Civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, begging me to ascend the throne

Chapter 136 Dilemma
Yes, the distance between Qiaodu and Qiaotouguan is only tens of miles.

Although Qiaodu has a strong garrison, this does not mean that Li Yancheng's army has no chance of winning.

On the contrary, Li Yan had a [-]% chance of winning the capture of Qiaodu.

So when he saw the court documents brought by Jiang Sile's letter, what Li Yancheng thought was not lamenting the court's preferential treatment of them, but:

Do you want to give up this great advantage?
Instead, accept a plan that the court considers benevolent?

Li Yancheng was a little unwilling.

It's not that he has any objections to his treatment, but he doesn't think it's a big deal for Li Yancheng to follow Princess Anle back to the grassland.

After all, the past year was spent in Qingyi, by Jiang Sile's side.

What worries him is that the court's handling of this is to treat their army as a defeat.

For the defeated army, this treatment is indeed excellent.

But they haven't failed yet...

Wherever Li Yancheng looked, the soldiers were full of confidence and momentum.

Everyone is ready to have such a fight with the court.

Some soldiers have already begun to count their meritorious deeds on the battlefield, and they are full of confidence in making contributions.

Some people are even ready to fight the enemy bravely on the next battlefield in exchange for the wealth they want.

Even Li Yancheng felt a little regretful.

He is not usually a warlike person, but leading an army into the capital of a country——this is a great temptation for him.

What's more, according to Li Yancheng's calculation, their winning rate is [-]%!
The [-]% winning rate undoubtedly magnified Li Yancheng's desire a lot.

It is really possible to attack Qiaodu, Li Yancheng realized so clearly.

And even if they failed, Li Yancheng felt that with the current force stationed at Qiaodu, they could retreat to Qiaotou Pass and fight while defending.

With the current fortifications in Qiongzhou, they can definitely fight a defensive battle with the group of royal troops.

There are natural dangers to defend, even if you lose, it will not be a disastrous defeat.

A thought popped up--

Why should they be losers and receive good treatment from their enemies instead of being winners and treating them well?

This thought entangled Li Yancheng tightly, and he couldn't help frowning.

But in the end, Li Yancheng still has not decided whether to do so. ,

He returned to the tent, leaned over his desk, Li Yancheng sighed by candlelight, and wrote a letter, explaining the stakes, telling our army's chances of victory and his grasp.

Li Yancheng planned to leave the decision on this issue to Jiang Sile.

He considers himself a reckless man, but he is far less thorough than the little Taoist priest and Jiang Sile when it comes to politics and the court situation.

He firmly thought that if the two of them decided to send troops, he would go all out.

If you decide to accept the court's peace, there is nothing wrong with such a preferential policy.

He gave all the right to choose to those who can see farther and make better judgments.

It's not just because he wants to throw away responsibility, it's because of trust.

Li Yancheng trusted Jiang Sile, just as Jiang Sile trusted Li Yancheng and was willing to hand over all the troops in his hands to him.

For a few days, the court and the rebels fell into a stalemate.

Neither side attacked, but neither withdrew or dropped their guard.

The people in the nearby state capitals feel that the war has dissipated, and the prosperous business activities in the past have gradually risen.

Jiangzhou
There were two letters in front of Jiang Sile.

One is Marshal Li Yancheng from Qiongzhou

One is from the old Shanyu Wuxian from Qingyi.

The two letters arrived on Jiang Sile's desk at the same time by an extremely coincidental coincidence.

Before the two letters were opened, Jiang Sile already felt that the matter was of great importance, so she went to call Ayishi and the little Taoist in the nearby camp.

The two came in a hurry and sat down near Jiang Sile.

Jiang Sile took out the two letters and put them on the small table.

Xiaodaochang and Ah Yishi looked at it and frowned.

"Your Highness hasn't opened it yet to check?" the little Taoist asked.

Jiang Sile shook his head, and said with a smile: "Let's take it apart together. Which one to take apart first?"

The little Taoist focused on the envelope in Ah Yishi's hand.

That was Qingyi Shanyu Wuxian's letter.

A Yishi caught his gaze, opened the letter, and put it in Jiang Sile's hands.

Jiang Sile scanned the letter first, then handed the letter to the two of them for inspection.

"Strange..." Jiang Sile muttered softly.

There was nothing special about this letter, but one of them was that the old Shanyu was suddenly not in a hurry to get Jiang Sile back, and even the [-] Qingyi cavalry were not in a hurry to go back to their hometown.

But these few important things are only a few steps, and the rest is mostly Wu Xian talking about Qingyi's life, scenery, and some trivial things.

The style of the letter is also very similar to the style of the long-term correspondence between Wu Xian and Jiang Sile, which made Jiang Sile not suspect that it was written by someone else.

After the little Taoist priest read the letter, he felt a little embarrassed, but his face was as usual, and he just said: "This is a good thing."

After that, no more words.

Ah Yishi also looked calm, looking at the second letter.

When Jiang Sile gave the letter to Ah Yi, he still opened it and put it in Jiang Sile's hands.

Li Yancheng's letter made Jiang Sile serious, and he sat up straight involuntarily, with a serious expression on his face.

After reading it, she still circulated the letter to the two of them.

The contents of the letter cheered up both of them.

The little Taoist frowned, and said involuntarily: "If that's the case, you really have to hesitate a bit before making a decision."

The little Taoist said this to Jiang Sile. He knew that His Highness would not get carried away so easily, but he couldn't help but remind him.

Listening to the little Taoist's admonition, Jiang Sile nodded.

A Yishi frowned first, then he thought for a moment, and then he relaxed.

"Li Yancheng is right. He is stationed at Qiaotou Pass. It is indeed a good place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

"Even if you are defeated at Qiaodu, you can retreat to Qiaotouguan to fight a protracted war..."

Ah Yishi broke up what Li Yancheng had seen and explained it to two people who were not familiar with military affairs.

The little Taoist grasped the point, his eyes widened, he raised his head and asked, "Is there really a [-]% chance of winning?"

Ah Yishi pondered for a moment, and said: "If you add the Chengjia army in the south, the Jingwei army, and the troops gradually approaching Qiaodu... as long as the capture of Qiaodu can be completed within a month, there will be at least five Be sure..."

Ah Yishi is actually more radical than Li Yancheng, but because he is outside the business, he has more scruples and sees more things.

The little Taoist nodded and fell into deep thought.

Li Yancheng threw them a big problem.

When the troops were first dispatched, no one thought that it was really possible to attack the capital.

Li Yancheng didn't think about it, and neither did the little Taoist priest.

What they think is to fight first and then retreat, to preserve their strength as much as possible, and negotiate with the court after achieving results.

Even when Li Yancheng planned to attack Qiongzhou and the destination was already Kyoto, they still had no thought of entering Kyoto to change the dynasty.

It was all too sudden.

When Jiang Sile got back the court's disposition documents, they realized that they were actually sure of winning the war.

(End of this chapter)