Chapter 1599 Regrets in Life

"Okay now, Jingguo has defeated Muguo and can send troops south at any time. Now the Qi thieves are in a dilemma!"

"After so many days and so many people's sacrifices, we can finally get a good result... The sky has eyes."

"Destiny is in Xia!"

"We must not forget today's hatred!"

"We can't let Qi Gou retreat so easily, we have to bite them hard!"

"General Wang is right, bite them and wait for Jing Guo to go south. Just this time, beat them painfully!"

"If all the nine soldiers and three armies are buried here this time, maybe Linzi... can really be visited! What do you think?"

In the meeting hall, everyone was shouting and shouting.

Then like the sound of the tide, it faded away one after another...

Xi Meng's mansion opened the hall door, bringing with it the cold wind outside. The excitement and joy were extinguished with a roar.

The cold in spring is actually harder to bear than in winter.

People dispersed uncomfortably, their gazes becoming cautious. Look at the pillars, look at the seats, look at the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes of the person next to you, look at the tops of your boots...

In short, it seems that this person cannot be seen.

Every step taken by Xi Meng Mansion was like stepping on rain and snow.

And all the silence in this conference hall is interpreting..."not welcome".

The human heart is colder than the spring breeze.

Xi Meng's house seemed unaware.

He has experienced colder seasons, and he has felt colder hearts.

He clearly knows what the truth of this world is.

And the reason why he could move forward so firmly was because there was once a hand that pulled him out of the cold crowd and saved him from drowning in the sea of ​​misery.

The warmth I felt at that time can still drive away the frost thirty-three years later.

You can also support him and go a long way.

He walked forward.

Walk past the indifferent expression.

past the scrutinizing gaze.

Go past the disgust, suspicion, disgust, and avoidance.

He walked up to His Highness King Wu.

"I heard that Beigong Nantu is dead?" he asked.

"Yes, Meng Mansion!" Si Jiao had a smile on his face and patted the Great Xia Imperial Master on the shoulder: "We have finally waited for a turning point! This is the result of the joint efforts of all of us!"

"Jingguo's side must have contacted you..." Xi Mengfu asked straight to the point: "When do they plan to send troops?"

"Ying Jianghong is leading his troops to pursue death in the north. The remnant army of the Mu Kingdom must be completely driven back to the grassland before it is over... Only after this can we be free to go south." Si Jiao said calmly and in a relaxed tone: " It won’t take long.”

"Three days? Seven days?" Xi Mengfu asked.

"Perhaps they still need some rest time...Meng Mansion." Sijiao looked at him and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter when Jing Guo comes. What matters is that Qi State's opportunity has been lost, and Jing Guo's deterrence to them has been restored. It has taken effect, and the general trend is irreversible. If Cao Jie still has sense, he must be preparing to withdraw now!"

Look into Si Jiao's bottomless eyes.

Xi Mengfu already understood.

On the distant battlefield of Shengguo, although Jingguo had an absolute advantage and was about to win the final victory in the Battle of Jingmu, there was no internal consensus on whether to send troops south. At least he hasn't given Si Jiao a definite answer yet.

You should know it if you think about it.

How majestic was the empress of the Mu Kingdom?

For many years, he has been guarding the frontier and competing with the emperors of the hegemony countries without falling behind.

Since she took the initiative to start a war for hegemony, she must have the confidence. The high priest who preached the divine crown walked down Qionglu Mountain, and he must have the confidence to spread the divine light beyond the grassland.

Although I don’t know where the confidence and confidence come from, and I don’t know how Jingguo won the victory, whether it was crushed by hard power or better prepared...

But how could it be that Ying Jiang Hong really killed Beigong Nantu without paying any price?

How could Muguo be so easily crushed when he could rely on his trump card to win or lose?

Even if Jingguo wins against Muguo this time, it will never be a crushing victory, and there will definitely be a huge sacrifice.

Of course Jing Guo was not willing to sit back and watch Qi State grow stronger, and certainly was not willing to watch Qi State destroy Xia in one battle. But in this case, are they willing to start another war for hegemony immediately?

How determined are they to contain the growth of Qi?

I'm afraid only the people of Jingguo know.

If it really reached the point of risking everything, the war that took place in Xingyue Plain should not be a war between Xiang Kingdom and Xu Kingdom, nor a battle between the young geniuses of Qi Jing and Qi Jing.

At that time, it should be Yu Que fighting Jiang Mengxiong!

With the fall of Fengjie, the national defense formation was forced out in advance, and the situation on the eastern front deteriorated, the imperial mausoleum was desecrated, and the northern front was constantly breached...

The morale of the Xia people has fallen to the bottom. The increasing number of soldiers surrendering to Qi on both the east and west fronts is proof of this. The Eastern Front is almost using Xia's surrendered troops as the main force in the expedition against Xia!

