"Have you thought about it?" In a side room, after a long silence, Zhou Shaoyu finally spoke.

"......" Ainur's eyebrows were full of hesitation, even if an hour had passed since the conversation began, how could some things be so easy to decide.

The war in Jizhou is stalemate, at first glance it seems that the silent cooperation between Huofeng and Youwang makes the situation temporarily advantageous, but this is all temporary, if the armies under the two are elite, then there is nothing to say, and the hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops can't set off the storm at all. But who made most of them have low basic combat power.

Don't look at the joy of jumping now, in fact, Huofeng himself knows that it is nothing more than delaying as much as possible. Gao Yuyao could think of Zhou Shaoyu, how could Huofeng not think of it.

As long as the situation is maintained in a roughly balanced manner, once Zhou Shaoyu leads his troops to intervene, then it will be an advantage against the Turks.

Similarly, Zhou Shaoyu also knew that he couldn't delay it for too long, and now it seems that Huofeng should be able to hold out for a while, but who can eat this kind of thing. Therefore, the better the situation in Jizhou, the more troops should be dispatched, otherwise when Huofeng and Youwang are powerless to resist, even if he leads troops over, it will be in vain, unless he has the strength to face the Turks alone.

If it is backed by Tanzhou Chenghuizhou, it is good to say that with the current background of the two states, it is okay to be with Turkic hard steel, but it is not even a matter of merging states.

After continuous expansion of the army, the army of Bingzhou put aside the 20,000 of Li Xiuning from the outside, and there were still more than 30,000 left, and it was impossible to go out to fight all of them, and no matter how little it was, more than 10,000 troops must be left for defense. Besides, even if you can go out to fight all of them, it is impossible to go to war, and the state is poor, and the military rations are not enough, so you have to lose the autumn and autumn harvest, and this year is still a good year, otherwise don't think about sending troops at all.

Rao is like this, and how to go out of war also needs to be considered.

After several considerations, even if he thinks that the army under his command is better at fighting than others, but after all, the number of people is limited, and even if he goes on an expedition, it will not play a big role, at most it is to strengthen the situation of maintaining balance, and then wait for Li Xiuning to get the Western Regions Army to come and support.

It's just that in this way, the burden on the already not rich state is even heavier, and whether the army goes out to fight or not, the consumption of materials is completely one day and one place.

After days of deliberation and planning, I finally decided on a strategy that was not bad.

Zhou Shaoyu took command of the expedition in person, claiming to lead 30,000 troops, well, it was actually 15,000, and 5,000 of them were basically only responsible for the escort of grain and grass and the safety of the grain road.

But anyway, it's a matter of shouting two sentences, it's okay to have more, if it's not for the number of people, it's basically clear at a glance, then shouting 50,000 is not a big deal.

In short, this army is just deceiving outsiders, and if there is an opportunity, it will naturally take the initiative to attack, but it is basically mainly to contain and attract attention.

This is the Ming plank road.

As for the darkness of Chen Cang. Then Ainul's cooperation will be required.

Since the defeat of the army in the grassland, Ainul has nowhere to go, so he can only come to the state and defect, and at the same time take about 3,000 of his subordinates with him. After entering the state, Ainur sent people to investigate the edge of the grassland, and gradually gathered a little, and the total number of people did not exceed 5,000.

To be honest, Ainul's situation is not good, and it's not just a matter of sending people under the fence.

You must know that the reason why Bingzhou is so broken is because of the invasion of the Turks, and for the people, they don't care about the khans or not, they only know that the Turks have invaded.

No matter where they come from, the people basically hate it.

It is also thanks to the prestige of the team formed by Zhou Shaoyu in Bingzhou that it is sufficient, otherwise it would have been chaotic a long time ago.

It's probably still quite aggrieved.

However, Ainur has no choice, except here, there is nowhere to go, but I didn't expect that Zhou Shaoyu would make such a request today.

As a guide, fight your way into the grasslands!

It is true that most of the tribes on the steppe have now surrendered to Ashina Huqin, but in the final analysis, they are all Turks, but Ainul's compatriots, and this kind of thing of leading foreign tribes to invade their own territory is very likely to be left behind for 10,000 years.

