Lai Hu'er thought about it over and over again, and finally made a decision.

"You go back and tell Erlang that no matter what the ultimate goal of King Qi is or whether the Shandong people have other plans, as far as the current situation in China and abroad is concerned, even if the relationship between the North and South can be barely maintained in the short term, the trend of breakdown is unstoppable, and a war will break out sooner or later." Lai Huer said with a serious expression, "There are many lessons in history. We cannot be lucky in this regard. We must be prepared for a war and welcome the arrival of the war at any time. This war is a severe test for Middle-earth today, and for Erlang and those innocent people involved in the Dongdu mutiny, it is an opportunity to reverse their destiny. The opportunity must not be missed, the time must not come again, and we must not miss it."

This general understood it, bowed and took the order, and at the same time had a certain degree of understanding of the profound meaning behind Lai Hu'er's words.

Lai Huer is a radical in the defense strategy of China-Turkey, and has a tough attitude in handling the relationship between the north and the south. He is unwilling to make any compromise with the northern enemy, nor is he afraid of the Civil War. This is an important reason why the King of Qi dared to "learn" his secrets of his plan to go north to guard the border to Lai Huer.

From the perspective of national defense strategy, the Holy Lord and the large number of commanders of the Guardians trusted are radicals, and they all advocate active defense, mainly military offensives and supplemented by diplomatic means. In comparison, the commanders of the Guardians during the late emperor and the commanders of the Guardians during the late emperor period tended to be conservative in national defense strategy and were mainly passive defense. Military offensives were only auxiliary means, while diplomatic means such as barbarians to control barbarians, and far-reaching and near attacks occupied a dominant position.

Of course, this is related to the national conditions. During the late emperor's period, Middle-earth was just unified and everything was booming. We must concentrate on developing and growing, rather than investing limited national strength into the Civil War. Therefore, the primary principle of national defense strategy is to exchange the minimum cost for the greatest benefit, and diplomatic means naturally dominate. The achievements of this national defense strategy were very brilliant. The powerful Turkic Khanate was divided into two and declined rapidly. Various tribes also killed each other, and a pile of sand was dispersed. Middle-earth became the common ruler of the world again.

The strength of the north and the south will certainly affect the national defense strategy of the north and the south. After the Holy Lord ascended the throne, radicals took the upper hand, and active defense with military offense as the core immediately became the national policy. Therefore, the Western Expedition and the Eastern Expedition came into being. From this, it can be imagined how the Holy Lord and the commanders of the Guardians who held a radical stance would deal with it. There was no word for compromise in their dictionary. In the end, it would be better to break up the jade than to make a complete move, and fight to the death with all his might.

King Qi's plan to go north was just in line with the national defense strategy with active defense as the core, and in line with the wishes of the Saint Lord and a large number of radical commanders of the Weifu Palace, including Lai Hu'er. Against the backdrop of the continued deterioration of the relationship between the North and South and the war between the North and South, the political conflict between the King and the Saint Lord has already taken a secondary position, and the main position is that the top and the bottom must work together to the outside world. In this case, wouldn't the King of Qi take the favor of the Saint Lord and Lai Hu'er? Is it necessary for Lai Hu'er to try his best to prevent the King of Qi from going north to guard the border? Is it necessary for the Holy Lord to intensify the conflict and make the father and son rebellious?

"Ming Gong, in the situation where the general trend is irreversible, we must of course follow the trend. However, the white-haired thief is strong, and the Shandong people have ulterior motives, and the King of Qi does not have absolute authority. It can be imagined that the disputes within the northern border will definitely be very fierce in the future, and once they are used by the Northern Territories..."

This general wanted to speak but stopped, and his implication was very obvious. On the northern border, the King of Qi could not fight against the "local-headed snake" and the Northern Warriors, nor could he control the white-haired thief backed by Hebei. Once it evolved into a three-legged tripod, wouldn't it give the northern enemy the convenience of the southward invasion? In this way, how could there be a place for the people of Jiangzuo to use their skills?

Lai Hu'er shook his hand, "This plan should come from Shandong people. The conflict between the north and the south is directly related to the safety of the northern border, and the safety of the northern border is directly related to the safety of the northern border. The core interests of the Shandong people are in the Jin and Hebei areas, so the one who cares about the relationship between the north and the south is the Shandong people. At present, the garrison power in the northern border is seriously insufficient, and the most direct and effective way to make up for it is to make up for it. It just so happens that the King of Qi is at the end of his journey, and it is reasonable for Shandong people to fall in love with the King of Qi, and it is reasonable to hit it off with the King of Qi."

"The white-haired thief is too much of a disaster, and it has become the target of public criticism. His expansion speed is too fast and it is difficult to sustain, and life and death hang on the line. If he continues to station in Mengshan, it is only a matter of time. So at this time, the people of Shandong give him a clear path, let him go north to fight, let him kill the enemy and defend the country, and give him a glimmer of life. Of course, he has no reason to refuse."

"Behind the King of Qi, there are Shandong people, and behind the white-haired thieves, there are Shandong people, and the people supporting the garrison of the northern border are also Shandong people. The interests of all parties are completely consistent. Even if there are conflicts and conflicts, in the face of the invasion of the Northern Seizures and the war between the north and the south, they can only put aside the contradictions and overcome difficulties together."

Lai Hu'er said this and his tone became more and more serious, "Tell Erlang that if the people of Jiangzuo want to seize this opportunity and make a difference in the northern border town garrison, they must strengthen cooperation with the Shandong people. They must believe that the Shandong people should stop the invasion of the Northern Barbarians at all costs for their own interests, and ensure the security of the Northern Frontier at all costs."

