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The moon shadow hangs on the cold branches, and the morning breeze blows the wine flag.

The clattering sound of horseshoes came from the end of the road, and finally stopped in front of the inn. Xiaoer rushed out to greet him: "Master, should we stay at the inn or hit the tip?"

The visitor said in a low voice, "A guest room, and a bowl of egg noodles."

After speaking, he handed the reins to Xiao Er, and strode into the inn.

In the inn, several scholars and literati staying here are discussing the affairs of the world while having breakfast.

This place is the seat of "Tingtao Academy" of Xuanzong Academy, and the style of study is prosperous. Scholars gathered here from all over the world, and brought news from all directions.

Some people are talking about the battle between Liu Cijun and Liu Feijun, where the Red Scarf Army split; some are talking about Bingzhou, which was in chaos due to the disaster of Xiaoqiang;

However, the latest news brought by a person from the northwest quickly unified the heated discussion: Liangzhou marched towards Sizhou, and the target seemed to be Shangyong.

A student expressed his opinion: "It is not good for Liangzhou to attack the Central Plains several times, and now it is marching towards Shangyong. I am afraid that there will be too much thunder and little rain."

The other nodded in agreement: "I heard that their coach is an unknown young general. I don't think he is serious about fighting. Maybe he is trying to use this to disperse Dou Xiao's troops and relieve the pressure on Longyuan Pass."

Although there are differences in the details, most people think that Liangzhou is not good.

Suddenly, a clear and clear voice broke into the conversation: "No."

Everyone followed the prestige, and saw a young man in a crow-blue Confucian uniform standing in front of the counter at some point. He should be the one who denied them.

The young man in Confucian clothing handed the jug to Xiao Ergu Jiu, and turned to face the crowd who were staring at him: "This battle in Liangzhou will definitely not be anticlimactic, on the contrary, it is likely to change the pattern of the Central Plains."

The surrounding restaurants have always been a place where students gather to chat and encourage mutual exchanges. Not only is it considered impolite to interject, but if they have high opinions, they will be regarded as guests of honor.

When everyone heard such vastly different opinions, their curiosity was aroused, and they hurriedly asked, "What do you say?"

"What is the biggest cancer in Liangzhou?" The young man asked this question first.

The student from the Northwest was the first to answer: "It's a family."

The young man nodded: "In the past, Liangzhou was often disadvantaged when going east because the people in charge of the aristocratic families had the greatest say. Old-fashioned, self-styled, greedy for the world, but holding on to the interests of one acre of land and refusing to let go, naturally nothing can be done."

The young man's words were very sharp, and he analyzed Liangzhou's biggest problem very thoroughly.

"However, two years ago, a coup took place in Liangzhou. Liu Xuan, who is now in power, has completely different political views and thinking from the old family. We can no longer look at it with the old eyes."

Some people objected: "But even so, Liangzhou is still Liangzhou, barren and remote. How can we defeat the new dynasty?"

"Then let's talk about the facts, just talk about this battle." The young man walked to the table of the students and sat down. "The target of Liangzhou's troop dispatch this time is not Shangyong. It's in Xiangyang!"

When he said this, the young man frowned and smiled brightly and gently, as if he had thought of something happy.

Under the surprised and expectant eyes of everyone, he continued to speak, and took out a chopstick dipped in tea to make a gesture on the table: "If you can occupy Xiangyang, you can attack Nanyang and Dongdu if you advance, and you can defend Yizhou and Jiaozhou if you retreat." Land, the Red Turban Army of the Eastern Union. But the only problem is..."

"Dou Xiao?" A student replied without hesitation.Dou Xiao can be described as Liangzhou's nightmare, no matter how many times in these years, no matter how many times he mobilized his troops and sent his troops to the east, they all fell in Qixingyuan. If Liangzhou wants to go east, Dou Xiao must be eliminated.

But no one can do anything about it.

Yu Wenxun may have the power to fight Dou Xiao, but Liangzhou can't fight at such a high price. After all, they and the puppet dynasty are not the only forces competing for the world.

Unexpectedly, this analysis was rejected by the young man: "Although Dou Xiao is brave, he is not to be feared." A general who does not have the trust of his lord cannot exert his full strength.

Dou Xiao is not afraid?

The young man repeatedly made shocking words, and others didn't think it was surprising. They just saw how he managed to ask, "Then what's the problem in Liangzhou?"

