Section 2244: Meeting

Li Cong's strategy is still very good. Just like now, it can be said that the anti-Cao alliance can be said to exist in name only. Of course, Li Cong is still very different from those inside the anti-Cao alliance. You guys Everyone must think that this is the way it is, and there are no other changes, but it will not be like this for Li Cong. As long as we do this, then we must do it next Yes, it will never be abandoned halfway. Of course, this is a spirit. More importantly, this matter can obtain huge benefits. In fact, the war between the Southern Empire and the Western Empire Li Cong also has his own small calculations. If it is good, it can be done in this way. If not, there will be other problems. Sometimes these things may affect the situation of the battle. Li Cong thought in the past that if the attack is not going well, then he will win. It is enough for a few provinces to come to a symbolic game. If it goes well, it will not be something that can be accepted temporarily. Just like now, such opportunities do not come every day. They are very likely to It is not uncommon for them to do such things one by one. They are very good at doing such things one by one. The 600 divisions of the Cao's Commercial Bank have also benefited from it. Yes, according to Cao's firm, some places can be occupied by the troops of the Southern Empire, and some places can be jointly occupied with them, but some places can only be occupied by themselves. The good places are naturally given to the people of the Southern Empire, why? Because those places have no strategic value. Those places only have immediate economic benefits. Besides, those economic news are just money in the final analysis. We don’t lack this thing. What we lack is the ability to control the overall situation. Although the people of the Western Empire used them The most valiant army blocked the troops of the Southern Empire and Cao's House, but they faced a huge problem, how should they recover the lost ground? The defensive skills of the Cao's House of Commerce, they knew this very clearly in the past. To them, the people of the Cao's House of Trade were not so powerful. They killed a lot of them one by one. human. But in front of Cao's House, they all felt like children. Can't do anything, especially that damn artillery, I don't know how to do it, as long as that thing fires. I feel a little scared myself. You will immediately think of the comrades who died under that thing in the past. Such things are very normal for them, and they are generally afraid. In fact, there is nothing to be ashamed of. But this is not a small matter in the army. Many people feel that this matter is terrible. Aren't you a very good soldier? How can you be afraid? If this kind of thinking continues, I may become a deserter. This kind of thinking is absolutely feasible. They all feel a little scared when they see the army of Cao's House of Firms. In fact, they feel like this It's not just the soldiers, even the officers. Although they won the last war, they failed so badly this time. Hundreds of counties were lost in one day. This is a war ?

People in the court of the Western Empire did not believe this battle report, and they would never believe that such a thing would happen. There are about tens of millions of defenders in hundreds of counties and cities. It is impossible to lose all of them in one day. In fact, the people in the military department are basically very clear about this matter. The reason why so many cities were lost is because when the war broke out, these armies did not exist at all. in his position,

Just like a relatively large county known by the military department, everyone inside ran to gamble, and no one was on the wall at all, although hundreds of soldiers discovered a large number of troops in the distance , They also gave warnings, but unfortunately the enemy came too fast, and their comrades came too slowly. People didn't dare to stand on the city wall anymore, so they ran away and handed over the open city gate to others. If they can't take down the city, they are really stupid, and those who entered the city At that time, I pulled the castellan out from under the bed. There were three people on the luxurious boat of the castellan, two of whom were women. It can be said that this man has become what he is. He enjoys eating, drinking and playing every day. I didn't think about how to defend. In fact, I can't blame them for this matter. After they came here, they knew that there were no resistance groups around here. Could any general in the army be transformed into a city lord? That is absolutely impossible, it requires too many things to do, they gave a lot of money, some have to go bankrupt in order to get this seat, at that time they will become poor people, this Now that I have become a city lord, if I don’t get back my previous money, I will really feel sorry for myself. Being an official for thousands of miles is only for money. This sentence is definitely not empty talk. But the search found something worth tens of millions of taels of silver. It can be said that this guy has eaten the blood and sweat of many people. This guy also has a big mine outside the city, and the thousands of people in it are basically All of them belong to ordinary people here. As long as he has an order here, he will immediately have these people arrested and go to work. He just keeps them from dying every day. Even if they die, there is no harm. It’s about the relationship between Zhao Ge’s place and it’s enough to bury it. Anyway, they are all on the mountain. In the city lord's territory, those who want to come out and talk about nothing are looking for death. I really don't know what they think. It is conceivable that there is such a person under the city lord. The city lord will not personally search for the common people, he will only search for these officials, then all levels will be searched, and the people who will suffer in the end will be those ordinary people, when the army of the Southern Empire comes At that time, the city lord wanted to rely on the hundreds of thousands of people in the city to resist for a while, but the army formed by these people immediately turned against him. Not only did he kill this hateful guy with a single knife, but he also destroyed everything in the warehouse. It was found out, but it saved the army of the Southern Empire a lot of time.

