Chapter 117: Tongue War
His Majesty opened his mouth, and finally felt some kind of crisis, and cold sweat flowed from his forehead for a while.
Tiansin didn't give him any respite, and asked loudly: "The third question, the Eastern barbarians have repeatedly invaded my Nanming, and the border passes are constantly fighting, and the Heavenly Guards have to send troops to gallop thousands of miles to the side of the Phantom Sea Forest to crusade against the barbarians almost every day. But before the midsummer passed this time, the barbarians suddenly invaded our border pass with 100,000 elites, and did not stop and plunder, and drove straight into our Nanming important land...... Why is that?! β
Three questions come out, not to mention His Majesty, even the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces can't answer, before they only regarded this time as an ordinary barbarian invasion, but now that they think about it, it seems to ...... It's not that simple anymore. They didn't think about it all the time, and even more, it wasn't until the Heavenly Sin told the law of the barbarian invasion that they suddenly realized that it was really the case, which they still never thought about.
Heavenly Sin snorted twice, then looked left and right, and then walked out of the hall and said, "Can't answer?" If you can't answer, the minister will leave, don't worry about the minister, the minister can live well anywhere. β
As he spoke, he waved his hand, as if he was walking very chicly.
"Stop him!" His Majesty shouted violently, and immediately, a group of military attachΓ©s stepped forward one after another, and in a few clicks, they brought the heavenly sin back.
His majesty suddenly squeezed out a smile and said softly: "Since Aiqing has thought of so many questions, then presumably Aiqing already has the answers, right?" Can you tell me? β
Heavenly Sin struggled twice, but he didn't break free from the hands of those unscrupulous military attachΓ©s, and sighed and said: "Let's go, it's a good thing for the monarch and the minister, and the minister will talk about it, but after saying that, Your Majesty has to let the minister leave, and the minister still thinks that the small life is more important!" β
His Majesty smiled and said, "Aiqing, don't worry, as long as you tell the truth, I will give Aiqing an explanation." β
Heavenly Sin said helplessly: "Okay, okay, in fact, three questions can be answered completely by one answer, that is...... The Eastern Barbarian is no longer the Barbarian that Nanming once knew, and it is more likely that it has reached a certain agreement with the West or the Northern Qi, if you don't believe it, Your Majesty can send a master to the two countries to investigate, if there is a large number of troops transferred, then * Buli Ten is coming to our Nanming. β
His Majesty was shocked and said in a deep voice: "Is there really such a thing?!" β
Heavenly Sin spread his hands and said: "There are no two theories, but at least this is the most probable explanation." β
"No way!" His Majesty said angrily: "It's too general, you just want to fool me like this? You have to explain every question! Let's talk about the first one first, why did they kill directly at the foot of Tianguan? β
Heavenly Sin sighed, "Really? Is it troublesome? β
"That's it, if you don't say it, you don't have to run for your life, I will just push you out and cut you down!"
"Okay, okay, I can't do anything if I meet a hooligan...... Heavenly Sin flattened his mouth, looked at the map on the ground very aggrieved, nodded his head twice, and jumped directly on the map, stepping on it with both feet, making everyone grin. Because this map is extremely valuable.
Tiansin tilted his head and pointed to the eastern forests and said, "Since you want to say it, you must say it all anyway, so the minister will start from the beginning." β
His Majesty snorted coldly: "That's very good. β
Heavenly Sin said: "Your Majesty, please look here, the Phantom Sea Forest, as the saying goes, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the sea to eat the sea, the forest is a gift of human beings, and the resources contained in it are almost endless, enough for the eastern barbarians to eat and drink." But there are two things worth noting...... Why is it that a place with such resources is sparsely populated? Also, why do you come to invade the land of Nanming every once in a while, even though you have enough resources? In fact, these two questions can be answered together, and the answer is...... The Phantom Sea Forest is too terrifying, too powerful, people only struggle to survive in it, there are many resources, but they must be at the feet of some monsters, and it is difficult for humans to obtain. And because the year is divided into four seasons, and each season is very different, not only human beings, but also living creatures are also struggling to get by, especially ...... It's that long winter, the trees fake their death, to put it bluntly, the trees bear less fruit, the small animals will decrease, or hide to survive the whole winter, then the number of human hunting will decrease, the same way, the big animals who eat these small animals on weekdays will also come up with some ways because of the reduced diet, hibernation is one, violating human territory, capturing human captive livestock, this is also a way. Therefore, in the late autumn and early winter, once a giant beast invades the territory of humans, it will be difficult for humans to survive that winter, and in order to reserve enough supplies, they can only take risks and come to our Nanming to grab it. β
Speaking of this, everyone present suddenly realized that it was ...... Everything is traceable, and it turns out that the border is not very peaceful, but it is caused by the trees not bearing fruit, which is ...... It's an amazing thing.
