If someone else had said these things to him, Xue Daohong would have been angry, but he could listen to Li Shenzhou's words, and sighed and said: "I didn't expect Qin Yangming to be so pustuated and gather nearly 70,000 troops, instead of taking Dongliang County, Hu Xiaotian took Dongluocang, and this waste was captured by himself."
Shenzhou, Dongluocang is an important town in the southeast of Dayong, and you must take it back, this time you must personally lead the army to help me regain this face. ” Li Shenzhou said respectfully: "Your Majesty thinks that even if Dongluocang is recaptured now, will the grain, grass and ordnance in it still remain there intact?"
Xue Daohong was stunned for a moment, and slowly shook his head, Hu Xiaotian is not a fool, he will never wait for him to gather troops and horses to attack Dongluocang again, and when their army is ready to attack the city again, I am afraid that Dongluocang has been moved into an empty shell by Hu Xiaotian, even if he can't move it in time, maybe he will burn Dongluocang with a fire, so that they will get nothing.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but be filled with anger: "If you don't kill this person, I won't be able to sleep and eat."
Li Shenzhou said: "Your Majesty, Tang Boxi's attack on Dongliang County was our breach of the peace agreement first, Hu Xiaotian seized Dongluocang, but it was Dakang who tore up the agreement between the two sides, and the truth is on our side." ” Xue Daohong said: "Dakang is just a dying weak country, I can destroy him at any time" Li Shenzhou said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Blackbeard people are deploying troops in the north, and it is reported that there are likely to be plans to invade the south in the spring." ” "What" Xue Daohong's eyes widened, he had just ascended the throne and encountered such a series of troubles, and his mood became more and more heavy.
Li Shenzhou said: "There are priorities, if you want to solve the problem, you don't necessarily need to go through war, the reason why Hu Xiaotian was able to achieve two victories is related to his tactics."
It is also related to his situation, His Majesty should know the truth that the mourning soldiers will win, Hu Xiaotian was squeezed out by the imperial court and sent him to Dongliang County, which is actually similar to exile, and he has no way to retreat when he first arrives in Dongliang County.
It just so happened that at this time, Tang Boxi led his troops to fight, and he would do his best to fight against it, and under the premise of fighting against the water, he inspired all the courage of his soldiers. ” Xue Daohong frowned and said, "Why do you speak for him." ” Li Shenzhou said: "Your Majesty, it's not that the minister speaks for him, but now that he has won two victories in a row, he has built a triangle area, Dongluocang, Dongliang County, and Wuxing County support each other, and even grabbed Dongluocang."
With enough food, grass and materials as support, today's strength has essentially leaped. ” Xue Daohong said: "Even if his strength has increased, can't I destroy him?"
Li Shenzhou said: "It can be destroyed, but it will inevitably pay a considerable price, not to mention, once Hu Xiaotian can't withstand the pressure, he can retreat to Wuxing County, even if we succeed in recapturing the two cities in Jiangbei."
It will inevitably come at a great price.
He paused and said, "Your Majesty, there are many ministers in the court who have already complained a lot.
If a battle to seize the city is started now, if the twin cities are taken in the short term, it will be fine, if the battle is stalemate, I am afraid that there will be more rumors in the government and the opposition, which should not be of any benefit to the emperor. ” Xue Daohong took a breath, he had been bent on regaining face. was eager to recapture Dongluocang and capture Dongliang County, and even had the idea of crossing the river to the south, but Li Shenzhou's cold water made him start to calm down, not bad.
It is easy to send troops, but if you can't win in the short term, and the battle is deadlocked, then wouldn't it make some courtiers even more teased, just a few days after he ascended the throne, he launched three wars, and he has already lost two, even if he wins the third game, if he pays a considerable price, I am afraid it will also affect his prestige.
What's more, the black-bearded people in northern Xinjiang have begun to move, and now they are about to enter a harsh winter, which is not an excellent time to start a war.
He pondered for a moment before saying, "In your opinion, how should you deal with it?"
Li Shenzhou said: "The army is attacking, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and then the city is attacked."
Since the situation on the southeast front has settled, Your Majesty might as well start with diplomacy, and send a special envoy to Kangdu to meet Emperor Dakang, accusing him of breaking the alliance between the two countries and capturing our important town. “ Xue Daohong said: "I'm afraid he won't."
Li Shenzhou said: "With Dakang's national strength today, Long Xuanen does not dare to disobey, not only asks him to return Dongluocang, but also asks him to return Dongliang County to us."
Xue Daohong said: "I'm afraid he won't agree." ” Li Shenzhou smiled: "Dakang is already in trouble because of the food shortage, we can use the condition of grain change to induce him to agree, but the real purpose is to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle, so that Hu Xiaotian will lose the support behind him." ” Xue Daohong's eyes lit up, if he could force Long Xuanen to obey by putting pressure on diplomacy, wouldn't it be avoidable that the soldiers would meet each other if they could really achieve what they wanted, and the face of the two defeats to Hu Xiaotian would be all recovered.
He nodded, and said with some concern: "Hu Xiaotian has made it clear that he wants to be self-reliant, what if he doesn't listen to Long Xuanen's orders?"
