Some people are still calculating the causes and consequences of this huge battle through clues, but some people already know the whole picture from the detailed military reports.

After nightfall, heavy clouds hung over Jicheng, like a great river pouring downward, like the worries of the people, depressing, heavy.

"What do you mean, Cao Meng is not just a demonstration against my Mo family?"

The wick of the oil lamp was cut in half by scissors, but the flame did not become dim, but became brighter, and behind the curtain made of bamboo mats, a thin-looking silhouette with a bit of vicissitudes, and the voice was hoarse, like the bamboo leaves of the bamboo forest at night fluttering in the wind.

Outside the bamboo mat, half of a figure in a wheelchair was shrouded in darkness, but everyone knew that there was only one person in the Mo family court who was qualified to enter this hall and was in a wheelchair, and that was Wang Xuanwei's student, Sun Boling.

"Yes. Sun Boling said slowly: "Although Cao Meng is arrogant by nature, he is by no means arrogant, if he sent Xiahou just to sneer at my Mo family, I don't believe it." But if it is said that he is short of food and grass and is anxious to fight, then it makes sense. ”

"Yes, Cao Meng is indeed a difficult opponent. The Mo family giant behind the curtain looked down at the military newspaper in his hand, and the movement of rolling the bamboo slips was terrifyingly stable.

Although he is now sixty-eight, close to the age of ancient proper, as a rare Qi and Blood Grandmaster of the Mo family, his aging speed is much slower than that of ordinary people.

He became famous decades ago, and he was famous for his Mojia Confiscatism Sword in one hand, and even in the hands of other young and young Zhuang sect masters, no one dared to say that he could win undefeated in a head-to-head confrontation with him.

It's a pity that even though his cultivation is rare in the world, what he has to face now is not a cultivator from the rivers and lakes or from other countries, but the intricate government and the general trend of the world, these two things, no matter which one, can not be solved by the courage of one person alone.

Otherwise, he could quickly cut through the mess and change the law by himself, so why would he need to do such a bureau in the Jishang Palace to test the court?

"In this way, although Cao Meng took Hongguan by surprise, there is still a shortage of grain and grass, and it is difficult to fight for a long time, so you want to use such means to force us to fight quickly?"

"Less than 30 percent. Sun Boling's closed eyes turned to open, and his gaze was profound, "In terms of the strength of field warfare, there is nothing in the world comparable to the sea, whether it is the tiger and leopard cavalry, or the barbarian light cavalry, it is better than the Xuanjia heavy cavalry of the Tang Kingdom." My Mo family's black cavalry may be able to fight with it with all its might, but it is not as good as Cao Meng's ...... in numbers."

The giant nodded slowly, he was not surprised by this question, but sighed and said, "Now it seems that it is really my fault...... At the beginning, Xuanwei wrote many times to ask for the expansion of the black cavalry to 250,000 people, so as to suppress the front of the Canghai cavalry, but I did not agree...... Otherwise, my Mo Jiajun would not be so passive. ”

Sun Boling shook his head, and did not blame the giant for this, but when he heard him mention Wang Xuanwei, he inevitably felt a little sad in his heart: "The giant doesn't have to blame himself, the Mo family had several famines, the country was empty, and disaster relief was still difficult, and it was even more difficult to expand the black horse. ”

"You don't have to comfort me at this time, although there are some high-spirited moments in my life, there are many mistakes, and there is nothing to say. Master Zhong has always said that the monarch is everything, but as a person from Momen, I don't have to follow his set. The giant looked at the slightly flickering lamp, and said slowly: "Then according to your opinion, should you still stick to it? But if I really do this, tomorrow in the court, how should I face the ministers, how should I face the people?"

Sun Boling's eyes froze, and he said in a low voice: "This is exactly the effect that Cao Meng wants, he made a lot of nonsense in the Ji School Palace, and then sent the villain to spread the news of the loss of Hongguan in the city, just to disturb the heart of the giant, and then use the ministers and the people to force the giant to fight quickly." ”

When he said this, Sun Boling's eyes became brighter and brighter, as if he was a little angry, and at the same time raised his voice and shouted in a low voice: "But! If the giant really obeys Cao Meng's wishes, the Mo family will definitely be defeated again, and Cao Meng will be driven in until the foot of Jicheng, and my Mo family will be reduced to fish and meat on his chopping board, and he will be slaughtered." I know the difficulty of the giant, but the state affairs are important, please think twice!"

