Xu Huai said he wanted to build a county and city in Tongbai Mountain. Of course Wang Zhen could guess what he was thinking, but Xu Wujiang and Xu Wukun were completely confused.
"Cai Qing and other ministers in the court wanted to join forces with the Chihu people to attack Beiyan to divide their territory. These things were originally secrets of the court and were not allowed to be spread to the ears of third parties. But now they are told to you, but it doesn't matter.
Just don’t spread it anymore,” Wang Xun briefly explained, “I also opposed this and was dismissed, but after weighing it up, I just feel that the harm outweighs the benefits, but Xu Huai is more pessimistic than me!”
"Even if there is a big harm in the alliance, it's not close to Tongbai Mountain." Xu Wujiang didn't understand what this had to do with Tongbai at first, but after thinking about it, he looked at Xu Huai blankly and asked in disbelief.
He said, "You don't think that if you are not careful, a big disaster will cause the cavalry frontier to directly threaten us? Isn't this a bit far?"
Dai Viet has been in confrontation with the Dangxiang and Khitan people for hundreds of years, and has experienced several disastrous defeats in which tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of frontier troops were wiped out.
The recent, more serious fall of Bianzhou, which shocked both the government and the public, happened sixteen years ago, and Xu Wukun and the others were all witness to it.
It is not difficult for Xu Wujiang and Xu Wukun to imagine that if they join forces with the Red Husbands to attack Yan, big trouble may occur. But can they fight together with Tongbaishan for eight lifetimes?
Besides, isn't the purpose of joining forces to attack Yan to divide its territory, and for Dai Viet to seize Yanyun and other places controlled by Northern Yan at this time, to consolidate the northern territory?
"I may be a little unfounded, but today's battle reminds me a lot. No matter how afraid I was of the bandits before, everyone can see clearly today's facts. The bandits are actually so weak and vulnerable.
, It’s not about how strong we are. In fact, we are not that strong. As long as the rebel army is a little more orderly, even if we build an extra camp in Tiighu Beach, I would not dare to take such risks. However, such a simple fact
, the bandits and the vast majority of people in Huaiyuan have not figured it out until now. At this time, they are still asking, how can the Tiaohutan camp be captured like this? No matter what the bandits are, there are more than 2,000 people. They shouldn't
The defeat was so confusing and miserable? I was thinking that this principle may be the same for Dai Yue and Chi Hu people..." Xu Huai stood on the steps and said leisurely.
Although Xu Wujiang and Xu Wukun were deeply moved by Xu Huai's words, Wang Zhen and Lu Xiong both fell silent.
They understood the connotation of Xu Huai's words, that is, Dai Viet might be weaker than they thought, more vulnerable to a single blow, and would collapse at the first touch, just like the bandit camp at Tiighutan before today's battle.
After a while, Lu Xiong looked at Wang Chen and said: "My lord, maybe it is just as Xu Huai said, Dai Viet is now only a huge and scary body - you also said that the Dangxiang people and the Khitan people have also been decayed for hundreds of years.
The degeneration of the Red Army cannot really pose much of a threat to Great Viet. However, in the thirty or forty years since the rise of the Chihu people, they have been engaged in constant battles, and their military edge is sharpened to its sharpest point. It cannot be regarded as the same - this may be the reason for the imperial war.
What is ignored by the public..."
Wang Chen silently looked at the simplified map of the Tiaohu Camp drawn on the dirt. There were loopholes everywhere and the defenses were shockingly crude. He couldn't help but ask himself, is this the true face of Dai Viet?
Xu Huai knew that people like Wang Zhen and Lu Xiong would not be unable to see through the mystery of today's battle, and would certainly be able to feel more from this mystery. He continued: "Of course, I would rather all this is unfounded worry.
, but it is not too difficult for us to promote the construction of a city here. We just need to change our rhetoric slightly, so why not just go with the flow?"
Xu Huai was not very concerned about how much benefit it would bring to the various clans whether to establish counties or not.
On the surface, he wanted to promote the construction of the city and promote the establishment of a county in Tongbai Mountain. In fact, he wanted to use the name of establishing a county to persuade the various clans to be willing to work together to build a city in Huaiyuan.
In the first year of Jianhe, the emperor wanted to go to Nanyang and encountered thieves on the Tongbai Mountain Road. It can be imagined that this scene was really going to happen. The entire Huanghuai Plain north of Tongbai Mountain was actually under the threat of the iron hoofs of the captives.
At this time, there is nothing unique about Tongbai Mountain in the entire world.
However, when the entire Huanghuai Plain was under the threat of the iron hoofs of the captives, the strategic position of Tongbai Mountain, which was connected to the Qinling Mountains in the west and protected the Nanyang Basin and the Huaiyang Mountains in the east and controlled the upper reaches of the Huai River, became prominent.
Even if he was planning ahead, Xu Huai certainly had to consider how to promote the construction of the city in Huaiyuan when there was not much resistance at this time.
"Then when the township meeting is held tomorrow, Wu Jiang, you will say that Xu Huai is too reckless and that his victory depends entirely on luck, which is not the way to use military force. At this time, the situation on the east bank is a little calmer, Huaiyuan needs Xu Xu to plan more, and Xu Huai can no longer be used lightly.
Go into battle with such a reckless general to avoid underestimating the enemy and defeating him!" Wang Zhen thought for a long time and said, "Only in this way will it be more logical to build a city in Huaiyuan..."
