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"I heard that three years ago, Murong Boheng sent a large army to attack the Song Dynasty in the south. I don't know what happened afterwards. It's really strange."

When Qin Zheng heard Zhang Yi mention the Song Dynasty, his face stiffened and his eyes narrowed slightly.

The Song Dynasty was not very vast in area, but the people were extremely wealthy.

It stands to reason that since the Great Xia Dynasty sent a large army to attack the Great Song Dynasty, news would surely come out regardless of victory or defeat.

It is really surprising that there was no battle report or news released about this battle.

"Based on my analysis and the strategic arrangements made by the Great Xia Dynasty afterwards, it is enough to prove that the Great Xia Dynasty's use of military force against the Great Song Dynasty three years ago must have been a disastrous defeat."

"Since the battle three years ago, Murong Boheng of the Great Xia Dynasty seemed to have given up the option of going south. Instead, he sent his army up the relatively difficult north, successively conquering two dynasties and seizing forty-eight cities."

There was a gleam in the depths of Zhang Yi's old eyes. Judging from the various behaviors of the Great Xia Dynasty, they must have encountered difficulties in sending a large army to attack the Great Song Dynasty, so they chose to go north.

"I am also confused now. Do you think we should attack the Great Song Dynasty? Or should we annex the Great Xia Dynasty first?"

Qin Zheng looked at the civil and military officials in the court. On the left were the civil officials and counselors headed by Prime Minister Zhang Yi, and on the right were the military generals headed by General Bai Yuan.

When the civil and military officials heard Qin Zheng's question, many of them frowned secretly. After seven years of war, the situation in the Kyushu continent has become very clear.

Since the Great Qin Dynasty marched eastward seven years ago, it swept across the world, quickly destroying nine dynasties and seizing large cities. Now the number of Great Qin Eagles has soared to two million, and the cultivation of the civil and military officials in the court has been greatly improved.

Even the great general Bai Yuan, with the blessing of the magnificent luck of heaven and earth in the Great Qin Dynasty, has reached the peak realm of the fifth-grade grandmaster in just over seven years. The Great Qin Eagle he controls is even more majestic, and corpses are left everywhere where he goes.

Murong Boheng of the Great Xia Dynasty saw that Qin Zheng had swept across several dynasties in succession and gained a large number of cities and people. He was not willing to be outdone and expanded northward.

The most powerful dynasty that has emerged in recent years is the Wei Dynasty. Lin Xiaoxiang has dispatched the Wei Dynasty's army all the way to the east. She did not attack the Song Dynasty, but instead annexed a large area of ​​territory from the disintegrating Daming Dynasty.

The Dayan Dynasty in the west has been very calm in the past seven years. It seems to have stayed in the western part of the Kyushu continent, gathering strength and has not expanded outward.

In this way, the situation of the entire Kyushu Continent became clear. The three major dynasties surrounding the Song Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty, the Xia Dynasty, and the Wei Dynasty, formed a three-legged situation, with the Song Dynasty in the middle.

During the seven years, the Song Dynasty did not expand outward at all.

"Your Majesty, I have an idea."

Zhang Yi raised the corner of his mouth, with a sly smile in the depths of his eyes, and said slowly.

"Prime Minister, please speak freely!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Zheng immediately signaled Zhang Yi to speak.

"If we attack the Great Xia Dynasty now, even if we can win, it will be a pyrrhic victory, and we will suffer heavy losses."

"In the current situation, we might as well adopt the method of forming alliances, that is, guard against the Great Xia Dynasty, unite with the Great Wei Dynasty, and befriend the Great Yan Dynasty."

"Lin Xiaoxiang, the empress of the Wei Dynasty, hates the Song Dynasty to the core. Now we can unite with the Wei Dynasty to encircle the Song Dynasty, attack from both sides, and destroy it first."

Zhang Yi's analysis was very clear, and many ministers nodded secretly, thinking that Zhang Yi's idea was indeed very good. Compared with the Great Xia Dynasty, everyone seemed more willing to attack the Great Song Dynasty.

"I agree with the Prime Minister's idea."

General Bai Yuan, wearing black armor, walked forward, clasped his hands together, and bowed to Qin Zheng.

"What do you think, Imperial Master?"

Qin Zheng looked at the clay Buddha not far from Zhang Yi.

"Your Majesty, I think it is not appropriate to provoke the Great Song Dynasty for the time being. Judging from the current distribution of heaven and earth luck and the astrological map, the Great Song Dynasty has been prosperous in recent years and has a long-lasting luck. If we rashly attack the Great Song Dynasty, it is very likely that the gains will outweigh the losses."

When the Clay Buddha's words were heard, all the civil and military officials in the court frowned slightly. Whether in terms of national strength or military strength, the Song Dynasty was the weaker one, but now the Clay Buddha felt that it was not appropriate to attack.

However, they were also very clear that the Clay Buddha was not talking nonsense and the other party was truly capable.

"In that case, let's wait a little longer."

"Perhaps we can afford to wait, but the Wei Dynasty may not be willing to wait any longer."

Qin Zheng raised his head and looked at the sky in the distance. He had no doubt about the ability of the clay Buddha. Since the other party suggested that it was not appropriate to take action against the Song Dynasty for the time being, he didn't need to rush.

……

Weicheng, the imperial palace of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Murong Boheng sat in the imperial study with a feng shui map in front of him, which clearly marked the current situation of the Kyushu continent.

He pointed at the Great Song Dynasty in the middle, and raised his mouth slightly: "What is so magical about this Great Song Dynasty?"

Da da da……

As footsteps sounded, a man in a gray and white robe appeared. He was Zeng Tai, the leader of the doormen under Murong Boheng.

"How is the investigation going? How did the 200,000-man army led by General Xiong disappear without anyone noticing?"

When Murong Boheng saw Zeng Tai coming, he raised his head and looked at him.

Three years ago, he sent Xiong Cai to lead an army of 200,000 to march south with great momentum, intending to attack the Song Dynasty from Nanyu County. However, he did not expect that the 200,000 troops and Xiong Cai would never return, and no military intelligence or battle reports were sent back during this period.

The 200,000-strong army and Xiong Cai seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

"Your Majesty, I have sent out dozens of gatekeepers over the past three years to investigate along the route General Xiong led his troops, but we still don't have any useful intelligence."

There was confusion in Zeng Tai's eyes. Even if an army of 200,000 was ambushed and wiped out, there would always be traces of blood and battle left behind.

But Xiong Cai's 200,000-strong army seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

"What about the investigation of the gatekeepers in the Song Dynasty?"

Murong Boheng frowned. This situation of not knowing anything made him a little angry.

"In the past three years, I have selected forty-eight experts in intelligence gathering from the gatekeepers and ordered them to go to the Song Dynasty to gather intelligence, but none of the forty-eight people have returned."

As the leader of the gatekeepers, this was the first time Zeng Tai had encountered such a strange situation in decades.

Several times, he almost couldn't help himself and wanted to go to Jinling City himself to find out what was going on.