"I guess the prince will send someone to take over soon. This battle made Caizhou understand a truth. Without this strength, don't cause trouble." Wang Shouxin said happily, and he also killed a master of the Tiandi Restoration Period in the battle formation. Later, he realized that it should be He Zhihao, a newcomer from the He clan, and he had gained something.

"Songcheng and the others had to fight, but they had too much appetite. They just swallowed Chenzhou and came to seize Songzhou again, which was a bit too much." Liu Yansi pondered: "But judging from the performance of the Caizhou army, they still deserve the title of elite troops in the Central Plains. Our original Lao Ping Lu army was not as good as them in terms of infantry, and if the power of equipment and magic was added, the gap was even greater, perhaps the cavalry was stronger than them. The prince had the intention to let us see and get in touch with each other. We suffered a lot of losses in this battle, but it was worth it."

"Maybe it's time to fight the Shatu people in the next battle?" Wang Shouxin nodded, "The Caizhou army is strong in the infantry and its strength is similar to the infantry of the Lao Huai Right Army, but the equipment troops and magicians are much inferior. The situation of the Shatu people is different. The combat effectiveness of the infantry is said to have improved rapidly in recent years. It is said that they were all formed by the Han people in Hedong. Their cavalry is the strongest and claims to be invincible. How many years have our Pinglu cavalry not fought with the Shatu Iron Cavalry? It's been more than ten or twenty years? I think it seems that I had competed with the Shatu people when I was less than thirty years old."

It became dark and torches were lit everywhere. The civilians in the city were organized and began to repair the collapsed city wall in the southwest corner. At the same time, the figures of soldiers also appeared on the city wall. What's more, some soldiers began to adjust the remaining catapults and point the remaining catapults outside the city, and the same was true for some heavy crossbows.

Chai Yong was still in the city to clear the remaining enemy soldiers in the city, while Hong Kui was injured, but his injuries were not serious and he was still in high spirits patrolling the city walls.

The cavalry also entered the city, but they were all stationed in a corner of the field. On the one hand, they were responsible for monitoring the prisoners, and on the other hand, they were easier to unfold here.

Several sentry towers and watchtowers were being built overnight. Two had been built, and the sentry and crossbowmen were in place. A series of fire pillars soaked in tinder oil were lit up on the corner of the houses, making the surroundings shine bright.

After taking down Songcheng, Songzhou almost got it. Even if Caizhou controls several western cities, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. For Zibo Qing Army and Wuning Army, the task has been basically completed, so Liu Yansi and Wang Shouxin both seemed very relaxed.

Since the Lu army defeated the Lu army and joined the right side of Huaiyou, the two of them had not had time to have a good chat.

The two of them had different identities in the past. One was Wang Shouzhong's number one confidant general, and the other was Wang Shouzhong's legitimate brother, but their relationship was not very good. But now Pinglu Town has disappeared, and the two have become ministers in the same palace in Xuzhou. Some of the estrangements and concerns of the past have disappeared, and the relationship has become closer.

"The magic power of Shatuo people is also the best in the north, no less than that of the southern vassals. Zhu Xie Chongshan's magic power is already at the level of a master. He has two disciples, it is said that they are also at the level of a master, and several disciples are also close to the level of a master. The magic weapons and magic equipment he made themselves have the power to shock the past and the present. Although our magic power in Xuzhou has developed very fast, it may not have a profound foundation. However, our victory on the whole is due to its strong overall strength, which is considered to be of considerable strength."

Liu Yansi still had some time to understand the enemy in the north. He never listed Caizhou as his real enemy. He also knew that the prince was most afraid of the Hu people in the north, not even the Shatu people, but the Khitan people. This surprised him, and he also attached great importance to the Hu people in the north, especially the Khitan people.

"And we may have some wars with the Shatu people, but as far as I know, there may not be a big fight. Of course, it depends on the situation."

"What? Is there room for compromise between us and the Shatu people?" Wang Shouxin couldn't believe it. This was incredible. "How is this possible? There are no two people and no people. How can there be two overlords in the Central Plains? Even if we want to stop the army, the Shatu people cannot agree, right? If Li Cunhou is so cowardly, he will not be able to sit steadily as the King of Jin! He has many brothers who are looking at his position, and the Mihu in the north cannot agree. Now that he has just taken the land of Bianluo, it is probably not possible to satisfy the Shatu nobles. How can those Mihus fight to the death for the Shatu people without any reward? How can they explain to the lower side if they don't take down the entire Central Plains Heshuo? No, Heshuo is not enough. It must be enough to find and make up for it in our side, Nanyang, Caizhou and Guanzhong."

Wang Shouxin, who had been in the north for a long time, had a deep understanding of these Hu people.

The Shatuo people are better. After all, they have been in the Chinese world for many years, but they still have the habit of Hu tribes. Since they have made sacrifices in war, you must provide satisfactory rewards to these nobles. These people also have to give them money, wealth and population of all kinds of nobles below, otherwise you will not be able to sit firmly.

This is especially true for those outside the border who depended on Shatuo people. Without enough population, money, food and property, they could not subdue the people below. Not to mention that they would not be able to send troops next time, even this time they would not be able to sit steadily and would rebel if they were not done well.

These people don’t know that they will send troops according to your orders and die their clan members, and they will have to be rewarded.