"Haha, that's right," Xu Wujiang said with a smile, "Xu Huai's charge into the battle is too sharp. If another great victory is won in three to five days, even if the big clans are still willing to share the money and food needed to build the city, many officials and gentry in Biyang City will block it, so as not to
Huaiyuan was separated from Biyang County - but Xu Huai was asked not to lead the troops in the battle. The pace of the war slowed down, and building the city became a matter of course. If anyone wanted to stop it, just ask them to lead the troops to suppress the bandits.
Yes...but this matter can't be hidden from Deng Gui?"
"If Xu Huai doesn't go into battle, can Deng Gui force him to go into battle?" Xu Wukun said with a smile.
"It's not all because of this reason that Xu Huai is not called into battle." When Wang Zhen saw Xu Wujiang and Xu Wukun, they were all excited about today's victory. They frowned slightly and said, "Today's victory was due to the rudimentary nature of the enemy's stronghold. Xu Huai captured the opportunity.
Lu Xiong has told you about the accuracy of the attack, but the most fundamental point is that Xu Huai used the power of thunder to seize Xu clan soldiers from Xu Wufu, which Zheng Hui and the thieves chief could not have expected. Otherwise
, with the abilities of those people secretly sent by Zheng Hui and Cai Zheng to stir up trouble in Tongbai Mountain, they cannot fail to see such a fatal flaw in the Tiaohutan Bandit Village..."
"I don't understand. Wang Xianggong said that people like Zheng Hui could see the fatal flaw in the Tiaohutan bandit camp, so why did they sit back and ignore it?" Xu Wujiang asked, somewhat stuck.
"This is because they are overconfident," Wang Zhen said with emotion, "Think about it, if Xu Wufu led the Xu clan soldiers to reorganize into the Huaiyuan rural camp this time, do you think it would be possible to defeat the Tiaohutan bandit camp today?
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Xu Wujiang was stunned there, and then he suddenly realized why they were able to achieve such a great victory today.
He turned around and saw Xu Huai holding the back of his head with both hands, leaning against the pillar with his legs crossed, and asked in surprise: "You have already known these principles that Wang Xianggong said? How can you think of things that ordinary people have never thought of after your brain is enlightened?"
, think about things that ordinary people have never thought about?”
"I don't know. I am also listening to Mr. Wang and Mr. Lu's teachings!" Xu Huai said this without any sincerity. He crossed his legs and trembled.
Xu Wujiang sat up straight, saluted the king and said: "Wu Jiang was born in the grass and lived in the grass. He thought he knew people's hearts. He was very proud of his victory today. However, after listening to Wang Xianggong and Mr. Lu's words, he realized how powerful he was.
Shallow - please return the favor to Mr. Wang, Mr. Lu will not hesitate to teach you..."
"Ms. Wang, what kind of person is Mr. Lu? Uncle Seventeen, you really took advantage of him!" Xu Huai said with a smile.
Seeing that Xu Wujiang's boy could be taught, Wang Zhen nodded slightly and said: "Xu Huai is a wild tiger and a monster. Neither Lu Xiong nor I dare to teach him. But if General Xu does not dislike the crudeness of Wang's learning, after the battle,
I have to sit idle under this locust tree, drink tea and play chess, but I feel free to do so."
Xu Wujiang, Tang Pan, Xu Xinan, Zhong He and Yin Peng, Zhou Jianxiong, Han Qi, Tang Qing, Tang Xia, Xu Sihu and others can all be considered rising stars in Tongbai Mountain at this time, but including Xu Wukun and Xu Wuliang
Including these people, they have been struggling at the lowest level, and their horizons are limited after all.
And when Tongbai Mountain is said to break the sky, how big of a ground can it be considered?
Not to mention the specific tasks of commanding and running the army, they are far from comparable to Wang Zhen and Lu Xiong in the more complex game of people's hearts.
Wang said, Lu Xiong is willing to devote all his knowledge and lifelong knowledge to teach them, which is their greatest gain and luck.
"The victory at Tiaohutan cannot be repeated, especially since we still don't know how many direct descendants Zheng Hui and the others have in Tongbai Mountain. It will be difficult for them to win suddenly again in the future. The most important thing is to let go of such thoughts.
"Wang Chen took over the topic he just spoke and continued to talk to Xu Wujiang, "So slowing down the war and slowly tightening it from the west bank of the Baijian River to the west is the right way to use troops..."
Of course, Wang Zhen could talk directly to Deng Gui about some matters, but in addition to being a demoted minister who had to know how to advance and retreat when the situation was going well, he also hoped that Xu Wujiang would truly grow into a leader, so some things could be explained to him.
Very detailed.
Xu Huai smiled beside him and said: "It should also be called Tang Pan. Xu Xin'an and the others are trying to lead the troops alone to fight against the rebels. I can't keep leading them to fight..."
"That's what I told you to say!" Xu Wujiang couldn't help but smile bitterly, and couldn't help but reach out to pat the back of Xu Huai's head.
Xu Wujiang knew very well that now it was time to go into battle and lead the troops to train, and it was not just Tang Pan, Xu Xin'an, Xu Sihu and others.
Out of vigilance and prudence towards people like Zheng Hui, the war had to be slowed down. In fact, it was also an opportunity for him to practice. After all, not everyone can be like Xu Huai, who becomes unbelievably evil after awakening...
