

"But how many horses did I raise in the Southern Dynasty? Including the horses purchased from the Northern Dynasty, is there more than 100,000? Among them, the horses that can be used for marching battles are afraid that they can't even make up six thousand, right? Therefore, even if I buy a war horse from the Qi Lord, the shortcomings are still shortcomings, and it is impossible for me to have an advantage over the Northern Dynasties in cavalry combat......"

"If you choose Xiao Rui to use heavy armor?"

"Heavy armor? There are more Northern Dynasties, Xianbei Baibao is famous all over the world, it's not a joke, I haven't heard of that army fighting against them in the field, they can retreat with all their beards and tails, even if they are as fierce as the Turks, thousands of miles of grassland let them gallop, but if they really open a posture and fight to the death with the Northern Dynasties, do they dare? It is nothing more than that the North and the East and the West are on guard against each other more than against the Turks...... Besides, raising a heavy cavalry consumes a lot of military horses, and it is already very good for me to be able to raise more than a thousand horsemen with all my national strength......"

Chen Ji's face was a little ugly, he stroked the short beard of his chin, and said with a slightly gloomy face:

"So, I bought the horse for nothing? I am sending grain and grass to Lord Qi for nothing? ”

"The minister didn't dare to ......"

"Wu Qing said that is, how can I blame you for this?"

The emperor's heart is the most unpredictable, and after a moment of displeasure, Chen Ji has the demeanor of Mingjun again.

"According to Aiqing, since our dynasty can't rely on these horse troops, how should we act against the Northern Dynasty in the future?"

"The minister is ashamed...... according to the minister, it is still a good thing for our dynasty to have horses, as General Fang Caizhang said, with the horse army, our dynasty at least made up for some shortcomings, and in the coming day against the Northern Dynasty, we will not fall into a too passive situation, we can also have the ability to run long-distance and support.

"What the minister just said is not to say that His Majesty's purchase of war horses is wrong, the minister just wants to say that with cavalry, it can play a certain role and fill up the disadvantage of our dynasty in Jiangbei a little, but if you really want to rely on them to conquer the world, it is too unrealistic...... Our DPRK should give full play to our advantages, advance by land and water, mainly fight with infantry troops, fight steadily and steadily, and attack and destroy the enemy army with a general momentum. You can't rely on cavalry to fight, it's not what we're good at......"

Chen Ji's eyebrows widened, and he said with a smile: "It's my whimsical, and when I was happy, I actually forgot such a simple truth...... Wu Qing is reasonable, you can pick any good horse among these war horses, and I will reward you. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but before that, the minister still hopes that Your Majesty will listen to the minister."

As soon as he heard that Wu Mingche wanted to make another suggestion, everyone present muttered in their hearts, but Chen Ji was in a very good mood today, waved his hand, and said unimpressedly, "You and I are inseparable between the monarch and the minister, and it doesn't hurt to say anything but say it." ”

"Please put out your Majesty's thoughts of taking Jiangling for the time being, and re-plan for me in an enterprising direction."

Chen Ji's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked casually:

"Oh? Does Wu Qing have any objections to my idea? ”

"The minister doesn't dare to object, but His Majesty hasn't made a decision yet, has he? Since this is the case, the minister naturally wants to fight for it......" Wu Mingche sincerely bowed his hand to Chen Ji in fear, "The minister thinks that His Majesty should not go down to Jiangling first......"

"What does Wu Qing mean?"

"Our dynasty should gather armor soldiers and take advantage of the situation to expedition north, so that it is the best policy......"

"-Brother Tongzhao, are you dizzy? Gangneung is a must-take place for our dynasty, and it is very important. Why did you skip here and go to conquer Daqi first? Zhang Zhaoda frowned dissatisfiedly, "Do you know how rare such an opportunity is, but you want to bury this opportunity!" ”

After Chen Ba first took over Xiao Liang's mess, the Southern Dynasty was devastated, after the efforts of several generations of kings of the Chen Dynasty, the national strength of the Southern Dynasty finally recovered, and he had a little ability to free up his hands to recover the lost territory, at this time, Wu Mingche did not attack Jiangling like a nail nailed to the Southern Dynasty, but wanted to directly cross the river to fight for Jianghuai, I really don't know what he thinks.

Chen Ji's face changed for a while, shook his head, and said:

"No, my dynasty has just made an alliance with the Qi country, my Lechang has already married, the two countries have opened border trade, each other is in-laws, and they will attack the Zhou country together, if I suddenly tear up the alliance, I am afraid that I will bear the name of injustice. I don't want to ...... it."

"-Since you mentioned it, then Wu Qing might as well tell me your reasons."

