Chapter 1157: Bian Wushuang's Analysis
One "Attack, must attack!" Bian Wushuang, who was sitting in front of Min Ruoying, said in a calm and authentic tone.
Bian Wushuang led his troops to defect to Great Chu, for the Chu State that is now in internal and external difficulties, it is like a stimulant, and the government and the opposition are all excited and inexplicable, and it seems that they have found the second position in the world when the Chu State was firmly seated in the second place in the world during the Min Wei period.
If it weren't for Cheng Wuben's brazen decision to lead tens of thousands of troops under his command to leave the battlefield, flee back to Jinghu, and build a second line of defense, maybe the Chu State would be in war everywhere now.
But even so, the situation facing the state of Chu is still very sinister. The loss of 200,000 troops on the eastern frontier is not something that can be made up. This is the savings of the Chu State for decades, and it is not something that can be done in a short period of time if you want to rebuild such an army.
In order to shorten this process as much as possible, Cheng Wuben, who already had a deep knot with Min Ruoying, took advantage of the last army with strong combat power in Dachu in his hands, as well as the advantage of being on the front line, desperately concentrated the resources of the whole country on the Jinghu line, constantly expanding the army, and constantly stockpiling materials.
Now Cheng Wuben's behavior is indeed like a traitor to the world, he didn't take Min Ruoying in his eyes at all, and he had the meaning of turning his face if he didn't agree. And at this moment, Min Ruoying can only knock out her teeth and swallow it in her stomach.
First, the Fire Phoenix Army that he now controls with his own hands can only control the capital and the surrounding core areas, which is the heart of Dachu, and there must be no loss.
Second, Cheng Wuben suddenly became arrogant and domineering, and his ultimate goal was to gather the strength of the whole country to rebuild a strong defense line to defend the Chu State. His goal is the same as Min Ruoying, but his methods make Min Ruoying hate him even more.
The current Jinghu Lake and the growing army there, in Min Ruoying's opinion, will not listen to him, the emperor, at all, this is absolutely intolerable.
Killing Cheng Wuben's heart is that Min Ruoying's heart is better than one day at a time.
Is Cheng Wu loyal or treacherous, is it so important? The important thing is whether you are loyal to the emperor or not! But it is obvious that Min Ruoying does not have this status in Cheng Wuben's heart.
Min Ruoying is also clear about this point, in the period of the first emperor, Cheng Wuben can be regarded as a member of the former prince's family, he appreciates the former prince Min Ruocheng's old and stable national policy, and has always been opposed to Min Ruoying's breakthrough strategy. Later, Min Ruoying came to power, and Cheng Wuben was immediately relieved of military power.
It's a pity that Luo Liang, who he supported to come to power, is really not a commander. And now although Cheng Wuben has caused great official anger in other places in Great Chu, his prestige among the people is really not low, after all, it is only by relying on this person that the Chu State has managed to maintain its current status. Although the six eastern counties were lost, most of the land was still under the control of Da Chu.
Once Cheng Wuben is killed, whether it will cause a change in the morale of the army along Jinghu and lead to the collapse of the entire defense line is a problem that Min Ruoying has to consider.
And Bian Wushuang's investment made Min Ruoying finally see a good opportunity to kill Cheng Wuben.
"Now, with my Great Chu's national strength, if I attack, can I have a chance of victory?" Min Ruoying asked rhetorically. In fact, he also knew very well that if he rashly attacked and suffered another big defeat, the state of Chu would really be finished.
"Your Majesty, now is the best time!" Bian Wushuang's eyes were blazing, and he looked at Min Ruoying with certainty: "If you miss this opportunity and the status quo of Da Chu has not changed a big way, then Da Chu is the one who is coming."
"How?" Min Ruoying took a deep breath, a person like Bian Wushuang naturally would not be a mouthful, what he said must have a basis, and his views must also be based on his judgment of the current situation.
"Your Majesty, let's talk about Qi Kingdom first." Bian Wushuang has a solid heart." Although our Great Chu is in danger now, the huge Qi country is not an internal and external trouble, but their crisis is hidden under their soldiers. The army of Qi maintained a strong pressure on our Great Chu, so that many of us in Great Chu could not see that the Great Qi was actually very strong."
"Externally, although they won the victory of the Great Chu War, but in the war against the Ming, they were defeated and lost, and the occupied Qianyue territory was forced to be returned to the Ming State, outside the Zhao Pass, the Qi State can only try its best to maintain a defensive position, and the cavalry of the Ming State, scouts, enter and exit the Qi State as if no one's land, the Ming General Wu Ling provoked many times, and the Qi army did not respond, which can fully show that the Qi State is now weak and cannot make an effective response."
Hearing Bian Wushuang say this, Min Ruoying's face was so ugly and ugly, you know, it was because the Ming army defeated the Qi people at that time, which strengthened his heart to invade the Qi country, but as a result, he was pitted by the Ming and Qi countries. The Qi people faked defeat and returned a large area of land to the Ming people, but transferred the living force to him, and fell into the 200,000 army of the Chu State in a battle, which was his greatest shame, but at this time it was bloodily exposed by Bian Wushuang.
