Lai Hu'er thought about it again and again, weighed it repeatedly, and finally made a decision.

"You go back and tell Sù Erlang, no matter what the ultimate goal of King Qi is, and whether the Shandong people have other plans, as far as the current situation between China and foreign countries is concerned, even if the relations between the north and the south can barely be maintained in the short term, the trend of rupture is unstoppable, and a big war will break out between the north and the south sooner or later." Lai Hu'er said with a solemn expression, "There are many lessons in history, we can't leave anything to chance about this, we must be ready for a big war and welcome the arrival of a big war at any time." This great war is a severe test for Middle-earth today, and for Erlang and the innocents involved in the Eastern Capital Mutiny, it is an opportunity to reverse their fate. Don't miss the opportunity. ”

This family general comprehended the heart, even made a promise, bowed down to receive the order, and at the same time also had a certain understanding of the deep meaning behind Laihu'er's words.

Laihu'er belongs to the radical faction in the national defense strategy of Middle-earth, has a tough attitude in the handling of north-south relations, is unwilling to make the slightest compromise to the north, and is not afraid of the civil war, and this is an important reason why the king of Qi dared to "leak" the secrets of his plan to go north to the border.

From the perspective of national defense strategy, the Holy Lord and a large number of commanders of the Guardianship trusted by him are all radicals, and they all advocate active defense, with military offense as the mainstay, supplemented by diplomatic means. In contrast, the commanders of the Wei government during the first emperor and the first emperor tended to be conservative in their national defense strategy, focusing on passive defense, and military offensive was only an auxiliary means, while diplomatic means such as razing and suppressing razing and attacking from afar occupied a dominant position.

Of course, this is related to the national conditions, the first emperor of the Middle Earth has just been unified, all kinds of waste is rejuvenated, to concentrate on development and growth, rather than to put limited national strength into the civil war, so the first principle of the national defense strategy is to exchange the minimum cost for the maximum benefit, diplomatic means naturally dominate. The results of this national defense strategy were very brilliant, the powerful Turkic Khanate was divided in two, rapidly declined, and the tribes were also fratricidal with each other, and Middle-earth once again became the common lord of the world.

The strength of the South and the North will of course affect the national defense strategy of the South and the South. After the Holy Lord ascended the throne, the radicals gained the upper hand, and active defense with military offensive as the core immediately became a national policy, so the Western Expedition and the Eastern Expedition came into being. From this, it is conceivable that when the relations between the North and the South broke down and the Civil War broke out, how the Holy Lord and the commanders of the Weifu who held a radical stance would respond?

The plan of the king of Qi to go north was in line with the national defense strategy with active defense as the core, and in line with the wishes of the Holy Lord and a large number of commanders of the Wei Mansion who held a radical stance, including Laihu'er, and against the background of the continuous deterioration of relations between the North and the South and the imminent outbreak of the Great War between the North and the South, the conflict between the King of Qi and the Holy Lord in politics was already in a secondary position, and the main position was that the upper and lower levels must work together to unite with the outside world. In this case, wouldn't King Qi's move just happen to the Holy Lord and Lai's protection? Is it necessary to try his best to prevent the king of Qi from going north to the border? Is it necessary for the Holy Lord to intensify the contradictions, so that father and son must turn against each other?

"Duke Ming, in the case of irreversible general trends, of course we have to take advantage of the situation, but the white-haired thief is strong, and the Shandong people are ill-intentioned, and the king of Qi does not have absolute authority, it is conceivable that the internal disputes in northern Xinjiang will be very fierce in the future, once it is used by the northern captives......"

This general wanted to stop talking, and the implication was obvious, on the territory of northern Xinjiang, the king of Qi could not fight the "land snake" on behalf of the northern martial artists, nor could he control the white-haired thieves backed by Hebei. In this way, how can there be a place for Jiangzuo people such as Lai Yuan and Zhou Zhong?

Lai Hu'er shook his hand, "This plan should come from Shandong." The conflict between the north and the south has a direct bearing on the security of northern Xinjiang, which in turn has a direct bearing on the security of Shanxi and Hebei. The core interests of Shandong people lie in Shanxi and Hebei, so it is Shandong people who are most concerned about the relations between the north and the south and the security of northern Xinjiang. At present, the garrison force in northern Xinjiang is insufficient, and the most direct and effective way to make up for it is to suppress the garrison of the prince. It just so happened that the King of Qi had reached the end of his rope, and it was reasonable for the people of Shandong to fall in love with the King of Qi and hit it off. ”

"The white-haired thief has become the target of public criticism, and his expansion rate is too fast to continue, and life and death hang by a thread. If he continues to be stationed in Mengshan, it is only a matter of time before he is defeated, so at this time, the Shandong people showed him a clear way, let him go north to fight, let him kill and defend the country, and give him a glimmer of life, of course he has no reason to refuse. ”

"Behind the King of Qi are Shandong people, behind the white-haired thieves are Shandong people, and it is also Shandong people who support the Northern Xinjiang Suppression, the interests of all parties are completely identical, even if there are contradictions and conflicts, but in the face of the invasion of the Northern Captives, in the face of the Great War between the North and the South, they can only put aside the contradictions and tide over the difficulties together."

