7th year of Xihua, spring.

Lu Conquer Envoy Huo Zhun arrived in Dongcheng County, Bianzhou, and Huo Jun arrived in Wubao County, Wuzhou.

Emperors of Zhou, Tang Niu and Emperor Nancheng, Ma Jian, met with Huo Zhun and Huo Jun respectively.

Huo Zhun met Tang Niu and gave Liang Guo specialties.

Tang Niu asked, "What's the point of being here?"

Because of the existence of China, the three forces secretly will not talk about what happened to them, and they are very united on the surface.

Tang Niu knew that the domestic disaster was hit last year, so Lu Gong must have been making trouble behind the scenes. But he put the overall situation first and did not mention this matter.

The envoy Huo Zhun saluted respectfully and raised his head and replied loudly: "In recent years, Liang, Zhou and Nan have formed the alliance of Three Kingdoms to resist China. However, China's power has become stronger and more difficult for us to resist. Ning Ze is proficient in magic, and no one can fight against him has appeared in the world. He searches all over the world, but there are no sorcerers. China is getting stronger and stronger, and the Three Kingdoms are gradually weakening. The reason is that one is that the so-called "people-friendly policy" is being promoted within China, constantly attracting refugees to naturalize, increasing the population, and opening land. The other is that Ning Ze plunders the population and weakening us. In the long run, the population of China continues to grow, and the population of our three countries is gradually losing, which is very unfavorable! The loss of population has affected all aspects of agriculture, commerce, and recruitment in various countries, which is also significantly weakening the national strength. Therefore, the Emperor of Daliang sent me here to discuss important matters with Your Majesty!"

Tang Niu nodded when he heard this. In fact, domestic civil servants often talked about the issues mentioned by the envoy.

Ning Ze's strategy of plundering the population has effectively affected its own national strength.

So he said to Huo Zhun: "I am also worried about this matter. I don't know what countermeasures your country has?"

"Report to Your Majesty!" Huo Zhun replied, "Sima Governor once met with the Emperor Daliang and said in person that to deal with the plundering policy of China, you must be eye-for-eye and tooth-for-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-tit-

"Oh? I'll return it as it is?" Tang Niu's eyes lit up.

"It's not just the return as it is!" Huo Zhun smiled, "The three countries plunder the border cities of China together, which will make Ning Ze unable to deal with it at the same time. At that time, he will lose sight of one thing and be exhausted! Through plunder, the population and material resources of China can be seized, strengthen our strength, and reduce the other party."

"Okay!" Tang Niu was overjoyed, "This plan is amazing, and Zhou State will definitely help with all its strength!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Huo Zhun bowed, "In this way, he will definitely suppress Ning Ze's arrogance."

On the other hand, Huo Jun also said the same thing when he saw Ma Jian.

Ma Jian was also persuaded to agree to change the strategy.

The three countries reached an agreement, each mobilizing cavalry, focusing on plundering, and began to raid the borders of China one after another.

For a time, the three armies of Dangliang, Duosi, Fujiang, Xizhou Qingshan County, Mizhou Longshou County, Yuanzhou Yuan County, Bashui County, Jiangzhou Nanhai, and Bashan respectively received raids from the three forces of Tang Niu, Lu Cong, and Ma Jian to raid cavalry teams. A large number of people working in the field were abducted, countless materials were seized, and some defense facilities on the border were destroyed.

When the defenders from all over the country arrived, the other party had already fled and plundered in areas that were not covered by the garrison.

All counties and counties are in a mess and suffer heavy losses.

This situation made the border defenders uneasy and immediately reported to their superiors and sent the news to Hua County, Jinzhou.

Liu Yuanxiang learned that he quickly summoned all civil and military officials to discuss matters in the court.

"The border urgently reported that the border checkpoints and counties have been attacked by the three forces from Zhou, Liang and Nancheng in recent times." Facing the ministers, Liu Yuanxiang said seriously, "It was as if they had agreed. Each cavalry army specialized in looting places with insufficient garrison forces, abducted the people on the border, seized military and civil resources, and destroyed the border defense facilities. When the defenders rushed over, the other party would have left long ago. If they retreated and appeared again, they would never face each other head-on, which was a headache. So far, the counties on the border calculated the loss list, which was shocking. Hundreds of thousands of people were captured, causing countless damage and the rhythm of the materials. The situation was serious, and I had to call you to discuss countermeasures."

After the words came, all the civil and military officials were shocked and discussed.

"Hey! The enemy's strategy, why does it sound like..." Dewey looked at Ning Ze.

Hearing this, Ning Ze nodded and said, "That's right! They turned around to deal with the orphans with their own policies! If they learn to be smart, it is very likely that Sima Fa's suggestion!"

"What should I do? The three forces took action at the same time, and the counties on the border cannot be stable, and the other side will not conflict with our army head-on, which is simply unpredictable." Liang Teng frowned.

"The enemy advances and retreats, and the other party has mastered the essence." Ning Ze touched the tug of beard that had finally been left behind on his chin. "There is no better way to strengthen border defense, build passes, and prohibit people from going out to farm and grazing!"

"For the sake of the present, we need to expand the passes on the border to block the enemy's looting." Chu Xun said, "at the same time, we will send more troops and expand the defense scope."

"In my opinion, it is better to use attack instead of defense." Dewey said, "Ship directly to attack and destroy the three forces one by one, once and for all!"

