Three Hundred and Thirty-Two: 10 Miles of Red Makeup (5)
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. Liewen 『』 『网Ww W. 『LieWen. CC
The factor that determines the outcome of a war is not only the strength of the troops on both sides, but also the duel between the information on both sides.
Why were counselors in ancient times so highly regarded?
This is also the key.
A good strategist, even if he only has a little information, can still accurately calculate the enemy's intentions, master the upper hand, and win thousands of miles away.
In Jiang Pengji's view, these people not only have extremely intelligent brains, but their analysis and deduction of the surrounding situation are also impressive. Others have just seen the beginning, and they have already calculated the ending in their minds. This is the difference between ordinary people and The difference between counselors.
But what if there was detailed, accurate, and real-time information?
Ordinary people can also see some clues, but counselors are even more powerful.
Therefore, if Jiang Pengji wants to use Chongzhou as the basis to seize Northern Xinjiang, she must understand all aspects of Northern Xinjiang in detail.
"I will personally write a handwritten letter to my father, asking him to send personnel to collect information about Northern Xinjiang in advance..." Jiang Pengji said, "It has been almost three years since the marriage between the Northern Xinjiang royal family and Dongqing, and the honeymoon period has long passed. It’s time to meet again.”
Princess An Yina of Northern Xinjiang married into the Dongqing royal family, and she had no good intentions.
Apart from anything else, Jiang Pengji was a witness to the fact that she and the fourth prince Wu Majun were hanging out under the rockery and rubbing their hair together before their marriage.
If someone sincerely wants to marry and ease the relationship between the two countries, will he cheat on his future brother-in-law?
She married the second prince and became his concubine, which caused quite a lot of trouble over the years.
It's a pity that the Zhenbei Hou Mansion turned out to be the biggest cannon fodder.
Princess An Yina is worthy of being the pearl of the three tribes in Northern Xinjiang. She is quite resourceful. After becoming the royal wife, she quickly took the second prince, who was of low status in her mother's family, into her hands and coaxed him into submission. Become your own mouthpiece in the Dongqing court.
When Nansheng borrowed troops from Dongqing to retreat the enemy, the second prince followed Princess An Yina's plan and recommended Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
Their reasons are also very legitimate and even irrefutable!
The lineage of Zhenbei Houfu is good at conquering and fighting.
The old Marquis is a general who never loses in a hundred battles. If he sends the elite troops of the direct line of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to help Nansheng retreat from the enemy, it will not only show Dongqing's sincerity to Nansheng, but also promote Dongqing in front of other countries. Qingguowei.
There is nothing wrong with recommending Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
The problem is that the person who prepares the logistics supplies is the second prince, and the supervisor is a eunuch who has a deep hatred for the Zhenbei Hou Mansion!
The soldiers fought hard in the front, but the supply of food and grass in the rear was exhausted.
Reinforcements that were supposed to cooperate with the operation returned late, injured soldiers did not receive due care, and there was often a shortage of food, grass, and horses...
The elite members of the direct lineage of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion were tortured by such vicious little moves, which made them injured and exhausted.
In the last battle, the military situation was delayed, and the elites were reduced to seven or eight!
After sending troops back to the court, the Zhenbei Houfu, which suffered a great loss, was reprimanded, demoted, and deprived of military symbols.
Without the elite army to rely on, the military talisman that made the officials fearful was taken away again. Now the Zhenbei Hou Mansion has reached the edge of the cliff and is in danger. Although it will fall and be shattered to pieces.
If it weren't for the officials' fear of reputation, the Zhenbei Hou Mansion would have completely disappeared from Dongqing.
From this point of view, it seems that Princess An Yina did nothing, but Jiang Pengji did not underestimate this woman.
This princess plays an indispensable role in the present Dongqing Chaotang's appearance.
Xu Ke frowned, leaving a few shallow wrinkles.
"See you in the future?"
Jiang Pengji smiled coldly, "Isn't it? Most of the elites of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion have been destroyed in the Nansheng battlefield, which is equivalent to cutting off three or four tenths of Dong Qing's troops. The remaining troops are concentrated in the hands of the Guan family, Cangzhou Meng family and King Changshou. , these three are not of the same mind.”
"What Mr. Lang said is absolutely true, but Ke has gone astray."
Xu Ke sighed, raised his hand to rub his forehead, and followed Jiang Pengji's train of thought to analyze.
"There are many internal conflicts in Dongqing. If there is a fight, the three tribes in northern Xinjiang will reap the benefits. At the same time, there is also a threat from the south. Back then, the four countries rushed to help Nansheng, and the four southern barbarians took advantage of the situation to negotiate peace and gain two or three years of rest time. . Now that it has regained its strength, the Nansheng Kingdom has lost a large part of its territory in seeking peace. How can it withstand the powerful invasion of the four Southern Barbarians before it can catch its breath? "
The four tribes of the Southern Barbarians have cultivated enough, and now their troops and horses are strong. The Nansheng Kingdom is still lingering on, and the disaster of destroying the country is close at hand.
If Nansheng falls, Dongqing will inevitably face a double-sided attack from the three tribes of Northern Xinjiang and the four tribes of Nanman.
There are many external troubles and constant internal worries.
In such a situation, everyone can imagine that Dongqing will be the next Nansheng!
This is a dead end with almost no solution, but Jiang Pengji has to find a way out of this dead end!
"This is our chance, Xiaoyu." Jiang Pengji said calmly, "Success or failure depends on this one move."
Who said that the three tribes in Northern Xinjiang would be the ones to reap the benefits in the end?
To open up the situation, the only way out is to destroy the three tribes in Northern Xinjiang. This is also the only way out.
I have to say that this idea is extremely bold, but since Jiang Pengji said it, she is sure of completing it.
The hinterland of Dongqing is mostly flat, suitable for cavalry operations. It is generally easy to attack and difficult to defend. However, the three tribes in Northern Xinjiang have many horse farms and cavalry. Once Chongzhou is lost, the cavalry of the three tribes in Northern Xinjiang rush into Dongqing. According to the current situation, Dongqing will Qing had almost no power to resist.
Jiang Pengji wants to compete in the world, and the three tribes in Northern Xinjiang are the best springboard.
Take over Beijiang, destroy Dongqing, resist Nanman, and even destroy Nanman, and then compete with the other three countries.
To achieve this goal, she needs another extremely important chess piece.
This chess piece must have the power to help her contain the nail buried in Dongqing by the three tribes of Beijiang - Princess An Yina.
"Everything is ready, only the wedding of the fourth prince Wu Majun is missing."
Jiang Pengji smiled mysteriously, but Xu Ke was puzzled.
What does this have to do with the wedding of the fourth prince Wu Majun?
He was about to speak, but Jiang Pengji's eyes were stern, making him swallow the words in his throat subconsciously.
After a while, there was a sound of footsteps outside.
"My dear, everything has been packed."
Taxue's gentle voice came from outside the door.
Xu Ke raised his eyebrows silently at Jiang Pengji and winked.
His dear is really amazing. The footsteps are so far away, but the other party can hear them.
"Well, I'm tired too. Go down and prepare hot soup and clean clothes. I'll take a bath later."
Taxue leaned over and said meekly, "Yes."
Jiang Pengji's eyes darkened, and she stood up and took a box from the shelf in the study.
"We were just talking about this, and now it's time to get down to business."
Jiang Pengji pushed the box in front of Xu Ke and motioned him to open it.
Xu Ke opened it as he was told. There was no gold, silver, or jewelry inside, nor any valuables, only two dark yellow bamboo slips.
"This is..."