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"Ah, today?" Xiahou Lan exclaimed in dismay.↖

Zhao Yun nodded in response and said confidently: "It is today. The two major vassal states in the north and south suddenly sent troops to attack our Western Jin Dynasty, just to use the opportunity of today's imperial examination to prove to the world that although our Western Jin Dynasty occupied half of the country and dominated the country, their two countries also had the strength that was no less than our Western Jin Dynasty. If they could succeed in the sneak attack, the imperial examination would definitely be a situation of being a slasher, and it would end in a hurry. In this way, their conspiracy would succeed." This is Zhao Yun's understanding of the current situation. Although it is not accurate, it is not far from the same. If we use a popular saying to describe the actions of the Southern Han and Northern Wei, it would be to show a sense of existence.

In fact, since the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty, although the troops have not moved, the power of the Western Jin Dynasty has surpassed the Southern Han and Northern Wei countries, and it is as powerful as the Western Jin Dynasty. In comparison, the Southern Han and Wei countries have become overshadowed, and are not as good as the Western Jin Dynasty in terms of territory, population, economy, national strength, and even military strength.

What's more, the Western Jin Dynasty implemented the method of imperial examinations to attract scholars and won the heartfelt support of most people in the world in one fell swoop, attracting many scholars. Warriors and students from various schools of thought flocked to Chang'an, making the Western Jin Dynasty full of people and full of talents. Although the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Han Dynasty scoffed at this, the officials of the Wei State disdained this and claimed that Li Li of the Western Jin Dynasty was a sensational path and could not be reached by a grand ceremony, but this was just a malicious slander of self-deception. Facts are better than words, and tens of thousands of literati and warriors tried to go to Chang'an to take the exam, which is a clear proof. It is definitely not something that can be erased with just a few slander.

Therefore, the Western Jin Dynasty once again walked ahead of the two major vassal states, leading the public opinion orientation and firmly controlling the trend of the world. Perhaps the word "public opinion orientation" is still unfamiliar to Liu Biao of the Southern Han Dynasty and Cao Cao of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it is unprecedented, but this does not prevent them from understanding the huge role of public opinion orientation. Because they have witnessed the temptation and magic of the imperial examinations, and watched the literati and warriors under their rule "smuggled" into the Western Jin Dynasty and traveled thousands of miles to take the imperial examinations.

This is enough. It is enough. Liu Biao and Cao Cao are clearly aware of the huge threat of Li Li of the Western Jin Dynasty. An unprecedented sense of urgency and oppression enveloped them, allowing them to experience that the time is too late. They must act as soon as possible and make every effort to block the strong development momentum of the Western Jin Dynasty. The longer the time is delayed, the more unfavorable the situation will be for them; in contrast, the longer the time is, the more beneficial it will be to Li Li of the Western Jin Dynasty, and the Western Jin Dynasty will become stronger and more invincible.

Faced with such a situation and pressure, the possibility of the Southern Han and Northern Wei joining forces to attack the Western Jin Dynasty will increase infinitely. Anyone who understands the situation in the world or has some knowledge cannot imagine that the time when the Chang'an imperial examinations were selected was the best time for the other two vassal states to sneak attack the Western Jin Dynasty. There are three reasons.

First, this is the first time in thousands of years that the literati, warrior and hundreds of schools of thought have been publicly selected from all states and counties in the world. The wide range of areas, the number of participants and the large range of influence have been the highest and unique first chapter in all dynasties, and it can be said to be the first to set sail. Its importance is self-evident.

Secondly, to absorb literati and warriors and people from all walks of life and the vast number of young people flocked to Chang'an City. It will surely prompt the surge in the flow of people in the Western Jin Dynasty, thereby increasing the defensive pressure on passes along the way. It also needs to mobilize heavy troops to maintain the public security and stability of Chang'an, as well as protect the safety of many people taking the exam. It has invisibly restrained a large part of the troops in the Western Jin Dynasty, leaving them with no time to take care of others and lack of skills.

Third, the imperial examinations not only restrained a large part of the troops and horses of the Western Jin Dynasty, but also bound Li Li and his confidants and counselors, prompting them to devote a large part of their energy to deal with the imperial examinations, and they did not care about the defensive situation and mobilization of the troops of each prefecture and county. At the same time, even if Li Li learned that the counties and counties of Sili were attacked, in order to take into account the overall situation, calm people's hearts, and avoid causing riots or chaos, Li Li was unable to mobilize a large army to assist Sili as soon as possible, and he would definitely not take action until the imperial examinations were settled.

There is a time difference here. The imperial examination takes time, and Li Li also needs time to dispatch troops and generals. This period was a great opportunity for the Southern Han and Northern Wei to join forces to attack the Western Jin Dynasty. He took the lead in launching an attack, and opened up a cooperation channel between Yanzhou and Nanyang before Li Li dispatched troops and generals, connecting the two major vassal states, one south and one north, and split the Sili under the Western Jin Dynasty with Yuzhou and Xuzhou, and divided it into two, thus greatly weakening the national strength and military strength of the Western Jin Dynasty.

