Around Heng'an City, a large number of tents gathered into an ocean. The soldiers who returned triumphantly removed their fatigue, ate various delicacies, drank sweet wine, and ate for several days.

Of course, we have to eat and drink to celebrate. This time, the official army launched an attack, defeating the invading Turkic army, beheading tens of thousands of them, and capturing them indefinitely.

Many Turkic nobles, including the younger brother, nephew, and many other Turkic nobles were defeated and killed. The flock of sheep brought back by the official army was everywhere, making people confused.

The soldiers who have made meritorious service will definitely receive rewards, promotions, or promotions after the training, and the captured population is even more of a spoil.

Not only were the soldiers of the Chu army excited, but the chiefs and tribes of the Khitan tribes who helped fight were also happy: the emperor of Chu kept his promise and rewarded him as well as those who made meritorious service.

In the evening, Li Li, who was drunk with the chiefs of the participating tribes, woke up today, washed his face, and started talking to his accompanying son Li Shi.

He asked his son what he thought about the current situation of the army.

Li Shi’s entry point is “morality”. In the past few days, he took the opportunity of working hard to talk to many soldiers in various camps and learned about the ideas of many people.

After careful investigation, he came up with some opinions: the soldiers "returned with full load" and were as eager as arrows to return home, and may not be willing to fight. At this time, it is easy to be taken advantage of by the enemy.

Li Li knew that his son's judgment was correct, so he was wary of everything. The soldiers and horses from all departments took turns to be alert, relaxed and relaxed in moderation.

Another question is: Next, should we do our best to take down Shuozhou, break through Yanmen Pass, and head straight for Jinyang?

Li Shi thought it was not possible because the soldiers were already very tired after a high-intensity and long-term pursuit battle, and they were having fun and had a lot of relaxation. When they were tense and relaxed, they were actually a little relaxed.

Many people think about taking a break and thinking about making achievements that can be "realized" as soon as possible.

If you continue to fight, you may not be able to fight, but many people may feel that the contributions they have made before they have not yet seen them fulfilled with their own eyes, they may die in the next battle, and they will always care a little.

In one sentence: the sharpness has been lost.

The official army's aura was used by the Turks, and they might not be able to recover their momentum when they first went to war in a short period of time, so it is best not to force the south.

Because once he goes south and attacks Jinyang, Qi will inevitably ask for help from Zhou.

The State of Zhou also has territory in Hedong, and it doesn’t take long to support Jinyang.

At that time, the decisive battle of the Three Kingdoms broke out, and the battle surrounding Jinyang would evolve into a decisive battle in the world.

Jinyang is the residence of the Gao family's dominion. It has been managed for many years. The Qi army was trapped in Jinyang, like a trapped beast, and its morale may be extremely high. The Zhou army who came to help would probably not be low.

At this time, the official army had to deal with both the Qi army guarding the city and the Zhou army who were reinforced by the outside world. If they were not careful, they would be the result of a great defeat.

Now that time is on the side of Chu, there is no need to rush to take a "strategic decisive battle" for a moment.

Li Shi also used allusions to explain his judgment:

"Cao Gui discussed the battle and said that one move will decline again and then three times."

"Our army defeated the Turks with one drum. If we go south, we will attack outside Jinyang City with two drums."

"At that time, our army will use the three-drum energy to fight against the Qi army and Zhou army with the first-drum energy. One will rise and the other will have a smaller chance of victory."

Li Li saw that his son was very polite and was very satisfied. He often took his son to war and taught him at all times.

It is really not urgent now. If it is urgent, something will easily happen.

He had heard a historical story: in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Song (Taizong was later posthumous title) Zhao Guangyi led his troops to the Northern Expedition, conquered Jinyang, and destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty.

Originally, conquering the Northern Han was the ultimate goal of this expedition. In order to conquer Jinyang, the Song army paid a huge price.

After the soldiers fought this arduous battle, they all looked forward to the team and received rewards.

However, Zhao Guangyi found that the Liao Kingdom, the backer of the Northern Han Dynasty, seemed to be a little slow to react, so he decided to unexpectedly cross the Taihang Mountains and attack Youzhou before the Liao Kingdom reacted.

