Chai Rong said: "Let's talk about some serious things, Li Gu, where do you think it is better to attack? Now there is no other choice, just attack the Southern Han directly, right?" ”

Wang Pu said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is inappropriate to attack the Southern Han Dynasty. The Southern Han Dynasty is the real don't care, no matter how bad Shu is, at least the national strength is strong, and it is not as easy as the two adults say that they want to take Western Shu. What's more, if you attack Xishu, Datang may not dare to take advantage of the situation, you must know that Li Jing is really powerful, and he is also very decisive, and it is indeed not worth losing the eastern defense line in order to attack Xishu. ”

"Can you say something useful? The mouth is full of useless nonsense, this is not good, that is not good, is it possible to attack Datang directly?" Chai Rong was really a little depressed, Wang Pu didn't say a good word from beginning to end, could it be that he was in a good mood today and wanted to discuss which country should be attacked, but Wang Pu denied everyone's proposal, making it seem that no one can fight in Da Zhou now, and no one dares to fight.

Wang Pu admired: "Your Majesty is wise, and in the opinion of the ministers, it is the best policy to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty." The Western Shu Kingdom is strong and weak, and Meng Chang, the straw bag, was frightened by Master Zongxin and did not dare to leave the palace for half a step, and the minister also heard that Zong Xin happened to go to Xishu recently, but he was afraid that Meng Chang was now thinking about how to survive this time, how could he have the heart to counterattack? The Southern Han Kingdom was poor and the people were few, although it was Ma Chu's momentum, but it was not easy to live on the coast, and the king of the South China Sea only wanted to develop the domestic economy well, and he was unable to go north at all. What's more, Master Zongxin has a heavy army in the Southern Han Dynasty, as long as the King of the South China Sea is honest, it is nothing, if he wants to go north to attack the Great Zhou, he must first seize Yandao. At least the King of the South Sea didn't have the strength and courage to offend Lei Hong and Master Zongxin. Therefore, His Majesty can rest assured that he can boldly attack Tang Li Jing without worries. ”

Chai Rong listened to Wang Pu's analysis and felt that his analysis was very correct, and the actual situation was exactly like this. Although Western Shu and Southern Han bordered the Great Zhou, and the two countries were also quite powerful, they did not dare to attack the Great Zhou because of Zongxin. Meng Chang was frightened, let alone sending troops to fight, he didn't even have the courage to leave the palace of Shu Kingdom. Now that Wu Yan Hongyu is dead, no one in the entire Western Shu can stop Zong Xin from doing anything, including taking Meng Chang's head.

And Liu Sheng of the Southern Han Dynasty has a very obscure relationship with Zong Xin, Zong Xin can make a lot of money for him, because the business of Yandao has to pay heavy taxes in the Southern Han, but at the same time, Zong Xin's army is also like a sharp knife inserted into the throat of the Southern Han, so that he does not dare to act rashly.

The matter was indeed analyzed correctly, but Chai Rong was a little unhappy when he heard it. At this time, Chai Rong hated Zong Xin to death, and really wanted to kill this hypocritical villain with his own hands, but on the surface, he couldn't directly turn his face with him. Chai Rong only dared to speak ill of Zongxin through his strange illness, and no one would care about such a trivial matter.

But if you have to borrow the power of the faith in the world...... It is inevitable that people will feel a little unhappy. It was as if Zong Xin had already paved a path for himself, just waiting for him to drill in the direction he set, even if he knew that this road led to a better future, Chai Rong felt uneven on the soles of his feet when he walked, and he walked awkwardly.

Everyone admires Wang Pu's foresight, although this person does not speak well and is not good-looking, but he does have a unique view of the general trend of the world. Today's situation is the same as Wang Pu's analysis, Xishu and the Southern Han Dynasty were almost abolished by Zongxin, and the Northern Han Dynasty also indirectly bid farewell to the big stage of the world because of Zongxin, so there is no need to consider other forces at all, and now the only ones that can compete with the Great Zhou are the Tang Dynasty and Khitan.

Fan Zhen said: "Lord Wang, since there are no worries, then our army is choosing to attack the Tang Dynasty or the Khitan." As far as I know, since the death of Yelu Deguang, the national strength of the Liao State has stagnated, and then because Yelu Ruan ascended the throne and became emperor, the Liao State has developed extremely rapidly. But Yelu Ruan was also killed by Zong Xin, and in desperation, Yelu Jing was enthroned as emperor. It's a pity that Yelujing's straw bag will not do anything, and the emperor's power has also been weakened a lot because of the relationship between Empress Dowager Xiao and Yeluzhen, and now the national strength of the Liao State is stagnant, and there are even signs of regression, why not take this opportunity to take over the Liao State Sheji in one fell swoop? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”

Wang Pu said: "Fan Xiangye, if you want to go outside, you must first settle inside, the Central Plains has not handled its own affairs well, how to fight against foreign enemies?"

