Chapter 431: Convince Li Siye!
Chapter 431
It has been a year since reincarnation and rebirth. In this year, Wang Chong has changed too many things.
The Wang family has not declined yet, and the King of Song has not fallen out of favor, and the Jiedu Envoy incident was intervened by him, and it is not the same as before...
In terms of his own power, Wang Chong has also successfully established the Zhige Institute, established his own team, and obtained two strategic weapons, the Hyderabad Ore and the Meteorite Iron.
Everything is on the right track, and what Wang Chong is most worried about now is the Southwest.
It is a foregone conclusion that Zhang Qiu Jianqiong will be transferred to the capital, and Xianyu Zhongtong has already taken charge of the Jiange and officially took over the Annan Protectorate.
The layout of the southwest of the entire empire was exactly the same as Wang Chong's memory in his previous life.
Although Wang Chong had already used King Song's power to transfer his father and elder brother's army to the border area near the southwest, and could enter Jiannan at any time, but his skills stopped there.
In the current empire, whether it is Zhang Shougui, Zhangchou Jianqiong, Ge Shuhan, Fumeng Lingcha, or Gao Xianzhi, they all have a very strong view of region and territory.
If the father and eldest brother are forced into the Jiange, it will only make Xianyu Zhongtong in the southwest and Zhangchou Jianqiong in the capital suspicious, suspecting that the Wang family wants to intervene in the southwest, carve up their power, and weaken their strength.
That will only pay off!
Southwest is not the sphere of influence of the Wang family. Zhangchou Jianqiong and Xianyu Zhongtong are self-contained, and they will not obey Wang Chong's orders. The entire Wang family is not big enough to control a region of the empire.
And this is what Wang Chong is worried about.
Although he already knew the danger in the future, there were very few measures he could take. If he was too aggressive, he would only arouse the hostility of Zhangchou Jianqiong and Xianyu Zhongtong. Haste makes waste, which is not beautiful.
But Wang Chong couldn't ignore the huge impact and trauma that the future Southwest would have on the empire...
This is exactly Wang Chong's current dilemma.
It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, even if he carries the memory of two lives and becomes a human again, some things still cannot be changed.
Wang Chong can only think of a way to do his meager strength and use his greatest efforts to change those disasters that may occur in the future.
while Southwest,
That's where it all started!
In the room, Li Siye had long been startled by Wang Chong's rhetoric.
The threat of the empire was not in the northwest, but in the southwest, which he had never heard before. On the frontiers of the empire, the southwest of the empire, by all accounts, was the least likely place for conflict.
It has been quiet there for too long. In terms of the degree of conflict and the situation of the war, even Longxi and Anton can't compare, let alone the Western Regions.
But Wang Chong said that the greatest threat to the empire came from the southwest.
If it was a different person, Li Siye would only feel that it was worthless, and would sneer, wondering if this guy was crazy.
But during the period of contact with Wang Chong, Li Siye knew deeply that the young man in front of him must not be taken lightly.
"how do you know?"
Li Siye said, with surprise and doubt in his eyes.
If Wang Chong said it was An Dong or Long Xi, he would not be so surprised. But Southwest...
In the territory of the empire, the Southwest is the least prone to war!
"Ha! Li Siye, don't you understand? When you ask this sentence, this is the reason! The less prone to war, the more prone to war!"
"The moon is full and wanes, and the moon is waning and full. The southwest of the empire has been at peace for too long, people are slack, and the army is slack! Even you think that there is no possibility of war there, let alone other people! The defenseless army, do you think you can withstand the impact of Uzang and Mengshe Zhao?"
Wang Chong said.
"But there is no reason at all. Why did they do this? Mengshezhao and the empire have always been at peace, and U-Tsang has never entered the inland of China. There are hundreds of thousands of elite guards from Zhangchou. It is impossible for U-Tsang to Success!"
Li Siye said.
Hearing Li Siye's words, Wang Chong couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Regarding the situation of the empire, Li Siye not only did not understand, but knew nothing at all.
"Li Siye, don't you know? Zhangchou Jianqiong has been transferred to the capital. The current governor of Annan is Xianyu Zhongtong. Moreover, Ge Luofeng, the lord of Mengshezhao, is actively contacting Wu Sizang, and wants to cooperate internally and externally. Send troops to the Tang Dynasty! Wu Sizang doesn’t know much about China, what about the Meng She Zhao?”
"If Meng Shezhao and Uzang are allied together, do you think that only the 100,000 elites of the Annan Protectorate can resist it?"
Wang Chong sighed and said:
"Li Siye, if Meng Shezhao and the Uzang Alliance attack the Annan Protectorate together, and then contain Goshuhan's big fighting army in Longxi... Once that happens, I know it will be a great deal for the empire. Does that mean anything?"
"Buzz!"
Li Siye's mind was shocked, and he was stunned. A chill suddenly rushed from his back to his whole body. Li Siye didn't understand strategy, but he also knew that if what Wang Chong said was true, it would be a huge disaster for the entire southwest and the entire empire.
The deployment of the empire's troops is not complicated. Anyone who is interested in joining the army knows that because there are few wars in the southwest of the empire, there are not many troops deployed.
The 100,000 elite of the Annan Protectorate are the only barrier in the southwest.
And if the Annan Protectorate's Mansion is attacked, the Great Fighting Army in Longxi is the closest and the most likely force to help. At the same time it is the only force.
