Ximen Yi and Chu Huan glanced at each other, but their expressions were quite calm.

Chu Huan's face was silent, but he sneered in his heart, the assassin was obviously a disciple of Tianmen, but Xu Chang deliberately said that it was done by Hexi Dingwu, Chu Huan naturally didn't believe that this was Xu Chang's interrogation error, a character like Xu Chang, if the confession of the trial could not be determined, naturally he would not let go lightly, Chu Huan believed that the assassin had confessed his true identity, but Xu Chang deliberately distorted the facts here, obviously with ulterior motives.

"Are Nioh sure it was Dingwu who did it?" Ximen Yi's expression pretended to be solemn.

Xu Chang said solemnly: "There will never be a fake, in fact, at the beginning, I thought that it was an assassin sent by Hexi Dingwu." ”

"But as far as I know, it seems that there are also assassins invading on Xue Huai'an's side." Ximen Yi said: "Our courtyard is not far from them, and I heard the faint sound of fighting over there, isn't it an assassin?" ”

Xu Chang smiled and said: "It's not a secret, Xue Huai'an's side, there are indeed assassins infiltrating tonight, but this is exactly the cunning of Dingwu." ”

"Oh?"

"The assassins sent by Dingwu are only aimed at Lord Simon, with your wisdom, you will definitely be able to deduce the real culprit behind the scenes in an instant." Xu Chang said: "But they are in a maze, pretending to be assassins to take action against them, so naturally you will not suspect them." Speaking of which, Dingwu sent them here this time, if they could win over the king to listen to their dispatch, it would naturally be the best, but if they could not achieve their goal, they could provoke the suspicion of the king and the king of Chu, and they would be worthy of the trip. ”

Chu Huan sneered: "It turns out that it is really an assassin sent by Dingwu. ”

Xu Chang nodded and said, "It's true." His expression became solemn, and he said: "Lord Ximen, since Dingwu has such an arrangement, in the opinion of this king, he is ready to make a move against the king of Chu." ”

"Oh?" Ximen Yi frowned and said, "How can you see it?" ”

"To sow discord between this king and the king of Chu and sabotage the alliance between our two sides, in the final analysis, is to let the king of Chu have worries." Xu Chang Zhengse said: "We all know in our hearts that the King of Chu was originally the person of Yingren, the king of Qi, and in order to inherit the throne, Dingwu showed no mercy to his brother and regarded him as a mortal enemy, and the relationship between the king of Chu and the king of Qi naturally made Dingwu regard the king of Chu as a mortal enemy. After a pause, he looked at the expressions of Chu Huan and the others, and saw that the expressions of the two were solemn, before continuing: "What's more, the King of Chu has already entered the customs, which directly threatens the safety of Hexi, so Dingwu is naturally ready to make a move." ”

Ximen Yi stroked his beard and said: "What King Nioh said is also reasonable. ”

Xu Chang said with a smile: "But tonight's assassination made this king see through Dingwu's sinister intentions." This man claims to be obedient to the destiny of heaven, but he has resorted to such despicable means, which is the trick of a young man, and such a man will never be complicit in him. ”

"What do you mean?"

"This king has decided to join hands with the king of Chu to take on the responsibility of saving the people in the world." Xu Chang said awe-inspiringly: "This king can make a contract with you, the Jinling Army and the Northwest Army rely on each other, and from then on, they are brothers, and both sides must do their best to ensure the safety of each other's rear." Leaning forward slightly, "Once Dingwu really uses troops against the King of Chu, this king will definitely give his full support!" ”

Ximen Yi smiled: "Is Nioh's words true? ”

"Military affairs, how can you joke?" Xu Chang said: "The Qin State is brutal, the people suffer, and the destruction of the Qin State is in accordance with the way of heaven, and this king will never go against the sky." ”

Ximen Yi clapped his hands and smiled: "Nioh distinguishes between right and wrong, which is admirable. ”

Xu Chang raised the wine cup and said, "Two, work together for us to drink this cup!" Without hesitation, he raised his head and drank all the wine, Chu Huan and Ximen Yi both smiled at the corners of their lips, and drank the wine in the cup with their heads up.

"Although this king should not ask about the military operations of the king of Chu, since they are allies, this king still has a few words to say." Xu Chang sighed: "The Northwest Army can fight well, it is the most courageous soldiers and horses today, although it occupies Tongzhou and Liangzhou, but if it can't take Yunshan Mansion as much as possible, the foundation in Xishan is still unstable, and I am afraid that there will be troubles." ”

Ximen Yi put down the wine cup and asked, "What does Nioh mean?" ”

"This king thinks that the Northwest Army is now in full swing, so it is a matter of first and second wars, then decline, and three exhaustions, if the King of Chu does not use troops in Yunshan Mansion for a long time, it will not only weaken the morale of the Northwest Army, but more importantly, it will give Yunshan Mansion enough time to prepare." Xu Chang said solemnly: "Yunshan Mansion City is already tall and strong, and the longer it drags on, the more difficult it will be to attack, so this king thinks that without further ado, before Yunshan Mansion City is fully prepared, he should take advantage of the situation to take it." As long as Yunshan Mansion is taken, it is almost impossible to take the entire Xishan Road, so that the King of Chu can gain a firm foothold in the Guannei. ”

Ximen Yi and Chu Huan glanced at each other, but Xu Chang had already smiled and said: "Naturally, this is the king's personal words, how to plan, or the king of Chu decides." ”

Ximen Yi thought for a moment before shaking his head with a wry smile.

