The fighting in the Soviet Union was fierce. Three groups of rebels suddenly appeared, and the rebellion spread to half of the country.
Even though there is no innate master among these rebels. Even those who participated in the rebellion were only some local people, and not many officers and soldiers participated.
But don’t forget that the Su State followed the Chu State’s strategy.
Not only did the central government train 50,000 elite imperial troops, but also 50,000 prefectural and county soldiers. A militia system was also launched at the local level. Every year during the slack season, local warriors were summoned to conduct certain military training.
This system began after the return from the Northern Expedition in the eighth year of Hongdao. It has been implemented for almost four years now.
It took a long time, but some results were achieved.
Therefore, even ordinary people at the bottom of the Su country cannot simply regard them as ordinary people, but also as militiamen with certain military knowledge.
Now Guangchang Dao, Duchang, and Qidao will raise troops, with a total of 160,000 to 70,000 people from the three families.
With so many people, even if they are just militiamen, they are a force that cannot be ignored.
"Therefore, Gu believes that there should be no problem for the Soviet Union to suppress this unrest.
After all, the Su Kingdom has 50,000 elite soldiers. These troops, built with the Zhou soldiers from the north as the backbone, have been trained for so many years, and they are quite strong.
In addition to the innate master Su Wang, it is not difficult to suppress the rebellion.
Even with the land of one county in Su State, if we move quickly, it may be possible to calm down in March or May. "
Lu Yuan looked at the two important ministers in front of him and expressed his opinion: "But the rebellion can be suppressed, but some things cannot be solved so easily. There are local riots, and most of the people who participate in the rebellion are ordinary people who are angry.
The Soviet Union's suppression of the rebellion was tantamount to slaughtering its own people.
No matter whether they win or lose in the end, the Soviet Union has lost the hearts of the people and has been restless ever since. "
When Lu Yuan said this, he was really moved.
At this time, the current situation of the Su country, according to the game he played in his previous life, is that it is steadily reduced by three, followed by a series of negative effects, and the duration is still the same as that which started in twenty or thirty years.
Su Xuange killed hundreds of thousands of rebels today, implicated the relatives of these rebels, and affected millions of people.
But what is the population of the entire Su country?
But it will be two million.
No, after so many years of violent and harsh rule, people from the Soviet Union have been fleeing for years. The border between the Chu State and the Soviet Union has received more than 10,000 fugitives in a few years.
This is already the case with Chu State. How many refugees should there be on the borders between Su State and Jiuzhen County, with Nanhai State, and even with Southwest Yi State?
Even within the Soviet Union, how many people fled into the mountains to avoid taxes?
At this time, there are probably two million people in the Su Kingdom who have already disappeared.
Now a rebellion has turned millions of people into rebels.
If the Su Kingdom continues to fight like this, how many people will be left in the end?
This is really a problem.
However, the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Chu, Su, and Nanhai have now drifted apart. The alliance has become increasingly militaristic and ambitious. The Soviet state, which has become restless, has suffered such chaos. It is not uncommon for Chu and Nanhai. It has to be a bad thing.
No, after reading the news and hearing Lu Yuan's emotion.
Cui Changqing, the left prime minister next to him, not only did not think about whether to send some assistance, but immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Soviet Union is in civil strife and rebellions. This is a time when people's hearts are in turmoil. When wars begin, the people of the Su State will be in panic. .
In order to avoid the war, they may have to move around.
Especially the three prefectures in the northern part of the Su Kingdom had the most rebellious people at this time, and they would definitely suffer the heaviest massacres in the future.
In order to avoid the bloody swordsmanship, the other people were afraid that they would flee north one after another.
I would like to ask your Majesty to dispatch a forbidden army to immediately guard the border between the two countries.
If anyone fleeing north is found, they will be gathered immediately, and the latter will be resettled by the Secretary.
This will prevent the local area from being affected by these Soviet refugees, who will turn into bandits and disturb public order. It can also gather a large number of refugees and fill their domestic household registration.
It's the best of both worlds. "
Well, after several years of immigration work, when Cui Changqing heard about the war and the refugees, he subconsciously thought of immigrating to enrich the place.
This is indeed what he has always done.
And after three years, great results have been achieved. Not only has the income of Chu State doubled, but the national power has also become increasingly prosperous.
In the past, Dong and Tingxichuan counties, which were in decline due to war, became increasingly prosperous due to the expansion of local household registration.
