As long as Commander Sun can capture Lianzhou and establish the Zhennan Protectorate, I can petition the imperial court to make Lianzhou the hereditary fief of the Marquis of Zhenxi."
When Sun Hao went to the city for the banquet this time, he did not bring his two advisers Liu Bowen and Yao Guangxiao with him.
After returning to the Zhenxi Army camp outside the city, Sun Hao immediately told Liu Bowen and Yao Guangxiao about the Northern Jin Army's 400,000-man reinforcement, Prince Yong'an's plan to have the Zhenxi Army counterattack Lianzhou in the Northern Jin Kingdom, and the promise made by Prince Yong'an.
Liu Bowen pondered for a moment and said, "My lord, Prince Yong'an ordered our Zhenxi Army to counterattack Lianzhou in Northern Jin. Although it seems like driving a tiger to devour a wolf, it is also a rare opportunity for our Zhenxi Army.
The Northern Jin State has already put all its resources into this Northern Expedition. If the 1.4 million Northern Jin troops in Yongqing City are gone, Lianzhou alone will not be enough for our Zhenxi Army to occupy.
Moreover, the people of Northern Jin share the same roots as our Liang people. There is almost no difference between them in terms of language, writing, and living customs.
After our Zhenxi Army conquers Northern Jin's territory, the people of Northern Jin should easily accept the rule of our Zhenxi... or more accurately, the Zhennan Protectorate."
Yao Guangxiao then said, "My lord, I also feel that counterattacking the Northern Jin Kingdom will bring more benefits than disadvantages to our Zhenxi Army, but the prerequisite is to first defeat the 1.4 million Northern Jin troops in Yongqing City.
Without these elite troops of Northern Jin, and with the numerous internal conflicts within Northern Jin, our Zhenxi Army might be able to take advantage."
Sun Hao said with some hesitation: "I don't have any objection to the counterattack against Northern Jin.
However, the Northern Jin Kingdom is too far away from Xizhou. Once the Zhennan Protectorate is established, if something happens, the Zhenxi Protectorate will probably be unable to reach it."
Liu Bowen then said, "My lord, with the might of our Zhenxi Army, we have long been invincible in the Western Regions.
If the Zhennan Protectorate can be established, we only need to transfer half of the elite troops of the Zhenxi Army and incorporate them into the Zhennan Army, and then send a few generals to take charge, and everything will be fine."
Yao Guangxiao continued, "My lord, after the Zhennan Protectorate is established, it can cooperate with the Zhenxi Protectorate, one in the south and one in the north, to echo each other from afar.
From now on, the Liang court, at least openly, should never dare to target you again."
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