The Imperial Council of the Western Empire started in such an environment. The troops of Cao's House on the front line and the troops of the Southern Empire have temporarily stopped their attacks. Because the local area is in a rainy weather, but it will be a week at most, they will definitely continue to attack, and the Southern Empire will take back all the previous land in less than 30 brother counties. up. At this time, the Western Empire really felt that it didn't try hard to fight the Southern Empire back then. If they were really beaten to the ground at that time. At this time, there will not be such a powerful enemy, and that damn Cao's firm, although we are participating in this anti-Cao alliance. But we haven't done anything yet. How could such a thing happen? We didn't do anything to you, and you all hit our door. Many ministers here probably have this idea in their hearts , They all feel very wronged, it seems that this matter should not be done like that, is there no other way? The emperor of the Western Empire was also suffering from a headache. He looked up at the ministers below. It had been a long time since the imperial meeting had discussed military matters. In the past, it was the last time Li Cong came here. Yes, now we are basically discussing other things. I really didn’t expect that my good life will pass for a while, and here it is again, and it’s this Cao’s firm. I really don’t know if I am I met them by fate. It seemed that I won the last time, but what happened to that victory, I knew it very clearly. If I could make myself choose again, I would never want to. For such a victorious one, he paid a lot back and forth. The emperor of the Western Empire was a little confused when he saw his ministers. He really didn't know what to do. They could It's messed up, but I can't do it. I'm the emperor of the Western Empire. Since I was able to defeat the people from Cao's House last time, it's okay this time. I will have such a chance. The Western Empire The emperor said, "Everyone, it's time for our Western Empire to be in crisis again. Speaking of the anti-Cao alliance, we can't count on it. The people from Xuanyunzong have already returned. Apart from supporting us with some money, , there is nothing else to say, let alone other forces, the people of the Eastern Empire have sent us a lot of reinforcements, but we have no territorial contact with the people of the Eastern Empire. If we let them come from the Warcraft Mountains, it is estimated that there will be nothing on our territory. Their plan is to come from the territory of the Northern Empire, but the people of the Northern Empire will not agree to this plan. People in the empire can't take care of themselves, so they can't help us, so everything depends on us, let's talk about our own ideas now, Prince Ding, during the last war It was your command, this time I guess our empire still depends on you, I don’t think anyone else is capable of such a thing.” Seeing that the other military officers had no intention of speaking, the emperor of the Western Empire could only It's assigned, and I can't afford to waste this time at this time.

