Fish swimming around the world

Lao Mu was silent. Although Taiyue did it secretly, in the end it was the guardians who were fighting. They could hide it from everyone in the world, but Taihua couldn't hide it. It is useless to defend this kind of thing in the eyes of a sensible person.

After a long time, Lao Mu slowly spoke: "The Dark Army has failed."

"That's because the imperial court has already prepared, and the timing is not very good."

"Is it okay now?"

"Of course, Mr. Zun, don't you think that after the Dark Army incident just happened, who would have expected that Xingdao Palace would take action so soon? Besides, I heard that His Majesty Emperor Ming will go to Baicheng to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor. Don't be afraid, he will never come back once he leaves. …”

Lao Mu finally looked gloomy.

"My intuition tells me that you have murderous intent."

Jiaxu lowered his eyes: "If Ying Jiang is really putting on a show, I think there are people in the imperial court who don't want to keep him. If they really can't capture him alive, they will definitely kill him."

"So what if Ying Jiang breaks up?"

Jiaxu said: "Whether Ying Jiang is true or false, the imperial court is the most effective weapon to restrain Jiang Fan. We cannot let him escape control. Once we reach the north, the sky is high and the sky is far away. It will be difficult to do anything..."

Lao Mu stared at him: "Do you think Chu State would do this?"

Jiaxu shook his head: "It depends on the respect for the elders. Whoever you think is the best may be suitable."

Lao Mu slowly closed his eyes, and after drinking a cup of tea, he opened his eyes: "I think the Wei State has always had a history of coercing the emperor to control the princes..."

Jiaxu smiled slightly and said: "If it is the Wei State, it will completely break up with Jiang Fan, and then... the relationship with the Xia State can only be stronger."

No fluctuations could be seen on Lao Mu's face: "Moreover, Yancheng is within the territory of Wei State, so they have this ability."

"Yes, it's really suitable. However, Mr. Zun thinks, who from the Wei Kingdom is suitable to come forward?"

Lao Mu said calmly: "I heard that the commander-in-chief of the Wei State, Xia Houchun, has a younger brother named Xia Houke, who is now the governor of Yanyun Dao..."

Jiaxugong raised his hand and said: "I admire you, you are worthy of Taiyue."

Lao Mu glanced at him: "No, it has nothing to do with Taiyue. Xiahou Ke is eager for quick success. Seeing that the Human Emperor is so close, he feels itchy and wants to imitate his father Xiahou and offer the Human Emperor to Wei Wu."

"Haha, yes, Xiahou presented Anzong to Wei Wu. Since then, Xiahou's family has risen rapidly, and the Dukes of Wei are second to none. Xiahou Ke is an impulsive and headstrong person, so it is not surprising that he would do such a thing."

"Xiahou Ke has 80,000 Yanyun troops under his command, who can resist the three guards of the imperial court. All other matters depend on others."

Jiaxu smiled: "I heard that there are Xingtian guards in Xingdao Palace. They are very powerful and have never failed."

Lao Mu said quietly: "I have lost my way and have few helpers. The imperial court..."

Jiaxu stood up and seemed about to leave, but suddenly stopped: "May I ask, why does Xiahou Ke dare to risk the disapproval of the world?"

Lao Mu thought for a moment: "I heard that the strongest members of the Xiahou clan are Xiahou Chun and Xiahou Ke. This Xiahou Ke seems to be going crazy if he wants to be a military marshal."

"Oh..." Jiaxu Ruo realized something: "It seems that someone will promise to kill Marshal Xiahou when the matter is completed... Awesome, awesome... Farewell."

After he left, Lao Mu sat quietly alone for a long time, raised his eyelids and murmured to himself: "Planning the Human Emperor... Your deeper purpose is to see my Taiyue..."

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With the Taihua incident settled, Jiang Fan finally put aside his big thoughts. Now, it's time to return to the five-step strategic plan.

After listening to Gu Siyuan's report, Jiang Fan had a clearer understanding of the situation.

In the past three months since the conclusion of the negotiations, the war situation has become more stalemate, and many unpredictable changes have also occurred.

