"You have always been worried that Zhu Wen is strong, and it will be difficult for Li Cunqing, the king of Jin, to resist; But haven't you ever thought that Zhu Wen is now old, and he is no longer the Zhu Wen who used to be rampant in the world? In the Huagai Palace, Yang Wu interrupted everyone's discussion and said in a deep voice. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"What do you mean, my lord? Could it be that the king thinks that Zhu Wen can't beat the king of Jin anymore? Hearing Yang Wu's words, everyone was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked Yang Wu about it.

As the so-called victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, although the battle of Luzhou ended in the defeat of the Liang army, no one thought that this battle could determine the strength comparison between the Jin State and the Liang State.

"Whether Zhu Wen can beat King Jin or not, it's hard to say; However, he wants to completely suppress the power of King Jin as he did a few years ago, and even eliminate King Jin in one fell swoop, do you think this is possible? ”

"This ......" Gao Mian and the others shook their heads unconsciously: "It shouldn't be possible!" ”

A few years ago, when Zhu Wen's strength was at its strongest, he had such a big advantage over Li Keyong, the king of Jin, that he even defeated the Jin army twice within a year, surrounded Jinyang, and Li Keyong was almost ready to abandon Jinyang and flee to Yunzhou.

But what Zhu Wen failed to do at that most powerful time, now that the strength of the Liang army has declined, and the strength of the Jin army has gradually recovered, it is even more impossible for Zhu Wen to destroy the Jin State.

"That's it, since Zhu Wen is no longer able to completely unify the north, then it is more beneficial for our country to temporarily cease fire with Zhu Wen and concentrate on unifying the south first?" Yang Wu said with a smile.

At this time, Song Qiqiu had already hurried over, and after confessing his guilt, he was finally decided, and a guard stepped forward to show him Zhu Wen's hand.

Song Qiqiu is only twenty-one years old this year, and serving as the Yin of Jinling Mansion at such a young age is already a super grace for him, so Song Qiqiu is now full of fear in his heart, and he treats everything carefully and cautiously at any time, for fear that something will go wrong.

After listening to Yang Wu's words at this time, he couldn't help but ponder in his heart.

"Great King, although it is impossible for Zhu Wen to eliminate the King of Jin, after all, Zhu Wen is still the biggest enemy of our country in the future, and his strength is strong, even if our army dominates the south, it is not easy to eliminate Zhu Wen; So why not unite with King Jin now and try to weaken Zhu Wen's strength, wouldn't this be a better choice? Zhou Yin asked with some confusion.

"The biggest enemy?" Yang Wu couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.

In his opinion, Zhu Wen, who is already going downhill now, will only decline day by day in the future, and it is impossible to recover his strength.

He has lost his qualifications as the worst enemy of the state of Wu.

"You still regard Zhu Wen as our country's biggest enemy, but in my opinion, my country's biggest enemy is not Zhu Wen as you think, but my country's current ally, Li Cunqing, the king of Jin!" After laughing, Yang Wu's face suddenly sank, and he said in an extremely serious tone.

"What? King Jin? The king can't be joking, right? Everyone was in an uproar, even if they were resourceful and far-sighted such as Guo Chongtao, Yan Keqiu and others, they couldn't understand why Yang Wu felt that Li Cunqing, the king of Jin, was the biggest enemy.

"Do you think Lone is joking? The strength of King Jin is far beyond your imagination, and at the same time, the speed of the decline of the Liang Kingdom in the future will also exceed your imagination! Now it seems that Jin is weak and Liang is strong, but I dare to say that in a few years, the situation will inevitably become Jin Guo strong and Liang Guo weak! ”

The main reason why everyone still thinks that Zhu Wen is powerful and needs to be suppressed is that the Liang State at this time still controls the richest and most populous area in the Central Plains; And what Li Cunqiao controls is only the bitter cold land of the north where the economy is withering, the people are poor, and the population is sparse.

It can be said that the overall strength of the two sides is still far stronger than that of the Jin State, and even the current Wu State is somewhat incomparable.

In this era, the territory of the major forces has been basically stabilized, unless there is a huge difference in strength, otherwise one force wants to capture the other force's state, often need to spend a lot of money and a long time.

For example, Zhu Wen, who wanted to recapture Luzhou from Li Cunxuan, had already mobilized more than 100,000 troops, and after more than a year of hard fighting, he finally failed; The counteroffensive launched by the Jin army took advantage of the victory and was also easily repelled by the Liang army under the city of Zezhou.

From this point of view, no matter how good the Jin king Li Cunqiao can fight, no matter how brave the Jin cavalry is, it is very difficult to completely defeat the Liang army, seize a large territory of the Liang State, and completely change the situation of the weak and strong Jin Dynasty.

The biggest possibility is that the two sides will face each other along the current battle line, and neither can help the other.

And because the Liang State has a stronger foundation, it can be more durable in this kind of confrontation.

As for the defeat in the Battle of Luzhou this time, it was just a small defeat, and it was not a big deal for the Liang army, which had a strong foundation, and it would not take long to recover.

