Xiao Ye's words caused quite a stir in the court. Xiao Yu did not judge whether he was right or wrong, but avoided this topic and discussed with Duanmuyang and Chu Cheng about what happened in Sizhou City. In the end, they unanimously agreed that Xuanjun's move was an insult to Daning, but it cannot happen for the time being, so I will write it down first.

In the end, there was no decision on the advancement of Yu Qingwu and Changsun Ji. After retreating, Xiao Yu returned to the back hall to discuss with Zhong Roulan.

Zhong Roulan smiled slightly and said, "I think King Ying is right. I read the military newspaper. Now Yu Qingwu and Changsun Ji's army have moved to Fengxian. Not far away is the main force of Dingyuan's Xuan Army. After the Battle of Sizhou, the people of Donghai were also gathering, but the direction was unclear."

"Don't go too far with Yu Qingwu's attitude when I asked me." Xiao Yu felt that Zhong Roulan was completely answering the question.

"Haha, Yu Qingwu's attitude is very obvious! Although he did not inform the court of marching without authorization in time, his itinerary is a daily report! I am very envious of his loyalty to you!"

Xiao Yu was stunned, suddenly smiled and said, "Yes, I'm suspicious. I shouldn't doubt Yu Qingwu's loyalty. OK, continue your analysis."

Zhong Roulan glanced at it and continued: "The people of Donghai have now mobilized nearly 100,000 troops from the local area, and at the same time, they have formed 400,000 troops from Youji, Liaodong and the occupied areas. They gathered in Jinling according to the purpose of the march. As for the final direction, they cannot judge where the final direction is."

Xiao Yu touched his chin, looked at the mountain and river geographical map given by Meng Yan, thought for a while and said, "Assembled in Jinling, Luzhou? Or Xizhou?"

Zhong Roulan was also silent, "It is thankless to go up the river and advance to Xizhou. Moreover, Chen Zhiqing from Jiangxia has already made moves to block the two sides of the straits. It is impossible for the Donghai Navy on the river to go ashore, and the Donghai people are not that stupid."

"Luzhou? Xiao Zhan is very confident in Luzhou's defense. I have seen the deployment map he sent, and you have also seen it. There should be no problem."

"Otherwise, what do you think of summoning King Ying over? Maybe we are trapped inside, and he will have different opinions when he is young." Zhong Roulan suggested, because he couldn't understand the significance of the East China Sea to transfer troops from Youji and Liaodong to Jinling.

Xiao Yu nodded and immediately sent someone to summon King Ying to the palace to meet the saint.

Xiao Ye followed the eunuch into the palace with a calm expression. The calmness on the surface did not mean that he was fearless in his heart. He was still afraid of his father, especially after Zhong Roulan became his new mother, he was even more afraid. This was a problem that he had fallen since childhood.

After entering the hall and not seeing Zhong Roulan, Xiao Ye felt a little more at ease. He probably guessed that his father should have summoned him for the dispute in the court today.

"Why is it so snowing, how can I criticize the cloak?" Xiao Yu said with a frown twisting.

Xiao Ye was stunned. His father had never cared for him. This was the first time. I don’t know why, but thanking him is a must, so he quickly said, “Thank you for your concern. There are not many ways to come from the palace. My son is young and practices martial arts all year round, so it’s okay.”

"You should pay attention to your health when you are young, and don't be careless." Xiao Yu said with concern.

"My son obeys the order!" Xiao Ye paid a great gift again.

"Get up, you should be able to guess what's going on when summoning you into the palace?" Xiao Yu suddenly wanted to take the exam to get a test of his son's change.

"I guess the father summoned his son to attack for the sake of the war ahead." Xiao Ye replied loudly without lag.

Xiao Yu was very satisfied with his son's performance and said, "The court is in chaos today, so I can't speak well. I guess you haven't finished speaking. Tell me what you think."

