Huofeng's gaze froze, and his gaze at Li Xiuning became not so friendly.

Exit Jizhou? It's easy to say, but it's tantamount to throwing away the foundation.

It is true that the land of Jizhou was not fought by her, but was occupied by others in her earlier uprising, and finally surrendered to her. At the beginning, it was naturally not within the control of the fire phoenix, at most it was nominal jurisdiction.

But with the development of time, by now Huofeng has really touched Jizhou, and a huge piece of land will give up if you say give up?

It is true that it is indeed a way to maintain strength and retreat and shrink the defensive line, but the problem is that once you retreat, it is likely that you will not be able to come back. Otherwise, why did Huo Feng only worry about how to hold on to it all the time and not think about anything else?

Moreover, once they choose to retreat, what will happen to the people of Jizhou? The same organizational retreat? Even if this matter goes well, how can only half of Yuzhou feed so many people.

No matter how you look at it, this is the way to die.

If it weren't for Zhou Shaoyu's sake, and whether Li Xiuning would have proposed such a terrifying method for no reason, Huofeng couldn't say that he would be angry and accountable, the empress had been in office for a long time, how could she not have some power.

"I want to hear about it." Taking a deep breath, Huo Feng said lightly, ready to listen to what to say first.

"Offended." Although Li Xiuning didn't care much about Huofeng's attitude, considering the overall situation, he first confessed before continuing.

"With all due respect, with the current situation, even if the form is bad for us, we can abandon and annex the state, after all, our basic position lies in the south, so if it is not necessary, we can have to fight the Turks to the end. But this is not the case with Ye Niangzi. Even if the Turks attack me and then take you Jizhou, it is just a time difference, unless Ye Niangzi has the confidence to turn all the soldiers under her command into elites during this time, so there is still a possibility of a war.

However, according to my analysis, although Zhou Lang has a lot of grudges with Ashina Huqin, it is more likely that he will attack Jizhou next, no, if I am the local boss, just by virtue of the fact that Jizhou is richer and borders most of Youzhou, the next step will definitely be to attack Jizhou. So in this case, how should Ye Niangzi defend? Even if we are willing to help, it will still be difficult to resist. ”

Speaking of this, Li Xiuning paused, in fact, in her real thoughts, if this is the case, in fact, it can still be fought, even if the Turks increase their troops, Li Xiuning is confident enough to win in the end, but in that case, the gains outweigh the losses, not to mention the consumption of a large number of troops, it is not advantageous to defeat the Turks and their own side too early.

In the final analysis, Youzhou has also become a mess, and even if it is received, it will take too long to develop. And under the battle, Jizhou will also be beaten, even if it successfully receives Youzhou at that time, and then what about Huofeng Toucheng, there are too many messes and too heavy burdens.

War history serves politics, and of course Li Xiuning has to think about Zhou Shaoyu, rather than fighting a tough battle and then closing up a mess, it is better to make individual choices.

"As for the side of the Great Liang Court, the attitude is already very obvious, according to the temperament of the Empress Dowager Gao Yuyao, it is absolutely impossible to intervene in the war at this time, she hopes that other forces will consume each other, so as to finally achieve the effect of the benefit of the fisherman.

It can be said that the form is already very clear, since it can't stand it, it is better to simply give up, call on the people to retreat and transfer together, so that the strength can be preserved to shrink the defense line, and after the Turks occupied Jizhou, there will be most of the territory bordering the Liang court, even if the two sides are restrained, there must be some friction, after all, the Liang court side is currently the least damaged, the richest territory, it is unlikely to start attacking directly, but it is very normal to enter the short-distance raid.

This move can more or less share part of the pressure, as long as it is operated properly, it may not be able to trigger a full-scale conflict, and it will also give Ye Niangzi more respite. As long as it is difficult to retreat, refuse to defend the Yellow River, and use this natural danger to effectively hinder the Turks. In addition, the Turkic population is so large that even if the army is forcibly increased again, there is a certain upper limit, and with the expansion of the territory and the elongation of the battle line, the Turkic forces will inevitably be separated, so that there are more opportunities to launch an offensive to achieve partial victories and further weaken the Turks.

Does Ye Niangzi think this is true? ”

Li Xiuning said it roughly, and finally asked.

For Li Xiuning's words, Huofeng did not deny it, at least relying on her, it is impossible to be the opponent of the Turks, and she can't hold Jizhou at all, although Zhou Shaoyu will definitely help, but how much and to what extent it will help is unknown, after all, Jizhou is not Zhou Shaoyu's territory.