"Actually, you don't have to hesitate so much." Seeing that Ainur still couldn't make up his mind, Zhou Shaoyu smiled and said, "Let's make an assumption, how about it?" ”

"Slave, I would like to hear about it." Xu is the reason why he has to bow his head under the fence, or it may be that he has experienced big twists and turns, and now Ainur is far from being as cheerful and active as he was at the beginning, at least, even if it is the same sentence, he will never say it in such a regular manner as he does now, and he can only say it with a bit of playfulness and a small seductive tone.

"According to the information you said, the forces opposing Ashina Huqin on the grassland have basically been liquidated, even if you are the Ashide family, you will either turn against the water early, or you will be liquidated, in other words, for the time being, there is no external help from the weak, and you have basically lost the possibility of regaining the authority of the grassland, so right?"

So Ainul was very resentful, I know that you still say it? Don't bring such hurtful people.

"Let's continue to deduce along this line." Zhou Shaoyu didn't care about Ainur's resentment, he was so direct that he was dissatisfied, but he didn't show such an exaggerated expression, so Ainul's resentful expression was nothing more than a kind of play, this is a special weapon for women, especially beautiful women.

"If there is no one to help you, and there are no other variables, basically you and your five thousand Turks will stay in Bingzhou all the time, and it will be difficult to return to the steppe to live, after all, your tribe no longer exists. It's just that you can see the current situation, and the people's antipathy towards you is quite high. For your sake, I'll naturally try my best to treat them well, but what about later?

You know, most of your subordinates are men, how can you pass on the lineage like this? I don't think many of the people will be willing to marry them. Therefore, even with my help, they will gradually die out, and the remaining small part will endure discrimination until they die, or they will be completely integrated, and then they will really die.

Of course, in fact, it's hard to say whether this will happen, you have always been smart, you must have seen it a long time ago, it is you, you don't dare to be as casual as before when facing me, let alone the soldiers under your command?

The time is short, and let's talk about it, after a long time, I am afraid that you will lose this last trace of control. I'm analyzing it this way, you're absolutely right, right? ”

Nature is right! In fact, it goes without saying that in the future, even now, there are already many people complaining in private.

Ainur opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

"Okay, let's do it again. Suppose you agree to lead the troops back to the steppe, this move is indeed equivalent to betrayal from the position of the Turks, but don't forget, history is written by the victors, if you and I are finally defeated, then naturally there is nothing to say, but if you win, Ashina will be completely suppressed, and you will also realize your female khan's ambition, then what is wrong with this move?

After all, the original Khan family was your Ashde, not Ashina, and at this point, you originally occupied the righteousness, oh, but you forgot that your Turks basically respect the strong. In this case, it is even more necessary to kill, according to your Turkic traditions, exterminate the men of the other tribes, and pack up all the remaining women...... Ahem, captive, is this a means of strengthening yourself, or are you completely discouraged by the blow?

Take 10,000 steps back, even if you don't recapture the steppe in the end, at least merge the state, no, at least I here, there will always be a place for you, maybe it is true that there will be a lot of infamy in the Turks in the future, but here, I can clear your name, because even if you are Turkic, the camp is on our side. Whether it's you or your subordinates, the rest of the day will be much better.

To put it more emotionally, even if I fail, at least I tried, instead of sitting here doing nothing, living in a state of confusion with little to see the future. ”

Zhou Shaoyu didn't think about these words carefully, as long as the meaning was expressed, even if Zhou Shaoyu didn't say it, with Ainul's head, he could think of it, and the only difference was that he wanted to persuade others, and the effect was different.

For example, you have a crush on a girl, you want to confess but dare not express it, and then your friend cheers you up, maybe you will be on it? Of course, the outcome is uncertain.

As a native and ambitious Turkic nobleman, Ainul knew the situation of the steppe very well. It is clear what time of year and what climate, which playground is the most fertile, and how big the tribe will be.

Zhou Shaoyu hopes that it is not only a guide, but also that Ainur can lead the troops to the expedition together, not more than 5,000, but they are all Turkic elite cavalry, plus 5,000 cavalry from his own side, together with 10,000, in the current situation of the population plummeting and most of them are going out to fight, it is still not to be underestimated.

With the help of Ainur's banner to stir up some wind and rain on the grassland, it is certain for Ashina Huqin's containment.

And the benefits are more than this, and the state is poor, go to the grassland to loot, make a little money, and eat a little meat, why not.

In addition, there is a third benefit.

