Faced with the simultaneous co-optation of the Central Plains and the North Court, Gu Shenwei decided to convene an imperial meeting, which included a number of Qianwei and Deputy Qianwei, and Prime Minister Zhong Heng and General Zuo Duguxian would openly debate on behalf of the two forces.

The two of them were taken aback, and their first reaction was to refuse, and assured the Dragon King that they would definitely stick to the position of the Dragon Army and had no intention of speaking for other countries.

Gu Shenwei insisted on his decision, "This has nothing to do with the position, I can't take the soldiers to join one side of the force at will, I have to let them understand the reason." ”

Zhong Heng and Dugu Xian repeatedly excused themselves, and seeing that the Dragon King was stubborn, they had to reluctantly agree, but in front of many senior generals, the two faced each other-for-tat, and they were not polite at all.

Zhong Heng was the prime minister, so he spoke first, "Why do you want to form an alliance with the Central Plains? The most important reason is not in the Central Plains, but in the North Court, will the North Court easily abandon Jinpeng Castle? The news just came that a large number of Beiting cavalry gathered to Jinpeng Fort, obviously to support Dubu Wang all the way, and the so-called willingness to negotiate with the Dragon Army is nothing more than a delaying tactic without spending money. As long as Beiting and Jinpeng Fort are still allies, the Dragon Army can only rely on the power of the Central Plains. ”

"There is another advantage to forming an alliance with the Central Plains, the Central Plains and the Western Regions are far away from the desert Gobi, the army can't pass, the local garrison is only tens of thousands, at most not more than 100,000, the Dragon Army can always compete with it, the North Court is the opposite, connected with the mountains and rivers of the Western Regions, the two major gateways of Biyu City have fallen into its hands, hundreds of thousands of cavalry can break into the Western Regions at any time, and it is the trouble of the Dragon Army's henchmen. The so-called distant friends and close attacks, the distant ones have few conflicts and can make friends, and the near ones have many disputes and must be defeated. ”

Dugu Xian was a little enraged, he didn't want to speak for Beiting, but he didn't want to be seen as not even the simplest truth, so he stood up, took a deep breath, and began to explain his reasons.

"You must all remember that the Dragon King once formed an alliance with the Central Plains, what happened in the end? The Dragon Army fought alone in the Xiaoyao Sea Jinpeng Fort, the situation was critical, but the Central Plains abandoned its allies and did not provide a single soldier, grain or grass, this is the consistent practice of the Central Plains: sowing discord among the countries of the Western Regions, and when the war broke out, it hid behind the scenes, always trying to achieve the greatest benefits at the lowest cost. Is it worth making friends with such allies?"

Zhong Heng was much calmer, and took advantage of Dugu Xian's respite to quickly insert a sentence, "As soon as Jinpeng Fort was defeated, Beiting expressed its intention to form an alliance with the Dragon King, what is the difference between such an ally and the Central Plains? ”

Dugu Xian glanced at the prime minister angrily, he was not used to your back and forth, so he still said according to the original train of thought, "The prime minister said that the distant friends and close attacks are true, but this 'near' must be equal in strength, it is best to be weaker than yourself, I have never heard that a small country can also implement such a strategy, without waiting for the distant allies to come to the rescue, the strong enemy near you can completely destroy you." In the face of reality, Beiting has occupied most of the Western Regions, and the Central Plains forces are only a few countries in the east, and at this time, turning to the Central Plains and openly making enemies with Beiting is tantamount to setting himself on fire, even if the Central Plains sends all the garrisons in the Western Regions to support, it is not the opponent of Beiting, not to mention that the Central Plains will not do this. ”

Zhong Heng shook his head with a smile, "General Zuo thinks that Beiting has a wide range of soldiers and strong strength, so he can't be provoked, but in fact, in Beiting's eyes, the biggest enemy is not the Dragon Army, it will always be the Central Plains, and the Central Plains has a million heroes, although they can't all move to the Western Regions, they can attack Beiting outside the Western Regions, and the ten ** cavalry of Beiting are all confronting the Central Plains in the border areas, and there are very few that can be used in the Western Regions." Forming an alliance with the Central Plains and attacking from both sides can forever eliminate the trouble of restraint. ”

"The prime minister just said that he would attack from afar, and he forgot that Beiting would also make this move, if I was the general of Beiting, I would never fight on two fronts at the same time, and I could temporarily retreat in front of the Central Plains, and conquer the Western Regions with all my might. ”

The generals listened carefully to the debate between the prime minister and General Zuo, and felt that this made sense for a while, and felt that the other side was more reasonable, and most of them were at a loss, and several of them couldn't help but have a third thought.

Qianwei Long Xiaoshi is the patriarch of Danduofeng in the Great Snow Mountain, once pecked out an eyeball by the red-capped Dapeng, and was seriously injured in the left shoulder of the battle into the sea slope, and is still hanging with a bandage.

"You say this is strong, he says that is strong, if you want me to say, I'm afraid of him, the original Jinpeng Army was also blown into a very strong force, and in the end it was not defeated by the Dragon King? ”

Among the generals, the Great Snow Mountain swordsmen nodded one after another, and the other generals also gained a lot of confidence after this battle, feeling that the two adults seemed to exaggerate the strength of the enemy.

Zhong Heng didn't agree with Long Xiaoshi's statement, but he didn't know as much as Dugu Xian in terms of ranking, so when he saw that he was about to speak, he was happy to let Xian, and in the blink of an eye, the two went from debating opponents to allies with the same views.

"Old Long Qianwei, have you ever fought with the Beiting cavalry?"

There are several "Long Qianwei" and "Long Deputy Qianwei" in the tent, in order to distinguish, a word is usually added in front, "Old Long Qianwei" is Long Xiaoshi, in addition to large, small, black, white, left, right and other prefixes.

