That night, after a joyful love, Zhao Yu lay on the couch with his hands on his pillow, and unconsciously remembered the things he talked with Zhang Ji today.

As he expected, although Jiangnan Yishi seemed to be aggressive, he actually lacked foundation or lacked potential.

The most obvious example is that Chen Xu's Jiangxia Yishi's army, after occupying the entire Runan County, did not advance northward according to the original strategy and attack Chen County and Chenliu. In front of him, because of Guan Shuo's request for help, he sent 50,000 reinforcements to Guan Shuo. According to Zhang Ji, if it were not for Huang Yun who came with him, Chen Xu would have not planned to advance north immediately.

Is it Chen Xu who deliberately passively and lazy to fight?

Of course not. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than Chen Xu's Jiang Xia Yishi's "eating too much" and he cannot digest Runan County immediately in a short time.

From this point of view, Chen Xu is quite insightful, and is definitely not a mediocre person who only cares about immediate interests.

But unfortunately, the time is not on Chen Xu's side. Whether it is Jingchu or Jiangdong, Chen Xu is required to advance immediately. Zhao Yu doesn't know what Jingchu's plan is, but Zhang Ji has made a clear explanation on Jiangdong that Jiangdong needs other charity troops to advance together and share the pressure for Jiangdong.

To put it bluntly, it is not an exaggeration to Jiangdong to use other charity masters.

But considering that Jiangdong Yishi is actually his "Zhao Yishi", Zhao Yu is not easy to think about other ideas.

...Would I be willing to add fuel to the fire?

Zhao Yu thought of this question again.

Indeed, he could gain the trust of Guan Shuo and Chen Xu as the "Two Princess of Zhao in Luyang", and then help these two charity troops defeat Yang Ding in Ye County and Wang Shangde in Nanyang, and then collude with the charity troops to march in Henan and Liang County, and advance together with Jiangdong.

But the question is, what after?

In Mr. Gongyang's strategic arrangement, Jiangdong can be controlled by complex terrain such as Jishui, Mount Tai, and North and North Lakes. But to the west, it is flat. Once the Jin State launches a fierce counterattack, the Jin army can attack Yingchuan County without any resistance and attack Kunyang.

Jie Shi, how should he resist Kunyang?

Risk is nothing. The real problem is that the righteous master is almost at his limit. Even if the unstable foundation swallows a large amount of land, it is difficult for Mr. Gongyang to make full use of it in a short period of time. This is why Mr. Gongyang decided to "break the soil and control it" and rest.

Using Kunyang and my nearly seven years of hard work, I bet that various charity masters can withstand the counterattack of Jin State. Is this a bit too big?

Zhao Yu thought to himself.

"Young Master?"

On the dark bed, a quiet girl suddenly heard a concerned inquiry: "What's wrong?"

She heard Zhao Yu's sigh.

"Something is a concern." Zhao Yu replied casually.

Hearing this, the quiet girl groped out of the bed, lit the oil lamp on the table, and then returned to Zhao Yu, leaned her head resting on the chest of her beloved, and asked softly: "Can I know?"

Zhao Yu laughed, hugged Jingnu's smooth body, and said softly: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about whether it can fuel the fire."

As he said that, he explained briefly to Jingnu.

Jingnv then suddenly realized and asked softly: "The young master wants to secretly help Guan Shuo and Chen Xu?... Isn't Mr. Gongyang not optimistic about the west side?"

“With that being said…”

Zhao Yu nodded with a wry smile.

Indeed, Jingnv hit the word, the Jiangdong Yishishi where Mr. Gongyang is located is indeed not optimistic about Jingchu and Jiangzhong's two major directions, and believes that these two righteous masters are likely to be defeated by Jin in the near future. The reason why Jiangdong sent Zhang Ji to come was simply to see if these two righteous masters could share the pressure for Jiangdong. To put it bluntly, it was "the disaster was led to the west."

