Chapter 74: The Moon Beyond the Mountains
Jiang Feng didn't expect that this unintentional talk would have been brought up by someone inadvertently, although there are still many problems with this countermeasure. Chinese, novels...
For example, if there are too many people recruited, more than one thousand or even one thousand five hundred people, how can we leave?
This is not just a few teams that can be divided into thirty or fifty people. From Daliang to Gushi, it will definitely not work to go to Caizhou, so you can only pass through Nanyang.
From Xuzhou, Tangzhou and Shenzhou, along the northern foothills of Funiu Mountain and Dabie Mountains, to Gushi, this road is basically a mountain road, and it also takes a long distance to Nanyang.
The scouts in Nanyang are not vegetarians. They are transiting on such a large scale, and they are military men at first glance. Even if they are divided into 20 or 30 teams, they will definitely be noticed. These people are not people like Jiang Feng. Most of them are ordinary old soldiers and lack concealment and response strategies. Once they are surrounded and suppressed by the Nanyang army, it is difficult to escape. This is one of them.
Even if you can pass through the border safely, when you arrive at Gushi, such a force suddenly appears in Gushi, and the Shenzhou soldiers will inevitably greatly break the power balance of the Gushi army. Like Qin Zaidao, Gu Minghai and others will think, this is also a problem. Internal friction, quarrels, and bumps are indispensable, and this is the second.
However, none of this could resist Jiang Feng's desire for these old soldiers.
These are all veterans who have been involved in the Guangsheng Army and the Dragon and Tiger Army. They are all experienced players who have been on the battle formation and are valuable.
Compared with the recruits, they are much better in their mental state, at least they will not be at a loss because of their casualties, nor will they be unwell because of killing enemy soldiers. This is often the most likely factor in causing their own casualties in war.
The only troublesome thing is to solve the problem of transiting to Nanyang.
Such a group of hundreds of people may be divided into multiple teams of troops to cross the border. Even if they march along the Caizhou and Tangzhou borders, they cannot avoid the scouts in Nanyang. Shang Jiang Feng has seen this.
If Nanyang's understanding is not obtained, it will inevitably lead to death and injury caused by war. This is something Jiang Feng would never want to see. It is absolutely not possible to fail to fight with Caizhou soldiers but lose it to Nanyang's hands.
Ding Man and Guo Tai also thought of this soon, but they couldn't come up with a good solution to this problem.
Although the relationship between Nanyang and Daliang cannot be said to be a war, it is just a line. If Nanyang wants to let the Liang soldiers pass through, even if they are some scattered soldiers, they will not be allowed by Nanyang.
However, Jiang Feng did not make Ding Guo and others worried. He took this problem with great responsibility and said that he would solve this problem. He only asked Ding Guo and others to quickly arrange for people to return to their hometowns to recruit people. He also contacted Yang Kan to go to the Ministry of War. Of course, he had to say hello to Li He, Li Gu and others.
The Wu brothers left before dawn, and Guo Tai left, but a few people soon entered.
Ding Man also temporarily acted as a bodyguard for Jiang Feng for a period of time, especially when Jiang Feng's injuries had not yet recovered, he still had to stay in Bianliang.
Among these people, except Yang Kan, he has to be considered as him. He is only one line away from the resting period at the early stage of the Heaven Realm, and is even slightly better than Guo Tailai.
However, Jiang Feng knew that he was afraid that after one or two days, the Chongzhengyuan and the Zhengshitang would send troops to Caizhou will be decided, and the risk would be greatly reduced.
Once Daliang makes a decision to send troops to Caizhou, it will be meaningless to attack him and cause hatred. Daliang will not change his course and use troops to Puzhou just because he dies.
In fact, last night's behavior was more like a vent of anger. Without myself, Daliang would not be able to use troops to Puzhou. Anyone with a little smart mind could think of which side Daliang could use troops to?
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After sending the other party to the door, Du Li frowned and returned and went straight into the inner hall.
In Ezhou in autumn, there is a bit of bleakness. The drizzle from the riverside makes the entire building fall into a unique cool style.
The old man sitting in the hall seemed a little tired, and Du Li sighed softly.
From my father's dark circles, Du Li guessed that his uneasy father probably worked with that concubine for a whole night last night. When Du Li thought of this, he felt helpless.
My father, who was really a master of his generation ten years ago, was forced to extend his hands and feet from Ezhou to the Qihuang Prefectures and won the rule of the two prefectures in one fell swoop. The position of Ehuang Qi Pacifier has become the most dazzling title of my father, but it seems that since then my father has been a little satisfied with this. He is addicted to women's belly all day long, and his younger brothers and sisters have filled in a lot in the past ten years.
Du Li also knew that the Du family's external situation is not bad now. Except for the threat from the Ximeng Ma family, the other directions are stable.
