Xiao Ruxue, wearing a white robe and silver armor, looked at Xu Qing and asked: "Xu Qing, my father said that he will imitate Huo Qubing and seal the wolf as a surname, and drink from the vast sea of horses. Do you think my father can do it?"
Xu Qing said: "The enemy can go, so can I. If you insist on doing it, of course you can do it. Although our Chu State now only has 30 to 40% of the land and population of the Central Plains, the Zhou State, which is also in the Central Plains, has attracted the grassland."
Half of the troops, and they can't hold on. The grassland people are unwilling to give up the initiative to fight against Zhou, and they can't give up the initiative to fight against Zhou, so we are facing only half of the troops in the grassland, and your father is now
They have all used firearms to their advantage. The strength of firearms and military formations are unique advantages of our Chu country. Even if we cannot completely annihilate half of the main force of the grassland, there is no problem in defeating them."
"Furthermore, the grassland has just been unified, and there are still a lot of internal problems. Wanyan Khan wanted to pass on these conflicts through war, but he did not expect that it would be self-defeating... Under internal and external pressure, the probability of the grassland turning defeat into victory is actually very small, so he ran to the wolf
There is absolutely no problem in sealing the sky at Juxu Mountain, but it is a pity that it can only be sealed up, and it will have to be withdrawn after the sealing is completed."
Xiao Ruxue asked in confusion: "Why?"
Xu Qing sighed and said: "Of course it's because of the country's strength. Today's Chu State has emptied its treasury to launch this attack on the grassland. It can be said that it bets on the national destiny of the entire country. I hope that it can be accomplished in one battle and complete your father's kingdom."
As a military general's ultimate dream, with the current financial resources, it is not a problem to push the national defense line forward a few hundred miles, but it is difficult to push it further. The grassland is vast and sparsely populated, and it is impossible to build a city.
If our army is too spread out on the grassland, it will be unable to hold on, and it will be easy for the grassland army to defeat them one by one."
"At that time, if the grassland people have a sudden inspiration and turn into guerrilla warfare, if the enemy advances and we retreat, the enemy is stationed and we harass, the enemy is tired and we attack, the enemy retreats and we pursue, think about whether our Chu army will be in trouble.
?So the best result is that after our Chu State completes the process of sealing the wolf to Xu and drinking Ma Hanhai, it immediately retreats and firmly controls the territory that the Chu State can occupy and control. In a few years, the National Business Council will
Business is fully open, and the national treasury is full, so we can slowly move forward. Although it is slow, we will win steadily, unless..."
Xiao Ruxue asked: "Unless what?"
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "This idea is still a bit immature. I have to think about it again. Although there are lessons from the past, it is not a country after all. It is hard to say whether it will work."
Xiao Ruxue nodded but realized something was wrong; "Then since our country of Chu cannot completely wipe out the grasslands, why did you encourage your father to wipe out all the people in the grasslands last time in the imperial study?"
Xu Qing spread his hands and said: "If you can't do it, why don't you let me have fun? I also paid the price. I just said that casually and I was dragged to the battlefield by your father. Until now.
There’s not even a fitting shirt…”
Although King Xian led his army to fight and kill the enemy, the patrols of the military camps could not be relaxed. Xu Qing still led Xiao Ruxue to patrol each camp.
Fortunately, Zhao Hongyu, the chief general of the Zhenbei Army, had the foresight to advance the army here and rest for three days. Otherwise, the Chu army would not have the energy to fight a night battle on the grassland.
After Xu Qing and Xiao Ruxue inspected each camp and the firearms and baggage area twice to confirm that everything was correct, they walked a little further away from Xiao Ruxue and found a stone to sit down on.
Xiao Ruxue's head rested on Xu Qing's shoulder. Xu Qing put out his arms around Xiao Ruxue's slender waist. Of course, Xiao Ruxue was wearing armor at this time, and her waist could no longer feel slender. She only felt
The coolness of armor.
The two of them cuddled together and enjoyed the silence silently. It was a pity that today was supposed to be a full moon night, but it was cloudy and there was no moon, otherwise it would have been even more romantic.
Just when Xiao Ruxue was leaning on Xu Qing's shoulder with her eyes closed as if falling asleep, her ears suddenly moved. Then Xiao Ruxue immediately opened her eyes. Although the surrounding area was dark, Xiao Ruxue immediately bounced off Xu Qing's body.
He opened, took the bow and arrow from his horse, and pulled Xu Qing to lie down behind the big rock he was just sitting on. He pointed the bow and arrow at a place that resembled the outline of a bush a few feet away, and shouted:
"Who is where?!"
Xu Qing was forced to lie next to Xiao Ruxue and looked at Xiao Ruxue's nervous look and asked, "Xue'er, what's wrong with you?"
Xiao Ruxue said, "I was taught the detection technique by my mother and concubine. Although I'm not very proficient in it yet, I can hear movement over there, but I'm not sure what it is."
At this moment, a few crickets chirped suddenly not far away. Xiao Ruxue's ears twitched, and her tense nerves suddenly relaxed a little: "It turned out to be a few crickets. It's my first time on the battlefield. I'm so nervous."
…”
Unexpectedly, the alone time with Xu Qing was interrupted by a few crickets. Thinking of this, Xiao Ruxue couldn't help but pouted, and the atmosphere just now was gone...
At this moment Xu Qing said: "I don't care whether there are crickets on the grassland, but as far as I know, crickets are solitary animals..."
When Xiao Ruxue heard this, her nerves that had just been relaxed suddenly became tense. She pulled the arrow and shot. Xu Qing immediately lit a thunderbolt with a fire stick and threw it over, and then pulled it out from his leg as quickly as possible.
Use the fire gun and aim with both hands.
boom!
There was a sound of rolling thunder, and screams were clearly heard in the firelight, and two figures and many outlines hidden by the darkness were briefly reflected.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Ruxue immediately fired two arrows, taking away the two figures who had just been exposed in the firelight.
But the firelight just now also allowed the opposite party to clearly see Xu Qing and Xiao Ruxue, who were looking behind the stone. There were only two people opposite.
Xiao Ruxue lay down behind the stone, pulled out her long sword and said, "I feel like they are coming up."
Xu Qing held a blunderbuss in one hand and whispered: "The sky-shaking thunder just now has alerted the patrol guards in the camp. We will have support soon. Take a deep breath, and then cover your mouth and nose to hold your breath."
Xiao Ruxue asked; "What do you want to do?"
Xu Qing took out a small jar and said, "We are outnumbered and the enemy is outnumbered. Let's seal up the cigarette first. I have added spicy powder in it. Remember to cover your mouth and nose and don't breathe."
Xiao Ruxue said "Oh" and then took a deep breath, holding her breath and concentrating, her cheeks puffed up, it was very cute, but unfortunately Xu Qing couldn't see clearly in the darkness.
After finishing his instructions, Xu Qing threw out the two lit smoke bombs. After throwing them, Xu Qing used the Turtle Breathing Technique.
After the smoke filled the air, the two people just crouched like this and slowly left their current location. Then a lot of coughing sounds came from the smoke. It is estimated that many people shed tears.
This kind of biochemical weapon can only be mastered by two people in the entire Chu State, one is Xu Qing and the other is Xiao Ye.
Not to mention inhaling this spicy powder, even contact with the outside skin will cause discomfort. Xu Qing and Xiao Ruxue, as people from the Central Plains, naturally cover up, but this is not necessarily the case for these grassland people.
If you dare to send a small force to attack the camp when it is empty, Xu Qing will still be able to trap you even if you can't defeat him.