Sun Boling was not a cultivator, and his inherently weak body could hardly support him to do any cultivation, but this time, he almost used up all the strength in his chest, as if he had drunk all the essence and spirit of his body.

And the giant behind the curtain was silent for a while, as if he was also infected by Sun Boling's firm voice, stroking the hand of the military newspaper bamboo slip with a little deep emotion, as if in the dark, he felt a spiritual power from Wang Xuanwei.

That man had become a saint in the end, and sometimes the giant would even wonder if he was not dead at all, but had just transcended the world and watched him quietly somewhere.

But the giant also knows very well that this kind of thinking is nothing more than wishful thinking, and the difficulty of achieving the realm of a saint is no less than that of a flat boat going against the current in the great river.

Wang Xuanwei may indeed have a very strong talent in cultivation, but to cross that threshold, he still needs to pay the price of his life.

The bamboo slip was unconsciously clenched by the giant, and even because it could not withstand the huge force, the rope began to break.

Behind the curtain, there was a faint sigh from the giant: "I know, the state affairs are like this, as a giant, I naturally have the responsibility." ”

Sun Boling looked at the outline, and lowered his head a little ashamedly: "The minister is guilty, if it weren't for the fact that the minister didn't expect Cao Meng to take that ancient road, the giant would not have faced such a situation." ”

"There is no need to say that. The giant shook his sleeves, as if to express comfort: "Even I didn't expect that Cao Meng would hit the back of Hongguan from that ancient road. Speaking of which, even though it was cold this winter, it was still difficult for the team to pass through that ancient road, and I really don't know how Cao Meng led people over...... In previous years, when the winter break began, we would basically stop fighting and take a truce to raise troops, and we were all too lax. Who would have thought that Cao Meng would do the opposite this time, but forcibly marched in such bad weather, the name of this northern tiger is really not in vain. ”

"The northern grassland is a bitter cold place in the world, and the barbarians in the north grow up in such a place, and their sex is cold-resistant, which is even better than that of the Mo family's men. Sun Boling also regretted a little, these days, he has been busy promoting the reform of the law, but he has left a lot of military affairs behind, otherwise with his deduction ability, he should always see some clues.

From this point of view, it was a wise move for Cao Meng to go north alone, not only to avoid the melee in the Central Plains, but also to take the opportunity to subdue the grassland tribes, so as to use this as a foundation to create such an invincible and strong army. The giant sighed: "The Mo family has always looked down on these martial artists who don't understand poetry and books, and don't understand etiquette, but who would have thought that one day they would become generous and loyal people in the sea?"

"Yes. Sun Boling responded in a low voice.

But the next moment, the giant changed his words and said another important thing: "But what about the loyal and brave people of my Mo family?

Of course, Sun Boling understood that the giant son was referring to the 50,000 Mo family soldiers who were captured by the Canghai Kingdom after Wen Liang died in battle, in fact, this was also his biggest headache.

Since the start of the war, the Mo family and Canghai have fought at least 30 battles, although Sun Boling suppressed the Canghai Navy in a steady and steady way, and also captured some prisoners, but the total is less than 3,000, and this time Hongguan was lost, 50,000 Mo soldiers became prisoners, and it was impossible to exchange those Mo soldiers alone.

But what if Canghai takes this as a threat and asks the Mo family to cut the land or receive grain and grass?

Cutting the land is absolutely uncompromising, and if anyone dares to do this, they will definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame and become the eternal sinner of the Mo family.

And to help the grain and grass...... It is equivalent to strengthening the prestige of the enemy, what Canghai lacks most at the moment is grain and grass, if grain and grass are given, Canghai may have to lay a foundation in Hongguan, so that the Mojia country will always be exposed to the prying eyes of tigers and wolves?

This...... What a dilemma.