Xuanji also took over the topic with interest: "Although the situation in the southeast has deteriorated now, the situation has improved after the three major families sent troops one after another. Now above the river, there are the 50,000 dragon army of Commander He Huairen and the Li family's army.
There are 30,000 naval fleets and the Red Eyebrow Legion, the leader of the Li family, to the west of Yuzhou Road. Unless the Eastern Japanese Dynasty is willing to fight to the death, the allied forces of the three Northeastern countries will never dream of setting foot south of the river. As for the South Yunnan Road in the south, as the Song Dynasty
With the arrival of the Junlin White-Er Legion, the local situation has been stabilized. After uniting the forces of the five southern Yunnan tribes, it has posed a greater threat to the Jinhua Dynasty. However, except for the Keshui tribe, the five southern Yunnan tribes are still reliable.
The remaining four tribes may have ulterior motives. And Song Junlin is good at scheming but not at military. Fortunately, the Bai'er Army has always been powerful in combat. At least the 30,000 troops of the first company were basically wiped out. And the Bliss in the middle
On the front, Zhang Cangxiong and Han Fu blocked their way south, while the Qinglong Army and Mistress Yue Wan blocked their way westward, forcing them to huddle within Yangzhou Road. The imperial court's Eastern Army had already
The reorganization is complete, and I heard that under the leadership of Commander Xiang March, we are already quite effective in combat. Under such circumstances, the imperial court is naturally unwilling to let us go south."
As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded. The relationship between the imperial court and Hetao was relatively close at first. Both Emperor Yinglie and Pang Ye, Tie Zhen and Sima Danggui were very fond of Haotian. However, as Haotian
After raising troops for the Western Expedition and refusing to accept the officials appointed by the imperial court, the relationship between the two parties began to become somewhat cold. Coupled with the sarcastic words from the Auxiliary King and An Yongchang, Emperor Yinglie was also somewhat dissatisfied with Haotian. Although Haotian now ruled
There are only 15 million people under his command, and only more than 300,000 troops. However, considering that Tianwu Xinghe and Bloody Plateau are his allies, and he himself is the son-in-law of Zhang Cangxiong of Huaishui, there is no shortage of talents under his command.
Now his strength has closely followed the three major aristocratic families. Even the national advisor Pang Ye is now a little wary of Haotian. The reason why Haotian is preparing to raise his troops to go south this time has not been obtained by the heroic emperor.
The approval was probably due to Pang Ye.
Xin Ke was originally a rough man. In his heart, except for Haotian's providence and Feng Jing, all people were nothing to him. After hearing Xuanji's analysis, his anger immediately rose, and he was heavily
He slapped the table and shouted loudly: "We are working hard for them, and they are still wary of us. My lord, at worst, we will rebel like this. You will be the emperor, and we will raise our troops and attack the Holy Capital of Heaven!"
"
These words were like a muffled thunder. Not only did Haotian and others faint, but Xian Lianchen, Xin Jiao and others who were playing with their children also stood stunned on the spot. Only Tang Jianchu Yueying and the five little ones sitting behind Tianyi
The child didn't realize the profound meaning of Xin Ke's words, but his eyes kept rolling. Luo Xiang and Xuanji, who had finally come to their senses, both looked at each other and smiled. With this sentence, they
I've wanted to say it for a long time but didn't dare to say it out loud. Fortunately, Xinke is a rough guy so he dared to say it so openly.
Haotian, who had come back to his senses, glared at Xinke fiercely, and Xinke immediately shrank back as if he had seen a ghost. Seeing his appearance, Haotian said: "That's it.
These remarks must not be mentioned again in the future. As the feudal minister of the empire, I, Haotian, do not want to repay the kindness of the country when the country is broken and the nation is in crisis. Instead, I support the army and stand on my own. Such an unfaithful and unjust act is not for our generation.
What you did.”
Tianyi also nodded and said: "My husband, as a minister, naturally has to fulfill his duties as a minister. Let's not mention that such remarks are unfaithful and unjust. How many innocent people will be killed just because of the war?
How many people died in the war? You should not say anything about the matter of enfeoffing a marquis. One general has accomplished the feat and tens of thousands of bones have been withered. Now that the world is in war, the people have suffered deeply from it. As the people of China, we should work hard to bring order to the chaos, so that the people of the world can end this situation as soon as possible.
Days. If we ignore the survival of the people in the world just because of our own selfish interests, how can our conscience be at ease!"
