Chapter six hundred and thirty first six points in the world
April of the second year of Dali.
With the examples of previous dynasties, Li Guo's army conquered the south quite smoothly. Coupled with the tactics of "conquering the big and releasing the small, using the big to suppress the small", in just half a year, most of the south fell into the hands of Li.
The eastern territory reaches to the ocean, that is, the East China Sea; the western territory reaches the edge of the Buried God Mountains (commonly known as the Million Mountains); and the northern territory reaches the Tianjiang River Basin.
It can be said that today's Liguo is a real country, with a vast territory and thousands of miles of territory.
More importantly, Li Guo now only has to face threats from the northwest and north. The southeast and south are boundless oceans, and the west is endless mountains. Foreign races from overseas and in the mountains are less likely to invade, and they can free up a lot of military power.
It is worth mentioning that much of the geography of this world is similar to what Wu Xin remembers in his previous life, except that it is vaster and vaster.
However, the west is not various small countries, but the endless Broken Sky Mountains. There are countless strange beasts in the mountains, which are probably more than the human population outside the mountains. Plus the peak that cuts off the heaven and earth, the difficulty of ghosts and gods, not to mention the great monks, is the immortal.
Don't dare to step in easily.
Maybe there are many small countries in the mountain, but people outside the mountain don't know it!
The strange thing is that the strange beasts inside the God Burial Mountains can often be seen standing tall or blocking the sky, but they never come out of the mountain. They seem to be restricted in the mountain. Only beasts of heaven level and below can come out of the mountain, but they are quite rare.
It's rare.
All in all, Li Guo now only needs to concentrate on defending against enemy forces in the northwest and north, reducing most of the defense line. This is one of the main reasons why Wu Xin supports the southern expedition.
Of course, the southern territory now only belongs to Li Kingdom in name only. The southern barbarian tribes and southern human forces that have surrendered to Li Kingdom only occupy various cities or areas with relatively flat terrain. Most of the area is still not under the control of Li Kingdom, among which
There is no shortage of exotic beasts, and even the southern barbarian tribes and southern forces do not want to and dare not attack them!
In the land of barren mountains and rivers, the world is still dominated by alien beasts. This is one of the main reasons why most of the human race despise the barbarians who associate with beasts. Some people even equate barbarians with alien beasts.
For half a year, Wu Xin has been staying in Dongyang County. He doesn't even have to walk around. He is nominally in charge, but spends most of his time in seclusion.
Of course, even if Wu Xin sent his troops back to the court, most of them would still be in seclusion when they returned, so there would be no difference.
In the past six months, wars have been raging in the south, and wars have been raging in the north.
Luo Yi, the king of Northern Yan, formally conquered the lands of Yan and Yun and became the king, but he shrewdly did not go south and invaded the lands of Xia and Wei.
Dou Jiande of the Xia State had already taken control of the counties in Hebei, and officially bordered the territories of the Northern Yan and Wei States. There were no wars, but small conflicts continued.
Wei State Li Mi is in the same situation as Xia State. It is connected to Li Tang to the west and Xia State to the north. Its territory has been saturated. The only buffer zone without an owner is the counties between Li State and Li State.
Li Tang and Li Yuan were in a better situation. There was Sui Dynasty in the west and Wei State in the east. However, the north and south were transparent and there were no strong forces to block them. He concentrated on conquering the south and the north. He reached Taiyuan County in the north and Nanyang County in the south. They were far away from Liguo.
The territory only covers several counties.
The Sui Empire completely stabilized the situation, consolidated Bashu, Guanzhong, northwest and other places, and forced the northwest Daliang King Li Chuze (Little Ghost Emperor) into the desolate desert area of the northwest.
April of the second year of Dali.
The world was officially divided into six kingdoms, including Sui, Li, Tang, Yan, Xia, and Wei. Other forces either shrank into corners, surrendered, or perished.
On this day, Dongyang County.
"Reporting to my king! Emperor Huangtai officially declares to the world that the zen is located in Tang Dynasty King Li Yuan, and invites our country to watch the ceremony!"
While Wu Xin was in retreat, Hua Gonggong's high-pitched and feminine voice faintly entered the secret room.
"So soon? Li Tang finally can't wait any longer?"
As soon as Mr. Hua finished speaking, Wu Xin appeared as if he teleported and murmured with a sly smile.
Li Tang played the trick of "holding the emperor in order to control the princes", and everyone understood it tacitly.
It's a pity that the so-called Emperor Huangtai is just a fig leaf for Li Tang to hide his deception. So far, no one has bought it. Li Tang finally can't pretend anymore. He has always been pretending to be an assistant, but it is useless. He might as well become officially independent.
What's so good about this kind of trick? Wu Xin is too lazy to waste time on a trip.
"Report to my king! Wei King Li Mi personally led an army to capture Langya County and invaded Donghai County (the northern neighbor of Jiangdu County); Li Shimin, the second son of Li Tang, led an army to Huai'an County, Ruyin County and other places to approach our country!"
Father-in-law Hua didn’t comment much, he just reported the report in a serious tone, paused, and then continued:
"In addition, the King of Northern Yan and the Kingdom of Xia also gathered heavy troops on the southern border, but Li Tang and the Kingdom of Wei also responded too much with military force. According to Ce Tianfu's analysis, the four major rebel kings are likely to join forces again to invade our territory. Please make a decision!
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"Joining forces to go south? What are you planning for?"
Wu Xin was startled, but he did not rule out this possibility, but he frowned in thought.
It is understandable that Li Tang and Wei went south to conquer the country. After all, if they did not go south, they would have no place to expand their territory!
But why are Beiyan and Xia joining in the fun? What benefits does attacking Liguo bring to them?
Is it Mu Xiu Yu Lin?
Or is it diverting trouble to the east?
As expected, when the Northern Yan and Xia countries sent troops, Li Tang and Wei must have exchanged territory for territory. For example, as much territory as Li Guo captured, they would cede as much territory as compensation to Bei Yan and Xia.
Northern Yan needs the lands in the north, and Xia needs the lands north of the mother river. If they don't participate in the attack on Li, they will have to fight Li Tang and Wei.
Li Guo has been keeping a low profile for a long time, but it is still the most feared force among the five countries...at least the four major anti-kings.
Instead of the four major rebel kings fighting among themselves, it is better to conquer Liguo southward. Only when Liguo collapses can they fight with peace of mind. Otherwise, the "four iron alliances" will be destroyed, and they will end up doing everything for Liguo. Why bother?
"That's not right... it shouldn't be that simple! Even if they capture Jiangdu County, the south is basically in Gu's hands now. What's the point? Is it just to force Gu to move the capital?"
Thinking of this, Wu Xin shook his head and thought in confusion.
Wu Xin knew very well that he and Li Guo were the most feared by the four rebel kings, and it was probably the same for the Sui Empire.
The first heavenly kingdom in history, just the name is enough to make people sleep uneasy, not counting the strength of King Li and the military power of Li State!
However, after all, there has not been a formal conflict, and there will not be a conflict in a short time. It is understandable that Li Tang and Wei State marched to the south, but it was unnecessary for Beiyan and Xia State, and some gains outweighed the losses.
"The four rebel kings are not stupid. If they are not sure, they will not march south..."
Wu Xin did not underestimate the four rebel kings, but he could not guess their thoughts and could only give decisive orders:
"Instruct the Marquis of Zhennan and Jingnan to return to the court immediately, and all the elite soldiers and personal guards will return to the capital with Gu!"
If you can't guess, there's no need to guess.
The soldiers will block it, the water will cover it, and the soil will cover it, just go all out!
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