Chen Ji waved his hand, stopped the courtiers who wanted to speak, and waited for Wu Mingche to speak.

Wu Mingche's face changed for a while, and finally, he said: "First, the minister thinks that I have tens of thousands of troops in the army, and I may not be able to take Jiangling, Jiangling is dangerous, and my dynasty has failed to attack repeatedly, and this time it must not be easy, besides, Lu Teng and Wang Cao, who are sitting in Jiangling, are not idle people, and I will not be able to take any advantage at all......

Lu Teng is a famous general in the world, very good at using soldiers, Tianhe four years, Zhang Zhaoda led an army of 50,000, 2,000 warships to conquer Jiangling, Chen State sneak attack, Zhou General was helpless, only Lu Teng opened the city gate, led the armor to fight bravely, broke the Chen army, and then, Chen will lead the water to irrigate Jiangling, Lu Teng led the armor to break the Chen army in the west embankment, beheaded 1,000 people, the Chen army was defeated, Jiangling was protected. Zhang Zhaoda rarely lost battles, but he planted a heel on Lu Teng. Wang Cao is also an immortal hero of Bao Xiao Liang's foundation, these two are famous, and they are not easy to give.

"Second, now that Qi is weak and Zhou is strong, we should go to fight Qi first."

"But the two countries made an alliance ......"

"—The meaning of the covenant's existence is to tear it up!" Wu Mingche raised his head suddenly, his eyes were as fierce as a lion, "The minister knows His Majesty's plan, and now the Zhou State is the strongest, so His Majesty wants to make an alliance with the Qi State and besiege the Zhou State, but Your Majesty, how do you know that the Qi Lord Gao Wei doesn't want to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?" The State of Zhou is a tiger, and the State of Qi is a strong dragon! According to the danger of the Zhou State, because of the operation of Yuwentai and Yuwenhu, it has gradually grown, and in this way, it is only on par with the Qi State in the war, yes, Gao Wei is a promising king, if it is not so, the minister must agree with His Majesty's attack on Jiangling, but he is! Gao Wei is ambitious, and when he grows stronger, he will be the same as Gao Huan and Gao Yang back then, or even stronger, who does Your Majesty think will be his opponent in the world? Can a paper covenant really tie his hands? Losing Jiangling, we will not be able to march north at most, and we will not be able to recover Jingxiang and Shuzhong...... But Qi Guo is holding Jianghuai in his hand, which is a sharp sword hanging above my head! ”

Chen Ji fell into deep thought.

Wu Mingche is still stating, "Instead of waiting for him to grow stronger in the future, it is better for us to take the initiative first, wait until we occupy Jianghuai, sit firmly in the country, and then plot Jiangling...... For a long time, people all over the world think that we will definitely attack Jiangling, and the Qi people must also think so, we have created a momentum, pretending to attack Jiangling, but in fact, we gathered Wuxing, Zhenjiang, and Jinling to cross the river to the north, and we will definitely be able to hit the Qi people by surprise! ”

"- Ridiculous, attacking Jiangling is dangerous, isn't it dangerous to attack Jianghuai? Didn't General Wu think that Lu Qian, Pi Jing and these people in the north couldn't be put on display? Our meticulous work has already found out the information, the Qi people have tens of thousands of heavy troops in Shouyang, Licheng, Nanqiao, and Qinjuntun, how many people do you need and how long will it take to take it? ”

Zhang Zhaoda was the first to stand up and object.

"I am the weakest, I must stand firm, and it is taboo to waver towards Qin and Twilight! If it was a year earlier, when the Lord Qi had not yet been in power, it would be easy to say anything, and he would be the first to respond to the old man Jianghuai, but now the timing is really wrong......

"Your Majesty, if our dynasty is entangled in the northern expedition of more than 100,000 troops, but there is no achievement, what will happen after that, there is no need for the old minister to repeat it, right? I'm going to be the target of everyone! The ...... of the Zhou State and the Qi State Masse Attack"

"Xiao Liang Yu is still lingering in a corner of Jiangling, doesn't Your Majesty want to get this great achievement to sue the temple?"

Chen Ji's swaying heart suddenly felt as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer.

The Chen family seized the Xiao family and was the lord of the southern kingdom, but the Zhou state supported the puppet regime of Xiliang, for what? It is to announce to the whole world: the Liang Dynasty clan still has blood and bones. This is provoking the rationality of Chen Guo's existence!

The ancestors of the Chen family all wanted to take this place, but they have not been able to do so, if he can settle this place, who will not be convinced? Who would talk about his improper position, except for Chen Baxian, he Chen Ji is the first person!

"I have decided to conquer Gangneung at the end of this autumn...... Wu Qing, if you have anything to say, you don't need to say more.