The prince is very cruel

Gradually it got dark.

Guan Ning rushed back to Bashan, had a meal with his family, and then hurried down the mountain, taking away a box of black gunpowder as a backup.

At midnight, it was already late at night and the whole of Shu was pitch dark.

In a depression, there were constant panting sounds, accompanied by the sound of hoes. A large group of black shadows were bent over and busy. When they got tired, a new group of people would take over, and this cycle would repeat over and over again.

"not enough!"

"Dig deeper!"

"If the enemy invades through this route, and arrows are fired from above, they will inevitably hide in this reverse slope. We must inflict as much damage as possible."

"Master Helian, remember to trim the barbs off those bamboo sticks!"

Commander Guan Ning, his face covered in dirt and fatigue, but he was fighting on the front line.

"Yes!"

The brothers who dug the pit worked even harder.

A middle-aged man was puzzled: "My lord, wouldn't it be better to just use a knife? Although bamboo sticks are sharp, they are hard to kill people!"

"Yes."

Many militiamen guarding this stronghold did not understand.

"You don't understand."

"Our first goal is to repel the enemy, not to kill them. If they lose people, their attack will only become more frantic. But if one person is injured, we need at least one or two people to carry him."

"In this way, we can consume their limited strength to the greatest extent. That's why when we shoot arrows, we shoot their legs first." Guan Ning said with a calm and wise expression, as if this was not the first time he had done such a thing.

Everyone suddenly realized!

"I see!"

"My lord, brilliant!"

"I'm stupid, I'll go right away!"

"I'll put some more feces on the bamboo sticks to make them have a fever." The head of the Helian family said with admiration.

Guan Ning couldn't help laughing. They were all living devils, and they even had to be smeared with feces.

"Okay, go."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dark figure dismounted and rushed towards the crowd: "Report!!"

Everyone was shocked and thought something had happened.

"My lord, General Ma requests to see you." The visitor bowed.

Guan Ning raised his eyebrows, Ma Jin?

He walked out and saw Ma Jin waiting outside.

"Lord!"

"Why are you here?" Guan Ning asked, probably guessing Ma Jin's purpose.

"My lord, the Dragon Cavalry learned that the Xiliang troops are about to invade, and they are outraged. I have come here to challenge them to a fight!" Ma Jin had a solemn expression, with the aura of an unparalleled general.

"I've already thought about this before I came here. The Xiliang army is not prepared yet. Our 30,000 dragon cavalry can be divided into three groups. One group will cut off their food supply in the rear, another group will go around and destroy their main cavalry stationed in Yangjiazhai, and the other group will go straight to Qinghe County and capture the enemy and their leader!"

"I am confident that within three days and two nights, I can defeat the entire Xiliang army in Qinghe County!"

As soon as these words were spoken, even the air was filled with a murderous aura of war and battle.

Everyone was thinking about how to defend Shu. Ma Jin had already planned how to take over the entire Qinghe County and defeat the southwestern part of the Xiliang army.

It might sound like a joke to others, but when Ma Jin says it, it is absolutely true!

Guan Ning smiled and patted his shoulder: "Relax, it's not that serious."

"I don't want to escalate the situation."

"I know you and the Dragon Riders are capable of charging into battle and don't want to be cowards, but if you do as you say, then our Shu and Xiliang will be at war to the death. Ashina Yuanlie will have no choice but to turn back."

"From a big picture perspective, this is not good!"

Ma Jin frowned: "My lord, the enemy's knife is already on our necks. I think the best way is to make them fall down before they swing their knife."

Guan Ning nodded in appreciation: "You are very decisive and ruthless, I like that."

"But this matter is not entirely military."

"Not entirely military?" Ma Jin was stunned.

Guan Ning said, "This is related to the balance of power among all parties. Look at the King of Jiangxia, he dominates the northwest and his power is far greater than ours in Shu. Why didn't he take advantage of it?"

Ma Jin was silent.

Guan Ning added, "In the battle between the imperial court and Xiliang, whoever has the upper hand will be attacked by the masses. This is the balance."

"Attacking Xiliang is equivalent to siding with the imperial court. This is politics."