After eating so many benefits, it is inevitable that the leftist will have a stress reaction about this matter and will never forget it.
Anyway, according to Cui Changqing's conservative estimate, this wave of recruitment of refugees from the Su Kingdom can at least increase the population of the Chu Kingdom by more than ten or two hundred thousand.
This is almost the total population of a lower house.
It doesn't take much effort to add another population to the country. Why not take advantage of this advantage?
As for the Chu State's open acceptance of fugitives from the Su State, would it offend the Su State?
Speak the truth.
After experiencing such a turmoil, even if the Soviet Union can be pacified, its national power will inevitably be greatly reduced. The signs of strength that had been gained by squeezing the people and resorting to violence would be completely interrupted.
Under such circumstances, how could the Su State dare to make irresponsible remarks to the Chu State over this matter?
Even taking a step back.
Su Xuange is really out of his mind. He really wants to ask the Chu State for an explanation. With his strength after putting down the rebellion just now, he can really get it. How can the Chu State not do it?
Do you dare to send troops to the Northern Expedition?
In the end, I have to swallow this breath and suffer this boring loss.
Therefore, Cui Changqing was not afraid of Su's reaction. There was just one thing that made him feel embarrassed.
But after Cui Changqing said the above strategy, he said with a bitter face: "It is because the Su country suffered from this chaos, the household registration was greatly reduced, the people's livelihood was ruined, and the place became more and more impoverished. The original two million taels of silver that the Su country assisted each year became one million I am afraid that there will be a shortage of a few kilograms of stone grain, or even no allocation at all.
Without this money, if the king wants to launch an army to attack the Great Changhe Kingdom next year, it will be difficult for him in terms of money and food. "
Recently, Lu Yuan summoned Cui Changqing and Li Liang to discuss with these two top civil and military leaders in the city. Naturally, there was something important.
That is, Lu Yuan plans to formally send troops to the Great Chowa Kingdom next year, the fourth year of Shenwu, to intervene in the other side's civil strife.
Together with the soldiers, how to supply money and food to the rear, which troops and horses should be removed, and who should be left to guard the country, all these must be dealt with properly.
So it was logical to find Cui Changqing and Li Liang to help come up with a plan.
Just didn't expect it.
Before the three of them could discuss a specific plan, Su State sent such a "surprise" first.
Those grains are not bad.
With Jianghan Plain and Dongting Lake, there is no shortage of food in Chu State.
But without the two million taels of silver supplied by the Su Kingdom, Lu Yuan's military expenditure for the expedition of one hundred thousand troops would only have three million taels of silver from the Nanhai Kingdom.
Although three million taels of silver can still guarantee the minimum expenses for the army.
But at the lowest level, everything is tied up. What's the point of fighting this battle?
Lu Yuan was fighting a war to destroy the country, at least with the goal of seizing a county.
If we fight a war of this level with all our hands tied, what good results can we get in the end?
'Is it possible that in the end we still have to use the inner bank? '
Lu Yuan thought this in his heart, and while sighing, he looked at the important ministers in front of him, but his face was still calm and he said: "This is Wuyou. This year, aid from Su and Nanhai has been sent, and five million taels of silver have been paid. Account library.
With this amount of money, even starting next year, with only three million taels of silver assistance from Nanhai Kingdom, the army can last for three years. "
Hearing this, Cui Changqing couldn't help but nodded, and then said helplessly: "In this way, the king's crusade against the Great Changhe Kingdom cannot delay the war for too long. It is best to end it within three or four years. Otherwise, it will drag on for a long time. , the North Korean and Chinese finances will not be able to support it."
Even though he said this, Cui Changqing didn't have much hope for this.
The war to destroy the country could not be ended so easily.
With the size of Da Changhe State, if the Chu State wants to swallow up the opponent, it will not be able to finish if it is not prepared to fight for three to five years, or even ten years.
After all, Dachanghe country is located in the southwest, and the situation there is too complicated.
At present, there is civil strife in the other country, and he is fighting fiercely. Naturally, not many people will take care of it, because this is a family matter of the southwestern Yi.
But if Lu Yuan, who represented the Dongyang people's political power, led an army to kill them, the meaning would be different.
Could the other two southwestern barbarian overlords, Dali and Nanzhao, have other thoughts?
Do they think that the Chu State sent troops to Changhe State because the Dongyang people, after successively annihilating the Miao, Qiang, Man, Yue and other ethnic groups, finally started to reach out to the southwestern barbarians and wanted to wipe out these barbarians?
