The war between the Liang State and the coming country began five years ago, that is, in the second year of Shenwu.

At the beginning of this war, only Liang and Liang participated in it.

But later, as the war became more and more intense, especially after the Liang State invested 500,000 troops in this war, and the number of innate grandmasters dispatched increased to five.

Since the strength of the country, it has been unable to resist the Liang country.

Laiguo is only a small country with two counties, and after the invasion of Liang, it lost half of its territory, leaving only one county.

This strength, even if you do your best, counting the people, you can only pull out more than 100,000 soldiers and horses at most, which is far inferior to Liang Guo.

There are a little more innate grandmasters, and there are two congenitals in the country, and the background is good, but it is still far worse than that of Liang Guo.

Therefore, in order to protect himself, Laiguo asked Xu for help and pulled this Xuzhou overlord into this war.

With the entry of the Xu State, the coming country did resist the invasion of the Liang State.

Xu Guo sent 300,000 troops to the coming country, as well as two innate grandmasters, and this support soldier plus the strength of the coming country itself, the strength is not much worse than that of Liang State.

And so it is.

After Xu and Lai joined forces, they not only stopped the original trend of losing and retreating on the battlefield, but even seized the opportunity to defeat the Liang army, fought several small victories, and recovered some lost cities.

Although Liang Guo made a counterattack, he was powerless in the face of the Lai and Xu coalition forces that occupied the defensive position, and he could not break through the battle line.

In the end, the war between Liang and Lai and Xu was so deadlocked.

No one can beat anyone, no one is willing to back down, and everyone thinks that they can win after persevering......

As a result, it has become such a pure fight for national strength today, and it depends on who can't hold on to it.

In fact, in addition to the three countries concerned, the neighboring countries are happy to see such a situation.

After all, the Liang State is strong, and it originally owns eleven counties, counting the one county it occupies, it will be a whole twelve counties.

Coupled with the fact that it has more than ten innate grandmasters in the country, a standing army of more than one million, a population of forty or fifty million, and extremely ambitious expansion......

Such a dangerous behemoth, just sitting next to him, will make anyone feel hairy in their hearts.

And now it's better.

This terrible beast has set its sights on its prey.

It just so happened that this prey was not without the power to fight back, and it also had a powerful helper who could follow it to defend against the terrible predators.

When the two sides fought, no one could help the other, and the war dragged on endlessly.

Before the winner is decided, no one around him has to worry, Liang Guo, the predator, turned around and came to find his own trouble.

It's not.

Because Liang Guo was held back, Ning Guo could develop his own internal affairs with peace of mind, slowly restore his strength, and accumulate strength for its ambition to reunify Yangzhou.

On the Chu side, they can let go of the westward expedition and do not have to worry about the pressure from the north.

Even the Zhou State could take advantage of the stability of the eastern border to draw troops and horses to the south, breaking through Han China in one fell swoop and recovering the lost land of the three Hanzhong provinces.

Even the Zhao State in the north of the Liang State, the overlord of Jizhou, heard that he also took the opportunity to launch a war against the small countries in Jizhou, and finally gained a lot of money.

In a nutshell.

Liang Guo was dragged back, and the surrounding countries were relieved, and then took advantage of the rare opportunity to develop themselves.

But now, the coming country that bound Liang's hands and feet has been destroyed.

The other party annexed another country, and the territory reached an astonishing thirteen counties.

And after the Lai Kingdom was destroyed, there were only some small countries in the northeast region left in Qingzhou, which were not under the control of the Liang State.

These small countries basically only have the territory of a few prefectures or even a few counties, just like those small countries in the southwest that Lu Yuan swept away during his expedition to the west, they have few soldiers and are outnumbered, and they cannot be the opponents of Liang at all.

It didn't take much effort for the Liang State to defeat them, and then open up the land of the two counties, and the whole of Qingzhou together.

If this is the case, then Liang will become the first country in the entire Kyushu to unify a large state.

Unifying a large state is something that no country or dynasty has ever been able to do since the Three Emperors of Antiquity.

Liang was able to do it, not only to own the land of fifteen counties, but also to have a territory far beyond that of any major country in the world.

This is enough to shake the whole world.

"If you really let Liang Guo do this, and let it be stopped by no constraints, then there will be an extra mountain on the heads of all the countries in the world out of thin air."

Lu Yuan finished reading the letter urgently sent from the north, put down the letter in his hand, and couldn't help muttering.

Unifying a big state is something that all monarchs in the world dream of and want to do.

Just like himself.

