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Chapter 326 Read as Ally, Write as Sand Sculpture

"Return to Your Highness, my unworthy son, no matter what, will not betray His Highness. Let him go to practice for a while, and he can be His Highness's help in the future.

Furthermore, this also reassures the emperor.If His Highness randomly sends someone to lead the army, or sends someone who is seasoned and prudent, wouldn't that add wings to the Eighth Prince? "

Old coins are always prepared with two hands, and ideas are unpredictable.And Liu Zhongli is a young man and a hard-core confidant, his father is always by the prince's side, so it is impossible for him to run away with others.

Since you won't get any benefits from this wave, it's better to have experienced talents.Even if he loses, it's okay to say, after all, how could Xiao Yan want to see the team around the prince, the God of War who is invincible and everyone has to hide?

Liu Jin's suggestion is very mature and prudent. Although he is recommending his own son, the starting point is from a public heart.Of course, it doesn't matter to him whether the Xiao family can take back Lanling County.

He is from the Liu family of Hedong, not the Liu family of Lanling!

He doesn't care whether Liang Jun can conquer Lanling County, what he cares about is whether his son Liu Zhongli can make a splash!Xiao Yan bullied Xiao Gang to this extent, obviously because he was worried about Xiao Tong's death, and he didn't want Xiao Gang to sit too comfortably in the prince's position.

It seems that this emperor who is obsessed with Buddhism will probably abdicate only when he is dying.Liu Jin's heart darkened. From the fact that Xiao Yan ordered Xiao Ji to lead the troops, he felt that Xiao Gang's biggest threat was actually the youngest son.

I have to say, Xiao Yan really hid it well before!
"Your Highness, the Son of Heaven now has some unusual ideas about the position of the crown prince. From now on, His Highness should keep a low profile. His Highness was a little reckless that time in Le Youyuan."

Liu Jin persuaded calmly.

Thinking of being slapped in the face by Liu Yishou in public, it turned out that this incident was not a joke, and now it has become a second slap in the face.Xiao Gang felt a little regretful, why did he stand up at that time? If he hadn't stood up, Liu Yishou might not have had the opportunity to present the map to Xiao Yan.

He has hyped up the popularity, and now that his promise has been fulfilled, countless dignitaries in Jiankang City will secretly exchange songs with him.

"At that time, when my brain got hot... who knew Liu Yishou would play such a trick?"

Xiao Gang said regretfully.

"Your Highness, just slowly win over the courtiers. As long as you don't contact Fang Zhen, the emperor will not make any real moves. Your Highness is still young and can afford to wait."

Liu Jin said pointedly.

Xiao Yan has already passed his 68th birthday, the only thing Xiao Gang has to do now is to wait!As long as you can bear it, the throne will be vacated by itself, etiquette is sometimes more effective than thousands of troops!
In fact, Xiao Gang also thought so, but why does Xiao Yan's body always look so good!Xiao Gang heard that Xiao Lun was looking forward to Xiao Yan's death, so he found someone who was very similar to Xiao Yan, and beat him to death in public.

Cursing his father's death is against filial piety, Xiao Gang can't do such a thing.However, deep down in his heart, he thought, um, in fact, Xiao Yan's natural decline now seems pretty good.

……

Xiao Gang proposed to let Liu Zhongli, an old man in his late residence, be the deputy commander, which immediately attracted a lot of criticism.The main problem is that Liu Zhongli's qualifications are too low, but Xiao Gang has led soldiers and fought in battles when he was a prince in Xiangyang, and he has some records against the Northern Wei Dynasty.

But compared with Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expedition, which swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger, it was really far behind.Not even the experience of leading a large army on marches and fighting.How can such a person be a real commander in chief?
Many people think this is a child's play.

Feedback to Zhu Yi, Zhu Yi is also the first two big.Xiao Yan is old now, and he is obsessed with everything he does.Liu Yishou said that he was moved by retaking the ancestral land, so he insisted on sending troops there.

Xiao Yan made up his mind to balance the power of his sons and pave the way for Xiao Ji to rise to the throne, so this encounter will definitely not escape.There was no way, Zhu Yi once again poked his opinions to Xiao Yan who had ignored the government affairs.

Xiao Yan proposed a strange solution: the three armies set off together!One way is the main way, and the two ways are supplemented!

The right-hand army led by Xiao Ji started from Beihai County, which protruded from the map, marched westward, and attacked Tan County, an important town on the bank of Yishui River.After occupying Tan County, it was handed over to the soldiers of Beihai County to guard it, and then continued to attack Lanling westward.

The Left Route Army started from Xiapi County and attacked Cheng County, which is located to the west of Lanling County, to protect the flank.

