What about the eldest prince? The eldest prince knew it very well.
The eldest prince has political skills and wisdom, but he does not meet the standards of a "king of a country"; but regarding the current situation, the eldest prince can at least see 60 to 70 percent.
The industry and commerce driven by Anyang cannot be stopped. The method of "flying directly to the fairyland with an aircraft" mentioned by Li Xian is the core force to promote industrial development. Many Yuanying stage masters have emerged. You know, Yuanying stage masters have a long life span. Even if there are not many people who achieve Yuanying stage in each generation, the number of Yuanying stage masters accumulated over thousands of years cannot be underestimated.
In this case, the longer the time drags on, the stronger Anyang will become, and the slimmer the hope of Daxia's recovery will become. Therefore, we must go all out and cut the Gordian knot!
With this in mind, the eldest prince finally spoke up, "Mr. Guo, what do you think is the appropriate number of troops we should send? And where should we send them from?"
Hearing the eldest prince's words, Guo Hongyan heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that the eldest prince had finally made a choice that was favorable to Nanyang County. He said without thinking, "One hundred thousand troops, directly, concentratedly, and quickly attack Songzhou Prefecture, the seat of Songzhou County, and adopt an attitude of 'going forward without hesitation and attacking Huanglong'."
"Oh?" The eldest prince narrowed his eyes, "Why do you want to do this? Can't we attack Guangling County?"
Guo Hongyan explained slowly: "First, Guangling County has at least Wang Chuan and Shangguan Guang, and Wang Yuhe can barely be considered a talent. But Songzhou County only has Gao Bin himself. In this case, Songzhou County and Gao Bin are unable to cope with the situation. Second, according to the existing information, Guangling County has more than 300,000 elite soldiers, while Songzhou County has only more than 200,000, which is still a fictitious number. Third, Guangling County is to the east of Qi and to the south of Jin. Attacking Guangling County may cause variables. On the contrary, Songzhou County is located in the interior of Daxia and is surrounded by wars. There will be almost no changes. Fourth, Songzhou County has the flattest terrain and almost no strategic location to defend, which is conducive to a large army raid. Moreover, the attack route is the shortest and the time consumed is the shortest. Before Gao Bin reacts, there is a 90% chance that Your Majesty will regain control of the southern half of Wuyang County and march to Songzhou Prefecture."
The eldest prince narrowed his eyes and nodded, "Well said, but I have a question."
"Your Majesty, please ask."
"Back then, your Nanyang County supported my second brother (Second Prince Xia Shu) to ascend the throne and become emperor. Now my second brother is still bullying others in Wuyang City. Are you going to support me now?"
Guo Hongyan immediately became serious, "Your Majesty, we supported the Second Prince because he was the Crown Prince at that time. But now the Second Prince is not only unable to solve the internal and external troubles of Daxia, but also bullies the people and makes the people of Wuyang City miserable. Therefore, we are bold and ready to surrender to Your Majesty again, and we beg Your Majesty to allow us to do so."
Guo Hongyan was lying with his eyes open. The people of Wuyang City were indeed living in misery, but that was not caused by the Second Prince alone, but by everyone. As for the Second Prince bullying the people, it was completely in line with the First Prince's wishes. This was the only way to ask for help; let the principles go to hell.
It’s not that Guo Hongyan has low quality or something, but Guo Hongyan is now responsible for the safety of Nanyang County and must take on this responsibility.