Xin immediately shrank his neck and swallowed half of what he said. Haotian rarely interrupted others when they were talking, but whenever he did, it was when he was extremely angry. He didn't want to touch Haotian now.
The bad guy immediately moved his butt back, picked up the big bowl on the table and drank sip after sip.
Luo Xiang thought about it for a moment, then opened his mouth and said: "In public and private matters, both the imperial court and us should send troops to rescue. The people of the Holy Sect of Paradise have long lost their due humanity, so Dahu Road must now be
Mourning is everywhere."
Haotian didn't even raise his eyelids, but said in a deep voice: "Sending troops is inevitable. But how many troops should we send? The Dahu Road is mostly dominated by paddy fields. How much of the combat effectiveness of our cavalry can be achieved if the cavalry is gone? If our army
If we leave, wouldn't the Yuzhou Road become a military blank? What should we do if the Three Northeastern Kingdoms and the Paradise Holy Sect take the opportunity to extend their power? If we send troops, which road will we take to go south? There are still three Kingdoms of the Paradise Holy Sect in Meizhou and Raozhou.
How should we deal with the 100,000-strong army? The total strength of the Bliss Holy Sect and Jinhua Mitsukoshi on Dahu Road is at least 600,000. Without the absolute advantage of cavalry, why should we confront each other head-on? The battle line is stretched so long.
Where should we start? What is the reaction of the imperial court? Should we unite the imperial court and the Zhang and Li families? Have these gentlemen considered it?"
Luo Xiang shut his mouth. It seemed that Haotian had already made up his mind to send troops south, but if this series of problems were not solved, sending troops would be just an empty talk.
Dugu looked around and saw that everyone was speechless, so he had to open his mouth and said: "This commander and Commander Xue were once stationed on South Dian Road, and are familiar with Dahu Road. Except for the area where the western part of Dahu Road meets South Dian Road, the rest of Dahu Road is mostly
Mainly paddy fields. It is difficult for cavalry to exert its due combat effectiveness here. However, if cavalry is used as a strategic assault force in some special terrains, as long as it is used properly, it can also play a greater role. Therefore, if we go south, we should try our best
Mainly infantry. The 100,000 troops led by me and Commander Blood were quite familiar with the situation on the Third Jiangnan Road, so we can consider letting them join the team."
Hetao currently has a total of 300,000 troops on Yuzhou Road, half of which are infantry and cavalry. However, due to the terrain of Dahu Road, the cavalry is destined to be unable to carry too many troops, and the main force is still infantry.
Xuanji also continued: "Under the current situation, although the imperial court is forced by pressure from all aspects, it will definitely threaten to regain the Dahu Road as soon as possible. However, with their strength and courage, they will definitely not dare to lead their troops south. But if they are allowed to contain
It is still possible to attack the Pinglang army in the direction of Raozhou. As for King Weiyuan on the Huai River, if the Eastern Japanese army in Shouzhou is dealt with, King Weiyuan will definitely respond, but if he wants to cross the river south, I am afraid that the Huai River side will
The reaction will be strong."
After saying that, Xuanji glanced at Zhang Yuewan consciously. However, Zhang Yuewan's face was serious, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking in her heart.
Haotian shook his head: "Military advisor, the imperial court will definitely send troops. If it is not for anything else but the food from Dahu Road, the imperial court will definitely send troops! After the fall of Jiangnan Road and the eastern part of Huai River, the food from Dahu Road has already occupied the empire.
More than 70% of the grain. If the Great Lakes Road is completely lost, the empire will immediately fall into a huge famine. Half of the grains on the Great Lakes Road are stored in the capital, Hongzhou, and the granaries in the other five states must not be saved.
.And no one is sure how much food will be left in Hongzhou City. It will only take less than three months for the new food on Dahu Road to mature. Now the three major families, including ours in Hetao, have strict restrictions.
For the export of grain within the territory, Tiandu Shengjing's food now completely relies on the supply of the Great Lakes Road. Without sufficient food supply from the Great Lakes Road, Tiandu Shengjing cannot sustain it for long. Therefore, the empire will definitely send troops to the Great Lakes Road. Of course, this is
After the elan of the Holy Sect of Paradise and the Golden Flower Dynasty disappeared."
Luo Xiang raised his eyebrows: "My lord, the analysis is reasonable. However, the prerequisite for the imperial court to send troops is to be able to draw out the troops from the pressure of Raozhou Pinglang. Therefore, no matter what the considerations are, we must first deal with Pinglang.
