Chapter 564 Is it reliable?

"What are you thinking about? Why are you so absent-minded?" Tuoba Yu reached out and touched Lou Yanlin.

Lou Yanlin finally came to his senses, "Please forgive me, Your Highness. I was just wondering how some bandits could be so bold as to rob even the military's food and fodder."

Unlike robbing ordinary merchants, if you are caught robbing military supplies, your entire family will be killed.

It can be said that anyone who still has some fear in his heart would not dare to do so easily.

But these criminals still did it...

"A big reward will always bring courage. This is enough to show how much money these bandits can earn." He Yanxiu said, "It also shows how scarce the food and grass in Xijinyun Country is at this time."

"The Xijinyun Kingdom relies on herding for a living, and they grow very little grain. Most of the grain they need is purchased from the Great Qin Kingdom and the Tianyun Kingdom. Now that the Xijinyun Kingdom and the Great Qin Kingdom are at odds, the Great Qin Kingdom has issued a clear order to strictly prohibit the sale of grain to the Xijinyun Kingdom."

Tuoba Yu said, "As a result, Xijinyun will be even more short of food. I heard from the Murong clan some time ago that because Tianyun had previously seized the territory of Daqin, it had been beaten back by Daqin. Tianyun has been struggling for many days, but has not gained anything. On the contrary, the war has affected the trade between the two countries. The people are complaining. The emperor of Tianyun has been shaken and does not want to sell the country's food to Xijinyun. It is winter now, and you can imagine how much Xijinyun needs food at this time."

"The Murong tribe led by the Murong clan has now openly stopped supporting Tuoba Duan. The Hou and Pu clans of our Tuoba tribe have also followed the Murong tribe. Although other tribes and clans are still watching, it is only a matter of time before they oppose Tuoba Duan."

If this continues, Tuoba Yu should be able to return to Xijinyun Kingdom soon.

Everyone present nodded, and their eyes fell on the huge map.

But what we have to do now is to continue the war and recover all the territories that Xijinyun State had previously occupied from the Great Qin State.

So far, the Western Jinyun Kingdom has also occupied a provincial capital and two county towns on both sides of it.

And now they are discussing what tactics to use to recapture these three cities.

After looking at it for a long time, Duke Dingguo circled his fingers on the three cities on the map, and finally landed on Qingshan County further away.

"Father, do you mean to take down Qingshan?" Lu Yuncheng asked.

"Yes." Duke Dingguo nodded. "Qingshan County is the gateway to this area. If we can take it, we can take over the entire Zhuanghe area."

"At that time, Prince Yu can enter Xijinyun State through here, and then be escorted to Beilun County by the Murong tribe and the Hou family to help Prince Yu regain power."

“Duke Dingguo’s move is naturally a good one, but the Qin State is attacking and occupying the territory of Xijinyun State at this time…” Tuoba Yu pursed his lips and did not say anything else.

Logically speaking, Xijinyun State was the first to instigate the war and even occupied the cities and territories of the Qin State. It was normal for the Qin State to fight back at this time.

But he was the crown prince of Xijinyun after all. He felt very uncomfortable discussing with the generals of the Qin State about jointly invading the territory of Xijinyun.

"I understand Prince Yu's worries." Duke Dingguo stroked his beard and said with a smile, "But I don't know if Prince Yu has read the Han people's military strategy."

Tuoba Yu was stunned for a moment, then he bowed and said, "Please let Duke Dingguo tell me clearly."

"We are planning to send troops to Qingshan this time. First, we want to contain the forces of Xijinyun Kingdom in this area. When we attack Xuefeng County, Xijinyun Kingdom will not be able to send reinforcements, which will reduce the pressure. This is one reason."

"As I just said, I can help Prince Yu return to Beilun County smoothly. This is the second reason."

"The third one..."

Duke Dingguo smiled and said, "Tuoba Duan has been in power for some time. Although many people are very dissatisfied with the unfavorable war situation, there are still many people who support Tuoba Duan at this time, which shows his prestige in Xijinyun State."

"Although Crown Prince Yu escaped death and still has a certain prestige in Xijinyun Country, if he returns now, some people may not be convinced. But if Crown Prince Yu takes charge of government again, can he bring many benefits to Xijinyun Country?"

For example, it is possible to negotiate with the Qin State and take back the territories occupied by the Qin State.

For a long time afterwards, the people of Xijinyun would surely respect Tuoba Yu, and would also be somewhat grateful to the Great Qin State.

The peace between the two countries can continue.

Tuoba Yu suddenly realized what was going on when he heard this. "Duke Dingguo has thought a lot about me. I was just rude and reckless. Please forgive me."

"Just now, I was relying on my age to keep things in suspense, causing Prince Yu to misunderstand me." Duke Dingguo laughed, "But although I have a map of the terrain near Qingshan County and have sent people to explore it, I don't know the details. I'll have to trouble Prince Yu and Master Lou to provide some information."

Tuoba Yu nodded. "Some years ago, I spent more than a year suppressing the rebellion of the Qifu tribe in Qingshan County. I am very familiar with the terrain there, so I will draw a more detailed map."

"Thank you, Crown Prince Yu." Duke Dingguo and Qin Peiyou said.

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The servants brought over paper, pen and ink, and Tuoba Yu and Lou Yanlin carefully drew the map according to their memory.

The map was drawn from morning till late at night, and only when the moon had set did Tuoba Yu and Lou Yanlin return to the house with exhausted faces.

"Your Highness, please go to bed early." Lou Yanlin personally made the bed for Tuoba Yu.

However, Tuoba Yu drank the cold tea on the table in one gulp. After a long while, he looked at Lou Yanlin and said, "Yanlin, do you think these people from the Great Qin are reliable?"

Lou Yanlin paused and sat down next to Tuoba Yu. "Your Highness, are you worried that Duke Dingguo will break his promise after he leads his army to attack Qingshan?"

Tuoba Yu nodded.

If that were the case, he would become the eternal sinner of the Xijinyun Kingdom.

Scorned by the world.

Lou Yanlin thought for a while and said, "To be honest, in my opinion, the Qin Dynasty would not do such a shameless thing."

"Although it is said that all is fair in war, this is only a tactic, not a trick to deceive the prince who has no hostility to it and provide convenience for it. The Great Qin State has always been particular about the demeanor of a great power. Even if it really wants the territory of the Western Jinyun State, it will fight openly, not like this."

"Moreover, the Great Qin has always advocated border trade and friendly exchanges. It has no ambition to annex other countries. Otherwise, those small border countries would not have survived to this day."

(End of this chapter)