Discussions began in the Qi court, and the strategy of "purchasing" the Later Xia proposed by He Zhiguo was first determined.
But then there is a question. Hou Xia now also includes half of Nanyang County. Should we buy it
Judging from the current situation, Nanyang County has apparently been incorporated into Anyang's sphere of influence.
Li Hui, the Grand Commandant who had been silent, spoke up. "Then wait a little longer. After Anyang has almost conquered Nanyang County, we will go to discuss the purchase with Hou Xia. Nanyang County cannot be moved. It has become Anyang's private land. Let alone Anyang, those merchants who want to obtain a piece of territory in Nanyang County have already gone crazy. According to the information obtained by the military, in the past two months, Anyang's merchants and mercenaries have imported a total of 12 million taels of gold worth of arms to Nanyang County. Therefore, Nanyang County cannot be moved. Moreover, if Hou Xia loses Nanyang County, it is equivalent to losing the last hope. It will be much easier for us to negotiate the purchase, and we can even take over Hou Xia's talents. Our purchase of Hou Xia is just a statement to Anyang and the world, and that is enough."
"In this case, it is estimated that 3 million taels of gold will be enough." He Zhiguo finally came to this conclusion.
"Okay then, I'll leave this matter to the prime minister." Emperor Liu once again handed over the affairs of the Later Xia to Prime Minister He Zhiguo.
He Zhiguo quickly stood up and said, "I will definitely complete the task."
Yes, the mission must be completed. If it fails again, Prime Minister He Zhiguo will probably have to abdicate and let others take over.
The next moment, the Emperor of Cai turned to the Grand Commandant and said, "Li Hui, the war in the west has started. I will only give you three months!"
"Yes!" The general took the military command and the imperial edict and strode out of the palace. A four-engine propeller plane that had been prepared long ago was ready to go.
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At the same time, in the west of Qi, an army of 500,000 fully armed and well-equipped troops had made final preparations, waiting to receive the final imperial edict and rush out of the border.
Unlike the situation along the eastern coast of Yingzhou, the situation in Qi State, near the central part of Yingzhou, is very chaotic because of the complicated situation, the open and covert struggles of large and small countries, the counterattack of ancient sects, etc. There are big countries with a territory of thousands of miles; there are also small countries with only a little over a thousand miles, which can barely be considered a country.
To the west and southwest of Qi were three small countries: Rong, Huang, and Baishan. The combined area of the three countries was less than half of Qi. Qi's strategy was to attack with a large army, defeat the three countries in one fell swoop, and stop, digest, absorb, and consolidate the new borders before the other countries could react.
In three months, we must destroy the three countries before Anyang sells arms to them!
It should be said that one-third of the reason for this war was that Anyang forced us into this situation.
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A lot of things are bound to happen this night.
More than 300,000 miles away, in the center of Yingzhou, there is an endless mountain range with towering peaks lined up one after another. This is the largest mountain range in Yingzhou, the Lingxiao Mountains. The mountains stretch from north to south and stretch for thousands of miles.
In the northern half of the mountain range, there is the "Zhengtian Mengwei", one of the righteous alliances of Yingzhou, located on Dutian Peak; in the southern half of the mountain range, there is the "Riyue Wujiang", an evil alliance, located on Riyue Peak.