The threat of this 300,000-strong army."
Haotian nodded, and if he did not remove the stumbling block of Pinglang's 300,000 troops, not only the imperial court, but even he himself would feel uneasy. And he went south from Raozhou and captured the Huaishui imperial army together.
Shouzhou, this is also the most convenient way. But Pinglang
This person is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Thinking of this, Haotian sighed and said to Xuanji: "Military advisor, try your best to come up with a practical plan in the shortest time. That's it for today, everyone.
Let's go down and think about it first. Yue Wan, you stay."
Zhang Yuewan naturally understood why Haotian specifically stayed behind, and Luo Xiang and others also understood in their hearts, so they all walked out silently. The only people left in the hall were Haotian, Zhang Yuewan, and Haotian standing unshakable.
Xin Jiao and three others behind him.
Seeing Zhang Yuewan's serious expression, Haotian couldn't help but laugh, patted the wooden chair beside him and said: "Yuewan, I just want to keep you here to ask you about Huaishui's possible next actions. There is no need to be so serious.
?We are an old married couple, how can we let outsiders see it and still not be laughed at?"
Zhang Yuewan sighed: "Husband, I just know what you want to ask, that's why my expression is so serious."
Haotian's face remained unchanged, and he said with a smile: "Can you elaborate more? Don't think of me as the King of Jingbei now, just think of me as your husband and the son-in-law of King Weiyuan of Huai River."
"What do I mean? You are my husband." Zhang Yuewan rolled her eyes at him, thought for a moment and then said: "Husband, in fact, my father's status in our Huai River is not as hidden as you imagined.
God. In fact, my father just succeeded
When he inherited the throne of King Weiyuan, everyone in Huai River kept his word. However, since his father only had one daughter, Concubine, and no son who could inherit the title, some elders in the family gradually had some differences.
idea.”
Haotian nodded. Zhang Yuewan was destined not to inherit the title, so the title of King Weiyuan was destined to be chosen among her cousins. Because of this, the generals below had an additional target for speculation, and the family
Others among them will not hang themselves on a tree. But now Zhang Cangxiong is still strong and can suppress other voices in the family. But as Zhang Cangxiong inevitably ages, his control over Huaihe River will surely
will decrease.
Zhang Yuewan paused and said: "Raozhou and Shouzhou have been occupied for such a long time, and my father has not been able to take them back. The elders in the family have complained a lot. And since I married my husband, my father has also taken Huai
A large amount of grain with strict water control was exported to Hetao, and several of my uncles and great-uncles were very unhappy."
Haotian smiled slightly, Zhang Cangxiong has never taken back Raozhou and Shouzhou, which is actually a clever move. If Huaishui insists on taking back the Raozhou and Shouzhou areas, Huaishui's army will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Even if they can take back the two states by then,
, but whether it can be preserved in the counterattack of the Holy Sect of Paradise is also a problem. Besides, the imperial court’s control of Huai River’s food supply
I have been coveting it for a long time. Who knows if Zhang Cangxiong’s army is fighting in the front, will the imperial court forcefully take over the Danzhou area under the pretext of protecting the safety of the people of Huai River? The two eastern states of Huai River are within the straight line controlled by the Holy Sect of Paradise. If
If Zhang Cangxiong regains the two states, then Raozhou and Shouzhou will fall into an environment where they are enemies on three sides, and the gains outweigh the losses.
Moreover, when Shouzhou and Raozhou fell, most of the wealth and people had been transferred. Although the Holy Sect of Paradise now controls the two states, Zhang Cangxiong used the Huaishui soldiers' familiarity with the geographical environment of the two states from time to time to expand
All kinds of assassinations and sneak attacks have made it impossible for the Holy Sect of Paradise to effectively control these two states. Now the two states have become a piece of chicken ribs for the Holy Sect of Paradise, and it is a pity to abandon them tastelessly. It is true that Huai River is a piece of fat.
But that was a whole situation. Now that Huaishui belongs to two families, and the Zhang family is a local snake, the Paradise Holy Sect naturally has an extremely headache. If it were not for strategic considerations, the Paradise Holy Sect would even be ready to abandon the two states.