However, Jiangdong has Jiangdong's considerations, and Zhao Yu also has Zhao Yu's considerations: letting Jing Chu, Guan Shuo, Chen Xu ignore the forces of the righteous army, and sitting on the verdict to watch them be defeated by Jin soon in the future. Zhao Yu felt that it was a pity.

After listening to Zhao Yu's consideration, Jingnv said calmly: "I don't know about fighting, but if as the young master said, the two righteous troops in Jingchu and Jiangzhong will definitely be defeated, why should the young master fight for the chance of victory for them? ... In my opinion, if the rebels are defeated, it is also beneficial to the young master. The young master can absorb the soldiers of the righteous troops like the reign of the clan, and wait for Jiangdong to accumulate enough strength..."

“Um…”

After thinking about it, Zhao Yu still felt that Jingnu’s advice was more secure.

He gently patted Jingnu's small buttocks and said with a smile: "Jingnu is still smart."

After being attacked by his beloved suddenly, Jingnv suddenly became shy.

While shy, she held Zhao Yu's face in her hand and said softly: "Young Master, don't be impatient. For revenge, the young master has been waiting for nearly seven years. What's wrong with waiting for another three or five years?"

Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was really too anxious.

When Mr. Gongyang believed that he should "rest and recuperate" first and "consolidate his strength", he really should not rush to add fuel to the righteous teacher.

He finally obtained the position of "Minister of the Ministry" and got into the Jin system. What he had to consider now was how to use the rebellion of Jingchu, Guan Shuo, Chen Xu and other righteous troops to gain a higher status in Jin and be allowed to own more troops.

As for revenge, it will not be too late for him to follow up when Jiangdong accumulates enough strength in the future and officially attack Jin State.

After dawn, Zhao Yu recruited Zhang Ji and told him: "Zhang Ji, I want you to return to Jiangdong immediately and tell my brother and Mr. Gongyang about me... and tell them that since they are in the 'light', I will accumulate strength in the 'dark', and when one day Jiangdong is fully prepared, I will go hand in with them."

"yes!"

Zhang Ji hugged his fists and said solemnly: "After going back this time, I will explain the reason to the eldest son and return to the young master."

"good."

Zhao Yu nodded comfortably: "I'm waiting for you."

On that day, Zhang Ji said goodbye to Zhao Yu and brought the two Jiangdong soldiers back to the military camp on the south bank of Shahe River.

During this period, he urged two Jiangdong soldiers to say, "I have seen the incident of the leader of Zhou, so remember not to disclose it."

Two Jiangdong soldiers nodded repeatedly.

After returning to the military camp on the south bank of Shahe River, Zhang Ji said goodbye to Huang Yun who was coming with him and prepared to return to the Jiangdong Yishi.

Huang Yun was very surprised when he heard this and didn't understand the reason.

Zhang Jisui smiled and said, "I have something more important to report to Mr. Gongyang and urge the righteous master here, so I can only ask Brother Zimei."

Huang Yun was confused, but he couldn't stop Zhang Ji, so he could only let Zhang Ji leave and return to Jiangdong Yishi first.

It is worth mentioning that when Chen Xu learned that Zhang Ji was about to return to Jiangdong Yishi, he took the initiative to find Zhang Ji and said to the latter with a smile: "Chen also wants to go back to Runan County to prepare for the northward advance. How about you and me join us? It just so happened that Chen also wanted to ask brothers Zhang Ji for some things."

Of course, Zhang Ji would not refuse Chen Xu's initiative to show his kindness. After all, when he came, Mr. Gongyang also instructed him to do his best to win over other righteous teachers.

On the third day of the fifth month, Guan Shuo summoned his generals and decided to launch an offensive against Ye County.

It can be seen that he was still very afraid of Kunyang and ordered Huang Kang to stay in the military camp on the south bank of Shahe River. He also ordered Liu De to lead his army to station in Zhanshui on the west side of Kunyang to be wary of Kunyang sending troops to support Ye County.

When he learned that the rebels suddenly took action, the Nanyang cavalry sent by Ye County immediately reported to Wang Yan, Yang Ding and others.