Prince Ding heard that His Majesty called him, and he was in a cold war. To be honest, if he didn't know the content of today's imperial meeting, he probably wouldn't come. In the future, he would be promoted by the Western Empire as a hero. For other military officers, as long as they saw Prince Ding, they would immediately bow three times. Basically, everyone would believe what they said. How could such a thing happen? Why didn't I find out that Prince Ding had such abilities before? In the past, many military officers didn't think much of this so-called first prince of the royal family, but no matter what, they killed the army of Cao's firm, if it was replaced by other people. I don't know what the final result is? But people did such a thing, and this can be called the hero of the Western Empire. When he came to this hall, this guy knew it was such a thing. Now he only knows that the army of the Cao family firm this time It is united with the army of the Southern Empire, so there is no shortage of personnel. Although the Cao's house does not have many troops, they just need to control the guys in their hands. As for the cannon fodder, they can If you don't need to do it yourself, you can let the soldiers of the Southern Empire do it. Compared with the huge benefits obtained. There are no fools in the Southern Empire, they all know how to do things very well, and they all know what kind of benefits these soldiers' heads can get in exchange for, compared with those benefits. The heads of these soldiers are really nothing. If it can be exchanged in such a ratio. They will send out more soldiers without hesitation, so for this reason, the sea of ​​people tactic last time was simply impossible. What's more, the Southern Empire has won a lot of victories. If they want to continue fighting, the people of the Western Empire must suffer in the end. Basically, they are all rotten, and it is because of this reason that Prince Ding didn't know how to answer, but this guy is also a cunning and cunning person. Resting at home, I basically don't care about the affairs of the army. I don't know much about the actual situation of our current army, but even a person like me who is recuperating at home knows the combat effectiveness of our Western Empire. The strongest is the new army. Your Majesty, why don't you let the new army go to the battlefield? Their morale is high, and they were trained by Prince Dian. I feel that if they go to the battlefield, they will be united. They worked together to kill the people from Cao’s House, but as for the land we lost, there is no problem, they can not only get all the original land back, but even get more land.” This guy After finishing speaking, the face of the other person wearing the prince's costume immediately turned black. This guy is the very good Prince Dian among the newly rising royal family. It is said that this guy has a solid background, otherwise, it would be impossible to snatch this new army away from Prince Ding. It was very enjoyable at the beginning, but I don’t know how his skills are now.

The emperor of the Western Empire glanced at Prince Ding with some disgust. At this time, he got Prince Dian out, which means that he was very dissatisfied with his previous life. In fact, he cannot be blamed for this matter. Prince Dian was cast by the army himself. Another guy who came out who can divide the rights of Prince Ding, that is, the participation of Prince Dian will make things easier to control. Although Prince Ding does not have much ambition, no one knows whether his son will appear An ambitious one, in the history of the royal family, it is not uncommon for those princes to become emperors. Although it was the royal family that was also a descendant of the royal family at the last time, but such turmoil brought a lot of losses to an empire. A generation of emperors of the Western Empire would never allow such a thing to happen. The Tuoba clan's chaos had already made them tremble with fear, so there must be no other Tuoba clan, even if it is a member of the royal family. It is also not allowed, so the power in the hands of Prince Ding must be divided, but what the emperor did wrong was to let Prince Dian do this. Ten members of the royal family know that Prince Dian is a literati. It is not the material to lead troops at all, and the things that have been prepared for this guy have been messed up by him. If it weren't for the two helpers the emperor found for Prince Dian, they were not bad. This idiot, Prince Dian, has done things badly to his grandma's house. Prince Dian doesn't know how to explain such a thing. He can only say that his talent has nothing to do with it. He knew it before. The guy is not of much use. I really didn't expect that when encountering such a thing, it is really not of much use. When people here hear Prince Ding mentioning Prince Dian, they all just look at the situation for fun. He used to They also invested a lot of capital on Prince Ding. At this time, they all hoped to be able to mix with Prince Ding. Who knows that in the end, they did not mix up, but became the world of Prince Dian. Everyone knows Among the new army, it is the fastest rising. But no one thought that the boss of the new army belonged to Prince Dian. They wanted to give gifts to Prince Dian, and they were afraid that Prince Ding would be unhappy. Besides, Prince Dian would not accept gifts. They really didn't expect such a thing. Nowadays, everyone in the royal family will do things when they see silver, but there is a clean and honest person who doesn't accept gifts. If they really do things according to Prince Dian's intention, It is true that when the water is clear, there will be no fish. These people have cut off their own paths one by one. None of them knew how to develop. It is impossible to take the path of civil servants. All of them are selected through the imperial examination, so now they all have to be promoted from the army. There is no way here. It's a pity that Prince Dian blocked this way. Since it's you who don't give us big guys face. There is no need for us to give you face. Hearing that Prince Ding is embarrassing this guy, everyone is not happy. But they all happily watched the excitement, to see what kind of abilities you have, you can usually open your mouth and keep your mouth shut, but now you have to see what you mean, and see if it is Is it really the same as the saint, and I don’t know if the saint can save you today?