"This is a general statement, but there is a specific reason?" Since Fan Zhen asked, everyone also knows what Fan Zhen is thinking. In fact, Fan Zhen's meaning is also to attack the Tang Dynasty first, but he has to use Wang Puzhi's mouth to say why he can't attack the Khitan now, what is the cost of attacking the Khitan, and what is the cost of attacking the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Wang Pu also heard it, so he said: "First of all, the Khitan is far away in the far north, and the Han people don't know much about the life of nomads, and the distance is too far away. Even if the Liao State is captured, the Central Plains soldiers stationed in the north may not be able to withstand the attacks of one tribe after another. Secondly, Yeluzhen's martial arts are strong and almost invincible in the world. Everyone can also see in the first battle of Luzhou how much a person with strong martial arts plays a role on the battlefield and has a strong impact on morale. In addition, the Khitans were originally brave and good at fighting, and our army may not be able to win. The last and most critical reason is that the Khitan has Cangzhou Fu Yanqing to resist, and Lei Hong will also come forward when necessary. Therefore, when our army attacked the Tang Dynasty, we were not afraid of a Khitan sneak attack. But the Xuzhou garrison did not have the strength to stop the Tang army. Therefore, the safest and most likely to win is to attack Tang Li Jing. ”

"That makes sense. Fan Zhen looked at Wang Pu with great appreciation, and he was really more knowledgeable than young people if he lived a little longer.

The analysis is so good, even Fan Zhen has to admire Wang Pu's ability, although he can't tell how strong his ability is, but the analysis between forces is really powerful. Among the three reasons that Wang Pu said just now, there are two Fan Zhi who also thought of it, but one of Fan Zhi actually did not think of it. That is the second reason, Yeluzhen's martial arts and the bravery of the Khitan soldiers.

Fan Zhen believes that as long as the troops are used properly, no matter how strong the opponent is, he is also a human being, and it is impossible to defeat ten with one. But if you think about it, Jeruzhen can be a one-man enemy, or even more. Zong Xin can kill 50,000 people with one move, and Yelu Zhen's Jiuyang Burning Heaven Technique is more powerful than him, and he can destroy a large number of enemies around him with just one move of Seven Yang Striving for Glory. What's more, the snake can't be headless, Yeluzhen's martial arts are so high that taking the head of the general in the two armies is as simple as probing the bag and taking things, if there is no corresponding master to drag him, this battle has no need to fight at all.

It is clear that there must be a very important condition for defeating the Khitan. Either Yelu is really dead, or there is a supreme master who can drag Yelu Zhen to help. There was simply no way for an ordinary army to defeat the mighty Jeruchin.

Now if Da Zhou wants to expand, there is only one way, and that is to attack Datang. Although Li Jing is also a genius, fortunately, there are not many top masters in Datang, and most of the masters Zhao Kuangyin can be defeated, even if he can't win, he can at least drag the other party.

If the first emperor Guo Wei was still alive, although he couldn't win against Yeluzhen, he could at least hold him back. No matter how strong a person's martial arts are, it is impossible for him to fight against thousands of troops, as long as there is one person who can hold him back, and the soldiers will go up one after another, sooner or later he will run out of true qi, and even Yeluzhen will have no way at that time. But at this time, the first emperor was dead, and Zhao Kuangyin's level was much worse than Yeluzhen, so he couldn't fight with the Khitan for the time being.

Now the situation in Datang is similar to that of Da Zhou, and they don't have a particularly strong top master to help, and other martial arts master Zhao Kuangyin can completely handle it. Therefore, attacking Datang has almost become the only choice for Da Zhou, if you don't choose to attack Datang, there is no other place to go.

Not only Fan Qian, but other people also think that Wang Pu's analysis is very correct. Since the head of Wang Pu's analysis is the Tao, then this problem has a result, Da Zhou's next goal is Datang, although the other targets are weak, but it must be taken into account that Datang may attack at any time, so only defeat the most powerful Datang first, so that he has no power to resist, otherwise no one can feel at ease when attacking.

Chai Rong said: "Then Wang Aiqing, do you have any specific methods?"

Wang Pudao: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thought that he could use the 30,000 Hexi Army to attack Shu, except for the four roads into Sichuan, all the fortresses out of Sichuan in Shu would be broken." In this way, Xishu will be trapped alive in Sichuan, like a turtle in an urn, and our army can take Sichuan lightly at any time. ”

The group looked at Wang Pu in surprise, the plan he said was inconsistent with the previous judgment. It is clearly said that the Tang Dynasty will be attacked first, why is it now talking about the affairs of Sichuan? What is the meaning of this?

Fan Zhen nodded and said, "Lord Wang's move can indeed trap the Shu Kingdom to death, and the Hexi Army can also do it easily." But what does this have to do with attacking Datang?"

"Take your time, don't rush. It is impossible to immediately take out the army to directly attack the Tang Dynasty, and it is necessary to make adequate preparations before attacking, which is prepared. Wang Pu said: "Fang Cai is just a plan to attack the west, which can not only divert attention, but also lay the foundation for attacking Xishu in the future." The next thing is what we really have to do, our army will send people to garrison Xuzhou, send some more men and horses every month, and slowly hoard until 100,000 troops can attack Datang. During this period, workers and peasants were hired to build dams to divert water and lower the water level while irrigating our grain fields. This is a big project, but it is of great benefit for future development and the attack on the Southern Tang Dynasty. ”

How many people understood Wang Pu's plan? Zhao Kuangyin and Zheng Ziming definitely didn't understand, Chai Rong understood a little bit, and the other three old fritters all understood. Wang Pu actually fought this idea, this person's use of soldiers is indeed extraordinary. I guess he has been thinking about this plan for several years.