"Nope. Long Xiaoshi said proudly, "That's the luck of the Beiting cavalry, even if it's an iron horse, I can cut it in two." ”

Because of the Dragon King, Dugu Xian had more respect for the swordsman of the Great Snow Mountain, and did not refute it directly, but slowly guided, "I admire the heavy sword of the old dragon Qianwei very much, but if the other party uses a bow and arrow, such as the female archer of the country of incense, you are holding a heavy sword, how should you deal with it?"

"The female archer occupies a favorable position, it's not a real skill, if I really want to run into it, I will retreat to a flat place, lure the enemy down the mountain, and then quickly rush in, as long as it touches the enemy, it is the victory of the heavy sword of the Great Snow Mountain. ”

Dugu Xian smiled and nodded, agreed, and then said: "This is exactly the problem, Beiting is mainly mounted archery, and compared with the female archers in the country of incense, there is one more horse, so it can advance and retreat freely, and will not stick to one place, let alone come into contact with the enemy." ”

"How can you fight a war without contact? Do you chase after me, do you die of exhaustion first than physical strength?"

The Beiting cavalry is famous, but like most of the world's reputations, it is the achievements and results that attract attention, rather than the process and details.

The people in this tent, only Dugu Xian had served in both the Beiting and the Central Plains Army, and he understood the advantages and disadvantages of both sides, so he thought about it and decided to use a metaphor to illustrate the problem.

"Old Long Qianwei also wants to hunt in the snowy mountains, right?"

"Of course, this is the daily work of the men of the Great Snow Mountain. ”

"Sword or bow?"

"Use ...... There are many bows, and sometimes swords, and that is when the prey falls into a trap and wants to resist. ”

"Why don't you usually use a sword?"

Long Xiaoshi frowned, feeling that these questions and answers had nothing to do with the topic at hand, "Because a beast is a beast after all, the police feel that it is very, it is not easy to approach, and when it is dying, the strength is infinite, in case the hunter is injured, the gain outweighs the loss...... Are you saying I'm a beast and the North Court Cavalry is a hunter?"

Old Long Qianwei was a little angry, habitually drew his sword, and put down his hand halfway, this Zuo General is a good person, and he is a one-armed person, he has the same disease, and he can't bully him.

Dugu Xian Zhengse said: "I have no disrespect for the swordsmen of the Great Snow Mountain, I just want to say that your hunting method is the means of the Beiting cavalry when fighting the enemy, those people grew up on horseback since childhood, and as soon as they learned to draw a bow, they followed their father and brother to hunt, and when they were a little older, they participated in a larger hunt, and all their tactics were derived from this." ”

Dugu Xian took a few steps and walked to the front of Long Xiaoshi's side, "We have all seen the cavalry of Jinpeng Castle, holding a spear, rushing through the enemy group, and then turning around and charging again, the combat method of the Beiting cavalry is completely different from this, he will not rush directly in front of you, but charge diagonally, facing you with his body side, like this, you can keep a distance all the time, and it is more convenient to pull the bow sideways." ”

"The principle of the Beiting cavalry is not to rush into the enemy group, within twenty paces must turn the direction, if the enemy also has a shooter, this distance will be even farther, they will surround on three sides, leave a single exit, use the rain of arrows to scare the enemy back, and when the enemy retreats, run parallel to it, shoot sideways, still keep a distance. In short, all the tactics are exactly the same as hunting, only on a larger scale. ”

Everyone understands what Dugu Envy means, the Dragon Army is good at close combat, and in the face of Beiting's cavalry and archery tactics, they are being restrained.

"We can defend the city. A lieutenant put forward his opinion.

"If there is only the Beiting cavalry, this is a good way, but the Beiting is the overlord of the north, controlling many countries, attacking the city, and there is no need for its own cavalry to play. ”

"Then how did the Central Plains fight against Beiting? I heard that the Central Plains has won many battles over the years. ”

"First, there are many horses in the Central Plains, often using cavalry to directly raid the camp, and the whole army is bloodied before the North Court is ready, and second, there are many people in the Central Plains, and every time they take a step forward, they will build a city, and then move in to fill it with population, until the land is barren and no longer suitable for cultivating and farming, neither of which we have. ”

Zhong Heng is a native of the Central Plains, and added, "Not only that, the Central Plains army has a variety of tactics, infantry, cavalry, marksmen, and equipment, all of which are good at close combat, long-range attacks, charges, and surprise attacks." ”

Dugu Xian and Zhong Heng explained the tactics of Beiting and the Central Plains, and the people in the tent were silent, even if the countries in the Western Regions were united, they could not confront any big country, and there was a fundamental reason for this.

The topic is back to square one: in the face of the pull of both sides, which side should the dragon army fall towards?

The debate lasted all day, not only Zhong Heng and Dugu Xian had their own opinions, but the other generals also had their own tendencies and quarreled back and forth, and they were unable to unify their opinions.

Gu Shenwei did not interfere from beginning to end, the purpose of this debate was not to reach unification, as the dragon king, the final decision could only be made by him alone, but through quarrels, he could know everyone's thoughts, and at the same time let everyone know each other's thoughts, the most important thing is to recognize the current situation and not be proud of a victory.

In the evening, Gu Shenwei announced the end of today's debate, and he will make a decision based on it early tomorrow morning.

Judging from the scene, the "Beiting faction" and the "Central Plains faction" were evenly matched, and it seemed that neither of them had convinced the other, so, despite many speculations, that night, no one knew what the Dragon King really thought.

Except for an unexpected guest, he secretly came to Xiaoyaohai, which was completely unexpected by Gu Shenwei, and even evaded the surveillance of Xu Xiaoyi's intelligence network, which brought variables to the dispute between Beiting and the Central Plains.

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