On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the weather was cold and the jackdaws were frozen to death.

In the Xiaoguan Fortress, Chen Kedi was surrounding the firewood and discussing with the generals.

"Recruiting the horse, Xue Ju and his son have completely defeated Liu Wuzhou. Liu Wuzhou was chased by Gong Rengao from Lingwu to Yulin. Finally, he was desperate. He jumped into the river with his wood, swam across the Yellow River, and fled to Dingxiang and Dali to join the Turkish Tongye Hu. Unfortunately, Liu Wuzhou, who had no territory and no troops, was just a loser. After Tongye Hu formed an alliance with Yu Wenhua and reunited, he took Liu Wuzhou's head to sacrifice to the alliance that day." Xu Shiji said with a smile. The fate of the hero Liu Wuzhou in his lifetime was just an inevitable thing for the Chen army. If he didn't die this time, he would definitely die at the hands of Chen army next time. What's the difference between dying early and late?

What Chen generals really care about was the events after Liu Wuzhou's death. Liu Wuzhou was destroyed, and Xue Ju, who took all his territory, was worried.

After defeating Liu Wuzhou, Xue Ju captured the six counties of Lingwu, Wuyuan, Yanchuan, Shuofang, Yulin, and Honghua Longshang. The other counties originally occupied by Liu Wuzhou, Diaoyin, Yan'an, Shangjun, Beidi, Anding and Pingliang, except for a few cities, basically fell into the hands of Chen Jun.

As a result, Xue Ju's Qin army's strength increased greatly. After replacing the surrendered troops of the Later Zhou Dynasty, its troops had already increased to 150,000. Moreover, the four forces in Guanlong now have the widest territory in terms of territory. Longyou and Longshang even extended to part of Hexi. The territory of the Qin army was like the huge open pliers of a sand scorpion.

The Chen army who entered Long was the first to be surrounded by it.

There was Xue Ju in the west, and there were Yu Culture in the east. The Chen army guarded Xiao Pass and built a line from Xiao Pass to the east, the Longshan line between the Yellow River and Hedong. Without Liu Wuzhou, the situation of Chen army suddenly became severe.

"Liu Wuzhou is really a coward without eggs. At least he still has 70,000 or 80,000 people in his hand. He was completely defeated in less than half a month. He gave all his belongings to Xue Ju without even taking away a soldier. I really can't figure out how he fired Liang Shi and the others in the first place." Huang Junhan shook his head and cursed. Liu Wuzhou was so happy, but Chen Jun of Xiaoguan was suddenly trapped in two buns. This was all because of Liu Wuzhou's uselessness.

Chen Kedi let out a long sigh and frowned, "It's no point in scolding Liu Wuzhou now. The key is still Xue Ju's attitude. He just got Wu and the people in Houzhou territory, but I'm afraid he won't stop there."

"Xue Ju surrendered before. Although it was not sincere. But if he said that he had just become popular with Liu Wuzhou, he would dare to make a decision. Isn't that possible?" Su Lie said in disbelief.

Shan Xiongxin, who had not spoken, said, "I think it is very likely that Xue Ju and his son are both cruel people, especially Xue Rengao, who were not only cruel, but also untrustworthy. When Xue Ju raised his army, Tang Bi, a thief from Fufeng County, supported Li Hongzhi as the emperor and established himself as the King of Tang. Xue Ju sent troops to attack Tang Bi, but he could not fight for a long time. Xue Ju then sent people to persuade Tang Bi to surrender to Tang Bi according to Hao Yuan's plan. He also promised that as long as Tang Bi killed Li Hongzhi and surrendered to him, he would still be allowed to be king. As a result, when Tang Bi killed Li Hongzhi and led his army to surrender to Xue Rengao, Xue Rengao suddenly sent troops to attack Tang Bi who was unprepared. Tang Bi only fled, and Xue Rengao took all his troops and territory."

This matter is well known to everyone in the world. Especially for generals such as Shan Xiongxin, who were born in the rebel army, Xue Rengao's betrayal of treason is very shameful. If Xue Rengao really defeated Tang Bi, it would be understandable. But he agreed to surrender, but then attacked behind the scenes. This is no faith and no righteousness. The rebel generals who came from the world look down on the most is such a person.

"A dog cannot change his shit, the country is easy to change, but its nature is difficult to change. With Xue Rengao's nature, since this villain has seized Liu Wuzhou's territory and his power has exploded, he will never be willing to bow down and surrender. What's more, his previous surrender was just a false intention. The greatest possibility is that Xue Rengao will attack our army next. Or, he will temporarily hold his troops and wait until our army and Yuwen Chengdu are seriously injured, and he will gain the benefits of the fisherman again." Xu Shiji also agreed with his brother Shan Xiongxin's words.

"According to the work style of the Xue family's father and son, this is indeed very likely. No matter which one they choose, the result will be very unfavorable to us. Yu Wenhua and this time mobilized 120,000 troops to counterattack Xiaoguan, and we were under great pressure. Even if we could defend Xiaoguan, there would be heavy casualties. If there was another wild beast spitting out, then this would be troublesome."

