Wang Zuo sighed and looked at the noodle soup in the bowl. It seemed that he would not have the chance to finish it today.
He put down the bowl and said seriously:
"This possibility is also very small. After all, the main armies of the Chen Dynasty are all on the border, and these troops nominally obey the orders of the Crown Prince Regent. In reality, Chen Yu has mobilized the army for battle many times, and regardless of the results, these troops have not shown any resistance to orders.
This also means that the military power of the Chen Dynasty was in the hands of Chen Yu.
Furthermore, during the most intense moments of the war, Chen Yu repeatedly deployed Jiankang's garrison to support the front lines. These orders were well executed, so we can conclude that Jiankang City was also under Chen Yu's control, and his power was quite stable."
Lin Hai sighed when he heard this.
The thing he was most worried about happened.
It was already troublesome enough to deal with the abyss that he knew nothing about, and now Chen Dynasty was also in trouble.
According to Wang Zuo's intelligence, three years ago, the emperor of the Chen Dynasty had been in good health. The imperial physician judged that although the emperor was old, he was in good health and could rule for another ten years without any problems.
This means that there is a high probability that the Emperor of the Chen Dynasty did not tell Crown Prince Chen Yu about the affairs of this continent.
After all, their method of inheritance is so peculiar that it cannot be talked about while eating.
As a result, the old emperor suddenly became unable to speak or move. Damn it.
Although the old emperor's symptoms sounded like a cerebral hemorrhage, Lin Hai could only roughly determine that it was this disease. There was no way to cure him.
This led to Crown Prince Chen Yu's misjudgment of the current situation.
Emperor Xia Junao has already requested a meeting with Chen Yu. In Lin Hai's opinion, he wants to fulfill his duty of information inheritance and finish what the old emperor of the Chen Dynasty did not do.
However, the two countries had been fighting for a long time, and Chen Yu instinctively felt that this was a Hongmen Banquet, so he directly refused.
This led to Chen Yu's misjudgment of the situation.
Chen Yu originally considered Cambodia to be in his pocket, but now it was snatched away by Lin Hai. This was something he could not tolerate.
Moreover, after a series of aggressive and even somewhat unscrupulous mobilizations, the Chen Dynasty was unable to make any progress on the central battlefield, which also put the crown prince's ability to govern the country to a test.
So after careful consideration, Chen Yu began to plan to defend in the middle, using defensive fortifications to replace the massive offensive forces, so that the saved forces could be used to attack Qinghe.
In his opinion, after Lin Hai conquered Cambodia, he would definitely become king and emperor.
Once Lin Hai declares himself emperor, Qinghe will no longer be legally part of the territory of the Daliang Empire. Not only will Lin Hai lose the protection of the Daliang Empire, he may even face an attack from Daliang to quell the rebellion.
Under such circumstances, if the Chen Dynasty launched a full-scale attack, it might be able to capture Qinghe, which was fighting on two fronts.
Seriously, it's a good idea.
If it really succeeds, it can be regarded as expanding territory, and the previous domestic conflicts will disappear with such a huge victory.
"How is the mobilization of Chen's army going?"
Lin Hai asked.
"Not very good."
Wang Zuo replied.
“I don’t know much about military affairs, but the current situation is more complicated than Chen Yu imagined.
First of all, the difficulty of their transition from offense to defense has increased. Although I don't know why, the deputy commander of the Eagle Control Guard who contacted us said that the Daliang Empire will launch an active attack on the front line to tie down the Chen Dynasty's troops.
At the same time, because the Chen Dynasty's combat focus has always been on the central battlefield, the manpower and material reserves in the southwest are quite insufficient. If a large army is to come, it will take them half a year just to gather supplies and establish logistics."
After saying this, Wang Zuo looked at Cheng Guorong, wanting to see what this general, who was vaguely becoming the number one person in the military, thought.
Cheng Guorong nodded and said, "Based solely on the current information, if the Chen Dynasty were to launch an immediate attack on us, they would only have Tang Tong's troops, which is far from enough.
If they want to gain a certain advantage on the battlefield, they will need to withdraw at least 200,000 field troops from the central battlefield. Based on our estimation of the Chen army's efficiency, even if the crown prince mobilizes them at full capacity and rushes to complete the task, it will take at least six months for the Chen army to launch a tentative attack on us, and a full-scale offensive will take at least a year."
"Um."
Lin Hai nodded to show that he understood.
"In other words, we still have a year to prepare. After a year, Chen Yu will bring his army to test the results of our work this year?"
Lin Hai sighed and said, "That really is a busy time."
"In that case, we have to speed up all our plans. Now that you're all back, let's hurry up and get married first."
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