As for the reward, we will reward you together after you recover Youzhou.

This move made many Song army soldiers dissatisfied, but they still shook their energy and marched towards Youzhou.

Zhao Guangyi's temporary "addition" did catch the Liao Kingdom off guard. The Youzhou defenders could only stand by waiting for help in the face of the Song army that suddenly came.

However, the Song army besieged Youzhou City and was delayed. The Liao Kingdom, who had reacted, immediately mobilized a large army to move south and came very quickly.

At this time, the Song army faced a choice: should we give priority to siege cities or attack aid?

Zhao Guangyi said that only children make choices, and of course all adults need to attack the city and attack the support.

Anyway, if you come, you will capture Youzhou City and solve the main force of the Liao army. All of them will be eliminated.

The enemy approached Youzhou City, and he mobilized the reserve team to attack the city. He personally led his troops to intercept the attacking Liao army. The battle broke out in the Gaoliang River area.

As a result, Zhao Guangyi was defeated and fled in panic, and once "lost contact", which led to the collapse of the siege Song army being attacked from both sides and caused the entire army to be defeated.

With Zhao Guangyi as the "learning of the past", Li Li remembers the lesson of "everything is necessary".

So before going to war, I made up my mind to deal with the Turks and take down Heng'an, and I should not make a rash progress.

Give the soldiers plenty of time to adjust their state and carry out a decisive battle that concerns the destiny of the country with the best morale.

Although his army had secret weapon - artillery, the cavalry might not win in field battles.

Once in Jinyang, when facing Qi and Zhou coalition forces, the cavalry were defeated in battle, and the Chu army, which was detouring from the north and went deep into the deep, and facing the entangled enemy cavalry, how could they calmly retreat?

Anyway, time is on his side, so there is no need to hurry.

The father and son said something else, and Li Shi asked: "Father, what should we do next, here on the grassland? Should we support those tribes that participated in the war and grow on the grassland?"

Li Li did not answer directly, but asked back: "Have you ever heard the song "Anaci"?"

"No." Li Shi shook his head. He knew that Anarun was Rouran Khan. After Anarun was defeated by the Turks, the Rouran Khanate was destroyed within a few years.

Li Li smiled: "It's normal that you haven't heard it before. After all, this is a Luoyang folk song from fifty years ago."

After saying that, he sang: "I heard that there were Hun masters, who were riding dust, and they were walking on Changpingban, driving Mawei Bridge."

After singing, Li Li explained the origin of this song.

Fifty years ago, in the first year of Zhengguang of the Yuan Dynasty, a confidant in Wei State, something happened to the Rouran Khan Kingdom. Khan Yujiulu Chounu was killed, and Khan's younger brother, son and royal family broke out in order to seize the throne.

Yu Jiulu Anan, a younger brother of Chou Nu, was defeated in an internal strife and rushed south in a hurry to join the State of Wei.

Wei Ting attached great importance to this and solemnly welcomed the "Prince Rouran" to Beijing.

When Anazion arrived in Luoyang, the official welcome scene was extremely grand, causing a sensation in the city.

People in Luoyang rushed to the streets to watch the "Prince Rouran" entering the city.

At that time, a poem "Anaci" appeared, describing this grand occasion.

The following year, his brother Yujiulu Brahmin won the civil war and became a Khan, but was defeated by Gaoche and had no choice but to defect to Wei.

So, the Rouran nobles welcomed Anaron back to his country to be Khan.

Wei State was happy to see that the "Prince Rouran" who had received his kindness returned to China to succeed the throne, so Anathen returned to China and became Rouran Khan.

Not only that, the State of Wei also vigorously funded Anacon, giving away all kinds of weapons, clothing, horses, camels, cattle, sheep, as well as a large amount of food, as well as grain seeds, to assist Anacon in firmly as the Khan.

He defeated the Brahmins who tried to defect and relied on their own, and eliminated the troubles of Anan.

In the fourth year of Zhengguang, a famine broke out in Rouran. Anarun led his troops south to the border of Wei to "escape the famine" and "just eat".

