Chapter 600
In the view of the old sect leader, the relationship between the north and the south deteriorates and the Civil War breaks out. This is normal. Historically, it is... Since the Five Barbarians invaded China, the war between the north and the south has been more frequent, and China and Turkey have basically been passively defended and on the defensive. However, now China and Turkey are unified, and the national strength is booming. The strength comparison between the two sides has changed. China and Turkey have a certain advantage. Logically, this should be conducive to improving the relationship between the north and the south. However, today, the ruling faction in China and the ruling party is too radical in its national defense strategy, changing passive defense to active defense, and frequently attacking, which directly intensified the conflict between the north and the south.
However, this still does not meet the conditions for the Civil War. After all, the desert has not suffered large-scale disasters in recent years. It also took time for the Turks to unify the desert to stabilize the situation. The Northern Barbarians still have a certain gap with China and Turkey in terms of overall strength. If they actively move southward, they will not have a chance of winning, but will instead fall into a passive position.
However, if China and Turkey take the initiative to provoke or even provoke war, the northern enemy has no choice but to retreat, and have to fight back, then the war between the North and the South will indeed break out.
From the alliance's flying fox and determined to stay in Yanbei, we can see that Li Zixiong was not making a big spoil, and Li Fengyun was not impulsive. This was a premeditated action, and it was an intention to cut off the smuggling of the north and south to intensify the conflict between the north and the south, and then deliberately trigger the war between the north and the south. Why did we deliberately provoke the war between the north and the south? It was obvious that the King of Qi had to take risks and fight to the death in order to seize the imperial rule.
Why did the King of Qi take the risk? The old sect leader analyzed that the King of Qi was already desperate. Behind the Yang Xuangan mutiny was the shadow of the King of Qi. The King of Qi would never miss such a good opportunity. But after a short chess, Yang Xuangan actually launched a mutiny in early June. When the expeditionary army had not entered the battlefield on the Pyongyang, he rushed to a desperate situation, and ended up sending himself to a dead end. I don’t know if it was done intentionally by someone or by God’s will. In short, when the situation was wrong, the King of Qi decisively "stopped the horse" and turned to actively seek a way to escape.
Li Sixing told the old sect leader that Li Fengyun speculated that the Holy Lord and the Central Command would launch the third Eastern Expedition, and that the King of Qi took the north to guard the border as a strategy to survive, which was obviously directly related to this prediction. The old sect leader scoffed at this prediction, and he believed that there would never be a third Eastern Expedition.
The two consecutive failures in the Eastern Expedition have consumed all the "political capital" of the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, and lost all the authority, and lost all the losses. Even if the third Eastern Expedition is launched at all costs, the results they have obtained cannot be compensated for the previous losses, and it is not worth the loss. Besides, Goguryeo has been greatly damaged. Although it has won, how can the small country support such a huge war? The "leader's brother" fell, and the little brothers of the Far East cannot become a climate, which is not worth worrying.
The old sect leader speculated that the expeditionary army would return to the country soon, and the Holy Lord and the Central Government would "heavy punches" to suppress the thieves, and then concentrate their efforts against the northern desert. The Holy Lord and the Central Government would not easily change their radical national defense strategies. They are very likely to launch a war between the north and the south to defeat the northern desert to make up for the losses on the battlefield in the Far East.
This is a very operational solution. Although the risks are very high, once successful, the reward will be greater. Defeating the northern desert and winning the victory of the Civil War is a brilliant result, which has been recorded in history and supreme glory. What the third Eastern Expedition has won is nothing but a "fig leaf", and the two are completely incomparable.
"The so-called third Eastern Expedition should be the smoke that Li Fengyun deliberately released, with the purpose of hiding their true purpose of going north to the border." The old sect leader told Li Sixing confidently, "but Li Zixiong accidentally exposed their true purpose, that is, to take the initiative to provoke the Civil War."
Li Sixing suddenly realized. At present, for the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, the most urgent thing is to rebuild authority in the shortest time and make up for all the losses of the Eastern Expedition. The fastest and most effective way is to defeat the northern desert, but the risk of the war between the north and the south is too great, and the resistance of the upper and lower reaches is unimaginable.
The northern desert and Goguryeo are not comparable. Besides, Goguryeo is not good now, and it is dying. If the Holy Lord and the Central Committee insist on forcibly launching the third Eastern Expedition, the resistance will not be too great. After all, the risk of this battle is very small, but it is not very meaningful. It is a waste of food. It is a pity to abandon it.
So the King of Qi "come" appeared. The King of Qi went north to guard the border, the King of Qi took the initiative to provoke a war between the north and the south, and Zhongtu passively faced the enemy. The Holy Lord and the Central Government had to fight with all their national strength, and there was no resistance from both sides. If this battle was defeated, the blame would be borne by the King of Qi; if it was tied, the blame would be borne by the King of Qi, and the credit would be by the Lord of Qi. If it was won, the King of Qi would be rewarded and his political life might be continued. The Holy Lord and the Central Government had established outstanding martial arts, fought a beautiful turnaround, and completely reversed the decline in politics.
Although this plan is extremely risky for King Qi, it just happens to be what the Saint Lord and the Central Government like. Everyone takes what they need, each gains their own profits, and once they succeed, they will be happy. The greater the risk, the greater the reward. Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to try it out, and the Saint Lord and the Central Government are of course happy to see it.
Li Sixing thought for a long time and asked, "If the King of Qi's analysis is wrong, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee do not want to launch the third Eastern Expedition or carry out the war between the north and the south, how will the situation in the northern border change? Will the white hair be encircled and suppressed by the Wei army and wiped out the entire army?"
"The chess move in Yanbei is very exquisite." The old sect leader praised, "If this move is done, a battle between the north and the south will inevitably be inevitable."
