Judging from the background alone, Nanhai is actually the first of the three Lingnan countries.

Although it is only one county, it is only 5,000 miles. There are only 100,000 soldiers, including 60,000 infantry troops, 40,000 sailors, and none of the innate grandmasters.

From a military point of view alone, this is a really small country, or the weaker kind of small country.

But if you ignore the military and only look at other aspects of agriculture, commerce, and economy, then you will find that the South China Sea State, with 800,000 households and a population of more than 4 million, is actually enough to be called a great power.

After all, one of the basic conditions for hegemony is only 10 million people.

The South China Sea has a population of more than 4 million, which is almost half of the hegemon.

Now the reason why Nanhai is called a small country, or even regarded as the last of small countries, is only because the country does not have the protection of a congenital master, so it is despised.

But if the country has a grandmaster, then with the help of a small grain production area in the delta plain near Nanhai City, as well as the maritime trade of the two states and two regions near the South China Sea trade.

Then, with the money and grain of the country, the population of the country, at the limit, it is enough to feed 400,000 standing soldiers and horses.

With this 400,000 army, coupled with two or three innate grandmasters, even if it is placed among the countries of the world, it is also a first-class power under the hegemon.

Even if you encounter a big hegemon, with this background, you may not be unable to fight.

When the Chu State was newly established, Lu Yuan only had more than 200,000 soldiers, and the people in the country were only 6 million people, but relying on him and Lan Cai'er's two congenitals, didn't he force the weak overlord Ning Guo at that time to back down and recognize the independence of the Chu State?

Now that time has passed, only ten years have passed, and the state of Chu has become a hegemon, and even the old hegemon Ningguo has been defeated and retreated, and there is a faint trend of unifying Yangzhou.

If the country makes up for its congenital shortcomings and develops for a few years, it will be the most likely to replicate the original Changsha country, rise in adversity, and unify the country of Lingnan.

If it really unifies the three kingdoms of Lingnan, and obtains its land of five counties and forty prefectures, with a population of more than 6 million, then in the south of Chu State, a new "Chu State" will rise, a large country in Lingnan.

This Lingnan power will compete with Lu Yuan's Chu State for hegemony in the south of the Yangtze River, and even meddle in the affairs of the southwest, trying to annex the remaining two kingdoms of Dali and Nanzhao to complete the hegemonic puzzle.

With the remaining four or five million people of Dali and Nanzhao, as long as the big country of Lingnan eats it, it can leap to 10 million people, own the land of eight counties, build millions of soldiers, and dominate the world.

Yes, with the land of Yangzhou after several rounds of expansion now, there are about eighteen counties, which is enough to raise three low-end overlords.

The depth of the heritage can be in the forefront of Kyushu.

This also makes if the state of Chu can unify Yangzhou, its national strength will surely become one of the top three countries in the world, with a population of nearly 40 million, can raise two or three million soldiers, more than 20 innate masters, and the territory has reached 100,000 li.

Among the nations, only the Liang State, which unified the sixteen counties of Qingzhou, can be compared.

At that time, the army will go north and fight for Zhongzhou, and the natural chance of victory will be greatly increased.

It is precisely for this reason that in order to prevent the emergence of the third Lingnan hegemon, Lu Yuan directly gave up the stronger, but remote Song State after defeating the Su State.

Instead, he directly ordered Lan Cai'er to go east, so that he could cooperate with Qingyunzi to destroy the South China Sea Kingdom.

The reason for this is naturally because there is already the help of the Ning State, and the Nanhai Kingdom, which already has two innate grandmasters in the country, has already posed a huge threat to the Chu State.

If it really allowed Nanhai to gain a firm foothold, and then Ning Guo borrowed its national strength to fight a ring match between Lingnan and Chu.

So if you stick to it, you may really let this "Lingnan hegemon" appear.

However, this hegemon may not be called Nanhai State, but Ning State.

Lingnan will be annexed by Ningguo.

After all, the South China Sea State has long been a vassal to the Ning State, like a puppet.

The Song State was originally split from the Ning Kingdom, and the lord Xie Ning was born in a Linhai family, and in the case of a bleak future, the probability of merging into the Ning State is extremely high.

There is only one Soviet State left, the national strength is weak, and the people are only one million, as long as the Ning State is willing, this can be easily destroyed like the Chu State sweeping the Su State.

So Lingnan is unified, or in the blink of an eye.

It is precisely because of these advantages that when Bai Yi'an proposed to abandon Lingnan and fully retreat to Jiangdong, he was rejected by Shen Qiu and others.

Because as long as Ning Guo plans properly, there is indeed a high probability of annexing Lingnan.

