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Speaking of which, Liu Zihui actually voiced out his own thoughts: "Master, do you know? Just now, that letter had already been widely spread throughout the entire Yu Lin and Ankang counties before it even reached the lord's hands! If Master has any doubts, you can immediately send people to the market to search for documents that contain the same content as the ones that General Dou Fu gave us! " Chen was nodding his head and saying, "Yes! I can testify! There are many such instruments in the streets and alleys of the market! "

When I heard this, I was surprised. When Liu Zihui saw my expression, he took the opportunity to say, "Yeah! Master, don't you think there's something wrong with it? " I nodded. "Very strange indeed!"

Liu Zihui was waiting for me to say these words: "This is it! My Lord, Jiao Prefecture has experienced so many battles, the people are already tired of this life, they long for the flames of war to subside. The soldiers were also suffering from the hardships of war and wanted to reunite with their families. After years of war, their nation's might had taken a huge blow! Furthermore, the troops of Founan s that were stationed in interdigitating County had reached a total of one hundred thousand! In a short period of time, I think that Founan should be able to increase his military strength to two hundred thousand! Furthermore, the Founan had been resting with the people all these years, developing and producing with their strong national power! Enough for them to support a sustained war! On the other hand, Zhang Miao and the other soldiers that we have taken down are more suspicious than willing to be used by our lord! Therefore, I believe that he must be trying to enrage us and make us take the initiative to fight against him! I presume that you already have a plan for this battle! "

When I heard Liu Zihui's words, I asked, "Oh! Is this the reason why you object to me waging a war against the Founan? " Liu Zihui replied, "Yes! This subordinate thinks that Master should wait. After we have accumulated a certain amount of strength, we can go and take back the Sun Nan and Nine Truths Commandery! " I am not willing to give up, "I will lead my troops to finish the battle with the FN quickly. Furthermore, the food can also support us for a few months! Why should I be afraid of Founan! General Chen Tang once said: 'Whoever offends the strong will be killed!' For the sake of the dignity of the big sized man, I will make sure to take back Jiuzhen and Sunan! "

When the generals heard my words, they were clearly very excited. They also supported me in taking back the two counties, Jiuzhen and Sunan! Hearing that, Liu Zihui could not help but shake his head, he was helpless.

Cheng Zheng cupped his hands and said, "My lord, can you listen to Zi Hong's words?" I looked at him and said, "All right! Zi Hong, if you have anything to say, please say it! I'm all ears! "

Just as he was clearing his throat, he said, "In that case, allow me to explain to you the strengths and weaknesses of our enemies and our allies!" We all listened to what was being said.

He continued, "Our army has six advantages over the Founan! First of all, our soldiers are used to war, we are very disciplined, if we fight with the FN, we can definitely fight one against ten! There were many capable people under the master's tent, including Li Xiong, Zhang Tie, Guan Hai, Zhang Yan and the other powerful generals. Furthermore, he also had General Han Cheng's commanders, who were similar to Han Xin. There were only a few in the Founan, such as Fan Man, but the number of generals who were good at leading could be counted on one hand! This was the second! The third is the two counties that the Founan has forcefully taken over. The citizens of our territory are willing to throw their heads away and take back the two counties with our blood, while the Founan is the leader of the internal army. The nobles of the two counties have not truly decided to engage in an all-out war with us.

We heard the three points and couldn't help but nod our heads in agreement. It seemed that they were in favour of me sending troops to take back Jiuzhen and Sunan, but Liu Zihui looked at them strangely, not knowing what the hell was going on.

He was continuing: "Fourth, Master knows that people use it well, and people use it the best they can, and do their best. The overall situation of the Founan is far from being as good as one-tenth of the Master's power! It was reasonable for the Lord to seek revenge for the Founan for the loss of his land, but for the Founan to force the word to invade the land of his brothers, that was reasonable! This was the fifth. The difference between the strength of our Founan is not too big. Furthermore, the terrain of the Jiao Prefecture is mountainous with few plains, which is not beneficial to the battle of large groups. With a favorable terrain, we can eliminate the fear of the enemy striking us harder! With these six points, Founan is nothing to be afraid of! "

I clapped my hands and laughed. Good! Zi Hong's words were too good! Great! Liu Zihui, do you have anything else to say? Do you still want to oppose it? " Liu Zihui said with an embarrassed face.

After looking around, he revealed a puzzled expression and said, "My lord, this subordinate still has something he doesn't understand!" I was surprised and said, "Oh! Zi Hong, what don't you understand? "

He replied, "My lord, may I ask, what is the sky above the people, and what is the most important thing in a war?" When I heard that, I laughed out loud and said, "Zi Hong, don't joke around here! The common people eat as the sky, and the most important thing in an army war is naturally food! "

Just as he was clapping his hands, he said, "Oh, right! This is why this subordinate does not understand! " The others and I looked at each other, not understanding what he meant.