Holding back his anger, Min Ruoying did not have a seizure, because he heard Bian Wushuang's voice, that is, Qi Guo was not as strong as he imagined.
"The army of Qi is not invincible, as long as you find the right opportunity." Bian Wushuang ignored Min Ruoying's mood, "And the most important thing is the current internal affairs of the Qi Kingdom. Emperor Qi is committed to domestic reform, to take back the wealth and power from the wealthy families who control the place, through the efforts of the past two years, he is indeed approaching success step by step, in the territory of Qi State, a large number of wealthy families have been eradicated, Emperor Qi is strengthening himself step by step, he is getting stronger and stronger, but it is precisely because of this that those wealthy families in the Qi country who have huge strength above the local area are more frightened, and the mind of resistance will be stronger. No one is willing to give up their interests and thus become a fish on the board. If Cao Tiancheng succeeds, then in the Qi realm, there will be no more wealthy families, no more families, and all the power will be concentrated in the hands of the imperial court, and the Qi country at that time is the most terrifying. With a vast territory, a huge population base, and a large amount of wealth taken back from the hands of the wealthy clans, the Qi State will be invincible at that time."
"You're saying that there may be civil strife in the Qi Kingdom?" Min Ruoying's eyes flashed.
"Yes, but now that Emperor Qi is strong, the civil strife is just a sign of it, and he is still desperately trying to cover it up, and their spokesperson is still fighting with the emperor above the court, but it is obvious that Cao Tiancheng is iron-hearted, so this kind of battle above the court will eventually end with Cao Tiancheng's victory. Therefore, Your Majesty, if we launch a resolute offensive at this time, it will be like a torch to detonate this kind of rebellion in the Qi country."
"I understand what you mean, our large-scale attack will make the Qi State put more troops into the front line of fighting us, so that the pressure of the Qi State on the country is no longer enough, which will make those wealthy clans who are willing to rebel see the opportunity to resist."
"Yes, Your Majesty. Maybe their purpose is just to overthrow Cao Tiancheng and change to an emperor, but as soon as they start to resist, our goal will be achieved. Or we will have some difficulties at the beginning of the war, but as long as this kind of sign of the Qi country breaks out, the situation we are facing will get better and better day by day." Bian Wushuang analyzed.
"Makes sense." Min Ruoying looked back at the huge map hanging on the wall, a black coil of the six eastern counties, which was a pain in his heart.
"Explain the country again." Bian Wushuang cleared his throat and spoke again: "Unlike the Qi State, Qin Feng does not have the kind of predicament that Cao Tiancheng faced, Qianyue was not big, and there were not many wealthy families in China, and under the repeated rebellion of Mo Luo, Luo Yishui, Chen Ci and others, these wealthy families were basically swept away, and the rest were all honestly bowed their heads to Qin Feng and handed over the power in their hands, so in terms of the structure of the court and the execution of the court policies, the Ming State was much stronger than the Qi State. The whole country clenched into a fist, twisted into a rope, and used their lives up and down, this is the reason why the Ming Kingdom is invincible, and it is also the reason why Great Qin was defeated in their hands. Speaking of which, the Ming Kingdom is more terrifying than the Qi Kingdom."
Min Ruoying's breathing became noticeably heavier.
"But now the Ming State is also facing his own problems, although they have annexed most of the territory of the Qin State, but in the same way, the accumulation of hundreds of years of the Qin State has also fallen on them, and it is not a day's work to resolve these contradictions. Besides, Yongdu is not so easy to fight. According to Chen's knowledge, Qin Huang Ma Yue can rely on the 50,000 Thunder Army in his hands to mobilize at least 100,000 young men in Yongdu to participate in the defense of this Warring States Capital."
"Will they be able to hold on?"
Bian Wushuang shook his head: "I can't hold it, because Yongdu has now become an isolated city, whether he can hold it for a year or two, he will eventually fail."
Min Ruoying sighed.
"The annexation of the Ming State to the Qin State has become an indisputable fact, and it is no longer something that can be changed by manpower. It was precisely when the minister saw this that he resolutely abandoned the Qin State and went to Great Chu." Bian Wushuang said: "The Ming State has a big weakness, that is, it rises too fast and has insufficient background, so after taking the Qin State, they need to digest the time, it will take a longer time, and in this time period, they will not expand outward, so the foreign policy of the Ming State in this period must be tending to be moderate. For our Great Chu, the Ming Kingdom at this stage is not threatening."
"And what about after that?"
"After the Ming Kingdom has passed this stage, it will inevitably show its sharp minions." Bian Wushuang narrowed his eyes, "Da Chu at that time will definitely become one of his targets. So Your Majesty, if Da Chu wants to change the current predicament, the time is within a few years, as fast as three years, and at the slowest will not exceed five years. If Great Chu doesn't make changes, then when the time comes, whether it's Cao Tiancheng, who has completed the domestic reform, or Qin Feng, who has successfully digested the Qin State, will set their sights on the Chu State."