Section 41: Awake and Forge
Jiang Feng didn't know that after he said this, he made all the generals breath for no reason.
Jiang Feng's judgment and analysis are too objective and true, and people can't help but move forward along his thinking. If he can do all this again, this is almost not a person, even a genius cannot do it, and a god who is almost omnipotent.
Fortunately, Jiang Feng finally said that he would leave his power to the death, so that everyone could return to reality. Many things were not under control, otherwise it would be really unreal.
"It's not that easy to destroy Cai from Daliang. When it comes to that point, Dajin and Taining Army will probably fight to the death to save Caizhou unless it exceeds their control. For example, the Nanyang Army performs better than we imagined." Yang Kan thought for a moment, "The Dajin has not really put all his strength into practice, but the Dajin Iron Cavalry has very strong maneuverability. If it realizes that the situation is wrong, it will intervene much faster than the Taining Army or the Influence Army. As long as it disrupts the rhythm of Daliang and makes it difficult for Daliang to cooperate with Nanyang, it will be enough to make this battle fail."
"So, we need to do what we can do." Jiang Feng asserted and looked around. "I don't know if you have noticed that we may usher in another chaotic world after the Huang Chao Rebellion. For example, in the past few decades, the era of the vassals was peaceful, and only some minor conflicts had ended. Instead, it would be a chaotic world where wars were rising and heroes rose together."
"This era should have begun since the rise of Caizhou three years ago. Caizhou annexed Nanchenzhou, and ants thieves swarmed up, sweeping across Yingboshou and three states. Caizhou destroyed the Xu family of Guangzhou, Nanyang annexed Shenzhou Ju family, and then snatched Anzhou, and the Du family merged Mianzhou. This series of drastic changes have predicted that this chaotic era is about to begin." Jiang Feng stood up straight with his hands on his back, "We can see that some people are already preparing for the future, more people are ignorant and confused, while others are already taking the lead."
"Sir, is Liu Xuan going first?" Cui Shang asked in a pondering mood: "So did Yuan?"
"The first one should be the Yuan family. Although we are hostile to the Yuan family, we have to admit that the Yuan family is the most sensitive in this regard, and it also has this strength. However, the environment it was not very good. At that time, it was forced by Daliang. In order to seek independence, it had to rely on Huaibei to fight against Daliang. Although it won Southern Chenzhou, it lost its strategic advantage. Therefore, it tried to enrich its own strength by annexing Guangzhou. If it were not for the interference of our Gushi army, Caizhou might have been plotting to seize Shouzhou and Yingzhou at this time." Jiang Feng sighed a little.
"What about Nanyang?" Cui Shang asked again while everyone was still recalling Jiang Feng's evaluation of Yuan.
"Nanyang moves due to the times, or Liu Xuan from the two Lius in Nanyang is the prophet of the warm spring river. Caizhou's movements stimulated him, and he had great ambitions, so he did this action. The Suizhou mastered by Liu Xuan is better in geographical location and supported by Nanyang's wealth, so he was able to win Anzhou and Shenzhou in one fell swoop. The same thing is true. If it weren't for our Gushi, the situation might have been very different. The Du family might have become the next food on the plate in Nanyang. As for Liu Tong, he would not be enterprising and he would just be dry bones in the tomb."
Jiang Feng's evaluation of Liu Tong surprised the generals. Liu Tong was actually a dry bone in the tomb?
Yang Kan's mind was still on Yuan's family, "Sir, do you think Caizhou originally wanted to seize Yingshou?"
"Well, it can be said that the Yuan family of the Central Plains is the most promising. It has a wealth of talents and a rich background of the eleven counties of Caizhou. It also has the hearts of gentry. It has been replenishing for many years. In addition to being adjacent to Daliang, it can be said that there are both time, place and people." Jiang Feng nodded slightly, "If Daliang had not been too forced, I guess Caizhou would not be willing to turn against Daliang. Even Caizhou would rather return to Nanchenzhou to reconcile with Daliang. Unfortunately, Daliang also has experts. Seeing the danger of Caizhou being in great danger, he refused to let Caizhou succeed. Qilang and Aman, you two have been in Bianliang for a long time, so you should know one or two of them? As far as I know, there are many people who have spoken about the Xiang in Caizhou in the past few years, right?"
Yang Kan and Ding Man were disgraced. Jiang Feng actually learned about such a secret matter?
It’s not that the two of them were determined to keep Jiang Feng secret, but that there were not many people in Daliang who knew about this secret, and they were just marginal people among the two major military clans Yang and Ding. They only heard some words from the elders in the family, but they didn’t know much about their specific content.
Moreover, the two of them didn't think this was of significance to Gushi at the moment, especially as the war between Daliang and Caizhou was inevitable, so they did not mention this situation with Jiang Feng.
