Shi Sheng said softly again: "Cao Shiming killed Lu Siyao, the governor of Chenzhou appointed by the court, which was a blatant rebellion. The court would never tolerate him and send a large army to attack him. This is an inevitable result. But we are different. The elder brother did not break up with the imperial court. Although Wei Wennan's murder was almost pointed out that it was the elder brother's actions, so what? As long as there is still controversy and discussion, the imperial court would not easily make a war decision on a powerful local vassal state. As long as there is no breakup, there is still room for maneuver. This is why I persuaded my elder brother repeatedly to endure it and to endure it. We must never be tough in the attitude towards the imperial court, let alone openly rebel."

Shi Hu said: "Cao Shi is a fool. Can he block Zhao Baian?"

Shi Sheng smiled again and said, "He doesn't need to do anything. Cao Shi only needs to defend the city. Even if Zhao Baian is powerful, he will have no way to deal with him in a short period of time. The court is now struggling with money and food, and cannot afford the long-term war consumption. As long as it can continue, it can be as long as ten days and half a month or more, Zhao Baian can only choose to withdraw his troops."

"Sheng You, what are your plans? Let me know now."

Shi Sheng told Shi Hu some things intermittently, but it was not consistent. Shi Hu asked, and Shi Sheng only said that he had not yet decided. Now that the battle is about to happen, Shi Sheng asked Shi Hu to listen to him, but he did not tell all the plans, which made Shi Hu a little dissatisfied.

Shi Sheng said apologetically: "Brother, you know that I used to read more books and rarely heard of foreign affairs. I am not familiar with many things. The military strategy is full of knowledge. Knowing myself and your enemy and winning every battle. Although I have some ideas in my mind, I don't know enough, so I really dare not make any comments, so as not to mislead my brother and ruin big things."

"What about now?"

"I saw Cao Shi today, and I had a final decision in my heart."

Shi Sheng said in a deep voice: "I am not familiar with Cao Shi, but when I see him today, I feel relieved. This person is harsh and weak and weak. Such a person used to be in a high position in Chenzhou because he was the brother-in-law of Lu Si. Those who have been in high positions due to love will not be convinced by others. Although Cao Shi has obtained great power now, the generals of Chenzhou are not convinced by him. If we do not help, Chenzhou will most likely change itself before Zhao Bai'an leads the army."

Shi Hu said inexplicably: "What else can they change besides the death throne?"

"No, Cao Shi may only have to go all the way to the dark, but it does not mean that others have no other choice."

Shi Sheng shook his head again and said, "In the face of huge pressure, many generals in Chenzhou have another choice, that is, kill Cao Shi, and then open the city to surrender to protect themselves."

Upon hearing this, Shi Hu's expression changed slightly, he thought deeply, and finally nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."

Shi Sheng said again: "So I have been persuading my brother that Cao Shi cannot die, at least now, if he is gone, the generals of Chenzhou will never choose to confront the court. They will definitely immediately surrender to Zhao Baian. By that time, Zhao Baian has only one target, that is us?"

Shi Hu nodded: "Speak."

"On the contrary, Cao Shi is the leader of the rebellion. As long as he is alive for a day and Lu Si's son is in his hands, the soldiers and generals of Chenzhou will not dare to act rashly. Tomorrow, the five thousand soldiers of Zhan Po will enter Chenzhou and join forces with Cao Shi, which will be equivalent to cutting off their retreat. Everyone in the entire Chenzhou will have to fight to the end with Zhao Baian."

Shi Sheng said in a deep voice: "Cao Shi is in front of us, and the benefits are too great for us. First, Zhao Bai'an has limited troops and will never start a war against Cao Shi and us at the same time. Chenzhou is over there, so he can only destroy Chenzhou first and then in Qianzhou. Second, as long as we do not explicitly break up with the court, even if we send troops to enter Enzhou, it means that, but Zhao Bai'an will never take the initiative to attack us, and he will no longer choose to break up with us before taking Cao Shi. Third, Cao Shi is in front, and all the charges are carried by him. If Zhao Bai'an cannot take Chenzhou, the court will have to compromise and exchange interests with our Qianzhou for the sake of face and quelling the war, and give real military commandments to Qianzhou in exchange for his brother to send troops to help."

After hearing Shi Sheng's remarks, Shi Hu nodded repeatedly, finally patted his shoulder, and laughed: "You scholars are smart, this is really a killing of three birds with one stone!"

Hongzhou.

Zhao Baian stood on the city tower, pointed to the continuous military camp in the distance, and said with a smile: "Except for General Kou's 20,000 imperial guards, many of the remaining 32,000 soldiers were the former old subordinates of this king, and most of them were those who dared to fight against elite soldiers."

It can be seen that Zhao Baian is in a very good mood.

Since he returned to Jiangnan and was entrusted by Zhao Xun again, Zhao Baian was really very excited. He had been in the army for most of his life, and his barracks' life has penetrated into his bones, allowing him to enjoy wealth and prosperity in the capital and retire in his old age. Zhao Baian really doesn't like it. He likes the life in the barracks and the exciting shouts and passions on the battlefield.

"The prince has been in Jiangnan for a long time, and his prestige is unparalleled. Everyone is excited when he hears that the prince is back."

Wang Cheng raised his hand and said.

"Yes, the prince ordered everyone to come over, without saying a word, this is enough to prove that the prince's heart is so prosperous in Jiangnan."

Liu Xuwu also flattered.

After hearing their words, Zhao Baian laughed and said arrogantly: "I have told the emperor that I am very familiar with the matter in Jiangnan. I will definitely not have any problems with it. If I made up this decision earlier, I would not be able to get Cao Shi's turn to gaze. At this time, I may have already celebrated the military parade in Qianzhou."

The personalities of Zhao Baian and Li Zhong are simply two extremes. Li Zhong is low-key and does not value power, but Zhao Baian is just the opposite. He doesn't care much about power, but he is very good at face and reputation. It can be seen from the fact that he likes others to call him prince that Zhao Baian's vanity is extremely strong.

Four years ago, Zhao Zhi seized Zhao Baian's military power, and Zhao Baian didn't mind, but Zhao Zhi then dismissed most of his disciples, which made Zhao Baian very angry and felt that if he lost face, he would be looked down upon by others.

There were not only Liu Xuwu and Wang Chengju around Zhao Baian, but twenty or thirty people. These people were Zhao Baian's disciples before. After Zhao Baian returned to Beijing, he had no rights and most of them left one by one. Now Zhao Baian returned to Jiangnan and took power again. These people rushed over from all over the country.

The people around Zhao Baian were all very flattering, and they flattered each other, which made Zhao Baian laugh from time to time and seemed extremely happy.

Kou Xiong, Huang Hui, Sima Zhong and others standing aside frowned when they looked at Zhao Baian's appearance. Although they didn't say anything, they probably had a lot of discussion in their hearts.

Sima Yuanxian observed the expressions of Kou Xiong and others, and his face couldn't help but show a look of worry. Zhao Baian's words just now seemed arrogant and arrogant, but also belittled everyone present, and he was quite disrespectful to the emperor.

"Governor, it's getting late, so please ask the general to go to the military camp to inspect the food and supplies."
Chapter completed!