Going south from Huaicheng to Anyang County, you must pass through the Yahe River.
The fertile fields of Hanoi County are thousands of miles away, supported by the two major water systems of the Han River and the Ya River, one in the south and the other in the north, covering most of the land in Hanoi County.
On this day, a convoy arrived at the ferry on the bank of the Yashui River and lined up to board the ship. The convoy was not large in size, with forty or fifty knights in front and behind surrounding five or six carriages. The carriages were of the same style, and the cyan colors of Anyang County were uniformly hung on the tops of the carriages.
military flag to show their belonging.
In the second carriage from the very beginning, there was an old man and a young man sitting across the chessboard playing chess. The old man was wearing a rich black robe and was slightly stooped. The young man was wearing a white robe and had an indifferent expression. He twirled his sunspot on his lips and was a little hesitant.
It was the nobleman from Anyang County whom Luo Chuan had met once in a restaurant at the gate of Huaicheng.
The old man stretched out his hand and knocked on the chessboard in front of him, making a dull sound, "My dear, the most important thing in playing chess is concentration. If you can't put your mind on the chessboard, how can you make a move?"
The young man was startled for a moment, and then he casually threw the chess pieces on the chessboard as if he had just come to his senses, "Indeed, at this moment, I can't calm down and play this game of chess with my grandpa."
The old man smiled and reached out to retrieve the white stones from the chessboard one by one and put them back into the chess box. "I have been thinking about this for a few days. What result have you come up with?"
The young man frowned lightly, giving his cold face a touch of humanity. He also followed the old man's example and picked up the black pieces back into the chess box, but his movements were much more brisk.
I have come into contact with the young masters and officials of Shaohenei County. From top to bottom, there is a smell of merchants' copper. Even the fourth young master who wears gold armor and swaggers around all day long is just using the name of the military.
He is a philistine who does business. Hanoi County has favored commerce and suppressed military affairs to such an extent. In the prosperous times, he was naturally a guest of all parties. In today's troubled times... he is inevitably extremely passive."
The old man said nothing and just picked up the chess pieces.
The young man continued, "I have never seen Zhuo'er, the prefect of Hanoi County, but the audience understood between the lines that although the prefect is older and not in good health, he is not a fool after all, so he took advantage of the chaos in the world.
At that time, I sent goodwill to Jiangzhou. Now that the Beiyi have invaded Shanbei County, many counties in Jiangzhou have the intention of sending allied forces northward. It is reasonable for them to take the opportunity to move closer, but I feel that
Since it is a county in Hanzhou in the southwest... Hanoi County's move to rebel and move to the east is really too dangerous."
His frown deepened, "Hanoi County has a flat terrain and a very wide area. It is the largest and most grain-producing logistics area in Hanzhou in southwest China. Every year, they supply food to the border troops in the three poor counties. The number of them in one county exceeds ours."
Lingjun and Guangjun combined, if they really fall to Jiangzhou, I am afraid that even if Anlingjun and Guangjun are willing to squeeze out a larger share of the food supply, they will not be able to support the huge number of border troops in Sanqiongjun.
When the poor counties are forced to rebel, Guang County naturally cannot stop the troops of the three counties and can only rely on them. If the four counties advance eastward, they are afraid that Hanoi County will be removed from the southwestern Hanzhou before Hanoi County becomes the seventh county of Jiangzhou. If
If Jiangzhou waits for an opportunity to send troops to march westward, Hanoi County will inevitably be beaten to pieces, and maybe thousands of miles of fertile land will be desolate. By then, they, the powerful people in Hanoi County, will have no bargaining chips. Isn't it true that they are relying on others? But if that is the case
, I, Anyang County, cannot be alone..."
The old man had already put all the white pieces into the chess box. After hearing what the young man said, he shook the chess box in his hand with a smile and said, "When playing chess, black and white, you can't win if you only focus on your own chess, let alone.
.....There are more than two moves on this game?”
The young man stared at the chess box that the old man put back on the table and pondered.
The old man was just minding his own business and continued, "You, you are always looking at the world of Hanzhou in the southwest. Of course Hanoi County belongs to Hanzhou in the southwest, but through hundreds of years of business exchanges along the upper and lower reaches of the Hanjiang River, Hanoi
The interests of the county and other counties in Jiangzhou, including in-law relations, have long been inseparable. They are much closer than the other five counties in Hanzhou in the southwest. Therefore, troubled times are coming. If such a big fat as Hanoi County is placed there, what will happen if it is placed there?
If they have to choose a side, which side should they choose?"
The old man glanced at the pensive young man and then picked up the sunspots for him, "As for Nanyi, as you said, Hanoi County surrendered to Jiangzhou and cut off the food supply of the border troops of Sanqiong County. As long as we go to Nanyi a little earlier,
According to some news, Sanqiong County is afraid that if it wants to send troops to attack, it will be nailed to the border before it is too late to take action. Nanyi has been fighting with them for hundreds of years, and they don't know how to cut off the relationship between Sanqiong County and Hanoi County.
How important is it? Once they make a killing move, Nanyi can afford it. How long will Sanqiong County be depleted of energy? Besides, do you think Sanqiong County is monolithic? When we left Huaicheng, the boy from the Yun family in Guangjun handed over
I wrote a post and came to see you, what do you think you want?"
He sneered and shook his head, "Although our Anyang County has been classified as one of the three rich counties by the good guys, after all, we are also border counties. If Li County and Yongchang County suffer disasters, can our Anyang County survive alone?
That’s why I rejected that post for you. You have to think clearly about this."
The young man nodded and thought for a moment, then raised his head and asked again, "I heard that the situation on both sides of Wuzhou is quite tense. They probably are unable to enter the Hanzhou in the southwest, but why didn't grandpa mention the Western Yi? Even if the mountains are closed, once the Nanyi
If Heli County and Yongchang County have taken serious action, Xiyi should also take action?"
The old man shook his head, "The Western Barbarians are divided into the north and the south. The northern branch respects the white tiger and black wolf. They are cruel by nature, but they also happened to face the gang of wild people in Wuzhou. They have been fighting for years and have no time to pay attention to it. The southern branch of the fox clan
But this is something I haven’t seen clearly for many years. It is said that among the four barbarians, it is the most similar to the human country, and it has been the most stable in recent years. I really don’t believe that they will not get involved in the chaos in the world, but I have to insist.
I'll tell you where to enter the game...it's really hard for me to guess." He glanced at the young man's surprised expression and smiled, "Look, grandpa is not Lu Zu, so how could he predict the future? I couldn't predict it from the previous inferences.
But it's just nonsense to follow your "what if" sentence. The general trend of the world has its own promotion and is promoted by everyone in the world. It is never based on the changes of one person and one place. One soldier or one soldier may become a person who affects the whole body.
Who can say for sure about the starting point? A wider vision, seeing more and thinking more will only make it easier to make correct judgments when something happens..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man turned around and lifted the curtain of the car, and took a letter from the hands of a bowing cavalryman outside. After looking at it for a few times, the smile on his face gradually faded away, until he was as cold as ice and could not sit still.
The young man opposite him was frightened. He had never seen his grandfather, who had always been indifferent to mood and anger, be so out of sorts.
The old man handed the letter to the young man and said, "Look, what I just said is an example."
The young man took the letter and took a look. His expression, which had been so indifferent for a long time, immediately darkened, and then he was shocked, "This...!" He crumpled the letter paper with so much force in his hand, "Nan
How could Yi... break through our first line of defense in Anyang County?!!!"
The old man did not answer his question, but turned to look south.