Xiao Ye's mind was running quickly, but he paused for a moment, and said, "I think the target of the Donghai people is Shouchun!"

"Oh? Tell me about your truth. Military and national affairs are not a joke. You must be responsible for what you say and be careful!"

"Father, the people of Donghai have been stagnant after they captured Jinling. Instead, they have been using troops in the Youji area. Now they have suddenly gathered a large army to Jinling, probably because of the reason why Sizhou was broken through by Xuan army, but their purpose has been decided long ago. Sizhou's affairs have only advanced their pace."

Xiao Yu became interested, sat upright and said, "Speak on, after talking about your judgment, you, my father and son should carefully study it!"

"Father, the people of Donghai are powerful, but if they want to go deep into the heartland of the Central Plains, land warfare is inevitable. Whether it is our army or the Xuan army, the strength of the land warfare is not weak. What the people of Donghai want most is to destroy our main force in one fell swoop."

"You mean they want to find us to fight?"

"Yes, they have already been unable to follow the river. In addition, the Xuan Army's deployment of defense on both sides of the river will not go south. Their main forces are all in the Jiangbei area, so the Huai River is the place they want to occupy. Once the Huai River area is occupied by them, the Youji army can quickly connect with the troops in Jiangdong."

"So you judged it was Shouchun?"

"Yes, the Xuan Army is probably thinking that way, otherwise how could the main force stay in Dingyuan without moving?"

Xiao Yu fell into deep thought. This was a big game of chess. Ruzhenru's son's analysis of the Donghai people was very clear, which was to destroy themselves as soon as possible.

Xiao Yu did not continue talking to Xiao Ye anymore, but asked him to go back to his house and wait for his meeting again.

"There is a great possibility that King Ying has a thought. The military newspaper submitted by Yuan Huaiying the day before yesterday seems to be able to confirm this. I suggest that Yu Qingwu and Changsun Ji move closer to Dingyuan, and at the same time, let Xiao Zhan send out a military support." Zhong Roulan appeared quietly behind Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu was not surprised by Zhong Roulan's sudden appearance. He was used to being more unscrupulous than Zhong Roulan, and slowly spoke: "I think so too. In fact, Meng Yan had already reminded him in the military newspapers that he had come and go, but I was concerned about the abnormal movements of Yu Qingwu and Changsun Ji at that time."

"Then it's decided?" Zhong Roulan felt Xiao Yu's decision.

Xiao Yu stood up and stretched, and said, "It's settled. Meng Yan said he wanted to compete with the people of Donghai. That's what he meant. Tomorrow, Yuan Huaiying was summoned to the palace to formulate a combat plan. We will fight the people of Donghai in Dingyuan!"

"But you'd better send someone to supervise the army. Yu Qingwu is nothing, Changsun Ji is increasingly disobeying the imperial edicts." Zhong Roulan reminded.

"Hmph! Changsun Ji I don't take it seriously yet, but you're right. You have to shock him. Just let Ye'er go, the prince's army supervisor, it's appropriate!"

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, before the second heavy snow came, Xiao Ye arrived in Fengxian County. Yu Qingwu and Changsun Ji were waiting outside the gate of Fengxian County early.

"Why should the two generals wait here?" Xiao Ye saw Yu Qingwu and Changsun Jihou trot over a few steps.

"I am Yu Qingwu, and I am Changsun Ji, who pays homage to His Highness Ying for thousands of years!" The two of them respectfully bowed.

Xiao Ye quickly stepped forward to support the two of them and said, "One is my Daning white jade pillar and the other is a purple gold beam in the sea. I am the younger generation, so I should be the first to be polite." Then Xiao Ye bowed to the two of them.

In a trance, Yu Qingwu seemed to have seen Prince Xuan Meng Jingyan when he was captured. He was humble and polite, but then he let go of this idea. Meng Jingyan was the prince of Daxuan and would inherit the throne in the future. The one in front of him was just a prince, and he could not be compared with that.