Even Yang Wu, if he hadn't come from later generations, he would have known that Zhu Wen's various perverse actions in his later years had caused the Liang people to collapse, and the army had been defeated repeatedly and demoralized; In addition, after Zhu Wen's death, his heir was even more incompetent, and the talents of the Liang State also withered rapidly, if it were not for this, he would not have dared to believe that Li Cunqiao had the opportunity to eliminate the Liang State in one fell swoop.

Of course, none of these things have happened at present, so at present, these cannot be used as reasons to persuade everyone to believe that Jin is strong and Liang is weak.

"What is Li Cunmiao's strength, Guo has been in the army for a long time in the Jin Kingdom, he must know better than Gu, you might as well listen to him!" At this time, Yang Wu suddenly proposed.

Guo Chongtao didn't expect Yang Wu to suddenly ask him to introduce the strength of the Jin Kingdom, and he was stunned for a moment before reacting.

"Although the minister has been in the Jin Kingdom for a long time, but because of his low position, his understanding of the Jin Kingdom is not enough, if he is not right, please forgive the king and your colleagues!"

Guo Chongtao humbled for a while before he spoke: "Let's talk about the King of Jin himself, the minister has not had much contact with the current King of Jin, but judging from some of the past, the talent of the King of Jin is only above his father!" In particular, the ability to lead troops to fight is extremely prominent, and he is a natural commander! Guo Chongtao commented in a highly appreciative tone.

When he was in Jinyang, Guo Chongtao was very optimistic about Li Cunqiao, and once wanted to play under him.

If it weren't for Yang Wu's appreciation of him later, he tried his best to win him over, and Li Keyong's body was still very strong at that time, and it was still far from the time when Li Cunqiao took the throne, which made Guo Chongtao worry that he would not have a chance to get ahead in a short time, so he would leave Jinyang and join Wu.

After listening to Guo Chongtao's evaluation, everyone couldn't help but pay more attention to Li Cunqiao.

"In addition to the King of Jin, Li Cunxuan, Zhou Dewei, Li Sizhao, Li Siyuan, Fu Cunxian, etc., these are all famous generals in the Jin army, these people's ability to lead troops is extremely extraordinary, plus the Jin army has many cavalry, soldiers are brave and good at fighting, it can be said that the combat power of the Jin army is still very strong......"

Guo Chongtao tried his best to evaluate the strength of the Jin State with a fair attitude.

In his opinion, the Jin State may not be as good as the Liang State as a whole, but if you only count the army, the strength of the Jin Army is not below the Liang Army; The only thing lacking is that the population base is poor, and if the battle is lost, the recovery will not be as good as the Liang army.

After listening to Guo Chongtao's introduction, everyone paid more attention to the Jin Kingdom.

Yang Wu continued: "The Jin State has a strong army, and there is no need to say much about this, Guo Senjun has just said it. On the side of Liang Guo, now that Zhu Wen is still there, maybe he can still hold on to Li Cunqiao; But what about when Juwen died? Don't forget, Zhu Wen is also fifty-seven years old now! ”

If Zhu Wen is dead, what will happen to Liang Guoguo?

This is obvious, none of Zhu Wen's sons has the ability to inherit Zhu Wen's inheritance and compete with Li Cunqing.

This means that the balance of war will completely fall to the side of King Jin!

Thinking of this, everyone finally understood what Yang Wu meant.

"The king is saying that when Zhu Wen is still alive, he can only hold on to the king of Jin at most; When Zhu Wen is gone, the Liang State is in danger of being destroyed. And after the fall of the Liang State, the King of Jin will dominate the entire north, and his strength will grow rapidly and become the biggest enemy of our country in the future? Yan Keqiu frowned.

"Yes, that's what loneliness means! And Lone feels that it won't be too long before this time comes, maybe more than ten years at most! During this time, our country must not only unify the south, but also prepare for confrontation with a Jin state that has the strength to unify the entire north! ”

"So Gu thinks that not only can he not continue to weaken Zhu Wen now, but he must try to help Liang increase his strength against Li Cunmiao as much as possible, so that the time for Li Cunmiao to unify the north will come later!" Yang Wu finally spoke his mind.

It is undoubtedly shocking to hear that Li Cunqiao may unify the north in the future, but if you think about it carefully, there is such a possibility.

After understanding Yang Wu's thoughts, everyone recalled that they understood why Yang Wu was so interested in peace talks, and at the same time understood why Yang Wu did not take advantage of the fire to rob the Liang State after the previous Battle of Luzhou, all in order not to weaken the Liang army too much.

"The king is far-sighted, and the ministers admire him!" After Gao Mian and the others understood what Yang Wu meant, they all bowed down.

After Yang Wu felt a little proud in his heart, he immediately became serious.

He knew that Li Cunqiao was certainly his biggest enemy in the future, but in the north, in addition to Li Cunqing, there was another strong enemy that was gradually rising, and this enemy now had quite a strong strength, and to a certain extent, it was an enemy that would be more difficult to deal with than Li Cunqing.

This enemy is the Khitan!