Prince Dian himself was also a little depressed at this time, and he really didn't know much about military affairs. He was a scholar in the past, and he didn't have such big ambitions, but His Majesty the Emperor looked at it like this Only people who are trustworthy, and he is his younger brother, if this does not help him, who else can he help? For such a person, the emperor definitely has to give a lot of trust, but it is a pity that he does not have that talent. Although he is doing the training of the new army, many people have said that if the new army is in their hands, then Absolute combat power is very strong. Some people say that serious military discipline may produce tough combat power, but some people say that they are bandits in normal times, and they can be even more powerful in battle. No matter which of the two is done well, in fact It is possible to have tyrannical combat power, but it is a pity that Prince Dian got the new army to be neither of these two. If another person came, it is estimated that the combat power of the new army is now much stronger. Heard Prince Ding mentioned himself, and this guy can’t just say nothing. Looking at the people around him, they are probably waiting to see his jokes. This guy’s forehead became hot and he said, "I feel that Prince Ding said this. Something is wrong, this matter is the matter of our entire empire. Although the king was ordered to train the new army, it is not for people like me to comment on such things. After all, everyone said that I don’t know much about military affairs, but I But I do have the will to serve the country. As long as His Majesty the Emperor wants me to go to the front, I can bring the new army there immediately. No matter what the final result is, I can dedicate my own blood to the empire. I believe that everyone in the new army can do that too." This guy expressed his determination for a while, but as for the useful things, he has nothing at all. Slogan, if this really comes to the battlefield, it is estimated that such a person will not be able to make it through two rounds. They all understand it very well, but he is the emperor's younger brother and the marshal of the new army. Even if it's empty talk, what's the matter, do any of you want to go up and say that this is empty talk? I guess the emperor will be the first one to deal with you. Sure enough, His Majesty nodded when he heard this, and said nothing else. If what this guy said didn't solve the problem at all, he knew it, but This person is my younger brother, and besides, he was introduced by himself. What he has done in this period of time can be regarded as quite satisfactory. Although there are no major achievements, there are no major mistakes. It's a good score, but it's hard to say what it will be like in the future. His Majesty said, "Prince Dian's words are very good, but when it comes to some things on the battlefield, there is no way for Prince Dian to compare with Prince Ding." , Prince Ding, you should talk about your plan, what our empire needs now is a veteran general like you who has experienced many battles." In one sentence, Prince Ding was praised again, but Prince Qing was not like that. A little white who has nothing, he knows that the emperor can use him at this time, but if there is not enough benefit, he will go out and work hard by relying on these two words of His Majesty the emperor? This matter may not be realized, and I am not a fool, it must be beneficial.

