"We can open a port in the southwest of Zhenzhou or Danzhou. I'm thinking about going to Chenla and Lu Song. If we can open sea trade, there will be a lot of benefits."
Song Yang was very persistent in maritime trade, not to mention that he had already discussed with Persia the opening of maritime trade.
"This... After the natural disaster, the contact with Lu Song was completely severed. The Zhenzhou side has now been disrupted. Rebel troops often break up and flee to Lingnan Road. Danzhou and Zhenzhou have also received reports many times. News of the rout and invasion."
"Huh? What's going on over there with Real Wax?"
It turns out that after the natural disaster, there was a power vacuum in the Real Wax Kingdom.
Later, a relatively powerful force appeared in the old Annan land in the north and unified the northern part of Zhenwa and the old Annan land.
This was originally the territory of Daqian.
After the natural disaster, Song Jing was held back by the tribal rebellion in the west of Lingnan Road, and he never had time to take charge of the Annan Protectorate.
The northern part of Annan was gradually unified under the influence of that force.
They did not dare to take action against Da Gan, so they set their annual target on Zhen Wa in the south.
The top officials of Zhenwa Kingdom died in natural disasters, so a unified country has not been formed in the post-natural disaster era.
It was invaded by Annan's army and was unable to fight back.
Until the year before last, the third prince of Zhenwa, who was working as a proton in the Piao Kingdom, returned to Zhenwa.
With the support of Piao, Proton organized a resistance army.
The resistance army moved all the way north, and there was a fierce conflict between the northern and southern forces.
At the beginning of this year, the Zhenwa Army and the Annan Army fought in Huanzhou.
As a result, the Annan Army was defeated by the Zhenwa Army's elephant soldiers. Many of the defeated Annan Army fled across the sea.
Some fled to Zhenzhou and Danzhou across the sea. These guys specialized in theft and robbery. After being caught by the government, they asked them where they came from.
Song Jing also learned about the situation at the Annan Protectorate.
"So the Annan army has been defeated?"
After Song Jing explained what he knew, Song A asked.
Song Jing shook his head and said: "No. Although the Annan Army was defeated in the Battle of Huanzhou, the dense jungle in the northern area of Annan was extremely beneficial to the Annan Army. The Zhenwa Army did not rush northward."
"The two sides should still be in a stalemate in the northern part of Huanzhou." Song Jing finally added a guess.
Because the prisoners captured were all after the Battle of Huanzhou.
However, Song Jing sent people to the Annan Protectorate and found that the rule there had not been shaken, so he guessed that the two sides had now entered a stalemate.
"Can our troops take Annan back now?" Song Yang asked with a frown.
"The expedition to Annan... is not a wise move." Song Jing looked at Song Yang after sinking for a moment and said.
Then, Song Jing analyzed it:
"Annand is mountainous, humid, and full of miasma, which is not suitable for my army to fight. Although we have more advanced firearms, their power will be greatly reduced in the jungle."
"The Annan Protectorate set up a standing garrison back then, but after the natural disaster, the garrison was destroyed, and the local tribes took advantage of the situation to rise. The manpower and material resources that need to be invested in taking Annan back will be a huge number."
"We have Lingnan Road as a barrier in Dagan, which is enough to resist the invasion of the southwestern tribes. So my suggestion is to give up the land of Annan for the time being."
After listening to his third uncle's words, Song Yang sank for a moment and muttered: "Give up for now..."
"Forget it. Over the years, the soldiers have been exhausted from fighting in the north and south. If Annan is forced to be conquered, the losses will be huge." Song Yang shook his head and said helplessly.
The climate in the south is indeed not suitable for large-scale military operations.
Especially jungle warfare has a great impact on the use of firearms.
Even the equipment of Lao Mei can be folded in this jungle. Song Yang doesn't think he has the ability to capture Annan at a small price.
It is possible to capture Annan with a force attack regardless of the cost, but it is not worth losing tens of thousands of people for such a big place.
"A Yang, don't worry about Annan's affairs. When the situation in Annan stabilizes, we only need to send envoys to Annan. At least we can make Annan a place of control." Song Jing saw that Song Yang was a little disappointed and smiled to comfort him. road.
Annan and Zhenwa are at loggerheads.
And judging from the current situation, Annan is obviously at a disadvantage.
If the two sides enter a stalemate stage, or temporarily stop the war, Annan, who is on the disadvantaged side, will definitely want to find a backer for himself.
Daqian, the former master, fully meets this condition.
When the time comes, Da Qian only needs to send an envoy, and Annan will definitely surrender.
With the title of Jisi Prefecture, Annan can once again be included in the territory of Daqian.
Although it is a little worse than the Annan Protectorate, it is still more appropriate than paying a huge loss.
What Song Yang wants is just one since ancient times, and Jisuzhou is enough.
In the future, when you become stronger, you can make Ji Sui your direct subordinate at any time.
After thinking about this, Song Yang nodded and agreed with his third uncle's point of view.
But he thought of something again and said to Song Jing:
"That's what Uncle Wang said."
"But although we can't send troops directly, we still have to do some things."
"We need to pay close attention to Annan's movements. If Zhenwa's offensive is too fierce, we can give Annan some support."
"Of course, don't let Annan swallow the real wax. It's in our best interest for both of them to exist at the same time."
After listening to Song Yang's words, Song Jing called someone to bring him a map.
Then he pointed to the Annan Protectorate on the map and said: "When this place was originally built, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. I don't think there is any force to attack the Annan Protectorate. I had arranged the investigation last year. We have a group of scouts, and tomorrow I will send some more people to go to the real wax side to have a look. Only when we have a good grasp of the situation on both sides can we operate."
Song Yang nodded with confidence and said: "Well, third uncle, you can handle this matter. If you need any support from me, just tell me."
"No support is needed for the time being. We are just spying now, and we are not allowed to use troops. I can just do my own thing. If the tense changes, I will notify you immediately."
It has to be said that with the help of his third uncle Song Jing, Song Yang from all over Lingnan can rest assured.
The third uncle could have been a strong contender for the throne back then, with his vision and means.
When it comes to dealing with real wax, Annan’s case was full of mistakes.
"By the way, Third Uncle. Although Zhenwa and Annan are still at war, we still need to make preparations for sea trade. I think it is still necessary for Danzhou and Zhenzhou to find a place to open a port. ." Song Yang withdrew the topic to the sea trade port.
"Hmm... that's fine. I'll pay attention to this matter. I'll go to Danzhou and Zhenzhou in person in a while to have a look." Seeing Song Yang being so obsessed with sea trade, Song Dingding nodded.
After hearing what his third uncle Song Jing said, Song Yang immediately became interested and said with a smile on his face: