Chapter 1587

Mo Chuan naturally understood Chen Ning's reasoning, but he had gathered the ministers and wanted them to work together to come up with a plan to deal with Chu Shao Yang and the Southern Yue army. But after listening, all he heard was surrender, how could he not be angry?

"Ning 'er, you're right. If they surrender to Chu Shao Yang, they can still be the prime minister and even be promoted a rank, how could they suffer a loss! But everyone can surrender, only I can't! Since he wants to fight, then I'll fight! I've already sent three groups of elite soldiers to meet the enemy. One group is to defend Shuang Lu as reinforcements, one group is to defend Yuezhou, and one group is to take back the southern pass! If Shuang Lu is lost, they will attack Yuezhou next and Yuezhou is only eight hundred miles from the capital. If Shuang Lu is lost, then I will do my best to defend Yuezhou. No matter what, we can't let the Southern Yue army reach the city and endanger mother and the capital's citizens! "

Chen Ning said in a deep voice, "Although I don't understand military strategy, I have heard of a saying, 'Divide and conquer is better than unite'. Since the southern pass has been lost and Chu Shao Yang's men have just taken the southern pass, their morale has been greatly boosted. If you send a group to take the southern pass, it will be filled with difficulties. If they fail, it will lower the morale of the generals, so it's better to gather these three groups and send them to Shuang Lu as reinforcements. They will defend Shuang Lu and stop the Southern Yue army's advance."

Mo Chuan's eyes lit up and his palms clapped together, releasing a crisp sound.

"That's right, Ning 'er, this method of yours is very good, why didn't I think of it? Not bad, not bad, divide and conquer is better than unite, this is the reason. The so called divided strength is weak, I only wanted to take back the southern pass and forgot about this key point."

He was filled with energy and raised his pen to write an imperial decree. He called the secret guards and had them send the three groups of people.

Chen Ning's eyes sparkled and she suddenly said, "How about you also give me an imperial decree and have me help defend Shuang Lu?"

Mo Chuan gave a laugh and shook his head as he said, "This isn't something to play around with. Going to war has always been a matter for men, how could I need a girl like you to go kill enemies. Just obediently stay in the palace with me, your thoughts are clearer than mine. I still have many things I need you to help me analyze."

He was in a very good mood as he said with a faint smile, "After this battle, I'm afraid it will take a while. Chu Shao Yang is leading the army this time, there is also the South Yue Country's second prince accompanying him. I've heard that this second prince is a brave and talented general, but as long as I have you by my side to help me strategize, as well as the two military books you personally wrote, so what if we lose in the beginning? As long as we don't panic and fight a few more battles, the one standing at the end will be the final victor!"

Chen Ning said with a smile, "You're still saying that there are no generals in the court, aren't you a general yourself? Not panicking even if we lose, this is the style of a general. You haven't thought about winning and you've already calculated that we will lose, but as long as our soldiers can stop the South Yue army, it will be a large blow to the South Yue army's morale. There is a saying in the art of war: the first spurt of energy, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted. As long as they can't take down Shuang Lu, the soldiers' courage will drop to a very low point and our army's courage will soar. In a narrow path, the courageous will win, so breaking the South Yue army won't be a difficult matter. "