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When Tang Ling came back, Qi Xiao stood motionless in front of the sheepskin map, and he didn't know how long he had been looking at it.

Almost at the moment when she saw Qi Xiao, Tang Ling's heart paused, as if she had some bad pre-catch cold.

"what happened?"

"Tang Ling, do you have something to hide from me?" Qi Xiao didn't look back at Tang Ling, as if he already knew the answer before asking.

"Hiding on you? What?"

"If I were Your Majesty, and I had the ambition to unify the three kingdoms, there would be such an opportunity in front of me. I could unite with Zhou to defeat Qi, and I could unite with Qi to defeat Zhou, wouldn't it?"

Chi Yue's words suddenly woke up Qi Xiao. He didn't know his father, but Chi Yue was in Tiance camp and was one of the people closest to His Majesty. Besides Ann, the person who understands best.

Tang Ling's strategy is very dangerous, using Zhou to restrain Qi's main army, while Qi Xiao's army crosses Fenglin Mountain alone to attack Shuoliang with a surprise army, what are the chances of winning?

But if it is changed and united with Qi, the situation will be very different.

As long as Qi Guo can get the secret help of Chen Guo, it doesn't take much troops to surround Qi Xiao and Tang Ling, and hold Tang Ling in the palm of his hand.

Xun Anhou must have scruples because of Tang Ling, and the army is suppressed on the border of Qi State and must not move rashly.

As long as Lu Fang leads his troops across the Taihua River, it will be unimpeded.

Compared with Qi Xiao, an idle prince who has never led an army, what are Lu Fangjin's chances of winning?His Majesty naturally trusted Lu Fangjin more.

What's more, after several months of fierce fighting, the state treasury was empty, and it was completely unable to challenge Lu Fangjin again, and its defeat was already doomed.

Qi Xiao is the King of Chu and the Ninth Prince of Dachen, even if he is captured, he will only be used as a bargaining chip in the negotiation between Chen and Qi, and his life will not be in danger. Besides, to His Majesty, Qi Xiao is nothing compared to unifying the world. What, just let it go.

But didn't Tang Ling send herself to the tiger's mouth?How could he not think of it?

"Are you planning to trick me back to Fuzhou and enter Fenglin Mountain by yourself?"

This thought flashed through Qi Xiao's mind, causing him to tremble all over. It was pain and resentment. If Tang Ling really planned it that way...he would lock Tang Ling with himself with the fate of the world.

Qi Xiao turned around and faced Tang Ling, waiting for his answer.

Tang Ling looked at Qi Xiao, took two steps closer, turned to look at the sheepskin map, and said, "For Da Zhou, the better way is to unite with Qi and take you as a hostage, and I will return from Qi Zhou Guo, his father ambushes on the banks of the Taihua River, once Lu Fangjin sets foot on the land of Da Zhou, it will be his death.

For the Qi State, only by helping the Great Zhou to resist the Chen State will they have a chance of survival. Otherwise, Qi will hand over the Great Zhou to Chen, which will ruin his only way of survival. "

"It's so cold, you help His Majesty fight Qi, and the same is true for Zhou.

This is a dead end.

So, how do you want to break the situation?What did you hide from me? "

"I... have really thought about leaving you in Fuzhou and entering Qi alone..."

"Tang Ling!" Qi Xiao stretched out his hand to grab Tang Ling, trembling with anger, how dare he admit it!

Tang Ling looked at Qi Xiao with soft eyes, not like the usual gentleness, nor the obedient feeling when she did something wrong, but a kind of honesty without confidence.

"Qi Xiao, if you were me, what would you do?"

"If you enter Qi alone, you will die. You might as well tie me up and give it to the emperor of Qi!"

Tang Ling smiled bitterly: "That's right."

The most important condition that Tang Ling negotiated with His Majesty was that Qi Xiao must enter Qi with him. Qi Xiao was his hostage, his spear and shield, and was the prerequisite for Chen Faqi of the Great Zhou Alliance.

Even if Tang Ling wanted to protect Qi Xiao in his heart, and wanted to follow Concubine Lin's last wish and send him back to Fuzhou, it was just thinking about it. Tang Ling would bear the fate of the Great Zhou, the fate of thousands of millions, when the Three Kingdoms resurged. How dare he decide the lives of the people of Wan Dazhou without authorization and do as he pleases.

"and many more……"

Qi Xiao looked back at the sheepskin map again. For Zhou and Qi, if there were no natural dangers to defend Fenglin Mountain and Taihua River, Chen would have been overwhelmed by the army. The purpose of the capital affairs government's assassination of Tang Ling is to avoid fighting, because they cannot compete with Chen in terms of national strength, financial strength and military strength.