A seasoned veteran general. One sentence will give the prince a certainty. In any case, as long as something happens to the Western Empire, such a person can be taken out. Except for him, everyone else can be said to be a novice. At that time, Prince Dian didn’t want to be a general. For him, reciting poems and fighting against each other at home is the best thing. If you drink a pot of wine on a snowy night and then have a good time with a few close friends at home Just enjoy it, that's the best thing, it's not the same as in the current barracks, this is really a mess. Every day is either beaten or killed. How can I have so much time to fight and kill these people non-stop, but this is the order of the emperor's brother, and there is nothing I can do about it. The emperor's brother is thinking about the affairs of the entire empire. I remember when I asked myself to train the new army That's when the emperor said it. As a member of the royal family. Many things are not up to you. It's like his own future, even if he becomes the most powerful person in the Hanlin Academy, what's the use? If any turmoil really happened at that time, I would really be a powerless scholar. Now many people know that they cannot offend the prince. But at that time, there may not be many people who care about what they do. As long as I block their way, I will definitely lose my head. For my own future, and for the future of the royal family and the empire, I only Maybe I joined the new army because I listened to the emperor's words. Although I didn't understand this thing very well, I still did a good job. I didn't like this in the past, but I'm doing a good job now. For such a He also has his own ideas about things. At this time, he can back off. Prince Ding is his uncle, and his seniority is higher than him. Besides, there are quite a few cronies of Prince Ding in the army. At this time, only Prince Ding has the qualifications to ask His Majesty the Emperor for rewards. His grandsons are already at the age of being knighted. In the past, according to the royal family's regulations, the prince's grandsons could only be honored. They were named dukes, but His Majesty the Emperor had to give them the title of a county king under the current situation. You must know that there is a big difference between a county king and a duke. It is clear, there is no way, at this time, who made the empire ask others? If there is no reward at this time, it is estimated that there will be no such opportunities in the future. Prince Ding is also very satisfied with the rewards given by the emperor. His family even grandson Everyone in the generation has a county king. You must know that Prince Dian has thirteen sons, but none of them has been named a county king. I have already reached the position of prince, so I have nothing to ask for. , besides, even if the emperor wants to reward himself, there is nothing to give. Should he give himself half of the country? If so, he will probably kill himself. He dare not think about such a thing , the idea of ​​rebellion has never appeared in his mind, and now such a result is already very satisfactory. As for other ideas, there is absolutely no other idea. In fact, he has his own ideas about the attack of Cao's House. Therefore, it is absolutely worthwhile for the emperor to give his grandson such a seat as the county king, that is, his method made the Cao family firm suffer.

Prince Ding is now the first among dozens of princes in the imperial court. Although there are quite a few princes, Prince Zheng who was called the pillar of the Western Empire before like him has this treatment, but Prince Zheng has been in seclusion for a long time, and it is estimated that he will not come out for thousands of years, so the position of assisting the prince belongs to this guy in front of him. Prince Ding took a look at the people around him, especially Prince Dian, and then He said, "His Majesty, I do have my own opinions. If what I say is not right, we can just discuss this matter. In fact, this idea that I can think of is also a suggestion from His Majesty to Weichen during the last battle." Yes." This sentence is obviously flattering, His Majesty the Emperor nodded, although Prince Ding is already an old man, he is still his uncle, but I have to say that this man is very good at being a man. At that time, I basically did nothing except scold the old guy, but people said that I had called her, and no one else knew about such things, and I actually didn't know, but This kind of favor still has to be said by oneself, just like some people on the earth, as long as there is credit, the leader must be honored, if there is no leader's share. You don’t need to say anything. You may have done something that you didn’t even know about, but it was plagiarized by others. There are still many such things. Everyone heard Prince Ding continue to say, “Your Majesty, In fact, we don't need to conduct a full-scale confrontation with the troops of Cao's House and the Southern Empire. This is not to say that our army is inferior to their army, but their army has already boosted their morale, and they are already invincible. We have begun to occupy our territory. If we have a very strong army at this time, we can naturally fight against them, but our army is here in the capital because of the last war. If we want to go there, it will be half a year later So I think we should quickly figure out where the second line of defense is, and the place beyond the second line of defense is where we have to give up. The people from Cao's Commercial Bank will definitely continue to attack Yes, but those people in the Southern Empire are different. If they get benefits, I guess they will enjoy it comfortably first. There is no such kind of continued openness at all. At that time, they will follow There were some disputes among the people in the Cao’s House, and that’s when we needed to take action. In this way, the only enemy we have to face is the Cao’s House, and their disadvantage of lacking troops will be shown just like last time. , and this time without those nasty navies, we can completely defeat them. At that time, the people of the Northern Empire would not let it go when they saw this opportunity to beat the dog in the water. In the end, the Cao's House of Commerce would definitely not be able to persist , the remaining Southern Empire can deal with them properly. The Northern Empire did not join forces with us last time because of the interference of the Cao Family Firm. This is because the Cao Family Firm is already a defeated tiger. They will definitely come to divide things, although we It’s a little bit of a disadvantage, the Northern Empire will be rewarded, but this is the only way we can do so far.” I have to say that the way the prince decided is quite good, many people in the hall nodded, this is a safe way .