And just as he was becoming very serious, he said: "My lord, will the people rise up and make trouble when they are constantly conscripted for military service because they have no food to eat and suffer from cortege? The soldiers in front of him were starving. Would they be able to take out their weapons? Would they be able to display their full power? "No matter how much morale we had previously, once we were unable to fill our stomachs, our morale would be exceptionally low!" Everyone and I were wondering what was going on today.

He continued, "The Founan has not suffered from war for many years. The country is resting, the grain stored in the granary has rotted out of the granary, and their fields have been developed. If they were to be harvested in the autumn, the people of the Jiao Prefecture would have to leave their homes to escape the army, which would cause the fields of many places to become barren and uncultivated. Women had to weave cloth to supply the tents and the clothes of the soldiers, while the young and strong were sent to fight the enemy in the front, while the old and the young were forced to tire on the way to transport supplies and supplies. Even if there are people who want to farm, with the war happening in our Jiao Prefecture's territory, can they still risk their lives and continue to farm? My lord, you know that once the war broke out, it would be impossible for the people to continue farming there. All they could do was to leave their homes and flee for their lives. Combined with the above points, can the spring tillage be carried out? I don't think so! If spring couldn't be cultivated, there would be no harvest for the coming autumn. If so, the food supplies for the soldiers and the food for the citizens would be extremely sharp! This must be fatal! "

This statement made a lot of sense, but we still understood a little bit of what he meant was that our fear of fighting the Founan was due to the lack of food. Moreover, if the people spread out, it would be a huge loss to the tax collection and military service. It would also make it more difficult to establish a reasonable tax collection and cause the people to misjudge the strength of the country. I frowned at the thought.

Fan Ju was not convinced, he stood up and said: "Zi Hong, are we not allowed to end the battle quickly with Founan? The battle quickly ended, and the Founan was defeated! That way we can turn around and help the people with their farming. Wouldn't that be better? "

He cupped his hands and said: "General Fan Ju, please sit down first, then listen to me!" Fan Ju sat cross-legged on the floor.

Just as he was walking in front of the map hanging on the wall, he picked up the stick and first pointed at [note 2] West Scroll, then drew a circle around Jiuzhen, Zhenan, and the three counties of interdigitating, saying, "Founan has amassed a large amount of grain and grass in Zhenan County. Furthermore, they sent troops to stop our army in interdigitating County, and then, Jiuzhen and Zhenan County will quickly divide their troops and guard the most dangerous places. From this, we know that the Founan is going to fight a long war with us! The Conan had given up all hope of competing with us to see who could last longer, and what could we do to fight them quickly? If you can't even fight properly, then so be it. Together, not everyone can ensure that the flames of war will be quelled quickly, so how can you ensure a safe retreat?! " The giant heard this and fell silent.

I said in shock, "Is that true? Zi Hong, how did you know? What about the situation with the Founan? " He was just about to reply, "I already sent people to investigate! This information was completely reliable! The reason why the Founan dared to spread the rumors of letters that want to instigate war and chaos within our borders is because they want us to go out and fight them in a fit of rage! " I listened thoughtfully.

He clasped his hands towards Fan Ju and said, "General should understand this, right? If we want to fight, we have to store enough gold, grain, cloth and ore to make weapons, these are all essential! " Fan Ju replied, "Yes! This is very important! "

He had expected Fan Ju to agree, and so he continued, "The accumulation of materials in the Founan is way more than us, we wood, iron and other important war materials cannot keep up with the Founan. Is this also true? " We all nodded in agreement.

The voices became much louder: "The people of Funan understand just this point, so the scattered forces of the FN did not gather a large amount of troops, the terrain of the Jiao Prefecture is mountainous, it is very difficult to fight against a large legion, if the enemy scattered, we will not be able to win quickly!" So what if we can keep winning over our opponents? It did not severely damage the enemy's main force, nor did it play a decisive role in the battle. When war broke out, the merchants were afraid to come because of the fear of their own feet. As the merchants had reduced their goods, they would not be able to circulate them. It would not be a small loss to our tax revenue! This way, our army won't be able to get any important materials like iron weapons, and we will definitely fall behind the FN in terms of weapons! If the war went on long enough, it would be a shortage of food and fodder to be too busy fighting, and women could not weave, so where did the cloth come from? In the middle of winter, even if there was no war, many soldiers would still die from the cold! On the whole, there is no gold, grain, cloth, or weapons-making ore. How can we fight the enemy? War often competed against the strength of the nations on both sides. Who could hold out the most, who could fight the most! Unfortunately, in all aspects, we are clearly behind the Founan! This is why the Founan did not provoke us and chose to provoke us at this crucial time, the Spring Tillage! "

His words moved the words that were contained in the "Paradigm" that I often read about when I was young...

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[NOTE 1]: Whoever dares to offend a tyrant shall be executed, although it is a phrase from Chen Tang's performance to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, "It shall be hung up in the barbarians to show you the distance. Whoever offends a bully shall be killed!" However, I don't know how to change it to: "Whoever dares to offend a Han is doomed to be killed in the future!" I would like to consult you guys! Hehe...

[NOTE 2]: The confluence of the Guangzhi River and the Ganlu River in Guangzhi Province is the northwest of Shunhua, Vietnam.