When Yang Ding learned that the rebels were about to use troops to Ye County, he was very surprised: Guan Shuo actually abandoned Kunyang and refused to attack, and attacked Ye County first?

When he convened a military meeting, the county magistrate Gao Chun suggested: "The rebels are coming in a fierce manner, so it is advisable to ask Kunyang for help immediately."

Hearing this, before Yang Ding could react, Wei Chi sneered: "Guan Shuo ignored Kunyang and attacked my Ye County first. Doesn't the county magistrate understand?... Then Zhou Hu must have had a private collusion with the rebels."

Yang Ding thought for a while and said, "Let me send someone to try it out. If Zhou Hu refuses to agree to send troops... make plans."

Hearing this, Wang Yan said, "My commander Sun Xiu is still in Kunyang, and you can ask Zhou Hu for help through him. If Zhou Hu is unwilling to agree to send troops, I will ask Sun Xiu to withdraw back to Ye County."

"Okay." Yang Ding nodded.

On that day, Wang Yan sent several Nanyang soldiers and ordered them to meet Sun Xiu immediately in Kunyang.

About half a day later, these Nanyang soldiers arrived in Kunyang and found the side general Sun Xiu.

The soldiers in the leadership said to Sun Xiu: "The order from General Wang Yan is passed on. All signs indicate that the rebels on the south bank of the Shahe River are about to use troops to Ye County. The general hopes that General Sun will persuade Zhou Hu to send troops to provide assistance. If not, the general ordered General Piano to take the remnants back to Ye County immediately."

When Sun Xiu heard this order, he was embarrassed.

Because he knew very well that Kunyang would no longer fight with the rebels - otherwise how could Kunyang have opened up many military military farms in the territory?

"I'll do my best." He sighed.

Leaving the incoming soldiers at his residence, Sun Xiu immediately went to the county government office to ask for a meeting with Zhao Yu.

In the past few days, Kunyang has been paying attention to the rebels' movements. How could it be that the rebels are about to use troops to Ye County?

When Zhao Yu heard that Sun Xiu came to ask for a meeting, he immediately guessed the reason.

Sure enough, Sun Xiu expressed General Wang Yan's request with a embarrassed look on his face.

Zhao Yu said sincerely: "For General Sun, I, Kunyang, can support some food in Ye County after the autumn, but I send troops to help Ye County resist the rebels. I am helpless. General Sun also knows that the last battle, Kunyang, suffered too much casualties..."

Seeing that the other party's reaction was indeed as expected, Sun Xiu nodded in disappointment and sighed: "So... Please allow me to lead the remnants to return to Ye County."

To be fair, Zhao Yu was really determined to recruit Sun Xiu, but unfortunately, Sun Xiu was eventually a general of the Nanyang Army. With the words "The general order cannot be violated", he was destined to not stay in Kunyang again.

In addition to regret, Zhao Yu could only ask someone to prepare some wine and food to see Sun Xiu off.

The next day, Sun Xiu returned to Ye County with more than a hundred Nanyang soldiers who were intact and could fight again. As for those soldiers who either lost their arms or had broken legs, he entrusted them to Zhao Yu, who solemnly agreed to take care of these Nanyang soldiers.

After all, the reason why he was able to protect Kunyang was that the three thousand Nanyang soldiers on that day were indeed indelible.

What's more, although the Nanyang soldiers with incomplete limbs are difficult to participate in the production, these people are experienced veterans after all, and they are responsible for teaching county soldiers. There is no problem with militia - for example, they are sent to Xiangcheng and Runan.

A few days later, the battle in Ye County broke out, and Guan Shuo led his Changsha Yishi to attack Ye County fiercely.

At the same time, Xiang Xuan, a general under Guan Shuo, was also attacking Xuchang.

With the war between the two sides, Kunyang, Xiangcheng and Runan seemed to have been forgotten and became a rare peaceful place in this chaotic world.

It is precisely because of this that refugees from Runan County and Yingchuan County fled to Kunyang County to seek asylum.
Chapter completed!