Xiao Shilian couldn't help but sigh: "Between a dilemma and a dilemma, the feeling is the most uncomfortable. To be honest, if I were Yu Wenxian, I might just bite the bullet and fight. If I can win, it would be best. If I can't win, just retreat.
Yecheng."
Li Xingchen narrowed his eyes.
Xiao Shilian's idea is very simple. The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. The victory will be determined by one battle.
But Li Xingchen knew very well that it was impossible for Yu Wenxian to do this.
If you are not in your position, you will not pursue your political goals.
Xiao Shilian was thinking about this matter from the perspective of the military, while Yu Wenxian had many other things to worry about.
In fact, even Li Xingchen had to admit that the situation had developed to this point. Yu Wenxian's choice to go all-in and fight the Han army should actually be the best way. If he continued to delay, it would certainly be possible for him to gather more troops.
Money, food, soldiers and horses, but correspondingly, the Han army will become stronger.
Soldiers who have completed training in the new barracks in the rear are being continuously replenished to the armies that have suffered battle losses, not to mention the many artillery and muskets that have just been pulled off the production line of the workshop, which will quickly replenish the losses of the Han army.
, and field as many troops as possible.
It was obviously not a wise choice for Yu Wenxian to use Jizhou and Jinyang to fight a protracted war with the entire Han Dynasty.
But if Yu Wenxian now sends troops to attack the Han army's fortress, will he be able to win?
Before Li Xingchen came today, he had personally watched the sand table exercise organized by the Taiwei Mansion. The several staff officers responsible for commanding the Northern Zhou army could indeed be said to have racked their brains, but in the end they were completely defeated due to the calm cooperation of the Han navy and land divisions.
Yu Wenxian must also know this truth, so the attack that Xiao Shilian and many Han soldiers are looking forward to will probably not come.
But not attacking does not mean that Yu Wenxian will not escape.
After the Han army crossed Baigou, they would not reach Yecheng in a blink of an eye. If Yu Wenxian took the initiative to retreat now, he might still have the opportunity to set up defenses step by step and buy more time for himself to consolidate the defense of Yecheng.
But will he, and will he dare?
Li Xingchen stared at the opposite side closely.
The Han army's rangers were wandering on both wings, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty's scouts were also monitoring the Han army's positions from a distance. Because both sides are now exercising restraint as much as possible, they will not even receive effective control when visiting each other's positions and camps.
stop.
Of course, for the Han army, there is nothing to hide. Our position is like this. It is placed here for you to see, but I don’t know if you dare to come? Even the Han soldiers are eager to launch an attack after they find out the truth.
For the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it was obviously not a good choice to anger the Han army scouts due to conflicts with them at this time.
The strange battlefield situation also shows Yu Wenxian's current entanglement.
But this kind of confusion shouldn't last much longer.
Dahan's terms should be sent to Yu Wenxian's desk soon. From these harsh terms, Yu Wenxian should be able to see that Dahan does not really want to accept his surrender. Of course, it can also be seen that he does not really mean it.
He wanted to surrender, so the battle still had to be avoided. When the time came, whether Yu Wenxian was advancing or retreating, he had to react as soon as possible, otherwise, the Han army would decisively surround Yu Wenxian directly in this wilderness.
"The peace before the war was not really peace." Li Xingchen said lightly.
After hearing what His Majesty said, Xiao Shilian suddenly became interested.
War, His Majesty clearly said war.
In other words, the peace talks are really dead.
Then give him a fight!
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Peace talks are out of the question, but cooperation is possible.
Yu Wenzhao walked out of the tent with an angry look on his face, called his followers, and headed directly to the north.
Xu Shanxin and Bao Xing in the tent looked at each other and both smiled.
His Royal Highness, King Zhao, was in a good mood. Xu Shanxin believed that when Yu Wenxian saw his angry brother, he would never have thought that his brother had already had other plans in his heart.
Just now, a secret agreement has been reached between Yuwenzhao and the Han Dynasty. Yuwenzhao will rebel against the Northern Zhou Dynasty according to the order of the Han Dynasty or he will seize the opportunity. The Han Dynasty will at least grant Yuwenzhao the title of Duke. If Yuwenzhao can capture Yuwenxian or Yuwen alive,
Purely waiting for others, then the reward for merit will be greater.
Once during the battle, Yu Wenzhao suddenly changed sides, which would be fatal to the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
But at least for now, Yu Wenzhao still needs to maintain his loyalty to the Northern Zhou Dynasty as much as possible to prevent Yu Wenxian from becoming suspicious, so as to gain opportunities to capture Yu Wenxian in one fell swoop later.
After all, Yu Wenzhao now leads the imperial army, so it is not unfeasible for him to directly capture Yu Wenxian alive.
Li Xinchen turned out from behind the screen. He had been back from the North Bank for a while. Since Xu Shanxin and the others had a "very harmonious" conversation with Yu Wenzhao, Li Xinchen naturally did not show up, lest Yu Wenzhao might be embarrassed when he suddenly saw him.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, with Yuwen Zhao as an internal response, even if Yu Wenxian retreats to Yecheng and stays behind closed doors, our army can easily defeat the enemy." Xu Shanxin said with a smile, "Yu Wenzhao has evil intentions, so he will definitely not
If you act rashly, you should contact princes such as Yu Wentong first to ask for help. Regardless of whether Yu Wen Zhao can work or not, it will disrupt Yu Wenxian's trust in the royal family. Even if Yu Wen Zhao fails, the enemy's military morale will also be shaken."
Li Xingchen nodded.
The most cruel part of this plan is not actually to instigate Yuwenzhao and the other Northern Zhou princes to rebel. Even the Han Dynasty has been prepared that Yuwenzhao is likely to fail. However, even if Yuwenzhao fails, Yuwenxian will suffer a loss.
It is impossible for Kaichang Yizhi to trust the royal family as unconditionally as he does now, and apart from the royal family, Yu Wenxian has no one else he can rely on now.
This is tantamount to removing the firepower from under the cauldron and directly removing Yu Wenxian's biggest support.
It's just a few words and an agreement, which will benefit the big man without any harm.
Of course, it is still inevitable that after Yu Wenzhao returns to the Northern Zhou camp, will he have the courage to tell Yu Wenxian these things truthfully? If so, Yu Wenxian may seize the opportunity and use it to set a trap for the big man.
.So there must be someone to ensure that Yuwen Zhao implements the plan according to the agreement with Dahan.
Otherwise, if this guy says something about the big man using coercion and inducement, and being arrogant and conciliatory, it will not be difficult to explain.
Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that everything is as foolproof as possible.
Although this guy is not very smart, he may not make any choice when it comes to life and death.
Needless to say, this task definitely falls on Xu Shanxin’s shoulders.
In terms of familiarity with the Northern Zhou Dynasty, no one can surpass Xu Shanxin.
"The peace talks have come to an end for the time being, and I should set off for the Zhou camp." Xu Shanxin stood up.
Li Xingchen waved his hand: "It's okay to take a day off, my dear. Running around for days is too tiring."
Since returning to the Han army camp last night, Xu Shanxin has only rested for an hour or two, and like Bao Xing, he has dark circles under his eyes.