Chapter 1662: Wu Zhao's entanglement, Gao Yang's crazy marching route

"Is the Prime Minister still in Yanmen Pass?" Shangguan Wan'er asked.

Wu Zhao took a deep breath, feeling more and more shocked as she thought about it. She nodded and said, "Correct, the letter said that the Prime Minister is waiting for my reply in Yanmen Pass!"

"If I don't fight, he will lead the army back to the capital."

"If I fight, he will stay in Yanmen Pass!"

"And he specifically said that Yanmen Pass is a border commandery with extremely harsh conditions, and he must be very unaccustomed to staying there, so I should make a decision early."

Shangguan Wan'er hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the risk of this battle?"

"Not small."

Wu Zhao replied, then said, "Wan'er, get the map!"

Hearing this, Shangguan Wan'er immediately went to get the map.

Very soon.

On the dragon desk, the map was spread out, and mountains, rivers, and towering peaks gathered into a strategic map of the entire world, appearing in Wu Zhao's eyes.

Wu Zhao slowly stretched out her hand, her slender, jade-like fingers moving along the location of Changancheng, moving up along the Wei River until they stopped at the location of Yanmen Pass.

Then, Wu Zhao's fingers continued to slide until they slowly stopped.

That was the Hexi land, the Hexi land that the Xiongnu had controlled for hundreds of years, the only way for Great Qian to reach the Western Regions!

Shangguan Wan'er saw Wu Zhao's heartbeat, and she couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, do you want to fight?"

Wu Zhao stared at the map in front of her and took a deep breath, "I want to fight, but this battle is quite dangerous!"

"Especially the Prime Minister, who will be going deep alone. I... am quite worried!"

"Dangerous?"

Hearing that he would go deep alone and that Gao Yang was in danger, Shangguan Wan'er's face couldn't help but change.

She couldn't help but ask, "The Prime Minister still wants to go deep alone; could it be that he still wants to kill his way in from Canglan Mountain?"

"Although the Xiongnu have relaxed their vigilance, there must be countless Xiongnu eyes and ears in the Canglan Mountain area, and they will definitely not give him another chance."

Wu Zhao shook her head, "Naturally, he cannot take Canglan Mountain again."

"It's just that the Prime Minister's marching route this time is even more dangerous than crossing the Wu River and walking through Canglan Mountain, where it can snow in summer."

Shangguan Wan'er's heart tightened, "Where is the Prime Minister going?"

Wu Zhao stood straight, her jade-like fingers slowly moving from the south of the Hexi land—

That was a large desert, vast and boundless!

Shangguan Wan'er's face was extremely ugly, and she couldn't help but say, "The Sudan Desert is vast and boundless, a forbidden zone. Does the Prime Minister want to walk through the Sudan Desert?"

Because Gao Yang wanted to fight Hexi, she had read many miscellaneous books during this time and was extremely familiar with the terrain around the Hexi land.

This Sudan Desert was to the south of the Hexi land, but for hundreds of years, few generals had dared to walk it because the road was too dangerous.

In the endless desert of wind and sand, getting lost was a common occurrence.

Wu Zhao also knew this.

"So I am hesitating; this route is too dangerous."

"In the third year of Yuanhe, 5,000 elites of the Zhenxi Army killed their way into the Sudan Desert, but they lost their way in the desert, the army collapsed, and fewer than 700 soldiers returned. The Zhenxi general committed suicide to apologize afterward!"

"This is enough to see the terror of the Sudan Desert."

"And the Prime Minister wants to forcibly cross the Sudan Desert this time, bypass the Cangwu Sand Sea, and reach Crescent Spring, the rear of the Hexi land!"

"Then from Crescent Spring, lead our Great Qian's 20,000 elite cavalry to kill into the Hexi land, trample and destroy the Xiongnu Prince of Langya's city and the Prince of Zhenyue's city, behead the two kings of Langya and Zhenyue, and shake the entire Hexi!"

The danger of this route was undoubted, but if successful, the results would be even greater than killing into the Hexi land from Canglan Mountain!

After all, this was a real big detour. How could the Xiongnu think that a 20,000-strong Qian army would arrive silently at their rear, Crescent Spring?

And the number of troops dispatched this time was double that of the first battle!

At the same time, to completely take down Hexi, she also needed to mobilize troops and launch attacks from several routes to create an opportunity for Gao Yang's surprise attack.

The cost of mobilizing troops and transporting grain was not small.

Wu Zhao's eyes flickered, and she was extremely entangled inside.

Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, this marching route is too crazy; Wan'er boldly asks Your Majesty to be cautious."

"This battle is too dangerous."

"Once defeated, our Great Qian's national strength will definitely be greatly damaged."

"Wan'er feels that the lower and middle strategies are not impossible. Perhaps in the future, the Prime Minister will have more wonderful poisonous schemes, so why take the risk now?"

Wu Zhao looked at Shangguan Wan'er, her phoenix eyes flickering.

She said with a faint gaze: "Wan'er, how could I not know what you said?"

"But do you know that Hexi produces tens of thousands of warhorses for the Xiongnu every year, and there are many natural salt mines? Now that the three countries have allied with the Xiongnu Great Chanyu, for every year that the Hexi land exists, these warhorses may be transported to the Xiongnu royal court at a low price, and then transported to Yan and Chu to trample on our Great Qian's territory!"

"Phew!"

Wu Zhao took a deep breath.

"Wan'er, you go down first and let me think about it alone."

"Although this battle is dangerous, it is also a once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity for our Great Qian. It is rare for the Prime Minister to take the initiative to request battle. If he didn't have an 80 percent chance of success, why would he take the initiative to submit a memorial?"

"This Sudan Desert is a forbidden zone for all generals in the world, but for Gao Yang, it may not be!"

"You first spread the news of our army's great victory at the front line. Our Great Qian has been stifled for too long. This great victory should be spread throughout Changancheng and the entire Great Qian, and let the people raise their eyebrows and exhale for once. As for this matter, let me consider it carefully."

Wu Zhao turned her back to Shangguan Wan'er, her tone faint.

She thought of Gao Yang going to Linjiang City, using thunderous means to provide disaster relief, and thought of the Chu army pressing on the border, when Great Qian was almost destroyed, Gao Yang created the Mo Dao, alcohol, gunpowder, and even a series of things like using feces to kill the enemy.

Later, Gao Yang proposed the Green Seed Law, the Single Whip Law, and the policy of curbing corruption among officials, and even launched an economic war against Zhao—the Battle of Zhao Gao!

The situation in Zhao was reported to her dragon desk by Great Qian scouts almost every seven days. Even if Zhao was not destroyed this time, it would definitely not be able to form a climate in decades!

This was the power of Gao Yang, the power of Great Qian's number one poisonous strategist!

Even a few days ago, who among the civil and military officials could have thought that Gao Yang would take the Canglan Mountain route? Old generals like Wang Zhong and Lu Zhen all submitted memorials, asking her to be prepared!

But what was the result?

Fluid mechanics, trigonometry, Gao Yang left the civil and military officials speechless and fought a beautiful great victory!

Although this time is also dangerous, who is Gao Yang?

She, Wu Zhao, doesn't like to gamble, but she is willing to place a bet on Gao Yang!

It's just that... the national strength to be consumed this time is too great!

Once defeated, the price... is also too great!

She must think about it carefully.

PS: (Starry: Wu Zhao, give you an hour, can you figure it out? Wu Zhao: (Okay.)) ===== CHAPTER 1664 =====