The coaches of both Shendu and Kuishang are capable and well-known coaches, with rich experience and a strong sense of the overall situation. Even Zhou Yu recognized their abilities. It is absolutely no exaggeration to call the two of them the pillars of the country.

But it's a pity that they are enemies. Keeping these two people is a huge threat to Dachu, so without Sima Yi having to say anything, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang have already made murderous intentions towards the two of them.

Although these two commanders had great military exploits, were extremely loyal, and were favored by Shendu and Kuishang as commanders. But in fact, the attitudes towards these two men between the two countries were extremely subtle.

Just like Zhao Gou and Qin Hui for Yue Fei, the situation is even more complicated. The internal struggle between the two countries is fierce. Most of the loyal people like Shifadi and Socrates were suppressed because of political insensitivity and unwillingness to compromise.

Most of the people in the upper echelons were people who were good at fighting among themselves. These people hated Socrates and Svaldi very much, and even wished that they would be defeated and die. If it were not for the support of the royal families of the two countries, there would have been problems already.

But even the royal families of the two countries don't have any good impressions of these two people. They just want to take advantage of them. If it is used up, they may end up like Zhao Gou and give them a Yue Fei-style ending.

From the perspective of Da Chu, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang were extremely happy to see this situation, and even allowed people lurking within the two countries to continue to add fuel to the flames and intensify the conflict.

No matter how powerful a country is, once internal strife becomes fierce, it will not be far away from its decline and destruction. The famous generals on the front line fight with elite soldiers, and the internal strife among the royal ministers at the rear is a hindrance. The demise of the Song Dynasty is definitely not unjust, and there are basically few who are not a hindrance.

Emperor and ministers.

Not to mention the mighty kings like Emperor Qin and Han Wu, as long as they can avoid causing chaos to the soldiers on the front line, the battle will not be like that. Micro maneuvers on the battlefield, commanding the formation from thousands of miles away; when the enemy comes to the city, let the magic stick open the city gate.

These absurd actions are simply outrageous.

Even letting a pig take command is better than these emperor's ministers. Even if they don't help, they have caused countless troubles. Those who don't know think that our emperor and ministers are spies from the opposite side.

"What's the current situation?" Although Lu Xun was not a pedantic person, he had always been disgusted by these machinations and stayed away from them.

"The situation between the two sides has reached a stalemate. Generally speaking, Shendu is on the offensive and Kushan is on the defensive. The strength of both sides is evenly matched." Zhou Yu said.

"There are many poisonous soldiers, so they are divided into guerrillas. However, there are many elephants and cavalry among them, so they are not lacking in attack power and should not be underestimated. However, Kuishang occupies an advantageous location, has a strong city, well-equipped soldiers, and many elite cavalry, so it is impossible to protect itself.

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"Huh?" Lu Xun frowned when he heard this: "That's not right. Why is Kushan on the defensive? The soldiers are elite and there are a large number of elite cavalry. Rather than wasting their time here, wouldn't it be better to go straight to Huanglong and attack the poisonous hinterland?

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"From a military perspective, this is indeed the case. But in fact, the situation of Shendu is much more complicated than we thought. If Guishuang does not destroy Shendu, the army of more than 300,000 people will not be able to attack it at all," Zhuge Liang said.

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"How to say?"

"The situation of Shendu is rather special. Like the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, its territory is not completely controlled by its royal family. The area that its king can control is only less than one-third of the territory in the southeast. The rest of the place is divided by warlords, and many

They are all ambitious people who listen to advice rather than propaganda."

"Especially, the contemporary Shendu kings lack prestige, have low abilities, and have very poor control over the country. These territories adjacent to the Kushan border are the areas where the Shendu warlords are separatist, and they also have a lot of hidden power."

"If Kuishang takes the initiative, it is necessary to capture the territory of these warlords before they can directly attack Huanglong. In this case, the local separatist forces will definitely rise up and resist, which will cause great damage to Kuishang. Moreover, this will be detrimental to Shendu.

It's beneficial and harmless." Zhuge Liang shook his head.

After carefully studying the situation between Kuishang and Shendu, Zhuge Liang understood why the two countries with such a huge difference in strength could be in a stalemate for so many years, and Shendu was still on the offensive.

On the surface it appears to be a battle between two countries, but in fact it is a competition between several forces. From a military perspective alone, it is divided into five major forces. If it is further subdivided, there will be countless more.

The Shendu side mainly consists of the royal family and local separatist forces, while the Kushan side consists of the Northern Army, the Southern Army and the royal family.

The five parties each have their own thoughts and are involved in each other, which is why the stalemate lasted for such a long time.

The current situation is that the poisonous royal army and the Kushan Southern Army are fighting together. The former aims to achieve a great victory in order to stabilize the royal family's position, shock the local area, and finally regain the lost territory. The latter only wants to protect themselves.

, there is no intention to attack at all. The ideas of the coaches of both sides are actually just wishful thinking.

The purpose and complexity of the situation are the key reasons for the stalemate.

"Then where will this war go? Wouldn't it be fruitless?" Lu Xun couldn't help but ask.

It was unimaginable to him that the two sides would launch such a fruitless war for the sake of political struggle. It was completely at the expense of national interests and the lives of soldiers and civilians.

"The heart is driven by the desire for profit. Power is so terrible sometimes. For the desire for power, the country's decline will be ignored. However, there will be no intact eggs under the nest. What good ending can there be in the end?" Zhuge Liang glanced at it.

Sima Yi has a profound meaning.

Sima Yi's originally gloomy face became increasingly ugly, and his heart was full of tangles.

Is it really right to do anything for rights?

They both usurped the throne, but the reputation of the Sima family was much worse than that of Cao Wei. In later generations of the Jin Dynasty, the Sima family was pointed at the spine and scolded for thousands of years. Why? Not just because of the usurpation of the throne, nor just because of Wu Huan's chaos in China, but because of him

It opened a very bad hole and broke political rules.

The success of the Sima family in usurping the throne was entirely the result of a power struggle. His virtues were not worthy of the throne, and his merits and virtues were not worthy of the throne. Cao Wei finally conquered the world and stabilized the country. Although the Sima family also had merits, they were not enough to claim the title of emperor.

At this point, who would be convinced?

How the feudal lords and the three kingdoms fought at the end of the Han Dynasty all had their own bottom line. Facing foreigners, they all suppressed them with all their strength and maintained the orthodoxy of the Han people. To put it simply, there were rules in fighting, and outsiders had to be killed before fighting internally. And the Sima family wanted nothing but power.

Do not use extreme measures, devote yourself to the struggle wholeheartedly, completely ignore other things, and do not follow any rules. This is the consequences of being indiscriminate and chaotic.

At this time, although Sima Yi's character had begun to show signs of being like a hawk and a wolf, he was still young after all, his ambitions had not reached that level, and he still had some righteousness of a scholar in his heart.

The environment has a huge impact on people. If there is a right path to take, how many people will choose to take risks and choose that crooked path that is impossible to follow and extremely risky?

When Sima Yi came to the southwest countries, he understood what Yuan Shu meant and was mentally prepared.

If he wants to be reused, he must put aside the distracting thoughts in his heart and follow the path of a loyal and virtuous minister like the three people present. Even if he is pretending, he must pretend to be a virtuous minister, not to mention pretending for a lifetime, at least until after Yuan Shu's death.

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Just like Liu Bei, whether it is true benevolence or false benevolence and righteousness, before he takes over Yizhou and Jingzhou and has a solid foundation, he must show his benevolence to others. Sima Yi is also prepared to pretend to be a wise minister for the rest of his life. After all, he has not reached that point yet.
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