If Qi Xiao were Tang Ling, he would choose to unite with Qi to fight against Da Chen.

This is how the balance of the separation of the three countries has been maintained for a hundred years.

This reasoning is too simple, so if Your Majesty wants to unite with Qi and destroy Zhou first, he must give Qi an irresistible temptation, and must convince Qi that after Zhou is destroyed, Chen will not invade Qi.

vice versa.

This game of chess was played by His Majesty, but it may not be under his control.

Otherwise, Tang Ling would not choose to take risks, not to mention that it was Tang Ling who proposed Qi Xiao to lead the troops into Qi.

"What did His Majesty promise Zhou Guo? One hundred thousand black iron ore is not enough.

Marriage is not enough. "

Tang Ling walked up to the sheepskin map, pointed to a place, the hinterland of Qi State, very close to Shuoliang, the capital of Qi State, and said, "Using the Lingshan Liujiang River as the boundary to redefine the border, the west belongs to Chen, the east belongs to Zhou, and the Liujiang River You can't garrison troops hundreds of miles from east to west."

Compared with Fenglin Mountain, Lingshan Mountain is an earth slope, and Liujiang River is like a ditch compared to Taihua River. This boundary cannot be used as a natural moat to defend. If you really want to mobilize troops, you can't stop it.

To the west of Lingshan Mountain are mostly forests and miasma forests, while to the east are plains. Although Shuoliang, the capital of Qi State, is on the west side of Lingshan Mountain, and Lingshan is the last pass barrier of Shuoliang Mountain, the east of Lingshan Mountain is the fertile land. .

If the boundaries were redrawn according to what Tang Ling said, even if Chen could garrison a large number of troops in Shuoliang, the land would be barren and he would not be able to support his own soldiers. On the contrary, Zhou Guo would have food and money if he had land and land.

Qi Xiao slowly breathed a sigh of relief: "If it's the other way around, and the Chen-Qi allied forces destroy Zhou, Zhou's land will be indivisible. No matter how it is divided, it will be a plain and there is no danger to defend. Once Chen Bing enters Zhou, it will only be a matter of time before Qi is destroyed. That's all."

Tang Ling nodded: "Exactly.

Unless His Majesty is willing to give me the whole territory of Dazhou to Qi, that is another way of saying it.

But even if His Majesty is willing to send it away, Qi would not dare to take it. The Great Zhou has a vast territory, and it cannot be defended with the strength of Qi's army. The best chance. "

Tang Ling saw clearly and thought deeply about His Majesty's game of chess, but in the final analysis, this is not a game of chess, but a game of gambling with all variables.

"If I were the emperor of Qi, the best choice would be to join hands with Zhou, capture the prince of Chen Guo's leader, and then send him back to Chen to show his favor to His Majesty. Just pretend that Chen Jun has never been here, and let you go quietly by the way." Go back to Zhou, and provoke Chen Zhou to go to war again, and everything goes back to half a year ago, when the land troops lined up on the banks of the Taihua River, and Marquis Xun An led the army to stand ready."

Tang Ling tugged Qi Xiao gently, and said softly: "I didn't hide anything from you, I didn't lie to you, leave you, and I never thought of giving you to Qi as a hostage.

I will fulfill the promise of the coalition forces to attack Qi, but I have to leave a way out for Da Zhou. "

"Your Majesty told Lu Fang to return to Linjiang Mansion.

What is your back road? "

"As long as Lu Fang crosses the Taihua River, he will die, and the army without a commander will be vulnerable.

That's all I can tell you. "

Qi Xiao sighed, "If I don't ask today, when are you going to tell me?"

Tang Ling lowered her eyes: "I hope I don't have to say it.

The battle situation is ever-changing, who can count on the inexhaustible strategy?Maybe after we cross Fenglin Mountain, the situation will be completely different? "

Qi Xiao approached Tang Ling, stuck in front of him, and asked him softly: "Your Majesty doesn't believe that I can win this battle, do you?"

Tang Ling looked up at Qi Xiao, opened her mouth, but didn't know how to answer.

He is willing to believe that Qi Xiao can win, he is brave and resourceful, and has people around him who can be used.

But after all, he has no experience in commanding or marching troops. If the current Dingyuan army is still Bailiu's Dingyuan army, there may be a [-]% chance of winning.

What's more, the terrain of Qi State is complicated, and the enemy is outnumbered.

Even if Tang Ling was there, the Great Zhou was mostly a plain, and he could fight Lu Fang on the Taihua River, but it didn't mean he could fight Qi Guojun in the deep mountains and forests.

"Trust me."

Qi Xiao hugged Tang Ling, "But you also promise me one thing, if you lose, you will hand me over to Qi State and go back to Zhou by yourself."