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Chapter 147 Dilemma
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I don’t know if it’s Wang Wudao or Heaven who wants to destroy Da Qi.In short, wars and wars always bring disaster to the common people in all directions.

As for those in the palace, they naturally would not understand the pain involved.

They will not feel sad for the suffering of the people until the end.

The miserable times are gone, and sorrow comes and weep silently.

There is a time in life, and the north wind is endless.

In this grief, there are more complaints that God has no intention of supporting the country, and the surroundings are desolate, the lives are in ruins, and the country is in ruins.It's just that if God doesn't help me, God will destroy me.

There are so many ways of heaven.

The emperor called himself the Son of Heaven, thinking that it was really God who destined him to be above ten thousand people.His words are heavenly principles, and he represents heaven.

It's nonsense, who set such rules.

Back then, the emperor of Hou Shu was fatuous and the princes were extremely disappointed. Now, the emperor of Da Qi is not much better.

After all, the Qin family fought for years and served the country with loyalty. What kind of loyalty did they do, and what kind of country did they repay?

Qin Yan glanced at the peach branch in Ze Yu's hand, and then at Ze Yu.

The person who married into the palace in place of her younger sister did have a bit of the beauty of the younger junior sister, but only a few points. In the world, there will be no one as beautiful as her, and there will not be a second peach blossom with the same name as her. One cannot forget.

If this world were to exist without her, it would no longer be the world that Qin Yan wanted to protect.

"You want to use peach branches to pray for rain?" Qin Yan said.

"Yes, if it doesn't rain again, the soldiers may be trapped here and in a dilemma."

Ze Yu was worried. She was not sure whether her prayer for rain would be successful, nor was she sure how much the rain would fall and how long it would last.

What is burning behind Ling Yunfeng is the earth fire.Although she has never seen earth fire on land, the underwater flames are probably not much different from earth fire.

The ground fire burned everything here red. Not to mention fighting, the soldiers were restless just sitting there. Occasionally, a few were quiet, looking depressed and sleepy.

If this continues, even if the food supply is sufficient, the morale of the soldiers will become worse day by day.

After thinking about this, I heard Qin Yan say: "The tactics of defending Lingyun Peak may have been wrong in the first place."

"What do you mean by this? Lingyun Peak is easy to defend and difficult to attack. This mountain range stands like heavenly soldiers and generals between Hou Shu and Daqi. It is a natural city wall. When fighting on this terrain, we only need to hold on. Why? Are you saying that the tactics were originally wrong?"

"The experience of winning in the past may not be suitable for today's war. First of all, when marching and fighting, avoid repeating military tactics. Not only do we know well that Lingyun Peak is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but Shu Shu also knows it clearly. Why do they still want to Are you stationing troops in Balu and Fengwu? Why do they still want to attack Lingyun Peak?"

Qin Yan spoke eloquently, seeming to be reflecting on his previous tactics and blaming himself for today's difficulties.

"There is a saying in the art of war: The one who can win must attack."

Ze Yu said.

"The Art of War also says: Those who cannot win must defend."

Qin Yan said again. "That's right. The Art of War was proposed at the beginning. We measure the size of the army and food from the five aspects of size, quantity, number, scale, and victory, and then judge the tactics of war based on the terrain. Today, Daqi has sufficient food, although disaster relief consumes a lot. supplies, but did not use half a grain of military food, no matter the food, the number of troops or the terrain, it is the best policy to put defense first."

Xiao Yu explained, but he really didn't understand why Qin Yan sighed like this today. Could it be that in a terrain like Lingyun Peak, with mountains behind and Lingyun River in front, Daqi's army should go out of the mountains and cross the river to attack?
"Today is different. Although Houshu must attack if he wants to win, and we want to win, if we think about it the other way around, why can't we cross the river and capture Fengwu if we want to win this battle?"

"This is against the art of war." Ze Yu and the eldest prince said in unison.

"It is true. Firstly, we are not familiar with the terrain behind Lingyun River. Secondly, we are not familiar with Fengwu and Balu's defenses. We don't even know how many soldiers Hou Shu has this time."

"Do we really need to know so much?" Xiao Yu asked.

"How many troops does the eldest prince think we have on both sides?" Qin Yan asked.

"We have an army of 15, but Shu Shu has no more than [-] at most."

"Victory with more and less, and with the advantage of the terrain and sufficient food and grass, just let them retreat without fighting. This is what the ministers in the court think. The eldest prince must also think that this battle will be easier than the third prince's mission to Nanwu. Much more.”

"It doesn't matter what you think. When it comes to the art of war, I am naturally not as good as General Qin. Since my father asked me to come here, I can't hide in the palace and do nothing.

After all, Lingyun Peak is also the land of Da Qi. If Hou Shu invades it, everyone has the responsibility to protect it. Should I just sit back and enjoy it in the palace? "

"Sometimes it's not a bad thing to sit back and enjoy the success. When the emperor was still a prince, he understood the benefits of sitting back and enjoying the success better than you do now."

If they hadn't grown up together, Qin Yan would have committed a serious crime by saying this about the current emperor. If someone with a heart heard about it, it might cause a big disturbance.

At that time, Chaozhong Tianshi was imprisoned because of a poem.

Although the emperor has a kind-hearted face, he sometimes cannot maintain his true intentions due to the pressure from the court ministers.

The eldest prince is well aware of the difficulties of being a king.Today, although the ministers of the court were surrounding him and taking care of him, they were more worried about the prince than he was.But he knew that in the future, once he ascended the throne and became king, he would have to pay back everything these people did for him today.No one will make a losing business.

Just like this time, several ministers in the court persuaded the emperor to let the eldest prince come to Lingyun Peak with Prince Yan's Mansion.At the same time, he persuaded the eldest prince that there was no danger in this battle, it was just to put some pressure on Hou Shu and let them retreat.If that doesn't work, we can just negotiate. At most, Hou Shu will reduce the tribute of silk every year.

It was clear that the country was in trouble, but the ministers in the DPRK were thinking of a good time to fight for power.

Not to be missed.

Nanwu and Houshu disrupted the western and southern borders of Daqi at the same time, which gave the emperor who had been reluctant to make a decision on the prince issue an opportunity to make up his mind.

If someone even came up with some extreme thoughts, Xiao Yu wouldn't be able to believe it.

Of course, there are several ministers in the DPRK who can think of Jiangshan Sheji.

To put it bluntly, the country belongs to the Xiao family.

When times are good, everyone sticks to them and flatters the imperial power. But when the real crisis comes, how many people will follow the Xiao family and swear loyalty to the death.

Xiao Yu also knew that even if these people were indeed selfish, he could not do without them. The relationship between kings and ministers throughout the ages was a profound knowledge.

It will take him a lot of time to slowly understand it.

(End of this chapter)