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Chapter 1089: Chapter 443 The Third Northern Expedition Chapter 1089: Chapter 443 The Third Northern Expedition Tang Kingdom and Zheng, Jin, and Xu have started fighting.

This news, when it was passed back to Great Liang, surprised Lu Yuan a bit.

For the past two years, he was always the one initiating the attacks, while other nations were passively on the receiving end, which created a kind of delusion and inertia in him.

That was the notion that it’s only I who will attack others, and others will not come to attack me, or to initiate an engagement by themselves.

At this moment, a great war in Yuzhou made Lu Yuan suddenly realize that other states also actively initiate wars.

Thinking about the disposition of Tang Kingdom and the pressure Great Chu had exerted on other countries over these two years made the outbreak of this great war seem reasonable.

So, after his moment of realization, he understood.

Immediately after, he began to contemplate whether he could reap some benefits from this situation.

“First of all, joining the battlefield is out of the question.

Whether it is fighting for Tang Kingdom or fighting against the Three Nations, it does not serve the interests of Chu.”

Lu Yuan confirmed this point first.

“Next, is how to seek benefits without directly joining the fray.”

He pondered the changing situation in Yuzhou, dismissing ideas one by one, searching for places he could profit.

After a long thought, he finally established a goal.

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“This battle could be left alone, but Tang Kingdom is, compared to the Three Nations, slightly weaker.

And I had already set a strategy to let Tang Kingdom and the Three Nations weaken each other through mutual conflict.

Qingyunzi’s Yuzhou Expeditionary Camp was sent for this very purpose.

Hence, without joining the battlefield, it is necessary to weaken the Three Nations a bit, to better maintain the balance.”

Lu Yuan opened the map, his gaze scouring over it, eventually resting on Xianyun Prefecture at the easternmost end of Southern Yuzhou.

After Zheng Kingdom ceded Haiyang Prefecture, Great Chu had already taken control of four prefectures within this geographical unit of Southern Yuzhou.

Out of the five prefectures in Southern Yuzhou, only Xianyun Prefecture controlled by Jin Country was not under the rule of Chu.

Great Chu, which was close to unifying Southern Yuzhou, naturally had ambitions and needs for this prefecture.

However, by the time they took over Haiyang Prefecture from Zheng last year, it was already August, and just a month away from the snows and winter.

In such a short amount of time, to fight a great war with Jin Country and then capture Xianyun Prefecture was clearly unrealistic.

Therefore, after weighing his options, Lu Yuan gave up the idea of immediately annexing Xianyun Prefecture.

Now, as the new year arrives and it’s only February with the prospect of snow in October still eight whole months away, there is plenty of time.

With so much time, as long as Great Chu is serious, capturing Xianyun Prefecture, let alone the entire Jin Country, is hardly a problem.

“Yet now, the main objective for Great Chu is still to eliminate Liang and drive Xu State’s influence back to Hebei, then completely unify Qingzhou.

Before defeating these two enemies, Yuzhou can be sidelined.

Therefore, we can simply nibble away for now, no need for massive military campaigns to wage wars of annihilation in Yuzhou.

The first target for this nibbling, let’s choose Xianyun Prefecture.”

Lu Yuan had no worries about taking down Xianyun Prefecture.

Qingyunzi’s Yuzhou Camp, with one hundred and fifty million soldiers and twenty Inborns, had formidable strength.

With such powerful forces, it was enough to annihilate Jin Country, let alone just capturing one Xianyun Prefecture.

Previously, he considered the alliance between Zheng and Jin, as well as Xu State supporting them from behind, which is why he did not order Qingyunzi to move against Jin immediately.

But now, this alliance of three nations has actively found itself an enemy, committing their main forces on the battlefield with Tang.

While this move places considerable pressure on Tang Kingdom, it also undeniably leaves the Three Nations’ home front more vulnerable.

Of course, given Zheng and Jin’s dread of Chu, these two nations would surely have left enough military strength in their rear to guard against a surprise invasion from Chu.

If Chu were to truly take advantage of this opportunity to use their forces against the two nations, Zheng and Jin would undoubtedly cease hostilities with Tang immediately, then redirect their troops to confront the Chu invasion.

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In doing so, it would be Chu who ends up taking the bullets for Tang, senselessly draining its own strength.

Although Chu is not afraid of the combined forces of these two smaller nations, it is always better not to deplete one’s own strength if that can be avoided.

“Therefore, I can use this great war as a starting point to order Qingyunzi to lead his troops and form battle lines on the border between Haiyang Prefecture and Xianyun Prefecture.

This move will threaten Jin’s southern territory and compel them to give up Xianyun Prefecture.

In this case, Jin may either agree to our terms, willingly ceding a prefecture in exchange for temporary safety.

Or they would have to redeploy troops back, fully committing to defend Xianyun Prefecture against our Yuzhou Camp’s army.”

Contemplating these two possibilities, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but smile.

No matter which path Jin chooses, Chu will achieve a certain goal.

If Jin decides to cede Xianyun Prefecture, Chu will expand its borders and seize a prefecture without any military expenditure, securing a huge gain.

If Jin chooses to resist, this will still achieve the objective of restraining Jin’s military forces, weakening the Three Nations’ alliance, and reducing the pressure on Tang.

At present, Tang’s sole resistance against the alliance of Zheng, Jin, and Xu is indeed a bit overstretched and struggles to cope.

However, if Jin withdraws its troops, facing only Zheng and Xu on its own is still a manageable pressure for Tang.

Even with the strength of Tang Kingdom alone, it might even have a slight advantage.

After all, among the Three Nations alliance, Zheng’s strength is indeed the weakest.

Having been crippled by Chu, Zheng is now the weakest link, also known colloquially as the vulnerable spot.

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