As long as Lingnan is in hand, relying on the financial and civil resources here, Ning Guozu can recruit an army of four or five hundred thousand to fight a ring battle with Chu State, and contain nearly half of Chu's soldiers and horses in Lingnan.

Even if the plan is good, you can also instigate the two kingdoms of Nanzhao and Dali, so that they and Ning can join forces to attack the southwest of Chu State, disturb the rear of Chu State's heart, and open another battlefield.

In such a three-sided war, there are enemies in front and behind, and under the weakness of the Chu State, it is naturally difficult to support, and defeat has become inevitable.

With such a vast vision, Shenqiu is certainly unwilling to give up Lingnan, this land of thousands of miles, a population of more than 6 million, and the hope of hegemony.

But now, all of this is in vain.

Lu Yuan, who had already seen through Ningguo's scheme, let the Lingnan armies take action early, and successively destroyed the Soviet Union and the South China Sea with the momentum of thunder.

At this time, the land of the two countries was merged into the Great Chu, and nearly five million people on it were used by the Chu State, and it only took two or three years to integrate, and the Chu State could add another 300,000 soldiers and horses, and the standing military strength officially entered the ranks of one million, which was the first-class hegemon.

"But that's not enough."

Lu Yuan finished sorting out his thoughts about the South China Sea, and then opened the map again, on which the mountains and rivers of the entire Yangzhou, as well as the city settlements, were all scattered in the middle.

In a way, the South China Sea is actually a pivotal place.

Nanhai County, where it is located, is connected to Dongting in the north, Yulin in the west, Jian'an in the east, Yuzhang in the northeast, and boundless South China Sea in the south.

If you occupy this county, whether it is to the north, east, west, or south, you can attack from all sides, and the eastern, western, and southern sides of the county are more convenient by sea, and you can transport troops and grain by sea ships, which is extremely light.

Historically, the army in the south of the Yangtze River, if they want to seek Lingnan, they must first map the South China Sea.

If the country of Lingnan wants to expand northward, it must first seize the South China Sea.

In the past, Jinghai State plotted rebellion, and after raising troops, it went all the way north to the east, and reached the city of Nanhai, which is the reason.

Now that Lu Yuan is attacking Lingnan, he will attack the South China Sea first, and Ning Guo will only send a large army to save the South China Sea, which is also the reason.

The importance of the South China Sea is self-evident.

At this time, Lu Yuan had already conquered the South China Sea Kingdom and entered the land of Nanhai County, and the place where it expanded to the north and east was naturally also obtained by him.

"To the northeast of the South China Sea, there is a Meiling Road.

When I was a hunter in the mountains, I went to the South China Sea to sell leather goods, and I walked through this place. With this road, you can go straight to Luling Mansion, which is the first avenue for Lingnan to enter Yuzhang, and it can lead to the army.

To the east of the South China Sea, through the Yanshi Road, you can enter Jian'an County. Or take the sea route, you can go straight to the coastal areas of Jian'an.

From these three places, the soldiers of Lingnan can enter Yuzhang and Jian'an, disturb the heart of Ningguo, seize its foundation, and break its fortress. ”

Lu Yuan stared at the map, thinking in his heart.

With the beginning of spring, Shenqiu's original conscription plan of 500,000 troops was also in full swing in all parts of the heart of Ningguo.

However, it is still short, and even if the conscription begins in various places, it has only been a month, and it is estimated that only more than 100,000 people have been recruited.

But if it is delayed for another two or three months, with the foundation of Ningguo, 500,000 people will be raised soon.

At that time, the army will be recruited and trained for a few months, and the border fortresses in various places will also be recruited and built, and the Chu State will want to attack the hinterland of the Ning State, but it will be difficult to reach the sky.

Even if you kill it, after countless bloody battles, the land of Ningguo will be full of devastation and blood.

This kind of scene is not what Lu Yuan is willing to see.

Therefore, he asked Qingyunzi and the others to destroy the South China Sea quickly, and he also had the intention of taking advantage of the fact that Ning Guo's preparations were not yet complete, and he planned to kill all its territory and mess with its position.

At this time, the South China Sea Kingdom was down, the last Song Kingdom in Lingnan, and there was also Hanhu who led 100,000 soldiers and horses to watch in Yulin County, and he couldn't turn over any wind and waves.

In the land of Dongting, Huang Xuan has already led his troops to Changsha, and he will soon have results, and he will not need the army of Lingnan.

Then this idle army of soldiers and horses can naturally be used for other purposes.

"Previously, I forced the army to attack the city, and the soldiers and horses of the Lingnan tribes suffered heavy losses.

According to Qingyunzi's report, the 270,000 troops who participated in the siege of the city were attacked on the 10th, and more than 40,000 were directly killed, more than 30,000 were seriously wounded, and 70,000 troops were directly lost.

Of the remaining 200,000 soldiers and horses, many of them were slightly injured, and their morale was slightly affected, and they needed time to recuperate and adjust.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for this army to mobilize all its troops.

However, before that, there were still 20,000 soldiers and horses left in various parts of the South China Sea to suppress the localities, and the morale of these people was not bad, and they could be used for ......"

Lu Yuan tapped at the bottom of his family, and gradually made a decision.

"With Queen Lan Caier as the envoy of Nanhai Town and the pacification envoy of Lingnan, he led 80,000 soldiers to guard Lingnan, pacify the three counties of Lingnan, and monitor the Song Kingdom.

With Qing Yunzi, the real person who protects the country, as the envoy of Jian'an, and Li Chuan as the deputy envoy, he led 100,000 troops, and requisitioned and transferred the land of Ningguo and Jian'an by land and sea.

With Kunhai Gong Li Xiong as the southern envoy of Yuzhang, and the protector general Han Liang as the deputy envoy, he led 40,000 troops to conquer the lands of Luling Mansion from Meiling Road.

And cooperate with the Chu Wei and Lingnu departments of Dongting Luyang and Hengyang to annihilate the two armies of the Ning people who invaded Dongting.

When the order is issued, leave immediately. ”

Groaning and making arrangements, Lu Yuan immediately communicated with Qing Yunzi through Shen Nian and ordered him to dispatch all the troops to action.

When the armies went south, Lu Yuan issued an order that Qingyun was only the commander of the Lingnan armies, and his status in the army was above Queen Lan Caier.

Later, when Lan Cai'er was transferred to reinforce the South China Sea, he reaffirmed this point by sending envoys to convey the holy decree, and granted Qingyunzi the right to act cheaply and order Ruwang.

Doing this is naturally so that through this doppelganger, it is possible to achieve the goal of being thousands of miles away, facilitating the control of the armies, and making them follow their own wishes.

Therefore, at this time, Lu Yuan looked at the overall situation, and one person could observe the wars in Jiangxia, Changsha, and Lingnan, and easily mobilize millions of troops, without any stagnation and omission, just like ordering troops in front of him.

At this time, with just an order, through the mouth of Qingyunzi, you can use the fastest speed and the best time to mobilize the Lingnan armies to act.

Just like now.

Nanhai City has just been destroyed, and even the remnants of Shangguan Ming, as well as those remnants of the South China Sea Kingdom, may have just escaped from Nanhai City and have not yet left the nearby seas.

But thousands of miles away in Jiangxia City, Lu Yuan had already learned the details here.

And Ning Jun's side, but he may still be kept in the dark.

Ning Guo was assigned to attack the two partial armies of Luyang and Hengyang of Chu State, and they may have just arrived under the two prefectures, and they are building camps, and they are not even ready to attack the city.

At this time, if you send a partial army to the north and directly enter Yuzhang Luling Mansion, you can directly cut off the two partial army back roads.

After that, whether it was sticking to the southern provinces of Yuzhang, blocking the retreat of the Ning army.

Or after defeating Luling Mansion, then divide the troops to the west, like Huang Xuan, and sneak attack the rear of the two Ning people. Cooperate with the defenders of Hengyang and Luyang, and attack the front and rear to directly annihilate the two Ning armies, which is excellent.

And Qingyunzi's side can also advance by land and water, leading the main force of 100,000 to directly kill the relatively empty Ningguo Jian'an County.

Although Ning Guo was in the country before, he left 200,000 troops, four congenitals, and divided troops to guard various places.

But this 200,000 army, with 50,000 sailors and 50,000 standing troops, was stationed in Guangling County to guard against the threat of the Liang State.

No, of the 50,000 sailors, 10,000 were transferred to the South China Sea and are now floating on the sea.

The remaining 50,000 standing troops are stationed in Linhai County, where the national capital is located, to guard this core foundation.

The remaining 50,000 people, 24,000 in Yuzhang County and 26,000 in Jian'an County, are all local county government soldiers.

As for the four innate grandmasters, one is in the water master, sitting in the Yangtze River waterway to guard against the Liang State. The remaining three are in Guangling, Linhai, and Jian'an counties.

The last Yuzhang County, because it is close to the front line of the battlefield, there are ten innate people of Ning Country nearby, and it has sufficient high-end combat power, so there is no additional needle innate guard.

At the beginning, Shen Qiu stayed in the Peng Li camp in Yuzhang, as a reserve of 100,000 soldiers and horses, as well as two congenitals, which were essentially equivalent to the guards and horses of Yuzhang County, so as to respond to the Quartet at any time.

However, now these town guards have been transferred out separately due to the needs of the situation, and they are doing their best at this time.

So at this moment, the hundreds of thousands of recruits recruited in the Ning Army have just entered the camp, and their combat strength has not yet been completed, and they are essentially like people's husbands.

Not only is it not very useful, but it may also become a drag on the battlefield, refer to the South China Navy in detail.

The two counties of Yuzhang and Jian'an in Ningguo have actually become the most empty places.

Jian'an only has 26,000 soldiers and horses, all of whom are local county government soldiers, and there is only one ordinary congenital guard.

Qingyunzi led Li Chuan to conquer this county, with 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and thousands of sailors from the South China Sea who had previously gone anyway.

Collect some civilian ships, and you can send a partial army to bypass the mountain passes on the road and attack Jian'an directly from the sea and land.

With this advantage, before Ning Guo reacted, he might be able to quickly take this county with the momentum of thunder.

As for Yuzhang County.

In the south, Li Xiong, Chu Wei, and Lingnu cooperated with each other, in the middle, Huang Xuan and Sun Siwen attacked back and forth, and in the north, Lu Yuan personally stared at Shenqiu.

As long as all these three battlefields are launched, then if everything goes well, the 300,000 troops on the front line of the Ning Army may be scattered and all turned into ashes.

At most, it is on the side of Shenqiu, with the cover of the Ningguo Naval Division, you can escape back to Ningguo from the waterway, and you can protect 100,000 soldiers and horses.

But even so, the 200,000 troops of the Ning Kingdom in the south and central countries, as well as the three congenital falls, will also be a great blow to the Ning Kingdom, the kind that hurts the muscles and bones.

And after losing so many soldiers and horses at once, the 100,000 remnants of the army brought back by Shenqiu could never hold Yuzhang County.

Lu Yuan only needed to wave his troops to the east, and he could easily capture Yuzhang.

As soon as Yuzhang was lost, Ningguo and Xiangyang County in Jiangbei formed an enclave, which was difficult to communicate.

Therefore, the Xiangyang soldiers and horses led by Yang Jing, if they don't want to be besieged and annihilated, they should evacuate with the sailors, which has become the only choice.

In this way, Xiangyang County can also be easily taken.

The three counties of Jian'an, Yuzhang and Xiangyang were all lost, and Ningguo lost half of the country, leaving only the two counties of Guangling and Linhai, and only the land of thousands of miles remained.

According to the number announced by Ningguo, there are 3 million people in Guangling County and 5 million people in Linhai County, and the combined population of these two counties is only 8 million, which is already half of the original Ningguo.

Under the successive defeats, Ning Guo was able to escape back to China, probably more than 200,000 soldiers.

These remnants of the army joined the domestic soldiers and horses, at most about 400,000.

With the land of two counties, a population of 8 million, 400,000 remnants, and maybe the remaining ten or so congenitals, although the strength is not weak, it has completely fallen to the level of the hegemon, and it is difficult to compete with the Chu State.

After that, just wait for the Chu State to digest Xiangyang, Yuzhang, Jian'an, and the Lingnan Prefectures, and in two or three years, it will be able to accumulate enough strength to completely destroy the Ning State.

With the residual strength of the Ning State, in the case of the sharp rise in the national strength of the Chu State, even if it is fully defended, it will last for three or five years at most, and it will be difficult to escape the situation of destruction.

"Yangzhou is competing for hegemony, after all, I am better. The strategy of unifying Jiangnan in ten years can now be regarded as laying the foundation and will be completed soon. ”

Lu Yuan reviewed the situation on the battlefields in the south of the Yangtze River, the changes in the situation between Chu and Ning, and after the comparison, the whole mood was very good.

For the future, we are full of confidence.

After several adventures in a row and continuous victories, the state of Chu finally completed the cause of defeating the old dominator with the new hegemon, like laying the foundation of Yangzhou's hegemony, and took a key step.

In the future, he competed with the princes of the world, and in the cause of Dingding Zhongzhou, he was one step ahead of the rest of the countries after the Liang State.

Zhou Ning and his ilk, after this battle, can no longer be compared with the state of Chu.

When the world talks about the state of Chu, it will only be compared with Qingliang.

"There is also my cultivation, just after defeating Ning Guo and taking half of its country, coupled with the accumulation of Lingnan, my luck has doubled. Maybe when summer and autumn meet, I will be able to enter the realm of condensing two qi. ”

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan was even more excited.

With his current cultivation, after those Kyushu monks left, he was already the first in Kyushu.

But if it breaks through the condensation of the two qis, then even if you count those Kyushu monks who are rushing to the northern underworld and have not yet begun to ascend, they can be regarded as the first in the world.

Since the six years of the former Yue Hongdao, the beginning of his own cultivation of Taoism, since the eleventh year of Shenwu now, fifteen years before and after, the immortal road is finally going to reach the top of this world.