Ming Zuo

Chapter 1562
"In the past, the Kingdom of Heaven was a big tree in the sky. If we shook our bodies casually, the fruits that fell would fill us up. But now the Kingdom of Heaven is a fierce tiger, crawling under his body, ready to eat at any time. May be torn to pieces by his claws."

"At least the tiger is not hungry for the time being, and it won't eat us. But the wolf beside us can kill us at any time."

After listening to Po Suo's words, Po Nan nodded, leaving only a helpless sigh.

Zhancheng's two successive kings have completely different understandings of the situation.

But there is one thing they agree on.

That is, it can be seen that the empire is coveting Champa.

Po Nan thought of a long-term solution, and was very resistant to the arrival of the empire.

Po Suo, on the other hand, proceeded from reality and deeply understood that compared to the long-term threat, the Ruan family beside him was more deadly.

Only by solving the immediate troubles can we consider the long-term.

Otherwise, it would be unfounded to worry about.

There is no way, as a weak person, he can only suffer such aggrievedness.

And this is Zuo Menggeng's best method when managing the surrounding situation.

Dongying's shogunate and foreign daimyos don't know that the empire has evil intentions and are ready to strike at any time.But in the middle of the game, they can only helplessly kill each other, and finally benefit the empire.

Unlike others who like to play with strategy and force, Zuo Menggeng is best at using things to create momentum.

As the saying goes, the general trend, the mantis arm cannot stop the car.

This is what he did when dealing with the Manchus.

This is what he did when dealing with North Korea.

This is what he did when dealing with Japan.

He is doing the same with Annan now.

Even if others can see clearly and plainly, they can only helplessly take the bait.

"What does Shangguo want?"

"Food, a lot of food."

"Have you given money?"

"One hundred thousand bolts of silk, one hundred thousand bolts of cotton cloth."

"How much food in exchange?"

"300 million stone."

"This is robbery!"

"I have to give it."

"When the Ruan family calls, will Shanghui take action?"

"I hope Shangguo will not take action."

After the South China Sea Fleet gained a place in Champa, the first thing it did was to purchase a large amount of food.

Even though the population of the Central Plains has dropped sharply after years of wars and famines, it still needs a huge amount of food like a bottomless pit.

Champa is the best source of supplements here.

When 100 million catties of grain were sent to Guangxi, the chaotic situation here quickly calmed down.

Regardless of how the chieftains who are unwilling to lose their power struggle, the common people below are unwilling to follow them.

The National Defense Forces suddenly discovered that the difficult operation suddenly became smoother, and Guangxi's inclusion into the rule of the empire would not be repeated.

This situation made Li Junxiang very happy.

He has ordered the No.15 Division to gather near Zhennan Pass, preparing to eliminate Mo Chao and extend its tentacles deep into Southeast Asia.

Although Sichuan will not march to Yunnan for the time being, the work of calming down the area is still in progress.

After crossing the Chengdu Plain, the high mountains in western Sichuan finally made the National Defense Forces suffer.

"Compared to the small hillsides in North Korea, this place is hell."

Cui Xiaoyi no longer remembers how many mountains he has climbed, and every time he climbs a mountain, it seems that he has lost his life.

He thinks that his body is like steel and invincible, but he still feels small in front of these ancient mountains.

He didn't remember how many pairs of shoes he had worn out, anyway, the soles of his feet were full of blisters at this moment.

The place is too high and it is difficult to breathe, but the scenery is unique.

Thousands of meters below the feet, the surging river water is like a giant dragon singing, fully displaying the magnificence of nature.

"Ahead is Duogansi Xuanweisi. I'm afraid there will be a tough battle."

Instead of attacking Yunnan, Zuo Rong decided to infiltrate the plateau first.

At the very least, you must touch the edge of the roof of the world, find out the road, and lay the foundation for future advances.

Division No. 14 has been honed in the mountains west of Chengdu for half a year, and finally has a place to use.

And their arrival made this desolate and vast land boil.

All the natives tightened their nerves, clenched their weapons, and looked at the intruders cautiously.

Those fat chieftains drove the slaves away and stepped up the construction of fortifications.At the same time, they sent envoys to express their allegiance in front of No.14 Division humblely.

Of course, as long as Division No. 14 turns back and does not set foot on this land, their allegiance will take effect immediately.

Regarding this situation, the No.14 Division could only laugh it off.

The naive old forces simply don't understand what an empire is all about.

"Wang Yizhen, the leader of the Duogansi Xuanwei Division, is very good. Not only has he secured his position as a Han Chinese, but he has also conquered all over the years, laid down a fairly vast territory, and became the co-lord of this area. As long as If we can take him down, the other chieftains will surely surrender obediently."

At the combat meeting, Chief of Staff Qu Ercheng conveyed information to everyone.

In this place where Tibetans and Qiangs are rampant, the biggest chieftain is actually a Han.

That's amazing.

But it is.

Qiao Feng asked, "Do you have any information about Wang Yizhen?"

Qu Ercheng shook his head.

"This person appeared in the western Sichuan area 19 years ago. For some reason, he was recruited as a son-in-law by Tuoma La, the leader of the former Xuanwei Division. He became famous in a short period of time and showed his talents. Later, he inherited the position of leader and led The entire Xuanwei Division grew stronger. I heard that the army on the plateau once came to conquer, but in the end it was defeated by him, and even the Dharma King’s garrison was lost.”

Hearing this situation, all the generals frowned.

"This battle is not easy to fight. When will the logistics come up?"

Cui Xiaoyi spread his hands, extremely helpless.

"It will take at least a month."

This made Qi Jiaxuan very angry.

"What does the logistics department do? I have to complain to them for delaying the battle of the army."

Cui Xiaoyi quickly comforted him.

"You don't even look at what kind of terrain this is. The people in the logistics department have already worked their hardest. At the very least, you have to ask people to build a few bridges on the Dadu River."

Speaking of the terrain in western Sichuan, everyone lamented.

This is already the case here, I really don't know how cruel it is on the plateau!
Qi Jiaxuan also knew that he was in a hurry, so after his face softened, he thought of other ways.

"Can you send someone to contact this Wang Yizhen? If you can persuade him to surrender, it will save a lot of trouble."

This idea coincides with Cui Xiaoyi.

"Then I'll go in person. Believe that our arrival will frighten these natives long ago. It's always good to be able to talk."

Qi Jiaxuan is very satisfied with his new partner.

"Bring more people. Even if the negotiation fails, you can still get enough information."

(End of this chapter)