But if Ge Shuhan in Longxi was restrained, and the Uzang Empire really sent troops like Wang Chong, it would be a huge disaster for the Annan Protectorate in the southwest and the entire empire!
"What you said is true, Lord Zhangchou Jianqiong was transferred to the capital?"
Li Siye said in shock.
"This is not a difficult matter to find out. Master Zhangchou has been in the southwest for decades. This time, he has made up his mind to become the master of the capital, and no one can stop him!"
Wang Chong met Li Siye's gaze and said calmly.
"Meng Shezhao is seeking an alliance from Wusi?"
"Well. Not many people know about this matter, but at least it can be confirmed that Meng Shezhao has sent high-level envoys to Wu Sizang at least twice. As for how far the negotiations have come, we still don't know for the time being."
Wang Chong said.
Li Siye remained silent. Although he didn't speak, the pair of deeply furrowed brows showed his inner struggle.
For the first time, Li Siye found that he was completely ignorant of the situation in the empire.
"Since your royal family knows these things, why don't you tell His Majesty? If His Majesty comes forward, this matter can definitely be killed in the cradle!"
Li Siye finally couldn't help but said, his expression excited.
"Li Siye, do you think His Majesty doesn't know the things we all know? Military matters are far more complicated than you imagined. Among other things, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. To increase troops to the southwest, the food How to solve the problem of the noise? Ten thousand troops will fight for three months, but we need to prepare food for one hundred thousand people. This requires the overall planning of all aspects of the court, not just the Ministry of War. Do you think this is a trivial matter?"
"In addition, the imperial court is now facing enemies on all sides, and our military strength is simply insufficient. If we deploy troops, where should we mobilize them? Anbei Protector's Mansion? Andong Governor's Mansion? Anxi Governor's Mansion, or Longxi? All of these places They are all in a state of tight military strength, and it would be good to replenish troops without asking for support, so how can they lend troops? Even if the imperial court wants to transfer troops now, they can’t transfer troops, so why don’t they use reserve soldiers to go immediately?”
"Besides, no matter how many troops we have, can we still have more troops than Mengshe Zhao and U-Tsang combined? In addition, there is still no conclusive evidence for the matter of Mengshe Zhao and U-Tsang. If They have not moved their troops for a long time and dragged us like this. Have we been stationed there all the time? The military consumption of this quasi-war state is very astonishing. Moreover, if the court makes a major adjustment of its military strength because of our few words. , how to mobilize the army in the future?"
Wang Chong said.
Li Siye was silent again. The current him is far from having the keen intuition of the future "Supernatural General". Many things Wang Chong said were completely beyond his thinking.
The mobilization of soldiers and horses seems simple, but in real implementation, the tricks involved are beyond Li Siye's imagination.
Li Siye fell into deep thought.
"The imperial court is too big. It is a huge monster. It is difficult to turn around. But individuals are different. I have no selfish intentions in collecting Hyderabad ore and extraterrestrial iron, but I want to do my part to help The imperial court. Li Siye, believe me, at this moment, the southwest needs your help far more than the northwest."
"There are Gao Xianzhi and Fumeng Lingcha in the northwest. Once something happens, the Qixi Protectorate in the rear and the Anbei Protectorate in the north can support you at any time. Even without you, the Northwest will not lose, but the Southwest is different. Without Annan With the barrier of the Protectorate's Mansion, where there is a flat plain, nearly a million people will be affected by the war, and the southwestern part of the empire will be burned into a sea of flames and ruins!"
Wang Chong looked at Li Siye with red eyes. This is not some kind of prophecy, but a fact that actually happened in Wang Chong's previous life.
It was because he knew the huge and disastrous consequences that Wang Chong tried his best to stop it.
"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Li Siye, whether you want to win fame and fortune, or make contributions to the empire, I hope you can stay. Next day, follow me into the Southwest! Of course , if you have any other special reasons, I can't stop you. But I hope you can seriously consider what I said!"
"As for the Western Regions..., if the Southwest can be pacified, I will enter the Western Regions with you. Because that is also my destination!"
Li Siye remained silent, and for the first time there was a look of dilemma in his eyes. His purpose of joining the army was the Western Regions, which he had thought about early in the morning.
But the issue of Southwest, if he hadn't heard of it before, that's all. But now, since he already knew, it was impossible for him to remain indifferent.
"It's all your guesswork. But if Uzang and Meng Shezhao didn't attack, would I just have to wait like this?"
Li Siye said.
"Hahaha!"
Wang Chong suddenly laughed, "It won't take that long, I'm sure. Within a year, there will be a war in the Southwest. If there is still no war in the Southwest by then, everything will prove that my judgment is wrong. I am willing to give Hyderabad ore and Hand over all the meteorites from the outer space and hand them over to the imperial court to relieve your doubts."
"What you said is true?"
Li Siye's eyes lit up. 1,000 Jun Hyderabad ore is by no means a small amount, its value has reached hundreds of millions of taels of gold, plus those extraterrestrial meteorites, the value is even higher.
If the Wang family is willing to hand over these things for free, then the suspicion of the Wang family's conspiracy and codification of the dynasty can naturally be cleared up, and such a large amount of wealth will also be of great benefit to the court's finances.
"of course it's true!"
Wang Chong laughed.