It is impossible not to say that although Alan looks irresistible, she often sees the deepest part of her problem, and she always speaks and does things to the point.

She mentioned the things I should think about the most now to my eyes.

What do I do?

Alan said, "Liu Qinghan has handed over all his family business to you - although it is temporary, the sect leader will definitely be able to save him, but you still need to help him take care of what he said to you before. Will you do what he said to you as he said?"

“…”

I didn't say anything, but fell into deep entanglement.

Under normal circumstances, if he takes over his family business, he should of course do what he wants to do. Besides, I am very clear that what he wants to do is the most correct and worth doing in the current environment.

But, I want to do it...

To be honest, I am not mentally prepared to go from a bystander or planner to an implementer; not to mention that this is not a business or a random order, but a war thousands of miles away.

Feeling my hesitation, Alan said, "You are still hesitating, are you?"

I looked at her without hiding it, and nodded gently.

She sighed and said, "I know it is not easy for a woman to do this kind of thing, but you have to know that if you don't seize the opportunity, maybe what you have to do in the future will be much harder than what you have to do now. At that time, no matter how helpless you can do, you have to continue."

I frowned slightly and looked at her.

She nodded at me.

This time, I was silent for a longer time.

I don't know what time it's late at night, but it feels like it should be the deepest time of the night. Everything around me is quiet. Except for the stars, the other places in the sky are as dark as a thick curtain, with a feeling of night solidifying around it. It is also this feeling, which makes people feel the most difficult to break through, or even suffocate.

After a long time, I slowly said, "Sister Lan, you have to know that although I will take over Qinghan's family business, I can't do this with just one word."

She frowned slightly.

I said: "Xichuan does have natural dangers as a basis for it. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. This is the reason why Shu can survive the war in the Central Plains. However, it is not rare for Shu to be captured in all dynasties. I have read a battle in history books. The army in the Central Plains destroyed Hou Shu very easily."

Alan didn't expect that I suddenly told her about this, and she was a little surprised: "Oh?"

"The emperor of the Central Plains sent only two groups of troops, one from Fengzhou to the north and south, and took Jianmen Pass, and the gate of Chengdu was already opened; the other was from Jingzhou to go east, and after passing Sanjiangkou, it opened the east gate of Bashu."

“…”

"If Shu is not firm, it is not a solid place."

“…”

"If you follow Liu Qinghan's words, the troops leaving Sanjiangkou will indeed be able to contain the situation in Jiangnan, but what about the inside of Shu?"

Alan was stunned for a moment, and finally heard the point of my words: "Are you worried that someone would march into Shu from the North Road?"

"From Fengzhou."

"Fengzhou?"

She frowned, as if she had remembered something, and suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at me: "You mean-"

"Yes, Shaanxi." I said calmly: "We were on the way to Sichuan. You saved me from Nangong Jinhong's men, but in fact, at that time, I had just gone to meet the governor of Xi'an Prefecture. After Lin Sheng from Shanxi took over the military power, he did not directly fight to the capital, but turned around and attacked Tongguan."

“…”

"It's a pity that when we arrived, Tongguan was already lost."

“…”

"At that time, I judged that the reason why the rebels turned around and attacked Tongguan was of course to occupy Shaanxi and cut off the connection between Shu and the capital. Even if I entered Sichuan, it would not be of any help to the war situation in the Central Plains. But now I understand that their purpose is more than this."

Alan continued: "After taking Shaanxi, they can directly send troops from Fengzhou to attack Xichuan!"

I nodded heavily: "Yes!"

After all, Alan is just a figure in the martial arts world. She doesn’t know much about these things. After hearing what I said, I am still a little confused: “But can they really make a come in?”

"It's hard to say, because except for Jianmen--" I hesitated for a moment, and did not finish this sentence, and continued: "Even if Jianmen Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it still requires a strong defender."

"Isn't there a head of the Yan family in Shu?"

"But I can't guarantee whether he will send troops."

Alan raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Ah?"

I nodded.

In fact, I don’t think it’s a big problem whether Yan Qingchen will send troops. The biggest problem lies in his mother, the eldest lady of the Yan family.

Just like this time when buying iron ore, it was obviously an internal strife between the two Yan family members. Yan Qingchen - except for some things I can't see through on him, I want to admit that he is the head of the Yan family after all, and he is a very strategic person, but his mother Xue Qian is not. If Xue Qian must fight against him, or if she wants to fulfill her father's "leniency", then there may be no need for anyone to fight in Shu, and she will be in a mess first.

If someone really wants to make a decision at this time—

I dare not think about it.

Alan was careful for a long time before saying, "What you mean is that if your troops leave Sanjiangkou, then someone must be able to send troops to defend Jianmen."

"This is just the most ideal idea," I said: "The key question is, what kind of soldiers are there when the troops leave Sanjiangkou."

Her brows frowned again.

I said, "Shu is undulating, and the soldiers in Shu are good at land battles and fighting, but the navy - at least I have not seen any powerful navy. Even if I want to train troops, it will take at least half a year from the beginning of the requisition to the point of use."

“…”

"What will happen in the past six months, and what can I do in half a year, I dare not think about it."

“…”

This time, Alan looked at me with a look that was obviously different from the past.

She was silent for a long time before sighing, and then said, "Miss Yan's family is indeed well-deserved."

“…”

I was puzzled by the sudden words from her. Just as she didn't know what to say, she chuckled and said, "I really thought you would embroider your flowers in that small fishing village. I didn't expect that you would even arrange troops."
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