Matters of military strategy.
There was no need to doubt Xu Wencai's attainments.
Chen Sanshi already had a plan in mind.
He confirmed it again. "That's right, two years."
Even with deviations, it could not exceed three to four years.
The longer it dragged on, the harder it would become to fight later.
Years of continuous warfare also inflicted immense harm upon the common people.
A short, sharp pain was better than a long, dull ache.
Trying every possible means to end the war as quickly as possible would benefit everyone.
"If my lord wishes to end this quickly, then our Northern Liang Army must find a way to head south and pass through the passes into the Central Plains as soon as possible."
After pondering for a while, Xu Wencai spoke again. "There are two routes for the Northern Liang Army to enter the Central Plains.
"Either we detour all the way through Youzhou and Yunzhou, taking the broad official roads south, or travel along the Hongze River at the Youzhou border. But leaving aside Dongqing's covetous gaze upon Yunzhou, the key passes to the south have long been sealed off by the imperial court. Taking the conventional route would inevitably mean one siege after another. Not only would it consume time, it would also greatly drain our provisions and manpower.
"The other route is to cross the Luotian Mountain Range, leave the pass via the plank road along the Kirin Mountain cliffs, and then attack Chunqiu Prefecture.
"But what we can think of, the imperial court can naturally think of as well.
"So they have likely already burned the plank road. Even if we rebuild it, they will keep destroying it. Not to mention that King Zhennan Cao Rong and the others are currently gathered in Chunqiu Prefecture,