That is to give the world a perfect explanation. Take a look, we not only sent troops to fight against the invading Turks, but also secretly sent troops to fight in the rear of people's homes, don't don't want it, and be more relieved!

Xu was really unwilling to be a salted fish that was eaten and waiting to die, and in short, Ainul finally agreed to it. Give it a go, and it is possible to make a comeback, if you give up, it is estimated that this life will be like that.

However, Ainul is not stupid and knows to take the opportunity to ask for benefits.

Why did Zhou Shaoyu send troops to the steppe to attack the Turkic rear? It's not because the Turkic invasion in Youzhou is strong, and they want to attract part of the Turkic forces back to the steppe. Ainul believes that even if he doesn't agree, Zhou Shaoyu will still send troops to attack and harass, but the effect will be much worse. In this way, it may not be able to achieve the effect of attracting back the Turkic army, which will lead to the failure of Jizhou's attack and defense, and Ashinahuqin's further invasion will be great, and at that time, Zhou Shaoyu's annex will naturally no longer be so safe.

If the merger is lost, Ainur, who is now sitting in the same boat, will naturally not be pleased, but in the end, this is the territory that Zhou Shaoyu has worked hard to establish, and he attaches far more importance to it than Ainur.

Therefore, it is very important to take the opportunity to ask for some benefits and determine some treaties that are beneficial to oneself.

At the end of the day, it's a deal. Although there is a certain amount of affection between the two, it is impossible to reach the point of being completely free of charge.

Today, Zhou Shaoyu's army is about to be launched, accompanied by Sun Caiwei and Qin Yiliu, compared to going deep into the grassland, it is safer to go directly to Jizhou or even Youzhou, and now the second daughter still needs to grow and exercise, there is no need to follow the long-distance rush to the grassland with high difficulty at the beginning.

"With the strategy that Ashina Huqin has shown so far, it is impossible for him not to take precautions in the grasslands north of Bingzhou, and when you lead the troops to the expedition in a few days, you must be more careful, send more spies, just in case, if something is wrong, even if you fail to retreat, don't act rashly, I don't want to hear the news of your accident at that time." Before leaving, Zhou Shaoyu was still not so relieved to tell Yang Miaozhen.

"Yes, you've said it many times before." Yang Miao is really funny, she was quite moved at first, but she couldn't help but say it again and again. "The plan has already been agreed, I will act carefully and cautiously, if there is a mistake, you can deal with it?"

"It's all lost, who should I deal with? Forget it, in short, safety first, it's a big deal to start all over again, people must not have problems, don't forget to send people back at any time to deliver safety information. Zhou Shaoyu rolled his eyes, and then instructed again.

Yang Miaozhen naturally should be, and her heart is also a little soft.

When Zhou Shaoyu's figure faded away until it disappeared, Yang Miaozhen took a deep breath, but her mood became a little excited.

Attacking the grasslands, once upon a time, how was this not her greatest ambition? The original Red Jacket Army, wasn't it Mongolia that resisted?

Although it is not a world now, and the enemy has become Turkic, at least the steppe is still a steppe, and they are still invaders.

Zhou Shaoyu's expedition was very high-profile, and a few days later, he appeared in the Shanhuai Pavilion poetry collection to publicize it, and almost everyone in the world knew that Zhou Shaoyu was going to fight against foreign races again.

And Xiao Jiwen, who also learned the news, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, quite complacent.

Spare you like a ghost, don't you still have to fall for my scheme?

"How are the preparations for the report of the Great Liang Mansion now?" Zhou Shaoyu has already entered the set, and there are already arrangements in this regard, so naturally he doesn't need to pay too much attention, so the next moment, he asked about other things.

"Empress Dowager, the preparations are basically complete." A young official replied respectfully, as a disciple of a poor family who was single-handedly promoted by Gao Yuyao, it could not be said to be disloyal.

"That's good, give you half a month to make the content of the first issue of the newspaper, go down."

There is no need to give too many instructions, the people below will naturally know what to do, since it is a report made by the imperial court, of course, how to benefit the imperial court and her.

The reason for preparing this is naturally to learn from Zhou Shaoyu, there may be certain drawbacks, but the benefits are also real, why is Zhou Shaoyu so famous? To a large extent, isn't it to use the influence of Shanhuaige's poetry collection to publicize?

If Zhou Shaoyu can, why can't I?

(End of chapter)