But if you think so, the nature is completely different.
All of a sudden, the original simple struggle for national hegemony was elevated to a struggle between races, cultures, and survival.
At that time, it is not impossible for the two countries to be wary and send troops to intervene in the civil strife of Dachang and the three countries, and then the three countries will join forces to fight against Lu Yuan.
Therefore, this battle has never been about conquering the country of Ojowa. This is not the point at all.
The point is that the Dongyang people represented by Lu Yuan, after thousands of years, finally broke the original tacit understanding and began to intervene in the territory of the Southwest Yi and started to attack them, the Yi people.
This is the key core of this war.
It is precisely because of this kind of weight that Lu Yuan has always been worried about sending troops to Dachanghe Kingdom.
Not only did they have no money and food, but they were also worried that once the war started, it would never end.
By then, a war lasting ten years is really not a lie.
After all, what Lu Yuan was facing was the entire Southwest Yi force, headed by the Three Southwest Yi Kingdoms, with a vast territory of six or seven counties and a population of over 10 million.
Fighting with the other party is no less than starting a war with Ning Guo at this time.
Both sides are forces of the same size.
The only thing that was worse about Southwest Yi than Ning was that it had a smaller population, less elite soldiers and horses, and the territory wasn't rich enough. At the same time, it is not a whole, but divided into three strands, each working independently, not so unified.
But even if there are many problems, with the size of Chu State, it will be extremely stressful to compete with such a behemoth.
If the fiscal revenue hadn't doubled now, Zhou Qing would have been innate. At the same time, Sun Siwen was also stepping up to catch up. If Chu State's soft and hard strength were rapidly expanding, Lu Yuan would not dare to make this decision easily.
But now that he had finally made the decision, Su State gave him another "surprise". It was such an unlucky sign to encounter such a setback before setting off for the expedition.
Lu Yuan, who knew that this was a world of immortal cultivation and had also practiced the art of luck, began to doubt whether his decision was correct.
But before he could think about this line carefully, the disciple Li Liang next to him, after listening to the conversation between the two, came up with another idea: "Your Majesty, what Zuo Xiang said is indeed reasonable. Without Su Guo's Military aid, this expedition added many difficulties.
However, in my opinion, the loss in terms of winnings is actually not important.
The current civil strife in the Soviet Union may also be a good thing for our plan to conquer the Great Chowa Kingdom. "
Good thing?
Hearing Li Liang's remarks, Lu Yuan was stunned, and then asked: "What do you mean by this?"
Li Liang bowed and said: "Your Majesty, from what I can see, this civil war is essentially the result of King Su's excessive oppression of the local people in order to raise those 100,000 troops.
Therefore, the fundamental solution is either to reduce the number of troops and horses, so that government expenditures will not be so high, and the people will naturally be able to cultivate themselves.
Or they need to expand their territory and find another place to support the army that the Soviet Union cannot afford.
The former is probably impossible given King Su's nature.
But the latter is debatable..."
Speaking of this, Lu Yuan's disciple looked at the two of them, and then said with a smile: "The king and his ministers were just discussing, weren't they worried about how we, the great Chu, should fight against the three barbarian countries in the southwest if they unite?
The state of Chu is weak, with only one king and one hundred thousand soldiers and horses.
But there are allies around Chu State.
King Su has both strength and ambition, and his ambition to open up new territories and expand his territory has undoubtedly been revealed.
In this case, since we have to fight against the Great Changhe Kingdom anyway, why not invite the Su Kingdom to join us?
Even though there was this rebellion, with King Su's ability, there was no problem in putting it down. After this chaos, the Su State's finances dropped sharply, and it was probably more difficult to support the 100,000-strong army.
I'm afraid that King Su is also worried about how to deal with this matter, right?
At this time, the king invited him to send troops together to attack Dachohe country. King Su, who urgently needs to occupy new territory and increase taxes, will definitely agree.
At that time, the king will attack from the east, and King Su will attack from the south. Under the attack from the north and the south of the two countries, how can Dachohe country resist?
Not only the Su Kingdom, but also the Xichuan Kingdom also had territory that intersected with the Southwest Yi.
Xichuan is poor, the country is small and the people are few, and its strength is declining.
Doesn’t King Xichuan want to expand his territory and spread Buddhism to the southwestern barbarians?
The above two countries are all worthy of winning.
And if we can get the help of the two countries, this plan for the southwestern barbarians will be easy. "
After speaking eloquently, Li Liang concluded his strategy.
