"No news is the best news," Gu Yun was silent for a moment and replied, "That mother is very lucky and will not die."

Chang Geng: "Father, the northwest is coming fiercely, but now it seems that nothing will happen for a while. In your opinion, can the capital be defended after the disaster in the East China Sea?"

Gu Yun raised his head and glanced at him. His eyes were like a pair of flints, cold and indescribably hard, and as if they could ignite sparks with just a slight touch.

There were only him and Chang Geng in the room, with a bowl of noodles between them. Gu Yun didn't say anything about the situation, but said matter-of-factly: "It depends on whether we can hold out until reinforcements arrive. After running thousands of miles to attack, the foreigners also want to win a quick victory. , otherwise we wouldn’t have opened such a big scene. Originally, the longer it was delayed, the better it would be for us, but..."

But Daliang's national strength cannot sustain a protracted war.

Li Feng wanted the Ziliu gold mine in Loulan frantically because it was the largest land and richest place in the world. The Ziliu gold mine was very rare and completely in short supply. Nearly 40% of the Ziliu gold in Daliang came from eighteen tribes as tribute, and there was another large Part of it seems to be purchased from outside in pieces, and the money flowing in through maritime trade flows out again in this way.

At present, the eighteen tribes are in rebellion and the four borders are besieged. The only thing that can be mobilized is the Ziliu gold inventory. In the long run, it will inevitably be unable to make ends meet.

This is just purple gold, not to mention how can the national treasury, which is thinner than yellow flowers, have so much silver?

Gu Yun: "According to what you said, if it doesn't work in the end, it is the wisest way to shrink the entire territory's troops and try to do it slowly, but it may not be feasible. Xuantieying retreats to Jiayuguan - although outside Xiguan, it is usually It’s lively, but most of them are businessmen who come and go. The ancient Silk Road has just been opened a few years ago, and it’s not enough for them to settle down. The climate on the ancient Silk Road is tense around the end of the year. Once the pass is closed, there is no business to do. It is estimated that they have almost left by now. , but not inside the pass. There are thousands of villages and hundreds of millions of people in the pass, so He Ronghui can no longer retreat."

Xuantieying is the belief and even the pillar of the people in Daliang. Once this pillar collapses, there is really no need to fight. It would be faster for the country to just change its name.

Chang Geng was silent for a moment: "I'm talking about a last resort situation."

"There is no last resort." Gu Yun shook his head, "You have a problem in your heart. You know how to manipulate the country, but you have never fought a war. In addition to the right time and place, there are only two things left in a war. One is the equipment of fire engines and steel armor, and the other is the bravery of people. The courage to not be afraid of death, the equipment is at this point, there is nothing we can do... But I believe that even if the foreigners are strong, they are not necessarily much better than us, let alone the barbarian gang of countrymen who can also use an artillery as a mallet. ——My soldiers and generals are not chess pieces, they are all human beings, they are all bloody, and they are all afraid of death. Do you remember what I told you last time when we were suppressing bandits in the southwest?"

Chang Geng: "Remember, 'When you come to the battlefield, whoever doesn't want to die will die first.'"

Gu Yun said "Uh". Even though his home and country were riddled with holes, he didn't stop him from eating. In just a few words, he had finished a large bowl of noodles. Finally, he pinched his nose and swallowed the disgusting green leaves in one breath.

The vegetables were mixed in the soup and he drank it without chewing. When he was done, he put the bowl on the table and asked, "Is there any more?"

"No, I just made a bowl. You have just been sick and your spleen and stomach are still weak. It is best to be 60 to 70% full." Chang Geng said, "You have the final say on how to fight. There is no need to worry about the future, and there is no need to worry about others.

Whatever you think, how to make money, how to find Ziliujin, how to divide the layout, you can leave it all to me."

Gu Yun was slightly shocked, then laughed and said, "Do I have the final say in everything? What if I can't win?"

Chang Geng smiled and said nothing, his eyes fixed on him tightly, like a pool of quiet water that suddenly became rippled. If his eyes could speak, his words "If you lose, I will accompany you to bear the infamy of the ages. You

If you are going to die, I will bury you as a sacrifice." He had already made it clear in his mouth.

At this moment, Huo Dan suddenly knocked on the door: "Commander, Feng Hangong and General Tan are here together, and they also brought the second battle report in the East China Sea area."

Gu Yun said hurriedly: "Please quickly!"

Chang Geng lowered his gaze, put away the dishes and chopsticks, and the moment he lowered his head, Chang Geng suddenly said: "There was another sentence just now that was nonsense."

Gu Yun was stunned.

"I said I didn't leave back then because I thought I couldn't run away under your nose." Chang Geng said with a smile without raising his head, "Back then I was just a border boy who grew up in a small place, and I didn't even think about that much..."

Gu Yun had keenly heard the implication of his words and said seriously: "Chang Geng, stop talking."

Chang Geng calmly shut his mouth and swallowed the rest of his words.

At that time, he didn't think much about it at all. The reason why he didn't run away in the end was because he couldn't let go of anyone else.

Tan Hongfei and Zhang Fenghan came in quickly, and Huoqi's frontline battle report was presented to Gu Yun. Tan Hongfei's hands were still shaking slightly, and Gu Yun's heart sank.

"Commander, we are reporting from the south of the Yangtze River. Our navy has been routed thousands of miles away. The Westerners have already moved north. The foreigners use some kind of dragon. They are as fast as lightning and can hold up two or three times the size of our navy's dragon boat. There is also a man in the middle."
Chapter completed!