Zhou Shaoyu has a good reputation, but only a fool will really treat him as a person who does not ask for anything in return and does not make any profits. It is impossible for anyone to exhaust their strength in order to help others hold their territory.

is indeed unwilling, but objectively speaking, since you can't hold it anyway, it's better to give up early to retain your strength.

But the tangled point of the problem is not here, but once she retreats, what will she use to rise again?

Huofeng believed that it was impossible for Li Xiuning not to take this into account, so after pondering for a moment, he looked at Li Xiuning again without saying a word.

And Li Xiuning glanced at Zhou Shaoyu, then turned his head, and continued: "Dare to ask Ye Niangzi, do you really think that you can rise in this troubled era and finally win the championship." ”

Huo Feng frowned, she really hadn't thought about this problem. Step by step, what Huofeng has been doing is to expand and develop as much as possible while stabilizing the current situation. Don't look at the audacity to ascend the throne early and become the empress, but in fact, she really hasn't thought about it in the long run.

If you really think about it......

Huofeng smiled bitterly, no matter how you look at it, she belongs to the weakest side, and in the end, she will be the enemy of Zhou Shaoyu, but the only one that has been beaten has developed again and has a certain strength, not to mention that Tanzhou and Chenghui are the basic plates of people.

Speaking of merging the state is just a special case, for the time being, the population of the state is not part of the local population of the state, the others are either fled from Youzhou, or absorbed by Yongzhou, and there is a group of them, which were actively 'sent' by the Liang court a long time ago. This has also been merged for a long time, and so far, the population is actually not much, otherwise it would not be possible to expand the army so much, and even the conventional combat power has reached 50,000, not to mention that there are alternatives.

Even if Zhou Shaoyu is put aside, the Great Liang Imperial Court is still a behemoth, and Xiao Sister-in-law is not easy to get along with, if it is not limited to money and food, Xiao Sister-in-law's strength will definitely be far more than that. Not to mention, there is also a powerful Zhennan General's Mansion in the south, and the attitude is becoming more and more difficult to fathom.

Li Xiuning's meaning, Huofeng already understood a little.

Regardless of whether Jizhou guards or not, the difference is not big.

Shou, was disabled for the first time, and still retreated to Yuzhou, but under the great reduction in strength, it was only a matter of time before it was destroyed. If you don't make trouble, you don't need others to do it, and when you lose the power to protect yourself, there will be chaos below.

If you don't keep it, it is true that the strength is retained, and the situation you have to deal with is better, but in the land of Banzhou, there is no possibility of feeding so many people, and what should be messed up will still be messy. It's just that compared to the former, it can be delayed for a longer time, and there is a certain opportunity to wait for variables.

But after all, the chances are not too big.

Combined with Li Xiuning's last question, it is obvious that Li Xiuning seems to be looking for a way out for her to make suggestions, but in fact, it is a sentence to put it bluntly.

"Are you willing to surrender to Zhou Shaoyu?"

In the final analysis, it is planning for Zhou Shaoyu. Fortunately, Zhou Shaoyu's unexpected expression showed that this matter was not designed in advance, which made Huofeng feel better.

Except for the four people present, no one else knew what they were talking about later.

Huofeng is still the empress, but she did launch a large-scale evacuation operation on the second day.

The army was still stationed at the front line, and without the army's delay, it was impossible for ordinary people to escape, and it was not easy to force people to leave their homes, but as soon as the news of the Turkic massacre of the city and the army southward spread, most of them chose to flee. The rest are basically conformist, the big guys are running, and they can't sit still. As for those who are really unwilling to go, they are basically left to fend for themselves.

After all, it will not be an easy thing, there are many people who take advantage of the chaos to do evil, and it is impossible to maintain it, there is a lot of chaos, but it is also helpless. Not to mention the fact that there were also small groups of Turkic cavalry that managed to bypass the defensive line.

Zhou Shaoyu did not participate in this matter, with his current identity, it is not good to directly meddle in the affairs of Huofeng, who made Huofeng a big thief? When the time comes, let's see, okay, you can meddle in the internal affairs of the anti-thief, which will make the big guy think.

Of course, not interfering does not mean doing nothing, as much as possible to contain as many Turkic troops as possible, and making the evacuation of Jizhou more smooth is what Zhou Shaoyu has to do, Ashina Huqin will not let them transfer so smoothly, everyone is gone, who will they go?

It's just that he can't stand the large-scale assembly of troops in the state to suppress the border, and Ashina Huqin, who has suffered losses on Zhou Shaoyu's side several times, has to be treated with caution. So that the troops that can be divided to attack the fire phoenix defense line in the south are limited, and what results have been achieved so far.

