The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"Husband, don't sigh. We will go to Loulan to see her in a while, and then we will meet again." Li Wanyue comforted

"Well, I hope so."

"Come on, let's go back."

After Ning Quan calmed down, he greeted them.

Then, Ning Quan took Li Wanyue back to the city.

.......

"Your Highness, I just received intelligence that Your Majesty's operations in Xuanwu are not going well. The Prince of Zhendong suffered a defeat upon arriving in Xuanwu, losing over 10,000 men."

Ning Quan had just returned to the county government office when Jia Xu hurried over to report.

"Oh? What's going on?"

Quan raised his eyebrows and asked hurriedly.

"According to intelligence, it was the Huainan Jiedushi who dispatched troops and caught the Prince of Zhendong off guard."

"Huainan also sent troops?"

"Damn it, is this going to cause chaos?"

Ning Quan was surprised, and his face instantly turned gloomy.

Song Ansheng, the governor of Huainan, was also an important official of the previous dynasty. He once served as the Minister of the Left and later served as the governor of Huainan.

After Ning Yuanwu came to power through a military coup, Song Ansheng, like other Jiedushi, was dissatisfied with Ning Yuanwu, and Huainan remained independent.

Huainan County is not large in area, but because it is located in the Jianghuai area, it is extremely prosperous.

Huainan is also a famous land of fish and rice with abundant food.

With money and food, one can naturally support an army. The total strength of the Huainan Army under Song Ansheng reached as many as 100,000.

It is the largest local force except for the Jiannan Jiedushi.

After Ning Yuanwu ascended the throne, he had been trying to appease him in every way, but he did not expect that he would rebel in the end.

"Your Highness, although Song Ansheng has sent troops, I do not believe it will affect the overall situation. The Prince of Zhendong was simply caught off guard and suffered a minor loss."

"What I am worried about is whether Da Qi will take any action,"

"If Da Qi sends troops at this time, that would be a real danger." Jia Xu said worriedly.

"Daqi?"

Hearing this name, Ning Quan's expression instantly became serious.

Jia Xu was right. Da Qi and Da Qian had always been mortal enemies, especially in recent years as Da Qi's national strength had grown stronger and its ambitions had become even greater.

Although he was defeated in the battle with Daqian last year, he was not seriously injured.

There is civil unrest in Daqian now, and Daqi will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity.

"Your Highness, it's not just Da Qi, Tubo and Nanzhao are also very dangerous."

"Your Majesty has already withdrawn half of the Hexi Army to capture Xuanwu. Tubo and Nanzhao are likely to take advantage of this opportunity to send troops."

"If this happens, Daqian will definitely find it difficult to sustain it."

Jia Xu continued.

"It's impossible to fight against Tubo and Nanzhao. Even if half of the Hexi Army is withdrawn, don't we still have the Anxi Army?"

"If Tubo sends troops, won't they be afraid of the Anxi army's attack?"

Ning Quan asked in confusion.

"Your Highness, that was before. Do you think the Anxi Army will attack now?"

"Or in other words, do they dare to attack?"

"Unless the Tibetan army's route passes through Anxi, Anxi will have no choice but to fight. But the Tibetans are not stupid. Why don't they go through Hexi?"

Jia Xu shook his head and retorted.

Hearing this, Ning Quan was speechless.

Indeed, Tubo could enter Daqian from either Hexi or Anxi.

And who is Anxi's biggest enemy right now?

Of course it’s Ning Quan.

At this time, Fang Xiaolian could not take the initiative to deal with Tubo no matter what.

"So... Your Highness... The current situation is extremely dire for Daqian. If we are not careful, Daqian will suffer a devastating disaster."

Jia Xu said seriously.

Ning Quan fell silent again after hearing this.

"Jia Wenhe, do you have any ideas?"

Ning Quan asked after a moment.

"Your Highness, there is a way, and that is to capture Anxi as quickly as possible!"

"As long as Your Highness takes Anxi and threatens Tubo, Tubo will certainly not dare to act rashly."

"And Nanzhao has always acted according to Tubo's wishes. If Tubo doesn't take action, Nanzhao will never take action."

Jia Xu said firmly.

"Capture Anxi?"

Ning Quan muttered to himself.

Taking Anxi was part of the plan, so this is not a problem.

The key question is how to take Anxi in the short term.

After all, Anxi has an army of nearly 100,000 and is not easy to deal with.

"Your Highness, I have an idea..."

Jia Xu suddenly said

"Oh? Tell me quickly." Ning Quan said hurriedly.

"Your Highness, the Anxi Army is not a united force. There are open and covert struggles among the generals, and they all have their own thoughts." Jia Xu said slowly.

"Do you want me to win over certain generals and incite them to rebel?" Ning Quan instantly understood what Jia Xu meant.

"That's right, Your Highness is wise." Jia Xu bowed and praised.

"Yes, we can, but who are we going to win over?"

"And...how can success be guaranteed?"

Ning Quan asked in confusion.

"Haha, Your Highness, I dare to say this because I have a goal in mind, and I am sure I will succeed."

"But you need to make a promise to them that once the task is accomplished, you will give them a way out and allow them to retire to the countryside with their property and family." Jia Xu smiled faintly.

"That's definitely no problem. As long as it succeeds, I am willing to make a promise."

"But from what you said, you already have a target and have made contact?"

Ning Quan said in surprise.

"Yes, Your Highness, I have contacted several people, and they have all agreed to turn against us." Jia Xu nodded.

"Several people?"

"Who are they?"

Ning Quan was overjoyed when he heard this and asked hurriedly.

"It's Huang Guisheng, Li Huazhang, and Deng Zijie."

"Huang Guisheng is the deputy general of the Anxi Right Route Army, commanding 10,000 cavalrymen. Li Huazhang is the Anxi Guerrilla General, commanding 5,000 infantrymen. Deng Zijie is the garrison commander of Anxi Yizhou City, with 3,000 soldiers under his command."

Jia Xu said slowly.

"There are actually three?" Ning Quan asked in surprise.

"Yes, it's these three. I have already talked to them and am just waiting for Your Highness's consent." Jia Xu nodded slightly.

"No wonder people say Jia Wenhe's wisdom is against all odds. It's true."

"You are indeed a genius."

"I am very curious about how you contacted them and how you convinced them."

Looking at Jia Xu's calm appearance, Ning Quan couldn't help but sigh.

He was worrying about how to quickly resolve the Anxi issue, but he didn't expect that Jia Xu would take the initiative and find Huang Guisheng and others, and both sides had already reached an agreement.

The poisonous scholar Jia Xu is indeed worthy of his reputation.

"Your Highness, it's not difficult to contact them. There are many Anxi surrendered soldiers in our army, and we can easily get in touch with them."

"The key is to analyze and find someone's personality and weaknesses, especially their demands. That way it becomes much simpler."

"For example, Huang Guisheng and the other two are all elderly and have many children."

"So they all hope to leave Anxi as soon as possible and return to their hometown in the Central Plains to spend their remaining years in peace and contentment."

"Now that there is such an opportunity, how could they refuse it?"

"If nothing else, they have to do this just for their wives, children and family members." Jia Xu explained slowly.

After listening to Jia Xu's narration, Ning Quan was moved again.

Jia Xu's methods were so sophisticated that it was impossible to refuse him.