Cao Shi said coldly: "I just seized power and I have no time or opportunity to clean up and eliminate the army. There are many people in the army who are not convinced by me. The court attacked the army with a large army of 50,000. The strength is very different and there is no chance of winning at all. Even if I want to fight, the people below will not agree."

There is nothing disappointing. Even if you want to do it, others will not accompany you to die. So what Cao Shi said just now is not entirely a threat to Shi Hu, but it also tells the truth.

Shi Hu pondered for a moment, then asked, "What is your intention?"

Cao Shi said solemnly: "No one wants to hand over his destiny to others. If there is a possibility, I will fight to the end."

Shi Hu nodded and said solemnly: "I will lead 20,000 troops into Enzhou by taking the pretext of preventing you from leading the army south."

Shi Hu's words clearly told Cao Shi that he would not launch a rebellion directly, and would continue to be vain with the court before the situation was clear. However, in secret, he would give Cao Shi a certain amount of manpower and material assistance, and he led 20,000 troops to Enzhou, which was equivalent to going around Zhao Bai'an's rear. In order to prevent his retreat from being cut off, he would definitely take out a certain amount of troops to prepare. In this way, Zhao Bai'an's total force in actual attack on Chenzhou would be at most 40,000.

Cao Shi frowned and said, "If this is not enough."

Cao Shi saw through Shi Hu's intentions. He wanted to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. He wanted to fool himself in a few vernacular words. Shi Hu's thinking was a little too beautiful.

At this time, a young literati standing beside Shi Hu suddenly spoke out: "My general has secretly reached an alliance with Zhan Po. In this war, Zhan Po will send 5,000 elite soldiers and 100 battle elephants to mingle General Cao's army and work together to fight against the imperial army."

"Who is this?"

This is the first time Cao Shi has met this young man.

Shi Hu smiled and said, "I forgot to introduce to Brother Cao that he is my clan brother, named Shi Shengyou. For more than a hundred years, my Shi family has produced a scholar like him. Now he is a record officer in our army and co-organizes military affairs."

Shi Sheng is 26 years old this year and is a Juren. He was originally planning to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination next year, but now Shi Hu takes advantage of the situation and controls the military and political power of a region. It doesn't matter whether he has the Jinshi or not.

Cao Shiduo looked at Shi Sheng again. Shi Hu introduced it simply, but he knew that this person was Shi Hu's confidant military advisor.

Shi Sheng bowed to Cao Shi again and said, "General Cao, my general has actually made a plan to borrow 5,000 troops from Zhan Po, strengthen the military force of Chenzhou, lead 20,000 troops from Qianzhou, enter Enzhou, and disperse Zhao Bai'an's army. Zhao Bai'an is generous, but he is very cautious in using troops and will not easily use strange things. So I dare to conclude that the army he left behind must be the same number of our soldiers. In this way, the number of soldiers he used to attack Chenzhou was at most 30,000. With the addition of Zhan Po's soldiers, Chenzhou has more than 20,000 troops. In addition, the city walls are high and thick, the terrain is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Zhao Bai'an has no ability at all, and he will take Jiayan City in a short time."

Cao Shi frowned and said, "It's so troublesome? You and I will join forces to fight Zhao Baian here. One battle will determine the winner and lose. Isn't that good?"

Shi Sheng said indifferently: "The court is coming in a fierce battle this time, but it is also a long expedition. In addition, we have the advantage of geographical advantages, and it is unwise to fight head-on with Zhao Bai'an. Moreover, the court and our general have not yet broken up on the surface. Under this premise, Zhao Bai'an will be cautious about our general and dare not do whatever he wants. In this way, our Qianzhou troops can restrain them from the side and observe the changes in the situation. Once an opportunity arises, we should launch an attack immediately and give Zhao Bai'an a fatal blow. Why not do this if you kill two birds with one stone?"

After hearing Shi Sheng's words, Cao Shi pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, feeling that what he said was indeed reasonable.

Cao Shi said: "I want 300,000 Dan food, 500,000 taels of silver, war horses..."

Cao Shi put forward a series of material requirements.

Shi Hu frowned slightly, Cao Shi wanted too much.

Shi Sheng smiled again: "For you."

The two sides discussed specific matters again. Finally, Shi Hu and Cao Shi stood up at the same time and hit each other with their palms.

"One word is determined."

"One word is determined."

Looking at Cao Shi's departure back, Shi Hu squinted his eyes, and a trace of murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

"Brother, it's time for us to leave."

Shi Sheng whispered from the side again.

Shi Hu whispered: "I kindly saved him. He dared to threaten me and dared to ask for this and that. I really want to kill this bastard now."

Shi Hu did have this plan, and it was very strong. This time he brought a thousand soldiers on the surface, but in fact, he brought a total of ten thousand soldiers in secret, just to kill Cao Shi and then take the opportunity to swallow the entire Chenzhou. However, this move was strongly opposed by Shi Sheng and finally gave up.

The two left here and walked back.

On the way, Shi Hu said: "Actually, what Cao Shi said just now makes sense. The combined force of our two men is 50,000, and Zhan Po helps it. His overall strength has exceeded that of Zhao Baian and others. So he simply fought a decisive battle with him in Chenzhou. What's wrong with one battle to determine the universe?"

"Then what?"

Shi Sheng asked again: "What if you defeat Zhao Baian, then what?"

Shi Hu was somewhat stopped by Shi Sheng. He was just thinking about the question in front of him. As for what plans he made in the future, Shi Hu really didn't think much about it. If he defeated Zhao Bai'an, could he dominate the entire Lingnan without worry? He would take the opportunity to lead the army north to Jiangnan and openly rebel. Thinking of this, Shi Hu was silent. He probably didn't have the strength and courage.

Shi Hu understood Shi Sheng's meaning a little. He was warning himself not to be the first to do something, and not to make things worse. The situation should be controlled to a certain extent so that it can be resolved. Once it gets out of control, it will inevitably be counterattacked by the court on a larger scale. He has no chance of success against the entire court with his own strength.

After Emperor Xingzong's death, although the national strength of the Great Jin Dynasty was rapidly declining, and the court began to fall into disputes and chaos, the foundation he left was still there. Longyou, Western Regions, Anbei had 200,000 troops, and nearly 200,000 troops were in Guannei, Hedong, and Henan. In addition, many local governors such as Huang Xian, Yun Ji, Wang Huailii still obeyed the orders of the court. In terms of military power alone, the central court was still very strong. At this time, any local governor dared to jump out and openly rebel against the court, which was to overestimate his own abilities and seek death. Shi Hu could not have imagined these deep considerations. Even if he could not have imagined, someone would have reminded him. For example, Shi Shengyou had been repeatedly persuading Shi Hu to not be too strong in his methods and not be too tough in his attitude.
Chapter completed!