The young man replied: "The problem is that taking Xiangyang will inevitably lead to the southward relocation of Liangzhou's strategic center."

Some people disagreed: "What kind of problem is this?" In the eyes of others, the place in Liangzhou is so stupid that it should have been thrown away long ago, and Liu Xuan guarded it as a baby bump.

The young man smiled and did not explain further.What he said is clear enough that those who understand can understand it at once.

Liangzhou is known as a military center because it used to be the key link between the Central Plains and the Western Regions. Since the war in the Central Plains and the severance of trade routes, its strategic significance has been lost. It is only barren and remote, and it is not suitable as a host at all. The foundation of the Central Plains.

But why after so many years, they still use Liangzhou as their base?Just because of the biggest problem in Liangzhou: the power of the aristocratic family.

The roots of the aristocratic families are in Liangzhou, so naturally they don't want to move the capital.What's more, Longyuan Pass has given them a natural sense of security over the years, which has intensified their conservative thinking.

However, now that Liu Xuan is using troops against the south, once the foundation is established in the south, no matter whether they are willing or not, it is inevitable that the center of gravity will move south.If there is a move, there must be a move, so Liu Xuan has a lot of opportunities to weaken the power of the aristocratic family.

However, although the aristocratic family is rotten, it is not stupid. Once they react, there will be turmoil in Liangzhou.

Those who understand these principles can understand them as soon as they hear them, and those who don't understand don't need to explain them.

Han Zhao, who was waiting at the side, listened to all the conversations of the students at the table, and understood the meaning of the youth's words at once.As he tapped on the table, he turned his attention to the conversation at the table.

The students were not very interested in the politics of Liangzhou. What aroused their blood more was the upcoming war.

Someone asked the young man: "Since this expedition is of great significance to Liangzhou, why didn't they send Yu Wenxun? They only sent a young general who was only 20 years old?"

The young man raised his eyebrows: "What about the young general? Don't underestimate the young man."

The man refused to accept and asked: "Then you said that the Liangzhou army was weaker than the Xin Dynasty in terms of military strength and financial resources, and then went to fight the Xin Dynasty army that was waiting for work. How to win? You must know that the Xin Dynasty has 15 troops. Leading the troops is Dou Cheng who has won the true biography of Dou Xiao."

The young man smiled modestly: "Ju has only read military books but never been on the battlefield, so he dare not speak nonsense about the use of troops. However, if Liangzhou wants to achieve its goal, this battle must meet three points: surprise, speed, and danger."

"How strange, fast, and dangerous?"

"A surprise is called a surprise, an attack is called a quick attack, and a small gain is called a danger."

The Confucian scholars hadn't realized it yet, but Han Zhao, who was listening, knew that the young man had hit the nail on the head.

This battle in Liangzhou was fought with a time difference, once the side attacked, the news that Longyuan Pass was empty could no longer be concealed from Dou Xiao.

Others saw that the Liangzhou army was trapped by Dou Xiao in a remote place for eight years, but it was not the Longyuan Pass that kept the invincible Dou Xiao out for eight years.Now that the heaven-sent opportunity to break through Longyuan Pass is in front of him, Dou Xiao will definitely not miss it.

So Zhao Ji wanted to compare the siege speed with Dou Xiao.

He wants to achieve the result that Dou Xiao has to retreat and return to the defense before Dou Xiao breaks through Longyuan Pass, that is: soldiers approach the Eastern Capital.

Needless to say, the time for this battle is tight.

In addition to Zhao Jili's three-month military order, it will take more than a month on the road, so the time is even more urgent.

The master leads the door, and the practice is personal.

Even if Zhao Ji's art of war was taught by Han Zhao, he couldn't say for sure that he knew how Zhao Ji used soldiers.

But no matter what kind of feasible method, it must be done quickly. In this way, it is naturally dangerous for soldiers.

And if the young man can extract the essence with three refined words, he must have a thorough understanding of the future battle situation.

Such a thorough understanding of politics and such attainments in the art of war, this person should not be underestimated.

Han Zhao's expression became serious, and he began to look at the young man carefully, and even opened the system panel that had not been used for a long time.

The youth is a commoner with a clean panel and only one name: Cheng Ju.

Han Zhao knew it in his heart.

