Chapter 4351 Chapter 4353 [The calm before the storm]
Xiang Nan also met with Song Shidao, Shang Xiuxun and others.
Song Shidao strongly agreed with Xiang Nan's marriage to his sister Song Yuzhi.
On the one hand, Xiang Nan is indeed a rare young talent; on the other hand, he also dotes on his sister Song Yuzhi. Since his sister likes her and even his father supports her, there is nothing for him to object to.
What's more, he later saw the crops and inventions Xiang Nan brought out, and each of them shocked him. Therefore, he supported Xiang Nan as his brother-in-law even more.
"Shidao, how is the situation in the Central Plains now?" Song Que asked with concern.
"Nowadays, everyone is still in peace and quiet on the surface. Only Zhai Rang's Wagang Army is more active." Song Shidaohui reported, "But I heard that the Yuwen Clan, Li Clan and Dugu Clan, because of the Dongming Hao's account books There was a private dispute."
The Tomei is a merchant ship belonging to the Ryukyu Kingdom. Although the Ryukyu Kingdom is a small overseas country, it is best at making weapons.
The Li Clan, the Dugu Clan, and the Yuwen Clan all wanted to rebel, so they secretly hoarded soldiers, horses, food, weapons, and armor. Therefore, they had frequent contacts with the Ryukyu Kingdom and purchased large amounts of weapons and equipment.
Therefore, the Ryukyu Kingdom also has records of their purchases of weapons. Once leaked, their conspiracy to seek power and usurp the throne will be exposed, and whoever is exposed first will be the first to be targeted.
Therefore, the Li Clan, the Yuwen Clan, and the Dugu Clan robbed the account books on the Dongming. But Song Shidao is not very clear about the specific results.
Because he was at the Pegasus Ranch at the time and not on the Dongming. The struggle between the three gate clans was also going on secretly, so he only heard some news.
"Kou Zhong, what do you think?" Song Que looked at Xiang Nan and said.
"Uncle, I think this is just the calm before the storm." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "On the surface, the three gates are in peace, but in fact they are gathering power privately, and there is destined to be a fight between dragons and tigers. The time left to us, Not too much actually.”
Historically, it only took seven years for Li Yuan to rebel and unify the north and the south.
If the Song clan does not seize the time to develop, when the time comes, the Li clan will devote all the power of the country to attack the Song clan, and it will be difficult for the Song clan to resist.
Moreover, Li Shimin is not Yang Jian. Li Shimin is an eternal Mingjun, known as the Khan of Heaven. He has great talents, great strategies, and is wise and powerful. It is not that easy to compete with him for the world.
Of course, if Xiang Nan takes action, even hundreds of thousands of troops will not be his opponent alone.
The magic he practiced included landslides, meteor showers, thousands of arrows, flame storms, sowing beans into soldiers, etc. These spells were all very lethal.
It can be said that once used, even an army of tens of thousands of people can be easily defeated. Coupled with his martial arts, even a hundred thousand troops would be defeated in front of him.
It's just that Xiang Nan doesn't want to commit murder.
Ask him to kill thousands of people for no reason, and he won't be able to do it.
Of course, developing weapons is not among them. Because a kitchen knife can also kill someone, but a blacksmith does not have to bear criminal liability.
..."You are right. Although our Song clan occupies the south of Lingnan and is in a corner, we are on equal terms with the imperial court and the three gate clans. But once they decide the outcome, no matter who is left, they will deal with us in the end, so we, the Song clan Never slack off.”
Song Duan nodded and said, "We must seize the time to strengthen ourselves, otherwise, when they decide the winner, we will become fish on the chopping board."
"What dad means is..." Song Shidao hesitated, "We also have to attack."
"Yes, the forces of the three great clans are all concentrated in the north. Once they start fighting, we will send troops north to occupy Jingxiang, Sichuan and Chongqing, and Jiangnan, or at least rule by dividing the river." Song Fu nodded and said.
The Li clan now occupies the land of Jin, the Dugu clan occupies Chang'an, and the Yuwen clan serves Emperor Sui Yang in Jiangdu. Wagang's army is in Xingyang, Dou Jiande is in Jizhou... they all belong to the northern region.
Since ancient times, it has been easier to fight from the north to the south, but more difficult to fight from the south to the north.
Because the north has population advantages, cavalry advantages, and terrain advantages.
Starting from the Song Dynasty, the population of the south was equal to that of the north. Before that, the development of the south had been inferior to that of the north.
In the south, there are no large areas of pasture, so it is very difficult to raise horses, and the water network is dense, so residents often travel by boat, which is also known as "South Boat and North Horse".
The North China Plain, Guanzhong Plain, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain in the north are smooth roads with almost no decent obstacles. Therefore it is easier for the North to attack the South.
Once they occupy areas with dense population, developed commerce, and rich products such as North China, Guanzhong, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the strength of the North will exceed that of the South. By then, it will not be a problem to gradually conquer the South.
At that time, Cao Wei occupied most of the north, so the country was strong. Even if Shu Han and Sun Wu were in alliance, and there were unprecedented politicians and military strategists like Zhuge Liang to strategize and make plans, it would still be difficult to change the overall situation.
It is because of the strong national power of Cao Wei that even if the losses in the Battle of Chibi were so great, there is still a chance for a comeback. In comparison, the state power of Shu Han and Sun Wu was weak, and they would not be able to survive one failure.
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Song Que was not only a great master of martial arts, but also a military strategist and strategist. He was familiar with military books and military affairs. Naturally, he knew that if he did not expand his territory in time, he would just stick to one place in Lingnan and hope to live in peace and quiet. It was just a daydream.
You must know that Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, did not want to unify Lingnan and make him completely surrender. It was because Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty attacked the Chen Dynasty and the Western Liang Dynasty, which caused the country to become exhausted and the people to suffer.
At that time, Lingnan, under the management of the Song family for hundreds of years, had strong troops and strong strength. Therefore, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty estimated that even if he wanted to fight, he would suffer heavy losses.
At that time, the country that has just been conquered may fall into chaos again. After all, there are still many people in Nanchen who believe that Yang Jian is not a Han, are unwilling to be ruled by him, and are ready to rebel against him at any time.
Therefore, Yang Jian did not dare to use weapons without permission, so he could only adopt a policy of gentleness and appeasement towards the Song family, and named him King of Zhennan, thus nominally unifying the world.
But now times have changed, and after Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty came to the throne, he built the Grand Canal, connecting the north and the south. In this way, not only the exchange of goods will be more convenient, but also the exchange of people will be more convenient. People from the north and the south will integrate with each other, promoting unification and eliminating conflicts.
If the northern army wants to fight to the south, it can use the Grand Canal to mobilize troops and supply food, which saves time and effort. Therefore, the next time there is a great unification, the Song clan will definitely not be able to settle down any longer.
Therefore, in order to avoid being used as flesh and blood by people, we must take the initiative and at least occupy Jingxiang and Jiangnan, so as to achieve governance by dividing the river.
It would be best to occupy Huaibei and draw the Yellow River to rule it. This way, we can ensure that the Song family will not be annexed.