Li Shenzhou said: "If he doesn't listen, he will openly rebel, and Long Xuanen will not spare him."
Why does Your Majesty have to set his eyes on him, what was snatched away by the dog, we can find the master to come back, do you say?"
Xue Daohong has completely understood what Li Shenzhou means at this time, yes, now he is not suitable for war again, it is easy to say that he wins, but in case the war situation is not ideal, his ability to govern will inevitably be questioned by his subjects, he has just ascended the throne, and it is inevitable that he will be compared with the first emperor, Xue Daoming is still somewhat self-aware, and knows that there is a big gap between his ability and his father's desire to compare, because of this, controlling power and making his subjects obey his rule is the top priority, Li Shenzhou's proposal to resolve the current crisis through diplomatic means is a good choice.
Xue Daohong said: "However, who is the right person to send to Kangdu?"
Li Shenzhou took the initiative to ask Ying: "Weichen is not talented, I am willing to send an envoy to Kangdu in person, meet King Kang, and strive to solve this matter smoothly and share your Majesty's worries." ” Xue Daohong nodded and said, "It's a sinking boat, I've worked hard for you."
Li Shenzhou secretly thought in his heart, this time he went to Kangdu just to meet his father, who had never met him, I don't know how the old man is now, whether he is okay, thinking of the upcoming father-son meeting, Li Shenzhou couldn't help but feel excited in his heart.
Li Shenzhou said again: "Your Majesty still needs to take a two-pronged approach, the minister will go to Kangdu as an envoy, and at the same time send an envoy to Dongliang County." ” Xue Daohong said: "You are asking me to take the initiative to talk to him for peace" Li Shenzhou shook his head and said: "The purpose of the envoy is to find out Hu Xiaotian's truth, it is of course best to be able to make him submit, to find out Hu Xiaotian's true intentions, you can ostensibly promise to be a high-ranking official and a lord, and pretend to rebel." ” Xue Daohong nodded: "If he is willing to return to Dayong, I may be able to consider opening up the net, and I will not blame him for the past, but who will be sent to him?"
Li Shenzhou said: "Lord Yan seems to be friends with Hu Xiaotian." ” Xue Daohong said: "I think so too. ” Although Xue Daohong wanted Xue Shengjing to go to Dongliang County as an envoy, Xue Shengjing seemed to have guessed his intentions in advance, and after returning from the palace, he was sick in bed, it is said that he was not lightly ill, and he couldn't even get out of bed and walk, Xue Daohong also had a good understanding of the cunning of this imperial uncle, and he could only think about others in desperation, but he didn't expect the eldest princess Xue Lingjun to take the initiative to ask Ying to be willing to send an envoy to Dongliang County, Xue Daohong agreed to her request without hesitation.
When Xue Lingjun arrived in Dongliang County, it was already a cold winter, although he came all the way from the north, but when he arrived at the edge of the Yongjiang River, he felt that the weather here was colder than Yongdu, because the weather in Yongdu was dry, and Dongliang County was close to the Yongjiang River, and the winter was wet and cold, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
Xue Lingjun came to Dongliang County this time with a guard of 500 people, in fact, she didn't want so many people to accompany her, because the Queen Mother was worried about her safety, so she had to take adequate precautions.
Xue Lingjun is not afraid that Hu Xiaotian will embarrass himself, although Hu Xiaotian is cunning, but he treats himself quite well, thinking of what happened in Xizhou, Xue Lingjun's lips showed a seductive smile, I don't know if Hu Xiaotian will hate himself because of what happened before, it stands to reason that it shouldn't be, Hu Xiaotian's heart is not so small.
Although he knew that Hu Xiaotian was very capable, but Xue Lingjun didn't expect his ability to be so great, and now he actually dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head and robbed Dayong's Dongluocang, this time on behalf of Dayong, it can be said that she came with a heavy responsibility, she wanted to test Hu Xiaotian's true thoughts, before leaving, Xue Daohong asked her to try her best to persuade Hu Xiaotian to surrender, although Xue Lingjun agreed to it, but felt that there was not much possibility, Hu Xiaotian should be a character who was unwilling to live under others.
Dongliang County has already gone further, on the official road, you can see a lot of passers-by, only after asking, I know that most of them are leaving Dongliang County to escape the war, these people thought that Dongliang County would be broken by the Yong army, so they abandoned their homes to avoid the war, but who would have thought that Hu Xiaotian actually defeated the Dayong army again, seeing that the coldest time of the year is coming, the people who left home can not enter the territory of Dayong smoothly, most of them choose to return to Dongliang County, these two days are the peak of return.
Hu Xiaotian also adheres to the principle of freedom to come and go for these people, leaving him without hindrance, and welcoming him with both hands when he returns, not to mention that after he successfully occupied Dongluocang, the problem of grain and grass that has been plaguing him has been fundamentally solved, and two successive battles with less to win more have made the people of Dongliang County begin to have confidence in the new city lord.
There is only one day left until the end of this month, and the monthly pass in everyone's hand has expired and will be invalidated, and it will be continued to vote for the octopus: