Chaos
Fang Jie, however, seemed to be a person withdrawn from the matter, quietly watching the development of the situation.
He led a team of more than 10,000 people, pretending to be tens of thousands of people, and kept going around in circles within a hundred miles to the south of Malan Mountain, so that the general of the Mu Mansion, Wei An, sent several groups of people over in succession, wanting to take a look. What does this team want to do. Not only him, even Schulence had to mobilize a team of about 20,000 people to defend the flanks, lest this seemingly wandering team suddenly pounce on and bite for a while.
Just like that, Fang Jie walked around with a lot of food and grass.
But I don't worry about not eating and drinking.
"It's done."
When Jiu Se Cai came in, there was a layer of dust on his face, obviously he was in a hurry. He bowed deeply to Fang Jie first, and then began to report what he had done: "My lord, Chu Juzheng and Chu Yuanze have already met General Chen Dingnan, and when I returned, there were at least six to seventy thousand Chu People pretended to be prisoners of war and entered General Chen Dingnan's camp. In order to reassure Chu Juzheng, this Chu team was handed over to Chu Juzheng's command."
"The promise is tonight."
He breathed a sigh of relief: "Tonight, the Chu people will counterattack with General Chen Dingnan, but it seems that Mox must have seen something. Before his subordinates returned, he had already mobilized troops to retreat and set up a defense line, but the defense line The arrangement is extremely loose, obviously not intended to guard against us."
"He won't fight to the death."
Fang Jie pointed to the chair opposite and motioned for Jiu Se Cai to sit down: "Mox knew what situation he was in. He didn't think clearly about the pros and cons of this matter before the foreigners drove the Chu people to fight. It is a hidden danger in itself. It can be seen from this that the foreign army must be insufficient in strength, and they have no choice but to do so when they know there are hidden dangers."
"If nothing else, Mox will release the water."
Fang Xie said: "He will involve Schulence, and his team is impossible to block the two sides. His purpose is also to pull Schulence into the game, and then take advantage of the chaos to profit."
"Profit?"
After thinking about it carefully, Jiu Se Cai still didn't understand: "What profit can he gain? His team is now caught in the middle, and Xiulunsi obviously doesn't agree with him, so he has nothing to gain from this battle."
"have."
Fang Jie said: "Although I haven't thought about what Mox's interests are, since he has taken such a stance, he must be profitable. If there is no benefit that can be obtained, he will involve his own army. It is impossible for Mox to be reused by Lehman. Obviously, this person should not be underestimated, and the problem must be considered from his perspective."
Sexy Cai was silent for a while, still not understanding what benefits Mox could gain from this battle. Logically, he is the biggest loser.
"What is certain is that foreigners have serious internal troubles."
Fang Jie said: "The conflict between Schulens and Mox is actually a conflict of interest between the new dignitaries and the old dignitaries in the Opulu Empire. You have been in Eastern Xinjiang longer than me, You should know that in the past few years, the army sent by Lehman to attack the eastern border has been defeated except for the troops of Schulens, and the generals commanded by him have all died...Mu Guangling is so passive, but he can continue to fight Several victories, I have to suspect that it has something to do with Schulens."
"Sulence wants to maintain his status and power in the Opru Empire, and he doesn't want to be replaced by young people."
After hearing this sentence, Jiu Se Cai's thoughts immediately became clear: "I understand, Hurons is worried that those young dignitaries will win the battle, and then the emperor of the Opru Empire will have a reason to abolish him and replace him with someone else." In this case, his family interests will suffer a blow. He was unwilling to admit defeat so easily, so he began to think of ways to stabilize his military position in Eastern Xinjiang. He did this to show the emperor of Opulu The... mean, you can't leave me. "
"So it's hard for foreigners to win this time."
This is the summary of Jiu Se Cai: "Your Highness, what else do you need me to do now?"
"Go and check."
Fang Jie said: "I want to know what Mox really wants. It is obvious that he has someone behind him to bring Xiulunsi in, and it is not just one person's support, maybe it is a group of interests formed by many people. These people may be the new dignitaries of Opulu, declaring war on the old forces like Schulence and the others. And I guess, Leman is behind it, and he knows everything."
"So what you're going to have to think about is..."
Fang Jie analyzed: "What kind of interests does Mox need? Think from his perspective. Suppose this is a declaration of war by the emerging forces in Opulu against the old men like Hurons and the others, and there is Opulu behind them." If the emperor is supporting, then Mox needs a reason to keep himself. Schulens may be abolished because of military affairs, but this matter will also involve Mox. In this case, why is Mox not afraid? ?Because he has already found this reason, so that Lehman can naturally pardon him."
"As long as you find this reason, the overall plan of the foreigners will be clear."
"There is one thing I don't understand."
Sexy Cai asked: "If this is Laiman deliberately instigating emerging forces such as Mox and the others to declare war on established forces such as Hurons, what will be lost is the strength of the Opru Empire after all. As the emperor, is it possible that To reshuffle the cards at such a high price?"
"There could be two reasons."
Fang Jie said: "Opulu's army, except for the army led by Lehman, the other generals' armies are actually soldiers recruited by various families. The Hullens family already has two dukes, and on the foreigner side, the duke's fiefdom will be very large, such as Andrew's hometown, the Duchy of Ross. The Hullens family owns two duchies, which is great for imperial power Even if Lehmann doesn't make a move now, he will do so in the future."
"Secondly, Laiman felt that his imperial power was threatened, and he had to cut off the hidden danger. This hidden danger must be related to Hurons... From this, it can be inferred that Lehman has no great interest in continuing the Eastern Expedition."
Fang Jie smiled: "After this war, maybe the foreigners will negotiate peace with us."
These words almost suffocated Jiu Se Cai in shock.
From these clues, Fang Jie guessed so much! If Lehman really wants to negotiate a peace, then the situation in Eastern Xinjiang will enter a new situation.
He glanced at Fang Jie, feeling more and more terrifying in his heart.
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"It's actually not hard to guess."
After the wine, sex and wealth left, Fang Jie chatted with the people around him. Mu Xiaoyao and the others wanted to know how Fang Jie deduced that Laiman actually planned to negotiate peace. After all, judging from now, there is no such sign at all. According to the information obtained by Xiaoqi School, the foreign fleet has started to move frequently, and it is speculated that reinforcements are coming from the other side of the ocean. If this is the case, it is very contradictory to Fang Jie's speculation.
If Lehman wants to negotiate a peace, why increase troops
Seeing the secrets on everyone's faces, Fang Jie smiled and continued: "Leiman is indeed a man of great talent and boldness. He can transform a small third-rate country on the other side of the ocean into such a huge country in just a dozen years. An empire shows its ability. Even if you look at the Central Plains, there are not many people with this ability in history."
"However, such a rapid expansion must have an unavoidable drawback."
Hearing Fang Jie's words, everyone became thoughtful.
"I see!"
Mo Ningzhi, who was the most reticent, was the first to raise her head, and she was obviously a little excited: "Because of the rapid expansion, Opuru, which was originally a small country, was unable to control such a large territory. In order to let the country rise, Lai The strategy used by Man is to stimulate those noble forces in the country. Let these noble forces recruit troops to directly participate in the war, and then share a large part of the victory of the war as a reward. This must have stimulated those nobles and began to take all the capital of the family Come out and expand your army, and go to war."
Seeing Fang Jie nodded, Mo Ningzhi continued: "In this way, the aristocratic forces that can get huge benefits must be extraordinarily hard-working and fierce. Leman, who has completely inspired the power of them, has also achieved great success. If The powers of the foreigner's country are very scattered, so even those first-class big countries, the imperial power will inevitably be divided by the nobles, and it is not uncommon to lose a battle when facing the united Opuru people."
"The rapid expansion has made Opru the largest country. However, as the emperor Lehman has been away for a long time, how could he have such a stable rule over the country? And the nobles who have received a lot of benefits naturally began to expand their desires. For example, Hurons , because of his great contribution in external expansion, even Lehman had to make a special case to give his family the territory of the two duchies. If this continues, sooner or later, the internal conflicts of the Opru Empire will break out."
Fang Jie nodded: "That's right, and the war in Eastern Xinjiang has intensified this conflict."
He paced and said: "For a long time, Opulu has been expanding in a way of sweeping clouds, which gives infinite motivation to all the beneficiaries. But in Dongjiang, it has been more than two years, and their The army still failed to acquire this land, which finally broke out the contradiction that had been concealed by huge interests. Lehman knew very well that he had no energy to continue the offensive. What he was anxious to do now was to threaten the country. The biggest people are eradicated outside the country, that is to say... If internal conflicts really erupt, in order to minimize losses, Lehmann must resolve the problem outside the mainland of Opru.”
Mu Xiaoyao and Shen Qingfan obviously couldn't get involved in such a discussion, because it was too brain-intensive.
On the contrary, Mo Ningzhi is somewhat interested in this matter of strategy.
"If this is the case, then one thing can be understood."
She thought for a while and said: "I heard that Lehman is famous for his preference for using young people. He always said that he likes young generals because young people are determined. In fact, this is a helpless choice. Because he can no longer use Xiulunsi People like them, the more they use them, the greater the family power of people like Schulence and the others will be, directly endangering Leman's throne. This is actually Leman's difficulty, but it is just a character that he has promoted .”
Fang Jie nodded, appreciating Mo Ningzhi's analysis.
"So, after Lehman has dealt with Schulence, he will definitely rush back to stabilize his country. A peace negotiation is an inevitable situation."
"As for Hullens."
Fang Jie smiled and said: "In order to make his own family always be the biggest beneficiary, he keeps creating some things, either directly or indirectly causing those young generals to die in battle. Especially in the Eastern Xinjiang On the battlefield, this angered Lehman. It was like this in the Sui Dynasty, when the emerging forces began to confront the old family... "
Fang Jie raised his head and glanced at the sky: "It turns out that the stories that happened in the world are similar."