Today, the Xia Kingdom urgently needs news such as Jingguo's victory and Jingguo's army is about to move south to boost military morale.

So of course Si Jiao would not say publicly that Jing Guo might not go south.

So of course he would put on a confident posture and rejoice with all the ministers.

Jingguo won the battle of Jingmu, which was of course excellent news for Xiaguo.

But how good exactly is it?

Unfortunately... it is not up to Xia Guo himself to decide.

It still depends on Qi Jing’s determination and the attitudes of the two hegemons.

For Jingguo, the best situation under the current situation is that as soon as the news of their victory over Muguo spreads, Qi State will have to withdraw from the Eastern Region.

In this way, they can defeat the Mu Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom, and they can win everything on the battlefield of Qi Xia without paying any extra price.

The second-best situation is that Qi is determined to destroy Xia, and Xia resists desperately until Jing's army moves south. At that time, Qi's army will be defeated by internal and external attacks.

So, Jingguo first defeated Muguo and then Qi. Although it was inevitable that it would suffer some injuries, it was still the unparalleled overlord in the world and the greatest empire in the world.

The worst-case scenario is that the Xia State cannot hold on, and the Jing State goes south and fails to break the Qi army...

By that time, everything Jing Guo won on the battlefield of Sheng Guo would probably be vomited back!

Because with Jingguo’s current status, which of the powerful powers in the world wouldn’t look at him with covetous eyes? With Jing Guo's tyranny in wielding swords in the world, which powerful person in the world would not secretly feel itchy? Once the myth of being unparalleled in the world is broken, those heroes who have been staring at the Central Territory for many years will find it difficult to restrain their swords.

In a confrontation with the overlord of the world, Jingguo cannot afford to lose a war.

Therefore, Jing Guo absolutely does not want to start a war with Qi State again under the current situation. Then there is a lot of room for consideration in their efforts to aid Xia... It is related to the performance of both Qi and Xia.

Let’s think about it from Qi’s perspective.

The State of Qi is absolutely unwilling to go to war with the State of Jing under the current circumstances, otherwise there would be no need to bother sending Cao Jie to Liyuan City in the first place. He tried every means possible just to let the people of Jingguo visit Nanfang flawlessly.

The Battle of Xingyueyuan was the result of the two countries' mutual fear and compromise between Jing and Qi.

In the end, Qi State won the opportunity to conquer Xia, and Jing State decided to concentrate its forces to fight against Mu State.

Now that Jingguo has taken the lead in ending the war... Qiguo will of course face more difficult choices.

As far as Qi State is concerned.

The best result of this war is to defeat the Xia State in one fell swoop before Jing Guo can take action - but it is doomed to be impossible now.

Tongyang City's defense line is still impregnable at least for the moment. I believe it won't be a problem if I keep it for another ten days and a half. It would not take as long as ten days for Jingguo to clear out the remnants of the Muguo army in Shengguo.

Are the people of Qi willing to just retreat and repeat the story of thirty-three years ago?

But if he doesn't retreat...is Qi State really ready to fight Jing State? By the time Jing's army moves south, Qi's million-strong army on the expedition to Daxia may not be able to withdraw safely.

This is the tragedy of the Xia Kingdom today - even after resisting to the death, it has endured until now, and the world situation has changed, but it still has to wait for the will of other countries!

What should Xia Guo do?

Xi Mengfu believes that——

No matter what Jingguo and Qiguo think, Xiaguo still needs to show its strength. Jing Guo needs to know that if Jing Guo's army goes south, he can win victory at a lower cost. Qi needs to know that if Qi wants to conquer Xia, it will have to pay more, and there will be greater uncertainty and more risks.

Both sides of Qi Jing added their own weight to the strategic balance. The balance of the former is tilted towards "retreating troops" and the balance of the latter is tilted towards "going south".

This is what Xia Guo should do.

And at least on this point, he and King Wu should be consistent.

Xi Mengfu thought about all this silently in his heart, and then said nothing.

Sijiao then knew that he really understood what he meant. He picked up a glass of wine and handed it to the imperial master, indicating that he was full of wine and happy.

"Your Majesty, the situation has changed. Can the powerful men who have set out for the northern front be recovered?" A minister in the audience asked at this time.

It's too late. Xi Mengfu thought in his heart.

"The arrow has already left the string, how can it be possible to take it back?" Si Jiao said: "Furthermore, although Jing Guo has freed his hands, the Qi army is completely a grasshopper after the autumn, and cannot jump far. But we established the country of Daxia How can we rely on strong scenery for thousands of years? The reason why we can maintain an independent legal system is not like the Sheng Kingdom, where even the emperor ascended the throne and had to go to Daluo Mountain to receive the title... Isn't it the result of our bloody battles? "

He waved his sleeves and stood up directly: "Of course Jing Guo will come. But no matter when Jing Guo comes, it will not affect our determination to teach Qi people a profound lesson! Colleagues, prepare for war!"