In front of him, Lu Yuan and Cui Changqing suddenly became enlightened after listening.
That's right.
Relying on the power of Chu alone, it is true that the southwestern barbarians cannot be defeated.
But if the Su Kingdom and the Xichuan Kingdom are included, and the three countries send troops together, then this matter is very promising.
First of all, the Soviet Union's strength has been greatly reduced even after experiencing this civil strife. But in the end there are only 60,000 to 70,000 elite soldiers left, which is no problem. Even if those rebels are included, the number of troops may continue to expand.
Therefore, even if someone had to be left to guard the Northern Expedition, the Su State had already promised that it would be able to send out 50,000 elite soldiers.
Including Su Xuange himself, this strength is not weak.
As for Xichuan Kingdom.
Although this country was weak in national strength, it even had to deploy 20,000 soldiers and horses to station in Han China all year round to help defend against the threat of Zhou.
But even if Xichuan Kingdom can only send 10,000 troops, it doesn't matter.
Anyway, Lu Yuan didn't expect how many troops the opponent would have.
What he really valued was Ji Hui, the innate master.
As long as Ji Hui can also participate, their camp will instantly have the power of three innate masters.
In terms of soldiers and horses, there are also hundreds of thousands.
With such strength, if they go to conquer the southwestern barbarians, even if the other three countries join forces, they will still be able to fight.
It’s not even just these two countries.
Jiuzhen County is also close to Southwest Yi.
If Wu Ping Hou Xie Ning can be persuaded to follow him, then the other party has 50,000 elite soldiers from the imperial court, and the chance of victory will be even greater.
The only question is, will Xie Ning agree?
'Fame, fame and fortune are what people want.
Xie Ning has been guarding Jiuzhen County for ten years and has always held great power in the local area, controlling life and death, fame and position.
Now the imperial court is thousands of miles away, and Xie Ning is surrounded by the Southwest Yi and our Three Kingdoms Alliance. It can be said that he is alone.
On this occasion, I don’t believe that he hasn’t thought about it, thinking about himself?
There are examples like ours in front of us. We broke the soil and made kings. We called them lonely Taoists and few people. We founded a country and established a system. We established a dynasty with one surname and the foundation of everything in this world.
Wouldn't it be better for him to serve as a vassal to the imperial court and then become an ordinary Wuhou who would disappear in one generation? '
Lu Yuan didn't believe it, so is Xie Ning really a saint?
He has so many inducements and promises, but the other party is not attracted?
And as long as this person is moved, everything will naturally fall into place.
With this thought in his mind and various plans made, some of the original confusion and worries in Lu Yuan's heart had all dissipated.
He raised his head again, looked at the two important ministers in front of him, and said with a smile: "Li Liang is right, since we are opening up territory for the descendants of our three emperors, how can we only send troops to the great Chu country?
There is also a lot of contact with the other Su Kingdom, Xichuan Kingdom, and Jiuzhen County. "
Having said this, Lu Yuan said to Cui Changqing: "Leave this matter to the left prime minister. You ask Honglu Temple to send more envoys to these three countries and invite them to send troops together. We must facilitate this matter."
Cui Changqing accepted the order and said: "I respect your order."
Lu Yuan nodded slightly, then smiled and said to his disciple: "Li Liang, you are not bad. You can come up with this plan, which makes me suddenly enlightened. It seems that you have made great progress over the years, and I am very pleased to be my teacher. You can come up with this plan." Taking on more responsibilities.”
In this case, they are not kings and ministers, but masters and disciples.
Lu Yuan always appreciated and valued his disciples who could help him a lot and would not hesitate to reward them.
Li Liang heard the words of appreciation and promotion from his master. While feeling happy, he also said humbly: "This is all taught by the master, and the disciples dare not talk about their merits."
Saying this, he began to think freely.
Chu Wei, who is at the same level as himself, is now the naval commander, and there are faint rumors of being promoted to General of the Guard.
Now that General Wei's position has been taken by someone else, and he wants to be promoted further, the only two generals left will be the chariot and hussar generals.
This is a prestigious position for a general, not a general of the Wei.
If he could be born into this position, then Chu Wei would be trampled under his feet in an instant.
At that time, except for the senior brother Zhou Qing who was raised by his master, who else in the same sect can be as good as him?
Thinking of that scenery, Li Liang's heart was filled with excitement, and he wished that the war would come soon so that he could be rewarded for his meritorious service.