However, since Zhang Yuewan married him, Zhang Cangxiong had nothing to say about how good Hetao was. There was a shortage of food on the third road of Hetao. Before Haotian and Tianyi said anything, Zhang Yuewan had already sent back a greeting, and then the Huai River transport fleet took the initiative to send the food.
After it was transported to Hetao, Chu Xiangcheng only needed to send someone to sign for it at Hukou Ferry. Moreover, all the grain was only calculated at the market price, and not even a penny was paid for the freight. As for the Haotian Army, it was even less.
No money has been paid. Thinking of this, Haotian also felt that it was normal for others to be jealous. If it were him, his eyes would have become red eye.
Haotian laughed and said: "Yue Wan, we will definitely remember Huaishui's kindness to our Hetao Sanlu and me, Haotian. Don't worry, our Hetao will definitely give Huaishui an explanation in the future."
Zhang Yuewan shook her head and said: "I don't mean that. I just want to say that if you, my husband, plan to march to Dahu Road this time, my father may not be able to do anything. But if you just annihilate the 100,000 Japanese soldiers in Shouzhou City,
My father can still help you. But if the court can share some of our pressure, my father should be able to spare part of the army."
Haotian smiled and said: "This is already very good. After all, your father also has his own considerations. To be honest, my old father-in-law is really interested in me, and he even took a lot of credit from me.
"
Zhang Yuewan rolled her eyes at him: "Am I no longer interested in you?"
Haotian smiled coyly: "You know I didn't mean that. Let's talk about business, talk about business." Haotian's face became solemn, and he quickly avoided the topic and said: "With the current situation on Dahu Road, our Hetao army is heading south.
It must be done. Even if we don't take the initiative, the imperial court will make this request. There must be no problem with the Dahu Road, otherwise the empire will be in short supply of food again, and we in Hetao will also be affected. However, before that, we still need to
Only after we deal with the Japanese soldiers in Shouzhou City can we feel at ease and cross the river south."
Zhang Yuewan was shocked: "What about the Bliss army in the direction of Raozhou and Meizhou? Don't forget, this is an army of 300,000 people led by Pinglang, one of the four famous generals of Bliss."
Haotian smiled indifferently: "So what about the four famous generals of Bliss? Back then, Cassimbas, the first general outside the Great Wall, led hundreds of thousands of elites from the Northeast and Three Kingdoms to sit in the southeast. Didn't I lead the Hetao army here? Ping Lang is certainly a tough guy.
, but Ye Hengsheng and Wan Chengdong are not as powerful as him. As long as they use a little bit of tricks, they can easily pass by him, and it is not difficult to even annihilate them."
"Since you already have an idea in your mind, why do you still ask the military advisors to formulate a strategic plan?" Zhang Yuewan said in confusion.
Haotian chuckled: "It's not just to find something for them to do. If they don't have anything to do, who knows what tricks they will make? With Mr. Luo and Mr. Chu supporting them, there are many things that I can't say.
, let’s just find something to waste their energy on.”
Zhang Yuewan secretly sighed in her heart. In the eyes of many people, Haotian is an immature military general and a local vassal. The reason why he is able to reach this point is largely due to his good luck and the outstanding people below.
Talents. Like the five generals of Hetao, any one of them is the top general in the empire. As for the three great counselors such as Luo Xiang, they are no less than the three pillars of Qingfeng back then. In addition, Lin Taiyue is a well-educated scholar.
, that’s why the Hetao can be so strong.
But everyone seems to have forgotten that when Haotian swept through the Hetao, he basically relied on his own wisdom and unique strategic vision. And with such a large number of talents under his command, if Haotian is not powerful enough, he can
Can you drive them away? Of course, pretending to be stupid is also an ability, and Haotian has fully displayed this ability of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
"How on earth do you deal with Wan Chengdong and Ye Hengsheng's 200,000 Bliss army?" Zhang Yuewan asked curiously.
"It's pointless to say it." Haotian smiled cheerfully: "Now, all we can do is wait until the fighter plane arrives."
As Haotian expected, the imperial court quickly issued an order for Haotian to lead the Hetao army to assist in countering the rebellion. However, after receiving the order, Haotian did not immediately convene a military coup as Luo Xiang and others thought.
meeting, but directly threw the order aside, and he took Xin Jiao and others around all day long. Luo Xiang was puzzled. He naturally knew that Haotian was definitely not the kind of person who was indifferent to the war, but
Haotian now showed that he was not afraid of boiling water. Luo Xiang really didn't know what Haotian was planning to do.