Heavenly Sin continued: "So every time the barbarians attack, the main purpose is to plunder, but they can't do it too ruthlessly, just like ...... Well, human beings keep lambs in captivity, we have to eat them, but we can't kill all the sheep at once, we have to eat the big ones, keep the small ones, and wait for the little ones to grow up and give birth again...... This is how the cycle repeats. The barbarians also understand this truth, so there is rarely a village where there is a killing thing, and after snatching, they will leave, get what they want, and will not let the residents there leave their homes and never survive there again, they have adopted this sheep raising policy for the residents of the Nanming border. β
"Damn it!"
Hearing this, His Majesty scolded directly resentfully.
Tiansin smiled and continued: "Another reason is that there is a lot of cultivated land in Nanming, and the end of autumn is also the harvest season, so there are more people who can be grabbed at this time. β
"Oh! Truly wolf ambition! A group of ministers couldn't help but talk about it.
Heavenly Sin said: "Hehe, this is no way to do it, the best geographical conditions on the continent will be peeped at by others, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will be invaded, the inequality of the land is the inequality of production resources, this is the root of the war, but this inequality will never be eliminated, the people who occupy the land well, will become weak in just a few decades, although I don't know, but I am sure that more than a hundred years ago in the land of Nanming, there were indeed people who survived this vitality and combat effectiveness are extremely tenacious." This is the foundation of the founding of the Southern Ming Dynasty. And now, the ruthlessness honed in the hardships has long been smoothed out, and a stable life makes people weak, which is an annoying fact. So the side with a small number will become a ruthless predator, constantly attacking and attacking......"
His Majesty frowned and said, "Is there no solution?" β
Heavenly Sin raised his head and looked at him for a long time before he said slowly, "No, it can't be." Call...... Let's talk about the battle situation first. This barbarian attack has broken their convention several times, and the so-called "if something goes wrong, it must be a demon", not that they have become stupid or anything, but that their purpose is different this time. Use me to tell sΓΉ what kind of things can you 100,000 barbarian soldiers do? β
His Majesty said in a deep voice: "Say it quickly!" β
"Uh...... Okay, okay. Tiansin pointed to the map and said: "Here, it is the shield of Nanming, the barbarians, the reason why they are strong in combat, but they do not confront the Nanming army head-on, is because they do not use any tactics, but three or two people are in their own camps, scattering and attacking, adhering to the principle is also the most fundamental source of human beings or 'animal nature' 'bullying the soft and afraid of the hard', the enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy retreats and I advance, fighting a tug-of-war, fighting speed." The mountains on both sides of the shield of the Southern Ming Dynasty are indeed natural barriers to block large-scale legions, but for barbarians who do not have formation tactics, it is not a problem at all. The Phantom Sea Forest can be entered and exited at will, so what's the problem with this kind of mountain? β
His Majesty said in a deep voice, "Are you saying that those barbarians can easily cross the shield of the Southern Ming?" So why didn't you cross it before? β
Heavenly Sin laughed and said, "As I said just now, their purpose is different this time. Why didn't you cross over before? How simple to understand this, they used to plunder, in order to get supplies that could survive the winter. And to cross the shield of Nanming, you need to pass through a long period of mountains and forests, and the original weight is not much, and you have to face the attack of the army of Nanming Kingdom stationed near Dawan City, the so-called gains outweigh the losses, so ...... will not be crossed. To put it mildly, the shield of Nanming is so strong and meaningless other than being a garrison. β
"Nonsense!" "Tell the word!"
In a word, the face of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs can't be hung up.
Heavenly Sin shrugged his shoulders and didn't argue too much, but continued, "If I'm a barbarian leader, then ...... Hehe, I will first let the 100,000-strong army frantically attack the shield of Nanming, to cause huge casualties, I can let my troops kill and wound 20,000 people, the purpose is to give Nanming a 'false appearance'. Subsequently, only 10,000 people were left to confront each other in front of the shield of Nanming, and all the other troops were scattered among the mountains and forests, quickly crossing the nearby mountains, and then converging in the rear. β
His Majesty wondered, "This ...... And why? β
Heavenly Sin said: "Why? Just for the current thoughts of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, are everyone thinking about making a fuss around the shield of the Southern Ming Dynasty? Surge? Baggage? Surprise? Iron cavalry rushed out to fight to the death? If you think so, then those 20,000 people did not die in vain. Just by taking advantage of this time difference, my troops can be gathered, if I still have two extremely good men, then divide the troops into three waves, 20,000 taels, 30,000 I will lead alone, and then immediately burn and loot near the capital of Dawan City, but most of them are burned, and the looting is only enough for the army to march. Immediately go to another place as soon as you get off one place, and the three-way army is blooming all over the sky, making you tired of coping, and in the same way, I will let them kill as few old and weak women and children as possible. β
His majesty said coldly: "You still have good intentions? β
Heavenly Sin laughed and said, "Kind? Wrong, wrong, wrong, this is the most poisonous! β