The north chased the Zhou country, the south conquered Zhuyi, and the west merged Hanzhong and Xichuan, and used troops for nearly ten years to lay down the land of the three counties of Yangzhou today. Counting Xiangyang County in Yongzhou in the north, there are only three and a half counties.

The whole of Yangzhou, counting those Yi countries that have not yet been conquered, add up to a total of about 17 counties.

The state of Chu only occupies three counties in it, less than one-fifth of all of them, and it is still far from unifying Yangzhou.

It's not just the state of Chu.

Other countries in Kyushu, except for the Liang country, those big countries and hegemonic countries, such as the Zhou State, occupy the territory of eight or nine counties in one state. The less Runing State and the Chu State occupied the territory of three or four counties.

And now, in the Liang Kingdom, there are thirteen counties just in the territory under actual control. In addition, there will be two more counties soon, all according to Qingzhou.

In terms of strength, it has surpassed the major powers in the world, and its strength belongs to the only block, and it has the potential to sweep the world and unify Kyushu.

The appearance of such a terrible enemy will make anyone feel uneasy in their hearts.

The same goes for Lu Yuan.

Fortunately, although he was a little uneasy, he was not too afraid, and the whole was still relatively relaxed, and even a little happy to see it.

"Liang has the tendency to dominate Qingzhou, which is certainly worrying. But the one who should be most worried about this is not my Chu State.

After all, there is no direct border between the Chu State and the Liang State, and there is also Xiangyang County in the Ning State in the middle.

With Ning State as a barrier, even if Liang State wants to march south, it will be Ning State that will fight first, not my Chu State.

In addition, between Liang and Ning, there is also the Yangtze River natural insurance.

Liang is a native of the north, good at riding and shooting foot soldiers, not good at boats, no sailors, even if Liang has a million male soldiers, looking at the surging river, he has to sigh and return.

Before the Liang State formed a large-scale loss, there was actually no need to worry about its threat. ”

The last time, that is, in the twenty-eighth year of Longqing in Qianyue, the Liang State launched the southern expedition.

At that time, the Liang State mobilized 500,000 soldiers and horses, and in terms of the scale of the troops, the duration was no less than that of this battle.

But what is the end result?

Except for relying on strong troops, he took away the land of Sanfu in Guangling County, which is located in Jiangbei, and there is no gain.

In the face of the natural danger of the Yangtze River, 500,000 Liang soldiers were stationed in the north of the Yangtze River, and were firmly blocked by the 100,000 naval divisions of the Yue Kingdom.

In the end, it was only because of the invasion of the Zhou State that the Yue State was forced to recognize the status quo and cede the land of Guangling Sanfu, which had been substantially occupied by the Liang State in Jiangbei, to the Liang State.

It took 500,000 troops and lasted for three or four years, and I don't know how much food was spent, but in the end the harvest was only so little, which can be described as chilling.

The same thing also appeared in Zhou Guo.

300,000 Zhou soldiers, stationed in Jiangbei, never failed to go south, slowly exhausted their strength, and were led by Yue Guo to find an opportunity to fight north.

In the end, he was defeated and lost, losing most of Xiangyang County and half of Hanzhong County, which is really miserable.

From the above two examples, it can be seen how strong the Yangtze River natural insurance is for the protection of Yangzhou.

Before the enemy had no sailors, the Yangtze River was a natural city wall that no one could cross.

And with this dependence, coupled with the fact that the 50,000 sailors of the Chu State have been formed, Lu Yuan will naturally not be too afraid of the threat to Jiangbei.

In the same way, Ningguo, who has 100,000 sailors and has a greater advantage on the Yangtze River, will not have too much fear of the Liang State, which has risen to power.

Chu Ning and the two countries may have some worries, but if you want to say how worried they are, it is purely too worried.

Compared with them, on the contrary, the three kingdoms of Zhou, Zhao, and Xu, which are on the plain in the north and do not have much natural protection, and at the same time border the Liang State, are more worried.

Among them, Zhao and Xu are okay, although they border Liang State, but between them and the two countries, in fact, they are also separated by a big river.

Although this river is not as steep as the Yangtze River, and even in the cold winter, it will freeze on the surface of the river, but in the end it is also a natural hazard, as long as you take precautions, it can still play a great role in protection.

At the same time, Zhao and Xu border each other, and if Liang really goes north, the two countries will help each other, and their combined strength will not be inferior to Liang.

Liang Guo wanted to eat them, but it was not so easy.

But Zhou Guo is different.

