Chapter 3273 He must be hiding something from us!
"Wait until he mobilizes all his men."
At this point, Nan Yan's mind suddenly lit up, and she came to her senses. She looked at Zhu Feng with wide eyes: "And then-"
Zhu Feng said word by word: "Defeat them in one fell swoop."
Nan Yan subconsciously took a breath.
At this time, they had already walked into the room. Although there was a rare breeze today and it was cool outside, it was not as cool as the ice trays that had been prepared for them in the house. The coolness was refreshing, but Nan Yan's heart was filled with heat because of the four words Zhu Feng said.
Defeated in one fell swoop.
She followed Zhu Feng, repeating these four words several times in her mind. When Zhu Feng sat down, she immediately said, "Your Majesty means that after Arslan has tested the enemy time and again, he will mobilize all the troops in White Tiger City—including the troops of the Eastern Chahe tribe. At that time, Your Majesty will fight him in a decisive battle?"
Zhu Feng said: "It's not just a decisive battle, but we must win."
Nan Yan took a deep breath and said, "I understand. Your Majesty's intention is to keep playing small tricks on Arslan during this period, making him think we have other plans and unwilling to get involved with him. He is suspicious by nature, and seeing us like this, he will definitely continue to send more troops to harass the Handong Guard. When his troops are fully mobilized—that is, when his own troops and those of the Eastern Chaga tribe are mobilized together—Your Majesty will fight them in a decisive battle, and win the battle in one go, completely defeating them and forcing them to retreat back to White Tiger City. At the same time, please ask the old uncle to present the east wind that he wants to give to Your Majesty."
"Yes, you are right."
Zhu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, but a cold light as sharp as a knife shone through them. He said in a deep voice, "Only in this way can we achieve our goal in one fell swoop and put an end to the threat from the northwest."
As he said this, his hands rested on his knees, clasped together, his fingers entangled so tightly that the joints turned white.
Nan Yan knew that the result he wanted was not as simple as just saying a word.
We must defeat all the troops of Arslan's headquarters and the combined forces of the Eastern Chaga tribe in one fell swoop...
Nan Yan thought for a moment and asked, "Is the Emperor sure?"
“…”
Zhu Feng didn't say anything.
Although he was a man of few words, he was never vague about war. This was the first time that he did not give an immediate answer when Nan Yan asked him about his grasp of the war.
Nan Yan already had some worries in her heart, and after seeing his hesitation, she felt like a huge stone was pressing on her.
Even Zhu Feng wasn't sure.
In fact, Nan Yan was not confident about the war they were about to face. Even though she was just a woman, she had followed Zhu Feng in battles for so many years, and Zhu Feng had been deliberately guiding and teaching her. She had eaten pork and seen pigs run, so she could no longer say that she knew nothing about war.
Therefore, she knew in her heart that this battle would be difficult to fight.
The Seven Guards of Guanxi were established by Zhu Feng in the northwest as a strategic point for managing the Western Regions and stabilizing the border. The troops stationed here are all elite. It is not difficult for them to win any frictions with the troops of Baihu City and the Eastern Chagali Tribe, or any small-scale battles.
In fact, neither side of the battle will spend too much time on such a small battle, because in the current situation, both sides actually want to maintain a balance.
But now, Zhu Feng wants to break this balance.
This kind of large-scale battle, which must be a complete victory and whose goal is to completely defeat the enemy and force them to retreat to White Tiger City, is not easy.
No, it's not difficult.
It is very difficult.
In terms of numbers, the troops of Baihu City headquarters plus the cavalry of the Eastern Chagali tribe - Nan Yan even believed that they would most likely call for reinforcements, while the Handong Guard was stationed in the northwest. Although a lot of troops had been added this year, the total number was only 200,000. If they were to engage in a large-scale battle with them, they would not have the advantage in numbers.
Furthermore, the northwest was originally the headquarters of Baihu City, and the cavalry of the Eastern Chagali tribe was particularly adept at fighting here, and the imperial court's troops had no geographical advantage at all.
So...
Nan Yan was so depressed that even her breathing became short. She frowned and looked at Zhu Feng solemnly: "Then, what should we do?"
Zhu Feng was silent for a while, then looked up at her again, pretending to smile and said, "What's it to you?"
"ah?"
"Fighting is a man's business, why do you care?"
Nan Yan couldn't help but pout: "Can't I even worry about it?"
Zhu Feng let out a long sigh, then said, "No need. Since this is my plan, then naturally I have to complete it. You can save yourself the trouble."
Nan Yan said, "Then, I will just watch the emperor worry about it and do nothing?"
She had originally meant this to tease Zhu Feng, but Zhu Feng was silent for a moment before actually saying, "Of course not. Since you're a noble concubine, you naturally have to do what a noble concubine does."
Nan Yan blinked.
As a noble concubine, and now holding the Phoenix Seal, her job was naturally to manage the harem. But now they were far away in the northwest, where was there a harem? Moreover, Zhu Feng only brought her as a concubine, so she couldn't even find the person she needed to manage.
Seeing her looking at him with some doubt, Zhu Feng smiled again and said, "You are also my nephew's wife. It's not easy for your uncle to come and get close to us this time. Shouldn't you take good care of him?"
Nan Yan's eyes lit up, and she immediately understood what Zhu Feng meant.
Not to mention how bizarre the matter of offering Dongfeng was, it was strange enough that the old uncle of the king changed his previous attitude of becoming a monk and avoiding the world and suddenly came to the northwest to wade into this muddy water.
More importantly,
Others didn't know, but Zhu Feng and she both had a vague idea of Zhu Feng's life experience.
He is not the biological son of Empress Chen, so this uncle is not his biological uncle either. So how much does the old uncle know about this matter?
To be precise, how much does the old uncle know about Zhu Feng's life experience?
Zhu Feng would not feel at ease if anyone else investigated this matter. He would only feel at ease if Nan Yan did it.
Nan Yan immediately said, "I understand!"
Zhu Feng said, "This is the rule that men are responsible for the outside world and women are responsible for the inside world. You must be good to me. However, the old uncle just said in the garden that he doesn't want anyone to disturb him. Even if you go over there, please behave yourself and don't let the elders scold you."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I am not afraid of thousands of troops. I can handle an elder like you."
Zhu Feng gritted his teeth and twisted her hand: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Nan Yan touched her face and chuckled.
Zhu Feng also smiled, but his expression gradually became serious. He said, "Old Uncle King came to the northwest at this time. Why did he come? Why did he come at this time? The reason behind it must be complicated. He must be hiding something from us!"
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