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Chapter 1064: Chapter 434 Warfare and Pros and Cons_3 Chapter 1064: Chapter 434 Warfare and Pros and Cons_3 At the same time, an offensive against Zheng Kingdom must be launched to the north and to the east.

Honestly speaking, the fact that the Yuzhou Expeditionary Army has held out until now and even achieved such brilliant results, is quite a miracle.

Or rather, Zheng Kingdom has indeed collapsed.

No wonder it was previously defeated by Tang Kingdom, retreating step by step; this guy is truly useless.

Didn’t you see to what extent Chu State fought against Zhao Country over conquering just a single Dongjun?

They deployed a five-million-strong army and have only managed to occupy just over half of Dongjun to this day.

Even the Guannei battlefield of Wei Country, facing the pincer attack of Chu State’s two expeditionary armies, fought desperately and did not retreat.

As for Liang State, there’s even less to say.

Facing the main force personally led by Lu Yuan, they have held out until now, still gritting their teeth and enduring.

Compared to these companions, Zheng Kingdom, which couldn’t hold out for half a year, is undoubtedly the epitome of collapse.

It totally squanders its status as a powerful country.

Probably in the Nine Provinces, many people mock and ridicule Zheng Kingdom when bringing it up, treating it as a joke.

However, although Zheng is collapsed, Chu’s strength in Yuzhou is indeed limited.

In the west, in Yangxia County, Chu stationed five hundred thousand troops to guard against the Liang army of seven hundred thousand in Jiaodong Prefecture.

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In Gao Mi and Changguang Prefectures, they also stationed two hundred thousand troops each, to maintain local order.

To attack Haiyang Prefecture, another three hundred thousand troops were mobilized.

The remaining three hundred thousand are advancing north to attack Zheng Kingdom’s new capital territory, Jingji.

The distribution of troops has already reached its limit.

Similarly, it’s truly difficult to achieve more with the forces on two fronts of attack.

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Taking a break to rest and recover, accumulating energy, has become an urgent matter.

‘Additionally, once Yuzhou is stabilized, troops can be pulled from here to rebuild the Yangxia Expeditionary Army and coordinate with the eastern expeditionary force, resuming the original strategy for conquering Qingzhou.’

The original plan was for the northern expeditionary forces to advance eastward from the coastal regions of southern Qingzhou.

The Yangxia Expeditionary Army would then attack westward from the coastal regions.

The two expeditionary armies would cooperate, jointly striking Liang from both sides to seize the enemy’s hinterland.

This was an excellent plan.

Ultimately, due to the backstabbing by Zheng Kingdom, it had to be halted.

But now, the eastern expeditionary force has just gained a great victory in Rencheng Prefecture and captured the region.

Zheng Kingdom has sent people seeking peace, and the conflicts there will be stopping, freeing up the Yuzhou Expeditionary Army to focus elsewhere.

At this time, naturally, the original plan can be restarted.

Liang’s current core territory, and even its entire controlled region, are all within the original targets of the eastern and Yangxia expeditionary forces.

Reinitiating the joint attack plan now may not yield the same surprising results as originally anticipated, but it’s absolutely certain to bring considerable pressure to Liang.

When their rear is ablaze, Liang, no matter how ambitious, won’t have the resources to drag out the fight with Chu in Liang Prefecture.

Otherwise, if they lose their rear, what use would retaining the city of Daliang be to Liang Kingdom?

With only one isolated city left, even if it is the strongest in the world, could it really save Liang State?

The counties in the rear, those are Liang’s foundation.

Daliang is only the foremost city when Liang is the undisputed number one in the world.

Otherwise, it is just another city.

Therefore, as long as Chu reveals the ability to threaten the rear of Liang, the opponent will inevitably become as agitated as if stepping on their own tail.

At that time, let alone the great city of Liang, even Shanyang County is likely to be abandoned without a second thought.

After all, the more Liang commits to the eastern front, the less they can allocate to the west.

Without sufficient force to defend the east, Liang will naturally have to choose to give up some territory and contract their troops to strengthen their defenses.

Among these, Daliang is certain to be abandoned, and so is the overly prominent Shanyang County.

Ultimately, the only territories Liang can retain are Jiaoxi, Donglai, Yingling, and Jiaodong Prefectures.

And this too is only because winter is approaching fast and Chu’s army doesn’t have much time left for operations, giving them a chance to breathe.

Next year, when spring comes again and Lu Yuan launches his third Northern Expedition, that’ll be the end of Liang and the complete capture of Qingzhou by Chu.

In three years, seizing one Qingzhou and a small part of Yuzhou.

Although progress is somewhat slower than anticipated before the Northern Expedition, the gains are still satisfying enough.

Lu Yuan is quite content with the results.

‘Finally, there’s Tang Kingdom to the north.’

Following Lu Yuan’s second Northern Expedition and gradually achieving victories on various battlefields, he has built an overwhelming momentum.

At this juncture, Tang, which originally had a tacit cooperation with Chu, has gradually shifted from a collaborative partner to a competitor, and even an adversary.

Tang wants the territories of Qingzhou and Yuzhou, and so does Chu.

Neither side can back down, so a conflict is inevitable.

At the present time.

With Xu State and Liang blockading Qingzhou, Tang’s strength cannot infiltrate and pose a threat to Chu in this region.

But in Yuzhou, Tang has already reached Yidu Prefecture, and just south of Yidu is Pingchang Prefecture, where Zheng’s new capital, Zhuxu City, is located.

South of Pingchang, are Gao Mi and Changguang Prefectures, controlled by Chu’s forces.

This means that between Tang and Chu, there’s just a single Pingchang Prefecture separating them.

If Tang conquers this prefecture, the two countries will share a border.

Given Tang’s character, after assimilating Zheng, they certainly won’t be satisfied and will want to continue expanding.

And their direction of expansion would be limited to east, south, or west.

To the east is the union of Liang and Xu States, which Tang cannot overcome.

To the west is Jin Country, supported by Xu State, forming another ironclad alliance that Tang also cannot defeat.

It’s only to the south where Chu State lies.

Although powerful, Chu’s strength isn’t excessive due to the long-distance expedition, and it remains within the range Tang can handle.

Therefore, the only target for Tang’s expansion is actually the southern part of Yuzhou under Chu’s control.

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