These words are still very touching.
Li Yuanhao was not only a vassal of the Song Dynasty, but also of the Liao Dynasty. After becoming emperor, he would definitely offend both the Song and Liao dynasties.
If Song and Liao attacked at the same time after they proclaimed themselves emperors, it would definitely be very dangerous for them.
Therefore, the only way for him to deal with the Liao attack calmly was to defeat the weaker Song Dynasty immediately after he became emperor, making it unable to send troops.
"But."
Li Yuanhao worriedly said, "If we attack Song, what if Liao takes advantage of the opportunity to invade?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Liao Kingdom will definitely not come. On the contrary, they may even deploy their troops in Youyan to intimidate the Song Dynasty when we attack it."
"oh?"
Li Yuanhao was puzzled and asked, "Why is this?"
"There are two reasons."
Zhang Yuan raised two fingers and said, "First, Song is powerful and has a large number of troops. Liao would be happy to see Great Xia go to war with Song first and weaken its strength."
"Hmm"
Li Yuanhao nodded thoughtfully. What Zhang Yuan said made sense indeed.
When the second and third sons are fighting, should the eldest son intervene or just sit back and watch? This is a no-brainer.
When both Xia and Song were defeated, the strongest Liao Kingdom would naturally reap the benefits.
"Secondly, the Liao Kingdom is far away, while the Song Kingdom is close. If a war breaks out with the Song Dynasty, it will be impossible for the Liao Kingdom's troops to cross the vast grasslands to the northwest in a short period of time."
Zhang Yuan continued, "So even if the Liao invades, we can handle it calmly."
"Um."
Li Yuanhao deeply agreed with this.
Yeli Yuqi said, "The Song Dynasty is now building a defense line in the northwest. If we fail to defeat the Song, and the Liao Kingdom sends troops again, attacking us from both sides, what should we do?"
"I thought that even if we didn't defeat the Song Dynasty, they wouldn't dare pursue us beyond the Great Wall. At most, they would hold onto the Shaanxi Road and guard against our continued attacks."
Zhang Yuan said, "Because if Daxia were truly attacked from all sides, it would be extremely dangerous. But if Daxia were to be destroyed, the people who would be most happy would not be the Song people, but the Liao people. Daxia's land would be seized by the Liao people, and the Liao would become even more powerful. How could the Song Dynasty feel at ease?"
If the Liao Kingdom also attacked the Western Xia, the probability of the Western Xia being destroyed would be very high. Then, if the Song and Liao Kingdoms jointly attacked the Western Xia, who would take control of the Western Xia's territory?
Naturally, whoever has the stronger power will get it.
Therefore, it is in the interests of the Song Dynasty for the Western Xia to continue to exist and tie down part of the Liao Kingdom's military forces.
That is to say.
Under normal circumstances, Li Yuanhao could not only provoke and attack the Song Dynasty, but the Song Dynasty would have no way to deal with him, and the Song Dynasty must also ensure the continued existence of the Western Xia regime.
I have to say, this seems to be invincible.
Li Yuanhao was delighted by Zhang Yuan's analysis and praised him highly, saying, "Military Advisor, you're right. If Great Xia wants to establish itself, we must defeat the Song army. Let's stick to our original plan and officially ascend the throne next year to see how the Song court reacts. If the Song want to make enemies, the worst that can happen is a war! I won't be afraid!"
I feel like I'm out of my mind and don't know what I'm writing, but it's just a transition after the climax of these few chapters, and the climax will continue to come.
(End of this chapter)
2015
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