Even if the Shatuo people have conquered Bianzhou, Shangyunxi, Puzhou to the east, has already secretly contacted the prince and is preparing to surrender to Xuzhou. At this time, Caozhou probably has Zhu Mao's Tianping Army approached the city, and after calculation, there is only a Huazhou with few people and narrow territory. How could the Shatuo people stop in this situation?

Heshuo was in chaos. With the strength of the Shatu people, after annexing the fertile land of Daliang, Wei Bo and Chengde army were not opponents of the Shatu people at all. The only thing that made the Shatu people worry about was probably whether it would cause dissatisfaction among the Khitans if they sent troops to Heshuo. You should know that the northern part of Heshuo has always been regarded as their own sphere of influence by the Khitans, and it is actively infiltrating south. The Shatu people want to send troops to Heshuo. Of course, it is nothing to sweep it, but if they want to occupy land as king, the Khitans will definitely not agree.

Wang Shouxin's view is also Liu Yansi's view, but Liu Yansi knew that the prince had always been worried about the Khitans in the northeast.

The Khitans have expanded greatly in recent years, and Liu Yansi also knows this, but Liu Yansi still doesn't believe it if the Khitans can challenge the Shatu people.

Of course, these Hu people are not trustworthy. What Xuzhou has been doing is to accumulate strength against the Hu people, prepare for war almost in all aspects, and rank the Khitans first among potential enemies, while the Shatu people actually ranked behind the Khitans.

Xuzhou had plans to march into Heshuo, and Liu Yansi also vaguely knew that during the talks with Jiang Feng, Jiang Feng revealed to him that Xuzhou would not stop at the big river, and might advance northward. Of course, it also mentioned that Xuzhou might also have actions in the south, so everything is not determined. The order is a problem, and the accumulated strength reserve is also a problem.

"The Shatu people will definitely have a battle with us, but they will probably have to have a buffer and rest period when they take Bianluo. In a sense, the Shatu people are willing to maintain peace with us for a certain period of time, well, they will even support us to go north." Liu Yansi explained: "The prince has always regarded the Khitans as the number one enemy, and you should have heard of this."

"Isn't it said that Wang Miao was pushing with all his strength? Could it be that Wang Miao gave the prince a ecstasy soup?" Wang Shouxin had also heard of this statement, but he was unwilling to believe it.

Of course he was not afraid of fighting Heshuo, but he felt that it would be a bit unwise to open up the Heshuo front under the threat of the Shatuo war.

Moreover, the Heshuo prefectures were entrenched and exploited by the Liu, Zhang and Luo families, and the people were living in poverty. Most prefectures and counties were not as good as those of Pinglu prefectures. If they were taken, they would need to invest huge amounts of money to recover. Does Xuzhou still have so much time to slowly digest and develop?

"Hmph, how can the prince be controlled by others' words?" Liu Yansi snorted lightly, "Besides, Wang Jiulang is not such an unwise person. It must be that he catered to the prince's intentions."

"But why is the prince so afraid of the Khitans? On the contrary, the imminent Shatu people threatened him but didn't care much." Wang Shouxin was puzzled.

This is the same for Liu Yansi. Jiang Feng never concealed the threats of the Khitans in front of senior generals, but he had to be much inferior to the Shatu people.

Of course, there are many reasons, such as the Shatu people's internal disagreement, and a considerable part of their strength comes from the Miscellaneous Hu who supports them. The trends of Miscellaneous Hu have always been greatly affected by internal and external factors, and there are many uncertain factors. The real Shatu people's own strength is not particularly strong. Moreover, due to their different degrees of Chineseization, the gap between them and Miscellaneous Hu outside the Great Wall cannot be eliminated in a short time, so it is very unlikely to completely assimilate Miscellaneous Hu outside the Great Wall into a Shatu part.

But the Khitans should have these problems. The Xi people, the Marine people, and the Shiwei people under their command are all rebellious. Why did Jiang Feng decide that the Khitans are the number one enemy? In Liu Yansi's view, this may be an excuse Jiang Feng found to send troops to Heshuo.

But why do you have to send troops to Heshuo? Isn’t it good to conquer Jiangnan with this power?

Although Liu Yansi himself prefers to fight in the north, at his height, he also knows that Jiangnan is much more valuable than Heshuo, and the financial and material support that a prefecture in Jiangnan can provide is much greater than that in Heshuo and the three or four prefectures in Heshuo.

Perhaps Jiang Feng was worried that the Heshuo Highland was occupied by the Khitans and formed a condescending pattern, which poses too great a threat to Xuzhou? This is possible, but because of this factor, it seems a bit too far-fetched to conquer Heshuo at all costs.

"Maybe the height of our standing is different from that of the prince, and it may be different to the problem." Liu Yansi could only use this reason to explain.

There are still hundreds of masters working hard to build a corner of the city wall, and it seems that they are going to repair this corner overnight.

Those who come and go are soldiers and supplementary chariots, horses and supplies, and there is almost no ordinary scholar or citizen on the street.

The pain caused by the war cannot be eliminated in a short period of time. Although neither Caizhou nor Xuzhou have taken action against civilians, when both sides fight for offensive and defensive battles one by one, it is inevitable that the people will suffer the consequences.

Those who can't escape can only accept their fate, while those who can't escape can only face ruins when they come back. Whether it is the damage caused by the catapult or the fire dragon cannon, it is devastating.
Chapter completed!