Smuggling from north to south has always been a "heart disease" between the Saint Lord and the Central Government, especially the northern desert is getting stronger and stronger, and this move is tantamount to raising a tiger. However, Li Fengyun rushed into Yanbei and cut off smuggling from north to south, which just hit the key point of the Saint Lord and the Central Government, and scratched their itchy spots, making them unable to stop. If Li Fengyun was killed, smuggling from north to south would be prohibited. Raising tigers would be a disaster, but not suppressing Li Fengyun would endanger the security of the northern border, and raising tigers would be a disaster. What should I do? In order to resolve his own danger, Li Fengyun would inevitably continue to take measures, proactively angering the Northern Territory and provoking the Civil War.
The snipe and clam fight, and the fisherman gains profit, but Li Fengyun is definitely not qualified or capable of being a fisherman, and the final profit must be the Saint Lord and the Center. Can the Saint Lord and the Center resist this huge temptation of interest? The answer is self-evident and cannot be resisted. If nothing unexpected happens, the King of Qi will get his wish and go north to guard the border. Li Fengyun also repeatedly suppresses the wars in the north and south broke out.
Li Sixing hesitated for a long time and raised questions, "Bai Hai insisted that the war between the North and the South will break out within two years. It was not our Middle Earth who launched the war between the North and the North, but the northern desert. In addition, he was not optimistic about the outcome of the war between the North and the South, and even a little pessimistic."
"The Northern Territory went south to invade?" The old sect leader sneered, "During the split and war between China and Earth, the overlords of all sides were not strong, which gave the Northern Territory the opportunity to frequently go south to invade. However, now that China and Earth are unified and have strong strength, the Northern Territory dare not go south easily. After all, they cannot afford the consequences of defeat. Bai Hai's words are not trustworthy, confusing the public, and don't fall into a trap. If a war between the North and the South really breaks out in the past two years, China and Earth will most likely take one side. After all, the benefits after winning this battle are too great, which is an irresistible temptation for the Holy Lord and the Central."
Li Sixing felt that both of these speculations made sense. Whether it is the northern enemy who went south to invade or the Sino-Turkish forces provoking wars, the war between the north and the south may break out in the near future. Once it breaks out, the northern border and even the entire north will be involved, which will surely affect the vital interests of the Li family of Zhaojun.
"If the war between the North and the South does exist and will break out soon, how can we deal with it? What will we do?" Li Sixing asked for advice respectfully.
The old sect leader hesitated and said nothing. There is a rare opportunity in front of him. If the Li family of Zhaojun seized this opportunity, they would be able to curb the decline and regain their strength.
But this opportunity is too difficult to seize. The most critical issue at present is not whether the war between the North and the South will definitely break out, but whether Middle-earth can definitely win the war after it breaks out. If Middle-earth wins, the Holy Lord and the Central Committee reverse the political crisis and consolidate their ruling status, then the Li family of Zhaojun will do their best to participate in this war and bring great benefits to themselves; on the contrary, if they are defeated, they will neither get any benefits from the Holy Lord and the Central Committee who "collapsed" politics, nor offend Shandong's political allies. They are in a difficult situation and have no power to fight back against the fierce and "killing" political enemies.
After Li Fengyun arrived in Zhao County, he neither took the initiative to contact Li nor expressed his gratitude to Li. He directly rejected Li's suggestion in his decision-making and acted as if he had no entanglement with Li. What was the intention? Why did he refuse the "good intention" hand that Li clan extended to him by Zhao County? Is it because after he entered Yanbei to cut off the smuggling between the north and the south, he would definitely endanger the interests of Li clan of Zhao County, and he would inevitably break up with Li clan of Zhao County, so he simply did not contact and avoided it. Or was it because Li Fengyun was not optimistic about the outcome of the war between the north and the south, and was even a little pessimistic, and he did not want to implicate and hurt Li clan of Zhao County, so he made a break?
The old sect leader believed that the latter was more likely. No matter how powerful the power behind Li Fengyun was and what his purpose was, one thing was certain. Li Fengyun was at the "point of the storm". If he was not careful, he would lose all his life and die. Therefore, without a certainty, Li Fengyun was certainly unwilling to implicate the Li family of Zhaojun, so he never admitted that he was a child of the Li family, nor did he want to have any involvement with the Li family of Zhaojun. This time he warned the old sect leader through Li Sixing's mouth, and the profound meaning was clear at a glance.
"Watch the change." The old sect leader made a decisive decision, "Do not make any tendency actions before the situation in northern Xinjiang has undergone drastic changes, so as not to give people a handle and make a real difference."
Li Sixing hesitated for a moment and questioned, "The situation in Yanbei will soon undergo drastic changes, there is no doubt about this."
The changes in the situation in northern Yan will inevitably affect the situation in the entire northern border, so Li Sixing is somewhat confused about the decision of the old sect leader.
"The drastic changes in the situation in northern Yanbei will indeed affect the situation in northern Xinjiang, but it may not further deteriorate the relationship between the north and the south. On the contrary, it may play a role in alleviating tensions between the two sides. After all, the North and South are more important to the northern desert. Once the smuggling in Yanbei is cut off, the amount of Huiyi will decrease sharply, and the den is very likely to make some compromises to China and Turkey."
Li Sixing became increasingly confused, "Since that's the case, why did Bai Hai infer that the war between the North and the South is about to break out?"
"Because the center always has two completely opposite positions towards the northern desert captives." The old sect leader sighed, "Now the main war faction controls the center, the result can be imagined."
The pro-war faction has a radical position. Once the northern desert conquered, they will definitely advance step by step. When the rabbit is anxious, it will bite people, let alone a group of evil wolves eyeing them. The final result is self-evident.
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Chapter completed!