When Lai Hu'er said this, his tone became more and more solemn, "You tell Sù Erlang that if the Jiangzuo people want to seize this opportunity and make a difference in the Northern Xinjiang Suppression, they must strengthen cooperation with the Shandong people, and they must believe that the Shandong people will stop the invasion of the Northern Captives at any cost for their own interests, and ensure the security of the Northern Xinjiang at any cost." ”

The general nodded again and again, knowing what Lai Hu'er meant, to put it bluntly, he asked Lai Yuan, Zhou Zhong and other Jiangzuo people to cooperate closely with the white-haired thief and use the power of the white-haired thief to win the opportunity to "turn over", but the question came, if Lai Yuan, Zhou Zhong and others worked closely with the white-haired thief, then how would the relationship between them and the King of Qi be handled?

"Duke Ming, ...... over there of King Qi"

"King Qi has no future." Laihu'er solved the confusion of the generals with a word, "This time, the Shandong people want to squeeze out the last bit of value on King Qi, and our Jiangzuo people just happened to get involved, so it's just a matter of taking the sheep and getting cheap." You must clearly tell Sù Erlang about this, so that he does not look at the wrong person and go the wrong way. ”

King Qi's political philosophy was conservative, and the supporting forces behind King Qi were also conservative, which determined his fate, and as long as the Holy Lord and the reformers controlled the government, he would never come out. Although this time the king of Qi tried his best to cooperate with the Shandong people on the one hand, and hijack the Jiangzuo people for profit on the other, it seemed that he had many supporters, but in fact he could not change his extreme disadvantage in the battle for imperial domination.

Lai Hu'er has already spoken very thoroughly, but the more he speaks thoroughly, the more panicked the family general becomes. If King Qi has no future, and the people of Jiangzuo want to stay away, then will there be a future for cooperating with the people of Shandong? The white-haired thief is the number one anti-thief in the world, and if he works closely with such a big anti-thief, even if he kills and makes contributions in the Great War of the North, the future is dark.

"Duke Ming, if King Qi has no life, where is our life?"

Lai Hu'er smiled slightly, "The life and death of King Qi is in the hands of the Holy Lord, and your life and death depend on the relationship between the north and the south. As long as the relationship between the north and the south breaks down, as long as the war between the north and the south breaks out, in order to concentrate all the forces of the northern frontier to stop the northern captives, the holy lord will definitely recruit all the thieves and give amnesty to the world. ”

This family will suddenly realize. For rentiers, the war between the north and the south is a "big cake", as long as you rush up to take a bite, for this Shandong people spared no effort, the king of Qi did not hesitate, the Guan Long people represented by Wei Fusi and the Jiangzuo people led by Zi Hu'er are also eyeing the tiger, and even the traitors from all walks of life who hold high the banner of rebellion are flocking to it.

It is not difficult to imagine why the North-South relationship is so difficult to save. At the top level of power, the Holy Lord and a large number of commanders of the Weifu are all radicals, arrogant, vowing not to compromise, and would rather die standing in times of crisis than live on their knees, and would rather fight with the Beilu to lose both sides or even die together, rather than bow to the Beilu, unwilling to swallow their anger and seek compromise. In the military and political circles, whether it is the central government, the Weifu or the border counties, and the border army officials at all levels are also very radical in their foreign positions, not that they look down on the northern captives, nor are they arrogant, but since the Wuhu rebellion, the hatred of the foreign captives has been deep-rooted, and now that the Middle Earth is finally unified, and the Middle Earth is strong again, how can they grovel in the face of the invasion of the Northern captives? How can you endure humiliation and steal your life? The entire ruling class of Middle-earth is gearing up to fight with the North, and they all want to use their absolute strength to defeat the enemy and wash away the humiliation they have suffered for hundreds of years.

His longing for the Great War of the North and the South could be heard in his words. He is a staunch fighter who believes in the strength of Middle-earth, in the soldiers of the Guard, and in the security of Middle-earth that only absolute force can defend the security of Middle-earth. The failure of the First Eastern Crusade made him vow to destroy Goguryeo and to pay tribute to the dead soldiers with the blood of the Goguryeo people, so he urgently needed the Third Eastern Crusade and took the initiative to create the conditions for the Holy Lord and the Central Crusade to launch the Third Eastern Crusade.

The Third Eastern Crusade was won, and the next thing was of course the Great War between the North and the South, but the Middle Earth repeated expeditions, and the loss of national strength was too great, and the conditions for the expedition out of the fortress were no longer available. At this time, if the northern captives invaded southward, it would just give Middle-earth the best conditions for a major war between the north and the south, and Middle-earth could completely lure the enemy into depth, take advantage of the convenience of local warfare, and deal a heavy blow to the invasion of the northern captives, thus washing away the shame of being bullied by the northern captives for hundreds of years.

The general was excited, excited, and enthusiastic, and felt that he had taken on an important mission that had never been seen before

"Ming Gong, if the relationship between the north and the south cannot be broken for a long time......"

"This is a situation that some people are willing to see, they are afraid of the northern captives, they are afraid of war, and would rather give a large amount of salt, iron, and millet to the northern captives to strengthen the enemy, rather than defend the dignity of Middle-earth with their blood and lives." Lai Hu'er's face gradually became gloomy, his eyes showed a cold light, and he scolded sharply, "They are cowards, traitors, and a disgrace to Middle-earth. ”

As soon as these words came out, Lai Hu'er's position and attitude were completely clear, and this family general also knew what the mission of Lai Yuan, Zhou Zhong and others was.

For the conservatives at the top of the power in Middle-earth, they need to maintain the relationship between the north and the south, and for this reason, they do not hesitate to compromise and seek the skin of the tiger, while for the radicals, they need a big war between the north and the south, and they need to deal a heavy blow to the ambitious northern captives who are eyeing the tiger, and the wild wolf on the desert is wounded and crippled to the point of dying.

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