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Chapter 203: Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles

Xiliang.

Xiliang Army Camp.

In the big tent.

Jia Xu, Zhang Liao, the patron king Zhou Zhan, and Dong Jun were sitting in the big tent respectively.

Jia Xu held in his hand a decree just sent from Dongchang, with a solemn expression on his face.

"Mr. Jia, what does His Majesty's decree say?"

Seeing Jia Xu's serious expression as he looked at the decree, the patron king Zhou Zhan couldn't help but ask.

Jia Xu raised his head and glanced at his patron king Zhou Zhan, and said solemnly: "The Nanman have conquered Nanmen Pass. Your Majesty asked the prince to return to southern Xinjiang as soon as possible."

"Moreover, Yanmen Pass was also captured by Beidi. Hou Weiwu was killed in the battle and Gao Shun was seriously injured."

"Take a look!"

Jia Xu handed the decree in his hand to the patron king Zhou Zhan with a solemn expression.

What?

Nanman conquered Nanmen Pass?

Did Wei Wuhou die in battle in Northern Xinjiang?

Jia Xu's words caused the expressions of the three of them, the patron king Zhou Zhan, to all change.

The patron king Zhou Zhan quickly took the decree from Jia Xu's hand and read it.

After Zhou Zhan finished reading the content of the edict, he slapped his palm on the wooden chair next to him, his face was ashen.

Nanmen Pass was captured by the Nanman, which Zhou Zhan did not expect.

What Zhou Zhan didn't expect the most was that when Nanmen Pass was breached, it was actually his adopted son Zhou Zou who betrayed the enemy for glory, colluded with the Nanmen, and collaborated inside and outside to breach Nanmen Pass.

This simply made Zhou Zhan unable to believe that this was true.

Tuesday is his adopted son.

How could he betray him, betray the Zhennan Army, and collude with foreign enemies?

Zhang Liao and Dong Jun also took turns reading the contents of the edict.

After reading the content of the decree, both of them looked solemn.

Nanmen Pass was broken, Yanmen Pass was also broken, and now Yumen Pass in Xiliang was also captured by Xirong.

It can be said that three of the four border gates of the Great Zhou Dynasty have been breached by foreigners.

This is no small matter.

Without Xiongguan as a barrier, it would be difficult for the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty to block the attacks of foreign tribes.

The patron king Zhou Zhan calmed down the anger in his heart and said to Jia Xu, "Mr. Jia, the matter in Xiliang has been settled."

"The South Gate Pass has been breached, and your Majesty has decreed that I will return to southern Xinjiang immediately."

"Then I won't stay any longer. The next thing in Xiliang depends on Mr. Jia and General Zhang."

Zhou Zhan said and glanced at Zhang Liao.

The decree from Zhou Chen has officially consecrated Zhang Liao as the General of Zhenxi, so the next battle against the foreign tribes in Xiliang will be led by Zhang Liao.

However, with the counselor Jia Xu here and Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, the backer king Zhou Zhan was not worried at all about the next battle in Xiliang.

Zhang Liao's ability has been witnessed by his backer king Zhou Zhan in the past few days.

He is not weak in commanding troops in battle, running the army and deploying defenses. He is a rare general.

As for the poisonous scholar Jia Xu, let alone that.

With these two people cooperating to fight Xirong, Xirong can't get any advantage.

Jia Xu and Zhang Liao nodded; "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will try our best to kill these aliens."

"But after the prince returns to southern Xinjiang, he must be careful of the raids by the southern barbarian priests."

Jia Xu reminded his patron king Zhou Zhan.

With the sneak attack by the Xirong and Beidi national masters, Jia Xu had to remind his patron king Zhou Zhan to be careful of the surprise attack by the Nanman priests.

"This king knows."

The patron king Zhou Zhan stood up, said goodbye to Jia Xu and the others, and left the tent directly.

The Nanmen Pass was broken, and the situation in southern Xinjiang was critical. The backer king Zhou Zhan was very worried.

I didn't dare to delay for another moment.

…

After the patron king Zhou Zhan left, the atmosphere in the tent became solemn.

Zhang Liao glanced at Jia Xu and Dong Jun and said, "Mr. Jia, General Dong, you have also read His Majesty's decree."

"Your Majesty's intention is not for us to block the Xirong army, but for us to destroy the Xirong army."

"Then the defense we deployed before is no longer advisable."

Zhang Liao said with raised eyebrows.

Previously, after learning that Xirong had conquered Yumen Pass, Zhang Liao, Jia Xu and others had urgent discussions to mobilize Xiliang's army and set up defenses to resist Xirong's invasion.

But now the order from Zhou Chen is not for them to resist, but to destroy these alien armies.

Then their strategy will have to change.

Dong Jun nodded; "Yumen Pass was broken, and the Xiliang army defenders suffered heavy losses. Of the 300,000 Xiliang army, there are only more than 200,000 left."

"The strength of Xirong's army is basically the same as ours."

"But with the same strength, in a head-on battle, it is difficult for our Xiliang army to defeat Xirong."

Dong Jun said in a deep voice.

It’s not that Army Dong boosts other people’s ambitions and destroys his own prestige.

The Xirong foreigners are really strong, especially the Xirong cavalry, who are not even a bit stronger than the Xiliang army.

With the same troops fighting head-on, the Xiliang Army's chances of defeat are estimated to be greater than their chances of victory.

Zhang Liao's face turned solemn when he heard this.

There is no doubt about the power of the alien race.

Otherwise, the Great Zhou Dynasty would not have been able to deploy hundreds of thousands of soldiers to guard the four borders to resist foreigners.

But to say that the foreign race is really powerful enough to drink from the Central Plains is an exaggeration.

When two parties fight, there are many factors that determine the outcome.

There are many battles in which the weak defeats the strong and the small defeats the large.

With more than 200,000 Xiliang troops in hand, Zhang Liao was confident that he could fight Xirong.

Zhang Liao looked at Jia Xu and said, "Mr. Jia, do you have any good ideas for dealing with the Xirong army?"

Dong Jun also looked at Jia Xu, but he knew that this humble-looking Jia Xu was very powerful.

The Marquis of Xiliang could be captured, and the Xiliang Army could be taken over without much violence, but it was all by the hands of this person.

Jia Xu pondered for a moment and said, "The defense we have arranged must be defended. We cannot let Xirong plunder Xiliang wantonly."

"But if you want to defeat the Xirong army and fight head-on, the odds of victory are unpredictable, but you can still defeat it."

"Let's wait for the news from Eunuch Cao first! We can make arrangements after we find out the specific situation of the Xirong army."

Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

Only after you have a clear understanding of your opponent's situation can you use strategies to defeat him.

This is a truth that Jia Xu has always understood.

If you don't even know anything about the enemy, you can make plans blindly.

It doesn't matter if it doesn't work. What I'm afraid of is that it will bring unexpected consequences.

Zhang Liao and Dong Jun heard what Jia Xu said and knew that Jia Xu was right.

They still don't know much about the specific situation of Xirong's army.

There is no way to design and make plans based on knowing yourself and the enemy.

"No need to wait, the Za family has brought you the news about the Xirong army."

As soon as Jia Xu finished speaking, Cao Zhengchun walked into the tent from the outside.

"This is some news that the factory guards have heard about the Xirong army. Please take a look at it first."

"As for the specific situation within the Xirong army, I will tell you in detail after you have finished reading the news."

After Cao Zhengchun walked into the big tent, he directly handed some news to Jia Xu and Zhang Liao.

(End of chapter)