Seeing Chen Kedi frowned and refused to speak, Shan Xiongxin advised in a low voice: "It is better to act first, and then to act miserable. When encountering a person like Xue Ju and his son who are untrustworthy, don't get rid of it first. It's snowing heavily, and Changwu, the guard of Yuwen Chengdu, has no plans to attack immediately. Why don't we learn from Xue Ju, raid the Qin army in one fell swoop, catch them off guard, and destroy the Qin army first. Even if it can't be destroyed, it must hurt them seriously and fight them without threat. Otherwise, with such a beast behind us, how can we do our best to fight with Xu Jun?"

When Hu Hai heard Shan Xiongxin's radical plan, he couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise and didn't make a sound for a long time.

It is said that birds of birds of a feather flock together. Hu Hai found that these people were together, and they were really fucking similar. It seems that these people don’t know what fear is, or what rules are.

After a while, Hu Hai smiled and said, "I, Lao Hu, didn't expect that I would be so kind to General Shan. If we had met you a few years ago, Lao Hu would have been going to be a sworn brother. Although General Shan's words are for my Lao Hu's appetite, General Shan should not forget it. His Majesty had specially issued an order to keep us in a stable relationship with Xue Ju. General Shan cannot imitate me, Lao Hu and several brothers are still waiting for crimes. You can't add mistakes."

In the last battle in Jiangdong, Hu Hai was the leader, and other leaders such as Xu Shiji, Su Dingfang, and Chen Kedi were all participants and witnesses. The last storm was not far away. Although Hu Hai and others were always respected by the emperor due to the great victory in Jiangdong, they received a punishment that was neither light nor serious. But things can never be repeated, and it would be fine if they disobeyed one after another, it would be a sign of despising the emperor's authority. If they were not done well, they would have no place to deal with it.

Chen Kedi shook his head and said seriously: "This moment, that moment. Although there is a responsibility to move troops in the battle of Jiangdong, Jiangdong will finally win the nine counties of Jiangdong, take down Jiankang, save the Supreme Emperor, and destroy Shen Luoyan's Wu army in one battle. Isn't this also true? If not, how could Your Majesty not punish us severely? The result shows that Your Majesty actually understands right and wrong in his heart."

"This time we entered Guanlong. Although we took Xiaoguan, our situation is still not optimistic. Don't forget, what is the responsibility Your Majesty gave us and what is our purpose in entering Guanlong?"

"Of course it is to disrupt the alliance and disrupt the pool of water in Guanlong. It uses attack instead of defense to ensure the safety of the Central Plains."

Chen Kedi nodded: "You are right. Since entering Longshang, the soldiers have not fought many real battles. In terms of merit, it is just a small achievement. Defeating Xue Ju, taking down the entire Longshang, and even capturing Longyou is a great achievement. As long as Xue Ju can be destroyed, there will be only the Yuwen family's opponent in Guanlong."

Hu Hai was still a little worried. Looking at the extremely young commander, he felt that some things had to be said clearly. Hu Hai made a move to the army last time, and firstly, he won a great victory later. Secondly, he was also a veteran of Chen Jun, and the emperor always trusted and valued him. Another thing is that he had basically gotten along well in the civil and military affairs of the court, and he had no obvious political enemies. Therefore, he could pass the test easily last time.

But when he did it again, Hu Hai was a little worried about Chen Kedi. First of all, Chen Kedi was too young and had no background, and there were no real hard allies in the court. This time he led the army and made contributions, it must have made many people jealous. After all, qualifications are sometimes inevitable. Seeing an elderly general climbing so fast and without any background, people will naturally be jealous.

Another thing is that the current situation is that the chance of victory is too small. Xue Ju has dozens of counties, and his territory is no less than that of the Eastern Wu. Moreover, although Xue Ju's troops are fewer than Shen Luoyan at the time, the situation of Chen's army is not as good as that of him. Yu Wen and the 120,000 army have already reached the front line, and Xue Ju's troops have just exploded. What is even more worrying is that Chen's army flew across the Yellow River from Hedong, with a total of only 50,000 troops, and has already gone deeper alone.

Once the war starts with Xue Ju, then Xue Ju of Shuofang has a great chance to capture Diaoyin immediately and block Chen's army's retreat and support passage. As long as the retreat is blocked, there will be no reinforcements or retreat, and will be double-teamed by the Qin and Xu armies, the Chen army will not even have a chance to retreat by then.

It is normal to have a big chance of winning. But in this case, it would be a bit worthwhile to have a bet. If you defeat it, you will not only worry about your life, but even if you can withdraw it, those who are jealous of the early will definitely not miss this opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Chen Kedi was a little dissatisfied: "Your Majesty's plan is to recover Guanlong, to destroy the world, and defeat the Turks. As Your Majesty's long sword, we naturally have to consider Your Majesty. Defeating Xue Ju, defeating Yu Wenji, and recovering Guanlong is not the best performance to serve Your Majesty? What's more, the orders of the kings outside are not something that Your Majesty, who are far away in the capital, can clearly grasp. As the generals on the front line, we have to judge the situation and make the most advantageous choice. General Xu, where has Marshal Chen been?"...)
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