"What do you mean, Lord Simon?"

Ximen Yi said: "King Ren, since it is an alliance of brothers, I will not hide some things from you, my Northwest Army is not lacking in morale now, but what is lacking is grain and grass, in the case of insufficient grain and grass, if you rashly start a war against Yunshan Mansion, once you can't capture Yunshan in a short time, but are dragged by them, it will be unimaginable." To tell the truth, the king of Chu acted steadily, and Yunshan Mansion would have to be taken sooner or later, but it would have to wait until the grain and grass were sufficient. Fu Xu said with a smile: "The autumn harvest is coming, within two months, there will be grain and grass in the northwest to replenish it, and when the time comes, the soldiers will be strong and strong, and the king of Chu will fight how he wants, it is all predicted." ”

The corners of Xu Chang's eyes jumped slightly, and he said with a smile: "In this way, the king of Chu has not attacked Yunshan Mansion for a long time, is it because of the lack of food?" ”

Ximen Yi sighed: "Who said no, if there was enough food, the King of Chu would have already gone north, and there was no need to continue to wait." ”

Xu Chang bowed his head slightly, and pondered for a moment, but Ximen Yi poured wine and raised his glass, and said: "King Ren, I salute you, this trip is on the order of the King of Chu, it seems that it is not a disgrace to the mission." ”

Xu Chang picked up the wine glass, but he didn't drink it, thought for a while, seemed to be thinking about something, and suddenly said: "If this king sponsors the king of Chu with some grain and grass, I don't know if the king of Chu will send troops?" ”

"Nioh wants to support us with food and grass?" Ximen Yi put down the wine cup.

Xu Chang sighed: "This king has Jinling Cang in his hand, not everyone thinks that this king is for his own selfish interests, but who can understand, this king's purpose is to build an elite army with these grains and grasses, so as to destroy the Qin State and return the people to a peaceful and clear world." Shaking his head, "How many people are misunderstanding this king, and this king is also hard to speak." ”

"Nioh doesn't have to be worried, those who do great things are not informal, and they don't have to be affected by people's words." Ximen Yi smiled.

Xu Chang sighed: "People's words are terrifying. Then he said: "The king of Chu takes the destruction of the Qin State as his own responsibility, and the king is like-minded, the grain and grass in the Jinling warehouse are for the purpose of destroying the Qin country, since the king of Chu is short of food, it is difficult to guide the soldiers and horses, and the king naturally cannot turn a blind eye." After a deep groan, he said: "This king will allocate a part of the grain from Jinling Cang to support the king of Chu as military food, so that the king of Chu can wave his troops to the north." ”

Ximen Yi immediately got up and arched his hand: "King Ren is really benevolent and righteous, Ximen Yi is here to thank King Ren for King Chu." ”

Xu Chang waved his hand and smiled: "Sit down and talk, since we are a brotherly alliance, how can we divide each other?" After Ximen Yi sat down, Xu Changcai smiled and said: "When Lord Ximen goes back, the fleet of my Jinling Navy will transport 30,000 stone of grain to the other side of the Qiong River, which will be regarded as a gift from our alliance to the King of Chu." With these grains, the king of Chu can rest assured that he will go to Yunshan. ”

When Ximen Yi heard this, his originally happy expression suddenly darkened again.

Xu Chang frowned and said, "Lord Ximen, isn't 30,000 stone grain enough?" ”

Chu Huan laughed in his heart on the side, according to the Qin State's bucket weight, one stone of rice can have more than fifty kilograms, and the soldiers of the Northwest Army, one person is distributed one pound of grain a day, which is enough for the burly man to eat.

If one stone of rice can feed a hundred soldiers for a day, the infantry cavalry under Chu Huan who entered the customs add up, there are already 30,000 people, and nearly 10,000 war horses, and the daily food consumption is only four or five hundred stones, after taking Tongzhou and Liangzhou, Chu Huan has already hoarded some food, if Xu Chang sends another 30,000 stones, it can indeed allow Chu Huan to last at least three months.

After three months, the logistics supply in the northwest will be able to support it, Xu Chang obviously has calculated in advance, and feels that 30,000 stone of grain is enough to meet the current needs of the Northwest Army.