The general nodded repeatedly and knew what Lai Hu'er meant. To put it bluntly, he asked Lai Yuan. Zhou Zhong and others of Jiang Zuo closely cooperated with the white-haired thief and used the power of the white-haired thief to win the opportunity to "turn over", but the question came. If Lai Yuan, Zhou Zhong and others worked closely with the white-haired thief, how would they deal with their relationship with the King of Qi?

"Ming Gong, the King of Qi..."

"The King of Qi has no future." Lai Hu'er explained the confusion of the generals in his family. "This time, the Shandong people want to squeeze out the last little value of the King of Qi, and we Jiangzuo people just took it in, so it would be fine to take some advantage. You must tell Erlang clearly about this and let him not see the wrong person or take the wrong path."

The political philosophy of the King of Qi is conservative, and the support behind the King of Qi is also conservative, which determines his destiny. As long as the Holy Lord and the Reformers control the government, he will never make a breakthrough. Although the King of Qi has made all the tricks this time, while cooperating with Shandong people and holding Jiangzuo people for profit, it seems that there are many supporters, but in fact it cannot change his extreme disadvantage in the dispute over imperial rule.

Lai Hu'er has already made it very thoroughly, but the more thoroughly he says it, the more frightened the general of the family will be. If the King of Qi has no future and the people of Jiangzuo have to stay away from him, then will there be a future for cooperation with Shandong people? The white-haired thief is the number one rebel in the world. If you work closely with such a big rebel, even if you kill the enemy in the war between the north and the south, your future will be dark.

"Ming Gong, if King Qi has no vitality, where is our vitality?"

Lai Hu'er smiled slightly, "The life and death of King Qi is in the hands of the Holy Lord, and your life and death depend on the relationship between the north and the south. As long as the relationship between the north and the south breaks out, in order to concentrate all forces in the northern border to block the northern enemy, the Holy Lord will definitely recruit all the thieves and pardon the world."

This general suddenly realized that for the profiteer, the war between the north and the south is a "big cake". He could take a bite by rushing up. For this reason, the Shandong people spared no effort. The King of Qi was determined without hesitation. The Guanlong people represented by Wei Fusi and the Jiangzuo people led by Ji Hu'er were also eyeing each other. Even all kinds of rebels holding high the banner of rebellion flocked to them.

It is not difficult to imagine why the relationship between the North and South is difficult to save. At the top of power, the Holy Lord and a large number of commanders of the Weifu Mansion are radicals, arrogant and vow not to compromise. They would rather die standing and die on their knees in times of crisis than live on their knees, and would rather fight with the Beilu to suffer a loss or even die together, than bow to the Beilu, and would not swallow their anger and compromise. In both military and political circles, both the central government, the Weifu Mansion or the border counties, officials at all levels of the border army are also very radical in their external positions, not them.

Looking down on the Northern Barbarians is not arrogance, but since the Five Barbarians invaded China, the hatred of foreign barbarians has been deeply rooted. Now Middle-earth has finally been unified, and Middle-earth has become stronger again. How can we bow down in the face of the Northern Barbarians? How can we bear humiliation and live a secret life? The entire ruling class of Middle-earth is ready to fight with the Northern Barbarians, and they all want to use their absolute strength to defeat the enemy to wash away the shame they have suffered for hundreds of years. In this political atmosphere, who dares to go against the trend?

From the words of Hu'er, he could hear his desire for a war in the north and south. He was a firm war pro-war faction. He believed in the strength of Middle Earth, the soldiers of the Wei Mansion, and believed that only absolute force could defend the security of Middle Earth. The failure of the first Eastern Expedition made him vow to destroy Goguryeo and to pay tribute to the dead soldiers with the blood of the Goguryeo people. Therefore, he urgently needed the third Eastern Expedition and actively created the conditions for the Holy Lord and the Central Committee to launch the Third Eastern Expedition.

The third Eastern Expedition was victorious, and of course the next was the war between the North and the South. However, the continuous expeditions of Zhongtu, the national strength was lost too much and there was no longer the conditions for going out to the fortress. At this time, if the Northern Barbarians went south, it would just give Zhongtu the best conditions for a war between the North and the South. Zhongtu could completely lure the enemy into deep, take advantage of the convenience of local combat to give a heavy blow to the invading Northern Barbarians, and thus wash away the shame of being bullied by the Northern Barbarians for hundreds of years.

This general was excited, excited, and excited, and felt that he had undertaken an unprecedented important mission.

"Ming Gong, if the relationship between the north and the south cannot be broken down for a long time..."

Lai Hu'er stroked his long beard and said quietly, "This is a situation that some people want to see. They are afraid of the Northern Barbarians and war. They would rather give a large amount of salt, iron and grain to the Northern Barbarians to strengthen the enemy than use their blood and life to defend the dignity of Middle Earth." Lai Hu'er's face gradually became gloomy, his eyes were cold, and he cursed sternly, "They are cowards, traitors, and the shame of Middle Earth."

As soon as this statement was expressed, Lai Hu'er's position and attitude were completely clear. This general also knew where Lai Yuan, Zhou Zhong and others' mission was.

For the conservatives at the top of the power of China-Turkish China, they need to maintain the relationship between the north and the south, and do not hesitate to compromise and seek skin from the tiger. For the radicals, they need to fight the north and the south, and they need to give a heavy blow to the ambitious Northern Captains, injuring and crippling the wild wolf in the desert to death.

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