There were a few things on the march that Xiao Wu had been paying attention to.

The first thing was the movement of the prince, and the accompanying military doctor once came to report that the prince was infected with smallpox. But that night, the prince went to Xiao Wu's military tent to study as usual, and even asked Xiao Wu to publish the handwritten letter he had written to the whole army.

Later, Xiao Zicheng used that talisman to inform Xiao Wu, and the emperor was furious, but he could only approve of it. So the prince continued to accompany the army, and Mingchun and Li Qingshan also stayed in the army.

The second thing is Li Qingshan, Xiao Wu has been observing for the past few days, the true qi that he originally penetrated into Li Qingshan's body, according to Xiao Wu's plan, would attack every five days. But since he was around, he might as well let Li Qingshan have a seizure every two days.

Li Qingshan was in pain every two days, but he didn't dare to have a showdown with Xiao Wu, he just avoided Xiao Wu like a plague god every day.

The third thing is Zheng Wan, Zheng Wan arrived in the army on the seventh day of their departure, wearing the armor of the pro-guard battalion, and followed the pro-army.

The two met occasionally late at night, and Xiao Wu told her about the income from the worship hall, but because Mingchun was not far away, he was afraid that some magic weapons would be inductive, so he could only theoretically share the spoils with each other, and Zheng Wan left.

Xiao Wu also knew that now the Great Offering was sitting in the Offering Hall, and he was still looking for thieves, but he had no clue. In addition to the thunderous jump, it can only be the capital of the city. There is even news that the Great Offering may be transferred back to the mountain gate as a result. Xiao Wu didn't care about these, he knew that these people wouldn't find him for the time being.

And what hurts Xiao Wudan the most is the most painful experience along the way. Whenever the old man went to the surrounding big city, he had to urge Xiao Wu to go around the Qinglou, even if he could only look at it, the old man was still happy.

By the time he arrived at the Zuling Military City, Xiao Wu had already gone to the Qinglou seven times. He no longer had much hope for the old man, this is a lewd old man, nothing special. Even Xiao Wu once doubted that his so-called god venerable or something was not fooling people.

In the past few days, Xiao Wu has not stopped cultivating, of course, most of the time, he is cultivating in the Qinglou at night...... It's something that can't be helped.

Xiao Wu's true qi is even more condensed, and now he has compressed the true qi vortex to one-fifth of its original size, but it is still far away from the compression that Zhuji said, and the true qi liquid is still far away.

At this time, when he arrived at the Ancestral Tomb Military City, Xiao Wu already had a certain degree of certainty, and the strength of his own monks to protect the safety was no longer a problem, but he didn't know what the other party's plan would be. The battle situation was relatively stable, and after he arrived, he held the first military meeting.

This military meeting was held by the senior generals under his own leadership and the generals of the three sides. The main general of the trilateral guards is named Yuan Zongling, and Xiao Wu's father said that he is a general who can write and martial arts. If you ask who Da Song can fight the most now, then this is it.

Yuan Zongling was extremely respectful when he saw Xiao Wu, and even described the recent situation of the three sides in detail.

Now there are 500,000 troops in the state of Chu, 100,000 in Xiangcheng, staring at the 50,000 defenders there, 100,000 in Jiangcheng, staring at the 60,000 troops there, and 300,000 troops outside the Zuling military city, and now with the 100,000 people they brought, there are only 190,000.

But the battle is not a numerical comparison, the Song State has a strong city to defend, and it is the elite of the border army, and the Chu State did not bargain for half a cent in this battle.

Xiao Wu patted Yuan Zongling and said, "Everyone has worked hard, today our army reinforcements have arrived, and we should think about how to break the enemy." Everyone made up their minds and then adjourned.

After this military meeting, all the generals dispersed, but Xiao Wu left Tian Ben and Yuan Zongling, and the other left behind was the East Palace Foursome, as well as Wen Chengzuo and the three military counselors recommended by him.

In the past few days, Wen Chengzuo has not only been diligent, but also has some ideas, during the military discussion, Xiao Wu has the intention to let him exert more strength, he has found that this Wen Chengzuo does have some talents.

The small meeting after the conference is to talk about something that cannot be said on weekdays and cannot be mentioned at the conference. And this kind of small meeting is the time when things are really decided. It's not that Xiao Wu wants to exclude the three battalions of the Beijing Division, but the commander of the three battalions really can't satisfy him.

Xiao Wu sat on the handsome chair and said slowly, "Let's talk about this war, what do you really think about this war." "Then he gestured to Yuan Zongling with his eyes," General Yuan said first. ”

Yuan Zongling hugged his fists and said, "Generalissimo, the last general thinks that the army of Chu will inevitably return. Originally, after more than a month of confrontation, the Chu army made no achievements. Now, I'm afraid that the Chu State has no chance. Just ......"

