Facing this question raised by Gu Xun, Wei Zhuang raised a sneer on his lips and answered without hesitation:
"Not sure!"
Well... the answer he gave was no.
It seems that this slightly cowardly answer does not go well with the Guigu disciples who are always cool and omnipotent, but this is the reality.
As a disciple of Guigu, the first priority is decision-making.
To make the most appropriate decision, you must understand the limits of your abilities.
To be honest, in Wei Zhuang's eyes, the armor-piercing soldier known as one of the empire's three trump cards does not have much intimidating power.
The combat effectiveness of something like the army depends largely on the ability of the general.
The Hundred-War Armor-Piercing Soldier is indeed well-equipped and well-trained, but its leader Wang Li... can't be said to be a good-for-nothing good-for-nothing, but his abilities are really not that good.
If he is just a lieutenant and general in the army, it is more than enough. Let him lead an ordinary army.
But with the armor-piercing soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles... it's more or less like Lu Bu riding a dog... No, it should be said that it's a dog riding Lu Bu.
There are one hundred thousand disciples in the peasant family. Although it is definitely a challenge, it can still be done with 70,000 to 80,000 people, while the armor-piercing soldiers with hundreds of battles only have a strength of 30,000.
With a difference of two times in strength and a favorable geographical location, it would not be difficult to deal with Wang Li with the skills of Wei Zhuang and Gai Nie.
but!
The armor-piercing soldiers are an army, but the peasant disciples are not!
One hundred thousand disciples are said to be powerful in numbers, and the name of Dize Twenty-Four is enough to scare people, but Jianghu gangs are just Jianghu gangs after all, and they are completely incomparable to a well-trained regular army that enforces orders and prohibitions.
Moreover, the current situation of the farmer's family is unclear, and there is serious internal strife. It is difficult for the Mohist family to say that it is an enemy or a friend.
In this case, how could Wei Zhuang give Gu Xun a positive answer?
Unless he can calculate well, he has already calculated all the results of the trip to Dongjun in advance.
Gu Xun was not surprised by this response and replied with a grin:
"Can't you be bolder at this time and just accept it all?"
Wei Zhuang glanced at him and replied calmly, "I don't like getting too close to idiots."
"The group from the Mo family is enough to challenge my patience, but those from the peasant family... Humph!"
In Wei Zhuang's eyes, all the overly idealistic Mohists were idiots, but the peasants had clearly surpassed the category of idiots and reached the realm of some kind of performance art.
Of course, Wei Zhuang didn't look down on them for fighting among themselves, but looked down on them for having been fighting among themselves for so many years and still couldn't come to a result.
It's really like a crouching dragon meets a phoenix chick.
The dishes are all of a similar standard...it can be considered that both parties went to each other.
But Wei Zhuang didn't want to accompany him.
Zhang Liang joked with a smile:
"Then I have become a bad person, forcing Brother Wei Zhuang to associate with those idiots."
Wei Zhuang ignored Zhang Liang's teasing and reminded Gu Xundao:
"You'd better make other arrangements in case the farmer's gang gives you a big surprise."
Gu Xun spread his hands and said with a wry smile, "But obviously I can't make any more arrangements."
"You should know that your intervention in the name of counter-quick sand is the limit of what quick sand can do in this matter."
"Our Emperor, His Majesty, is becoming more and more impatient now. The farmer was directly involved in the Yinghuo Stone incident, and he was connected with Xiong Qi back then... What do you think he thinks of the farmer now?"
As long as Ying Zheng still has some tolerance for the peasants, he will not directly mobilize armor-piercing soldiers.
Although the military strength in the Central Plains region is indeed somewhat limited now, mobilizing the garrison from several surrounding counties is enough to deal with the farmers.
Again, Jianghu gangs are just Jianghu gangs after all, and they are not on the same track as the military.
Gu Xun had considered letting Han Xin serve as a temporary assistant, but after the Battle of Guancheng, everyone knew that Han Xin was promoted by him, and it was really inconvenient for him to get involved in the farm affairs.
Zhang Liang raised his eyebrows and said, "Maybe... we can try to get in from Wang Li's side?"
Gu Xun narrowed his eyes, chuckled and said, "It feels quite awkward... The character of this legitimate son of the Wang family is not very similar to that of his grandfather or his father."
"His father still had some friendship with me back then, but it was basically completely lost when he came here."
Although Gu Xun has always been close to the Meng family, Wang Ben did not let go of his relationship with Gu Xun during the years when he was still relatively active.
After all, both Wang Jian and Wang Ben of the Wang family understood that the title of general who would destroy a country was not easy to bear.
