Chapter 1345: Erosive Situation
The conversation that happened in the dark room of the Yongqiu Palace, Lin Si was completely unaware of щ... lā
He didn't even know that because of Hua Susu, the third prince of the Wenkang Mansion was promoted, because no one would think to tell him these 'little things'.
At this time, he had already unloaded the affairs of the formation, except for taking time to teach those students, and his main mind was on the next war.
Both the grassland and the Southern Qi Dynasty have long been on the verge of a great enemy and have made preparations to face the battle.
Obviously, they also knew very well that if they didn't want to surrender like Qingchuan, they could only go to war.
The last time the Grassland Kingdom was attacked in Qianlan, it was driven to the far western hinterland by the Moon Kingdom's army. Now, more than a year has passed, and it is natural that it is gradually returning to the same place.
The battle against the grassland will not be too easy, even if they are not as strong as the Qianlan Kingdom, but the grassland cavalry is already difficult to deal with.
And Nanqi, what they can count on is the Purple Star Kingdom.
In fact, what the king of Nanqi regrets most now is that he joined the Shenyan camp and started a war against the Moon Kingdom.
Originally, this was not a wrong move, the original intention of the Southern Qi monarchs and ministers was to get the backer of the Shenyan Empire, so that they could dominate the Southeast Region.
And that plan was originally quite smooth, when with the help of the Purple Star Kingdom, Nanqi hit the hinterland of the Moon Kingdom.
It's just that backing the mountain is not only good but not bad, for some reason, Shen Yan ordered Nanqi to withdraw halfway, giving up the good situation.
If in the past, Nanqi didn't need to pay attention to the attitude of the Shenyan Empire at all, after all, they couldn't reach it. But after joining the Shenyan camp and betraying the Bilan camp, they couldn't help themselves, because they had no way out.
Disobedient at that time, they will only offend both camps at the same time. And at that time, maybe instead of helping them anymore, Zixing will aim his sword at them.
From that time, the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Qi began to taste the bitter fruits and got backers, which also meant that they got on someone else's thief ship and needed to work for others. From then on, they became involuntarily and deeply stuck in the mud.
In the face of Lin Si, Xue Chen and others on the battlefield, the successive defeats have left Nanqi almost without a fight. In the past two or three years, the Kingdom of Southern Qi has long been extremely weak, and although it has forcibly recruited troops among the people, it is difficult to guarantee its combat effectiveness.
To add insult to injury, in those two or three years, the Qianlan Kingdom also invaded Southern Qi. If it weren't for the Purple Star Army entering Southern Qi, I'm afraid that Southern Qi would have died by then.
To be honest, the interior of Nanqi did not suffer much damage.
Although Lin Si and the others defeated the army of Southern Qi at the beginning, they had not had time to fight all the way in. And because the war between the Qianlan Kingdom and the Purple Star has not been won or lost, the Qianlan people have not had time to collect many fruits.
However, this does not mean that the people of Qianlan are living well now, and the years of war have brought a heavy burden to the people.
Military expenses were needed to fight wars, so the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Qi Dynasty increased the taxes of the people. Fighting a war needs people and soldiers, so most of the young people were forcibly arrested in the barracks.
As a consequence, there is a shortage of people to cultivate the private fields, and many industries have withered due to a lack of manpower and materials. In addition, the Southern Qi Dynasty, which had always been in danger, also made domestic and foreign businessmen feel uneasy.
No one could predict how long Nanqi would last, maybe they would be wiped out by Qianlan, maybe they would be destroyed by the Moon Kingdom, or even swallowed up by the Purple Star behind them.
When the time comes, will these businessmen suffer heavy losses or even lose their lives because of the war?
So in the past two or three years, many chambers of commerce in Nanqi moved to other countries to escape the war. But on the contrary, there was also a group of merchants who saw business opportunities in the war.
During the war, there was a shortage of many goods, which caused some merchants to hoard and make a fortune. In the end, it is naturally the people who suffer. And among them, the participation of some Southern Qi officials is naturally indispensable.
It can be said that the current Nanqi is already a mess.
The people have long been boiling with grievances, and even in this period of strong enemy oppression, rebellion and uprisings are still breaking out in Nanqi. The people who could not survive invaded the city to open warehouses and rob grain, and confiscated the rich households.
Now there are several rebel armies in the territory of Southern Qi that have grown rapidly and formed a certain scale. In this regard, the Southern Qi court was almost helpless.
Many of the guards in the inland cities who had never fought at all had long since been transferred to the front because they still had foreign enemies.
At this time, in the face of internal troubles, even if they want to suppress it, they can't keep it busy.
As a result, they could only rely on the help of the Purple Star Kingdom once again to let the Purple Star people suppress their own uprising......
The current Southern Qi is inseparable from the Purple Star Kingdom at all. Whether facing external enemies or internal troubles, they are extremely dependent on this 'ally', otherwise Nanqi will collapse immediately.
So now, the monarchs and ministers of Southern Qi have lost control of Southern Qi, and their internal affairs have long been unknowingly controlled by the Purple Star people, and they can only rely on the Purple Star people to live.
