Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands

The royal ladies must be princesses and princesses. These princes and nobles are born nobler than others. Now that the country is in trouble, they need to contribute, which is also a righteous cause.

Facing Li You's surprised eyes, Xie Xian realized that she had just said what was in her heart by mistake. She calmed down and said, "I wonder if the emperor has decided which princess it will be?"

Forgive her ignorance and lack of knowledge about the internal situation of the Li royal family. Under the rule of the royal family Li, the Great Xia was in decline due to internal and external troubles.

The men have made the country so poor that it is difficult to recover. Naturally, you, the women of the Li family, need to take the blame. What does it have to do with her, a female ruler who lives in the northwest and has nothing to do with it?

Li You looked suspicious. He couldn't believe what he heard. Seeing Xie Xian asking about the business, he had no choice but to say, "It's Princess Zhaoyang."

Xie Xian: “Oh!” I don’t know him.

She picked up the teacup in her hand, began to drink tea seriously, and waited for Li You's next words.

Xie Xian forgot that when investigating the main line of the Xie family's health, the information given by Lei Wu mentioned that Princess Zhaoyang admired Xie An and had a good relationship with Xie An's mother.

But Xie Xian was so busy that she only glanced at the news and didn't think about it. Who was Princess Zhaoyang? She was someone who had nothing to do with her.

"Now, outside Tongguan, the northwest trade route has been cut off by the old Jin. Kangju and Quanrong over there have been cut off from salt and tea, and they are suffering terribly. How can a great country like us sit idly by and watch?"

Xie Xian raised her eyebrows. The northwest trade route was not cut off today. Isn’t it too late to cry poor now?

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Li You continued, "The old Jin is becoming more powerful, and the barbarians in the north also want to get a piece of the pie. Now Tuoba Lie is stationed outside Tongguan and will not leave. I think he will take action soon."

"so?"

"Gentlemen hope to provoke a fight between the two tribes so that Tuoba Lie will have no time to worry about the war in the northeast." Seeing that Xie Xian was confused, Li You simply said it.

Xie Xian smacked her lips, this was all an open conspiracy. In front of a state machine that often had a hundred thousand soldiers, the role that a female ruler with over ten thousand soldiers could play was minimal.

To be honest, it was beyond her expectation that Li You would tell her the truth. She didn't think she was that important.

"Is it just to delay Tuoba Lie?" Xie Xian thought about it, but couldn't find any reason why she was indispensable.

The words had come to this point. Seeing that Xie Xian had no idea of ​​the Black Stone Guard's special nature, Li You had no choice but to continue.

"We cannot provoke a dispute between the two departments too deliberately. The Black Stone Guard and the Old Gold have always had a grudge..." Li You stopped here.

"Are you going to use me, the Black Stone Guard, as bait?" Xie Xian frowned.

In order to avenge the death of his son, Xie Yun led 3,000 cavalrymen to slaughter the king of the Jin Dynasty. It was a clear blood feud.

She already understood what Li You meant. They wanted to let the Old Jin and Tuoba Lie fight, but they lacked a reason. And it just so happened that there was the Xie family who had a great grudge against the Old Jin!

Seeing that Xie Xian already understood, Li You slowly poured a cup of tea and said, "We are helpless."

As long as the Xie family's Black Stone Guards appeared in front of the Jin people, the enemies would be extremely jealous of each other when they met, and it would be natural for them to fight. Then it would be reasonable for the war to inadvertently spread to Tuoba Lie's head!

"It would be best if the two sides could clash, or at least delay it for a while."

"What about the copper gate?"

"The defenders of Tongguan cannot move."

"understood."

The Black Stone Guards were meant to be the spark between the Old Jin and Tuoba tribes.

Li You's meaning was very clear. Her mission was to stir up conflicts between the Jin people and the Tuoba tribe. In order to prevent the war from expanding and escalating, the commander of Tongguan could only watch.

Xie Xian took a sip of tea and said, "This is too difficult." There are only a few people in the Black Stone Guard, sandwiched between the two departments, and they would be useless if they went.

Moreover, Yang Mao, the commander of Tongguan, was originally at odds with the Xie family. If he received the order to ignore their lives, then this bait thing might really become a meat bun to beat the dog.

"The Tuoba tribe has been coveting the trade route for a long time and is stationed here, which means they will take action. Do we need to do anything unnecessary?" Xie Xian asked.

"The battlefield is changing rapidly. We can't wait."

If King Yu was fighting to the death in the northeast, while the northwest was still going around in circles, Tuoba Lie would most likely withdraw his troops to support the northeast, and the pressure on the main battlefield would be too great.

"It would be best to proceed on both sides simultaneously, or in advance, so that Tuoba Lie has no time to take care of other things." This strategy of dividing the troops into two groups was just a coincidence. Now that the barbarians were negotiating peace, many tribes had dispersed back to the grasslands, so King Yu proposed to take back Yunzhou County by taking this opportunity.

"When the time comes, we will send people to assist the queen. There is no need for her to go to the battlefield. It will be enough for her to make a name for herself." Seeing Xie Xian hesitate, Li You continued to increase the stakes.

He knew that if he sent someone as bait, the Black Stone Guard would be seriously injured, and women in general were afraid of war, so his original intention was to borrow some troops from Xie Xian and promote the name of the Black Stone Guard.

Xie Xian raised her eyebrows. She and the Black Stone Guards were looked down upon by others. However, she did not argue. Borrowing soldiers was fine. Now it was time to talk about the compensation.

Li You exclaimed, "You want to mobilize all the Black Stone Guards guarding the city?"

"Yes, the Black Stone Guard is one, the team going to provoke the battle must have someone to support them from the rear." I can't trust anyone to be the one to do the work, except myself.

"But the defenders of Tongguan cannot move easily!" Li You struggled desperately.

Xie Xian stared into Li You's eyes and said, "Prince, you have to leave people a way to survive!" You want me, the Black Stone Guard, to die, but it depends on whether I am willing or not. If I make you angry, no one will play with you.

The imperial court has been suffering from serious deficits in recent years, and the military salaries in the northwest have been in arrears for a long time. Now that they need to recruit people, they just think of showing goodwill. Why didn’t they do anything earlier!

"Can it be exchanged for something else, such as money or fiefdom?" Li You was a little embarrassed. It was true that Yang Mao of Tongguan could not be moved lightly. They guessed that Yang Mao was in cahoots with the old Jin. If the Black Stone Guard was really transferred away, Yang Mao would become suspicious.

By then, the Jin people would be on guard, and it would be more difficult for them to achieve their goals.

"I won't let the Black Stone Guards get into a situation where they have no way to retreat." Xie Xian said this in a firm tone, making it clear that if I don't give the Black Stone Guards a transfer order, don't expect me to take action.

War has always been cruel, from the Spring and Autumn Period when it was just a stop-gap to the present day.

The art of war emphasizes using all means possible to destroy nations and seize territory, and later on, the world's nuclear war is a necessary process for social development.

Although she was born in a peaceful era, she had heard of the cruelty of the wars during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Moreover, those foreign races treated humans as dry food. There was no moral bottom line during wars and famines, so naturally she had to be fully prepared.

It's because rabbits have always had a fear of insufficient firepower.

Seeing that Xie Xian insisted, Li You tried his best to persuade her and promised her countless benefits, but Xie Xian insisted that she must have the autonomy of the Black Stone Guard.