After the group arrived at the lobby of Fengxian County, Xiao Ye was not polite and immediately read out the imperial decree, and then said: "Two generals, Your Majesty has informed the Xuan Army that all the troops will gather around Dingyuan before the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month."

Yu Qingwu and Changsun Ji looked at each other, and the heart that had been hanging in their throats for many days finally let go. His Majesty did not rebuke the two of them, but instead praised Youjia for them.

"Your Highness, all the armies have gathered in Fengxian County, and Xuzhou and Luzhou each sent an army on their way." Yu Qingwu replied.

"That's good. What are the people in Donghai doing now?" Xiao Ye was eager to know whether his judgment was correct.

"Your Majesty is wise. Judging from the actions of the Donghai people in recent days, their purpose of moving towards the Huai River is very clear. The Donghai people had already launched an attack on Sizhou City the day before yesterday, but the Xuan army's resistance was very firm. Sizhou is still in the hands of the Xuan army, but... "Changsun Ji and Xuan Song have always maintained a good relationship, and Changsun Ji, as the commander of the Jiangdong War Zone, also bear the responsibility for explanation.

"General Changsun, what's hard to say? Why don't you tell me and discuss it together?" Xiao Ye saw that Changsun Ji had some difficulties. He guessed that it should be the issue of the Xuan Army. Although the two armies were united, the relationship between them was very ordinary, especially the Ning Army was very defensive.

"The Zhuge Chen's troops in Dingyuan made two requests to us, one was to ask us to allocate enough weapons and food to Dingyuan; the other was to ask the Prince of Dongchang to open the pass, and Jin Fu, the Xuan Army in the Dahe area, requested to participate in the war."

"Food, grass and weapons can be given, but only the Xuan Army is limited to the far-reaching Xuan Army. After they take down Sizhou City, they occupy Licheng Cang. Otherwise, they could not last until now with that little man. As for Jin Fu's army's troops in Xuan Army want to participate in the war, they still need to report to the court to ask the emperor to make a decision."

Yu Qingwu has been observing Xiao Ye, and he felt that Xiao Ye was forgotten. His decisiveness and clear thinking are definitely second to none in the younger generation. Even the prince would not make such a calm judgment before such a battle is imminent.

"The old minister thought that Jin Fu's troops of Xuan Army could enter Shouchun along the Huai River. We were monitored by our people along the way, so it was good to be used as a backup force." Yu Qingwu expressed his suggestions.

"General Yu, it's not that I am pretentious. The people of Donghai are entangled in the army of 400,000. We have at least more than 500,000. Don't we have confidence?" Xiao Ye asked.

"Huai River! Huai River is the key. If we fight the people of Donghai in Dingyuan, once their navy goes up along the Huai River, it will be too late for us to return to help, so the old minister thought that Jin Fu's troops could be stationed in Linhuai Pass." Yu Qingwu said with a clear conscience.

Xiao Ye thought for a moment, then apologized to Qingwu: "My nephew Meng Lang is here, please don't be surprised by General Yu."

Yu Qingwu smiled and said, "Your Highness is so serious. Whether it is Linhuai Pass or Dingyuan, the Xuan Army cannot be stationed permanently. Jiangdong is still our territory after all. Besides, the Xuan Army stationed in Dingyuan and Sizhou is the center of this decisive battle. It is hard to say that there are still a few people left after the war is over."

Changsun Ji felt a little disappointed when he heard this. Yu Qingwu was the most outstanding commander in Daning, and he also loved soldiers the most. Being able to say such words shows his disgust and cruelty towards Xuan Jun.

"Since that's the case, we will report this to our father together, and believe that our father will let our uncle give way."

"Your Highness, there is another thing. Please ask General Teng from Jinan to approach Haizhou to make the Huai River nervous." Yu Qingwu said.

Xiao Ye pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "The General is amazing!"


Chapter completed!