My clone is on the other side of the starry sky

Chapter 241 Clouds move in all directions

Zhang Yang, Xie Mansion.

After Xie Yun was left alone, he smashed everything in the room that could be smashed.

Once again, I made wedding clothes for others.

The last time it was Lu Fengxian, he could still accept it. After all, he worked hard and saved his life in the end. But this time, after he was busy for a long time, he saw the benefits of his hand and was taken away by Xie Hui with a piece of paper. .

But the situation has been decided. At this time, no matter how angry Xie Yun is, nothing can be changed.

The message was spread all over the world, and its meaning was very clear. There was a national thief named Li Xinian who was plagued by cholera. He bullied his young master at the top and killed loyal people at the bottom. He was an unforgivable heinous person. He called on heroes from all over the country to raise troops to oust the emperor and fight against the national thief!

In addition to the two states of Yanyun, heroes from all over the world responded one after another. On the Zhangzhou side, no matter how unhappy Xie Yun was, he had to participate in this battle.

Although Xie Hui took the lead, the most important thing is who can attack Tiandu first.

There are two fifth-grade masters here, Xie Hao and Lu Fengxian, and nearly a hundred sixth-grade masters here, and they are also the closest to Tiandu.

After adjusting his mentality, Xie Yun immediately gathered his troops, arranged food and fodder, and sent troops to Tiandu.

After Xie Hui got the news, he convened everyone to discuss how to get the maximum benefit.

"Sir, Lu Chao wants to see you." Xie Hui, who was discussing matters with everyone at Xie Hui's residence in Dongzhou, received a notification from his servants.

"What is he doing here?" Xie Hui was puzzled. Lu Chao was Li Xinian's disciple. Xie Hui knew this, but judging from Lu Chao's behavior during this period, he didn't seem to take the relationship between master and disciple seriously. He wholeheartedly helps them with suggestions and plans to bring down his own teacher.

Although he and Li Xinian were considered enemies, both Xie Hui and his subordinate Wen Wu looked down on people like Lu Chao.

After thinking for a while, Xie Hui nodded and said, "Let him come in."

After all, it was his father who arranged for him to come here, and he is indeed very capable.

"Lu Chao meets the young master!" Soon, Lu Chao came in and saluted Xie Hui with a smile.

"No need to be polite, Master Lu is here on important matters?" Xie Hui asked with a smile.

"I guess the young master and you all should discuss sending troops at this time." Lu Chao asked with a smile.

"That's right." Xie Hui nodded and looked at Lu Chao in confusion: "Master Lu, are you here for this matter?"

"Yes." Lu Chao nodded: "I would like to advise you not to rush to send troops."

"Oh?" Xie Hui looked at Lu Chao after hearing this and said, "What's Mr. Lu's clever plan?"

"The people in the world only see the benefits of conquering Tiandu, but they have never thought about how to conquer Tiandu. You should have a deep understanding of how strong Tiandu is. And as far as I know, in addition to the new army in Tiandu, there are also Xie Gong and others were captured, and all the military power of the other battalions fell into the hands of the masters. In addition, there seemed to be many fifth-level masters in Tiandu. This military strategy was in full swing. At this time, the momentum in Tiandu should be at its strongest. I Firstly, we are far away from Tiandu, and secondly, even if we get to Tiandu, our army has been running for thousands of miles, and our soldiers are exhausted, but the enemy's army is just waiting for work, which is not good for our army."

Xie Hui looked at the scribe next to him and looked at Lu Chao: "So, Master Lu wants to let the princes from all walks of life wear down Li Xinian's troops and weaken his spirit?"

"The young master's goal should be to clear the emperor's side, not to destroy the enemy. I feel that the princes will not be too fast, so there is no need to worry. Since the second young master is anxious, it is better to let the second young master explore the way first. Although it is a bit inappropriate to say this, However, if the Second Young Master can be defeated in one or two games, his prestige will surely be lost this time when the Qing Dynasty sidelines him. And the Young Master is the one who initiated this attack on the thieves. If he arrives at that time and defeats his exhausted army, he will not only be able to enhance the military power of the Young Master, but also Gaining popularity, in this way, no matter whether the battle is defeated or not, as far as the young master is concerned, it is already a victory."

After Lu Chao finished speaking, he nodded slightly and said, "Of course, this is just a lie. I just hope it will be of some use to the young master."

"Yes, what Mr. Lu said coincides with what Mr. Gongyuan said. He is indeed a famous Confucian scholar." After Xie Hui looked at Lu Chao for a moment, he signaled to him: "Since he is here, Mr. Lu will also stay." Come down and discuss with us the dispatch of troops."

Although his character is not very good, his ability is indeed not bad. Being a chief clerk is a bit humiliating, but if you want to reuse him, you don't feel comfortable using this kind of person, so he should stay around and be an adviser.

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Lu." Lu Chao nodded. Xie Hui's side had a clearer purpose than Xie Yun's side. This time he attacked Tiandu. For Xie Hui, what he wanted was not to actually conquer Tiandu, but to take this opportunity to gain enough fame.

Fame is extremely useful in both prosperous and troubled times. A good reputation in prosperous times can make your career smooth. If you have enough fame, even if the emperor wants to touch you, he has to calculate the gains and losses. In troubled times, this reputation is even more valuable. Yes, the attraction of talents is fatal.