Being scolded by Tianyi and Haotian, Xinke was like a defeated rooster at that time, lowering his head. He was just talking casually, so naturally he had no backup plan or psychological preparation. Luo Xiang and others were also unwilling to die.
Rescue, they knew Haotian's character very well. Although it came violently now, after this period of time, nothing happened. It happened that at this time, Hao'an in Qiu Mu's arms seemed to wake up, and he started to scream.
Seeing this, Haotian quickly took his son from Qiu Mu's arms and hurriedly patted him. However, Hao'an was obviously not close to his father, whom he had not seen much, so he screamed even more fiercely. Haotian was busy.
Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and Xue Sha and others around him couldn't help laughing when they saw this. Fortunately, God handed the Hao Jin in his hand to Bian Zhongxing who was sitting on the side in time, and he
After taking Hao'an, Hao'an stopped crying.
Haotian wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with emotion: "This little brat is not even close to his own father! Alas, it's lucky that it's just the two of you."
When God heard this, he immediately gave him a fierce look: "Husband, if he is a little brat, what is the concubine? Could it be that the husband dislikes the concubine for giving birth to two, too many, and causing you trouble?"
"
Looking at Tianyi's face that suddenly became serious, Haotian broke into a cold sweat at that time, but this thing was difficult to explain in the first place. Haotian was so anxious that he couldn't explain it clearly. When everyone around him saw this, he suddenly burst into tears.
Laughing. The matter of engraving the letter was revealed in this way.
After laughing, Xuanji returned to the subject: "My lord, the three great families are no less guarded against me than the imperial court. We are now in the northwest and have seriously threatened the backs of the Song and Li families. Although we are just
They want to go south to quell the rebellion, but none of them dare to take it lightly. This has invisibly restricted a large number of troops from the two great families. And now the Zhang family is on the southeast front line, and the main forces of the Song and Li families have left the country. Now we are just
They are stationing troops in the Yinfeng Mountains, and they are already panicking. If our army goes south, who knows whether Li Tieming and Song Zhengfeng will think that we have taken over their lair, and whether Zhang Cangxiong will worry that we are trying to occupy a magpie's nest?
"
"The key to going south is supplies." Xue Sha also opened his mouth and said: "When the army goes south, logistical supplies must be indispensable. We raise troops to serve the king. If less of them go, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the court to explain. If there are too many, the court will not be able to handle them.
I won’t rest assured. According to our current strength in Hetao, we can only support an army of a little more than 200,000 to go south. This should be the bottom line acceptable to the court and the three major families. But when an army of 200,000 is sent out to fight, it is only
The monthly grain requirement is at least 80,000 shi, not including other logistics materials and fodder for horses. If the consumption of logistics personnel is included, ten shi of grain will be transported from Hetao to the southeast. If it is transported by land, at least
It will consume four stones. This is under the condition that everything goes well. And with our current financial and material resources in Hetao, we simply cannot bear such consumption. Therefore, we must solve the problem of food, grass and logistics materials with the court and the three major families, otherwise we
There is no guarantee of going south."
Feng Jing raised his head and asked: "If our grain goes south through the river and enters the Huai River from Luoshui River, can the losses along the way be reduced?"
Dugu shook his head: "It's difficult. Our navy in Hetao has always been weak. If it weren't for Mistress Yue Wan's dowry, we might not even have decent ships now, and these ships are also limited. And if we only rely on our civilian ships in Hetao
and merchant ships simply cannot bear such a heavy task. Our navy needs to assist in the defense of Anzhou Hukou Ferry, and although the imperial navy commander He Huairen is interested, the imperial court will definitely not agree to let him escort us. As for the southeast region,
Merchant ships are currently in the midst of war, and have either been forcibly confiscated, or are attached to a certain force, and we have no way of getting involved now."
"There is also climate." Bian Zhongxing reminded: "The north is dry and the south is hot and humid. Moreover, there is a lot of water in the south of the Yangtze River. Our soldiers basically grew up in the north. There is no precedent for fighting in the water towns of the south of the Yangtze River. And our soldiers
The performance of the cavalry, the main field force, in the Jiangnan area will inevitably be greatly reduced. If you send troops in summer, you must pay attention to problems such as heatstroke. Especially the Xijiang defense line, which is not only unbearably hot and humid, but also densely forested with mosquitoes and miasma, so you must not take it lightly.
"
Xuanji nodded: "What Commander Bian said is absolutely true. Before we go south, we must take these things into consideration. However, Hetao is located in the north, and we have not prepared many medicines here, and Master Chu and Master Lin have more of them.
