Chapter 237 Negotiation

Xie Tingzhou was deep in thought, but Chang Heng stopped talking.

"Say it." Xie Tingzhou clearly didn't look at anyone, but he seemed to be able to understand all the movements around him.

Chang Heng said: "I heard that the princess used to stay at the border all year round. She also had fights with Boda and is very familiar with the defense line in the west of the Zhou Dynasty. Why not invite the princess to discuss it together? Maybe the princess can see something."

Xie Tingzhou didn't answer. He raised his head after a moment, "She..."

"Your Majesty, the Princess and General Xiao are here." The soldier announced outside the camp.

Chang Heng was overjoyed and said, "I said Cao Cao and Cao Cao have arrived, and the princess has come at the right time."

The soldier opened the curtain and Shen Yu walked in, followed by Xiao Chuan.

"Princess." Chang Heng said. "you……"

"Ahem." Han Jiwu coughed deliberately.

Then Xie Tingzhou stood up, took off his cloak and put it on Shen Yu.

"It's so cold and I don't even know how to put on my cloak. What will the girl in the yard do?"

"It's okay, it's just that I was walking in a hurry." Shen Yu was actually not very cold. She was already hot from riding the horse all the way.

But the cloak was full of Xie Tingzhou's aura and his concern, and she couldn't bear to refuse.

"Let's get down to business first. I brought Xiao Chuan here." Shen Yu put on her cloak and looked around to find the soldier who sent the emergency report. "You tell him about the situation."

"Yes." The soldier briefly explained the situation to Xiao Chuan.

Xiao Chuan lowered his head, "How is my father?"

The soldier didn't know Xiao Chuan's family background or who he was referring to.

"General Xiao, he's my father." Xiao Chuan raised his head and said.

The soldier said: "General Xiao is fine, but your brother is injured."

Xiao Chuan's shoulders relaxed, "Oh, it's okay. It's none of my business if he gets hurt."

Even if they are curious about the story, no one has time to explore it at the moment.

Shen Yu looked at the sand table in the middle of the military tent. There were no distributions along the west side of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, the map had already been prepared and spread out on the commander's desk.

"About Chihe, tell me." Shen Yu said to Xiao Chuan.

Xiao Chuan nodded, "The Xiao family's army has been stationed here for hundreds of years. If the Xijue soldiers want to enter the pass, they must first cross the uninhabited desert. Marching here is difficult. Boda has never attacked this place with the main force before."

"Perhaps you generals will wonder why more than 40,000 people are stationed in such a barren place. The defense line to the west of the Great Zhou Dynasty is nearly 600 miles. The Xiao family army is responsible for more than 200 miles of desert because there is no natural moat here. , and there is no city wall like Yanliang Pass. It is difficult for the Xijue people to enter the pass, but it is not impossible. It is feasible to sneak in with a small force, so a large number of troops are needed for patrol. "

Han Jiwu looked at Shen Yu, "Princess, it's like this. The Yanliangguan garrison was rebuilt last year and only had more than 30,000 people. Boda did not attack Yanliangguan, which was weaker in defense, but chose to attack the Xiao Family Army's garrison. We haven’t figured out the reason yet, so we ask the princess to enlighten us.”

Shen Yu stared at the map, "Chihe and Yanliang Pass are on the same line to the west, and further north is Beilin. It can be said that the battle situation at Yanliang Pass is closely related to the battle situation at Chihe. Why did the Qingyun Guards rush to Yanliang last year? Pass, but the Xiao family army who was closest could not go to support it because two of the ten troops launched a surprise attack on Chihe at the same time as the battle at Yanliang Pass. "

Han Jiwu nodded thoughtfully, "That means that if Boda wants to attack Yanliang Pass, he will launch an attack on Chihe to contain the troops."

"That's right." Xiao Chuan also affirmed this, "This has always been the case. Once a war starts, both sides will start a war."

"But that's not right." Chang Heng said: "Yanliang Pass was not attacked this time."

Xiao Chuan said: "I don't understand this. The Xijue people mainly want to rob the winter food before winter. Chihe is so poor that they don't even have any eggs. Why are they attacking Chihe?"

Shen Yu stared at the map and thought carefully.

why? Why not attack the wealthy Yanliangguan to seize food, but attack Chihe instead? She was also thinking about this issue.

Boda changed her strategy, this was what she was thinking at the moment.

Boda just needs people not to see through him so that he can be caught off guard.

"Could it be that they are planning to enter the country from Chihe?"

As soon as Chang Heng's question came out, he was immediately vetoed by Xie Tingzhou, "It's too expensive to enter from Chihe, and the armaments in the desert can't keep up. And he didn't make it clear to you just now. Boda retreated after a battle. No. Go deep.”

Now it's even more puzzling.

Dad, Boda, these two people alternated in Shen Yu's mind.

"I remember last year you made a plan to strengthen the city defense before leaving Yanliang Pass, right?" Shen Yu asked Xie Tingzhou with some uncertainty.

At that time, she focused all her energy on revenge and did not pay attention to these details. She only had a general impression.

Xie Tingzhou nodded.

"I know about this." Xifeng, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke, "At that time, we paid the money in advance in Beilin. Later, the court had some money to fill the hole, which resulted in no money to suppress the bandits later. The suppression of the bandits took a long time.”

Shen Yu said: "After strengthening the city wall and adding more garrison troops, Yanliang Pass will not be as easy to attack as last year. But without the Shen family army in front, no matter how strong the city wall is, it will not be able to hold up for long."

But why didn't they attack?

Chang Heng was puzzled, "So they chose to attack Chihe? But what do they want?"

Shen Yu suddenly raised her head and was awakened by this sentence.

"Boda will not do meaningless things, they must have a purpose."

"They will definitely attack Yanliang Pass." Xie Tingzhou said slowly: "But they seem to be waiting, no matter what they are waiting for, whether it is an opportunity or food, they will definitely attack Yanliang Pass."

Because if they don't snatch food from Yanliang Pass, then mobilizing troops will only make things worse for the Western Jue people, and they are after food.

Shen Yu said: "Attacking Chihe first is to wait for that opportunity to remove the left and right arms first."

So they may have more plans this time, such as occupying Yanliang Pass, or even going deep into the Great Zhou.

The meeting was finally dispersed when the moon was in the middle of the sky.

Xie Tingzhou and Shen Yu rode together when they went back. They both wore a cloak, with their backs and chests tightly pressed against each other.

Xie Tingzhou didn't speak all the time. He rode very slowly. He had a premonition that Shen Yu had something to say, and he was waiting for her to speak.

"I want to go to Yanliang Pass."

It's not that she wants to go, but she has made up her mind to go.

Xie Tingzhou hugged her and didn't speak for a long time.

Yanliang Pass was the place of Shen Yu's nightmare.

Even now, Xie Tingzhou could still hear her rapid breathing due to the nightmare at night, and touch her tears overflowing from fear and pain.

She was indestructible in the sun, but she broke at the touch of a finger at night.

Xie Tingzhou's strength and tenderness could not repair his lover.

As long as the nightmare was not eliminated, she would not be complete.