A rear army was also arranged to start from Donghai County and march northward. Tunza was located in Liangcheng, the key point of Yishui, to ensure the retreat of the two armies.

I don't know if Chen Qingzhi proposed this military deployment, but it still looks like that. Maybe Xiao Yan asked Chen Qing casually when he asked Chen Qing to play chess, and Dudu Chen just said it casually.

With a large army as backup and a large army to protect the flanks, generally speaking, it should be no problem, right?Of course, it can't be ruled out that Xiao Yan wants more people to share the cake and balance the power of the government and the opposition. Who knows?

It's just that this military deployment requires Liu Yishou to withdraw his army!In other words, this seriously violated the vested interests of Liu Yishou and his subordinates.Liu Yishou only said what he wanted at the birthday banquet, but now he only asked the court to send civil servants to govern the counties, but he didn't say that the court sent troops to replace their presence in Xiapi County and Donghai County.

Zhu Yi couldn't help persuading Xiao Yan, but unexpectedly got rejected.Probably because Xiao Yan has made too many decisions recently, which has delayed his practice.Xiao Yan simply ordered people to lock the gate of the Great Buddha Pavilion in Tongtai Temple and not to receive any outsiders!
Zhu Yi had no choice but to dispatch the government order to Shouyang in a hurry.

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Winter is coming quietly. As a city along the Huaihe River, Shouyang has the climate characteristics of both the south and the north. It can be very hot when it is hot, and it can be very cold when it is cold.A heavy snowfall can also collapse a simple thatched hut.

Liu Yishou was wearing a thick winter coat, with his sleeves folded, basking in the sun in the courtyard of the mansion.He made a bird trap, that is, put some corn under a dustpan, and propped it up with a branch.

But because people often walk around in the yard, many people come in and out, so the birds are too scared to come.By the next morning, all the millet inside had been eaten up.

"It turns out that the word "there are so few people in the world" came from a feeling."

Liu Yishou sighed softly.

"My lord, General Dugu and General Zhao sent someone to send a letter, asking if we want to attack Wuyuan City next step!"

Wang Wei ran out to the yard out of breath, and his tone was a little anxious when they met.

Liu Yishou just said before that he would stick to Xiapi County and Donghai County, but these two places cannot be defended, and some outposts must be occupied to warn.

Dugu Xin and Zhao Gui should be through Qi, and feel that they can't be so busy.Even if you can't attack Lanling, just squeeze the front line to the front.

This kind of situation is like licking a dog and not being able to sleep with the goddess. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to touch the goddess' little hands?

Liu Yishou saw through their small thoughts at a glance, and bowed his head in silence.

"What do you want, my lord?"

Wang Wei also thought it could be done. He even thought he could take advantage of the chaos to ransack Beihai County, and when asked, he would say that Gao Huan sent someone to do it.

"Send a letter to the imperial court, and you write it on behalf of me. It is said that our army feels that the front line is under too much pressure, overwhelmed, and the logistics supply is not good. So I hope the imperial court can send some rewards. Our soldiers took the rewards and handed over the second county to the imperial army. Heart is also at ease.”

Liu Yishou said slowly, as if these things had nothing to do with him.

Ok?Take the initiative to throw out the meat in your mouth?Wang Wei thought he heard it wrong.

In his opinion, Lanling County is indeed the ancestral land of the Xiao family. If you say you can't move it, it will be the target of public criticism. He admits this.However, both Xiapi County and Donghai County were fought with real swords and guns.Wouldn't it be too timid to just hand over to others like this?
"My lord, will we be too weak in this move? Forgive me for speaking bluntly, Dugu believes in Zhao Gui's troops, not our army's elite."

Wang Wei felt that they didn't use much strength now, let alone all their strength, so why should they withdraw the army!

"Gentlemen attract but don't speak out, they jump like a man. Now it's not our turn to come out."

Liu Yishou looked at the vast expanse of snow in the yard, and had a bad premonition in his heart.

At this moment, Yang Xiuzhi also rushed in, took a document from Liang Guo, and sent it to Liu Yishou.

"The envoy left as soon as he delivered it, I'm afraid something bad will happen."

Yang Xiuzhi is very concerned about these small details.If the emissary runs fast, it means that there is absolutely no good news inside.

Liu Yishou took apart the sealant, looked at it for a long time, laughed dumbfounded, and handed it to Wang Wei.Wang Wei looked left and right, but didn't see why, and couldn't figure out what was going on with Xiao Yan's arrangement.

"Three-way army? Coordinate with each other?"

It was as if he had seen a ghost. Every word in this official document was ridiculous, but looking at it together, it really fit Liang Guo's national conditions.