Xiao Wu raised his hand and said, "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Yuan Zongling said with a smile, "It's just like this, the last general feels that it's a little simple." The strength of the Chu State is to return in vain, which is unreasonable. ”

Xiao Wu nodded, after he learned about the defense, he felt that this Chu State was too frivolous, and he went on an expedition without success, which was not only a matter of depleting national strength, but would make the people of Chu lose confidence in the monarch and the imperial court, and even doubt the future of the Chu State. That's why it is said that "the weapon of the soldier is also the major event of the country." ”

Wen Chengzuo hugged his fists and said, "Xia Guan has a different opinion. ”

Xiao Wu waved his hand, "You don't need so many preludes, you have something to say." ”

Wen Chengzuo said, "Yes!" and then said to Yuan Zongling, "I don't know if General Yuan leads the Chu army, will there be a chance of victory?"

Yuan Zongling pondered carefully, "If my Great Song army is fully prepared, my chances of victory are only forty percent." "He is not exaggerating, the odds of winning are already the result of trying his best.

Wen Chengzuo said, "Our army has been at war with Chuqi for many years, and the details between the two countries are unknown. How could he be unprepared? With the talent of General Yuan, when he is the top general in the world, he only has a forty percent chance of winning, so what is the chance of Chu State?" Wen Chengzuo looked around at everyone and said, "Less than forty percent of the invasion war, I don't know if you will launch it?"

But everyone looked at the prince in unison, considering affairs from the perspective of the king of a country, and the closest thing here was the prince.

When the crown prince Zhao Tian saw everyone's eyes, he showed a thoughtful look. Said slowly, "No, but there are two situations, I will fight." ”

Xiao Wu showed a playful gaze, "Let's listen to it." ”

The prince clasped his fists and saluted, "Yes, teacher." ”

Xiao Wu didn't stop him this time, it was an internal meeting at this time, and it was better to be more intimate.

Everyone is okay, after all, they have seen the prince's respect for Xiao Wu along the way, and it is a disciple courtesy throughout the whole process, and the salute is very respectful.

But seeing that Yuan Zongling's eyes tightened, he looked at Xiao Wu and then at the prince, and found that there was nothing unusual about the two, and he couldn't help but feel hot. He has decided to tell his subordinates about this scene, and in recent times, the Xiao family has reduced its military power, which has made the generals of the Xiao family panic, but now he feels that he is far-sighted, the prince's teacher, and the future emperor.

The prince ignored everyone's gaze and said slowly, "In the first case, I have a secret method, which the enemy can't guess, and I am sure of victory!" Everyone nodded.

"The second situation," the prince groaned slightly, looked at his teacher Xiao Wu, and then said with some surprise, "The second situation is that there is a big problem in my court, so I would rather use these 500,000 people to be buried to solve the problem in my court!"

Grieve...... Everyone gasped. With 500,000 people to be buried, what will be the problem in the DPRK?

Xiao Wu bowed slightly, aren't these 300,000 people his own funeral goods? It's just that now, he doesn't want to die here.

The prince looked at Xiao Wu and hugged his fists, "The student is shallow, please correct the teacher." ”

Xiao Wu nodded and said, "Your Highness is right, I really can't think of a third reason to start this war." What do you have any suggestions?"

For a while, there was silence in the big tent, and everyone pondered.

After a while, Yang Zhen stepped forward and said, "Generalissimo, the last general thinks that we should not speculate at this time, but should strengthen our investigation. First, if there is a discord between the monarch and the minister or the dispute over the succession within the Chu State, if not, it will definitely not use 500,000 people to press the front line. ”

Everyone was in their hearts, they were not rookies, and they naturally understood that if the monarch and the ministers were not in harmony, then these 500,000 people would be funeral goods; if they were to seize the heir, then these 500,000 people would not come to fight the Song Kingdom, this was a garrison on the border, ready to fight their own.

Xiao Wu directly ordered, "Senator Wen, contact Chu Guo in detail, and immediately confirm the situation." "Wen Chengzuo is in charge of confidential information under Xiao Wu. "Yang Zhen, you go on. ”

Yang Zhen continued, "Second, to find out the real reason why the Chu State launched the war, whether my Great Song Dynasty has something that the Chu State must have. ”

Xiao Wu's eyes tightened, although this is difficult, it is not without a trace.

Seeing Shen Xing step forward and say, "Generalissimo, the last general thinks that when we send an elite to fight against the Chu State, we can judge it well." ”

Xiao Wu nodded, it had always been the Chu State that had not been able to attack, and Yuan Zongling was guarding and waiting for reinforcements. At this time, since the reinforcements have arrived, it is natural to have a fight.

"General Yuan, send 30,000 cavalry tomorrow, and we will meet the army of Chu. ”

"Yes. ”