When the matter was introduced to Jinling, Gao Yuyao also had to pay attention to it.

Zhou Shaoyu originally hoped that Youwang could last longer to form consumption, but why wasn't Gao Yuyao like this? She is the one who first laid out, intending to form a confrontation war of attrition with the Turks with the power of Youwang, Huofeng, and Zhou Shaoyu.

I never thought that Zhou Shaoyu's side was really eye-catching at the beginning, but then most of them were evacuated in winter, which is really normal, and it is rare to continue to fight in the cold winter. It's just that after the beginning of spring, the Turks suddenly exerted their strength, and actually took down the unsuspecting Youwang in one fell swoop, which is also a serious imbalance in the situation.

And now, Zhou Shaoyu is putting on a look as if he is going to exert all his strength, but Huofeng is making people incomprehensible large-scale retreat.

And what did the Turkic occupation of Jizhou mean? It means that the land is bordered by a large area, so it is difficult to avoid conflict.

No matter what the situation is next, there is one way that will not be wrong, that is, to increase troops at the junction to take precautions, and even increase the number of troops as much as possible, so that the Turks know that the Liang should not be easily provoked at this time, and do not make stupid mistakes.

In this way, the Turks can be forced to turn their attention to Merge and Yuzhou for the time being. After all, Gao Yuyao didn't want to provoke the Turks now, no matter how much she had to wait for them to consume further, she would appear as a savior to clean up the mess.

After thinking about it, Gao Yuyao felt that this matter was feasible, and with the issuance of the will, the army in Daliang began to be mobilized, and the troops in Qing and Xu were strengthened again.

However, this move has helped a lot.

No matter how Zhou Shaoyu tried to contain it, it was only containment after all, and putting on the appearance of a large-scale attack was just a bluff, and if he delayed for a while, he would inevitably be seen to have intentions, and it was impossible to drag it all the time.

And as soon as Da Liang's troops are transferred, even if they have no intention of taking the initiative to attack, how can Ashina Huqin not be guarded? Even suspicious of him, he thinks that it is no wonder that Zhou Shaoyu dares to put on a posture of going all out, and originally felt that it was not very reasonable, after all, even if Zhou Shaoyu is full of strength, the comparison of combat power is too much worse.

But what if the imperial army on the side of the Great Liang joined forces to conquest?

In other words, is it possible that the two sides had already discussed and were ready to attack his Turks together?

As a result, Ashina Huqin turned from offensive to defensive, preparing to wait and see the situation before deciding how to deal with it next.

It's just that this time, Huofeng has already withdrawn cleanly, and built a defense line with the help of the Yellow River. And Zhou Shaoyu also retreated to the border of the state, leading the army to a state of inability to defend.

As a result, Ashina was suddenly depressed, and Jizhou became a borderless land, but it was basically deserted, in fact, there must still be people, but the number must be pitiful. Occupy it, except for the empty land area and ready-made houses and cities, there is no substantial benefit. Don't occupy it, it's a bit uncomfortable to yourself if you don't take this kind of low-hanging fruit.

Chicken! It's a pity to discard the tasteless food.

That's pretty much what it means.

As for simply attacking Jizhou elsewhere, the three parties are all in the posture of a turtle shell, and it is not easy to fight anywhere.

Zhou Shaoyu's side has the least troops, but it is the most combative, and it is active defense, which is easy and difficult to take. Huofeng's side has a lot of troops, but its combat power is not high, but it is easy to defend and difficult to attack by virtue of natural hazards, and it is also difficult to deal with.

As for the side of the Great Liang Imperial Court, at a glance at the defense line of 300,000 troops, Ashina Huqin was also a little helpless, not to mention that this is a hornet's nest, and the strength of the people is not only this, once it is stabbed, if it fails, there is no need to mention it, but even if the stab is successful, there will be a steady stream of troops sent over.

The whole situation was a stalemate for a while, and it seemed that no one could easily break it. But looking at the overall situation, Ashina Huqin decided to wait patiently again.

Without him, there may not be much of a major event between the two sides of the state and the beam. But Huofeng's side is different, her enemy is not only the Turks, but also Xiao Jiwen, who is still conquering the Western Regions.

As long as Xiao Yuwen returns to the army, Huofeng can only divide his troops to defend to the west, and when the defense line is weakened, it will naturally be easy to attack.

However, the stalemate was quickly broken, and the spoiler was the fire phoenix, who was regarded as the weakest party.

(End of chapter)