These two words are like thunder without checking the information.

The conversation came to an end, and the young man's wine was sold, he got up and took the jug handed over by Xiao Er, and said the last sentence: "Ruoju's prediction is right, within ten days, we will see the outcome."

After speaking, he nodded and said goodbye to everyone, and left the inn.

Han Zhao didn't rush to catch up, but called Xiaoer and asked, "Who is he?"

Xiaoer replied: "A student of Tingtao Academy, named Cheng Ju, will come here to sell wine every now and then."

Every three to five?Then there is no need to worry.

Han Zhaowen sat down and continued to wait for his breakfast.

But—"Xiaoer, why isn't the noodles ready yet?"

From the kitchen came Xiao Er's response: "Guest officer, the cook picked up the egg and was pecked by a chicken. Wait a moment, he will make it for you after he has wrapped it up."

Uh... well.

At this end, Cheng Ju, who had returned to the academy dormitory, put the flagon on the table and made up the bed.

He picked up the open book on the bed, carefully brushed off the hair that fell on it, closed it and put it on the head of the bed, and began to fold the quilt.

The book lay quietly beside Cheng Ju's pillow, and on the cover was written: "Eight Strategies for Treating Cold" Author: Jing Xiu.

……

Sure enough, as Cheng Ju said, seven days later, the outcome of this extremely short-lived but highly influential battle was decided—Zhao Ji captured Xiangyang.

Back to seven days ago, the Liangzhou army met Dou Cheng in Shangyong after a brief reorganization in Hanzhong. However, Dou Cheng didn't know it at this time. At this time, Zhao Ji had led [-] elite light cavalry to Xiangyang.

That's right, Zhao Ji directly gave up Shangyong, and chose to go deep behind the enemy's rear alone and seize the important town of Xiangyang.

Shangyong is five hundred miles away from Xiangyang, and the defenders of Xiangyang never expected that the Liangzhou army, which had just fought against General Dou Cheng in the morning, would appear at their city in the evening.

Before Xiangyang was ready for war, Zhao Ji launched a surprise attack and captured the city within a day.

When Dou Cheng reacted, when he wanted to mobilize troops to take back Xiangyang, he had lost the opportunity.

At this time, it became Zhao Ji guarding Xiangyang, sitting on an army of 17, attacking Dou Cheng, who had only 15 people, and started a big battle in Xincheng.

Dou Cheng's army was in a state of confusion due to the loss of Xiangyang and was cut off by Zhao Ji. They retreated to Nanyang within a month.

In this battle, Dou Cheng not only lost for no apparent reason, but also lost half of his troops, and also lost Shangyong and Xiangyang.

And Zhao Ji became famous.

Except for the time for marching and resting, he spent less than a month in this battle. For a while, the whole world was alarmed by the name of this young general, and they all inquired about Zhao Ji's origin.

On this side, Han Zhao reproduced Zhao Ji's military strategy on the sand based on the few words passed down.Seeing this extremely fast and dangerous battle, although he didn't say anything, he was indeed very proud in his heart.

Seeing that Zhao Ji was able to stand alone, Han Zhao felt relieved.With a chuckle, he threw away the stone, got on his horse, and headed towards Bingzhou.

However, Zhao Ji was not in a relaxed mood at this time. He stood in the big tent of the Chinese army and stared at the sand table with a serious expression.

Earlier, he had received news that Han Zhao had left Liangzhou, and he did not know where he had gone.

Zhao Ji was worried about Han Zhao, but he had no time for his personal affairs, and he had no way of knowing that his master who was worried about him was still watching the war closely a few hundred miles away from him a few days ago.

Although Xiangyang was successfully captured this time, it also exposed the real force he brought. Once Dou Xiao realizes that [-]% of the soldiers at Longyuan Pass have been transferred, he will definitely march in large-scale, intending to break through Longyuan Pass in one fell swoop.

If Longyuan Pass is lost, the puppet army's attack on Liangzhou City will be tantamount to entering no man's land. At that time, Zhao Ji's victory will be considered a defeat.

Next, his opponent is no longer a little Dou Cheng, but the battle-tested god of war Dou Xiao. It is too late to return to defense. He wants to compete with Dou Xiao for time and play tricks.

Facing the deputy general who came to ask for the next march plan, Zhao Ji ordered: "Continue to march and take Nanyang."

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