"Let's talk about City State of Yunnan. What are its weaknesses?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
More than half of Yunnan Province's borders were national borders. To the north was Tubo, which had not been opened yet, and Shu, which was easy to defend and hard to attack. The only threat was Lingxi City and Shanhai City.
It could be said that City State of Yunnan had no worries.
Of course, there were advantages and disadvantages.
The superior geographical position also restricted the expansion of City State of Yunnan.
Therefore, since the establishment of Yunnan City State, it pursued a conservative local defense strategy. Even if they allied with the three city-states, it was also for the strategic purpose of defense.
As the saying goes, having no desires is firm.
To deal with City State of Yunnan, there seemed to be no other way but to attack.
At that time, Ouyang Shuo had already decided to focus the attack on the South Cloud Province in the west.
"City State of Yunnan has two weaknesses." Zhang Yi continued to speak. "First, within the city, there is no strong leader like Ruan Ping or Official Ximen. Second, City State of Yunnan is not geographically connected to the other three cities. It is isolated outside of the alliance. "
Ouyang Shuo noticed that Zhang Yi was talking about weaknesses and not flaws.
Clearly, in Zhang Yi's view, City State of Yunnan was a hard bone to chew.
"I don't think these two points are City State's weaknesses." Ouyang Shuo shook his head. He had a different way of dealing with this. "Looking at it alone, these two points are indeed hidden dangers. But when the two are combined, the weaknesses become strengths. A city state isolated outside of the alliance needs mediocre people to govern it. Only in this way can they maintain their internal stability and not change their inherent strategy. "
"Marquis is wise!" Zhang Yi sighed in admiration again.
"Honglu Temple just needs to pay attention to City State of Yunnan. Leave the specific strategy to Lingxi City. We do not need to overstep our authority, "Ouyang Shuo instructed.
Ouyang Shuo still had to give his ally, Bai Hua, the respect he deserved.
No matter what, City State of Yunnan was connected to City State of Lingxi City's Kunming County. As for how to deal with City State of Yunnan, Bai Hua probably had a plan in mind.
Therefore, City State of Shanhai could not directly pass City State of Lingxi City and operate in Yunnan Province. That would be contrary to City State of Lingxi City's intentions and put Bai Hua in a difficult position.
At most, the two sides would act together.
As for the Dragon Stallion Army stationed in the west, they were there to gather intelligence and to coordinate with Spirit Rhino City to launch an assault on the City of Yunnan.
Speaking of which, the two sides would definitely disagree on how to deal with City State of Yunnan.
It was reported that there were already some discordant voices within Lingxi City regarding the fact that Shanhai City had occupied Zhen 'an County and had taken over 90,000 prisoners of war from the Western Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
After all, from Lingxi City's point of view, they had sacrificed a lot to stop the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's West Army. In the end, it seemed like there was no gain other than sacrifice.
On the other hand, Shanhai City had plucked all the fruits of their labor with a single ambush. Wasn't that a little too domineering?
If not for the fact that Luo Shixin's division had actively cooperated with Lingxi City to swiftly take down Kunming County, giving Lingxi City a safe haven, the dissatisfaction within Lingxi City would have been even more intense.
If not for Luo Shixin's division actively cooperating with City State of Lingxi City and taking over Kunming County, the dissatisfaction in City State would have been even stronger.
Although Ouyang Shuo had a clear conscience, it was enough to arouse his vigilance.
In history, there were too many allies who eventually parted ways because of their interests. Although Ouyang Shuo believed that he and Bai Hua could control their differences.
The two of them were powerless to stop the thoughts and demands of their subordinates.
White Birch was not Mulan Moon, and Lingxi City was not Mulan County. It was impossible for it to be directly annexed to the Mountain Sea Territory.
Bai Hua was not Mulan Yue, and City State of Lingxi was not Mulan County. It could even be said that the Breeze Pavilion had a conflict of interest with it.
It would be a big problem to deal with it.
"I should have a good talk with Bai Hua at next year's gathering."
Ouyang Shuo sighed in his heart.
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Zhang Yi nodded and continued, "Other than the four major cities, there is actually a fifth person who has always been on the periphery, eyeing Shanhai City covetously, just like the State of Qi during the Warring States Period."
"You mean the Yan Huang Alliance?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
"To Shanhai City, the Yan Huang Alliance is an existence that cannot be ignored for a long time. Especially with the expansion of their territory, the conflict between the two sides will spread from indirect military conflicts to direct conflicts in the wilderness. As long as Shanhai City breaks through the blockade of the four major cities, they will directly clash with Shu and Jingchu Province. Therefore, I believe that the Yan Huang Alliance will definitely not sit idly by and watch Shanhai City break through. "
Zhang Yi's words were not alarmist.
Previously, when Shanhai City was determined to unify the Lianzhou Basin, the Yan Huang Alliance had interfered.
Allying with the four major cities to firmly suppress the expansion of Shanhai City was an inevitable choice for the Yan Huang Alliance.
From the looks of it, the Shanhai Alliance and the Yan Huang Alliance were about to have a good fight. It was unknown who would have the last laugh.
Passively counterattacking was not Ouyang Shuo's style.
"Since we are aware of the threat of the Yan Huang Alliance, it is time for the Chamberlain of Dependencies to take the initiative. Compared to us, the members of the [Yan Huang Alliance] also have trouble in their own territories. " Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly. "There is no reason to let them develop leisurely and have the leisure to care about our matters."
"Understood!" Zhang Yi nodded.
"Focus on Asura City and Luoye City. Try to stir up their relationship." Ouyang Shuo said.
Military Kill Ripper's Asura City and Wandering Huan's Luoye City belonged to the same province. With Xianyang City and Chang 'an City holding them back, it would be unreasonable not to touch them.
Speaking of which, in the unfinished war in the Central Plains, compared to the low-profile Military Kill Ripper, Wandering Huan was in the limelight. Who knew how Army Kill Ripper, who had always been competitive, would feel about this.
As the new year approached, the alliance of War Wolf and Tyrant Hero completely wiped out the Huang Chao army. Among the four rebel armies, only Chen Sheng's Zhang Chu Regime still stood in the wilderness.
To Lord Chunshen and Wandering Huan, this was awkward.
Helplessly, they did not have enough military strength. No matter how awkward it was, they did not dare to act rashly.
Even Di Chen, seeing that Gaia's three years were about to arrive, temporarily gave up on attacking Zhang Chu's territory. Everything would have to wait until after the new year.
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