Xie Hui is different from Xie Yun. Xie Yun takes the core resources of the Xie family. Now the entire Zhangzhou is Xie Yun's territory. Although Xie Hui is the commander-in-chief of Dongzhou, the territory he actually controls is limited. There are only two counties. To expand his power, he can only rely on himself, so he must seize every opportunity.

Of course, if we can finally break through Tiandu, it would be best to gain a reputation as a Qingjun, but we can't force this.

Xie Hui only started to send troops after agreeing on the details.

In addition to the Xie family, the Murong family and the Cui family also began to send troops.

The situation is similar to the Xie family. Li Xinian detained the three heads of the family at the beginning in order to split the three families and not be able to use their strength in one place. The more forces there are, the less unified the people will be, and the court will have Opportunity to gain some life in this battle.

The Murong family in Wuzhou was directly divided into three parts. The sphere of influence was in parts of Wuzhou and Liuzhou. The Cui family had five heroes, and the sphere of influence was distributed in parts of Huangzhou and Jinzhou. In addition to them, there were many local governors who independently formed Armies, either in front or behind, march toward the capital from all over the world.

Tiandu, the imperial palace.

"Lieutenant, according to the intelligence from all parties, there are thirty-seven ways to summon the princes this time. What should we do?" Ji Gong was really panicking at this moment, even though Li Xinian had told him about the consequences of detaining the three major families. , but I didn’t expect the consequences to be so serious. In Daqian Jiuzhou, except for Yanyun and Tianzhou, almost all the other six states sent troops.

"Your Majesty, this is probably a good thing." Li Xinian slowly placed the small flags on the corresponding positions on the map: "If there are only three routes, it will be difficult to deal with."

Ji Gong looked at Li Xinian in confusion, and then at Zhang Shen beside him: "What does this mean, Lieutenant?"

Zhang Shen shook his head. He was purely academic and did not know much about military strategy. Even if he had read military books, he could only talk about military affairs on paper and it was difficult to express his opinions.

"Everyone in this world is for profit." Li Xinian looked at the densely packed small flags on the map, stroked his beard and smiled: "If there are only three groups of people, it means that the three major families have actually divided the world, and now His Majesty also I see, there are thirty-seven princes, but they do not belong to each other, and their desires are different, so naturally it is difficult for them to work together."

"But even so, the thirty-six princes have at least one million troops, right?" Ji Gong recalled those princes who responded to the imperial edict, and the least one claimed to have fifty thousand troops.

"It would be better if there were really an army of one million." Li Xinian said with a smile.

Ji Gong didn't understand even more. Zhang Shen explained: "Your Majesty, the more troops and horses there are, the more food and grass will be consumed. If there are really a million troops, and the princes farthest from Tiandu are Liuzhou Linhai County, even if he There are 50,000 soldiers and horses, but the civilians who transport grain and grass along the way may have to recruit 300,000 to support the army. These are strong men. The population of Linhai County is about two million. Putting aside the old, weak, women and children, the strong men may be five in a row. One hundred thousand is not enough, now we have to requisition 350,000 people, and the remaining population will be responsible for the provision of 350,000 people. I am afraid that before they arrive in Tiandu, Linhai County will rebel."

"Can't the counties along the way provide supplies?" Himemiya asked.

Zhang Shen shook his head and explained: "If Daqian and the Kang Dynasty join forces to deal with the Buddha Kingdom, the meeting point will probably be Wangbei County in Huangzhou, and Dakang will also pass through here. I, Dagan, will provide food and fodder for the troops. Is your majesty willing?" "

"Of course I don't want to." Ji Gong nodded, understanding why Li Xinian said that the more people there are, the easier it is to deal with them.

If the three major families have actually divided the world, firstly, they can mobilize troops nearby, and secondly, they can also coordinate the preparation of grain and grass supplies in the counties along the way, which can greatly save people's manpower.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. This alliance of princes seems to be huge, but in fact it is just a mob. Our army only needs to win one or two battles. Even if there are millions of princes, this army of princes will not be able to move." Li Xinian said with a smile.

The reason is very simple. Even if it is a hundred people, let alone a million, there are a hundred thoughts. The soldiers have to think about eating, drinking and sleeping. If it is expanded to ten thousand, just arrange for these soldiers to stay where they are without chaos. , are quite difficult, let alone fighting, so there is a saying that it is easy to win an army but hard to find a general.

And when this number expands to 100,000, for the coach, any decision-making error may bring serious consequences. When 100,000 people gather together, the probability of various things happening will increase exponentially. The commander-in-chief of the three armed forces must always Faced with countless problems coming, we have to make the most correct solution in time. And if the coalition forces merge into one place and there are thirty-seven different voices, it will be quite difficult for the coalition forces to move.

So what Li Xinian has to do now is to force the coalition forces to merge into one place, and the best way to do this is to first destroy one or two enemy forces to make the coalition forces fearful.

Unfortunately, Tianzhou belongs to the plain area. Although it is said to be surrounded by three mountains, they are not connected to each other and cannot constitute a dangerous barrier to prevent the coalition forces from entering. Regardless of the outcome of this war, it will be a devastating blow to the people's livelihood that Tianzhou has just established. , but now Li Xinian has no choice. Only by winning this battle can he have a future. If he cannot win, then any future will be empty talk.

"Then I'll leave everything to Aiqing." Ji Gong nodded. Although he was a little worried, at this point, he could only trust Li Xinian!

(End of this chapter)