Thank you for your trouble."
Hearing this, Haotian couldn't help but said depressedly: "When the country is in crisis, it is the time for men to make contributions. But now we only have force, but nowhere to vent it, alas."
At this moment, Zhan Shutang opened the hall door and walked in. Following him were Xue Qingcheng and a beautiful middle-aged woman.
Seeing that half of the military and political officials in Hetao were gathered in the hall, Xue Qingcheng was obviously stunned. Tianyi smiled slightly and quickly asked people to show their seats to the two of them.
Haotian didn't know who the lady behind Xue Qingcheng was. He and Xue Qingcheng were already very familiar with each other. After the two sides decided to cooperate that day, Xue Qingcheng had been staying in the Hetao Prefecture as a hostage on the Bloody Plateau for a long time. It was only in
Some time ago, Xue Qingcheng left the Hetao due to something happening on the Bloody Plateau. After getting along with each other for a period of time, Xue Qingcheng also formed a close friendship with Haotian Tianyi, Xin Jiao and others. Standing up, Haotian
He said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing, princess? God willing, they are still thinking about your highness the princess these days. I didn't expect the princess to come today, haha!"
"Then I wonder, Mr. Hou, do you miss the little girl?" Xue Qingcheng said with a playful smile.
Haotian was stunned, but immediately said: "Of course I have, after all we are both allies and friends, how can we not think about it?" However, there was a feeling of surprise in his heart, when did Xue Qingcheng become so good at teasing others?
?After a pause, he then continued: "But I don't know who this is?"
The middle-aged beautiful woman smiled slightly, and her mature charm immediately made even the determined blood-killing Chu Xiangcheng and others feel swayed, while Luo Xiang still had a calm smile.
Then, the middle-aged beautiful woman said: "I am a spiritual immortal who is Qingcheng's mentor, and now I am added to the list of elders on the Bloody Plateau."
"It turns out to be Elder Lingxian! I have missed my welcome, so please forgive me. Haha, I didn't expect that Senior Lingxian, one of the top ten masters in China, would be so magnificent." Haotian laughed and said.
, but I was shocked. Since Saint Xue Qingcheng took power, the four elders of the Bloody Plateau, except for Hu Biyandan who is in charge of the Dragon Rider Corps, the other three have retired behind the scenes for many years. Unexpectedly, Lingxian would be here today.
He actually appeared here. And it is said that Lingxian himself is sixty years old. Why is he still so young?
Lingxian obviously saw the thoughts in Haotian's mind, but she did not explain it, but said seriously: "They say that no matter what, they don't go to the Three Treasures Hall. The main reason why I came here this time is to discuss our Bloody Plateau and Hou
It’s time to discuss the matter of cooperation with me.”
"Oh?" Haotian became even more curious. He and Xue Qingcheng had personally finalized the cooperation between the two parties. Now Lingxian looked solemn. Could it be that he was preparing to terminate the agreement between the two parties? But looking at Xue Qingcheng's slightly blushing face
The face seemed a little different. After looking around, Haotian said: "Senior, do you need to go to the study to discuss?"
Lingxian shook his head: "That's not necessary. Since everyone is here, it is much easier to talk."
Haotian was a little confused now, and asked Xin Jiao to carry a chair to Lingxian, and then said: "Elder, please speak."
"At the beginning, Qingcheng and the Marquis made an agreement that my blood clan would help the Marquis to help the world and save the people. After that, the Marquis must ensure the freedom of our clan and the reproduction and reproduction of our clan on the Scarlet Plateau. And within this period of time, if our group
Being attacked by other forces, the Marquis must do his best to help, I wonder if I remember correctly?" Lingxian said calmly.
Haotian nodded: "Yes, that's right. Could it be that the elders are dissatisfied with this agreement?" In fact, Haotian also felt that he owed the Bloody Plateau too much. After the two parties formed an alliance, the Bloody Plateau not only provided the Hetao military with
They have acquired countless fine war horses, and they have been very powerful in the process of recovering Jiayuguan. However, until now, the Bloody Plateau has not enjoyed any benefits from the Hetao.
Lingxian smiled and nodded: "It's not that I'm dissatisfied, but that our people don't understand. According to our understanding, the first condition put forward by the Marquis for the cooperation between Tianwu Xinghe and Hetao is
The Holy Maiden of Tianwu Xinghe married into the Loop. And our blood clan’s investment in cooperating with Lord Marquis is no less than that of Tianwu Xinghe, but why can’t we enjoy such treatment?”