Bingzheng Daren Yuxuan used a long stick to draw a line from the border pass of Longma City and pointed directly at Badu City: "We have been able to confirm the situation, from the border pass to the line of Badu City, the three city outlines along the way, not only the field army formation that is usually stationed has been transferred, but also half of the garrison army formation in the city has been transferred, and even the strong people have been recruited to the front line, and the guard force is very empty. ”

Lord Fuzheng asked: "Shao Wu sent the country's troops to the south, and he will inevitably guard against other countries from sneaking up on the rear, and it is impossible for the border pass of Wangqiu City not to leave a heavy army to deploy defenses, right?"

Lord Hyomasa replied: "The country of Bamuro originally stationed ten military formations on the border of Wangqiu City to confront our garrison in Ryoma City, but now it has suddenly increased to eighteen, deliberately strengthening its power to warn us not to take the opportunity to invade the territory. However, according to the information secretly ascertained, six of the original ten elite military formations have actually been transferred. The soldiers went away in disguise as men to hide their eyes.

The fourteen military formations newly sent to the border by the Bamuro Kingdom were all newly recruited and expanded from the various city outlines, and their combat strength was limited in a hurry, so they could only rely on the fortresses or city outlines to defend them. However, the terrain between Longma City and Wangqiu City does not have too many dangers to defend. As long as we lead a large army to raid and break through the defenses, the three cities behind are all Pingchuan. ”

Xiang Qian nodded and said: "If you raise a large army to raid, you will have to pass through three city outlines from the border pass to Badu City, and they are all empty at present. There are three battlefields that really need to be considered, one of which is the defense line of the eighteen army formations on the border. The second is the barrier outside the city of Badu, the line between Pengshan and Zhangren Mountain, as long as this barrier is broken, the army can go straight to the city of Badu, and occupy the richest and most prosperous plain on the Ba Yuan. The most difficult battle was how to break through the city of Badu. ”

Lord Bingzheng muttered: "Houli has been in business for many years, and Badu City is the strongest city in Bayuan, and it is difficult to break through under normal circumstances. However, according to the report of the spies I sent to Badu City, most of the elite military formations in the area of Badu City have been transferred to the front line by the junior affairs. Although the castle and the arsenal were well stocked, the garrison was empty.

If we want to break through the city of Badu, we must first march with great speed, because no one could have imagined that our army would reach the city of Batu in such a short time. At that time, the army of Shaowu had not returned, and the displaced people who fled the war in the vicinity would also pour in, and the city would inevitably be panicked and chaotic. I have already sent people to lurk in the city for many days in the form of a caravan, and at that time I will also set fire to the city to create chaos, and will cooperate with the besieging army, so it should be no problem to take this city. ”

Yue Xuan, the general of Zhenguo, said: "We marched from the border pass to attack Badu City, and we must be saved by attacking the enemy. Shaowu will inevitably send a large army back to help, wouldn't this be a cheap Zheng Muguo for nothing? ”

Xiang Qian shook his head and said, "Ba Muguo will confront the army of Zheng Muguo in the south, and the young general will be attacked by the enemy at that time. As long as Zheng Gu is not a fool, he knows what to do. Therefore, Ba Muru can only first dispatch the remaining troops of the nearby city to rush to the aid of Badu City, which requires time and combat power, and cannot stop us from attacking Badu City in a hurry.

Those who achieve great things must first see whether their wishes are achieved, and do not care about how much others take advantage of. It must be known that without the containment of Zheng Muruguo, it is very difficult for us to have a chance to break through Bamuroguo. ”

General Yue Xuan pointed to the huge picture again and said, "So this battle." To see how fast our advance is, the army must be killed under the city of Badu before Shao Wu can react, and even if he can react, he will not have time to get out of the southern front. ”

Lord Caifeng Xiling finally couldn't help but speak: "Lord." Zheng Muguo sent an envoy to come in the hope that our country would come forward to mediate, as long as we mobilized heavy troops to exert pressure on the border. And the idea of the sovereign is clearly to start a national war. Take this opportunity to swallow up the country of Bamuro. Although your lordship has a good idea, how easy is it to break through the Batu City before the Bamuro Kingdom can react? The wounds of such a large army may shake the foundation of our country. ”

His fears were justified that the greatest losses that could theoretically be suffered in a war would depend on the size of the war. Xiangqi is to start a national war in the name of mediation, with the purpose of capturing Batu City and even swallowing Bamuro Kingdom, this first step is too big, if it fails, Xiangmuro Province will face a life and death test.

Xiang Poor said with his back hand: "Lord Caifeng is responsible for collecting information from the country and other countries, so he should be very clear about what has happened in Ba Yuan, right? And the information I have is all reported by secret agents, and over the years, I have already sent people to infiltrate the country in Ba Room in various capacities, and the things they have found out are probably not known to Lord Caifeng."

The information that Master Fang Cai Bingzheng and the general said has been confirmed, so I have the confidence to lead the army to conquer the three cities and go straight to the city of Badu. If you want to unify Ba Yuan, you must first take the Ba Mu country, and if this battle is successful, then you can annex most of the territory of the Ba Mu country, and Zheng Muru may also take advantage of the small half.