The Emperor of Wei ignored the advice of the ministers and allowed Anan to lead his troops to station in Rouxuan and Huaihuang towns in the six northern towns.

He also sent the sect king Yuanfu to serve as an envoy to appease Anar.

As a result, Yuanfu was under house arrest by Anaj. Then, Rouran's army roared south, robbed and went straight to Pingcheng.

Emperor Wei then sent a large army to attack. The Rourans returned north with the stolen food, property, livestock, and population. They ran three thousand miles in a row, resulting in the Wei army returning in vain.

The border of Wei State suffered this great disaster and became increasingly withered, and the military and civilians in the six towns, who were already living a difficult life, were unsustainable to suffer this disaster.

The famine in Rouran is caused by the climate, and the six towns are naturally affected, and there is not enough food for poor military and civilians.

The court was not polite, and the generals of the town did not open warehouses and released grain to help the military and civilians, and even intensified conflicts, leading to the outbreak of rebellions and then triggering the rebellion in the six towns.

The Six Towns Rebellion ignited domestic conflicts in Wei State, leading to the end of the country's destiny and the end of the country.

From Anayan's escape into Wei State to receive courtesy, to Anayan's assistance in returning to the country to become a Khan, and then to Anayan's kindness and repaying his grudges and revenge, this is a story of "ungratefulness".

"Do you think Anazun is an ungrateful villain?" Li Li asked, Li Shi hesitating and did not nod immediately.

"You hesitate because you think of more and deeper reasons, right?" Li Li asked again, and Li Shi nodded.

Li Li was very happy to see his son's progress significantly: "You must remember that whether it is the emperor or the Khan, the personal will of the person who sits in this position will be replaced by the will of the seat."

"What is the will of the Chanyu and Khan on the grassland? They are fighting for survival resources for the Khanate's nobles and major tribes, so where are the survival resources?"

"In the hostile tribe, if you rob the hostile tribe or absorb the hostile tribe, where will the survival resources be? In the south."

"As long as a person becomes a Shanyu and Khan, he must transform into a head wolf, lead the group of wolves to the south, and prey on the fat sheep of the Central Plains, so that he can win over the hearts of the group of wolves."

"Whoever dares to say that we don't want to eat sheep and be friends with sheep, who is the enemy of the wolf pack, either get out or die!"

Li Li's voice suddenly increased: "A wolf, when you live in the sheep pen, can be domesticated by the shepherd into a dog, and live in harmony with the sheep and the sheep."

"But when this dog leaves the sheep pen, returns to the grassland, and returns to the wolf pack, he becomes the wolf, then if he doesn't want to die, he must turn back into the wolf, take the wolf pack, bite the shepherd to death, and attack the sheep pen!"

"During this process, whether the dog knows whether he is grateful or not has a conscience has no meaning. Since he becomes a wolf, he must take the wolf to kill the shepherd and break through the sheep pen and eat the sheep."

"No matter which docile dog the shepherd sends to be a wolf in the pack, the result will be the same."

Li Shi understood what his father meant. Today, the tribal chiefs he received were extremely humble and loyal.

But no matter how loyal they are or how reliable they are, once the court chooses one of these chiefs as Wei State supported Anan, and supports them as the grassland khan, the other party will have a total of their wings, which will inevitably backfire.

This has nothing to do with personal moral qualities. As long as this person wants to firmly sit in Khan's position, he must backfire.

Khan, who could not get enough benefits to the major tribes and nobles, would either get out or die.

"As a lesson in the past, we cannot repeat the same mistakes." Li Li finished it, "But the first thing we need to do now is to unify the Central Plains."

"Only after that, you can attack with all your strength, and the main and secondary must be clear."

"Two things cannot be done at the same time, and unifying the world is the first priority."

Li Shi understood this truth, but still couldn't figure it out: "Father, what should I do in the future, on the grassland? You can't follow the old path, right?"

"Of course there is a way." Li Li smiled, but was not going to give the answer, and pointed to his head: "Use your brain, think about it yourself."
Chapter completed!