Chapter 79: Strategy
Although they anticipated what would happen in the future, they did not ask too many questions.
Chu Mo would not ask how Tuoba Xun planned to leave the grassland, and the latter would not be curious about why Chu Mo specifically asked him to meet and have this conversation.
They tacitly agreed not to talk about business anymore, but instead talked about a lot of other interesting things.
When it was getting dark, the two said goodbye and ran to different destinations.
As soon as he returned to the military camp, Chu Mo didn't even bother to have dinner. He first summoned the deputy general and his trusted secret guards.
They went to the Military Academy together. As soon as they sat down, they heard the young man in the main seat say word by word: "Starting tonight, we will train the troops and store food, and prepare for battle as quickly as possible."
Although everyone was shocked, they all clasped their fists and said loudly, "I obey your command!"
"I will write to ask for permission from Your Majesty later. You should prepare first."
"yes!"
Next, Chu Mo gave many more instructions. An hour later, everyone else went down to execute the military order. Only his right-hand man, Military Advisor Wen Zhixun, and Deputy General Shen Fu were left in the tent.
Chu Mo supported his forehead and said in a deep voice: "This situation is urgent, we need to catch it by surprise."
Wen Zhixun: "What reasons would the general have for starting a war?"
Three years ago, Dasui signed a peace treaty with the grassland. If Dasui now wants to go to war and tear up the treaty, it must have a legitimate reason. Otherwise, it will be criticized for having no basis for war, which will be disadvantageous to Dasui.
"On the border of Huizhou, in Qing County, there is a group of grassland people disguised as bandits, burning, killing, looting, and enslaving the people of Dasui - can this condition be met?"
Shen Fu's eyes widened: "What?!"
Wen Zhixun also frowned, and said with a sense of shame: "This actually happened, and we were totally unaware of it!"
They naturally didn't know that these were all things that happened in a dream, and no one knew about it except Chu Mo.
In the dream, Chu Mo and others only learned about this matter in November. At that time, Qing County Magistrate Chen Zhi colluded with bandits, and the people had already suffered persecution. But now it is still mid-October, and the grassland people have arrived in Qing County not long ago, and no action has been taken yet.
At this moment, if Chu Mo suddenly attacked, it would definitely catch them off guard.
Firstly, the people will no longer be persecuted. Secondly, they can be captured alive when they are off guard. With hostages, they have evidence that the grassland people want to tear up the treaty.
In this way, Dasui's military action would have a legitimate reason.
If you have a legitimate reason to fight, you will be successful in everything.
Furthermore, they made preparations for battle in advance, and once war was declared, they would come out like tigers. Compared with the unprepared grassland people, this would be more beneficial than harmful!
Before this, Chu Mo was unwilling to let the war once again infringe upon the peaceful lives of the people, but from the perspective of the dream, a war with the grassland people was inevitable. In this case, he would choose the most advantageous way for Dasui.
Even though this method is not bright, don't forget - all is fair in war.
Chu Mo raised his eyes and continued, "Four days later, I will go to Qing County in person and capture them all. What you need to do is to form your troops as quickly as possible in the next few days. Do you understand?"
Wen Zhixun, Chen Fu: "Yes!"
"Go down."
After the words fell, the two turned and left.
Chu Mo picked up a pen and wrote two letters, one of which was serious and cautious, while the other was less serious.
When writing the second letter, I thought about the news I received from the capital yesterday. I hesitated for a moment and then started writing.
I heard that the little princess was ill. I wonder if she is doing well now?
After finishing writing, he paused and wrote a sentence that was a bit out of line:
I hope His Royal Highness will reply as soon as possible.
As if he also felt that this move was inappropriate, he added, making it even more obvious: This is a serious matter related to the war, so I am urging you to do it.
After finishing writing, he read the entire article, focusing on the last two rows, and nodded with satisfaction.
He called Chu Feng over, handed him the letter, and instructed: "Hurry up, one letter for His Majesty, and one letter to the East Palace."
"yes!"
Watching Chu Feng leave, Chu Mo took off the cat jade pendant from his waist, looking a little impatient. It was obvious that he was already expecting a reply from Jing Ce just after sending the letter.
Three days ago, after Chu Mo calmed down, he sent people to the capital to inquire about the little princess.
When I received the news yesterday, I learned that the little princess burst into tears for some unknown reason and was extremely sad.
Chu Mo's heart suddenly ached, and he felt an uncontrollable pain in his heart. He wished he could return to the capital immediately.
In the end, reason overcame him and at the same time stimulated his next action - to pacify the border as soon as possible, so that he could return to the capital earlier and reunite with the little princess earlier.
As soon as he heard the news, he knew something was wrong. He didn't know why the little princess was crying and why she was sad. He thought only a few people who were very close to her knew the reason.
Chu Mo couldn't find any information, so he had no choice but to ask Prince Jingce.
I only hope that the prince can reply soon.
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