Even if you can't attack it all, you can't destroy the country of Bamuro in one stop. The country of Ba Mu has been broken or besieged, and the army of Zheng Mu has pressed the border in the south, and Shao Wu will also have to negotiate peace, and we should have no problem occupying several cities and large areas of fertile land in the north. Before marching, I had already thought about the bottom line of negotiations with Shaowu, and I also knew which cities to occupy, which was my minimum goal. In fact, I want to thank Zheng Gu, who gave me this opportunity. ”

The highest goal of the prime is to swallow up the country and make it the most powerful country in the country. And his minimum goal, even if this war does not destroy the Bamuro country, will greatly consume the national strength of the Bamuro country and the Zheng Muro country, and will also occupy the richest large area of fertile soil in the center of Ba Yuan, so that the Xiang Mu country can still become the most powerful country in Ba Yuan, and then try to plan the next step.

Xiling knew that there was no way to persuade the monarch anymore, because Xiang Poor had been waiting for this day for a long time, and this monarch had been planning for this for nearly 20 years, and finally waited for this once-in-a-century opportunity, how could he not do it? Not to mention that the national war mobilization order had been issued, and it was too late to recover it now.

As a collector, Xiling's responsibility is to collect public opinion, convey various events to the public, and also provide various intelligence for military operations. However, Xiling didn't know a lot of the information that the monarch had just said, and it was collected by secret agents sent by Lord Bingzheng and the general. For the sake of secrecy, few people know about it, which is of course understandable, but it also shows that the monarch does not pay enough attention to and trust him as a collector.

is also a master of the wind collection, and the team drinks enjoy the honor of eight lords in the country of Bamu, while Xiling only enjoys six lords in the country of the phase, and the difference in status can be seen. At this moment, among all the courtiers attending the military meeting of the Prime Minister's Country, Xiling's status was the lowest.

It is true that Xiling is still young and has little qualifications, but on the other hand, although Xiang Qian has appreciated Xiling's talent, he may not really rely on and trust him. Xiling sighed secretly, and had to ask again: "The great plan of the lord has been decided, so in what name will he raise troops to attack Shaowu?" The people of Bayuan already know why Shaowu would attack Zheng Muguo, if we send troops in the name of mediation, I am afraid there is no reason to capture its capital. ”

Xiang Qian frowned and said, "I've been planning for many years, of course I've been planning for a long time. Since I have inherited the orthodoxy of Pakistan, how can I let Shaowu steal from Pakistan? This battle will be in the name of recovering Pakistan!"

No matter what kind of war, the initiator must have an excuse that can stand up to the general righteousness and mobilize the people, and even if there is no such excuse, he must find one by force. It is also easy to be poor, and directly raised a righteous name that none of the ministers present could refute. Because no matter which of the five kingdoms of Pakistan is a clan, it is claimed to have inherited the orthodoxy of Pakistan, which is the basis for its rule to conform to the law of etiquette.

So in this case, of course, the poor cannot let the young affairs steal the city of Badu, and also claim to inherit the orthodox position. As for why Xiang was poor a few years ago, it's not easy to investigate, after all, he didn't wait for too good fighters. Raising troops in such a name may not sound like a problem, but I'm afraid everyone knows what is going on.

Xiling had to bite the bullet and remind: "The sovereign king should have no problem launching a national war in the name of the clan, but in the eyes of many people, this is just a dispute between the clans of various countries, and it may not be able to get a response from the whole country." As far as I know, not long ago, there was news spread in the four realms of the country, about the new monarch of the Ba Mur country, Shao Wu and a master of the Peng Keng family.

Peng Keng is the little gentleman who appeared in our country that year, and he is respected by all the people. And the inside story of the events of that year, after spreading to all the cities in the territory, made him more prestigious in the country. In particular, the people in the area from Feihong City to Longma City not only praised Peng Keng's family, but even praised his senior brother Shaowu, which is like a myth of legend. Under such circumstances, calling on the whole country to attack and fight against Shaowu may not win the hearts of the people. ”

Xiangqi frowned and said, "Lord Caifeng, isn't this your dereliction of duty?"

Xiling bowed his head and said: "The Chengkuo military array is the matter of the Liukou, the matter of the palace concubine and the palace Lang, I have already planned how to deal with the lord, and try to control it as much as possible not to spread the news." But now there is another person who spreads the news, and it is obvious that Shao Wu is doing it for the sake of fame. I knew this, but I could not do anything, because the rumors were all true, not fabricated, and there were too many people in the various cities to testify to.

Fortunately, there was nothing improper in the sovereign's handling that day, although the news spread, although the people admired Peng Keng's family and had a good impression of Shaowu, they did not speak ill of you. But if you want to launch a national war against the country of Bamuro at this time, you may be criticized.

I build yì, the strategy of the sovereign is to wait for the two countries to fight in the middle of the war, in the name of mediation to exert pressure. Let Shaowu take the initiative to cede several cities in the name of 'thanks'. It should be best to take this as the first step and then try to plan for the future. ”

What Xiling said is also the truth, thinking about the deeds of Mr. Xiao at the beginning, in the area of Feihong City and Longma City, there are many people who witnessed it with their own eyes, and it is impossible to kill all these people.

But this kind of truth made Xiang Qian very uncomfortable, and the monarch sneered: "Xiling, as a collector, isn't it your duty to do some things?......? Because of your judgment, I didn't even pursue the person who killed my son!" (To be continued......

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