"You're thinking too simple!" Liang Teng shook his head and denied, "Now the three forces are relatively consolidated, different from the small princes before. Moreover, they united, and their overall strength is not inferior to ours. It is not easy to conquer a country's land. During this period, no matter which side our country attacks, the other two hostile forces will be more hampered."

"That's right!" Ouyang Chun said, "Lu Cong, Tang Niu, and Ma Jian joined forces. Even if the whole country is in full swing, it is a delusion to quickly defeat one of them. The prince is actually the best at dealing with this border plundering tactic, and his suggestions are the most appropriate. Build a pass, expand the defense line, increase the number of troops, and prohibit leaving the pass, so as to minimize the losses. Then, consider counterattacking against the enemy on this basis."

"The treasury can allocate funds, but the local government still needs to point out part of it to use it as a pass construction." Chu Xun said, "It is really difficult to allocate full amounts."

"There should be no problem to mobilize local governments to contribute capital." Ning Ze thought for a while, "In recent years, the population base of states and counties has been increasing, and tax revenue has increased a lot compared to before. Excluding the paid part, I believe that the government governments in various places are still full."

"The opponent has already made a move, we can't be too passive!" Chu Wenxiu said, "We should take a two-pronged approach, strengthening the city defense while sending troops to attack to relieve some of the pressure."

"That's what I said to use attack instead of defense!" Dewey hurriedly said.

"What we need is both offense and defense," Chu Wenxiu replied. "We must first deal with border defense issues, effectively stop the enemy from plundering resources, and then consider sending troops to counterattack and winning the game back!"

"Agree!" Meiren Chu nodded in agreement.

"Then which force should we choose as the counterattack target?" Mi Yan asked.

"In my opinion, Tang Niuhua County suffered heavy losses when it was defeated! Last year, there was an unimaginable earthquake, regardless of the military spirit and civilian expectations, or even serious damage to urban defense construction. At this moment, it is definitely the weakest of the three hostile forces! When you go to Puzhou, you will definitely win a complete victory!" Dewey immediately answered.

"With that being said, we can think of it, and we can naturally think of it!" Chu Xun shook his head slightly, "Don't look at Lu Cong, Ma Jian secretly made trouble when Tang Niu was hit by disaster, but he would not watch our forces attack Tang Niu. The best solution for them is to annex the Tang Niu forces by themselves, rather than to take advantage of us."

"The Prime Minister thinks that we will send troops to fight against Tang Niu, Lu Cong, and Ma Jian will send troops to restrain and protect the other party?" Dewey asked in confusion.

"That's for sure!" Ouyang Chun said, "It's better to go the other way."

"Do the opposite?"

"In this situation, Tang Niu is the weakest force in the enemy and the best attack." Ouyang Chun said, "If I were Lu Cong and Ma Jian, I also think that attacking Tang Niu is the easiest. I will be prepared to restrain any attack on Tang Niu. I will think that if the other party thinks that our army will attack Tang Niu, they are also prepared to restrain it. Our army does not target Tang Niu, and can catch it off guard!"

"Which force should be the target?" Dewey asked.

"Ma Jian!" After thinking carefully, Ouyang Chun looked at Ning Ze and said loudly, "By increasing troops on the border, it is impossible to judge the accurate action of our army. Spreading false information, it is best to make the other party mistakenly think that our country attacks Puzhou on the surface, but is actually preparing to attack Mizhou. Mizhou is important for Lu Cong, and will definitely send troops to garrison. Tang Niu and Ma Jian will also send troops to restrain and slow down Lu Cong's pressure. But we turned the main force to sea routes, avoid the ears and ears and ears, and land in the surprise attack on Wuzhou! At that time, Jiangzhou's troops will respond, which will make the other party unable to react in time!"

"So complicated?" Dewey grabbed his head.

Ning Ze closed his eyes and thought for a moment, nodding slightly: "Good idea! If this plan succeeds, it will definitely swell the enemy's spirit!"

"If this plan is done, you must ask the prince to rush to Yuanzhou." Ouyang Chun said, "The prince will go there in person, which will inevitably attract the attention of the enemy, so that he can hide the truth!"

"Well~ No problem!" Ning Ze smiled, "I can make the movements of Chizhou and Yuanzhou at the same time, which makes the other party even more nervous. If you want to travel from the sea and detour to Wuzhou, you must be the general of the ghost face! His navy is the most suitable."

"To be on the safe side, it is best to let Chu Guanglu and General Huang go with him." Ouyang Chun suggested.

"Would you two want to walk with the Ghost Face General?" Ning Ze turned to the couple.

Chu Wenxiu and Huang Shao immediately stepped out and spoke in unison: "My husband and I want to walk with the general in the ghost face!"

"Very good!" Ning Ze said, "Because it was a surprise attack, there would not be too many troops. It would need to be covered up and could not attract the attention of the enemy. The three of you crossed the sea this time, and you can only bring 20,000 troops. Is there any problem with the Jiangzhou troops carrying out operations?"

"Don't worry, your lord!" the three of them responded at the same time.

"Ouyang Shaofu!"

"I'm here!" Ouyang Chun responded quickly.

"You and Dewey lead the troops north to Chizhou to be the guard of Liang. Gu will come to meet again soon. I hope the two of you will cooperate without any impulse!"

Ouyang Chun and Dewey looked at each other and immediately understood.

The meaning of Ning Ze's words is to let the substitute pass. Otherwise, why remind the two to cooperate without interruption and not to be impulsive?

Immediately responded in unison: "Here!"
Chapter completed!