Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2499: Li Tang asks for marriage on the grassland, the beginning of the four families' marriage

Moreover, Xuanye was not afraid that Tuoba Wei would be dissatisfied because of this matter.

Like the Qing Dynasty, Tuoba Wei had no intention of going to war at this time.

The reason why Dajin has the ability to stir up trouble is that their national strength has recovered. It does not mean that the national strength of other families has also recovered.

Just like the civil strife in Jizhou a few years ago, which of the surrounding families was not watching?

Didn't they know it was an opportunity at that time? But they just couldn't grasp it!

No matter how chaotic Jizhou was at that time, it could not withstand the conditions of the surrounding states, each one worse than the other.

Even if Jizhou was easy to deal with at that time, their troops had run out of food before they even got there, so it was useless!
Therefore, if the Qing army goes to the border for a while, as long as they don't go too far, Tuoba Wei will not react excessively and may even cooperate with them.

In order to give Youzhou a way out, the Qing Dynasty came up with this strategy.

As for Li Tang, in order to give Youzhou a way out, they came up with a different strategy.

After all, just as the Qing Dynasty wanted to divert conflicts in addition to giving Youzhou a way out, the Li Tang Dynasty would not start a war simply to give Youzhou a way out. They also had to complete their established goals.

At this time, Li Tang sent envoys to the grassland to propose marriage.

In ancient China, there was generally a tacit unspoken rule that during national mourning or national holidays, there would be no major fighting. Therefore, Li Shimin also conveyed this signal to the Qin government in this way.

Moreover, when Li Shimin went to the grassland to propose marriage, the person he wanted to marry was not just one family, but all the forces of the three families on the grassland.

The purpose of this marriage by Li Shimin was not only to give Youzhou a way out, but also to make preparations for the future.

Li Shimin saw it very clearly. With the current strength of the Jin army, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhao Kuangyin combined were unable to stop Li Zifeng. Let alone the three in the north.

It is hard to say whether the three people in the north today can match the original Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang back then had hundreds of thousands of soldiers at his disposal, and he also had the natural barrier of the Yangtze River. He had no major problems with food and fodder. Compared with the three in the north today, he had advantages in all aspects that were not small at all.

If it were ten years ago, the three families in the north would have united and would have had an advantage in cavalry over Zhu Yuanzhang in the south.

However, nowadays, this advantage is not that great.

After all, with the loss of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, and the impact of the epidemic in recent years, everyone's army has been shortening its organization, which is a huge blow to the strength of the northern cavalry.

Li Shimin didn't expect that the three northern tribes could stop the Jin army. It was precisely because of this that he made preparations in advance.

Now, Li Tang still controls half of Youzhou. Even because of this half of Youzhou, the Jin army will definitely not turn a blind eye to them after pacifying the north!
But would Li Shimin be willing to give up this small half of Youzhou?
This small half of Youzhou was not obtained by the Li Tang people by force of will, but was won by their people and army with real swords and guns, and with the sacrifice of their lives and blood.

Of course, he couldn't just give up this small half of Youzhou.

Not to mention, even if he was willing to give up this small half of Youzhou at that time, it did not mean that the Jin army would really give up at that time. Therefore, there would be a war between the two families in the future. After the three families in the north were dealt with by the Jin army, it would be their turn.

Li Shimin even wanted to help the three northern families fight this war, but he could not openly form an alliance with these three families. He and Qin Zheng could not appear in the same alliance.

During the previous epidemic, they hurt each other badly. If the two families were to be in an alliance, their respective people would not agree.

Therefore, some things can be seen through but not spoken out loud. But they are meant to be seen through but cannot be clearly stated.

In order to deal with future crises, Li Shimin's current strategy is to bring the families on the grassland onto the same front.

Among these families on the grassland, Li Shimin valued Yuan Meng the most.

Firstly, the strength of the Yuan Mongols is strong enough. Among the many forces in the world, except for the Jin Army, their strength has recovered the most.

After all, their geographical location advantage is there.

The Yuan and Mongolian sides can send out troops to serve as mercenaries, but the other families do not have this qualification, and there is no one around them who can hire them as mercenaries.

Secondly, the relationship between the Yuan Mongols and the Jin army is one of life and death.

From this point of view alone, the two families can stand on a natural united front.

In the battle between Liangzhou and Xizhou, the Jin army really suffered a great loss and has been holding its breath all this time.

After getting rid of the northern princes, when the Jin army can free up enough hands, Yuan Mongolia will probably not be at peace.

Thirdly, there is no conflict of interest between Li Tang and Yuan Meng, at least for a long time to come, there will not be much conflict of interest between them.

Only when the two companies have no conflict of interest but instead have common interests, can the alliance last longer.

In comparison, although the Li Tang and the Qing Dynasty were close to each other, they could help each other when facing a common powerful enemy.

However, there is a conflict of interest between the two families, so they will always be on guard.

If the Qing Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty wanted to expand, they had a common direction, which was Youzhou, and this was their conflict of interests.

Ten years ago, neither the Qing Dynasty nor the Tang Dynasty was less powerful than Youzhou. However, although the two forces joined forces and forced Youzhou into a dead end, judging from the situation at the time, it would take a long time to destroy Youzhou.

The biggest reason for this was that although the Qing Dynasty and Li Tang had joined forces at that time, they still could not truly trust each other completely, and both of them were on guard against each other.

Even if there is no conflict of interest, people will be on guard when they are in an alliance. We are not children and will not trust others easily. However, in comparison, the degree of this guard is different.

As a result, the reliability of this alliance is also different.