Ximen Yi sighed: "King Ren, 30,000 stone of grain can naturally solve the urgent need, but I have something to say, just 30,000 stone of grain, the King of Chu will never act rashly." Once the Northwest Army attacks Yunshan Mansion, if it is smooth, it will not take three or two months, and it will naturally be taken, but King Ren should not forget jì, Hexi knows that the King of Chu has entered the customs, and naturally he will not be negligent, there are already reinforcements arriving in Yunshan, and there will definitely be a steady stream of reinforcements in the future, once this battle starts, to say something unlucky, it is still unpredictable. ”

Xu Chang raised his hand and touched his chin, Ximen Yi continued: "Once it reaches a stalemate, I am afraid that the war will drag on forever, and then the king of Chu can only continue to transfer troops from the northwest to support, and the consumption at that time is by no means a small amount." 30,000 stone of grain, not able to support for long, the two armies did not fight, the king of Chu naturally has to plan for the worst result, if it is really a stalemate, when the time comes, it will not be able to advance, and it will not be able to retreat, once the food supply is not available, our northwest army will be in great trouble. ”

Xu Chang frowned and said, "Didn't Lord Ximen just say that in just two months, the grain in the northwest will be able to be supplied?" ”

"That's true, and that's what we still rely on today." Ximen Yi Zhengse said: "But Nioh should also know that the northwest has suffered continuous disasters, even if there is a harvest, it is impossible to use all the food for war, there are many hungry people in the northwest, even this year, there are many people who have starved to death, most of the food will be used to save the people, and there will not be too many people who can be sent to the front line." What's more, the logistics transportation route for supplying grain from the northwest to the customs is too long, and sending one stone of grain over will consume at least five stone of grain! "There was a solemn look on his face.

Xu Chang was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Then in your opinion, how much food does the King of Chu need before he dares to attack Yunshan?" ”

Ximen Yi hesitated for a moment, and finally raised his hand and opened his palm.

"Fifty thousand stones?" The corners of Xu Chang's eyes twitched, "This, since this king has the heart to support the king of Chu, although 50,000 stone is not a small amount, but!" ”

"Nioh, you're mistaken." Ximen Yi said: "I'm talking about 500,000 stones!" ”

Xu Changhuo Ran got up and sneered: "Lord Ximen, are you telling a joke with this king?" There is not much grain in Jinling Cang, and your words will cost 500,000 stones, which is really unbelievable. 500,000 stones, enough for your soldiers and horses to eat for several years, and this king is to support you, not to feed you. ”

Ximen Yi said: "King Ren, it's not that I'm a lion who opens my mouth, and I don't ask King Ren for it, but I just tell King Ren that King Chu will only send troops if he has enough food." 500,000 stone of grain is indeed not a small amount, but this grain is not just used for military food. ”

Xu Chang was stunned, his eyes were cold, "Then what else do you have to do?" ”

"Nioh, although Tongzhou is rich in minerals, but there is a shortage of food, in the past, Tongzhou's rations had to be transferred from other places, and the situation in Liangzhou is even more so, the grain harvested by the people is simply not enough to support the rations of the local people." Ximen Yi said seriously: "But now that the king of Chu occupies Tongzhou and Liangzhou, it is impossible for the Qin state to continue to supply grain to these two states, so that these two states will fall into a food shortage, King Ren thinks about it, if the people are hungry, and the king of Chu leads the army to fight on the front line, and the northwest army is full of food and drink, will those people be willing?" The rear is unstable, once Dingwu provokes in the rear, the people who have no food to eat will definitely make trouble in the rear, and the millions of people in Tianmen Dao will make trouble, and the root cause is not because they can't eat food? ”

Xu Chang's face was gloomy, and Ximen Yi sighed, "The King of Chu is always serious in his work, since he wants to fight to the death with the Qin State, it is impossible not to take into account the stability of the rear. If there is not enough food to allocate in the hands and use it to appease the people at a critical moment, how dare the king of Chu act rashly. ”

Xu Chang sat down slowly, and finally said: "The difficulty of the king of Chu, this king can understand, but 500,000 stones, it is too much, and this king has more than enough heart but not enough strength." ”

"King Ren doesn't have to worry about King Chu." Ximen Yi said with a smile: "King Ren has this heart, the King of Chu will be grateful, as long as we hold on to Tongzhou and Liangzhou, there is a piece of territory in the pass, and then we will do our best to defend it, relying on the northwest, and after another three or two years, the food should be sufficient, and at that time, the northwest army will inevitably be like a tiger down the mountain, sweeping Hexi." The king of Chu has always told us that the Qin State still has the strength to save the state, and if you want to destroy the Qin State, you must not be in a hurry, you must first recuperate, and wait for the next three or two years, but it is not impossible. He looked at Xu Chang with a kind face, "What's more, today is an alliance with Nioh, the Qin soldiers are really going to fight, and with Nioh's backing, we are very confident in holding the current territory." ”