"Liang Guo is a town that manages a lot of things. So the matter of attacking Lanling, conventionally, should be completely handed over to us. This is the normal rule of Liang Guo. They have always played like this, and the effect Well, it can’t be said to be too bad, there are still merits.”

Liu Yishou commented that he didn't need to belittle others to elevate himself.

Fangzhen's method does have merits.For example, the response speed of border towns in various places is very fast.It is very handy to deal with border frictions in this way.Generally, the general only needs [-] to [-] elite soldiers to hold the field!
"so what?"

Wang Wei asked curiously.

"However, once this kind of organization is messed up, it becomes impossible to deal with it. It is obviously impossible for Xiao Yan and the Liang Guozhong to entrust someone like me to take back Lanling. Xiao Yan can't mess it up. The establishment of the border town, so he can only mobilize the so-called guest troops to fight.

The guest army also came from different towns, and there was only one person in charge in a group of people, and no one would obey the other.So Xiao Yan simply came to Jiulong to control the water, and each took care of it! "

It is very absurd to do so, but when you think about it carefully, is there any other way for Xiao Yan to do without radically reforming Liang Guo's military administration?It seems that there is no more!
Like Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty who mobilized the whole country to crusade against the Xiongnu, this kind of national mobilization model could not be adopted by Nanliang.Still the same sentence, you can cook whatever ingredients you have, and you can't make spiced beef with a lot of cabbage.Xiao Yan's doing so can be regarded as adapting to local conditions.

"Another order is to let Duguxin station troops in Feicheng, Zhao Gui station troops in Luxian County, and guard the north gate and east gate of Pengcheng. Other things can be left aside. Don't plunder Xiapi County and Donghai County, just send the troops Withdraw back, and together with Wu Mingche, protect Pengcheng's safety."

Liu Yishou issued an order that Wang Wei could not understand.

"My lord, do you think Wei Guo will go to war?"

Wang Wei felt that Liu Yishou's deployment seemed to be preparing for defeat.But how many troops can Gao Huan send?Wouldn't Gao Huan be making too much of a fuss by doing this?
"My lord, Qingxu is not Hebei, and it is not the core area under Gao Huan's rule. The small Lanling County is lost. As for the large army, will he fight Liang Guo?"

Wang Wei couldn't understand Liu Yishou's train of thought.

"The envoys of the two countries met at the border, and one stepped on the other's foot. The two went from scolding to fighting, and finally led to a border army conflict. The scale of the war continued to expand. In the end, one country was wiped out by the other.

What do you think is the root of this matter? "

Liu Yishou saw a bird eating the millet in the dustpan, and invited its offspring to eat with it. He couldn't bear to pull the rope in his hand to catch these birds, but heaved a long sigh.

"The reason for this is that the upper echelons of the two countries think they can win and want to destroy each other by force, so the scale of the war will become larger and larger, and it will not end in the end.

If you don't want to cause trouble, you can just step on your foot and apologize. Why did it lead to a war of annihilation between the two countries? "

Liu Yishou said calmly.

This sentence is a wise saying, all stories have a cause and effect.

Wang Wei suddenly realized: "It turned out that Gao Huan had long wanted to control Qing Xu. Now that Xiao Yan is provoking him, he will use this shareholder style to integrate Qing Xu's scattered forces in the name of fighting Liang Guo's invasion. Waiting for this After the war is over, regardless of whether you win or lose, at least you can control a lot of new territory, justifiably!"

"So, in this muddy water, it's better for those who have the ability to swim. I think I have thin arms and legs. If a big wave hits, people will be gone. I won't join in the fun."

Wang Wei took the order to go, probably to go home to write official documents.Liu Yishou was pacing in the yard, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Gao Huan would play big.Gao Huan was speaking from the Overlord Mansion, and his response speed was much faster than that of Liang Guo. I am afraid that the other party is already in the middle of a secret operation, but Liang Jun who just set off has not noticed it.

Of course, these are all Liu Yishou's guesses. He thinks that Gao Huan will play like this. Who knows how the boss who is soft and hard-working will play?

"Having the ability to start a war is nothing, but having the ability to end a war is the real boss. Xiao Yan, you can't do that."

Liu Yishou said to himself with emotion, he can't guess how many children from aristocratic families in Jiankang City will break their heads to be gilded in order to compete for a place to go out.

It's just that this road may not be as easy as everyone thinks.

"Truth, sometimes it is on the side of the few."

Liu Yishou sighed and talked to himself for a while, then went to the backyard to comfort his pregnant women one after another.Let him worry about the things that Xiao Yan has to worry about, Liu Dudu decided to let him go.

(End of this chapter)