The current Southern Qi has indeed not perished, but it has actually become the backyard of the Purple Star Kingdom. If the Purple Star people are willing, they can actually turn Nanqi into the territory of the Purple Star at any time.
It's just that because of the previous Qianlan and the current Moon Kingdom, these threats have always existed, and they haven't come that far. After all, they still need the cooperation of Nanqi, and they need Nanqi to help them block the strong enemy together.
Of course, the monarchs and ministers of Southern Qi don't want to fall into this situation, let alone be willing, but it's a pity that they can't do anything now.
If they turn their faces with Zixing, then they won't even be able to keep their current glory and wealth.
This is the consequence of not being strong, but then clinging to a big country. While finding a strong backer, it also means that your destiny is likely to be no longer in your control.
If Lin Si hadn't been born, if the Moon Kingdom had also chosen Bilan as a backer to compete with Southern Qi at that time, then the current Southeast Region would only become another battlefield for Shenyan Bilan. The soldiers of the Moon Kingdom and the Southern Qi fought to the death, which was just a game between the gods and the flames.
Now, the fate of the Moon Kingdom has long been controlled by the Bilan Empire.
It is for this reason that Yueshan has always been reluctant to be a vassal of the Bilan Empire - although Bilan in the early days did not look down on the Yueguo, or even the Southeast Regions.
The monarchs and ministers of Southern Qi were not stupid, they did not see the consequences of becoming vassals at that time, but they felt that once Southern Qi could unify the six southeastern countries and become strong, they would also have enough say at that time.
It's a pity that the existence of Lin Si's variable has disrupted everything for them.
So to this day, they are already living one day at a time, and they are surviving for a long time. They didn't know what the fate of Nanqi would be in the future, even if they really defeated the Moon Kingdom...... Will Nanqi be fine?
After defeating the Moon Kingdom, Nanqi is no longer Nanqi, and the Purple Star people are not kind enough to help themselves.
Regarding the current situation of Nanqi, Lin Si knew it well.
"In this battle against Southern Qi, some favorable conditions may be taken advantage of. ”
In the discussion of this battle, in addition to Xue Chen, Ye Hong, Fan Xing and other generals of the Moon Kingdom, there are also Ji Bingyun, Shen Qing and others. And the one who said this at this time was naturally Lin Si.
He was already a person who was good at using all conditions to win in war, how could he not take advantage of this situation in Nanqi?
It is true that the frontal battle, the current troops of the Moon Kingdom, the Purple Star and the Southern Qi coalition army are also likely to be unable to stop it, but I am afraid that it will bring a lot of damage to the Moon Country army.
After all, this battle is no longer the blitzkrieg sneak attack when attacking Qianlan, and the other party has already been waiting for the battle and is ready to face it.
"Your Highness means...... Discord?"
The first to respond was Shen Qing, the former general of the Qianlan Expedition to the North.
Many people can see the situation in Nanqi, and Shen Qing was once a famous general in the Heavenly Book Strategy, to a certain extent, his strategic vision is to surpass Xue Chen Ye Hong.
He knows that war is not limited to the battlefield, and outside the battlefield, there are also key factors that affect the outcome of the war.
It's just that he is a general. After returning to the Moon Kingdom, although he still retained the position of General Zhengbei and still served in the front-line military camp, it was impossible to say that Lin April Luoning was defenseless against him.
He needs time or action to prove himself, and now is the time for him to prove himself.
His words made many people in the tent look disapproving.
"Separation? Could it be that it is the separation between Nanqi and Purple Star? Nanqi is the barrier of Purple Star, and they will not give up Nanqi. And the people of Southern Qi, will they still give up resistance?" Fan Xing, the general of Zhenbei, sneered.
"Yes, there is indeed a certain contradiction between Nanqi and Zixing, but in the face of foreign enemies, they will only cooperate sincerely, and the discord will not succeed at all!"
These two people were both generals of the Inner Army who followed Lin Si to counterattack the Southern Qi Dynasty back then, and they had experienced many large and small battles, and their abilities were quite outstanding, and they were Lin Si's henchmen.
As soon as they spoke, there was a buzz in the tent, which was less than thirty people.
The five Qianlan generals and the three Qingchuan generals in the tent were silent, while Lin Si sighed secretly.
Yes, like the imperial court, there are also factions and xenophobia in the army.
The local generals of the Moon Country, most of them have a heart of rejection and contempt for these generals who have surrendered. And the generals who surrendered, they were also wary of these people in the Moon Kingdom, and they were worried that they would be suppressed and liquidated in the future.
Of course, Lin Si didn't want to see this scene, he hoped that the two sides could not distinguish each other, but unfortunately it seemed unlikely to be done.
Maybe as time goes on, as the friendship between the two sides on the battlefield deepens, everything will be better in the future?" he thought to himself.
"I think what General Shen Qing said is still reasonable, we can't let go of any favorable conditions that can defeat the enemy. Even if you don't succeed, you can give it a try!"
As soon as he spoke, the tent fell silent in an instant.
The same opinion came from his mouth, but the effect was completely different from Shen Qing.
"I wonder if General Shen Qing has a specific plan?" he smiled and looked at the black-bearded general beside him with a solemn expression.