On the one hand, it is necessary to maintain connections between the DPRK and China, which cannot be deep, but must be wide.
On the other hand, you also have to have a good relationship with the Meng family, which is also a martial arts family. It is definitely not okay to be too close, but you can't be tit-for-tat. After all, it is the king's minister who is the leader of the land.
But when Wang Li rose to prominence and replaced his father as the leading figure in the Wang family, things were a little different.
Because the Wang family has always kept a low profile, although Wang Li is also the general of the empire, his reputation is far less resounding than that of Meng Tian - of course, this is also related to the fact that his performance is far inferior to Meng Tian's.
Wang Li, on the other hand, was not a person who could endure his temper like his grandfather or father.
Judging from Gu Xun's little understanding of him, Wang Li is not a playboy, nor can he be said to be domineering in character. At most, he likes to be conspicuous. His real problem is... his competitiveness is a bit too strong.
During the period when his grandfather and father were active, the Wang family always had an edge over the Meng family. Although Ying Zheng himself favored Meng Tian, he could not overshadow the Wang family and his son's efforts to destroy the Four Kingdoms. What's more, Meng Tian was still a junior, and they were already
They cannot be compared together.
But in his generation, the situation has completely reversed, and the Meng family has completely overshadowed the Wang family.
This was something Wang Li couldn't accept, and it also led him to basically express his clear-cut attitude of not having any contact with the Meng family.
Guxun, or Liusha, was definitely closer to the Meng family, so the Wang family was cut off from this side as well.
To be honest, it seems that Wang Li's operation was unwise, but Wang Ben, the father, had no intention of stopping him - he just took a back seat, not dead, but just didn't react at all, allowing Wang Li to
Do your own mischief.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, Gu Xun can understand Wang Ben's thoughts to a certain extent. He probably still feels that it is not safe and wants to further help the Wang family 'vent their anger'.
After all, the reputation of the general who destroyed the country was too high.
Anyway, no matter what Wang Li does, as long as he doesn't rebel, he won't kill himself, so just let him do whatever he wants.
Of course, this may very well lead to the decline of the Wang family, but... ruin is better than death, right?
Zhang Liang obviously knew something about Wang Li and had no objection to Gu Xun's words. After thinking for a while, he changed his mind:
"Since we can't reach an agreement, why not... go against the odds and make things smooth?"
Wang Li's biggest fault is that he is too competitive, but this does not mean that he does not have other faults.
Pride is also one of his shortcomings.
However, this is not obvious in him - not because of low level, but because of his origin.
As the direct grandson of the famous Wuchenghou Wang Jian, Wang Li was born in a general family and became a general at a young age. It is normal for Wang Li to be a little arrogant.
For Wang Li himself, the only person he regarded as his opponent was the most eye-catching general in the world, Xing Mengtian, and he ignored everyone else.
For such a self-respecting general, Huzi, it is obviously impossible for him to take an opponent like Nongjia seriously.
Of course, the farmer is really just a rookie. Although Wang Li is probably a player of Zhao Kuo's level, but... Zhao Kuo is not bad at all.
Zhao Kuo lost to Bai Qi, what kind of people are your farmers? Do you deserve to be compared with Wu Anjun?
But having said that, Bai Qi in the Qin Dynasty world really died at the hands of a farmer...
Back to the topic, this is the breakthrough point that Zhang Liang is determined to seize.
Wang Li will definitely not take the farmer seriously, but a simple farmer is a waste, but with the help of a farmer from the side, it may not be such a waste.
If you want to ensure that you win this game, you must start from two aspects.
The first is, of course, to improve one's own strength, that is, to integrate the farmers as much as possible so that they stop fighting among themselves and gather all their strength in one place.
Wei Zhuang and the others will naturally do their best to handle this, needless to say.
The second is to find ways to weaken the enemy.
If the Hundred Battles Armor-Piercing Soldiers are a good unit, they will definitely not be able to make a single cut. Naturally, the only one who can do it is Wang Li, the commander-in-chief.
As the saying goes, a arrogant army will be defeated. What Zhang Liang wants to do now is to continue to add fuel to Wang Li's fire.
"Brother Gu, what do you think?" Zhang Liang looked at Gu Xundao with a smile.
Gu Xun didn't know how the peasant family would survive this disaster in the anime plot. Now he could only rely on the wisdom of Zhang Liang and the others, and nodded and replied:
"Sounds like a good choice, how to do it specifically?"
"Should we start from Wang Li's side, or should we start from the farmer's side?"
"Of course it's a two-pronged approach!" Zhang Liang replied without hesitation, then looked at Wei Zhuang, "Brother Wei Zhuang, is there no problem here?"
Wei Zhuang nodded simply, "I understand."
