At nightfall, Du Chang rushed from Shiwandashan to Guanghan County.
The Tengu Army appeared for the first time in the Battle of Niutoushan and showed great power. He and Yangliu Shi played an indispensable role.
In fact, if it had appeared in another battle, the sensational effect caused by the Tengu Army would have been even stronger.
After all, the key to the Battle of Niutoushan was undoubtedly the earth-shattering "Sky Thunder" that killed hundreds of thousands of people in one fell swoop, which somewhat obscured the "light" of the Tengu Army.
But no matter what, Du Chang's abilities were recognized by Wei Changtian, and the former secured his position as the commander-in-chief of the Tengu Army.
It's just that no matter how amazing an army like this is, it's still a bit too "shocky".
Even in Shuzhou, which has the most peaceful attitude towards monsters, even if the people are no longer as afraid of monsters as before, it is still difficult for them to accept the Tengu Army stationed nearby.
So in the end, Wei Changtian asked Du Chang to lead the Tengu Army back to Shiwanda Mountain, and planned to temporarily use Cliff Valley as the headquarters of the Tengu Army.
It does not disturb the people, but can better train troops, and can quickly reach the battlefield when using troops.
Therefore, before Datong City is built, it can be expected that Du Chang will spend most of his time in Shiwandashan.
"..."
"Young Master! Brother Xianping!"
At the beginning of Xu Shi, Du Chang hurriedly walked into the Guanghan County Government Office and saw Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping who were discussing something.
"Brother Du."
Wei Changtian came up to him with a smile, and inevitably had to pay some courtesy first.
After briefly asking about the current situation of the Tengu Army, and saying a few words such as "speed up the military expansion," the three of them quickly got to the point.
Naturally, it’s about Kui Long and the Moon Sword.
Du Chang lost a bet with Chu Xianping and had taken Puppet Pill, so Wei Changtian told him about Kui Long without any psychological burden.
And his reaction was similar to that of Chu Xianping who heard about this for the first time.
Although he was surprised, he quickly accepted the fact that such a mysterious organization existed.
It seems that people who do great things all have at least the same characteristic -
That is, even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you, your appearance will remain unchanged, and you will rarely deny yourself due to changes in the external environment.
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From Xu time to Zi time.
When the bright moon swam into the sky and Tsinghua University filled the blue tiles of the county government office, the three people's discussion finally came to an end.
In addition to "colluding oral confessions" and discussing in advance how to deal with Kui Long's temptation, they also determined the next direction of the Shu army's attack.
I have said before that the Shu army currently has two attack directions to choose from, the north and the east.
Liang Zhen preferred to attack Anzhou in the north first and wipe out the 60,000 imperial troops stationed there in one fell swoop.
Chu Xianping preferred to attack Yangzhou in the east first, expand the territory of Shu, and attack steadily.
Wei Changtian had been unable to make up his mind before, but then he asked Wei Xianzhi for his opinion. Now combined with Du Chang's attitude, he finally made a decision.
Attack the east first and capture Yangzhou.
This move is mainly based on two considerations.
First, the tactical level.
In any case, there are still 60,000 imperial remnants in Anzhou. Together with the local state soldiers in Anzhou, it is not a big problem to make up a small 100,000 soldiers.
Although with Dali's 100,000 reinforcements on our side, we will definitely have an advantage in numbers, and with the Tengu army here, we will definitely have an advantage in combat strength.
However, it is difficult to repeat the scene in Niutoushan in this kind of real offensive and defensive battle. Even if we win, we will definitely suffer a lot of losses.
Ning Yongnian currently has the population of thirty-five states to support him, so he will definitely have an advantage in fighting a war of attrition, so it is best for Shu not to exchange combat power like this.
Second, the strategic level.
If you choose to attack Anzhou, your next strategic choice will most likely be to go all the way north and fight directly to the capital.
Danyang Prefecture, on the other hand, is "developing horizontally". In the future, it can continue to move eastward and take over all the southern states of Daning as its own, forming a north-south confrontation with Ning Yongnian.
Although this cannot quickly overthrow Ning Yongnian's rule, the advantage is that it is safe.
After all, due to the turmoil in the grain market and the influence of successive wars, Daning is now in a state of devastation, while everything in Shuzhou is thriving.
Under the circumstances, Wei Changtian felt that procrastinating longer would be more beneficial to him.
"..."
"Okay, then this matter is settled. I will also talk to Uncle Liang tomorrow."
In the meeting hall, Wei Changtian took a sip of the already weak tea: "Dali's remaining 50,000 reinforcements will arrive in Guanghan the day after tomorrow, but they will inevitably have to rest for a few days..."
"Let's do this, leave 30,000 people to garrison Guanghan to prevent Ning Yongnian from killing him again, and the rest will break camp in five days and head east to attack Yangzhou!"
"yes!"
Du Chang and Chu Xianping immediately stood up and clasped their fists with serious expressions, having no objections to such a decision.
Wei Changtian thought for a moment and continued:
"Brother Du, Brother Chu, I think before that you can go to Yangzhou and talk to their state pastor and general soldier."
"It would be best if they are willing to surrender."
"If you don't want us to fight again."
"What do you think?"
"Young Master's words are right."
Chu Xianping nodded slightly: "There are not many state troops in Yangzhou now, and they know that they cannot fight against my army, so maybe they are willing to open the city and ask for surrender."
"If you can defeat others without fighting, that would be the best."
"Indeed."
Du Chang also responded: "We have just achieved a great victory at Niutoushan. Everyone in Anzhou must be in danger. This attempt to persuade us to surrender should be successful."
"Okay, then you two should go there as soon as possible."
Wei Changtian stood up and walked to the two of them: "Take the Tengu Army with you. If we can reach an agreement, we will take over Yangzhou City immediately."
"If we can't reach an agreement, then we can just serve as the vanguard of the army."
"In addition, tell the officials in Yangzhou that as long as they are willing to surrender, their positions will remain unchanged."
"You two can handle other conditions as long as you two decide."
"..."
"Yes! I'll understand later!"
The fire lit up, and two sonorous and powerful responses sounded in the meeting hall.
Wei Changtian didn't know whether Du Chang and Chu Xianping could successfully persuade Yangzhou to surrender, but there was no harm in trying.
After all, if the negotiation is really successful, a lot of lives will be saved.
As for the safety of the two of them... Wei Changtian is not worried about this.
With the IQ of these two people, even if they don't make arrangements themselves, they will definitely be fully prepared.
What's more, the Tengu Army is going with them.
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In this way, after being "stranded" in Guanghan City for three more days, Wei Changtian finally managed to handle all the important matters at hand.
Chu Xianping and Du Chang will soon take the Tengu Army to Yangzhou for negotiations.
Liang Zhen wanted to stay in Guanghan to contact the remaining 50,000 Dali reinforcements and prepare for the possible eastern expedition.
As for Wei Changtian himself...
Of course, he is going back to Shuzhou City to get married.