The emperor of the Western Empire knew a little bit about some military matters. When Prince Ding was talking, this guy was listening carefully to this question. Now he is thinking about this matter by himself. It seems that he just told this guy The same, many things need to be done slowly, there is no rush, even if the army is brought over, it is impossible to change the situation of the battle, besides, time is a big problem, people It’s over, these logistical guarantees will also cost a lot of money, and there is no other way at this time. It can be said that there is basically no money in the treasury, but the bills of Cao’s Commercial Bank are quite a lot. Of course, they will not renege on their debts. You must know that they have a lot of things mortgaged by Cao's Commercial Bank. At that time, they sold those things directly, and in the end they got a lot of profits. The emperor of the Western Empire said, "Well, Prince Ding is indeed the pillar of our Western Empire. This is how it is done. It's just that the Northern Empire Things on the side should not be so easy to do. Although the people of the Northern Empire have joined the anti-Cao alliance, alas, let’s not talk about this alliance now, it basically has no effect. I don’t know what the meaning of this alliance is. This alliance can say that it has never done anything. If it weren't for this damn alliance, my Western Empire might not have this thing in front of me. Now, although we are not afraid of them, the people in Cao's House are like poisonous snakes. If they bite us, our life will not be very easy. For us, these people must be killed. Bian and Cao Ke are related. The reason why the alliance was not formed last time was because of the silver bullet offensive of the Cao Family Firm. If he still does that this time, I guess people from the Northern Empire will not make a move. We can get Those who come out to cooperate with the Northern Empire are the land of the Southern Empire, but what the Northern Empire needs is not land, what they need is silver, and we can't get this thing." The emperor of the Western Empire also knew that the Northern Empire It is not that simple for people to make a move. For such an empire, they are on the same level as them. They have no way to let the empire do something for free, even if it is their own land. Give it all to them, I guess they won't do anything, this is just the habit of these people, Prince Ding is silent now, just now I have said all the things His Majesty asked me, and I have nothing to do with others I don’t know much about some things. If I want to let myself continue to talk, I don’t have those things in my stomach. I really don’t understand diplomatic matters such as the relationship with the Northern Empire. Naturally, I need other people to come. Having said that, anyway, this scenery cannot be all his own. He understands this truth very well. Why didn't anyone stand up and speak out when Prince Dian was embarrassed just now? It's because this guy is usually too arrogant, so that no one wants to talk to him at all, and because of this reason, this guy just needs to be depressed, and in the future, don't say that this matter has something to do with me What does it matter.

While the people of the Western Empire were discussing this matter, the front line was still going on. There was also a confrontation between the blitz battle carried out by the Cao Family Firm and the positional warfare of the Southern Empire. Stumbled, what they hope is a quick attack, now they are attacking, and they will continue to attack in the future, and they must continue to maintain the speed of dozens of counties and cities a day, so that they can occupy the greatest victory. At the end, I really couldn't move forward. At that time, I will eat these things slowly, but this plan of the Cao's Commercial Bank is simply fatal to the people of the Southern Empire. They don't want so much gold and silver. up? This is simply too wasteful. We don't have the financial resources of your Cao's Commercial Bank. We have to take all these away. We have to be responsible for our own wallets. There are quite a few people who think like this. (To be continued..)