"Sir, Daliang's attitude towards Caizhou is also intentional?" Cui Shang chuckled, "Although I don't know the mystery, the originally close relationship between Liang and Cai gradually drifted away, and eventually turned into a big war. Without essential contradictions, how could outsiders have teased me?"
"Bai Ling's words are correct." Jiang Feng laughed and said, "Daliang also realized the danger of Yuan. How could he allow others to snore on the side of the bed? Especially since this person's snoring is getting louder and louder, even affecting his own sleep. Is it unbearable?"
Jiang Feng's description was vivid and vivid, which made everyone nod, and he felt that this metaphor was extremely accurate.
"What do you think of the future prospects of Caizhou?" Yang Kan asked further.
"It seems that Qilang is deeply afraid of Caizhou." Jiang Feng quite recognized Yang Kan's warning to Caizhou. In his opinion, if Caizhou was not destroyed this time, then Caizhou would still be a major enemy of the Gushi Army in the future, but this time he had to help Caizhou with his help, otherwise the Gushi Army would have no room for development, so this was also a bad and even worse choice.
"I always feel that Caizhou is not so easy to be defeated. The Yuan family has been deeply rooted in Caizhou for decades, and its own talents are abundant. With the full support of famous families such as Xue, Zhao and He, there is no reason to be destroyed in one fell swoop. If it survives, its army has experienced so many rounds of fierce battles, and its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. As long as it is let back, it will definitely go to a higher level. So I have been thinking about how to struggle to make a living when Caizhou breathes," Yang Kan's brow was locked, and his palms were always stroking under his jaw, thinking, "I just said that Yuan had wanted a certain Yingbo before, and I deeply agreed. I am afraid that after this disaster, the Yuan family would have even more intentions to plan Yingbo, but the Shi family might become the next Daliang and Guangzhou again."
Jiang Feng also secretly praised in his heart, saying that Zhang Ting was far-scheming and quite strategic, but in Jiang Feng's opinion, Yang Kan was better at hiding his shortcomings. If he was given a chance, his son would be shining brightly. When everyone was still wondering whether Yuan could escape the disaster, Yang Kan was already paying attention to where he might go next, especially asserting that he had a greater desire to plan for Ying Bo, even if he was against his benefactor and his family turned against him.
"Everyone, thinking too much and too far now will only make us feel at a loss. For our Gushi Army, we still have to face the most realistic threats down-to-earth. For us, the most realistic problems are two. First, how to preserve Gwangju, and second, how to take down and truly make it our foundation. Only by solving these two problems can we talk about the others." Cui Shang concluded.
These words made the generals' eyes return to Jiang Feng. Jiang Feng pondered for a moment: "Bai Ling is indeed the right thing. What should we do now? Maybe everyone has realized that in these two battles, we were lucky to escape the ants siege. If the ants thieves persist for another day, we would not be spared. Similarly, when the Caizhou army attacked, we were already struggling to support it in just one day. If the Caizhou army had not been willing to waste its troops in Gushi, we would have truly become a dry bone in the tomb. It can be said that to a large extent, we were all lucky, but would there be luck next time?"
"I think there will be no more. Look at the results of Gwangju and Shenzhou. If we are still blindly optimistic, it may become a page in history and pass by." Jiang Feng's tone became low. "For us, to survive, the most important thing is to make the power in our hands stronger. There are many factors that constitute our strength. The bravery of soldiers is good at fighting and orders. The officers should know the soldiers and the masses, understand the law and judge the orders, and regard the body as the teachings, and what should the generals do? I don't think I need to say more."
"Everyone knows that as for our Gushi Army, there is no need to mention comparing with Daliang, Caizhou, and Nanyang, even with Ehuang and even the ant thief, we may still have a considerable gap in our strength. I don't know if we have a conflict with the top ten bandits of Ilo in Shouzhou, we can defeat each other completely? It's hard to say. This also requires us not only to train officers and soldiers, but also to improve ourselves. Qilang has entered the Taixi period, and Dao and Ziyue have also stood at the threshold of the Heavenly Realm. Ziqing, A Shen, Aman, you guys must work hard, let alone me. I plan to retreat to myself during this period of time to wait for the change in the situation in the north to improve my strength.
"In addition, I also ask Brother Guinian and Boshan to actively design and make magical instruments to enhance our strength, change with the times and keep pace with the times. We cannot be limited to the original old concept. Victory in the war is our only goal. I hope you all understand this truth. The bloody lesson is vivid in my mind. Is the death of Guo Tai and Lu Yingfeng enough to make us understand that war is to exchange for victory with life and blood?"
Chapter completed!