The first is the Xia Kingdom. Externally, the original three armies of the South Road, the Middle Road, and the North Road have become two. The two roads are advancing hand in hand. The main force of Lu Qinghou on the North Road is fighting steadily, but it has already reached the important pass in the west of the Jin Kingdom, Jialing Pass. This It is also the last line of defense in Moling, the capital.

The middle line was originally where Zhou Anshi's son Zhou Quan faced off against Yang Xuanyi. This route was originally planned to be a long shot and a deep advance. However, because Xia Kingdom was attacked by the Chu and Yunnan allied forces, and at the same time Fengchen stabbed him in the abdomen, he had no choice but to withdraw from the battlefield of Jin Kingdom and return. Defend. This also allowed Yang Xuancao's Yongzi Battalion to free their hands and go north to assist Yang Laoshuai, which stabilized the Jialing Pass defense line and made it impossible for Lu Qinghou to break through in a short time.

On the southern front, the veteran general Zhou Anshi faced off against the new general Yang Xuanyi. One was as steady as a mountain and the other was as fast as the wind. The two sides were inseparable. Zhou Anshi did not make any progress and Yang Xuanyi failed to drive him out of the border. But it's okay for Zhou Anshi, because the original function of this road is to contain and prevent.

The external war has reached this point, and it is impossible to withdraw. Otherwise, the Wei-Xia alliance will collapse, Jin will still be able to counterattack, and Xia will face the crisis of invasion by the four countries. But now, two countries have invaded the country, Dian and Chu.

Dian and Chu were not allied forces, but they responded to each other and fought in a very tacit understanding.

Fortunately, their purpose was obviously to take advantage of the situation and plunder land and population. Although Xia State mobilized all forces to intercept them, although they were slowly being approached by the opponent, they were still able to hold on.

However, Pingzhou, Luanzhou and Qiuzhou have all been lost, and the two sides are now fighting fiercely in Lingzhou on the bank of the Longjiang River at the foot of the Qinling Mountains.

The Daxia navy sailed south from the Longjiang tributary on the Lingzhou border to the Wujiang River, trying to retake the Pingluan waterway and cut off the transportation channels between the Yunnan and Chu armies. At this time, the troops of Sima Linfeng in southern Shanxi blocked them on the Ningzhou waterway. The two sides fought fiercely on the river and successfully restrained them, making the cross-river transportation line between Pingluan and Luzhou safe.

At present, Ji Hu of Chu and Ying Ze of Dian are fighting with the Xia army for key city passes in the west and middle of Lingzhou respectively, trying to capture Lingzhou and completely cut off the land route of the Xia navy.

Therefore, Lingzhou is currently the most critical battlefield of the Xia Kingdom. Once Lingzhou is lost, the Wujiang navy will become rootless duckweed. Fortunately, Lingzhou is located on the Qinling Longjiang line, with natural advantages.

Even so, the Xia Kingdom has invested an astonishing number of troops. The brothers Jiang Luo and Jiang He received another 80,000 reinforcements, countless generals, and 160,000 troops to defend the army, making it difficult for the Yunnan and Chu armies to advance for a while.

But in addition to this, there is another battlefield, that is, Chen Kingdom reversed the attack on the middle line of Xia Kingdom. Fortunately, Jiang Shuo, the grandson of Jiang Zhan, led the Jiang family masters and the clan army to intercept, and then received some assistance from Zhou Quan. Relying on the terrain advantage of Hezhou at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, they finally resisted Chen Kingdom.

Then, on the Wei side, Xiahou Chun attacked from the northwest of Jin and occupied two states. He once slowed down his pace, intending to stop while he was ahead.

But it did not last long. As Xia gave Guhe Pass to Xiahou Chun, he saw the possibility of gaining greater benefits. With Cao Yuan's strong instigation and the change of mind of the King of Wei after Zhang Yi, Xiahou's army began to become radical. Based on Guhe Pass, they pressed the Jin army from the north, and beat Yan Huan's Wenying camp so hard that they could not raise their heads.

Later, Wenqiu's power began to show, and countless reinforcements came from all directions of Jin, which restored the balance of the war.