Isn't it just trying to trick Wang Li and make him take it more lightly? It's too simple.
Zhang Liang's eyes immediately turned back to Gu Xun:
"On the other hand, it's up to you, Brother Gu, to find a way."
On Wang Li's side, we have to see if there are any quicksand spies with suitable military status among the armor-piercing soldiers.
"Ah..." Gu Xunba clicked his lips, raised his eyes and thought about it, "There should be a way... wait until I go back to study it."
It is impossible for Gu Xun to know everything about this matter in detail, so he still has to ask the people below.
The most important thing is that the candidate for this 'nail' must be carefully considered. After all, it has been emphasized more than once that Quicksand must have nothing to do with everything that happened in East County.
He had to think it over carefully.
"For now, this is the only arrangement we can make." Zhang Liang nodded, "Anything more will require Brother Wei Zhuang to act according to the opportunity."
Although Zhang Liang was revered as a seeker in later generations, and he was able to strategize and win decisively thousands of miles away, it is obvious that the human mind cannot calculate people and things hundreds or thousands of miles away out of thin air.
The specific operation depends on the specific situation.
Zhang Liang knows better than anyone that the more you calculate in advance, the greater the chance of making mistakes.
"Well...that's it, let's take it one step at a time." Gu Xun obviously didn't expect that just a few people sitting in the yard could really determine the outcome of a war, even if Zhang Liang and Wei Zhuang were both the best in the world.
of outstanding people.
Just have your own ideas, and the rest...just do your best.
After discussing the farm matter, Zhang Liang immediately asked Gu Xun about Tianming and their situation:
"Brother Gu, do you know what the situation is like for the three of them on the mirage at Tianming now?"
Gu Xun immediately nodded, "I understand, I just went to the mirage during the day."
"As for the situation of those three children...in short, everyone has something to gain."
"The mirage is a dangerous place for them, but it is also a blessed place. They are destined to go there."
After answering, Gu Xun asked, "Suddenly asked them, is the Mo family planning to save people?"
"Well!" Zhang Liang nodded slightly, "The situation in Songhai is now stabilizing, and they are planning to find opportunities to rescue people."
"That's fine, the mirage is not a benign place after all." Gu Xun responded, "Misfortune and fortune depend on each other, and it's definitely not a good thing to stay up there all the time."
At this time, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard gate:
Tuk! Tuk! Tuk!
"Sir, Zhang Han wants to see you!"
Gu Xun glanced sideways at the door, then smiled and said to Zhang Liangweizhuang:
"It seems that we can only talk here today. What do you two say?"
Wei Zhuang's answer was - there was nothing to say. He stood up and walked out of the small courtyard. In the blink of an eye, the person disappeared, standing out neatly.
Zhang Liang said goodbye politely and then left.
After the two left, Gu Xun responded loudly:
"come in!"
Zhang Han then opened the door and came in.
He seemed completely unaware that there were three people in the courtyard just now. He quickly walked up to Gu Xun, cupped his hands and said:
"Sir, I've already informed Xiaomeng."
Gu Xun didn't care whether Zhang Han noticed it or not, and he didn't even deliberately erase the traces of Zhang Liang and Wei Zhuang's time together.
As the commander of the Shadow Guards, Zhang Han, although there is still a layer of distance between him and Liusha, he is basically half of his own people. He can avoid certain taboos, but there is no need to be overly cautious.
"How did she answer?"
"Uh... I didn't give a clear answer, I just said... she knows." Zhang Han replied with a wry smile, "The second thing is that she and the general debated the rise and fall of dynasties and the changes in the world."
"Ha!" Gu Xun was amused and teased Zhang Han, "It seems you didn't get any good looks from her either."
Zhang Han frowned with a slight headache and said with a helpless smile, "I really don't understand her current thoughts at all."
"Hahaha..." Gu Xun couldn't help laughing, "If you don't understand, just don't understand. In fact, I can't understand either. We just need to focus on the things we can understand."
"No matter how much Tianzong's ideas have brought about Xiaomeng's ideological changes, since she is willing to accept Fusu's invitation to go down the mountain, it means that she has not turned into a machine with only cultivation in her eyes and her own thoughts and emotions."
"As long as she knows the news about Xiaoyaozi, she will definitely go and meet him for a while. Otherwise... do you think she traveled all the way from Mount Taiyi to the coast of the East China Sea just to compete with Fu Nian in her internal strength?"
"But she is now..." Zhang Han gestured with his hands, but he couldn't describe the current Xiaomeng.
It's not that there's anything hard to say, but Zhang Han really doesn't understand and doesn't understand what Xiaomeng wants to do.