The places bordering the Zhou State and the Liang State are Henan County and Nanyang County, both of which are fertile lands, no less than the two counties of Yuzhang and Linhai in Ningguo.

The two counties together have tens of millions of household registrations, and they have always been an important place for the Zhou State to provide troops and taxes.

At the same time, between these two places and the Liang Kingdom, there are not many natural dangers, which can be described as a flat river without any obstacles.

The army of Liang went west, and without any effort, it was possible to reach the capitals of the two counties and seize these two territories.

In addition, the Zhou State is now facing the snow disaster of the Tibetan people, and half of the soldiers and horses in the country have to be transferred to the west, resulting in the emptiness of troops in other places.

In this way, it will be easier for Liang to attack the two counties of Henan and Nanyang.

With such a huge temptation, as long as Liang Guo has the ambition to dominate the world, it is impossible not to be moved.

At that time, there were Fan people in the west and Liang in the east, and in the face of these two strong enemies, the strength of the Zhou State was strong, and I was afraid that it was also weak, exhausted, and difficult to support. ”

When Lu Yuan thought of this, his heart couldn't help but move.

Originally, he was prepared, planning to recuperate in the past two years, and after training the domestic money, food, soldiers and horses, he took advantage of the time when the Zhou soldiers and horses were pinned down in the west to go north to capture Hanzhong County.

Although the success rate of this plan was originally high, considering the strong heritage of the Zhou State, it was not 100% guaranteed to be foolproof, and there was still a high probability of failure.

But now, if there is still a Liang State in the east to contain the Zhou State, the attention of the Zhou State will be further distracted, and the troops and horses that can be mobilized will be weakened, and the southern border will be empty.

Then the success rate of this sneak attack plan has greatly increased.

100% dare not say, but there is a probability of more than ninety percent to capture Hanzhong County, and then make it impossible for Zhou to send troops to recapture it, Lu Yuan is still more sure.

As long as Hanzhong County can be captured, then the Chu State can shield the west and north, and there is no need to worry about the danger of the outside world, concentrate on the south, and attack the Yangzhou counties.

As for whether Liang Guo will become difficult to govern if he really captures the two counties of Henan and Nanyang, there is no need to worry about this.

If there really is that day, then in the face of such a threat, the two kingdoms of Zhao and Xu in the north, the Zhou state in the west, the Ning state in the south, and the Chu state in Lu Yuan, it is naturally impossible to let such a great enemy grow up safely.

At that time, the five countries will cut down the beams, and even the Kyushu cut the beams, will be staged in turn.

Fighting for hegemony is not playing a game, no one will sit back and watch Liang Guo without moving, and slowly grow and rise.

Before he grows up, all countries will unite and weaken and destroy it first, which is the normal operation.

And in the face of the five countries, and even the countries of Kyushu joining forces, even if the Liang State unified Qingzhou, and even captured the two counties of Henan and Nanyang of the Zhou State, it is impossible to be the opponent of the countries in the world.

The geographical location of the Liang State and the situation faced by the surrounding areas are really too bad.

When the world is competing for the world, the commonly said gold-edged silverhorn grass belly, Liang Guo just occupies the position of that belly.

The surrounding countries are close to each other, and you can attack everywhere and conquer the world.

But in the same way, all countries in the world can also attack from all sides, and the Liang country is exhausted.

In contrast, Yangzhou, where the Chu State is located, is located in the south of Kyushu, and has the Yangtze River to rely on, and the geographical location and national defense pressure are not much better than the Liang State.

Definitely in Phnom Penh first-class.

A Yangtze River can enable Lu Yuan to calmly defeat all countries, slowly unify Yangzhou, and then accumulate enough strength to go north to fight for the world.

Of course, it will be until that day, and it will be decades at the earliest.

Now, it is better to solve the financial problems of Chu first.

……

Just as Lu Yuan received the report from the Imperial City Division, the news that Liang Guo had defeated the coming country was also circulated among other countries.

Things were just as he had guessed.

After the countries understood, they instantly realized that the time for the Liang State to unify Qingzhou would not be too far away.

A real overlord of a state is about to play on the stage of the world.

And the countries around Liang couldn't help but be shocked.

Zhao Guo of Jizhou in the north, after receiving the news, immediately stopped the strategy operation in Jizhou.

Later, the 200,000 soldiers and horses who were conquering many small countries in the north were all withdrawn and transferred to the south to garrison the Zhaoliang border.

