I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

After breakfast, Fairy Mei Yan went back to sleep, Tang Xinyi and Jiang Ruoxue went to the study in the back yamen to deal with official documents, and Shen Changgong brought Yan Fuyao, Gongsun Wan'er and Yu Ziling to the front hall of the yamen.

This city lord's mansion has now become the temporary headquarters of the Yan army.

The commanders of all the armies have arrived, and the King of the South has also arrived.

The empress walked in and sat on the main seat in the yamen.

Everyone knelt on one knee to salute.

"Greetings to your majesty, long live your majesty!"

"Everyone loves you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The generals sat back in their original seats.

Sitting on the top seats on both sides closest to the empress are the two kings, and below them are the commanders of each legion.

Yu Huatian, Yu Ziling, Nie Bei, Liang Kai, Zhang Han, Li Bohan, Jiang Shun and others.

Yan Fuyao said calmly,

"What is the current military situation in various places?"

Shen Changgong rolled his eyes and said, "What's your business about military intelligence?"

But for his wife's sake, he stood up and said,

"Your Majesty, regarding the Western Army, the supplies in Shengjing have been fully replenished. We are now strong and well-equipped with food and fodder. Commander Guan Shouchang has already led a main force of 400,000 southwards and will soon be able to conquer the Chuan Kingdom.

However, the mountain roads in Sichuan are difficult to travel, and this battle is unlikely to end in the short term.

We are now facing off against the 800,000-strong Qian-Chu coalition army, and are at the gates of the city.

The enemy's army arranged defense lines on both sides with Yecheng as the center point, with the Chu army on the east and the Qian army on the west.

It is reported that the Qian army has always looked down on the Chu army and often suppressed the Chu army. The Chu people also hold a grudge because they have been bullied by the Qian people for many years. The two sides are only in harmony with each other.

It can be seen from this deployment that even if the two sides fight, they will most likely fight on their own.

This can be used as our breakthrough point.

I would like to ask Your Majesty how this battle should be fought. Please make the decision."

Shen Changgong asked the Emperor very seriously.

His Majesty the Emperor silently gave him a warning look.

I don't know how to fight a war. You are asking this on purpose to embarrass me!

Shen Changgong smiled, a very sincere and humble smile.

Didn't your Majesty the Emperor say he would lead the army in person? Then you will be the commander-in-chief, and we will obey you.

The empress was held captive by Shen Changgong, but she was smart enough to know how to end it.

"Minister Shen is right. The enemy is numerous. Although our army is also large in number, there is no need for us to confront them head-on.

We only have this many main forces. If we lose too many troops, it will be difficult for us to fight southward.

So we have to use a clever strategy.

As Lord Shen just said, if the enemy appears to be united but is not united in heart, we can find a way to divide and defeat them.

For example, send two corps to block the Chu army and focus on attacking the Qian army, or vice versa.

As for which plan is more feasible, I would like to hear everyone's opinions."

The ball was kicked back to Shen Changgong, and Yan Fuyao gave him a warning.

After thinking for a moment, King Ma Ling of the South said,

"Your Majesty, I believe that we should first stop the Qian army and then focus on attacking the Chu army.

The Qian army was strong, the Chu army was weak, and the Qian army had always disliked the Chu army and looked down on them.

If we fight the Chu army, the Qian army may not come to help.

After we defeat the weak Chu army, we can concentrate on dealing with the Qian army with our superior forces.

Your Majesty, Prince Shen, and everyone else, what do you think?"

When everyone heard this, they all thought it made sense and nodded.

However, Shen Changgong expressed a different opinion.

"I think we should attack the Qian army first, and then the Chu army."

The Southern King frowned and said,

"Why?"

"Look, the Qian army is strong, and the Chu army is weak. The Qian army looks down on the Chu army. This is beyond doubt, right?

But there is one point that you may not have thought of, that is, the State of Chu has long been a younger brother of the State of Qian.

Although Qian State looked down on Chu State as the eldest brother, it would certainly do its best to help the younger brother if he was bullied.

If you can't even protect your younger brothers, how can you still have the face to survive?

On the contrary, it was precisely because Qian had been oppressing Chu for a long time that Chu must have felt both inferior and resentful towards Qian.

Their inferiority complex made them follow the lead of the State of Qian in everything. They did not dare to have their own opinions. They thought they were weak and did not dare to resist the State of Chu.

And resentment makes them more willing to see the Qian Kingdom suffer misfortune, and more eager to prove that they are stronger than the Qian Army.

This mentality is a distorted and pathological revenge psychology under long-term high pressure. If the State of Qian continues to be strong, the State of Chu will not dare to take any action. But once the State of Qian suffers, the first to take advantage of the situation and retaliate most cruelly will definitely be the State of Chu.

In a nutshell, Qian Guo came to help his younger brother, so he naturally wanted him to survive.

As for the State of Chu, they want the State of Qian to die even more than we do!

Based on this mentality, if we attack the Chu army, the Qian army will help us, and if we attack the Qian army, the Chu army will most likely slack off."

Shen Changgong's words were not aimless, but a very serious analysis of human nature.

Just like the relationship between the United States and South Korea, the American military protects South Korea, but at the same time it also has the highest power and has bullied South Korea for decades.

South Korea is dependent on, fearful of, and angry about the United States.

The government has no choice but to rely on the Americans and do their bidding, which results in the people being unable to raise their heads in front of the American army. They can only bow and scrape and allow themselves to be bullied, and the resentment in their hearts is growing.

It can be said that if an American falls into trouble one day, the dogs he once raised will be the ones that bite him the hardest.

It is just like the cruelty and brutality of the North Korean troops towards our military and civilians after the fall of a certain peninsula in World War II.

Because these countries fear power but not virtue, they will only remember how others bully them, but not how others protect them.

So is the cherry blossom, and so is South Korea.

There is another real case. During World War II, Romania was a vassal state of Germany and was bullied by Germany. It helped Germany fight other countries. Later, it joined the Allies and fought back against Germany, which was the most brutal.

In ancient times, Xiang Yu, as the overlord of the world and the person with the greatest contributions, overthrew the Qin Dynasty, divided the princes of the world, and helped the six kingdoms to restore their countries. Logically, these princes should have been grateful to him, and because Overlord Xiang Yu was brave, they were also afraid of him. But in the end, they joined forces with Liu Bang to fight Xiang Yu.

It was because Xiang Yu bullied them too harshly.

Today, the State of Chu is doing the same to the State of Qian.

They fear power but not virtue, and they want to see the Qian army suffer misfortune more than anyone else.

The Chu army even hoped that the Qian army would be severely damaged so that their commander could take the dominant position in the war.

Therefore, Shen Changgong's analysis is the result of a rigorous analysis of all the history of China and foreign countries, ancient and modern.

After hearing what Shen Changgong said, everyone nodded, thinking that what he said made sense.