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Xi Mengfu walked out of the meeting hall and of course closed the door.

The atmosphere behind the door soon became active again.

The hope of victory is comforting enough.

As if the pain of the war had now been erased, a group of civil servants and generals began to look forward to their lives after defeating the Qi army.

Such as how to teach Li Guo a lesson, Liang Guo dared to send troops to threaten, what should be done...

Even if the Qi army comes all the way, and the small countries along the way are open to convenience, those who can be slapped must be slapped several times...

It's really refreshing to think about it.

Xi Meng's house was not in a heavy mood.

The war has indeed taken a turn for the better, and the situation in the world is favorable to Xia. What can he be worried about?

He just suddenly missed the late emperor very much in this cold spring.

There are so many differences between the Xia Kingdom when the late emperor was there and the Xia Kingdom now...

Over the past thirty years, everyone has worked hard, including the Queen Mother, King Wu, King Min, myself, and even that grumpy old guy...

But today, for the first time, he truly realized that he could not go back.

It doesn’t mean that I am disappointed with anyone, nor does it mean that I am unwilling to accept anything.

It’s just that some people are destined to be irreplaceable.

It’s because the sun is hanging in the sky that the sky is bright.

No matter how hard the stars and the moon work, no matter how bright the lights are... it’s still night in the Great Xia Empire.

Will there be another day?

Xi Mengfu once firmly believed... but now he doesn’t know the answer.

Unconsciously, he has been wandering around the city for a long time, like a lonely ghost.

Xi Mengfu shook his head and was about to go back, but out of the corner of his eye, he had already seen the lotus pavilion in the lotus pond in front of him.

The thin pavilion is by the water, and the lonely shadow is reflected by itself.

The King of Min, dressed in bright clothes, is sitting alone in the pavilion, quietly watching the water ripples - to avoid suspicion, he has not participated in military discussions for many days, and basically will not go to Guiyi City again.

It’s ridiculous that a mere idle poem forced the King of Min to avoid suspicion.

The intelligence system of Guiyi City is really riddled with holes, and the current emperor is too self-centered. Self-centeredness without sufficient strength to match is often a disaster.

Xi Mengfu and King Min had no intersection, but this time he walked over for some reason.

"Your Highness, are you worried?" he asked.

Yu Liyang raised his eyes and glanced at him indifferently. He did not show any special reaction to Xi Mengfu, who was now avoided by everyone. He only said: "Like the national teacher, he is worried about state affairs."

He is really good-looking with red lips and white teeth, and he is like a painting with the half-opened lotus flowers around him.

Xi Mengfu walked slowly on the stone bridge: "Jingguo will be able to free up his hands soon, and your highness can put down some worries."

Yu Liyang looked at him: "Why is the national teacher still uneasy?"

Xi Mengfu stopped in the middle of the stone bridge and did not walk into the pavilion. After quietly looking at the reflection in the water for a while, he asked, "Your Highness, what do you think the Emperor of Qi will choose? Will he let Cao Jie withdraw his troops?"

Yu Liyang seemed to be worried, but he said without much worry, "Yes. The defeat of Mu State is imminent. How much stronger is Qi State than Mu State? What right does he have to fight on two fronts and challenge Jing State?"

"I hope so." Xi Mengfu said.

He paused, and then said, "Your Highness is such a person, you really don't need to care about some rumors.

Yu Liyang was stunned for a moment, looking at the green lotus leaves and red lotus flowers around him, and smiled, "I have been a playboy all my life, what should I care about?"

He Yu Liyang didn't care, but some people need to care.

Some people only want to be happy in their lives, and some people only live for a name in their lives.

He doesn't care about his own reputation, but he can't care about that person's reputation.

Xi Mengfu was silent for a long time this time.

Then he said, "The lotus blooms in spring, I once regretted it, but later I left the boat and didn't care about it. Your Highness can change the flowering period and season, and his great power is almost natural, but he still feels regretful. So we know that mountains and rivers can be changed, but people's hearts are hard to change..."

"Please take care, Your Highness."

He only said this at the end, and turned to leave here.

Looking at the back of Xi Mengfu gradually going away on the stone bridge, Yu Liyang tasted a little bit of the taste of finishing his affairs after his death.

He knew what decision Xi Mengfu had made and what he had undertaken.

Naturally, he also knew what path Xi Mengfu had chosen for himself.

Even though they were not familiar with each other before and had no intersection.

At this moment, he couldn't help feeling.

It can really be regarded as a pity to start to understand Xi Mengfu in this spring.

But the regrets in life are not only about lotus flowers.

Not only about red.