A war breaks out between the Western Region and Dashi, the public security is chaotic, and evil people are rampant. However, Wang Suyi's business cannot be stopped, and the country cannot provide him with help, so he has to rely on himself. Chen Tu has heard of Wang Suyi for a long time, and this person is the first person he thinks of.

After negotiation, the two finally reached an agreement, with Wang Suyi paying money and Chen Tu providing military help.

The two of them cooperated very happily. Chen Tu personally led thousands of gangs and helped Wang Suyi's convoy successfully reach the hinterlands of Dashi and Yueji several times. This caused quite a sensation in the local area, and other caravans began to come to visit.

, needed help, but this also attracted Zhan Bai's attention. At that time, the Lunar Eclipse fell into civil strife. The Dashi Empire had no worries and had concentrated all its military power to deal with the Western Regions. Zhan Bai was extremely struggling. Inside, he frantically recruited troops and summoned all he could.

With all the power of Chen Tu, Zhan Bai naturally refused to let go, but Chen Tu also had ambitions in this regard, so he complied with the recruitment and joined Zhan Bai. During the war with the Dashi Empire, Chen Tu fought for

His bravery was repeatedly promoted by Zhan Bai. In just two years, after the Dashi Empire was finally destroyed, Chen Tu had already achieved the position of general through meritorious deeds, and his army had expanded to more than 10,000 men.

Perhaps out of precaution, or perhaps out of other motives, after the war with the Dashi Empire ended, Zhan Bai immediately increased his troops in Xizhou, increasing his military strength in Xizhou to more than 30,000 people. Chen Tu even had 10,000 soldiers and horses.

Now in Xizhou.

The secret forces united by Ruan Donglang and Liu Xie were left to Li Xun to be fully managed by Fan Zhongyun.

Chen Tu was a Han nationality and had made great contributions in the war with Dashi. This brought him to the forefront and made him known to many people. This attracted the attention of Fan Zhongyun. Fan Zhongyun once sent someone to approach Chen Tu, but

This person was very cautious and didn't express anything.

Later, Fan Zhongyun began to make friends with Wang Suyi, but unexpectedly received an extremely enthusiastic response from Wang Suyi. Through Wang Suyi, Chen Tu's doubts were eliminated, and the two parties began to have frequent contact.

After Sima Tu read the letter, his eyes immediately narrowed and he was silent, while Li Xun frowned and said: "Chen Tu rambled in the letter and didn't say much."

Fan Zhongyun smiled, pointed to the letter in Li Xun's hand and said, "Didn't Chen Tu tell us in the letter that Zhan Bo currently has no plans to send troops to Wuzhou?"

Li Xun's thoughts were spinning, as if he had caught something, but it was still very vague: "The Western Regions have been fighting with Dashi for three years, and they have suffered heavy losses. They have no ability to launch a new war in a short period of time. We can imagine this without him saying it.

."

Sima Tu also smiled and said softly: "Lord, you can't just take things at face value. Chen Tu is Zhan Bai's subordinate. Regardless of whether Zhan Bai has the intention to attack Longyou or not, there are some things that Chen Tu cannot say, especially with

We said that since Chen Tu dares to clearly tell us Zhan Bai's intentions, this is an attitude, an attitude that may be used by us."

After listening to Sima Tu's words, Li Xun's eyes suddenly narrowed. He now somewhat understood what Fan Zhongyun meant.

As the commander-in-chief of the Western Region Allied Forces, Zhan Bai finally defeated the powerful Dashi Empire and gained unprecedented prestige. However, Zhan Bai also had his own difficulties. If he wanted to unify the Western Regions, it would be extremely difficult to succeed with force. Zhan Bai's biggest advantages now are two.

The first point is prestige. After a series of battles against the Dashi Empire, Zhan Bai finally won a decisive victory. For this reason, he gained huge prestige and was the hero of the entire Western Region. The second is the military power in his hands, which exceeded ten

Fifty thousand troops, but the 150,000 soldiers in his hands are not his own, but are put together by the thirty-six countries in the Western Region. They belong to their respective countries, and they are only gathered together because of the war. They cannot be concentrated in one place forever.

place, or in the hands of one person. Over time, various countries will definitely recall their troops to their own countries. This is not something James can stop.

Li Xun woke up from his meditation, looked at Fan Zhongyun, and asked: "Old Fan, what do you think Zhan Bai will do?"

Fan Zhongyun sneered: "Zhan Bai looks kind on the surface, but in fact he is extremely ambitious. If he wants to consolidate his military power, there is only one way, and that is to find a new target. The two countries of Dashi and Eclipse will perish, and Persia will rise.

The momentum is so strong that Zhan Bai will never dare to provoke it. Liu Xie sent news yesterday that Zhan Bai sent his own brother to Persia, which has proven this."

There was also a sneer on Li Xun's face: "You mean that Zhan Bai will find a soft persimmon to pinch."

Sima Tu smiled and said: "I'm afraid Zhan Bai still doesn't know that 50,000 elite troops have arrived in Wuzhou."

Fan Zhongyun said quietly: "It is precisely because we don't know that in Zhan Bai's eyes, we are indeed soft persimmons."

Li Xun pursed his lips, stood up, and walked back and forth. He already understood what Fan Zhongyun really meant. Although Fan Zhongyun didn't say it clearly, Li Xun already understood that Fan Zhongyun actually had the idea of ​​​​taking the initiative to send troops to the Western Regions.

This idea shocked and surprised Li Xun. As far as Li Xun was concerned, the war with Tubo had just ended, and both sides had suffered heavy losses. In fact, Li Xun's headquarters had less than 15,000 troops left. He

Paying close attention to the situation in the Western Regions, it was more about precautions and had never thought of taking the initiative. However, Fan Zhongyun, who had always been cautious and thought twice before acting, had such bold ideas that Li Xun had never thought of. This was a big surprise.

beyond his expectation.

Li Xun stopped, pointed at Fan Zhongyun and said, "Although the emperor has brought fifty thousand troops, I'm afraid I won't be able to command them without a certain amount of time to integrate and adjust them."

Sima Tu said in a deep voice: "Just talk to the few generals in charge."

Li Xun was silent. This military operation was too huge and too risky. He was a little overwhelmed for a while.

Fan Zhongyun saw Li Xun's thoughts and said softly: "Soldiers need to be quick. Either we don't fight. Once the war starts, we must fight quickly. Otherwise, we will be dragged to death by Zhan Bai like the Dashi Empire. So we

Either we don’t fight, or we have to fight to decide the outcome. If we want to achieve this goal, Chen Tu is the key. Before he refuses to surrender, it will be useless no matter how much we think about it."

Li Xun knew Fan Zhongyun's character very well, and he would never say anything he was unsure about easily, let alone to this extent.

"Lao Fan, it seems you have a lot of confidence."

Fan Zhongyun stood up and said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter how confident I am, what matters is whether you dare to do it or not. The court is in trouble, it can't protect itself, and it can't provide much help. Although we won the war, Long

The right earth has been broken. If we cannot obtain huge amounts of financial and material resources, let alone development and growth, even if we want to recover to three years ago, it will take at least ten years. Such a long time, Zhan Bai will not give

We and the imperial court will not give it to us. The current Longyou cannot become the foundation of your Li Xun. Instead, it will make you fall into dire straits. Anyway, there is a battle with Zhan Bai. It will be fought early and late.
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