If this is possible, the Southern Han and Northern Wei will be able to fight a beautiful turnaround, achieve a gorgeous turnaround, completely reverse the current adverse situation, turn passive into initiative, and become a vassal state with both comprehensive national strength and military strength than the Western Jin Dynasty. By then, the Southern Han and Northern Wei will no longer need to join forces, and their own strength will be comparable to the Western Jin Dynasty. The three vassal states are evenly matched, and no one can do anything about it. They are truly worthy of the three-legged stalemate.

Zhao Yun could not expect this situation at this time, and Xiahou Lan would not have such foresight. Not only that, the situation in front of them alone was enough for them to think about. But they can be sure that this is the Chang'an imperial examination is an opportunity for the Southern Han and Northern Wei countries. An opportunity to turn defense into offense and completely reverse the situation and the world situation. The two countries will definitely not let it go. What Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan have to face now is Cao Cao's attack methods of the Northern Wei Dynasty. As for the war in Nanyang County, they are beyond the reach and powerless.

"What the general said is reasonable." Zhao Yun's words convinced Xiahou Lan. He also felt that Cao Cao of the Northern Wei Dynasty was very likely to take the initiative, after all, it was indeed an opportunity now.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the first Chang'an imperial examination, in the past month, tens of thousands of county government soldiers in Sili have been ordered to go to Chang'an to maintain public order. It is said that the county government soldiers in Bingzhou, Shuozhou and other places have also been transferred to Sanfu to guard the territory. As of now, as Xiahou Lan alone knows, more than 100,000 county government soldiers have been transferred to Sanfu and other places in Chang'an to guard the capital. In addition, there are currently no less than 300,000 troops around Chang'an.

Not only that, Xiahou Lan also knew that the later general Zhuge Liang was also the governor of Sili, but he was not in Sili for more than a month and had been staying in Chang'an, the capital. It is said that he was one of the five examiners of the imperial examination this time. It is obvious that Zhuge Liang could not return to Sili before the imperial examination was over, and naturally he could not command the troops and horses of each battalion to fight. Once a sudden war occurs, he could only rely on the commanders and generals of each battalion to lead the troops and decide how to fight the enemy by himself.

This situation is undoubtedly very dangerous. If Wei State only had a tentative attack, it would be fine, with the strong combat power of each battalion, it would be able to defend the enemy outside the country's gates; however, once Wei State mobilized heavy troops to invade in large numbers, it would be difficult for the troops stationed in Sili to stop the Northern Wei army by its own strength. At that time, it would form a situation of fighting each other, and it would not be possible to form a joint force. The Northern Wei army would seize the opportunity and defeat each other. If the situation deteriorated to this point, the consequences would be unimaginable, and the scene of Jizhou's miserable defeat in the past may happen again. This is a situation that Xiahou Lan decided not to see, and she would never dare to imagine.

"Where will the general think the Wei army choose as a breakthrough? Henei County or my Henan County?" After thinking for a while, Xiahou Lan finally got to know her and hit the vital point with one sentence.

Zhao Yun was also thinking about this issue. Logically speaking, the capital of Wei State was in Jizhou. If Wei State took the lead in launching an attack, the first choice was to attack the Hanoi Camp. However, Zhao Yun felt that things were not that simple. His intuition to lead troops to fight all year round told him that if Wei State really sent troops to attack, it was very likely that it was Kaifeng City where he, Zhao Yun, was stationed, rather than the Hanoi Camp.

"I have thought about this question. If my previous judgment was correct and the Southern Han and Northern Wei really launched an attack, the Wei army would not attack Henei County, nor would they send troops from Jizhou, but instead dispatched Yanzhou army to directly attack and open the city blockade, which means sneak attacking the base of my unparalleled cavalry."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yun suddenly paused, and seemed to hear an abnormal voice in his ears, but when he listened quietly, he found nothing. Then, he continued: "Compared with our Henan County, the Henoi Camp has the 100,000 Bingzhou Army led by General Teng Xiao and 30,000 Qinglong Camp Cavalry under Xu Chu's tent. There are 50,000 county government soldiers from the Anyi Camp to provide logistics supplies. General Guo Huai of Shangdang led 30,000 county government soldiers to support him, and a total of more than 200,000 troops. If the Wei army wants to attack the Henoi Camp, it needs to gather at least half of the troops of the entire Wei Kingdom to ensure that the sneak attack is successful, otherwise he will not be able to shake the Henoi Camp at all.

But if the Wei State mobilized troops and generals in large quantities, how could we not be aware of it? So far, our army's detailed operations and scouts have not yet sent back the news of the Wei army's large-scale mobilization, which means that the Wei army has no sign of mobilizing troops; otherwise, it would definitely not escape the eyes and ears of our army's detailed operations. In this way, if the Wei army did not mobilize troops on a large scale, if he still wanted to attack our army, he would definitely choose to send troops from Chenliu and directly attack and open the city blockade!"

The moment he finished speaking, a confident smile appeared on Zhao Yun's face, his thoughts became clearer and clearer, and he spoke more thoroughly. He spoke all his thoughts, while expounding his own opinions, his thoughts quickly changed and quickly analyzing the problems, thus drawing the most accurate judgment he thought was the value of conversation. This is the embodiment of the value of conversation, not speaking for the sake of conversation. The practical significance of conversation lies in thinking, expressing the complex thoughts in his mind, removing the dross and preserving the essence, thereby grasping the core of the problem and obtaining the most reasonable judgment.

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