Xu State, which had been supporting the coming country to resist the invasion of the Liang State, was even more shocked three times a day, not only deploying the 300,000 soldiers and horses that originally assisted the coming country to defend the border. Immediately afterwards, he launched a conscription in the country, and formed an army of 300,000 in one go, ready to go south to resist the invasion of Liang at any time.

As for the Zhou State in the west, they were even more apprehensive about this matter.

Because he also realized that among the countries surrounding the Liang State, he was the one who was most vulnerable to the attack of the Liang State.

Therefore, even in order to resist the Tibetans, the Zhou State has already mobilized nearly 400,000 soldiers and horses in the two counties of Longxi and Hexi.

But Zhou Guo still gritted his teeth and held on, and transferred 100,000 soldiers and horses from all over the country and sent them to Henan and Nanyang counties to garrison.

But even so, the troops assigned to each county in Henan and Nanyang counties are only 100,000 people.

This point of men and horses is not a threat at all to the Liang State, which is about to unify Qingzhou and has rapidly expanded to more than one million soldiers.

Without such a natural danger as the Yangtze River, relying only on this bit of defense, Liang Guo can easily tear apart this weak defense line as long as he wants to.

It's just that this is already the limit of the soldiers and horses that Zhou Guo can mobilize.

The sum of the whole country of Zhou was only 800,000 soldiers and horses.

Of these 800,000 people, 400,000 are already in the west, fighting the Tibetan people.

In the north, in order to defend against the world enemy of the Zhou State, the Wei State, it also had to leave 100,000 soldiers and horses to garrison the northern frontier.

In addition, Guannei County, where the national capital is located, and Hanzhong County, which has just been recaptured, also need to be garrisoned by soldiers and horses, and 50,000 people are used each.

This adds up to 600,000 soldiers and horses.

The remaining 200,000 that can be used, Zhou Guo has all been sent to the east, and there is really no room for it.

However, at the moment of the great enemy, Zhou Guo also realized the problem of his lack of soldiers and horses, so he had also ordered the two counties of Henan and Nanyang to recruit soldiers and horses on the spot, and prepare to form a new army of 200,000 in these two places.

In this way, counting the original 200,000, a total of 400,000 troops, it is barely enough to defend the Liang State.

As long as you can survive this time, then when you finish solving the Tibetan people and transfer the soldiers and horses from the west back, you don't have to be afraid of the Liang Kingdom.

These are the movements of the northern countries.

On the Yangzhou side, under Lu Yuan's instructions, the State of Chu still did not take any action, accumulating money and food as usual and training soldiers and horses.

After all, Chu and Liang do not share a border, and although they can also feel the danger in the north, the pressure is not great.

On the other hand, on the side of Ningguo, there are many borders with Liang State, and the courts of Jinling Dynasty have actually had a lot of disagreements with Liang State, and they can be regarded as world enemies of each other.

Therefore, after learning the news, Ning Guo strengthened the defense in the north.

It is rumored that he has planned to train 50,000 sailors on the basis of the original 100,000 sailors, and at the same time, 50,000 more defenders have been added to the land of Guangling, directly increasing the garrison of the county to 200,000.

In this way, counting 150,000 sailors and 350,000 soldiers and horses on land and water, it is enough to protect Ningguo without worry.

There are disturbances around them, and each has its own actions.

On the Liang side, like the Chu State, it is still very stable.

In addition to sending troops to garrison the old land of Laiguo, the remaining Northern Expeditionary Army was not disbanded, but continued to move towards the northeast.

It seems that he is preparing to attack the remaining small countries in Qingzhou first and unify the entire Qingzhou.

Before that, Liang Guo should not have any other movements.

During this period, the envoys sent by Lu Yuan to various prefectures and counties to count the disaster situation finally returned with the details.

In the snow disaster in the four counties and 34 prefectures of Chu State, more than 113,000 households were affected, of which more than 11,000 households were killed or wounded, and more than 47,000 people died.

A natural disaster caused the population of one or two counties to die in the state of Chu.

After receiving this news, Lu Yuan was very distressed, what he lost was the foundation of the Chu State and his own luck.

If so many people moved to Qianzhong County, they could even directly stabilize a prefecture, but at this time, they sacrificed in vain.

This painful lesson is enough to make people unforgettable.

Therefore, he then ordered all prefectures and counties that from now on, local governments must be prepared for snow disasters, and link this matter with the performance evaluation of officials, so that those people will not be concerned about it.

Lu Yuan did his best to avoid today's lesson and repeat it again in the future.

The rest of the effect can only depend on the will of God.