Shouzhou in the northeast is not strong in power, and there are Dabie Mountains and Huo Mountains blocking it. Huainan cannot reach his hands. Shuzhou in the east is also very obedient and is considered a good neighbor. If it weren't for the special relationship between Shuzhou and Huainan, Du Li thought Shuzhou should be the best annexation target for the Du family.
The southeast is also stable, and Anzhou and Mianzhou in the northwest are already the most influential by the Du family, but because of the constraints of the Ma family, the Du family has watched the other party not make any progress over the years.
Thinking of this, Du Li was a little frustrated, and his intuition told him that maybe the best days of the Du family were about to pass.
"Sanlang, sit down."
There were many people in the hall, and Du Li sat back in his position, his face calm.
Everything that should be said was said. Zhang Yue is a good guy, but Du Li was sure that most of these words were instructed by Jiang Feng. Although Zhang Yue had good martial arts skills, his mind was far worse than that of Jiang Feng in this regard.
"Everyone will discuss it. I didn't expect that our north has been peaceful for more than ten years. The waves are full of chaos, which makes people dizzy and dazzled." The old man held his hands on the arm of Hu's chair and said tiredly: "As for the matter in the north, our Du family should not participate, but Saburo is right. If we don't take the initiative, we will probably have to participate passively in the future. Active participation is better than passive participation, but we have to figure out how to participate and how deep we should participate."
"Sanlang, for example, you should tell me your opinion first. After all, Gushijun came to you first, and didn't you help them?" An old man in armor, who was second only to the old man, stroked his long beard under his jaw and said lightly.
"Uncle, I think I have reported it to my father and uncle. The matter was suddenly happening. If we do not intervene in time, once the Yuan family of Caizhou controls the entire Guangzhou, it will really pose a great threat to our north." Du Li's expression remained unchanged.
He knew that this uncle was still worried about sending troops to reinforce Gushi. If it were his two brothers, he would be afraid that he would applaud and praise him.
"Sanlang, what if Caizhou controls the entire Guangzhou? What can they do if we control the three natural dangers? What's more, Caizhou Yuan and Daliang are dead. How much energy can they have to plot against us? You're so alarmist, Sanlang." The young man sitting next to Du Li shook his head repeatedly, "I was stunned by being scared by others. Now the other party is even more vocal, which is simply extortion."
Du Li's face turned gloomy. The one who criticized him was his elder brother Du Shen, who was also his biggest opponent in the family. Every move he made could attract the other party's opposition, but he had to admit that this guy did have some skills and could find a reasonable reason to suppress him every time.
"Yes, brother is right, Saburo, you are too abrupt this time. The situation in Huangzhou and Qizhou is still unstable. Our Du family is still more suitable to keep a low profile, accumulate strength, and wait for opportunities." The young man diagonally opposite, shaking his folding fan and interjecting.
He was not as polite to this Du Li as he was to Du Shen just now. Du Li snorted softly, "Hide your strength and keep your low profile? We have been keeping our low profile for so many years. Now the world is like a new game. If we don't change our course in time, we may be the turn of our Du family in the next step."
"Random! Say it!" The old man in armor was furious and slapped the handrail, "Sanlang, are you cursing ourselves?"
"Uncle, why did you say this?" Du Li also knew that if he was so timid, he would be a stepping stone again this time, and his tone began to become tougher.
"Where is the problem with what I said? Everyone can see the style of the Yuan family in Caizhou. Their performance in the past decade is vivid. They have turned against Daliang, pulled their teeth to eat Nanchenzhou, and even Daliang fell into somersaults on them, and then formed an alliance and swallowed Guangzhou in one bite. Uncle, do you think our Du family is stronger than Daliang? Or do you think that the three barriers are natural dangers that no one can overcome?"
"In the battle of Chenzhou, Caizhou has shown their powerful magic attack power, which is probably no worse than our south. The combat power of their army is compared with our Du family army. Humph, no need to say more! In this case, who dares to say that they don't want to extend their hands to Huangzhou? What's more, just now, my second brother was also saying that the situation in Huangzhou is still unstable. What's the reason why the situation in Huangzhou is unstable? But look at the way the Yuan family did, how long has it been accepted by Southern Chenzhou? Now, in Guangzhou, Yuan family has given enough benefits to the gentry of Southern Chenzhou. Will my uncle think the local gentry of Huangzhou be moved?"
Du Li's words pointed directly at the core of the problem, causing the old man in armor to change his face and his teeth to chew, but he could not refute his accusations against the other party.
It was originally quite stable when Huangzhou entered the Du family, but he instigated his slaves to seize 3,000 acres of Huangpi's mature land and seized more than ten places in the lake and swamp, which immediately caused a strong backlash from local gentry and even caused a rebellion.
Although the rebellion was suppressed later, the local gentry in Huangzhou has had a bad relationship with the Du family and has not been restored. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!